what is CID unlock?

[bro2]

Newbie ? What is CID unlock? Do I need to do it to my Cingular 3125 before I can install WM6? Thanks

[dakiro]

I am a newbie as well, however with the advice on this forum I was able to upgrade my startrek to WM6.

You must do a cid unlock - thanks to this your phone will be taking on the ROMs which are not made by the official sources.

How to do it - look for it better in the forum, and use the older version of the unlock program!

[sapphire_pro]

Just for information: It is not necessary to do the CID Unlock for every WM6 ROM. Erofichs ROMs for example can be flashed without a CID Unlock. I also flashed my StrTrk withot CID Unlock but I know that GnattoSplat Roms always need this way of unlock.

[jaawa]

Sooo.... What is it, and why would i unlock my Qtek 8500? I already have 6.1 on it...

_JAAWA

[mfrazzz]

CID = Carrier ID

When you CID unlock, you are making the phone so its not "locked" to a specific carrier's rom. By doing a CID unlock, you could flash a Cingular 3125 official rom on a QTEK 8500 for instance.

As stated, some (all?) of the cooked roms here are not carrier specific, so CID Unlocking appears to not have to be done. Personally, for what little time it takes to do this, just do it and you won't have to worry about flashing a rom and it not working becuase of carrier info.

NOTE: CID unlocking is different than SIM unlocking. SIM Unlocking is what allows you to use any SIM in the phone. CID unlocking is just for flashing different carrier roms. YOu can be CID unlocked and run a different carrier's rom, but if you aren't SIM unlocked, you can't use their SIM... (hope thats clear).

[keba1]

so is the qtek 8500 from expansys CID locked?It is sim unlocked...

[sapphire_pro]

I flashed my Qtek 8500 with Gnats ROM without CID Unlock, Just for Information!

[minori_aoi]

I'm using dopod s300 which is not sim locked.

do i have to registry unlock and cid unlock before i flash to wm 6.1 rom ??