My "How to" Video to Unlock Network on the Amaze 4G - HTC Amaze 4G

Hey all.
Made a video on how to Unlock the Amaze 4G SIM so one can use any other GSM/HSPA+ SIM. Check it out on YouTube and search for user "NY2GAholla". {Can't post links yet!
If you have any questions, hit me up!

Steps: Put a foreign sim card in the phone, type the unlock code and press done. The phone is now unlocked.
lol.

hasoon2000 said:
Steps: Put a foreign sim card in the phone, type the unlock code and press done. The phone is now unlocked.
lol.
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I agree...
...For some, it's "magic"

SBGS-FTW said:
I agree...
...For some, it's "magic"
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haha. That's true. I unlock phones so I dealt with many different ways to unlock phones.

hasoon2000 said:
haha. That's true. I unlock phones so I dealt with many different ways to unlock phones.
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are there any ways to figure out your own unlock code by yourself? like what do those websites do?

ziggy46 said:
are there any ways to figure out your own unlock code by yourself? like what do those websites do?
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Nope. They buy it from a supplier. I have my wholesale accounts as well. I resell codes.

Is it possible for us to edit the nv_data.bin to unlock the phone? That method worked with my old SGS and I was just wondering if that's a Samsung thing or not

adslee said:
Is it possible for us to edit the nv_data.bin to unlock the phone? That method worked with my old SGS and I was just wondering if that's a Samsung thing or not
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Nope. HTC phones don't have that. Only the Samsung Galaxy series did.

hasoon2000 said:
Nope. HTC phones don't have that. Only the Samsung Galaxy series did.
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Darn... Guess I better look up that video on Youtube that the OP provided and learn how to unlock with a code...

adslee said:
Darn... Guess I better look up that video on Youtube that the OP provided and learn how to unlock with a code...
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... Or look at this.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=24692529&postcount=2

hasoon2000 said:
... Or look at this.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=24692529&postcount=2
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hasoon2000 said:
Nope. They buy it from a supplier. I have my wholesale accounts as well. I resell codes.
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Can you give discount if i want to get 2 unlock codes for 2 different phones?

morrislee said:
Can you give discount if i want to get 2 unlock codes for 2 different phones?
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Depends on the phones. Every phone is priced differently but I can work something out for ya.

hasoon2000 said:
Depends on the phones. Every phone is priced differently but I can work something out for ya.
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Well, Atrix 4G from Bell and Amaze 4G from Wind Mobile.

morrislee said:
Well, Atrix 4G from Bell and Amaze 4G from Wind Mobile.
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I PM'd you on the pricing for those 2 phones.

hasoon2000 said:
Nope. They buy it from a supplier. I have my wholesale accounts as well. I resell codes.
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Hasoon, maybe you can confirm...I knew that Gsm network providers (att, tmo) used to provide the unlock codes to customers. So long as the customer answered every question they had and didn't suspect the customer to have ill-intentions.
Do they still provide it? Last time I tried thru a carrier, it turned into a two week q&a session and never getting the device unlocked...thru them.
If you wouldn't mind, please share how this works from your stand-point (reseller) from mfr >carrier>customers {ie, where does the device"supplier" you referenced come in?}
Thanks.
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SBGS-FTW said:
Hasoon, maybe you can confirm...I knew that Gsm network providers (att, tmo) used to provide the unlock codes to customers. So long as the customer answered every question they had and didn't suspect the customer to have ill-intentions.
Do they still provide it? Last time I tried thru a carrier, it turned into a two week q&a session and never getting the device unlocked...thru them.
If you wouldn't mind, please share how this works from your stand-point (reseller) from mfr >carrier>customers {ie, where does the device"supplier" you referenced come in?}
Thanks.
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I just had my Amaze and my wifes SGS2 unlocked through T-mobile, said we were going overseas and they didn't ask any questions just took my e-mail address and sent me an e-mail with the unlock code and instructions.

