i have cognition on my captivate, i going to the PHILL. in september,i have the unlock code,but will have trouble unlocking it when i get there since its running a custom rom??
Unlock it now! Don't need to wait to go to Phill. to unlock. Find/borrow a Tmo sim card.
i dont anyone here with a tmobile card, but i do have a expired smartbuddy sim card i got in the phill last year ,will that work?? also running cognition wont stop the unlock process?
FIREONHIGH said:
i dont anyone here with a tmobile card, but i do have a expired smartbuddy sim card i got in the phill last year ,will that work?? also running cognition wont stop the unlock process?
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I unlocked mine with SGS Unlocker (from the market) while on Cognition 4.5.3.
thank you,i will give it a shot
free version didnt work,,was going to pay 5bucks and started reading reviews,seems risky to me,i have the code so i will unlock it at the airport in manila,thanks anyways dude
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hey thinking about selling my phone and tried my friends t-mobile sim and it asks for an unlock code...im running dutys' newest rom...so where do i get that code?
You have to unlock the phone - look in the ROM development section
i did i think i mean i thought you had to unlock to put roms on which i can
SIM/CID Unlock
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hey thinking about selling my phone and tried my friends t-mobile sim and it asks for an unlock code...im running dutys' newest rom...so where do i get that code?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=375583
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=361039
Hey guys, i am going to china tomorrow. I flashed my phone to HyperDragon_III_PRO. Do i need to do anything to use my phone oversees besides buying a sim card? Do i just need to call ATT and unlock it?
Thanks for your help.. need info asap .
Thank you guys for all the help.
Dmitriy
webdk said:
Hey guys, i am going to china tomorrow. I flashed my phone to HyperDragon_III_PRO. Do i need to do anything to use my phone oversees besides buying a sim card? Do i just need to call ATT and unlock it?
Thanks for your help.. need info asap .
Thank you guys for all the help.
Dmitriy
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okay you need to understand the core difference here:
rom flashing DOES NOT sim unlock your phone.
To sim unlock it use pof/olipro's sim unlocker or yes simply call att and tell them you are going overseas and you need your sim unlock so you can use it over there. They are legally bound to give it to you if you have had the phone over six months (i got mine after having the phone for 2 days without a problem).
thesire said:
okay you need to understand the core difference here:
rom flashing DOES NOT sim unlock your phone.
To sim unlock it use pof/olipro's sim unlocker or yes simply call att and tell them you are going overseas and you need your sim unlock so you can use it over there. They are legally bound to give it to you if you have had the phone over six months (i got mine after having the phone for 2 days without a problem).
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Thanks thesire thats what i was guessing.
I honestly tried to find the answer to this everywhere before posting. I already have the unlock code from HTC and Tmobile. I simply need to figure out how to unlock the phone.
The instructions I received with the unlock code said that the phone would notify me that the SIM is unregistered and I would put in my unlock code at that point. I assume this is only the case on a vanilla version of Android or whatever the current official release is.
As you may have guessed, I have my phone rooted and have been running CM for a while. When the prepaid SIM is in the phone CM does seem to realize that its there and there is a SIM tool app but it does nothing. I have flashed to a couple different customer ROMS including dwang and a couple older version of CM.
Is there any way that I can actually unlock my phone without having to unroot and go back to the official android release from tmobile?
Thank you to anybody that can help me.
namelessted said:
I honestly tried to find the answer to this everywhere before posting. I already have the unlock code from HTC and Tmobile. I simply need to figure out how to unlock the phone.
The instructions I received with the unlock code said that the phone would notify me that the SIM is unregistered and I would put in my unlock code at that point. I assume this is only the case on a vanilla version of Android or whatever the current official release is.
As you may have guessed, I have my phone rooted and have been running CM for a while. When the prepaid SIM is in the phone CM does seem to realize that its there and there is a SIM tool app but it does nothing. I have flashed to a couple different customer ROMS including dwang and a couple older version of CM.
