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[Focus General] jeallen0:
im picking one up from work today for $130. im gonna try calling samsung and trolling them saying i already have the unlock code but dont know how to enter it into the phone, see if i get a dumb rep, if that doesnt work, ill try trolling AT&T a bit... if that doesnt work after a few tries im gonna go with the $20 from fastgsm.. site seems pretty legit. ill post when i get it unlocked and what method i used.
[Focus General] jeallen0:
so trolling AT&T and then trolling Samsung, turned out to be a big ass retarded circle... i used unlockcellphonecode... only cost $9.99, now just waiting to see if they can get the code, site says 2-48 hrs.
[Focus General] _MaXius_:
I just used www (dot) cellunlocker (dot) net - $4.95... waiting for the unlock code in the mail.

They automatically verified the IMEI during the order process, so hoping it all works.

Let you know how I go.

Edit: "Unfortunately, the record came back "Not Found" with the information you have given us."

Poo.
[Focus General] jinishans:
cellunlocker.net unlock for Samsung Focus

Same with me here.

I've tried with my IMEI # <imei_no> in this site, it's 5$ only, it said it's available and ready for delivery. I paid thru paypal and now i got a mail in 2 min saying "Not Found".

I've enclosed the screensot of this website saying unlock is available for this IMEI and the mail saying it's "Not Found". I need to figureout how to get my money back/get the code atleast.

Does unlock code worked for anyone from this website cellunlocker [dot] net

regards

jinishans

Edit: DO NOT USE this www [dot] cellunlocker [dot] net website. They're now asking me to pay 29.99$ to get Focus code. I'm going to dispute in Paypal if they dont refund my money back.
[Focus General] jinishans:
any update/luck with this website
[Focus General] foxbat121:
First, publish your IMEI # is like post your social security number on line.

Most web sites use a common 3rd party database. They will always tell you any phone is unlockable because they have no idea until they performed search on that 3rd party database. That 3rd party get their collections of unlock codes one way or another. Focus, being locked to AT&T through some exclusive deal, is not easily available to get the unlock codes.

So, stay with the ones that's known to have unlock codes. There is no sense to try or waiting for other sites right now.
[Focus General] crappo:
yeah fastgsm worked for me too.
[Focus General] jinishans:
freegsm for Samsung Focus

let me try this then.
[Focus General] jinishans:
unlockcellphonecode dot com - Does this work for Samsung Focus

did you got the code, does it work. it's still 9.99$. i.e. 10$ less than fastgsm. seems couple of folks fastgsm code is working for Sam. Focus
[Focus General] _MaXius_:
I could've sworn I posted an update here.. geez i'm getting old.

I ended up using FastGSM, worked like a charm. Think i've downloaded half the zune store so far :P

They forget to tell you in their instructions to put the modem back in sync mode after you're done though.. so don't forget that.
[Focus General] squarejp:
Don't you need the unfreeze code too? It's $29.99 total!

I just want this phone to be unlocked for FREE.

I ended up paying $19.99 to fastGSM.com to unlock it instantly. I've just wasted too much time to seek for a free answer. $20 to unlock it is not that bad actually.

So add one more to confirm fastGSM works for Samsung Focus. The unlock process doesn't provide me any unlock nor freeze code though.
[Focus General] jinishans:
FastGSM dot com ROCK's 4 unlocking Samsung Focus

I too got my Samsung Focus unlocked or whatever they did I'm not sure. It just did automatically with their s/w by paying 19.99$ and thru online they've done it.

I'm able to use my Samsung Focus in India now during my vacation.
[Focus General] ekolb123:
fastgsm problems

Hi everyone,

So im trying to unlock my ATT focus with fastgsm. I downloaded OMAP software and corresponding drivers, followed what the guy did on the video, and when i click unlock, it stops at checking current version, then I get a connection to server failed.

Am i doing anything wrong?

Also, in step 6, entering the 9090 code gets me to a menu but does not have the option that step 7 tells you to pick:

6. Enter code *#9090#

7. Choose "UART_HFK USB_Diag" from menu

Any help would be greatly appreciated.
[Focus General] squarejp:
I just followed the Youtube Link instead:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRM1oWFjw9Y

I didn't follow whatever it says on the FastGSM_OMAP.exe at all.

