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[Q] Sim lock

Hey,
if I buy the phone at full retail price without contract, is it then locked for sim cards as well? I cant find this information anywhere.
I'm thinking about buying it and take it home to europa. Thats why im asking.
Thanks

It might be, considering it's on Verizon, but I'm not sure if it'd even work in Europe. It is, primarily, on Verizon's CDMA bands and presumably the SIM is only for roaming usage, I'm not really sure if it would work to just buy it in the US and take it back home.
You can buy the overseas equivalent, which is the Milestone 3 and should be available(if not now, then soon). The Milestone, unless I'm mistaken, is GSM primarily.

If I have undesrtood correctly, Motorola Droid 3 works on European WCDMA networks. They advertise phone like "3G works more than 125 countries".
I have same problem. I want Droid 3. I have heard only one comment about Droid 3 Europe edition. It says that Milestone 3 comes to Europe in Q3 or Q4. News also say that it will not arrive to UK.
Only problem on Verizon model is hotspot restrictions and contract needed. I don't want pay 30$ for 2GB, because unlimited data costs 15$, in Finland..
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Only problem on Verizon model is hotspot restrictions and contract needed.
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I thought the one for 460$ is "contract free" ? Or what does full retail price means?
It might be, considering it's on Verizon, but I'm not sure if it'd even work in Europe.
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At droidforums.net guys want to take it to the uk, sim already insert.
It is defenetly working, my question is now, do i get it without contract?
The thing about waiting and buying it when it gets released at europa is no point, because when i buy it now for 460$ in the us, it means 340€ (if you now a Stewardess you do not even pay taxes and shipping). When it gets released here it might be around 450€, normally they change it 1:1.

DroidXY said:
I thought the one for 460$ is "contract free" ? Or what does full retail price means?
At droidforums.net guys want to take it to the uk, sim already insert.
It is defenetly working, my question is now, do i get it without contract?
The thing about waiting and buying it when it gets released at europa is no point, because when i buy it now for 460$ in the us, it means 340€ (if you now a Stewardess you do not even pay taxes and shipping). When it gets released here it might be around 450€, normally they change it 1:1.
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Verizon wants to keep Droid 3. Still, if you buy it with cash, you must take Verizon to Operator.
I'm not sure, will BestBuy require Verizon use, because they are Verizon branded.
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b patience, it is a global phone like D2G
u need to unlock it via VZ

A unlock code ebay seller told me they get codes for the droid 3 as well.
He has over 6000 evaluations, i'll see in a few weeks.

I have always watched Droids Google and Verizon marks, and I like them(as stupid as it sounds) and if models come to eBay or somewhere, I'll buy it.
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DroidXY said:
A unlock code ebay seller told me they get codes for the droid 3 as well.
He has over 6000 evaluations, i'll see in a few weeks.
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Can you tell the seller ID?
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DroidXY said:
Hey,
if I buy the phone at full retail price without contract, is it then locked for sim cards as well? I cant find this information anywhere.
I'm thinking about buying it and take it home to europa. Thats why im asking.
Thanks
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Yes, it is SIM locked even if you buy it at full retail price without a contract. If you're a Verizon customer and meet a handful of qualifications, Verizon will unlock the SIM free of charge. Beyond that, the only way to get it unlocked is to wait until some online vendors get codes for it. Once it's unlocked, it should work on pretty much any GSM network outside of the U.S.

[Q] International use with bad ESN ?

i'm going to be in the US for the summer and am strongly considering buying a HTC One.
first thing i will do is root it.
problems..
when i come back to europe am i going to be able to use the phone normaly even if it is the sprint or at&t version?
mainly what i want to know is if the sprint version for example is locked on sprint just by software or also by hardware..
if i buy a clean/bad ESN one will that be in conflict with the carriers in europe?

Is this for the HTC One or HTC One X? I'll assume you're asking for the HTC One, so I'll move this to the correct forum. PM or mention me here if I got it wrong

all you have to do is sim unlock the phones. the sprint models should have an extra sim card slot ontop of the CDMA chip they have so it should be ok as well. as for a bad ESN i'm not sure if tmobile or ATT report bad sims internationally so maybe....

xphp001 said:
i'm going to be in the US for the summer and am strongly considering buying a HTC One.
first thing i will do is root it.
problems..
when i come back to europe am i going to be able to use the phone normaly even if it is the sprint or at&t version?
mainly what i want to know is if the sprint version for example is locked on sprint just by software or also by hardware..
if i buy a clean/bad ESN one will that be in conflict with the carriers in europe?
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I'm positive you can. I've sold many phones overseas bad esn and imei. No problems. Us carriers do not report internationally the bad esn numbers. You'll be good
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nexicon said:
I'm positive you can. I've sold many phones overseas bad esn and imei. No problems. Us carriers do not report internationally the bad esn numbers. You'll be good
Sent from my Nexus 4
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thank you very much, this will shave a lot of the price

[Q] Will an imported HTC ONE work in India?

