Hello there. I'm pretty much new to this, or at least, a little bit rusty. I've been struggling to find a way to unlock my SIM - everytime I google it, all I can find are some tutorials about how to unlock my bootloader.
Could it possibly be that the way to unlock my SIM is unlocking my bootloader?
The other options I've found are IMEI Unlockers, but I don't think that's what I need - except for the fact that my IMEI appears to be broken? It's not my phone the one that apears on imei24.com, imei.info, imeipro.info, or any of those websites.
So there's two problems: I don't have my SIM unlocked (it only works with one company) and/or my IMEI doesnt target my phone (could this be the problem?)
Thanks in advance.
What is your model and what is your network?
zahidm said:
What is your model and what is your network?
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Its a moto x 2014 (XT1097) and my network is CLARO Argentina.
Thanks again
bump. anyone?
crata said:
Its a moto x 2014 (XT1097) and my network is CLARO Argentina.
Thanks again
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I will give you solution soon, just hold i am in transit
thanks! But I've already paid someone to do it for me.
Yes, you just needed to root the thing
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Hi, I got an AT&T XT1058 from ebay. I'm in teh UK so I'd really like to flash it with a stock UK ROM. I've had a look on here and with the huge amount of info I can't figure out if this is possible and which rom to use. it's 4.4.2 that's on the phone at teh moment which i believe can't be downgraded or unlocked easily, is that right?
any help would be greatly appreciated
cheers
To flash any Rom besides the Stock, Signed Moto ROM for your carrier and model X, you need to unlock the bootloader.
While Moto doesn't give out the Bootloader Unlock Code for the ATT USA XT1058, since you have 4.4.2 on it still, you should be able to use Sunshine to unlock the bootloader. (NOTE: please boot into fastboot/bootloader on the phone, and verify the version on the 2nd line is 30.B4 which is correct for 4.4.2).
Once you use sunshine, you can flash 3rd party recoveries, roms, etc.
While I have NOT done it, I've seen posts of ATT US Xt1058 owners flashing with Parts of the XT1053 rom to remove bloat, etc. (flashing the modems will likely change which wireless bands the phone can connect to). I do not advise flashing another carrier's rom. It could get messy, especially around UPDATE time. And I've seen some lose Cellular and WIFI flashing the wrong modem files.
One final thing. The ATT US XT1058 is SIM/Carrier locked too. So in order to use a non-ATT SIM in it you'll need to obtain a SIM unlock code. You should be able to get this from any web site selling unlock codes on the internet.
KidJoe said:
To flash any Rom besides the Stock, Signed Moto ROM for your carrier and model X, you need to unlock the bootloader.
While Moto doesn't give out the Bootloader Unlock Code for the ATT USA XT1058, since you have 4.4.2 on it still, you should be able to use Sunshine to unlock the bootloader. (NOTE: please boot into fastboot/bootloader on the phone, and verify the version on the 2nd line is 30.B4 which is correct for 4.4.2).
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hey, thanks for the very helpful response unfortunately i seem to have suffered from a bout of stupidity writing that and it's 4.4.4 that i've got on the phone! how does that affect things? also as an aside the sim is unlocked so i can use any sim so at least that's something...
thanks again
hardflipman said:
hey, thanks for the very helpful response unfortunately i seem to have suffered from a bout of stupidity writing that and it's 4.4.4 that i've got on the phone! how does that affect things? also as an aside the sim is unlocked so i can use any sim so at least that's something...
thanks again
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To unlock the bootloader on the ATT XT1058 Moto X, there are only two possible ways..
The China Middleman thread (in the general section), although he only has codes for certain date range of phones (depends on the Assembly Date of your phone), BUT he has recently stopped responding again. There is no telling if/when it will start up again
Sunshine, which doesn't work with 4.4.4. However you can always try it since it wont charge you if it doesn't work. (i.e. it checks your phone, if it will work, if wont, it tells you and exits without charging you).
4.4.4 can't be temp rooted either.
So you are pretty much stuck stock ATT, and then just get it sim unlocked to use it with your carrier.
KidJoe said:
To unlock the bootloader on the ATT XT1058 Moto X, there are only two possible ways..
