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AT&T Unlock Bootloader petitions

Petitions to unlock bootloader on the AT&T Samsung Galaxy s5​
I'd like to have control over my phone because I paid a lot of money for it. I'd like to install a cleaner/faster ROM without all of the bloatware that comes stock. Android is an OPEN SOURCE mobile operating system, we should not be locked down from improving the quality of our smartphones. I have found some petitions that put effort into making it possible to give us our right to have our bootloaders unlocked.
Advantages of an unlocked bootloader:
# Developers will make a wide selection of custom ROMS and Kernels that will improve the speed of the phone, these can't be installed until our bootloader is unlocked.
# Rooting the phone will become a lot easier.
# With root access we can overclock our CPU to make the phone faster.
Disadvantage to an unlocked bootloader:
# IF you don't follow instructions to flashing correctly you can permanently brick your device. This is not a problem if you know what you're doing and/or follow directions very carefully.
LINKS
#1 change.org petition for Samsung AND Verizon
#2 Change.org petition for all androidsmarphones/tablets/etc
If anybody knows of anymore let us know in the comments!!
DISCLAIMER NOTES
## NEVER FLASH A ROM ON YOUR PHONE IF IT IS NOT MADE FOR YOUR SPECIFIC MODEL UNLESS THE DEVELOPER SAYS IT IS OKAY.
## i AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGES YOU MAY CAUSE TO YOUR PHONE, OR ANYTHING ELSE.
You may discuss this in further detail in this thread. However, arguing, trolling, slandering, bickering, and anything else that will clutter this thread and overwork the moderators WILL NOT BE TOLERATED. This thread is not the thread to argue with others over the details since the idea is already in marketing. If you wish to argue or troll, please take it somewhere else. And, as always, please follow the forum rules. Thank you for looking at this thread.
For those who are concerned with the warranty, please read this. Huge thanks to @shootind5nukes for this info.
Just so everyone knows the Magnuson–Moss Warranty Act prevents someone from totally VOIDING a warranty. Verizon/Samsung could only deny to warranty something if they can prove something you did cause the issue. Anything that has nothing to do with what you did still has to be under warranty. If you LCD started to lose color or get dead pixels that would still have to be covered because that has nothing to do with bootloaders and flashing ROMS.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnuso...s_Warranty_Act
"The federal minimum standards for full warranties are waived if the warrantor can show that the problem associated with a warranted consumer product was caused by damage while in the possession of the consumer, or by unreasonable use, including a failure to provide reasonable and necessary maintenance."
I learned about this when I was going to get my truck lifted. I was told if I did it would VOID my truck's warranty. After looking into it further it didn't actually VOID anything. But for example if I went in to get my suspension fixed because it broke they could argue that the lift kit put stress on the suspension and that's why it failed so they would not have to cover it. But if my motor exploded because it was made out of cheese it would still be under warranty, the entire warranty can never be voided. Only damage caused by what you did. Food for thought guys.
If anyone has anything to add please do.
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I'd like my posts to be very clear and grammatically correct. If I could have worded anything better or made any mistakes, please let me know so I can correct it.

Don't hold your breath.

Good luck. I did the same thing. And nothing. Golden rule, he who has the gold makes the rules. Att has the gold in this case.

GDofWR420 said:
Good luck. I did the same thing. And nothing. Golden rule, he who has the gold makes the rules. Att has the gold in this case.
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You're probably right, but just putting in an effort here. I'm hoping that the FCC finds this similar to carrier locking, they changed the laws for carrier locking because of petitions: http://www.fcc.gov/device-unlocking-faq

i actually just today put a complain on at&t's facebook page about use wanting a bootloader unlocking tool like with htc phones. i have heard no reply yet.

i root SGH i777 said:
i actually just today put a complain on at&t's facebook page about use wanting a bootloader unlocking tool like with htc phones. i have heard no reply yet.
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I wouldn't expect one. I've complained on their page multiple times and the only thing that came of it was getting blocked.

There's not enough demand for anyone to put any effort into freeing our bootloader. These petitions have been up for months and haven't reached the minimum requirements. Just get used to TW ROMs or don't support either AT&T or Samsung with the next phone you get and go the Stock Android path.

