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Sorry if this question was asked before, I am not clear about flashing new ROM.
I have a locked GN3 from tmobile, I bought unlocked code from eBay and my phone now working perfect with international career.
If I flash new ROM 4.3 or 4.4, will it be locked again? if tmobile release new update KitKat 4.4, should I update? re locked?
Thanks
Flashing any rom will not lock ur bootloader. Once u unlocked ur boot loader, unless u lock it back. It will not be locked by flashing roms etc
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socheat said:
Good Day
Sorry if this question was asked before, I am not clear about flashing new ROM.
I have a locked GN3 from tmobile, I bought unlocked code from eBay and my phone now working perfect with international career.
If I flash new ROM 4.3 or 4.4, will it be locked again? if tmobile release new update KitKat 4.4, should I update? re locked?
Thanks
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OP...I used Chainfire's RegionLock Away App on my rooted T-Mobile Note 3 and had to Odin back to stock for some troubleshooting and it was still sim unlocked. Once you sim unlock it once you should be good to go from there on out.
JellyYogurt said:
Flashing any rom will not lock ur bootloader. Once u unlocked ur boot loader, unless u lock it back. It will not be locked by flashing roms etc
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He's not talking about his bootloader, he's talking about the phone being sim locked to T-Mobile's network.
bp328i said:
OP...I used Chainfire's RegionLock Away App on my rooted T-Mobile Note 3 and had to Odin back to stock for some troubleshooting and it was still sim unlocked. Once you sim unlock it once you should be good to go from there on out.
He's not talking about his bootloader, he's talking about the phone being sim locked to T-Mobile's network.
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My fault
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Thanks again.
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Hi !
Just bought an online unlock code and when I enter it when prompted on my S3 it says network unlock unsuccessful, the guy on the website says I ruined my phone by rooting it and I was a smart kid thinking rooting my phone was cool..(Just told him the phone was rooted...)
Could the root really be the problem ? If yes, reverting to stock ROM and unrooting with a stock firmware would would work ? Is there any chances that I can't unlock the phone because of this ? Thanks guys !
faqgreg said:
Hi !
Just bought an online unlock code and when I enter it when prompted on my S3 it says network unlock unsuccessful, the guy on the website says I ruined my phone by rooting it and I was a smart kid thinking rooting my phone was cool..(Just told him the phone was rooted...)
Could the root really be the problem ? If yes, reverting to stock ROM and unrooting with a stock firmware would would work ? Is there any chances that I can't unlock the phone because of this ? Thanks guys !
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I highly doubt it's because you're rooted. I've never heard of that one before. Seems like he's a scam.
Try this though...should work on any TWiz rom.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2033225&highlight=unlock
faqgreg said:
Hi !
Just bought an online unlock code and when I enter it when prompted on my S3 it says network unlock unsuccessful, the guy on the website says I ruined my phone by rooting it and I was a smart kid thinking rooting my phone was cool..(Just told him the phone was rooted...)
Could the root really be the problem ? If yes, reverting to stock ROM and unrooting with a stock firmware would would work ? Is there any chances that I can't unlock the phone because of this ? Thanks guys !
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that customer service dude is worthless.
i believe you have to be on stock (touchwiz firmware) to unlock. i may be wrong
Not really!! Root hardly matters. And it doesn't need for you to be on stock to unlock. I unlocked mine on custom ROM, and my other S3 that's on rooted stock.
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i unlocked my BELL ZL and im on rogers, i recently upgraded my plan and got data which i did not have before prior to buying the phone
after i unlocked my ZL, the reception and calling has been good but today i tried to enable data on my phone but im not getting any data at all
http://hackitz.ca/droid/android_rogers_lte_tethering_settings.shtml
nvm found fix
man this phone is so troublesome.... locked bootloader, cant install stock android =[
nosebleedXD said:
http://hackitz.ca/droid/android_rogers_lte_tethering_settings.shtml
nvm found fix
man this phone is so troublesome.... locked bootloader, cant install stock android =[
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Unless you intend to flash custom Kernel, having a locked bootloader doesn't prevent you from flashing it with Flashtool unless you mean flashing CyanogenMod.
Year cyanogenmod
Dropped down to jelly beans to SIM unlock a phone for a friend. Got it to unlock and work fine, My question is after i do this can i up it to KIT-Kat and if i do will it keep the unlock?
Thanks
Once the phone is sim unlocked, it will not relock even after flashing ROMs and bootloaders.
I unlocked two note2 and three s3 and all five phones remained unlocked after upgrading to 4.4.2.
audit13 said:
Once the phone is sim unlocked, it will not relock even after flashing ROMs and bootloaders.
I unlocked two note2 and three s3 and all five phones remained unlocked after upgrading to 4.4.2.
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Thanks!
