[Q] "Test device" forcing Tell HTC on - One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi all,
I have an HTC One m7. It is unlocked and S-Off but with the stock ROM reflashed. When I go through the setup routine, it shows the screen I attached below. Basically, it says it's a "test device" and that it automatically shares my personal info with HTC. Is this because of S-Off? Or is it because the phone is somehow different? I got it from a friend who used to work at Telus (Canadian carrier) and it was a demo device, but I never saw it stock. He had already flashed it with the Google Play edition ROM, which I didn't like, so I switched it around a couple times.
So, is S-Off causing this message? And is it actually sending my data to HTC? If so, what can I do to stop it?
Thanks!

buggaby said:
Hi all,
I have an HTC One m7. It is unlocked and S-Off but with the stock ROM reflashed. When I go through the setup routine, it shows the screen I attached below. Basically, it says it's a "test device" and that it automatically shares my personal info with HTC. Is this because of S-Off? Or is it because the phone is somehow different? I got it from a friend who used to work at Telus (Canadian carrier) and it was a demo device, but I never saw it stock. He had already flashed it with the Google Play edition ROM, which I didn't like, so I switched it around a couple times.
So, is S-Off causing this message? And is it actually sending my data to HTC? If so, what can I do to stop it?
Thanks!
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Yes this is because s-off and yes its probably sending some data to HTC, those same kind of data your send everyday to Google using Android, Microsoft using your PC, facebook when updating your profile, to your ISP when surfing on the internet and to your carrier when making calls and using mobile data....... so nothing to be afraid of. Just ignore this warning and you'll be fine.
btw, dont go back s-on.

alray said:
Yes this is because s-off and yes its probably sending some data to HTC, those same kind of data your send everyday to Google using Android, Microsoft using your PC, facebook when updating your profile, to your ISP when surfing on the internet and to your carrier when making calls and using mobile data....... so nothing to be afraid of. Just ignore this warning and you'll be fine.
btw, dont go back s-on.
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I wasn't planning on going back s-on. Thanks for the extra confirmation!
My concern with this message was that it said the data is personally identifiable. I'd don't mind giving data, but it usually says it's anonymized.

buggaby said:
I wasn't planning on going back s-on. Thanks for the extra confirmation!
My concern with this message was that it said the data is personally identifiable. I'd don't mind giving data, but it usually says it's anonymized.
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well ''personal data'' like
your name: Facebook, Goolgle, Microsft, Your ISP, and you carrier have acces to it,
phone number: Google (android), your ISP and your carrier know it (even facebook, you can login to facebook using your phone #)
location: Google, your carrier and even facebook have acces to this info
e-mail adress: lol
Device ID: I personally don't care if HTC know that I use an HTC phone... and what model....
IMEI: HTC is providing the IMEI and your carrier also have this info everytime your phone is connected to the network.
Not very different from any other company that are collecting data from their users/products

Related

[Q] How Does One Unlock The HTCIS & What Is The Difference Between S-ON/S-OFF..?!

