I have an HTC HD7 on the Bell Mobility network in Canada. I was previously a Blackberry user and made the move to a Windows Phone versus the iPhone. The HD7 I have is a used unit to bridge me (with no contract) to some of the newer phones coming out in the Fall. I am in desperate need to have a Mobile Hotspot feature similar to what I had on my Blackberry.
Appreciate your thoughts and hope someone has a solution. I'm new at this so you can safely assume I know nothing about hacking a phone.
hd7 has mobile hotspot, its in settings under internet sharing.
if you dont have it, theres probably an update for your phone.
Unfortunately the recent update did not provide me with that option. I think certain carriers turned on the feature.
I am in the same boat; Bell, HD7, no internet sharing. It seems that Bell blocked it in the 8107 update they rolled out. Also, there is no Windows Phones at all on their website anymore, with no news that they are carrying any specific ones in the future either. It looks like I will have to leave Bell and move to Telus in all likelihood.
I hope that's not the case with Bell. I moved my team to iPhones and I held back to stay with the Windows phone because of HTC and the OS which I've come to like. I'm going to unlock my phone today. want to be able to install xda files. Do you know how to do that?
I do not. I attempted to, but ran into issues with the unlocking process due to the tool I was using did not have any settings for Bell. If you have any luck, let me know please.
Surprisingly I called a bunch of folks today who said they could't unlock an HD7. Told me to go on eBay and purchase a code. I have my wireless consultant in on Tuesday to activate all the iPhones. She has some guys that will have it unlocked and I'll ask them about the XDA files.
Have to find a solution or I might have to make the switch to an iPhone. Can't believe there isn't anyone on this forum that hash't got a fix.
Hi,
Can someone confirm if the mobile hotspot feature is indeed available on the HTC hd7 from Bell.
A friend is selling a used HD7 for dirt cheap and I'm considering buy it. If it doesn't have the hotspot function, I don't want to waste my money.
Thanks in advance,
The Bell HD7 does not have the mobile hot spot. looking to get an unlocked ATT HD7 or a Titan II.
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Hi,
Just a quick one and looking for opinions.
Yesterday I managed to pickup a diamond from a shop. I was told it was direct purchase i.e. not sim locked to any provider. So I paid going retail price at 750 canadian for it. Get it home to discover the $#$#$ thing is linked to airtel and sim locked. I managed to get the network unlock code and it can now use my own sim card.
If I hard spl it I figure there should be no difference at this point between mine and the HTC released version.
Does anyone see any other reasons I should return this for a proper version that I requested.
Would you let it go and continue as above or return to the shop and rip the $#$#$ a new one.
I have to return home in a few days and need to make up my mind.
Thanks!
Well.. depends if you're a principals kind of guy. However, if unlocking it was a breeze and didn't cost u any real agony, why get yourself all worked up over it... Maybe you should send an e-mail to their headquarters if it's a big storechain...
Yes, I know what you mean. Perhaps what I meant to directly ask others if they see any technical reason this phone would now be any different then a standard unlocked version direct from HTC. I used a network unlock code from a specific website to do this.
If anyone sees a reason to be worked up ... i.e. the minute I flash a new ROM onto this it may not work because some providers ID is in there, then yes I will go back. But, if network unlocking provides the same benefit as just having a direct unlocked model then I dont really care and will just give him my email feedback.
thanks
Seeing as you paid Canadian dollars for it, I assume you are in Canada? If so, you might want to return it or at least keep the option open for the next week or so. It's looking like the official Canadian release version from Telus is going to have an extended battery and possibly more RAM. The word floating around is that it will be available first week or so of August.
Hi, does anyone know when the hd7 will be available to buy sim free in the UK? I got my hd2 from expansys last November and now I really want the hd7! I know I could get it on o2 and unlock it but I'm not so keen on that.
Thanks
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levy9 said:
Hi, does anyone know when the hd7 will be available to buy sim free in the UK? I got my hd2 from expansys last November and now I really want the hd7! I know I could get it on o2 and unlock it but I'm not so keen on that.
Thanks
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No I dont think so, its exclusively available to O2 in the UK, Expansys dont show it as being available sim free either.
Strange decision to alienate potential new wp7 customers by restricting where and how you can get a hd7! Surely to make a new OS work make the flagship handset available to everyone!
