hi guys
if i bought xperia play from telcel mexico, and then sim unlocked it with a code from a website, would the phone then be considered an unlocked phone, and therefore can unlock its bootloader?
thanks
It seems that it won't work. I read a post of someone saying that it has to come pre-sim unlocked to get unlocked bootloader
carlosaeg28 said:
hi guys
if i bought xperia play from telcel mexico, and then sim unlocked it with a code from a website, would the phone then be considered an unlocked phone, and therefore can unlock its bootloader?
thanks
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No, only factory unlocked devices can have the bootloader unlocked afaik
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I have paid for sim unlock with cellunlocker.net just waiting for code now. Are you sure i cant get fastboot when i unlock sim lock? Please dont tell me i paid for sim unlock and now i still wont be able to get fastboot
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We must tell you the truth: unless the phone was bought sim-unlocked from the factory, you won't be able to use fastboot. Phones bought to carriers can't access fastboot even if you sim-unlock them later.
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carlosaeg28 said:
hi guys
if i bought xperia play from telcel mexico, and then sim unlocked it with a code from a website, would the phone then be considered an unlocked phone, and therefore can unlock its bootloader?
thanks
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Hi, can you give me the link to the unlocker at [email protected], I am not finding any sim unlocker in US for the phone from Telcel.
if you get sim unlock it will not unlock bootloader but if you unlock bootloader it will sim unlock
I mean when unlocked via test point
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The answer is no, with the unlock code you can use the phone with any carrier like movistar, iusacel, unefon, telcel etc, but it doesn't unlock the bootloader.
The Xperia Play model from Telcel it's R800a, the only way to unlock the bootloader from R800a phones is with software like Setool or Omnius, those softwares need credits to unlock the phone
Here's a video to solve some frequently questions
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sn-Vubgka1M
If you want to unlock your bootloader, you can do one of these:
- Buy credits for Setool or Omnius and follow youtube tutorials for these softwares
- Contact this forum user Alejandrisimo, speaks English and Spanish, he can help you to unlock your bootloader from Remote Desktop (obviously for $$$, he use one of these softwares and need to pay the credits)
- If you live in Mexico City, you can go to Cell Phone Plaza ("La plaza del celular"), in some of these business offer sim unlock services using Setool software (if you watch the video, you will notice that using Setool software for sim unlock also unlock the bootloader). I unlock my bootloader of my Xperia Play from Telcel in one of these business
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carlosaeg28 said:
hi guys
if i bought xperia play from telcel mexico, and then sim unlocked it with a code from a website, would the phone then be considered an unlocked phone, and therefore can unlock its bootloader?
thanks
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Hey dude please tell me where did you buy the unlocking code for your xperia please I have a Xperia E and I have tried various sites and they say they cannot unlock telcel phones..
is better unlock the boot through tespoit without risk of losing the unlock code
Hi, I have checked around xda and have not found the answer to my question so my apologies if I missed it during my search. I have a Rogers branded R800a Xperia Play. I understand that carrier locked plays can not have the bootloader unlocked. However, I have found someone who can carrier unlock my phone for me (Use it on foreign networks). If I get my phone carrier unlocked would that allow me to unlock the bootloader myself or do I have to go through someone like Alejandrissimo to properly unlock the bootloader? Thank you!
Only factory unlocked plays can use the official unlock method, if you paid to get your device sim unlocked, you would still have to pay for a remote bootloader unlock.
By the way, when you pay for a bootloader unlock, it also sim unlocks the device, so paying for a sim unlock first is a waste of money.
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Ok thanks for your help, I guess I'll pony up the cash to get the bootloader unlocked remotely.
Hai!
I have a question:
I have a Xperia Play that is Sim Locked and so i cant unlock my Bootloader.
My question is, if i pay my cellphone company to Sim unlock my Play, will i be able to unlock my bootloader after that? Or unlocking the bootloader only works on phones that are native sim unlocked?
Thanks!
It is still possible to unlock the bootloader of your phone as I have a sim locked phone but unlocked it and unlocked the bootloader altough to do this you are going to have to sim unlock your phone with a software like omnius which uses a testpoint connection which gives you the option to unlock the bootloader of your phone it will not work if you unlock your phone using a unlock code.
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Hey there.
As the title says, i have a sim locked phone.
If i unlock the bootloader, will i still have to make a sim unlock or the sim will be unlocked as well ?
if no, i search a few sites that provide a software to make a sim unlock.
whats the diference from the unlock by code?
whats the best/sheapest one avaliable?
Regards
Filipe
Sim-unlocking and bootloader unlocking are two different things.
PAID bootloader unlock maintains DRM keys (TrackID still works) AND SIM/network unlocks the phone.
Official bootloader unlock from http://unlockbootloader.sonyericsson.com does NOT unlock the SIM, erases DRM keys but is free.
As far as I know, there's no free SIM unlock software. In Canada, it's ~$6 CAD to buy an unlock code.
So my gf got an Orange Xperia M and would like to use a O2 SIM in it. It's obviously locked to Orange so right now it's asking for an unlock code when the O2 sim is installed.
I checked the service menu and her bootloader is locked tight too:
bootloader unlock allowed: No
I read that you need to unlock fastboot for the Sim lock to drop. Any way to do that?
We don't really need to unlock the bootloader at this stage just the sim lock.
Thanks a bunch.