7210 can not undo restriction what now???

[weldorguy]

hello I'm a neb here and was jsut wanting to say hello!!!!

i have fallen in love with a 7210 and its locked to "fido"... I have entered 5 codes into the phone with no sim chip in it. it now says "cannot undo restriction" is there a programm i can download to fix this??? or a code or ne thing i can do??? basically what now???

thanks for your help its much apprieciated
respectfully yours
J.

nice site by the way every one seems friendly and helpfull!!!

[EdgeCrusher]

Thanks for the comments about nFree Mr. weldorguy.

Unfortunately, the only solution is to flash the phone. Since the equipment needed is too expensive for just one phone, ranging from 150 Euro to 400 Euro, the best solution is to find a small repair shop that will flash the phone for a small fee, max 30usd, but usually not more than 10 usd. Unfortunately, there's no other solution and no cable/soft will do.

Best regards
Edge

[weldorguy]

hey man kewl thats ok i think my provider will upload a new version for me for free and then i'll do it!!!!! hopefully


thats for the infoand the quick response
J.

is there a code that does work??? just curious?? i don't know this internet stuff to well and what not... if you could give me a link iv'e searched all over and the whole thing seems a little overwhelming to me

thanks!!!
J.

[EdgeCrusher]

When you pass the five tries that you have to unlock the phone via codes, then the only solution is to flash the phone. While we refer to the process as "flashing the phone" or "cable unlock", indeed it is replacing the phone's firmware with another one that's equal to the original but has no lock programmed.

For that operation you need a special hardware device, that we call "box". No cable/software combination will do. A box is very expensive for just one phone (you can check prices at ucables.com, there's a link at top of page). So, the best solution is take the phone to a small repair shop, that will unlock -or flash, it's the same- the phone for a small fee.

Take in account that if your provider will upgrade the phone's firmware for free, this new firmware will also have the lock programmed. So, you will have the phone locked again, as you have. However, you will have again five attempts to unlock it via codes. If this time you blow the five tries unsuccesfully, then you will need to unlock via hardware.

I hope this explains a little.

Best regards
Edge

[weldorguy]

clear as day!!! thanks man i think i know a guy who does the flash thing... i think i'm going to upgrade to a new one soon same model but unlocked

thanks again for all the help please feel free to add me!!!