I am from India.
I wanted to buy a Locked Bell Samsung Galaxy S2 from Canada, bring it to India, and thought of flashing an Indian stock sbf... Will this remove the network lock so that I can use the phone with an Indian sim card without a problem?
If there are any other suitable methods plz let me know about them...
Thank you
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I used an app by helroz. It worked a treat and was quicker than chainfires app which didn't work for me.
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flashing an indian sbf will not unlock your phone. You should get unlocked before you leave Canada.
try helroz unlock.
or unlock by imei online. There are some reputable companies that do it.
If you try this method do yur research first.
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Hi all,
I have purchased a samsung galaxy vibrant from a USA seller and I live in the UK. The phone will come with no sim. I want to be able to use it in the UK on the vodafone network.
Can anyone advise me please on how best to deal with this situation - I am android challenged so please be gentle. I have done some searches but didnt see any answer to this specific type question.
I am not sure if T-Mobile Samsung is sim locked but am assuming it is but maybe you guys n gals may be able to advise me more on this.
Thanks in advance
If its from a tmobile store it will be locked. Expansys and other online retailers are selling them unlocked meaning they're prob unlocking them prior. You would need the code. The codes are also stored on the phone in the nv_data.bin but you need root to access it that way. There's a market app to get the unlock code but that prob won't help you. Best way would be to root, copy the nv_data.bin to your pc and use the windows utility to get the code. Then the phone will prompt for the code with your sim inserted. Hopefully they already unlocked it. Search the forum for the unlock procedures, they are well documented.
Thanks for the reply I really appreciate your help on this. Person I bought it from has just contacted me to say that they got it from T-mobile themselves in a 2-1 promotion.
They said "I bought the phone from Tmobile without a sim card. The associate told me that you can unlock this one with an unlock code".
Sorry for such a noob question ... When I get the phone will it be able to be root the phone with no T-mobile phone sim card in it? Can it be rooted with any sim card or no sim card?
Thanks in advance.
Hey Guys
i've Hey Guys
i've samsung Vibrant GT-I9000M from canada
it has froyo 2.2 , build number FROYO.UGKC1
i want to unlock it - sim unlock
i rooted it with superOneClick root
i cant get codes with SGS unlock tools , i tried many approaches but not yet !!!
any one successful method for this model ???
Thanks Alot
Head over to the i9000 forums specifically the general forum. You'll find info for that phone there as well as stock and custom roms
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if you wish to unlock it just go buy a code for it.
I got one here http://unlockcellphonecode.com/code-for-unlocking-samsung-cell-phone
they gave me an unlock code and an unfreeze code incase i needed that as well.
Hope this helps
tarreq said:
Hey Guys
i've Hey Guys
i've samsung Vibrant GT-I9000M from canada
it has froyo 2.2 , build number FROYO.UGKC1
i want to unlock it - sim unlock
i rooted it with superOneClick root
i cant get codes with SGS unlock tools , i tried many approaches but not yet !!!
any one successful method for this model ???
Thanks Alot
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Hi everyone,
I have a X10a BL unlocked right now using MIUI Oddie v10 default kernel (FXP).
And about 4 day ago in my country every company is offering free sim unlock for all cell-phone. (we got a new law ).
We can achieve the sim unlocking introducing the IMEI of our cellphone and our cell-number in the carrier web page, but the PIN they send me is not working only in this phone.
Do i need to downgrade my firmware bts?
Thank you.
Rlyeh said:
Hi everyone,
I have a X10a BL unlocked right now using MIUI Oddie v10 default kernel (FXP).
And about 4 day ago in my country every company is offering free sim unlock for all cell-phone. (we got a new law ).
We can achieve the sim unlocking introducing the IMEI of our cellphone and our cell-number in the carrier web page, but the PIN they send me is not working only in this phone.
Do i need to downgrade my firmware bts?
Thank you.
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You could try the Flash tool given to us by Bin4ry and flash generic then follow the standard rom guide, thats how i did mine unlocked from Vodafone to originally get 2.3 standard, but lead to more xD
Xperia X10i
DonutHD 2.3.4
SE Kernel
Relock ur bootloader then try pal. If it works, don't unlock again (unless u used s1tool u may lose radio).
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Do you need it sim unlocked even lol
See here tho if ya like http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.ph
p?t=1470817
Proceed with utmost caution get the right s1 tool script file and all
Hello,
I just bought a Samsung Galaxy SII i9100G and I can't find how to unlock it (I was able to root it thanks to Unlock Root).
I'd like to know if it is possible to unlock it? And if it is, how to do it?
Thanks for your answers,
VerbalD
verbald said:
Hello,
I just bought a Samsung Galaxy SII i9100G and I can't find how to unlock it (I was able to root it thanks to Unlock Root).
I'd like to know if it is possible to unlock it? And if it is, how to do it?
Thanks for your answers,
VerbalD
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What do you cal unlock?
For all you need for 9100G, you will find it here http://forum.xda-developers.com/search.php?searchid=17316905
I bought this phone in another country, and I'd like now to use it with a sim card from another country.
How can I unlock it to use it with other sim Cards?
Go to xda front page and look new from about first three pages, there you should find app that generates unlock codes
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I downloaded the app to Unlock the Galaxy S2, but it goes on through five steps from 0 to 100% and tells me that it can't find the code to unlock my phone.
I think maybe it's because it is a S2 GT-i9100G
What should I do?
hi im confused, i want to network unlock my orange UK x10i,
if i use the bootloader unlocker does this unlock my network unlock i.e. allow use any sim?
if no does anybody know of a reputable site in the UK which is priced good and reliable i.e. allow future updates, as during my search i am sure i read if you use a certain unlock tool it can hinder updating the phone? but i just want to flash custom rom ?
can someone clarify please. tried search its either old info or not clear enough.
hopefully the answer can help future users with this subject in the year 2012.
thanks.
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nrd\ said:
hi im confused, i want to network unlock my orange UK x10i,
if i use the bootloader unlocker does this unlock my network unlock i.e. allow use any sim?
if no does anybody know of a reputable site in the UK which is priced good and reliable i.e. allow future updates, as during my search i am sure i read if you use a certain unlock tool it can hinder updating the phone? but i just want to flash custom rom ?
can someone clarify please. tried search its either old info or not clear enough.
hopefully the answer can help future users with this subject in the year 2012.
thanks.
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No, it does not mean you can use any sim card.
my phone is network unlock, i cant upgrade my firmware via seus or se pc companion. but you can use flashtool to flash roms
thanks you both, after searching ive finally gathered it has to be sim unlocked by
factory, network provider.
using sites like http://simlock.com/ and da vinci team does this affect the bootloader unlock? i.e. flashing different kernals? im sure i read in the bootloader post that using 3rd party unlock your bootloader is locked again?
so for instance if i sim unlock from the sites mentioned, is my boot loader relocked or will i have to unlock it again after sim unlock?
at the moment my x10i is network locked to orange but 2.3.3 root/unlocked bootloader via flashtool.
I went whit cellunlocker.net
the best, used it on 3 phone.
takes about an hour to receive a code
and it do NOT interfere whit unlocking the boot loader
free unlock code from [email protected]
I called att today and to my suprise they gave me free unlock code for my sony x10 I bought it from a buddy of mine that got two phones lasy year and didnt pay the first bill
ps: can i simunlock with this code on my bootloader unlock phone
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