Is there any way that I can actually unlock my phone without having to unroot and go back to the official android release from tmobile?
Thank you to anybody that can help me.
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Is it The AT&T Prepaid sim card. If it is then i don't think it would work. i have an unlocked g1 with an AT&T sim card and i unlocked it before rooting. So guess u have to do the same. hope i helped
Right now I am trying with a TracFone SIM card but I could try with an AT&T card from a friend in a couple of days. I don't even really need to get the service to work at this point.
The two things I really want are just to be able to unlock my phone and backup my contacts onto a secondary SIM card and I am having no luck doing either.
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Right now I am trying with a TracFone SIM card but I could try with an AT&T card from a friend in a couple of days. I don't even really need to get the service to work at this point.
The two things I really want are just to be able to unlock my phone and backup my contacts onto a secondary SIM card and I am having no luck doing either.
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This is how i did it. i put my sim card in the phone and turned it on until it got to the screen when it said ( enter network key) i put the code in and it worked. i wounder if your able to put the contacts on the sd card?
I have lost my unlock code due to a HD failure. I am currently rooted and unlocked, and I run the leaked Froyo ROM.
What will happen in the future, should I want to flash, say, a Cyanogen ROM (*if* it becomes available)? Will I lock again? I understand my unlock codes were wiped when I flashed the new ROM.
Is there a way to insure I do not become locked again?
I have searched threads extensively, I do not think I have found a consensus on this? Anyone care to enlighten me?
I unlocked back on 2.1 (JF6), updated to JH7, flashed 2.2 (JI6), and have also flashed Cognition Betas 6, 7, 8, 8.1, and 9...and I'm still SIM unlocked. As far as I know, it's permanent no matter what ROM you choose to flash.
Your phone can relock if you dont remove your sim when you flash
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Your phone can relock if you dont remove your sim when you flash
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I never remove my SIM.
RKight said:
I never remove my SIM.
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That's what I did before I got my SIM locked, was playing around with JH7 a month or two back and somehow got it relocked.
DJNgoma said:
That's what I did before I got my SIM locked, was playing around with JH7 a month or two back and somehow got it relocked.
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Hmm...strange. I still have my code (saved on both my MicroSD and an external harddrive) but I might start removing it as a precautionary measure.
even i never removed my sim anytime while flashing or updating....mines still unlocked....i hope it doesnt get locked in the future, cant we permenantly unlock it. . . .
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Hmm...strange. I still have my code (saved on both my MicroSD and an external harddrive) but I might start removing it as a precautionary measure.
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Keep it on Simplenote .
Thanks for all the info. I feel better now! And yes, I will remove my SIM before flashing
OK first post here. I have done a fair bit of reading and searching but still have a couple of questions. I have just bought a Captivate. Made 3 phone calls with it and that's it. It has already been rooted and unlocked by the seller. I know if I upgrade to 2.2 via KiesMini it will remove the unlock and root. After the update can I unlock and root again. ? I hear Super One Click might root it. I have the code numbers from the original unlocking. What can I use to unlock it? Thanks
you dont lose the unlock by updating it. even if you did, you have the code so it doesnt matter. you dont need it unlocked if you are staying on ATT....unlocking is so you can stick another providers SIM card in and use it on any GSM carrier
I am not on AT&T. I have an AT&T phone that's used on Roger's. That's why it needs to stay unlocked.
emtae001 said:
I am not on AT&T. I have an AT&T phone that's used on Roger's. That's why it needs to stay unlocked.
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if you have the code then it doesnt matter if the unlock goes away.
emtae001 said:
What can I use to unlock it? Thanks
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Use the SIM you intend to use plus the code previously extracted. [APP]SuperOneClick v1.7 (Root, Unroot, Enable Non-Market App works on Froyo.
Update. Unlocked and rooted phone. Updated with Kies Mini to Froyo 2.2. Phone remained unlocked after update. Root was gone. Used SuperOneClick 1.7 and root was back. No problems at all.