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2G only on a new GT-i8190

My dad purchased a new Galaxy S III mini online. It arrived with a European charger and in a foreign language. Which one I don't know. Anyway, he managed to get it switched over to English but apparently it will only connect to 2G. I had him check under networks and he says GSM is the only option.
It's this a firmware issue I could correct?
Getting info from him has been like pulling eye teeth and he is well over 1500 miles away and only slightly less in years.
Thanks in advance.
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Hello,
Same issue here
Please read this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2097649
and try *#197328640#* , may be you will have luck modifing your band.
Also check this
http://www.iyoungweb.com/viewthread.php?tid=737&extra=page=1&ordertype=1

notiones said:
My dad purchased a new Galaxy S III mini online. It arrived with a European charger and in a foreign language. Which one I don't know. Anyway, he managed to get it switched over to English but apparently it will only connect to 2G. I had him check under networks and he says GSM is the only option.
It's this a firmware issue I could correct?
Getting info from him has been like pulling eye teeth and he is well over 1500 miles away and only slightly less in years.
Thanks in advance.
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Make factory reset
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ppero196 said:
Make factory reset
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A factory reset didn't work so I am still researching the problem.

notiones said:
A factory reset didn't work so I am still researching the problem.
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From what country was the seller?
Cause samsung made some country specific changes.
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Why not flash a rom from your country?
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Looks like my dad has lost interest, at least four the time being, in fixing this issue so, unless he ships the phone to me whereby I can flash rom's, etc., I'll consider the issue closed.
If there is any change, I'll post the results.
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Sn0w0nS said:
Why not flash a rom from your country?
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I guess S3 mini is forbiden on the US market due to Samsung lost at court with Apple.
Might help to try to flash ROM from region using the same baseband. Australia?
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LTE FIX!!!!!

As u know that with latest android update 4.2.2 Google turn off the lte access. No worries
It just the radios so just roll back to previous radios .33 or .24
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2087227
Just go to this thread and download the modems and flash in recovery and guess what lte is back.....
Standard procedure I'm not responsible for any damage..
And don't forget to hit thanks
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well thats kind of common sense to be honest.
not really a fix but a workaround

has this worked for you by any chance?

I just finished doing this myself. It works, you just need to flash the 4.2.1 radio .33 over top of 4.2.2 and it works fine

zephiK said:
well thats kind of common sense to be honest.
not really a fix but a workaround
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Even I know that too easy and common sense I just wanna keep things simple and clear that's it...and also wanna thanks to the efrant for the modems.
And yes it worked for me but I haven't test the speed so if any one tested plz upload it here thks
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Here we go....lte is back.
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lobrau said:
I just finished doing this myself. It works, you just need to flash the 4.2.1 radio .33 over top of 4.2.2 and it works fine
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I'm wondering what improvements the new radio has even though they have disabled LTE.

lexcyn, quite a lot of improvements.

skezza said:
lexcyn, quite a lot of improvements.
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Like...
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prabjeetmaan said:
As u know that with latest android update 4.2.2 Google turn off the lte access. No worries
It just the radios so just roll back to previous radios .33 or .24
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2087227
Just go to this thread and download the modems and flash in recovery and guess what lte is back.....
Standard procedure I'm not responsible for any damage..
And don't forget to hit thanks
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Rolling back to the .33 radio on 4.2.2 broke phone call volume.
Returning to .48 fixes it.
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subxero123 said:
Like...
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Fixed the media scanner bug, there's an important one in itself. :good:

skezza said:
Fixed the media scanner bug, there's an important one in itself. :good:
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I'm talking about the baseband update, not the actual 4.2.2 OS update. I've updated to 4.2.2 but downgraded the baseband, which has nothing to do with the media scanner bug.
I'm wondering what specific improvements/changes were made in the new baseband.

Do I have to be rooted to flash an old radio?
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subxero123 said:
Do I have to be rooted to flash an old radio?
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You need to have an unlocked bootloader at least to flash in fastboot.

lexcyn said:
I'm talking about the baseband update, not the actual 4.2.2 OS update. I've updated to 4.2.2 but downgraded the baseband, which has nothing to do with the media scanner bug.
I'm wondering what specific improvements/changes were made in the new baseband.
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Ohh, erm, **** knows.

Finding mine locks onto 3G better, slightly better signal, less battery usage.
I wouldn't go back to .33, even if there were LTE services in my area... I bought the phone knowing it wasn't a 4G phone, so I have lost nothing.

