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[Windows Phone 7 General] Pyls:
Hmmm only have one problem.

You have to submit an APP and does it come up in marketplace ?.

Dont know how to get a "Dummy APP" to put on market for Winmobile 6.5 or 7.

If you can just put in a random app witch does not get in marketplace then i guess its no problem.

*edit*

Made a Winphone 7 app that does not have any purpose, lets check what happens :)
[Windows Phone 7 General] FJosep:
All this works.

Sadly I failed the geotrust verification, so I have to send a signed document with a copy of my national ID. Let's hope they believe my history about living in the states but having a ID of another country.
[Windows Phone 7 General] imatulo:
All works fine until i had to verify my account after publishing the dummy app. But now verifying failed and i have to send them my copy of id etc. But how the hell could i send them my info when i give them fake ( generated ) info?
[Windows Phone 7 General] Marvin_S:
I just said im not from the states but im allowed to have a free marketplace account since im dreamspark verified so this is my dutch passport and it was fine, no lies and we dont have a marketplace either. I had to sign it as well its a 5 minute job and if it takes to long you can open up a chat session and they will process it straight away. I think they are not even reading it haha, i started a chatsession didnt say a word, signed off and minute late got the you are verifie mail.
[Windows Phone 7 General] imatulo:
Man please how did you send them that letter? Can you show me some screenshot how it looks like ? x)
[Windows Phone 7 General] ignatious:
hmmmm ........... APP HUB stops me at create account?

Is the page flawed?
[Windows Phone 7 General] Paul_Hammons:
So has anyone else confirmed they have unlocked their phone following this process? I see a few of you working toward it.

-Paul
[Windows Phone 7 General] drkfngthdragnlrd:
This worked for me. I can unlock up to 3 devices. Only used one so far.
[Windows Phone 7 General] moonshines:
can you share to me one so i can also unlock mine?lol ;)
[Windows Phone 7 General] drkfngthdragnlrd:
Sadly it'd require me giving you my Windows Live ID & password, which I'm not exactly fond of lol. You need to enter it into the unlocker tool installed on the pc the device is connected to. Just folow the information giving by the OP closely with your real information (don't make up a fake ID) & it'll work. It took a couple hrs for me to finally get verified.
[Windows Phone 7 General] mikeeam:
Where is 1B?

Removed..?!
[Windows Phone 7 General] Marvin_S:
No because it contains my id and autograph.

But its very simple, just print the mail they snend you, fill in everything add a copy of your id, scan it and email it back. Its not even a letter, just add what i said above as your motivation.

Did you received the email from geotrust?
[Windows Phone 7 General] FJosep:
****, I'm stucked again.

The apphub doesn't let me choose my country, so I chose USA and now geotrust rejects my documentation because it's not from the USA.

Ahh, Microsoft, always fu*king the third world.
[Windows Phone 7 General] moneysaver05:
how do i get a ping file and were do i get it from?
[Windows Phone 7 General] Paul_Hammons:
Glad to see folks are getting unlocked. I am not sure what to put for foreign countries that don't have Apphub approval... why MS wouldn't make it available for these countries, I don't know.

A .png is an image file commonly used for icons. You can download any .png from the web or search your computer for .png. Copy it and resize it for each of the requested sizes. I called mine like 60x60.png and 48x48.png, etc.

-Paul
[Windows Phone 7 General] FJosep:
anyone kind enough to share an unlock spot with me? :D
[Windows Phone 7 General] hamzie:
So is creating an app a must to get it unlocked?
[Windows Phone 7 General] FJosep:
Yes, but you can create a dummy app using http://www.followmyfeed.net/. I sent mine (which doesn't even work) and Geotrust sent me the email for verification.
[Windows Phone 7 General] hamzie:
Thanks for that. just trying to sign up with apphub now but its being a *****
[Windows Phone 7 General] hamzie:
in apphub registration what did you guys put for website
[Windows Phone 7 General] nat45928:
What happened to 1b?
[Windows Phone 7 General] hamzie:
anyone get

we’re sorry. an error has occurred.

We encountered an issue connecting your App Hub account with your Xbox Live Profile.

Please visit Xbox.com and update your contact information.

