HTC Hero :: Unlocked And Want To Update ROM Impossible Combo?
Oct 27, 2009
Basically my phone is running "old" 1.5 firmware and it's UK orange, unlocked. I know I can update the phone with the Oranges firmware update, but what will happen when I do it, will the phone lock itself again to Orange, or?I tried searching for the answer on these forums but didn't really find the correct answer so here I am.And if it locks, what choices are there for me when it boils down to updating the phone?
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Sep 25, 2009
My HTC hero has just arrived today and I'd like to update it straight away before using it, is there anything I need to do before doing this other than syncing the phone to my laptop? What is the best update to use for unlocked, vodafone SIM HTC heroes? Also as mentioned earlier I have a vodafone SIM and my last phone was a nokia navigator, I've copied all my contacts to my SIM, should this be enough for me to get my contacts up and running when I use my hero?
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Jul 26, 2010
I unlocked my handste several months ago, and currently have the Modaco ROM version 2.8 running.How do I upgrade my unlocked handset to android 2.1? Can you provide an appropriate link?
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Mar 30, 2010
I am running a Telus Hero on AT&T's network. I know other people are also doing this as well. I was thinking about the 2.1 update due out and was wondering what us unlocked Telus Hero owners should do to get it when it is released. I emailed HTC, and they said this. Quote:
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Nov 8, 2009
I'm the proud owner of an unlocked orange uk hero running on t mobile Austria network. I have heard that the newer heroes cant be unlocked because orange have made a deal with htc and changed the codes. I must have been lucky because mine unlocked no problem with the code received from the impel number. My question is if i update the Rom with the orange Rom version on the htc homepage will my phone become Sim locked again, and more worrying will i not be able to unlock it again when it has the new Rom on it?
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Jul 26, 2010
I read the various rooting guides and noticed that there's a key combo that you can press to get into the 'Recovery screen' which is both the "home" and "power" keys. I can do this with my Telus Android 1.5 so I'm guessing I can just download another rom and install it from there, right? I'm not sure why I would need to use the so called goldcard method. If someone could provide insight to this, I'd appreciate it.
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Nov 2, 2010
I have an X10 Mini that when new was locked to the Orange UK network but I have since unlocked (but not unbranded) it and now use a different network. Which Android 2.1 update will I need? Generic, Orange or the new network provider? If it is the generic one will this also have the benefit of unbranding the phone and getting rid of Orange apps? If it is the Orange upgrade will the phone become locked to their network again and require unlocking again?I need the phone to stay unlocked for the future.
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Aug 12, 2009
I just got my Hero (which is also my first Android phone ) yesterday and I'm absolutely unable to properly install "HTC sync".I downloaded it from the HTC page carefully follwing the instructions, on a 32bit Vista (intel quad core+ 4 gig ddr2) and on a netbook (Msi wind + 2gig ddr2) with win XPsp3, but while everything on the phone's screen sems OK and it says that the phone is connectd via USB, the window of HTC sync has the "connect now " buttons grayed out, and the icon in the tray says "disconected".Itis a driver problem, because every time I try to install the drivers I get the message that says "Error" and that some files are missing.I am also unable to uninstall the drivers because I get the same message.I tried everything: the repair installation , to uninstall,and reinstall, but nothing seems to work.
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Nov 4, 2010
I just received my HTC Desire. Even though Ive had it for less than a day, I've really fallen in love with it. And this is my first android phone, so I have a lot of questions to ask (I came off of Windows Mobile). I bought the phone unlocked and brand new from amazon: Amazon.com: HTC A8181 Desire Unlocked Quad-Band GSM Phone with Android OS, HTC Sense UI, 5 MP Camera, Wi-Fi and gps navigation--International Version with Warranty (Brown): Cell Phones & Accessories: Reviews, Prices & more I live in the United States and I am using AT&T. Does this mean I can just hit "update" when I see the notification to update? I don't plan on rooting any time soon as I don't want to risk doing something stupid in the process and bricking my phone.
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Oct 11, 2010
I have recently bought an unlocked and unbranded HTC Wildfire in Australia. I want to know, is it possible for me to get the Froyo update, and if so how?
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Nov 3, 2010
Unlocked Telus HTC desire locked again after update? After upgrading to Telus Android 2.2 did my phone lock to Telus again?
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Jul 28, 2010
I once had a samsung jet which was great but it was on orange and i wanted it on 3 because i recieved a better signal and wanted their push email. But when i put my three sim into my now unlocked Jet i found that i lacked 3's certificates and couldn't tether or get 3's push email.Anyway this made me decide to upgrade to a 3 hero to gain their functions however it seems their are no "certificate" needed and the hero seems to have its own push email service and can tether easily.SO my question is if i debrand my hero and thus can ugrade to 2.1 android will i still recieve free push email and be able to tether? as i guess if i change my rom it might be hard to go back.
