Hey,
I was wondering if it was possible to undo the changes I made in Lokiwiz and actually "lock" my phone. I have never SIM unlocked it.
Thanks!
hpspec said:
Hey,
I was wondering if it was possible to undo the changes I made in Lokiwiz and actually "lock" my phone. I have never SIM unlocked it.
Thanks!
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Ya run the same tool again and select lock, not unlock!!!
can the CID-unlock also be relocked?
Hello,
I understand the fact that you can put the SIM-lock back again. But is there any posibility that also a CID-unlock can be locked again? My wizzard resets sometimes by himself so I have to send it for repair so now I need to know if I can put a CID-lock back on. Does anyone have an idea?
Tim
The answer is in the second post in this thread, right above yours.
when you CID unlock or SIM unlock your device, you're asked to backup your original lock files.Try to run Lokiwiiz again and restore your backup files.
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once you unlocked your device can you put it back in the original state later (with imei again) ??
eldiablo666 said:
once you unlocked your device can you put it back in the original state later (with imei again) ??
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I assume you mean SIM unlock? I don't think that the current free SIM unlocker for the Wizard allows it to be re-locked. The paid services may do that.
If you mean CID unlocking, which allows for the installation of alternative ROMs, I've read on the forums that it can be restored, but I don't know the process. As part of CID unlocking with lokiwiz or awizard the original unique ID is stored in a file.
sorry for not beeing clearly but i meant CID unlock thanx for answering so quick
I know I'm not the sharpest crayon in the box, but how do you check if your phone is sim/cid locked without putting in a sim card from a different carrier than the phone came from.
Hello :
My frind wizard is ipl /spl 2.16 ( no more numbers)
Its a g3 ?
Do i need to cid unlock to go to wm6 ?
Wich version of wm6 do you all recomend ยป?
Thnks a Lot
If you read the wiki you will know that your friend have a G3 device. and you can flash wm6 rom wether you have CID unlock or lock but we recommend you unlock it..
Thnks ! But how can i see if it is unlocked or locked ?
What is the rom with wm6 that you recomend ?
Thnks
The easiest way to say whether your device is locked or unlocked is by sticking in a SIM-card from a provider that did not come with your device.
If it accepts it, and you are able to make a call your friend's device is unlocked, if it says something similar to unrecognized SIMcard or please insert a different SIM, the device is locked.
but unlocking the CID Unlocked device will not harm your device..
just to make sure..
Ok.
SIM LOCKED is The SAME as CID LOCKED ?
Thnks a lot
no!..
its different..
sjolmers said:
The easiest way to say whether your device is locked or unlocked is by sticking in a SIM-card from a provider that did not come with your device.
If it accepts it, and you are able to make a call your friend's device is unlocked, if it says something similar to unrecognized SIMcard or please insert a different SIM, the device is locked.
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This just tests if your phone is SIM unlocked... doesn't prove that it's CID unlocked.
AFAIK, the only sure fire way to test if your phone is CID unlocked is to flash it with a different ROM that has ipl/spl. If you decide to do so though, I'd just recommend going through the g3 unlock procedure and know that it will be unlocked for sure.
Regarding which WM6 is recommended, just do a search or skim through the first few pages of threads... There have already been several polls regarding this. There is no "best" one... it all depends on what you are looking for. To start you off, some popular ones are: Most Beautiful Edition, PDAViet3, PDAViet4, Underground Edition and Orwell...
the best to do is not to check if you're a CID LOCK or UNLOCK..
just UNLOCK it even if its LOCK or UNLOCK..
atleast if you did.. you're so sure that now its unlock..
Thnks,
I will do.
Tsuioku said:
This just tests if your phone is SIM unlocked... doesn't prove that it's CID unlocked.
AFAIK, the only sure fire way to test if your phone is CID unlocked is to flash it with a different ROM that has ipl/spl. If you decide to do so though, I'd just recommend going through the g3 unlock procedure and know that it will be unlocked for sure.
Regarding which WM6 is recommended, just do a search or skim through the first few pages of threads... There have already been several polls regarding this. There is no "best" one... it all depends on what you are looking for. To start you off, some popular ones are: Most Beautiful Edition, PDAViet3, PDAViet4, Underground Edition and Orwell...
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Simple way to check CID is the type2 command in mtty
[I am currently @work, so I can't give the exact command]
If it returns SuperCID it means it's unlocked
Just out of curiosity:
If I buy unlock code from say IMEI Check and CID unlock my device, would I ever need to run Hard SPL or Soft SPL to upgrade/downgrade my Trinity? Then going forward, can I just run any custom/cooked/original ROMs without worrying (since my device is permanently unlocked)? Please don't ask me why I want to pay for this when there are so many free alternatives - I don't know the answer
Last but not least, which method of unlocking preserves the warranty? Can the device be locked back just in case I need to take it to service?
Thank you! (I know these qns have been answered many times in this forum, but I just want to reassure myself that I got it all correctly)
As far as I know, IMEI-Check will completely unlock the device, allowing ROM upgrading etc without the need for additional hard SPL or softSPL.
Unlocking in itself doesn't affect the warranty, so you could simply use IMEI check to unlock for use of another SIM card. Further than that, flashing a new, unofficial Radio or OS ROM will technically invalidate the warranty. Most of the free unlockers actually work by flashing the Radio ROM, so in that case IMEI Check is safer as it retains the original ROM.
Once unlocked, there is no way to relock a device, but as long as you have the Operators own ROM in place, the lock status won't be looked at.
dim4x4 said:
If I buy unlock code from say IMEI Check and CID unlock my device, would I ever need to run Hard SPL or Soft SPL to upgrade/downgrade my Trinity?
