Who Has an Unlocked Bootloader?

[bambamboom]

Hey guys,

With All this Warranty talk, the people who unlocked your bootloader. Do you regret it? Was the warranty worth sacrificing for custom roms? I want to unlock it but at the same time I keep getting these paranoid thoughts that I'm gonna need the warranty later on. WTF. Any help?

 

[Atento]

You can install custom roms without unlock bootloader. I have evil nxsense rom installed in my N1 without unlock my bootloader.

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[habs25]

HTC honors the warranty even with the bootloader unlocked; I can't say that I've needed to make a claim myself, but that's the consensus from majority of members on this board. So, my advice is just go for it.

I had the same doubts as you, but you won't regret it

 

[Dan2552]

HTC honors the warranty even with the bootloader unlocked; I can't say that I've needed to make a claim myself, but that's the consensus from majority of members on this board. So, my advice is just go for it.

I had the same doubts as you, but you won't regret it

Agree with this. Although I've never had to make a claim either.

 

[Know-Fear]

I unlocked mine as soon as I pulled it from the box back in January 2010. I have had no regrets about it at all. I have never needed warranty service, though I wouldn't hesitate to call HTC for a hardware related issue. If something went horribly wrong with a ROM flash or a radio upgrade, that would be my own fault and I would look into buying a new phone. But I wouldn't try to BS HTC to make them pay for my screw-up.

 

[Wisefire]

HTC honors the warranty even with the bootloader unlocked; I can't say that I've needed to make a claim myself, but that's the consensus from majority of members on this board. So, my advice is just go for it.

I had the same doubts as you, but you won't regret it

I have made two claims with my unlocked bootloader. Each has been hassle free and quick. Oh, and cost me nothing.

First, a few months ago for dust under the screen, repaired and sent back in 4 days.

Second, which was last week for power button issues. They received, repaired, and shipped back in one day. I got it back the next.

HTC is quietly brilliant.

 

[bambamboom]

thanks guys! i may actually unlock the baseband than.

is unlocking the baseband more beneficial than just doing a root without unlocking?

btw, so you guys think its better to safer to send it in and get it repaired if you have a unlocked baseband than the riskier "swap" (when they send u a new one and you send your old one in) method?

 

[IpodLover77]

I have made two claims with my unlocked bootloader. Each has been hassle free and quick. Oh, and cost me nothing.

First, a few months ago for dust under the screen, repaired and sent back in 4 days.

Second, which was last week for power button issues. They received, repaired, and shipped back in one day. I got it back the next.

HTC is quietly brilliant.

hey, did they send it back to you with a locked bootloader?

 

[Wisefire]

First time they relocked it.

Second time, they left it unlocked.

 

[bohlool]

ROOT is fine

thanks guys! i may actually unlock the baseband than.

is unlocking the baseband more beneficial than just doing a root without unlocking?

btw, so you guys think its better to safer to send it in and get it repaired if you have a unlocked baseband than the riskier "swap" (when they send u a new one and you send your old one in) method?

I don't see any point in unlocking boot loader while you can root the phone and do whatever you want. the only thing you can't directly do is to flash a partition usion bootloader commands but you still can do it if you use "flash_img" command in ClockworkMod Recovery (on the adb shell). I install different roms and I am on CM7 now.

 

[arminsoyka]

I unlocked mine without wanting to. I flashed modaco rom and it just unlocked my boot loader. but there is supposed to be a way of locking it again. it's somewhere on xda...

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[Jack_R1]

Yeah, I like posters that don't know what they post.
1) No ROM can unlock the bootloader. User has to do it and the system has to ask for permission.
2) Once unlocked, it can't be locked, only by HTC.


To the OP: I've unlocked my bootloader long before "non-unlocking" way has been found. Never cared for it since, didn't need the warranty, and it's going to expire soon anyway.

 

[Rusty!]

Yes mine unlocked, and I have no reason to regret it, as my phone is a freak that can be locked again.

Worth doing in my opinion, and even if I couldn't lock it again, I still wouldn't regret it.

 

[andynx1]

I don't see any point in unlocking boot loader while you can root the phone and do whatever you want. the only thing you can't directly do is to flash a partition usion bootloader commands but you still can do it if you use "flash_img" command in ClockworkMod Recovery (on the adb shell).

Mine is locked, but there are 2 goods reasons to unlock the bootloader:
1. Once the bootloader is unlocked, you always have a rooted phone. The next ota won't relock it.
2. You have more options to fix a potentially bricked phone.

I'm thinking about doing it for these reasons, plus it seems like HTC still honour the warranty.


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[Pommes_Schranke]

I unlocked my bootloader because the warranty was gone anyway. Put the nexus into the washing mashine . Somehow it survived (Bluetooth, radio and camera gone). It actually was pretty tough. after about 10minutes in the mashine (60°C) the screen was still having fun inside the mashine.

 

[bohlool]

Mine is locked, but there are 2 goods reasons to unlock the bootloader:
1. Once the bootloader is unlocked, you always have a rooted phone. The next ota won't relock it.
2. You have more options to fix a potentially bricked phone.

I'm thinking about doing it for these reasons, plus it seems like HTC still honour the warranty.


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1. Well, if you wanna update ota, you don't have reason to root your phone in the first place.
2. what more options exactly you have? simple, do not mess with HBOOT and Recovery partitions, and ur safe.

My opinion, use oneclickroot and don't risk it, cause HTC support behave deferentially now!

 

[Wisefire]

1. Well, if you wanna update ota, you don't have reason to root your phone in the first place.
2. what more options exactly you have? simple, do not mess with HBOOT and Recovery partitions, and ur safe.

My opinion, use oneclickroot and don't risk it, cause HTC support behave deferentially now!

Obviously you have no idea what you are talking about.

Read my previous post, HTC has the best customer support & service I have ever received.

 

[bohlool]

Obviously you have no idea what you are talking about.

Read my previous post, HTC has the best customer support & service I have ever received.

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