The China Middleman thread (in the general section), although he only has codes for certain date range of phones (depends on the Assembly Date of your phone), BUT he has recently stopped responding again. There is no telling if/when it will start up again
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thanks for the reply. I guess i'll give the china middleman a try. I'd really like to get rid of the ATT address book, the fact that it perpetually shows as 4g connection and have the phone speak to me in a not american accent!
cheers
the same here
at&t xt1058 with stock android 4.4.4 (ota updated from 4.4.2)
system version 212.44.26.ghost_att.ATT.en.US
build no KXA21.12-L1.26
been using this phone in Europe, Greece with another carriers SIM card
everything ok, except for the LTE bands (in Greece I need bands 3,7,20) and the AT&T bloatware i wanna remove
would like to root, but i'm not able to unlock via motorola's website
let me know if u had any success via the china middleman, or if u find another way
thanks
hardflipman said:
thanks for the reply. I guess i'll give the china middleman a try.
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cxp7 said:
let me know if u had any success via the china middleman, or if u find another way
thanks
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As I said.. the China Middleman has stopped responding again.
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As I said.. the China Middleman has stopped responding again.
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I'm on Rogers xt1058 (16GB)
Is there any way (assuming I can unlock the BL) to get developer edition ROM?
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I'm on Rogers xt1058 (16GB)
Is there any way (assuming I can unlock the BL) to get developer edition ROM?
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For the Rogers XT1058, Moto does offer the Bootloader Unlock code for free from their web site -> https://motorola-global-portal.cust...e/bootloader/unlock-your-device-a/action/auth it will void your warranty
The GSM Dev Edtion is the XT1053. It has different radio/modem files, its hardware supports different bands (less LTE bands). I never recommend flashing another model's ROM as we have seen loss of cellular in some cases, where even flashing the original firmware back didn't fix.
Once you unlock your bootloader and root, you can remove and freeze any bloat on the phone (freezing is preferred because the next OTA might require it to be there).
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Once you unlock your bootloader and root, you can remove and freeze any bloat on the phone (freezing is preferred because the next OTA might require it to be there).
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Thank you for the reply
I'm on 4.4.4, I understand there's no root for me
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Thank you for the reply
I'm on 4.4.4, I understand there's no root for me
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Only if you can't unlock your boot loader. But as I said, moto does give out the unlock codes on their web site for the Rogers xt1058
Also, without unlocking the boot loader, you can only flash the rom for your phone model and its carrier branding.
I see
Thank you for the answers
I knew the second part, was not sure about the first one.
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So I have a MOTO X 2013 from Republic Wireless (XT1049) and I'm moving back to Europe (Portugal). I was wondering if there was any way to change my SIM card and be able to simply do calls. I don't care if I lose the RW functionalities of wifi calling and all that.
Unfortunately I'm in version 4.4.4 and from what I have checked I can't really change my ROM anymore (though that would solve my problem). Also the SIM-unlocker I found (http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-x/general/guide-success-sim-unlock-sprint-xt1056-t2825155) doesn't seem to be for my phone version and... I have no idea what GSM is haha.
I have searched a lot but I can't seem to find a clear solution..
I'm completely new to all this things so if you have any solution I would appreciate if you could explain it really well
Filaipus said:
So I have a MOTO X 2013 from Republic Wireless (XT1049) and I'm moving back to Europe (Portugal). I was wondering if there was any way to change my SIM card and be able to simply do calls. I don't care if I lose the RW functionalities of wifi calling and all that.
Unfortunately I'm in version 4.4.4 and from what I have checked I can't really change my ROM anymore (though that would solve my problem). Also the SIM-unlocker I found (http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-x/general/guide-success-sim-unlock-sprint-xt1056-t2825155) doesn't seem to be for my phone version and... I have no idea what GSM is haha.
I have searched a lot but I can't seem to find a clear solution..
I'm completely new to all this things so if you have any solution I would appreciate if you could explain it really well
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Without unlocking the bootloader, you can't do anything but use that phone on Republic Wireless. Sell it and then buy a phone that will work to where you are moving.
