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which companies have you contacted it?
and i guess which ones have worked for you before?

i want to unlock mine also for travel, but i dont want to deal with customer service. heard usually you gotta wait the 30 day period before they give you the code.

alot of companies are legit. i ended up asking my friend who has tmo to get me the unlock code and the system actually wasn't down--i got it in two days.

I read it up and actually the waiting period etc etc (motorola database where they send requests for unlock codes) is backed up or some sort.. 2 weeks period for resellers..

ebay, etc.. or search.. price around because the cost varies from company to company and phone to phone.
 
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What I don't get it is Motorola provided the source for the Cliq on their open development site but no information on what to do after that!
Someone mentioned seeing some signing keys in the source code - anyone else checked that out?

https://opensource.motorola.com/sf/frs/do/viewSummary/projects.cliqdext/frs


https://opensource.motorola.com/sf/...cliqdext/discussion.general_comments.topc1983
someone just posted a thread there,claiming that he might find the keys to sign an update,would that be another way of jailbreak...;)
 
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alot of companies are legit. i ended up asking my friend who has tmo to get me the unlock code and the system actually wasn't down--i got it in two days.

I read it up and actually the waiting period etc etc (motorola database where they send requests for unlock codes) is backed up or some sort.. 2 weeks period for resellers..

ebay, etc.. or search.. price around because the cost varies from company to company and phone to phone.

i see. i might check a website then.

i called tmo, and they said you gotta be in contract for at least 90 days. the cliq hasn't even been out for that long. :thinking:
 
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ok...so i'm new to this whole "unlocking" thing. WHY do we WANT to unlock our Cliq's? What's the benefit? and if I WANT my code, i just call up t-mobile for it and they will SEND it to me OR give it to me over the phone? Also, Can't we just e-mail motorola for the code as well?? Help!!! PLEASE educate me on this.:D
 
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ok...so i'm new to this whole "unlocking" thing. WHY do we WANT to unlock our Cliq's? What's the benefit? and if I WANT my code, i just call up t-mobile for it and they will SEND it to me OR give it to me over the phone? Also, Can't we just e-mail motorola for the code as well?? Help!!! PLEASE educate me on this.:D
Two main reasons to unlock:

1. You are traveling overseas and want to use a local (much cheaper) sim card for calls

2. You are getting ready to sell your phone, unlocking allows it to be used on any GSM carrier worldwide... thus enhancing the value (and price) of your phone.

I also agree with you, when I've needed an unlock in years past, TMO has always been pretty good (and quick) about it. I do have to say though that when I was selling my previous MT3G, TMO took 5 days with nothing so I called in. They claimed it had been sent via email (never arrived though) so they did give it to me right then during the call, no sweat!

/BD :cool:
 
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It's not that the "servers are down" it's that T-Mobile removed the unlock codes for the CLIQ from the Motorola databases most unlockers use for "instant" unlocking.

I had success with GSMLiberty.com, but you have to pay $24.99 for the T-Mobile unlock on their site (not the Morotola unlock). On my wife's CLIQ we had a code back in three hours after ordering. This was last week after a half dozen other unlocking sites and eBay unlockers all told me 1 to 2 weeks.

I submitted an order with GSMLiberty.com for a code for my CLIQ which arrived Friday but have not heard a response back yet. Most likely it's because not only is it the weekend but a holiday weekend.
 
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would it be possible for you to send me the code you got? I've been waiting for almost a week on t-mobile and i haven't received anything. i just want to try the unlock code you got if its possible.
You don't want to do that. Each unlock code is unique by the IMEI of every individual phone. Smarten up - all you'll end up doing is permanently locking your phone for good.

What's the rush anyway? Going overseas soon, selling your phone... what???

/BD
 
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You don't want to do that. Each unlock code is unique by the IMEI of every individual phone. Smarten up - all you'll end up doing is permanently locking your phone for good.

What's the rush anyway? Going overseas soon, selling your phone... what???

/BD

the rush is that i've been without a phone for almost 2 weeks now because the unlocking system t-mobile has that should work in 24 hours hasn't worked at all for me. What makes it such a big deal to you anyway what my need for it is? and dont act like an expert dude, you have 7 posts chill out.

On another note, Navalynt, you said you unlocked your phone from GSMliberty? what exactly did you request from them and how well did it work? I asking because I don't want to drop $25 on a service that won't work. If anyone else had success unlocking their phone can you please tell me what you did? because I have twice requested an unlock code from T-mobile and all I have got from them and Motorola is a he said she said run around and its really frustrating.
 
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the rush is that i've been without a phone for almost 2 weeks now because the unlocking system t-mobile has that should work in 24 hours hasn't worked at all for me. What makes it such a big deal to you anyway what my need for it is? and dont act like an expert dude, you have 7 posts chill out.

because I have twice requested an unlock code from T-mobile and all I have got from them and Motorola is a he said she said run around and its really frustrating.
Ah... you want to use the Cliq on a different carrier than TMO? That makes total sense, no reason not to share that information.

It also may explain why TMO has not provided the unlock code if you are not a current customer...

/BD
 
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If you get an unlock code from ebay it will still work. I got mine off it and my phone was successfully unlocked. I can make calls and everything but theres just the little data thing that I can't get to work, but other than that it's successful unlocked.

ps. I got mine unlocked like last week so I don't think there's any servers down.
 
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Ah... you want to use the Cliq on a different carrier than TMO? That makes total sense, no reason not to share that information.

It also may explain why TMO has not provided the unlock code if you are not a current customer...

/BD

my girlfriend who has a t-mobile account is the one requesting the code, so they are supposed to supply it. they are just dragging their feet so i am trying to find another way even if it isnt free.

and gulpreet, how long did it take you to get the code and from who exactly did you buy from? i dont want to buy it and then end up waiting even longer. and i dont have a data plan so the data not working for me is actually a plus.
 
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my girlfriend who has a t-mobile account is the one requesting the code, so they are supposed to supply it. they are just dragging their feet so i am trying to find another way even if it isnt free.

and gulpreet, how long did it take you to get the code and from who exactly did you buy from? i dont want to buy it and then end up waiting even longer. and i dont have a data plan so the data not working for me is actually a plus.

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http://cgi.ebay.ca/T-MOBILE-UNLOCK-...emQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item3ca795d8bf

Took about a day and a half. Ask the seller first if he will be kind enough to email it to you, else they mail you it through usps or something. I asked him that and he didn't mind. And the data not working is just because I think the 3G signals that tmobile has are different from the ones that other companies use. I'm still trying to get my data to work, trying different APN's. Anyways if you have any other questions feel free to pm me.
 
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