Hi,
I am a long time user but first time poster on this forum. I have had many WM phones and am currently fighting my newly purchased TG01.
I have an unlock code from Vitamise but no matter what I try I can not get the phone to bring up the simunlock screen.
I have tried the original tosh / orange rom and several custom roms. The tosh / orange rom does nothing just shows "searching..." and all the custom roms I have tried tell me they have a problem loading "simunlockp.exe" when I insert my O2 sim. My have an Orange sim which works fine so it isn't a radio problem.
Is there anyway to manually call the simunlock mode? Or am I totally missing something?
Thanks in advance for your help, I have silently solved so many problems with info from this site and this is the first time I am at a loss.
n00j said:
Hi,
I am a long time user but first time poster on this forum. I have had many WM phones and am currently fighting my newly purchased TG01.
I have an unlock code from Vitamise but no matter what I try I can not get the phone to bring up the simunlock screen.
I have tried the original tosh / orange rom and several custom roms. The tosh / orange rom does nothing just shows "searching..." and all the custom roms I have tried tell me they have a problem loading "simunlockp.exe" when I insert my O2 sim. My have an Orange sim which works fine so it isn't a radio problem.
Is there anyway to manually call the simunlock mode? Or am I totally missing something?
Thanks in advance for your help, I have silently solved so many problems with info from this site and this is the first time I am at a loss.
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First of all:
as far as I know you can unlock tg01 on original/stock(toshiba) ROMs only!
Yeah I read about that.
It had the original orange / tosh rom when I got it and to be totally sure I reflashed it with the rom from the tosh website. Still no luck, no unlock screen, just "searching..." and "Sim Blocked" displaying on the orange home screen.
i have the exact same problem anyone got a solution PLEASE ! even tried flashing back to the stock rom and says invalid wont flash it ? (from toshiba website)
mobby0411 said:
i have the exact same problem anyone got a solution PLEASE ! even tried flashing back to the stock rom and says invalid wont flash it ? (from toshiba website)
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You have to use SDDL+ to flash the orginal rom back to the phone
Yeah I had that problem too, the file you need is in this forum just search for it.
I am on the original rom but still no luck.
I took the phone into an orange shop today, they had a look and declared it was "weird" that it wasn't showing the unlock screen, I then spent ten minutes on hold to customer services who also decided it was weird and told me the "technical team" will call me back in the next couple of days.
Is there anyway to call the unlock screen manually, or unlock the phone with a code from the dialler like when you use *#06# to display the IMEI?
n00j...use original rom put the locked sim card and hard reset then you will be able to use the unlock code you got from vitamise
Read this thread.
maciek90 said:
Read this thread.
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I have, a few times, couldn't find any info that worked for me...
isabel44 said:
n00j...use original rom put the locked sim card and hard reset then you will be able to use the unlock code you got from vitamise
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Just tried this, still nothing
n00j said:
I have, a few times, couldn't find any info that worked for me...
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So you should know that this problem is temporarily unsolvable
Only xsim works.
maciek90 said:
So you should know that this problem is temporarily unsolvable
Only xsim works.
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Ok, I have heard stuff about limited functionality and possible damage to your phone when using these things... is that true?
this might be a little off topic but i heard that if you type 3 ulock codes wrong you can not unlock you device
if is not true please provide a link because i didn't find one
nueloc said:
this might be a little off topic but i heard that if you type 3 ulock codes wrong you can not unlock you device
if is not true please provide a link because i didn't find one
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Vezi aici:
See this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=628907
Right, went to a phone unlocking shop today and the guy basically told me he has never successfully unlocked an Orange TG01.
He also told me he had to stop selling rebel sims as he had way too many complaints from his customers about them not working, he had a some left though and agreed to sell me one real cheap as long as I promise not to return it
I got one for a quid and can confirm it doesn't work, I get all functions but can't receive incoming calls or texts.
Basically I am giving up and will sell this locked phone to buy an unlocked one.
Thanks to everyone one this forum for all the help and discussion though, just seems the Orange TG01 is impossible to unlock....
