Hi,
Before I got my hands on this bootloader locked Moto X XT1058 with 4.4.4, a number of failed attempts were made to enter the network unlock code so I believe it has been permanently locked to AT&T.
After I got the official unlock code from AT&T, which matched with another third party vendor's code (they provided 2 sets), trying to enter them in has been futile. There is no indication from the screen that it has been permanently locked except for the 'unsuccessful' message.
I would like to seek your help to find out if there is any way to reset this permanent lock. I tried to use fastboot erase modemst1/modemst2 but it seems to make no difference. Other than sending it back to Motorola, do I have some other ways to force the reset of the locked status?
This is a customized Moto X from the Moto Maker store for the AT&T network.
Thanks in advance.
Kind Regards.
sorry dude i battled this for several weeks, no go! send it to Moto.
Hey Cheese74, I am facing the same issue. Did you manage to find a solution to fix it.
I tried calling Motorola Customer support. They replied saying that since the network locked was set up the Service Provider, I should reach out to them to find a solution. And the service provider is asking me to reach out to Motorola.
Appreciate if you can let me know if you have any leads on this one..
Thanks,
Your devices are pretty much perma blocked now, since entering the wrong code 10 times, blows few fuses on the OTP, which is nearly impossible to be reverted.Service centres usually replace the board in this case and send the old board for refurbishment or recycle.
You can still use the device as wifi-only, which is not that bad after all.Or you can try to find and buy a working board and replace it.
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got root on the G1 already ,possible unlock the G1 without unlock code
anyone working on it ?
I think there are 3 possible ways:
1:find the unlock flag then rewrite
2:find the IMEI code and change it to a IMEI code that has already got the unlock code
3:find the unlock algorithm
hack the baseband
Did you figure out something? I got my T-Mobile G1 bought off eBay in the brand new packaging with a SIM card. Probably someone stole it from BestBuy or Futureshop, whatever, but I generally don't care where it came from bradn new that cheap
But now NO ONE can provide me with an UNLOCK code for it
I tried several different unlock sites, including the most famous one mentioned here, but no one can actually calculate an unlock code based on my IMEI.
I tried some solutions like Gevey 3G / TurboSIM for G1, but eventually the phone with a "proxy" SIM sort of "sees" my SIM card, but still unable to register to the network.
I was wondering if any cable unlock solution was found for the G1 already.
I got the phone rooted with the latest baseband and with the latest self-made build off the android repository, but cannot figure out how to unSIMlock it now..
find someone with t-mobile, have them activate the phone on their line, then use a site or hopefully they have been with t-mo long enough to add international calling, tell them you require the phone unlocked to use a euro sim and your set
disclaimer: in theory
all of the above except adding a stolen phone to t-mo actually work [might still work, not like your responsible for ebay origins] and t-mo's great customer service will unlock it for you immediately if your account qualifies for international calling,
Call T-Mobile
call Jenny-Craig
[same great assistance, just a lot more humorous]
^_^
Sounds crazy, not sure at all if it's been mentioned before but try www.htcunlock.com
They claim to be able to get any code for almost any htc phone including the G1, you can also buy codes in bulk to lower the cost, and its paid through paypal, so its kinda secure
Just my thoughts anyway
Oh and if you are unlocked but have no network, try setting up the APNs in wireless settings
Be prepared to wait several days for an unlock code from tmobile.
nickwinn said:
Be prepared to wait several days for an unlock code from tmobile.
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I got mine in 3 days. They were even faster when I had my BlackBerry.
xyrcncp said:
I got mine in 3 days. They were even faster when I had my BlackBerry.
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yup, been much faster than estimated all 5 times I unlocked my mobiles
I was unlocking the G1 for £3.50 using a site I had access to. I was getting the unlock codes back within an hour too.
PM me if you want your phone done.
No in fact, don't PM me as I don't have the access any more.
