Is it possible to use this phone on at&t prepaid? Or even straight talk?
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Yep, for sure. I'm using mine right now on StraightTalk. Just be sure to switch over the APN's to the correct ones and you'll be set. Depending on carrier, your device may however need to be unlocked through unlock code. Which, I believe you can purchase online somewhere.
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Hello, guys. I just came to USA and I do not how everything works here. I want Droid 3 as you can already know because I am posting here) I can buy this perfect device only locked by verizon but I do not like their plans so I think that AT&T will be good for me.
So as I understand after reading this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1172521&page=1 the necessary steps are the following:
1) I buy the phone for example here Droid 3 by motorola .
2) I buy the unlocking code at ebay (the seller is freedomobile).
3) I unlock the device using above code.
4) I buy the AT&T SIM-card.
5) I activate the SIM-card
and everything should work. Is everything correct?
And one more question: will I have the warranty?
How about buying already unlocked phone here http://negrielectronics.com/motorola-xt860-droid-3-850-1900-3g-unlocked.html
Thank you very much.
no it wont
volcomnator999 said:
no it wont
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What question is this answer to? And why?
g3n1uss said:
What question is this answer to? And why?
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I am not going to preach about searching or anything because it's quite lame IMO.
However, to answer your question, it won't work. From what I understand, Verizon was able to convince/modify/something with Motorola to prevent GSM networks inside the US to use the phone. I am not sure of the technical reasons specifically, but as far as I know, an unlocked Droid 3 just will not work on US GSM networks.
Besides, I strongly discourage against AT&T. There are reasons why people are willing to pay slightly more for Verizon.
Verizon tinkered with the baseband firmware which blocks all US GSM networks. We cannot replace the firmware unless we have an unlocked bootloader.
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Might not answer your question but I thought I saw someone post saying they use their droid 3 on cricket. *shrug*
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wootizzle said:
Might not answer your question but I thought I saw someone post saying they use their droid 3 on cricket. *shrug*
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The D3 can be flashed to Cricket. The Droid 2 Global, which is also a global, can be flashed to Cricket. The thing is that VZW doesn't want their global phones being used on GSM bands (AT&T/T-Mobile) in the US.
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So, the only way to buy the phone in USA is choosing the operator at first and then choosing the phone on the web site of the operator, correct?
And how about already unlocked devices by negrielectronics?
If you can get the proper unlocking code it WILL work on ATT. I know TeamBlackHat(which has a good reputation) sells these codes and has successfully done it.
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My question is will I be able to activate my SIM-card in unlocked droid 3?
kshen1 said:
If you can get the proper unlocking code it WILL work on ATT. I know TeamBlackHat(which has a good reputation) sells these codes and has successfully done it.
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Really? Did I miss something? Do you have a link?
Google it...
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Couldn't find.
Guys, I need your advice about negrielectronics.com Can I trust them? They told me that selling devices already unlocked and can be used with AT&T.
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Guys, I need your advice about negrielectronics.com Can I trust them? They told me that selling devices already unlocked and can be used with AT&T.
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They are pretty reputable. They sent Jon over at technobuffalo a htc sensation that was unlocked and could be used on att. I would say go for it.
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XT860 (Bell and OEM) may work, read few success stories about it.
The regular XT862, which is verizon's version will not work definitely.
I'm not from the US though, but I visit the states every summer and I know that my upcoming XT862 will not work while i'm visiting
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XT860 (Bell and OEM) may work, read few success stories about it.
The regular XT862, which is verizon's version will not work definitely.
I'm not from the US though, but I visit the states every summer and I know that my upcoming XT862 will not work while i'm visiting
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You don't know that...we've seen Droid pros, droid 2 globals on ATt thanks to tbh.
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Have similar question with regards to this problem.
I am using a Droid3 XT862 that has been unlocked, and I'm living in Jamaica.
However for some reason I cannot get the phone to work with one of my local networks. I can get it to work with two of them, namely Digicel and Claro. But I cant get it to work with Lime for some strange reason. I know the phone is capable to operate on the bandwidths which are listed below:
Digicel: GSM 900/1800 MHZ, UMTS 900 MHZ
Lime: GSM 850/1900 MHZ, UMTS 850/1900 MHZ
Claro: GSM 850/1900 MHZ, UMTS 850/1900 MHZ
All of which can work on the phone, and I also believe I shouldn't have the problem because I'm not using a US network where use is firmware locked. But my network of choice is Lime who is the only network that offers 3g locally. When I put in my lime sim it says "invalid sim card/no sim" and when I try to register to the lime network the phone says "Your sim card does not allow a connection to this network".
Any suggestions/solutions?
rweb said:
Really? Did I miss something? Do you have a link?
