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[Q] HTC One with a Bad ESN

Sup guys,
I´m in the lookout for an HTC One and I found one with a bad ESN. Now, the curious part is that I don´t plan on using it on Sprint. I´ve read that bad ESN are only carrier related and if I were to use the phone on at&t, besides the Sim Unlock I´d need to do, Will it work even with a bad ESN?

Kenchinito said:
Sup guys,
I´m in the lookout for an HTC One and I found one with a bad ESN. Now, the curious part is that I don´t plan on using it on Sprint. I´ve read that bad ESN are only carrier related and if I were to use the phone on at&t, besides the Sim Unlock I´d need to do, Will it work even with a bad ESN?
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You cannot SIM unlock the Sprint ONE..........(yet)

Kenchinito said:
Sup guys,
I´m in the lookout for an HTC One and I found one with a bad ESN. Now, the curious part is that I don´t plan on using it on Sprint. I´ve read that bad ESN are only carrier related and if I were to use the phone on at&t, besides the Sim Unlock I´d need to do, Will it work even with a bad ESN?
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It wouldn't work on AT&T regardless of ESN. The radios are different. Sprint phones can only be used on Sprint or other Sprint-using carriers (like Ting). Verizon on Verizon, and even AT&T/T-mobile aren't always fully compatible with eachother (sometimes lose 4G/LTE).

I see, I guess I should forget about Sprint´s One

Kenchinito said:
I see, I guess I should forget about Sprint´s One
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Well I'm sure there's a way to flash it to say boost or something like that that's if you know how to or someone that can. Heck some small carrier stores even offer flashing services haha
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You mean I can unlock it by flashing some custom rom? I´ve done that with many devices previously, but i never knew you could unlock it by flashing a custom rom, am I wrong?

Kenchinito said:
You mean I can unlock it by flashing some custom rom? I´ve done that with many devices previously, but i never knew you could unlock it by flashing a custom rom, am I wrong?
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As of right now it is not possible to SIM unlock the Sprint ONE. You can unlock the bootloader, flash to other carriers, and even flash a different PRL and force Roam on Verizon, but you cannot unlock the SIM for GSM use.

Please Update
As of now the GSM of Sprint HTC One can be unlocked using the technique from other threads.... Please tell me if i can now buy a BAD ESN Phone from ebay..... Get the GSM Unlocked using those techniques and use it in India... The radios or freq wont be a problem as India is yet to get a 4G network(Oh God we are so behind).
Need advise before purchasing

It can be unlocked for use on other carriers pretty easily. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=45243199. Bad ESN applies only to US carriers
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Looks like I am answering my own question.
http://www.mod-gadget.com/what-iphone-bad-esn-what-can-do/

elvisypi said:
It can be unlocked for use on other carriers pretty easily. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=45243199. Bad ESN applies only to US carriers
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I have been reading the answers here and i was wondering, in Greece if i get with bad ESN i won't have any problems?

Vincent Law said:
It wouldn't work on AT&T regardless of ESN. The radios are different. Sprint phones can only be used on Sprint or other Sprint-using carriers (like Ting). Verizon on Verizon, and even AT&T/T-mobile aren't always fully compatible with eachother (sometimes lose 4G/LTE).
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Hey just a FYI the HTC One cannot go on ting
From ting website:
Our program is as follows: Bring your used, inactive Sprint® device to Ting, and activate it with a Ting service plan*.
Newer smartphones like the S4 and the HTC One cannot be brought over. Likewise, BlackBerry and Push-to-Talk (PTT) devices cannot make the move.
https://ting.com/devices/bring
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masated said:
I have been reading the answers here and i was wondering, in Greece if i get with bad ESN i won't have any problems?
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You wont have any problems if you put it on something other than sprint (Providing it has a bad ESN on sprint), However the sim unlock guide provided here does not work with the new rom base.
Keep in mind though that sprint will randomly go through and (Scrub) A.K.A clear the bad esn's out of there system, So even though you purchased with a bad esn it could have a clean one after all.
If you have verizon in that area you could always check about flashing the HTC One to PagePlus. Full Guide Here

