Simlock to a specific sim card? - Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General

Hello,
I have a Kaiser locked by the operator.
The phone ONLY works with the original Sim card!
Does not work with cards from other operators, or even from the same operator.
I always get a message: "The SIM card is missing".
I already tried the several tutorials and tools to unlock it.
Even tried to change the ROM to recent versions.
Already tried differente versions of SPL... differente radio patches, different ROM's... 6.0, 6.1...
And no luck.
Never got that "Simlock" window that most tutorials talk about...
Every SIM card I try I get the "The SIM card is missing" message...
PDA features always work ok..
Any ideia?
Thank you so much!

Moved as not ROM Development.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=433835

dfelix said:
Hello,
I have a Kaiser locked by the operator.
The phone ONLY works with the original Sim card!
Does not work with cards from other operators, or even from the same operator.
I always get a message: "The SIM card is missing".
I already tried the several tutorials and tools to unlock it.
Even tried to change the ROM to recent versions.
Already tried differente versions of SPL... differente radio patches, different ROM's... 6.0, 6.1...
And no luck.
Never got that "Simlock" window that most tutorials talk about...
Every SIM card I try I get the "The SIM card is missing" message...
PDA features always work ok..
Any ideia?
Thank you so much!
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It sounds like you have a sim card reader hardware issue, not a software unlock issue. Once you install a custom rom, your phone is unlocked. When you insert a sim from a different opperator, if the phone is locked, you will get a message like "sim card not supported" or something like that. Not "Sim card is missing". Try putting a small piece of paper behind the card when you close the sim card door. If that does not work, you may need to replace the reader.

j101399j said:
Try putting a small piece of paper behind the card when you close the sim card door. If that does not work, you may need to replace the reader.
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The paper did not work...
Is replacis the reader a simple procedure?
Any ideia where i can find a new reader?
I guess my warranty was lost when I changed the ROM...

I'm Seconding the idea that you need something to help force better contact between the SIM card and the contacts inside the phone. I have had this problem before. one one of my Tilts, I just pushed down on the metal piece that covers the sim card...
sim card out, use your thumbnail to push down a bit... until the metal comes in contact with the contacts below. you should see that there is now a slight dip in the metal. then slide the sim card in.
Others have suggested a bit of paper between the sim and metal holder.

I tested both ways...
In last attempt I used a quite ammout of paper between metal and sim!
Almost could not close the door.
Already tried 4 different SIM's....
3 from Vodafone... and it's curious but they all look different in the contacts.
And the one from the original operator.

There is a thread to revert back to stock for warranty purpose check the sticky in ROM Development.

Yes, follow the process in the Wiki to return to the OEM settings, SPL and ROM. Then take it back for warrabty. MAKE SURE AND READ THE ENTIRE WIKI; if you miss one part, they will not warranty the phone. As for replacing the sim reader, it's not hard, you just need to follow the teardown and rebuild steps 100%, also in wiki.

Seen exactly the same (100% same syptoms to the letter) problem as this on 2 HTC Diamonds unlocked with olipro software.
Has the Kaiser been unlocked by the olipro kaiser unlocker ?
The 2 Diamonds had to go into service centre as the problem is linked to the block that is flashed during unlocking & mtty, rom flashing & re-running unlocking software done no good.

Mister B said:
Seen exactly the same (100% same syptoms to the letter) problem as this on 2 HTC Diamonds unlocked with olipro software.
Has the Kaiser been unlocked by the olipro kaiser unlocker ?
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Yes...
I followed the tutorial step by step...
Then, the SIM problems happened...
After that, I tried it again with different hardSPL versions... and a the 6.1 ROM.
Both Portuguese and English version and no luck...
Now the problem is that I can't find the WM 6.0 portuguese ROM from my operator to revert it...
I guess I'll need to replace the reader myself..

