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How to sim unlock my Sprint HTC One so I can use it for GSM networks but is unactivated. How can I manually activated without calling or paying sprint. here's the link where the sim unlock process http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2586704 I tried but won't work
Its Rooted and running on viper Rom 3.5.0
Unlocked bootloader
Android 4.3
I bought it second hand clean esn but unactivated
htconesprint said:
How to sim unlock my Sprint HTC One so I can use it for GSM networks but is unactivated. How can I manually activated without calling or paying sprint. here's the link where the sim unlock process http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2586704 I tried but won't work
Its Rooted and running on viper Rom 3.5.0
Unlocked bootloader
Android 4.3
I bought it second hand clean esn but unactivated
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You answered your own question. Just read the first page of the thread, I have explained how to unlock it on 4.3
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Ok I haven't tried 3rd method but I'll give it a shoot.. I don't matter if Is not activated ?
htconesprint said:
Ok I haven't tried 3rd method but I'll give it a shoot.. I don't matter if Is not activated ?
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Activate it with Sprint? Why, do you wanna use it with a GSM SIM or not??
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elvisypi said:
Activate it with Sprint? Why, druins ou wanna use it with a GSM SIM or not??
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I want to use it for GSM. I'm currently downloading the ruu I'll notify you when it works
htconesprint said:
I want to use it for GSM. I'm currently downloading the ruu I'll notify you when it works
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I would like to know if this will work on an unactivated brand new device as well as I am about to purchase one for use in Asia. But my decision will be based on your results, good luck ?
hatlesssandman said:
I would like to know if this will work on an unactivated brand new device as well as I am about to purchase one for use in Asia. But my decision will be based on your results, good luck ��
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Elvis method doesnt work ....is there a other way to activate my htc one
I tried to downgrade and unlock it i put my h20 sim card then for awhile it said no signal limited service
htconesprint said:
Elvis method doesnt work ....is there a other way to activate my htc one
I tried to downgrade and unlock it i put my h20 sim card then for awhile it said no signal limited service
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The unlock works 100%. If you don't see "SIMLock enabled" than it was successful. Probably the phone doesn't support your phone's frequencies. Don't jump directly to the last solution, read the thread thouroughly
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Ive been doing the process over and over again and simlock is still visible on the secret menu .... Elvis ive followed your guide perfectly i even know all the steps by memory ...if it helps here is the htc one imei 990001460590706
Please heeelp me
Delete your IMEI please, it's not wise showing it to everybody. If you did get s-off and than downgraded, did you root your phone and than tried the "Sprint HTC One SIM unlock helper" app? What did the app say? I'm sure you didn't do some steps otherwise your phone would be unlocked. Hundreds of people have unlocked their phone this way. If the "SIMLock" message doesn't go away you probably don't have a sprint one
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The Sprint HTC one has blocked the carrier id's for domestic use aka att etc.. You can however if your s-off you can flash the initial release radio the first radio when the Sprint HTC was released and it will allow you to connect to domestic carriers. Here is the first radio released http://d-h.st/HHD I can pick up T-Mobile and att using the initial release radio, it is the only radio I could get to pick up signal with. The radio may be the reason your thinking that its not working, With any other radio you will get no signal and no networks avail. Your probably unlocked if you followed what elvisypi said, your just using the wrong radio. I would try flashing that radio and see what happens, I am in Ohio so i am using domestic carriers. Also make sure there bands in your area are covered.
Hello,
I am currently living in Europe and i have a Sprint M8. Unfortunately s-off is not compatible with my phone (u might know about the whelp message).
I dont know even if this is possible, but if any of u guys has a contract with SPRINT, can you request an international SIM Unlock (GSM) for me (i dont need unlock for USA carriers, just for other international carriers)?
I can pay if the fee is acceptable.
Thanx!
first why would you get the Sprint version if you live abroad?
second sprint can unlock it so long as its payed off (not on someones contract) and hasnt been reported lost or stolen. just call sprint
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I cant call sprint from where I live. If somebody can do it for me im willing to pay.
I contacted Sprint from their Live Chat, and they told me i have to have an active contract with them in order to unlock. Which i dont have
Can anybody help?