CrazyPeter said:
Finding mine locks onto 3G better, slightly better signal, less battery usage.
I wouldn't go back to .33, even if there were LTE services in my area... I bought the phone knowing it wasn't a 4G phone, so I have lost nothing.
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I'm trying to decide if it's worth it to use the newer baseband... LTE service here is amazing, and I am talking a huge difference (HSPA+ DC I get around 8mbps and 120ms ping, where with LTE I get over 40mbps and 18ms ping). Not sure if I want to give that up!!

lexcyn said:
I'm trying to decide if it's worth it to use the newer baseband... LTE service here is amazing, and I am talking a huge difference (HSPA+ DC I get around 8mbps and 120ms ping, where with LTE I get over 40mbps and 18ms ping). Not sure if I want to give that up!!
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I'm not even gonna update, I have no problems with 4.2.1 and I love LTE!
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lexcyn said:
I'm trying to decide if it's worth it to use the newer baseband... LTE service here is amazing, and I am talking a huge difference (HSPA+ DC I get around 8mbps and 120ms ping, where with LTE I get over 40mbps and 18ms ping). Not sure if I want to give that up!!
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The network could quite easily lock out your phone at any time anyway, as each handset identifies itself on LTE, so they only have to put a block on N4 ID strings, if they wanted to and use the non-approved card...

diablos991 said:
Rolling back to the .33 radio on 4.2.2 broke phone call volume.
Returning to .48 fixes it.
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I have no such issue, I'm using stock ROM and kernel. Anybody have any issue like this plz report but I can't access the GPS so can body help me in that plz.
And diabloss991 try other old radios may they fix the problem.
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New way to remove password or pin lock permanently !!

Original post here...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=40782218
http://youtu.be/gRelLSb0vgw
I have tested on my zl, but sure that it will work on z also.
hey everyone, I found a way to bypass the lock screen and remove the password/ pin from the settings.
well, this i got to know accidently when i was trying to run a code on the phone.
hile i was searching on a sonymobile website, there came a code *#*#73556673#*#* to run the retail demo, after running the demo, my locked phone removed the pin and shown swipe unlock screen.
then i again locked it with password and then run the code from the locked screen through emergency calling number. after that i pressed the home button 2 times and my locked screen changed from password to swipe screen unlock.
NOTE that after pressing this code retail demo starts, and to stop that demo you have to run the code again....... if you want more help, then ask......
so this is easy way to unlock the Xperia zl, it must also work on Xperia z, if you have Z, then please share your views.
I think it is the best way to unlock the phone because it removes the password from settings. old trick was that to access the service menu through emergency number.........
my aim towards posting this trick was to show and tell SONY that they should look upon the security issues and improve the security for the upcoming updated of 4.2..........
please hit thanks if anybody was helped from this post
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Thanks for this code, I love the retail demo video.

Works on XZ too..
Thanks
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Well I've removed the retail demo apk since day 1. So it doesn't seem to work for me. Just saying but good find.
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Where can i find demo.apk. I activated ot once with the code and now every time i turn my screen off it starts playing :s helpp
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demon2112 said:
Where can i find demo.apk. I activated ot once with the code and now every time i turn my screen off it starts playing :s helpp
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Did you enter the code again to stop the demo, like it says in the OP?
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demon2112 said:
Where can i find demo.apk. I activated ot once with the code and now every time i turn my screen off it starts playing :s helpp
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You need titanium backup to remove it. Just scroll through the list I forgot what it is called exactly, something demo, might be retail demo.
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Well that doesn't work on my Xperia Z, not stock ROM so I guess the app have been removed

Omg so stupid. Didnt typed code again.now i did and worked,sorry folks for the panic
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demon2112 said:
Where can i find demo.apk. I activated ot once with the code and now every time i turn my screen off it starts playing :s helpp
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just press the code again, that will stop the demo...!
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danw_oz said:
Well that doesn't work on my Xperia Z, not stock ROM so I guess the app have been removed
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I have tested only on stock ROM. I will try to find some other trick later for other roms...
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xperia c6602
mangatparamveer said:
Original post here...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=40782218
http://youtu.be/gRelLSb0vgw
I have tested on my zl, but sure that it will work on z also.
hey everyone, I found a way to bypass the lock screen and remove the password/ pin from the settings.
well, this i got to know accidently when i was trying to run a code on the phone.
hile i was searching on a sonymobile website, there came a code *#*#73556673#*#* to run the retail demo, after running the demo, my locked phone removed the pin and shown swipe unlock screen.
then i again locked it with password and then run the code from the locked screen through emergency calling number. after that i pressed the home button 2 times and my locked screen changed from password to swipe screen unlock.
NOTE that after pressing this code retail demo starts, and to stop that demo you have to run the code again....... if you want more help, then ask......
so this is easy way to unlock the Xperia zl, it must also work on Xperia z, if you have Z, then please share your views.
I think it is the best way to unlock the phone because it removes the password from settings. old trick was that to access the service menu through emergency number.........
my aim towards posting this trick was to show and tell SONY that they should look upon the security issues and improve the security for the upcoming updated of 4.2..........
please hit thanks if anybody was helped from this post
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not working in c6602