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T-mobile MDA says "Data crashes" with SIM card ins

First I would like to thank everyone for posting their wealth of knowledge on these forums, I have learned a lot.
My problem is just as posted in the subject. I upgraded my phone to the 2.17 T-Mo custom ROM just as the instructions said. Ran cidunlock and everything before flashing. My phone works great as a PDA, but as soon as I put in a SIM card I get the "Data Crashes" error. I even tried several SIM cards from varying providers (T-Mobile, Cingular... etc).
I downloaded the 2.17 ROM from a link on these forums. Now Ihave downloaded the T-Mo original ship OS (from same link as the custom ROM), but it is not an exe and I have no idea how to use the files downloaded. I am not even sure that restoring the original OS will fix this problem. I was going to pay for the program from that imei-check.co.uk site, but unfortunately I can't get my imei (#06#) without a SIM in my phone.
I only found one post about this problem. One soultion offered was to copy thecidunlocked.bin to the phone, but the poster didn't say where to copy the file to on the phone.
I noticed a new program on the hompage here that will unlock any Universal. Will this work to fix my T-Mo MDA?
Will performing a SIM unlock solve this issue?
I did't want to try to SIM unlock or do anything else to my phone without further guidance from some helpful person. Trying not to screw my phone anymore than it is.
I am desperate for suggestions/solutions from anyone that has solved this issue.
Also, with so many different names for the Wizard, what name is the T-Mobile MDA commonly refered to? Is it the MDA Vario? This just makes me more confused about which programs apply to my phone.
Use lockiwiz 0.3a worked with my device after upgrading to qtek aku2.
Follow instructions here http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=50768
Re: T-mobile MDA says "Data crashes" with SIM card
earljg said:
First I would like to thank everyone for posting their wealth of knowledge on these forums, I have learned a lot.
My problem is just as posted in the subject. I upgraded my phone to the 2.17 T-Mo custom ROM just as the instructions said. Ran cidunlock and everything before flashing. My phone works great as a PDA, but as soon as I put in a SIM card I get the "Data Crashes" error. I even tried several SIM cards from varying providers (T-Mobile, Cingular... etc).
I downloaded the 2.17 ROM from a link on these forums. Now Ihave downloaded the T-Mo original ship OS (from same link as the custom ROM), but it is not an exe and I have no idea how to use the files downloaded. I am not even sure that restoring the original OS will fix this problem. I was going to pay for the program from that imei-check.co.uk site, but unfortunately I can't get my imei (#06#) without a SIM in my phone.
I only found one post about this problem. One soultion offered was to copy thecidunlocked.bin to the phone, but the poster didn't say where to copy the file to on the phone.
I noticed a new program on the hompage here that will unlock any Universal. Will this work to fix my T-Mo MDA?
Will performing a SIM unlock solve this issue?
I did't want to try to SIM unlock or do anything else to my phone without further guidance from some helpful person. Trying not to screw my phone anymore than it is.
I am desperate for suggestions/solutions from anyone that has solved this issue.
Also, with so many different names for the Wizard, what name is the T-Mobile MDA commonly refered to? Is it the MDA Vario? This just makes me more confused about which programs apply to my phone.
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i have the same problem, i still could not get an answer from here. I have followed numerous tutorials done by others who have had a similar crash. restoring to original tmo rom did not help me. ran unlokwix03a, which gave me the unlock code.
So I did manage to get a unlock code but when I put in a diff sim from another carrier am not even getting the prompt to enter it. so anyone with a solution we realy could use your help.
kizo
I used Lokiwiz3a to unlock my custom T-Mo 2.17 ROM MDA phone. I am still getting the "Data Crashes..." error even when I insert a cingular SIM into my T-Mo device. I can't seem to get the input screen to enter the SIM code that I got from Lokiwiz. I even ran Lokiwiz twice, with my T-Mo SIM card inserted ("Data crashes" screen was on) and without it inserted. Then tried again with a cingular SIM and the same error message appears.
Can someone advise me in this issue again?
Thanks
I had the same issue and spent countless hours trying to correct the problem. I tried every Rom and unlocking software I could find. Nothing worked. I'm no expert but from what I have learned there seems to be an issue with the IMEI in the US T-Mobile MDA. A few weeks ago I started having problems with the phone so I went to HTC's US website and downloaded the original shipping ROM, flashed it to my phone, not a single problem. In fact the phone actually worked better. Since it worked so well I figured I'd try one of the cooked Roms. I could always go back to the original right? WRONG. I got the data cash screen and an expensive paper weight no matter what I Tried. I called T-mobile and Htc every day for a week. They were no help. Big surprise. The only solution offered by the two was to send the phone to HTC for repair. They said it would cost $38 US just to look at the phone plus any additional fees for repair. 7 to 10 days to figure out the problem and 7 to 10 days for repair. A few days ago I read that some people were using imei-check.co.uk to solve the problem. I decided to go for it. $38 and 5 minutes later, I know have a working phone. Screw T-mobile and HTC.To get the IMEI you need to take your sim card out, go to the COM manager and turn the phone off. Place the Sim card back in and and the data crash screen wont show up unless you turn the phone back on through the COM manager. Hope this helps.
It looks like occassionally it is fixed by going back to the original rom, but not always - then unlocking and reflashing.
Most success with this http://www.imei-check.co.uk/ cost 30-40 bucks but most cases seems to work.
Read this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=43319
IMEI-Check.co.uk definitely works. I got the same data crash message after I upgraded to 2.17 and their solution worked immediately. BTW the IMEI is printed on the phone right underneath the battery. Whatever you do don't assume the IMEI printed on the box is the one on your phone.
Thanks for everyone's help!! I finally broke down and went to the IMEI site and paid for the program to fix it. My phone is working beautifully now!