SBGS-FTW said:
Hasoon, maybe you can confirm...I knew that Gsm network providers (att, tmo) used to provide the unlock codes to customers. So long as the customer answered every question they had and didn't suspect the customer to have ill-intentions.
Do they still provide it? Last time I tried thru a carrier, it turned into a two week q&a session and never getting the device unlocked...thru them.
If you wouldn't mind, please share how this works from your stand-point (reseller) from mfr >carrier>customers {ie, where does the device"supplier" you referenced come in?}
Thanks.
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If you have T-Mobile and want to unlock an AT&T phone, they won't do it. You have to have the carrier's service and they will unlock the phone that they provide for their network.
With me, it works as MFR -> supplier -> Me -> my customers. My supplier buys the database of codes, I buy the codes from my supplier, my customers buy the codes from me.

so your like a middleman... do you make profit? and how did you get started in this? (im looking for easy ways to make money lol... sucks being 15)

ziggy46 said:
so your like a middleman... do you make profit? and how did you get started in this? (im looking for easy ways to make money lol... sucks being 15)
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Of course man. It's a business lol. I've been doing this since I was 12 along with fixing computers. I'm 20 now. You can do a lot. I used to (I still do actually) sell phones in junior high, high school and now in college.

Related

Unlock Aria

I have been trying to get the unlock code from AT$T ever since I got this phone. finally, the code is now available to customers for free and I got my yesterday. just in time for my trip overseas later this month. now my little aria is perfect.
so call at$t and get your aria unlocked
Do you need a foreign sim for it to unlock, or can you simply boot with no sim inserted?
you will need a sim card. all you have to do is:
1. power down
2. remove your AT$T sim
3. insert any sim, active or inactive (in my case I used my china mobile sim)
4. boot back up
5. it will ask you for the unlock code
6. type in code
7. done. your aria is free and unlocked
I tested it by using my friends t-mobiles sim and it worked fine
boxcar8028 said:
I have been trying to get the unlock code from AT$T ever since I got this phone. finally, the code is now available to customers for free and I got my yesterday. just in time for my trip overseas later this month. now my little aria is perfect.
so call at$t and get your aria unlocked
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What exactly did you do to get the unlock code? I just called them and they said that an unlock code is not available for this phone
Also, are you out of contract or still in contract? when i called again, they said that the phone is still in contract, so they can't provide an unlock code.
I have been trying to get the unlock code from AT$T ever since I got this phone. finally, the code is now available to customers for free and I got my yesterday. just in time for my trip overseas later this month. now my little aria is perfect.
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Do you think they will provide this for me if I bought the phone used?
I can use a friend's AT&T sim card but does it registers on his account or something? clarifications will be greatly appreciated.
boxcar8028,
wondering who you called/number. I too called yesterday (before reading this) even talked toa supervisor in the US (not India call center which is worthless) and they told me ATT doesn't provide unlocking code for the Aria ever (!), and would be 9 months from purchase for my other HTC phone (Inspire 4G) - both are in contract.
Sight, as I switched to ATT to get a world phone, and I'm traveling to europe in a week. Not looking foreward to paying >$25/phone on soem untrusted site...
GameGod72 said:
What exactly did you do to get the unlock code? I just called them and they said that an unlock code is not available for this phone
Also, are you out of contract or still in contract? when i called again, they said that the phone is still in contract, so they can't provide an unlock code.
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not sure why AT$T didn't give you the code, but keep trying. it took me 4 try's in the past 7 months and each time they would tell me the same thing "code is not available for this phone" until last week. but maybe its because I have been with ATT for over 10 years, and yes my aria has a 2 year contract (17 months to go) and if they ask you why you want it unlocked, just tell them for use traveling overseas. keep trying, good luck.
CaptainMaki said:
Do you think they will provide this for me if I bought the phone used?
I can use a friend's AT&T sim card but does it registers on his account or something? clarifications will be greatly appreciated.
