Windows Phone 7 unlocker released

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TheShowStopper

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I think you'll need the toolkit from here (the WP7 related ones, rather than XBOX).

EDIT:
This is probably a better link.

Ok... looking now mate. What i've got to is this... ready to throw my Omnia out the door cus this is p@ssing me of soooooooo much now you wouldn't believe.

Details...

Added certificate and done regedit... started Chevron7... got to the 2 tickboxes, checked them, then it seems to lose sync. You know the error message i mean? The pop up box saying 'sorry i'm having trouble communicating with the phone' one? Yeah... so now i'm wondering what to do next...

as for the link you provided... been there before, no good.

Supported operating systems – Windows 7 and Windows Vista.
Windows 7 (x86 and x64) ENU – all editions except Starter Edition.

Windows® Vista (x86 and x64) ENU with Service Pack 2 – all editions except Starter Edition.

Graphics card – DirectX 10 capable graphics card with a WDDM 1.1 driver.

Hard disk – Installation requires 3 GB of free disk space on the system drive.

Memory – 2 GB RAM.

NON-XP mate :(

I checked out a load from the 'HERE' link you provided (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=857127) and found a few things but non seem to be giving the right answers much to my frustration! I think i need either a kick up the rear or sleep... maybe both!

*THINK* Never thought being 37 would cause my head to go so easily as it is right now! lol
 
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jessiethe3rd

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I'm not sure that's fair since it JUST came out. But I do own the HTC Surround and while the OS is smooth and the interface is kinda slick, I went back to my Nexus One running CyanogenMod and couldn't be happier. WP7 is currently an unfinished OS that they rushed to market to try to capture some holiday sales. Up until me actually getting my WP7 device, I was one of Microsoft's biggest WinMo fanboys. But now that I have it. EEESH.... what were they thinking to release THAT mess?!?

Obviously this isn't your kinda phone - it's not particularly open to tweaking but I'll tell you this - the experience is better then anything that Google could dream of. It's smart - the use of text and focus on transition creates a clean and free flowing experience.

Yes, it's missing some items, however, that's not a big deal when you consider what you do get out of the package.
 

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    Balanced view

    I'm not sure that's fair since it JUST came out. But I do own the HTC Surround and while the OS is smooth and the interface is kinda slick, I went back to my Nexus One running CyanogenMod and couldn't be happier. WP7 is currently an unfinished OS that they rushed to market to try to capture some holiday sales. Up until me actually getting my WP7 device, I was one of Microsoft's biggest WinMo fanboys. But now that I have it. EEESH.... what were they thinking to release THAT mess?!?

    Hi McHale

    I wanted to respond for the sake of anybody reading this who is trying to make their mind up whether to buy a WP7 device.

    I agree that the platform needs development and we're beginning to see that with developer devices getting Copy/Past functionality. However, to describe WP7 as a "mess" is somewhat misleading, even if just from a language point of view.

    For me WM 6.5 always remained something of a "mess" because you never quite knew what you were going to get. The first time I decided to flash a cooked ROM on my old HTC Touch Pro2 was when I turned it on one morning and got a message on the screen something like:

    "Because data on your device has become corrupted, the device will now be Hard Reset".

    For an OS that was over ten years old, that is a mess!

    WP7 does lack a lot of features, particularly from an IT professional's point of view, but my experience so far is that what it does do, it does well and doesn't give you problems along the way.

    I don't think it's "way better than Android" or anything like that, but before anybody decides against it, I think they should at least test a real device so that they can see what it's like and what it can do. For me the most positive points are:

    Very good integration with Windows Live email, calendar and contacts services
    Very good integration with Facebook
    Simple SMS application
    Easy to use home screen that presents information well
    Good Music Player

    These comments are not meant to be in comparison with any other mobile OS.

    Cheers

    andrew-in-woking
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    Errmmm,excuse me for maybe asking something very daft and stupid here but...

    Update 2: We have discontinued the unlocking tool.

    That's from the ChevronWP7 link on the first page of this thread... so, anyone know what the deal is as to why they've removed it at all?

    By the way... has anyone tried the ChevronWP7 custom ringtone manager at all? :)

    they removed it at the request of microsoft asking them to... its a deal where microsoft agreed to open discussion with them on the state of the "homebrew" or jailbroken phones and how to not make it a pirating device but make it home customizable... at least thats the short of it...

    as for the ringtone mgr... works great.... made me happy...now when my mom calls, "stalkin your mom" plays like it did on my wm6...... phones...:)

    hope this clears up the picture some