Hi,
Many carriers like at and t , verizon offer a very low price for HTC ONE. The price was very reasonable too. But if i buy one (locked - contracted) and unlock it, will it work in India with airtel, idea etc?
It just costs 300USD for a 64GB HTC ONE for a 2 year contacted phone. Factory unlocked and third person unlocked are very pricey ( 400$ ) . So , if i buy one, will it work if i unlock it? If so, how do i unlock it?
Thank You
Hoping For an answer soon .
Sorry if im doing anything wrong, im new here ._.

Anyone? :S

DarkDivith said:
Anyone? :S
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If its a GSM phone, it will work bindaas
If its CDMA, then HELL NO
Verizon and Sprint WILL NOT WORK
The GSM phone will have to be unlocked though.
Just FYI, factory unlocked is a LOT more than $400
A new One will be at least 35K INR

Check on ebay.in... There are few at lower price, and as said by raghav, GSM will work, as mine is working too on idea..... Buy after m8 is released at the end of this month, prices might fall down for htc one
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I know, but i'm not talkin about buying an unlocked phone
att.com/shop/wireless/devices/htc/one-64gb-stealth-black.html
^ here the cost is 300$ which is about 18k inr. I'm askin if i can buy that and unlock it and use in india? Yea, i know about m8, it'll release on 25th.

DarkDivith said:
I know, but i'm not talkin about buying an unlocked phone
att.com/shop/wireless/devices/htc/one-64gb-stealth-black.html
^ here the cost is 300$ which is about 18k inr. I'm askin if i can buy that and unlock it and use in india? Yea, i know about m8, it'll release on 25th.
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You do realize that you'll still have to pay the termination fee in case you break the contract? Also, the price without a contract is $669.

indy1811 said:
You do realize that you'll still have to pay the termination fee in case you break the contract? Also, the price without a contract is $669.
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if i buy it for 300$ and unlock it, ill have to pay more? ;(
My budget is about 20k-25k. That too, ill have to work during my vacation to get that sorta money. Is there anywhere where i can get it in my budget? I really want a htc one
and im scared to risk on the second hand ones :/

DarkDivith said:
if i buy it for 300$ and unlock it, ill have to pay more? ;(
My budget is about 20k-25k. That too, ill have to work during my vacation to get that sorta money. Is there anywhere where i can get it in my budget? I really want a htc one
and im scared to risk on the second hand ones :/
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Its is just a Down-payment for the device, you might have to sign a 1 or 2 year contract with AT&T and use their services.
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DarkDivith said:
if i buy it for 300$ and unlock it, ill have to pay more? ;(
My budget is about 20k-25k. That too, ill have to work during my vacation to get that sorta money. Is there anywhere where i can get it in my budget? I really want a htc one
and im scared to risk on the second hand ones :/
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You can get one for around 25k on Ebay. Look for unlocked ones. These won't carry warranty in India though...

raghav kapur said:
If its a GSM phone, it will work bindaas
If its CDMA, then HELL NO
Verizon and Sprint WILL NOT WORK
The GSM phone will have to be unlocked though.
Just FYI, factory unlocked is a LOT more than $400
A new One will be at least 35K INR
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Will the Verizon HTC One work in India if it is Factory Unlocked?
I'm getting a brand new one in 24.5k in BLR. Your opinion?

kishangoyal said:
Will the Verizon HTC One work in India if it is Factory Unlocked?
I'm getting a brand new one in 24.5k in BLR. Your opinion?
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24.5k is an AMAZING deal
however, the phone needs to be a 'CDMA Global Ready' and must come with a removable SIM to work in India.
Check whether these 2 conditions are met. Or post the link to the phone if available

Bought Xiaomi Mi3.. didn't wanna risk 24k
raghav kapur said:
24.5k is an AMAZING deal
however, the phone needs to be a 'CDMA Global Ready' and must come with a removable SIM to work in India.
Check whether these 2 conditions are met. Or post the link to the phone if available
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Well, I bought a Xiaomi Mi3.. You can find the link in OLX..BLR.