After you have updated your contact information, please return to the App Hub (https://users.create.msdn.com/Register) to continue.
[Windows Phone 7 General] tom369:
I'm getting this very same error, tried to update Xbox profile with no luck. And the worst thing is you can't event contact Microsoft about this because Microsoft redirects you to various product-related support pages and the thing I want is to cantact App Hub web team.
[Windows Phone 7 General] hamzie:
ok through a whole lot of raging.. i bypassed it... but then it sent me to the payment page and i cancelled it.. and i dont know what just happened but i managed to pass that phase.

all i did was click next **** load of types.. then let go.. then on the url i can see its going to the error diagnostic page.. so i clicked stop. then i clicked back.. then. refresh or something .. did something its all blurry now.

edit

what did you guys put for bic/swift in payee details
[Windows Phone 7 General] MrAdelphi02:
same here : (
[Windows Phone 7 General] hamzie:
Ok so all thats left for me is to do the geotrust thing and bank thing.

but i dont have an american tax file no. so i cant fill bic/swift

also does it matter if i submitted a Wp7 app instead of wp6.5?

been a couple of hours and no email from the geotrsut folks
[Windows Phone 7 General] FJosep:
Nah, is the same. If they take too long, you can go to their site, chat with them and ask.

Not 100% sure, but I think bank info. is not necessary for this.

If someone wants to share a unlock spot (you have 3 I think) I offer myself :) Sadly I can't even create an Apphub account because my country is not on their list.
[Windows Phone 7 General] Marvin_S:
my apphub account is usa too, but my passport is dutch. I just told them I live in Holland so I have a dutch passport (also you can have a different passport than the country where you live in, so they cant reject you on this basis) and just say you are allowed to have an apphub account because you are dreamspark verified. This worked for me. Dutch university email, american apphub account and email settings, dutch passport sent in.

So if your country is not apphub allowed just sign up with an american adress. I did some town in alabama since it was the first option, no questions asked by geotrust they trust everybody even with fake addresses :)
[Windows Phone 7 General] hamzie:
how long did it take for geotrust to contact you after submitting the app?
[Windows Phone 7 General] FJosep:
That's weird. I did that. Chose USA but sent my chilean ID. They rejected it, I told them that i'm chilean but was in the states when creating the account. They bought that, but they kept saying that I needed an USA ID, because that's the country I chose and that they couldn't change the country for me, so the only option was to re-enroll in Apphub choosing Chile. So I said, "Ok, but Chile is not on that list". Then the guy said something like "well, then you're ****ed" but more formal :p

Hamzie, it took like 1 hour, maybe less.
[Windows Phone 7 General] Marvin_S:
Well tell them you live in the US with a Chilean passport, that can be possible right? I dont remember the exact letter I sent but Ill look it up.

The Mail:

I attached the form they sent me with my passport in it and filled in this:

ID#: NL*******

[..]

State of Issuance (whatever this means): N/A (Country: The Netherlands)

Autograph: a beautiful drawing
[Windows Phone 7 General] FJosep:
It won't work, they would go with "So you live in USA, then send us your visa" or something. The first option they gave me was to give an USA ID, but I simply don't have one.
[Windows Phone 7 General] Marvin_S:
Wow thats strange, then I dont know. I guess I was just lucky then :( good luck with it. Hope you will get officially supported soon!
[Windows Phone 7 General] pornogeroc:
plz someone tell 1b because i cannot see in first page
[Windows Phone 7 General] hamzie:
been over 24 hours and still nothing from geotrust.

they say on chat they didnt receive anything so i contacted microsoft and now they arent saying anything

*Sigh
[Windows Phone 7 General] havox22:
I just did it right now and it took about 10 sec for the email

I complete the questions, and it said i passed or w/e, but app hub is still waiting on them I guess...ima see if i am verified when i wake up
[Windows Phone 7 General] Hades32:
I'm from Germany, GeoTrust took nearly a week until they contacted me and then it took another 3 working days until my account was unlocked.

So - don't worry...
[Windows Phone 7 General] hamzie:
@havox did you submit it for 6.5 or 7?
[Windows Phone 7 General] coolabhi6320:
PLs help

pls help me , i am from india and i'm dream spark verified but on the apphub signup page after selecting my country as india and after completing steps 1,2 &3 i get :

WE’RE SORRY. AN ERROR HAS OCCURRED.

We have detected an error while processing the page you were looking for. We apologize for the inconvenience. Please try again.