I have a question and could find an answer, well maybe a few... First if you have an unlocked version of the m9 directly brought from HTC all updates come from them not any carriers? With that being said if you by a T-Mobile version and get an unlock code from them will updates still come from them or HTC?
madskills843 said:
I have a question and could find an answer, well maybe a few... First if you have an unlocked version of the m9 directly brought from HTC all updates come from them not any carriers? With that being said if you by a T-Mobile version and get an unlock code from them will updates still come from them or HTC?
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HTC updates the phones sold through HTC. Any phone with carrier branding has HTC submitting their software to the carrier, and then it's released after carrier approval. It makes no difference if the phone is locked, unlocked, used on a different network, etc.
The only way you can go about getting updates directly from HTC in the past is through S-Off and a CID change, effectively changing your device ID, but A: I'm not sure if this is still the case and B: If you're asking the question that you asked, this is going to be a bit too complicated for me to explain at the moment. So the simple answer is No.
madskills843 said:
I have a question and could find an answer, well maybe a few... First if you have an unlocked version of the m9 directly brought from HTC all updates come from them not any carriers? With that being said if you by a T-Mobile version and get an unlock code from them will updates still come from them or HTC?
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If you unlock the phone you will have to manually update the phone. If you stay stock you will get updates from T-Mobile, although they will lag the official (and XDA unofficial) releases by a substantial time.
Most folks unlock because they want to flash a custom ROM anyway, and will get updates on that ROM, rather than HTC or T-Mobile.
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If you unlock the phone you will have to manually update the phone. If you stay stock you will get updates from T-Mobile, although they will lag the official (and XDA unofficial) releases by a substantial time.
Most folks unlock because they want to flash a custom ROM anyway, and will get updates on that ROM, rather than HTC or T-Mobile.
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hmmmmm actually depends on which UNLOCK. If he meant unlocking it to make it carrier free but leaving everything stock then it'll update automatically. If he unlocks the bootloader but still remains stock without changing anything then it'll be auto still. I believe the only time you need to manually update is when you alter the recovery partition of the phone (installing custom recovery CWM/TWRP/etc) which means you'll probably run a custom rom, which also prevents automatic updates.
Teo032 said:
hmmmmm actually depends on which UNLOCK. If he meant unlocking it to make it carrier free but leaving everything stock then it'll update automatically. If he unlocks the bootloader but still remains stock without changing anything then it'll be auto still. I believe the only time you need to manually update is when you alter the recovery partition of the phone (installing custom recovery CWM/TWRP/etc) which means you'll probably run a custom rom, which also prevents automatic updates.
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I'm assuming he meant unlock the bootloader, not the carrier. But I personally would not go to the trouble of unlocking the bootloader unless I was going to go custom ROM.
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I'm assuming he meant unlock the bootloader, not the carrier. But I personally would not go to the trouble of unlocking the bootloader unless I was going to go custom ROM.
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yeah I got that, but he said unlock code and from T-mobile so I deduced it to carrier unlocking lol.
Well I actually already unlocked the boot loader and using custom ROMs so not that be of a deal more so for my understanding. So if everything was stock and just got an unlock code from T-Mobile to unlock the device and say used the phone on AT&T or Verizon where would the updates come from ? The carrier you are on at the time or HTC?
By the way that's for the help and responses guys!
madskills843 said:
Well I actually already unlocked the boot loader and using custom ROMs so not that be of a deal more so for my understanding. So if everything was stock and just got an unlock code from T-Mobile to unlock the device and say used the phone on AT&T or Verizon where would the updates come from ? The carrier you are on at the time or HTC?
By the way that's for the help and responses guys!
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You are not going to get updates for a T-Mobile phone while on an AT&T network, even if you stayed stock. I don't think the download would work, and even if it did the ROM would not work with your variant. I think they will detect that your phone is not AT&T and not even offer the update.
It sounds like you have installed a custom ROM. In that case you won't get OTA at all, from anywhere; you simply update the ROM when the developer releases a new version.
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You are not going to get updates for a T-Mobile phone while on an AT&T network, even if you stayed stock. I don't think the download would work, and even if it did the ROM would not work with your variant. I think they will detect that your phone is not AT&T and not even offer the update.
It sounds like you have installed a custom ROM. In that case you won't get OTA at all, from anywhere; you simply update the ROM when the developer releases a new version.
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Yea I got that part was more just to understand how that process works thanks for the help
LOck again?
madskills843 said:
Yea I got that part was more just to understand how that process works thanks for the help
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sorry for my bad English , I unlocked my htc m9 tmobile changing the original rom, then I could enter the unlock code and it works with other networks , my question is , if I ever install the original version of tmobile is it blocked again ?
chamosolano said:
sorry for my bad English , I unlocked my htc m9 tmobile changing the original rom, then I could enter the unlock code and it works with other networks , my question is , if I ever install the original version of tmobile is it blocked again ?
