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How do you use the Unfreeze Code?

My friend's phone gives a message "network unlock pin number is entered incorrectly. contact your service provider" when I try to put in the Network Unlock code. This means he's tried to unlock the phone too many times right? How would I go about using the Unfreeze code?

no, it just means the code is wrong
and needs a good code
you get a different message when the phone is "Frozen"

AllGamer said:
no, it just means the code is wrong
and needs a good code
you get a different message when the phone is "Frozen"
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Problem is, it never gives him the chance to type in the code. As soon as you boot it up with a foreign SIM, it gives that message and on the bottom, theres only an "Emergency Call" button

Just tried flashing to JH3 and it still says "network unlock pin number is entered incorrectly. contact your service provider" upon booting up with a foreign SIM

Any ideas?

Sim locked? Call telco. Flashing sim locked sgs can brick them
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ickyboo said:
Sim locked? Call telco. Flashing sim locked sgs can brick them
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It's an AT&T Captivate. Two problems, 1) he bought it used, 2) AT&T won't unlock these for 10 months
My current theory is that the first owner already tried too many codes and froze the phone. However, as others have said, this isn't the "standard" freeze message? I've never seen the freeze message on a SGS so I don't know if this is really the problem

Any ideas?

Have the same problem
Did you manage to get it resolved?
If so, can you let me know the solution please...
Thanks,
Padma

same problem
same problem. help would be nice?
I would love to regain access to entering the unlock code but am unable.
HELP!

Even I have the same issue with my SGH-I897. Can somebody please help on this?
It is not prompting for any code and saying "network unlock pin number is entered incorrectly. contact your service provider". I have gone through so many forums, but looks like none could able to chase it.

Try this...
Many Thanks to shantzu for this thread, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=939752
shantzu said:
Unlocking your phone.
--Why, when, where: If you bought your phone with a contract, chances are that it might be locked in that specific network. If you want to also use other SIM card in it, that are from another provider, you will have to unlock the phone (!! WARNING !! in most cases this will lead to a void warranty, please consult your contract).
--Prerequisites: Root privileges, adb.
8.1. Get the /efs/nv_data.bin file from your device to your computer. You can do this either with adb or by copying the file to your SD card with "Root Explorer" and then copying it over to your machine from the SD (Be sure to keep a backup of this file and the /efs/.nv_data.bin.md5 file.)
8.2. Open up the file in a hex editor, go to the address 0x181468, where you will see something like this:
FF 01 00 00 00 00 46 46 46...
We are interested in that first '01', that means the phone is locked. Just change it to '00' and save the file. Copy it back to your SD card and then with "Root Explorer" back to it's original location (or 'push' it directly with adb). Then remove the .nv_data.bin.md5 file and restart the device (Again, be sure to make copies of these files before modifying or deleting them!). After this, you should be able to insert any SIM card into your device and it should work without the need for any further hacks.
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Worked for me, thanks a lot! Rooted using superoneclickroot then had to try 2 different hex editors and ended up finding adress 00181460 under which rhere was the FF 01 46 46 46... code. You know you're there when you see that. Followed instructions and my T959 running 2.2 is now unlocked. Thanks again!
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w98seeng said:
Try this...
Many Thanks to shantzu for this thread, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=939752
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Will this work for a T-Mobile Galaxy S2 T989??

Unfreeze Samsung Infuse 4G
I bought this infuse from my local pawn shop and the network has been permanently locked -what can I do? I tried exact_codes.zip to try and extract it but it didn't give me the code...I do not have a rooted phone..please help!!

[Q] Unable to unlock captivate

I bought Captivate by paying all the equipment cost because AT&T told me that they will unlock it whenever I will have to go out of US. They did give me the code but it did not work. After 2 days when I called customer care and they said they dont have the code, but when I told them that I was given the unlock code 2 days back they asked me to spell out the code and then they said yes it is the code. I tried the code with the customer care but it did not work. Then I tried the method showed on youtube (generate_codes.bat, sgux.exe) but I get the
failed to copy '/efs/nv_data.bin' to './nv_data.bin': Permission denied
Error: unable to find file nv_data.bin>
Phone details: Firmware 2.1Update1
Baseband ver: I897UCJH7
Kernel 2.6.29
Build #: ECLAIR.UCJH7
I see my 550$ going waste Please HELP!
I have already tried 8 times and there are only 2 attempts left. Please help else I will lose all my money becaues I do not reside in US and I need to use this phone in my country.
Thanks

