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[nadezz]

I was talking about unlocking the simlock ie network lock. Just to confirm some stuff to anyone else who was curious. T-mobile sim definitely works Also the guy who sold me the phone has rung orange up and they said they would send him an unlock code in 7-30 days. Is this beyond the point of no return? Or has anyone got to this point only to have orange email them to say they will not unlock it (i thought i read someone describing that situation...)

[Siderex]

Can't we just flash something on the PROM ? With JTAG ? (I don't really know, I am engineer but this is not my field )

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In case of Android handsets, the bootloader of the device can be unlocked to flash a new CID number(11111111, which indicates an unlocked device) and hence the SIM Lock is effectively removed.
From : http://en.wikipedia....king_technology

[BlueMoonRising]

Siderex, on 16 November 2012 - 10:42 PM, said:

Can't we just flash something on the PROM ? With JTAG ? (I don't really know, I am engineer but this is not my field )

But we don't have an unlocked  bootloader

[Siderex]

BlueMoonRising, on 16 November 2012 - 10:45 PM, said:

But we don't have an unlocked  bootloader

Ok; And the bootload is developed by the manufacturer right ? Can't we try some method used on a Android device used on a similar device build by the same constructor (and hope that the bootloader have the same source code or a part at least ?)
And using a probe doesn't require a unlocked bootloader, no ?

Do somebody knows were I can we find methods used to unlock some devices (for personal knowledge) ?

Edited by Siderex, 16 November 2012 - 10:51 PM.

[rickywyatt]

lol you can't touch the bootloader it is locked down when android booted it can't see bootloader boot or recovery i have bricked 2 phones try to

[Siderex]

rickywyatt, on 17 November 2012 - 10:21 AM, said:

lol you can't touch the bootloader it is locked down when android booted it can't see bootloader boot or recovery i have bricked 2 phones try to

Excuse me to ask stupid questions but I find this subject interesting and I don't know where I can learn all that...

So you tried to backup your bootloader with adb ? and modify it ?
I can understand that the bootloader can check it's integrity (with a checksum in a cartridge or something like that); the CID word is a part of the bootloader ?

What did you do exactly to brick your phone ? And how did you restore it ?

[rickywyatt]

you can't backup bootloader with adb intel use a pc baset flasher

[technomole]

Got an e-mail from Orange today, and now I have an unlocked phone, it will now accept any sim card, took about a week for the code (and obviously the fee £20) but it worked.

Not sure whether this will help in any way to getting round the sim lock without having to resort to paying Orange a fee, but you never know, now I just need to sort out the 3 sim card I have and use the pac code to port my number to 3.

Edited by technomole, 19 November 2012 - 04:28 PM.

[rickywyatt]

how Meny digits is the unlock code?

[technomole]

rickywyatt, on 20 November 2012 - 07:58 AM, said:

how Meny digits is the unlock code?

16 characters (all numbers) least that's what I got, entered the number and it worked first time.

[john91919]

Ordered my unlock code last night.

Told upto 25 days!

So nearly 4 months to unlock.

[technomole]

john91919, on 20 November 2012 - 10:31 AM, said:

Ordered my unlock code last night.

Told upto 25 days!

So nearly 4 months to unlock.

They said it would be within 30 days for mine, took just under a week though.

[rickywyatt]

need more peoples used lock codes please send them thow pm

thanks

[nadezz]

rickywyatt, on 20 November 2012 - 11:50 AM, said:

need more peoples used lock codes please send them thow pm

thanks

Will post my unlock code, if orange ever send it to me XD. How will this help?

[shootomanUK]

rickywyatt, on 20 November 2012 - 11:50 AM, said:

need more peoples used lock codes please send them thow pm

thanks

dont you need the imei aswell ?

[ayziaa]

rickywyatt, on 20 November 2012 - 11:50 AM, said:

need more peoples used lock codes please send them thow pm

thanks

Do you think you can find a way to make new unlock codes with thoses old one?

[rickywyatt]

I'm hoping to find a patton I don't what your imei numbers so please don't send them so far two poeple have sent me there used unlock codes so far thay are very different
but one digit is the same eg

XXXXXXX5XXXXXXXX
XXXXXXX5XXXXXXXX

[ayziaa]

rickywyatt, on 20 November 2012 - 11:56 PM, said:

I'm hoping to find a patton I don't what your imei numbers so please don't send them so far two poeple have sent me there used unlock codes so far thay are very different
but one digit is the same eg

XXXXXXX5XXXXXXXX
XXXXXXX5XXXXXXXX

Awesome! Why don't you want imei codes? Don't you think each unlock code is related to the imei?

[Atlask]

send me your unlock code in mp

[shootomanUK]

I would like to work out the codes, but I would need your used codes and imei.
There has to be a pattern but to solve it you would have to use the used code and imei.

So if you want to you can pm me both

Thanks