Remember to switch your USB back to Sync after unlocking.
[Focus General] bjones14:
If you call AT&T and tell them you are going over sees for three monthes to go to school they will give you the unlock code. Done it 3 different times on 3 different phones..... and no I never left the city much less the country.
[Focus General] happycollin26:
I would love to know if that actually works on this phone! If so, what advantages?
[Focus General] rhuie:
does anyone know if windows's next update will rearm the phone? fastgsm looks like it doesn't provide you the unlock codes for you to repeat the unlocking process.
[Focus General] squarejp:
Yeah Three Different Phones but none of them are Samsung Focus. Don't waste your time if you need to unlock now. Because AT&T WILL NOT unlock Samsung Focus until May. I've talked to multiple AT&T support over the phone on various days. Just go to places like fastGSM.com to unlock it if you need it now. It's only $19.99 anyway.
[Focus General] atamillion:
Threatening AT&T....LOL!

Well, after having spent the better part of a day reading this thread as well as a whole bunch of others, I was more than a bit put off by AT&T. I've been with them since 1998, so I figured I'd use that as a bit of sway. Well, speaking with the first person and being as respectful as I could muster while threatening to leave them for T-Mobile and explaining that the whole "exclusivity contract doesn't allow them too" story doesn't make since as the contract only exist because AT&T wanted it(I can't think of a good reason for Samsung to ask for it) so they can chose to ignore it, got me no where, so I asked to speak to her boss. This resulted in a guy getting on the phone, telling the exclusivity contract bull agin and then telling me it can't be done. His whole demeanor was not mixing well with mine, so before I lost it on him I asked to speak to his boss. This resulted in a lady who tried to tell me they couldn't do it. I told that yes AT&T could and to get me her boss. She told me to hang on while she looked into something. She came back and explained that she could submit a request for it on my behalf and that in up to 10 business days I should get a email say they can't(won't) do it or giving me the unlock code. And who ever stated the whole hope to get a newbie on the line, I think I had one last night, but was blinded by my frustration and didn't see it until too late. So you might try that. might just ask for the NCK or Network Control Key as Samsung needs it to trouble shoot a problem with your phone or something. Don't even mention the word unlock and maybe you"ll get lucky.

Anyways, I'll let you know what they end up saying.
[Focus General] jaraya13:
Wow! This is just the question I was going to ask. Please somebody answer so I can take my decision. Thanks!
[Focus General] squarejp:
I did similar steps before but didn't bother to waste so much time for the run around. I did ask for NCK before but they understood that's an unlock request and mentioned about the exclusivity until May 2011.

Regarding to whether future updates will relock the phone, I really have to say it shouldn't. The unlock is independent from the flash ROM because my Captivate doesn't relock the network even flashing using Odin nor even sent back the phone to Samsung for repairs on the Super AMOLED screen having burn-in. Samsung flashes the latest firmware on my phone together with new kernels but my Network Lock is still DISABLED.
[Focus General] atamillion:
Yeah, I guess you could say that somedays I just let the corparate bs they try to sell/feed us just gets the better of me leads me to want to just jack with them.

On the otherhand, if they send the unlock codes, I guess I will feel justified as well as patting myself on the back for selling them the reason I need them. Time will tell.
[Focus General] secany:
samsung focus code will be on eBay this Sunday again :)
[Focus General] jaraya13:
These are great news, thanks!
[Focus General] atamillion:
Damn..I guess I'm not the only one hebsent an email too. Oh well! Looks like I'll be hitting up. I got my email from AT&T's unlock dept. They said no.
[Focus General] manojkreddy:
I don't think next update will lock the phone. fastgsm says that its a permanent unlock.

here is what I did, just to confirm that my phone shows that its unlocked properly. and not hacked!

start the phone app and bring up the diag app by typing ##634# and pressing call button.

enter *#7465625# in diag app.

this will bring up 'Personalisation' UI which shows few buttons related to locking the phone. first button among them is a button called "Lock Status". don't play with other buttons in the ui.

Tap on "Lock Status"

This will show lock status of your phone.

Here is what my phone shows:

SIM/USIM Unlock: Disabled

Network Lock: Disabled

Network Subset lock: Disabled

Service Provider Lock: Disabled

Corporate Lock: Disabled

I believe this what it shows when you unlock the phone using a unlock code too.
[Focus General] manojkreddy:
by the way, beware and don't buy unlock code from UnlockCellPhoneCode.com. its scam!

these guys gets money and won't respond to emails and won't refund your money too.

