I have a DROID 3 test target got from my frnd who is working in Motorola.
After searching the forum, I got to know that we can unlock the phone by entering the unlock code.
But my SIM cards (Tried Vodafone, Airtel India GSM SIM cards) neither asking for any unlock code nor detecting the network in GSM mode. (In Global mode it is showing some signal, but it is using CDMA. Couldn't able to make any calls)
Please let me know
How to unlock the phone?
Is there any other way to unlock the phone without entering unlock code?
Try flashing an 883 radio and using the TMobile/AT&T guide.
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Pleas help me
MrObvious said:
Try flashing an 883 radio and using the TMobile/AT&T guide.
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But for that also we need to unlock the DRIOD 3 first
Hi, Any update on your unlocking status ?. I have a same phone, so please share any progress on this.
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I live in Malaysia and I got the phone through an aunt who lives in U.S . She gave it to me 4 months ago because it was too sophisticated for her.
I manage to bypass the code request and signed in with m Google account and the phone is now accessible but when I try to insert a local SIM card( Maxis ) it doesnt recognize the sim and the phone locks back again. I lost my old phone and would be pleased if someone cant help me root it.
**I have tried to use Pete's One click root and installed the End-User Software from Motorola and the Root app doesnt recognize my phone when I connected it..
Does rooting make it unlocked and how to root if it does.
Hope someone can help me solve my problems..
Thank You
DarkPheonix271 said:
I live in Malaysia and I got the phone through an aunt who lives in U.S . She gave it to me 4 months ago because it was too sophisticated for her.
I manage to bypass the code request and signed in with m Google account and the phone is now accessible but when I try to insert a local SIM card( Maxis ) it doesnt recognize the sim and the phone locks back again. I lost my old phone and would be pleased if someone cant help me root it.
**I have tried to use Pete's One click root and installed the End-User Software from Motorola and the Root app doesnt recognize my phone when I connected it..
Does rooting make it unlocked and how to root if it does.
Hope someone can help me solve my problems..
Thank You
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You must get a SIM unlock code from a 3rd party or Verizon. Check ebay or unlock4moto or similar service. There's a selection of Droid 3s that CANNOT be unlocked by 3rd party code, this was a problem with the Droid 2 Global as well. If a 3rd party code does not work, you MUST get an unlock code from Verizon. Rooting does NOT SIM unlock the phone.
Skreelink said:
You must get a SIM unlock code from a 3rd party or Verizon. Check ebay or unlock4moto or similar service. There's a selection of Droid 3s that CANNOT be unlocked by 3rd party code, this was a problem with the Droid 2 Global as well. If a 3rd party code does not work, you MUST get an unlock code from Verizon. Rooting does NOT SIM unlock the phone.
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And you will want to run the XT883 rom after you unlock and root your phone as well. If you explain to Big Red (VZW) what you are doing they will be more than happy to unlock it for you as it was for me. I was in AFG with both my D2G and D3 and had no issues unlocking them at all.
Gilly Monster said:
And you will want to run the XT883 rom after you unlock and root your phone as well. If you explain to Big Red (VZW) what you are doing they will be more than happy to unlock it for you as it was for me. I was in AFG with both my D2G and D3 and had no issues unlocking them at all.
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Not true, the stock radio and ROM will work in Non-US 'foreign' GSM networks. The XT883 Radio is required for AT&T/T-Mobile/Other US GSM networks. The XT883 ROM is not required for anything outside of any enhancements it may hold over the stock XT862 ROM.
For US GSM networks; it only requires the XT883 radio and modified build.prop to read the radio. For a foreign network (you mentioned Malaysia) just getting the SIM unlock code and unlocking the device should work. After unlock, input required APN settings for data/MMS and you should be good to go.
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Not true, the stock radio and ROM will work in Non-US 'foreign' GSM networks. The XT883 Radio is required for AT&T/T-Mobile/Other US GSM networks. The XT883 ROM is not required for anything outside of any enhancements it may hold over the stock XT862 ROM.
For US GSM networks; it only requires the XT883 radio and modified build.prop to read the radio. For a foreign network (you mentioned Malaysia) just getting the SIM unlock code and unlocking the device should work. After unlock, input required APN settings for data/MMS and you should be good to go.
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Very true. I just mentioned it should the OP come back stateside. And you are right it does work without it in other countries. I tried it.
Hi,
My Atrix HD is subsidy locked... I have read every post regarding this but they were a little bit old and with no solution... Anyone knows if there is a solution now?
I am BL unlocked running Cyanogen. I live overseas so I can't send it back to ATT...
Tried SBF back, change modem, etc... no success... A new motherboard is on it's way but I wanted to know if this one is fixable...
Best Regards!
I think you should buy an unlock code.
You don't need to send it to att. You should be able to just call them.
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When subsidy locked you dont have the chance to input any code...
If i could i would buy the code alright...
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O.. Somehow missed that why did you put that wrong code in that many times?
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My brother did it... We had a code but it did not work (or was misspelled) and he putted to many times...
This seems to be a hard lock, maybe an e-fuse or something...
It seems that there is no way back for this. On the original Atrix, you only needed to flash a different modem from another carrier...
What do you think if i flash a Bell modem.bin or a Telcel radio... I can try that... After all i am BL unlocked and i can always flash the original modem again...
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I haven't heard of that working, I assume that if it worked most of us would be unlocked by now.
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No... I just want to be able to input the unlock code...
Right now it's hard locked and when i use any SIM card phone says "subsidy locked, please contact your provider". I cant enter the unlock code i bought...
If i flash a different modem/radio from a different provider i might "reset" the counter and i might be able to enter the unlock code i bought.