UnhoIy said:
There's not enough demand for anyone to put any effort into freeing our bootloader. These petitions have been up for months and haven't reached the minimum requirements. Just get used to TW ROMs or don't support either AT&T or Samsung with the next phone you get and go the Stock Android path.
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Much agreed. I see a nexus device in my future

Just signed it. If they don't, it'll be hacked anyway.

I signed it. My signature by itself means nothing. My signature along with many others may help.

i root SGH i777 said:
i actually just today put a complain on at&t's facebook page about use wanting a bootloader unlocking tool like with htc phones. i have heard no reply yet.
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I'm merely going to point this out, Complaining to ATT for a tool to unlock the bootloader is the wrong place to complain, it is HTC that provides the way to unlock the BL you would need to post that complaint on the Samsung webpage or facebook page

signed

Two more votes required!

signed both

i bought my s5 before i knew about the locked bootloader, so now im selling to buy a g600f

Isriam said:
i bought my s5 before i knew about the locked bootloader, so now im selling to buy a g600f
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Not a bad idea really...
Sad to think that we may never truly own our devices here....g

Signed.. Where's a good place to sell a S5 att
Sent from my SM-G900A using Xparent BlueTapatalk 2

Signed

LG G3 just got hacked Oct 11th. Hopefully the same hacker will focus on KLTEATT

cstayton said:
I'm merely going to point this out, Complaining to ATT for a tool to unlock the bootloader is the wrong place to complain, it is HTC that provides the way to unlock the BL you would need to post that complaint on the Samsung webpage or facebook page
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AT&T won't provide a tool for the unlocking but I'm quite confident they are the ones that asked for it as other network providers offer unlocked phones. I believe the S5 from T-Mobile is unlocked and the international is unlocked. A complaint to Samsung might push them to play hardball with AT&T like HTC and I believe Motorola have so really complaining to both is the best route. I hold out little hope for a change in stance but maybe the pummeling by Apple will help change minds.

Any Issues with this Device?

Hi, I'm about to upgrade from a ****ty Galaxy SII Skyrocket to this device, and I'm wondering if there's any known issues, like GPS lag, cell service not working, those sorts of things. I know how to use adb and android (was a dev for the HTC One V), but if there's something *special* with this phone, I'd like to know ahead of time.
Thanks!
~123386761
Sent from my Nexus 7 using XDA Free mobile app

Just browse the general and Q&A sections for discussion on certain things.
Some have issues with whatever and some don't. Best to read for yourself. ?
If you want full root, stay away from Verizon, at&t and Republic Wireless. With those you can't unlock the bootloader. If you get something with 4.4.3 or less on it, you can PAY for a bootloader unlock, maybe it will work. If you are on 4.4.4, There's no root for locked bootloaders on those 3 carriers. And no temp roots either.
That's the biggest thing to know in advance.

Thanks for the tip! I looked around the QnA and saw how some can't unlock the boot loader. That must suck. The model I'm getting is T-Mobile OEM factory unlocked (so I can use my provider, Immix) so I should be able to get the unlock code very easily from Motorola. I saw something about a camera update, what's that about?
Sent from my Nexus 7

123386761 said:
Thanks for the tip! I looked around the QnA and saw how some can't unlock the boot loader. That must suck. The model I'm getting is T-Mobile OEM factory unlocked (so I can use my provider, Immix) so I should be able to get the unlock code very easily from Motorola. I saw something about a camera update, what's that about?
Sent from my Nexus 7
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Yup, you should be able to unlock the bootloader. A warning tho... It does technically void the warranty.
The camera is average... Tho even the best camera phones out there are mediocre and generally no where near as good as even a very cheap camera camera. Personally, I'd never let the performance of a phone camera play into my decision to buy which phone.
The best way to ensure good pics when you know in advance you are going to be taking pics... Is bring a camera. Phone cameras are always going to disappoint when it matters most.
That's just my opinion though. My phone is just a camera for those spur of the moment times... And my expectations are low... But at least I got something. ?

