Network unlocking problems

[Guest kassan]

Please help me cause I tried to unlock my mobile many times with SPVunlock.zip and upgrading OS without any result. System requires SiM Unlock code!! Dont know what 2 do...My phone is usseless!!! :cry:

[Guest awarner [MVP]]

Ok first off what phone do you have?

To SIM unlock the phone you need to have a bootloader of V0.98 or below

and also you must have Win 2k or XP on your PC.

Can you post exactly what you have and also what is happening when you

run the unlock app.

[Guest chenxigood]

quote： "To SIM Unlock the phone you need to have a bootloader of V0.98 or below

and also you must have Win 2k or XP on your PC“,

how can I get the lower version of bootloader?

[Guest awarner [MVP]]

First of all it depends what phone and OS version you have on your phone?

You can put a lower bootloader but just replacing the Bootloader it's self either using Winhex or having an SD card with the bootloader on.

If you have the newer bootloader ie the latest SAP it's not as easy to downgrade, if not impossible for the less exprerianced user.

[Guest squippo]

First of all it depends what phone and OS version you have on your phone?

You can put a lower bootloader but just replacing the Bootloader it's self either using Winhex or having an SD card with the bootloader on.

If you have the newer bootloader ie the latest SAP it's not as easy to downgrade, if not impossible for the less exprerianced user.

I have an spvE100 with build 13037.

Whats the best way to get the right bootloader in order to sim unclock my phone?

and will there be any disadvantages of having a older bootloader?

[Guest awarner [MVP]]

The best option is to have the bootloader on an SD card as it makes the process easy to do. My personal favourite is V0.93

as for disadvantages, there are non.

[Guest boffey]

I've done everything stated to unlock my SPV but the Unlock program never goes past 0%. Have I missed something or does it take ages to do?

Please help!! :roll:

[Guest awarner [MVP]]

If you cannot go pat 0% then you have one of two problems causing this.

1, Bootloader is higher than V0.98

2, You are not using a PC with Win 2k or XP

[Guest kassan]

Ok first off what phone do you have?

To http://smartphone.MoDaCo.com/viewtopic.php?t=3976>SIM Unlock the phone you need to have a bootloader of V0.98 or below

and also you must have Win 2k or XP on your PC.

Can you post exactly what you have and also what is happening when you

run the unlock app.

Thnx for reply!! Struggling 2 months without any results :) Having the first model of SPV but what is the bootloader?? And how to check version?? Just upgraded OS to I-mate ROM 1.50.8.6. Suppose to network unlock but it doesnt. WIn xp is installed. when running unlock app it comes to 66% and then Invalid code - Aborting. What is wrong?

[Guest kassan]

just checked and my bootloader is 1.07!! How to change for 0.98??

[Guest kassan]

YEEEEEEEEEEEEES!!!!!

Finally made it it thnx 2 awarenet. Rspec!!

Just needet to downgrade the software and the code was generated within few sec..!!! :)

Amazing phone and possibilities.

Any idea how to speed up playing movie files without skipping??

[Guest Leo]

hi awarner,

where can I possibly find a bootloader of V0.98?

please help. Thanks

[Guest Leo]

hi kassan,

How do i check if the bootloader im using is higher than V0.98?

please help. thanks.

[Guest awarner [MVP]]

Welcome to the site Leo :)

What phone do you have?

to find your bootloader version, power off the phone then press and

hold the record button and then press the power button.

Once the phone starts to boot up let go of the buttons and you will see

the three colour canary screen with your bootloader version displayed.

[Guest awarner [MVP]]

Just reading your other posts and you say you have a SAP phone,

if this is on the latest update then it is extremely hard to downgrade the bootloader as you can not simply just downgrade it.

Also as you are using Win ME you cannot use the SIM unlock program

as you must have Win 2k or XP.Just reading your other posts and you say you have a SAP phone,

if this is on the latest update then it is extremely hard to downgrade the bootloader as you can not simply just downgrade it.

Also as you are using Win ME you cannot use the SIM unlock program

as you must have Win 2k or XP.

[Guest mark24]

Hello fellow spv users, can anyone help me? i have an orange spv which i have tried to unlock using the official orange website, i get past putting my details and my imei number, then press proceed,but it takes me to a white screen,is there any other way of unlocking my phone?

[Guest awarner [MVP]]

If you have a firewall running try dissabling it first.

[Guest Leo]

hi awarner,

thanks for your help. i was shocked to know that im using the latest version of ROM and that my bootloader is 1.09. Now Im totally dead.

By the way, Im from the Philippines, and here we call smartphone as SAP. or Smart Amazing Phone. SMART is my carrier, actually.

Do you have an idea how to downgrade my bootloader? Just hoping you could help me on this. Thanks again.

[Guest kassan]

Hi Leo!!

After many days of struggle (and thnx to awarener - respect) I found an excellent article in formum. Just type "unlocking" in Search and then go to

"Ultimate guide How to UNLOCK when spvunlock doesnt unlock."

This should help U. Remember to have canary screen and orange sim card when downgrading/upgrading OS and of course XP of W2k )

Good luck and have fun!!

http://trans.voila.fr/voila?systran_lp=fr_...ce.info/rom.asp

here can u find all the rom versions :))

Good luck!!

[Guest awarner [MVP]]

Unfortunately there is not a simple way (as such) to downgrade the bootloader on the latest SAP phones, If you have the latest SMART update it's a bit more complex to downgrade to SIM unlock, which I presume you want to do.

If you are a new user to the phone I would not suggest you try to downgrade to beginwith as you could end up with a nice expensive paperweight.