hey guys, picked up a bell galaxy S. Before i unlocked it i played a bit with it and updated to gb2.3.5 with the NA modem with the info from this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1375971
thought i would play with it after the fact to get a sim unlock code. thinking it maybe just as easy to get on online. the ? is when any the unlockers ask for provider would it still be bell.
I am reading and figuring out stuff as i go and like to say thanks to anyone that replies as it seems when i google info on the i9000 there is alot of old information out there which takes some sifting threw.
Now this is something I'm interested in as I'll be hoping over to a SGSIII come 3 months time, but for now I've still got my trusty SI but wouldn't mind putting a foreign sim card in it when I go abroad. As far as I'm aware though, I haven't really looked into it, rooting the device won't unlock it.
I'm fairly certain there's unlock apps on the market. Realistically, this should be extremely easy to Google and find a solution.
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Hey everyone,
I've been searching on here and somehow I'm not finding ANY helpful info on how to unlock a G1 to work on AT&T. I want to buy one of craigslist and it seems most people aren't able to get customer service to unlock it for me.
Is there any way to unlock it, even if i need to flash the ADP1 firmware or something?
I really thought there would be a sticky for this, but so far all I've found is paid services.
I can borrow a friend's T-Mobile sim if i need one temporarily to access anything for the unlocking.
Thanks!
-Taylor
P.S. I'm hoping to buy one today, so the sooner someone answers my question the sooner i can get in on this new android love!
I believe as of now you have only one choice - buy unlock code on eBay or some other online shops.
get the phone and have a friend that has t-mo say that they are going out of the country and they need the unlock code for their phone. t-mo will ask for the IMEI and you give them that and they will email you an unlock code. but i am pretty sure that you will be stuck with edge network on at&t. not that i have any choice as t-mo STILL doesn't have 3G in stl
Hey, thanks for the help. I only have one friend with Tmobile and she probably could have helped me, but i was hoping there was a more guaranteed way, in case that didn't work. So flashing the ADP1 firmware and bootloader doesn't do it? I assume that the right people have looked at this and all that?
Well it would be cool if we could crack that, but lucky for me i finally found someone with an unlocked g1 at a great price - $250 for a barely used one with accessories and box, still with the original plastic on the screen, it's basically brand new! I was going to buy one that had been used for a few months, just had a charger, and was locked for the same price! I actually thought it might have been stolen till i met the kid, he was driving a brand new car and only looked to be about 18, so basically he was just rich and didn't care too much if he got the most he could get, heh.
So yeah, I have a G1 now and it's unlocked and works great. I of course don't get 3G on ATT but i had an old iphone before that didn't have 3G, so i'm at least not worse of. And somehow the G1 downloads pages much faster than the 2G iphone, interestingly enough, so I'm pretty happy.
Thanks for your help guys. is there a way we could maybe sticky this or something, maybe make a new post that is the official sim unlock thread and sticky that? I never found a place that specifically said you couldn't unlock it, except for a few posts from before the phone was even out with people speculating, so it was pretty tough for me to find out. Sure, i didn't find anything that said you COULD unlock it easily, but i didn't find a lot the other way either and i wasn't sure if I was just missing something.
Thanks,
-Taylor
I used this one to unlock my g1
http://www.unlock-tmobileg1.com/
within 20 min, I received my unlock codes. And it really worked
as t-mobile asked me 125 Euros for unlocking (the Netherlands)
Heya all, well i just menage to finally buy a new g1 off ebay been trying for awhile now but finally got one for the right price but the thing is.. being new its locked to t-mobile now from what i have found there are only two way's of unlocking both are via unlock codes and from what I've read i can get it free from t-mobile but i also believe you have to of been a t-mobile customer for 2 months plus or something any you guys know if this is true?
The other option is to get one of these websites that give you unlock codes has anyone used these could you if possible tell me what sites are genuine and safe to use?
Another thing is there any other way's of unlocking the phone?? that i have missed? i haven't actually got it yet but its being posted as we speak..
Hope this is the right place to post this and cheers for you input ;D
Dominating said:
Heya all, well i just menage to finally buy a new g1 off ebay been trying for awhile now but finally got one for the right price but the thing is.. being new its locked to t-mobile now from what i have found there are only two way's of unlocking both are via unlock codes and from what I've read i can get it free from t-mobile but i also believe you have to of been a t-mobile customer for 2 months plus or something any you guys know if this is true?