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Nov 6, 2010
I have a Rogers x10. I have it unlocked on Fido network.I just did sony update service, and it says its already up to date, but i still have 1.6.Someone PLEASE clarify if i need to wait for rogers to get the update? or if i do it through sony update service via usb.
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Oct 2, 2010
The phone is the htc desire, it's unlocked but not unbranded from t-mobile and currently with o2. I got the OTA for 2.2 and didn't update it because the last time I updated it caused my WiFi to fork up meaning my first two weeks of owning a desire meant waiting for it to come back from HTC repair. Adding salt to the wound, it came back locked meaning I had to fork out another tenner to unlock again. so question! does anyone have experience of updating to 2.2 on an unlocked but branded phone (on t mobile). Will it lock the phone again?
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Apr 18, 2013
I have a SGH Samsung Galaxy Express i437 and its unlocked !! I live in India and want to update it to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean !! I can root my phone for it but also wanted to know if the Jelly Bean Update was good or not either downloading the ota update somehow , or by using odin or anything else
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Jul 4, 2012
I have a galaxy nexus running 4.0.4 and my boot-loader is unlocked i haven't changed anything at all on the phone so I'm wondering will i be able to get the OTA update for Jelly Bean when it is released or will the OTA update fail?
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Jun 1, 2010
I had a HTC Hero which I sold to a friend.Before sending him the phone I Goolged how to log my Google account out of the Hero so that my friend could log in under his account.The answer I found on a multitude of website was to perform a hard reset of the phone, back to factory setting.As such, I performed the Factory Reset but the phone was originally Unlocked.Now my friend is saying he cannot make calls with ihs Tesco mobile sim.
Would the reset cancel the unlocking and revert the phone back to locked to a network?
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May 9, 2010
Ive recently bought a htc hero that was on orange but has been unlocked and I'm using it on o2. I have a great wifi signal but when i try and go onto the Internet IE goggle etc i just get a default orange message saying it needs to go onto an orange network to access the Internet. Ive set the default homepage to Google but nothing loads.
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Oct 7, 2009
I have been trying to upload the new ROM from htc site. It wont work the phone is a unlocked T-mobile on o2 . is there a rom i can get for this phone to update it.
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Jan 3, 2010
can i get the htc hero unlocKed on at&t?
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Sep 23, 2009
I just got a htc hero unlocked (t mobile) am on o2 when trying to set up Google it wont let me set up my account . It says the sim is not set up for data and wont connect to Google .I have set up Internet and wifi Settings.
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Oct 1, 2009
I'm planning to buy the HERO from new-egg recently, but I am still confuse about some problems. Can unlocked HERO from new egg work on the T-MOBILE Sim card? I'm using t-mobile pre-paid card now, do I need to do something else to activate the Sim card? I don't care about 3G network. Could you give me some advices about buying HERO from new-egg?
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Jun 29, 2010
We have a Hero that was originally an Orange running on O2, this has now been unlocked using an unlock code but it is still running the .66 firmware (the lastest firmware that Orange have)All the updates appear to be OTA that I have found, but O2 obviously do not support the Hero.Do I need to boot the phone to a true HTC rom or can I go straight to 2.1 via the PC?If anybody can give me some basic steps to get to 2.1.
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Mar 15, 2009
i really really want Guitar Hero installed on my HTC G1, but i have unlocked one(american), i cant see paid apps what can i do for get Guitar hero? i read about Dev G1, can download the apk paid app, so? the only way to have guitar hero in my G1 is a user from DevG1 copy and share the file?
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Oct 13, 2009
Decent article here about Donut 1.6 - Android 1.6 Donut: Search awesomeness, Market update, could arrive very soon - Crave at CNET UK. So, when/how do I get this on my unlocked Hero on UK Vodafone?
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Sep 15, 2009
It is locked to tmob at the moment.
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Jul 8, 2010
I just picked up an HTC Hero G2 unlocked, and when I put my SIM card in, it comes up saying NO SERVICE. I'm in Canada, and when I search for the available networks, I get one, but not the one I am with.
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Aug 16, 2010
Does all Sprint HTC Hero phones not contain a SIM card slot, because someone on eBay told me that he has an Unlocked Sprint Hero and it has a Sim card slot in the back!
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Aug 18, 2010
Can htc hero 2.1 be unlocked by unlock code? like 1.5 would not accept it so it had to be upgraded to feb update which could be unlocked by unlock code but right now i have a locked orange 2.1 phone so can i unlock it by unlock code or do i have to root it?
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Mar 20, 2010
I had to change the housing for my HTC Hero GSM Unlocked, and though I believe I didn't break/crack or damage anything, especially the speakers, after reassembly my speakers are not working any more, no more audible ring tone, sound notifications. Everything else is working fine, and with earphones, I can hear everything. I even re dissembled it and couldn't find anything that was broken, or loose, or damaged. Can anyone anyone point me in the right direction please! OR anyone know where I can get a new HTC Hero GSM version internal speaker? I tried on eBay and couldn't find anything. are there HTC repair centers around NYC?
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