I bought a brand new looking htc diamond today and i think i screwed up big time. I am with T-mobile and when i got home i discovered gthat my diamond does not have place for a sim card. It says sprint on top of it, does that mean its not a comatible phone to T-mobile or is there a some sort of workaround? Would i be able to use it somehow on metropcs? Any help would be appreciated, hate tho think i just wasted the money on the phone that i will not abe able to use((
Not familiar with T-Mobile put it does sound like you purchase a CDMA Device which doesn't use the GSM (sim card) technology. There is no way around this other then reselling it and picking up the right device.
Could you post a photograph or a link to the brand of the phone? Is it HTC? Is a Diamond? Sure? It sounds a bit strange...
I never haven't seen a CDMA device so...
Where did you buy it from?
How hard is this?
He bought the Sprint CDMA HTC Diamond. It won't work on T-Mobile, so just resell it and purchase a GSM one.
yes your phone is not gsm
send it back or sell it on
i'm going to be in the US for the summer and am strongly considering buying a HTC One.
first thing i will do is root it.
problems..
when i come back to europe am i going to be able to use the phone normaly even if it is the sprint or at&t version?
mainly what i want to know is if the sprint version for example is locked on sprint just by software or also by hardware..
if i buy a clean/bad ESN one will that be in conflict with the carriers in europe?
Is this for the HTC One or HTC One X? I'll assume you're asking for the HTC One, so I'll move this to the correct forum. PM or mention me here if I got it wrong
all you have to do is sim unlock the phones. the sprint models should have an extra sim card slot ontop of the CDMA chip they have so it should be ok as well. as for a bad ESN i'm not sure if tmobile or ATT report bad sims internationally so maybe....
xphp001 said:
i'm going to be in the US for the summer and am strongly considering buying a HTC One.
first thing i will do is root it.
problems..
when i come back to europe am i going to be able to use the phone normaly even if it is the sprint or at&t version?
mainly what i want to know is if the sprint version for example is locked on sprint just by software or also by hardware..
if i buy a clean/bad ESN one will that be in conflict with the carriers in europe?
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I'm positive you can. I've sold many phones overseas bad esn and imei. No problems. Us carriers do not report internationally the bad esn numbers. You'll be good
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nexicon said:
I'm positive you can. I've sold many phones overseas bad esn and imei. No problems. Us carriers do not report internationally the bad esn numbers. You'll be good
Sent from my Nexus 4
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thank you very much, this will shave a lot of the price
going to be in the US for the summer and am strongly considering buying a HTC One.
first thing i will do is root it.
problems..
when i come back to europe am i going to be able to use the phone orange even if it is the sprint or at&t version?
mainly what i want to know is if the sprint version for example is locked on sprint just by software or also by hardware..
if i buy a clean/bad ESN one will that be in conflict with the carriers in europe?
xphp001 said:
going to be in the US for the summer and am strongly considering buying a HTC One.
first thing i will do is root it.
problems..
when i come back to europe am i going to be able to use the phone orange even if it is the sprint or at&t version?
mainly what i want to know is if the sprint version for example is locked on sprint just by software or also by hardware..
if i buy a clean/bad ESN one will that be in conflict with the carriers in europe?
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we have s-off now and there is a sim unlock thread opening now so you should be ok. im not positive about this
Hi,
Many carriers like at and t , verizon offer a very low price for HTC ONE. The price was very reasonable too. But if i buy one (locked - contracted) and unlock it, will it work in India with airtel, idea etc?
It just costs 300USD for a 64GB HTC ONE for a 2 year contacted phone. Factory unlocked and third person unlocked are very pricey ( 400$ ) . So , if i buy one, will it work if i unlock it? If so, how do i unlock it?
Thank You
Hoping For an answer soon .
Sorry if im doing anything wrong, im new here ._.
Anyone? :S
DarkDivith said:
Anyone? :S
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If its a GSM phone, it will work bindaas
If its CDMA, then HELL NO
Verizon and Sprint WILL NOT WORK
The GSM phone will have to be unlocked though.