I'm okay with voiding the warranty, since I almost never have any hardware issues, and software issues are (almost) always fixable.
Sent from my Nexus 7

Best phone I've ever owned. Stock, locked. Unrooted

Get your bootloader unlock code today! (Perhaps)

Well, I've found by some luck this webpage https://www.theandroidsoul.com/psa-...i-and-honor-devices-again-for-a-limited-time/
and by using this link (which is in the article) https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc-9aGLywzV2I4wnuExrgvzrgd3J4rePj95vhMw_aSLDGI9ow/viewform
You can ask for the bootloader unlock code. Perhaps.
I've written there today and will update when, or if I get my own unlock code.

Thanks for this info !
Just filled and sent the form. Fingers crossed !

Be careful to what form you send your IMEI number to, since IMEI number shall not land into wrong hands. If some 1 made this form just so they can get your IMEI number then you won't be happy, they can do anything with it. All from claiming the phone is stolen so it becomes banned to all carrier networks around earth and much more. So never fill out custom forms that does not come from manufacture themselves.

Is this function ?

Jake.S said:
Be careful to what form you send your IMEI number to, since IMEI number shall not land into wrong hands. If some 1 made this form just so they can get your IMEI number then you won't be happy, they can do anything with it. All from claiming the phone is stolen so it becomes banned to all carrier networks around earth and much more. So never fill out custom forms that does not come from manufacture themselves.
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I'd be happy to get my first IMEI banned, since I'm using only single SIM which can be put into the second slot, if it gets the phone unlocked. I'm sitting here for two months looking for ways to get the phone unlocked and since the dc-unlocker, octoplus and anyone else can still do sh*t with the phone, this might just be the way... I dont' know if it is someone who works at huawei and have the generator or whatever... But I'd like to believe that.

i try and am waiting

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I'd be happy to get my first IMEI banned, since I'm using only single SIM which can be put into the second slot, if it gets the phone unlocked. I'm sitting here for two months looking for ways to get the phone unlocked and since the dc-unlocker, octoplus and anyone else can still do sh*t with the phone, this might just be the way... I dont' know if it is someone who works at huawei and have the generator or whatever... But I'd like to believe that.
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i dont think it works like that, it's true that we have 2 imei, one for each sim, but they're linked. blocking the main imei will block the 2nd too.
mines differs only in 2 digits,that must mean something imho

kaiowas82 said:
i dont think it works like that, it's true that we have 2 imei, one for each sim, but they're linked. blocking the main imei will block the 2nd too.
mines differs only in 2 digits,that must mean something imho
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That seems logical, but since I have every paper that says that I have bought this phone from official shop I don't worry about anything kinky going on.

You guys know thats only for Honor right?
Honor USA, took a leap of faith in the xda community and they will be unlocking bootloaders again for a limited time only for XDA.
Not Huawei, only HONOR.

kaiowas82 said:
i dont think it works like that, it's true that we have 2 imei, one for each sim, but they're linked. blocking the main imei will block the 2nd too.
mines differs only in 2 digits,that must mean something imho
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They are not linked. A carrier is only given a block of IMEIs from a manufacturer, which is provided by CTIA. Two in the block go to your phone. If your primary IMEI is duplicated, there is no way to link that to 2nd from the network side.

I also sent my info, hope doesn't get in the wrong way In the article say that's for both Huawei and Honor. Regards!

don't send your IMEI in to a site like that.
In other news Honor is going to allow some bootloaders to be unlocked for a small period of time, apparently the pre-requisites are to have an XDA account.
First come first server.
Huawei hasn't done the same but it's good news and the first signs of any kind of backtrack until now.
ontopic: I wouldn't put my IMEI anywhere but to my insurers.
But your call.
EDIT: Actually i believe this is an incorrect article, Honor are going to be allowing some
See here
https://forum.xda-developers.com/ho...t/honor-bootloader-unlocking-limited-t3837880
It's only for Honor: Officially anyway.

dladz said:
don't send your IMEI in to a site like that.
In other news Honor is going to allow some bootloaders to be unlocked for a small period of time, apparently the pre-requisites are to have an XDA account.
First come first server.
Huawei hasn't done the same but it's good news and the first signs of any kind of backtrack until now.
ontopic: I wouldn't put my IMEI anywhere but to my insurers.
But your call.
EDIT: Actually i believe this is an incorrect article, Honor are going to be allowing some
See here
https://forum.xda-developers.com/ho...t/honor-bootloader-unlocking-limited-t3837880
It's only for Honor: Officially anyway.
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They are officially separated so much, that even bootloader unlock code generators are not the same? Since (at least I believe so), they produce the phones in same factories and the phones have similar specs, these "two" companies are both under the Huawei.
Still I'd like to believe they will send the code, or at least provide some information about it.
And by the way, don't you know, why did they all of sudden started to giveaway codes? Could it be provided from Huawei aswell?
I don't know if it this, that some individual from XDA convinced someone from Honor to giveaway codes, or if it's some kind of Honor's initiative.

