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[myTouch 3G, Magic General] SBS:
Apparently can unlock ht-03a v 1.6... for about $100US

Just ran into a site that seems quite shady but nonetheless claims to be able to unlock 1.6 in 3 days for 10,000 yen (:eek:). Their regular price is 8,000 yen (which is still too expensive) if you are still running 1.5. This could just be classic bad web design still common in Japan that makes the site look shady.

Basically, they are saying no functions will change by unlocking and not to upgrade beyond 1.6 after unlocking (assuming 2.x ever is pushed by docomo). And that if your phone is version 1.5, they will return it to you unlocked and running version 1.6.

Purely for my amusement, I paste the machine translation of their site (provided by them "hear")

PS - "release" = unlock
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] stefan2612:
its 1.6 yes, and thats just too expensive :P

thx though!
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] SBS:
Agreed - stupidly expensive, so your only other option is to root and flash a ROM other than Docomo's 1.6
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] stefan2612:
Mind telling me how to do that? been trying for ages. Does it mean doing something to an sd card? is there a guide i should follow? tried yesterday, but just got the "not allow" message
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] SBS:
Haha, sorry but I can't be cause I don't know how - which is why I originally said something about your going to be in for some fun if you have 1.6. The information is here. There are wikis, but I haven't had a need to do it, so I am not up on what needs to be done. I know that it was much easier with 1.5 (one click) but not impossible with 1.6. Dig around this board and hopefully you'll get tossed in the correct direction.

If you are using this phone in Japan on docomo's network and you do succeed in flashing a new ROM, be careful with the APN setting for data transmissions because you can end up with a very high data bill if you connect to the wrong one.

Good luck and hopefully someone might chime in with links appropriate to the ht-03a.
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] BrandoHD:
if u trying to unlock the phone to use any sim card in it and u already have the code, u need to put the sim card of the new network u r trying to use, when the magic boots up, it will ask for the code, u enter it and thats it, u r unlocked
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] stefan2612:
Doesnt work, already tried that :F
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] SBS:
That does not work with the firmware provided by Docomo.
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] SBS:
Did you see this?

http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Sapphire_Hacking

Also, here seems to be full instructions on how to move down to 1.5. I have no idea how, if at all, these instructions would be different for Docomo's ROM on the HT-03a.

http://theunlockr.com/2009/10/15/how-to-root-a-donut-phone-android-1-6/

Good luck. If you learn anything, let me know:cool:
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] stefan2612:
Thanks, ill see if i can get this to work! If not i guess ill be forced to check out some cable guy, or someone with a clue :P
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] stefan2612:
Didnt work, thought id try the htc sync one aswell, but it never recognized my phone, even if i installed drivers, reinstalled them, updated, everything. And yes, i did fix the debug settings etc on phone.
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] SBS:
I guess you are using windows, not something unix-like (linux or mac), right?

Towards the end of this thread, the discussion moves towards getting Win 7 to recognize phones for using ADB. Maybe something here could help.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=502010
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] stefan2612:
have mac and windows, but htc sync wasnt for mac so ^^
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] SBS:
Wait a minute... Like I said, I've never tried this, but I don't believe you need to use HTC sync. I could be wrong. I think you need to use ADB, which is part of the SDK. ADB allows you push files to handset, as well as get an interactive shell. Basically, it gives you command line access to your phone from your computer.

If you have ever used the terminal app on a mac, that is where you would use ADB.

Once you have ADB up and working, you can type stuff like ADB devices to get a list of connected phones or ADB shell to get an interactive shell.
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] stefan2612:
yeah ive tried that too, only got msgs saying not allow
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] SBS:
If you give me more information, then I may (or may not) be able to help.

What exactly was not allowed? Does ADB work at all?

What step in what howto did you make it to?

Are you able to get ADB to detect your device?

Are you using ADB on win or mac? win 7? mac os 10.6?