I got cheated by them. I bought Focus unlock code from these guys. they never provided me the code after making the payment.

cellunlocker.net folks at least refunded my money saying they can't find code for my phone, which is fine though it was furstrating.

I tried gsm-unlock.com too. they also refunded my money after couple of days saying that they can't find the code.

finally, I used fastgsm.com to get it unlocked instantly!
[Focus General] secany:
fastgsm is based on firmware so it is not the safest way to unlock your phone.

If you're bad luck and on bad timing, your phone's security zone will be messed up and NO ONE can repair it. Of course you lost your warranty as tampering the security zone.

Also, It NOT support ALL VERSION.
[Focus General] saukothari:
SAMSUNG Focus AT & T USA unlocked

www nckzone com is the answer for you to unlock Samsung Focus. I got my unlocked. Great folks!!!
[Focus General] atamillion:
NCKZone is 1 the one to use

Title says it all. Less than 8hrs and had code. Right on! God job!
[Focus General] squarejp:
Does that mean after wp7 update, the focus will be locked again using fastgsm?
[Focus General] carmello1911:
FastGSM worked fine!

I had my focus (which is currently running with omnia 7 rom and I can not change this unless I find a focus rom to install it back) unlocked with fastgsm and worked fine!!!
[Focus General] generationxile:
Just used this yest and worked like a charm and was cheap enough for unlocking. Cant get the data to work tho. Trying to figure it out. Added APN but still no dice. I just ran across this forum yest and am searching diligently but if any of you have know how to get the ADC/APN/MMS to work let me know. I have my APN settings already and have it working on a LG Quantum, and my fiance would be super greatful to have data and MMS too since its part of our package with Airfire. Ill keep looking but if you guys know where in the menu or a tool that allows us to change them yet, PLEASE let me know! Im here all day pretty much. (work online)
[Focus General] amit26:
Anyone using Unlocked Samsung Focus in India?

Is anyone using an unlocked samsung focus in India? I want to know if there are any problems using 3G or any other problem using the unlocked phone?

I am planning to buy the Focus, its really the best phone i've seen..
[Focus General] amit26:
@manojkreddy Manoj are you using this phone in India? Can you tell me how is the experience so far? Any problems with 3G?

From where did you buy the phone?

I am planning to buy one for myself, so just wanted to know if there are any problems in unlocking or using

Thanks in advance
[Focus General] kawgirlval69:
once again so all can understand... once a phone is subsidary unlocked( that is what this is called) it cannot be relocked by any software updates or anything you do to it unless you go in thru the code process and enter that code again to relock it... period....... no ifs... no ands ... no buts......
[Focus General] 00grim:
if u added the apn manualy and it didnt work you could try this http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=924497
[Focus General] manojkreddy:
I didn't find any issues using this phone in India. my live account is set to US and regional/locale is set to US. So, Marketplace works too.

I bought this from ebay US( brand new $385+$15 shipping) and shipped it to my friend in US who hand carried it to India for me during his trip to India.

see my previous comments in this thread about how I unlocked it.

here is my short review of the phone. I bought this phone just looking at its outlook email and display.

The Good:

Outlook email rocks!

UI is refreshing! didn't see much of lag.

Games are good.

Music player is great!

Web browsing is good, but not as great as Android. I am not a big fan of Flash support in any mobile web browser, So I won't complain about missing flash support in WP7. I used 1Ghz CPU base android phone earlier and I know how bad it is to think of flash on mobiles.

Display is great. in fact,one of the top influential factors in my purchase of this phone.

No issues with 3G data on Airtel and BSNL. I can set apn manually and 3G data works great. I haven't tried MMS sofar, and I never would.I am not a fan of MMS.

annoyances:

'automatic text alignment after zooming in' is missing in WP7's web browser.

no confirmation prompt before power off

Not easy to put phone into complete silent mode(no I am not talking about vibrate only silent mode).I have to go into settings->Ringtones and Sounds and then silence ring and vibrator. this could be better.

on my Samsung Focus, those touch sensitive buttons doesn't illuminate when phone display is on. they illuminate only after I touch the buttons. when in dark, if microsoft expects that users can find and touch a button accurately without illuminating the buttons, whats the point in illuminating the button after it is pressed. users need to find buttons before they press them and thats when buttons needs to glow. we need buttons to be illuminated as long as display is on.