View App Hub FAQ

B04/2PJY
[Windows Phone 7 General] coolabhi6320:
help help help

now after completing xbox signup i get the below error on apphub:

i am in trouble, i have not recieved any mail from geotrust, i get the error below: my live id is *****@hotmail.com

WE’RE SORRY. AN ERROR HAS OCCURRED. We encountered an issue connecting your App Hub account with your Xbox Live Profile. Please visit Xbox.com and update your contact information. After you have updated your contact information, please return to the App Hub to continue. View App Hub FAQ B04/5F56

pls help me
[Windows Phone 7 General] hamzie:
youre not the only one getting that.

look at the app hub forum.. ms is aware of the problem
[Windows Phone 7 General] coolabhi6320:
help me

i have now received a mail from geotrust and i mailed them my id proof as mentioned in the mail, but now they say my proof is not accepted as they Dont accept PAN card, i live in india and am under 18 so i dont have a driver license or a passport what can i do?
[Windows Phone 7 General] BigBri41:
App Hub Registration Error

I was getting the syncronization with xbox account error also. It is really hoaky, but I had to update my phone number to the same format as the xbox site (nnn) nnn-nnnn and it worked fine.
[Windows Phone 7 General] nowei:
How do you use an australia.edu email to register? Which school did you use?
[Windows Phone 7 General] coolabhi6320:
You can not use australia.edu id, use an ISIC card to verify yourself.
[Windows Phone 7 General] benjammin:
For those that got this to work, did you all submit bank and tax info? Im good to go except for that part, and i dont feel like giving all that info if i dont need to, you know?

I could hard reset my phone to clear the Chevron unlock and then see if the developer registration tool accepts my info, but if i dont have to hard reset, i'd rather not.

UPDATE: Like mentioned below, no need to give bank or tax info. I received an email stating my account was now active, then i received another shortly after stating there was an error and that i needed to submit bank and tax info, so i was confused. But I read that second email a second time and it was asking for bank/tax info b/c of the dummy app submitted. It was just stating they cant submit it to the app store b/c of the missing info. But all works without it.
[Windows Phone 7 General] oelapoel:
No need to submit any bank and tax info..
[Windows Phone 7 General] MrAdelphi02:
I have gotten to step 3a, but it keeps on saying "Duplicate submission found", whenever I try and submit an app : (

Edit: Closed and opened the browser and did it again, just waiting on confirmation e-mail. Not quite sure how thie geotrust thing will pan out, but will have to wait and see...
[Windows Phone 7 General] MattGarner:
Always get this error when choosing a gamertag :(
[Windows Phone 7 General] MrAdelphi02:
Submitted it again, using UK as the country, sent my identifiction....just waiting for geotrust activation and I should be all set to go (fingers crossed) : )

Total process didn't take me more than 1 hour or so, to get from opening dreamspark account, to sending my id to geotrust
[Windows Phone 7 General] bdan:
So...I'm 16 so I don't pay taxes or have a bank account. Will that stop Geotrust from sending me the identification email? I submitted an app hours ago ans still nothing.
[Windows Phone 7 General] MrAdelphi02:
It worked for me : D

Thanks
[Windows Phone 7 General] fosormic:
As a student?
[Windows Phone 7 General] benjammin:
No. It was mentioned just a few posts ago that you don't need to submit any bank or tax info. Geotrust should send you an email without it asking you to verify info on your credit report.
[Windows Phone 7 General] oelapoel:
Yeah dude, dont worry about it, they will reply soon. They would not worry about your age, hence the "student" account :).

The total time it took me for the whole thing was about 1.5 days.
[Windows Phone 7 General] hamzie:
sweet im unlocked!!

any 'must-have' things for unlocked phones
[Windows Phone 7 General] oelapoel:
yeah... xap deployer :P
[Windows Phone 7 General] MrAdelphi02:
Yeah...

So, unfortunately, I can only deploy 3 xap's at any one time : (
[Windows Phone 7 General] oelapoel:
RemoveSideloadLimit.xap

google it
[Windows Phone 7 General] FJosep:
ok, nvm, **** this. Won't work for my country.

Anyone wants to share a unlock spot? Come on guys, share the love with the third world.
[Windows Phone 7 General] MrAdelphi02:
Thanks loads, but doesn't work on the Dell Venue Pro

: (
[Windows Phone 7 General] bdan:
Oh, ok. I was just wondering because I submitted two dummyapps and still nothing has came up. Will it be sent to my .edu account by any chance?
[Windows Phone 7 General] FJosep:
Nop, to your @live login.
[Windows Phone 7 General] yeahtyeaht:
where can i get a .edu mail? im not student
[Windows Phone 7 General] hamzie:
it involves people giving out their email + password to you.. so doubt that will happen
[Windows Phone 7 General] bdan:
So, my yahoo account? (sorry for all the questions)
[Windows Phone 7 General] Paul_Hammons:
It appears that the instructions for 1b. have been removed by someone.