Did you get a permission denied (or something that) error when you tried to push a file with ADB?
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] thisoneguy:
For the docomo HT-03A sim unlock, you need to have a rooted phone first...No way around it that i have found... hell its a twofer... basic rom isn't any fun anyway...

I have gotten 7 Sim unlock codes from swiftunlocks at gmail.com, email him and ask...

I first found him on ebay... so he is probly still there...

My bigger question is how to get around the IMEI filitering done by Docomo's bizhodai APN... I WANT A NEXUS, but if I can't have unlimted Data it could be the death of my bank account...
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] SBS:
Only if you are running Docomo's 1.6 ROM, which he is (which is why his unlock code doesn't work). The 1.5 ROM would accept IMEI-generated unlock codes and was rootable in one click.

But I can't really help this guy as I have not tried to root my HT-03a, which is also on 1.6.

Quick question: So it is NOT rumor that docomo is filtering the biz-hodai APN by IMEI number? People commenting on my blog say that docomo refuses to register the IMEI of a phone if it is not from docomo.

Sucks.

Can you point this guy in the right direction for rooting specific to the HT-03a?

Also, check the link to a Japanese site I posted at the beginning of this thread. If it is worth 10,000 yen, sounds like they can do it. 10,000 yen is too much, though.
[Touch Diamond2, Pure General] erdamn:
Hi! I am experiencing trouble connecting to AT&T EDGE on my unlocked Topaz. I purchased this phone aware of the fact that I wasn't going to have 3G available but not having EDGE as well is very disappointing.

I have an AT&T GoPhone account and I have also installed the recommended settings from the Connection Wizard that popped up when I had inserted my SIM Card. However, I constantly have a gray E icon on my status bar and I am unable to access the internet. When I test the internet connection by trying to update the weather I get the following error:

"The answering modem disconnected. To check your connection settings and change them if needed, tap Settings."

I have called AT&T they kept me waiting for an hour and were not able to help me. They were going to file a report for the tech support to review but they did not file the report that because I did not have another telephone number to give to them beside my cell phone for them to call me back(I am an international college student, I don't have a land line). I then tried to get help from their online chat support but their system won't allow me because my account is a GoPhone. So I am stuck here with my $450 dollar phone not able to enjoy its features to its full extent :(.

Is there anyone else that has experienced this problem? Or is there anyone that could help me configure the connection settings manually?

Thanks!
[Touch Diamond2, Pure General] pa49:
Check with your service provider that the edge service is enabled for your account. Then check you have paid for the correct plan (I don't know the procedure that applies to AT&T, but they may require all this).

If you have everything enabled/paid for then there is no technical reason why you should not be able to connect unless there is no service in your area!
[Touch Diamond2, Pure General] erdamn:
pa49, thanks for your reply. I am sure that edge service is enabled for GoPhone accounts (not 3g though) and I am sure there is service in the area. If I am not wrong, the gray "E" icon on my status bar is telling me that there is edge available but that I am not able to connect to it.

I am just hoping that there is someone here that is using an unlocked HTC touch diamond2 in the united states that is able to access the internet via edge.
[Touch Diamond2, Pure General] Bruce Inman:
Go into Settings\Connections\Connections\Advanced and make sure both networks are set to MediaNet and take out the proxy server if there is one.
[Touch Diamond2, Pure General] erdamn:
It didn't work :(
[Touch Diamond2, Pure General] pa49:
Ok. Make sure you have the correct settings. Then in Manage existing connections tap and hold the modem connection and delete the entry. Reset the phone and then input the settings again manually. Don't let the phone run the auto connection setup.
[Touch Diamond2, Pure General] erdamn:
Unfortunately what you have suggested is not working also :S.

