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[Q] HTC One and iPhone 5

Hey I have a sprint HTC One and im wondering if i trim my sim card and put it on a Sprint iPhone 5 would it work ? If it does can someone tell me.. I just want to swap phones whenever i want too

You have to call sprint in order to swap phones. Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I think the SIM card is only for international uses. Not Sprint to Sprint

jenra said:
Hey I have a sprint HTC One and im wondering if i trim my sim card and put it on a Sprint iPhone 5 would it work ? If it does can someone tell me.. I just want to swap phones whenever i want too
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I don't think it works like that on sprint see the sim card is just to get on lte. I remember when I got my replacement HTC one the sim card stayed the same but in the system sprint said it didn't match the one they had on record so my phone wasn't connecting to LTE. After a quick call and putting the right numbers in I got LTE. So you would still need the phone to be active which involves calling sprint to do the swap
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Alex1123 said:
I don't think it works like that on sprint see the sim card is just to get on lte. I remember when I got my replacement HTC one the sim card stayed the same but in the system sprint said it didn't match the one they had on record so my phone wasn't connecting to LTE. After a quick call and putting the right numbers in I got LTE. So you would still need the phone to be active which involves calling sprint to do the swap
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Yes. The phone uses the sim card to connect to LTE. That's the only reason it is there. Your phone number isn't attached to it like GSM. So swapping the sim card won't do anything.
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eyeisdasteve said:
Yes. The phone uses the sim card to connect to LTE. That's the only reason it is there. Your phone number isn't attached to it like GSM. So swapping the sim card won't do anything.
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Thanks guys for the help I got my answer

Nah, they are all wrong. Just go.ahead and use a pair of scissors or a sharp.exactly knife to trim away the excess plastic.
I've done it a million times...
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felacio said:
Nah, they are all wrong. Just go.ahead and use a pair of scissors or a sharp.exactly knife to trim away the excess plastic.
I've done it a million times...
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Pretty sure I know a thing or two. I mean you can trim it down and stuff it in a different phone but that's not going to swap your phone number to that phone.
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eyeisdasteve said:
Pretty sure I know a thing or two. I mean you can trim it down and stuff it in a different phone but that's not going to swap your phone number to that phone.
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sprint.com/activate
That's the ticket to swapping whenever you want.
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eyeisdasteve said:
Pretty sure I know a thing or two. I mean you can trim it down and stuff it in a different phone but that's not going to swap your phone number to that phone.
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sprint.com/activate
That's the ticket to swapping whenever you want.
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Nah, just cut it up. Badabing badaboom, New number..
Trust me, I'm a doctor.
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What choices do I have

Sprint has a policy of switching costumers to a different device after 3 exchanges. I'm waiting for my 3rd HTC one, all for the same reason with the SIM card error. I can't imagine that this replacement will be any different. With that being said what choices will I have for a new device
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tommason1968 said:
Sprint has a policy of switching costumers to a different device after 3 exchanges. I'm waiting for my 3rd HTC one, all for the same reason with the SIM card error. I can't imagine that this replacement will be any different. With that being said what choices will I have for a new device
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S4 pretty much. Maybe a Note II.
Quick question, are you taking the SIM card out at any time, or are you not touching it? Because I only ever had problems with mine after I removed it from my phone and put it back in.

I also have the sim card error but it comes and goes every once and a while. When ever I get it it usually goes away after 15-20 min. Even with all the issues the HTC One has I would never trade it in for any of the phones available atm.

FrostyF7 said:
I also have the sim card error but it comes and goes every once and a while. When ever I get it it usually goes away after 15-20 min. Even with all the issues the HTC One has I would never trade it in for any of the phones available atm.
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Same. I haven't had the sim error, does it just deny LTE? If thats all it does I'd suffer for a bit (if you don't have a time restraint) and see what the Nexus5 announce says. The word is it has the CDMA bands for Sprint use and I've been itching to get my hands on a true nexus phone.

eXplicit815 said:
S4 pretty much. Maybe a Note II.
Quick question, are you taking the SIM card out at any time, or are you not touching it? Because I only ever had problems with mine after I removed it from my phone and put it back in.
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I've never touched it. My thought I'd that I shouldn't have to do quick temporary fixes on the phone. That and possibly giving Sprint a reason to deny liability.
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FrostyF7 said:
I also have the sim card error but it comes and goes every once and a while. When ever I get it it usually goes away after 15-20 min. Even with all the issues the HTC One has I would never trade it in for any of the phones available atm.
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Honestly that's my true feelings. I'm totally happy with the phone aside from the problem with the SIM card
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tommason1968 said:
Sprint has a policy of switching costumers to a different device after 3 exchanges. I'm waiting for my 3rd HTC one, all for the same reason with the SIM card error. I can't imagine that this replacement will be any different. With that being said what choices will I have for a new device
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Really? That's a policy? I went through 7 or 8 Evo Shift's, and they never told me to switch devices (as much as I would have liked to).

tatonka_hero said:
Really? That's a policy? I went through 7 or 8 Evo Shift's, and they never told me to switch devices (as much as I would have liked to).
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Yes it is. I've had to use it a few times back when I had the Samsung moment, which was replaced with another forgettable device
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tommason1968 said:
Yes it is. I've had to use it a few times back when I had the Samsung moment, which was replaced with another forgettable device
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I even asked to get a different device the last time I took my Shift in for a warranty exchange, and they wouldn't let me.

