Omnia i8000(L) Versions & Unlocking

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I have an i8000L coming, I guess it is network locked to TIGO, somewhere in South America. Where is everyone else getting theirs and how are they unlocking it? Anything useful would be appreciated. Thanks.
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Confirmed: TIGO - Guatemala (i8000L)

WM6.1

PDA: I8000LUBIH5

CSC: I8000LCGUIH2

PHONE: I8000LWMIH2

I have an "L" too. Mine was unlocked by the operator for free.

Nobody else has an i8000L?

I have a i8000L. I got mine from Bell/Aliant in Canada.

One thing to keep in mind is that when flashing a new ROM onto a i8000L... it's recommended by Rodrigofd at Modaco to ONLY flash the PDA section and leave the CSC, eBoot, and Phone parts alone. Flashing the PDA has almost no risk and I have the original ROM posted here (for backup): modaco.com/category/424/i8000-omnia-ii-gsm-rom-discussion/

You can find more info about flashing on that site. Hopefully XDA can catch up soon

Thanks for your response. I have been looking through the Modaco forums and have noticed that Omnia 2 flashing does look quite different than HTC flashing. This is another reason I'm interested about others i8000L devices. Most people it seems have the phone from Bell.

You'll need to flash that eboot to get additional 5mb of ram released by rom JA5.

BTW. i8000L canadian versions can ONLY be unlocked by Bell at the moment.

That is VERY good to know and explains why I see so many BELL versions sitting on ebay unsold.

Originally Posted by eViL D:

Thanks for your response. I have been looking through the Modaco forums and have noticed that Omnia 2 flashing does look quite different than HTC flashing. This is another reason I'm interested about others i8000L devices. Most people it seems have the phone from Bell.

You can flash the Eboot as well. Actually, I got mine done under JA5's Rom. Using I8000L from Bell and got the 5 extra MB.

Originally Posted by eViL D:

That is VERY good to know and explains why I see so many BELL versions sitting on ebay unsold.

Yeah I was lucky and was able to buy an unlocked one from a local shop here.

Well, got my phone. After poking around a bit, I ordered my unlock code. It will supposedly take 5-7 days, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed. I'll update you all if it worked or not and by whom.