Just in case everyone is wondering what I did before I decided to pay for the IMEI and wanted to try before buying a program...
Having the 2.17 ROM installed when I started to have this problem, I first decided to try the method suggested here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=50768
That still came up with the "Data crashes..." error with both T-Mo and Cingular SIM cards inserted. The same as the method in the above link (Lokiwiz3a, etc...).
So then I decided to try an alternative method followed by in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=47848
Which involves downgrading, then unlocking, then upgrading. Also with no luck on removing the "Data crashes..." error. I tried inserting my SIM after the downgrade and running Lokiwiz02b and still same error message.
Then I finally broke down and paid for the IMEI unlock program as posted in this thread (suggested by meschle, and in many other threads):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=43319
If the two previous methods mentioned before the pay method do not work and you decide to pay for the IMEI unlock mentioned: PLEASE follow jt_armstrong's advice (mentioned in above post) for obtaining your phones IMEI # when ordering the program!!
Since I did it as a last resort, it was already too late for me to obtain the IMEI from my phone as the pay website suggests (dial *#06# on your phone). This is due to when I insert my SIM the "Data crashes..." message comes up and there is no way I could obtain my IMEI without looking at the label behind my battery.
All is well now after running the $38 program. I finally realized (with the help of the previous posters, and other threads in this great forum!!) I have exhausted all other options.
Unless you can wait for someone to come up with a definitive solution to this rare (from what I have read) problem, I highly recommend using IMEI unlocking program. I have been trying to find a solution for about 5 days in the forums and this was my last resort...
i got the same problem and fixed it with the paysites....BUT i know i could have fixed it without them...had i saved the locked_bkp.bin file that unlock software generated the first time...
If any of you has the file, they can figure out how to write it to the phone by reading out the .bat file that came with the lokiwiz...
If you tried to unlock it twice....forget about that because the second time the software actually overwrites the backed up file with the crashed one it reads from the phone...
Not to sound to dumb or nieve, i ran lokiwiz, it gave me my unlock code, but when I put a cingular sim in my tmobile device it never asked me for the code. The phone works with both my T-Mobile sim and a Cingular sim. Can I assume than that my Wizard is sim unlocked even though I never had to put in a code?
Not to sound to dumb or nieve, i ran lokiwiz, it gave me my unlock code, but when I put a cingular sim in my tmobile device it never asked me for the code. The phone works with both my T-Mobile sim and a Cingular sim. Can I assume than that my Wizard is sim unlocked even though I never had to put in a code?
Papa_I said:
Not to sound to dumb or nieve, i ran lokiwiz, it gave me my unlock code, but when I put a cingular sim in my tmobile device it never asked me for the code. The phone works with both my T-Mobile sim and a Cingular sim. Can I assume than that my Wizard is sim unlocked even though I never had to put in a code?
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Sounds like it is unlocked to me, but I am no expert. Just figuring if you can use two different SIM cards (not form the same company) in a phone, then it is unlocked. That seems logical, but who knows, maybe T-Mobile isn't being logical and Cingular SIMs normally work with T-Mobile phones. I never actually tested that idea...
To those that find themselves in this situation i just want to tell you that i didn't have to pay to fix my phone. I simply used itsme's tools to flash a new CID block back to the phone (lucky for me that i had a backup of it before facing this problem)
The reason for this is checksum errors in CID block (last 8 bytes of the 64k section) which may occur from bad flashing process or, as in my case, for messing with SPL messages with mtty program.
So all you have to do (if you have a G3 DOC model) is make a backup of CID block before upgrading rom (machinagod's programs create that file automatically when CID unlocking - even if it generates write errors). If the accident happens then downgrade SPL/OS to version 1.06 or bellow and flash the backup CID
cheers
i have a t-mobile dash with the same problem, what can i do if i dont have the cid backup??
tramuyo said:
i have a t-mobile dash with the same problem, what can i do if i dont have the cid backup??
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Get this application http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=295038 (version 0.3), read the CID block and check if the CID IMEI is same as the label one
downgrade SPL/OS to version 1.06 or bellow and flash the backup CID
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how can i flash the backup cid ? is there any program because i only got 3 .bin-files and dont know what to do with them.
I have another question. What is the difference between the normal IMEI number and the CID-IMEI cause my device has 2 different ones.
peran281 said:
how can i flash the backup cid ? is there any program because i only got 3 .bin-files and dont know what to do with them.
I have another question. What is the difference between the normal IMEI number and the CID-IMEI cause my device has 2 different ones.
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Where did you get those 3 bin files?
The IMEI is stored at two locations:
the gsm_data block and that's where the device reads it from when you browse the "Device Information" ("Identity" tab)
and the CID block as well where i believe that cprog.exe (the GSM app) reads it from
Now the "Data crashes" error might come from bad CID block checksum or from the existence of two different IMEI numbers of these two locations (i tested it )
Use my program again to read the gsm_data IMEI (use the "Read IMEI" button) and see what IMEI you get
Where did you get those 3 bin files?
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i got these files from the lokiwiz tool cause i cid unlocked my device with it.
but since this step i can only flash t-mobile roms on my device but i have an o2 branded one. why?
i have in both locations the same imei i think.
What is the difference between the normal IMEI number and the CID-IMEI cause my device has 2 different ones.
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did u mean this ?
but how can i get a imei which works ?