Just FYI, factory unlocked is a LOT more than $400
A new One will be at least 35K INR
Check on ebay.in... There are few at lower price, and as said by raghav, GSM will work, as mine is working too on idea..... Buy after m8 is released at the end of this month, prices might fall down for htc one
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I know, but i'm not talkin about buying an unlocked phone
att.com/shop/wireless/devices/htc/one-64gb-stealth-black.html
^ here the cost is 300$ which is about 18k inr. I'm askin if i can buy that and unlock it and use in india? Yea, i know about m8, it'll release on 25th.
DarkDivith said:
I know, but i'm not talkin about buying an unlocked phone
att.com/shop/wireless/devices/htc/one-64gb-stealth-black.html
^ here the cost is 300$ which is about 18k inr. I'm askin if i can buy that and unlock it and use in india? Yea, i know about m8, it'll release on 25th.
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You do realize that you'll still have to pay the termination fee in case you break the contract? Also, the price without a contract is $669.
indy1811 said:
You do realize that you'll still have to pay the termination fee in case you break the contract? Also, the price without a contract is $669.
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if i buy it for 300$ and unlock it, ill have to pay more? ;(
My budget is about 20k-25k. That too, ill have to work during my vacation to get that sorta money. Is there anywhere where i can get it in my budget? I really want a htc one
and im scared to risk on the second hand ones :/
DarkDivith said:
if i buy it for 300$ and unlock it, ill have to pay more? ;(
My budget is about 20k-25k. That too, ill have to work during my vacation to get that sorta money. Is there anywhere where i can get it in my budget? I really want a htc one
and im scared to risk on the second hand ones :/
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Its is just a Down-payment for the device, you might have to sign a 1 or 2 year contract with AT&T and use their services.
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DarkDivith said:
if i buy it for 300$ and unlock it, ill have to pay more? ;(
My budget is about 20k-25k. That too, ill have to work during my vacation to get that sorta money. Is there anywhere where i can get it in my budget? I really want a htc one
and im scared to risk on the second hand ones :/
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You can get one for around 25k on Ebay. Look for unlocked ones. These won't carry warranty in India though...
raghav kapur said:
If its a GSM phone, it will work bindaas
If its CDMA, then HELL NO
Verizon and Sprint WILL NOT WORK
The GSM phone will have to be unlocked though.
Just FYI, factory unlocked is a LOT more than $400
A new One will be at least 35K INR
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Will the Verizon HTC One work in India if it is Factory Unlocked?
I'm getting a brand new one in 24.5k in BLR. Your opinion?
kishangoyal said:
Will the Verizon HTC One work in India if it is Factory Unlocked?
I'm getting a brand new one in 24.5k in BLR. Your opinion?
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24.5k is an AMAZING deal
however, the phone needs to be a 'CDMA Global Ready' and must come with a removable SIM to work in India.
Check whether these 2 conditions are met. Or post the link to the phone if available
Bought Xiaomi Mi3.. didn't wanna risk 24k
raghav kapur said:
24.5k is an AMAZING deal
however, the phone needs to be a 'CDMA Global Ready' and must come with a removable SIM to work in India.
Check whether these 2 conditions are met. Or post the link to the phone if available
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Well, I bought a Xiaomi Mi3.. You can find the link in OLX..BLR.
DarkDivith said:
Hi,
Many carriers like at and t , verizon offer a very low price for HTC ONE. The price was very reasonable too. But if i buy one (locked - contracted) and unlock it, will it work in India with airtel, idea etc?
It just costs 300USD for a 64GB HTC ONE for a 2 year contacted phone. Factory unlocked and third person unlocked are very pricey ( 400$ ) . So , if i buy one, will it work if i unlock it? If so, how do i unlock it?
Thank You
Hoping For an answer soon .
Sorry if im doing anything wrong, im new here ._.
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raghav kapur said:
If its a GSM phone, it will work bindaas
If its CDMA, then HELL NO
Verizon and Sprint WILL NOT WORK
The GSM phone will have to be unlocked though.
Just FYI, factory unlocked is a LOT more than $400
A new One will be at least 35K INR
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raghav kapur is spot on. I have got 'like new' gsm phones from ebay and swappa ; sim unlocked them either via software or buying a 3 dollar unlocking service from ebay (there are many of them), and using it in India. I have no experience wiith CDMA phones.
