Any help would be appreciated...
Im a Sprint customer and my contract ends in May, I have learned to hate it... I want to change over to the AT&T Tilt phone... I been reading a lot about mods and unlocking this phone, etc. I understand that unlocking the phone allows me to use it on different networks but how does that really affect things.. what other service providers would support this phone? How does unlocking the phone and using it on another network work in relation to internet access, etc. Would it be that all Im doing is just giving myself the option to use this phone but with a plan from another company? Should I even worry about unlocking it? Just looking for some clear explanation of things.. thanks in advance
I would refer you to this thread, being new here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=356895
If you are strictly referring to SIM unlocking, this could be useful if you travel and need to use a local SIM card for extended periods away from home.
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Hi
a quick question. I just bought one of these xdas from ebay. However when I got it the phone appears to be locked. When I insert a sim it saya 'network is lock please insert unlock code'. I am not sure what the problem is but am worried have been sold a stolen phone that has been barred.
The seller is not being helpful and I really would like to just keep the phone. My question is- if it has been barred is there a way to unbar it? I know it is possible to unlock xda phones by flashing new roms & changing the radio etc as i have followed the instructions on here before, but just wondering if anyone could offer any technical advice on my problem. It will be a lot of hassle to get a refund as seller is not at all responsive so any help would be appreciated please.
watch the wiki !
thear is a unlocker.
just put it on the device and start it.
Thanks- will clarify
Hi thanks for the quick response! I will go read the wiki now. I guess I should phrase my question better though- what i mean is, if the phone has been barred/ blocked on the network etc will unlocking it with the unlocking tool be of any use? Thanks in advance.
the unlocking tool will remmove all network lock from ur phone.so ur phone can access any network.
ssjw1000 said:
Hi thanks for the quick response! I will go read the wiki now. I guess I should phrase my question better though- what i mean is, if the phone has been barred/ blocked on the network etc will unlocking it with the unlocking tool be of any use? Thanks in advance.
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No. If the IMEI has been blocked on your providers network, the only one who can get it working is said provider.
However, your description of the problem is a sim locked phone. Once you run the unlocker, you should be fine.
Hi Guys,
I just snagged a T-Mobile G1 off eBay in India and turning it on I found that pattern unlock thingy.Not knowing what the pattern was I did the wrong pattern 5 times and then got stuck on the username/pwd screen.I couldnot go anywhere after that.I consulted some guys on the net and they asked me to give it the alt+w treatment.An voila, now my phone is asking to be reactivated via google. I neither have a T-Mobile SIM, nor am I in T-Mobile coverage. How do i unlock my phone? Is there any way I can flash some unlocked ROM into it so I could get some actual service out of my device other than being a friggin' paper weight. Did I completely fry it?Is there any hope? Please help me....
Thanks
Its not fried... but you will need to flash a modified firmware. But in order to do this you need root access. So, you will need to borrow someone else's T-Mobile sim card. Change your APN at the login page to use the Edge network (there are guides on here on doing that) and then login. Gain root access with again, another guide we have written on that. Finally, flash a modified G1 firmware, preferably JF or Haykuro builds which allow you to skip all that. However.. what service do you even plan on using with your G1? Understand that likely only ATT/ Cingular will work minus the 3G coverage which abolishes pretty much half the functions on the G1, but either way thats what you need to do first.
You dont need tmobile to unlock it from that screen, you can enter apn settings for your area and connect to any local network.
I'm in norway and I could activate mine just fine, I just had to put in my carrier's settings in the apn screen. Also worth noting that you can only get to the data roaming screen if you restart the phone (it'll say "you have lost network connectivity <something>" and allow you to open that screen).
downgrade to rc 29 using dream img from how to downgrade. then look at how to activate without sim topic. activate and voila ur good to go
Hello peeps, i finally received my G1 today... Happy!
Two things i would like to know i do have a t-mobile sim here but i dont get t-mobile service in Australia so i will need to unlock it.
What would be the best way of going about this... could you point me in the best direction for the cheapest and safest Australian Unlock codes , other thing is somewhere i read its possible to skip the gmail bit and activate it later also someone said to me it was possible to start the wireless connection to enter those gmail details so i dont need a sim with data....
So main question is with a t-mobile sim here is it possible to access the phone without having it unlocked and without t-mobile service?
The other thing is i have heard going around is that dev images have unlock strings would this allow me to use a Australian sim to enter the details at the start without having to pay for unlock??
Call t-mobile to get the phone unlocked, they are quite relaxed with the unlock codes, secongany dev based rom something like cyan' s rom will allow you to skip the g-mail reg when you boot up and connect via wi-fi, even hero roms have that option
I tried messaging t-mobile but they said i needed proof of perches because i don't have a t-mobile account
Dominating said:
Hello peeps, i finally received my G1 today... Happy!
Two things i would like to know i do have a t-mobile sim here but i dont get t-mobile service in Australia so i will need to unlock it.
What would be the best way of going about this... could you point me in the best direction for the cheapest and safest Australian Unlock codes , other thing is somewhere i read its possible to skip the gmail bit and activate it later also someone said to me it was possible to start the wireless connection to enter those gmail details so i dont need a sim with data....