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Without unlocking the bootloader, you can't do anything but use that phone on Republic Wireless. Sell it and then buy a phone that will work to where you are moving.
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And there's no way to unlock the bootloader in version 4.4 right? Crap. I can't really sell it since I'm already in Portugal also haha. O well, now I have a expensive mp3 player. Thanks!
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And there's no way to unlock the bootloader in version 4.4 right?
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4.4 or 4.4.4? There is no way to unlock the bootloader on 4.4.4.
Even if you could bootloader unlock it, it needs to be SIM unlocked too. But then the issues is the hardware - does it have GSM radios in it? Idk, you would have to look into that.
Filaipus said:
And there's no way to unlock the bootloader in version 4.4 right? Crap. I can't really sell it since I'm already in Portugal also haha. O well, now I have a expensive mp3 player. Thanks!
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the sim unlock instructions by @samwathegreat here -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-x/general/guide-success-sim-unlock-sprint-xt1056-t2825155 require you to flash the Sprint rom, which you can't do unless you are bootloader unlocked.
Since moto doesn't give out the bootloader unlock code for Republic Wireless, and the China seller/Middleman is/are long gone, Sunshine is your only option.
If you have 4.4.2 or LOWER, and have never upgraded it to 4.4.4, then you can use Sunshine to unlock the bootloader, and follow that thread to SIM Unlock (aka carrier unlock). That would enable GSM and you could use it with carriers in Europe.
BUT if you already upgraded it to 4.4.4, then you are stuck as far as I know. And no, you can't completely and safely downgrade to 4.4.2 or lower, and even if you try, the parts Sunshine works with wont be downgraded anyway. (i.e. Sunshine wont work even if you attempt to downgrade to 4.4.2)
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4.4 or 4.4.4? There is no way to unlock the bootloader on 4.4.4.
Even if you could bootloader unlock it, it needs to be SIM unlocked too. But then the issues is the hardware - does it have GSM radios in it? Idk, you would have to look into that.
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Yes, the Republic Wireless XT1049 does have GSM radios, but they are SIM Locked (aka Carrier Locked). The only way to SIM Unlock them is to have an unlocked bootloader so you can flash the Sprint XT1056 SBF, and follow the instructions in that other thread.
So the folks on this forum are my last hope before I give up. I bought an XT1049 on ebay (I know, mistake!) because I wanted to try Republic Wireless, and the phone has KitKat running on it - far superior to Lollipop on the Moto X in my opinion. I got the phone - great condition, and KitKat was everything I remembered (silky smooth, much longer battery time) vs. the laggy dog of Lollipop I have on my old Moto X. This should be great, right? Wrong. Turns out it's not a RW phone. Says XT1049 on the back, when I plug it into my laptop it says XT1049, but after emails with RW support and community, this is not an RW phone. The ROM is different and they don't recognize the IMEI. Sigh....
Take it to AT&T store and a Metro PCS store to see if I can get it to work on either of their networks. Guy at Metro PCS pops in a sim card, changes out Access Point Names, then tells me the phone is "network locked", and he can't do anything for me. He said it's possible to unlock it, but I'd have to know what network it was locked by. Well, it's not RW, but I don't know who or what to do at this point.
The System Version is 161.44.38.ghost_row.ACGLTE.en.US, which I've found is "ACG Regional Carriers" - which seems like bad news to me. I don't think that network - or collection of networks - would work for me in any reasonable way.
So my question - is there any way I can get this phone unlocked to work on a legit GSM network like AT&T, or preferably T-mobile? Or am I just chasing my tail and need to take this as a lesson learned? The phone works remarkably well, so I don't want to brick it. I can use it as a secondary phone at home - just with no data/calls. But I would love to find a way to use this if I can figure a way to unlock this.
Thanks in advance for your help! (I realized this should be posted in the Q&A section, but can't seem to find a way to delete this or move to Q&A.)
Is your device bootloader was unlocked?
Try to unlock the bootloader if it will unlocked so there was a chance to use this phone with gsm
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Shahzaib Jahangir
Thanks, Shabby! I finally got time to do this. Yes, my bootloader can be unlocked. I'm a total noob to this though, so really don't know what to do next. I haven't unlocked yet, just got the email from Motorola with my Unlock code.