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not sure about a used aria, but AT$T will ask for the IMEI number to track the hardware. be careful AT$T may try to get you into a two year contract.
alain_HTC said:
boxcar8028,
wondering who you called/number. I too called yesterday (before reading this) even talked toa supervisor in the US (not India call center which is worthless) and they told me ATT doesn't provide unlocking code for the Aria ever (!), and would be 9 months from purchase for my other HTC phone (Inspire 4G) - both are in contract.
Sight, as I switched to ATT to get a world phone, and I'm traveling to europe in a week. Not looking foreward to paying >$25/phone on soem untrusted site...
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I just called 1-800-331-0500
I have been trying for over 7 months. each time I ask AT$T would always say check back in 2 months. not sure if the more you ask the more likely you'll get the code or not.
I thought AT$T would just make the code open to all now since the aria is an older model
I thought AT$T would just make the code open to all now since the aria is an older model
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We can make this happen if everyone will ask for this in AT&T forums. If HTC listened with the rom locking, I'm sure we can make AT&T listen as well.
Thanks to drumist, here are the official AT$T unlock rules:
http://www.att.com/esupport/article.jsp?sid=55002&cv=820#fbid=90LzT3_aeA4
Thanks to drumist, here are the official AT$T unlock rules:
http://www.att.com/esupport/article....id=90LzT3_aeA4
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as we can see even though the phone is sold exclusively by AT&T you still got the code. So the guidelines don't represent the situation here.
Unlock Codes
I'm going to try to get my unlock code. If they tell me they can't do it, I'm going to remind them that unlocking my phone is my right and the DCMA was modified by the custodian of the Library of Congress. If they refuse, I'm going to demand that they purchase my phone. Either way, if I don't get the code, I'm going to start filing complaints with the FCC. I don't believe they have a choice in the unlocking debate.
Cell phone providers, software providers, etc, enjoy benefits and protections that no one would tolerate for any other device. If you purchased a car that would only run on gas from one station, you would burn the dealership to the ground. But cell phone companies do it, because many people don't exercise their rights.
yeah, I have to agreed with you. I wish USA cell services was more like overseas, were people are more lock into their phone numbers then their providers. make sure to point out that you are within the unlock rules of AT$T and hopefully they will give you the code. - good luck
I'm going to try to get my unlock code. If they tell me they can't do it, I'm going to remind them that unlocking my phone is my right and the DCMA was modified by the custodian of the Library of Congress. If they refuse, I'm going to demand that they purchase my phone. Either way, if I don't get the code, I'm going to start filing complaints with the FCC. I don't believe they have a choice in the unlocking debate.
Cell phone providers, software providers, etc, enjoy benefits and protections that no one would tolerate for any other device. If you purchased a car that would only run on gas from one station, you would burn the dealership to the ground. But cell phone companies do it, because many people don't exercise their rights.
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I'm sure everybody here support our right for unlocked devices. But this is even not the issue here. Even if we assume that AT&T has the right to lock the device, it seems that the company does give out the unlock codes to many users. That's what really frustrates me since I don't understand the reason to prefer one customer over another.
Please update us on any progress.
You just have to have been used the phone for 3-4 months for them to give you the unlock code. I have done this with previous phones, as well as with my Aria and my Mom's Aria. Both of them I bought on craigslist, so not on contract.
You just have to have been used the phone for 3-4 months for them to give you the unlock code. I have done this with previous phones, as well as with my Aria and my Mom's Aria. Both of them I bought on craigslist, so not on contract.
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Are you sure about that? quite a bummer. Still looking for a way to get the code without having to wait.
is not expected to wait so much! it's like 3 hour like much.
is not expected to wait so much! it's like 3 hour like much.
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Do you know this for sure? 3 hours from placing the first call?
This is like company policy or something. or atleast it was like a few months ago. good luck guys!
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Unlocking an android sonyericsson phone?

