I'm looking for a Incredible S and i came across a Virgin HTC Incredible S.
Is there any differences i should be aware of between the Virgin and Bell phones in terms of rooting/custom roms?
Thanks,
Tim
Nope no difference
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Thanks,
Though actually been reading, to my understanding, the Bell and Virgin phones currently can't run any custom roms? Would be a bummer since i'd load the world generic (if there is one, X10 has one) rom.
Yea they can. Just not the incredible s. Yet
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There is a difference ... The bell cant be s-offed even by a xtc clip ... For now atleast ...
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knightrocker said:
There is a difference ... The bell cant be s-offed even by a xtc clip ... For now atleast ...
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I have the Virgin one. But as far as I can see, it's the same as the Bell one because it's loaded with Bell crap as well.
Were u able to use the gold card to update? I assume yes ...
But the bell IS cant use goldcard ... Or be unlocked by an xtc clip ...
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knightrocker said:
Were u able to use the gold card to update? I assume yes ...
But the bell IS cant use goldcard ... Or be unlocked by an xtc clip ...
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Sadly not i have a virgin mobile IS with goldcard i get model id 130 error everytime.
Same here, I've got a Virgin Inc S and gold cards don't seem to work for anyone.
Anymore???? They never worked ...I have a xtc clip thanks to Raskal I'm a beta tester ..he is aware and has a bell/virgin Is being shipped ...he will fix this also HTC announced they will no longer lock ...June will be a good month for HTC owners ...give me some rooted custom ginger bread
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check this one out:
http://www.htc.com/hk-en/smartphones/htc-velocity-4g/
The frequencys won't work for Att or north American carriers I am actually looking for one with Att freqs.
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What do you mean the frequecies won't work for AT&T?
850/900/1800/1900
LTE frequency does not work however. But San Juan (as far as I know) doesn't even have LTE.
As for as "unbranded with AT&T freqs" you're not gonna find one. The Veloicity is their carrier unlocked, unbranded version. So just buy a Vivid.
I have a Vivid.
I was referring to 3G and LTE freqs And San Juan Has LTE since December.
I want the Unbranded one for use on The Claro Network who also has LTE in San Juan and works on the same frequencys as At&t.
I already found out that the Vivid will work and just purchased another one.
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carlosjcar said:
I have a Vivid.
I was referring to 3G and LTE freqs And San Juan Has LTE since December.
I want the Unbranded one for use on The Claro Network who also has LTE in San Juan and works on the same frequencys as At&t.
I already found out that the Vivid will work and just purchased another one.
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Since we don't have a way of unlocking the phone yet via root methods, you're going to have to pay some unlocking "company" to get your phone unlocked.
I called at&t and asked for the unlock code they said they will send it by email but I checked some unlock sites for pricing and it would cost about 25 usd
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Since we don't have a way of unlocking the phone yet via root methods, you're going to have to pay some unlocking "company" to get your phone unlocked.
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You're kidding! In Australia, Telstra give us the phone already unlocked if we are on a plan, with the only exception being the iPhones that are easily unlocked for free from the carrier anyway.
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You're kidding! In Australia, Telstra give us the phone already unlocked if we are on a plan, with the only exception being the iPhones that are easily unlocked for free from the carrier anyway.
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AT&T sucks, that's why.
I fly the Aussie flag on my profile because that's where I'm from; I'm currently based in the USA right now, though.
is there a way to get s-off for the htc vivid?
Nope and atm its not needed
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Search, people, search!!!
I've seen this question at least twice in the past 24 hours, and this isn't a fast moving forum!
Doktor is right; it's not available and is not (yet) needed. Certain people have S-Off just because of either the way their phone happened to come from the factory, or because they just have developer devices.
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Search, people, search!!!
I've seen this question at least twice in the past 24 hours, and this isn't a fast moving forum!
Doktor is right; it's not available and is not (yet) needed. Certain people have S-Off just because of either the way their phone happened to come from the factory, or because they just have developer devices.
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It is unreal... The laziness is ridiculous
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Can we have a sticky with FAQs like this? search functions are rarely perfect for me (even though in one case, the answer is actually on the first page)
:facepalm: There already is one. No one bothers to read so I hardly even work on it.
Also search functions are pretty good, you just have to you know read, and refine your search if it comes up wrong.
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:facepalm: There already is one.
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Oh the irony... LOL :what:
Anyhow, I wish people would stop saying that we don't need it... With s-off, we would not be stuck waiting for carrier signed hboot images; as soon as one carrier released it or someone received a leak, we would all be able to use it. Right now, each user is stuck waiting for their carrier. So, all the Canadian users are stuck on GB for now for example.
