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[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Twitchel:
Hey all,

I got my Samsung Galaxy S (int) from Vodafone Australia and have flashed it to Froyo JPK using one of the guides here.

Does this mean my phone is no longer locked to the voda network, or do i still have to call voda to get it unlocked?

Thanks

DJ
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AllGamer:
there is an unlock link on the wiki

and no, flashing a ROM is not unlocking your phone

it is just installing other set of software, nothing more

if you want to root the phone, it is also yet another step

JPK froyo is a BETA release so it has bugs, it will cause problem to the phone, you wont like it, stick to Stock ROMs until the Full release are out
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Twitchel:
i understand its in beta, just like testing out new stuff.

I wasnt sure, as when i upped to JPK i flashed the 'radio' part of the firmware in odin as well, wasnt sure if that was the same as unlocking it

thanks for your help mate.

DJ
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bec07:
Just be sure to unlock before you flash to avoid complications. There's a tool in the market for that.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] martyzidek:
Can I? Wont send.. staying on sending. What.kind of file does it have to be to send by mms?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] martyzidek:
Where can I get the mms.apk.. its not on my phone?
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] denimjunkie82:
When my phone comes off of a fresh dalvik cache wipe and/or a fresh rom flash, I get amazing 3g speeds. However this lasts for only a few hours until they come back down.

Details:

- CM6 stable (I've experienced this with CM RC's too, but can't remember before that)

- "regular" repeatable max 3g speeds in a controlled location = 300-400kB down, 50kB up

- max 3g speeds after a fresh dalvik wipe in same location and time = 400-500kB down, 150 kB up

Before CM6, i used to always get my 500 down/150 up. But recently (past few months) I've noticed that I no longer get those speeds, instead I get the slower 400/50.

However, I also notice that if I wipe my Dalvik cache (from Clockwork), I regain my upload back to 150. The download stays at a low 200/300. Then I run speedtest on wifi once, then back to 3g again, and it will skyrocket to 500 down. It's repeatable again and again and again for hours, until I forget about it and do other things. Then after waiting a half a day or a day, my speed test go back down to 400/50 again. Then if I wipe Dalvik and start the process over, I magically get back my faster speeds again.

I'm not sure if I'm explaining this in a good way. Does anyone know what I'm talking about and if you've experienced the same? I dont know if it has anything to do with CM6. I've tried 2 different radios and same symptoms occur, so I dont think it's the radio. It's not my ATT service either since the pattern is repeatable again and again.

Anyone have any ideas?
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xm0is3sx:
k i tested it and got 1830 down and 167 up and wiped dalvik cache and now got 3156 down and 388 up
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] denimjunkie82:
Yup that's exactly what I'm experiencing. Then the higher speeds will gradually fade away over 1 or 2 days. Are you on CM6? I wonder if this happens with other ROMs. I guess we could rule out location and radio....
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] jackpearce:
I would love it if someone would make a gypsy theme. I am romany and it would mean a lot to me. If anyone wants to take this on, I would help out as much as possible by providing pics and ideas. Thanks in advance.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] joshhunt:
What is the gypsy theme????
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] nebenezer:
Here's a wallpaper to get you started ;)

I'm looking for a bigger one to resize down to size..
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] jackpearce:
Lol. You mean what is a gypsy?

It's called supersonic for a reason.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] jackpearce:
How about something more like this? And neb, I love all the themes you have done so far.

It's called supersonic for a reason.
[Captivate General] Adaptive13:
I am getting to really like using the Swype keyboard but would also like to use the voice-to-text feature.

My Swype keyboard is version 1.57.32.7688

My wife's Samsung Epic has Swype keyboard version 1.61.37.8224 and she has the voice-to-text integrated into her keyboard.

How can I upgrade my keyboard to the most current version?
[Captivate General] saint168:
You can't update Swype since it's built into the OS but Froyo will have a newer version of Swype which, keeping my finger crossed, will be released within a month.
[Captivate General] cappysw10:
Or you could try the leaked version but I've found the voice input to be spotty at best.