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German O2 HD7 is afaik Lock free. Perhaps you can import it from there.
The real issue is that not only HD7, but there is not any WP7 SIM free handset available. I really don't like these slavery and expensive 2 years contracts, or full of bloatware locked PAYG devices. So I'm looking only for SIM free but no avail. I don’t mind the O2 “exclusivity” because prefer Omnia 7 than HD7. Unfortunately the only info for expected stock availability, which I’ve found, is for the end of Nov!
As far as I know the HD7 will not be available sim free until the exclusivity deal ends with O2, date not known for this.
Out of interest, I got the following deal from O2 last week by phoning retentions dept after being a contract customer with them for many years:
Simplicity 12 month @ £15 per month
included 300 anytime minutes, unlimited texts, 500mb data
Handset cost £330
For me this was a good deal and probably the cheapest method of getting a HD7 right now.
Hope this helps.
I'm not sure what M$ plan is. They copied Android and just flooded the market with too many phones. There is no flagship device, which is what boggles me the most.
I wouldnt be surprised if they come out with a Zune phone. From what I've heard the Zune HD was a solid piece of hardware; I don't see why they cant make a phone.
They may just be waiting for some of the kinks to be worked out of windows phone 7 and launch it when the OS really has some legs under it.
It's a joke all I want to do is spend my cash on the phone of my choice! I've been a fan of HTC Windows phones for years I choose to use a Vodafone 12 month sim only contract to get the best value, surely this is gonna piss people off!
Went to my local o2 store today and had a mess around with one, really impressed and they had 2 payg in stock soooo tempted! The only thing is it looks like people are having problems unlocking them and it voids the warranty which could be a real issue with a new phone.
Really don't know why they would want to stop people buying it sim free?!
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I'm not sure what M$ plan is. They copied Android and just flooded the market with too many phones. There is no flagship device, which is what boggles me the most.
I wouldnt be surprised if they come out with a Zune phone. From what I've heard the Zune HD was a solid piece of hardware; I don't see why they cant make a phone.
They may just be waiting for some of the kinks to be worked out of windows phone 7 and launch it when the OS really has some legs under it.
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To you this may sound bad, to other non geeky people (ie the type of people who wouldn't be on here) it's excellent.
I've lost count of the amount of people I know who have bought a HTC Desire just because they want a HTC and have no idea what Android is. "Fanboys" can be a great asset, apple has shown that and there are a load of HTC, Samsung fanboys around atm. People will buy phones like the HD7 just because it's made by HTC and has a nice big screen, not because it has windows phone, that's just a bonus or they may not even be aware of what windows phone 7 is.
I've ordered it at Expansys Belgium, maybe you could buy it there as it wouldn't take too long to ship.
I've had a good look on other sites selling the hd7 and I'm a bit uneasy about doing that, so I'm going to my local o2 store to buy one today and unlock it. 2 questions though:
Is it only online purchased hd7s that are struggling to be unlocked? I live in a small town and there are 2 payg in stock chances are they are from the first batch so might still unlock?
When I do unlock it will I still be able to receive official updates from Microsoft or will unlocking it void my phone?
Thanks
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levy9 said:
I've had a good look on other sites selling the hd7 and I'm a bit uneasy about doing that, so I'm going to my local o2 store to buy one today and unlock it. 2 questions though:
Is it only online purchased hd7s that are struggling to be unlocked? I live in a small town and there are 2 payg in stock chances are they are from the first batch so might still unlock?
When I do unlock it will I still be able to receive official updates from Microsoft or will unlocking it void my phone?
Thanks
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If its one of the earlier phones you should stand a good chance of unlocking it. Unlocking will not stop you from getting Microsoft updates.
Thanks for that, off up town now
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I, also have no understanding why there is no option to have the device via a operator or to buy off line, why would I want to buy from o2?
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I, also have no understanding why there is no option to have the device via a operator or to buy off line, why would I want to buy from o2?
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Because in the UK it's exclusive to o2?
O2 probably paid for the exclusivity buy commeitting to xxx number of units, if your carrier hasn't got it, then complain to them for not giving the OEMs the cash. From some of the reports out their it looks like the industry wasn't backing this new OS and have been caught out by the demand.