T-mobile NL: problems with dialing after unlocking & upg

Hello everybody
Yesterday I tried to use "lokiwiz - HTC Wizard Unlocker v0.2b" for my new T-mobile MDA Vario because otherwise I was not able to upgrade the ROM from 1.6.2.2 to the latest one. But.. in the end I got a problem. To be honest this problem was appearing periodically before unlocking/upgrading but now it presents permanently. I simply can not dial any phone number. The systems responds as: "SIM card is not installed or invalid" (something like that from translation from Dutch into English, originally: "SIM-kaart ontbreekt of ongeldig").
I already tried to use this SIM in my previous phone (SE T630) and it still works perfectly. I can dial numbers, I can SMS, whatever. But in my new T-mobile MDA Vario this SIM card just does not admit dialing the phone numbers.
Does anybody have any thoughts, what it might be?
Thank you very much in advance!!!
P.S. Honestly, in case of warranty during unlocking process I kept my SIM card out off the MDA.
Just for info...
When I bought MDA the version of ROM was 1.6.2.2 NLD
After upgrading I got ROM 2.21.2.5 NLD and ExtROM 2.21.2.108
As I see now it connected to T-mobile network but still can't dial any number, reporting of the possible problems with SIM card. In the same time this SIM card is working with no any problems in my T630.
This is a very strange problem indeed. When you turn your device on or soft reset, does the device ask for a PIN code for the phone? If it asks for a PIN code and it accepts that code and starts searching for a signal, that means that the device can read the SIM card. It is very strange that when you have a signal, the device cannot make call. Either it should not be able to compare your PIN code to the one on your SIM and give an error message, or if it accepts your PIN code, you should be able to make calls. Perhaps there is a hardware problem with your SIM slot that makes the device unable to read the info on your card? Since it works in your other phone, the SIM does not seem to be the problem. You can try flashing another ROM on it to test if the device works with that ROM. If that does not work as well, flash back to an original T-Mobile NL ROM and call T-Mobile for your warranty.
When it is loaded it shows up the Telefoon screen with the following message: "Ongeldige of ontbrekende SIM-kaart. U kunt nog wel alarmnummers bellen, als uw seviceprovider dit ondersteunt." If I type numbers it show stars, like I would enter the password. Why stars? I already tried to input my unlocking code but it didn't help, as looks like it expects something else that this. I may just press Annuleren and continue working with other available functions of MDA but still may not use the phone.
Could you please share the info how to downgrade back to 1.6 ROM?
Thank you very much for your response!
Ok, this indicates that your device cannot read your SIM card. The screen you get on start-up is the screen where you normally enter your PIN code, if the device can read your SIM Card. That is why you see only stars when you enter a number there. Seems to me that your device cannot read your SIM Card and therefore cannot compare the PIN you enter to the one on your SIM card. You should not be able to get a signal from T-Mobile, since your phone cannot read the SIM and cannot register with the network. This can be caused by three problems: either your SIM card slot is broken, or your ROM is faulty (try flashing it to another ROm first, for instance a Qtek ROM from the ftp server, there are many ROMs available there) or the SIM card is defective ( seems not to be the case here, since it still works in your other phone).
I recommend that you first try another ROM on your phone, e.g. a Qtek ROM. If the problem goes away then, just keep the Qtek ROM or try flashing the T-Mobile ROM again. If that does not help, flash the latest T-Mobile ROM (from their website) to your device and claim your warranty for a broken sim slot.
As far as I know it is not possible to downgrade to the 1.6 ROM, it is a non-AKU ROM and cannot override an AKU ROM. Perhaps someone can correct me, since I am not a 100% sure of this. You do not need the 1.6 ROM at all, if the Qtek ROM does not work, just flash the latest T-Mobile ROM to your device and claim warranty. Since you then have an official T-Mobile ROM on your device, warranty should not be a problem.
Would be that a problem to flash latest T-mobile upgrade back from Qtek? I need to know it just in case I would not be able to do that. Cause otherwise, sorry, but im ****ed up in front of warranty office..
It should not be a problem to flash the T-Mobile ROM over a Qtek ROM. You can first try a hard-reset to see if that solves your problem. You can also call T-Mobile Klantenservice and tell them your problem. Tell them you want to use a Qtek ROm to figure out the problem and ask them permission to do so. They are known to give permission for such actions if that can save them from repairing your device. Be sure they make a note in your file stating that they give you permission, that makes your case stronger if there is a problem with your warranty later on. Good luck!