I got my phone through Virgin Mobile Canada and it has Android 2.3.3. How does one unlock this phone to use on another carrier?
Also, what is the difference between S-ON & S-OFF?
Currently, looking at the screen it says:
VIVO PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-1.13.0000
RADIO-3805.04.03.27_M
eMMC-boot
Apr 1 2011, 18:34:39
Then goes on to list the menu.
Search the forum. I was doing all this a few weeks ago and was able to find everything from this forum.
Cheers!
mlauzon said:
I got my phone through Virgin Mobile Canada and it has Android 2.3.3. How does one unlock this phone to use on another carrier?
Also, what is the difference between S-ON & S-OFF?
Currently, looking at the screen it says:
VIVO PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-1.13.0000
RADIO-3805.04.03.27_M
eMMC-boot
Apr 1 2011, 18:34:39
Then goes on to list the menu.
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To SIM unlock the phone for use on another carrier, you need to get an unlocked code either from your current carrier or a paid service that offers them.
S-ON/S-OFF involves turning the Security Flag on or off so that you can root the device, flash a custom recovery and flash custom rooted ROMs. Since you are on HBOOT 1.13, then you should be able to use http:revolutionary.io to S-OFF your phone.
You should have checked the sticky posts in this forum and read more about the phone and you would have discovered the answers.
There's no way Virgin would ever give me the unlock code.
To bad there's no free way to get an unlock code.
EDIT: I forgot to ask, on revolutionary.io it asks for the serial number, is that the actual serial number the device has, or like some of the places that sell the unlock code as for the IMEI number and call that the serial number?
mlauzon said:
There's no way Virgin would ever give me the unlock code.
To bad there's no free way to get an unlock code.
EDIT: I forgot to ask, on revolutionary.io it asks for the serial number, is that the actual serial number the device has, or like some of the places that sell the unlock code as for the IMEI number and call that the serial number?
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That is the serial number of the phone. You can get it by running the adb command "adb devices".
tpbklake said:
That is the serial number of the phone. You can get it by running the adb command "adb devices".
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My phone is not rooted, anyway, the serial number is on the back of the phone under the battery.
EDIT: Is there a way I can backup everything on the phone first, before trying the app from rev?
Well..?!
/10char
mlauzon said:
Well..?!
/10char
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Well did you search for the answer? Usually the best thing to do is S-OFF using Revolutionary and then you can make a full 'nandroid' backup which is a complete image of the phone at the current state in time. That is what most people do.
If you are asking to backup before Revolutionary, then your options are pretty limited. You can certainly backup your apps and settings, but as far as backing up your ROM and system data you usually need root access for that.
The only thing I want to backup are all my text messages & phone book.
mlauzon said:
The only thing I want to backup are all my text messages & phone book.
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Running Revolutionary to S-OFF is not going to mess or touch that information in any way.
Sounds like you need to search the Android Market for a backup app. The 2 that I know of and use for backing up user data like this both require root access.
How do I search the market, I've got no service on my cell?!
mlauzon said:
How do I search the market, I've got no service on my cell?!
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Can't you use a WiFi connection?
I don't have wifi anywhere close to where I live.
mlauzon said:
How do I search the market, I've got no service on my cell?!
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mlauzon said:
I don't have wifi anywhere close to where I live.
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OK, so you have a Virgin Mobile IncS but you don't have Virgin SIM or service and you want to unlock it for another carrier. Sounds like you need to take it back to Virgin and get your money back and get something else.
I had Virgin until earlier this month, I refused to pay my bill because they [Virgin] were billing me for long distance on a toll-free number everytime I called my ISP.
So, now I need to unlock my phone to see if it'll work on Wind Mobile's network.
mlauzon said:
I had Virgin until earlier this month, I refused to pay my bill because they [Virgin] were billing me for long distance on a toll-free number everytime I called my ISP.
So, now I need to unlock my phone to see if it'll work on Wind Mobile's network.
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OK then try this:
http://android.modaco.com/forum-497...e-sim-unlock-any-htc-device-instantly-for-20/
That is only good if you've got a working connection, I don't.
I want to back up my texts & phone book first, and I'm still waiting for an answer for what app I can use.
Titanium backup was what I used. It backs up pretty much everything and a new feature let's you delete annoying system apps (such as twitter for a non twitterer). I have heard of Nandroid backup and it seems pretty popular but I don't know much about it .
As far as your contacts you could just export to SD and import after. You could also
Use your Google account to upload your contacts and reload them after.
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mlauzon said:
I had Virgin until earlier this month, I refused to pay my bill because they [Virgin] were billing me for long distance on a toll-free number everytime I called my ISP.
So, now I need to unlock my phone to see if it'll work on Wind Mobile's network.
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Wind and Virgin use different frequencies.
thedosbox said:
Wind and Virgin use different frequencies.
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I know that, but certain phones will work on Wind's network, but they can't tell you which phones, so you need to have an unlocked phone so they can put in one of their SIM cards to test the phone out.

