ChevronWP7 Unlocker & Cert download - *here* + video tutorial

[iridium21]

As people may know, Chevron have removed their unlocker download for WP7 so I thought I'd archive it and make it available for everyone here still:

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=JY0ZFVKD

EDIT: Thanks to Cendaryn we also have the required security certificate - the easiest way (thanks to Talys) to install the cert and unlock your WP7 is to do as follows:

1. Unzip file, and attach chevronwp7.cer (see below for file) to an e-mail to yourself
2. Open email in WP7
3. Tap attachment once, turns it into a shield, tap it again, goes to install certificate screen with white letters on black screen
4. Click install at the bottom

5. Make sure registry is modified:

 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsPhone\ProxyPorts]“DeviceReg”=dword:000069C5

I think the WP7 developer tools from MS does this, but you can add it in manually (it's a 32bit DWORD)

6. Plug in phone and leave Zune running
7. Run chevronwp7.exe, click both checkboxes
8. Click unlock

Excellent video tutorial here thanks to Jaxbot

[Edit 8th Dec 2010]

Worried that Microsoft has relocked your phone? They haven't, look here

[Edit 20th January 2011]

Want to keep your unlocked HTC from re-locking every sync? See here

Hope this helps someone.

 

[Cendaryn]

Nice but they removed the cert as well - so until we don't have that the unlocker itself is pretty useless

 

[iridium21]

Nice but they removed the cert as well - so until we don't have that the unlocker itself is pretty useless

Yep, I didn't check http://chevronwp7.com/cert beforehand

 

[ceesheim]

so who saved the .cert on his pc ?

 

[Cendaryn]

so who saved the .cert on his pc ?

aaahm.... I guess I have something for you

 

[Talys]

Cendaryn: THANK YOU!

 

[ceesheim]

aaahm.... I guess I have something for you

now we are talking business , good work man thanks

 

[Cendaryn]

Cendaryn: THANK YOU!

Donations are welcome *gggg* Just a joke

I gave Bing a try and found it somewhere in Asia...

 

[Talys]

By the way, the easiest way to install the .cer is to email it to yourself, then tap the attachment. WP7 comes up with a screen that confirms that you want to install the cert

 

[ceesheim]

but it isn't working for me now

 

[Talys]

ceesheim: what is the problem? cert and exe both worked for me (though I downloaded the chevronwp7.exe elsewhere)

 

[ceesheim]

its gifs me an error "trouble with connection"

how did you installed the .cert " I mailed it "

 

[Talys]

its gifs me an error "trouble with connection"

how did you installed the .cert " I mailed it "

1. unzip file, and attach chevronwp7.cer to an email to yourself
2. open email in wp7
3. tap attachment once, turns it into a shield, tap it again, goes to install certificate screen with white letters on black screen
4. click install at the bottom

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5. make sure registry is modified:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsPhone\ProxyPorts]
“DeviceReg”=dword:000069C5

I think the WP7 developer tools from MS does this, but you can add it in manually (it's a 32bit DWORD)

6. plug in phone and leave zune running

7. run chevronwp7.exe, click both checkboxes

8. click unlock

That worked for me... then you must install Windows Phone Developer tools to get the app loader from Microsoft, which is where I'm at now.

 

[ceesheim]

I had the phone already unlocked before and I relocked it again (dump dump) and it doesn't work any more

I did the same as you .

where did you download it ?

 

[Talys]

Gah!!! Sorry to hear that

Factory reset? If you do it, please let us know if it works.

 

[Jaxbot]

Worked fine on my Focus, even after the tool was pulled (shhh.... )

 

[Cendaryn]

but it isn't working for me now

Have you:
* unzipped the cert file?
* sent the .cert to your WP7 via Mail?
* installed it on the device?

It worked pretty nice here on my HTC HD7

 

[ceesheim]

Have you:
* unzipped the cert file?
* sent the .cert to your WP7 via Mail?
* installed it on the device?

It worked pretty nice here on my HTC HD7

yes yes and yes
it tell's you that the installation was successful

its the app that is bugging me and I don't know way , killed the firewall and anti-virus and skype actually I almost killed the whole pc

 

[Talys]

It WORKED -- including the Chevron ringtone XAP. I love it. My phone now has a basic ring sounds like my very first cell phone like 20 years ago. bleeleeleeleep .... bleeleeleeleep .... bleeleeleeleep ....

Was that so much to ask for?

 

[iridium21]

aaahm.... I guess I have something for you

Great! Thanks! I'll add that to the first post so it's easier to find