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Should my HTC One work anywhere in the world?

I bought my One in the UK and, as far as I'm aware, it's locked to Three (the network I bought it from). Since I've come to China and South East Asia, I do not get any signal on my phone. My girlfriend who has an iPhone 3Gs and is also on Three gets signal (or she did before she cancelled her contract).
Should I get signal out here? I thought the phone would be able to work anywhere in the world in spite of where it was purchased. Anybody know anything about this? It's rooted and I have a custom ROM and custom firmware installed. Pretty sure I also updated the radio manually too, but I can't remember.

melted_cow said:
I bought my One in the UK and, as far as I'm aware, it's locked to Three (the network I bought it from). Since I've come to China and South East Asia, I do not get any signal on my phone. My girlfriend who has an iPhone 3Gs and is also on Three gets signal (or she did before she cancelled her contract).
Should I get signal out here? I thought the phone would be able to work anywhere in the world in spite of where it was purchased. Anybody know anything about this? It's rooted and I have a custom ROM and custom firmware installed. Pretty sure I also updated the radio manually too, but I can't remember.
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Its not working because the phone is SIM-locked to Three network. You will have to SIM unlock the phone.
http://support.three.co.uk/SRVS/CGI..._cat=billing,varset_subcat=3772,Case=obj(4363)
Request an unlock code and continue the process. Then, your SIM will be unlocked and you will be able to use it anywhere

raghav kapur said:
Its not working because the phone is SIM-locked to Three network. You will have to SIM unlock the phone.
http://support.three.co.uk/SRVS/CGI..._cat=billing,varset_subcat=3772,Case=obj(4363)
Request an unlock code and continue the process. Then, your SIM will be unlocked and you will be able to use it anywhere
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Huh, I thought that would only happen if I tried to put a non-Three SIM in the phone. Thanks, man

If you have your UK SIM in there, maybe you need to activate roaming on the network. But you know what they're like, you can only do that whilst in the UK.
Get an unlock code from eBay or a website and buy a local SIM, it'll save you money in days or even hours given the stupendous price of data roaming.

Samsung SM-G900A - from AT&T Unlock

Is it possible to unlock Samsung SM-G900A - from AT&T and use different sim card in another county

I have the same doubt. Any way?

waranty92 said:
Is it possible to unlock Samsung SM-G900A - from AT&T and use different sim card in another country
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I'm not sure, but maybe you can ask the AT&T customer care to give you the unlock code as well as the method to do it.
That's what I tried for my S2 and S3. I had them under contract. And if you buy it without contract, shouldn't it be unlocked already? Just curious!
I'll ask about the unlock process to AT&T tomorrow and let you know if the same trick works or not
Unless I'm not mistaken, you are not talking about rooting the device already, are you!

If you ever want to modify your phone, I recommend returning during your 14 day trial period. Otherwise, you will be stuck with a worthless piece of junk. Although nobody has verified this yet, the SM-G900T (tmobile) appears to support the same bands but I need someone to test with a ATT SIM

I want to root the phone because it may be blacklisted by at&t

I unlocked mine whit Swift Unlock.

The T-Mobile version (SM-G900T) supports all of the frequencies of AT&T, plus WCDMA 1700 MHz. Additionally, it's the only variant with an unlocked bootloader. I know people using it on AT&T.

Product F(RED) said:
The T-Mobile version (SM-G900T) supports all of the frequencies of AT&T, plus WCDMA 1700 MHz. Additionally, it's the only variant with an unlocked bootloader. I know people using it on AT&T.
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Is unlocked bootloader avaliable on this forum and is it flashable on stock version,

waranty92 said:
Is unlocked bootloader avaliable on this forum and is it flashable on stock version,
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That question makes no sense. By "bootloader unlocked", I mean that the T-Mobile version is the only variant that lets you flash anything without stopping you (e.g. custom ROM, custom recovery, custom kernel). Depending on what you flash, you will trip Knox though.

Product F(RED) said:
That question makes no sense. By "bootloader unlocked", I mean that the T-Mobile version is the only variant that lets you flash anything without stopping you (e.g. custom ROM, custom recovery, custom kernel). Depending on what you flash, you will trip Knox though.
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I'm not getting answer of main question, can I flash custom rom or root Samsung SM-G900A and use it with any sim card even if it is blacklisted by AT&T

waranty92 said:
I'm not getting answer of main question, can I flash custom rom or root Samsung SM-G900A and use it with any sim card even if it is blacklisted by AT&T
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Blacklisting means the phone is lost, stolen or was not paid for completely. That means you can't use it on AT&T, and on any carriers that enforce a blacklist (most do in the US). It has nothing to do with custom ROMs or root.

