Any shops unlock DHD??

How Soon Is Now

Have one on Vodafone and a sim free Hero. Looking find way get the DHD unlocked so can use just the one sim card *Have two at moment vodafone and meteor*

Anyone know of a decent place wont wreck the phone that will deffo be able to unlock this phone?

mooman

Could you pull it off yourself if you had a guide? http://www.villainrom.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?3400-ROM-16-11-10-VillainROM-HD-v1.1-Bringing-the-Desire-HD-into-performance

jwcurtin

angerfist2009 wrote: »

Have one on Vodafone and a sim free Hero. Looking find way get the DHD unlocked so can use just the one sim card *Have two at moment vodafone and meteor*

Anyone know of a decent place wont wreck the phone that will deffo be able to unlock this phone?

Go Meteor because there HTC phones are NORMALLY unlocked. My Legend was and the shop assistant said that "the technicians can't handle the software on them"!!

Edit: And unbranded, so faster firmware updates (normally)!

How Soon Is Now

mooman wrote: »

Could you pull it off yourself if you had a guide? http://www.villainrom.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?3400-ROM-16-11-10-VillainROM-HD-v1.1-Bringing-the-Desire-HD-into-performance

This is a rom for the phone right?
I take it this will not unlock the phone as in leaving me with it sim free???

Thats what i was looking for. Hopefully im wrong and theres a way to do it in that post and i aint noticed it yet? :pac:

mooman

angerfist2009 wrote: »

This is a rom for the phone right?
I take it this will not unlock the phone as in leaving me with it sim free???

Thats what i was looking for. Hopefully im wrong and theres a way to do it in that post and i aint noticed it yet? :pac:

As far as I know the rooting step unlocks it to use any carrier, maybe you should ask someone on that forum they really know their stuff

jwcurtin

mooman wrote: »

As far as I know the rooting step unlocks it to use any carrier, maybe you should ask someone on that forum they really know their stuff

No, rooting and installing a custom ROM doesn't affect the network lock on Android in general.

How Soon Is Now

mooman wrote: »

As far as I know the rooting step unlocks it to use any carrier, maybe you should ask someone on that forum they really know their stuff

jwcurtin wrote: »

No, rooting and installing a custom ROM doesn't affect the network lock on Android in general.

Ya i taught that myself ive already rooted the phone couple weeks back rooted my hero months ago as well.

Theres a couple of shops that unlock phones just unsure weather will unlock the DHD.

jwcurtin

angerfist2009 wrote: »

Ya i taught that myself ive already rooted the phone couple weeks back rooted my hero months ago as well.

Theres a couple of shops that unlock phones just unsure weather will unlock the DHD.

Meteor!!!!!!!!!!!!!

How Soon Is Now

jwcurtin wrote: »

Meteor!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Its not on the Meteor network its on vodafone so i have no way of meteor unlocking it for me.

Fisher Calhoun

angerfist2009 wrote: »

Have one on Vodafone and a sim free Hero. Looking find way get the DHD unlocked so can use just the one sim card *Have two at moment vodafone and meteor*

Anyone know of a decent place wont wreck the phone that will deffo be able to unlock this phone?

I'm surprised it's locked. How recently did you get it? I got mine from Vodafone a couple of weeks ago (end of Nov?) and it came already unlocked in a HTC box with no branding

I'd say try a different Vodafone store and see if they'll unlock it... the networks normally don't refuse it.

Edit: Have you actually tried putting the Meteor SIM into the DHD or are you assuming it's locked? Did it come in a HTC box or a Vodafone box?

jwcurtin

angerfist2009 wrote: »

Its not on the Meteor network its on vodafone so i have no way of meteor unlocking it for me.

It's MOST Likely unlocked, ask them saying that you travel alot, and ask can you check is it unlocked!!

How Soon Is Now

Fisher Calhoun wrote: »

I'm surprised it's locked. How recently did you get it? I got mine from Vodafone a couple of weeks ago (end of Nov?) and it came already unlocked in a HTC box with no branding

I'd say try a different Vodafone store and see if they'll unlock it... the networks normally don't refuse it.

Edit: Have you actually tried putting the Meteor SIM into the DHD or are you assuming it's locked? Did it come in a HTC box or a Vodafone box?

jwcurtin wrote: »

It's MOST Likely unlocked, ask them saying that you travel alot, and ask can you check is it unlocked!!

I bought it from carphone warehouse online about month or so ago. Day i got it straight away i put meteor sim in and never was able to find any networks tried it few times.

I asked Vodafone about them unlocking for me and they said aint had the phone long enough for them to give me the code.

I came in a htc box and wasnt branded in anyway that i could see from using it.

jwcurtin

angerfist2009 wrote: »

I bought it from carphone warehouse online about month or so ago. Day i got it straight away i put meteor sim in and never was able to find any networks tried it few times.

I asked Vodafone about them unlocking for me and they said aint had the phone long enough for them to give me the code.

I came in a htc box and wasnt branded in anyway that i could see from using it.

But did it boot up? Like if it booted into the phone it's unlocked.. Or did it ask you for a network lock code?

Fisher Calhoun

angerfist2009 wrote: »

I bought it from carphone warehouse online about month or so ago. Day i got it straight away i put meteor sim in and never was able to find any networks tried it few times.

I asked Vodafone about them unlocking for me and they said aint had the phone long enough for them to give me the code.

I came in a htc box and wasnt branded in anyway that i could see from using it.