You can also try app from this thread Maybe you will be the most lucky person here
bib*oops said:
Vezi aici:
See this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=628907
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10 x i bought my tg01 over internet and i don't know if someone tried to unlock it with any method so i was a little worried, i don't want to waste 30 euros on useless unlock code ( p.s. i saw that u need original rom to unlock - true ?)
nueloc said:
10 x i bought my tg01 over internet and i don't know if someone tried to unlock it with any method so i was a little worried, i don't want to waste 30 euros on useless unlock code ( p.s. i saw that u need original rom to unlock - true ?)
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You don't need to spend such an amount of money(30eur): vitamise do the job for 10gbp~11eur, quick&accurate.
P.S.Yes, it is true.
For safety: (on stock toshiba ROM) put a sim not supported by your tg01 and if asks for unlock code everything should be ok for a future unlock by code.
Use vitamise service with no fear, he has best recommendations...
I have unlocked Orange TG01. Vitamise sent me unlock code and everything was OK. I can recommend him. In the beginning I had no idea how to use the unlock code but he told me to try hard reset with locked sim inside. I did it and then I was asked for unlock code...
n00j said:
Right, went to a phone unlocking shop today and the guy basically told me he has never successfully unlocked an Orange TG01.
He also told me he had to stop selling rebel sims as he had way too many complaints from his customers about them not working, he had a some left though and agreed to sell me one real cheap as long as I promise not to return it
I got one for a quid and can confirm it doesn't work, I get all functions but can't receive incoming calls or texts.
Basically I am giving up and will sell this locked phone to buy an unlocked one.
Thanks to everyone one this forum for all the help and discussion though, just seems the Orange TG01 is impossible to unlock....
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See post above...
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can anybody help me i just brought and tmobile htc hd2 and its not unlocked i have att service. does anyone know of a place where i caN GET FREE CODES????????????????? thanx in advance
no, sorry. Pay websites, or t mobile. No unlocker for the hd2 (that we know about)
But you can get it for $10.70 from this guy on ebay ....
I did not even need mine unlocked yet , but for $10.70 , just had to do it, got my unlock code in about 15 minutes , and it worked fine ...
Btw you can use file explorer or whatever, browse to /windows , and run simlock.exe and unlock your phone even if you do not have a foreign sim card ...
watcher64 said:
But you can get it for $10.70 from this guy on eBay
I did not even need mine unlocked yet , but for $10.70 , just had to do it, got my unlock code in about 15 minutes , and it worked fine ...
Btw you can use file explorer or whatever, browse to /windows , and run simlock.exe and unlock your phone even if you do not have a foreign sim card ...
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I've used him several times in the past and never had any problems. Even on a Saturday he got me an unlock code within an hour. During the week - 10-15 minutes.
Do you have a friend with TMobile? Have him/her put their sim in your HD2 and then have them call TMobile from the phone requesting to unlock the phone.
Let them tell TMobile that they are planning on going out of the country and want to be able to use various providers. Tmobile will provide the unlock code to a current tmobile user.
watcher64 said:
But you can get it for $10.70 from this guy on ebay ....
I did not even need mine unlocked yet , but for $10.70 , just had to do it, got my unlock code in about 15 minutes , and it worked fine ...
Btw you can use file explorer or whatever, browse to /windows , and run simlock.exe and unlock your phone even if you do not have a foreign sim card ...
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What exactly do you mean by this? I have a TMOUS HD2 coming and will need to unlock it from Tmobile. Are you saying this is all that will have to be done to unlock it?
Thanks, I've done a ton of searching and there are not concise answers to this that I have found.
watcher64 said:
Btw you can use file explorer or whatever, browse to /windows , and run simlock.exe and unlock your phone even if you do not have a foreign sim card ...
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Tref said:
Are you saying this is all that will have to be done to unlock it?
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Dont get excited, , what it means is that rather than have to put a different sim into the phone to automatically bring up the unlock code wizard so you can enter the code, you can start the wizard manually and enter the code, thus you can unlock it whilst you still only have the tmo sim to work with.