Now that i broke my HTC OX i will go on ebay and buy HTC O with bad esn

anupsahu said:
As of now the GSM of Sprint HTC One can be unlocked using the technique from other threads.... Please tell me if i can now buy a BAD ESN Phone from ebay..... Get the GSM Unlocked using those techniques and use it in India... The radios or freq wont be a problem as India is yet to get a 4G network(Oh God we are so behind).
Need advise before purchasing
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dont worry bro... you can easily unlock sprint htc one good or bad esn dosent matter in india... you just have to run a RUU and downgrade it to 4.1.2 and sim unlock it using sim unlocker app from playstore... im using my sprint htc one bad esn brought from usa on vodafone:laugh::good: network in karnataka..

praveensk.rcb said:
dont worry bro... you can easily unlock sprint htc one good or bad esn dosent matter in india... you just have to run a RUU and downgrade it to 4.1.2 and sim unlock it using sim unlocker app from playstore... im using my sprint htc one bad esn brought from usa on vodafone:laugh::good: network in karnataka..
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After you downgraded and unlocked where you able to upgrade back to 4.4.2 and keep the unlock?

Chono631 said:
After you downgraded and unlocked where you able to upgrade back to 4.4.2 and keep the unlock?
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yeah you can upgrade and keep the unlock... its permanent dont worry...just make sure you are not rooted while taking an ota...:good:

praveensk.rcb said:
yeah you can upgrade and keep the unlock... its permanent dont worry...just make sure you are not rooted while taking an ota...:good:
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Wonderful news, thanks for the info

[Q] Unlock Sprint version to use with any GSM network in and out of the US?

I keep searching, but can't find anything. Is there a site that I can buy the code from or is it even GSM capable in the country?

jstrayy said:
I keep searching, but can't find anything. Is there a site that I can buy the code from or is it even GSM capable in the country?
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I just called and spoke to the International services people. They waived the 90-day requirement for me, and unlocked the phone. Haven't tested it yet, though.

pavanmaverick said:
I just called and spoke to the International services people. They waived the 90-day requirement for me, and unlocked the phone. Haven't tested it yet, though.
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Maybe change firmware and ready to sim unlock for sim unlock.net?

pavanmaverick said:
I just called and spoke to the International services people. They waived the 90-day requirement for me, and unlocked the phone. Haven't tested it yet, though.
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Have you tried a Sim card on it yet?
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pavanmaverick said:
I just called and spoke to the International services people. They waived the 90-day requirement for me, and unlocked the phone. Haven't tested it yet, though.
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Hi man, would you please help do it? Because I am not a Sprint customer, they do not want to help me GSM unlock...
Thanks!

cnxqx said:
Hi man, would you please help do it? Because I am not a Sprint customer, they do not want to help me GSM unlock...
Thanks!
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...soo we have the same problem...

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gregwaw1981 said:
...soo we have the same problem...
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You find out how to unlock it?

cnxqx said:
You find out how to unlock it?
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How many digits have yout imei numer?
Please enter the code *#06#.

has anyone figured out a way to get gsm unlock without sprint's help ?
I just bought a clean esn sprint phone and want it to get gsm unlocked. I am not a sprint customer myself , so I was wondering if anyone could help me out getting it unlocked.
I would be greatly in debt !
Cheers

we have the same problem,who can help us to solution to this proble

Does anybody have any idea if this device can be used with other gsm carriers? And if so, what must you do?
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Sprint moto x not use to the GSM network, I am very anxious, who can hack it,We would be grateful to him

Any info someone?
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anyone pl update , if you got GSM unlock for this phone.
Thanks.

javed91214 said:
anyone pl update , if you got GSM unlock for this phone.
Thanks.
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I have sprint Moto x, i These moment unlock phone to use any GSM network is in possible... :crying:

dev997 said:
has anyone figured out a way to get gsm unlock without sprint's help ?
I just bought a clean esn sprint phone and want it to get gsm unlocked. I am not a sprint customer myself , so I was wondering if anyone could help me out getting it unlocked.
I would be greatly in debt !
Cheers
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HI dev ,
i am from Nagpur, did you got any solution for Sprint MOTO X ? pl help me if you have any solution. i bought two phones from eBay.
Thanks.

Sorry.. as far as I know .. no solutions yet .
sent from the ONE !!!

No man can hack it, what a pity!

