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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
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no it wont
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What question is this answer to? And why?
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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
aGoGo said:
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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So i'm travelling to the states for 5 days and someone suggested to me instead of paying for a bunch of roaming add-ons from Bell, i may be better off to unlock my phone and get a sim card on a pay as you go plan. Is this possible and more importantly is it worth it?
Any advice is appreciated
I would personally bite the bullet. It'll probably cost you about $20 to unlock the phone and then you will have to get an AT&T SIM card or pay as you go, probably won't have data on it, etc etc... Last time I went down to the US I spent about $50 on roaming. You're only down there for 5 days, how much time do u want to spend screwing with your phone?
Another thing you could do is turn on airplane mode but keep the wifi turn on, and get a google voice number. Pair that with GrooVe IP, and you have a $5 wi-fi only solution.
The data is what I'm more interested in. My phone will double as my GPS unit, and Google search to find stuff to do. Bell charges 30 bucks for 10 MB.
I'm probably gonna e doing 4-5 trips a year to the states, on a pay as you go I could probably just reload everytime I go down, once I have the sim
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Just go to Crackberry, go to the SIM unlocking section, find a site that allows you to unlock for free, then yeah T-Mobile has prepaid service, or maybe AT&T I don't know. Anyway, you get the idea.
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would this work with tmobile's 4g/3g network?
Stanley,
AFIAK the 3G frequencies used by T-Mobile is AWS, which the XT860 is not compatible with.
Hey guys sorry just a quick question...
Would the Bell XT860 work on Rogers/Fido once it was unlocked? Has anyone actually tried it?
The reason I ask is because I've read that apparently the Verizon Droid 3 was not compatible with Fido/Rogers even after being unlocked.
Thanks
Bell XT860 definitely works on Rogers when unlocked. I'm using one right now on Rogers. (Just running the Chinese ME863 ROM on it right now). When i was on the stock Bell ROM it also worked fine.
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Stanley,
AFIAK the 3G frequencies used by T-Mobile is AWS, which the XT860 is not compatible with.
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So it wouldn't work with T-Mobile? I read on a post ssomewhere that someone was using it for tmobile
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LaZiODROID said:
Bell XT860 definitely works on Rogers when unlocked. I'm using one right now on Rogers. (Just running the Chinese ME863 ROM on it right now). When i was on the stock Bell ROM it also worked fine.
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Thanks, I appreciate the clarification.
It may only get EDGE.
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danifunker said:
Stanley,
AFIAK the 3G frequencies used by T-Mobile is AWS, which the XT860 is not compatible with.
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I know nothing about this stuff, but google search tells me that t-mobile uses 1900 MHz GSM and 2100MHz UMTS which are both supported by the xt860. They also support HSPA+
does this not mean the xt860 should work on t-mobile?
The phone would need the phone to support the 1700mhz band as well.
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The phone would need the phone to support the 1700mhz band as well.
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Any success with unlocked XT860 working in the USA and getting 3G?
I read elsewhere, it will work on AT&T 3G?
Anyone, please?
All you should have to do is unlock the SIM slot.
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Any success with unlocked XT860 working in the USA and getting 3G?
I read elsewhere, it will work on AT&T 3G?
Anyone, please?
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I'm running on at&t u.s.a. in Pennsylvania with full 3g on the droid 3.
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I use an AT&T SIM in an unlocked Bell XT860 (and my carrier is actually Rogers) when travelling to the U.S. Everything works fine and I get the H symbol indicator.
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68rescue said:
I'm running on at&t u.s.a. in Pennsylvania with full 3g on the droid 3.
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Hey fireeater,
I just ordered an XT883 that will be unlocked and will be used with my T-mobile sim. T-Mobile uses 1700 & 2100 for their 3g while AT&T uses 850/1900. Do you know if the agreement between AT&T and T-mobile will allow the XT883 to get 3g with t-mobile?
Tmobile is refarming their 3g. So you will get 3g by the end of the year.
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Hello, I am doing this for a family member and need help with this...I got the talk and text done and working but no data...Has anyone achived to get atleast a 1x out of the D4? If so can you tell me what im doing wrong? i'm not a noob at this...I have done the EVO 4G and various other phones w/talk/text/web all working... But cant get the web working at all with the D4...Thanks in advance.
Im not sure what changes are made to 4g phones so they can work with Pageplus.
I wonder if Beigephone.com can flash it for u.
Yeah I got it running on page plus but can't figure out the data,switched sim to 3g and disabled LTE detection aswell
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What have you done so far?