Maps and navigation sucks in India!

networking seems to have bugs while WIFI is on but not connected to any WIFI network. some times I am not able connect to net using 3G network while WIFI is on but not connected to a WIFI network.

Having to tap on top right side corner to see phone signal bars and see whether I am on 3G network and WIFI status is annoying. not sure what made Microsoft do this.

Bluetooth use while WIFI is on has issues. when you are using bluetooth headset while on the call and phone's wifi is connected to an SSID, phone sleeps after a while of being idle which is expected. when phone sleeps it disconnects from wifi. if you want to check something on the phone while in the call using bluetooth, you will wake up the phone from sleep.

at this point, phone tries to connect to wifi. during this, you will hear lot of noise in bluetooth headset. this sucks! I use bluetooth headset while attending my long work meetings over phone. this is a problem for me. by the way, I use a very good bletooth headset: Plantronics Discovery 975. don't blame it on bluetooth headset.
[Focus General] amit26:
Thanks for the information Manoj, i bought my Focus last week, i'll receive it tomorrow, i'm very excited..

I bought it from amazon, $499.99 + free shipping, a friend is carrying it to india.

Yes the Super AMOLED screen is the best screen technology so far, you have to see it to believe it, i didnt buy the HTC HD7 because it didnt had a sAMOLED screen..

Anyway, i'll receive my phone 2morrow morning, i'll keep you all updated about my experiences..
[Focus General] amit26:
Received my phone.. unboxing now.. :) :)
[Focus General] sidicious:
i just used a turbo sim, my focus is on t-mobile no problem now.
[Focus General] Raptor550:
Glad to see you got your phone unlocked.

For the record for anyone looking at this thread later. FastGSM worked for me surprisingly well. took like 8 min and $15 (or so) bucks via paypal.
[General Questions and Answers] MaxRabbit:
I am trying to get my phone to stock condition. Unfortunately, Titanium Backup keeps asking me to hit "install" for EACH of the 75 apps that I am trying to install. I thought it was supposed to be semi-automated? Can anyone help?

Thanks,

Max
[General Questions and Answers] ktez:
I sure would like a way to do this faster too - last time I restored to stock I had 95 apps to restore ....... one at a time.......
[General Questions and Answers] MaxRabbit:
I figured out how to do it. The paid app works perfect. I'm cheap, but it was worth it for me.
[General Questions and Answers] flappjaxxx:
Buy the license and problem solved
[Epic 4G General] dwallersv:
Quick and to the point:

1. Is a clockwork backup a full image of the system, such that if I restore from it no matter what kernel, rom, mod, etc. I've installed, I get exactly the completely system and state that I had when I made the backup? I.e., it is a true failsafe against messing up the phone, so long as CWR will boot and the SD card is intact?

2. A complete backup with Titanium, backing up all apps and system data, is a migration path for trying a new ROM? IOW, I can simply do a complete backup with Titanium, wipe wipe wipe, install the target ROM, then restore "missing apps and data" from Titanium and -- voila! I'm on the new ROM, but with all my apps, configuration, etc. I had before?

I'm getting ready to try out the Syndicate ROM...
[Epic 4G General] hotwired34:
Ha! I am searching now for the exact same question! I am looking to try the Epic Experience. I will follow this thread to see what the answer is.

Thanks.
[Epic 4G General] OperationMove:
First off might I comment that Syndicate Rom is a great choice. Not just saying that cause any of them are my buddies either, cause IDK Any of them... so far though Running Syndicate Rom/Kernel with SetCPU at 200-1200 has been the smoothest Rom experience I have had up to date.

Yes in theory it is a backup of everything, data, apps installed, boot, system, literally the entire phone is backed up. Is it a failsafe though? I would rather say not. On some phones we can restore a clockwork recovery and have no issues, but since I've had my epic and switched around with different Roms, I've noticed that restore dosen't work quite as it should, probably because Roms are so much different, and you run into FC's, boot loops, and other issues... Restoring peices in advanced restore works well but a complete restore almost always has bugs.