The other option is to get one of these websites that give you unlock codes has anyone used these could you if possible tell me what sites are genuine and safe to use?
Another thing is there any other way's of unlocking the phone?? that i have missed? i haven't actually got it yet but its being posted as we speak..
Hope this is the right place to post this and cheers for you input ;D
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T-mobile will give it free if your a longstanding customer. If you want to buy it, buy it from ebay. There is another thread in this section (actually more like 20, one of which has a link)
Yea they wont give you the code unless you have been a customer for 90 days or more. The site I used was http://www.unlock-tmobileg1.com it took about 10 hours for the code to arrive, they have detailed instructions on how to register an ATT APN so you can do the initial google setup too. I think they offer codes in 2 hours now, but either way its a good site and I think its just over 20 bucks, like 22 or 23. I looked on ebay but it didn't have a good feel to it, for me anyway.
edit: One great thing about using it on att is that they wont know its a smartphone because its not in there system so you can use the $15/month dumb phone unlimited data plan and it works great, I have been using it for about 3 months now, only downside is att and tmobile use different 3G bands so it is impossible to get 3G with att.
Only use unlock sites who people here say they have used. Don't be fooled by some of them which are *very* cheap (as in, a quater or the cost of most), these will normally tell you *how* to unlock your phone (call t-mobile or buy a code, but they dont give you the code).
I bought my code of eBay, that way you can look at there feed back and you know that the testimonies on their flashy website aren't fake.
Cool cheers guys thought that'd be the case phone still hasn't arrived yet so until then...
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Cool cheers guys thought that'd be the case phone still hasn't arrived yet so until then...
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Some unlocks can be done for free using a custom ROM flash. The operating system is only setup to bar off any non-TMobile sims, so do a flash, and bang, that SIM restriction should be gone.
I have never heard of any rom unlocking the phone, the carrier lock is much deeper in the phone, hence why you dont lose your unlock status when you switch rom's. I did a ton of searching before I unlocked my G1 and never saw anything like what you speak of, I had already rooted and flashed 3 or 4 different roms when my phone was still locked and it never made a difference, so could you please provide a link to this type of rom? And just so you know, in your sig you list phone OS's but what you are talking about is rom's as the only OS for the G1 is Android.
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Some unlocks can be done for free using a custom ROM flash. The operating system is only setup to bar off any non-TMobile sims, so do a flash, and bang, that SIM restriction should be gone.
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I don't think that's right either. I've heard quite a few people say that after rooting and flashing a non-tmo ROM their SIM was still locked...
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I don't think that's right either. I've heard quite a few people say that after rooting and flashing a non-tmo ROM their SIM was still locked...
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He might be confused with something else because of all the smartphones I have had I've never heard a rom to unlock your sim/carrier. I wish there was though but if you think about it you would never be able to change your rom because you would lose the unlock status.
(Edit: see post #10)
Not to get hopes up... I haven't figured this out yet, but I thought I should start a thread.
Has anyone discovered how to unlock the Rogers Acer liquid e. I havent found a website or forum - yet - that is able to do this. It must be possible. I called Rogers, who told me to have it unlocked by someone.... yeah, thanks boneheads... i hadn't thought of that.
Surely it can't be legal in Canada for them to keep something -that i have purchased- locked to their network? Right now my phone makes a nice door stop.
Anyways here's to hope.... and a Canada Day beer once ive finished my post.
mmm.... tasty beverage.....
I bet the LCR rom is unlocked.
Realistically, once you've rooted your LiquidE you should be able to unlock it using the shell like in any of the other android phones. All it takes is root access, and that's fairly easy.
See here for instructions to both root and install LCR 1.7 on the Liquid E:
Code:
hxxp://howardforums.com/showthread.php/1655375-Acer-Liquid-E-Owners-Unite!
One more thing to note is that the Rogers ROM comes with out the voice-command-input, and it cannot be activated (even with root access, I repeatedly failed to get it working). Once on the LCR 1.7 ROM, it works like a charm (enable HTC IME keyboard).
Just be sure to make a nandroid backup before each step, so you can recover (especially immediately after installing the Malez 0.5.3 recover tool, when you still have your Rogers ROM untouched and unrooted).