Sent from my Samsung-SGH-I897 using voice talk
[General Questions and Answers] ercobra1:
Hello, guy i think i might have bricked my tmo usa hd2. Everything was working fine until about four days ago, i cant for the life of me remember what rom i had installed on my phone, but it was working fine until it just started to freeze alot. I would just pull the battery wait a min and reboot and it was back to normal. well four days ago my phone stopped booting, i remember at the inital splash screen i would get red numbers on the bottom left hand corner well when my problems started those numbers stopped appearing when trying to reboot, so im guessing somehow my rom got erased? I can still get into the bootloader

tmo usa leo(1024)

pb81120

spl-2.08.HSPL 8G XE

cotullaHSPL 0x05

0x50

but have tried to load new roms stock and non and have tried the task 29 method aswell no luck. Just stays stuck on the splash screen

Any ideas suggestions?? I have ins on the phone so i can always lose it, but if i could i would like to save it or maybe if you guys need me to test stuff on it or whatever i could aswell.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RYANIMOSITY:
hey guys so my external speaker just blew out today and am getting a new dinc on wednesday. so i followed all the instructions to get my phone back to stock on the ultimate get back to stock thread but i still have .92 HBOOT do i need to go back to .77 or does it not matter the hboot thanks in advance for any help
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dalepl:
If you put OTA 2.2 on it, HBOOT should be .92
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KGBxxx:
Are they sending you a new dinc before you send in your new one

Sent from my DI

Redemption Rom

King CFS #4 Kernel

2.15 Radio and .92 hboot

Removed Rosie - LauncherPro

8"
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RYANIMOSITY:
Yea they did i just got it yesterday got my new dinc rolling again
[General Questions and Answers] HaleyG:
At a party someone spilt beer in my phoneeee. Well, It's working after I let it dry out. But when I turned it on it looked as if there were water bubbles. So I took the top off and rubbed the actual screen. But the little bubble things are still there.... ? HELP:(
[General Questions and Answers] orb3000:
Welcome to forums

First of all DO NOT TURN ON YOUR PHONE!!

Remove all parts, battery, cover, SIM, Sd, etc.

Put them on a bowl full of rice and wait at least 8 hrs.

Then reassemble and try, bubbles should have disappeared.

Hope it helps

If not, try using search, there are at least 2 threads with good techniques to dry your phone
[G2 and Desire Z General] cozmo5050:
Just got my phone but i will be taking a trip overseas in 2 days. Need my Tmobile USA G2 (htc desire Z) unlocked.

Does anyone know of a paid online service that can do it?

Ive already tried:

HTCunlockshop.com --- can't do it yet

HTCcode.com --- waiting on response

Any help would be appreciated, but if youre suggesting/recommending a site, please explain or give reason.

thanks! :)
[G2 and Desire Z General] Captainkrtek:
Dont advertise here, ill be watching..
[G2 and Desire Z General] lovelldr:
Apparantly, the second one you mentioned can... Seen it advertised somewhere that they can unlock the desire z (so would think so for the g2 as well, but who knows)...
[G2 and Desire Z General] cozmo5050:
yeah, im still waiting on HTCcode.com, it's been 24+ hours, no code yet.
[G2 and Desire Z General] cozmo5050:
HTCcode.com refunded my money. nogo.

Tried calling Tmobile customer care, Apparently the G2 officially came out for Tmobile USA Oct. 6th. The customer service tech rep on the line told me there is a 14-day 'buyers remorse' period before the phone's IMEI can be inputted into their systems... ? whatever :P

Anyone with suggestions/solutions, im all ears. The new G2 is essentially a much improved nexus one with a slide out keyboard.

btw, XDA rules.
[G2 and Desire Z General] gun:
HTC database has not been updated yet. Codes for US version of Desire Z (G2) are not available yet. This info is from October 5th. Once they are available every unlocker will be able to get them.
[G2 and Desire Z General] gtrab:
check ebay, I saw one there yesterday
[G2 and Desire Z General] natalie1981:
I'm interested in this as well. I'm thinking of getting the T-Mobile G2 off eBay and using it overseas.

@cozmo5050 if you're able to get one, please pm me the website. Thanks.
[G2 and Desire Z General] gun:
The imei is accepted but will I get the code?

http://www.htcunlockshop.com

Anyone tried?
[G2 and Desire Z General] gautam703:
Ditto - looking for someone to unlock mine to use on AT&T i tried htcunlockshop and waiting for a reply, they don't take paypal. It Sux
[G2 and Desire Z General] cozmo5050:
:rolleyes:

well, After HTCcode.com refunded me the $20, the next day I was contacted by admin@totalgsm.org (sudarshan ramesh). He/she told me they just updated their database, and it would cost $35 now, but my unlock code for the Tmobile G2 was available and would unlock the phone.

