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Using the Fuze abroad?

Hello all!
I can't seem to get my fuze working here in the philippines..
Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance!

Is you Fuze unlocked or are you using you ATT Sim Card? If you are using ATT you needed to tell ATT before you went to the PI. If it's unlocked and you have a PI SIM are you using he original ATT ROM. If you are you need to hand jam the connection settings or get your hands on the HTC connections program.

You will need to unlock your Fuze in order to use a non-AT&T SIM card. Otherwise, you will need to roam on one of the carriers in the Philippines that has a roaming agreement with AT&T. Contact AT&T to enable roaming on your account (roaming charges will apply).
Fortunately there appears to be good GSM and 3G coverage in Philippines. Links for more information:
http://www.wireless.att.com/travelguide/coverage/coverage_details.jsp?CIDL=608&MNC=CING
http://www.gsmworld.com/roaming/gsminfo/cou_ph.shtml

Phone is still locked and still using the ATT sim card. I guess im outta luck while I'm here then?

J.Dee.M said:
Phone is still locked and still using the ATT sim card. I guess im outta luck while I'm here then?
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You're not out of luck at all. Just call AT&T and tell them you can't use AT&T while you are down there and you need to use a local SIM. If all goes according to plan they will give you the unlock code.
To unlock your phone all you have to do is get a local SIM card pop it in and enter the unlock code you just got from AT&T. Your phone will now work at a fraction of the cost to make local calls.

Definitely get the unlock code and local sim card. "Charges will apply" is a real understatement. I was out of the country earlier this year and went with AT&T international roaming rather than a local sim. I came back to a $2000 bill. My fault completely - I wasn't paying attention to my usage. You can check rates on AT&T's site.

emesbe said:
Definitely get the unlock code and local sim card. "Charges will apply" is a real understatement. I was out of the country earlier this year and went with AT&T international roaming rather than a local sim. I came back to a $2000 bill. My fault completely - I wasn't paying attention to my usage. You can check rates on AT&T's site.
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While it's not like being at home, ATT will sell you international data plans (iPhone) of 24 mb, 100 mb or 200 mb per month at a rate much lower than just roaming without a plan.

J.Dee.M said:
Phone is still locked and still using the ATT sim card. I guess im outta luck while I'm here then?
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Everyone is correct, call ATT and see if they will give you the unlock code. If not, it is worth it to purchase a code on ebay or spend the extra for the software here on XDA developers to unlock. The ATT charge is $2.49/minute. A local card is really cheap as I remember from the last time I was in the PI.

So do I just call the customer service # from a landline in the PI? Or will I be able to call cust.serv. from the fuze?

Better to play it safe and use a calling card with rates you know you can monitor.

AT&T SmartPhones & Data Plans

I apologize if this is in the wrong section.
I wanted to ask regarding something I heard from an AT&T rep.
This guy told me that any new smartphone coming out will require a data plan and that you are unable to buy a phone without data plan. I understand that much, but then he added that if you get a smartphone and put in your AT&T SIM card, you will automatically be charged a data-plan fee.
So I may have to rely on getting an unlocked or a used smartphone but does anyone else know if this is true that putting in your sim card in it will charge you? I'm talking about AT&T US.

Any love :-( ?

It's absolutely true. If you put your sim in a smart phone, you don't have to notify AT&T ythat ou have one. The phone will be recognized as a smart phone and a data plan will automatically be placed your bill.

Grrr...even if its unlocked?
It just amazes me how in America phone service providers try to squeeze out as much money as they possibly can from you. Every other country I have been to have all had reasonable prices and reasonable charges (i.e. they don't charge you for recieving an SMS or a call)

theomni said:
Grrr...even if its unlocked?
It just amazes me how in America phone service providers try to squeeze out as much money as they possibly can from you. Every other country I have been to have all had reasonable prices and reasonable charges (i.e. they don't charge you for recieving an SMS or a call)
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Thanks you for the post.

