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Cellular South, CDMA Milestone

I don't live anywhere near the coverage of this carrier but I am curious. They have released a CDMA phone which they have titled the Milestone. My presumption is that the hardware is more like the Droid, but they had to pick another name because only Verizon has licensed the use of "Droid". Has anyone tested out whether this phone has an unlocked bootloader (which would presumably make it compatible with Droid ROMs)?
This clarification may be helpful so that users of this phone will not accidentally follow any of the other "Milestone" instructions out there on the web.

Are you sure it's CDMA? The whole "Milestone" model is GSM based.
I imagine a CDMA Milestone would just be a Droid without all of Verizon's Droid crap all over the UI. Haven't even heard this but it'd be cool to know. Wonder why Telus didn't grab this too?

GlitchZero said:
Are you sure it's CDMA? The whole "Milestone" model is GSM based.
I imagine a CDMA Milestone would just be a Droid without all of Verizon's Droid crap all over the UI. Haven't even heard this but it'd be cool to know. Wonder why Telus didn't grab this too?
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Yes, it is a CDMA phone. Cellular South is a CDMA carrier. They have no way of operating any phone that isn't.
Telus didn't grab this because they didn't want another CDMA phone. They want pretty much all new releases to be HSPA phones. That's why they released the HSPA Milestone.

You can root it using universalandroot. It installs superuser and then install rom manager from market and flash recovery then you need to make a nandroid backup.you can now flash any Droid rom you want I am using sapphire 1.0 with 1ghz kernal and it is working. Just make sure you don't flash a different radio baseband.anymore information on this you can look up Droid forums/cellular south milestone/Droid.com
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Thanks, glad to clear that up! I wonder if the forums should be renamed to reflect the fact that this "Milestone" should be treated as a Droid.

And so it begins...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=7926606&postcount=24

droid 3 cousin coming Aug 9 XT860 4G

If this one is shipped unlocked. can it be used to unlock the droid 3 they are the same except the bell one has 4G
droid 3
http://developer.motorola.com/products/droid-3-xt862/
XT860 4G
http://developer.motorola.com/products/xt860-4g/
set for release Aug 9
http://www.unwiredview.com/2011/08/01/motorola-xt860-4g-to-be-launched-by-bell-on-august-9/
i haven't found any thing on the bootloader yet still looking will post if i find any more news

I think that the unlocked that they're referring to is a SIM unlock, not a bootloader.

oostah said:
If this one is shipped unlocked. can it be used to unlock the droid 3 they are the same except the bell one has 4G
droid 3
http://developer.motorola.com/products/droid-3-xt862/
XT860 4G
http://developer.motorola.com/products/xt860-4g/
set for release Aug 9
http://www.unwiredview.com/2011/08/01/motorola-xt860-4g-to-be-launched-by-bell-on-august-9/
i haven't found any thing on the bootloader yet still looking will post if i find any more news
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Motorola apparently says this is NOT a 4g phone....it is just named the 4G
check page 8
https://supportforums.motorola.com/thread/53563?start=105&tstart=0
and this thread....yes....I was venting on Moto....sorry if you guys don't agree
https://supportforums.motorola.com/thread/55156?tstart=0

It is kinda 4g like T-Mobile has 4G. More like 3G+

pplude said:
It is kinda 4g like T-Mobile has 4G. More like 3G+
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if that's the case, there's still opportunity for additional speed since vzw users are locked in at 14.4.

It's no different than our phone. They just call it the 4G because GSM companies like to call their HSPA+ technology "4G" when it's really just an extension of 3G. Our phones support the same bands - you're gaining nothing by buying that phone unless the MCC 310 block is not in place, in which case you'd theoretically be able to use the phone on AT&T or TMo here. Both of those carriers are atrocious in my area, so I can't see selling the D3 for that just to get the MCC 310 unlock. Odds are, that will be broken soon too anyway, just like the D2G.

Telus Canada

Hey i was wondering if anyone knew if the Droid 3, or its equivalent the Moto xt 860:
( WCDMA 850/1900/2100, GSM 850/900/1800/1900, HSDPA 14.4 Mbps (Category 9/10), EDGE Class 12, GPRS Class 12, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps)
will work on Telus Canada network (after being unlocked of course), and work well (data and everything working). Thanks

It should work with their sim cards after unlock, yes.
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BuckM said:
Hey i was wondering if anyone knew if the Droid 3, or its equivalent the Moto xt 860:
( WCDMA 850/1900/2100, GSM 850/900/1800/1900, HSDPA 14.4 Mbps (Category 9/10), EDGE Class 12, GPRS Class 12, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps)
will work on Telus Canada network (after being unlocked of course), and work well (data and everything working). Thanks
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I am currently using the XT860 on Telus, no problems at all. You just have to add the APN for Telus before you can use data. And as BuckM pointed out, you have to make sure the phone is SIM unlocked.

Xt860 on telus configuration
http://www.telusmobility.com/fr/QC/phones_and_devices/setupdata.shtml

Both work fine on Telus. Unlock the of course is required.
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I'm looking at some locked Verizon Droid 3's on ebay, I'm under the impression they are xt862's not xt860, If I get the unlock code (online) will they function with TELUS?
I read there are radio differences between the two (XT862 from US, XT860 CAN/Brazil).