When we bring a sonyericsson android phone to the shop to unlock the network,How do they unlock it?
And can we do it at home since we have a usb cable,pc and mobile?
M.Rafail said:
When we bring a sonyericsson android phone to the shop to unlock the network,How do they unlock it?
And can we do it at home since we have a usb cable,pc and mobile?
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You can do it at home but you will need to pay to unlock it. As for the company you have some options like omnius or wotanserver and all of them are around 15 euros.
The procedure it's called test point method and you can find some info about it here .
ginryu said:
You can do it at home but you will need to pay to unlock it. As for the company you have some options like omnius or wotanserver and all of them are around 15 euros.
The procedure it's called test point method and you can find some info about it here .
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Your link is about unlocking bootloader, topic starter asked about network unlocking.
To OP: If you plan to install custom ROMs, use Omnius/WotanServer or like that method, as you will require enabled fastboot also.
If you just want to unlock from the network, then you can do it by your operator via the code.
Doesn't matter, how you do it, either way you have to pay.
Network Unlocking is possible with Wotan Server
Tapatalké depuis mon SK17i
Someguyfromhell said:
Your link is about unlocking bootloader, topic starter asked about network unlocking.
To OP: If you plan to install custom ROMs, use Omnius/WotanServer or like that method, as you will require enabled fastboot also.
If you just want to unlock from the network, then you can do it by your operator via the code.
Doesn't matter, how you do it, either way you have to pay.
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well you use the test point method to unlock the phone the only difference is that they patch the sim info so it unlock it along with the fastboot mode.
please think before posting this kind of comments as it can confuse users and i never said my link as you call it was for unlocking the sim i just said it has to do with the test point method.
Someguyfromhell said:
Your link is about unlocking bootloader, topic starter asked about network unlocking.
To OP: If you plan to install custom ROMs, use Omnius/WotanServer or like that method, as you will require enabled fastboot also.
If you just want to unlock from the network, then you can do it by your operator via the code.
Doesn't matter, how you do it, either way you have to pay.
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Yep In wotanserver terms it written that Unlocking is not supported by wotanclient software!
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Yep In wotanserver terms it written that Unlocking is not supported by wotanclient software!
See the image attached.
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yeah that is only for firmware flashing they also have the unlocking service.
ginryu said:
yeah that is only for firmware flashing they also have the unlocking service.
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So will I have to short the test points in unlocking process as well.
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So will I have to short the test points in unlocking process as well.
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Yep you use the test point method to unlock the phone but you need to do it with a company like woman server or omnius and unfortunately it is not free.
You could try Da Vinci unlocking, they're quite cheap and it worked fine for me.
Sadly you don't live in Brazil like me. All phones here have to be selled unlocked. If not, providers have to give unlock code for free. After all, you own the phone, not your provider. So you should be free to choose whenever sim card you want inside it.
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I don't know does this happen in every case, but generally I believe that this is how it works -
manufacturer price to networks of phone:
€400
Network sells phone to customer
€250
(network PAYS subsidy of €150 and wants customer to stay on the network long enough to pay back the subsidy in credit)
I think this is a little different to iPhone jailbreaking - in this case as a customer I think we are kind of robbing the networks - they paid money to make our phone cheaper, we're detaching ourselves before that money is repaid so the network DEFINITELY makes a LOSS. I believe it's illegal in some countries because of this. So this kind of network-unlocking is not the same as iPhone jailbreaking, I don't think.
p.s. I don't know how they do it in Brazil. I suspect that the customer might have to pay more when they buy the phone, maybe the network pays less. I seen on TV (don't know how true) that that's the philosophy with house-buying there - don't buy giant bank debt.
More or less like that, bro. We do get subsidized phones too due to competition between providers (we have 4 here with almost the same markeet share). So they offer subsidized (or even free) phones to get costumers with a good monthly billing. You get fidelity due to service plan, not locked with phones.
Sounds more fair, IMO. You bought your phone, it is yours. Even if the network provider subsidized it .
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Lumia 920 does support WIND mobile

