I recently bought a factory unlocked device from eBay. It's actually a Sprint device with factory software flashed. How I do go back to the Sprint firmware? Also my serial number is missing anyway to bring it back?
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Hey guys, I purchased a HTC One (M7) stating it was locked to Telus (Canada) and it can be unlocked. Went through two unlocking sites stating the carrier is Telus along with my IMEI and both sites returned stating that my phone could'nt be unlocked. After a while I noticed the model number on the back which is PN07120 and it came back as a AT&T model on Google search. Will I be able to unlock it choosing the right carrier this time or is it going to fail again since the IMEI number is whats important? Any advice?
rosh88 said:
Hey guys, I purchased a HTC One (M7) stating it was locked to Telus (Canada) and it can be unlocked. Went through two unlocking sites stating the carrier is Telus along with my IMEI and both sites returned stating that my phone could'nt be unlocked. After a while I noticed the model number on the back which is PN07120 and it came back as a AT&T model on Google search. Will I be able to unlock it choosing the right carrier this time or is it going to fail again since the IMEI number is whats important? Any advice?
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What website you have tried.?
SaHiLzZ said:
What website you have tried.?
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quickphoneunlock.com and unlockunit.com
Hi, I bought a my HTC one m7 from Amazon US and it turns out the phone was not Factory Unlocked but a phone from puerto rico that was Unlocked with a Carrier unlock code or something like that, the phone came in a sealed box which is why IDK wtf happened, anyways
I was trying to update my rom from the HTC website and it didnt let me because It said I had the wrong model, so I contacted HTC support and they told me what I wrote first.
So my question here is, I cant return the phone because I bought shipping outside the us but it was from Amazon (I have prime). Can I convert my BRANDED phone to factory unlocked or something? I cant upgrade to lollipop because apparently the carrier this phone had is not upgrading it.
Thanks.
rmartinezdl said:
Hi, I bought a my HTC one m7 from Amazon US and it turns out the phone was not Factory Unlocked but a phone from puerto rico that was Unlocked with a Carrier unlock code or something like that, the phone came in a sealed box which is why IDK wtf happened, anyways
I was trying to update my rom from the HTC website and it didnt let me because It said I had the wrong model, so I contacted HTC support and they told me what I wrote first.
So my question here is, I cant return the phone because I bought shipping outside the us but it was from Amazon (I have prime). Can I convert my BRANDED phone to factory unlocked or something? I cant upgrade to lollipop because apparently the carrier this phone had is not upgrading it.
Thanks.
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Yes you can convert it but it will require S-OFF
Once s-off is achieved, you have to change your CID number, might also require to change the MID number and then you are good to flash an unbranded RUU.
Ok, are there any risks involving S-OFF? Like bricking, or something else? Cant I just get a rom of lollipop and flash it? Or I specifically need a ROM for my carrier?
What happens if you force flash a factory unlocked rom into a branded phone?
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rmartinezdl said:
Ok, are there any risks involving S-OFF? Like bricking, or something else?
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S-OFF disable all protection of the phone enabling you to flash any partition of the phone so yes there are high risks of bricking if you don't know what you are doing.
Cant I just get a rom of lollipop and flash it?
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Yes you can unlock the bootloader, flash twrp recovery and then flash a custom lollipop rom like maximusHD, Nusenseven, insert coin... Some custom roms qill require to update the firmware to a 7.xx.xxx.x version. I'm personally using insert coin 7.0.7 and it works great.
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What happens if you force flash a factory unlocked rom into a branded phone?
You can't. S-ON will prevent to flash any RUU (stock rom) that is not intended for your phone (not for your cid/mid).
Hi, I have a moto x and i need to send it back. Before that, I need to restore it to stock but I am not sure what version my phone is and I dont wanna brick the phone. The phone is not on any company like att or tmobile. It is a dev ed I believe. The model is xt1053 and the back is a wood design. I just need help on getting it back to stock and getting rid of the unlocked bootloader message. Thanks
You'll never reset the unlocked bootloader status code, even if you relock it.
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After I got my phone back from repairs, it had been factory resetted, bootloader was locked and i had a new IMEI and SN.
I tried using the Huawei/EMUI site both (English and Chinese) to unlock my bootloader but i kept getting 'SN and IMEI are mismatched.'
I mailed Huawei but the response i got was that my IMEI was wrong. I mailed them back saying that the IMEI was the one of my current phone and proved it by adding a screenshot of my phone's info and the paper i got when i got it back from repairs (which showed both my old and new IMEI) but I never got a reply.
Is there a way to unlock my bootloader without using the site?
(Huawei P7-L10)
JellyFox said:
After I got my phone back from repairs, it had been factory resetted, bootloader was locked and i had a new IMEI and SN.
I tried using the Huawei/EMUI site both (English and Chinese) to unlock my bootloader but i kept getting 'SN and IMEI are mismatched.'
I mailed Huawei but the response i got was that my IMEI was wrong. I mailed them back saying that the IMEI was the one of my current phone and proved it by adding a screenshot of my phone's info and the paper i got when i got it back from repairs (which showed both my old and new IMEI) but I never got a reply.
Is there a way to unlock my bootloader without using the site?
(Huawei P7-L10)
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Yes, it depends on which software version you are using. On some versions you can install an unlocked bootloader, while on others you must root your device to unlock the bootloader.
I recently purchased a supposedly unlocked note 9. The back of the phone reads SM-960U which appears to be the factory unlocked model. It seems to be locked to sprint because anytime I try to flash over to a Verizon firmware it is successful but still reads BST/BST/SPR in the software menus. Do I need to find a way to unlock the sim from sprint or am I missing something? Thanks in advance.
i have the same problem, but in unlocked t-mobile. mine is now XAA/XAA/TMB. works like a charm so.......
Cdunton94 said:
I recently purchased a supposedly unlocked note 9. The back of the phone reads SM-960U which appears to be the factory unlocked model. It seems to be locked to sprint because anytime I try to flash over to a Verizon firmware it is successful but still reads BST/BST/SPR in the software menus. Do I need to find a way to unlock the sim from sprint or am I missing something? Thanks in advance.
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u1 is unlocked not u.