[Q] Sent phone back for warranty, T-Mobile didn't reset it

Long story short, my first HTC One had dead pixels so I warranty exchanged it. Stupidly, I assumed T-Mobile would factory reset my phone before selling it as a refurb, but no. A few days ago, I started getting random instant uploads on my Google+. Then, my Facebook was locked due to account activity in MEXICO (also where the photos were located), and now, I checked my Gmail, and there are sent messages to random people I do not know. I have changed my passwords, but what I'm wondering is, can T-Mobile really get away with this? They took a phone they knowingly know was defective, did not even turn it on to look at it or reset it, and sold it (or gave it) to some guy in Mexico.
What can I do? Who knows what sensitive information that person took? Obviously, since they've been using my account, they couldn't possibly think they were using their own account. T-Mobile is not open for customer support until the morning, but I'm FREAKING OUT and absolutely furious that something like this was allowed to happen.
first of all that really sucks that that happened. i cant imagine what that other person in "mexico" could have taken from your personal info wise....
i would call them and see what happened. make sure to also monitor your credit. you never know what they could have taken.
that is a pretty ridiculous breach of private info if you ask me
I feel bad for you that this happened. But really you should have done the factory reset before you sent it back. There is no way I would send my phone without doing this
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Obviously, to all those detractors, I normally reset my phone before sending it in for repairs/exchange. It slipped my mind this time; screw me for assuming the big phone company would handle things correctly, huh?
In any case, the instant upload photos have EXIF and location data pinpointing the exact location of the photos. It'd be hard for them to argue that it's not coming from my previous phone when:
1. I have emails being sent from my account to people I have never spoken to
2. I'm not in Mexico; I'm in Virginia
3. My Facebook was also locked due to being accessed... from Mexico
I'm about to call T-Mobile (after eating breakfast). Wish me luck.
aznxk3vi17 said:
Obviously, to all those detractors, I normally reset my phone before sending it in for repairs/exchange. It slipped my mind this time; screw me for assuming the big phone company would handle things correctly, huh?
In any case, the instant upload photos have EXIF and location data pinpointing the exact location of the photos. It'd be hard for them to argue that it's not coming from my previous phone when:
1. I have emails being sent from my account to people I have never spoken to
2. I'm not in Mexico; I'm in Virginia
3. My Facebook was also locked due to being accessed... from Mexico
I'm about to call T-Mobile (after eating breakfast). Wish me luck. And thanks, everyone, for calling me stupid.
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Go for it and let us know what happens. Expect to speak with a supervisor, because a normal employee most likely legitimately won't be able to help your situation. Know what you're going to ask them for (compensation or whatever it is you're looking for).
I know that at AT&T, they reset your device when you exchange it.
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No reason for calling anybody stupid. It might have not been the best idea, but still we can keep a civilized tone here.
cheers
So I just had a conversation with a T-Mobile representative. He claims to have spoken with T-Mobile engineers and HTC representatives, and they all told him that there was nothing they could do. The T-Mobile guy pinned the blame on HTC, saying it's their responsibility to wipe phones before sending them back to T-Mobile for selling. Either way, I also discovered the IMEI for my old phone was still linked to my account, even though I've since received a replacement device with a new IMEI. Apparently, there was nothing he could do with that information either.
So, he just says they'll "keep an eye out" on my account looking for suspicious activity. I think I'll call back later and explicitly ask for a manager (this time I figured he could do something with the IMEI). I would have asked for the manager, but I have work to do, after all.
Is there anything they should be able to do with the IMEI? They said they can't wipe the phone anymore without the actual device, and they have NO IDEA who the phone belongs to now. You'd think they keep track of that sort of thing.
That really stinks that they would resell without resetting the phone. I have Cerberus installed as a hidden system app on all our phones, can remotely lock, locate, and factory reset if need be. Well worth it.
aznxk3vi17 said:
So I just had a conversation with a T-Mobile representative. He claims to have spoken with T-Mobile engineers and HTC representatives, and they all told him that there was nothing they could do. The T-Mobile guy pinned the blame on HTC, saying it's their responsibility to wipe phones before sending them back to T-Mobile for selling. Either way, I also discovered the IMEI for my old phone was still linked to my account, even though I've since received a replacement device with a new IMEI. Apparently, there was nothing he could do with that information either.
So, he just says they'll "keep an eye out" on my account looking for suspicious activity. I think I'll call back later and explicitly ask for a manager (this time I figured he could do something with the IMEI). I would have asked for the manager, but I have work to do, after all.
Is there anything they should be able to do with the IMEI? They said they can't wipe the phone anymore without the actual device, and they have NO IDEA who the phone belongs to now. You'd think they keep track of that sort of thing.
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They're just playing the blame game. I'd believe them when they say it's HTC's responsibility (sounds reasonable), but HTC might say the reverse, that it's T-Mobile's responsibility. Like I said, unless you have some sort of compensation in mind, they're probably not going to offer you anything. Checking for "suspicious activity" on your T-Mobile account is useless since it's not even on your account anymore. The IMEI number might be able to be blacklisted so it can't be used on T-Mobile (and soon in the US altogether), but that's about it really.
There are a few apps that let you track down a phone after it's lost, but here's one that actually lets you WIPE it afterwards. Provided the guy still has your Google account on the phone, you should be able to install this via Google Play on your computer (the phone should still be associated on your account) and then wipe it. It'll say the name of the carrier it's on in Mexico followed by "HTC One."
http://lifehacker.com/android-lost-controls-your-stolen-phone-even-after-you-511903024
Don't change your Google passwords yet because it needs your Google account to work. Afterwards, you can change all your passwords.
cschmitt said:
That really stinks that they would resell without resetting the phone. I have Cerberus installed as a hidden system app on all our phones, can remotely lock, locate, and factory reset if need be. Well worth it.
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Yeah, I had already installed Cerberus. Problem is, I removed the phone from my Cerberus account because I wrongly assumed I wouldn't need it anymore. If I had kept it installed and on my account for just a few days longer, I'd be able to lock the phone, but alas.
Product F(RED) said:
They're just playing the blame game. I'd believe them when they say it's HTC's responsibility (sounds reasonable), but HTC might say the reverse, that it's T-Mobile's responsibility. Like I said, unless you have some sort of compensation in mind, they're probably not going to offer you anything. Checking for "suspicious activity" on your T-Mobile account is useless since it's not even on your account anymore. The IMEI number might be able to be blacklisted so it can't be used on T-Mobile (and soon in the US altogether), but that's about it really.
There are a few apps that let you track down a phone after it's lost, but here's one that actually lets you WIPE it afterwards. Provided the guy still has your Google account on the phone, you should be able to install this via Google Play on your computer (the phone should still be associated on your account) and then wipe it. It'll say the name of the carrier it's on in Mexico followed by "HTC One."
http://lifehacker.com/android-lost-controls-your-stolen-phone-even-after-you-511903024
Don't change your Google passwords yet because it needs your Google account to work. Afterwards, you can change all your passwords.
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I've already changed my passwords. I assume changing my password back to my original wouldn't work, since it would still require the person with my phone to log on with it? Also, the SIM was of course removed, so I can't use that app, since I don't know the phone number of the person now carrying the old phone.
aznxk3vi17 said:
Yeah, I had already installed Cerberus. Problem is, I removed the phone from my Cerberus account because I wrongly assumed I wouldn't need it anymore. If I had kept it installed and on my account for just a few days longer, I'd be able to lock the phone, but alas.
I've already changed my passwords. I assume changing my password back to my original wouldn't work, since it would still require the person with my phone to log on with it? Also, the SIM was of course removed, so I can't use that app, since I don't know the phone number of the person now carrying the old phone.
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I don't think changing your password back would work. You don't need a SIM card in the phone for it to work. It needs any data connection (e.g. Wifi).

