mep unlock screen won't appear

**lucrecia** · 02-20-2009, 06:54 PM

I have the unlock code.
I do not have service with anyone at this point.
I removed the battery.
I installed a new sim card from Tmobile.
I turned off the connections.
It is set to 1XEV.
Entered MEPD.
Caps locked and entered MEPD2
MEP unlock screen did not appear.
Entered MEPPD
Caps locked and and entered MEPPD2.
Entered MEPP
Caps locked and entered MEP2
Entered MEPP
Caps locked and entered MEPP2
Did all of above with no caps locked.
Did all of the above after turning off and on
my BB between tries.
Did all of the above after removing/reinstalling
battery and sim card between tries.

MEP unlock screen did not appear.

Changed to GSM / 3G2G
Repeated above steps.
Repeated above with Verizon SIM.
Repeated above with no SIM.
Phone says "No Valid Sim Card"
at the very tippy top of the screen.
Wiped battery.
Tried again.

THE DAMN MEP UNLOCK SCREEN WILL NOT APPEAR !

Help !

**lucrecia** · 02-20-2009, 07:11 PM

Here's the display when I type MEPP:

SIM Card: No Valid SIM Card

Personalizations:

SIM Unknown
Network Unknown
Network Subset Unknown
Service Provider Unknown
Corporate Unknown

Should I call Tmobile and try to have my service moved
from my Razor?

**pre me** · 02-20-2009, 07:19 PM

Did you have the phone in landscape orientation?

It will not work on the suretype keyboard

**tranebwc** · 02-20-2009, 07:29 PM

hi
i also had this problem too,but i fixed it doing this:

1.- insert the verizon sim
2.- turn off all the conections and network, including bluetooth
3.- go to sim properties
4.- type mepd in qwerty mode, withouth the caps activated, and then type meppd, or mep2
5.- a screen asking you to type the unlock code will appear,
6.- type your code
7.- ENJOY!

hope this help you.
greetings

**lucrecia** · 02-20-2009, 07:56 PM

Originally Posted by crack baby

Did you have the phone in landscape orientation?

It will not work on the suretype keyboard

Yes, i tried it in both landscape and portrait.....

**lucrecia** · 02-20-2009, 08:01 PM

Originally Posted by tranebwc

4.- type mepd in qwerty mode,

I did try it in this mode and in portrait orientation...

**tranebwc** · 02-20-2009, 10:48 PM

Originally Posted by lucrecia

I did try it in this mode and in portrait orientation...

ok, do you have predictive words, i mean autotext, if you can, disable it, that feature also give me trouble unlocking the storm, but don't type mepd and meppd or meppd2 with caps activated.

also what i did was to type mepd several times, without taking pauses, and meppd several times until the code screen appeared.

greetings

**labphoto** · 02-20-2009, 11:04 PM

From what I remember the connections have to be turned off and the non Verizon sim has to be installed.

Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com

**collin16** · 02-20-2009, 11:13 PM

i just do mine in landscape with everything on and vzw sim card in i type mepd and it comes up. try it with the vzw sim in.

**lucrecia** · 02-21-2009, 11:54 AM

I've tried the VSM sim.
I don't have auto text on.
I've tried MEPP, MEPD, MEPPD, MEPP2, MEPD2, MEPPD2
with caps both on and off.

I tried entering MEP2, MEPP2, MEPD2, MEPPD2
over and over again quickly with no luck.

There used to be a post about unlocking thru
the computer....but I guess the program was
taken down by RIM
Any one know of another ?

**AngelDamien** · 02-21-2009, 12:12 PM

Originally Posted by lucrecia

I've tried the VSM sim.
I don't have auto text on.
I've tried MEPP, MEPD, MEPPD, MEPP2, MEPD2, MEPPD2
with caps both on and off.

I tried entering MEP2, MEPP2, MEPD2, MEPPD2
over and over again quickly with no luck.