Have you done any ROM flashing?

devangxda said:
I bought Captivate by paying all the equipment cost because AT&T told me that they will unlock it whenever I will have to go out of US. They did give me the code but it did not work. After 2 days when I called customer care and they said they dont have the code, but when I told them that I was given the unlock code 2 days back they asked me to spell out the code and then they said yes it is the code. I tried the code with the customer care but it did not work. Then I tried the method showed on youtube (generate_codes.bat, sgux.exe) but I get the
failed to copy '/efs/nv_data.bin' to './nv_data.bin': Permission denied
Error: unable to find file nv_data.bin>
Phone details: Firmware 2.1Update1
Baseband ver: I897UCJH7
Kernel 2.6.29
Build #: ECLAIR.UCJH7
I see my 550$ going waste Please HELP!
I have already tried 8 times and there are only 2 attempts left. Please help else I will lose all my money becaues I do not reside in US and I need to use this phone in my country.
Thanks
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if you haven't flashed any ROMs, here is what you can do. go to market then search for SGS unlock, install and run it, it'll give you the code. thats how i unlocked mine. write the both codes down just in case.

No I have done nothing. It is just 6 weeks old phone. Same as what was delivered by AT&T. I did not play around with anything (like rooting, or installing beta Froyo)

devangxda said:
No I have done nothing. It is just 6 weeks old phone. Same as what was delivered by AT&T. I did not play around with anything (like rooting, or installing beta Froyo)
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download SGS Unlock from the market, then run it. u'll get code.

I have already tried SGS Unlock. It says it did not find any codes.

devangxda said:
I have already tried SGS Unlock. It says it did not find any codes.
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try dial *2767*3855# the phone will hard reset, then try it again. i didnt have any problems unlocking my phone by using SGS unlock, have flashed some stock ROMs in the past few days and didnt have issue at all.

I think the JH7 update screwed up the easy retrieval of the unlock code.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=789888
There's some info about a possible work around in there, but the guy who came up with it is apparently French and the translation to English is a little rough.
and to the OP ... my code was all numeric, so not sure why you would have had to 'spell' it to the AT&T rep.

startngate said:
I think the JH7 update screwed up the easy retrieval of the unlock code.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=789888
There's some info about a possible work around in there, but the guy who came up with it is apparently French and the translation to English is a little rough.
and to the OP ... my code was all numeric, so not sure why you would have had to 'spell' it to the AT&T rep.
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my captivate came with JH7, bought it 1 week ago and i can get unlock code by SGS unlock app from market.

devangxda said:
I have already tried SGS Unlock. It says it did not find any codes.
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if you have not done anything on it, i'm assuning that you haven't rooted it yet. if thats the case, get z4root from market and root your phone. then use SGS unlock to get code, choose root-code option.

It is possible that your nv_data.bin is encrypted - the only way to know is to root the phone, and view it with a hex editor. If it is encrypted, there is a web tool posted in the dev section (search 2.2 unlock) that will take the nv_data.bin and rebuild it with whatever unlock code you want.

Did you upgrade to Update1 from AT&T? I did software update from phone and it updated the version 2.1 Update1.
I have tried it after doing the upgrade and SGS Unlocker is not working.

What does hard-reset mean? Does it mean "Restor to Factory Defaults"? If yes, I can do it through standard menu entry in settings? Is this different from the method you gave? Will hard-reset reset the 10-maximum-attempts-to-unlock counter?
Thanks for replying!

No. I have not done any ROM flashing.

devangxda said:
What does hard-reset mean? Does it mean "Restor to Factory Defaults"? If yes, I can do it through standard menu entry in settings? Is this different from the method you gave? Will hard-reset reset the 10-maximum-attempts-to-unlock counter?
Thanks for replying!
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hard reset = master clear on odin. it wipes out everything on your phone even SDcard. it is different to the standard menu factory rest. and i'm not sure if it'll reset the 10 max counter though.

alphadog00 said:
Have you done any ROM flashing?
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No I have not done any ROM flashing.