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Who did you buy your unlock code from?and how much did it cost. Thanks
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18 dolar but your need change original software
You can get an unlock code from T-Mobile if you meet their requirements
Who did you buy your unlock code from?Do you have a link? Thanks
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sorry for my bad English , I unlocked my htc m9 tmobile changing the original rom, then I could enter the unlock code and it works with other networks , my question is , if I ever install the original version of tmobile is it blocked again ?
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SO did you have to root your m9 before you could enter your unlock code?please explain how you did it.I have the unlock code for my m9.I just can't get it to come up on the key pad to say enter unlock code.I put a Att sim card in my device.please explain what I need to do. Thanks
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sorry for my bad English , I unlocked my htc m9 tmobile changing the original rom, then I could enter the unlock code and it works with other networks , my question is , if I ever install the original version of tmobile is it blocked again ?
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Yes did the same and still unlocked after restoring my stock rooted T-Mobile nandroid
Hey All!
I finally got T-Mobile to do a full carrier unlock on my device. It is not paid off, it is just 2 days out of the box. There is a long story that goes with it, which I'd be happy to provide. I do want some help though before I go through it, if you would please assist.
Before they unlocked the device; I had installed TWRP, custom kernel, and AllianceROM. Fortunately, I backed up my original stock ROM with Ktoonz kernel before flashing Alliance. The T-Mobile Unlock app does not work on AllianceROM for probably obvious reasons. ANYWHO...I flashed back to my backup, ran the unlock with them over the phone and done.
Am I safe to flash back to AllianceROM backup I made? My understanding is once unlocked, forever unlocked. I would hate to flash into my previous backup to only lose my carrier perma unlock.
Thanks for the help!!!!
Once its unlocked, it's unlocked. It makes no difference what Rom you install afterwards.
tehpud said:
Hey All!
I finally got T-Mobile to do a full carrier unlock on my device. It is not paid off, it is just 2 days out of the box. There is a long story that goes with it, which I'd be happy to provide. I do want some help though before I go through it, if you would please assist.
Before they unlocked the device; I had installed TWRP, custom kernel, and AllianceROM. Fortunately, I backed up my original stock ROM with Ktoonz kernel before flashing Alliance. The T-Mobile Unlock app does not work on AllianceROM for probably obvious reasons. ANYWHO...I flashed back to my backup, ran the unlock with them over the phone and done.
Am I safe to flash back to AllianceROM backup I made? My understanding is once unlocked, forever unlocked. I would hate to flash into my previous backup to only lose my carrier perma unlock.
Thanks for the help!!!!
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Pretty much the exact same thing with me 2 days out of the box and not paid off or even used on the network. I did wait to flash recovery and what not till it was unlocked once it is perm unlocked though you are good to go I have flashed numerous roms and flashed via odin, and even had to use smart switch recovery by serial and still unlocked.
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Pretty much the exact same thing with me 2 days out of the box and not paid off or even used on the network. I did wait to flash recovery and what not till it was unlocked once it is perm unlocked though you are good to go I have flashed numerous roms and flashed via odin, and even had to use smart switch recovery by serial and still unlocked.
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Thanks!
I went ahead and did a full back up of my unlock. Went ahead and flashed the ROM fresh over, not the backup, and reflashed the kernel. Still unlocked and good to go. Did it all through TWRP and no problems. Glad it didn't remove the unlock because I can't imagine continuing the battle! At least it is working perfectly with AT&T and has a full carrier perma unlock, rootable and bootloader unlock
tehpud said:
Hey All!
I finally got T-Mobile to do a full carrier unlock on my device. It is not paid off, it is just 2 days out of the box. There is a long story that goes with it, which I'd be happy to provide. I do want some help though before I go through it, if you would please assist.
Before they unlocked the device; I had installed TWRP, custom kernel, and AllianceROM. Fortunately, I backed up my original stock ROM with Ktoonz kernel before flashing Alliance. The T-Mobile Unlock app does not work on AllianceROM for probably obvious reasons. ANYWHO...I flashed back to my backup, ran the unlock with them over the phone and done.
Am I safe to flash back to AllianceROM backup I made? My understanding is once unlocked, forever unlocked. I would hate to flash into my previous backup to only lose my carrier perma unlock.
Thanks for the help!!!!
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please help!! i unlocked my phone permanently! however i reflash the software with smart switch and then the unlock app came back and then i tried to unlock it again it fails to unlock it!! please help!!
It makes no difference what Rom you install afterwards.
kdan8888 said:
please help!! i unlocked my phone permanently! however i reflash the software with smart switch and then the unlock app came back and then i tried to unlock it again it fails to unlock it!! please help!!
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Then you were not fully unlocked. You need to flash back to stock and call T-Mobile. Unlock app does come back after restore but it does not relock the device. It may say failed if you try to use it again as it is no longer in there system but unlock will stay.
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Then you were not fully unlocked. You need to flash back to stock and call T-Mobile. Unlock app does come back after restore but it does not relock the device. It may say failed if you try to use it again as it is no longer in there system but unlock will stay.
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you were right!! it said failed but it is still unlocked!!! thanks for reply!