Hello!
I have recently purchased a shiny new HTC One M9 From Verizon. I am a big time modder and I love to work with kernel level stuff, so having a non-rootable device is simply painful. Any help here that does not involve a $400 Java card or shipping it away for 2 weeks while I wait for someone to S-off it for me is not an option.
My question is, does the XTC Clip 2 (aka XTC2Clip) work on the VERIZON edition of the HTC One M9? I am aware that it reportedly works on the M9 in general, but what about the Verizon edition? Before I purchase one (with the plan of doing a mail-in S-Off service as well), I would just like to know if it should work.
Thank you!
Joren Miner
Joren.ideas said:
Hello!
I have recently purchased a shiny new HTC One M9 From Verizon. I am a big time modder and I love to work with kernel level stuff, so having a non-rootable device is simply painful. Any help here that does not involve a $400 Java card or shipping it away for 2 weeks while I wait for someone to S-off it for me is not an option.
My question is, does the XTC Clip 2 (aka XTC2Clip) work on the VERIZON edition of the HTC One M9? I am aware that it reportedly works on the M9 in general, but what about the Verizon edition? Before I purchase one (with the plan of doing a mail-in S-Off service as well), I would just like to know if it should work.
Thank you!
Joren Miner
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It does work. Be careful of the seller you chose. Don't ask for a recommended seller here and remember that you cannot charge fees to do s-off service. You can take donations, but just like roms etc you cannot make it pay for Play. You WILL be doing freebies.
If you want to discuss more pm me or one of the other Java/clip holders in the Java card thread.
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Okay, thank you, that is great to know. I appreciate your quick response! That's great news.
XTC2Clip Verizon HTC ONE M9
Just bought the xtc2clip. Downloaded files to the clip via the software for 'special unlock' setting, then attached to phone's microSD card slot, booted into FTM mode and had my phone unlocked and S-OFF'ed in under a minute. Now have TWRP installed, root and Viper ROM installed. Well worth the money.
SUCK IT VERIZON!
Presto2601 said:
Just bought the xtc2clip. Downloaded files to the clip via the software for 'special unlock' setting, then attached to phone's microSD card slot, booted into FTM mode and had my phone unlocked and S-OFF'ed in under a minute. Now have TWRP installed, root and Viper ROM installed. Well worth the money.
SUCK IT VERIZON!
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Really worked ? it is possible root a m9 verizon with xtc2clip???? :laugh:
leoknegt said:
Really worked ? it is possible root a m9 verizon with xtc2clip???? :laugh:
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Yes it does. I have not put down my phone since I unlocked and rooted it. I love this phone now!
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Really worked ? it is possible root a m9 verizon with xtc2clip???? :laugh:
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Both XTC clip or Java Card work.
In the general section there is a Java Card thread but some members have the clip as well.
Me thinks some sarcasm was lost here
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Presto2601 said:
Just bought the xtc2clip. Downloaded files to the clip via the software for 'special unlock' setting, then attached to phone's microSD card slot, booted into FTM mode and had my phone unlocked and S-OFF'ed in under a minute. Now have TWRP installed, root and Viper ROM installed. Well worth the money.
SUCK IT VERIZON!
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Hey, I have one question when you unlocked the device with this method , it resets the device or not, I mean to say if i do this then my data will be wiped or not? And this unlocking is the same what we do about unlockboot loader?is your method is alternative of this?
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Sorry if this sounds like a dumb question - if I follow all the steps to root my One X, does this mean it is open to all networks? I remember rooting my Desire, and installing a custom ROM, but I had to run another tool before I sold it on to someone on a different network...
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Sorry if this sounds like a dumb question - if I follow all the steps to root my One X, does this mean it is open to all networks? I remember rooting my Desire, and installing a custom ROM, but I had to run another tool before I sold it on to someone on a different network...
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Nope. Rooting doesn't remove the SIM/network lock.
Thank you for the reply Tiersten. Is there a way of removing the SIM/network lock? There are a few websites which want to charge in the region of £20 for an "unlock code". The phone I have is O2 branded, but I want to use my Orange SIM. Do I have to pay for a code?
HTC are offering unlock for a few quid, there's a thread in here probably a few pages back.
If I follow the procedure from XDA TV, unlocking the bootloader through HTCDEV, install CWM recovery, unlock and root stock rom from the XDA thread, flash the Leedroid Super SU, then (finally) the Leedroid ROM - has this removed any SIM lock and/or branding?
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If I follow the procedure from XDA TV, unlocking the bootloader through HTCDEV, install CWM recovery, unlock and root stock rom from the XDA thread, flash the Leedroid Super SU, then (finally) the Leedroid ROM - has this removed any SIM lock and/or branding?