Any guidance you can provide for unlocking GSM would be greatly appreciated!
Is your phone asking for code?
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Thanks, Shabby! I finally got time to do this. Yes, my bootloader can be unlocked. I'm a total noob to this though, so really don't know what to do next. I haven't unlocked yet, just got the email from Motorola with my Unlock code.
Any guidance you can provide for unlocking GSM would be greatly appreciated!
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Shabby The Dev said:
Is your device bootloader was unlocked?
Try to unlock the bootloader if it will unlocked so there was a chance to use this phone with gsm
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Shahzaib Jahangir
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you unlock this unlock ?
i'm confused because xt1049 file is working but xt1056 file is also working so any solution ?
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Saad Aslam
AT&T moto x 2014 xt1097. does anyone know how to get UNIQUE_KEY to unlcok bootloader
So I have an AT&T moto x 2014 1097. I'm having trouble unlocking bootloader. I know how to unlock it just and get the UNIQUE_KEY for the command to unlock bootloader. I was curious if anyone had multiple methods on how to acquire the UNIQUE_KEY wether its calling Motorola, calling at&t, if I unlock sim from at&t (because I own the phone) would that help remove at&t software, or if there is any programs or ways to achieve the UNIQUE_KEY. Thanks again for any help/knowledge.
Why you not call the at&t to ask them if can help you.
Maybe at&t hold the unlock permision.
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Why you not call the at&t to ask them if can help you.
Maybe at&t hold the unlock permision.
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ATT won't help him unlock the bootloader. Unfortunately you are screwed unless you are on an update where something like Kingroot (fwiw i don't trust this software) would work.
Unlocking SIM has nothing to do with bootloader or root.
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ATT won't help him unlock the bootloader. Unfortunately you are screwed unless you are on an update where something like Kingroot (fwiw i don't trust this software) would work.
Unlocking SIM has nothing to do with bootloader or root.
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I know that unlocking sim is not somwthing for bootloader but why att models cant unlock bootloader.
I thing all other have no problem with that.
Thats the reason i say to ask att.
papsr6 said:
I know that unlocking sim is not somwthing for bootloader but why att models cant unlock bootloader.
I thing all other have no problem with that.
Thats the reason i say to ask att.
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Because it was a carrier phone and their decision. Verizon's 2014 Moto X was bootloader locked for the longest time too. They were nice enough to change their mind but they didn't have to. I'm sure many have tried to ask att and look where we still are.........................
Visi0nofExcellence2 said:
Because it was a carrier phone and their decision. Verizon's 2014 Moto X was bootloader locked for the longest time too. They were nice enough to change their mind but they didn't have to. I'm sure many have tried to ask att and look where we still are.........................
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Send email to motorola to ask them.
I dont know what else sorry.
Hi everyone, is the bootloader on the Sprint variant unlockable?
yes
Android Morelos said:
Hi everyone, is the bootloader on the Sprint variant unlockable?
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yes sir it's
It is unlockable follow the unlocking instructions from the Motorola page and you will receive the unlock code almost immediately I already unlock mine without any problem. greetings: 3
I just ordered an unlocked Z3 Play from Motorola with their $150 sale. What are the benefits to unlocking the bootloader, does inserting a Sprint SIM lock it? Is this necessary to edit APN's and allow tether bypass?
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yes sir it's
It is unlockable follow the unlocking instructions from the Motorola page and you will receive the unlock code almost immediately I already unlock mine without any problem. greetings: 3
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Do you know if the PA9S0000US is unlockable as well?
Seems this is the same or replacement for the XT1929-4.
i have a sprint variant and i want to know if i can flash verizon variant or a another variant ,
also has anyone had the issue where when making calls kills data
is this just because of sprint or how this phone was made.
Sgt-P1 said:
i have a sprint variant and i want to know if i can flash verizon variant or a another variant ,
also has anyone had the issue where when making calls kills data
is this just because of sprint or how this phone was made.
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The no data while on call is a limitation of CDMA.