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CreepyE said:
What have you done so far?
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So far I've only gotten talk and text working...I tried putting the settings in and all but no 1x,edge,or 3g
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I know, but how?
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Do you have the lte sim installed I flashed one to ntelos and 3g wouldn't work without the sim card
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Do you have the lte sim installed I flashed one to ntelos and 3g wouldn't work without the sim card
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Yes sim is installed
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Anyone got a write up on how to flash These? I was able to flash me OG DROID to cricket but I don't know how to do these 4G phones
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I was under the impression that the Verizon LTE phones had their CDMA authentication modified to use the SIM card for authentication as opposed to the IMEI as in non LTE phones. They also modified their 3G network to use SIM based authentication for 3G data as opposed to IMEI. If this is true it would prevent you from accessing the 3G CDMA based data network because the phone would be passing SIM based authentication for data and the network was expecting IMEI based authentication. In theory you could flash a different radio firmware if you can find it to correct this... but currently as Verizon is the only carrier of this phone I do not believe there are any alternative radio firmwares available. Community....please correct me if i am wrong but this is my understanding.
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I was under the impression that the Verizon LTE phones had their CDMA authentication modified to use the SIM card for authentication as opposed to the IMEI as in non LTE phones. They also modified their 3G network to use SIM based authentication for 3G data as opposed to IMEI. If this is true it would prevent you from accessing the 3G CDMA based data network because the phone would be passing SIM based authentication for data and the network was expecting IMEI based authentication. In theory you could flash a different radio firmware if you can find it to correct this... but currently as Verizon is the only carrier of this phone I do not believe there are any alternative radio firmwares available. Community....please correct me if i am wrong but this is my understanding.
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That's what I thought too that's why I haven't even tried flashing mine
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CreepyE said:
That's what I thought too that's why I haven't even tried flashing mine
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Its totally possible to reflash it and NOT have to use a sim card..... a few nights ago i was able to disable RUIM support and then i installed a sprint and cricket prl sucessfully.
However *228 is blocked in the OS :/
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Its totally possible to reflash it and NOT have to use a sim card..... a few nights ago i was able to disable RUIM support and then i installed a sprint and cricket prl sucessfully.
However *228 is blocked in the OS :/
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Did you get data working?
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No, BUT i dont have a sprint or cricket account i could put the phone on so i couldn't try it.
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No, BUT i dont have a sprint or cricket account i could put the phone on so i couldn't try it.
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How did you disable ruim?
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You can use QPST to set it to NV only.
You can attempt to use QPST, however it would not accept the change. I did it using cdma workshop 2.7
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You can attempt to use QPST, however it would not accept the change. I did it using cdma workshop 2.7
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ill give it a shot and report back when I get the phone back
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You can use QPST to set it to NV only.
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the droid razr and droid 4 are basicly exactly the same phone. I used the info in this post (and the links in post #5) to switch my droid 4 over to pageplus. I have had 3g data, MMS and talk all working fine for a couple months now.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1530160
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Is everything the same on the Droid 4? I'll pay somebody to do it for me! I'll pay to ship the phone or whatever. I never have too great of luck with the CDMA Workshop or QPST. I DO know how to access the User activation and everything on the phone with the ##PROGRAM then press send and put in the 000000. Any help would be greatly appreciated from anybody. I just got my Droid 4 in the mail today and called Page Plus to activate only to have them tell me LTE couldnt be flashed to Page Plus. What if I called them and used the IMEI and dropped off the last number? Would that work if I just called them and gave them that? HELP! LOL!
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the droid razr and droid 4 are basicly exactly the same phone. I used the info in this post (and the links in post #5) to switch my droid 4 over to pageplus. I have had 3g data, MMS and talk all working fine for a couple months now.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1530160
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I have a droid 3 it was locked by verizon. Can i unlock it by flashing radio? I view a topic unlock droid 3 by flashing radio, but it working on t-mobile and at&t. Help me!
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help
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The unlocking and radio flashing do different things. You have to either get an unlock code from Verizon or from a site like www.unlock4moto.com to be able to use a 3rd party SIM card. The radio flash is only necessary to use the phone on AT&T or T-Mobile in the US, but still requires the phone to be unlocked via one of the methods mentioned above.
Just get an unlock code from unlock4moto.com and don't worry about it. But Verizon does do unlock codes if you call tech support and have been in good standing and not had an unlock in the last 10 months.
thanks!