I'd try another SIM... if it came in a HTC box, it really should be unlocked already. Might just be one of "those" things. Is there anyone nearby whose SIM you could borrow for a minute to test?

How Soon Is Now

Im gonna try it again now.

It usually boots up but never finds network.

Fisher Calhoun

angerfist2009 wrote: »

Im gonna try it again now.

It usually boots up but never finds network.

Sounds more like a SIM or network issue... If the phone is locked, it shouldn't even boot up. It should reject the SIM card and not allow you any further (at least that's my experience with locked phones!).

Maybe you're in a Meteor dead spot? Have you tried the Meteor SIM in another location?

jwcurtin

angerfist2009 wrote: »

Im gonna try it again now.

It usually boots up but never finds network.

Its unlocked then.. Go into phone and type this: *#*#4636#*#* -> phone information-> scroll down where you see a grey bit (could say WCDMA only, or WCDMA perferred), and change that to GSM auto.

How Soon Is Now

Fisher Calhoun wrote: »

Sounds more like a SIM or network issue... If the phone is locked, it shouldn't even boot up. It should reject the SIM card and not allow you any further (at least that's my experience with locked phones!).

Maybe you're in a Meteor dead spot? Have you tried the Meteor SIM in another location?

Tried it again same thing phone boots up does not even ask for a pin but will not find any network or even sign into htc. The meteor sim i had is in a sim free phone it worked on other phones before my hero.

jwcurtin

angerfist2009 wrote: »

Tried it again same thing phone boots up does not even ask for a pin but will not find any network or even sign into htc. The meteor sim i had is in a sim free phone it worked on other phones before my hero.

Did you try my advice?

How Soon Is Now

jwcurtin wrote: »

Did you try my advice?

Tried it turning it bk on this second with meteor sim..........

Same man no change.

jwcurtin

angerfist2009 wrote: »

Tried it turning it bk on this second with meteor sim..........

Same man no change.

Get onto Meteor! They won't know if it's a Vodafone phone or not! Give them a shout!

How Soon Is Now

jwcurtin wrote: »

Get onto Meteor! They won't know if it's a Vodafone phone or not! Give them a shout!

Ill try it 2morrw so see what can get.

Thanks for all the replys lads .

jwcurtin

angerfist2009 wrote: »

Ill try it 2morrw so see what can get.

Thanks for all the replys lads .

No probs,
Hey you could have an iPhone 4, and NEVER have coverage, so count yourself lucky:P:P

Fisher Calhoun

angerfist2009 wrote: »

Ill try it 2morrw so see what can get.

Thanks for all the replys lads .

Not a bad idea. I'd still try the Meteor SIM in a different location (like in a city centre?). It sounds network or, as a poster above pointed out, a setting thing (WCDMA etc). If it's network, it could be location related (even if the SIM works in a different phone, you never know). If it's a setting, start Googling the DHD settings!

I was lucky that when I bought my DHD from Vodafone, I stuck the Meteor SIM in and it worked first time. Interesting that it wouldn't ask for the PIN, though... maybe that rules out network as it should prompt for the PIN first... somehow the SIM just doesn't like the DHD? See what Meteor say and let us know. Maybe you need a new SIM? *shrug*

Edit: For reference, my DHD on Meteor has the network set as WCDMA preferred and it works. Worth a try changing it, though.

How Soon Is Now

jwcurtin wrote: »

No probs,
Hey you could have an iPhone 4, and NEVER have coverage, so count yourself lucky:P:P

Fisher Calhoun wrote: »

Not a bad idea. I'd still try the Meteor SIM in a different location (like in a city centre?). It sounds network or, as a poster above pointed out, a setting thing (WCDMA etc). If it's network, it could be location related (even if the SIM works in a different phone, you never know). If it's a setting, start Googling the DHD settings!

I was lucky that when I bought my DHD from Vodafone, I stuck the Meteor SIM in and it worked first time. Interesting that it wouldn't ask for the PIN, though... maybe that rules out network as it should prompt for the PIN first... somehow the SIM just doesn't like the DHD? See what Meteor say and let us know. Maybe you need a new SIM? *shrug*

I wouldnt be crazy enough to touch an iphone lol :P
And ya i shall get in touch with meteor and see what they can do.

humbert

I'd just like to say that I watch too much Stargate!

ixoy

humbert wrote: »

I'd just like to say that I watch too much Stargate!

I'm glad then I'm not the only one who thought the same as you when you first saw the thread - and I even own a Desire HD

marcbrophy

ixoy wrote: »

I'm glad then I'm not the only one who thought the same as you when you first saw the thread - and I even own a Desire HD

How can you unlock a Dial Home Device?

Fisher Calhoun

marcbrophy wrote: »

How can you unlock a Dial Home Device?

LMFAO! I'm a Stargate nut and I didn't cop that! I blame the fact that it's been an age since I watched SG1! SGA and SGU rarely made reference to the SG1 vernacular ... DHD, GDO, etc!

On topic, any luck with the Dial Home Device, erm, Desire HD?

How Soon Is Now

Fisher Calhoun wrote: »

LMFAO! I'm a Stargate nut and I didn't cop that! I blame the fact that it's been an age since I watched SG1! SGA and SGU rarely made reference to the SG1 vernacular ... DHD, GDO, etc!

On topic, any luck with the Dial Home Device, erm, Desire HD?

Ain't found anywhere yet including meteor and Vodafone shops that will unlock it