Dangers Of Messing With Your Phone

Hello, everyone, I'd like to share my experience, get any help if someone can, and warn some future people.
So a few months ago i rooted and ROM swapped my HTC one. It was great, I loved it, it was fast and simple.
I tried to change the ROM on it the other day and everything went down hill form there. Basically I ended up having no service and everything else seeming to work fine. So after spending an entire day trying to fix it with BD619, i had to call my carrier today. Now i have the sprint phones, and the sprint service, but i have Credo as a carrier. God knows why. They essentially gave me nothing saying my phone must be bricked and they can't help me.
One thing they did try however was to have me put in a ##xxxxx# number, and there i saw and could edit my MDN and MSID, instead of showing my my phone number and the MSID number they both had "No" written. So he had me edit it and put it in, but when i click "commit changes" it said "commit failed" so if anyone knows anything about that or could help me there, it'd greatly appreciated.
Lesson is, even if you think you know what you are doing, and are careful, weird stuff can happen, and if you have an Odd carrier version of an already less support model of phone (the sprint version), then be EXTRA careful.
Kdenery said:
Hello, everyone, I'd like to share my experience, get any help if someone can, and warn some future people.
So a few months ago i rooted and ROM swapped my HTC one. It was great, I loved it, it was fast and simple.
I tried to change the ROM on it the other day and everything went down hill form there. Basically I ended up having no service and everything else seeming to work fine. So after spending an entire day trying to fix it with BD619, i had to call my carrier today. Now i have the sprint phones, and the sprint service, but i have Credo as a carrier. God knows why. They essentially gave me nothing saying my phone must be bricked and they can't help me.
One thing they did try however was to have me put in a ##xxxxx# number, and there i saw and could edit my MDN and MSID, instead of showing my my phone number and the MSID number they both had "No" written. So he had me edit it and put it in, but when i click "commit changes" it said "commit failed" so if anyone knows anything about that or could help me there, it'd greatly appreciated.
Lesson is, even if you think you know what you are doing, and are careful, weird stuff can happen, and if you have an Odd carrier version of an already less support model of phone (the sprint version), then be EXTRA careful.
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Have you tried simply running the latest RUU and reverting it back to stock?
**edit** http://www.htc.com/us/support/news.aspx?p_id=629&p_name=htc-one-sprint
Kraizk said:
Have you tried simply running the latest RUU and reverting it back to stock?
**edit** http://www.htc.com/us/support/news.aspx?p_id=629&p_name=htc-one-sprint
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Yes, twice
This is not an uncommon problem but it happens with certain HTC ones and not others. I have helped a few other people with this issue. Most likely, your current ROM is set to RUIN/SIM in Settings-> More-> Mobile Network -> Subscription settings. It needs to be set to NV. If you can't get to this setting, you need to flash a ROM that has the setting available. CM 10 based ROMs all seem to have it. If your phone does not automatically reactivate, you can flash to a stock ROM and use the handsfree activation function and that should get you back up.
jamesissocool said:
This is not an uncommon problem but it happens with certain HTC ones and not others. I have helped a few other people with this issue. Most likely, your current ROM is set to RUIN/SIM in Settings-> More-> Mobile Network -> Subscription settings. It needs to be set to NV. If you can't get to this setting, you need to flash a ROM that has the setting available. CM 10 based ROMs all seem to have it. If your phone does not automatically reactivate, you can flash to a stock ROM and use the handsfree activation function and that should get you back up.
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I'm going to try this now thanks
jamesissocool said:
This is not an uncommon problem but it happens with certain HTC ones and not others. I have helped a few other people with this issue. Most likely, your current ROM is set to RUIN/SIM in Settings-> More-> Mobile Network -> Subscription settings. It needs to be set to NV. If you can't get to this setting, you need to flash a ROM that has the setting available. CM 10 based ROMs all seem to have it. If your phone does not automatically reactivate, you can flash to a stock ROM and use the handsfree activation function and that should get you back up.