So, i sent $35 bucks with my IMEI#, 30min later, the code was sent via email.

I stuck in AT&T's sim card, punched in the code, ... press the unlock button, and the screen goes black and shows " requesting network unlock..."

It stays on this screen for a good 5minutes, after that the screen turns all black and just stays on, does nothing. I found this strange so the next thing i did was try to turn it off and back on. Pressing the power button did nothing. I pulled out the battery and turned it back on. Tmobile boot animation, after 1min loading, goes back to the same screen that asks for a sim unlock code.

I contacted Admin@totalgsm.org, he/she wanted to verify if i did everything correctly. He/she wanted pictures, i sent it. Then I was to send in a video showing that i did everything correctly, which i did and uploaded. It's been a few days, no response. Feels like after proving everything was done correctly, I'm getting the run around... and the phone is still locked to Tmobile.

I just want to emphasize that this posting is my own personal experience trying to get an unlock code for the newly released Tmobile G2. It is not meant to directly flame anyone or any particular website.

To be continued...

One more thing: I contacted the seller on eBay named 'gaming-zone' regarding his unlock for the G2/HTC desire Z/Vision and apparently the code I initially received from admin@totalgsm.org would have been the same exact one he would have given me. This leads me to believe all unlock codes come from the same data base which all unlock sites have access to.
[G2 and Desire Z General] gun:
I'm being told by many eBay unlockers new database have been uploaded. It will be in supernew records. Form what they told me there are old records (cheap) useless, new records ( $10-$15), supernew records ( $20-$30).
[G2 and Desire Z General] cozmo5050:
yea, i contacted the eBay seller, and i was told the unlock code i received from admin@totalgsm IS the same exact unlock code he would have sold me. He also said he had the newest database.

Im not saying the unlock codes arent authentic or anything like that, it's just very peculiar why the "requesting network unlock..." step doesnt finalize.

The only person that i know of with a supposedly successful G2 unlock is fellow member "k0shi" who said his/her code came from Tmobile directly.

see it here: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=8497696&postcount=6

I found this odd because i contacted Tmobile USA on October 6th, and was told the G2's unlock information isn't even registered in their systems, and then to wait and try again in 2 weeks.... :rolleyes:
[G2 and Desire Z General] gun:
You're right T mobile system is not set up yet for G2 unlock. Try calling T mobile again. Some reps know how to submit unlock request manually. After few tries I got a rep to submit the request but next day they send me email that this is new account and I'm not eligible and I have to wait 90 days.
[G2 and Desire Z General] cozmo5050:
I tried them on October 4th, and had to pay $15.99 by credit card. The next day i received this email from htcunlockshop.com:

"Dear Customer,

Sorry I have been unable to generate the correct unlock code for your mobile. There are so many mobile out there sometimes the firmware on certain versions mean I cant generate the code.

I have sent your details over the accounts team who will send you a refund. Although normally quicker please allow up to 7 days for the refund to get back into your account.

Once again I apologise for not being able to get the correct code for your mobile. Your only option may be your network operator or a local shop who can unlock via a cable.

Best Regards,

htcunlockshop.com"

you may have better luck with them since it's now October 8th, but waiting 7 days for a refund is retarded.
[G2 and Desire Z General] k0shi:
That's so odd I got called tmo asked for the code and got it the next day in a email my phone has been unlocked since the offical release (I got the phone 2 days earlier)

When you punch in the code make sure you type it with the keyboard open and leave it open till after it restarts or it won't work.
[G2 and Desire Z General] gun:
For refund call your credit card they can credit your account if you depute the charge. I have done this many times.
[G2 and Desire Z General] gun:
Thanks for the tip
[G2 and Desire Z General] gpou:
Listen happened To me.i purchaced unlock code from htccode.com entered it and got message phone unlocked rebooting immediately.after reboot i entered pin and phone opened normally.but on status bar there is AN icon of sim with a ! And when i try TO search for networks i get AN error message.so i have a phone now that cannot connect to any network.any ideas? Please i need advise.
[G2 and Desire Z General] gun:
Where are you located?
[G2 and Desire Z General] gpou:
I am from greece
[G2 and Desire Z General] hmfic:
Same thing happened to me, I got unlock code entered it, phone said it needs to reboot, took about a minute to turn off by it self and after booted back up no networks can be found. Putting back t-mobile sim card didn't do anything either, like radio rom got erased or something. WIFI works, bluetooth works but searching for networks returns error immediately. Please help.
[G2 and Desire Z General] gun:
maybe this phone does not work in Europe
[G2 and Desire Z General] gun:
Where you from?
[G2 and Desire Z General] hmfic:
I'm from US
[G2 and Desire Z General] gpou:
Trust me it is not a network issue. As you see we have another friend with the same problem from US. So it is just a broken net unlock. But is there a workaround to make it work again?????
[G2 and Desire Z General] gun:
Can you post unlocking instruction Tmobile emailed you with your code?
[G2 and Desire Z General] gun:
If you have Tmobile account you can call Tmobile and see if they give you the code. Then you can check if it is the same code that you already have.
[G2 and Desire Z General] hmfic:
Sure, here are the instructions:

T-Mobile Sim Unlock Request

Sim Unlock Reference: xxxxxxxxx

IMEI: xxxxxxxxxxxx

Unlock Code: xxxxxxxxx

Thank you for taking the time to contact T-Mobile. Below you will see the Instructions for unlocking your HTC device.

1. Insert the foreign SIM card

2. Power on the device and the display should read "Please input unlock code"

3. Enter the unlock code and the device should display "Phone is unlocked."

4. Allow the phone to scan the network (or manually click on the antenna icon to do this)

It is very important that the instructions and SIM unlock code are entered correctly as listed. If you receive an error message while performing the instructions do not make any further attempts to unlock the handset. Please be aware that if an excessive amount of incorrect attempts are made, the phone will be permanently locked. You will need to verify the IMEI by pressing *#06# and contact Customer Care for support.

Thank You,

Sim Unlock Department

T-Mobile USA, Inc.

They offered me to send the phone back. that's not happening especially since I'm in Europe right now.
[G2 and Desire Z General] gpou:
This isn't good at all. So i guess there is not a way to fix it by oor own. Aparantly we got faulty devices

As i can see in the instructions they don't mention that the phone will reboot after unlocking. But my phone after entering unlocking code rebooted
[G2 and Desire Z General] gurk04:
I tried GSM Liberty and UnlockUSA for unlock codes. Both said they could not get the codes. Unlock USA even have the 'Super Code' database, and they still could not retrieve it.

I finally did a live chat with T mobile and they said they would provide me an unlock code once i submitted proof of purchase(just the invoice).

I am not T-mobile customer, I'm from Canada. I said I got it for my birthday.

So now I'm just waiting for the code from Tmobile, hopefully it doesn't take too long! :)
[G2 and Desire Z General] gun:
When I unlocked HTC and other phones in the past HD2 pro2, vibrant they would never reboot they would just go home screen and after few seconds network would be found.
[G2 and Desire Z General] Daffa222:
I wasn't aware that you can go direct to your service provider for an unlock code. How much do T-Mobile charge? When this phone is released in the UK, will I be able to go to my service provider (O2) and get an unlock code?
[G2 and Desire Z General] gun:
So it is not the issue of wrong code. The issue is the hardware or software of the phone. This is the first phone with anti-overwrite protection of its ROM and you can't root this phone because the original ROM will install back by itself. Maybe this is the problem. You make a change to the phone with unlock code and the phone restarts to try to go back to original state and reinstall original files but radio files are missing or something.

After unlocking I would try to root the phone and make it to reinstall original ROM again so maybe it would install correct files 2nd time.

http://www.androidpolice.com/2010/10/02/t-mobile-g2-rooted-thought-not-permanently-just-yet/
[G2 and Desire Z General] gun:
In USA the unlock from Tmobile is free if you have account with them for at least 40 days. You can get another unlock every 90 days on same phone number. So if you opened new line and got new ph# you need to wait 40 days. And if you already have ph# and you did not received unlock for that ph# within last 90 days you would get code in 24hr.

I don't know if ATT or UK providers give unlock codes.

Here are examples:

T-Mobile Sim Unlock Request

Sim Unlock Reference: 0000000

IMEI: 000000000000000

Thank you for taking the time to contact T-Mobile. We have received your SIM Unlock Request. Unfortunately, this subscriber is not eligible to receive the unlock code at this time. In order to be eligible, the subscriber must complete 40 days of active service. Please submit a new request 40 days after this subscriber was activated.