Sim unlock method for sprint htc one m8
here you can find Sim unlock method for sprint htc one m8
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2718150
if you have any issue then read all that post above, if you fail pm me.
maethem said:
here you can find Sim unlock method for sprint htc one m8
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2718150
if you have any issue then read all that post above, if you fail pm me.
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The problem is that i cannot S-OFF my phone with firewater, my device is not supported unfortunately. Im sending u a PM
Sim unlock method for sprint htc one m8
blackice666 said:
The problem is that i cannot S-OFF my phone with firewater, my device is not supported unfortunately. Im sending u a PM
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Just yesterday i'm s-offed my Sprint m8 without any problem, Just follow the instruction here http://firewater-soff.com/instructions/ after unlocking your phone bootlaoder & installing custom recovery which it's will root your phone, then follow the unlock method in this post (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2718150).
maethem said:
Just yesterday i'm s-offed my Sprint m8 without any problem, Just follow the instruction here http://firewater-soff.com/instructions/ after unlocking your phone bootlaoder & installing custom recovery which it's will root your phone, then follow the unlock method in this post (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2718150).
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Firewater dosent work on some devices, and I am one of the unlucky ones... There is also a Bounty thread regarding this issue:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2733870
blackice666 said:
Firewater dosent work on some devices, and I am one of the unlucky ones... There is also a Bounty thread regarding this issue:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2733870
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if you want to try something on your responsibility then you can follow the sim unlock method without s-off (remember to make nand backup) & try if you get your device unlocked, if not then you will need to enable gsm band with QPST, with modified HTCOMADM_SPCS.apk.
I followed all that sim unlock method but my device still locked & i can't select gsm networks then i enabled it with QPST & all things worked ok.
the difference between us is s-off only.
I already tried it and the .apk files on /system/apps are replaced after i make the reboot. I guess this is why s-off is needed... I think i have to wait for the new s-off. Or till somebody with a Sprint contract will help me (if it is even possible since im in europe right now)
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blackice666 said:
I already tried it and the .apk files on /system/apps are replaced after i make the reboot. I guess this is why s-off is needed... I think i have to wait for the new s-off. Or till somebody with a Sprint contract will help me (if it is even possible since im in europe right now)
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Try the following on you responsibility
- You should know your SPC, you can read it with CDMA Workshop or CDMA DFS Tool.
- Install QSPT (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2263391)
- enable diag mode ##3424#
- open QPST configuration, from port tab add your device diagnostics port.
- from start clients tab choose service programming then ok & click on read from phone.
- on system tab choose automatic for roam preferences.
- on UMTS System tab choose any for pref service domain & any band (last bottom right) for proffered band.
- click write to phone, then your device should work on GSM mode with modified HTCOMADM_SPCS.apk.
I'm with rooted, S-Off , bootloader unlocked HTC One M8 Sprint variant... I've even tried sim unlock... But it's still not accepting GSM sim cards... I think we need to have specific Prl update or UICC unlock for it to work
Prongsss said:
I'm with rooted, S-Off , bootloader unlocked HTC One M8 Sprint variant... I've even tried sim unlock... But it's still not accepting GSM sim cards... I think we need to have specific Prl update or UICC unlock for it to work
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geeez... guess I can try one of those unlock sites..
I understand that Verizon LTE allows for GSM phones now. I've upgraded to the M8 so I decided to give my friend on Verizon my old Unlocked M7 (his phone broke and he has a Micro SIM card, specifially a LTE one from Verizon.)
Background info:
When I upgraded to the M8, I kind of just left my M7 abandoned on a dusty shelf (I know, what a terrible person I am.); SIM card still inside of it and everything. The first problem I ran into was that the IMEI of my M7 is still apparently financed... Specifically on my T-Mobile account. I don't know why. I got it from some guy who had used it on AT&T and it worked perfectly. I assumed the IMEI finance thing was some kind of a false positive seeing as even with my old SIM, it has no service. Unless T-Mobile is really screwing me over (which I read is a problem with Unlocked T Mob phones).