Here is a duplicate link on ppcgeeks that includes 1b. on how to get an .edu account.

http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/windows-p...er-unlock-windows-phone-7-free-even-nodo.html
[Windows Phone 7 General] FJosep:
And why would I need an email? The person can change the pass to something random, you use it, and tell the guy to change again the password. Don't know about australians but trust is one of the foundations of our society.
[Windows Phone 7 General] brysonwong:
I'm from Singapore and I dont have a Social Security number. :(
[Windows Phone 7 General] hamzie:
well if that were the case someone wouldve given you an account to use by now.
[Windows Phone 7 General] FJosep:
Not of my country, because we can't get devaccounts (we're not listed on the apphub countrylist).

eried, who is also chilean, has an devaccount but thanks to a chinese who shared his.

Soon we're getting a marketplace, but still we wouldn't be able to sideload free apps that aren't on the market (like some made by users of this forum)
[Windows Phone 7 General] avensakias:
Can you be a little more specific on the 3.a pls. [Dummy App]

I have confirmed via Dream Spark my University E-mail Account.
[Windows Phone 7 General] hamzie:
so once youve submitted dummy app you need to do the geo verification process.

3a says when you click on windows phone (Hover over dashboard then go windows phone) If it says something like you have pending tasks.. do it..

usually the pending task are

- geo verification

- bank detail

you only need to do geo verification after which youre good to go
[Windows Phone 7 General] jaygriggs:
Do you have a dummy app? It has to be submitted for geotrust to do the verification process. Once I submitted an app I received my email but failed the verification even though I used my social and drivers license number.:mad:

Dummy app if needed can be found here

http://forums.create.msdn.com/forums/p/63505/393586.aspx

Oh and Paul is the man 2 arrives unlocked here
[Windows Phone 7 General] distortion:
Do a google with your exact question. The answer will be right there...
[Windows Phone 7 General] bdan:
So, I accidently put my zip code in instead of my phone number on apphub (i don't know how I did this) and I couldn't change it. I had to go through the process again with my sister's ssn and i fail the geotrust verification...fml haha
[Windows Phone 7 General] BellPego:
I have an Omnia 7 running NoDo and I'm a student from Portugal and it took 28h to officially developer unlock my phone... Them just installed an app to remove sideload limite everytime I connect to Zune and I'm good to go... ;)

Really easy, and I'm happy again... LOL
[Windows Phone 7 General] ziggy89:
One of the ways is also, that you enter a local app development competitions and get your phone unlocked by Microsoft (so you can install your own app without marketplace). I dont know how it is in other regions but i guess they are also doing promotions to get developers on board.
[Windows Phone 7 General] crsnwby:
Could someone please borrow me their account to unlock my phone, im in the UK so this guide does not help me due to SSN requirement and me not being a student. I will only use the login once to unlock then you can change your Password.
[Windows Phone 7 General] minori_aoi:
is the unlock also include sim-unlock (for at&t samsung focus) ??
[Windows Phone 7 General] jaygriggs:
The link Paul posted earlier in the thread includes instructions on what to do if you dont have a ssn. Im not a student either the guide has instructions. :D
[Windows Phone 7 General] crsnwby:
How do you verify as a student at dreamspark?
[Windows Phone 7 General] jaygriggs:
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/windows-p...er-unlock-windows-phone-7-free-even-nodo.html

Specifically

b. If you are not a student or are not in the USA, follow the steps in this link to setup a .edu account, then register and verify the email address. The Tech Game - How to get Free Dreamspark and XNA membership
[Windows Phone 7 General] bdan:
Someone willing to let me use their unlock? I tried twice and messed up both times...
[Windows Phone 7 General] FJosep:
Well, at least you have a marketplace, we don't :p
[Windows Phone 7 General] crsnwby:
this does not work. Unless your are either a. A student with an edu account.

Or b. Live in the usa with a ssn and can prove where you live.

The rest of the world cant use it.

