Anyone know how to unlock a motorola razr v3?

Question

I recently got a razr v3 from my friend on t-mobile. At first when i put in my sim card it asked for my subsidy pass word, and then after a few failed attempts it started saying contact service provider. I asked cingular and motorola if there was any way i could unlock it and both didnt really give me an answer. are there any ways (free would be fantastic) that i could unlock this?

Answer 1

If you wouldn't have tried to guess the code so many times, you could have tried contacting T-Mobile to see if they would give you the code. Or you could have used an online unlocking service. There are a few people in major cities who could have done it in person too for around $20. However, it's not that simple anymore but you can still manage to get it working maybe, if you have a USB cable. I used one that fit my digital camera and flash card reader to unlock my Motorola phone (different model). Here's how:

*You need to downgrade your boot loader - this is very risky - no liability is accepted for any problems that may occur*

Ensure your phone is fully charged before starting.

I recommend before beginning you first make a backup of your phone as described in the How To: Use Flashbackup To Backup Your Phone topic in the tutorials section at forums.mobilemedia.com

This assumes all necessary drivers are already installed.

1) Start in bootloader mode (hold # and * while powering on)

2) Identify your current bootloader (e.g. 8.26 or 7.E0)

3) (edited out because you MUST flash your phone since you guessed the code wrong so many times)

4) Download and extract http://www.poeticfolly.com/motoguide/gurus/unlockit/bl_826-828_to_07d0_for_V3_by_Archy.V2.shx

5) Use RSD to flash the file to your phone

6) Download and extract the Moto Unlocker software from http://www.poeticfolly.com/motoguide/gurus/unlockit/Motorola_Unlocker_2005.zip

7) Start in bootloader mode (hold # and * while powering on)

8 ) Run Moto Unlocker click connect and yes

btw I cannot take any credit for this - credit is due here:
http://www.motox.info/showthread.php?p=53127#post53127
and to Scotty2 and Archy for the bootloader downgrade


PS... it was a BAD idea to try and guess the subsidy code. Hopefully flashing the phone will work. Otherwise you have a useless piece of junk now!

Answer 2

You can unlock it 3 ways
1) if your friend who gave you the phone still has service with T-Mobile, ask them to call T-Mobile and request the code. They would need to say that they will be traveling overseas and want to use a local sim.

2) Bring or mail your phone to a shop that offers unlocking services. Cost will vary

3) You can try to do it yourself like listed above. I would not recomend that option. Too many things could go wrong and you can end up ruining the phone. Also, dont worry about how many times you tried putting a code in your phone, that would be a concern for Nokia phones. 3 to 5 times wrong on a Nokia will permenantly hard lock it. With the Motorola, the hard lock is only temporary. if you did lockup your phone, just turn it off and let it sit for a few hours, the phone will reset itself

Answer 3

No, These codes a generated randomly by motorola. As such, there is no way to obtain the unlock code for free. But You can Use this service http://www.foneszone.co.uk/unlock_form/Motorola/V3.php

Answer 4

It feels like the simplest element to do may well be to basically purchase the cradle charger. there is not any reason you mustn't basically do this in case you do not concepts spending the greater funds. or you will in all likelihood could deliver it back to this guy or attempt to get help from Motorola, and that i'm uncertain in the event that they'll grant help to out with an unlocked telephone (they often do unlike human beings messing with their telephone utility).