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Oh the irony... LOL :what:
Anyhow, I wish people would stop saying that we don't need it... With s-off, we would not be stuck waiting for carrier signed hboot images; as soon as one carrier released it or someone received a leak, we would all be able to use it. Right now, each user is stuck waiting for their carrier. So, all the Canadian users are stuck on GB for now for example.
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As far as I understand it the firmware from onr will not work with the other. Irregardless of s-off, the radio for ics I think was change so you would still need your carriers updated radio.
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I can't comment on whether there was a change of radio from GB to ICS in the releases so far. However, I can tell you that Rogers and Bell in Canada use the same frequencies and protocols as US AT&T. I have an AT&T SIM that I use when travelling in the US and my Raider works fine. So I infer that either the radios are identical (att vs Bell, not GB vs ICS) or compatible. With S-Off, I would be up and running.
Also, if I understand correctly, with S-off, we would be free to mix and match, so I could try the ATT ICS Rom, with the Bell GB radio. Anyhow, all wishful thinking for now.
MM
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For those interested in s-off ;-) you may want to take a look at this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1573491
OP there indicates he is beta testing an s-off tool on pur device. You may want to express your thatnks and support there...
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Looks like they're close to releasing it too. Been actively following that thread cuz I'm dying to install some wicked custom ics roms on my raider and my wife's. . Super stoked for this.
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once s-off is done then yes will be able to flash roms from other htc devices to the vivid.as s-off lets you flash different radios instead having to use the radios the roms come with
Will s-off allow us to install kernels from recovery (so we don't need to fastboot from the computer each time)? Or do we just need a recovery capable of this?
Yes it let's you flash kernels in recovery
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The beta is out!
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Mad Medik said:
For those interested in s-off ;-) you may want to take a look at this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1573491
OP there indicates he is beta testing an s-off tool on pur device. You may want to express your thatnks and support there...
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The thread magically disappeared.
leaving my vivid for its bigger brother the one x , loved this phone despite the little devs this phone will now be just for play and other random thing ,
fredy915 said:
leaving my vivid for its bigger brother the one x , loved this phone despite the little devs this phone will now be just for play and other random thing ,
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Not gonna wait for the One X+?
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I too, will be leaving the Vivid when my contract is up. Great "first phone" for Android, but moving on to the SGS3.
fredy915 said:
leaving my vivid for its bigger brother the one x , loved this phone despite the little devs this phone will now be just for play and other random thing ,
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keep in mind if you're getting a One X and it comes with 2.20 on it, there's no root available yet. So it doesn't matter how many devs they have for the device, until they achieve root you won't be able to use any of their stuff.
homeslice976 said:
keep in mind if you're getting a One X and it comes with 2.20 on it, there's no root available yet. So it doesn't matter how many devs they have for the device, until they achieve root you won't be able to use any of their stuff.
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yep so the vivid is currently looking like a better option LOL
Got the Vivid when it first came out - this phone can't help but create mixed feelings:
Cons:
- Phone is heavy
- Battery life so-so, especially now that LTE is active
- Difficulty to unlock the phone means limited developers
Pros:
- Nice big screen with good quality (at full-brightness, nearly as good as S3 or HTC One X)
- Good camera and GPS (coming from the Captivate which was disastrous in both lol)
- Has FM radio, external SD cards and removable batteries - most of the top Android phones these days are missing at least one of these
The difficulty to develop is probably the biggest downside, but after almost a year I've finally dived into custom ROMs. Unlocked the bootloader, got S-Off thanks to the wire trick, even SIM Unlocked! Using Holis ROM, which is great, should tide me over until next spring when I'm eligible for an upgrade.
So in conclusion, while the Vivid was subpar under GB, since ICS came out it's been really nice. But I certainly wouldn't recommend anyone buying this phone unless it was cheap.
What is a vivid. Its not available in the UK
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homeslice976 said:
keep in mind if you're getting a One X and it comes with 2.20 on it, there's no root available yet. So it doesn't matter how many devs they have for the device, until they achieve root you won't be able to use any of their stuff.
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Htcdev unlock it an you're set. Same as vivid.
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Can't unlock the att one x (xl) without super cid which requires root. 2.20 has no root, so no HTCdev unlock. Att won't allow the bootloader to be unlocked
The intl one x as well as the s and v are htcdev unlockable
weeo said:
What is a vivid. Its not available in the UK
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I think it's either called the Raider or the Velocity in the UK. As far as I know, it's Raider in Canada (I can confirm that one at least since I own one), and Velocity in Aus/NZ.
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I think it's either called the Raider or the Velocity in the UK. As far as I know, it's Raider in Canada (I can confirm that one at least since I own one), and Velocity in Aus/NZ.
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I believe the Velocity is for China/ Korea
It is known by 3 names:
Vivid for the US
Velocity for Australia
Raider 4G everywhere else
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grunt0300 said:
I too, will be leaving the Vivid when my contract is up. Great "first phone" for Android, but moving on to the SGS3.