I went ahead and popped my friend's SIM card in and it could read his number and all the APNs and what not (I assume that's all stored on the SIM?), but, alas, there was no kind of service. When searching for service, it only found T-Mobile and AT&T networks.
After many hours of tinkering with it to get S-Off, I decided I would change the CID to VZW__001 and the MID to PN317000 (each, respectively, the CID and MID for Verizon HTC One devices). I assumed that if I gave it a Verizon Hboot with a Verizon radio img that it might get service. After I did that, I ran a the stock Verizon 4.4.3 RUU and it failed to do something with the system (I dont rememeber what the error was, but I'm guessing the System partition was rejecting it due to it being for Verizon phones or something). Then, finally, at the end, it got to the rcdata part and failed and came up with an error that said something like "something error: 54 partition is too large". I tried to reboot only to find that I had soft bricked it. From there, I flashed the firewater hboot for the Verizon M7 variant and it fixed the soft boot, however, after flashing the newest TWRP for Verizon phones, it seems there was no OS that would boot despite the fact that something was taking up about 1.2GB on the system partition. I attempted to flash the unofficial CM12 for Verizon variants and it kept failing to mount the system partition, which was weird because it wipes just fine and you can even repair it (as long as you do it before trying to flash the ROM). Now, I decided I would flash the TWRP for the Unlocked variant and download CM12 for M7_UL. It installed fine and boots fine. Up until it gets to the point where it shows the homescreen. Launcher3 stops responding and the phone immediately restarts. That's where I'm at now and I'm unsure if the phone will ever even work on Verizon. I feel like my phone is having an identity crisis and can't figure out what the hell to do with all these mixed carrier signals. In it's heart it knows it's an Unlocked phone... But it knows why it must become Verizon. Yes, I just personified a cellphone.
Anyway, is all this futile or is there actually a way to make the damn thing work on Verizon LTE?
RedDeadDorito said:
I understand that Verizon LTE allows for GSM phones now.
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Are you sure? Afaik, Verizon is CDMA and will only works with CDMA phones.
The first problem I ran into was that the IMEI of my M7 is still apparently financed... Specifically on my T-Mobile account. I don't know why. I got it from some guy who had used it on AT&T and it worked perfectly.
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What do you mean by financed? Is the IMEI clean or is it blacklisted? If the IMEI is blacklisted your phone will never connect to a network again.
I assumed the IMEI finance thing was some kind of a false positive seeing as even with my old SIM, it has no service.
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Is your old SIM still linked to an account? If your carrier gave you a new sim for your M8 they probably disabled that one. If not disabled that could confirm your IMEI is blacklisted
I went ahead and popped my friend's SIM card in and it could read his number and all the APNs and what not (I assume that's all stored on the SIM?), but, alas, there was no kind of service. When searching for service, it only found T-Mobile and AT&T networks.
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Your M7 is GSM and Verizon is CDMA, not sure if it should see any network with a Verizon sim card and afaik, sim card of CDMA carriers like Verizon and Sprint only are for LTE connectivity only.
After many hours of tinkering with it to get S-Off, I decided I would change the CID to VZW__001 and the MID to PN317000 (each, respectively, the CID and MID for Verizon HTC One devices). I assumed that if I gave it a Verizon Hboot with a Verizon radio img that it might get service. After I did that, I ran a the stock Verizon 4.4.3 RUU and it failed
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You can not convert a GSM HTC One to a CDMA variant, there are some hardware differences and not even the same partition table. On aa M7_U or UL you can only use M7_U or UL MID (starting with PN071)
I flashed the firewater hboot for the Verizon M7 variant
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Same here, 1 step closer to a hard brick --> do not flash firmware from an incompatible variant on your phone.
TWRP for Verizon phones
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Same again, if your phone is a M7_U/UL only use a M7_U/UL recovery
flash the unofficial CM12 for Verizon variants and it kept failing to mount the system partition,
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Verizon variant doesn't have the same partition table. /system of a GSM variant is partition mmcblk0p35 and CDMA variant /system is mmcblk0p37. So you are flashing /system in /data. Use only rom compatible for you variant.
Now, I decided I would flash the TWRP for the Unlocked variant and download CM12 for M7_UL.
