Hi all,
I have just bought a Galaxy S on eBay, and it's locked to Three (in the UK btw). Whilst I wait for the unlock code (I'm on an O2 sim only contract), I thought I'd ask people for their advice on whether I should stick to the Three ROM, or should I root it and put a base Samsung ROM on it?
Also - what does this mean for me in terms of upgrades (thinking Froyo obviously). Do I need to get a Three specifics upgrade, and how do I get that if I'm not a Three customer?
I have searched the forum, and read lots of discussions of ROMs, but was hoping for some advice for my situation from any of the hugely experienced peeps on here.
Cheers,
James.
start with the wiki
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=Samsung_Galaxy_S_Series
it has everything you need to know, including the unlock code
the best advice is to not go crazy on the ROMs unless you want to fix something in specific
Thanks for that. I read that unlock stuff, but unfortunately as I don't have a Three SIM, I can't get onto the market to download the necessary stuff.
I do think it's a bit strange you can't sign into your google account etc over wifi, but figure that's partly how they keep the phone locked to a provider.
James.
that doesn't sounds right
i always unlock and download the rooting stuff over WiFi
i don't even need to use the phone as a mass storage device, because WiFi works right off the bat
what happens when you try to go on the internet using WiFi?
are you able to go to Cnn.com or google.com login to your gmail account in the phone browser?
Hi Allgamer,
thanks for your reply - sorry I've not responded till now!
I could connect to the internet, but not sign into my google account. Don't know what the problem was, but I got round it by performing a factory reset of the phone.
All sorted now.
I do still have an issue with some 3 apps like Skype starting themselves up and consuming resources, despite the fact I can't use them over the O2 network
Loving the phone otherwise though. I've rooted it and installed the OneClickLagFix. Waiting eagerly for Froyo though.
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I just purchased a G1 from someone on craigslist... popped in my sim card and registered it andn used it for calls and text for the last two days.
Today I decided to change my rom from crb43 to dreaimg.nbh and when i went to start it up it says I can't connect to google to register because i do not have a data plan, or WIFI in the house to do it the other way.
My question is there any rom to flash or other way i can skip registration or register it anyway?
I also know no one with a T-mobile data plan....
I'm lost and pissed.... any help would be really appreciated.
OLSTORO
If you searched for (or even clicked in the "Informative Thread...") How to register without a data plan... You would have found this thread.
In order to actually register it you will need to get it on the internet at some point. But you can skip it.
I am assuming you are trying to gain root access to load a modified firmware on your phone, in which case, the newer ADB based firmwares allow you to bypass registration.
And seriously, three threads for one question? I'm not trying to be a **** or anything (maybe I am), but do you really need three threads (two in one forum) for one question? Rest assured the mods will delete two of your threads, and if they are in a bad mood they might delete this one too.
Hello,
I am a total noob to this stuff and I am a little lost. I just recently moved to Ukraine from the states I have an HTC Pure and after many days of discussions with AT&T I finally received my unlock code so I could use it with a Ukrainian provider. Now I can receive and make calls.
I configured it to the providers specifications for data and I can receive email and check weather through the quick applications on the phones OS. However, I can not use Internet Explorer Mobile or Opera. The same goes for the tethering of the modem, I get remote pary has ended ..... which I find strange because that is same error message I got with AT&T when I had unlimited data. These would be greatly appreciated, because it is quite difficult to find a stable affordable internet source in the rural place I am at. The cell phone provider said these services are provided, but it is my phones problem and to install a fresh OS that is not AT&T. I think this probably is true since i can get email and weather.
To fix this problem I was thinking I would have to hard unlock it and install a new ROM and maybe that might work. Or maybe there could be an easier way?
Any information would be appreciated.
Thanks
So ya
So ya my hypothesis was correct and it is possible to hard unlock your pure for any pure owners out there. Once I installed Crem Da la Crem Rom my data connection and tethering worked flawlessly.
Hello Streak masters,
please, I´ve got a question. I am at Maldives at the moment, for next year and something. I bought DS7 for very good price, everything is working great, it´s exactly what I wanted. But... DS was locked to T-Mobile (probably USA), but I asked Dell for sending me the unlock code, no problem, I´ve unlocked it.
And now is the problem. I cannot use the mobile internet & SMS with local SIM. Have installed 514 ROM, firstly for EU 3G, but there was a problem with modem installation, so then I realized I probably have the US 4G version (didn´t knew which one I have). It was OK, modem was installed, I am sucesfully logged into the local provider´s network, so the "cell unit" is working for sure. But I cannot send or receive SMS and what´s worse for me, cannot use the mobile internet, even if APN and all that stuff is well inputed and saved...
