View Full Version : any idea for unlok code 6100
onecomunicaciones
07-01-2003, 20:02
Hi i have a dongle for calculate the nokia and have grifin calculator but the code not work wit 6100 loked 214-07
Maybe Nokia changed the algorimt of codes?
if have any idea please help me.
Hi Alberto
Did you try to unlock directly with Griffin?
Un saludo
onecomunicaciones
07-02-2003, 10:57
Yes of course and wit grifin and cable not problem but not is confortable.
Regards: alberto.
try to downgrade (or just flash) your 6100 with ex: flash NPL-2dp_v_4.01.exe
before flash check the "full factory reset" checkbox in griffin software. after full flash griffin make the reset and security code will be OFF
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security code will be Off but network lock will not be removed u have to Unlock it by pressing 'UNLOCK' in griffin
WBR
Syed
i'm a newbie in the mobile phone scene .. so excuse my ignorance. i've a couple of question to ask:
1. what does unlocking actually mean? and what does it achieve?
2. can it be done solely via software and IR? or it requires a hardware dongle?
TIA for any help.
-lankia
Unlocking a phone allows you to use it with a SIM from a provider other than the one that supplied the handset. Some suppliers lock all their phones, others only lock ones that are supplied for certain services (such as pre-pay phones).
In general, you need a cable to unlock phones - although in theory you can unlock any phone simply by typing the correct sequence of keys on the keypad, you generally can't find out what the correct sequence of keys is without using a cable - and if you're doing that, you might as well unlock the phone directly.
There are exceptions to this - in particular, the recent Nokia phones ("DCT4") have unlock codes that are based on the handsets IMEI and the MCC/MNC of the carrier they are locked to. These can be unlocked without any hardware.
Thanks for the response, TriMesh.
Suppose that I bought a Nokia 6100 from an independent reseller and i'm using a separately-bought pre-paid SIM card. Does that mean that my N6100 is already unlocked because it belongs to no particular SIM supplier or service provider?
Additionally, how do I check for certainty if my handset has been (un)locked?
What about phones that are using CDMA technology. I may be wrong, but my understanding is that they don't come with a SIM card. And more common than not, these CDMA-based handsets are rendered useless once a user decides to switch service provider. Technically speaking, these handsets are locked, aren't they? Will unlocking enable the reusability of the handsets at other service providers?
-lankia