When you had the issue do you just call sprint warranty? or do you have to go into the store and state your issue?
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tatonka_hero said:
Really? That's a policy? I went through 7 or 8 Evo Shift's, and they never told me to switch devices (as much as I would have liked to).
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It's a policy to OFFER a different device after the three, but not that you HAVE to change to a new device.

eXplicit815 said:
It's a policy to OFFER a different device after the three, but not that you HAVE to change to a new device.
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They wouldn't even let me switch when I asked.
I dunno, maybe it's the advantage premium plan I'm on that changes things. It's nice because it's less than most of the plans, but I've got to go to a repair center for anything, I can't just switch things over the phone.

JC_Miller said:
When you had the issue do you just call sprint warranty? or do you have to go into the store and state your issue?
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I have done it through the Sprint store that I go to.
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People who haven't been able to fix the SIM error.
Have you tried updating your Service profiles?
Just contact Sprint via chat, and ask them to re activate your device. They should ask you for your IMEI number.
Make sure they ask you for it. I had this happen to me after I got my phone's board replaced. The chat guy kept telling me to get a new SIM card, and I kept telling him it was pretty much the same phone, and exactly the same card. So yeah.

tatonka_hero said:
They wouldn't even let me switch when I asked.
I dunno, maybe it's the advantage premium plan I'm on that changes things. It's nice because it's less than most of the plans, but I've got to go to a repair center for anything, I can't just switch things over the phone.
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From what I remember when I worked there it had to be a manufacturer defect every time and the 3 swaps have to occur within a 6 month time frame. Not sure if yours fell into that. If they did then your store might be more screwy than others. Or you just weren't upset enough
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tommason1968 said:
Yes it is. I've had to use it a few times back when I had the Samsung moment, which was replaced with another forgettable device
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It is not policy to switch after ther 3rd time it is at the discretion of the store. I doubt you would get a S4 they will probably offer a S3 I'm pretty sure a S3. I work at Sprint in Tampa Fl. If you like I could check tomorrow what they are offering for a trade. We use a system called Eticket and it will till me what they have to trade
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budde2 said:
It is not policy to switch after ther 3rd time it is at the discretion of the store. I doubt you would get a S4 they will probably offer a S3 I'm pretty sure a S3. I work at Sprint in Tampa Fl. If you like I could check tomorrow what they are offering for a trade. We use a system called Eticket and it will till me what they have to trade
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I'd be pis:angel:sed if they offered me an S3 to replace my one. It should be an equivalent phone of equal value, not last years phone that's free on contract.

budde2 said:
It is not policy to switch after ther 3rd time it is at the discretion of the store. I doubt you would get a S4 they will probably offer a S3 I'm pretty sure a S3. I work at Sprint in Tampa Fl. If you like I could check tomorrow what they are offering for a trade. We use a system called Eticket and it will till me what they have to trade
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That would be great. Thank you
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budde2 said:
It is not policy to switch after ther 3rd time it is at the discretion of the store. I doubt you would get a S4 they will probably offer a S3 I'm pretty sure a S3. I work at Sprint in Tampa Fl. If you like I could check tomorrow what they are offering for a trade. We use a system called Eticket and it will till me what they have to trade
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Seriously? An S3? That doesn't make any sense to me. It should definitely be an S4. When we had the EVO and Epic come out a lot of EVOs had issues and several people were able to do the swap and we got them into Epics. A phone a year older with much lower specs shouldn't qualify as a comparable device.
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Scotch tape fixed it for my wife's phone also make sure SIM surface is super clean. My wife's phone had a big greasy finger print on contact side and recurring issues but after scotch taping on plastic side to keep it tight it's fixed. But I never had this issue on mine, I did however blow a speaker and swapped it a month ago.
I wouldn't take another phone over this still.
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Straight talk

