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[Windows Phone 7 General] chanmanx2k:
Just going to keep the program up for the rest of the day, but disconnecting the phone. Anyone already successfully unlock that can explain what happens once you reach your time?
[Windows Phone 7 General] digger1985:
What I don't understand is how is just 600 users putting so much stress on the servers? Surely this process should have been much faster?
[Windows Phone 7 General] BigwaveMx:
I most go and i have 605 people in front of me. I think ill try tomorrow or tonight.
[Windows Phone 7 General] Anthonok:
im now 198 in line and its been going since like noonish started at 330 something
[Windows Phone 7 General] s10010001:
So what kinds of apps? I see they list a few, can I use tools like advanced config?
[Windows Phone 7 General] :
I started at 4pm GMT at position 280 and I am currently position 130 :D so down 150 positions in 5 hours

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The issue here is that it is a much waited for service and to tell you the truth I was expecting worse
[Windows Phone 7 General] s10010001:
Started at 2:18pm 11/5/2011, im #724 in line :(
[Windows Phone 7 General] :
Mind you in a good way at least if the phones are connected to the PC at least we know the phones will get a good 8 hour minimum charge so this could be best done overnight

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which timezone?
[Windows Phone 7 General] henchturk:
It keeps crashing for me...

I tried the aero theme. No dice :(
[Windows Phone 7 General] Tim.Smith:
This may have already been posted but if anyone is using the tool and getting crashes, if you already had windows phone tools installed remove anything windows phone related, reboot and reinstall. Worked for me. Now I'm 728 in queue. Damn.
[Windows Phone 7 General] :
So I could be lucky doing it from a fresh install of win7? :D
[Windows Phone 7 General] Tim.Smith:
I would assume so. If what I tried didn't work I was going to try it on a fresh install myself.
[Windows Phone 7 General] :
Does anyone know yet if there is a maximum sideloaded apps limit?
[Windows Phone 7 General] contable:
After several hours I´m now at 204...

I really appreciate the Chevron team for their research on how to unlock the WP7 devices because this made my OMNIA 7 over nearly 1 year more attractive.

But I would really like to know what kind of server they are using for sharing the yesterday released unlock method.

I came to a final conclusion:

As MS has made the OEM´s hardware restrictions (single core, no memory expansion slot and so on), also the Chevron team has got a restriction:

it´s only permitted to share the light-unlock via the newest MS server from 1985, the most powerful weapon against Apple and Google, famous for its incredible speed...
[Windows Phone 7 General] andreiuc:
I started a Poll for the rate of success with this tool, please vote

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1334239
[Windows Phone 7 General] :
4 hours ago Chevron twitted

ChevronWP7

We have over 400 people in queue now. We HIGHLY RECOMMEND people to AVOID attempting to unlock right now as it is a very very long wait.

http://twitter.com/#!/ChevronWP7/status/132866915843588096
[Windows Phone 7 General] lucas.scott:
with around 800 people in que...at $9 a token , they have to be pretty happy with their first real day of profit being around $7.200 . I wonder how much is split between them and MS . Either way .. would be cool to be those guys haha
[Windows Phone 7 General] contable:
I bet 90% for MS and 10% for Chevron...

I count with nearly 1.000.000 (haha) unlocks worldwide, so you know how much money it is, besides MS will sell all the new servers from 1985 to companies around the world...
[Windows Phone 7 General] Prozel:
All earnings goes to Chevron, said by themselves.
[Windows Phone 7 General] :
I have just answered my own question here and for anyone else here is what I have found:

http://www.chevronwp7.com/

Some additional points we want to bring to your attention:

The 10-year-old Windows XP operating system is not supported. This is a limitation imposed by various Windows Phone prerequisites of this century.

Provided unlocks are equivalent to those provided by Microsoft’s App Hub. That means 10 side-loaded applications. That also means no “Interop access”.

When an unlock is attempted, your token is marked as Used immediately. If an unlock fails for whatever reason, it will be queued for reset. This process takes a little time, due to the validation hoops we must jump through.
[Windows Phone 7 General] lucas.scott:
im not sure i have ever understood this limit people talk about . 10 apps a day? month ? Year ?

i have not been able to use use any unlock prior to this so im a little ignorant on that .
[Windows Phone 7 General] :
maximum of 10 sideloaded apps allowed at anytime on a WP7 device there has been registry hacks for pre-mango but I can't find anything for Mango on removing the limit
[Windows Phone 7 General] contable:
Ok, stop joking now.