bimlesh said:
not working in c6602
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What do you expect? This thread is 8 months old.
The Z was still running Android 4.1 then. Sony fix this type of bug/exploit in new firmware updates.
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Nearly 20% people does not upgrade their phone's software, so this is for those.
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mangatparamveer said:
Nearly 20% people does not upgrade their phone's software, so this is for those.
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Yes, it will work for those that stay on old firmware, though I doubt 20% of XDA members with an Xperia Z are on 4.1.2, which is 3 major Android versions out of date.
I was simply responding to someone complaining it didn't work and explaining why.
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Its okay friend, and I am not complaining you,
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works on c6603 on android 4.4.2

[Q] Will buying Xperia z Model C6606 from Sony b the same as buying it from t-mobile?

Meaning will i get a tmobile sim card, wifi calling, visual voice mail, etc if i buy it today from sony instead of waiting until next week.

Platinum_Bleach said:
Meaning will i get a tmobile sim card, wifi calling, visual voice mail, etc if i buy it today from sony instead of waiting until next week.
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Well the xperia z is actually the C6603 and the non lte version is C6602. Anyway. Wifi calling it could be that this is a t mobile software related thing or u might be able to download it from the app store. Lte should work but I can't fully guarantee it. Since since 3 or out of 6 lte bands are supported on the Europe's version.
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dante501 said:
Well the xperia z is actually the C6603 and the non lte version is C6602.....
Lte should work but I can't fully guarantee it. Since since 3 or out of 6 lte bands are supported on the Europe's version.
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The C6606 is the US LTE version of the Z. Please check these things before posting misinformation.
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OK but the one I have and obviously u have is the C6603. And about the lte working in the USA I will test it next month.
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dante501 said:
OK but the one I have and obviously u have is the C6603. And about the lte working in the USA I will test it next month.
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What? The OP is asking about the C6606. It doesn't matter which model you or I have or whether the LTE on the C6603 works in the US, as that has no bearing on the question at hand.
If you didn't know the correct answer, you shouldn't have posted. I don't, so am not commenting on the original questions. I only posted to correct the wrong information that you had posted
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Platinum_Bleach said:
Meaning will i get a tmobile sim card, wifi calling, visual voice mail, etc if i buy it today from sony instead of waiting until next week.
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where do u live man, do u know if there is LTE in ur city? from what i been reading tmobile LTE is being congested and is actually slower than HSPA+ to answer ur question
http://www.xperiablog.net/2013/05/03/t-mobile-xperia-z-c6606-passes-through-the-fcc/
yes same thing