I brought mine on PAYG on day 1 from O2 at £389 (uk pounds), sim free I think it will sell for at least £499 to £539). So O2 got exclusivity AND was able to knock a few pounds off for it's customers.
Got my unlock code from O2 over the weekend free of charge, will try it out tomorrow
I also bought mine for £389, on launch day (£379 + required £10 top up). I haven't even bothered taking the o2 sim out of its packaging.
Straight away I used a giffgaff sim that I had ordered (see giffgaff.com). I pay £10 a month for:
150 minutes,
unlimited texts,
unlimited data (with no fair use policy or cap),
No fixed term contract (I can walk away anytime, not that I'd want to at that price).
You can pay more for more minutes if needed.
The reason I can do this is because giffgaff are owned by Telefonica (who own o2) and runs on o2's network (much like how Tesco Mobile operates). Because of this I haven't needed to unlock my HD7.
Just last night I downloaded a game demo that claimed to be 81MB. I couldn't do that every night on pretty much any other operator as they have data caps.
Buying the phone on PAYG and using giffgaff is way cheaper than the £40x24month deal that o2 would like to lock you in to. I don't understand why more people don't do it this way.
The cheeky bit - if you'd like to sign up for giffgaff, send me a pm so I can get giffgaff to send you the sim. This way, we both get £5 free credit! I don't mean for this to be a spammy post, so sorry if it comes across that way. I just think this is a good alternative to getting the HD7 sim-free or unlocking it, and probably the cheapest way overall.
I'll be doing more searching to be certain but since my Galaxy S is in for the 3rd repair and I'm sick of it there is a slight chance I can trade for a Tab. I have the Bell Galaxy unlocked running on Rogers so if I trade for a Tab it will be the Bell version.
So, is it reasonable to think that I can unlock it, flash it, and run a Rogers SIM and get 3G on it like I do the Galaxy? I can get 6+Mbs on the Galaxy. And can I get it to do phone duties? Of course this is only useful if I use a headset.
Any Bell Tab users running on Rogers around here?
Bell Tab user running on Telus. Same difference.
Just follow the unlock and flashing threads on the main forum for the AT&T version, it all applies to the Bell and Rogers tabs.
I have a Bell tab running on Sasktel but it is unlocked and could run on any north american provider. I also have the phone working. I found all the directions to do this on these forums.
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Thanks a lot. I wasn't sure if there are many versions like there are with the S which can cause trouble (A U.S. Vibrant rom an a Bell Vibrant == bad news).
There's only a slight chance I can get one but the shop has mentioned they'll discuss it since they know how bad the S corruption problem is.
So the bottom line is that there is little doubt that a Bell spec'd Tab (not yet sure if there are radio differences between the different offerings) can run full 3G speed on a Rogers network and can use standard voice? I have no doubt that VoIP is ok but if I can make it act like a bigger version of the Galaxy S then I'm good. I won't ask how to do it since I can research no problem. I just want to be prepared to tell the shop that yes I'll swap for a Tab.
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So the bottom line is that there is little doubt that a Bell spec'd Tab (not yet sure if there are radio differences between the different offerings) can run full 3G speed on a Rogers network and can use standard voice? I have no doubt that VoIP is ok but if I can make it act like a bigger version of the Galaxy S then I'm good. I won't ask how to do it since I can research no problem. I just want to be prepared to tell the shop that yes I'll swap for a Tab.
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No doubt whatsoever. None. Zilch. Nada.
It's a sure thing, a cinch, dead certain.
Follow the instructions for unlocking and the AT&T how-to-flash-voice in this forum.
You'll get full 3G on both bands, you'll be able to fall back on Roger's EDGE network if need be (great for saving battery life too), and you'll have world-wide GSM voice, via speakerphone, Bluetooth, or the included wired headset.
I want to know how you convinced them to swap the Galaxy S for a Tab. Mine is in repair right now and I'd love to do that
I didn't, it is just a possibility. Actually they brought it up after my successful campaign to convince them that I used the SGS as a tablet and is why I don't show up as a Bell customer. We're not supposed to be able to buy them without at least a PAYG plan but that was my other success when initially buying what is now my regret. You'd think that buying the full price no contract would allow that but the fine print says no. It took me 5 stores before I was able to outsell the salesman.