I´m now at 190, and I´m just wondering why there are no postive replies of all the people who have unlocked before me. The whole day I saw only 2 users who have unlocked successfully, maybe the rest fell asleep while unlocking...

It looks like that the unlock procedure will take the whole night, so I will leave my laptop on, hopefully tomorrow when I get up again it will be done.
[Windows Phone 7 General] andreiuc:
Right, The funny thing is that queue never gets bigger then around 500.

It's hard for me to believe that there are only 500 trying it.

That means they are actually limiting the access to unlocking.

I created a pool for rate of success using the tool

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1334239

It's so disappointing, kinda makes me feel like I was a bit scammed. I know I can get a refund but that's not the point.

I lost some time trying to get into the queue, I am bit frustrated and mad now.

MS is supposed to somehow support ChevronLabs. Do they agree with how things work now?
[Windows Phone 7 General] :
I am currently 6.5 hours into the wait and currently at 107 :rolleyes: this is thanks to it being day 1 of the service also they did have server issues earlier today
[Windows Phone 7 General] Tim.Smith:
Scammed? Are you serious? How is this a scam? If you don't like it get your money back and don't use it. It's not that big of a deal.
[Windows Phone 7 General] contable:
If you you have a Samsung or LG device you can remove the sideload limit after unlocking: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1271963

I use this hack nearly a year now...
[Windows Phone 7 General] :
what about HTC handsets?

Also MS would of probably changed it for Mango?
[Windows Phone 7 General] lucas.scott:
Thanks for clearing that up .

Im currently at 127 , and i will definitely let you guys know how it goes when it happens .
[Windows Phone 7 General] contable:
Can you send me a pm if you have finished successfully ?

I will go to bed now...
[Windows Phone 7 General] :
I am at 105 and depending whether I will still be awake when it has done I will also update hopefully along with a screenshot
[Windows Phone 7 General] contable:
The interop-unlock is yet not supported for HTC devices, so far we couldn´t find a solution.

I also have a HD7, but flashed with a custom rom, so I don´t have any problem with unlocking...
[Windows Phone 7 General] jag233:
I have been in the queue from 17:30 and I am now at 265, will likely be the morning before its done. No worries though, I am very thankful for the unlock.
[Windows Phone 7 General] s10010001:
im #624 in line.

What if my device is not plunged in when im up? Right now its in my pocket. :(
[Windows Phone 7 General] lucas.scott:
Yeah man , im in the US , so its relatively early here . Ill send you a pm .
[Windows Phone 7 General] contable:
The chevron server will communicate with your phone when you are on position #1, because for unlocking you need to write to the registry.

I would say if the phone is not plugged in your unlocking (attempt) will fail and you have to start again... (maybe with 1000 in front of you).
[Windows Phone 7 General] Nettwerk:
I'm 788 in list

Sent from my OMNIA7 using Board Express
[Windows Phone 7 General] Ttblondey:
I always get this error : Chevronwp7 labs unlock utility has stopped working.

A problem caused the progrm to stop working correctly.windows will close the progrm and notify you if a solution is available.:mad:
[Windows Phone 7 General] TechJunkiesCA:
Here is my email to the Chevron team:

I am a small business owner in the CE industry and completely understand technical difficulty. However, this products delivery system is NOT ready, far from it. I waited 6 hours, had two errors and now have to get behind 845 people in the queue? You continue to allow people to pay you for your product on your site but discourage them from using the product on Twitter? Why not post that to the site? You people need to recognize that though you are serving the homebrew community, you are now a business selling a product and can not treat your paying customers the way you treat a community getting free stuff.

This is just a foul practice of business and I would like to have a refund please.

Owner, Tech Junkies
[Windows Phone 7 General] :
I had just got to position 100 and suddenly got

The token appears to be invalid

ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
[Windows Phone 7 General] cyclical:
got down to 187 or so and then the thing said "the token seems to be invalid" and kicked me off
[Windows Phone 7 General] :
I reconnected and got placed at 567 and within 2 minutes gone down to 314
[Windows Phone 7 General] LongZheng:
I apologize for the problems and we will be give you a full refund as soon as possible (will wait for Rafael to process it).

