hi guys
i just got my tmobile g1 mobile phone today and i have been searching for a way to unlock it but i cant seem to find any way every were i see is i have to pay to unlock it can some 1 point me to the right direction please?
i want to unlock my g1 so i will be able to use any sim card please guys help me how should i do it?
Call T-Mobile. Make sure you meet the requirements first, or talk your way into them giving it to you.
evilkorn said:
Call T-Mobile. Make sure you meet the requirements first, or talk your way into them giving it to you.
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Hi evilkorn
thanks for replying how do i do that and they are gona charge me some ££ right?
but i want to do it myself and free just like windows mobile there is an unlock tool for it and iphone there is a programe for that iswell to unlock and jailbreak it something like this?
i wish i never bought G1 Grrrrrrrrr there is no cool apps like iphone for it or cant be unlocked easily wish i bought an iphone.
No, T-Mobile shouldn't charge you for the unlock unless you meet the requirements and you can't expect all phones to have an unlock tool. Also, if you were just in it for the app then you should've just searched for good apps before buying the phone.
After 90 days in contract, they will give you the unlock code for any phone.
How to et free code unlock?I log in thi site but price is 20$.
http://www.unlock-tmobileg1.com/EN/order.php
Read my response, you have to call t-mobile after 90 days on contract for them to give it to you for free.
There are no tools, pay an unlocking service or call them to get it free. That is it.
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I don`t know how or what software use.... so if you can help me THANKS.
(Sorry for my english i'm from latinamerica)
don`t worry for your answer I understand very well english language.
t-mobile will unlock it for free.
how I do that?
how T-Mobile can unlock my phone? cuz when I buy the phone don't have any sim card so I don`t know which is the operator. when I turn on the pda the screen show me a question about a code... I DON`T KNOW WHAT IT IS.
I try with 1234 and 12345678 and NOTHING is locked again and I have to wait a several minutes for try again and that sucks!!!!
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Your best bet if T-Mo won't cough up an unlock code, you may have to check out a service for it. There's plenty of places that can unlock ur fone for a price... it's definitely worth it. Just search around
Dr.Gonz0 said:
Your best bet if T-Mo won't cough up an unlock code, you may have to check out a service for it. There's plenty of places that can unlock ur fone for a price... it's definitely worth it. Just search around
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Just call up T-Mo and tell them you are traveling overseas and need to unlock your phone. They'll give you some sort of code you type in.
Correct me if I¡m wrong. You are from Latin America, so you bought your Wing on Ebay or something alike. If that's correct and as T-Mo does not have service in LAmerica, there's no chance to request them the unlock code because the phone is no longer binded to a T-Mo account. It's kind of odd it was not originally unlocked (I got mine through Ebay and I'm LAmerican too). At this point mi advice would be to take it to a tech shop and have it unlocked. It won't be expensive and once unlocked works really great!!
apreichner said:
Just call up T-Mo and tell them you are traveling overseas and need to unlock your phone. They'll give you some sort of code you type in.
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Hehe, I guess I just had a sales chimp try n sell me. When I called in to get my code. The broad would ask me the question all the time "why don't you want to be in our network" or "want to start an account?" Eventually I had to get crunk with her and say "because I don't want to... 1st amendment " She then asked if I had a t-mobile SIM card in the phone and I told her "no" coz i didn't. She then proceeded to tell me "you have to be a customer with us for 6 months before we can give you an unlock code"
Perhaps I should have been a little more persistent but oh well. I may have had to pay 10 bucks but I got what I wanted in the end hehe
In my case... I no longer have t-mobile service, and haven't had it for a good 6 months or so. My current phone (samsung eternity) has a mic that is going lame that they won't cover - and I always liked my old Wing better anyway. I got excited when I pulled it out and downloaded a new rom for it- and with my new data plan I could actually use IM! Unfortunately I discovered that the phone is not unlocked, contrary to what they told me when I bought it off of ebay...
It's ridiculous that I'd have to pay money to use a piece of hardware that I already own. Why are carriers even allowed to sim-lock phones in the first place? Isn't locking the Average Joe into a 2-year contract enough?
