Hi, I've had a look around a few forums and online services but I can't seem to find a way to network unlock my HTC 7 Mozart thats on Orange.
I am an OUK customer, but I'm leaving the UK in 6 weeks so I'd like to keep my handset. My problem with calling Orange is that I didn't get my handset from them but off ebay. I emailed the seller asking if he could ask Orange for the code but he didn't reply. Orange keep telling me no when I call them or go instore - pretty poor service considering I've been with them for 11 years and I'm band 5.
Is there a ROM, update or code that I can use to unlock this and use it for any network?
There are loads of options on the web. Try this one:
http://rebel-xtc-clip.com/htc-imei-unlock-codes.html
Its cheaper not to use Orange anyway to get the phone unlocked as they will charge £20, you can get it cheaper and quicker elsewhere.
I used a service which sent me a code in under 5 mins and cost about £15.00 via Paypal.
http://www.htcimeiunlock.com/
Orange are not as helpful as they use to be since teaming up with t-Mobile, I recently gave up a 17 year account with them worth £300 per month and ill take my others with them when they expire too.
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I have just got myself a new HTC 7 Mozart and it is locked to O2 UK
I tried various locations including eBay to get an unlock code for it and none seem to be able to get a code for my IMEI.
I got myself a Rebel Sim II with the programmer and programmed the sim to the 1.3 beta and still no joy, just won't come up with service, just has the circle with the line through it in top left.
Any ideas how I can get this phone unlocked as I want to use it with my Virgin mobile sim.
where did you purchase the handset from? contract..
https://www.o2.co.uk/apps/help/help?qid=1&q1=2&route=unlocking&case=Handset Unlocking Form
It is brand new on a contract with O2.
Ill try that link and see what they say.
Thanks
I recently purchase HTC Mozart on Pay n Go and filled the form for unlocking. when did you hear about unlocking after sumbitting that form?
I got my reply from O2 and they unlocked it without any problems.
Got my code after 5 days of submitting the form.
Thanks chetzy
Apparently for people with a contract on O2 they will do it for free, just as long as you honour your contract term.
Pay and go customers they may only do it after 1 year after you have registered the phone or it may possibly cost £15 which they will take from your credit which you will need to have available on your sim. If you didn't buy the phone direct from O2 they may not do it.
Thanks for the update. I bought it from O2 store and the store people assured me that it will be unlocked within 28 days and £15 will be deducted from your pay go balance. so let's see. thanks again.
I've never performed a SIM unlock but I just got an HTC Radar from T-Mobile and am ouside the US.
How can I unlock the SIM Card? I've been looking at the unlockyourphonehtcmodel.com site (just invented that one, but all of those sites are similar). The thing is that all these sites look shady to me.
Has anyone had any luck unlocking SIM for your HTC Radar in one of these sites? If so, on which site? and how much should I pay for it?
Firstly, it's likely that T-Mobile itself would give you the code under these circumstances. You should try calling them and just tell them you paid full price for the phone and intend to travel overseas with it.
If not, htcimeiunlock.com is reputable. I have used them several times, most recently for a Titan. You can enter the IMEI and they'll tell you immediately if they have the code and what it costs (probably $25 for a Radar). If they say you will receive it in 15 minutes, you will receive it in less than 15 minutes after having paid (via paypal).
It's $19.99 on eBay - have a look. I just unlocked one myself for use in Canada on Wind Mobile.
hi guys,does anybody knows how to unlock nokia lumia 800 (uk) to all networks??my is on orange uk and i want to use o2 on it but i have no idea how to do it!thanks
If you have the Qualcomm bootloader you can use NSS 0.50 to unlock it (the post in a few posts down in this forum). If you don't have the Qualcomm then currently the only way to unlock it is to get Orange to do it but you need to have had the phone registered to them for at least 3 months before they will do it (costs £20 or so)
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the only way to unlock it is to get Orange to do it but you need to have had the phone registered to them for at least 3 months before they will do it (costs £20 or so)
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absoulte cobblers get a orange pay as you go sim top it up with £25 phone their customer service centre and ask for a network unlock code takes about two weeks i brought a orange lumia 800 off ebay about 3 weeks ago and they gave me a unlock code no problem
rob
Reflexdarky said:
absoulte cobblers get a orange pay as you go sim top it up with £25 phone their customer service centre and ask for a network unlock code takes about two weeks i brought a orange lumia 800 off ebay about 3 weeks ago and they gave me a unlock code no problem
rob
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Was the phone you bought new or used? If it was used, how long had it been active on the network? I also bought an 800 off ebay and Orange refuse to unlock it until it's been on the network for 3 months. Yes, I have an Orange PAYG sim, I also got my dad to send me his PAYG sim (which is old) and as long as their computer shows the phone has been registered on the network less than 3 months they will not unlock it.
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the orange lumia was less then a month old, all i done was got a pay and go sim wacked £25 on it then phoned their customer services, told them i wanted a unlock code, they took my imei number and i waited 2 weeks, at no point was i asked about 3 months or anything they did what i requested with no issues at all.
i would recommend giving them another ring if they ask if the phone is use for 3 months say yeah it has been just say somthing like you been living over seas or somthin and if you dont get the result, phone again just tell them what they want to hear thats what i would do
rob
You must have got the lucky CS member that other people get. When you phone up they look on the computer and it tells them when the phone was first used on the network (when the IMEI number was first used on the network that is) so they know when the phone was first used. I've phoned several times and talked to several different people, always the same response "not for 3 months".