Lancez said:
hard reset = master clear on odin. it wipes out everything on your phone even SDcard. it is different to the standard menu factory rest. and i'm not sure if it'll reset the 10 max counter though.
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Since there are only 2 attempts left for me to unlock Captivate, what will happen if I exhaust all 10 tries? I read somewhere that it will hard-lock or freeze. Can this hard-lock be reversed? Is freeze unlock code used to reset the counter?

devangxda said:
Since there are only 2 attempts left for me to unlock Captivate, what will happen if I exhaust all 10 tries? I read somewhere that it will hard-lock or freeze. Can this hard-lock be reversed? Is freeze unlock code used to reset the counter?
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If it does hard lock? Then you would need to take it to an AT&T shop.
Have you tried CLShortFuse's one-click root program? I haven't tried the Captivate unlock feature - but my guess is it should give you the unlock code.
You can get it here.

I have the same software on my phone as the OP. I got the phone unlocked by using the root method of SGS. Now how did I root the phone? Someone recommended the one click root method found inside the One Click Lag Fix found in the market.
So, to recap. I got the One Click Lag Fix app. Used the one click root method. Got the phone rooted (it is a couple of steps actually - you still have to update on recovery). Now that you have superuser status, used the SGS app to search unlock code using the rooted phone method. It will show the unlock code (mine had 8 numbers). Hope this helps.
PS: For anyone reading this, AT&T DOES NOT have the unlock codes yet. Any rep that promises that you will be getting an unlock code soon is not really telling the whole truth. All it shows on their side is that unlock codes unavailable but it does not shows when they will become available. I think I read somewhere that there is a 10 months exclusivity on the Captivate (starting when it first came to AT&T, which is this last July).

devangxda said:
No I have not done any ROM flashing.
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One more time - this is from experience:
If the nv_data.bin file is encrypted and unlock code doesn't work or can't be found you need to rebuild the nv_data.bin file. Period.
There are instructions in the Dev section under a thread titled 2.2 unlock.
If you use all 10 attempts - the phone needs to be sent to a service center to do a low level restore - usually Samsung not AT&T.

[Q] have unlock/unfreeze code, now what?

Quick question about unlocking a phone. I used the sgs unlock tool and successfully retrieved the unlock/unfreeze codes (and have them saved on my computer) but not sure what to do now. Going to be flashing a new rom on this phone for the first time and I'm not sure if is should grab a t mobile sim card now and try to unlock it. Or will flashing a new rom mess up the unlock so I should use a t mobile sim after the new flash. And if so, will the unlock reset every time I one-click back to stock and flash a new rom? or is the unlock deeper than the roms and will save itself?
Also do I need to backup the NV_data files. I have read a lot and this still seems pretty confusing for me.
BTW this is a friends captivate, I've been flashing mine for months and I need to go through that whole huge process to repair my NV_data stuff to get my codes again. Which is another question I'll have work on later.
Thanks..
Shane

slmhofy said:
Quick question about unlocking a phone. I used the sgs unlock tool and successfully retrieved the unlock/unfreeze codes (and have them saved on my computer) but not sure what to do now. Going to be flashing a new rom on this phone for the first time and I'm not sure if is should grab a t mobile sim card now and try to unlock it. Or will flashing a new rom mess up the unlock so I should use a t mobile sim after the new flash. And if so, will the unlock reset every time I one-click back to stock and flash a new rom? or is the unlock deeper than the roms and will save itself?
Also do I need to backup the NV_data files. I have read a lot and this still seems pretty confusing for me.
BTW this is a friends captivate, I've been flashing mine for months and I need to go through that whole huge process to repair my NV_data stuff to get my codes again. Which is another question I'll have work on later.
Thanks..
Shane
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Put in your tmo sim card and it will ask you for the unlock code. Enter it and your phone should be unlocked. And once you unlock it it should stay that way.

will give it a shot. thanks.

[Q] can't undo sim lock - any advice?

