[HOW-TO] Enable services restricted by operators (Skype, WiFi Hotspot, Youtube, NFC, Track and Protect, etc.)
 

Last week, I bought my N9 in Argentina. My provider is Claro and, believe it or not, the phone came with no traces of Skype, Google Talk and WiFi Hotspot. Maybe there are many other features missing but so far these are the ones I wanted and I had to enable by myself.

In case someone else suffers the illogical restrictions of cellphone operators, this is a brief guide to regain these basic services for a 'smartphone'.

*** WARNING***
Do not try it if you do not have last firmware version. For instance, if Nokia released PR1.3 and you still have PR1.2, do not try it or you will end with a mixed system, probably working bad.
*** WARNING***


Install Skype, Google Talk and other voice services:

1) Enable Developer Mode

2) Open Terminal

3) Type:
and insert password "rootme".

4) Edit repositories. Type:

and in "deb https://qa9recEP:Pat2UGuP@downloads..../harmattan/420 ./", replace "420" by "001". Typing 'i' you enter 'insert mode'.

Press "Esc" and "Z" twice to save the file.

5) Update the cache of applications and install all packages of accounts and its language files:

6) Close Terminal.


Install Youtube:

The previous instructions installs modules of Youtube. But there are some missing elements. You can add them by:

1) Enter Terminal with devel privileges.

2) Type:


Install WiFi Hotspot:

1) Enter Terminal with devel privileges.

2) Type:


Install NFC:

1) Enter Terminal with devel privileges.

2) Type:

3) Restart your phone.


Install Track & Protect:

1) Enter Terminal with devel privileges.

2) Type:

Re: [HOW-TO]Enable services restricted by operators (Skype, WiFi Hotspot, Youtube, etc.)
 

Added to the guide, at the bottom of the how-to's section:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1.../edit?hl=en_GB

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On Argentina seems that we also have NFC disabled. Do you know what packages we have to download to enable it?

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No idea.

What would you use NFC in Argentina for?

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For now just testing purpose only. It might be possible to use it as a SUBE card

Re: [HOW-TO]Enable services restricted by operators (Skype, WiFi Hotspot, Youtube, etc.)
 

Probably you can install NFC packages with:

but I do not know.

You can see all N9's packages in:
http://www.developer.nokia.com/Commu...attan_Packages

There are 10 with NFC in its name.

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can we install this repo on the N900 and attempt to install maps and what not? since if there written in Qt we have a shot at them working?

ah thats not exactly a repo lol

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Hi! My carrier is Personal, and my N9 came with neither Skype nor WiFi Hotspot. Just yesterday I’ve been able to update the firmware (currently running PR1.1 20.2011.40-4.324.2_PR_324) but this didn’t allow me to download missing applications, so I found this post and it has been very helpful! Only difference for me was that in the first edited line ("deb https://qa9recEP:Pat2UGuP@downloads..../harmattan/001 ./") I found a “324”, not “420”. After that, I followed every instruction and everything worked out fine!

About nfc… I was really disappointed when I read that this feature was disabled here since my nokia bh-505 supports this technology. I’ve tried:

and it quickly installed, but the feature was still missing. Then I tried with:

and nfc became visible in device settings! But when I turned it on, an error message warned me that nfc could not be activated.
the last thing I tried was:

…a few more packages were installed and I turned off my phone. When I turned it back on, nfc was running and detected my headset immediately!

http://img855.imageshack.us/img855/1...ne12210243.png

Sorry if it looks kind of mess up, but I’m no expert. I only hope that this can help someone else like the previous posts did helped me (I really wasn’t too fond of changing product code or reflashing my phone just in order to have skype :p)

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about WiFi Hotspot: i tried to install it, but it says: couldn't find joiku* packet. what did it go wrong??:mad::(:confused:

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Yes. The 420 was for a mexican carrier. Argentinian Claro's is 406. The whole point was to change any regional repository to 001.

Thanks for the solution to the lack of NFC.

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Have you edited the repositories before running apt-get?

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When i tried to "vi /etc/apt/sources.list.d/aegis*" it says "writte error: Permision denied".
Do you know what i'm doin' wrong?