DarkDivith said:
Hi,
Many carriers like at and t , verizon offer a very low price for HTC ONE. The price was very reasonable too. But if i buy one (locked - contracted) and unlock it, will it work in India with airtel, idea etc?
It just costs 300USD for a 64GB HTC ONE for a 2 year contacted phone. Factory unlocked and third person unlocked are very pricey ( 400$ ) . So , if i buy one, will it work if i unlock it? If so, how do i unlock it?
Thank You
Hoping For an answer soon .
Sorry if im doing anything wrong, im new here ._.
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raghav kapur said:
If its a GSM phone, it will work bindaas
If its CDMA, then HELL NO
Verizon and Sprint WILL NOT WORK
The GSM phone will have to be unlocked though.
Just FYI, factory unlocked is a LOT more than $400
A new One will be at least 35K INR
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raghav kapur is spot on. I have got 'like new' gsm phones from ebay and swappa ; sim unlocked them either via software or buying a 3 dollar unlocking service from ebay (there are many of them), and using it in India. I have no experience wiith CDMA phones.
Remember, official warranties never get transferred the moment you buy a pre owned phone. [ymmv as sometimes the US store associates help you out]
I will not recommend signing a US contract and terminating it. If you are not aware of how your credit rating is related to SSN and how it stays on your profile for long long time, please research about this. Credit profiles in US are little tighter compared to credit profiles in India. Further , warranty of US phones is not honored outside US.
Although pricier option, getting a factory unlocked phone 'MAY' give you global warranty and you can get service from India outlets too. Please double check before buying.

raghav kapur said:
If its a GSM phone, it will work bindaas
If its CDMA, then HELL NO
Verizon and Sprint WILL NOT WORK
The GSM phone will have to be unlocked though.
Just FYI, factory unlocked is a LOT more than $400
A new One will be at least 35K INR
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Actually Verizon will work. Ever since the HTC Rezound (Sensation XE clone for Verizon) all HTC phones made for Verizon are SIM unlocked and global ready. They have both GSM and CDMA radio radios in them. Albeit, the GSM radio only supports global frequencies so you have to be sure your carrier uses the same freq.
"Verizon: 800/1900MHZ, UMTS/HSPA 900/2100MHz,GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900MHz, LTE 700MHz (Band 13)"
from HTC's site on what the Verizon branded HTC one will support. Please understand what you are telling people before you say it will not work.
http://www.htc.com/us/smartphones/htc-one-m7/
Source link click specs and scroll to "network" it shows each m7 brand and what frequencies it will support.
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Facebook problem in HTC One M7
Hi,
Facebook app not working on HTC ONE unlocked CDMA phone. Facebook lite is working. Facebook website homepage also not opening on any browser. Phone is under eBay returns guaranteed. Any solution to this?

Locked or Unlocked?

I live in Greece and as i saw in German media markt and saturn the price of nexus 6 in europe will be 569 and 649 for 32 and 64 versions. I have an uncle in the states and he can buy the phone from at&t or t-mobile cheaper and send it to me. Will the phone be unlocked? Would i be able to use it? If its locked, is there any way to unlock it so i can use it in Greece?
Thank you guys in advance

It's a Nexus, so yes it will be unlocked.
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HitNrun_ said:
I live in Greece and as i saw in German media markt and saturn the price of nexus 6 in europe will be 569 and 649 for 32 and 64 versions. I have an uncle in the states and he can buy the phone from at&t or t-mobile cheaper and send it to me. Will the phone be unlocked? Would i be able to use it? If its locked, is there any way to unlock it so i can use it in Greece?
Thank you guys in advance
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Be sure the north American version has the band's for your network...but yes it's unlocked but may not get lte...there are two model numbers one for north American Market and one for international

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It's a Nexus, so yes it will be unlocked.
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By "its a nexus" you mean that all the nexus phones are unlocked? Sprint, verizon, at&t, t-mobile etc? well this i didnt knew, i used to buy samsung devices (upgrading my note 3 with n6) and i was sure that they had to be unlocked if i wanted to use them.
Thank you very much tho
Be sure the north American version has the band's for your network...but yes it's unlocked but may not get lte...there are two model numbers one for north American Market and one for international
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So the international will be functional where ever i tell my uncle to buy it even Lte?!
Thank you too for the quick respond

Check both versions to make sure which Will work better on your network.