First off: I am a noob, both here and when it comes to rooting/flashing/etc. I am speed-learning out of necessity LOL
I cant seem to unlock my phone's sim card pin no matter what I do... I have a Samsung Galaxy S gt-19000M, it was purchased in Canada and used for years on the Bell Aliant network. I have now moved to Belgium and would like to use this phone with Base network here. I love this phone and would prefer to not have to buy a new one
But of course when I put in a local sim card it asks for a pin code and Bell Alliant refuses to give it to me.
So I rooted the phone with SuperOneClick, and put on busybox (I thought it was installed through SuperOneClick but the galaxy_s unlock app was complaining of busybox errors), terminal emulator, root file browser and titanium backup.
So far I have tried:
-> galaxy_s unlock app
Result: it looked like it worked but no dice
from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=7776555#post7776555
-> Hex edit
Result: still asking for pin code after reboot
-> SGS Unlock Tool apk
Result: cant find codes
-> generate unlock code for windows
Result: errors if my phone is connected to the PC, if I copy nv_data.bin into the folder and run it like that it gives me a code that did not work (20404)
from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=8942669&postcount=94
-> attempted setting the pin to "12345678" (it asked for 8 digits)
Result: the inserted pin didnt work
GalaxSim still says it's locked and sounds like the pro version would work but I cant try any paid apps since the only sim card it accepts doesnt have an account attached to it anymore so I have no compatible sim card with a phone account that could be used to pay for an app...
So....... 2 of 3 pin attempts used up and not sure what to do short of a full factory reset >_<
I then did a factory reset, doesn't reset the pin code attempts (of course), galaxy_s unlock and sgs unlock tool still wont work
Now I downloaded a factory rom and am considering to learn how to flash the phone >_>
Fingers crossed I don't brick it!
My question: Am I missing something?
Did I skip something really noobishly obvious?
Please someone tell me I made a stupid mistake and make this all go away!!
Please? >_>
EDIT:
Ok so I'm a noob alright... I think I have been trying stuff for the wrong model -_-
Which means this is probably posted in the wrong forum section too, I'm sorry...
Back to square one I go

[Q] Galaxy Ace Unlocking and Stock Rom Problem

Hey Guys
Sorry if this question has been asked before. I've searched all over but not found any solution though.
I have a Samsung Galaxy Ace GT-S5830V. I previously bricked it and restored stock firmware and now when i turn on my device it says Samsung Galaxy Ace GT-S5830I. The problem with this is that i now wanted to unlock my phone and when i use the Vodafone Unlock Tool (found by searching "vodafone unlock tool") and when i enter the unlock code into the Network Unlock thingy it says "Network Unlock Unsuccessful". I think that the problem is because the unlock tool says its for GT-S5830V and my firmware has changed to GT-S5830I. Please, does anyone know where to find the stock firmware for GT-S5830V or is there a way i can FULLY restore my phone to when i bought it instead of just wiping all the apps off (because all it does it wipes all the apps off and doesn't actually "restore to factory defaults")
Please correct me if my understanding of the problem is wrong and if somehow i can get my hands on another unlock code without paying some weird "unlock your phone here" website.
Thanks in advance
Hypershadic

hypershadic said:
Hey Guys
Sorry if this question has been asked before. I've searched all over but not found any solution though.
I have a Samsung Galaxy Ace GT-S5830V. I previously bricked it and restored stock firmware and now when i turn on my device it says Samsung Galaxy Ace GT-S5830I. The problem with this is that i now wanted to unlock my phone and when i use the Vodafone Unlock Tool (found by searching "vodafone unlock tool") and when i enter the unlock code into the Network Unlock thingy it says "Network Unlock Unsuccessful". I think that the problem is because the unlock tool says its for GT-S5830V and my firmware has changed to GT-S5830I. Please, does anyone know where to find the stock firmware for GT-S5830V or is there a way i can FULLY restore my phone to when i bought it instead of just wiping all the apps off (because all it does it wipes all the apps off and doesn't actually "restore to factory defaults")
Please correct me if my understanding of the problem is wrong and if somehow i can get my hands on another unlock code without paying some weird "unlock your phone here" website.
Thanks in advance
Hypershadic
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As per the following thread, Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830v is the same phone as Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830i except the processor speed.
GT-S5830V
Chipset: Qualcomm MSM7227
CPU: 800 MHz ARM 11
GT-S5830i
Chipset: Qualcomm MSM7227
CPU: 832 MHz ARM 11
Infact users have had no problem running Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830i roms on Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830v. Please go through the thread,
Need help please galaxy ace 5830v
Here is the thread on all the stock and custom rom for Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830i along with all the necessary tools.
Flash GUIDE for Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830i
Hope I Helped

