I unlocked my phone while it was on 2.2 using glaxy s unlock app from market.The other day i flashed ICSSGS RC4.1 rom and it changed my IMEI. Is my phone still unlocked?? I checked the rom's zip file and it doesnt contain efs folder which should mean that it didnt overwrite efs folder that contains unlock data. So my phone shouldnt be relocked right (i hope not because i need to use it in Europe in couple weeks ) ???
I'm interested in the answer to this as well. I unlocked mine whilst in gingerbread....but now that i have upgraded to ICS....is my phone still unlocked? I don't think my IMEI changed though....
I unlocked mine in froyo and its still unlocked..I am on ICS now....
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Typically, once unlocked, always unlocked.
ptesmoke said:
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What ROM did u flashed, and how did u reunlock it ??
im pretty sure it was flashing back to stock gb and doing a master clear that caused it. i just downloaded the galaxy s unlock app from the market and re ran the unlock...
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viny2cool said:
I unlocked mine in froyo and its still unlocked..I am on ICS now....
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Interesting. I unlocked mine in GB and updated to ICS over the weekend. Wanting to order up a straight talk sim and try it. I did verify that my IMEI matches what it is supposed to be. Hopefully it remains unlocked. I guess worse case is I have to drop back to 2.3.
Have yet to find a *# combo that will show you the lock status in ICS.
Did it change your IMEI back to 04999...whatever. If so, flash again because that is the default IMEI, mine did that before and I just reflashed from a stock oneclick. I think it somehow doesn't read the IMEI correctly sometimes. You might try one clicking back to GB(without bootloaders if you've already got them) and then diagnose from there.
Whenever I flash back to stock using odin, it relocks. But I have my code handy.
I ordered and installed a Straight Talk 'AT&T' sim this week. Everything is working as it should. I did check the hex code and the unlock bit was set, however, I have heard that the ST sim cards are unlocked so you don't necessarily need an unlocked phone. It doesn't really verify that I'm still unlocked, but I thought I would mention that in my case, I had no problems.
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Is it safe to flash simlocked i9000 with odin?
IMO theres no connections between flashing and simlock, but want to be sure.
Cheers.
I flashed my simlocked SGS using Odin and I had no problems. There are other few cases in the same situation and they had no problems.
Will a new ROM get rid of the simlock?
no, it wont, this would be to easy to dream of...
azreil24 said:
I flashed my simlocked SGS using Odin and I had no problems. There are other few cases in the same situation and they had no problems.
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Thanks mate.
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My first android phone was sim locked and it bricked when i flashed it But nothing problems with my SGS
Safe to flash!
Dexter666 said:
Is it safe to flash simlocked i9000 with odin?
IMO theres no connections between flashing and simlock, but want to be sure.
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No problem to flash, I did it many times already, try also 2.1 and 2.2 android on it, lag fix, etc. Everything working normally...and, of course, the lock remain in place!
Dexter666 said:
Is it safe to flash simlocked i9000 with odin?
IMO theres no connections between flashing and simlock, but want to be sure.
Cheers.
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Mine is simlocked. Flashed sever times and all is perfectly !
just make sure to run Odin on a windows machine with English US settings
i screwed up a flash because it was running on a machine with Non English US, it got stuck on the 512.pit mode, but it wouldn't continue
My phone has simlock.
But i dont now of i can flash it to JM5?
Somebody now how i can unlock my phone ?
My precious is simlocked and I had no problems flashing other firmware. For example now I'm running a pre-rooted XXJP3 flashed through Odin. You cannot get rid of the simlock by flashing other firmware, you have to buy the unlock code. I'm waiting mine.
iuzar said:
My precious is simlocked and I had no problems flashing other firmware. For example now I'm running a pre-rooted XXJP3 flashed through Odin. You cannot get rid of the simlock by flashing other firmware, you have to buy the unlock code. I'm waiting mine.
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Hi where are you getting your unlock from
I tried with globalunlock but they were not serious, I had to raise a dispute/claim to Paypal to get my money back. Now I'm trying with someone from my country (i know his name and address in case of.... )
Hi!
My Galaxy S was locked too.
I tried unlocksamsung.co.uk and they sent me back an unlock code in one day. Everything is fine now.
I got my unlock code in 24 hours using a romanian guy services found on an ebay-like site in romania (okazii). Everything went smoothly and now my precious is sim unlocked
My phone is simlocked and ive flashed it several times already.
Will it be OK then to flash a sim locked tmobile 2.1 with a vodafone 2.2 with the kies registry fix
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. . . .
RKight said:
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
So I just got my new Captivate and it's unlocked so I can use it with Tmobile. So my question is if I go ahead and root it and apply custom ROM, will it still work with with Tmobile?
jincuteguy said:
So I just got my new Captivate and it's unlocked so I can use it with Tmobile. So my question is if I go ahead and root it and apply custom ROM, will it still work with with Tmobile?
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Yes it will I've unlocked my phone once, and have never had to unlock it again. Even after flashing ROMs, Master clearing, and factory resets. Enjoy!
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So I just got my new Captivate and it's unlocked so I can use it with Tmobile. So my question is if I go ahead and root it and apply custom ROM, will it still work with with Tmobile?