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For realz! Get us a link to this ish!
kshen1 said:
You don't know that...we've seen Droid pros, droid 2 globals on ATt thanks to tbh.
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(@wjones) Just head over Droid 2 Global section.
But before you do so, let me give you the bad news. TBH solution will not work on D3, neitheron does on newer D2G/DPro firmwares. It is all described there by CellZealot (TBH) in the D2G thread. Sorry, if you want D3 on AT&T, go buy Bell XT860.
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Hi guys I have one D3.I want to know can this phone unlocked and used in another country
Maybe so if it will unlock. Flash the 883 radio and build.prop and try.
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deankk said:
Hi guys I have one D3.I want to know can this phone unlocked and used in another country
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yes it will mine did
Can be 100% is this will work after flash the radio becouse I buy this phone from ebay and I want to be sure
Will I re read what you put and see that you wont to use it over seas.
but I do know it works in the usa if you do it. The unlock codes are $6 usa bucks so it does not cost that much to try it any way.
if it don't work then flash the old radio back its that easy
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AFAIK, a bad ESN is carrier specific. Meaning it's most likely ONLY blocked on VZW. You could almost certainly have it flashed to another CDMA network, or use it on GSM without issues.
The problem lies in that Verizon can hard SIM lock the phone so it only accepts Vodaphone SIMs. But that is rare. Get an unlock code from unlock4moto.com and it will be your best bet.
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Best unlock
search this on ebay
"Unlock Code for Verizon™ Motorola™ DROID 3 XT862 MB870"
This is what I've used for my last 5 droid 3's. Super fast. Just make sure its not "subsidy locked" which happened to one of my droid 3's, it happens after too many wrong codes entered, and at this point there's no way to bypass it. Sorry I'm a new member so I can't post links.
Does Motorola provide a SIM card. Correct me if I'm wrong, But doesn't the X use a Nano sim and my current phone uses a micro. Just wanted to know if I'll need to bring it to a store or if they provide one. Thanks!
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Yes. My ATT X came with the nano sim preinstalled from Motorola.
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Yes. My ATT X came with the nano sim preinstalled from Motorola.
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Did you just go online and input the info or did you have to call?
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Did you just go online and input the info or did you have to call?
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I just put my info in through the Motomaker site, built the phone, selected AT&T as carrier and (in my case) chose existing customer and upgrading a line, etc. The only call I had to make was when I received the phone to activate it with ATT, for some reason it wouldn't recognize the upgrade through the web activation method. Sim was already installed and phone was charged, took no more than 5-10 minutes from unboxing to being online.
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I just put my info in through the Motomaker site, built the phone, selected AT&T as carrier and (in my case) chose existing customer and upgrading a line, etc. The only call I had to make was when I received the phone to activate it with ATT, for some reason it wouldn't recognize the upgrade through the web activation method. Sim was already installed and phone was charged, took no more than 5-10 minutes from unboxing to being online.
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Oh ok, I chose att as my carrier as well, but I did the $150 off no contract method. I'll probably just need to enter imei and Sim.
So I'm thinking about buying an unlocked moto x originally through Verizon but was used on t-mobile, my question is can anyone guarantee me that it'll work on att if I put my apn settings and will i get LTE ... any answer is appreciated
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So I'm thinking about buying an unlocked moto x originally through Verizon but was used on t-mobile, my question is can anyone guarantee me that it'll work on att if I put my apn settings and will i get LTE ... any answer is appreciated
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Ok... So you're thinking about buying an unlocked phone that was originally a Verizon phone but was used on T-Mobile that you want to use on AT&T? That is a bit convoluted, each vendor uses different bits of spectrum and a Verizon phone isn't a pure GSM phone such as AT&T or T-Mobile might have, I would be cautious, why not just get an unlocked AT&T device?
That being said, if it can be used on a GSM network like T-Mobile it should work on AT&T, the problem being that - as I said - each carrier uses different bits of the spectrum.
Save yourself the potential hassle and buy the proper AT&T model.
Yeah i am being cautious I'm passing on it thanks for the responses
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recently changed service providers and wanted to use my moto x but its sim locked to the carrier. i looked around on the forums and the method of buying a unlock code just seems to risky, I wouldn't mind flashing my phone if it would get me what i wanted. i don't like the phone i got with the service but i'm not on contract anymore. so would flashing the phone get me past the sim lock or would it still be there afterwards?
If you are not under contract then call that carrier for the unlock. Which carrier out of curiosity.
You can't flash past the Sim lock far as I am aware
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If it's gsm, you can't flash to a different provider. Sim unlock is the only way to use it on other carriers. If it's Verizon, even though it's cdma, it should be gsm unlocked already if you moved to gsm. If it's Sprint you should be able to flash it to another cdma carrier.
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