Hello all,
I rooted my LG Optimus 2x a while ago and I'm currently running Cryogen 7.0.
My contract is running out and I'm going to change service providers.
Will my phone be open to other networks (because of it being rooted)??
If not are there any risks to having a rooted phone unlocked?
Hope ya'll can help...
Thanks in advance
Dave
Rooting doesent unlock your phone. I think that you can buy unlock codes on e-bay. And i think its pretty cheap too. Far as i have read about unlocking its safe.
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If your contract is running out you should be able to get the unlock code from your provider for free.
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Real quick. I searched the forums and couldnt find out how to unlock the LG Thrill P925 is there any specific method. All I could find was how to get internet working thanks
Yes please. I want to unlock too. I don't wanna pay first for a code that may or may not work.
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I heard you can call at&t and get an unlock code
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HaHA you sure can. Just got two of em with an obviously bogus story about me and the wife goin do some specialized training in Europe. Now I gotta get custom carrier! Lol
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I didn't even give them a story. I went online and did a support inquiry and said I need the unlock code. They asked for the number in the phone and the next reply had the unlock code.
I've heard some trashtalk but I personally like at&t. I'd keep em if they weren't so frigging expensive.
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One month ago I bought a note n7000 on O2 UK, I bought through www,cellunlocker,net an unlock code,
They sent me the codes, unlock, network, defreeze, ect....
I tried with GB the four methods they say, and inpossible unlock. Later I tried with ICS, and just the four method ask me for the unlock code, but when I introduce it, the phone says unlock not succesful.
I went to a unlock shop and after 5 hours, they return me the phone, because they say, they can't unlock the phone as well. They don't know what kind of problem to unlock it has the phone.
Anybody with the same problem? Because I don' think that my phone is the special one of Samsung.
Any help will be grateful.
It might be easier to get o2 to provide you with the unlock code
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Pretty sure you can request unlock code on O2 website when yiu sign in to owners section.
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.helroz.galaxysunlock&feature=search_result
I also got note as upgrade from o2, same day i ask o2 for unlocking code the send code via e-mail after 7 days.
100% ulocking code. You should call them.
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Hey all I was just woundering if there is a free way to sim unlock my phone yes I know its cheap to buy on eBay but for me it is the principle. I found that if I stick my similar in I can use the phone by refreshing the service under the mobile network menus but I can't seem to save my apn for 3g internet or any network for that matter.
Your help would be greatly appreciated everyone ..
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Why are u asking in LG 2X's thread? Ask in general.
You can by turbosim and use it with yiur locked simcard.
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Because the phone in question is a lg p990 .... the Samsung galaxy s series has a sum unlock app so I was seeing if anyone could provide more phone specific information.
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chrisdeger said:
Because the phone in question is a lg p990 .... the Samsung galaxy s series has a sum unlock app so I was seeing if anyone could provide more phone specific information.
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From my experience, some Android phones can be SIM unlocked entire by a software hack, and others can't.
It depends on the hardware and the ability to exploit the power cycle and other jargon I'm not familiar with.
I know for sure I was able to unlock a Galaxy S2 and a HTC Desire Z without paying for a code, but for the LG Optimus 2X P990 I had absolutely no such luck and had to buy a code. Same with a Motorola Backflip.
I am able to txt and make phone calls does that but not 3g or data is that normal for a locked phone or am I just doing something incorrect to set up apn
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chrisdeger said:
I am able to txt and make phone calls does that but not 3g or data is that normal for a locked phone or am I just doing something incorrect to set up apn
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If you can text and call but not access data, then yes, you may have an APN or baseband or RIL problem.
Download APN Manager and GetRil.
I had the same problem with my P990 after unlocking it and using GetRIL to match the baseband properly solved my problem.
OK you are correct my baseband and rihl don't match what should I do from this point
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So I happened to be checking ebay to buy an AHD and i saw one that had no att logo or anything but the motorola logo on the front?
What do u guys know about this? Is it factory unlocked? Does it get software upgrades? From who? Android version? BL?
Thanks in advance guys!!
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Link so we can see it?
gabo_e30 said:
So I happened to be checking ebay to buy an AHD and i saw one that had no att logo or anything but the motorola logo on the front?
What do u guys know about this? Is it factory unlocked? Does it get software upgrades? From who? Android version? BL?
Thanks in advance guys!!
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Maybe not factory unlocked, but a seller unlocked of the Bell (Canada) variant?
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Maybe not factory unlocked, but a seller unlocked of the Bell (Canada) variant?
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I know there is someone on this forum with the Bell variant, which obviously doesn't have the death star, most likely that is what this is.
Yeah, almost sure the phones without the branding from ebay are seller-unlocked bell-phones.
Is there any difference in software? What about updates?
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Bell!
gabo_e30 said:
Is there any difference in software? What about updates?