The website that can do it is Uniquephones.com
PsychoKilla666 said:
call Jenny-Craig
[same great assistance, just a lot more humorous]
^_^
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LMFAO...GNR
Hi all, I have a similar experience. We have a G1 here that was never linked to a contract, and T-Mobile refuse to acknowledge its existence. I have tries one unlocking company so far, and they claimed they were unable to get the code. Does this mean I will not be able to get the unlock code for my phone at all?
if its saying that its unable to register on the network then that usually means the sim has been disabled or that the phone has been reported stolen and the IMEI blocked
seems like nobody have a "flash scan" to get our SIMUNLOCK code
Thats the strange thing, it is simply locked to tmobile, a tmobile sim works in the phone, and all is good, but it is locked from other networks (asks for code)
Hi,
I recently bought a Droid 3 from a guy in the US who says he activated it and "put it in gsm mode" so i can use it outside the US with another carrier's SIM card. When i got it and insert my SIM it prompted for an Unlock Code (which i later got and it was accepted). Now its asking to be 'activated' but i am outside the US and so its just sits there with a black (bluish screen) and nothing happens then it finally returns to the screen requesting to activate once more.
Anyone know what is the solution to this dilemma and save me from having bought an expensive paperweight?
thanks for any tips,
.../Ian
you can try to press home and you should be able to get back to where you were.
If you were to be stuck in the emergency call area, all the better, enter *228 and call, while its calling, press home. thereafter you can cancel the call by sliding down the notification bar and cancelling it.
I'm not sure if there is a permanent solution to your problem, but I will try to look into it
UPDATE: a screenshot by a camera would be helpful
Thanks. Tried this sequence but got "phone activation not supported on this network". I attached an image.
.../ian
leekslk said:
you can try to press home and you should be able to get back to where you were.
If you were to be stuck in the emergency call area, all the better, enter *228 and call, while its calling, press home. thereafter you can cancel the call by sliding down the notification bar and cancelling it.
I'm not sure if there is a permanent solution to your problem, but I will try to look into it
UPDATE: a screenshot by a camera would be helpful
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I think you need to bypass activation. Try the Droid2 method
http://theunlockr.com/2010/09/20/how-to-bypass-the-activation-screen-on-the-motorola-droid-2/
Cleanser,
Maaan do i owe you a beer! That worked like a charm! Thank you ever so much my friend. I was staring at the thing wondering what to do with it and had resigned myself to sending with the wife to the US later this month to activate.
You were a godsend. You just made a friend in Trinidad & Tobago!
One thousand thank you's...
/Ian
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I think you need to bypass activation. Try the Droid2 method
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Could you make phone calls now?
I'll have to use QPST to overwrite someting of the phone, even after bypass activation.
BTW, I am using a SIM card from China Telecom.
No problems at all making and receiving phone calls. No issues of any kind thus far.
.../ian
good that your problem got resolved.
I just got another Droid 3 online but after obtaining the unlock codes, 2 in fact, it is still "locked". Now it just shows a screen saying, Phone is subsidy locked, contact service provider.
= ( anyone has any idea what I could do or perhaps another unlock code site I could try?
I read where Verizon changes the code OTA making unlocking the Droid 3s a bit more challenging. maybe they changed the code in yours where the manufacturer's code no longer works. I think that unlocking these are really like sticking apples in a barrel...
/ian
leekslk said:
good that your problem got resolved.
I just got another Droid 3 online but after obtaining the unlock codes, 2 in fact, it is still "locked". Now it just shows a screen saying, Phone is subsidy locked, contact service provider.
= ( anyone has any idea what I could do or perhaps another unlock code site I could try?
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I am in the same boat here. Subsidy code to unlock. I guess we have to wait for the new codes to be released. O call Verizon (only Verizon customer which I am not).When ones pays full price they should unlock the phone automatically because we are subsidizing the phone discount with the monthly payment.
Hello!
I would like to ask for help, since seems that my phone fall in a more locked state, a seems that is an issue that is starting to plague the Droid-3's models.