Remember, official warranties never get transferred the moment you buy a pre owned phone. [ymmv as sometimes the US store associates help you out]
I will not recommend signing a US contract and terminating it. If you are not aware of how your credit rating is related to SSN and how it stays on your profile for long long time, please research about this. Credit profiles in US are little tighter compared to credit profiles in India. Further , warranty of US phones is not honored outside US.
Although pricier option, getting a factory unlocked phone 'MAY' give you global warranty and you can get service from India outlets too. Please double check before buying.
raghav kapur said:
If its a GSM phone, it will work bindaas
If its CDMA, then HELL NO
Verizon and Sprint WILL NOT WORK
The GSM phone will have to be unlocked though.
Just FYI, factory unlocked is a LOT more than $400
A new One will be at least 35K INR
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Actually Verizon will work. Ever since the HTC Rezound (Sensation XE clone for Verizon) all HTC phones made for Verizon are SIM unlocked and global ready. They have both GSM and CDMA radio radios in them. Albeit, the GSM radio only supports global frequencies so you have to be sure your carrier uses the same freq.
"Verizon: 800/1900MHZ, UMTS/HSPA 900/2100MHz,GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900MHz, LTE 700MHz (Band 13)"
from HTC's site on what the Verizon branded HTC one will support. Please understand what you are telling people before you say it will not work.
http://www.htc.com/us/smartphones/htc-one-m7/
Source link click specs and scroll to "network" it shows each m7 brand and what frequencies it will support.
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Facebook problem in HTC One M7
Hi,
Facebook app not working on HTC ONE unlocked CDMA phone. Facebook lite is working. Facebook website homepage also not opening on any browser. Phone is under eBay returns guaranteed. Any solution to this?
Hi everyone,
i got a Sprint HTC One M8 from ebay, it is new but i was planning to use it on AT&T network, since it have a Sim Card Slot. Furthermore, even though i'm living on the US now, i'm from Brazil and i was planning to use the phone there as well.
And now starts the problem.
I called the previous owner, asked him to contact sprint to make the sim unlock procedure. He did so, providing me the MSL for the phone. The next step, he said, was to "flash" the phone on AT&T in order to get it connected to their network. I tried several sims, even bought a new one and activated it but with no success.
I spend almost 2 hours on the phone with the sprint's international support, and all they said was that they did everything that they could about unlocking my phone and now i should contact AT&T.
I'm afraid of staying on this infinite loop and i want your opinion.
Does anyone in fact unlocked their SPRINT phone to use on another GSM US carrier? If yes, what did you do? Because i'm planning to return the phone and ask for my money back.
BUT, with the "International Unlock" i should be able to use the phone on ANY international carrier? Because if that is the case, maybe i keep the phone to use when i go back to Brazil.
Thank you very much!
jeffamorim said:
Hi everyone,
i got a Sprint HTC One M8 from ebay, it is new but i was planning to use it on AT&T network, since it have a Sim Card Slot. Furthermore, even though i'm living on the US now, i'm from Brazil and i was planning to use the phone there as well.
And now starts the problem.
I called the previous owner, asked him to contact sprint to make the sim unlock procedure. He did so, providing me the MSL for the phone. The next step, he said, was to "flash" the phone on AT&T in order to get it connected to their network. I tried several sims, even bought a new one and activated it but with no success.
I spend almost 2 hours on the phone with the sprint's international support, and all they said was that they did everything that they could about unlocking my phone and now i should contact AT&T.
I'm afraid of staying on this infinite loop and i want your opinion.
Does anyone in fact unlocked their SPRINT phone to use on another GSM US carrier? If yes, what did you do? Because i'm planning to return the phone and ask for my money back.
BUT, with the "International Unlock" i should be able to use the phone on ANY international carrier? Because if that is the case, maybe i keep the phone to use when i go back to Brazil.
Thank you very much!
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On the CDMA version of the M8, it lacks the LTE bands needed for Domestic carriers. You can use it overseas somewhat, but not too well. If I was you, I'd grab a Droid Turbo for ~$200-$250 off eBay. It just recently got its bootloader unlocked finally