I'm pleased however with how nice people have been so far around here. I did see a brief spat over someone's claim to use their Tab as a primary phone. That's what I intend to do since voice is low usage for me but I'd still need voice at times. The Tab can stay tucked away and use a headset so I'm not too worried about the size. I'm old with fat fingers so the size is very useful for me.
I'm in the same boat. I've got the Captivate from Rogers, and I picked up the Tab from Bell. (Way cheaper from Bell buying it outright) I'm going to hack the phone into working and unlock it tonight.
Voice is the least used feature of my phone, but I still need to have it.
I've just got to figure out a way to carry it around easily come summer when the Jacket pockets go back into the closet.
Let us know how it goes. If I get the same defective hardware back from repair I'll be asking to trade for a Tab. So with you having a Bell Tab and making it work on Rogers with voice is something I want to hear about. Did you get one month PAYG SIM? It seems you have to activate it to get it at the best price.
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Let us know how it goes. If I get the same defective hardware back from repair I'll be asking to trade for a Tab. So with you having a Bell Tab and making it work on Rogers with voice is something I want to hear about. Did you get one month PAYG SIM? It seems you have to activate it to get it at the best price.
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I signed up for the Tablet Flex Plan, but then cancelled it. I'm going to be billed for an extra month, so I'll use it sparingly and just eat the cost...
I bought minbe from Future Shop out right without having to go month to month or anything. The Rogers one was $20 cheaper aswell when Buying out right. $629 on Rodgers vs. $649 on Bell. If you want to avoid having to pay for a month of service and another sim just get it from Best Buy or Future Shop. They also have open box ones for $609.
Hey guys got a tab today on rogers , does anyone now if canadian tabs have Media Hub? Cant find it anywhere?
Tetreaul said:
I have a Bell tab running on Sasktel but it is unlocked and could run on any north american provider. I also have the phone working. I found all the directions to do this on these forums.
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Will it also work on t-mobile 3g?
I am new to android devices, and I have a few questions:
#1. I got a tab with bell as the carrier.
#2. The bluetooth does not pick up headset or handsfree profile devices at all
I want to use a headset with this device
If I do the flashing and install new roms, will I be able to get the bluetooth to work?
Has anyone else had this problem and resolved it satisfactorally?
Rogers Stock Rom
Rogers tab stuck at samsung logo. I need to reflash to Rogers FW. Anyone has it ?
Thanks
Sorry for resurrecting an old thread, but could someone please let me know if there have been any changes to the flashing procedure?
I am a new owner of a Bell Canada Galaxy tab, and would love to have it unlocked, in order to use it freely...
Someone here noted that their Tab was already unlocked when bought - how would I go about to verify if mine is locked or not?
Thank you and sorry if my questions are too "noob"-ish...
AnitaPeterson said:
Sorry for resurrecting an old thread, but could someone please let me know if there have been any changes to the flashing procedure?
I am a new owner of a Bell Canada Galaxy tab, and would love to have it unlocked, in order to use it freely...
Someone here noted that their Tab was already unlocked when bought - how would I go about to verify if mine is locked or not?
Thank you and sorry if my questions are too "noob"-ish...
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Easiest way is to stick another carriers sim in the slot and see if you get signal. I unlocked my Bell Tab and use it on Telus as my main device (phone and all).
I used this for unlock. Then just follow the guide for the Overcome GB flash and you'll be set.
AnitaPeterson said:
Sorry for resurrecting an old thread, but could someone please let me know if there have been any changes to the flashing procedure?
I am a new owner of a Bell Canada Galaxy tab, and would love to have it unlocked, in order to use it freely...
Someone here noted that their Tab was already unlocked when bought - how would I go about to verify if mine is locked or not?
Thank you and sorry if my questions are too "noob"-ish...
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If you have phone capabilities you can go to the dial pad and type
*#7465625#
check the first value network lock and that will tell you if it's unlocked or not.
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Hi everyone,
I just bought a T-Mobile unlocked HTC HD7 on ebay to switch from my HTC Touch on Bell Canada's network. The thing is: it can't seem to find the network and when I call Bell, they told me that they can't see the phone trying to connect to their servers.
I have a brand new SIM card, activated in their store. The phone works well, I can connect to the Wifi and browse the web.
Any info? Thanks in advance.