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it gets less updates... not worth the risk, i saw a guy on moto forum complaining they didnt get the 9/13 update
On a Bell HD right now.
Version : 77:55:18.
Pros :
-No branding
-Very quick to unlock. (less than 5 mins for $19)
-Can turn off LTE
-Usually can be rooted same time as AT&T
-Sometimes can be used on medianet unlimited plan
Cons :
-Slower to get updates (most times, but not always) This is a big one, but not an issue once the bootloader is unlocked.
That's all i can think of right now.
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There is a way to turn off LTE on at&t phones, but it needs root.
So that was is only a temporary advantage...
Also I haven't seen any in white?
I have an unlocked Bell Atrix HD with no carrier branding. That is what the seller is selling. Im getting 4g/H+ on T-Mobile
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Hounding AT&T Everyday & Night for the Unlock Code
Starting to get old I have flashed many o phones but this one's getting on my nerves now. :laugh:
Item: Motorola Atrix HD Unlocked Android Smart Phone (GSM, AT&T, T-Mobile, Bell)
URL: http://pages.ebay.com/link/? nav=item.view&id=280986746473
Alt URL: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Motorola-At...rt-Phone-GSM-AT-T-T-Mobile-Bell-/280986746473
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gabo_e30 said:
Item: Motorola Atrix HD Unlocked Android Smart Phone (GSM, AT&T, T-Mobile, Bell)
URL: http://pages.ebay.com/link/? nav=item.view&id=280986746473
Alt URL: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Motorola-At...rt-Phone-GSM-AT-T-T-Mobile-Bell-/280986746473
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Please note that it is XDA policy to sell things only under the sale area and not in a phone's forum.
Its not that im selling. Soneone asked for the link cuz they wanted to see it. Not trying to do business here just showing.
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did anyone tried to purchased this phone? hows the performance of it?
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Just like any other AHD
Quadrant scores around 4700-4900
Antutu scores around 6400-6500
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Please Help, Gabe!
gabo_e30 said:
Just like any other AHD
Quadrant scores around 4700-4900
Antutu scores around 6400-6500
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Hi Gabe!
I too got my Atrix HD from "UniqueFlips". My (Bell) Atrix HD is now ROOTED and has an UNLOCKED bootloader. How did you Flash ATT software on your Bell Atrix HD? Where can I download the ATT software?
Thank you!
souljaboy said:
There is a way to turn off LTE on at&t phones, but it needs root.
So that was is only a temporary advantage...
Also I haven't seen any in white?
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What is the method to turn off LTE?
Currently JB 4.1.1 with Root
I have a friend that needs a new phone and he has a straight talk. I have an old LG Marquee for Sprint and I want to unlock it so he can use it on his carrier. Any ideas how to do that? Its rooted and I have never unlocked a phone but I went to the LG Unlocker website and they require you to pay to unlock it and I am not going to pay for something like that.
Thadd Valeika said:
I have a friend that needs a new phone and he has a straight talk. I have an old LG Marquee for Sprint and I want to unlock it so he can use it on his carrier. Any ideas how to do that? Its rooted and I have never unlocked a phone but I went to the LG Unlocker website and they require you to pay to unlock it and I am not going to pay for something like that.
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if its a p970 in the back of the phone ,, you can try flashing a rooted gingerbread or ics ,, it should work,, THIS IS JUST THEORETICALLY
AW: Unlock Sprint LG Marquee?
Thadd Valeika said:
I have a friend that needs a new phone and he has a straight talk. I have an old LG Marquee for Sprint and I want to unlock it so he can use it on his carrier. Any ideas how to do that? Its rooted and I have never unlocked a phone but I went to the LG Unlocker website and they require you to pay to unlock it and I am not going to pay for something like that.
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You ll have to pay for a simunlock... no other way afaik. Look in ebay and you ll get a code for only a few dollars
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But his phone and my phone don't take sim cards
Cannot simunlock cdma phones
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Ok well thanks anyways
Thadd Valeika said:
I have a friend that needs a new phone and he has a straight talk. I have an old LG Marquee for Sprint and I want to unlock it so he can use it on his carrier. Any ideas how to do that? Its rooted and I have never unlocked a phone but I went to the LG Unlocker website and they require you to pay to unlock it and I am not going to pay for something like that.
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Did you call Sprint? It's YOUR phone, PAID for, and you've met the terms of your contract.
The worst thing you can do is not ask...
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Did you call Sprint? It's YOUR phone, PAID for, and you've met the terms of your contract.
The worst thing you can do is not ask...
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I think I am going to call. Thanks guys. Can You unlock a phone with no SIM card because mine has no SIM card?
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I think I am going to call. Thanks guys. Can You unlock a phone with no SIM card because mine has no SIM card?
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The carrier will probably have to unlock it.
But will they actually do that for me?
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Thadd Valeika said:
But will they actually do that for me?
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You can ask. I don't know.