Is anyone using straight talk on this phone? Looking into dumping At&t and saving some money for beer ..
Is it a big issue to convert?
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elvelozpotosino said:
Is anyone using straight talk on this phone? Looking into dumping At&t and saving some money for beer ..
Is it a big issue to convert?
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I have never done it with the One but 2 AT&T iPhones I had are running Straight talk without problems. make sure you get the correct micro sim for AT&T towers, and if you do have carrier unlock problems theirs services on ebay for that, and are cheap

should i buy a specific HTC one

im gonna be joining your forum in a few days (long awaited) and i was wondering if there was a specific criteria i should match to ensure i get the best buy possible. I know there are usually some better screens, selected firmware that may be s off and i definatly want s off. so can i just buy any htc one or what?

xanda143 said:
im gonna be joining your forum in a few days (long awaited) and i was wondering if there was a specific criteria i should match to ensure i get the best buy possible. I know there are usually some better screens, selected firmware that may be s off and i definatly want s off. so can i just buy any htc one or what?
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The best is the international unlocked HTC One single SIM. All Ones can be S-OFF easily, unless you have certain carrier locked Ones

I'd go with one that has a camera sensor newer than December, or try to get one that has the omni sensor, to help avoid the purple tint problems in low light.
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Or if your going to be using T-Mobile make sure to buy one from them as it has different band hardware then the ATT, Google Play or International versions.

gustav30 said:
I'd go with one that has a camera sensor newer than December, or try to get one that has the omni sensor, to help avoid the purple tint problems in low light.
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Am gonna be using it in the Caribbean. So to ensure that I get that cam sensor opt to buy one that says it's the latest version correct
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Looks like the sprint ones sell for a nice price. Is there any reason I should avoid these phones as I use gsm but I read that they can be unlocked easy
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they're on sale this weekend for $99/2 yr contract at BB

xanda143 said:
Looks like the sprint ones sell for a nice price. Is there any reason I should avoid these phones as I use gsm but I read that they can be unlocked easy
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Sprint One is not compatible with a few roms. Better to avoid CDMA

Thanks for the heads up so sprint is definitely out but couldn't I s off super Cid and then take and AT&T ruu and make it as tho from AT&T or is the hardware different or something?

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Sprint and ATT are different hardware wise.
If you want an ATT one buy an ATT one or a Google Play edition one.

Is the Sprint carrier unlocked?

Let me know
My All New One

No
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You will have to call Sprint International Services and tell them you are traveling overseas and if you meet certain requirements they will unlock it. If not you will just have to wait for somebody to find a fix if you want it unlocked.

To the 2 ppl that replied (and anyone out there) did you tried popping an att/tmobile Sim and see if it works? the m7 came unlocked no?
I need to know like right now cuz about to order one thanks! !!
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eurominican said:
To the 2 ppl that replied (and anyone out there) did you tried popping an att/tmobile Sim and see if it works? the m7 came unlocked no?
I need to know like right now cuz about to order one thanks! !!
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The M7 did not come unlocked. It was the same thing with that phone. You had to call to unlock it, internationally. It was them sim unlocked for all but you had to be rooted.

dsk00185 said:
The M7 did not come unlocked. It was the same thing with that phone. You had to call to unlock it, internationally. It was them sim unlocked for all but you had to be rooted.
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Thank you so much for clarification. They were sold out anyways. HAD to go with sprint anyways
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Anyone knows if the unlocker app ffpr the Sprint htc one m7 will work on the sprint HTC one m8?
Can someone try it please ? I want to buy a htc one m8 and sabré to know if the Sprint version is compatible with the 3g/4g from att? I dont care LTE
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The sim unlock app on the play store stopped working after the m7 was updated to 4.4.2. This phone uses the same version of android so I very much doubt it would work.
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This seems to work on the Sprint version. Havne't verified yet since I don't have a nano sim.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=51718786#post51718786

Ph33zy said:
This seems to work on the Sprint version. Havne't verified yet since I don't have a nano sim.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=51718786#post51718786
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I just tried it. It doesnt seem to work I tried both a tmobile sim and att and I get no signal.

dsk00185 said:
I just tried it. It doesnt seem to work I tried both a tmobile sim and att and I get no signal.
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Did you change the Apn to the appropriate settings, I read that some place?
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JT man said:
Did you change the Apn to the appropriate settings, I read that some place?
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APN setting is required only for data to work. signal has no relation with it

smokin901 said:
APN setting is required only for data to work. signal has no relation with it
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Did you change the network type from CMMA/LTE to GSM?

I got a little question, if i buy a Sprint htc one m8 and unlock it. will i be able to use 3G/H+(at&t 4G) from AT&T?? Or just 2G?
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m03sizlak said:
Did you change the network type from CMMA/LTE to GSM?
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Yes I did.
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renehd2 said:
I got a little question, if i buy a Sprint htc one m8 and unlock it. will i be able to use 3G/H+(at&t 4G) from AT&T?? Or just 2G?
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Anyone??
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