i spoke to huawei and they confirm that this form/link is not official by them. If they going to allow temporarly unlock of bootloader again then it will be a form through their own website and never through a google form.
So simply some private person made this form just to get peoples IMEI. Which is really risky.
Secondly Honor is Huawei's their daughter company or w.e you call it, so if Honor is going to allow limited time of bootloader unlock then they will probably provide a official form through their website and not through google form. Unless it's being linked from honor's website itself to a google form then it's official.

Ereniemis said:
They are officially separated so much, that even bootloader unlock code generators are not the same? Since (at least I believe so), they produce the phones in same factories and the phones have similar specs, these "two" companies are both under the Huawei.
Still I'd like to believe they will send the code, or at least provide some information about it.
And by the way, don't you know, why did they all of sudden started to giveaway codes? Could it be provided from Huawei aswell?
I don't know if it this, that some individual from XDA convinced someone from Honor to giveaway codes, or if it's some kind of Honor's initiative.
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Since the news broke that Huawei and it's sister honor were to stop giving these codes away and essentially turn our nice devices into apples which are locked down a lot of people all over the world have shown their obvious mood to this decision and XDA has been key in those discussions, I'm not sure if this is the reason for the sudden change in heart but i would like to think so.
XDA and it's users who love a tinker and have done so much for the android world should be listened to in all honesty.
My guess is that huawei is allowing honor first on a temp basis until they see the reaction and then huawei may or may not follow suit.
Personally i think the numbers will be quite low so i dont believe huawei will commit to allowing people to unlock their phones.
Such a shame.

this needs to be bumpoed i stumbled across this thank you lord for this woot woot

Jake.S said:
i spoke to huawei and they confirm that this form/link is not official by them. If they going to allow temporarly unlock of bootloader again then it will be a form through their own website and never through a google form.
So simply some private person made this form just to get peoples IMEI. Which is really risky.
Secondly Honor is Huawei's their daughter company or w.e you call it, so if Honor is going to allow limited time of bootloader unlock then they will probably provide a official form through their website and not through google form. Unless it's being linked from honor's website itself to a google form then it's official.
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It is absolutely legit. If you spoke to Huawei, then you almost certainly spoke to their l1 support, who are notoriously useless and totally uninformed.
It is for Honor devices only though. It was publicised here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/ho.../honor-bootloader-unlocking-limited-t3837880/
The original process before they stopped it was also the very same Google form.

krs360 said:
It is absolutely legit. If you spoke to Huawei, then you almost certainly spoke to their l1 support, who are notoriously useless and totally uninformed.
It is for Honor devices only though. It was publicised here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/ho.../honor-bootloader-unlocking-limited-t3837880/
The original process before they stopped it was also the very same Google form.
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They can still be telling truth, it would be redicolous for a manufacture to use a google form to allow temp unlocks, when they used official website page of theirs before for official unlocks.
So right now i doubt whatever person said is not bs atm. I would still be careful to the google form one just incase.

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......they used official website page of theirs before for official unlocks...
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Nope, they used a Google form. The very same one.

krs360 said:
Nope, they used a Google form. The very same one.
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wrong, for huawei devices they used official website made by huawei.
they did not use google form. But for Honor devices they probably used google form, but huawei can still not confirm this form is official by them.

Why is there no discussion about the new FunkyHuawei 'kinda root' service?