Maybe I have something wrong with my settings. Even though I have done a lot of searching in order to find the correct settings for an Unlocked Diamond2, I have not been able to find the settings specifically for an Unlocked Diamond2 with WM6.1/6.5. The settings I found were for previous versions of WM or were for another HTC model.
[Touch Diamond2, Pure General] Bruce Inman:
What radio are you running?
[Touch Diamond2, Pure General] linkinincubus:
I hate to say it but I don't think your going to get it to work. And I'm sorry because its all my fault! See for the past 4 years I have been a DM for AT&T and one day I was braging to our "smartphone support team" about how with my 8925+WMWifi+PayGo account with the 19.95 unlimited data package I could brodcast 3g wifi speeds through out my entire house with no need to worry about being charged overages for the 5GB soft limit (simply because no "real" info is needed to create a paygo account you can just say your name is Jon Doe and the give you one)

Two days later I got an email that the prepaid unlimited internet service had been disscontinued forever :-(..... And much more security was added to the system....

Your best bet to get internet working on the device is to put your sim card in an old moto razor (this way your razr IMEI doesn't flag you as a "smartphone" ) dial 611 and subscribe to the highest data package you can which is like 200MB or something.

Then you can put your sim card back in the TD2 and you should be good to go... for 200Mb's that is.... then your SOL...

and again sorry... you know what they say "loose lips sink ships"
[Touch Diamond2, Pure General] linkinincubus:
or if you have a credit card or bank account switch to Pick-Your-Plan its a lot cheaper minute wise in the long run and you can have unlimited data just make sure to give them a bogus IMEI to some crappy razr you can find in every household....
[Mogul, XV6800 General] kflipproductions:
i opened up this thread because the default keyboard after hard reset had buttons that had never been there before, that had an extra row for numbers and included arrow keys. i always flash the same rom and install the same software, and ive never seen this keyboard. after a couple soft resets, it went back to the keyboard i'm used to. i was able to find a screenshot of the keybaord i saw on google. any idea where this came from? how to get it back? is this what the keyboard should look like normally?
[Mogul, XV6800 General] nuthineasy88s:
That's the default keyboard with the small keys options. If you go to your SIP options menu there is a choice between small and large keys.
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] bg80018:
i own a mytouch 3g(32b) and i wanna use my 3g but my sim doesnt have a data plan...is there any way i can get past the activation screen?...thanks to whoever can help me out
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] tazz9690:
root the phone, flash cyanogen. you can bypass the activation screen. from there, you can activate using wifi.
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] st0kes:
Or you could try this method which doesn't require flashing a different rom:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=588017
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] yurais:
How would you Root a deactivated phone ?

I was tryng to flash cyanogenmod or any other custom ROM, but I Have perfect SPL, so, to create a goldcard you must activate ADB support, since the phone is deactivated I cant find a way to make the goldcard, so, am stuck

---------- Post added at 03:36 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:49 PM ----------

Ohh, my mistake

I just heard from a friend of mine, when you create a goldcard, you can use it on different phones, I didnt know this, I thought you had to create a goldcard with the phone you were going to flash.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] AngelDeath:
Okay I think I found another bug in the HTC sms program which I discovered today and wanted to see if its just me or anyone else. The other is hoping someone has a fix for a signal problem, and a solution for the third. I have the HTC EU Official ROM WinMo 6.5 with sense 2.1, and the phone is HardSPL.

1) I noticed today a bug in the HTC SMS program (I know who hasnt), but this doesnt seem to fall under anything I've read so far. Here the problem, When you click the contact icon on the slider bar it brings you to the flip contacts, when you click the contacts picture you go into their "profile" when you click the second sms icon here you can txt back and forth, now what I noticed is if you txt thru there when someone responds to a txt, the tone set (be it the default, or custom) doesnt ring completely. It rings for like a 1/4 of a second. I noticed this as I was txting a friend. Has anyone else have this or encountered this? This is completely different then not being notified of an incoming txt, but runs along the same possible reason why we dont get one.

2) I use a bluetooth 85% of the time, I have one major issue. I saw a possible fix, but I dont remember where or what site, but I dont know if its for this issue either. I normally keep my phone on my belt clip on the right side and the bluetooth on the right ear, but if I decide to move the earpiece to my left ear, the signal seems to get weak, and I start hearing crackling until; I move the earpiece back, or move the phone to the same side. Is there a cab or registry edit that improves the signal strength for this? I have two bluetooths, sony erricson and a Jabra V250, both have the same symptom.