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Finally something that makes sense
It installed fine and boots fine. Up until it gets to the point where it shows the homescreen.
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Might be caused by your twrp version (refer to cm wiki)
Maybe because your partitions are now corrupted, should restore your CID/MID and flash a full M7_UL ruu at this point.
I feel like my phone is having an identity crisis
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I wonder why....
In it's heart it knows it's an Unlocked phone...
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Not exactly. In its heart, it knows it's an M7_UL and no amount of flashing stuff will make it a M7VZW
Restore your phone with a M7_UL RUU and bring it to Verizon and see what they will say about GSM phones on their network.
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Are you sure? Afaik, Verizon is CDMA and will only works with CDMA phones.
What do you mean by financed? Is the IMEI clean or is it blacklisted? If the IMEI is blacklisted your phone will never connect to a network again.
Is your old SIM still linked to an account? If your carrier gave you a new sim for your M8 they probably disabled that one. If not disabled that could confirm your IMEI is blacklisted
Your M7 is GSM and Verizon is CDMA, not sure if it should see any network with a Verizon sim card and afaik, sim card of CDMA carriers like Verizon and Sprint only are for LTE connectivity only.
You can not convert a GSM HTC One to a CDMA variant, there are some hardware differences and not even the same partition table. On aa M7_U or UL you can only use M7_U or UL MID (starting with PN071)
Same here, 1 step closer to a hard brick --> do not flash firmware from an incompatible variant on your phone.
Same again, if your phone is a M7_U/UL only use a M7_U/UL recovery
Verizon variant doesn't have the same partition table. /system of a GSM variant is partition mmcblk0p35 and CDMA variant /system is mmcblk0p37. So you are flashing /system in /data. Use only rom compatible for you variant.
Finally something that makes sense
Might be caused by your twrp version (refer to cm wiki)
Maybe because your partitions are now corrupted, should restore your CID/MID and flash a full M7_UL ruu at this point.
I wonder why....
Not exactly. In its heart, it knows it's an M7_UL and no amount of flashing stuff will make it a M7VZW
Restore your phone with a M7_UL RUU and bring it to Verizon and see what they will say about GSM phones on their network.
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Verizon uses GSM for LTE phones, the only problem is (and I just figured this out) that Verizon decided they don't want any phones that didn't come from them... so doing what I'm doing is never going to work since it isn't a Verizon branded HTC One (I'm guessing that's why they made subtle hardware changes, those bastards). However, their phones *should* work just fine on other carriers (cause other carriers aren't whiny babies that don't want unbranded phones on their network).
That bit about there being different partitions for Verizon is prolly the reason why all this doesn't work.
Screw you, Verizon, for being so over protective of your devices.
Screw you, T-Mobile, for never properly taking my old M7 off my account (They were probably butthurt that the phone was bought from a 3rd party).
Guess I'm just gonna have to sell it as an awesome MP3 player.
RedDeadDorito said:
Verizon uses GSM for LTE phones, the only problem is (and I just figured this out) that Verizon decided they don't want any phones that didn't come from them... so doing what I'm doing is never going to work since it isn't a Verizon branded HTC One (I'm guessing that's why they made subtle hardware changes, those bastards). However, their phones *should* work just fine on other carriers (cause other carriers aren't whiny babies that don't want unbranded phones on their network).
That bit about there being different partitions for Verizon is prolly the reason why all this doesn't work.
Screw you, Verizon, for being so over protective of your devices.
Screw you, T-Mobile, for never properly taking my old M7 off my account (They were probably butthurt that the phone was bought from a 3rd party).
Guess I'm just gonna have to sell it as an awesome MP3 player.
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Yes they use GSM signals for the LTE but it is also well known that they have to put the phone on their network for it to work. Also the Antenna in the device has to be able to use their signal bands. Mainly as GSM is only a secondary antenna in the device.The fact that it was not taken off your account has nothing to do with it. If the 3rd party didnt pay their bill then the phone gets blacklisted. Nothing can be done there.