FunkyHuawei has taken kind of a weird turn recently, starting with a total conversion from a 'credit' system to a subscription model. They released info about this on the 10th, on their Twitter account:
https://mobile.twitter.com/FunkyHuawei
A monthly fee... Hmm, I wonder why. Could it be that their new workaround to get 'root' on the Mate 20 Pro is a very fragile hack that doesn't actually unlock the bootloader, and can (and will) be disabled with *ANY* kind of update - be it firmware or otherwise? Yeah, that is what else they announced - that they have a working hack to 'kinda' get root on the Mate 20 Pro. It is detailed here:
https://funkyhuawei.club/root
A few things to note from this:
1) They seem to only be able to do it for 3 distinct models: LYA-L29, LYA-L09, LYA-L0C. Yay for Canadians, I guess?
2) They can (or will) *only* perform this service over remote control of your computer, via TeamViewer. That kinda makes me cringe, for too many reasons to list. It doesn't mean it is necessarily shady, but if given the option I would rather not go down that road.
3) The service is PRICEY. Even though they only announced it three days ago, the 'opening sale' is over after today, and will normally cost $190 USD. (It is on 'sale' at the moment for $165). This is pretty damned expensive, given the, er... 'transient' nature of the hack - and the obvious reliance on the subscription model as a result.
4) They are a little vague about this one, but even though they have also come up with a way to flash any firmware to any phone, even if the OEM bootloader unlock is grayed out, this hack seems to only work with specific versions of firmware. In other words, they are likely going to do a downgrade and they certainly aren't going to promise future proof. This... Isn't good.
5) They clearly state that any changes to anything will break the hack, and that is on YOU. In other words, they are hinting that even with the new subscription model you would need to pay full price for them to perform this remote service every time. Not only that, they are not responsible for anything going wrong, even during their initial attempt. That is standard practice for this kind of thing I guess, but at that price?
I can't see myself going for this. It sounds too flakey to be worth it. Honestly it looks like we just have to hold out hope that someone brute forces the encryption on the algorithm used to generate the bootloader unlock codes, or a solid working hack to get around it. FH is charging this kind of money because they are betting that there will never be any other way to get 'root' on a Mate 20 Pro, even though this smells a lot like the tethered jailbreaks for the iphones that were so fragile they could break if the wrong app was executed never mind rebooting the phone.
To anyone who goes this route, let us know how it works out. It sounds like once successful (and if you never flash the firmware) you ARE able to install a working SU/Magisk onto the phone yourself. They go out of their way to say that they will flash a TWRP recovery to the phone if you wish, but they won't put any root on it themselves. Again, probably a legal thing more than anything else.
I wish Huawei would just sell us bootloader unlock codes.

I think there's no discussion because of what you've already outlined and that, based on their recent track record, no one really trusts them.
The reason they'll only do it over Team Viewer is because they don't want to give you the tools in order to 1) force you to go back to them when it gets reverted by an update and 2) to stop the tools getting shared. If they connect to your PC then they can download what they need from their servers (securely using authentication) run it then clean up after themselves so as not to leave anything behind.
As you say, they're relying on there being no alternative and that M20P owners become desperate enough to go this route but I can't see that many going for it.

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The reason they'll only do it over Team Viewer is because they don't want to give you the tools in order to 1) force you to go back to them when it gets reverted by an update and 2) to stop the tools getting shared. If they connect to your PC then they can download what they need from their servers (securely using authentication) run it then clean up after themselves so as not to leave anything behind.
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Hmm, that sounds exactly like what they would do. We need someone to go through this and pull off a bit of a hack of their own and keep all the software/data they download onto your computer. I wonder how paranoid they are, surely they don't go so far as to run tools that wipe the free space left when they delete their own stuff? Meh, this sounds like kind of a flaky hack - so far. I don't have a problem with them charging for a good service but $200 is a LOT for something that can't survive basic firmware upgrades.

I am glad no one is talking about this, because they are a piece of crap. They only want to steal our money. 100$+ for crap hack... Ahahah.

Funkyhuawei are nothing but scammers.

Yes, Just scammers, First of all, we should not promote them on XDA.

Fully agree with what is written in the previous post and I would never go to this service.
What remains is to point at the real source of all this, namely Huawei and their refusal to allow bootloader unlocking. Why in all heavens is it not possible for them to do it like many other companies do? In the light of all this I sadly state that the Mate 20 Pro was my first and last Huawei phone !

