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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

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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.

How Easy is it To Get Around a Blacklisted EMEI?

Someone in my family had her Galaxy S9 stolen. She reported it to Verizon and they had the EMEI blacklisted with all carriers.
But how permanently attached is the EMEI number, can't you just wipe it/hack it?
How sophisticated does a thief have to be to circumvent it and make it work on a carrier again?
FYI: I am not asking anything about how to "get around a blacklisted EMEI" number nor do I want to hear about a single way of doing so.
I simply wanted to ask if blacklisting the EMEI is very effective against a phone thief?
We had a brand new S9 stolen, and reported it to Verizon, but they are just general customer service. So their claim that it can't be used by anyone in the US doesn't really mean much to me

halfhumble said:
Someone in my family had her Galaxy S9 stolen. She reported it to Verizon and they had the EMEI blacklisted with all carriers.
But how permanently attached is the EMEI number, can't you just wipe it/hack it?
How sophisticated does a thief have to be to circumvent it and make it work on a carrier again?
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It can be done. We don't necessarily allow discussion of how to do it here for obvious reasons, but the guy would have to be fairly competent on a computer to go in and do that.
More than likely he'll sell it really cheap to someone or a shady outfit that does know how to do it.

orangekid said:
It can be done. We don't necessarily allow discussion of how to do it here for obvious reasons, but the guy would have to be fairly competent on a computer to go in and do that.
More than likely he'll sell it really cheap to someone or a shady outfit that does know how to do it.
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Okay, that's what I figured, I thought there must be a way.

halfhumble said:
Okay, that's what I figured, I thought there must be a way.
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Unfortunately yes. That is one thing iOS has over Android, I don't think it's possible to reprgoram an IMEI on an iPhone, so once it iCloud locks it really is a brick.
I still prefer Android though because of other pros.

orangekid said:
Unfortunately yes. That is one thing iOS has over Android, I don't think it's possible to reprgoram an IMEI on an iPhone, so once it iCloud locks it really is a brick.
I still prefer Android though because of other pros.
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Interesting, didn't know that. Android manufactures should follow suit to reduce phone thefts.
Maybe it would have been better to NOT blacklist the EMEI when it's stolen, so that the thief or buyer activates it. Then report it like a month later to track who has it at the time.
If it's been sold, the police could work backwards from the for sale listing or emails with the buyer (Craigslist for example). Kinda elaborate though.....

halfhumble said:
Interesting, didn't know that. Android manufactures should follow suit to reduce phone thefts.
Maybe it would have been better to NOT blacklist the EMEI when it's stolen, so that the thief or buyer activates it. Then report it like a month later to track who has it at the time.
If it's been sold, the police could work backwards from the for sale listing or emails with the buyer (Craigslist for example). Kinda elaborate though.....
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Yeah well it's not on the manufacturers really, I think it's just a limitation of AOSP and the way android works. Even KNOX can't prevent it or even working around FRP (which I had to do not too long ago for a legitimate forgotten password).
But yeah I think those types of thefts are probably too low importance for the cyber crime division to go thru those types of hoops. The only real possibility would have been to try to track the phone when turned back on, or put one of those invisible self installing tracker type apps in the SD card.
End of the day if you lose or phone or it gets stolen, you're pretty much SOL.

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Yeah well it's not on the manufacturers really, I think it's just a limitation of AOSP and the way android works. Even KNOX can't prevent it or even working around FRP (which I had to do not too long ago for a legitimate forgotten password).
But yeah I think those types of thefts are probably too low importance for the cyber crime division to go thru those types of hoops. The only real possibility would have been to try to track the phone when turned back on, or put one of those invisible self installing tracker type apps in the SD card.
End of the day if you lose or phone or it gets stolen, you're pretty much SOL.
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"self installing tracker type apps in the SD card." Didn't know that existed. Will look into that.

So... rooting in August?