Do you think it's illegal installing even T-mobile NL ROM updates by myself, i.e. not asking T-mobile to do so?
Like I said the previous version of my ROM was 1.6.2.2. Then I actually tried to flash the latest UK version (2.21.2.5). The network signal was actually appearing from time-to-time but then it just died. Then I tried to install the latest NL version (2.21.2.5NLD) to check whether the signal would appear. But it didn't help.
Installing official T-Mobile updates is not illegal. T-Mobile NL made the upgrade available on their site. These updates are meant to be carried out by the users themselves, therefore the file and instructions are placed on their site. For other brands ( Nokia, SE) these updates cannot be done by the users themselves, but Windows Mobile updates are meant to be done by you, thereby saving T-Mobile the costs of performing the upgrades for you. So if an official T-Mobile ROM is on your device, they can never deny you your warranty. You can try to replace the radio Rom only (there is a thread on this) to see if that helps, but I recommend flashing an official T-Mobile NL ROM on your device and claim your warranty. Since you have tried different ROMs, the problem obviously resides in the hardware. If a hard-reset does not help, use the lokiwiz application to sim and cid lock your device again and T-Mobile will not be able to see that you had unlocked it. Just mention that you tried a hard reset and that you tried upgrading to the latest official T-Mobile ROM and they will have to honour your warranty.
Re: T-mobile NL: problems with dialing after unlocking &
First of all to my knowledge T-Mobile MDA Vario in NL is SIMlocked and CID locked . If you want to know the difference I advise you to search in the xda-forum or google it.
Here are a few comments from my experience of upgrading and unlocking my MDA Vario.
( BTW I have T-Mobile MDA Vario initially with 1.6 ROM and SIM& CID lock -first upgraded to 2.21.2.5 then unlocked with lokiwizard3a !! )
cagliostro said:
Hello everybody
Yesterday I tried to use "lokiwiz - HTC Wizard Unlocker v0.2b" for my new T-mobile MDA Vario because otherwise I was not able to upgrade the ROM from 1.6.2.2 to the latest one. .
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I disagree with this, upgrading should not require you to unlock your device unless you upgrade to a None-T-Mobile ROM. If this was your main target ( only the Tmobile upgrade ) you shoudn;t have messed with the unlock stuff
cagliostro said:
But.. in the end I got a problem. To be honest this problem was appearing periodically before unlocking/upgrading but now it presents permanently. I simply can not dial any phone number. The systems responds as: "SIM card is not installed or invalid" (something like that from translation from Dutch into English, originally: "SIM-kaart ontbreekt of ongeldig").
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I am a bit puzzled you state that the device was not behaving well before you started tweaking. Why did you not go to the Tmobile shop? OK you like the challenge ? Anyway it does look like a Hardware issue to start with.
cagliostro said:
I already tried to use this SIM in my previous phone (SE T630) and it still works perfectly. I can dial numbers, I can SMS, whatever. But in my new T-mobile MDA Vario this SIM card just does not admit dialing the phone numbers.
Does anybody have any thoughts, what it might be?
Thank you very much in advance!!!
P.S. Honestly, in case of warranty during unlocking process I kept my SIM card out off the MDA.
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OK what have you tried else?
The suggestion of trying a QTEK ROM shold be blocked by your CID lock. I you remove the CID lock ( which is possible but not legal ) your warranty is at risk. Tmobile may claim you messed up your device ...
Therefor What I did is only take the SIM lock out. Lokiwizard 2(a/b) did not work for my upgraded MDA so I looked around a bit and found that there is a newer version 3a. That one worked for me on the Tmobile 2.21.2.5 ROM. I did not use or try the QTEK rom since the Tmobile rom allows my warranty to be safe and is newer ( and stable afaik) then the QTEK rom .
I also have found there are updater that do not check your version number of NBF file because you officially can not downgrade the 2.21.2.5 so there is a way back should you need to. Though I personally did not verify this . I mailed with a person here at XDA forum who did it with success.
I would propose to play dummy when approaching Tmobile and not ask to go to QTEK rom and tryin to be the smartass.
Try to downgrade and go for warranty - thats what I would do..