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You should type:
and then insert password "rootme".

Then you will have permission to edit the file.

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I already did but it still does the same. :S

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I can confirm that
was enough to enable NFC.

I am updating the OP to reflect this.

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Hi. Can you tell me plz if movistar , here in argentina, has the same number (406) than Claro? txs a lot.

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I do not know. But when you execute:

you can see what the name of the open file is. Or simply see the first line of that file and check what number it has instead of 001, 406 or 420.

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It doesn´t have a line in repositories.
I typed in my N9 "vi /etc/apt/sources.list.d/aegis*" and it's all in blank.
so I don't know what to do now....

Re: [HOW-TO] Enable services restricted by operators (Skype, WiFi Hotspot, Youtube, NFC, etc.)
 

That's odd.

I cannot help you since I barely understand what I am doing.

Have you tried reflashing?

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Today I found something that might be useful for you (and others).

If you go to Config. / Acerca del Producto (Config. / About Product) you can see your N9's version. In my case, it is PR1.1 (20.2011.40-4-406.6_PR_406)

The last number is my operator's version. 406 for Claro. Something else for others.

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Alephito, I owe you my sister

However, I got some additional questions.
everything fine, except for the 100n thing. It did not find any file, so I do not know What I'm missing.

Skype didn't appear among the accounts as well. Maybe it was the 100n thing?

For the record for many people who missed the procedure: the "ZZ" required to save the change of the operator number (001 instead of whatever number it was) must be UPPERCASE.

Typing "zz" in Lowecase will not save the changes, therefore rendering you unable of updating cache and files

Alephito, do you know, perhaps why didn't my N9 fiund any 110n-app file? Is that the cause Skype has not showed within the accounts app?

Thank you
Alejandro

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Alejandro,

The first letter is an l (L) not an 1 (one).

Your sister can find me here. ;-)

In my case, Skype took a couple of reboots to appear as an application. First, I had a red box instead of the right icon.

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Oops! That's the problem, then.
Thank you, Alephito!
If you have a good Ophtalmologist (or Optomatrist, for that matter), I'm open to suggestions

I'm working on my sister ;)

TY again
Alejandro

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You are welcome.

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Well, Sorry to bother you, but even when everything else is working fine (great!), Skype is still hiding somewhere in there.
I reset the N9 (if reset is to press the power button for more than 8 sec) several times, but Skype refuses to appear.

Also, Nothing happens when I press Power for such a long time, other than just turn off the phone. Is that what it is supposed to do? I press it and only thing that happens is that the unit turns off after about four sec

Thank you for your opinion

alejandro

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Actually, I just executed these commands just once. So I am not an expert.

But I remember receiving some errors and avoiding them executing first:

You can check the output. In my case, there were mentions to Skype.
And then executing:

Why do not you check the output? I am sure it will give any hint.

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It just happened to me after reflashing my phone. I can confirm you that for some reason, you can execute vi /etc/apt/sources.list.d/aegis* without devel privileges. The file is owned by 'user' instead.

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so tony, if i have Personal, i need to keep the "324" to install nfc? i was try with 001 and after just tipe " apt-get -y install nfc* " and when it finish i was restar my phone but never wake up and says software problem, now i have another thnks to warranty....

entonces si tengo personal tengo q conservar el 324 para instalar el nfc? porque ya intente antes modificando a 001, luego puse apt-get -y install nfc* y se instalo todo , pero cuando reinicie el celular al encender se traba en el logo de nokia y nunca mas prendio, ahora tengo un celular nuevo gracias a la garantia, intento de nuevo conservando 324?

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I dont think you will find it on Personal´s repository but i would suggest you to not change it before updating to PR1.2

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aguto93, me pasó lo mismo, no arrancó mas el teléfono. Tuve que ir al servicio tecnico y me lo cambiaron por otro. También tengo Personal.

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The problem is that in this moment the 001 repository has PR1.2 packages but Personal's has PR1.1. If you run theses commands you will break your system.

Last time I reflashed my phone, I had to change 001 for another PR1.1 repository with all packages available.

I recommend you wait until your official PR1.2 upgrade.

