problem unlock huawei 8150 ideos

[sydney88]

HI

I have a locked Huawei U8150 IDEOS locked to virgin AU, when i detect the phone it shows unlock and its actually lock as i tested it using other carrier sim cards.

I got the credits but i am not albe to click the unlock button as the button is pale and cant be selected

thanks for your help



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Detecting phone :

selection :
manufacturer - Huawei phones
model - Auto detect (recommended)

Fastboot version : 0.5
Found Phone : U8150
Model : Huawei U8150 IDEOS
IMEI : 355093040XXXXXX
Serial NR. : W7K7NE10B1302089
Firmware : U8150V100R001C127B816_EFS
SIM Lock status : unlocked

[Vincentas]

Why do you think it is locked? What message do you receive when try to use it with different provider sim cards?

[sydney88]

When I put in a different network SIM card it shows "SIM network subnet unlock PIN"

[Vincentas]

When I put in a different network SIM card it shows "SIM network subnet unlock PIN"

Could you contact us by live chat? Working hours from 11 to 19 gmt+2
Then we would try to check more.

[sydney88]

Hi i have sent you (manager)a log , let me know if you have any ETA for fix the problem..thank you

[O-Limpy]

Could you contact us by live chat? Working hours from 11 to 19 gmt+2
Then we would try to check more.

I have an identical problem: live in Sydney, have an Ideos 8150 locked to Virgin Mobile. The Virgin company has agreed to unlock it as far back as January, but they were unable to provide an unlock code which was acceptable by the phone. Same message comes up about "network subnet".

With a non-Virgin SIM card, after we entered the unlock code, we were able to get to the Android home screen. However, the phone did not connect to the other carrier (Vodafone, despite having the correct APN numbers for Voda.

Please keep us posted about the solution. I'm at the point of purchasing some credits. Do they expire ? I don't normally have the phone with me, because I purchased it as a gift to someone else. So, I'm setting up things in advance, before I go visit the person who has the phone.

Regards,

O'Limpy

[Vincentas]

I have an identical problem: live in Sydney, have an Ideos 8150 locked to Virgin Mobile. The Virgin company has agreed to unlock it as far back as January, but they were unable to provide an unlock code which was acceptable by the phone. Same message comes up about "network subnet".

With a non-Virgin SIM card, after we entered the unlock code, we were able to get to the Android home screen. However, the phone did not connect to the other carrier (Vodafone, despite having the correct APN numbers for Voda.

Please keep us posted about the solution. I'm at the point of purchasing some credits. Do they expire ? I don't normally have the phone with me, because I purchased it as a gift to someone else. So, I'm setting up things in advance, before I go visit the person who has the phone.

Regards,

O'Limpy

Sorry, still can not tel for sure that we can unlock Virgin AU version. As you see from previous posts, there may be problems with unlock.

[gryphon351]

I think i am having the same issue with my phone. It is locked to the Crazy John/Vodaphone network. It is reading as unlocked but i get no connectivity when i use an optus sim card in it. I can access the phone without an issue just cant access the internet or make calls. A possible issue i have noticed is when it went to unlock the phone it read as network locked. If this was the case i would have bought a virgin phone and used my optus sim in it as they use the same network. On some investigation i have found both these companies, CJ's and Virgin use a carrier locking system requireing you to have their branded sim cards to make the phones work. Im unsure if this makes a difference but hopefully it helps you to work out a fix. Any workaround would be very appreciated i really do not want to be stuck on the vodaphone network.

[Vincentas]

If anyone has Australian version phone with you, please contact us by live chat. We would need some additional information from it.

[sydney88]

Hi,

Just to let people know that I have now been able to successfully unlock this phone after talking to live chat.

[budcar]

I think i am having the same issue with my phone. It is locked to the Crazy John/Vodaphone network. It is reading as unlocked but i get no connectivity when i use an optus sim card in it. I can access the phone without an issue just cant access the internet or make calls. A possible issue i have noticed is when it went to unlock the phone it read as network locked. If this was the case i would have bought a virgin phone and used my optus sim in it as they use the same network. On some investigation i have found both these companies, CJ's and Virgin use a carrier locking system requireing you to have their branded sim cards to make the phones work. Im unsure if this makes a difference but hopefully it helps you to work out a fix. Any workaround would be very appreciated i really do not want to be stuck on the vodaphone network.

Hi guys, may be the same issue here. Phone locked to Virgin. Unlocked fine and message lock disappeared. Inserted Optus sim and can make calls and send sms no problem. But cannot find optus as data supplier (settings>wireless and nets>mobile nets>network operators>search networks). All networks are found EXCEPT optus.

- virgin uses the optus network
- sim has data access
- under "settings>about phone' it is still described as 'virgin mobile'

Grateful for any suggestions of fixes. Thanks.

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[0x54727452]

Just in case it helps anyone - I just went through this. Same deal, phone not complaining about being locked, and I can make calls, but couldnt get internet access.

The fix was to define the right APNs in the phone. I deleted the Virgin ones then, instead of using Optus APN definitions I found on the internet, I put the Optus SIM in an Optus phone and copied the ones that it had, which were:

Name=Optus Preconnect ( Main APN )
APN=preconnect
MCC=505
MNC=02
APN type=default

Name=Optus MMS
APN=mms
MMSC-http://mmsc.optus.com.au:8002/
MMS proxy=61.88.190.10
MMS port=8070
MCC=505
MNC=02
APN type=mms

Everything not shown is left unset. In particular, make sure the Authentication Type is either unset or set to None. I initially had it set to PAP (per APNs I found on the net), but this didn't seem to work.

With the above, my Virgin U8150 now seems to work fine for calls and 3G with an Optus prepaid SIM. It still reports the Optus networks found as "Virgin", but that doesn't seem to stop anything working.