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Yes, you'll also need to use SSPL / HardSPL if you plan to flash cooked roms (unsigned) in NBH format using the RUU updater.
You'll not need to use SSPL / HardSPL if you plan to flash shipped official ROMs (signed) using the RUU updater or if you you extract the *.nb files from the NBH upgrade and flash from mtty using LNB command in imei-check's MFG bootloader (which doesn't check signatures). You won't be able to flash unsigned code with the standard RUU Updater or SD card using imei-check's bootloader.
dim4x4 said:
Then going forward, can I just run any custom/cooked/original ROMs without worrying (since my device is permanently unlocked)?
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Original roms yes, you can flash them without worrying, but you'll have to re-run imei-check's unlocker everytime you want to flash your device with an original rom not matching your CID as CID unlock is not permanent (it disappears when you flash the radio).
As for custom/cooked roms, no, you'll have to worry about a) using HardSPL/SSPL or extracting the *.nb from NBH and flash from mtty, as it's the only way to flash unsigned code with imei-check's bootloader.
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Last but not least, which method of unlocking preserves the warranty?
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- imei check, as long as you replace the bootloader with a standard one before returning your device
- free unlocker, as long as you don't check the "superCID" option when you run it and you flash a standard radio back into it after SIM unlocking.
dim4x4 said:
Can the device be locked back just in case I need to take it to service?
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Depending on why you have to take it to service, but basically yes if it's working.
NeilM said:
As far as I know, IMEI-Check will completely unlock the device, allowing ROM upgrading etc without the need for additional hard SPL or softSPL.
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It will SIM unlock, but the CID unlock will only stay as long as you don't replace the RADIO after unlocking. If you flash another radio, then you'll need to re-run imei-check's unlocker again to have it CID unlocked again. And remember that for flashing a cooked rom you don't just need a CID unlocked device, but also need to bypass signature checking.
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Most of the free unlockers actually work by flashing the Radio ROM, so in that case IMEI Check is safer as it retains the original ROM.
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But it replaces the SPL on the device by a 1.01MFG SPL, so the warranty is technically void. And it also modifies the radio, but keeps the existing version.
NeilM said:
Once unlocked, there is no way to relock a device
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That's not true
NeilM said:
but as long as you have the Operators own ROM in place, the lock status won't be looked at.
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That's true in most cases.
Thanks Pof
Thank you very much, pof! That's clear and exhaustive answer!
Is there any way to KNOW the CID lock/unlock state of a Wizard?
I suspect that back when I tried to unlock my phone that I did it wrong. But I don't know for sure. Now I need to make sure (really sure) that it is locked. Is there a way to check for this directly?
Also, if it turns out that it is unlocked, is the lock sequence the same? (Downrev to button, load cab file, hit "L")
Thanks. Sorry for posting a question that might have been answered somewhere else. I couldn't find it in any of the FAQs or the Wiki or the unlock sticky. There's not much I could find on re-locking or for checking the lock status.
You can tell if it's unlocked by downloading wizard service tools (search for it on here) and click the CID Actions button and it will tell you if it's locked or not. I'm not for sure on how to relock it, but I think lokiwiz makes a copy of the CID lock when you do the unlocking so that you're able to relock it if you need to. I would guess that doing a little searching through the lokiwiz thread would probably get you the instructions on how to do that.
Can I lose 'Network Unlock'?
Suppose I take a Nandroid Backup, Unlock, and restore backup-- do I lose the Unlock?
What about if I install a new ROM?
If I convert to GPE?
etc...
The question comes from the perspective of I want to do the above, and not lose the Unlock...
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Can I lose 'Network Unlock'?
Suppose I take a Nandroid Backup, Unlock, and restore backup-- do I lose the Unlock?
What about if I install a new ROM?
If I convert to GPE?
etc...
The question comes from the perspective of I want to do the above, and not lose the Unlock...
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Not sure what you're referring to when you say network unlock, but if you mean unlocking your boot loader thru HTC dev then no.
djjozo said:
Not sure what you're referring to when you say network unlock, but if you mean unlocking your boot loader thru HTC dev then no.
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Sorry, if that was not clear.
When I talk about 'Network Unlock' I am referring to the practice of a carrier locking the phone to their network.
I my case I have a Rogers M8 and want to use a T-Mobile (Germany) sim. When I put the sim in the phone requests a network unlock code.
I have the code from Rogers, but it fails. This _could_ be related to using a custom ROM (slimkat). If I revert to stock, to unlock can I just restore a nandroid backup of slink at and remain unlocked?
(Can I move this post? Not sure why it ended up in the M8 Sprint forum)
djjozo said:
Not sure what you're referring to when you say network unlock, but if you mean unlocking your boot loader thru HTC dev then no.
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the_darkwing_duck said:
Sorry, if that was not clear.
When I talk about 'Network Unlock' I am referring to the practice of a carrier locking the phone to their network.
I my case I have a Rogers M8 and want to use a T-Mobile (Germany) sim. When I put the sim in the phone requests a network unlock code.
I have the code from Rogers, but it fails. This _could_ be related to using a custom ROM (slimkat). If I revert to stock, to unlock can I just restore a nandroid backup of slink at and remain unlocked?
(Can I move this post? Not sure why it ended up in the M8 Sprint forum)
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For the benefit of anyone looking for the answer:
I did a nandroid, installed the stock ROM 'from revolution', inserted the new sim and unlocked the lock, restored nan droid. The unlock remains unlocked.
the_darkwing_duck said:
For the benefit of anyone looking for the answer:
I did a nandroid, installed the stock ROM 'from revolution', inserted the new sim and unlocked the lock, restored nan droid. The unlock remains unlocked.
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The unlock remains as long as you won't do the factory reset with the code in Dialer. I did once and everything was gone. Some code line ##????#
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