So main question is with a t-mobile sim here is it possible to access the phone without having it unlocked and without t-mobile service?
The other thing is i have heard going around is that dev images have unlock strings would this allow me to use a Australian sim to enter the details at the start without having to pay for unlock??
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How to register the G1 without a sim or data plan...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=452316
As far as unlocking goes...? This is how to do it after you get the code.
http://www.blogsdna.com/2357/how-to-unlock-t-mobile-g1-phone.htm
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Try Unlock-tmobileg1.com which charges $23.99 USD.
Search unlock g1 in the forum search bar to pull up some old threads about unlocking your phone, pretty sure that you would find a similar problem to your's there than I could give you I have t-mobile in the us, I am sure I have seen posts like your's solved in some old threads
What if i want to root my dre]am and use this guide ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=563679 ) but have no data plan and have data blocked on phone plan (internet blocked, picture messages blocked, medianet blocked)
There are 2 reasons why i might want to root, first its because one of my friends said i would need to if i want to get my g1 to work on ATT (you can read the message below... Also, this is one way, the forum link that i will supply, there is another method to making my g1 work on ATT... can anyone confirm and/or deny either option?)
and two, because I want to have full access to my phone, and manipulate it... Though i am very satisfied if i dont need to root, and the option in my old forum thread is legitament and will work.
Here is the link, Thank you!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=649658
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Yes, it's very possible. But you need root. Follow the instructions in the forums to root the phone, and flash pretty much any custom ROM (but if you're a noob, and you don't want to learn to develop or anything, just go with CyanogenMod). After you do that, when you boot the phone, you will have the option to skip signing in when you first boot, so that you can go turn on wifi, then sign in whenever you want over wifi. And you can block data with an app called APNDroid, so you don't rack up ATT data charges.
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Root != SIM unlock. They can be applied at the same time or independently of each other. The only way to carrier unlock the phone is to call T-Mobile after 90 days in good standing (correct me if I have the wrong amount of time) or pay an unlocking service (~$10-$20 I've heard).
Most custom roms, if not all, will allow you to log into the server through wifi when you setup the phone. Google will turn up quite a few guides if you needed them.
good reply, thanks mate, though i have already searched google, which is why i am asking you fine people. XD
Hey there guys, I've been searching the forums for the past couple hours and I can't really find what I'm looking for, mostly just references to Android devices. I have a Lumia 520 that I am using on the Straight Talk service, and I cannot get the internet sharing capability to work. I have seen tutorials on youtube and in other places (besides these forums) and none of those methods have worked for me. Could anyone give me any insight into what I might be able to do to get this feature working? Thank you.
Obvious first question: what happens when you try to use it?
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Obvious first question: what happens when you try to use it?
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It sits there for about a minute or two and says 'Connecting....."
and then eventually I get this screen.
Wow, I have never seen or heard of that error before (there are a few common ones; that's not among them in my experience). That sucks.
Best guess: is the 520 branded to a particular carrier? You might want to try flashing an unbranded ROM (or a Straight Talk one, if such a thing exists) to the phone, just in case it's some carrier-specific configuration BS.
Otherwise... there's hacks that can be done with registry editing, and it *might* be possible to apply them to your phone, but I wouldn't count on it.
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Wow, I have never seen or heard of that error before (there are a few common ones; that's not among them in my experience). That sucks.
Best guess: is the 520 branded to a particular carrier? You might want to try flashing an unbranded ROM (or a Straight Talk one, if such a thing exists) to the phone, just in case it's some carrier-specific configuration BS.
Otherwise... there's hacks that can be done with registry editing, and it *might* be possible to apply them to your phone, but I wouldn't count on it.
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Yeah I didn't see the error mentioned on any of the threads I was looking at. To be honest I am not a developer and half the stuff people say on this website I really don't understand. I was looking at your interop unlock thread and I should have worn a bib to catch the drool. I had no idea what you guys were even talking about half the time. The only thing I could gather from that thread was that the interop unlock doesn't work on any Nokia Lumia anyway regardless of branding. I bought my Lumia 520 as an AT&T gophone, but was able to put a Straight Talk SIM in it with no issues. So I do know that it works on different carriers, but the code someone had me put into my phone showed a locked icon which I guess means that it's sim locked or something? Bah. I'm confused.
It's *probably* not SIM-locked (or at least not anymore), since you aren't using it with the original carrier, but that's not the problem anyhow; SIM-unlocks don't remove carrier customization of features like Internet sharing. If it was something like the phone telling you to contact your carrier to have tethering added to your account (when your carrier already allows it), that would probably be a carrier branding issue. Similarly, if the phone just lied and said you had no data connection to share (when you totally did), that's probably the phone trying to use a carrier-specific tethering feature instead of doing it generically. Yours *could* be another example of the same kind of thing - you might try flashing an unbranded ROM, I guess - but I really don't know.
There are other options. For proxy-aware apps (web browsers for sure, many other things as well), you can run an app that sets up a proxy server on your phone. Tether-X is one such example; I've successfully used it before.