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Hi all,
Im due to get a G1 from a friend of mine and Im slightly confused/overwhelmed by the threads here on how to unlock the phone..
What is the best way to unlock the phone? Im assuming I cant call 611 as Im in the UK and the phone is a UK phone, or am I wrong?
Is the best approach to go to http://www.unlock-tmobileg1.com ?? or is there a software way of doing it?
I know this is almost certainly posted here, but Im confused/blinded by all the other entries..
Thanks,
Angelo
i'm not too sure about who to call, but apparently t-mobile offer to unlock it for £15 which is better than the £17 offered by that site (i'd much prefer to trust t-mobile too )
you're best bet is to ring up t-mobile and speak to them about it. make up some **** about leaving the country or something, it will probably work
Many thanks
Many thanks, appreciate the clarity
you should be able to tell them you are going over seas and want to put a pre-paid sim in when you get there and for that you require the phone to be unlocked
Hello,
I have an old unlocked Treo 650, GSM (I think it supports 900Mhz and 1.8 Ghz), will it work okay in EU countries? I presume so... I apologize in advance as the Treo is not an XDA/HTC phone, but thought that this would be just the right place to get some answers.
A friend is vacationing in Europe for 11 days and wants to stay connected with the U.S. His U.S. carrier is Sprint, CDMA, non-international phone. What is the best way? He wants to be able to send and receive text, pick up voicemail, place and receive calls. What is the best and most cost effective way??
I am thinking about loaning him the 650, but he will need a SIM card with service. Should he get one here in the U.S. before he goes? If so, where? Or, should he get one when he gets there? If so, what carrier/how?
I would appreciate any advice. Cheers.
Hi, i friend gave an HTC Fuze (GSM) locked on AT&T.
will i be able to use it in europe if i unlock it?
there is some radio-flashing needed or it will just work with any european Sim after the unlocking process?
Sorry, this may seem a stupid question but i'm new to this world
also:
What is the best way(site) to unlock it? i've already looked into that and i know it is a service that needs to be payed off.
Thanks in advice
Ok, it worked, thanks anyway.
re: FUZE unlock for europe
AT&T unlocked mine for free. Just call and ask. I used my FUZE all over Europe and enjoyed very fast speeds from the local carriers there.
Hi,
I really wanna buy a used HTC Sensation right now, but there are a few issues. Well the thing I'm only going to be in the US for more months, after that I'm going back to germany. But I want to buy the sensation here, because it's way cheaper, so I'm looking at this one: http://www.amazon.com/HTC-Sensation..._1_1?s=wireless&ie=UTF8&qid=1327899567&sr=1-1. However, every used seller I've talked to said it has a tmobile branding. Is there even a sensation without a tmobile branding?
The problem with the tmobile branding is, as I've heard, that if you put a non tmobile sim card in the phone, it won't let you use 3G, can anyone confirm that?
Does anyone know, whether these problems still exist?
Thanks in advance
root and debrand.... theres threads for this in development and you can put carrier specefic software on it and any sim you want....
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Reedddd said:
Hi,
I really wanna buy a used HTC Sensation right now, but there are a few issues. Well the thing I'm only going to be in the US for more months, after that I'm going back to germany. But I want to buy the sensation here, because it's way cheaper, so I'm looking at this one: http://www.amazon.com/HTC-Sensation..._1_1?s=wireless&ie=UTF8&qid=1327899567&sr=1-1. However, every used seller I've talked to said it has a tmobile branding. Is there even a sensation without a tmobile branding?
The problem with the tmobile branding is, as I've heard, that if you put a non tmobile sim card in the phone, it won't let you use 3G, can anyone confirm that?
Does anyone know, whether these problems still exist?
Thanks in advance
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It is absolutely bogus. It all depends on your Sim lock status and the 3g radio.
if your phone is Sim unlocked and have a compatible radio I can use 3g . In fact I am using t mobile branded sensation in India and enjoying 3g . The radio used in t mobile sensation for 3g is for 2100/900 mhz which is the 3g frequency in India. One more thing I have come to know from it's specification sheet that it also supports 1900/850 mhz. But I can't confirm it as this band is not used in India. I have used inspire 4g in India but no 3g because the 3g radio is 1900/850 mhz. So first find out the 3g band of your service provider then decide.