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I was using the WinDroid method of rooting my phone and I got the bootloader unlocked no problem but it get stuck when I try flashing TWRP to it. I live in the US and it appears that I have the 32bit version so I was wondering if anyone else had this problem or if I was doing something wrong.
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toolkit 2.1 won't boot up for me to do the root and recovery part i used 2.0 and unlocked my bootloader but other than that im stuck help out?
I have a custom recovery but I want to go back to my original recovery. How can I do that?
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I have a custom recovery but I want to go back to my original recovery. How can I do that?
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RUU is probably the quickest. I'm not aware of anyone that's uploaded the stock recovery.
http://www.htc.com/us/support/rom-downloads.html
Hi, i'm having some trouble I think. I'm trying to unlock my HTC Desire 510 (Eu version) and Software Status is still "locked". I did got the token and the file from HTC Dev website.
LE: It doesn't prompt me to confirm the unlock, it just enters in bootloader.
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Hi, i'm having some trouble I think. I'm trying to unlock my HTC Desire 510 (Eu version) and Software Status is still "locked". I did got the token and the file from HTC Dev website.
LE: It doesn't prompt me to confirm the unlock, it just enters in bootloader.
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Make sure you have adb installed and then place the unlock_code.bin from HTC in the same folder as your adb and then boot the phone Into fastboot and make sure your device is listed by typing fastboot devices if it's listed then type fastboot flash unlocktoken unlock_code.bin and then the phone will ask if you want to unlock it select yes and you'll be done.
I've successfuly unlock bootloader and got root with the method in this thread, but I have a problem. A new system update was released (1.51.401.4 - Android Security Patches - libStageFright). Obviously I can't install it because of the custom recovery. What can I do in this situation?
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I've successfuly unlock bootloader and got root with the method in this thread, but I have a problem. A new system update was released (1.51.401.4 - Android Security Patches - libStageFright). Obviously I can't install it because of the custom recovery. What can I do in this situation?
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you'll have to go all the way back to stock and it's not worth it because no matter what you do all the roms here are on 1.46... and besides, there has not been 1 libstage attack ever that anyone knows of and it's unlikely that anyone's going to just pick you out of everyone in the entire world to just use that against so don't worry about it!
I don't need other roms. I've unlocked the bootloader and rooted just to remove the bloatware. I still need the latest updates.
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I don't need other roms. I've unlocked the bootloader and rooted just to remove the bloatware. I still need the latest updates.
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Then you'll need to relock the bootloader and run the RUU from the HTC website and start all over again... Make sure you download the correct RUU too!
I've managed to unlock the bootloader using the HTC dev website but phone is still network locked, thought it would fix that... what now? is there a network unlock for the 510?
orangeworx said:
I've managed to unlock the bootloader using the HTC dev website but phone is still network locked, thought it would fix that... what now? is there a network unlock for the 510?
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Nope there's no way to unlock that to use different carriers. Usually if a carrier is going to unlock the phone it has to have been used on their network for at least 1 year and even if you pay money to those websites claiming to be able to unlock it you're going to waste your money. The phone has to be unlocked on the carriers side which is why there's nothing you can do.
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Nope there's no way to unlock that to use different carriers. Usually if a carrier is going to unlock the phone it has to have been used on their network for at least 1 year and even if you pay money to those websites claiming to be able to unlock it you're going to waste your money. The phone has to be unlocked on the carriers side which is why there's nothing you can do.
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Hey there @MrMike2182 and thanks for replying
Is this specific to HTC devices as I don't have much experience with them? And from what you're saying, the only option I have, besides having a door stopper, is to get the unlock code from Cricket? It seems kind of bizarre that sim unlocking is "impossible", I understand the unlocking of CDMA versions is/was done provider side (used to work for a CDMA provider, no naming ) but for GSM versions it is/was handset side... please correct me if my information is erroneous.
Thanks
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Hey there @MrMike2182 and thanks for replying
Is this specific to HTC devices as I don't have much experience with them? And from what you're saying, the only option I have, besides having a door stopper, is to get the unlock code from Cricket? It seems kind of bizarre that sim unlocking is "impossible", I understand the unlocking of CDMA versions is/was done provider side (used to work for a CDMA provider, no naming ) but for GSM versions it is/was handset side... please correct me if my information is erroneous.