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and it is factory unlocked ( I have a Rogers Lumia 920)
I got the phone from Rogers too. Are you saying it is unlocked and you can use it with other sims right out of the box?!!!!!!!!!!!!
Can anyone verify this? If this is correct it will be extremely surprising and awesome.
Could you please confirm?
Could you please confirm that this definately works with Wind?
I have been waiting for this since ages
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I got the phone from Rogers too. Are you saying it is unlocked and you can use it with other sims right out of the box?!!!!!!!!!!!!
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yes
Although that picture could be shopped easily.
http://www.howardforums.com/showthr...ia-920-seems-to-have-Pentaband-HSPA-with-pics
You claim its unlocked out of box but he purchased an unlock code, is there a reason for that?
I picked one up yesterday and posted on howardforums with pictures. I can confirm that the phone comes factory unlocked out of the box, which is quite surprising. However, I still have to try using it with Wind...When I go to manual network selection, Wind shows up though.
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Although that picture could be shopped easily.
http://www.howardforums.com/showthr...ia-920-seems-to-have-Pentaband-HSPA-with-pics
You claim its unlocked out of box but he purchased an unlock code, is there a reason for that?
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I am the guy who posted that...I requested an unlock code thinking that the phone would be locked, and I wanted to use it on fido..AFTER requesting the code, I thought...hey..let's give it a try..and it worked...then I tried with Bell, and it worked too...That's the story behind requesting the code..Never received it yet anyways..
Thanks.
Hopefully you are able to find someone with a Wind sim to test. If so I may need to start calling rogers stores
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Thanks Buddy!
Buying it ASAP
hkalltheway said:
I picked one up yesterday and posted on howardforums with pictures. I can confirm that the phone comes factory unlocked out of the box, which is quite surprising. However, I still have to try using it with Wind...When I go to manual network selection, Wind shows up though.
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This is awesome. How much did the phone come to taxes in. Also, did you need active rogers accounts to buy one?
geoken said:
This is awesome. How much did the phone come to taxes in. Also, did you need active rogers accounts to buy one?
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I paid $600 + $78 in tax = $678.
I had a Rogers account but bought the phone off-contract obviously.
geoken said:
This is awesome. How much did the phone come to taxes in. Also, did you need active rogers accounts to buy one?
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Not, you don't need an Rogers account to buy the phone.
I bought it [email protected]$677.99 after tax($599.99+13% ON. hst)
EG8196 said:
Not, you don't need an Rogers account to buy the phone.
I bought it [email protected]$677.99 after tax($599.99+13% ON. hst)
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Don't get me wrong, but could you please post a picture of the full frontal of the phone with Wind Home showing in the Call Tile?
Some people doubt and say that they have confirmed with Nokia that it is not compatible with Wind.
I am going to spend $675 only if it is compatible with Wind as I don't support Robellus.
Thanks in advance!
Lumia 920 does support WIND mobile?
Just being unlocked is not quite enough: does it also have AWS 1700 enabled? If both, Rogers can expect a flood of orders from T-Mo customers.
psalmu said:
Just being unlocked is not quite enough: does it also have AWS 1700 enabled? If both, Rogers can expect a flood of orders from T-Mo customers.
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In the thread on HoFo http://www.howardforums.com/showthr...ia-920-seems-to-have-Pentaband-HSPA-with-pics
People are saying conflicting things, only time will tell I suppose.
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People are saying conflicting things, only time will tell I suppose.
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Well, when could we expect an actual XDA developer to get their mitts on a Rogers Lumia 920 to analyze and test it and give definite answers...?
psalmu said:
Well, when could we expect an actual XDA developer to get their mitts on a Rogers Lumia 920 to analyze and test it and give definite answers...?
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I have the 920 as well. I will try and get my hands on a non-Rogers sim card tonight and test that for you guys.
xsever said:
I have the 920 as well. I will try and get my hands on a non-Rogers sim card tonight and test that for you guys.
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Before you get a non-rogers card, can you try doing a manual network selection and verify that you also see Wind mobile listed. IIRC, the Lumia 900 wouldn't even detect Wind.
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mapleleafs89 said:
In the thread on HoFo http://www.howardforums.com/showthr...ia-920-seems-to-have-Pentaband-HSPA-with-pics
People are saying conflicting things, only time will tell I suppose.
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On the other hand, EG8196 and hkalltheway are the only people in any of these threads who have actually used the phone and they both confirm that it was unlocked out of the box and that they are either using it on Wind or have had Wind show up on a network scan.
All the conflicting evidence is based on Nokia specs and claims which have historically been off base. For example, in the HoFo thread, there is a guy who said Nokia told him the N8 wouldn't work on Wind (we all know it does).
http://www.howardforums.com/showthr...taband-hspa-worked-with-Wind!-See-Screenshots
This guy is showing some more screenshots of it working, I guess that solves it!
mapleleafs89 said:
This guy is showing some more screenshots of it working, I guess that solves it!
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Ok, gift horse, mouth etc... but what's with "made a few calls to test"? How hard would it be to try and see if you really get 3G web browsing?