Product F(RED) said:
Blacklisting means the phone is lost, stolen or was not paid for completely. That means you can't use it on AT&T, and on any carriers that enforce a blacklist (most do in the US). It has nothing to do with custom ROMs or root.
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I don't want to use it in US, it will be used in the different country, and my question is simple, can I unlock it to use in different country with different operator witch don't care if the phone is blacklisted by AT&T, i need the phone just accept new sim and work with it

Help
waranty92 said:
I don't want to use it in US, it will be used in the different country, and my question is simple, can I unlock it to use in different country with different operator witch don't care if the phone is blacklisted by AT&T, i need the phone just accept new sim and work with it
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I think what he is trying to say is, in the case I have a blacklisted non-unlocked SM G900A, is there a way possible to use this phone with another SIM under a non US based carrier in a different country. Also what he is wondering is maybe this is possible through rooting? if not is there any way that this can be done if yes please help... Thank you for all the feedback!

I don't think there's a way to do it through root. AT&T won't help you because it's blacklisted. You would need an eBay unlock service or something along those lines.
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I think MobileTechVideos.com is the final solution.
They are an affordable service with great solutions to mostly everything.
Press the thanks button if this helped you :good:

no......and there is not a service that can "repair" the IMEI either......I "repair" IMEI quite a bit with a JTAG and the software will not work until there is a root available. You can however sell it in another country and it won't matter that it is blacklisted in the US. Unlocking the phone or rooting it won't do you any good in the US anyway since all companies have a joined blacklist now. If it's bad on one it's bad on all.

I unlocked my phone with this http://www.getunlocked.com/ page and it worked, Thanks for atantion

Yes it works
enigma99a said:
If you ever want to modify your phone, I recommend returning during your 14 day trial period. Otherwise, you will be stuck with a worthless piece of junk. Although nobody has verified this yet, the SM-G900T (tmobile) appears to support the same bands but I need someone to test with a ATT SIM
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I can verify the Att sim does in fact work with the "SM-G900T". I recently sim unlocked via "theunlockingcompany_._com" Worked perfect.

I purchased my phone outright And an AT&T agent gave me my unlock code right away with no questions asked. Was very simple. ..I might have gotten lucky though. Just saying

can i unlock
Hello.i have a brand new SM G900A FROM AT&T.but i want to use another carriers sim.please help.i need this phone for work..so i could really use some good advise..thanks

[Q] Import droid 4 to Europe, any problems?

Hi. I want to know, is there any problems with Droid 4 in Europe? I'm from Poland, and here is almost no such phones with keyboard, so I would like to buy from USA. I know that this phone work outside USA but I have a question: Phone must be unlock from verizon? If i buy locked, what can I do to make them usable for me? When it is unlock, I only need to updated Android?
I'm still learning english, so, if you have problems to understand my message, I'm sorry.

Czerstwy said:
Hi. I want to know, is there any problems with Droid 4 in Europe? I'm from Poland, and here is almost no such phones with keyboard, so I would like to buy from USA. I know that this phone work outside USA but I have a question: Phone must be unlock from verizon? If i buy locked, what can I do to make them usable for me? When it is unlock, I only need to updated Android?
I'm still learning english, so, if you have problems to understand my message, I'm sorry.
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i have bought one on ebay,i was unlocked to any carrier and work good in France

I can confirm, working fine in Hungary too. Would recommend to install Mentor's ROM/patch though, in order to be more optimized to GSM/WCDMA networks.
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Czerstwy said:
Hi. I want to know, is there any problems with Droid 4 in Europe? I'm from Poland, and here is almost no such phones with keyboard, so I would like to buy from USA. I know that this phone work outside USA but I have a question: Phone must be unlock from verizon? If i buy locked, what can I do to make them usable for me? When it is unlock, I only need to updated Android?
I'm still learning english, so, if you have problems to understand my message, I'm sorry.
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You should have no problems - I'm in the UK and I've bought 4 or 5 in my time. Agree that you should install Mentor's patch if you are using CM11, but stock ICS and JB worked fine for me as stock.
Cheers,
Steve.

Agree, works out of the box with stock, but it's better after the patch. Better signals, MMS working properly, etc.
Sent from my DROID4 using XDA Free mobile app

Thanks you all. Last question: It isn't important whether phone is lock or not in verizon? Can I unlock by root/flashing in home by myself? I had only 1 phone with android and I'm not sure that.

Czerstwy said:
Thanks you all. Last question: It isn't important whether phone is lock or not in verizon? Can I unlock by root/flashing in home by myself? I had only 1 phone with android and I'm not sure that.
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AFAIK there's no difference at all between the phones that say they are locked or not to Verizon.
Basically, if you are trying to use the phone in the US, then they are locked. Period. You can't use a Droid 4 in the USA on any network other than Verizon - it seems to be hardwired into the firmware (I'm not sure whether this applies to people with non-US SIMs when roaming in the US though).
As far as the rest of the world is concerned, then the phones are "unlocked" in that they will accept any non-US GSM SIM and work in that country. I think this was the case from the ICS Android release onwards, and only the original GingerBread ROM was locked for international use. Non-stock releases, such as CM11, do an even better job of handling GSM connectivity, especially with Mentor's GSM patch.
Cheers,
Steve.

This is exactly what I wanted to know. Thx.

Same here. I have a Verizon Droid 4 working perfectly in Spain after gsm patch.