There used to be a post about unlocking thru
the computer....but I guess the program was
taken down by RIM
Any one know of another ?

You're talking about MML (MFI Multiloader). Apparently the version found on the internet either won't unlock the storm or it disables your media card somehow.

Google it and follow the first link if you want to try it though.

**quyen101** · 03-11-2009, 04:01 PM

i have the exact same issue as luceria. any luck?

**Smuuth** · 03-11-2009, 04:39 PM

To unlock the phone, the original Verizon Wireless SIM card must be in the phone.

1. Go to Options -> Advanced Options -> SIM Card
2. Flip your phone to horizontal mode and bring up the keyboard. To bring up the keyboard, hit the BlackBerry button and press Show Keyboard.
3. Type "MEPD" without the quotes. This will bring up the SIM Card screen.
4. You should see a list of Active and Disabled SIM locking categories.
5. This time type "MEP2"
6. You should get a dialog that says "Enter Network MEP code (10 left):"
7. Enter the SIM unlock code you got from Verizon and hit the Enter button.
***MAKE SURE YOU TYPE IT EXACTLY AS YOU WERE GIVEN IT*** If you type it incorrect 10 times, you will render your phone useless. If it doesnt work after the first 2 times, call Verizon back and verify the number you got is right.

Now that it is unlocked:
1. Pull the battery out and pull the Verizon SIM card out. Easiest way is with a pencil eraser.
2. Put the new SIM card from either TMobile of ATT in and put the battery back in.
3. When the phone finally boots back up go to Options -> Mobile Network
4. Change the Network Technology to GSM/UMTS
5. Hit the back button and wait as your GSM carrier is detected and the phone is registered with them.

**quyen101** · 03-11-2009, 04:48 PM

I do have the original verizon sim card in the phone when i do this. MEP2 doesnt seem to make the screen to enter MEP to appear.
the problem is that the screen to enter the MEP code will not appear. After i enter mepd it says
sim: disabled
network: blocked
network subset: disabled
service provider: disabled
corporate: disabled

**Smuuth** · 03-11-2009, 04:52 PM

Originally Posted by quyen101

the problem is that the screen to enter the MEP code will not appear.

The reason it won't appear is because there is an invalid SIM card in the phone.

Originally Posted by lucrecia

...
I installed a new sim card from Tmobile...

...Phone says "No Valid Sim Card"
at the very tippy top of the screen...

quyen101: I was responding to the OP - it could be because the phone has never been activated or has been blacklisted as lost or stolen. (Mine says the exact same thing as yours except Network is "Inactive" not "Blocked.")

**quyen101** · 03-11-2009, 05:17 PM

will any working verizon sim work to unlock storm?

**ziroth04** · 03-12-2009, 02:52 AM

I am also having the same problem, using the original vzw sim card and all. My SIM card says vodafone however, is this normal?

**quyen101** · 03-12-2009, 02:01 PM

My sim card says verizon/vodafone on the sim. Mines still not working.

**ziroth04** · 03-13-2009, 02:43 PM

I am having no luck with this at all. For my personalization menu the status for everything reads: "Unknown" all the way down. Is this normal before unlocking the phone?

I've even opened a pre-sales ticket with uniquephones.com seeing if they've encountered this problem.

**ziroth04** · 03-13-2009, 05:02 PM

OK I figured it out. All I did was wipe with JL_Commander and reloaded the software (I reloaded official .75 for precaution) after this the mep2 screen comes up!

ngreen · 03-15-2009, 09:29 PM

You do not need the Verizon sim card you can use any sim card to unlock the Storm
I do it everyday.

Has anyone else had success with JL

**quyen101** · 03-16-2009, 10:31 AM

Great. I will look into JL_Commander now.

**quyen101** · 03-16-2009, 11:40 AM

Hi ziroth,
I cannot type in the MEP code.
After wiping with jlcom and installing .75 the screen will still not appear. I removed vendor.xml from the app loader folder. Did you also do this? Thanks.