Develop Bugs

SIM-unlock Excalibur/DASH

Hi:
Does the xda-developers' Wizard unlocking utility work with the Excalibur/DASH?
I'm only interested in SIM-unlocking.
Failing that, what's the e-mail address that you used to contact T-Mobile to request a SIM-unlock code?
Thanks for any help.
David

darex said:
Hi:
Does the xda-developers' Wizard unlocking utility work with the Excalibur/DASH?
I'm only interested in SIM-unlocking.
Failing that, what's the e-mail address that you used to contact T-Mobile to request a SIM-unlock code?
Thanks for any help.
David
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Please do a search--there is no free unlocker available yet for the Dash. You can get the device commercially unlocked from imei-check.co.uk for about $38 or you can CALL T-Mo for an unlock code. The email address for unlock requests at T-Mobile stopped working years ago.

Thanks for the info re: the old TMo address not working.
I did do a search. Thanks so much for the tip.
I have used imei-check.co.uk twice before.
I was looking for a non-$38 option.
David

darex said:
Thanks for the info re: the old TMo address not working.
I did do a search. Thanks so much for the tip.
I have used imei-check.co.uk twice before.
I was looking for a non-$38 option.
David
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If you have service with T-mobile, call them and they will give you the code in less than two days. I just got mine today.

I used this to send an email to T-Mobile and got my Nokia 6030 unlocked.
This information is from www.howardforums.com T-Mobile WiKi.

Thanks for that link. I didn't know about the new email address to get an unlock code. The old one was [email protected] but of course there is no more VStream

Unlock GSM phone from T-mobile
If you are a T-mobile customer they will send you the unlocking code for free usually in a day or two if you have been with them for longer than 90 days.
With regards to the email address for t-mobile- I went on the website and contacted them through the website and got a reply from here: [email protected]
They asked me for the following information:
1. Mobile Number
2. PIN CODE/ LAST 4 SS#
3. IMEI (DAIL *#06#)
4. EMAIL
5. MAKE AND MODEL
Once I replied back with the needed info they opened an unlock ticket with their unlocking department and in a day they sent me an email with the unlock code.
Most carriers now will send you the unlock code for free so check with your carrier if you are not with T-mobile
Hope that helps
-snobunny

Someone with myfave5 instructions?

Saw one other forum on how to edit the myfave5 but no luck in getting it to work...
Does anyone have instructions ? I have the tmobile WM6 rom on my exvalibur and was able to turn on the my5 feature but when I try to add a contact and picture it never updates it... I tried doing it by the registry but still no luck so does anyone know?
I don't have t-mobile service since I am in canada... I just want it to work because I think it would be cool to have it...
Anyone know?

try searching this forum. its here.

Tried that... didn't work which is why I ASKED.

ok i did a search FOR YOU.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=296078&highlight=myfaves

Tried those steps but the display will never update and neither will contact info...

esmith said:
Tried those steps but the display will never update and neither will contact info...
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The myfaves program for the ppc is not only a stand alone contact dialer. The program sends sms messages to the T-mobile server to verify if the user is subscribing to MyFaves. The T-Mobile server will respond indicating if you have the myFaves service or not. If you don't it wont let you change the contacts and should make the myFaves stuff disappear if there is a neg on the myFaves service. Thats why you cannot use it as a stand alone dialer.

Sim Unlock

Can remove sim lock from any HTC device.
This service is not free.
Please send me a Private Message for details.

just wondering,,, why?
there's a free one here anyway

For some devices it is free for some not.

Please send all requests by Private Message.... not here.

[Q] Unlocked Defy, insert AT&T SIM, get SMS errors back

Just got my unlock today, so put my AT&T SIM in, booted up the defy, and now I am getting error messages back (as SMS messages) from +1121611611 indicating I need to use a valid 10 digit number.
From what I assume, it's a T-Mobile app sending a message to their own network for whatever reason, so AT&T can't deliver it. Well not only have I gotten at least 12 of these in the last couple of hours, but I get to pay for them on my AT&T TXT plan. Nice.
Any idea what might be in the OEM (though rooted) Defy ROM that's sending out garbage to the TMO network? I am doing a Clockwork backup, and plan to attempt a motorola blur removal, and whatever else you smart and helpful people can suggest.
Your input is very much appreciated!
PS - I should mention I have no trouble sending or receiving REAL mms/sms messages. These errors come from out of the blue, with no action on my part.

I had received a similar message from Vodafone Romania while I was there.
Unfortunately, I wasnt able to load a custom/blurless rom to see if that fixed it at the time.

Just more information - My detail on AT&T shows that my phone is "sending an SMS" to number 1122. That's the reason for the error, so now I need to figure out what in the Defy sends sms to 1122.
Hmmm.

Once backup is done flash 2.34 blurless rom from higgsy guide. Then flas the correct radio from other guides here. Hopefully shud be good by then.
Sent from my ME525 using XDA App

Interested in this as well...
Would anyone know what's sending the SMS messages?

VisualVoiceMail.apk sends SMS every 5 minutes. You may disable it by running "pm disable com.motorola.android.vvm" under root prompt.

Do you know why it does that?
Can we just delete that apk or is it needed by the system? Is it T-Mo bloatware?
Thanks!
Inlined said:
VisualVoiceMail.apk sends SMS every 5 minutes. You may disable it by running "pm disable com.motorola.android.vvm" under root prompt.
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Inlined said:
VisualVoiceMail.apk sends SMS every 5 minutes. You may disable it by running "pm disable com.motorola.android.vvm" under root prompt.
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Sweet, going to try that later. Thank you!
EDIT: I THINK IT'S SOLVED!!! I am at work, so put my AT&T SIM in there after removing VisualVoiceMail.apk using Root Uninstaller. No SMS error messages so far. Thanks again Inlined!
Further Edit: Worked great on my unlocked Vibrant as well. I think I need to thank Inlined again

What unlock service did you use for the defy, I am trying to get one unlocked

I can tell you right now that it's not limited to just the defy. I have a Razr from when I was on TMobile before, got it unlocked and used it as a backup phone on ATT. I always got the same messages on bootup. Came back to TMobile, put my sim in the phone...no more. I can only assume its some type of internal registration that happening.

Someone is reading my SMS

Hello guys. My phone is Samsung Galaxy Nexus i9250 with CM 11 official nightlies. For more than 6 months I know that someone that I know is reading my SMS but I don't know how. Every month when I receive a receipt for my mobile plan via SMS, he is contacting me on facebook(usually) and he tells me: "Hello buddy, do you know that you need to pay your mobile carier XXXXX", where XXXX is the exact amount that I received via SMS a couple of hours earlier. This is realy anoying because I receive confidential information as well as my personal chat. I know that I can go to the police and even sew him but I at least have some decency because he used to be a good friend of mine.
One thing that I can't explain to myself is that I used to use ParanoidAndroid, roughly 3-4 months ago and even tho I changed my Android OS to CM11 with all the neceserry factory and data resets, he still have access to my SMS. He never had access to my phone since the first time he told me what amount I need to pay to my carier.
I would greatly appreciate your help guys. Thanks.

If you've done a full wipe when switching roms, he isn't getting it from your phone. Most likely he knows your credentials to log into whatever carrier you have and is either looking there or has set it up to SMS his number too when you are billed.
Btw, police aren't going to be able to do anything other than contact him and ask him to stop. Without proof he's broken a law, they are pretty limited on what they can do (if you live in the US anyway).

If his location (Sofia) is correct, he is probably in Bulgaria.
Regardless,the first thing I would do is update your account information with your mobile carrier. Change your username, password, and email address if able.