Sorry if this has already been covered, but I'm struggling to find a definitive answer to this...
Now that Huawei have stopped providing unlock codes for the bootloader, is there any other methods available to gain root?

jaffster said:
Sorry if this has already been covered, but I'm struggling to find a definitive answer to this...
Now that Huawei have stopped providing unlock codes for the bootloader, is there any other methods available to gain root?
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From what Ive seen, there is no definitive official way to unlock the bootloader so without lower level access to the phone. Rooting won't work.
With that being said it's certainly not impossible, but compared to other devices the Huawei devices arent going to be getting a lot of attention due to the aforementioned problem.
I read that there was an unofficial method that you have to pay for, unlocker something?
Funky Huawei may also offer some method but they have been known to offer services which means you cannot unlock the bootloader ever again so personally I wouldn't bother with them.. query them though and see what they can offer.
Worry for us who have unlocked now is. If we get an issue with our phones and we need to RMA, well never get another unlock code.
Sucks right.

dladz said:
From what Ive seen, there is no definitive official way to unlock the bootloader so without lower level access to the phone. Rooting won't work.
With that being said it's certainly not impossible, but compared to other devices the Huawei devices arent going to be getting a lot of attention due to the aforementioned problem.
I read that there was an unofficial method that you have to pay for, unlocker something?
Funky Huawei may also offer some method but they have been known to offer services which means you cannot unlock the bootloader ever again so personally I wouldn't bother with them.. query them though and see what they can offer.
Worry for us who have unlocked now is. If we get an issue with our phones and we need to RMA, well never get another unlock code.
Sucks right.
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It sure does suck, but not as much as being stuck with this bloatware to the point where I'm actually regretting getting this phone, I've never regretted purchasing a phone before (apart from maybe the Nokia N900, but that was donkeys years ago).
They could at least make some of the applications uninstallable.
Do you have a link to the unlocker by any chance?

dladz said:
From what Ive seen, there is no definitive official way to unlock the bootloader so without lower level access to the phone. Rooting won't work.
With that being said it's certainly not impossible, but compared to other devices the Huawei devices arent going to be getting a lot of attention due to the aforementioned problem.
I read that there was an unofficial method that you have to pay for, unlocker something?
Funky Huawei may also offer some method but they have been known to offer services which means you cannot unlock the bootloader ever again so personally I wouldn't bother with them.. query them though and see what they can offer.
Worry for us who have unlocked now is. If we get an issue with our phones and we need to RMA, well never get another unlock code.
Sucks right.
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Was it dc-unlocker?

I'm afraid Dc-unlocker does not support P20 Pro at the moment. I'm not sure if it ever will. I bought about 5 credits for it and when attempting to unlock I get error 375 if I remember correctly. Don't bother trying at the moment.

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It sure does suck, but not as much as being stuck with this bloatware to the point where I'm actually regretting getting this phone, I've never regretted purchasing a phone before (apart from maybe the Nokia N900, but that was donkeys years ago).
They could at least make some of the applications uninstallable.
Do you have a link to the unlocker by any chance?
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You can uninstall much of the bloatware using adb. Plase take a look at the threads below. I could easily replace some stock apps with my favorite ones from google play.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/mate-9/help/tutorial-how-to-remove-uninstall-bloat-t3766960
https://forum.xda-developers.com/ho...ui-safe-to-t3700814/post74418414#post74418414

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Was it dc-unlocker?
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That's the one, but not sure if it's a viable option, just something I heard

dladz said:
That's the one, but not sure if it's a viable option, just something I heard
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Sadly DC-Unlocker doesnt support the P20 pro

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Sadly DC-Unlocker doesnt support the P20 pro
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Then I would say with all honesty, you cannot unlock the bootloader.
Huawei may revert their decision, however unless they get hit hard on sales, I really can't see it happening.
Plus with Huawei taking this stance, the users who know how to develop and hack past the bootloader don't want anything to do with them.
And I absolutely agree with them.
Pixel 3 or 4
OnePlus 6T or 7
For me.

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 !

s3axel said:
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

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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
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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.

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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.
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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.

vtec303 said:
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?

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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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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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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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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

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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).
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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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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

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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.
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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.