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Okay so i just flashed a CM 11 build. and Holy S*** I have ******* service! I cant make calls, it says it's not authorized. And i don't see the option you were talking about, in mobile network, i see , Data Enables, Data Roaming, Preferred Network type, System select, (then grayed out) Access Point Names and Network operators, (then not grayed out) carrier settings. When i click carrier settings it says "Unfortunately, the process com.android.phone has stopped. and it takes me back a screen.
where do i go from here?
Kdenery said:
Okay so i just flashed a CM 11 build. and Holy S*** I have ******* service! I cant make calls, it says it's not authorized. And i don't see the option you were talking about, in mobile network, i see , Data Enables, Data Roaming, Preferred Network type, System select, (then grayed out) Access Point Names and Network operators, (then not grayed out) carrier settings. When i click carrier settings it says "Unfortunately, the process com.android.phone has stopped. and it takes me back a screen.
where do i go from here?
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Try flashing a CM10 ROM. I've always seen the option there. The kitkat ROMs I have used do not have the option except for the Nocs GE.
Kdenery said:
Hello, everyone, I'd like to share my experience, get any help if someone can, and warn some future people.
So a few months ago i rooted and ROM swapped my HTC one. It was great, I loved it, it was fast and simple.
I tried to change the ROM on it the other day and everything went down hill form there. Basically I ended up having no service and everything else seeming to work fine. So after spending an entire day trying to fix it with BD619, i had to call my carrier today. Now i have the sprint phones, and the sprint service, but i have Credo as a carrier. God knows why. They essentially gave me nothing saying my phone must be bricked and they can't help me.
One thing they did try however was to have me put in a ##xxxxx# number, and there i saw and could edit my MDN and MSID, instead of showing my my phone number and the MSID number they both had "No" written. So he had me edit it and put it in, but when i click "commit changes" it said "commit failed" so if anyone knows anything about that or could help me there, it'd greatly appreciated.
Lesson is, even if you think you know what you are doing, and are careful, weird stuff can happen, and if you have an Odd carrier version of an already less support model of phone (the sprint version), then be EXTRA careful.
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The only way something like this happens is one of two things.....
1. Ur a noob
2. Your a dev and your testing ril on your rom
The only way to fix this which is a cleared meid of some sort......flashing cm10.1 is the only way and aquiring service by switching to nv....once there everything is fixed just flash/restore back to your rom.
Sent from my HTCONE using Tapatalk
-TheEdge- said:
The only way something like this happens is one of two things.....
1. Ur a noob
2. Your a dev and your testing ril on your rom
The only way to fix this which is a cleared meid of some sort......flashing cm10.1 is the only way and aquiring service by switching to nv....once there everything is fixed just flash/restore back to your rom.
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i'd kinda like to argue a point here as this just happened to me. i am certainly not new to flashing, starting back with the mogul and having almost every sprint smart phone since then unlocked (windows) or rooted (webos and android).
Using TWRP and previously running ecliptic 4.3 i wiped caches, system and data then installed the 4.4.2 from team d3rp and voila... no service no meid no nothing.... yes i have the latest radio on my phone.
i guess my point in this is that there's a number 3 that you didn't mention.
3. sh!t happens and it's not n00b related.
for anyone else that has this issue... flashing CM 10.1 worked for me. i didn't even have to set up anything, it just picked up signal. so i rebooted, wiped and nandroided back to 4.3 and all is well.
Did you flash a rom that was meant for another carrier?
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Robert542 said:
Did you flash a rom that was meant for another carrier?
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I didn't... it was SuperOneK. i'm certainly not blaming the rom though. especially not when others are flashing it fine. the ONLY thing i can think of possibly happening is a bad download. I was in a rush and didn't check the md5.
I had a similar problem when flashing miui. Nothing worked. Even went back to a sense backup and nothing worked.
Commit failed as well.
Here's what I did to make it work again.
Flashed cm10. Change the network settings for CDMA. (Boom it SAID I had service..but didn't).
Rebooted a few times (probably not necessary).
Flashed a sense 4.3 ROM that was close to stock.
Update msl and all that. Commit.
For me..changed LTE/CDMA to just CDMA (no 4g in wv).
Boom it worked again. Hope this helps!
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[Q] HELP Phone network unlocked but phone not activated.