Ah, thanks. I figured it wasn't what it sounded like.
So, "the guy from eBay" seems to be the place to go for a quick and successful unlock code? The price is right anyway.
Thanks
Yea. seems to get pretty good feedback. I got mine from O2, took them 6months, lol, but hey, it was free, and i didnt actually need it unlocked.
Hey Guys,
Hopefully someone can help me out since I can't seem to find answers anywhere to my problem. I got an unlock code from T-Mobile but when I put a foreign sim into the phone is says "invalid sim, 0 attempts remain". I got the phone on craigslist so I'm guessing whoever had it before me tried unlocking it with the wrong code too many times. I have the right code now, how do I reset the attempts? I can't believe that the phone is hard locked and there isn't anything I can do about it. It's pretty frustrating so any help would be appreciated!
Thanks!!!
really???? no one knows anything about this issue?
So people here know how to put different operating systems on phones but no one knows if it is possible to reset the sim unlock counter?????
the phone is hard locked and (certainly in most cases) can now only be unlocked by using a hardware unlocker. (for most phones, you get three attempts via the keypad, and a further 10 via a hardware connection normally.)
thanks for the reply! what exactly does hardware unlocking mean? would i still need to use the code given to me by t-mobile?
speak to a phone shop (or better yet speak to t mobile first)
have you tried to restore the phone to factory(not a hard reset). I would try going to Tmobiles website and try to update the rom...
http://dl.htc.com/ruudownload/t-mobileUS/DeviceDownloads.aspx?pid=leo
^is for US phones I just did mine today because the guy that put android on it removed the unlock screen and I was unable to unlock the phone. And no one on here was able to answer any questions for me so don't feel bad.
Got it unlocked last night! turns out the sim card i was using was locked. i tried a different one and it let me key in the code. thanks for all the help!
now that the phone is unlocked would doing a hard reset lock it back up?
azmpire said:
now that the phone is unlocked would doing a hard reset lock it back up?
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good stuff. No, flashing / hard resets will not ever lock the phone now.
Hi, i`ve bought an unlock code for 5 euro. And i recieved it. But the problem is i dont know how to enter it. When you put a foreign sim card to locked phone it asks for code i think. But photon does not ask any codes. How can i enter the unlock code i bought? Was that just a waste of money?
Please HEEEELP!!!
anaragayevafr said:
Hi, i`ve bought an unlock code for 5 euro. And i recieved it. But the problem is i dont know how to enter it. When you put a foreign sim card to locked phone it asks for code i think. But photon does not ask any codes. How can i enter the unlock code i bought? Was that just a waste of money?
Please HEEEELP!!!
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yes that was a waste of money. the phone is already UNLOCKED for international usage but it is locked for any other sim carrier in the USA. outside of usa you can use it freely.
But i wanted to get rid of the registering process on startup
anaragayevafr said:
But i wanted to get rid of the registering process on startup
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start up process is common with all android devices.
one time process as long yu do not factory reset.
Next time donate 5euro to some dev so that we have some goodies.
Is there any way to unlock Alcatel OT 990? I don't won't to pay 'cause it's too expensive... Is there any way to unlock it for free? I mean on sim unlocking...
daxsm said:
Is there any way to unlock Alcatel OT 990? I don't won't to pay 'cause it's too expensive... Is there any way to unlock it for free? I mean on sim unlocking...
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Thank God there is no way you can do it for free for now, how come it is too expensive for unlocking - I charge my customers 20 - 25 €.
alcatel 990 unlock
hello.impossible to put in codes in the ALCATEL mistake many times. I worked it reset (Power + volume up) and now have no network any solution thanks
amltel said:
hello.impossible to put in codes in the ALCATEL mistake many times. I worked it reset (Power + volume up) and now have no network any solution thanks
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I'm having the same problem with my phone. It was unlocked only for 1 provider. After inserting many times unlock codes with no success... now it asks for unlock code for all providers. I tried factory reset, still nothing helps. I get a message of unsuccessful unlock.