Does, please, anyone has any idea how to fix it? If it is even fixable at all...? Have to say that I am not newb in Android, but this is something I cannot solve by myself.. I would be really glad if anyone helps..
Thanks guys.
My first suggestion would be to flash back to Froyo and get it working and then upgrade from there
Hello,
thanks for your reply. I have tried to flash back to Froyo as recommended, but it´s still the same problem.. I am logged into the local network, GSM is working (to be accurate - only the loging into the network, SMS is still the same..), but mobile data not.. Even if I had everything turned on, the APN and all like this is OK (including screenshots), no... No way, it´s not working... Are there some any other ideas, please....?
Thanks a lot!
Guys....
Kill me, kill me right now, please... For four days I am solving this, reinstalling everything like an idiot and now I realized.... The damn Maldivians pre-paid cards has to be activated by making some call!! The SIM was not active all the time I was flashing, downloading, googling and all these things and it was simply not active... Because now I thought it´s very, very weird so I tried to put the SIM into my phone and it was not working either... Tried to make some call and it told me "this is your first call in our network.. your SIM has to be activated by calling to number bla bla bla..".. I made it... Everything´s working great now!!
The only thing I am really missing is the troll face on the SIM...
Anyway thanks a lot for interest, I am going to flash to the Honeycomb again.. For the last time!!
And apologize to moderators for pointless topic...
Hey there guys, I've been searching the forums for the past couple hours and I can't really find what I'm looking for, mostly just references to Android devices. I have a Lumia 520 that I am using on the Straight Talk service, and I cannot get the internet sharing capability to work. I have seen tutorials on youtube and in other places (besides these forums) and none of those methods have worked for me. Could anyone give me any insight into what I might be able to do to get this feature working? Thank you.
Obvious first question: what happens when you try to use it?
GoodDayToDie said:
Obvious first question: what happens when you try to use it?
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It sits there for about a minute or two and says 'Connecting....."
and then eventually I get this screen.
Wow, I have never seen or heard of that error before (there are a few common ones; that's not among them in my experience). That sucks.
Best guess: is the 520 branded to a particular carrier? You might want to try flashing an unbranded ROM (or a Straight Talk one, if such a thing exists) to the phone, just in case it's some carrier-specific configuration BS.
Otherwise... there's hacks that can be done with registry editing, and it *might* be possible to apply them to your phone, but I wouldn't count on it.
GoodDayToDie said:
Wow, I have never seen or heard of that error before (there are a few common ones; that's not among them in my experience). That sucks.
Best guess: is the 520 branded to a particular carrier? You might want to try flashing an unbranded ROM (or a Straight Talk one, if such a thing exists) to the phone, just in case it's some carrier-specific configuration BS.
Otherwise... there's hacks that can be done with registry editing, and it *might* be possible to apply them to your phone, but I wouldn't count on it.
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Yeah I didn't see the error mentioned on any of the threads I was looking at. To be honest I am not a developer and half the stuff people say on this website I really don't understand. I was looking at your interop unlock thread and I should have worn a bib to catch the drool. I had no idea what you guys were even talking about half the time. The only thing I could gather from that thread was that the interop unlock doesn't work on any Nokia Lumia anyway regardless of branding. I bought my Lumia 520 as an AT&T gophone, but was able to put a Straight Talk SIM in it with no issues. So I do know that it works on different carriers, but the code someone had me put into my phone showed a locked icon which I guess means that it's sim locked or something? Bah. I'm confused.
It's *probably* not SIM-locked (or at least not anymore), since you aren't using it with the original carrier, but that's not the problem anyhow; SIM-unlocks don't remove carrier customization of features like Internet sharing. If it was something like the phone telling you to contact your carrier to have tethering added to your account (when your carrier already allows it), that would probably be a carrier branding issue. Similarly, if the phone just lied and said you had no data connection to share (when you totally did), that's probably the phone trying to use a carrier-specific tethering feature instead of doing it generically. Yours *could* be another example of the same kind of thing - you might try flashing an unbranded ROM, I guess - but I really don't know.