If you can get me a non Rogers/Fido/7-11-pay-as-you-go SIM card to test with (e.g. Cingular, AT&T, etc.), I would be happy to test it on my LiquidE with the LCR 1.7.1 ROM to see if it's network unlocked.
I am in Vancouver.
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I bet the LCR rom is unlocked.
Realistically, once you've rooted your LiquidE you should be able to unlock it using the shell like in any of the other android phones. All it takes is root access, and that's fairly easy.
See here for instructions to both root and install LCR 1.7 on the Liquid E:
Code:
hxxp://howardforums.com/showthread.php/1655375-Acer-Liquid-E-Owners-Unite!
One more thing to note is that the Rogers ROM comes with out the voice-command-input, and it cannot be activated (even with root access, I repeatedly failed to get it working). Once on the LCR 1.7 ROM, it works like a charm (enable HTC IME keyboard).
Just be sure to make a nandroid backup before each step, so you can recover (especially immediately after installing the Malez 0.5.3 recover tool, when you still have your Rogers ROM untouched and unrooted).
If you can get me a non Rogers/Fido/7-11-pay-as-you-go SIM card to test with (e.g. Cingular, AT&T, etc.), I would be happy to test it on my LiquidE with the LCR 1.7.1 ROM to see if it's network unlocked.
I am in Vancouver.
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Okay, Ill give it a shot and if no go than ill get you a card..... thanks for the reply. After being on the Hero forum with its numerous users for the past 9 months im glad to get a prompt response from someone here at the Liquid forum.
Cheers
Okay rooted with LCR 1.7.1..... now how do i sim unlock using the shell? Anyone?
If I remember well, it's impossible right now to unlock Acer Liquid E shipped by Rogers.
One dev from France has tried to flash his phone (unlocked) with a Rogers dump, and after that, his phone has been locked to Rogers's network.
No way to unlock it, he had to buy another Liquid.
So, for now, I think nobody managed to unlock the phone, but there must be a trick to do it I think.
Good luck.
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If I remember well, it's impossible right now to unlock Acer Liquid E shipped by Rogers.
One dev from France has tried to flash his phone (unlocked) with a Rogers dump, and after that, his phone has been locked to Rogers's network.
No way to unlock it, he had to buy another Liquid.
So, for now, I think nobody managed to unlock the phone, but there must be a trick to do it I think.
Good luck.
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Impossible? Nahhhhhh. Where there's a will.....
I am confident that someone here at XDA will figure it out soon enough. There are some pretty smart folks around here.
I suppose i should buy another phone in the meantime as I am without at present. When I bought my LiquidE used ($250cnd), I never expected this unlock problem.
Now Im less $250 and a phone. Damn.
Bad for you
No way to ask Rogers for the unlock code, even by paying a little ?
Rogers is about as helpful as telus on these matters. "we do not have unlock codes available... we dont have access.... blah blah blah...."
Edit: I have now tried Rogers again and offered them money... still no go. I also called Acer Canada support and they state that they have no way of accessing unlock codes for Rogers exclusive phones. Corporate rubbish.
check ebay...
http://cgi.ebay.com/UNLOCK-CODE-ROG...tem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_2&hash=item2eae40a1e2
vache's phone was NOT originally from rogers so it couldnt get a code... original rogers liquidE phones should be unlockable with these codes
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check ebay...
http://cgi.ebay.com/UNLOCK-CODE-ROG...tem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_2&hash=item2eae40a1e2
vache's phone was NOT originally from rogers so it couldnt get a code... original rogers liquidE phones should be unlockable with these codes
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YEEEESSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!! Thank you so much. The above link from EBay worked! Booyah!
I paid, sent my IMEI, and within a couple of hours..... voila; unlocked. I am now on the telus network with a Rogers exclusive(?) phone. Feels so good to stick it to em!
Now if I can only get a refund from the other sites i tried..... ????!!!????
I thought I read in one of the threads here or at modaco (by malez maybe?) that said there was a text file that has a line that says something like 'lock = 1', and by rooting and editing that to say 0 is enough to unlock. Not sure if it was verified. Worth a try anyway if the phone's already rooted. Just have to search for 'lock' string in the system files.
Apparently, some people have tried that (like vache) and it didn't worked
Solved: Unlock the Acer Liquid E
That's exciting news !!!! I have tried 3 different online sites all of whom
could not find a code for my 1 month old rogers liquidE.