Hii
Can somebody please help.
So I purchased a HTC one M7 from ebay. Turns out its not a UK version as expected although phone is unlocked I think as I can make phone calls on tmobile and it works on gsm. However I cannot update phone as I think to do this the phone needs activating as its a sprint phone originally however obviously in uk with no sprint sim I cannot activate. At least I think the phone needs to be activated to update not sure if there are anyother restrictions as update option not available like other htc one m7s . Anyway to activate it?
Watcha12345 said:
Hii
Can somebody please help.
So I purchased a HTC one M7 from ebay. Turns out its not a UK version as expected although phone is unlocked I think as I can make phone calls on tmobile and it works on gsm. However I cannot update phone as I think to do this the phone needs activating as its a sprint phone originally however obviously in uk with no sprint sim I cannot activate. At least I think the phone needs to be activated to update not sure if there are anyother restrictions as update option not available like other htc one m7s . Anyway to activate it?
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updates depend on your carrier, if the phone makes calls it's activated
clsA said:
updates depend on your carrier, if the phone makes calls it's activated
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I don't understand how it can still be activated as shown in the image it still says "Activate this device" meaning I still cannot update my phone software.
Watcha12345 said:
I don't understand how it can still be activated as shown in the image it still says "Activate this device" meaning I still cannot update my phone software.
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your picture is way to small to reads and when zooming in just becomes a blur.
Seanie280672 said:
your picture is way to small to reads and when zooming in just becomes a blur.
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Okay thanks, here is new one
You won't be able to update with OTA as those would be sent from sprint. You will have to do it manually. It wants activating on the primary service which is CDMA and not GSM. Nothing you can do about.