Well, the issue is, I bought a Droid 3 that came fine and with a Verizon SIM card, and activated. So I purchase an Unlock code on internet, in order to Unlock it for use in my country network ( I already unlocked succesfully others models in the past).
Well, the code seller sends me 2 codes as options for unlock, butin the first try both fails with my local SIM (following instructions), well, then I enter in a process of several tests with other option settings ( Changing Network to gsm, full resenting of the phone,etc), but aftera I almost sure was 10 attemps (I was 5 process in total, since I received 2 codes, so spend 2 by every stting that I was try), the phone reported "Dismiss mode" and since them the "Unlock Network" option was not available from the system and request for calling Verizon service.
So, I am not in USA, an neither have Verizon account, I am stuck with the phoen still network Locked and worst Locked also in "Dismiss Mode".
So, far, I would like to ask PLEASE some help in order to try to unlock the phone, since by now is almost bricked.
I also would like to resume the info that I found by my bad experience and related research in order to help avoid that others users may fall inthis locked state:
1) If you try to unlock your phone and the code is unsuccesfull, You have at the most a MAX of 10 times in total and if You reach 10 times, Your phone will be locked in "Dismiss MODE" and will be asking for calling to Verizon to try to solve and You will have to need a Verizon up to date account and in normal service.
2) The codes available in internet seems NOT ABLE to Network Unlock some Droid 3's and the issue seems in rising.
3)There is some info around about that Verizon change the internal codes of their phones, so seems that the Motorola provided code that some sellers offers seems that dont work.
Please, If somebody could help with a method or process to remove or pass the dismiss state, and some info about codes outside Verizon that really could work on network unlock, it will be very gratefull.
Thanks for attention and best regards.
If you leave the phone on for 9 hours (if I remember right) on this screen, it will go back to 'enter unlock code' mode. But this is all you could do. Verizon tends to alter unlock codes for their global phones - this started with Droid 2 Global and now we see growing reports of same happening to Droid 3.
The thing is they do not want you to be able to use the phone if you are not customer of theirs. For now, your only chance is to have phone activated on Verizon on account that's postpaid and has been in good standing for at least 60 days. Then owner of this account can call and request unlock code from Verizon Global Support. If all conditions are met - they will give him/her the code free of charge. I know this might not be possible for you to do. I believe the only other way is if bootloader gets unlocked and somebody knowledgeable can thinker with the baseband image to overcome the sim lock.
There is also one more thing you could try, but it likely won't work very reliably - it is called "TurboSIM/Smart Unlock SIM" - a thin module that inserts underneath sim card in the slot and fakes the phone to believe it is engineering SIM inserted, thus bypassing the lock code. Those sell for like $5 on eBay, but as I said - phone might not work very reliably when these are in use
Head over Droid 2 Global section to read for more information if you like.
Hello leobg!
First of all! thank You very much for take time to kind help and answer. Indeed, Your info is helping since make me with more clear scene about the phone status.
Well, by now I set the phone on with the original Verizon SIM inside, in order to look for the "Network Unlock Code" screen...
About this, I wonder, with some doubts... if there be possible that after around 9 hours the "Network Unlock Code" return, and if I do not have yet a proper code, IF I pass/dismiss the "Network Unlock Code" screen the phone will return to Subsidy status OR it may be remove the Subsidy status, and then, when I may get a proper code in future I was able to get again the "Network Unlock Code" screen again, OR, if I dismiss the "Network Unlock Code" screen, then the phone still will be in Subsidy status, so, the only way to reach again the "Network Unlock Code" screen will be put the phone ON for around 9 hours again?
The rest of the info is very usefull too.
Also, I wonder if somebody around here, may have the experience about made and complete succesfully a process of remove the subsidy lock with the Verizon service, and instructions, and in such case what could be the instructions that Verizon provides to a customer to remove the Subsidy lock in the normal way that Verizon does this.