We are still seeing successful unlocks however the queuing quickly spirals out of control, hence making it impractical to wait. We have certain limitations we are working with and believe me when I agree the queuing system is "crappy" but necessary.

You're right the experience sucks and we're sorry.
[Windows Phone 7 General] cyclical:
Yeah same here, threw me into 580ish, and now im at 311.
[Windows Phone 7 General] lucas.scott:
yep ... not usually one to complain ... but after about 5 hours of waiting .. (was down to number 114) I recieved an error saying "the token appears to be invalid" . I understand its a WIP but wow . Im pretty pissed honestly . I mean there is nothing i can do but try again later ....probably days and days before the que size has died down . Pretty poor . Im still down for the cause and dont regret paying or anything ... but if any of you are anxiously waiting around your computer all day like i was ... i wouldnt get my hopes up . The odds from what im reading are pretty poor ... lets hope for better luck down the road . Pretty bummed .
[Windows Phone 7 General] :
Why did the system suddenly chuck loads off then when we reconnect knocks a further 200+ people off the waiting list?
[Windows Phone 7 General] s10010001:
Wow mine was at 500 something an hour ago and not im at 54...

****Plugs in device, and crosses fingers****
[Windows Phone 7 General] </travis>:
Ive been in the queue for like 3 hours now, starting from 770th, then 690something, and earlier it went down to 364, then just now im on 126th. Whoevers the 1st one now should get a move on, im stuck on 126th for 10 minutes now.
[Windows Phone 7 General] :
Just be bloody pleased that you are there, there are others who had either been waiting much longer or had previous issues and now been stuck lower on the list. I had been on the list for 8 hours went from 280 to 100 and now I am currently at 293.
[Windows Phone 7 General] </travis>:
i know!! should i be lucky or what. on 121 now.
[Windows Phone 7 General] :
Twitter Message from ChevronWP7

To anyone who just got a "invalid token" message: this is inaccurate. Your token is fine. We're working on a queuing bug.

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I wouldn't hold my breath until you are getting it unlocked because they are tweeking the system to improve things and get rid of bugs
[Windows Phone 7 General] andreiuc:
I got "Invalid token" too :( After waiting 7 hours
[Windows Phone 7 General] lucas.scott:
Welcome to the club man ... sorry
[Windows Phone 7 General] Barbbachello:
Is there a way to tell if it works? I think mine is crashing but im not sure as im not watching it
[Windows Phone 7 General] cyclical:
werd...

had mine going since 11:40am, lol.

Oh well, they tweeted that they got that bug fixed and that it should be going a bit faster now.
[Windows Phone 7 General] :
LOL for the past 10 minutes whilst I was catching up on Fringe my counter kept jumping from 251 to 250 to 251 to 250
[Windows Phone 7 General] LongZheng:
If anyone is still in the queue (and have been queuing for a while now), please email support@chevronwp7.com with your token # and we'll try to get you sorted out ASAP.
[Windows Phone 7 General] s10010001:
got to 1, now it says "internal issue, retrying..."
[Windows Phone 7 General] cyclical:
email sent

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I just got the same error message.
[Windows Phone 7 General] :
Email sent but I had a message saying that my there was a Phone Name Conflict so had to close ChevronWP7 so I could rename my damn phone now stuck at 531 on the damn list.

Surely this system shouldn't work on phone names and should work purely on serial numbers etc as each one is unique.
[Windows Phone 7 General] LongZheng:
Are you still in queue?
[Windows Phone 7 General] :
Yes I am back in the queue after having to be forced to rename my phone currently 521
[Windows Phone 7 General] cyclical:
kicked me out of que, now just says "internal issue, retrying". Program froze up, had to close it and re-open. Now im in que again, but at 558. lol
[Windows Phone 7 General] :
The new issue I have is that according to the status my token says used now since I had to renew my phone name yet it is still the same phone

If it helps my email address for my chevronwp7 account is gavincol78 msn.com
[Windows Phone 7 General] Ttblondey:
@LongZheng can you read my post and at twitter? thanks
[Windows Phone 7 General] :
this is all getting crazy now,

1, people get software crashes

2, people getting invalid token issues

3, extremely long queuing times

4, people getting kicked of the queue

and now and I think this is the first I have seen it each phone has to have a UNIQUE phone name (which is NOT mentioned anywhere) if you don't then you get kicked off and told to rename and try again.

