I have a CDMA TP2, I've unlocked it (had to to use it on Vodafone AU while I was down there for a month), and now I've bought an HTC HD2.
My buddy is interested in buying the TP2 off of me, but he's on Bell Mobility whereas I'm on Telus Mobility -- both CDMA providers.
When we took the phone to the Bell store, we were told that they can't switch the phone over because they don't have "Telus' lock codes".
Is this at all accurate?
No it is all about esn numbers. If they accept the esn number then it is as simple as swapping esn in the network and changing the prl to a bell one. My guess is they need the msl code for the prl swap.
drewcam888 said:
No it is all about esn numbers. If they accept the esn number then it is as simple as swapping esn in the network and changing the prl to a bell one. My guess is they need the msl code for the prl swap.
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So...how do I get this?
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I have an unlocked tp and i talked with verizon trying to set it up to use it on there network and they say i cant use it with them even tho i have the good esn number and all? what should i do have you guys heard of this or was that guys just being stupid?
I think im going to resell it or trade it for a verizon version. if any one wants to trade for a sprint version thats unlocked and comes with many extras in the orignal bo x with a 1 gig card and the mighty rom with android I will sell or trade it for 160 its in great condition Davey
there are two types of wireless networks in the world: GSM and CDMA. your phone is GSM in hardware = can't be changed), and verizon's network is CDMA = not comaptible.
correct me if im wrong but the sprint is the cdma and the att is the gsm. this phone has mightys cdma rom on it. it would have bricked the phone if it was gsm right at least that is what all the info i have read has told me. I have even flashed it to the stock verizon rom which is cdma and it was fine. I have found a few pages in the wiki about how to use it on the verizon network i will try they look kinda complicated tho.
DadamsJR said:
correct me if im wrong but the sprint is the cdma and the att is the gsm. this phone has mightys cdma rom on it. it would have bricked the phone if it was gsm right at least that is what all the info i have read has told me. I have even flashed it to the stock verizon rom which is cdma and it was fine. I have found a few pages in the wiki about how to use it on the verizon network i will try they look kinda complicated tho.
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sprint & verizon are cdma, t-mobile & at&t are gsm.
i haven't tried flashing a cdma rom on my fuze... i know it is highly unrecommended. but i am sure there is a way to tell if ur phone is gsm or cdma, probably by looking at the sticker under that battery.
Dad is correct.. Sprint is CDMA jsut like VZW... and there is an easier way to tell if it is GSM or CDMA..... Take off the batter cover.... Do you see a Sim Card? If Yes, then it is a GSM... If No, Then CDMA unless it is GSM and no sim card is in it.. then power it up... it will say SIM CARD MISSING... That will tell you that it is GSM.....
Hope that helps.
I know its cdma for a fact it has sprint across the front and it has a cdma rom on it
If I purchase a phone on Ebay with a bad ESN and it's unlocked, can it be used with GSM carriers like AT&T, T-Mobile, Rodgers, etc?
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froggylover1345 said:
If I purchase a phone on Ebay with a bad ESN and it's unlocked, can it be used with GSM carriers like AT&T, T-Mobile, Rodgers, etc?
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ESN is usually used for CDMA devices, so the carriers that you mentioned probably won't be able to use it (since they are GSM).
As for the issue with the bad ESN, you can try to get in touch with a CDMA carrier (ie Sprint if you are in the US) and try to activate it, but chances are that you will not succeed.
i need to get an unlock code for the htc touch pro 2 if u give someone that has sprint your imei because i dont have sprint or a credit card to purchase it online
sprint phones come unlocked by default
Diamond_dawg said:
sprint phones come unlocked by default
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Make sure your Radio says xx.xxxxWU at the end.
Sprint phones are not unlocked for us carriers.
drewcam888 said:
Sprint phones are not unlocked for us carriers.
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That's half true.
What Diamond_dawg says is 100% correct in respect to the SIM lock.
Sprint TP2 devices do NOT ship with a SIM lock. The phone will accept any SIM card without issue (even those of North American GSM carriers). There is no specific block on ATT/TMO SIM cards.
What Sprint does do is ship a gimped radio ROM on the devices. By default the Sprint radio has the NA GSM frequencies disabled, effectively making it a dual-band device. Or, comparing it to a computer, the "driver support" for 850/1900 simply isn't there.
You don't need to SIM unlock a Sprint TP2, they come that way by default. You do need to security unlock it however, so you can flash a radio ROM with full quad-band support.
Verizon phones are the opposite. They ship with a SIM lock, but have a quad-band radio ROM installed by default.
Interesting....
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I am thinking of buying a Verizon/Sprint hybrid phone (like Samsung saga), get it unlocked and use it on a regular GSM network in Ireland. Would it be possible to buy a phone with a bad esn and get it unlocked to work on a GSM?
Thank you
Same quest here...
After a few hours reading i think that if the Esn is bad, but the imei is okay you will be able to use it with a sim card. If you can carrier unlock the phone of course
My telephone service provider (Tello), an MVNO that started with Sprint BYOD phones, is requiring me to switch to GSM.
Their customer support chat guy insists that, because their system allowed me to order a new SIM, it means that my phone (which is registered by IMEA on their system) can work as a GSM phone.
This seems... very unlikely. Even htc's web site for the U11 (https://www.htc.com/us/support/?&family=1&product=2) differentiates between their U11 and their Sprint variant.
So... am I right that the U11 does not carry both GSM and CDMA radios and that I have to get a new phone?
Thanks in advance for what may have been a very silly question.
Jeff
Check your phone's "About" settings. If you see a MEID or an ESN category, your phone requires CDMA; if you see an IMEI category, your phone is GSM. If you see both (e.g., Verizon phones), your phone supports both CDMA and GSM, and may use either network.
jwoegerbauer said:
Check your phone's "About" settings. If you see a MEID or an ESN category, your phone requires CDMA; if you see an IMEI category, your phone is GSM. If you see both (e.g., Verizon phones), your phone supports both CDMA and GSM, and may use either network.
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Interesting. My U11 has both an MEID number and an IMEI number (plus an IMEI SV entry that is '0').
I wish I'd had the foresight to ask this question before I spent hundreds of dollars on a replacement phone that will takes its sweet time getting here.