And, of course, if some another good friend around have some additional help/info, it will be very gratefull.
Thanks to all and best regards!
Hello!
Well, still Locked... :-(
However, found that the tip about remove battery for a while (around 10-15min) and turn on with out SIM, then turn off, put a SIM and turn on again remove temporarily the Subsidy lock, so the "Unlock Network Code"screen option will be available again (but also if You type an unlock code and fail, it will turn to Subsidy mode again, but again You could reset by remove battery and so on...).
By now, I ordered a Turbo SIM but will take around 3 weeks to come...
Any info about a Recent succesfull unlock with a code from a seller?... May somebody succesfully unlock a D3 with a code from ebay seller unlock_fusion in the past 2 weeks?...
I would like to try to buy such codes, but I am afraid that all the ebay seller may have the same database codes (not verizon database...), so may be the same codes that I already have for my IMEI, and that didnt work in my case...
Thanks for any additional info/help... best regards!
damn happened the same to me. this is not nice. there should be a way to acces the portion of the memory that locks the sim card. if you can sbf, maybe you could acces it somehow.
Hi folks,
I am well aware of the threads out there about how no one was able to root the at&t kitkat 4.4.2 Moto x phone. But my problem is a bit different (though rooting would be a solution). The summary is that I have a code from at&t to unlock my phone but the code doesn't work anymore because I supposedly surpassed the number of tries limit (though there is no visual indication on the phone of that). At least, after talking multiple times to at&t and Motorola, that is the story they told me. Its amazing how neither at&t nor Motorola support people know exactly how many chances I have (something around 5 apparently) and how there is now warning on the phone about that. At&t said they could solve my problem if I was within a reach of an at&t antenna, but I am obviously not even near that (I am in Brazil right now...).
Here is how it happened: I essentially was not aware that my phone was network locked (I never had to deal with that before as I always bought devices full price that came unlocked). I did get the Moto X full price and I am now traveling in Brazil for a month and, as I've done before, I got a local sim card. When I did put the card in, I thought the code that was being asked of me was the simcard code (the UX does freaking say SIM network unlock code!!!), after failing a couple of times, I tried combinations of puk code and simcard code only to then realize that what I needed was the at&T unlock code (but apparently I had already messed around too much by then). I went through the process to get it, but now their code still doesn't work.
So the question is: Is there a way to reset this limit without rooting the phone? I tried doing the data factory reset, and I also tried flashing it back to stock firmware, none seemed to have any effect.
Any suggestions? Does anyone even know how this limit on the network lock works?
vfgomes said:
Hi folks,
I am well aware of the threads out there about how no one was able to root the at&t kitkat 4.4.2 Moto x phone. But my problem is a bit different (though rooting would be a solution). The summary is that I have a code from at&t to unlock my phone but the code doesn't work anymore because I supposedly surpassed the number of tries limit (though there is no visual indication on the phone of that). At least, after talking multiple times to at&t and Motorola, that is the story they told me. Its amazing how neither at&t nor Motorola support people know exactly how many chances I have (something around 5 apparently) and how there is now warning on the phone about that. At&t said they could solve my problem if I was within a reach of an at&t antenna, but I am obviously not even near that (I am in Brazil right now...).
Here is how it happened: I essentially was not aware that my phone was network locked (I never had to deal with that before as I always bought devices full price that came unlocked). I did get the Moto X full price and I am now traveling in Brazil for a month and, as I've done before, I got a local sim card. When I did put the card in, I thought the code that was being asked of me was the simcard code (the UX does freaking say SIM network unlock code!!!), after failing a couple of times, I tried combinations of puk code and simcard code only to then realize that what I needed was the at&T unlock code (but apparently I had already messed around too much by then). I went through the process to get it, but now their code still doesn't work.
So the question is: Is there a way to reset this limit without rooting the phone? I tried doing the data factory reset, and I also tried flashing it back to stock firmware, none seemed to have any effect.
Any suggestions? Does anyone even know how this limit on the network lock works?