Also if you do register and use a fake SSN you will be caught and sued for fraud, a SSN is not an address its not good to fake a SSN and put your name and IP address against it. In 5 years when you think its all over and they knock on your door dont complain about going to prison.
[Windows Phone 7 General] wmcookie:
I signed up late at night a few days ago and I was good to go in the morning.. I have an .edu email so I didn't even have to pay. Now my Focus, with the latest update, is unlocked.
[Windows Phone 7 General] andrew-in-woking:
Registration

Hi all

I followed the instructions and then got the email from Geotrust asking for a copy of my Passport or government issued ID. I replied to this with a copy of the ID page in my passport but haven't received any further communication and still have my identity pending on the App Hub account.

Do you think that there is something else I need to do?

Cheers

andrew-in-woking
[Windows Phone 7 General] FJosep:
You can start a chat with Geotrust (on workdays) and rush things.
[Windows Phone 7 General] root beer:
No, you will be fine.

I followed the guide (including the part that was removed which you can easily find by binging the text remaining) and just emailed them my UK drivers license and within 5 mins I was unlocked. Remember they are in the USA so roughly 5/6 hours behind you.
[Windows Phone 7 General] root beer:
But why would you bother using a fake SSN when the guide tells you how to get a edu account?
[Windows Phone 7 General] andrew-in-woking:
Waiting for MS?

Hi root beer

Thanks for that. I have now done that and Geotrust have confirmed to me that the ID verification process is complete. However, my account is still not activated and says that my identity still needs to be verified. I will wait until Monday, hopefully its just waiting for somebody to have a look at it and press a button.

Cheers

andrew-in-woking
[Windows Phone 7 General] d0ugi3:
can you up load the unlock please ..

windows isnt having it anymore .. and this wont work ..
[Windows Phone 7 General] lutherkingmartin:
I have a question. In one year, if I'm not a student (I finish studies), Microsoft can relock my phone or, an unlock phone is definitely unlock ?
[Windows Phone 7 General] borce_razor:
my f*ckin university is not listed :(
[Windows Phone 7 General] lil_dipo@yahoo.com:
worked for me!

hi all it worked for me(i'm a college student in the u.s) so after my dreamspark account was created, it linked to my live account in the next step and after i sent in the dummy app,i was verified within the next 3-4hrs and i was able to unluck my gfs phone and not mine at first, mine was previously chevron unlucked so i performed a hard reset and it registered!:)
[Windows Phone 7 General] borce_razor:
finally entered dreamspark, apphub, submitted an app but geolocation failed :( can somebody help me, not an us citizen ?
[Windows Phone 7 General] fosormic:
Fact:

It is not a permanent lock, you ´deauthorize´ it and if you try to run a locally installed app it will say it was 'revoked' and prompts you to uninstall it.

The lock is linked to your AppHub account which in turn is linked to your Live ID so although I have not tried, I am 99% certain that the moment you associate with another Live ID you lose it (until come back to the original Live ID).

Guess:

I assume that your Apphub subscription will eventually expire when you are no longer eligible and then I'm quite certain that at such moment your phone will come to a locked state as well (the Zune software will probl take care of that on the next Sync).
[Windows Phone 7 General] EDDS:
I tried this before and it din't work, but after today's news I think I'm going to start over and try again.
[Windows Phone 7 General] mrcrazy11:
Ignore wrong post. Sorry

I have a student developer account and haven't received the email yet. I'm in Canada and I was just curious if anyone else with a student account has received their email yet?
[Windows Phone 7 General] benjammin:
Got my invite on my student acct!!!
[Windows Phone 7 General] andrew-in-woking:
So have I

Hi all

I have also received the email and downloaded the update tools. Not done the update yet.

Cheers

andrew-in-woking
[Windows Phone 7 General] jzyaa:
but now we cannot publish windows mobile6.5 applications any more.
[Windows Phone 7 General] prajnakandarpa:
WE can, actually. till July 15th I think
[Windows Phone 7 General] noelito:
there is no 1b...
[Windows Phone 7 General] briggs007:
Does this work? Has anyone tried this?
[Windows Phone 7 General] DavidinCT:
Just a quick one here... used a EDU address to sign up for a dreamspark account then the App hub...

I submitted a dummy app for WP7 (did the on line create a web appp thing then submitted it.)

My account is pending activation, if I click "view actions", it tells me "Identity verification pending (GeoTrust will contact me directly) and Payment info incomplete. I did this 2 days ago.

How long do I expect to wait before getting an email and Do I need to put bank info in yet ? (want to wait till I have something before putting checking account info in)

Edit: GeoTrust does not even have my application...Gota conact MS...... apphub AT Microsoft DOT com

Edit again: all set, got my confirmation email and got my phone registered