3) Everytime I get a call or make a call, when I am talking the proximity sensor kicks in, which is fine, but everytime I move the phone away from my ear, thescreen isnt at the dialpad but at the black notification screen. I understand that if there was a txt, missed call event then thats fine, but when none of these exist its annoying. Is this by design or is this just something thats going to annoy me to hell and back?
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] AngelDeath:
Bumpy Bumpy...

Anyone?

Also I found I think another bug, I dont know if its been mentioned, if it has sorry, but has anyone realized that when the phone is on and at standby and the screen goes black that the volume keys still adjust the volume? I normally keep my phone in a leather case on my belt, and notice that when I bend down the buttons if hit will adjust the volume up or down, I ran into this by accident while bending down all of a sudden my phone vibrated briefly checked the phone and saw the volume was all the way down, thought maybe the screen was up and thats why it happened after the second time I tested it and sure enough you can adjust the volume. I know for a fact the Fuze never did that. Anyone else have this issue?
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] sirphunkee:
I don't know that this is related to your symptoms above, but several TP2 owners (myself included) have experienced the fact that this model seems to be particularly sensitive to cases with stronger magnets in the clasp...the magnets are just strong enough to trigger the magnetic switches in the phone that register when you slide open the keyboard, or remove the stylus. It drove me nuts for a while trying to figure out why my phone seemed to keep randomly turning itself on in the case, especially right when I was first sliding it in/out. I had thought it was because there were hardware buttons still active even when the screen was dark, but some thorough experimenting/testing proved the issue was due to the magnets....a conclusion that was confirmed by several other users once I actually bothered to go looking online for a solution (....after I'd spent hours figuring it out for myself lol). So, it might be the cause of your screen coming on and then the volume buttons are just the first ones that get pressed by your particular case and/or posture.

Unforutuately, I doubt there's any possible connection between that and your other issues...
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] AngelDeath:
I know there isnt any connection with the other issues, I just didnt want to make another post and have XDA shoot me for it.

Also I know about the magnet interference I read up on that long ago, but thats not my issue. I thought that was it, but I can do the same thing while holding the phone in my hands. So the magnet in the holder does not apply. I can have the home screen up, hit the power button to blackout the screen and then hold the volume down key and it will lower the volume cause by holding it down the phone will vibrate, when I turn the screen on, the volume is all the way down.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] Zylograth:
You get a shortened notification if the phone thinks you are looking at the screen when the message comes in. It would be nice if this could be turned off, but that is why.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] Mesquire:
The Pro2 isn't necessary 100% at fault with the Bluetooth problem. It can be a combination with your handsfree earpiece too.

Every Jabra unit I own has always exhibited this problem with every HTC phone I have. The first time I bought a Jabra I remember reading in the manual about their recommendation to keep the phone and earpiece on the same side of the body to avoid "interference" (referring to the body??). And if I'm listening to music through A2DP, and I move the phone to the other side of the body, the music cuts out too.

I also have an old Sony Ericsson HBH-660 and it doesn't have this problem if I wear it on the other side of the body, so it's appears both HTC phones and Jabras emit a weaker bluetooth signal.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] AngelDeath:
My Sony Erricson is a HBH-GV435 And both the Jabra and the Erricson exhibit this behavior. I dont know where I read it, but I think there is a registry edit about improving the signal, unless it was something else and I read wrong, was hoping someone knew what I was talking about.

Zylograth,

I wouldnt want it turned off, if anything it should ring normally. And I think that maybe in connection to the possibility of the SMS alerts not coming in when the screen is off. I think its related somehow. But do you know where this shortened tone noticification is located?

But now what about the other behaviors? Anyone else have them?

The noticification screen is really starting to bug me with I move the phone away from my ear.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] david1212:
I refer below to a post saying it can unbrick a T-Mobile G1.