Unlocking the phone for use with GSM Sim without Sprint service is not possible as Moto only releases the codes to the specific carrier and Sprint will not give it to you.
If you do get it unlocked, it will not work in the US on a GSM network ie: T-Mobile or ATT. They're hardware restricted from working on local GSM networks p/fca allowances. I have seen a few devices like some black Berry's work locally after being unlocked but they are few and far between.
Imprinted directly to your mind via a Moto X

xKrisx said:
Unlocking the phone for use with GSM Sim without Sprint service is not possible as Moto only releases the codes to the specific carrier and Sprint will not give it to you.
If you do get it unlocked, it will not work in the US on a GSM network ie: T-Mobile or ATT. They're hardware restricted from working on local GSM networks p/fca allowances. I have seen a few devices like some black Berry's work locally after being unlocked but they are few and far between.
Imprinted directly to your mind via a Moto X
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I have two Sprint moto x, bought from eBay.com , i wants to use this phone in India, how its possible?
One of my colg lvng in US , he called to Sprint regarding GSM unlocked , Customer support said - your esn is clean & GSM also unlocked, but whn i insert GSM sim card on this nothing is happening. whn i clicked on activation phone , it connects to wifi & asking me for some info like number & Sprint PIN no. I have rooted one Phone.
Thanks.

[Q] flash from Sprint to AT&T

hello everyone i have a sprint htc one
i have been messing around with for awhile and i am wondering if it is at all possible to flash the AT&T ruu on to it
just wondering how much different the hardware actually is and if anyone has ever done it ?
sorry if i didn't post this in the right place im new to XDA also i did look for other threads but didnt seem to find anything but if you know of one post a link to it please
thanks in advance
Jed

powerstroke6 said:
hello everyone i have a sprint htc one
i have been messing around with for awhile and i am wondering if it is at all possible to flash the AT&T ruu on to it
just wondering how much different the hardware actually is and if anyone has ever done it ?
sorry if i didn't post this in the right place im new to XDA also i did look for other threads but didnt seem to find anything but if you know of one post a link to it please
thanks in advance
Jed
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It can't be done. AT&T uses a different radio tech than what Sprint does so you might mess up your phone doing it.
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novastar said:
It can't be done. AT&T uses a different radio tech
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ok doesany one know if there is a way to shut down the cdma radio on sprints phone ...im trying to use my htc one on H2O prepaid so i need gsm
but it keeps switching back to cdma i have a custom rom and i think i have read about every post on xda by now lol...what i need is a rom that flashes the radio to whatever the developer model has
any other ideas
thanks

There is no way to use a CDMA phone on a gsm network no way at all and to flash a at&t ROM on a phone that is not at&t will cause a brick and will be a pain in the ass to fix my best advice is to sell your phone and by a at&t phone so you can use in h2o because there is no way to do what you are trying to do
if your looking for a job making some extra cash working with smart phones check out my website jccellularvenders.webs.com

hopsin4444 said:
There is no way to use a CDMA phone on a gsm network no way at all and to flash a at&t ROM on a phone that is not at&t will cause a brick and will be a pain in the ass to fix my best advice is to sell your phone and by a at&t phone so you can use in h2o because there is no way to do what you are trying to do
if your looking for a job making some extra cash working with smart phones check out my website jccellularvenders.webs.com
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Actually this phone has a SIM card capable of running on At&t if unlocked. If u want to use gsm only I think u can go to mobile network and set it to gsm/umts only. As far as flashing another devices Rom/Ruu your just asking for a brick since the mounts are completely different causing a brick
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hopsin4444 said:
There is no way to use a CDMA phone on a gsm network no way at all and to flash a at&t ROM on a phone that is not at&t will cause a brick and will be a pain in the ass to fix my best advice is to sell your phone and by a at&t phone so you can use in h2o because there is no way to do what you are trying to do
if your looking for a job making some extra cash working with smart phones check out my website jccellularvenders.webs.com
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You have a website working with smartphones and you didn't know the HTC ONE is a GSM/CDMA device.
Good luck

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luigi311 said:
Actually this phone has a SIM card capable of running on At&t if unlocked. If u want to use gsm only I think u can go to mobile network and set it to gsm/umts only. As far as flashing another devices Rom/Ruu your just asking for a brick since the mounts are completely different causing a brick
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yes i can change it to that but it still will not connect to gsm networks and when i reboot it changes back to cdma prefered
can some one who knows something about this respond ,please if you dont know dont post it it just makes it more confusing :laugh:

No need to be rude I completely over looked what phone was being talked about so for that I apologize
if your looking for a job making some extra cash working with smart phones check out my website jccellularvenders.webs.com

flashing
what im sort of wondering is if someone that knows more about the htc one could ,like write a patch or somthing for the sprint radio that makes it work only on gsm
the phone i have had a bad esn when i bought it but i got it unlocked and everything now but im wondering if there is something else i have to do to make it work
thanks

sorry
hopsin4444 said:
No need to be rude I completely over looked what phone was being talked about so for that I apologize
if your looking for a job making some extra cash working with smart phones check out my website jccellularvenders.webs.com
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sorry i wasn't trying to be rude im just very frustrated in trying to get this to work lol