But I digress. After reading all these threads with frustrated regulars and whiny newbies, I guess it's either pay to unlock or get myself a new phone, eh..
myrid said:
In my case... I no longer have t-mobile service, and haven't had it for a good 6 months or so. My current phone (samsung eternity) has a mic that is going lame that they won't cover - and I always liked my old Wing better anyway. I got excited when I pulled it out and downloaded a new rom for it- and with my new data plan I could actually use IM! Unfortunately I discovered that the phone is not unlocked, contrary to what they told me when I bought it off of ebay...
It's ridiculous that I'd have to pay money to use a piece of hardware that I already own. Why are carriers even allowed to sim-lock phones in the first place? Isn't locking the Average Joe into a 2-year contract enough?
But I digress. After reading all these threads with frustrated regulars and whiny newbies, I guess it's either pay to unlock or get myself a new phone, eh..
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Thats why i dont buy phones off of Ebay and really does it hurt that much to pay some extra $ to sim unlock ur phone? anyways sim-lokcing the phones was so that other carriers wouldnt use that device but now...pretty much all carriers have the same hTC device but to there own customized verisons of that certain device
pls anyown tell mi can i sim unlock G1 free , i read read but dont understend so meny informacion , becos i dont know english so well
sorry for bad english
if you have t-mobile, call customer service and they will give you the code for free to unlock the phone
calling tmo is the only way to get it "free" if you dont have tmo you can always try and call in giving some sort of sad story, and if u get a "happy CSR" you might get lucky
if not ebay it, the lowest ive seen on ebay is 19 USD for a G1 unlock code
I used a site called freeg1unlockcodes.com to get my unlock code for free. If you don't want to use that site, call T-Mobile or buy one from one of many sites.
schizox said:
calling tmo is the only way to get it "free" if you dont have tmo you can always try and call in giving some sort of sad story, and if u get a "happy CSR" you might get lucky
if not ebay it, the lowest ive seen on ebay is 19 USD for a G1 unlock code
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Something tells me he's not going to understand that "CSR" means Customer Service Representative. But yes T-mobile will unlock any of their phones for you if you're a customer for a year but you can only do it once every 90 days
jon6206 said:
Something tells me he's not going to understand that "CSR" means Customer Service Representative. But yes T-mobile will unlock any of their phones for you if you're a customer for a year but you can only do it once every 90 days
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Your account also has to be in good standing. No past due status. I just got my G1 unlocked recently.
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Hi Ya
Pls help me looking everywhere desperately for an unlock code for my G1
My uncle bought me a G1 in England and i live in Greece..... So i really need an unlock code....
If someone could help me giving me my unlock code i would be very very happy.
BTW i will PM my IMEI to the one who can find it for me...
Or if nobody can find anything can someone tell me when the will be a program coming out to unlock the G1 like they did for the Iphone ....
Hello there,
This isn't the answer you're probably looking for, but you'd need to get back in contact with T-Mobile UK. As they will be the only ones that hold the unlocking code for you. Root'ing will not be able to unlock you're phone so there is no program for this. Not to sure how much unlocking codes cost from t-mobile, there is no information on the website. You could try and call +44 79539 66 150 which is the roaming number (it'll put you to the front of the queue and you can ask an agent there)
Hope this helps!
Hi again
Thanx a lot for trying to help me. I will phone them monday at 12 o'clock (greek time) ....
florevil said:
Hi again
Thanx a lot for trying to help me. I will phone them monday at 12 o'clock (greek time) ....
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Not to sure what the time difference is, we're BST at the mo so thats GMT+1. Opening hours are 8am till 9pm.
Hope they can provide you with your code!
Ye ok thanx ...
Any ideas what i should say ???
I phoned T-mobile US and they say with out a T-mobile account number i can't do anything... Is that true ???
I really want to try my G1
T-mobile is not necessary, it's just the free way if you are already with t-mobile. There are several 3rd party websites which can aquire an unlock code for you. Most guarentee you a code almost instantly, my understanding is htc charges them $10 and they in turn charge you $20, thereby earning $10 for a simple email/money transfer to htc. Afaik some company needs to contact htc for you, I don't think you can deal directly with htc tho that would be nice. Unfortunately I can't really recommend anyone to go thru as I've done all my unlocking thru t-mobile.