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I may be wrong but I thought I read somewhere that if you flash a froyo rom it deletes the unlock code. I would read up some to confirm and make sure you save the unlock code
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Im having network issues. My HTC One shows an X at the signal bar and I'm getting no service, however my SIM card is active, and my line is active. My radio is fine because it can find the networks, it just doesnt connect to them anymore. this just happened this morning after I wrongfully flashed a camera mod meant for the google experience roms but still, it was just a camera mod. I've done everything I could exept flash a T-Mobile RUU because there is none. I have the T-mobile version however its Super CID changed to all 1's, its S-off and bootloader unlocked. I flashed the newest radio, and the t mobile radio and nothing. Any help will be greatly appreciated.
anyone able to give me a hand please?
still nothing here :-/
Do you have a nandroid backup to restore?
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Maybe go back to T-Mobile cid
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Do you have a nandroid backup to restore?
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No i dont have a nandroid :-/, but i've flash every rom possible, I even went back to 4.1.2 but still getting that no service, but the radio works because it can find networks.
a box of kittens said:
Maybe go back to T-Mobile cid
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Im going to try this and see if that works
changed the CID, tried to flash a t-mobile update in the t mobile section and nothing. this really sucks
Changed the CID, flashed a bunch of custom stock based rom, flashed GE Roms, nandroids, nothing. Going to change CID back to 1111111 to flash the developer edition RUU and if that doesnt work, time to relock everything and send it in to HTC. This is the most mysterious issue i have ever had on a phone.
anyone else have any suggestions?
New SIM card maybe
no luck. Flashed developer edition RUU and still the same. Will have to send it out to HTC. I changed the sim card too, have and still nothing.
IMEI BLACKLISTED
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IMEI BLACKLISTED
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How and where it is blacklisted?
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How and where it is blacklisted?
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apparently the person i bought it from got it in an unauthorized way. T-Mobile blacklisted it. I thought about calling them as i was filling out the ticket on htc's page and in the IMEI section, it hit me, called them and t mobile said it was blacklisted
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apparently the person i bought it from got it in an unauthorized way. T-Mobile blacklisted it. I thought about calling them as i was filling out the ticket on htc's page and in the IMEI section, it hit me, called them and t mobile said it was blacklisted
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I was gunna suggest you try the sim in a different phone - but it appears you've found the problem.
hey, this is my first post on here.
A while ago I got my Xperia Z which is unlocked to all networks and I checked in the service menu and it said I could unlock the bootloader so I did so and installed my own roms, then it became faulty so I got it repaired but before so I flashed the stock rom on there just incase it was refused to be repaired because of the custom rom.
When I got it back I discovered in the service menu my bootloader can no longer but unlocked and I cannot root it or put CWM on it or anything as I keep getting errors... any advise?
I tried using the original bootloader unlock code I got but the phone rejects it saying something like 'FAILED remote does not have permission' or something along those lines in the CMD while using the fastboot code.
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hey, this is my first post on here.
A while ago I got my Xperia Z which is unlocked to all networks and I checked in the service menu and it said I could unlock the bootloader so I did so and installed my own roms, then it became faulty so I got it repaired but before so I flashed the stock rom on there just incase it was refused to be repaired because of the custom rom.
When I got it back I discovered in the service menu my bootloader can no longer but unlocked and I cannot root it or put CWM on it or anything as I keep getting errors... any advise?
I tried using the original bootloader unlock code I got but the phone rejects it saying something like 'FAILED remote does not have permission' or something along those lines in the CMD while using the fastboot code.
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It says
FAILED remote: command not allowed
i don't know what to do...
I've got my phone rooted now following a guide but it hasn't helped
Make sure your mobo has not changed, and ask Sony for a new unlock code
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If in service menu, and in bootloader unlock = NO, then it mean your motherboard has been changed, or the person that do the repair just change another phone for you which is unable to unlock..bootloader unlock = NO status mean no matter how you do it, the phone cannot longer be unlock as the phone hardware has been lock for specific carrier(usually)...
I tried anyway putting my IMEI into the sony website and got a new unlock code but that will still not unlock the bootloader, and my issue never got fixed as I was told that the motherboard would need to be replaced and I couldn't afford it, and I'm concerned as to why my IMEI has changed and I can no longer unlock my bootloader and I've tried downloading a new stock rom and flashing it and my phone is unlocked to all networks still as that was the way I got it and it is still this way.
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I tried anyway putting my IMEI into the sony website and got a new unlock code but that will still not unlock the bootloader, and my issue never got fixed as I was told that the motherboard would need to be replaced and I couldn't afford it, and I'm concerned as to why my IMEI has changed and I can no longer unlock my bootloader and I've tried downloading a new stock rom and flashing it and my phone is unlocked to all networks still as that was the way I got it and it is still this way.
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Just continuing into that thread, is that possible to mod the carrier? I used to send my SXZ to the sav, get it back, unlocked the BL tried a rom and (was-i think- tired) I relocked it -_-, and from now on can't unlock the BL anymore,is there a solution or I just need to reflash the TA, put everything to stock and send it back to sav?
Can someone help? :$
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Can someone help? :$
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I had same problem. And it even said it was unlocked... I reentered my imei and copied the code.. After many tries it worked... I used both flashtool and fastboot
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HellRoot said:
I had same problem. And it even said it was unlocked... I reentered my imei and copied the code.. After many tries it worked... I used both flashtool and fastboot
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On FT, it said Bootloader: NOT ROOTABLE so I think everything come back to stock before I send my phone to the Sav... So just gonna wait and see