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you could try using a t-mobile sim and phone them for a unlock i have read on here that other users have had success with that
rob
It is true that the new network (everything everywhere I believe it's called) is locked to both T-Mobile and Orange so either should be able to unlock it. I only have until the end of August before Orange will allow me the pleasure of using my phone on my chosen network though but I'm hopeful that the DLOAD gets cracked before that so I can unlock it for free.
Orange though recommend getting a 3rd party to unlock the phone when they won't! It's like "we won't unlock it for business purposes, but you can get someone else to unlock it and we'll not get the money for unlocking it, great business plan we have don't ya think?!"
Hello all,
So Orange currently have a deal on where you can get the Lumia 800 for £160 and I fell for it, thinking I could get it unlocked with ease (seems not to be the case).
It would seem none of the sites (that aren't scams) are able to provide unlock codes, Orange quote a 3 month waiting period and quite simply I feel a bit snookered. Despite Orange saying this, is it the Phone that has to be active for 3 months or just the customer?
Obviously returning the phone with some elaborate technical excuse would be one option but I honestly don't want to - I guess I could sell it and possibly be in pocket but again, I like the phone so would rather keep hold of it but with being on PAYG orange's mobile internet is somewhat of an issue where-as with 3 my current provider I pay £15 pm and get unlimited internet (that's how I like it).
With this in mind does anyone know if there is a hardware unlock for it either via cable, switchbox or simbox etc?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
If you have the 2.3 hardware and the Qualcomm bootloader than you can use NSS to unlock the phone. If not then currently you're out of luck. The 800 on Orange isn't actually locked to Orange, it's locked to T-Mobile and Orange, the Everything Everywhere network. If you're on T-Mobile you can use your sim in the phone (it's also easier to get it unlocked on T-Mobile through T-Mobile). Orange though are incompetent buffoons, I've been trying for over 4 months to get the phone unlocked via them lot.
The rules are, the phone must be registered on the Orange network for 90 days, so day 1 is when you put the Orange sim card in and it registers, 90 days after that they will allow you to unlock the phone (although, laughably they suggest you use a 3rd party to unlock it before that time, even though it's not possible with EE network) but it takes 30 days to get the code. I did that and after 30 days, no code, I phoned them up and they said "it was rejected because the phone wasn't registered with your name and address" even though it was, they put in the order again and said 7 days, 7 days later, no code. Phoned them up again and got hung up on TWICE before finally the guy put the order in again and said 2-3 days, I'm still waiting, should be today or tomorrow but I'm not hopeful that Orange will actually do their stuff. I shoulda gone through T-Mobile.
Thanks dgwebb - seems it might be worth going and finding a t-mobile micro sim then.
JUst rang around a few of the mobile shops and they have said they can't do anything with it at the moment. The hardware is on 2.4 - the one on display was 2.3 (I had my fingers crossed): should have asked for the display model lol!
My only concern is that I do go through a fair bit of internet usage!
i just bought the lte o2 version does anyone in uk have the o2 lte tablet is it unlocked to put another network sim in it?
Well i tried a different sim indeed o2 are locking them what would be the cheapest way to unlock.
Yeah had the same issue when I went to put an EE sim in. Used a website called GuaranteedUnlock to get a network unlock code (I'm not affiliated with this site at all). £25 and it took around 5 days to get the code.
Think i am going to have to do this too o2 want me to use their network for 12 months before they will unlock it what a joke i paid for it in full upfront any where else cheaper than this to unlock £25 is steep.
Yeh they told me the same thing. I've got a business contract with EE so added a data sim for the Z3TC.
I did do some investigation into cheaper places but couldn't find anywhere else that did the tab, only the Z3 (which as I understand is pretty much the same). £25 seems steep but it's not that much more than O2 charge. Only problem I've got now is the O2 branding, so waiting for a generic rom to stick on it with FlashTool, but this sub seems really dead? Thought it'd be a popular product.
Its too early yet not been out long i would give it at least few months.
Anyone else got a cheaper unlock for o2 for this tablet please let us know thanks.
I have submitted a unlock code request from
https://www.safeunlockcode.com/sony-ericsson/unlock-xperia-z3-tablet-compact comes to £23.10 uk pounds let's see what happens.
Ok guys its a thumbs up here is my video of the unlock process its very easy and it worked cheapest unlock too.
http://youtu.be/A3_TMrnlkPo
They have a promotion offer if you upload your YouTube video you get 50% refunded back so this unlock only cost me £11.55 bargain here are the details to get 50% back https://www.safeunlockcode.com/giveaways/get-50-cash-back
i know this is a old thread but ive googled and also need to unlock one? is this still the cheapest method?
I ended up getting mine from MobileUnlocked.com - I think it was about £20. Be careful, a lot of the providers don't seem to have the Z3TC as an unlock possibility. I had to get my money back from unlockonline.com as they couldn't get a code for about 3 weeks.