HitNrun_ said:
By "its a nexus" you mean that all the nexus phones are unlocked? Sprint, verizon, at&t, t-mobile etc? well this i didnt knew, i used to buy samsung devices (upgrading my note 3 with n6) and i was sure that they had to be unlocked if i wanted to use them.
Thank you very much tho
So the international will be functional where ever i tell my uncle to buy it even Lte?!
Thank you too for the quick respond
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Yeah, all Nexus phones purchased from Google are unlocked. I'm not sure what's going to happen with the carrier branded ones this time around though as this is the first time Google has marketed a Nexus as a premium device to compete with all the other flagships. I don't think ones bought from carriers will be locked, but that's just a guess. As long as it's purchased from the Play store, and as long as the bands are compatible, as nexus6R3plicant mentioned, then you'll have no issues getting it to work.

[Q] Buying Nexus 6 Unclock besides Google and Motorola

Hey,
Im about to visit US next week and had problems ordering the phone online.
Is there any way to buy this phone at stores? like T-Mobile or somthing?
I want to pay upfrond and use it with my SIM, im not US citizen so buying it contract base is impossible for me.
Thank you.

If TMobile has it in stock, you can buy the MB 32GB version in the store. Best Buy also sells the unlocked version for Sprint.

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KB112 said:
If TMobile has it in stock, you can buy the MB 32GB version in the store. Best Buy also sells the unlocked version for Sprint.
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Do you know if its possible to buy the phone without contract? i mean pay it outright?
And why cant i buy from TMobile the 64GB? i can see on their site they do sell the 64GB also...
Thank you

d3viance said:
Do you know if its possible to buy the phone without contract? i mean pay it outright?
And why cant i buy from TMobile the 64GB? i can see on their site they do sell the 64GB also...
Thank you
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Because they only sell 64gb online. I believe all carrier stores only sell 32gb in-store

PaisanNYC said:
Because they only sell 64gb online. I believe all carrier stores only sell 32gb in-store
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That is correct.
Also, buying the phone from a carrier outright may not sell it to you unless you have at least one month of service with them.
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zephiK said:
That is correct.
Also, buying the phone from a carrier outright may not sell it to you unless you have at least one month of service with them.
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I just called on of there stores and they told me its sold unlocked (the 32gigs) and i can use it immediately with my SIM card, i asked the seller for the 64gigs and he told me to call about it to the customer care service.
I called them and they told me they can sell it but the device come locked and just after 3 month they will unlocked it...
I confuse...does the device comes locked or unlocked? or maybe it differs with the 32gigs and the 64?

T-Mobile US has been pretty good about leaving nexus devices unlocked. As for the n6 not sure about unlock status, but I am pretty sure that they will not sell a device full price with no service. Tried before and was shot down at multiple stores for the n5. I don't think the policy has changed.

qnc said:
T-Mobile US has been pretty good about leaving nexus devices unlocked. As for the n6 not sure about unlock status, but I am pretty sure that they will not sell a device full price with no service. Tried before and was shot down at multiple stores for the n5. I don't think the policy has changed.
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Thats what they told me on store, they didnt mentioned any commitment to them.
But anyway, im about to buy there SIM to using for my trip (like for a month) , maybe it will be enough for them to sell me the devices?

d3viance said:
Thats what they told me on store, they didnt mentioned any commitment to them.
But anyway, im about to buy there SIM to using for my trip (like for a month) , maybe it will be enough for them to sell me the devices?
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But you will only find the 32GB in store. And remember that this is the North American varient. Depending on where you live, the phone may not get LTE when you go back home. You would be better off purchasing the international variant from somewhere in Europe or the Middle East.

PaisanNYC said:
But you will only find the 32GB in store. And remember that this is the North American varient. Depending on where you live, the phone may not get LTE when you go back home. You would be better off purchasing the international variant from somewhere in Europe or the Middle East.
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Here is the information,
2G/3G/4G LTE
GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
Model XT1103 (Americas):
CDMA band class: 0/1/10
WCDMA bands: 1/2/4/5/8
LTE bands: 2/3/4/5/7/12/13/17/25/26/29/41
CA DL bands: B2-B13, B2-B17, B2-29, B4-B5, B4-B13, B4-B17, B4-B29
Model XT1100 (International):
WCDMA bands: 1/2/4/5/6/8/9/19
LTE bands: 1/3/5/7/8/9/19/20/28/41
CA DL bands: B3-B5, B3-B8
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