ChevronWP7 please look into the PHONE NAME issue as not EVERY phone will have a unique name unlike its serial number.
[Windows Phone 7 General] Ttblondey:
So that means we need to change our phone name?
[Windows Phone 7 General] :
Possible unless @LongZheng can get back to us about this matter and give us something official
[Windows Phone 7 General] LongZheng:
Your phone name needs to be unique. This is a limitation beyond our control, there's no way around it. It sucks we know :(
[Windows Phone 7 General] zepfur:
Hi LongZheng,

I started with 552 people in front of me, now its 530. What's the supposedly duration of "and have been queuing for a while now" ?

Its really slow moving and perhaps it helps to let people know an estimated waiting time before we email you for help.

Thanks :)
[Windows Phone 7 General] LongZheng:
Unfortunately due to the unpredictability nature of this it's really hard to give an estimate that's of any value. Please send an email to support@chevronwp7.com with your token #.
[Windows Phone 7 General] :
THANK YOU LONGZHENG and the crew at ChevronWP7 my phone is now UNLOCKED and 1 very happy WP7 user :D:):cool:

LET THE FUN BEGIN,
[Windows Phone 7 General] zepfur:
Just sent the email with my token # :)

Update: Phone is now unlocked! Thanks guys :)
[Windows Phone 7 General] cyclical:
lucky you, I started at 11:40am and got kicked off twice. Now im at 530.
[Windows Phone 7 General] LongZheng:
Please email your token # to support@chevronwp7.com
[Windows Phone 7 General] pdangcil:
It's been eight hours and now i'm number 236!!! yayyyyy!!!

WTF!!!
[Windows Phone 7 General] :
Try this!!!
[Windows Phone 7 General] cyclical:
I did about an hour and a half ago. Got a confirmation bot message in response. Any help would be appreciated.
[Windows Phone 7 General] :
Be patient as they are very busy
[Windows Phone 7 General] An9eluS:
Okay, so they are taking the support requests seriously

Okay, so after about 14 hours of trying I emailed my token number to the support email while waiting in the queue for about the fifth time and lo and behold, about 2 minutes after sending the email letting them know I'd been trying all day I was set to next in line.

Obviously these guys are actually taking the feedback seriously so thanks to them for that. I only hope the site gets a little more comprehensive with a better FAQ and instruction set as there are apparently a few key points that are maybe limitations due to Microsoft that all customers should know about.

Anyway, I don't know if Long Zheng and the guys will get any sleep tonight but if you're having trouble then email the support address, they clearly are reading them all and acting accordingly.
[Windows Phone 7 General] LongZheng:
Sorry it has hard to track who is who from where. I've replied.
[Windows Phone 7 General] Ttblondey:
They do respond my e-mail very quickly.:D on behalf of my problem.
[Windows Phone 7 General] pdangcil:
"Internal Issue, Retrying"

That's what I have now. They do reply to my email really quick though!
[Windows Phone 7 General] :
With all the hard work you and your crew have been doing and trying to keep up with there will always be the odd email or 2 that will slip through the net especially as the service is less then 48 hours old.

Keep up the great work though :cool:
[Windows Phone 7 General] cyclical:
They got me taken care of..

For anyone in the que, I recommend not unplugging your phone at any time. Mine failed twice with "internal problem, retrying" message. The final time it worked without any issues when I left my phone plugged in the whole time. May have something to do with Zune trying to auto-start back up when you plug your phone in again.
[Windows Phone 7 General] neoxphuse:
Anyone have issues crashing on the startup screen? I got mine to show up at the 'enter your token #' but everytime I click it crashes or don't even click it, it crashes a few seconds before or after.