Thank You,

Sim Unlock Department

T-Mobile USA, Inc.

T-Mobile Sim Unlock Request

Sim Unlock Reference: 0000000

IMEI: 00000000000000

Thank you for taking the time to contact T-Mobile. We have received your SIM Unlock Request. Unfortunately, we are unable to process your request at this time. This subscriber has received an unlock code within the last 90 days. Per T-Mobile Policy only one unlock code will be provided per active subscriber every 90 days. Please submit a new request 90 days after the last unlock code was provided.

Thank You,

Sim Unlock Department

T-Mobile USA, Inc.
[G2 and Desire Z General] gurk04:
I bought my phone off contract on Amazon Wireless. I am not t-mobile customer and I wasn't charged anything. I just had to provide proof of purchase(invoice) and my code will be emailed with in 14 business days. Its a bit of a wait, but its free :-)

As for getting one from your own provider, it depends. If you buy the phone off contract then they might supply it to you. It may vary carrier to carrier.
[G2 and Desire Z General] k0shi:
Why does it seem like everyone is having a hard time unlock it? All u gotta do is type it in with the hardware keyboard then it'll reboot and your good to go.
[G2 and Desire Z General] gnormal:
will G2 give me 3G in the Philippines?

after i unlock it, can i get 3G speed from the G2 in the philippines?

currently my iphone here in the philippines DOES provide 3G. so as long as i can get the G2 to accept this sim, it will be just as fast right?

i already know i can get 2G.

i already know i cant get the "4G".

just want to confirm the 3G.

now then, how should i unlock it? im getting it without contract.

this place, omnicom.us in los angeles, told me they could do it in 2 days for $75.

why 2 days?

this thread makes it sound like it's easy as typing in a number. really?

why are some people having trouble?

should i let omnicom have a shot at it? or should i just wait a few weeks to see whats the best place to buy the unlock code from?

thanks for the advice
[G2 and Desire Z General] fredfb:
So, you emailed amazon about it?
[G2 and Desire Z General] rhymeon:
Unlock company that WORKS

Hello there, having been an HTC user for years and an active member of this forum for just under two years, i can authoritatively say/ confirm that i SUCCESSFULLY used HTCUnlockshop :) to get codes for my HTC Desire (whilst i was traveling within the US) and it worked, i had tried another one, HTCSimlock :( prior, made a payment but got an email minutes later saying they didnt have my phone's codes and would refund my payment but HTCUnlockshop did as they said and delivered, they actually check and tell you BEFOREHAND if they have your code before taking any payment from you.
[G2 and Desire Z General] gurk04:
I did an online chat with t-mobile to get my unlock code. Worked perfectly, it was free and took less than 24hrs.
[G2 and Desire Z General] raymasky:
How much do they charge ?
[G2 and Desire Z General] Lennyuk:
If your looking to unlock the G2 remember to beware of the "bug"
[G2 and Desire Z General] gnormal:
re the unlock bug

hxxp://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=8984753
[G2 and Desire Z General] rewen:
Got my Desire Z today from FutureShop/Bell. unlocked it in 5 minutes using cellunlock.net and the blackberry code for 50% off that can be easily found through google. Was $15.

Did a Desire and a legend for $10 using the same code in the past. Good site.
[G2 and Desire Z General] droidsmith:
cool! i'm thinking of doing the same thing, with rogers. glad to see the desire Z is "unlock friendly"

I went to a bell store and i found the $499.95 price miss leading.

the salesman would not sell me the phone unless I committed to to at least a one month service agreement from bell( regardless if I use it or not) and pay a $35 "activation fee" which totally seems like a total cash grab, and probably goes straight into the salesperson's pocket, and quite ridiculous since I wouldn't be activating it on bell anyways./
[G2 and Desire Z General] rewen:
Go to futureshop. They don't have to make sure that you're on a plan. Got mine for 499 and tax, no other fees.
[G2 and Desire Z General] droidsmith:
got mine from the source in bentwood mall (burnaby)

the salesman didn’t charge me the activation and no plan required, he put me on a twenty dollar one month “pay go” plan, but didn’t charge me.

so all in, $459.94 (499.95 * 1.12 for HST) + $39.99 for unlock code (cellunlock.net) = $599.93
[G2 and Desire Z General] malayalapenkutti:
You can Unlock your HTC G2 easily by getting the Unlock code at here Mobileunlocksolutions.com