CrazyPhil said:
I'm looking at some locked Verizon Droid 3's on ebay, I'm under the impression they are xt862's not xt860, If I get the unlock code (online) will they function with TELUS?
I read there are radio differences between the two (XT862 from US, XT860 CAN/Brazil).
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The xt862 should work on telus, however verizon changes the unlock code so only verizon can unlock them. In order to do this it has to be hooked up to a verizon acct in good standing. More hassle than its worth. Get a xt860
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Endoroid said:
The xt862 should work on telus, however verizon changes the unlock code so only verizon can unlock them. In order to do this it has to be hooked up to a verizon acct in good standing. More hassle than its worth. Get a xt860
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Or get the users to ship it already unlocked after he gets the code from Verizon. Tell him it is and make it a deal breaker, if it's not unlocked you can keep it and see what he says. Verizon has a habit of giving out the PUK(personal unlock code used to unlock your phone if you enter the wrong sim code too many times) and calling it a sim unlock code, it's caused a lot of confusion on these forums and others and is something to watch out for as well, you want the phone unlocked, not with the code.

Or get an xt862 that has never been activated on verizons network. Afaik when its first activated is when the code is changed
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The one I purchased was advertised as a CLEAN ESN, and I was able to unlock it ($6, and 15 min wait) and confirm functionality.
The only issue I seem to be encountering is with the data connection. I added the apn information in the connection settings and it does work but when I switch between Wifi and back it stops working. Also when it works it seems very slow...
So stock with just the unlock I'm not sure if it's 100% working on TELUS.
Any ideas?

I followed this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1406812
And it seems to work a bit better.

I know this is an old thread, but to clear the records you can unlock and use the Droid 3 by Verizon on Telus or any other canadian provider without issues, so for those that state you need to have Verizon unlock the device before using is totally wrong 110%
Go nuts and buy those locked or unlocked Droids to use on Telus or rogers etc... it will work, just add the APN by the specific provider and your good to go,
On another note please also look at the specs before purchasing any device make sure the Network Frequency also matches.

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I know this is an old thread, but to clear the records you can unlock and use the Droid 3 by Verizon on Telus or any other canadian provider without issues, so for those that state you need to have Verizon unlock the device before using is totally wrong 110%
Go nuts and buy those locked or unlocked Droids to use on Telus or rogers etc... it will work, just add the APN by the specific provider and your good to go,
On another note please also look at the specs before purchasing any device make sure the Network Frequency also matches.
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That, unless Verizon altered the default unlock code. And this is about 50% in the cases. You being lucky doesn't mean everyone else is.
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What are you talking about? Verizon has nothing to do with altering the unlock codes, i have done this for over 100 verizon phones 10 of those were all droid 3's so what are you talking about?

Ultimate D3 w/ US GSM & CDMA

So, as my backup GSM phone just crapped out (Unlocked Samsung 'Blackjack') I start pondering of D3 potential. Do people think theres a way to custom edit some files like the radio.img to enable the harnessing of US GSM bands while simultaneously preserving access to big reds 3g airwaves. I ask this because I have to use my overseas sim card once every couple months so it doesnt get deactivated. How much time could it require?
Thanks
Eric

Check over in the dev area. They've been unlocked and used on T-Mobile/AT&T already! There's a guide as to how to do it.

yes but that requires the crippling of the cdma radio.

Anyone know if it's possible?

I'm running my d3 on at&t u.s. right now, I don't have a foreign SIM to test with or I would test that method.
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[Q] droid 4 to straight talk

I am looking to try to dring my droid 4 to straight talk. A lot of places have said plenty of different things. But can anyone tell me how I can do this for the droid 4. I can find barely anything for the droid 4 itself. Most of the stuff I find is for other droid models and none of them are clear for the process.

darkdragonmc said:
I am looking to try to dring my droid 4 to straight talk. A lot of places have said plenty of different things. But can anyone tell me how I can do this for the droid 4. I can find barely anything for the droid 4 itself. Most of the stuff I find is for other droid models and none of them are clear for the process.
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It looks like you can unlock the phone for GSM -- I'd follow the guides relevant to that. Next, you'll need an unlocked GSM StraightTalk MicroSIM card.
I'm going to take a gamble and try this myself and see what happens and if I can pull it off. Are you intending to run this as a GSM phone or a CDMA phone?
As I recall only 2G works with AT&T/GSM, but potentially some other people have unlocked it for 3G... I'll be testing and let you know!

I too am curious about using this with straight talk. I had heard about 50/50 with people getting 3g to work with GSM. There was another post in this forum about unlocking the bands, so I might have to give that a try..

Just FYI -- in case anyone comes across this post at a future date:
At present (October 1st, 2012), the GSM bands in America remain locked (despite what some websites have claimed) and no workaround has been discovered as of yet.
I tried placing my MicroSIM for StraightTalk in the D4 and had no luck, unfortunately! :-/

terinfire said:
It looks like you can unlock the phone for GSM -- I'd follow the guides relevant to that. Next, you'll need an unlocked GSM StraightTalk MicroSIM card.
I'm going to take a gamble and try this myself and see what happens and if I can pull it off. Are you intending to run this as a GSM phone or a CDMA phone?
As I recall only 2G works with AT&T/GSM, but potentially some other people have unlocked it for 3G... I'll be testing and let you know!
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i would like to go to straight talk using cdma if possible.. anyone know how to program the droid 4 on the straight talk network.??