True statement though that even if you screw up and get a boot loop, or constant force closes/phone restarts, as long as you can get back into clockwork your phone is not screwed. You were right on that one. So no worries if you wanna test and play.

You have the idea right. You really don't even need to back all your apps up with titanium anymore these days, though, it too is plagued with FC's and problems. If you are using clockwork recovery, and you have made a backup already... all you have to do when installing a NEW rom is first wipe-fest, then let it boot once, then restart, go to clockwork, go to Advanced Restore, and ONLY restore the DATA part. (Reason for this is if you restore Boot, System, etc it will try to restore the Rom you just installed... Data is where all your apps/settings are at) This will do exactly the same thing as titanium backup will do, only with less bugs and alot easier.
[Epic 4G General] dwallersv:
Cool... thanks for the great response.

It's too bad there isn't an iron-clad, 100% reliable means to take a snapshot of the phone that can be restored reliably.

On WM it was simply a matter of using one of the various backup utilities (I used SPB Backup 2) to make an image of the system. No matter what I did to the phone, I could always wipe it back to factory clean, then restore from backup and have my phone back exactly as it was, with no issues.

I'm trying a CW backup, factory reset, restore cycle right now to see what happens. I'll report back on my experience.

EDIT: Okay, one deviation from the WM experience: The factory reset did NOT reset the kernel -- MixUp is still showing as the running kernel. Is Odin the only way to get the factory kernel back?
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No matter what, I'm on my way after that to the Syndicate ROM!

EDIT: Okay, the CW restore seems to have restored everything back to the way it was, without problems after some brief playing around. No FCs (so far). On to wiping again, installing Syndicate Standard, then restoring data from CW as recommended here.
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[Epic 4G General] hotwired34:
Alright I took the plunge and it seemed to work well. Some things that I noticed was that on first boot (before I did the restore), all of the preinstalled apps showed up (for instance, wireless tether, wired tether, launcher pro, etc...). Since I did a restore of the data, all of MY apps are there, but some of the apps that were preinstalled disappeared. Not all of them, though. For example, Launcher Pro and Wired and wireless tether disappeared, but Car Home is still there.

Another thing to note is that my widgets on the home screen don't seem to function correctly at first. I had to remove them and readd them to the home screen for them to work.

Other than that, everything is as it should be.
[Epic 4G General] dwallersv:
Hmmm... okay. So just to provide a different datapoint, I'll go the Titanium route to get my own apps and settings back, and report. I'm guessing CW wiped the DATA partition before the restore, wiping out the pre-installed stuff from the ROM.
[Epic 4G General] hotwired34:
Ok, since yesterday, I tried both ways. I did a wipe back to the default Syndicate Rom and installed Titanium Backup. While restoring, I noticed that not all apps would restore (seemed to be ones that were in the stock ROM so it's understandable). I did a restore of apps + data. Now, I had most of my apps back, however, I noticed that some of the data was missing. For me, most importantly was the SMS Messages. I also wanted to note that doing an application by application restore of the backup was very time consuming! I had to basically reinstall every app (and then Titanium restored the data)
[Epic 4G General] pyroswithoutfire:
Nandroid doesnt seem to touch the kernel on our phones ether I noticed. I had a problem yesterday after I flashed a new rom and when I went to do a restore through nandroid I got a bootloop. Once I reflashed the kernel it fixed the bootlooping problem. I have noticed this in other instances to with kernels not being backed up since I did one after I rooted my phone so I would have a stock image.
[Epic 4G General] dito33:
Thanks guys on your experience and feedback on the backup thing that I'm wondering what to do after stock root.

dito33
[Epic 4G General] jimmyz:
This is what I have been told in the past- a nandroid restore does not replace the kernel
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hackulous:
I rooted my Evo using unrevoked 3 but now I no longer have 3g except every once in a while it may load a page in the web browser after four or five minutes but usually it just says web page cannot be found I would like to retain root what do I do
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bender1077:
Ton of people are having these issues. Root and non root users. Waiting on Sprint to resolve. Been 2 days for me.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hackulous:
Ok thanks man but is it normal for my 4g to work and not 3g
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RTC88:
Yes different towers.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hackulous:
Thanks guys sprint just made me factory data reset my phone and its up and running