Same here... Seems no one can solve this major problem :/. I've tried full reset, even flashing another rom, and flashing with quick upgrade and no solution..
Problems
I had the same problem, no body know how solvent his issue?
Do not want to lose my phone :/
Help please
Same problem here U.U
better late then never...
daxsm said:
Is there any way to unlock Alcatel OT 990? I don't won't to pay 'cause it's too expensive... Is there any way to unlock it for free? I mean on sim unlocking...
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Ok so ive been googeling my ass off, and getting scammed left and right to get a free unlock code for a ot991....
Then i looked at the provider nr on the sticker behind the battery...
There are the letters KPN in between the code(is a dutch provider), so i found the sim unlock sevice they provide...
Filled in a form and got my unlock code right away.
So find out the provider and the rest is easy...
hope it helps peeps with the same prob
I can unlock it for 15$. I can even repair "No service" on ot-990. PM me if you need this service
I performed a factory restore in the motorola Atrix i had bought in ebay and that made my cellphone get unblocked to SIM cards that are not from AT&T. I have the PIN code to unlock again but the cellphone does not accept it, i'm getting crazzy about it. Does anyone have idea of what i could do?
I'd try (re)flashing a radio or a different version.
Although I'm not saying you should do it.
maajstor said:
I'd try (re)flashing a radio or a different version.
Although I'm not saying you should do it.
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I already flashed many different ROM's to try fiz the problem and not solved
vitorborba said:
I already flashed many different ROM's to try fiz the problem and not solved
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I never said anything about flashing ROM.
maajstor said:
I never said anything about flashing ROM.
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Ok, i'm very new in this kind of things do you have maybe a tutorial about this?
vitorborba said:
Ok, i'm very new in this kind of things do you have maybe a tutorial about this?
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this article might be of some help http://mobility.forumsee.com/a/m/s/p12-9411-041344--solved-sim-unlock-fails-with-valid-code.html , and if you look on atrix q&a section you'll find someone else with the very same problem.
It's not officially unlocked. Talk to an AT&T representative online & tell him that you're locked. He'll ask your IMEI & give you the unlock code. (for free). Then your set will be re unlocked again.
saiftheboss7 said:
It's not officially unlocked. Talk to an AT&T representative online & tell him that you're locked. He'll ask your IMEI & give you the unlock code. (for free). Then your set will be re unlocked again.
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i have this code, but the cellphone does not accept anymore.
vitorborba said:
i have this code, but the cellphone does not accept anymore.
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The phone will also prevent SIM unlocks after too many unsuccessful attempts. You may have went over your limit. Try getting a new code from AT&T. Maybe the code you have is a one-time use only code?
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The phone will also prevent SIM unlocks after too many unsuccessful attempts. You may have went over your limit. Try getting a new code from AT&T. Maybe the code you have is a one-time use only code?
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The previous owner who had unblocked first bought the code from Cellunblock.com and i tried buy it from other website but it was the same, so i guess it's permanent
Same thing
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I performed a factory restore in the motorola Atrix i had bought in ebay and that made my cellphone get unblocked to SIM cards that are not from AT&T. I have the PIN code to unlock again but the cellphone does not accept it, i'm getting crazzy about it. Does anyone have idea of what i could do?
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Same thing with my Razr D1 (XT918), I had bought unlocked from a big store here in Brazil. I performed a hard reset (factory reset), and after that, the sim slot 2 does not recognize any SIM card. I remade the reset procedure but it is the same message: "SIM locked ME. Slot SIM you are about to use is locked. Do you want to unlock? Enter (8-16 digits) to unlock."
Apparently, after the reset, the cellphone set a lock in the slot, which can be checked manually by the way:
Settings> Security> Set up SIM card lock
PS: The other slot (1) usually works with any SIM card.
If a had the slot unlock code, I think I could solve the problem, but in some brazilian foruns, I found that its a problem with these cellphone models (D1 and D3). After the factory reset the slot is locked. Motorola replied in costumer service that is working in a solution, but a need my second slot...
Somebody can help?
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