I can't post url's.

The post I am referring to is:

on forums.t-mobile.com. and it is post #123257.

google search: how to fix bricked g1 123257

If I did this on an HTC Rogers Dream would it be the wrong software?

If it helps bring back the hboot screen would it help me get the phone back to factory defaults?
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pjcforpres:
No, this does not fix a brick. A bricked phone does not do anything other than show the T-Mobile G1 screen, and cannot access bootloader, recovery, etc. What that guy is fixing is a bootloop by flashing a whole new ROM, nothing to do with a brick.

If you can get to any other screen than the T-Mobile G1 screen, or I guess in your case the Rogers screen that first pops up, you are not bricked.
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DiMa1720:
So im rooted and have done backup, also installed Fresh Rom 1.1

Now the question that i have is, if i ever needed to go back to a stock Hero ROM...all i would have to do is apply RUU?

Also inorder to receive any kinda updates in the hopefully near future from Sprint or HTC i would need have stock ROM running?

Thanks in advance
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kcarpenter:
RUU does take you back to an unrooted stock phone.

Also, if you do want to get sprint updates you would need to RUU it back. Chances are however that if you get a Sprint update, our current Root will be patched, therefor you won't be able to run a ROM until someone finds a new root method. Which will more than likely be more difficult to find than the first root exploit was...kind of a Murphy's law thing.

XDA will likely have an update just as good or better out by the time Sprint does release theirs. Definitely will have the same update out for root users within 24 hours. At least historically.
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DiMa1720:
O good, thanks for the verification... just making search... then i will await the communties update
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] seekrup:
Ok...I've been searching the forum for a while now and everything posted seems to assume that I should know how to install and set up new ROMS.

I have the fuze and would like to get a new ROM or even a different theme. I went to DL the advanced config tool but everythings going retarded on me. Can someone point me to a thread or help me out with a step-by-step guide from the very beginning.

TIA!
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] ohyeahar:
You appear to be in the wrong forum. You have the Fuze which is the Raphael, not the Diamond.

Check out the stickies in this section.
[Nexus One Accessories] iVisionX01:
So I picked up THIS case from Amazon there what I think...

Pros:

-Makes typing easier

-Protects phone from scratches

-Makes phone a lot less slippery

-Nice feel in the hand

-Actually makes buttons easier to press for me

-Disguises phone (if you don't want everybody to know you have a N1)

-Stopped me from lightly tapping the outside of the screen while holding it so I don't have those inaccuracy problems because of lack of multi-touch

Neutral:

-Seems to block the bottom microphone a bit but people say I still sound crystal clear.

Cons:

-Phone doesn't look as good

-Blocks dock connectors

Should you buy it?

I think so it made my N1 a lot more usable and I feel a lot more comfortable with it now because without it my N1 feels very fragile.
[Nexus One Accessories] predator290:
I ordered this case, im glad its good, one question, is it a lint magnet?
[Nexus One Accessories] iVisionX01:
As far as I can tell, no.
[Nexus One Accessories] galaxys:
Whats' the name of that cool clock & weather widget? Been searching the market for something like that...
[Nexus One Accessories] d.cortez:
slightly off topic.... are you using HTC's Sense or some other apps/tweaks?
[Nexus One Accessories] iVisionX01:
It's called Weather Widget(s) you need to get the donation version for the flip clock. No special workarounds for Sense it's just a widget that looks like HTC's flip clock

Download:
[Nexus One Accessories] RussianSolja:
Thank you so much on that review. I just might consider on buying that case.
[Nexus One Accessories] Bicster_:
I have the translucent version of this case. I think it looks slightly better than the black one, though not by much.

I pretty much agree with the OP's review. The dock connectors at the bottom are blocked, so I guess after the docks come out I may be looking for something else. It's fine for now.

It does keep the camera from getting scratched up when the phone is laying on a table.

And no, it's not much of a lint magnet.