Tornado Sim Manual Here
 

Please read this manual if you use TONRADOSIM.

It will help you understand and use this.
It is divided for ENDUSER (PLUG& PLAY), for resellers, etc ...

Just click any text or picture here:

www.GSM-TOOL.com/TSIM+-

or direct
www.GSM-TOOL.com/Tornadosim

regards,
Gobi

Verry Important !!!
 

VERRY IMPORTANT:

- DISCONNECT ALL OTHER BOXES. DONGLES FROM THE PC

- The Silver colour security dongle you can connect thru USB HUB,
BUT THE PROGRAMING DONGLE ALLWAYS CONNECT DIRECTLY TO THE OC !!!

- When receiving the original TORNADO SIM sales pack, the TORNADO SIM cards will FIRST NEED to be updated, and then in second step will need to programm the working parameter !

- The TornadoSIM should be coupled with another GSM sim and plugged into the SIMcard Reader for the software to be able to edit settings on the card

- ERROR MESSAGES and MEANING:
GSM Sim Not found - the TornadoSIM is not coupled with the GSM sim correctly or the reader needs to removed and replugged. Ensure proper contact between TornadoSIM and GSM sim.
- Main Firmware not found - the mcu had been programmed with the TornadoSIM_F301.hex file only and needs update
(The TornadoSIM.trn file should be used for update)
- Tornado sim not found - The sim is either not connected correctly or the card reader needs to be reconnected or bad soldering.

Tornado Sim Manual Here
 

The IMSI is a fixed 15-digit length. It consists of a 3-digit Mobile Country Code (MCC), a 2-digit Mobile Network Code (MNC), and a 10-digit Mobile Station Identification Number (MSIN). Telcordia Technologies is responsible for the assignment and administration of the first six digits (the MCC + MNC) to network operators, and the network operator to which these digits are assigned is responsible for the assignment and administration of the last 10 digits (the MSIN).



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SINCE I SEE LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T HAVE A CLEAR IDEA HOW TO/WHAT TO PROGRAM for unlocking the phones, here i try to condense it:

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GENERAL INFORMATION:
BEFORE READING THIS THREAD, FIRST READ THE MANUAL.
Pls note that:
- Some phones works with DIFFENRENT PRESETS if used with DIFFERENT SIMCARDS.
- Some phones like some LG U-series , Sharp, - you need to deactivate 3G Mode from the menu where avaiable (Sharp), or by special codes or software (LG Useries)
- Some phones will need in the IMSI field the CORRECT MCCMNC and rest of FAKE IMSI the real one from the real Sim card Imsi
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HERE WE GO:
NR1:
- If no preset is avaiable for your phone, then try 5300 preset, and if not work go to NR2.
- If ONE OR MORE presets are avaiable for your phone, then try them first !!! For most cases at least one will work well ...
Try also in this case with Real MCCMNC and real Imsi digits in the Fake IMSI (More about this in the manual thread and also down in this thread)

NR2: If NR1 was not working for you, then try this:

STEP A: To solve simlock problems first.
Start checking from left to right the checkboxes, untill the phone is unlocked and no simlock problems.
Don't worry if on this step you have no network or other NETWORK problems like No Network, Loosing Network, Cannot make or receive calls

STEP B: To solve now also network problems:
WITH THE SETTINGS FROM STEP1 -->
Start UNCHECKING boxes from left to right. If by unchecking a checkbox the phones become locked - then check it back and go to next checkbox .. etc, etc ...untill you have tryed with all checked boxes from StepA.

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IMPORTANT
- If one Checkbox from one or from more needed is checked less then it should - then you will get the phone as simlocked !!!

- IF to many checkboxes are checked - you will get no network, or you will not be able to receive, or you will not be able to make calls, etc -- GENERALLY YOU WILL HAVE NETWORK PROBLEMS.
In this case start UNCHECKING boxes from left to right. If by unchecking a checkbox the phones become locked - thne check it back and go to next checkbox .. etc, etc ...

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“REAL” MccMnc in FAKE IMSI
Seems some operators DON'T accept IMSI like 0123456789 ... so you better use this trick if other options don't help

Any OPERATOR SIM (the one you get as contract or prepaid card) is “asked” at phone startup for the IMSI.

The IMSI (International Mobile Subscriber Identity) is a unique 15-digit code used to identify an individual user (his SIM CARD actually) on a GSM network.
In the IMSI, the first 5 digits are the Mobile Country Code – MCC and the Mobile Network Code – MNC.
This MCC / MNC code is used by the simlocked phone to check if the inserted card is accepted or not.
What all this unlocksim was doing untill now was to send when “asked” about the IMSI, the MCC/MNC as 00101, and many phones takes this as accepted card and continue then theyr boot up and start working…

If anything you tried untill now don’t work, then it is a posibility that the specific model of phone don’t work with MCC/MNC like 00101 in the IMSI.
On some phones you can use software to read to what operator the phone is locked too, or if you know allready this – just check the attached MCCMNC archive that contains this information for the specific countrys and operators.
Then you can customize more, by programming the TORNADO SIM to send to the phone the MCCMNC of that network that is locked to, so it will accept the card as own card..

“REAL” IMSI digits in FAKE IMSI

Seems some operators - DON'T accept IMSI like 0123456789 ... so you better use this trick

You can also customise the TORNADO SIM to send the rest of the IMSI (except the MCC/MNC part) the correct one from the card that will be used in that phone.
Just use the menu ACTION à READ IMSI in the TORNADO SIM software and put the operator SIM that you want to use in that phone together with the TORNADO SIM in the programming dongle. Then just change the MCC/MNC Data to 00101 or to the ones for the network where the phone is locked too and program the card.
From now on the Tornado will send to the phone when asked IMSI for simlockcheck the IMSI consisting of MCCMNC you have programmed and the rest of the correct card IMSI .
IMSI MASK put also to 111110000000000
This will make the TORNADOSIM to send the first 5 digits from the FAKE IMSI field + the rest of the REAL IMSI (digits nr6 to 15) as FAKE IMSI to the phone.