Thanks
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It doesn't have anything to do with HTC. Most people don't understand that the micro SIM card only gives you the ability to use LTE and if you remove the SIM card the phone will still work... It has to be carrier unlocked whether gsm or cdma doesn't matter. Now considering you're not in the USA Cricket may agree to unlock them but then complain that the computer won't allow them to do that because the phones haven't been activated on their network for at least a year and you're basically screwed there. The last thing you may be able to do is take the phone to whatever carrier you plan on using and see If they can re-provision the phone to work with their network. It's not likely to work though.
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It doesn't have anything to do with HTC. Most people don't understand that the micro SIM card only gives you the ability to use LTE and if you remove the SIM card the phone will still work... It has to be carrier unlocked whether gsm or cdma doesn't matter. Now considering you're not in the USA Cricket may agree to unlock them but then complain that the computer won't allow them to do that because the phones haven't been activated on their network for at least a year and you're basically screwed there. The last thing you may be able to do is take the phone to whatever carrier you plan on using and see If they can re-provision the phone to work with their network. It's not likely to work though.
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this phone will work without the microsim? that's not my understanding of how GSM networks work but ok, you seem to have a solid understanding of that...
Anyways, i'll try to get a hold of Cricket, another family member got me the handsets and he's an active client of Cricket's as well as an employee... since this seems to be the only course of action I have (which I didn't really want to take but oh well!)
thanks anyways, i'll update on how this goes.
cheers!
orangeworx said:
this phone will work without the microsim? that's not my understanding of how GSM networks work but ok, you seem to have a solid understanding of that...
Anyways, i'll try to get a hold of Cricket, another family member got me the handsets and he's an active client of Cricket's as well as an employee... since this seems to be the only course of action I have (which I didn't really want to take but oh well!)
thanks anyways, i'll update on how this goes.
cheers!
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Yes the phone will work without the SIM card but you'll only get 3G speeds that's it but when you put the micro SIM card in you get the high speed LTE. That's how these pay as you go phones work! Cellphones that are not the pay as you go with like cricket, virgin mobile or T-Mobile don't have this type of setting and the SIM card on those ones controls it all. If you have a family member that works for cricket like you said then they could be able to pull some strings to help you out.
So I am under the impression reading around on here that even if I SIM unlock a sprint M8 and try to use on T-Mobile' network it wont work. Or maybe to be more exact it doesn't get 4G ect, and will be super limited. Well someone told me that is because of the ROM being carrier apecific and since they M8 is the same for all carriers you can flash a T-Mobile ROM on a Sprint M8 and it will work just fine. Is there any truth to this?
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So I am under the impression reading around on here that even if I SIM unlock a sprint M8 and try to use on T-Mobile' network it wont work. Or maybe to be more exact it doesn't get 4G ect, and will be super limited. Well someone told me that is because of the ROM being carrier apecific and since they M8 is the same for all carriers you can flash a T-Mobile ROM on a Sprint M8 and it will work just fine. Is there any truth to this?
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No it is not. You can only use cross variant stock roms if you have super cid and s-off too. Still i would suggest you to look for more clear answer but as far as i know if the cid and mid of your phone doesnt match with the software version you want to flash it wont do any good.
It's my understanding that you must use a Sprint compatible ROM, even if you are Super CID and SIM unlock for use on another carrier.
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Asterik216 said:
So I am under the impression reading around on here that even if I SIM unlock a sprint M8 and try to use on T-Mobile' network it wont work. Or maybe to be more exact it doesn't get 4G ect, and will be super limited. Well someone told me that is because of the ROM being carrier apecific and since they M8 is the same for all carriers you can flash a T-Mobile ROM on a Sprint M8 and it will work just fine. Is there any truth to this?
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Never do that .. Even though you can flash tmobile rom on sprint , BUT NEVER FLASH A RUU . flashing a gsm ruu on cdma device will brick your phone .
Flashing t mobile rom doesn't unlock it or make it work with tmobile .
AFAIK Domestic sim unlocking is not possible for sprint variant.
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