kingvortex said:
What? The OP is asking about the C6606. It doesn't matter which model you or I have or whether the LTE on the C6603 works in the US, as that has no bearing on the question at hand.
If you didn't know the correct answer, you shouldn't have posted. I don't, so am not commenting on the original questions. I only posted to correct the wrong information that you had posted
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But isn't the Xperia Z u buy in a sony store the non branded C6603 even in the USA so the C6606 is the t mobile branded version and he wanted to know if when buying it directly from sony will work with everything. And it has some of the lte bands but not all. It could work on lte but also couldn't or only works half of the time since some bands are different on the xperia z in the sony store. But I could be wrong and the xperia z u buy in a sony store in the USA is the branded T Mobile C6606 version. Actually I just ed checked u get the C6606 and the non lte C6602 in the USA the C6603 must be the Europe only lte xperia z then.
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Platinum_Bleach said:
Meaning will i get a tmobile sim card, wifi calling, visual voice mail, etc if i buy it today from sony instead of waiting until next week.
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Well u have to make sure u get the C6606 not the C6602 that sony also offers on the homepage. Because the C6602 is even in Europe the non lte version. They sell two versions in the USA I guess.
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dante501 said:
But isn't the Xperia Z u buy in a sony store the non branded C6603 even in the USA so the C6606 is the t mobile branded version and he wanted to know if when buying it directly from sony will work with everything. And it has some of the lte bands but not all. It could work on lte but also couldn't or only works half of the time since some bands are different on the xperia z in the sony store. But I could be wrong and the xperia z u buy in a sony store in the USA is the branded T Mobile C6606 version. Actually I just ed checked u get the C6606 and the non lte C6602 in the USA the C6603 must be the Europe only lte xperia z then.
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Well u have to make sure u get the C6606 not the C6602 that sony also offers on the homepage. Because the C6602 is even in Europe the non lte version. They sell two versions in the USA I guess.
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The OP knows all this already. That's why they asked about the C6606, not the C6602. It says C6606 right in the thread title.
Just stop posting unnecessarily. You're not adding anything useful to what's already been said.
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Sorry. Just trying to help. Ppl really need to chill. All so damn pissy all the time. Life is so much easier if they just would chill and relax. Peace out.
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dante501 said:
Sorry. Just trying to help. Ppl really need to chill. All so damn pissy all the time. Life is so much easier if they just would chill and relax. Peace out.
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It's not "pissy" to point out misinformation. This is not a social hangout. It's a development site. If you don't know the answer to something then don't post.
The whole first page of this thread is filled with you posting about things you don't know about and me correcting you (apart from the useful post by G1_enthusiast). That is not being helpful. It just wastes people's time.
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I know the phone is LTE for tmobile it says so on the site. I just wanted to make sure that it was gonna have tmobile wifi calling, and my account features (basically everything that is on a phone when you buy it from tmobile directly) on the phone. As i understand it those features are in the tmobile operating system that they program directly into the phone and you cant just download from the app store. I could be wrong but i believe that is the case.

Platinum_Bleach said:
I know the phone is LTE for tmobile it says so on the site. I just wanted to make sure that it was gonna have tmobile wifi calling, and my account features (basically everything that is on a phone when you buy it from tmobile directly) on the phone. As i understand it those features are in the tmobile operating system that they program directly into the phone and you cant just download from the app store. I could be wrong but i believe that is the case.
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Yeah the one on the sony side that says t mobile on it like u can see in the picture will be the one official at from t mobile branded version. That's the one u need to get.
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Has anybody been able to unlock and use it on AT&T?

samven582 said:
Has anybody been able to unlock and use it on AT&T?
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If u unlock codes early found on ebay u can use it on att.
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Probably a silly question to those familiar with the Z but is the 6603 the same as the 6606 (apart from all the tmobile crap loaded on it and the logo on the back)?
I'm already on tmobile with an xperia p and I'm looking at buying a Z, I can get a factory unlocked 6603 on amazon or I can buy a 6606 on the sony site.
Would I have access to tmobile LTE with the 6603?
Thanks in advance.

If you do not get the C6606 you will not have WiFi calling. That is a software specific feature for T-Mobile.
Even installing the .67 C6603 firmware/software on my C6606 removed WiFi calling as an option.
As for LTE I am uncertain. Spec wise it looks like you are covered. But I did not flash the baseband when I flashed my phone. So the modem is still from the C6606 and LTE is working. The only thing is that it shows 4G in the status bar rather than LTE.
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runbadgerrun said:
If you do not get the C6606 you will not have WiFi calling. That is a software specific feature for T-Mobile.
Even installing the .67 C6603 firmware/software on my C6606 removed WiFi calling as an option.
As for LTE I am uncertain. Spec wise it looks like you are covered. But I did not flash the baseband when I flashed my phone. So the modem is still from the C6606 and LTE is working. The only thing is that it shows 4G in the status bar rather than LTE.
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Thanks for the info, leaning towards the 6606 now. Out of interest what was your reason for going to the 6603 firmware?

mgmgb said:
Thanks for the info, leaning towards the 6606 now. Out of interest what was your reason for going to the 6603 firmware?
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I wanted to move to 4.2.2. There are some performance/lag issues with 4.1.x on the XZ. Also wanted to get on an international generic firmware so I would get updates quicker from Sony.
Plus I just like to tinker.
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Will there ever be a bootloader unlocker for permenantly locked Xperia Z???

