Hi guys
I know this is not the right forum for this old phone, but I felt this is the only place where I could find some help - Its funny, finding info about old phones is so hard these days! If anybody can help me with this it will be greatly appreciated.
I have a Sony Ericsson W350a bought through AT&T in USA. I moved back to India and got it unlocked from a random mobile repair shop. It worked for some time and now it appears to be locked again.
But the strange thing is that if I am traveling abroad, any SIM works (including my Indian Vodafone SIM). But when I am in India then no SIM works, the phone says 'Emergency Calls Only' and on manually searching and trying to connect to any network it says 'Forbidden Network'.
Is there anything I can do to 'fully unlock' the phone?
Thanks for taking the time!
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My girlfriend came back from Japan a few months ago and while she was there she bought a cell phone. This is partially my fault since I told her that if it had a SIM it could be unlocked and used in the US. Mostly true, right?
The problem is she went and bought a brand new phone that was recently released in Japan and I cant find a way to unlock it.
Does anyone know how to unlock this phone? Is there something specific I could use for SonyEricsson or is there a general unlock?
Its branded NTTDoCoMo FOMA. Its a sick phone, I just wish she could use it here.
Any help would be great.
Thanks in advance
Is Sony using WM?
OK when she got the phone did she ask for it to be enabled for roaming?
Have you asked the provider to unlock the phone for you?
The provider will ususally do one or the other.
If you are looking for a software solution you've come to the wrong place.
Its a Quad Band phone so it should work here. I'm not sure I understand why it would have to be roaming enabled. We dont want to roam, that would be expensive; we want to unlock it and use it with T-mobile.
Japanese providers will not assist you in any way to unlock a phone, its almost taboo to ask. When I was in Japan I asked how I could use a GSM Quad Band in the US and all they would say is it cant be done. Untrue because I know people who have Japanese phones in the US.
I'm not looking for a software solution, but if anyone knows where I could find software that might help that would be cool. I'm just wondering if anyone knows how to unlock this phone or knows how to unlock any SonyEricsson as it might be similar.
And are you asking if Sony is using Windows Mobile? If so, no they aren't. Are these forums only for WM?
My fault.
Upon further research I answered my own question.
It's actually not a GSM phone as I initially thought. Its a CDMA phone that uses a UIM card that is identical to a SIM card.
Solved
This is a GSM phone u can find IMEI number INa CDMA set u get ESN number not IMEI this phone is a GSM brand phone working on some other frequency. This can be unlocked using T-Sim but can't get network in your country.
Hi guys,
This is my very first post so please be patient with me.
I just received my HTC TD purchased through Ebay. It is a model P3720 with the Telstra NextG branding on box and phone cover. It was advertised as unlocked yet it does not read my 3 sim card. It comes up as sim card missing.
How do I resolve this issue? Can someone help? Im excited about receiving this phone today and simply dying to play with it, so if any of you can give me some advice I would greatly appreciate it.
Thanks
Step by Step...
I'd say first get a Telstra SIM and try that in the phone, this will tell you if the phone is working correctly... Then get a SIM from another network (not 3) and try it with that SIM, if the phone recognises the SIM it is unlocked, if not it isn't and you can get it unlocked by looking at the sticky Diamond unlocking thread on this forum...
If it works with the second SIM but does not work with the 3 SIM take the 3 SIM out wipe it off blow onto the contacts in the phone and try it again, if it still does not work try the 3 SIM in a 3 branded phone to see if it works. If it does and the Diamond is unlocked you might have to phone 3 customer services for advice - don't expect much though as they will probably say they don't support phones which are not branded as 3 phones.
The alternative is to search around here for some more help.
Hope the above has been helpful.
mate just download original rom provided by three it can be found here on this forum,do a bit of research. good luck..
didnt i help you a few weeks back with a similar issue or was that someone else?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=414835
Hey there.
I just recently been given a x10 mini. I would like to use it on O2 Uk.
Thing is I'm not too sure if the phone is unlocked or needs to be unlocked.
I've never used or owned an android phone before.
I can insert any sim card into the phone, the phone boots up, picks up a reception.
But when I try to make any calls I get an error message. 'Call Ended'.
Also I do not know what network the phone was on before.
There is no icons in the phone menu like O2, or Orange, vodaphone etc.
Can any give me some info or point me in the right direction.
Thanks in advanced.
Merry Xmas!
Sheepy_Daz said:
Hey there.
I just recently been given a x10 mini. I would like to use it on O2 Uk.
Thing is I'm not too sure if the phone is unlocked or needs to be unlocked.
I've never used or owned an android phone before.
I can insert any sim card into the phone, the phone boots up, picks up a reception.
But when I try to make any calls I get an error message. 'Call Ended'.
Also I do not know what network the phone was on before.
There is no icons in the phone menu like O2, or Orange, vodaphone etc.
Can any give me some info or point me in the right direction.
Thanks in advanced.
Merry Xmas!
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IS likely the handset is blocked. I had a similar issue when I bought one from ebay. Again since it accept all sim is likely unlocked already so u need to contact who sold u the x10 to get back to the network operator. If is a stolen phone then obviously it is illegal for u to own it.
It is likely that the phone is blacklisted... There is 1 way out of this
(reconmended) Ring up the O2 Show them a proof of purchase via email and ask them very polielty to unblock the IMEI
Hope that helped
Mod Edit:Your first choice was Ironic and un-funny.
hi guys
I have recently got back from australia where i bought an unlocked note 2 7105t. I have used the phone in oz with no dramas and with different sims. As it was unlocked i thought it would be ok to use in the uk. I have put an orange sim card in and its not blocking it but i cannot make any calls even to the customer service number. Check balance or find out what my phone number is
I have also tried with a friends sim card and i couldn't make any calls with that either. No errors are given and it reads the sim.
Does anyone know what is wrong
Its driving me mad!!
Thanks in advance
Change the modem and baseband....and try again.....:good:
hi i dont think that works
Hey, I recently took a Verizon branded phone with me to the UK (ADR6350) and managed to get it unlocked whilst visiting. I tested the phone in the UK with several different sim cards with the result being successful. I tried O2, Tesco and Vodafone. Unfortunately, when I returned to the USA and wanted to insert a GSM sim card into the phone, it doesn't seem to recognize the network. I have tried h20 and Vodafone whilst in the usa and nothing works. The cell phone will automatically connect me to the Verizon network regardless of CDMA or GSM settings. I will make a call with the new chip in the phone it will automatically try to connect me to Verizon customer services or tell me the network is unavailable.
I am trying to figure out what the problem could be. I have no idea why the cell phone keeps reverting. I know the chips that i have tested work in the USA as I have another mobile to test them in without issues.
Could anybody help or have some suggestions please?
Everybody asks money the unlock code.....
This sucks...
koukaki said:
Everybody asks money the unlock code.....
This sucks...
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Don't have money to unlock it, sucks more