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aguto93: I’ve installed nfc using 001 repository, before PR1.2 was released. When app updates (facebook, twitter and accounts) were released my system began to present some incompatibility issues and I became unable to login in any service. Tech support decided to replace my terminal since this issue it’s only fixed with PR1.2 and now I have a new N9 with PR 1.1 and 348 repository, with Wi-Fi Hotspot, Skype, AP Mobile and Track & Protect pre-installed. NFC remains hidden and can’t be modified using the previous work-around since you can’t access as root.

El nfc se instalaba con el repositorio 001, antes que saliera el PR1.2. De todas formas, cuando salieron las últimas actualizaciones para las aplicaciones de Facebook, Twitter y Cuentas, mi sistema tuvo problemas de incompatibilidad que provocaron que no pueda acceder correctamente a ningún servicio. Estuve a punto de reflashear mi telefono pero opté por ir al servicio técnico y como este problema solo se soluciona con el PR1.2, optaron por cambiar mi equipo. Mi nuevo N9 tiene el PR1.1 y trae Wi-Fi Hotspot, Skype, AP Mobile y Track & Protect preinstalados. El repositorio es el 348, y no tiene NFC… lamentablemente no lo puedo habilitar como antes porque no puedo acceder como root. Espero que Personal decida algún día beneficiarnos con el PR1.2 para poder actualizar el Gtalk y usar la cámara frontal, hasta entonces tendremos que armarnos de paciencia.

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Last week Claro released its PR1.2 version, so I think anytime soon Personal will be releasing its own upgrade.

La semana pasada salió el PR1.2 para Claro, así que Personal debe estar por lanzar su actualización.

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I'm from Argentina and it's easier to simply change the product code to a non-carrier one, and then flash with NSU. You get all the features missing including more like Track and Protect. ;)

And you get all software updates the day they come out! (I installed PR1.2 the same day it came out)

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Si sos de Argentina lo más fácil es cambiar el "product code" por uno genérico sin operador, y después flashear con NSU. Se obtiene todo lo que falta incluido algunas cosas más como Track and Protect, y se pierden los molestos logos y personalizaciones del operador.

Y te llegan todas las actualizaciones el día que salen! (Desde febrero que ya tengo PR1.2)

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Hambert,

The problem is that you void your warranty. You know how our local companies are.

By the way, do you know how the "Track and Protect" packages are called? It would be trivial to install it as we installed Skype and the other services.

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El problema es que dejas sin efecto la garantía. Sabés cómo son las empresas locales.

Ya que estamos, ¿sabés cómo se llaman los paquetes de "Track and Protect"? Sería muy fácil instalarlo, tal como se hace con Skype y los demás servicios.

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Yes, that's a risk i took, but i think the benefits are higher than the risks.
I don't know the package names, hopefully someone does. It's a nice feature and you feel more "safe".

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Si, es un riesgo que tomé, pero sinceramente los beneficios y comodidades lo valen, y no creo que en caso de una falla de hard vayan a ver si le cambiaste o no el soft ni mucho menos el product code. En el mejor de los casos si es algo tonto como una pieza defectuosa pienso que le podès poner el code viejo.

No se el nombre el paquete, espero que alguien lo sepa. Es una característica muy buena y te hace sentir algo más "seguro".

Un saludo

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Well, I just installed Track & Protect in my 'restricted' N9.

It was as simple as installing tnpclient from the 001 repository.

I will update the opening post.

Thanks for leading me to this app.

Re: [HOW-TO] Enable services restricted by operators (Skype, WiFi Hotspot, Youtube, NFC, Track and Protect, etc.)
 

Have any of you gotten messageKeys instead of correct labels? I have my N9 in Español(America Latina) and Configuracion now dsiplays !! Settings

Re: [HOW-TO] Enable services restricted by operators (Skype, WiFi Hotspot, Youtube, NFC, Track and Protect, etc.)
 

I assume you had PR1.2 before trying these solutions.

If that is the case, then it is because some errors while installing language packages. You should try running once more:

In case your still are in PR1.1, then you will need to reflash your original PR1.1 and wait until PR1.2 to try again.

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Do i have to flash with Personal version? do you know where to get it?, Thanks.