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Just get an unlock code from unlock4moto.com and don't worry about it. But Verizon does do unlock codes if you call tech support and have been in good standing and not had an unlock in the last 10 months.
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i should choose 6$ 8$ or 23$?
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mapunga said:
i should choose 6$ 8$ or 23$?
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I paid $6 when I unlocked.
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I paid $6 when I unlocked.
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Same here.
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I just bought my friends Verizon Droid 3 XT862 because his contract was up and he switched carriers. It still has the verizon sim card in it. I'm planning on just using it with wifi and not as a phone at all. I want to unlock, root and install a custom ROM. I'm looking at getting the IMEI unlock code mentioned above. What should I do with that sim card? I read something about needing a foreign sim card?
Get any AT&T/T-Mobile SIM and it should unlock as well. It may say it failed if you haven't flashed the 883 build.prop and radio but it will work. If you have a buddy on any GSM service just borrow their SIM.
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Get any AT&T/T-Mobile SIM and it should unlock as well. It may say it failed if you haven't flashed the 883 build.prop and radio but it will work. If you have a buddy on any GSM service just borrow their SIM.
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Thanks MrObvious. So once I unlock it with another SIM, I can just remove that SIM and the "phone" will always work as a "device" just fine without any SIM installed if I don't need cell service/3G?
Do I still need to get the unlock code from a service like cellunlocker.net if I'm using aAT&T or T-Mobile SIM?
3G ISSUE
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Get any AT&T/T-Mobile SIM and it should unlock as well. It may say it failed if you haven't flashed the 883 build.prop and radio but it will work. If you have a buddy on any GSM service just borrow their SIM.
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am not located in USA or any other nearby countries , i have purchased the code and it was unlocked perfectly, but there is no 3G ????? how can i fix that issue or solve it at least as am having same phone.
and how to enable the 3G data ? if my carrier supports 3G & 3G LTE Etisalat UAE
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am not located in USA or any other nearby countries , i have purchased the code and it was unlocked perfectly, but there is no 3G ????? how can i fix that issue or solve it at least as am having same phone.
and how to enable the 3G data ? if my carrier supports 3G & 3G LTE Etisalat UAE
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The you still have to set the proper apns and set it in gsm mode. The the droid 3 does not support LTE at all.
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Get any AT&T/T-Mobile SIM and it should unlock as well. It may say it failed if you haven't flashed the 883 build.prop and radio but it will work. If you have a buddy on any GSM service just borrow their SIM.
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I have an old "Voicestream Wireless" SIM card from back before they changed their name to T-Mobile. I'll try putting that in there and using a code from cellunlocker.net. I should flash 883 build.prop and radio before I enter the code from cellunlocker?
I would unlock with the 862 radio.
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I would unlock with the 862 radio.
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can i unlock droid 3 without stockrom? i am using stelldroid
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mapunga said:
can i unlock droid 3 without stockrom? i am using stelldroid
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It should work fine. One thing you can do is do a Safestrap backup of everything and SBF but I think a Verizon based ROM should do fine.
I just bought a Verizon Moto X through Moto Maker and am wondering if I can activate it on Page Plus?
Thanks!
micahman said:
I just bought a Verizon Moto X through Moto Maker and am wondering if I can activate it on Page Plus?
Thanks!
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There is a tutorial on how to flash the Sprint variant to PP. Not sure if the same applies to the VZW edition, but probably.
There are a couple of caveats, however. First, you need a USED 4g sim card - otherwise the phone will constantly notify you that its missing SIM or not activated....
And second, you will not get 4G on PP. Limited to 3G EVDO only.
Good Luck. Let us know if you are successful.
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There is a tutorial on how to flash the Sprint variant to PP. Not sure if the same applies to the VZW edition, but probably.
There are a couple of caveats, however. First, you need a USED 4g sim card - otherwise the phone will constantly notify you that its missing SIM or not activated....
And second, you will not get 4G on PP. Limited to 3G EVDO only.
Good Luck. Let us know if you are successful.
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Okay, I will give it a try and let you know. Thanks!
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Okay, I will give it a try and let you know. Thanks!
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@micahman did it work out for you?
Needed a used 4G sim card?
What steps did you take?
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@micahman did it work out for you?
Needed a used 4G sim card?
What steps did you take?
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I haven't tried yet because I don't have a 4G sim card I'm not using. Also I'm waiting for a response from this forum: http://forum.xda-developers.com/mot...int-moto-x-to-page-plus-t2732342/post53445822
I'm going to try and track down a used 4G sim card this week and I'll try and let you know.