HTCimeiUnlock.com my experience

biko

I bought a phone that was locked and decided to try these guys after reading some recommendations here and elsewhere.

After entering my details and paying on the website the code was mailed to me within 15 mins. Alas, the code didn't work. The phone said it was incorrect.

I mailed the support address found on the website and a tech (Michael) responded a few hours later. After checking the phone and trying a few things together (factory reset etc) he was as stumped as me as to why it didn't work. Apparently the codes are taken from HTC.

He therefore refunded me my money. The whole process from original registration through troubleshooting and finally refund took aprox 48 hours.

Even thought the code didn't work for my phone I felt they responded to my issue very professionally and did their best to help me get it working.
I would try these guys again with another phone and do recommend them.
I know this sounds shilly but I was surprised at their level of support.

griffdaddy

Good to hear. What type of HTC was it and how much did you pay?

biko

It's a wildfire and the price was $24, about 21 euro.

griffdaddy

Give these guys a shot
http://www.ebay.ie/itm/180875647402

People here were using them to get there One X's unlocked recently and I think the guy who does it is on XDA. The price is also ridiculously low.

biko

I'm off to UK in a couple days so will bring it with me and try some phone shops there.

biko

griffdaddy wrote: »

Give these guys a shot
http://www.ebay.ie/itm/180875647402

People here were using them to get there One X's unlocked recently and I think the guy who does it is on XDA. The price is also ridiculously low.

Thanks, I just tried those guys on ebay "phone.market" and they actually give me the same unlock code as HTCimeiUnlock.com, which doesn't work.
Fortunately it was only a few euro but this is frustrating.
I've checked the IMEI several times and it is correct but the code I get won't unlock the phone.

xxkazxx

biko wrote: »

Thanks, I just tried those guys on ebay "phone.market" and they actually give me the same unlock code as HTCimeiUnlock.com, which doesn't work.
Fortunately it was only a few euro but this is frustrating.
I've checked the IMEI several times and it is correct but the code I get won't unlock the phone.

This happened me before with a galaxy SII every shop I brought it to too get unlocked came up with the same code and it wouldn't unlock it. These where places that where getting the official codes aswell.
Ended up giving up and just selling it!

biko

Did you try an XTC unlock too?

xxkazxx

biko wrote: »

Did you try an XTC unlock too?[/QUOTE

To be honest I couldn't tell u.
I personally didn't but that isn't to say one of the shops I had it in didn't.
I know that every person I went to was stumped as to why it didn't unlock and they all said it was there first case of the unlock not working!

guil

Any chance the imei was changed on the phone. Is it printed on a sticker under the battery

biko

IMEI on sticker matches the IMEI in the phone SW.
It's very puzzling how the official code out of the HTC database won't unlock the phone.

batistuta9

how do people outside the phone shops/companies get access to these numbers?

htcocacola

root and then unlock the phone

biko

htcocacola wrote: »

root and then unlock the phone

Can you link to a good guide for this, I'm new to Android.

guil

Might find something here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/search.php?searchid=59774681

biko

Search has expired on that page. What I need to know is can it be done? I get. I get conflicting info on the net regarding wildfire a3333 root and unlock.
Phone is s-on btw

guil

There's a massive thread on xda forums about unlocking the wildfire, seems it can't be done at the moment.

Red Silurian

It might be beneficial for you to know that if you got your Wildfire on the meteor network it is already unlocked and hence unlock codes would do nothing to it!

Riesen_Meal

Is it a Wildfire or a Wildfire S?

If its a WFS you can get it unlocked, theres a user called Frank_Leach who does it with an XTC clip....

Or another thing to try (if it's a WFS) is to take out the battery, hold the volume down key, and then power on, it will bring you to the bootloader screen, from there there is an option to "Clear Simlock" - hit power to confirm and off ya go

If that works your good to go....

biko

Fieldog wrote: »

Is it a Wildfire or a Wildfire S?

If its a WFS you can get it unlocked, theres a user called Frank_Leach who does it with an XTC clip....

Or another thing to try (if it's a WFS) is to take out the battery, hold the volume down key, and then power on, it will bring you to the bootloader screen, from there there is an option to "Clear Simlock" - hit power to confirm and off ya go

If that works your good to go....

Wildfire a3333 (not the S version)

Trying the bootloader I get "Sd init fail" so no joy there.
There's a local guy that has a xtc clip, will try him tomorrow.

Riesen_Meal

biko wrote: »

Fieldog wrote: »

Is it a Wildfire or a Wildfire S?

If its a WFS you can get it unlocked, theres a user called Frank_Leach who does it with an XTC clip....

Or another thing to try (if it's a WFS) is to take out the battery, hold the volume down key, and then power on, it will bring you to the bootloader screen, from there there is an option to "Clear Simlock" - hit power to confirm and off ya go

If that works your good to go....

Wildfire a3333 (not the S version)

Trying the bootloader I get "Sd init fail" so no joy there.
There's a local guy that has a xtc clip, will try him tomorrow.

Yeah give the local guy a shot....

I know its the "old" wildfire so if the xtc clip does the WFS, surely it will do the original....

biko

Gave it a shot just now with the freeware from unlockroot.com that supports 2.2.1 FRG83 build.
"Failed to get shell root", damn..

biko

When nothing else works xtc clip saves the day
S-OFF and finally unlocked.

Guy in Doughiska does it for 20.