Coming from HTC Desire HD, I was thrilled when I laid my hands on the Sony Xperia Z. But when I played around and wanted to tinker, I was utterly disappointed that my Xperia bootlaoder has a permanently locked bootloader. To my knowledge and spending hours on the net trying to figure out that there are no free or paid ways to get it unlocked I feel really disappointed that this powerful beast cannot be unlocked to run custom roms.
Thinking of selling my Xperia Z but it is such and elegant device. I wonder whether any developers are working on a solution for this or weather theres any prospect of finding a solution.

deathrowz_sri said:
Coming from HTC Desire HD, I was thrilled when I laid my hands on the Sony Xperia Z. But when I played around and wanted to tinker, I was utterly disappointed that my Xperia bootlaoder has a permanently locked bootloader. To my knowledge and spending hours on the net trying to figure out that there are no free or paid ways to get it unlocked I feel really disappointed that this powerful beast cannot be unlocked to run custom roms.
Thinking of selling my Xperia Z but it is such and elegant device. I wonder whether any developers are working on a solution for this or weather theres any prospect of finding a solution.
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What on earth are you on about, the Sony XZ is one of the ONLY phones you can get permanently UNLOCKED, you simply go to the Sony site and you sign away your warranty and bam in return you get a bootloader that is permanently unlocked that you "officially" cannot re lock.

I think OP means carrier branded phones that come with an unlockable bootloader. Even Sony can't unlock such devices.
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exekias said:
What on earth are you on about, the Sony XZ is one of the ONLY phones you can get permanently UNLOCKED, you simply go to the Sony site and you sign away your warranty and bam in return you get a bootloader that is permanently unlocked that you "officially" cannot re lock.
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Some phones (usually carrier subsidised handsets) have non unlockable bootloaders.
The OP is asking if anyone is working on a way to bypass that restriction.
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exekias said:
What on earth are you on about, the Sony XZ is one of the ONLY phones you can get permanently UNLOCKED, you simply go to the Sony site and you sign away your warranty and bam in return you get a bootloader that is permanently unlocked that you "officially" cannot re lock.
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exekias, i was referring to my phone which has "bootloader unlocked allowed: No" in the service menu. tried the flashtool too but it not working..
Im banging my head on the wall for not checking this earlier..i checked on the forums and there were loads of custom roms and thought bootloader can be unlocked!!!!

kingvortex said:
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Some phones (usually carrier subsidised handsets) have non unlockable bootloaders.
The OP is asking if anyone is working on a way to bypass that restriction.
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If its a carrier subsidised handset, I assume its restricted to one carrier. But mine is carrier unlocked! I dont understand...

Where did. you get it?
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shoey63 said:
Where did. you get it?
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It was bought in Sri Lanka..Made in China C6603

It's simple to understand, if your Phone comes from a carrier then there's a 99% chance the bootloader can't be unlocked. I've SIM unlocked mine but the bootloader is a no go.
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deathrowz_sri said:
exekias, i was referring to my phone which has "bootloader unlocked allowed: No" in the service menu. tried the flashtool too but it not working..
Im banging my head on the wall for not checking this earlier..i checked on the forums and there were loads of custom roms and thought bootloader can be unlocked!!!!
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Have u tried the sony official system?

I got my XZ from a carrier in Ireland and Bootloader unlock allowed says YES.
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MinedSafe said:
I got my XZ from a carrier in Ireland and Bootloader unlock allowed says YES.
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That's more the exception, rather than the rule. So backup TA partition, unlock bootloader, and start flashing Happy days :beer:
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Did that next day I got the phone happy days
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I know that Orange and T-Mobile brands their phones. O2 and Vodafone less likely.Not sure about Three (3).
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T-Mobile UK sent me an unbranded handset. They usually supply branded phones, but not this time.
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I don't have a z but I remember my xperia arc had same bootloader problem. To fix it you paid for a program (setool) or something...it was like a test point and you had to plug it into computer while holding tweezers to the SIM slot. Maybe someone can get that to work with the z?
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exekias said:
Have u tried the sony official system?
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No.. Havent tried it yet..will have a go at it tonight and report back..
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MinedSafe said:
I got my XZ from a carrier in Ireland and Bootloader unlock allowed says YES.
I envy
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lukesjeans said:
I don't have a z but I remember my xperia arc had same bootloader problem. To fix it you paid for a program (setool) or something...it was like a test point and you had to plug it into computer while holding tweezers to the SIM slot. Maybe someone can get that to work with the z?
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The only problem with XZ is that its sealed to ensure its water resistant and theres no way you can get access to tinker with internals

My question to developer community is...Is it a no go forever or will someone at some point invest their precious time and energy on developing an unlock solution or should i get rid of this permanently locked XZ? Coming from HTC, I have little or less experience with Sony. Has it been an issue before eg Xperia series and some where down the line, developers at XDA found a solution? If so i want to wait. XZ is damn good phone and i really love it!!

There are some workaround for it to unlock at the Sony Ericsson Xperia x10 forum, and there were some discussion in the qna thread about this. Better u check it out.