I have asked the site mentioned in this thread if they can do it and gave them my IMEI as I do not want to send another site more money just to have them say no and wait and go through the refund process or worse, chase them for the money.
Hoping for good news from them.
When you got you code, was it as simple as inserting it into the little window that pops up when you put in a different (non-rogers) sim ?
Thanks
Yes, the little window. You get ten tries before the phone self destructs taking the world, the universe, and everything with it.
I went through the same process as you and lo and behold it worked.
Good luck.
halibu said:
That's exciting news !!!! I have tried 3 different online sites all of whom
could not find a code for my 1 month old rogers liquidE.
I have asked the site mentioned in this thread if they can do it and gave them my IMEI as I do not want to send another site more money just to have them say no and wait and go through the refund process or worse, chase them for the money.
Hoping for good news from them.
When you got you code, was it as simple as inserting it into the little window that pops up when you put in a different (non-rogers) sim ?
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Unlocked !!
Yippee...... Mine seems to have worked too.... Thanks to all :d
great to see it works
Can anyone confirm that you cannot use a Rogers Acer Liquid on a Fido account without it being unlocked. They are the same company after all. Thanks!
I confirm, you must unlock first, or nothing but 911
Cheers! I guess I will have to pony up and get her unlocked. Thanks!
Didn't work for me
I have a Rogers Acer Liquid.
I made the purchase but he couldn't find the unlock code for me.
But he gave me a refund.
Rogers must be tightening security on this.
I have my old G1 sitting around having no use since I have had my Desire HD for a while now. I want to give my G1 to a friend that recently busted his phone. My G1 is rooted and running a custom ROM and I can comfirm as of this very instance I have su access in Terminal Emulator right now. So whats the issue?
My friend is on O2's network and obviously the G1 is stuck on T-Mobile, I believe I was told that when you root an Android phone it becomes unlocked but when we put his SIM in it asks for the unlock code.
I dont fancy paying for an unlock code since I'm giving the phone away. My Desire HD which is rooted excepts his O2 SIM despite being locked to T-Mobile due to it being rooted etc. So why wont my G1? What methods should I undertake to fix this?
I take it the lack of response means I'm buggered and I cant do it without like throwing my phone at a wall?
I think the lack of responses is because these phones are so old there isnt much traffic on this forum. I wish I could help you but I cant get my recently aquirred G1 to function past the signup screen. I am just chatting with myself on the thread I started.
FireRaider said:
I think the lack of responses is because these phones are so old there isnt much traffic on this forum. I wish I could help you but I cant get my recently aquirred G1 to function past the signup screen. I am just chatting with myself on the thread I started.
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Shame, I figured the G1 is pretty much dead, I have been using my Desire HD for so long, the support on the forum is great for it, I wish for the same with the ol' G1 but it ain't so.
I unlocked my subsidy lock today. Just call tmo and ask for the unlock code. The phone is so old now that they shouldn't hassle you. It did take a day for them to reply but they did it.
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i bought an unlock key off ebay for 6.2$
i've recently bought my G1 on amazon.seller mistakly snet the sim locked version.
so i started to research and found that ther is a good idea FREE o obtain unlock code.it is said that T-mobile gives you unlock PIN code for free if you've been active account for at least 90 days.so contact them and they'll give you the code
Hello, I am in desperate need of unlocking my Bionic. I'm out of the United States and cannot get an unlock code for the bionic from Verizon. I have no service and I can't figure how to unlock the darn thing (for free at least). I've tried online searching but can't find what I'm looking for. May someone please help?
-Jeff Wenz
kirby1fan said:
Hello, I am in desperate need of unlocking my Bionic. I'm out of the United States and cannot get an unlock code for the bionic from Verizon. I have no service and I can't figure how to unlock the darn thing (for free at least). I've tried online searching but can't find what I'm looking for. May someone please help?
-Jeff Wenz
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I've been searching myself for a bit now too, I can't find a solution that works for me. I have limited internet access here and the catch 22 is I would have better internet access if I could get GSM+Data working on my Droid. From what I understand some files need to be edited with RadioComm, however thus far I have been unsuccessful in getting RadioComm to connect to my phone. There's a bunch of threads out there with info, the problem is though that it is taking me a long time to sift through them as I'm tethered with a jailbroken iPhone 1 running on the Edge network.