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| + | '''Update''': Besides from technical discussions if the method harms the cellular network or not, some words about current 'policies' from my provider, O2 Germany. There seem to sit some funny guys on the desks reacting on upcoming 001/01 requests ''their way'': Suddenly (during service) my phone had been SIM locked, giving a message "SIM locked". (Instead of SIM failure or No service.) Re-inserting the card did not change the message. Because this behavior was some kind of 'new' I decided to re-insert the official provider card (swisscom) without turboSIM. Again, no luck! It worked, at the end, after rebooting the phone. When I put my SIM in an unlocked phone, I noticed 5 strange binary messages, appearently proactive messages that interfered with turboSIM and did not work as expected. But at least one (the last, that I couldn't see for obvious reasons) succeeded ;-) So, funny guys at O2 Germany, taking the challenge of killing service via SMS. (A day before I received messages that my service number for short messages was not correct. But it was. So, beginning on something happen at O2...) |
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| − | Actually I don't really believe in the 'illegal' fairy tale any more. (Though I will not remove the warning as I am not sure.) |
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| + | == Working and stable == |
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| − | The login into the cellular network is based upon the key stored on SIM, only the home provider knows it. The home provider has a database where it looks up the corresponding key. So if a fake IMSI is sent, totally different from original IMSI, authentication '''must''' fail (''This'' is obviously illegal). Vice versa, if authentication is successful, nothing could be considered illegal as the secure key stored on the card is tied to the caller's identity. |
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| + | I've been using this method for 6 days, and its stable. I can make/receive calls, send/receive SMS and connect to EDGE network. |
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| − | Even more interesting is the fact, that some providers seem to receive the HPLMN not from IMSI, but from ICCID. A swisscom card, 'proxy-sim'ed with turbosim and zero-g does login into vodafone's and t-mobile's network Germany, meaning it roams (GPRS vodafone working, EDGE t-online working!). Where does vodafone / t-mobile take the HPLMN from, to set up correct routing to swisscom? (Only swisscom knows the key and can authenticate.) As it can't be taken from IMSI (set to 001/01) it is appearently gathered from ICCID, isn't it? |
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| + | Can't confirm 3G, as its not available in my country. |
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| − | So my guess is: If the (serving) provider's login implementation allows login with 001/01 (because possibly taking MCC/MNC from ICCID), everything is fine. *) |
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| − | Maybe someone working in the mobile business can enlighten this subject. |
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| − | <nowiki>*)</nowiki> The table indicates t-mobile uk doesn't work with o2-uk (official). As t-mobile Germany should be roaming provider for t-mobile uk (I think so), I suppose t-mobile uk SIMs working with o2 uk in Germany, as t-mobile Germany is serving provider and supports login with 001/01. |
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Latest revision as of 23:43, 12 May 2011
experiences?
it would be interesting to see the experiences of anyone that has tried this unlock method
This is the original thread on hackint0sh, initiated by Zf. -caique2001-
MCC=1 MNC=1 issue
Update: Besides from technical discussions if the method harms the cellular network or not, some words about current 'policies' from my provider, O2 Germany. There seem to sit some funny guys on the desks reacting on upcoming 001/01 requests their way: Suddenly (during service) my phone had been SIM locked, giving a message "SIM locked". (Instead of SIM failure or No service.) Re-inserting the card did not change the message. Because this behavior was some kind of 'new' I decided to re-insert the official provider card (swisscom) without turboSIM. Again, no luck! It worked, at the end, after rebooting the phone. When I put my SIM in an unlocked phone, I noticed 5 strange binary messages, appearently proactive messages that interfered with turboSIM and did not work as expected. But at least one (the last, that I couldn't see for obvious reasons) succeeded ;-) So, funny guys at O2 Germany, taking the challenge of killing service via SMS. (A day before I received messages that my service number for short messages was not correct. But it was. So, beginning on something happen at O2...)
Working and stable
I've been using this method for 6 days, and its stable. I can make/receive calls, send/receive SMS and connect to EDGE network. Can't confirm 3G, as its not available in my country.