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No unless there is a tool in the dev section that specifically design to unlock the sim lock. Root and flashing custom rom does not remove the lock on O2. If you bought the One X 2nd hand then either get the seller to go to O2 and get it unlocked for you as it is still linked to his contract or you will need a 3rd Party to do it.
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HTC are offering unlock for a few quid, there's a thread in here probably a few pages back.
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Its not HTC. Its somebody on eBay for £1.44. Looks like it is legitimate though as quite a lot of people have said it worked for them.
I can confirm its legit, got it unlocked within 20 mins yesterday. You fill in the form at the bottom of the description.
BTW if you're an o2 pay monthly customer o2 unlock it for free
if you pay over $600 for the phone, then there is no reason why it should cost money to unlock it. now, if you bought it cheap with a plan through a carrier, then i can see why they would charge you. i wouldn't tolerate that nonsense. i paid 619.99 and if my ATT sim doesn't work, they are going to make it work if they want to keep me in contract. sometimes, all you have to do is get mad at the manager and make a scene. ;p
Thanks everyone for the help. I got in touch with O2, and as the phone was supplied with a business bundle, they unlocked the phone free of charge. I was provided with the phone by my company, but as they don't allow personal use of the company phone, I wanted to use my personal Orange plan out of company hours. O2, by the way, were very helpful!
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if you pay over $600 for the phone, then there is no reason why it should cost money to unlock it. now, if you bought it cheap with a plan through a carrier, then i can see why they would charge you. i wouldn't tolerate that nonsense. i paid 619.99 and if my ATT sim doesn't work, they are going to make it work if they want to keep me in contract. sometimes, all you have to do is get mad at the manager and make a scene. ;p
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If you've not got it from a carrier then it'll be SIM-free anyway so will work with any SIM in the first place
Since I got a whole bunch of PM's regarding this, I decided to make a thread generalizing everything.
Last week, I was denied the ability of unlocking my bootloader a mere hour before getting home I decided to find some other way to free my phone.
A few friends and I pooled together and purchased a JavaCard and the required files to be able to do things like S-OFF, factory unlock, etc.
Everything wont be here till next week (Tuesday/Wednesday) so I won't be able to provide proof and all that until then. However, I will be able to do 5-10 S-OFF's free of charge to any known devs who feel they would be able to use an S-OFF'd phone to provide the community with a public way to unlock our bootloaders/S-OFF etc. To anyone else, I'll be able to do about 250 phones or so via this one card. If anyone wants to talk more about this over PM feel free to contact me.
Edit: To clear up confusion. You CAN unlock your bootloader with S-OFF. You just have to change your CID via fastboot and unlock via HTCDev.
Really looking forward to this. Really tired of Verizon treating customers like ****
Check your PM btw.
If I am unlocked and romd up would s off be useful?
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coldconfession13 said:
If I am unlocked and romd up would s off be useful?
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You can flash custom radios and RUUs with S-OFF. Without it you can't. can also change your CID to use supercid
coldconfession13 said:
If I am unlocked and romd up would s off be useful?
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If you want to flash different radios or change your RUU or something like that then yeah. Look up what S-OFF can do for you .
Can someone explain what a Javacard is? How it works? Does the phone have to be mailed to the person doing it?
Hand76 said:
Can someone explain what a Javacard is? How it works? Does the phone have to be mailed to the person doing it?
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A JavaCard is a signed micro SD from HTC with some diag files on it. I'm not quite sure how it works as I don't have it yet . However I do know that I can achieve S-OFF with it so I can change my CID. Which means I can unlock my bootloader .
But yes your phone has to be mailed to whoever has the card.
Hand76 said:
Can someone explain what a Javacard is? How it works? Does the phone have to be mailed to the person doing it?
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVSGqXn4wX0 That's a video of a Java Card on a One. It has some files on it signed by HTC used by them in factories to mess with the phone.
Cool thanks. One last thing is how come it only has 250 uses? Not complaining just trying to understand.
Hand76 said:
Cool thanks. One last thing is how come it only has 250 uses? Not complaining just trying to understand.
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Because it's "credit" based. The card has 500 credits.
S-Off costs 2 credits.
Unlocks cost 1.
Awesome good stuff.
Hand76 said:
Cool thanks. One last thing is how come it only has 250 uses? Not complaining just trying to understand.
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From what I can guess it only has a limited number of signatures it can use. Not sure why it works this way.
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From what I can guess it only has a limited number of signatures it can use. Not sure why it works this way.
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I'm going to assume to prevent something like this. Or more so limiting people unlocking other phones.
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I'm going to assume to prevent something like this. Or more so limiting people unlocking other phones.