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Fully agree with what is written in the previous post and I would never go to this service.
What remains is to point at the real source of all this, namely Huawei and their refusal to allow bootloader unlocking. Why in all heavens is it not possible for them to do it like many other companies do? In the light of all this I sadly state that the Mate 20 Pro was my first and last Huawei phone !
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There's always One Plus where you pay $700 for a $300 phone with an upgraded processor and have to use custom ROMs that always have bugs because Oxygen is an ineptly coded train-wreck.
Strange how nobody seems to mind that XDA has been shilling for One Plus for years.
But at least you can unlock the bootloader, right?

jhs39 said:
There's always One Plus where you pay $700 for a $300 phone with an upgraded processor and have to use custom ROMs that always have bugs because Oxygen is an ineptly coded train-wreck.
Strange how nobody seems to mind that XDA has been shilling for One Plus for years.
But at least you can unlock the bootloader, right?
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You can always use a downgrade file that funkyhuawei customer service told you would work and have thay file brick your phone and be told 'its your fault the file didnt work' after paying out 150 in unlimited passes and bootloader unlock codes.
But you can always use your huawei warrenty and get a battered device returned to you right?

$190 for a "root but not root" solution is just daylight robbery. I dont think FH are welcome here anymore...

Ive done a paypal dispute. Sent paypal proof of huawei repair. Proof of email exchanges from funky that shows his files caused the damage. Hopefully will win but you never know.

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Ive done a paypal dispute. Sent paypal proof of huawei repair. Proof of email exchanges from funky that shows his files caused the damage. Hopefully will win but you never know.
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Just a quick update, I will have to look into it but I will pay FH $500 if they can install malware onto my pc that hijacks all my banking information as long as they can make my phone stop with the WORST AUTO-BRIGHTNESS NIGHTMARE EVAR. Like, seriously... Really?
Really?!

In my opinion a scam and scammers never last long, that's the story of funky huawei...good thing I didn't pay them for anything, day light robbers,

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In my opinion a scam and scammers never last long, that's the story of funky huawei...good thing I didn't pay them for anything, day light robbers,
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My paypal dispute failed. Even after proof of broken phone, repair, and being forced to purchase a bootloader code just to use my unlimited pass (bootloader was already unlocked he wouldnt switch my pass). Oh well

NotEvenFinalForm said:
My paypal dispute failed. Even after proof of broken phone, repair, and being forced to purchase a bootloader code just to use my unlimited pass (bootloader was already unlocked he wouldnt switch my pass). Oh well
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ok are you still within your 90 day paypal protection ?, if you are write them an email detailing everything and tell them their decision is against paypal buyer protection. You did not receive the level of service you were shown on funky (scammer) website and than your phone got messed up as well that's enough to appeal, try it and see what they say. Happened with me on a eBay purchase, they decided in favour of the seller, I wrote them they refunded me the full amount. Hope this helps, cheers.

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ok are you still within your 90 day paypal protection ?, if you are write them an email detailing everything and tell them their decision is against paypal buyer protection. You did not receive the level of service you were shown on funky (scammer) website and than your phone got messed up as well that's enough to appeal, try it and see what they say. Happened with me on a eBay purchase, they decided in favour of the seller, I wrote them they refunded me the full amount. Hope this helps, cheers.
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Itd 180 days protection. Yes I have been messaging them further screenshots etc to try get the decision overturned.
Edit paypal are replying with the same message at every turn now.

NotEvenFinalForm said:
Itd 180 days protection. Yes I have been messaging them further screenshots etc to try get the decision overturned.
Edit paypal are replying with the same message at every turn now.
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ohh ok, I guess I got lucky than, try sending an email to someone higher up, might help, worth a try mate,

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ohh ok, I guess I got lucky than, try sending an email to someone higher up, might help, worth a try mate,
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Do u have an email add for anyone higher up?

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Do u have an email add for anyone higher up?
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send you a private message, cheers.

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send you a private message, cheers.
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Was unable to post it privately but heres what I said.

FunkyHuawei's rebranding method is a total con!