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If you haven't already tried, you MIGHT be able to reset the counter by erasing the Modemst1 and modemst2 partitions. To try, you will need the android SDK and 'mfastboot' binary.
You'll boot the phone into bootloader mode, and type:
mfastboot erase modemst1
mfastboot erase modemst2
Now reboot. Let us know if the counter has reset.
If that doesn't work, I'm not sure rooting will be able to do anything for you either...
samwathegreat said:
If you haven't already tried, you MIGHT be able to reset the counter by erasing the Modemst1 and modemst2 partitions. To try, you will need the android SDK and 'mfastboot' binary.
You'll boot the phone into bootloader mode, and type:
mfastboot erase modemst1
mfastboot erase modemst2
Now reboot. Let us know if the counter has reset.
If that doesn't work, I'm not sure rooting will be able to do anything for you either...
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That doesn't work. What really annoys me is the lack of any indication on the phone about the limit or the state you are in. Hopefully at&t can fix this issue once I am back in the US.
did you solved?
vfgomes said:
Hi folks,
I am well aware of the threads out there about how no one was able to root the at&t kitkat 4.4.2 Moto x phone. But my problem is a bit different (though rooting would be a solution). The summary is that I have a code from at&t to unlock my phone but the code doesn't work anymore because I supposedly surpassed the number of tries limit (though there is no visual indication on the phone of that). At least, after talking multiple times to at&t and Motorola, that is the story they told me. Its amazing how neither at&t nor Motorola support people know exactly how many chances I have (something around 5 apparently) and how there is now warning on the phone about that. At&t said they could solve my problem if I was within a reach of an at&t antenna, but I am obviously not even near that (I am in Brazil right now...).
Here is how it happened: I essentially was not aware that my phone was network locked (I never had to deal with that before as I always bought devices full price that came unlocked). I did get the Moto X full price and I am now traveling in Brazil for a month and, as I've done before, I got a local sim card. When I did put the card in, I thought the code that was being asked of me was the simcard code (the UX does freaking say SIM network unlock code!!!), after failing a couple of times, I tried combinations of puk code and simcard code only to then realize that what I needed was the at&T unlock code (but apparently I had already messed around too much by then). I went through the process to get it, but now their code still doesn't work.
So the question is: Is there a way to reset this limit without rooting the phone? I tried doing the data factory reset, and I also tried flashing it back to stock firmware, none seemed to have any effect.
Any suggestions? Does anyone even know how this limit on the network lock works?
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Did you found a solution ?
Did you found a solution? I'm in the same situation with a friends device now as well. Why people keep dicking around with the device without common sense or an idea of that they're doing is beyond me. I had a similar situation with a Nokia C6-01 a few years back. After some time I managed to find a utility to run on my laptop that cleared the counter on the phone. Then the code could be manually entered using Nokia's unique unlocking process and I got it unlocked.
I've got 5 different unlocking devices and solutions and none of them are any use with this phone.
Virirut
Hi all, I bought Motorola Moto X, model XT1058 from Ebay. The phone is in new condition, original phone replaced by Motorola under warranty.
I thought it could easily be unlocked as I already had such experience with another Moto X. Unfortunately none of the cell unlocking providers were able to find unlock code for my device - they tried three different databases for Motorola - regular, database 2 and special (not found) but code is not present in all of them. As a last resort I asked the seller to call AT&T and request unlock code - after couple of days he forwarded me a response from them that unlock code could not be found!
That is very strange - AT&T to not have unlock code for their own phone? It is possible the problem to be that the phone is warranty return? Do you know of some provider, who can help in this situation? I tried to contact Motorola directly but they refused to cooperate - they say to request the code from AT&T.
Any help will be much appreciated!
I have such situation too, AT&T 1058 SKU: 6131A (
Tried two services and all of them did reject my IMEI (15 chars). Don't know what to do.
Will throw out motherboard, and use the display as spare part, maybe (