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You're probably right, It's probably coded into the digital signature used by the phone to validate the card, or at least that's my best guess at what happens.
Possible to reserve a space for when you're up and running and after you've handled any still-locked Devs (who are obviously priority)?
what if we only wanted unlock but had no interest in S-off for now?
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what if we only wanted unlock but had no interest in S-off for now?
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Unlock as in carrier unlock or bootloader unlock?
Sonic2756 said:
Unlock as in carrier unlock or bootloader unlock?
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Bootloader. Everyone on this forum wants boot loader unlock. I think the Verizon HTC One is already carrier unlocked due to the agreements for the 700MHz Verizon purchased. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.
I have the same question as crazyg0od33. We can do just unlock right, we don't have to have s-off?
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Bootloader. Everyone on this forum wants boot loader unlock. I'm think the Verizon HTC One is already carrier unlocked due to the agreements for the 700MHz Verizon purchased. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.
OP: I have the same question as crazyg0od33. We can do just unlock right, we don't have to have s-off?
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I was referring to carrier unlocks. I forgot about the FCC agreements VZW made. But yeah its only S-OFF. You'd have to get your phone S-OFF'd and then change the CID and unlock via HTCDev.
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I was referring to carrier unlocks. I forgot about the FCC agreements VZW made. But yeah its only S-OFF. You'd have to get your phone S-OFF'd and then change the CID and unlock via HTCDev.
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Oh ok - when I saw 1 credit to unlock I figured it meant you could bootloader unlock with the card and have another credit left over
Firstly, apologies if this is already answered somewhere, but I have searched both on XDA and Google and can't find a definitive answer.
I'm considering getting this device as an upgrade, but can't seem to find out if the M9 handsets directly supplied by EE UK have officially unlockable bootloaders or not. They have a nasty habit of permanently locking bootloaders/blocking unlocking by official means and the ability to unlock is essential to me, so it's a deal breaker if they're permanently locked.
Any answer from someone that has an EE supplied handset would be appreciated.
Thanks.
mine unlocked without any problem
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mine unlocked without any problem
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Thanks for replying.
Did you get it direct from EE and not from a third party like Carphone Warehouse etc? Just want to double check, as I don't want the hassle of returning it if it won't unlock. Thanks again.
Direct from EE
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Direct from EE
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Great. Thanks for the info. Looks like I'll be getting an M9, depending on the deal they offer me.
One thing I have come to realise is that EE is very slow to release firmware OTAs so if you plan on being very current you will have pay $25 to get s-off via the Sunshine app
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One thing I have come to realise is that EE is very slow to release firmware OTAs so if you plan on being very current you will have pay $25 to get s-off via the Sunshine app
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Yeah, I'm reading that you need s-off to flash other regions firmware. I haven't had an HTC device since the original Desire, so I'm out of the loop.
I assume there's a guide to all this in the general section somewhere, so I've got some reading to do before ordering.
kingvortex said:
Thanks for replying.
Did you get it direct from EE and not from a third party like Carphone Warehouse etc? Just want to double check, as I don't want the hassle of returning it if it won't unlock. Thanks again.
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I know you should avoid getting Sony handsets from EE or any retailer except for three as they have their boatloaders locked out. Htc on the other hand is fine and should always be.
dladz said:
I know you should avoid getting Sony handsets from EE or any retailer except for three as they have their boatloaders locked out. Htc on the other hand is fine and should always be.
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My Xperia Z (C6603) came from them as an unbranded unlockable handset, so I was lucky with that one.
I got the M9 from them in any case. Just haven't had time to even unbox it yet!
kingvortex said:
My Xperia Z (C6603) came from them as an unbranded unlockable handset, so I was lucky with that one.
I got the M9 from them in any case. Just haven't had time to even unbox it yet!
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That is lucky, for me I inadvertently did a work around.
With my Z1 I flashed the DRM partition (can't remember it's name) anyway, i ended up with a brick, wouldn't even charge, so instead of sending it back through EE, i sent it back through carphone warehouse, good thing is, I got a brand new boxed z1 in black instead of white (which is what i wanted) and not an EE version of the device so i could unlock it fully, best thing about it all is it came back in 3 days
Hi guys,
A friend of mine will be in the states during early / mid June. so I was thinking in pulling the trigger and ask him to buy me the unlocked version of the new htc 10.
I began to look for a place where my friend could buy the phone, but it seems that it's not able to purchase from retailers in the unlocked variant?
Buying it online an get it shipped to him it's out of question since my friend won't stay in a specific place for more than 1 or 2 days...
Any buying advice / tips over this?
