I have straight talk sim card att towers. Can I use on comsumer cell model?
cell2011 said:
I have straight talk sim card att towers. Can I use on comsumer cell model?
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You will need CC to unlock the device first or do it yourself.
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hi. if my droid 3 global has a bad esn, can i use it with the verizon gsm sim i have?
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No you cant. The sim card is for global once you travel out the US. If you can get the device sim unlock from Verizon, I would just sell the device to someone International and buy another phone after that. Once a device has a bad ESN, the device is not usable by that carrier until the device is cleared of.
actually, the verizon sim does work in the US. right now, i am on a laptop using it. i can get an unlock code if i wanted to also. and what i am thinking is that only cdma uses ESN. if i use the verizon sim, wouldnt it work anyways? because sim does not use ESN.
You are correct, only CDMA uses ESN. GSM modems uses MEID
eXecuter.bin said:
You are correct, only CDMA uses ESN. GSM modems uses MEID
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Exactly. So can it use the verizon sim instead, and still work?
Wait a second. Lemme get a couple things straight:
1. You have a VZ D3.
2. Your ESN for your D3 has been blacklisted or blocked in some way.
3. You're getting service on your D3 despite your ESN being blocked?
VZ doesn't have a GSM network, so the SIM is completely useless in the states, because you can't use the UMTS radio as VZ has blocked US carriers (unless you've flashed with the Chinese ME883 rom, which updates the radio firmware so you can use it on AT&T / T-mobile (2.5G only). If your ESN is blocked, you shouldn't be getting any service at all.
Accophox said:
Wait a second. Lemme get a couple things straight:
1. You have a VZ D3.
2. Your ESN for your D3 has been blacklisted or blocked in some way.
3. You're getting service on your D3 despite your ESN being blocked?
VZ doesn't have a GSM network, so the SIM is completely useless in the states, because you can't use the UMTS radio as VZ has blocked US carriers (unless you've flashed with the Chinese ME883 rom, which updates the radio firmware so you can use it on AT&T / T-mobile (2.5G only). If your ESN is blocked, you shouldn't be getting any service at all.
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actually, im going to go pickup the bad esn droid 3 soon, and the sim is verizons. and its not useless in the states i get evdo-rev:a (3g) wherever i go on my netbook, because it has a verizon sim in it.
rehkhan97 said:
actually, im going to go pickup the bad esn droid 3 soon, and the sim is verizons. and its not useless in the states i get evdo-rev:a (3g) wherever i go on my netbook, because it has a verizon sim in it.
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No, if the ESN of the device isn't working at all, a SIM card isn't going to be much good. All CDMA devices (re: phones, mobile broadband modems) use ESN/MEID to authenticate the device for service, NOT IMSI, which is what the SIM card provides. The D3 won't be able to work even with a valid Verizon SIM because it doesn't use that at all to authenticate. The IMSI/SIM is only used while roaming on GSM networks.
In a nutshell - GSM uses IMSI on SIM card for service. Sticking a Verizon SIM card in will do nothing for the D3 because the ESN/MEID is still bad.
I'm guessing you can only use a non verizon sim card outside of US if you're unlocked, or flash the XT883 rom instead
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I have a D3 , ESN is bad . Can i use my D3 with any GSM carriers in Euro ?
@ : Sry 4 my English .
If you get it SIM unlocked yes.
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eXecuter.bin said:
You are correct, only CDMA uses ESN. GSM modems uses MEID
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rehkhan97 said:
Exactly. So can it use the verizon sim instead, and still work?
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i think eXecuter means... "GSM models use IMEI", by all means, MEID is just the code of newer generation replacing ESN (since ESN is exhausted)
Hello
I just want ask that if I order the GSM unlocked version on moto maker, it states that I get a T Mobile SIM with it. Is it a pre paid sim, no contract and whatsoever ? Because I won't use it in the USA, I want to bring it back to Europe
I bought the same it comes with prepaid T-Mobile Sim no contract now using it in India
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madstunt said:
Hello
I just want ask that if I order the GSM unlocked version on moto maker, it states that I get a T Mobile SIM with it. Is it a pre paid sim, no contract and whatsoever ? Because I won't use it in the USA, I want to bring it back to Europe
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It ships with a non-active sim. Its not tied to any service or contracts. If you use T-Mobile as your carrier, you could use that included SIM. If you don't use T-Mobile, you can throw that SIM away.
KidJoe said:
It ships with a non-active sim. Its not tied to any service or contracts. If you use T-Mobile as your carrier, you could use that included SIM. If you don't use T-Mobile, you can throw that SIM away.