After 3 days spent trying to rebrand/dual sim change my phone, I've come to the conclusion that it is just a total con. Here's my experience of it.
Firstly, this will not work with android/emui 9 handsets. Not only doe FH not make you aware of this, they go as far as to suggest it will. From their instructions:
1. Install HiSuite version 9.0.2.301 -- It must be this version.
Link here:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1f6mzk6Ya9Jm6lRt3U8atJaJLVGgKisW6
2. Run FHHiSuiteInstaller.exe as administrator (right-click and choose Run As Administrator)
NOTE: The tool will not work unless you are logged in with credits or a pass!
If it fails make sure you're logged in with credits or an active pass, and you are not using a VPN or a proxy.
3. Select the update you want to install on FunkyHuawei's site.
Instructions for 'Incompatible Phones' - EMUI 8 and below phones which have been upgraded to EMUI 9:
1. Follow steps 1 - 3 above
2. Uninstall HiSuite 9.0.2.301
3. Install HiSuite version 5.0.2.301 from here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OPeu3s-Np_7uZndVEBkzBZTYC1Bayl14/view
4. Connect your phone to HiSuite normally (not in Fastboot mode)
5. Use the 'Update' function to install firmware via FunkyHuawei.
After spending a day and a half pulling my hair out trying to get my phone working and then downgraded to android/emui 8, I was finally in a position to attempt this again. I chose fw CLT-L29 8.1.0.159(C432), the match to my CLT-L09 8.1.0.159(C782) fw. I used the above instructions, everything looked like it was going okay, rebooted and it was still a CLT-L09 (C782) fw, just a different version. And to add insult to injury, the bootloader is now locked again with no way to unlock. And of course, FH doesn't want to know when things don't work as theyre meant to.
This is a total waste of time and money.

Are you sure you didn't miss a step?

aka.petteri said:
Are you sure you didn't miss a step?
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Absolutely not. I was at it for 3 days. I could've reverse engineered it quicker ffs.

Finally somebody understands how scummy FH is.

This has become a known issue now. I even tried to get a refund off PayPal for the agg they caused and because they didn't offer any actual support or help. Had to find it out myself. They still haven't updated the website despite me telling them the problem. Works eventually but not before days of research and aggravation
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I got a refund from PayPal, FH didn't ever bother to answer PayPal's investigation because they knew they f****d up.
As for the OP, I am really sorry for you, now that you can't unlock your bootloader again, you need to replace your phone's motherboard (I suppose).

Your bootloader relocked because you didn't read properly. That is advised on the site I'm afraid. Switching to l29 dual sim will change imei. That's why I just did strsight swap to l09 C432 you'll probably find the error was yours here in selecting the correct region code and model
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Funky are crooks.
The fact that they offer a paid for, premium service means that is an agreement between yourself and them and there are certain things they have to adhere to, like forewarning about major irreversible changes to your device.
Because they alter the device and make it into a state that can no longer be unlocked (bootloader) this means their service is flawed, not only that but the multitude of people who paid for it is insane.
They didn't even warn people about it. Maybe they do now but that wasn't always the case.
In all fairness, get a refund. They can't argue, PayPal will back you 100%
What they've done is fundamentally unlawful.
I'm really surprised that they haven't been taken to a small claims court.
Don't pay them a penny.

dladz said:
Funky are crooks.
The fact that they offer a paid for, premium service means that is an agreement between yourself and them and there are certain things they have to adhere to, like forewarning about major irreversible changes to your device.
Because they alter the device and make it into a state that can no longer be unlocked (bootloader) this means their service is flawed, not only that but the multitude of people who paid for it is insane.
They didn't even warn people about it. Maybe they do now but that wasn't always the case.
In all fairness, get a refund. They can't argue, PayPal will back you 100%
What they've done is fundamentally unlawful.
I'm really surprised that they haven't been taken to a small claims court.
Don't pay them a penny.
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I did mine a few months ago now and there were warnings about changing to dual sim causing future problems hence I avoided that. No doubt they need to put up more info re limitations of their tools though and advice on how to proceed though
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blufreak said:
I did mine a few months ago now and there were warnings about changing to dual sim causing future problems hence I avoided that. No doubt they need to put up more info re limitations of their tools though and advice on how to proceed though
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Wasn't always there and believe me it should be extremely obvious. In fact they should be warning everybody.
I would be very annoyed if I'd paid for that and got shafted.