Thanks,
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Buy a T-Mobile version then S-off and flash unlocked US RUU
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you can buy unlocked version from htc store USA, it will cost 699 usd
Buy direct from HTC and have it delivered to his hotel...
Plenty of sellers on swappa.
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rzvwien said:
you can buy unlocked version from htc store USA, it will cost 699 usd
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There are no HTC stores in the U.S. that I've heard of.
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Plenty of sellers on swappa.
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That doesn't really help him as he wants to buy it in a store. If he wanted it shipped he could just order it online.
SmiLey497 said:
Buy a T-Mobile version then S-off and flash unlocked US RUU
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This does not give you SIM unlock though, or does it?
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Hi guys, thanks for the replies. As Geoff said I need a store where my friend could locally pick up the device...
I repeat myself, my friend is visiting USA for a business trip, he's not capable of managing his schedule. However, he can drop by Any local store near him to buy me the device.
If there are not any retailer from where he can buy the phone at the moment then I guess I'll look for another device
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This does not give you SIM unlock though, or does it?
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If you pay full price you can have the SIM unlocked.
SmiLey497 said:
If you pay full price you can have the SIM unlocked.
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So I just need to go to a t-mobile and ask for an unlocked htc 10?
Joichiro said:
So I just need to go to a t-mobile and ask for an unlocked htc 10?
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You just buy their HTC 10, since you're buying it full price they should SIM unlock it for you. After that you need to S-Off etc... to put the US Unlocked Firmware on it.
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You just buy their HTC 10, since you're buying it full price they should SIM unlock it for you. After that you need to S-Off etc... to put the US Unlocked Firmware on it.
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sorry to be so insistent about this but, what would be to s-off? Sing off?
I'm switching from iOS (so I'm kinda noob about android lol) and I'm not from US. So the phone would be used in other countries. Will I have any trouble with that going this way?
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So I just need to go to a t-mobile and ask for an unlocked htc 10?
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Pay full price, then call their customer service for the sim unlock code. I don't think you'll get it at the store. Or you can buy the unlocked US version from HTC which is fully compatible with T-Mobile.
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Aren't VZW phones still unlocked if so that would probably be the best best then unlock, s-off, flash unlocked ruu.
Buy from HTC online store... There is a discount code floating around somewhere that is (apparently) still active that'll give you $100 off...
I would say just order it to one of the places he'll be at and when he gets to that certain place he can just pick it up. Swappa is your friend since some people add goodies with the phone, idk, just a suggestion. There are no HTC stores to just get the unlocked variant like that sadly.
FYI, the HTC.com offer with promo code HTC1008 (100$ off) is not working anymore ...
you cant just walk in a store in the US and get the unlocked version like the HTC.com website. Best you can do is get the tmobile or at&t version and flash the US unlocked RUU found here on XDA.
Hello,
I have a HTC One M8s that need to unlock for a friend of mine.
I understand that this model isn't fully compatible with HTC One M8, so where can I find a manual to unlock it?
Regards,
Alex.
You mean unlock the bootloader, or SIM unlock?
For bootloader unlock, just follow the process on HTCDev.com.
I mean both, specially SIM unlock.
Any idea about SIM unlock?
Regards,
llinasenc said:
I mean both, specially SIM unlock.
Any idea about SIM unlock?
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I can't recall if s-off is available for the M8s.
If not, your best bet is to pay for a SIM unlock code. Which is usually around $10 US, and less than sunshine s-off anyway ($25 US, and the only working s-off method for the M8 - again I'm not sure if it works on the M8s).
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I can't recall if s-off is available for the M8s.
If not, your best bet is to pay for a SIM unlock code. Which is usually around $10 US, and less than sunshine s-off anyway ($25 US, and the only working s-off method for the M8 - again I'm not sure if it works on the M8s).
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Hi redpoint73,
Sorry to hear there are so few possibilities for this mobile.
It seems was a bad decission.
Thanks a lot,
llinasenc said:
Hi redpoint73,
Sorry to hear there are so few possibilities for this mobile.
It seems was a bad decission.
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These are the things you should investigate before you buy a phone, not after.
Good rule of thumb: you should always do thorough research before buying a phone which is not specifically intended for your region/carrier (i.e. any phone not purchased directly from your carrier).
redpoint73 said:
These are the things you should investigate before you buy a phone, not after.
Good rule of thumb: you should always do thorough research before buying a phone which is not specifically intended for your region/carrier (i.e. any phone not purchased directly from your carrier).
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Well, the issue is that he want to change the carrier, but now, in Spain, the carrier you bought it charge you 8 EUR for this ("service" call it).
It's clear that is annoying the situation we have in Spain, where Telcos can do whatever like, with complete freedom. Bad news for citizens.