Thanks for the response
However i have already been on both those links before i posted this thread and in fact the link to the unbrick guide is what changed my phone from saying V to I. Basically what i'm begging for here is a way to unlock my phone and an explanation on why my unlock code isn't working. I need a solution urgently so whoever can help please go ahead and help me.
Thank you for trying to help:good:

hypershadic said:
Thanks for the response
However i have already been on both those links before i posted this thread and in fact the link to the unbrick guide is what changed my phone from saying V to I. Basically what i'm begging for here is a way to unlock my phone and an explanation on why my unlock code isn't working. I need a solution urgently so whoever can help please go ahead and help me.
Thank you for trying to help:good:
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Bro, try this guide
How to Network Unlock Samsung Galaxy Ace Via ADB
Do post your results. Hope I Helped

mahithm said:
Bro, try this guide
How to Network Unlock Samsung Galaxy Ace Via ADB
Do post your results. Hope I Helped
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I tried doing the solution on that link and it didn't work. so i clicked on the link that was on that post that said improved method and i got everything right until the hex editing where the hex search didn't work so i couldn't find the code.
Does anyone else have any ideas? I had to pay another $20 on vodafone so i can still call and text so at the moment my new sim is just a waste of money so i desperately need a solution.
Thanks again for your attempt at helping and your quick reply:good:

hypershadic said:
I tried doing the solution on that link and it didn't work. so i clicked on the link that was on that post that said improved method and i got everything right until the hex editing where the hex search didn't work so i couldn't find the code.
Does anyone else have any ideas? I had to pay another $20 on vodafone so i can still call and text so at the moment my new sim is just a waste of money so i desperately need a solution.
Thanks again for your attempt at helping and your quick reply:good:
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Try this guide Bro! I hope this one works for you
How to unlock Samsung Galaxy Ace (for free) from a network
Do post your results. Hope I Helped

I've already tried that before i posted on here and it said "unlock code is one of these codes: or or or"
Do you have anymore suggestions?

hypershadic said:
I've already tried that before i posted on here and it said "unlock code is one of these codes: or or or"
Do you have anymore suggestions?
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Bro, did you run Install after you installed BusyBox on your device? You should check the comments from the site. Most of guys who didn't open the BusyBox app and run Intall received this error. While doing a full Install solved it. Do post your result. Hope I helped

mahithm said:
Bro, did you run Install after you installed BusyBox on your device? You should check the comments from the site. Most of guys who didn't open the BusyBox app and run Intall received this error. While doing a full Install solved it. Do post your result. Hope I helped
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Of course i clicked install after. I ended up getting pro version to install smart install to ensure no problems and it didn't work.

hypershadic said:
Of course i clicked install after. I ended up getting pro version to install smart install to ensure no problems and it didn't work.
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Try to follow this video. As per the video, if you get "or or or" error, run Smart install again on BusyBox. If that doesn't work, I also found a site on the comments of this video. It seems the site unlocks any phone & it's free cause they run on user donations. I have no personal experience with this site, so use at your own caution.
Unlock Samsung Galaxy Ace GT S5830 from any network for free
Unlock any phone for free
Do post your result. Hope I Helped

I think that when you re-flashed the rom from brick the phone got network unlocked. Did you try another sim before trying to unlock it?

MeltingSnowman said:
I think that when you re-flashed the rom from brick the phone got network unlocked. Did you try another sim before trying to unlock it?
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Yes i tried with Amaysim.
I got a reply from Vodafone and they supplied me with a master reset code. I followed the method provided and when I entered the reset code into the phone keypad, it said "Mobile Network not Available". I guess I just have to take it to Vodafone to get it unlocked. Will they unlock a rooted phone or will they not accept it? If they wont then i can just unroot it.

Guys I found a confusing solution. While on my way to Vodafone I unrooted my device just in case they didn't allow rooted devices. Once i got there the guy must of thought i did something wrong with the unlock code so he decided to get the unlock code for me. Once he got the unlock code he switched the sim cards to enter the code but strangely we were not prompted to enter the code and the sim just worked. I rooted my device again to see if that was the problem and I was prompted to enter the unlock code so it was so i unrooted it again. But unfortunately nothing seems to go right for me now and now I can only connect to wi-fi if my device is rooted. If i try to connect while unrooted it will attempt to obtain the ip address for a while until it gives up and says the network is disabled. Does anyone happen to know a solution to this problem?
Thank you to everyone who tried to help

Reflash the stock rom with odin and remod it.
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