Are there Unlock for Alpine?

i have been on ftp.xda-dev... there are Unlocks for S100 Magican, but not for Alpine, Qtek 2020i .... do they exist ????? thanks
for sim unlocking, there is a tool
for extended rom unlocking, no tool till date
what is extended rom ?
The Extended ROM (or ExtROM) is the hidden, protected part of the ROM which has all the customisations which your network provider can apply to the phone when you first start it (after a hard reset too). They do things like change the colours on the phone, add programs or settings, or restrict settings... You can alter the Extended ROM on your PC by 'cooking' it, and then uploading it to the phone with tools available on this site, but you can't see or read/write to the Extended ROM on the phone itself.
To unlock your phone and make it sim free (a 'sim unlock'), you can get pda_all_unlock-v1.3, which I am also attaching on this post. Open the ZIP file, and put pda_all_unlock-v1.3.exe onto your phone via ActiveSync. Run this program on your XDA, and after it's finished, you can use any SIM card in it (so you could sell it if you don't want it any more, or you can just use more than one SIM card in it yourself if you want!).
I hope this helps.
christopherwoods said:
To unlock your phone and make it sim free (a 'sim unlock'), you can get pda_all_unlock-v1.3, which I am also attaching on this post. Open the ZIP file, and put pda_all_unlock-v1.3.exe onto your phone via ActiveSync. Run this program on your XDA, and after it's finished, you can use any SIM card in it (so you could sell it if you don't want it any more, or you can just use more than one SIM card in it yourself if you want!).
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Is this permanant or do you need to patch it on every cold reset???
Thanks
Kev
trubster86,
the sim unlock is permanent (survives hard resets and ROM upgrades). Once you've unlocked your phone, you can never "re-lock it".
Justin
Permanent, even if you re-flash the original firmware.