I did the following:
SuperCID to 111111
S-OFF using Revone
HTC One Simunlock from viperboy and set it to WCDMA preferred
I did upgrade to 4.2.2 but in order to use the GSM part of the phone you have to use the the oldest radio I can't remember 1.29 something
Down part:
GSM signal keeps disconnecting
Will have voice and text but no data
Everytime the phone reboots you have to keep resetting the APN
Have to keep searching for the Network
I have flashed a T-mobile RUU and a AT&T RUU and the only options they get greyed out are the options to choose what network you would like. Word of advice if the antenna is originally CDMA leave it with CDMA because it really does have some really bad issues with connecting to GSM towers. I was using MetroPCS which uses T-mobile towers but I just flashed my phone to metro and I have a solid signal all day long with no drops I just did not have MMS.
I hope that helps

No worry bro I understand unfortunately I have no idea on that you should just be able to switch over to gsm but if that's not working I have no idea
if your looking for a job making some extra cash working with smart phones check out my website jccellularvenders.webs.com

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coloneludatank said:
I did the following:
SuperCID to 111111
S-OFF using Revone
HTC One Simunlock from viperboy and set it to WCDMA preferred
I did upgrade to 4.2.2 but in order to use the GSM part of the phone you have to use the the oldest radio I can't remember 1.29 something
Down part:
GSM signal keeps disconnecting
Will have voice and text but no data
Everytime the phone reboots you have to keep resetting the APN
Have to keep searching for the Network
I have flashed a T-mobile RUU and a AT&T RUU and the only options they get greyed out are the options to choose what network you would like. Word of advice if the antenna is originally CDMA leave it with CDMA because it really does have some really bad issues with connecting to GSM towers. I was using MetroPCS which uses T-mobile towers but I just flashed my phone to metro and I have a solid signal all day long with no drops I just did not have MMS.
I hope that helps
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ok this is so helpful finally some one that has done it lol ahh
ok what is superCID 111111 ...is that the rom you are running
also can you post the link for how to S-OFF and how to tell if i have it
i am rooted and i did sim unlock it though ...do i need S-OFF for this to work
so it is possible to flash the att ruu to the sprint version then
also i would just use it on a sprint prepaid plan or something that uses cdma but i bought the phone on Ebay with a bad ESN ......I didnt know it would be such a hassle to get it working on gsm
thanks so much for the help

powerstroke6 said:
ok this is so helpful finally some one that has done it lol ahh
ok what is superCID 111111 ...is that the rom you are running
also can you post the link for how to S-OFF and how to tell if i have it
i am rooted and i did sim unlock it though ...do i need S-OFF for this to work
so it is possible to flash the att ruu to the sprint version then
also i would just use it on a sprint prepaid plan or something that uses cdma but i bought the phone on Ebay with a bad ESN ......I didnt know it would be such a hassle to get it working on gsm
thanks so much for the help
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Supercid is basically changing the hboot model number when u supercid 1111111 it lets u flash any ruu and things like that. I believe there was a thread on how to do it way back might want to check the android developement section or original. Bewarned that the at&t and tmobile ruus are different from ours so there's no telling what will happen to ur phone
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luigi311 said:
Supercid is basically changing the hboot model number when u supercid 1111111 it lets u flash any ruu and things like that. I believe there was a thread on how to do it way back might want to check the android developement section or original. Bewarned that the at&t and tmobile ruus are different from ours so there's no telling what will happen to ur phone
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ok so you did or didnt flash your sprint htc one to att or t moble

powerstroke6 said:
ok so you did or didnt flash your sprint htc one to att or t moble
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I havnt I'm just helping u out with the bit of information I know based on what ur asking. Here's the thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2315549
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luigi311 said:
I havnt I'm just helping u out with the bit of information I know based on what ur asking. Here's the thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2315549
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ok thanks i was just wondering

Anyway to convert a Sprint HTC One into an International one?

Sorry for my bad English.
Does anybody know how to convert a Sprint One to an internation Htc One? My phone has already been s-off and supercid.
Thanks everyone.

warriorsorochilu said:
Sorry for my bad English.
Does anybody know how to convert a Sprint One to an internation Htc One? My phone has already been s-off and supercid.
Thanks everyone.
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Sadly, no. It's not possible since Sprint is CDMA.

