How can i check if my t-mobile wing (says htc on back) is SIM LOCKED? also if anyone knows any good programs to deal with this, please give advice. Appreciate all the help, and xda forum rocks.
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Try using a sim card from a diffrent cell phone provider other then t-mobile and it works then well i guess its sim-unlocked
what ^ he said is a good way to tell. Also most phones bought from the provider are locked, you can go have them unlock it and usually they will do it. (most will wait till your past your contract though).
So I plan on buying an HD7 @ Bell (no contract), will I be able to unlock the phone and use it on Telus carrier?
I've already searched the forum but I did not find my answer.
Thx in advance!
dolanz said:
So I plan on buying an HD7 @ Bell (no contract), will I be able to unlock the phone and use it on Telus carrier?
I've already searched the forum but I did not find my answer.
Thx in advance!
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Yes. The bands for Telus, Rogers and Bell are all the same. Their systems are a bit different but the cellular bands are all the same.
thx alot m8!
I have a bell hd7 I got on contract, I unlocked it it recognized Rogers SIM.
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Okay I just got my HD7 today unlocked! w0oho0!
Anyways Phone saying theres an OS update for my phone.
Will I lose my unclok if I updated my OS?
Thx in advance!
Anyone got the picture text settings to work for incoming text with Telus for Bell HD7?
I can send pictures but cannot recieve
I have just obtained a G1 Dream from someone in Canada, its on the rogers network, but i want to move it to Tmobile (or any other network). I think its soft-bricked (haven't see the phone yet), which i am sure i can work around. But how do i get it to work on a US carrier. Is there anything special i should know or do? Something other than putting in a sim and entering the unlock code?
Thanks!
Rabid
No unlock code and u may need your carriers apn settings.....I ued one on art...tmobile u will only get edge
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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.
Hi there guys, was wondering if I was to purchase an AT&T HTC One 64gb developers edition from the US to use in the UK would it work with my UK t-mobile sim or would I need to root the phone?
Also how easy is it to root the htc one, I rooted my htc sensation is it easier than that??
Thanks
I 'think' that if you r00t it you will unlock it also, I might be wrong though and I can't remember if that's right or not.
Look up on 'debranding', to see if rooting will help you on that.
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For a rooting guide see here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2265618
Thx for the speedy reply, yeah dont mind rooting the device but just wanted to be sure that that would actually work on a US AT&T version of the htc one in the UK with a t-mobile sim? Has anyone already tried this?
thanks
Nonononono. Rooting does not SIM unlock your phone. Unlocking your bootloader does not SIM unlock your phone. SIM unlocking your phone, however, does.
If you purchase the AT&T model from AT&T, you will be SIM locked and will either A) have to sweet talk them into unlocking it or B) Pay someone to unlock it(there's a great thread of resources for that in the General section). If you purchase the Developers Edition(or any edition) from HTC, it will already be SIM unlocked and should work just fine on any GSM network in the world. There is no AT&T Developers Edition.
EDIT: As far as the difficulty goes, it's pretty easy to root the HTC One. There's a couple of annoying steps you have to repeat before the process is done(i.e. flashing recovery/rebooting several times until it sticks)
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Nonononono. Rooting does not SIM unlock your phone. Unlocking your bootloader does not SIM unlock your phone. SIM unlocking your phone, however, does.
If you purchase the AT&T model from AT&T, you will be SIM locked and will either A) have to sweet talk them into unlocking it or B) Pay someone to unlock it(there's a great thread of resources for that in the General section). If you purchase the Developers Edition(or any edition) from HTC, it will already be SIM unlocked and should work just fine on any GSM network in the world. There is no AT&T Developers Edition.
EDIT: As far as the difficulty goes, it's pretty easy to root the HTC One. There's a couple of annoying steps you have to repeat before the process is done(i.e. flashing recovery/rebooting several times until it sticks)
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I'm pretty sure that you can Sim unlock yourself once you're rooted.
Never done it myself however so might be wrong.
The-Last-Hylian said:
I'm pretty sure that you can Sim unlock yourself once you're rooted.
Never done it myself however so might be wrong.
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Not on the HTC One, no.
At least, no one has discovered a way to do it. This is XDA we're talking about here, where there's a will there's a hack.
Ah guys, thanks so much for the replies, I'll wait for a developers edition to turn up on ebay. This all came up because I'm tired of waiting for the 64gb version in the UK (if it ever arrives???) and it looks like its cheaper to import from the US (even with import charges).....
I take it the Developer Unlocked Edition just comes with stock android with HTC sense 5 ui???
Thanks again
arvindsond said:
Ah
I take it the Developer Unlocked Edition just comes with stock android with HTC sense 5 ui???
Thanks again
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yes it does;
This special HTC One® Developer Edition comes with: 64GB of onboard memory, SIM unlocked and has an unlocked bootloader. Compatible on these frequencies:
HSPA/WCDMA: 850/1900/2100 MHz
GSM/GPRS/EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
LTE: 700/850/AWS/1900 MHz (US)
It doesn't have an unlocked bootloader, it has an unlockable bootloader. Just like every other network version of the phone has apart from AT&T. That is why HTC are selling it. Also a phone can be sim unlocked without the phone being rooted, as it is completely different. Unlocking the bootloader and then rooting it, wont sim unlock the phone, it will just allow the user to run unauthorized roms etc. Also if you got an AT&T phone from them, you wouldn't get OTA's from HTC they would come from AT&T as the CID wouldn't be a HTC one.
OK guys thanks for the replies, but now this is slightly confusing, so just to be crystal clear if I was to purchase a HTC One 64gb Developers edition from the US to the UK, and rooted it and installed my own rom etc, would this work in the UK or would I need to root the phone and sim unlock it aswell, or will rooting the phone do that for me anyway.....apologies for all the questions, just want to be sure as I've on;y ever rooted my HTC Sensation
Thanks again
arvindsond said:
OK guys thanks for the replies, but now this is slightly confusing, so just to be crystal clear if I was to purchase a HTC One 64gb Developers edition from the US to the UK, and rooted it and installed my own rom etc, would this work in the UK or would I need to root the phone and sim unlock it aswell, or will rooting the phone do that for me anyway.....apologies for all the questions, just want to be sure as I've on;y ever rooted my HTC Sensation
Thanks again
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OK to clarify - the HTC One DEVELOPERS EDITION will work on any UK network without any tinkering/rooting etc as it is SIM unlocked.
Any other USA model will be SIM locked and you will need to pay about £20 to get it unlocked for (UK) SIM cards. This has nothing to do with Rooting or which Rom you use. Stock will be fine.
2/3G should work, 4G won't tho
Great thanks for clearing that up guys
Hi guys, new question about something similar.....just seen a htc one that interests me, but the guy is saying it's AT&T Unlocked and will work in the UK.....is that even possible?
Thanks
arvindsond said:
Hi guys, new question about something similar.....just seen a htc one that interests me, but the guy is saying it's AT&T Unlocked and will work in the UK.....is that even possible?
Thanks
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That depends, you see, i have an HTC ONE - US international version, but in my country 3G works in 900mhz, and the factory unlocked i have has 850mhz so im stuck without 3G. In England they use 900mhz so i would need one from there, and yours, which is the same as mine only locked to ATT, will not work on 3G in UK, since they are 900mhz. 2G will work there btw.