Very frustrating.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sruel3216:
hey guys i just want some opinions. i have the chance to trade my inc+ $200 for my friends bionic. the screen is so nice and its super fast. however a total of about 5 roms for the bionic?? idk if i can deal with that. as long as it gets a stable cm7 soon i might do it. but the development here is simply AMAZING!

so would you guys do it or not?
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Marcismo55:
Do you have any upgrades anytime soon? If so, then certainly not. Much better phones coming out soon and you will probably be able to come up on some decent phones at a good price if you hold out for a bit.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sruel3216:
Umm I believe not tell April
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jstrom23:
I would wait. Keep your Inc and save your $200. By the time April rolls around you'll be able to get the Rezound, RAZR, or GNex for $200 or less. By then all 3 will have good development in place. All three are vastly superior to the Bionic.

The Bionic is already passed its prime and the Inc will be a classic forever. Hold onto it.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Devildog8791:
Agreed. I think that you will be kicking yourself in the butt in one week after the swap.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 318sugarhill:
Two words.....HELL NO. I personally have no love for Motorola. Especially as I sit here and wait for my wife's 3rd D2 to arrive in the mail. The first one had a slight "pressure crack" in the screen within the first 2 weeks she had it. That was a fight with VZW to replace it. I believe it was a manufacturers defect but they claimed damage. Took a while, but they replaced it. This last one totally crashed on it's own. D2.37 boat loader screen came up out of the blue. Phone was never rooted or played around with. So long story short, I don't trust Motorola phones. I've never had an issue with ANY other phone besides Motorola in the last 15 years of me using a cell phone.

I don't believe there is a better phone out there for development than the Dinc that isn't named a Nexus. I love ALL the Roms/Kernel options for this phone. Even if you like Motorola, the Razr will be out in a week, and within the next 6 months, only better things will be coming along. I've been tempted myself to use an upgrade a few different times, but in the end, I don't think there is a phone out there that is leaps and bounds better than the Dinc when you consider all factors. As far as specs, I like the 3.7" screen over the 4.3 and larger. 1ghz processor is FAR from outdated and is just fine speed wise, and the development community is top notch and still working hard for us all. The only thing truly missing is a front facing camera.

To be honest, the day I give up my Dinc I will be sad. For one thing, I have come to love the trackpad. I thought it was very useless when I first got the phone, but over the last 18 months, I've found there are many times in emails/texts that my fixing a typing mistake is not an exact placement when touching the screen to move the curser where you want it. The trackpad is invaluable to placing the curser where I need it. It's seems like a small detail, but it saves me a LOT of frustration.

I also don't feel like the bionic is that great of a phone when compared to the Nexus/Razr/Rezound that are all about to come out. I would wait.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sruel3216:
Thanks for the huge write up haha. Yeah I love all the options. I may end up waiting for the galaxy nexus
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SlimSnoopOS:
I agree with you and everyone else about the Bionic in comparison to the newer phones arriving now. From what I've noticed though, the Evo 4G development scene flat out triples ours based on numbers haha
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TecQuality:
hello guys, someone can give me the original stock animation? i wanna overwrite my custom bootanimation with the stock, so i need a .zip that i should put into the /data/local folder ... TIA
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dikai_yang:
Search for the kitchen app. Download and install. Use it to download the stock boot animation. Flash and be happy.

Why would you want the stock one though. It's rather ugly and feels skugish.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LocutusEstBorg:
The stock animations on Samsung based ROMS are the boot*.qmg files. Just delete the custom bootanimation.zip and the stock one will play. The stock audio files are PowerOn.wav and PowerOff.wav (they go in different folders).
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wilbso:
We have said this once twice, How many times does it need to be said. use the search button before posting. i have seen a number of post's containing the same question that has been asked over and over again. can you not understand how to use the search button!! please please use the search button before you start carelessly posting crap thats been said before. got it? good

also please check either my FAQ or dare devils inside's FAQ or the guide to all things for rooting your phone by khartaras

heres da link for them all( separate of course)

click here for my FAQ!!

click here for dare devil insides FAQ

click here for khartaras guide to all things to do with root thread

also please do not troll these forums. the last thing we want is a flame war
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] B.Jay:
+1 for Sticky

And... someone should talk SassiBoB into shooting a XDA "Posting and you" flick so it can be stickied into each and every board/subboard. ;)