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This is exactly what I did. I have had the S3 for three weeks and it's so much better.
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ENvisiNKeD said:
Not gonna wait for the One X+?
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I bought this off contract lol just waiting a few more days to get the one x +
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homeslice976 said:
Can't unlock the att one x (xl) without super cid which requires root. 2.20 has no root, so no HTCdev unlock. Att won't allow the bootloader to be unlocked
The intl one x as well as the s and v are htcdev unlockable
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Already have boot loader unlocked and running a custom with 2.20 loving this phone just can't wait to get the one x + or if they make a nexus 4 with 32gig like that did the nexus 7 I'll get betting that instead so I'm just going to wait a few months or so and see what happens
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fredy915 said:
Already have boot loader unlocked and running a custom with 2.20 loving this phone just can't wait to get the one x + or if they make a nexus 4 with 32gig like that did the nexus 7 I'll get betting that instead so I'm just going to wait a few months or so and see what happens
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Yes, root for 2.20 was accomplished a few weeks or so after I posted that. Awesome what the dev community can do
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Yes, root for 2.20 was accomplished a few weeks or so after I posted that. It was wonderful news
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Yeah it was nice only had stock for about 2 weeks then once root was achieved bam loll rooted this baby
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I bounced out for lgog! The best phone out today. Ips, s4 pro, 2 gig ram,16 gig internal, removable SD slot, lte, unlock bl, also support
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It was a good run, but I think I'm going to retire my Vivid and get a One X+. Thanks to all the devs who continued to support the phone, after the situation. It's been great guys, thanks for making a great community around this little phone.
I can get the HTC One with Vodafone Branding for 360 Euro .. I haven't had a branded device before,
what are the downsides besides no OTA from HTC?
Is there a way to unbrand the phone?
You can root mate to get rid of branded bloatware. If not though your limited to carrier pushed out updates and if they do the cid way again regardless of if your rooted or not your stuffed
Shouldn't stop you getting it though. Hopefully HTC won't do the cid way again
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You can root mate to get rid of branded bloatware. If not though your limited to carrier pushed out updates and if they do the cid way again regardless of if your rooted or not your stuffed
Shouldn't stop you getting it though. Hopefully HTC won't do the cid way again
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They always do the cid way if there is carrier bloat. Because it's the carrier pushing out the software not HTC
Just hope for s-off or supercid
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How likely will there be supercid or s-off?
For 360 it is a good deal, so I would be ready to take a small risk haha
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How likely will there be supercid or s-off?
For 360 it is a good deal, so I would be ready to take a small risk haha
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We won't know until the device is released, more people have a chance to try
And those who already have a device that are working on it will remain quiet until it's released
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I heard that with previous devices like the One S or One X+ there have been problems with getting s-off on bloated phones and changing the cid ..
voltron2k11 said:
I heard that with previous devices like the One S or One X+ there have been problems with getting s-off on bloated phones and changing the cid ..
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There's always an exploit, they just haven't found it yet
We can only hope
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the One X was just left to eat dust.. while its cousins and brothers "The EVO 4G LTE, DNA etc" got s-off days or a few months after release
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the One X was just left to eat dust.. while its cousins and brothers "The EVO 4G LTE, DNA etc" got s-off days or a few months after release
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The devices with sd cards are easier to exploit to begin with, especially the Qualcomm ones
They also recently found a common exploit with the Qualcomm processors
Since the one will have a Qualcomm processor we can hope a similar exploit is found
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Thanks for the info .. I guess I will just go for it
It's a great phone even when I can't get it exploited.
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Thanks for the info .. I guess I will just go for it
It's a great phone even when I can't get it exploited.
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My suggestion to all is to never buy a phone (besides a nexus) that you aren't happy to have with the stock software, just in case
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That is how I felt about it, but it's a bargain for a great phone with already awesome software
I can wait for custom roms or go without
hey I'm new to HTC phones so whats the difference with bootloader unlock, s-off, and supercid?
ross1998 said:
hey I'm new to HTC phones so whats the difference with bootloader unlock, s-off, and supercid?
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unlocking the bootloader let's you mess with the /system, flashing kernel & recovery partition(using a PC only). Setting the phone to S-Off let's you flash kernels, baseband/radio, recovery, hboot(through your phone directly), Super CID I'd like to know also. This CID thing just came out on the One series so no idea what is it.
CID is HTC's way to differentiate between carrier and regional devices, also that's how they push updates and they started CIDs a while ago...
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Anyone point me in the rite direction on how to get the beanflinger game / daydream unlocked on the htc one as I cannot for the life of me where as on my sgs4 it works immediately? Thanks
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I'd like to find out how this can be unlocked on the Verizon HTC one. Is it even possible?