Hey, well sorry to tell you but the tmobile HD7 isn't compatible with the Bell network..youd need a Bell, at&t, or Telstra HD7. This thread explains it...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=971262
It sucks mate but best option would be to throw it back on eBay and then buy a Bell one
Thanks a lot, I just tough every phones were the same.
I should have read a little more before buying it!
Not a problem, hope you can get yourself a Bell one..its a great phone and a refreshing OS to use.
Afternoon gents,
I am trading my iPhone 4 for the HD7 but i don't get very good signal with O2, so i was thinking about buying the handset unlocked and then putting a Vodafone contract SIM in it.
But, will this affect phone updates as carriers control WP7 updates?
Thank you.
You will have to wait for O2 to push updates as it will have an O2 ROM on it (O2 splash logo, locked yahoo search etc).
The only way around this is to flash a Euro branded ROM using Goldcard (exactly what I did) or one of the other methods floating around in the dev thread.
What about buying the phone from one of the East Asia compaines?
Found a site which offers the handset for £250 - checked reviews everywhere and all have recieved their items without fault.
One would assume that these devices would not have the O2 ROM?
No problem with Asia Phone
I bought my HD7 from an Asian shop on ebay. No problems whatsoever and I am also on Vodafone. I did use the disconnect trick and am now runing the nodo update with no issues. I also got my 16GB phone a LOT cheaper.
Crack on, it's well worth it!
Edit: Of course it was completely inbranded
gloves085 said:
I bought my HD7 from an Asian shop on ebay. No problems whatsoever and I am also on Vodafone. I did use the disconnect trick and am now runing the nodo update with no issues. I also got my 16GB phone a LOT cheaper.
Crack on, it's well worth it!
Edit: Of course it was completely inbranded
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What's the disconnect trick?
Did Zune tell you that an update was available?
Casdawer said:
Afternoon gents,
I am trading my iPhone 4 for the HD7 but i don't get very good signal with O2, so i was thinking about buying the handset unlocked and then putting a Vodafone contract SIM in it.
But, will this affect phone updates as carriers control WP7 updates?
Thank you.
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You'll be fine i bought my via o2 but same reason due to poor data signal i ported over to vodafone, and it works brilliantly, update is fine, recently HTC push the NoDoUpdate via ZUNE and everything is runing smoothly.
Same here, I've been on Vodafone for years but pre-ordered a PAYG HD7 from O2 then just got it unlocked and has been great since.
Granted I did flash the latest Euro ROM using GOLDCARD so have no problems with updates or anything but all in all very much glad I sold on my iPhone 4 when I did, thankfully found someone nice to buy it and paid what I did as got a Unlocked one straight from Apple when they first came out.
If i bought a HD7 from the O2 shop, how would i go about unlocking it?
Would this also remove the O2 boot logo?
(You'll have to excuse my stupid questions, i do computers not phones )
You could either pay a unlock site to give you a unlock code or if you know a O2 Contract Customer they can fill out the unlock code request form online and request one for free. If you do it that way it may take two or three attempts as some guys email back and say no cos it's a contract phone but then somebody won't check as much and just issue the code, know loads of people done it this way, took 2 attempts to get mine.
As for the branding NO it would not get rid of it, to do that you would need to flash the phone with a different ROM like a HTC Euro ROM using such as the GOLDCARD Method. This will not make any difference to your unlock status so you know so you can't unlock it by flashing another ROM, and you can flash as often as you want and it won't relock the phone, once it's unlocked it's unlocked.
gloves085 said:
I bought my HD7 from an Asian shop on ebay. No problems whatsoever and I am also on Vodafone. I did use the disconnect trick and am now runing the nodo update with no issues. I also got my 16GB phone a LOT cheaper.
Crack on, it's well worth it!
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If you had to do the disconnect trick then it isnt de-branded.
The debranded HD7s got the update on the day of release.
I got my HD7 from O2, unlocked it through O2, and then left and went to 3.
I also did the debranded as said on here, which was nice and easy, and I got the nodo update on the day of release
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If you had to do the disconnect trick then it isnt de-branded.
The debranded HD7s got the update on the day of release.
I got my HD7 from O2, unlocked it through O2, and then left and went to 3.
I also did the debranded as said on here, which was nice and easy, and I got the nodo update on the day of release
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I assure it is unbranded and the update was not available on the day of release as reported all over the web. I have since however rolled back the update and received the official update with HTC additions via Zune.