Boost Mobile ZTE Unlock - Need to know what company CAN do this

I recently bought a ZTE Max XL from a customer that had it on Boost Mobile.
I was unaware that Boost requires the phone to stay within their carrier network "Active" for
at least 12 months. They tell me the phone IS eligable for DSU (unlocking) however they
won't do it because of the 12 month requirement. They tell me to drop my service and come on
over to Boost... NOT my ideal solution.
Does ANYONE know a service or company (or individual) that can unlock my ZTE Max XL N9560?
Currently attempting to use:
https://www.unlockitnow.com
and
www.code-unlock-store.com
Any help welcome =)
were you able to unlock it?
i need unlock virgin mobile...
udfxrookie said:
I recently bought a ZTE Max XL from a customer that had it on Boost Mobile.
I was unaware that Boost requires the phone to stay within their carrier network "Active" for
at least 12 months. They tell me the phone IS eligable for DSU (unlocking) however they
won't do it because of the 12 month requirement. They tell me to drop my service and come on
over to Boost... NOT my ideal solution.
Does ANYONE know a service or company (or individual) that can unlock my ZTE Max XL N9560?
Currently attempting to use:
https://www.unlockitnow.com
and
www.code-unlock-store.com
Any help welcome =)
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have you found a solution to this?
Boost ZTE Max XL unlock
banishedmonk said:
have you found a solution to this?
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Even if you have had the Boost ZTE Max XL for a year of service with Boost and you manage to get them to give you the unlock code, there is no way to put it in the phone. Typically, if you insert a different carrier sim in the phone, it will prompt for an unlock code. Try it on the Max XL. It just says "invalid sim", no way to enter anything. So, as incredible
as it sounds, what Boost and Sprint are doing is giving you a code, but there is no way to actually enter it.
You could buy an unlock code from one of the online sources. Some of them will
tell you that they can't unlock this Boost phone. Others have instructions that tell you once you have the unlock code, how to enter it. It starts with inserting a different sim. That doesn't work. Next it's try a variety of half a dozen strings on the keyboard to get it to prompt for the unlock code input. They don't work. Try them before buying any code. My conclusion is that these codes will not work, because there is no way to put them into the phone.
Then there is the ultimate gotcha. If you look at the specs for this phone, it supports both CDMA and GSM. It should work on AT&T or Tmobile, for example. But if you do some googling you will see people saying that Boost/Sprint has the GSM disabled, ie the firmware isn't there to enable it, etc. So, even if you successfully unlocked the phone, where are you going to go? Nowhere. You're on Boost, Sprint won't take the phone, they have a very selective and short list of phones they will accept. I doubt Virgin will take it. So, you're pretty much stuck, with nowhere to go. :crying:
If you want to go to another carrier, best solution is to sell the phone on Ebay and get one that works on the other carrier. And so much for the new unlock policy of the industry. The govt was after them a couple years ago for their abuse of customers with locked phones. So, the industry sold the govt on the idea of letting them get together and come up with an industry wide agreed solution. And this is how Boost/Sprint is implementing it. In essence, nothing has changed with them. Others like Verizon, I understand don't lock their phones. MetroPCS only requires 90 days of service, then there is an unlock app on the phone where you request it and it automatically unlocks.
In other words, some companies are honest and ethical, some, not so much.:crying
i get those done for my customers with some guy remotely, i can post the contact info if you need it
ProUnlocker said:
i get those done for my customers with some guy remotely, i can post the contact info if you need it
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May I have or can you post contact info., please.
CHIMCANHCUT said:
May I have or can you post contact info., please.
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[email protected]
I can unlock this device for GSM and CDMA.
Rooted and Unlocked
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[email protected]
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I recommend this guy as well. He's done work for me and beats most everyone elses prices.
phonecapone said:
I recommend this guy as well. He's done work for me and beats most everyone elses prices.
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this unlock and root I did it myself
CLUPER said:
this unlock and root I did it myself
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What did you use to unlock it and what about root? I thought there was no root available for this yet.
CLUPER said:
this unlock and root I did it myself
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How did you do to get it done
phonecapone said:
What did you use to unlock it and what about root? I thought there was no root available for this yet.
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Hey, have you found something?
CLUPER said:
this unlock and root I did it myself
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How in tf did you manage that
Fresh Up said:
Hey, have you found something?
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For rooting or unlocking? I don't have the handset i just thought i had read somewhere that there was no root available due to BL locked, no fastboot etc. Here is a thread discussing root and if you search around here and on AF im sure you might come across more. https://forum.xda-developers.com/general/help/zte-max-xl-root-custom-recovery-t3601219
If you need anything unlocked just read through this thread. I recommended a guy and others have as well.
Testing possible unlock.
here is a forum that has a link to maga.
Going to try it out and post there the unlock results.
general/help/zte-max-xl-root-custom-recovery-t3601219
Hello, I have the same line try g to have mine unlocked to go to cricket.... Boost mobile please help me
about the boost zte max xl
CHIMCANHCUT said:
May I have or can you post contact info., please.
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Can i get his info