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Reedddd said:
Hi,
I really wanna buy a used HTC Sensation right now, but there are a few issues. Well the thing I'm only going to be in the US for more months, after that I'm going back to germany. But I want to buy the sensation here, because it's way cheaper, so I'm looking at this one: http://www.amazon.com/HTC-Sensation..._1_1?s=wireless&ie=UTF8&qid=1327899567&sr=1-1. However, every used seller I've talked to said it has a tmobile branding. Is there even a sensation without a tmobile branding?
The problem with the tmobile branding is, as I've heard, that if you put a non tmobile sim card in the phone, it won't let you use 3G, can anyone confirm that?
Does anyone know, whether these problems still exist?
Thanks in advance
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If you live in the US (or any where outside the EU) & buy it from EU (like from expansys), ship the phone to your address, you don't pay VAT.
For example, the Sensation from Expansys will cost you USD 486.00 shipped to US.
By the way, the EVO 3D from Expansys is even cheaper!
I'm looking at this phone over the Droid 4 (not available in UK either but has been made to work).
So, am I correct in saying that to make it work on a UK network, is to just put a UK sim into the roaming slot and It shall work?
I want to be 100% on this before I go ahead and get one.
If there's anything else, please could someone shed some light on this?
Many thanks
no friends said:
I'm looking at this phone over the Droid 4 (not available in UK either but has been made to work).
So, am I correct in saying that to make it work on a UK network, is to just put a UK sim into the roaming slot and It shall work?
I want to be 100% on this before I go ahead and get one.
If there's anything else, please could someone shed some light on this?
Many thanks
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Unfortunately there is no slot to put the sim into, the sim card is fused to the board &, as of now, you would be stuck w sprints international network.
Saint sent this from his Q using xda premium
Indeed.
Supposedly there is a GSM version of the phone coming to AT&T. Look for the XT898
arrrghhh said:
Indeed.
Supposedly there is a GSM version of the phone coming to AT&T. Look for the XT898
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Ok, thanks both of you.
I was under the impression that there was an extra sim slot for using roaming sim cards abroad.
Sooo, this XT898 - are there any clues to when it'll be released yet?
no friends said:
Ok, thanks both of you.
I was under the impression that there was an extra sim slot for using roaming sim cards abroad.
Sooo, this XT898 - are there any clues to when it'll be released yet?
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There is a SIM slot, but there's no way to access it. Sprint has embedded their own SIM, and is it encased/soldered to the board literally. Impossible for the user to access without some potentially dangerous hardware hacks.
No clue when the XT898 is going to be released... I get a pretty good deal with Sprint, so I've never really cared about looking at phones on any other carriers... no offense.
Good luck!
How come GSMArena claim that it has a Sim Slot then and that it is GSM capable? :s I too have been looking at importing one of these into the UK to use on the now EE network (Orange UK and T-Mobile UK) Can somebody please confirm that this is deffinately not the case and that it will deffo not work in the UK for us GSM People?
http://www.gsmarena.com/motorola_photon_q_4g_lte-4885.php
We don't get many good phones these days here in Europe...
Thanks, Adam
API182 said:
How come GSMArena claim that it has a Sim Slot then and that it is GSM capable? :s I too have been looking at importing one of these into the UK to use on the now EE network (Orange UK and T-Mobile UK) Can somebody please confirm that this is deffinately not the case and that it will deffo not work in the UK for us GSM People?
http://www.gsmarena.com/motorola_photon_q_4g_lte-4885.php
We don't get many good phones these days here in Europe...
Thanks, Adam
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See my post DIRECTLY above yours... Oy ve.
I already want to import 2 devices to Germany, but actually I can't find anyone who would send me the devices.:crying:
In the UK (like the rest of Europe) we have little or no choices when it comes to QWERTY phones, so I would be interested to know if its possible to get a UK (or gsm) one over here.
leona said:
In the UK (like the rest of Europe) we have little or no choices when it comes to QWERTY phones, so I would be interested to know if its possible to get a UK (or gsm) one over here.
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As of right... now, the only option in Europe for this phone is to find an international seller on eBay and mod it as posted here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1929143. There is scuttlebutt about a GSM variety coming soon (898?), but nothing official as of yet. Good luck, hope you find something soon.
-Saint