Going Global

What do I need to do to make sure I have reliable voice and data for the next month while in Europe? I have a rooted D2G running Fission 2.4.3 and have grown quite fond of using the wireless tether to connect my Xoom and avoid extra data charges with another contract.
What is the best thing to do to get similar service in Europe? Do I still need to call Verizon to unlock my Sim? My company pays my Verizon bill, so I am not so price sensitive, but I use alot of data.
Should I just buy a Sim when over there and use their plan?
What the best way to do this?

I don't have a d2g, but I know gsm phones need to be unlocked with a code and then when you're in anothr country or whatever, you can just get a pre-paid sim from there until you come back.
But its verizon and motorola so I'm sure there's some hurdles to overcome
Sent from my SPH-D700 using XDA App

Well - it very much depends on what you mean under 'a lot of data'. If your company is OK paying 4 figure phone bills - then don't bother - just make sure you activate the SIM card before you leave (with Verizon).
If you think money matters afterall, call Verizon, get the unlock code(s) for your phone and just buy a local provider prepaid SIM when you go there (which I am prettty sure you could expense too and company will be more than happy to pay compared to some outrageous roaming bill you can rack up).
A word of advice on unlocking: call Verizon well before you leave and make sure codes they give you are working. To try the code - simply insert any SIM in the phone (borrow firend's att/tmob sim for couple of minutes, or buy used sim for $1 from ebay for example). Inserting the foreign sim will propmt the unlocking menu where you have to enter the code. Once you do it, if phone says "successful" - you are good to go (you will not get service in US with any SIM no matter active or not or what provider - US or not - you put in. Don't be concerned about this - once you get out of the States everything will work fine.

[Q] Prepaid Infuse carrier?

Hey,
I'm recently got an infuse off contract, rooted it, etc, but I haven't been able to make myself transfer my service too it from my other phone. I'm really torn, as it is a great phone but ehhh.
Anyway.
I'm just wondering if there is some way I can use this phone on a pre paid network or something. I looked it up and saw straight talk was perhaps an option, but it seems very confusing.
Thanks.

well you could use simple mobile. (they have ads on this site alot) you could the infuse unlocking guide to unlock your phone and use it on this service. they use t mobiles towers and have 4g (hspa+) in certain areas. their plans are 40 unlimited talk and text, 50 unlimited talk text and 2g data, and 60 unlimited talk text 3g/4g data. you should check them out.hope all goes well my friend.

thank you very much! are there any cheaper options? do you know anything about straight talk?
can i use it on att month to month?

Well simple mobile is one of the cheapest prepaid gsm carriers around. And I know of straight talk. But the only straight talk smart phone is the nokia e71 I believe and that's the only straight talk phone that uses a sim card. So you would have to buy a 200+ phone JUST to get the straight talk sim card out. And yes you can use simple mobile from month to month but after 30 days of no payment they will take your number and deactivate your sim. And another good cheap prepaid option is walmarts family plan. The only thing is to start to see savings you would have to have multiple lines that's why it's good for families. Finally you could check out h20 wireless solutions they have similar rates to simple mobile but they use att towers.... Whew....that was allot of typing....lol

Itaer said:
thank you very much! are there any cheaper options? do you know anything about straight talk?
can i use it on att month to month?
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Based on conversations on IRC with a ST user:
If your SIM was taken from one of th $200 Nokias, you can use in the Infuse. ST is a Tracfone reseller, which uses AT&T's network.
SIMs from all other ST phones are specifically locked to the phone.
ALSO: If you use a SIM from one of the $200 Nokias, you MUST keep the Nokia. If that phone is ever activated with another service, ST will drop service on your SIM.
Edit: Note, I'm an AT&T contract user, all of the above are hearsay from IRC a month or two ago.

i believe you need a $200 nokia smartphone on strait talk but never sell the nokia! the sim is locked to the imei somehow and if the nokia is activated again the old sim is deactivated. also i think strait talk is a reseller of many carriers, they have cdma phones and a few of the nokia smart phones are on t-mobile sim cards from what i understand. you can try it but i think ifg the sim has a "t" on it then you cant use it, only problem is you have know way to know which sim will be in the phone you are buying.
many of those prepay services have one of a number of methods to lock the phone to their network. do as much research as posible before dropping cash on a device that might be useless

I though Att itself has a pay as you go with no contracty plain also tat works for this for for $5 data (10 mb ha) and $.010 a min talk.