Question I bought a blacklisted s23 ultra what now?

I just bought it obviously didn’t check the info because it was new a sealed I thought I bought an unlocked phone. What can I do now
Your only options are recycle it, try to return it or get a refund if you used PayPal or Facebook or a credit card. And since the phone is over $1k usd you could probably file a police report but in some jurisdictions it's illegal to possess stolen property.
Other than that xda can't and won't help you.
cudahy_boy said:
I just bought it obviously didn’t check the info because it was new a sealed I thought I bought an unlocked phone. What can I do now
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Just for information, how do we check if it's blacklisted?
therealashish said:
Just for information, how do we check if it's blacklisted?
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Blacklisted phones won't let you activate any sim cards at all and some of the phones will lock you out of the device completely whenever it's powered on
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Blacklisted phones won't let you activate any sim cards at all and some of the phones will lock you out of the device completely whenever it's powered on
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Thanks got everything taken care of
What's a blacklisted one? Is it like when apple locks you out of an iphone reported lost/stolen? Samsung can do the same?
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What's a blacklisted one? Is it like when apple locks you out of an iphone reported lost/stolen? Samsung can do the same?
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Correct.
therealashish said:
Just for information, how do we check if it's blacklisted?
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Swappa has a way to check using the IMEI.
https://swappa.com/imei
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Unfortunately, gone are the days when XDA had everything for free starting from unlocking to changing any aspect you want.
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XDA never allowed talk about changing the IMEI and never allowed tools for doing so, at least as far back as I can remember and I've been here since 2007.
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I think because nowadays, most devices don't need heavy modifying. You are still going to get a percentage of people that love to tinker and modify, but a majority of people love how far android has come. Also devices used to not be unlockable, but now after a certain amount of time are all unlockable directly through your carrier or can be directly bought unlocked. These things made sense back in the day when you couldn't do it at all and it wasn't fair to be locked to a specific carrier but nowadays, as long as you have paid your device, you can unlock it and move to a different carrier after 60 days.
Try sim card in sim slot 2 it has a different imei and doesn't always get blacklisted.
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XDA never allowed talk about changing the IMEI and never allowed tools for doing so, at least as far back as I can remember and I've been here since 2007.
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I'm with you on this. Been here since 2008 and we NEVER allowed SIM Unlocking Talk and IMEI Swapping.
Agreed.
Talderon said:
I'm with you on this. Been here since 2008 and we NEVER allowed SIM Unlocking Talk and IMEI Swapping.
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Sure... some examples here of the top of my head