You can unlock the SIM card slot which will let you use SIMs from international carriers. See the thread in the main Sprint HTC One forum.

shawndoc said:
You can unlock the SIM card slot which will let you use SIMs from international carriers. See the thread in the main Sprint HTC One forum.
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I've already unlocked. Anyway, thanks.I also have a little problem about Data icon, my Sprint HTC One show GSM instead of H or 3G. The internet speed is quite slow.:crying:

warriorsorochilu said:
I've already unlocked. Anyway, thanks.I also have a little problem about Data icon, my Sprint HTC One show GSM instead of H or 3G. The internet speed is quite slow.:crying:
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Go to default.xml, and find sku_id (which is somewhere near the bottom) change the value 10 to 42, and you should be getting H/3G icons again.

!!
Ive been through hell with this, this past week.
Sprint m7
You would think once you root, rom, s-off, cid unlock, sim unlock and bake a cherry pi for it the damn thing would work with ATT compatible sim cards.
NOPE. well, sure, you can SOMETIMES trick it to get onto the network, but it doesnt stick, its not fast, and theres no data.
WHAT A PAIN.
I want to sell this now, but Im not even confident it will work on international GSM networks, even though the sim is unlocked (and cid unlocked!)
i dont think ill ever buy a non-international phone again. Well, my one X+ att flavor worked out ok, but there are so few roms for it... oh well...

resinis said:
Ive been through hell with this, this past week.
Sprint m7
You would think once you root, rom, s-off, cid unlock, sim unlock and bake a cherry pi for it the damn thing would work with ATT compatible sim cards.
NOPE. well, sure, you can SOMETIMES trick it to get onto the network, but it doesnt stick, its not fast, and theres no data.
WHAT A PAIN.
I want to sell this now, but Im not even confident it will work on international GSM networks, even though the sim is unlocked (and cid unlocked!)
i dont think ill ever buy a non-international phone again. Well, my one X+ att flavor worked out ok, but there are so few roms for it... oh well...
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Have you seen this thread?

StormyNight said:
Have you seen this thread?
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no i havent. i will try this. thank you

resinis said:
no i havent. i will try this. thank you
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You might have to downgrade to an older version of android though, because when I tried it, it didn't work. I believe I was on viperone at the time of testing.

StormyNight said:
You might have to downgrade to an older version of android though, because when I tried it, it didn't work. I believe I was on viperone at the time of testing.
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i am fully vested in bringing this model phone back from whatever hell its been through now. stayed up till 2am last night reverting this thing back to stock after it went through all the OTA updates. I am an HTC one m7-wls master now
i wont be home until tomorrow, but i will be trying the fix in that link. i really hope it works.... i made a crystal clear call yesterday before i lost the network, so i KNOW this phone can talk to the towers near me on H2O plan... i just have to get the stupid software right.

OK, so I am done.
Recap (without getting boring)
I did the sim unlock, and also the "fix". FINALLY got the phone to register on H20. And I do have data too, but its GSM only (very slow). The only way I got any of this to work is be fully 4.1.2 stock.
It is set to WCDMA preferred.
also, even though I did the "fix" it still loses the network after a reboot.
I am so done with this phone. I am updating it fully and throwing it on ebay. F this thing! No more sprint phones for me, thank you.

[Q] Sprint HTC One M8 Sim unlock Help

Hello Everyone,
I apologize if Im double posting this, but I could not find an appropriate spot..
I've currently hit a concrete wall,
my Sprint M8 is rooted, S-off (through Sunshine) and unlocked (so says my HBOOT screen)
Currently on a Sense Based rom, 4.4.2
I've tried putting in my T-mobile Sim card, but no luck or any signal.. I've tried doing the HTCOdam.apk or what ever and did not seem to have very much luck.. Ive tried switching my network to GSM instead of CDMA/LTE, not luck there either. All I'm reading is that I need to complete a "sim unlock" and my phone should start grabbing signal.. reaching out for help
does any one have some advice for me? much appreciated

I believe the Sprint HTC one m8 is CDMA only compatible. Witch means you can't even if you Sim unlock .

jball said:
I believe the Sprint HTC one m8 is CDMA only compatible. Witch means you can't even if you Sim unlock .
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It can be used on an international carrier but not another domestic carrier (like T-Mobile).