Sim Not Detected after Upgrade to Windows Mobile 6.5

Dear All
I have read as many threads as possible in 2-3 hours but was not able to find the solution of my problem Here is what I Did
I wanted Windows Mobile 6.5 on My phone so i downloaded Hard SPL 3.56 & RevRom V8. I flashed hard spl & rom as instructed in post by experienced users.
Everything went fine and Windows 6.5 started working correctly. Then I shut of the phone and Inserted my Sim Card & Memory Card. The Memory Card was detected but the sim card was not detected. So I started reading the guides again & found that Hard SPL 3.56 is for ATT Roms only. So I downloaded the 3.29 Hard SPL and flashed it. With this my sim card was detected but after two minutes it again showed sim card missing. I again restarted the phone and sim card again worked for about two minutes. Then I thought may be its a radio problem so flashed a New Radio which is 1.70.19.09. But to no effect. I also tried another WM 6.5 Rom, this rom again did not detect my sim completely.
By now it was 6.00 in the morning, I desperately needed my phone to work as I am handicapped without it in office. So I read the post about reverting to original rom & spl and downloaded the HTC Hard Spl 1.56 file available, because i did not had the time to go for extraction and all. Then I flashed it and a Shipped Hong Kong WWE Rom 3.34.721.2 with Radio 1.70.19.09. But still my sim was not detected now I really got frustrated and just began to restart my phone I did this approx 3-4 times and suddenly the sim was detected and phone began to work fine. I checked it for about an Hour it was working fine. So I went for a Bath and when I came back the phone was agan showing Sim Card Missing. This time I took my sim card out again and pressed the metal strip that holds the sim card towards the pin very hard and inserted my card again. The sim was detected and the phone working fine while I am writing this post(approx 3 Hours of Working).
Guys Please guide whats could be the problem with my phone and what DID I do wrong. Can my mistake be corrected or have I made a Huge Blunder.
It looks like hardware issue that the contact got loosen up somewhat. What you did (pressing the metal) should help. Other might insert few layers of paper on top of the SIM to make it 'pressed' towards the contact better.
And this thread should not be on ROM development, but on the Kaiser General (mod might want to move this).
Another possibility is: did you do a HR after flashing the ROM? And flash OEM before flashing customer? Once you reverted back to stock ROM, you should do another HR.
I did the Hard Resets all the time as it was mentioned in the guides I followed the guides completely.
Guys Please also suggest which Hard SPL is best for WM 6.5 Rom 3.29 or 3.34.
Both should work. Ask your chef

Whitestone/Imagio CID/Security/SIM Unlocker

HTC Imagio SIM Unlocker (yeah yeah, it also does CID and SECURITY) sorted, enjoy the usual boilerplate text:
1) contributing forum members & Elite Team donators... Request a free unlock with your IMEI & email. - if you have an account that has a) existed for a good few months and b) you actually contribute to the site (technical wizardy, or general helpfulness - CONSISTENT AND REGULAR POSTING), then just leave a message and it's yours, if you don't meet both a) and b) then don't bother - having an account that you rarely posted from is NOT in the least bit interesting. PLEASE CONTACT CMONEX, NOT ME!
2) everyone else (new accounts/unregistered/sod all posts, this means you): [size=+2]Get SIM unlocked Here[/size]
And a question for anyone reading: does the device work with US SIM cards or is a WU radio going to be needed?
Olipro said:
And a question for anyone reading: does the device work with US SIM cards or is a WU radio going to be needed?
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Yes, it works with US SIM cards. I have a T-Mobile SIM card in mine right now.
Ok well one issue. To all who like to have you .nbh file in the SD card so u can flash from the card, that will throw off step 2 in the unlocker. You have to delete your .nbh file from the SD.. just an fyi............. or it will try to reflash your own rom .
Other than that works like a charm!! thanks
gokudre said:
Ok well one issue. To all who like to have you .nbh file in the SD card so u can flash from the card, that will throw off step 2 in the unlocker. You have to delete your .nbh file from the SD.. just an fyi............. or it will try to reflash your own rom .
Other than that works like a charm!! thanks
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thanks a lot, I'll add this to my list of support tips
You can also hit the vol-down button when the dialog comes up to flash the ROM on the card. It will take it back to bootloader and then you can flash from the USB cable.
Just used the tool and it worked! Really appreciate the hard work.
I did run into a few issues though, I am fairly certain that has nothing to do with your software though. It would go through to flash the Radio, but it stayed at 0% and gave the flashing error. Then when I rebooted it went in and Unlocked.
Maybe Verizon updated the SPL since December, but your software still works! Thanks again!!!
Anyone interested in SIM unlocking their HTC Imagio (many other models as well), the Olipro SIM unlocker tool works perfectly. I just unlocked my HTC Imagio and it was very easy.
It also will install HSPL if needed.
Highly recommended.
Thank you Olipro!
Guess i'll have to put a request in, now that i'm going to play with a non-android phone for a while
Hmm, I wonder if i remember how to use windows mobile.
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And a question for anyone reading: does the device work with US SIM cards or is a WU radio going to be needed?
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Greetings! I would like to ask about HTC Imagio (refurbished). I pretend to use it here in Central America. How do they work out of the US with SIM cards? Do I need SIM unlocked by Olipro? Thank you for your support.

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