[Q] Confused - D5803 with T-Mobile "stuff" on it

Color me confused... I ordered the D5803 (not from Sony, from a reputable 3rd party retailer) to use on AT&T. The box it came in looks legit with zero T-Mobile markings or anything. However, the phone has a T-Mobile splash screen that shows briefly after the Sony splash screen, and it has T-Mobile "bloat" (My t-Mobile, Norton Security w/ Tmobile logo, Tmo Media Center, etc.). It works fine on AT&T, but I was really hoping for one with no branding for the direct connection to Sony for updates... and I'm concerned that won't happen here. Is it possible this is some T-mobile variant from another country that'll still get updates from Sony?

Of course after I post the question I think I've figured it out... it appears it's the German T-Mobile variant - which is still the D5803. The question, then, is how do updates work over there in Germany... will T-mobile have to approve it or will it come straight from Sony? If straight from sony, then there really isn't a problem with using this device, for me anyway.

You probably won't get many updates. I owned multiple branded devices (Hutchinson drei). The provider has to modify every single update before you get it - they don't do that very often, e.g. I got exactly 2 updates on my good old LG 4X HD.
You could try flashing the UK stock rom with Flashtool. Your phone should keep working properly, just without the T-mobile bloat. At least that's how I always dealt with branded Android devices.
Sent from my D5803 using XDA Free mobile app

Hey...I know you.. Hahaha

You could always manually change the firmware to another variant

Hi, I have the same thing going on. Did you do anything to resolve this?

Torpedojager said:
Hi, I have the same thing going on. Did you do anything to resolve this?
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I returned it and bought from another source.

I actually resolved the issue with the following post and picking a non-branded file.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/z3-compact/general/list-stock-firmwares-d5803-d5833-t2906706

I have the same problem for my z3c I bought 2 days ago from amazon.com. I'm still waiting for a response from the seller and wish it could be updated to L 5.0 without problems and without this ugly logo of t-mobile and bloatwares..

XT1052 vs XT1058

Hi,
Please forgive this basic question but hopefully somebody can help me out. I want to buy a moto x 2013 and being located in the UK need a XT1052. I can't seem to find one anywhere however have found a few XT1058s on ebay.
I understand that it is a slightly different model that is meant for the AT&T network but I was wondering what consequences would be of using this phone in the UK. I appreciate that the 4g LTE bands are different, with the XT1058 only having one band (7) that is used in the UK, but would I miss out on anything else? Would I get software/firmware updates or not ie Lollipop upgrade etc? Would I miss out on anything else that might be important?
Any help appreciated
Thanks

I have one of these in Sweden, which works fine on 4G. No problems with updates as yet (I had a verizon xt926 which also worked here). If you are going to buy on eBay make sure you tell them not to upgrade it to 4.4.4 before they ship - I didn't, and am now stuck with an unrootable phone

@dextervelo if you are ok with the potential band differences for LTE/UMTS/HSPA/HSPA+ and are still interested in purchasing an XT1058 for use in Europe, consider the following...
The XT1058 for ATT is SIM Locked (aka Carrier locked) and bootloader locked out of the box.
The ATT XT1058 can be SIM unlocked (carrier unlocked) by purchasing a code from one of the many stores off the internet
The ATT XT1058 currently can not be bootloader unlocked unless it has never been upgraded to 4.4.4, in which case you could use Sunshine
An XT1058 for Rogers Canada can be SIM unlocked (again you might need to purchase code from online store) and Bootloader unlocked (code available for FREE from Moto's web site, and can be used no matter what ROM is on your phone)
If you don't get an OTA, as long as the ZIP file is posted, you can still side load an OTA
be careful where you buy your XT1058 from. I've seen a few with CID: 0xDEAD and other improper values which can cause issues (one such thread -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-x/moto-x-qa/moto-x-wont-update-to-kitkat-t3015318 )
NOTE: bootloader unlocking is only needed IF you want to either root, or run a non-Moto rom or recovery.

Thanks guys, good info to know.
The phone would be coming from Hong Kong. The price is pretty good which makes me wonder if I'm going to run into problems as detailed in the linked threads. The band differences are no big problem, especially if 4g is working in Sweden as they have the similar bands for their 4g as we do.
@EuanG, do you have any reason to think you won't get an OTA lollipop update or does it not bother you?
It feels a bit too much of a gamble, i might just wait for a good condition 2nd hand one to show up or am I worrying too much?

Mine was from Hong Kong, at a price worth taking the risk. CID looks ok and the phone does have an ATT rom, but on the back it is branded - Anatel -, hopefully it will upgrade to Lollipop. At the current prices on eBay I would be tempted to buy an xt1060 developer version, ok no 4G but probably a safer bet than risking getting a wierd xt1058

I use an XT1058 ATT in Romania.Although my status bar indicates 4G,in setting/status my mobile network indicates HSPA+.

Nicolae-Daniel said:
I use an XT1058 ATT in Romania.Although my status bar indicates 4G,in setting/status my mobile network indicates HSPA+.
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That is likely due to the way the USA does things...
2/2.5G = GPRS/EDGE
3G = UMTS/HSPA
4G = HSPA+/HSPA
4G LTE = LTE
So if yours shows 4G for HSPA+ that is normal.