Sprint HTC A9 Sim Unlock
Hello I have a Sprint HTC A9 that has been successful unlocked for domestic use, but I have voice with no data. I have S-Off, boot loader unlocked, running stock os. Has anyone else ran into this problem? Can someone please advise?
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lokiwiz - HTC Wizard Unlocker UPDATE Version 0.2b
Hello to all. First: I will NOT be held responsible for any problems caused by this tool. I'm releasing the 0.1 version of the Wizard Unlocker. It's similar to the imei-check.co.uk unlocker (it patches the same bit), however it doesn't cost you...
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[UNLOCK] SIM Unlocker for HTC Windows Mobile phones (multi-device)
--- Noctua Tech team presents software unlock code reader which allows you to easily SIM unlock HTC Windows Mobile devices: Get the phone unlock code in just 3 simple steps: Connect the phone to your computer using the USB sync cable Launch...
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We thrived on it! in those days.
faria said:
Sure... some examples here of the top of my head
Sprint HTC A9 Sim Unlock
Hello I have a Sprint HTC A9 that has been successful unlocked for domestic use, but I have voice with no data. I have S-Off, boot loader unlocked, running stock os. Has anyone else ran into this problem? Can someone please advise?
forum.xda-developers.com
lokiwiz - HTC Wizard Unlocker UPDATE Version 0.2b
Hello to all. First: I will NOT be held responsible for any problems caused by this tool. I'm releasing the 0.1 version of the Wizard Unlocker. It's similar to the imei-check.co.uk unlocker (it patches the same bit), however it doesn't cost you...
forum.xda-developers.com
[UNLOCK] SIM Unlocker for HTC Windows Mobile phones (multi-device)
--- Noctua Tech team presents software unlock code reader which allows you to easily SIM unlock HTC Windows Mobile devices: Get the phone unlock code in just 3 simple steps: Connect the phone to your computer using the USB sync cable Launch...
forum.xda-developers.com
We thrived on it! in those days.
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Yeah SIM lock but not IMEI swapping.
And ahhh, the good old days of HTC.
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Hi guys - just cleaned the thread a little. As the others have already pointed out, discussions regarding IMEI change/swap are not permitted on XDA as it is illegal in quite a few of countries. As per Rule 9 of the the Forum Rules:
9. Don't get us into trouble.
Don't post copyrighted materials or do other things which will obviously lead to legal trouble. If you wouldn't do it on your own homepage, you probably shouldn't do it here either. This does not mean that we agree with everything that the software piracy lobby try to impose on us. It simply means that you cannot break any laws here, since we'll end up dealing with the legal hassle caused by you. Please use common sense: respect the forum, its users and those that write great code.
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Unfortunately, all foreign SIM cards have been blacklisted on US S23 devices after having limited support for almost 10 years. However, International Data Roaming will continue to work. For example, an S23 bought from AT&T and then unlocked CAN work with T-Mobile, but not with Rogers in terms of SIM cards.
This is the message you receive when you insert a blacklisted SIM card in your device. Even buying a new US variant won't do you any good.
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