Edit: also if you know someone with t-mobile every 90 days t-mobile will unlock a phone for them. The phone doesn't have to be registered to their account just tied to t-mobile. As a matter of fact to actually unlock the dream you must put in a non-tmo sim. Your 'friend' may need to tell t-mo they intend to leave the country or something, your friend may also require a few bux for the trouble lol
Yeah usually just stating that you plan to use the mobile abroad is sufficient enough for them to hand over the code. If not then keep pressing for it and hopefully they will get a manager or someone higher to deal with the issue. The joys of support
I know in the UK certain vendors (Vodafone) offer all of their phones unlocked to begin with but I don't know what it's like in the states.
Hi guys
This morning i phoned T-mobile uk with NPerry number. LOL it was funny i waited like 10 min. Then someone finally answered but he couldn't hear what i was saying (i was on skype) so i lost 2 euros calling and i didn't have what i wanted....
So i decided to buy an unlock code. So pls tell me which site is the best and most secure ???? www.htccode.com ? (looks like it doesn't word anymore it says "This Account Has Been Suspended" ow well) what else http://www.modmygphone.com/ ???
pls anwer
And BTW thanx for the others that answered me before
Does any one know how to unlock A Htc Dream G1. Cell phone. So I may use a new phone company?,I know I can use the unlocker.com to get this done. But its llike 30 bucks to have it done! I was wondering if anyone new how to do it. .or do I have to pay and have it done,,
kefer said:
Does any one know how to unlock A Htc Dream G1. Cell phone. So I may use a new phone company?,I know I can use the unlocker.com to get this done. But its llike 30 bucks to have it done! I was wondering if anyone new how to do it. .or do I have to pay and have it done,,
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Purchase one through eBay. They do require your IMEI and Carrier, but it works, cost me $5 Canadian. Since I cannot recommend any sellers due to the forum rules, just read each seller's feedbacks!
I run my G1 on Fido now, so I can verify it works. Once you have the unlock code, drop the new SIM card into your phone and boot it. It will say Emergency Calls Only. Go into the Wireless Settings, scan for the new wireless network and select it. A prompt will come up asking for the unlock code.
kefer said:
Does any one know how to unlock A Htc Dream G1. Cell phone. So I may use a new phone company?,I know I can use the unlocker.com to get this done. But its llike 30 bucks to have it done! I was wondering if anyone new how to do it. .or do I have to pay and have it done,,
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You have two options
Pay a third party service to have the subsidy lock e-mailed to you (usually takes about 24 hours)
Call T-Mobile and request it from them (providing you have a current account that meets the prerequisites)
Currently there is no other option.
thanks you both for opening up my eyes on this .. !!!
Is there a way to unlock this?
I have searched online and asked many unlock service people none seems to be able to help unlock the device.
Will flashing a new bootloader and OS unlock it?, or is it even possible to do that now?
Please help me out
c0mm4nd said:
Is there a way to unlock this?
I have searched online and asked many unlock service people none seems to be able to help unlock the device.
Will flashing a new bootloader and OS unlock it?, or is it even possible to do that now?
Please help me out
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ask T-Mobile how much money it would take for them to consider the device 'paid off' and then at that point would they unlock it to other networks and allow bootloader unlocking ?
3mel said:
ask T-Mobile how much money it would take for them to consider the device 'paid off' and then at that point would they unlock it to other networks and allow bootloader unlocking ?
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thank you.
can you please give me a phone number or email to ask that directly
c0mm4nd said:
thank you.
can you please give me a phone number or email to ask that directly
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I'm not even in the US mate, threads I've seen on reddit say that when they unlock after you've paid up the bootloader unlock option appears.
one guy who just bought a phone asked to return it and told them he wanted a phone he could root instead, they agreed to unlock his bootloader for 2 weeks rather than have him cancel his contract.
just a normal call to customer service to start with should be enough.
ask them about what it takes for the phone to be paid off and will the bootloader be unlockable at that point. if your phone is also less than 2 weeks old you can try playing the 'I wanna cancel card' too.
if you're locked into the contract and can't cancel it now they probably won't listen to you unless you are offering to pay for the cost of the phone.