There are other options. For proxy-aware apps (web browsers for sure, many other things as well), you can run an app that sets up a proxy server on your phone. Tether-X is one such example; I've successfully used it before.
hello ALL!
i am an AVID android user, and have been using xda for YEARS, even contributed many things to this site, in way of help, mods, and other things, never built roms but worked closely as a tester with some big developers.
recently while riding my bike home from work, i saw a phone scattered in pieces down the street. i picked up all pieces and put back together when i got home, and surprisingly it turned on with no issue, didn't even need to charge battery.
so now, i cannot access it because it has a pin passcode(ive tried all your "run of the mill ones" Plus after a few guesses and then battery dying, , it is NOW telling me I HAVE to WAIT 2680 MINUTES until next attempt....seriously?!?! 2680 MINUTES?!?! THATS NEARLY TWO DAYS!!!!!!
anyways
i need someones help here, i am TRYING to return this device to it's owner, but without a valid passcode to enter, i cannot get into their contacts and try to call anyone they might know in order to return the device.
so if ANYONE knows of a toolkit, or command line thing i can do/use in order to remove/change this pin lock, i would be very grateful.
i DONT want to wipe the device and end up without ANY info on the owner or even anything that might help me return it.
ANY IDEAS ???
I HAD SEEN MENTION OF WINDOWS PHONE RECOVERY KIT
would THAT be useful in this situation?
or basically am i stuck with resetting the phone and HOPING something is left on sdcard that will have info as to the owner of device???
ashclepdia said:
hello ALL!
i am an AVID android user, and have been using xda for YEARS, even contributed many things to this site, in way of help, mods, and other things, never built roms but worked closely as a tester with some big developers.
recently while riding my bike home from work, i saw a phone scattered in pieces down the street. i picked up all pieces and put back together when i got home, and surprisingly it turned on with no issue, didn't even need to charge battery.
so now, i cannot access it because it has a pin passcode(ive tried all your "run of the mill ones" Plus after a few guesses and then battery dying, , it is NOW telling me I HAVE to WAIT 2680 MINUTES until next attempt....seriously?!?! 2680 MINUTES?!?! THATS NEARLY TWO DAYS!!!!!!
anyways
i need someones help here, i am TRYING to return this device to it's owner, but without a valid passcode to enter, i cannot get into their contacts and try to call anyone they might know in order to return the device.
so if ANYONE knows of a toolkit, or command line thing i can do/use in order to remove/change this pin lock, i would be very grateful.
i DONT want to wipe the device and end up without ANY info on the owner or even anything that might help me return it.
ANY IDEAS ???
I HAD SEEN MENTION OF WINDOWS PHONE RECOVERY KIT
would THAT be useful in this situation?
or basically am i stuck with resetting the phone and HOPING something is left on sdcard that will have info as to the owner of device???
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You could try to put the SIM in an other phone, he might have contacts stored on his SIM.
Also same thing with the SD Card but doubt there'll be anything helpful in there.
On WP unfortunately there is no way to remove the lock without doing a hard reset which will wipe everything except the SD Card and contacts on the SIM so it's the same as inserting the SD and SIM in an other phone, better not hard reset it so the owner doesn't loose all he has on there.
I like how you use the word "unfortunately" about there being no way to bypass the one crucial security feature of the phone... The lock screen is there for a reason! If you'd tried messing with my phone that way, it would already have wiped itself.
To the OP, leave it powered on and connected to the Internet, and the owner will be able to find it eventually. The "my Windows Phone" (or whatever it's called now) website allows the owner to get the phone's GPS location, and also to display a message (such as "please email me at <this address> if you found my phone!") on the screen. If they never come for it, then... free phone, I guess? I'm not usually a fan of "finders keepers" but there's no excuse for a WP owner not even trying the existing tools to get the phone back, if they want it back at all.
If you really want to go above and beyond the call of duty, I suppose you could check the SIM from the phone and see what carrier it's for, then call the carrier and see if they have any way to get in touch with the phone's owner...
This has likely long been resolved, but here's what I would do.
Take the SIM, put it in another phone. Check "about" to see what the phone number is. Call that number.
If you get an answer, there's your missing phone's owner with a new phone and SIM card. Let them know you found their phone. No answer, leave voicemail.
PepperdotNet said:
This has likely long been resolved, but here's what I would do.
Take the SIM, put it in another phone. Check "about" to see what the phone number is. Call that number.
If you get an answer, there's your missing phone's owner with a new phone and SIM card. Let them know you found their phone. No answer, leave voicemail.
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Yes you are correct, has been resolved, good tip though thank you, found owner and was told to keep device, they had gotten new one, they don't know how it ended up on side of street, but I ended up giving to someone I had worked with who was in need of an at&t device.
Thank you, and all others, for all assistance.
Ended up that the owner actually knew someone that I was working with at the time, small world huh, funny how it all worked out, was just happy to help everyone out in the end. Was just a funny circle of events that led to the device getting to who has it now.