On the original Atrix MB860 flashing a radio from a different provider allowed to reset the counter and let enter the unlock code a few more times...
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I tried everything... unlocked bootloader, changed radio, everything and could not unlock it...
If you time "#73887*" you can input code but will not unlock it.
I tried everything... unlocked bootloader, changed radio, everything and could not unlock it...
If you time "#073887*" you can input code but will not unlock it.
http://www.amilkhanzada.com/2012/03/how-to-unlock-permanently-network.html
I think you need to be on a stock rom in order to carrier unlock the phone.
same problem
MGA2009 said:
I tried everything... unlocked bootloader, changed radio, everything and could not unlock it...
If you time "#073887*" you can input code but will not unlock it.
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Hello,
I have the same problem and tried all the above solutions also.. Have you managed to fix the problem? If yes, how?
Thank you.
Ok, soo how can i tell if my droid 3 is sim network locked or unlocked? i ask because i recently had to sbf and now when i insert a sim card it just says invalid sim, but before the sbf it would say "enter sim network unlock pin".
Can anybody tell what happened?? also i tried the sim cards in my sister's droid 3 and it says "enter sim network unlock pin".
I am very confused...
Can you help, @sd_shadow ?
Josephdbrewer25 said:
Ok, soo how can i tell if my droid 3 is sim network locked or unlocked? i ask because i recently had to sbf and now when i insert a sim card it just says invalid sim, but before the sbf it would say "enter sim network unlock pin".
Can anybody tell what happened?? also i tried the sim cards in my sister's droid 3 and it says "enter sim network unlock pin".
I am very confused...
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Sim locked or band locked?
Sim locked requires a code, once unlocked it stays unlocked, even if you flashed firmware.
Sim unlocked only allows non USA network gms bands to work
Band unlocking allows USA gms networks to connect, the Droid 3 requires Flashing a radio.img and edited build.prop (stock), if you flashed full firmware you need to reflash radio.img
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sd_shadow said:
Sim locked or band locked?
Sim locked requires a code, once unlocked it stays unlocked, even if you flashed firmware.
Sim unlocked only allows non USA network gms bands to work
Band unlocking allows USA gms networks to connect, the Droid 3 requires Flashing a radio.img and edited build.prop (stock), if you flashed full firmware you need to reflash radio.img
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I mean sim lock. I never entered a code. The only thing I did was the one click SBF by overlayer. Custom roms just switch from radio off to out of service then back radio off(except for steeldroid ics as i can get get CDMA). I pop in a SIM card and boot up the stock rom it just says invalid sim. It use to ask for the unlock code before the SBF, now it doesn't. I also tried the same SIM in another droid 3 and it asked for the unlock code.
Not sure what happened or what to do about it.
Hi.I want to relock bootloader and unrooot my Atrix HD so I can sim unlock my phone for other GSM networks.
I have AT&T version of Atrix HD with OEM Jellybean rom.Is this possible or not?
They say unlock codes doesn`t work if phone is rooted and/or bootloader is unlocked.
It actually works even if the phone is unlocked... Just flash stock jb att rom and use the unlock code....
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Aingaran said:
It actually works even if the phone is unlocked... Just flash stock jb att rom and use the unlock code....
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I am on stock jb att rom rooted with bootloader unlocked.Att sent 2 codes and they didn't work.I thought it maybe because of the phone being rooted and the bootloader being unlocked.Maybe buy a code online from another seller.How many attempts before locked for good.
AtrixHDMan said:
Hi.I want to relock bootloader and unrooot my Atrix HD so I can sim unlock my phone for other GSM networks.
I have AT&T version of Atrix HD with OEM Jellybean rom.Is this possible or not?
They say unlock codes doesn`t work if phone is rooted and/or bootloader is unlocked.
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I will advice you to get a different unlock code provider as the one that told you that is truly insane. Yes you can unlock your phone rooted and/or bootloader unlocked. The only thing that you need to be on stock ROM from att in order to work.
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I will advice you to get a different unlock code provider as the one that told you that is truly insane. Yes you can unlock your phone rooted and/or bootloader unlocked. The only thing that you need to be on stock ROM from art in order to work.
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How many attempts you think I got left?I already used 2 or 3 attempts.
Maybe 1 more
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Maybe 1 more
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So like 5 times total I'm guesting.
Got another question.Do you think if I get the 2 unlimited lines with T-Mobile and use the other line in a AT&T unlocked 4GLTE mifi it will work and I can have unlimited data that way and cut wifi off at home.Do you think it will work?
Does flashing the metro pcs ROM and radio, and then using a regular SIM unlock code, for sure work? Or is that hot or miss?
Any other confirmed SIM unlock method?
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phositadc said:
Does flashing the metro pcs ROM and radio, and then using a regular SIM unlock code, for sure work? Or is that hot or miss?
Any other confirmed SIM unlock method?
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Metro PCS ROM has been confirmed to work with regular SIM unlock. I thought I read somewhere that all you really need is the M-PCS Radio, but I can't swear to that.
guyd said:
Metro PCS ROM has been confirmed to work with regular SIM unlock. I thought I read somewhere that all you really need is the M-PCS Radio, but I can't swear to that.
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Do you know if it achieves permanent unlock, or if it reverts back to locked state if T-Mobile radio is reflashed?
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phositadc said:
Do you know if it achieves permanent unlock, or if it reverts back to locked state if T-Mobile radio is reflashed?
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It will revert back to locked if you flash back to the TMO Radio. That is my understanding.
Do you by any chance have a link for the post with links and instructions? All I can find are posts of people asking how to unlock. Thank you!