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Thank you a lot for the clarification
I have a verizon htc one m7 running a custom rom. I'm currently in Japan and decided to get a data only sim card. Registering on the site was fine, but when I put the sim card in the phone says that it is a non verizon sim. I've put in all the APN info and I think everything should work but it isn't. I've been looking for a solution for quite a while now but with no luck.
Cal00 said:
I have a verizon htc one m7 running a custom rom. I'm currently in Japan and decided to get a data only sim card. Registering on the site was fine, but when I put the sim card in the phone says that it is a non verizon sim. I've put in all the APN info and I think everything should work but it isn't. I've been looking for a solution for quite a while now but with no luck.
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You will need to get the device sim unlocked from the carrier.
zelendel said:
You will need to get the device sim unlocked from the carrier.
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I just spoke to a VZ rep and they said I didn't need to get it unlocked in order to use it.
Cal00 said:
I just spoke to a VZ rep and they said I didn't need to get it unlocked in order to use it.
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If you put in a sim and it tells you it is not a Verizon aim then it is locked and they have no idea what they are talking about. Which I hate to say is not uncommon for customer service people.
Just tell them you need it unlocked to be able to use international SIM cards.
Verizon HTC one comes sim unlocked out of the box. You must change the network type to global. On most stock based ROMs, it is set to CDMA/LTE only by default.
You must also double check that the carrier you are using utilizes the frequencies that the Verizon one supports. Below is the GSM bands the Verizon one supports:
UMTS/HSPA 900/2100MHz,
GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900MHz
The verizon one does not support WCDMA or AWS LTE.
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The phone is sim unlocked via an unlock code I bought but when I put my Verizon SIM card in it it won't make phone calls or texts our anything. The only thing it does is say not registered on network. The phone is rooted but I haven't had time to tinker with it yet.
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I will have your thread moved to your device section. You will need to register on XDA to respond to any replies.
Good luck!
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The phone is sim unlocked via an unlock code I bought but when I put my Verizon SIM card in it it won't make phone calls or texts our anything. The only thing it does is say not registered on network. The phone is rooted but I haven't had time to tinker with it yet.
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I don't think that is pasible since Verizon is using CDMA and at&t is GSM
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norbarb said:
I don't think that is pasible since Verizon is using CDMA and at&t is GSM
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Verizon is not CDMA (used to be but dropped in favor of GSM) Sprint is CDMA Verizon is GSM just different bands you would need to change out the APN's to get any luck at all
Verizon is not gsm. That is total bs.. show a source.
johnwayne27 said:
Verizon is not gsm. That is total bs.. show a source.
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The "sim" cards they use are for 4g data only. They are still cdma. Totally different concept. So I'll wait for you to post a credible link proving your statement...
I bought a note 9 that is currently a SM-N960U1 but my IMEI shows as Sprint unlocked. Is this going to have any trouble on AT&T or Tmobile? The phone works fine right now with an AT&T sim, minus VoLTE and WiFi Calling. Am I going to have to flash carrier firmware depending on who I am with or does the sim card take care of that? I apologize I have been out of the phone game for a few years.
playerone_ said:
I bought a note 9 that is currently a SM-N960U1 but my IMEI shows as Sprint unlocked. Is this going to have any trouble on AT&T or Tmobile? The phone works fine right now with an AT&T sim, minus VoLTE and WiFi Calling. Am I going to have to flash carrier firmware depending on who I am with or does the sim card take care of that? I apologize I have been out of the phone game for a few years.
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You should have no issues if the device is unlocked. Boot the device, insert sim card, and follow on screen instructions. Itll reboot and change the software compatibility over to the carrier belonging to the sim card you insert.
Jammol said:
You should have no issues if the device is unlocked. Boot the device, insert sim card, and follow on screen instructions. Itll reboot and change the software compatibility over to the carrier belonging to the sim card you insert.
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I put my at&t sim in and it did all that, phone works fine. I just didn't know if I had to flash at&t firmware to get the bands or functions.
playerone_ said:
I put my at&t sim in and it did all that, phone works fine. I just didn't know if I had to flash at&t firmware to get the bands or functions.
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Good. All the US Note 9s are the same hardware and software. Just depends on which software is active.??
playerone_ said:
I bought a note 9 that is currently a SM-N960U1 but my IMEI shows as Sprint unlocked. Is this going to have any trouble on AT&T or Tmobile? The phone works fine right now with an AT&T sim, minus VoLTE and WiFi Calling. Am I going to have to flash carrier firmware depending on who I am with or does the sim card take care of that? I apologize I have been out of the phone game for a few years.
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You have an AT&T sim but VoLTE and wifi calling don't work?
Nope. The options aren't in the settings either.