Dani897 said:
i believe you need a $200 nokia smartphone on strait talk but never sell the nokia! the sim is locked to the imei somehow and if the nokia is activated again the old sim is deactivated. also i think strait talk is a reseller of many carriers, they have cdma phones and a few of the nokia smart phones are on t-mobile sim cards from what i understand. you can try it but i think ifg the sim has a "t" on it then you cant use it, only problem is you have know way to know which sim will be in the phone you are buying.
many of those prepay services have one of a number of methods to lock the phone to their network. do as much research as posible before dropping cash on a device that might be useless
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So theoretically, you could buy the 200 phone, and buy the cheap ass phone......in separate transactions, from Wal-mart and then use the expensive sim card, but put the cheap sim card in the expensive phone pkg and return the phone......only if you are evil!

I understand you could use the GoPhone plans, but you will need a new sim card, and also have to have a data plan to go with it, not sure how much the Simple Mobile plans are they talk about, but your looking at around 55-60$ for GoPhone plans with minimum data. 50$ unlimited talk and text and 5$for 10mb. Tops is 25$for 500mb, thats still not a lot of data though. I think 10mb for a phone is a joke, in my opinion. Maybe check out the Simple Mobile, you will have to unlock your phone for that though. Instructions for that are XDA.

emeralds5668 said:
So theoretically, you could buy the 200 phone, and buy the cheap ass phone......in separate transactions, from Wal-mart and then use the expensive sim card, but put the cheap sim card in the expensive phone pkg and return the phone......only if you are evil!
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No. If the expensive phone is EVER activated with another SIM, the expensive SIM you're using will get deactivated according to everything I've heard.

Entropy512 said:
No. If the expensive phone is EVER activated with another SIM, the expensive SIM you're using will get deactivated according to everything I've heard.
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Yeah but if the phone is returned, after it has been opened, then its not returned to the shelf. I think it would be considered refurb. I dont know, but they would probably reassign the imei to another sim. Dont know. I think I will just keep my edge speed in the hope that when att buys t-mobile that I will finally gtr hspda.

[Q] Pay as you go phone?

Hey, my daughter wants a new pay as you go phone. We are with t mobile and she gets texting and calling. All data is wifi only! Her phone is slow and takes time to process. Can I get a phone from eBay or amazon and put her sim card in and continue with the same plan?
Thanks,
Rachael

rachaelslp said:
Hey, my daughter wants a new pay as you go phone. We are with t mobile and she gets texting and calling. All data is wifi only! Her phone is slow and takes time to process. Can I get a phone from eBay or amazon and put her sim card in and continue with the same plan?
Thanks,
Rachael
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I prefer craigslist. Phones are cheaper and you can ask the seller to meet you at a nearby T-Mobile store. Or at least take your SIM card with you and test prior to purchase. This will ensure the phone isn't stolen, carrier locked or incompatible prior to purchase.
Any unlocked GSM phone will fit your current needs. However, if you decide later to include a data plan it's best to be using a carrier model. Carrier Androids typically include only the 3/4g bands for their own network.

Hey, to test, do you just put the sim card in and try it?
Thanks!

rachaelslp said:
Hey, to test, do you just put the sim card in and try it?
Thanks!
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Yes, confirm with the seller before hand that this is what you require. If they say no, it'll save you a trip. Test as much functionality of the phone as you're able. Generally, if it looks to be in good shape you should have no problems. If it's beat up, test EVERYTHING.
Beware that there are overpriced phones on craigslist too. 10% off the average Buy It Now price on eBay is the most I'd pay.

Just post what kind of phone you are looking for and I can give you a ball park price of what you should pay.

more cheaper good smart phone in market at moment