Oh I was pissed and gave them a mouthful when they stopped replying soon as I actually paid and needed help. Thankfully I'm stubborn and ocd and managed to read and research enough to get round it safely and I'm now C432 would never recommend them tho. Not sure if any the others out there are any better
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blufreak said:
Oh I was pissed and gave them a mouthful when they stopped replying soon as I actually paid and needed help. Thankfully I'm stubborn and ocd and managed to read and research enough to get round it safely and I'm now C432 would never recommend them tho. Not sure if any the others out there are any better
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I did the guide i rewrote on here. Worked perfectly..
Dual SIM no but I didn't need it..
There's another user who followed the same process but it went completely wrong. And he actually did get dual IMEI's
No idea how it's possible and I obviously haven't seen it but he had no reason to lie. Think I've still got his messages somewhere.
To confirm, he did not use the funky method.

I saw someone else followed a guide and it went south badly but from recollection I think the one I refer to actually selected for l29 but the process didn't complete, only enough to screw the imei. Just doing region code wouldn't touch imei. Unfortunately user error can occur and zero support doesn't help at all.
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blufreak said:
Your bootloader relocked because you didn't read properly. That is advised on the site I'm afraid. Switching to l29 dual sim will change imei. That's why I just did strsight swap to l09 C432 you'll probably find the error was yours here in selecting the correct region code and model
Sent from my CLT-L09 using Tapatalk
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There's always one.

Many thanks dladz and aka.petteri. I've lodged a claim with paypal now. It should be interesting to see if FH defends themselves.

Read my previous replies, I had issues with them and put a PayPal request in as well, but I read enough elsewhere prior to doing it to know imei wouldn't be affected unless tried change to dual aim. I'm just saying what they're also likely to say, as it's about the only warning it gives on the site
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Stop using FunkyHuawei. Problem solved

aka.petteri said:
I got a refund from PayPal, FH didn't ever bother to answer PayPal's investigation because they knew they f****d up.
As for the OP, I am really sorry for you, now that you can't unlock your bootloader again, you need to replace your phone's motherboard (I suppose).
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dladz said:
Funky are crooks.
The fact that they offer a paid for, premium service means that is an agreement between yourself and them and there are certain things they have to adhere to, like forewarning about major irreversible changes to your device.
Because they alter the device and make it into a state that can no longer be unlocked (bootloader) this means their service is flawed, not only that but the multitude of people who paid for it is insane.
They didn't even warn people about it. Maybe they do now but that wasn't always the case.
In all fairness, get a refund. They can't argue, PayPal will back you 100%
What they've done is fundamentally unlawful.
I'm really surprised that they haven't been taken to a small claims court.
Don't pay them a penny.
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blufreak said:
Read my previous replies, I had issues with them and put a PayPal request in as well, but I read enough elsewhere prior to doing it to know imei wouldn't be affected unless tried change to dual aim. I'm just saying what they're also likely to say, as it's about the only warning it gives on the site
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My imei didn't change. My phone still works as it did before attempting the changes. Its just that the changes didn't apply and to add insult to injury, my bootloader is locked again without any chance of ever being unlocked.
Intrestingly, FH is now saying they cannot supply bootloader unlock codes, and has no idea when, if ever, they will be able to offer this service in the future. This certainly seems like they were getting the unlock codes directly from Huawei and now that Huawei no longer supplys the codes, neither do they.

Any good dual-sim conversion tutorial here to follow? I don't want to use FunkyHuawei anymore.
I am curious how much the unlock codes will cost. Last time a single code was 129$ haha

mickrick said:
My imei didn't change. My phone still works as it did before attempting the changes. Its just that the changes didn't apply and to add insult to injury, my bootloader is locked again without any chance of ever being unlocked.
Intrestingly, FH is now saying they cannot supply bootloader unlock codes, and has no idea when, if ever, they will be able to offer this service in the future. This certainly seems like they were getting the unlock codes directly from Huawei and now that Huawei no longer supplys the codes, neither do they.
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So they basically sold your a service which rendered your device into s state that cannot be altered and they can't help any further because they're weakly binded to Huawei?
Did you get a refund? Sorry man I'd be taking them to small claims court for a new phone.
That's terrible.
Paid for "service" so much changes when it's an actual seller / buyer transaction. They haven't sold what they advertised. And it's borked your phone. Lol.
Have a word.