Nokia N900 sim-lock?
 

I have Nokia N900 that is locked to some operator. Is there any way to get rid of it? Operators dont have any of those codes anymore anywhere so they cant help.

I live in Finland and its from here. I believe its locked to Telia/Sonera/telefinland what ever name that operator was that time.

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Usually you need to find a site like Polish SimLock24.pl - which provides paid unlock codes.

There is a brute-force method to be done at home with good PC (requires good graphics card). It's well described here:

http://nokiahacking.pl/simlock-jest-...15.htm#p581609

I can confirm that such sites on what you pay work - I unlocked my Samsung Omnia HD running Symbian S60v5 locked to Orange via SimLock24.pl. After flashing a not-Orange-branded firmware, it turned into a general Polish Omnia HD, without any Orange traces ;)

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What makes you think it's operator locked to begin with?

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Does it say "no calls" or something similar on a yellow box when you boot it? Because that is not simlock, that is loose welding on your motherboard. There are guides how to fix it.

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It asks to put a code to remove sim lock when open settings. When normally there is just reset or factory reset options mine have third option which is remove sim lock. I have couple of these Nokia N900.

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Have you tried a different sim?
That menu option is often there operator lock or not, I think it was added in PR1.2

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Would doing CSSU update help with it? https://wiki.maemo.org/Community_SSU/


Anyway that should be done and before that flash the latest PR1.3 firmware.

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I am from Finland so if you speak finnish and prefer talking in finnish I can send you a private message. Forum language is english.

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I tried that. I have Nvidia 3080 and i9-9900k CPU, but still it showed like 16 hours time to do that. Is it normal or did I do something wrong? I would like to learn to do that as top of this N900 I have C2 and C3 which would need to be opened.

I tried the community update suggested, but did not help. I had the PR 1.3 already on the phone.

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You should flash the phone and try if that takes the carrier lock away. Atleast I would try that first.

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What is the best source to get firmware file for this that it have finnish language and keyboard with it?

I´ve been having hard time lately trying to Flash E7 and C7 as it only seems to be easy without finnish language and that is kind of useless for finnish people if they want to use the phones :rolleyes:

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https://web.archive.org/web/20140804...ED_MR0_ARM.bin

I don't recall a Finnish firmware, but Global above should cover Finland.
Did you actually try another SIM?
I have a few N900's all with this menu option and none were ever locked and I have switched carriers with one.

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Mine have that menu option too but it was a global device and I have used multiple sim cards in it of different carriers.

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Yes I have used carriers called DNA and Saunalahti, but it says no mobile phone network when trying to call. There is chance that the antenna or something would be broken too, but the person who gave me this told me that its sim locked.

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Flashed that one, but did not help. Wondering thought should I have flashed the eMMC too?

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or they just no longer provide 2G/3G?

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They do both in here still. 3g will be at least this year and 2g 2025, but I doubt they wont close it down in then.

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Flash both to be sure.

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I did this, but problem still excist the same.

The N900 flashing thought have been pain in the *** compared to other phones :D Getting it to connect seems to be hardest part and takes some tries. Figured out thought that easiest way to get it connect is to keep usb cable connected and just plug out and in battery until it start flashing.

As mentioned previously I have Nokia C2 and C3 locked too so anyone have idea about good site that could sell the codes or something?

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I tested Nokia best software. My C2 and C3 showed locked status and who is locked operator etc. but then tested this N900 and it showed that its open. Must be something broken in it. Thanks for help. Will use this for spare parts.