[Q] Advice needed - new Mini 2 - odd setup?

Hi,
My wife has recently purchased an unbranded Mini 2 which has obviously come from overseas (we're in Australia). I was surprised to find that it has S-Off and the SuperCID already set; locked (not relocked) bootloader.
I'm new to all this stuff but would appreciate if anyone can offer advice:
- Should we be concerned about these settings? Could the phone be compromised?
- will it work ok here in Aus; in terms of OTA updates etc?
Also, the Tell HTC app specifies that it is a 'test device' - I have searched the forums and found that this is probably due to it being S-off, so I assume it would have to set to S-on to get rid of that.
Screenshot attached.
Any advice?
TIA
scozia77 said:
Hi,
My wife has recently purchased an unbranded Mini 2 which has obviously come from overseas (we're in Australia). I was surprised to find that it has S-Off and the SuperCID already set; locked (not relocked) bootloader.
I'm new to all this stuff but would appreciate if anyone can offer advice:
- Should we be concerned about these settings? Could the phone be compromised?
- will it work ok here in Aus; in terms of OTA updates etc?
Also, the Tell HTC app specifies that it is a 'test device' - I have searched the forums and found that this is probably due to it being S-off, so I assume it would have to set to S-on to get rid of that.
Screenshot attached.
Any advice?
TIA
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You shouldn't be much concerned about this. I don't believe that the phone was compromised in any way.
And OTA updates won't be a problem, you will get them at the same time as the region of the phone gets it. I myself have a phone from overseas and receive OTA updates.
#Aligarh is right. s-off its not a problem however you may have problem getting rid of htc app test. search the forum as others had similar problem with test device.
Thanks both for the replies.
Yes, I've seen some postings about the 'test device' - i think it seems like I'd need root to remove the relevant apps/files or presumably set it back to S-on. Is there any issue with setting S-on with a superCID? I thought i'd seen something to this effect somewhere (can't find it again now)...
Does anyone know what the device actually sends to HTC in this test mode?
scozia77 said:
Thanks both for the replies.
Yes, I've seen some postings about the 'test device' - i think it seems like I'd need root to remove the relevant apps/files or presumably set it back to S-on. Is there any issue with setting S-on with a superCID? I thought i'd seen something to this effect somewhere (can't find it again now)...
Does anyone know what the device actually sends to HTC in this test mode?
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I don't think there is a way to revert it to S-ON unless you want to open it up and use JTAG or something similar. A test device IMO would be sending bug reports and such if it actually does. Otherwise there should not be a problem at all.

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