[HTC Desire 500] ATRAC3:
Sim unlock desire 500 for free!!!

Hey guys i was searching for a way to unlock my Desire 500 for free, tried different stuff, combined things from other pages, and i found out that the SIMLOCK UNLOCK CODE is written in the phone's filesystem, and it's non-encrypted. This worked for me, I CANNOT guarantee that it'll work for you, but it wont do any harm either.. First of all, I am on version 1.32.401.1 (stock Sense 4.1.2), unlocked BL, root, Busybox, i already had s-off'ed via firewater (but it's not necessary, AFAIK). UPDATE: A friend of mine did this without S-OFF, just unlocked BL, rooted, was on 1.10.401.1. There are 2 ways to get the code:

1.Using Android Terminal Emulator from Play Store, and Busybox launch the app and type:

su [enter] (Superuser will pop up asking for root permission, grant it), then type

strings -n 8 /dev/block/mmcblk0p7 [enter] - watch the output, should look something like

11111111 > i guess this is my CID?

00000138 > doesn't make sense for this to be the code, too simple..

35804405XXXXXXXX=??????????????? > This is my IMEI

QCT_UMTS_RADIO_VER=1

HSDPACat=8

HSUPACat=6

IMEISVN=1

EnDTM.HTC__001=1

GEA3.HTC__001=1

QCT_UMTS_RADIO_END=1

jvZ4hygW122Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

(+.37=CKT^jx

K65151479 > This was my unlock code, without the "K" but the location may be on a different line in your phone

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!"#$%&(*,/26:>CG

&!&2&D&U&g&x&

7$H$Z$k$}$

&0&A&S&d&v&

2 8 > D J P V \ c j

q x

# ) / 6 < B H O U

\ c j q x

h i k l m n o p q r

s t v w x y z | ~

" ( . 4 : ? E K Q

W ^ e l s z

% + 0

6 < A G L R X ^ e l

s z

% + 1 7 = C I O U

[ b i p w ~

j k l m n o q r s t

u v w y z | }

! ' - 3 9 ? D J P

V ] d k r y

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CEHJNQUZ_elu

:"C"L"Y"f"s"|"

$'$4$A$N$W$`$i$r$|$

'*.26;BIR\hv

CEHJNQUZ_elu

11111111 > i guess this is my CID, again...

2. The second way to do this is ADB, root and busybox still required..

Open CMD prompt on your PC, CD to your ADB folder, and type:

adb shell [enter]

su [enter] (a Superuser request should popup on your phone, asking for root permission, grant it)

strings -n 8 /dev/block/mmcblk0p7 - watch the output, should look something like

11111111 > i guess this is my CID?

00000138 > doesn't make sense for this to be the code, too simple..

35804405XXXXXXXX=??????????????? > This is my IMEI

QCT_UMTS_RADIO_VER=1

HSDPACat=8

HSUPACat=6

IMEISVN=1

EnDTM.HTC__001=1

GEA3.HTC__001=1

QCT_UMTS_RADIO_END=1

jvZ4hygW122Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

(+.37=CKT^jx

K65151479 > This was my unlock code, without the "K" but the location may be on a different line in your phone

CEHJNQUZ_elu

!"#$%&(*,/26:>CG

&!&2&D&U&g&x&

7$H$Z$k$}$

&0&A&S&d&v&

2 8 > D J P V \ c j

q x

# ) / 6 < B H O U

\ c j q x

h i k l m n o p q r

s t v w x y z | ~

" ( . 4 : ? E K Q

W ^ e l s z

% + 0

6 < A G L R X ^ e l

s z

% + 1 7 = C I O U

[ b i p w ~

j k l m n o q r s t

u v w y z | }

! ' - 3 9 ? D J P

V ] d k r y

14.08.36Q4.03_14.20a.36.06U

CEHJNQUZ_elu

:"C"L"Y"f"s"|"

$'$4$A$N$W$`$i$r$|$

'*.26;BIR\hv

CEHJNQUZ_elu

11111111 > i guess this is my CID, again...

Remember, look for a 8 digit combination that MAKES SENSE for a CODE, not something simple like 00000014 etc... Insert NON-Accepted SIM in the phone, it should ask for an unlock code, enter the number you found earlier, and hopefully have simlock removed... Feel free to ask for help if you get stuck somewhere in the process, sorry for potential typo's, and hit thanks if this post helped you..