Hi, I have done some search here and at ppcgeeks.com but did not find answer, I am not sure what the proper way of searching for my question, anyway I have SIM Unlocked my Verizon Touch Pro2 and Security unlocked it too, I am giving it to my prother who lives in a country uses GSM only, my question is can he flash any GSM ROM on the phone or is he still have to flash CDMA ROM, the phone is HSPL Unlocked too, I have Mighty ROM on it now but if he want to change it I need to make sure he dont flash wrong rom and brick his phone.
sorry if it has been asked before, maybe at least someone link me to a thread to read abut this, thanks.
digitaldust said:
Hi, I have done some search here and at ppcgeeks.com but did not find answer, I am not sure what the proper way of searching for my question, anyway I have SIM Unlocked my Verizon Touch Pro2 and Security unlocked it too, I am giving it to my prother who lives in a country uses GSM only, my question is can he flash any GSM ROM on the phone or is he still have to flash CDMA ROM, the phone is HSPL Unlocked too, I have Mighty ROM on it now but if he want to change it I need to make sure he dont flash wrong rom and brick his phone.
sorry if it has been asked before, maybe at least someone link me to a thread to read abut this, thanks.
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U still have to use a cdma rom if u flash a gsm rom.the phone will be bricked
thanks, I had a feeling that would be the case but I wanted to make sure.
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Hi there,
I am pretty new to the forum and I havent had much experience with locked / unlocked devices so my question might be a bit naive.
I wanted to buy the AT&T Fuze from ebay and the offer says its unlocked.
Does that mean I can use it in Pakistan and Middle East. And secondly, can I change its ROM to the standard middle east rom version.
I ll be thankful if someone could guide me regarding the problem.
Thanks
yes you can
unlocking your phone will allow you to use your phone with another service provider (instead of just At&t).
You can change your ROM regardless of whether your phone is unlocked or not.
I'll get specific for you.
1. Sim unlocked
(the most common unlocked terminology) means you can put any sim in the device and use that carriers network.
As far as ROM flashing goes (don't get the two confused)
2. Security unlocked and Hard SPL.
Hard SPL is for flashing a ROM, However since you live outside the U.S. you might want to flash a Radio, This is were Security Unlocking comes into play.
If you want my recommendation, Use "Olipro's" unlocker in the Raphael Rom Development section. It is worth the money and very easy to use.
trancer_84 said:
unlocking your phone will allow you to use your phone with another service provider (instead of just At&t).
You can change your ROM regardless of whether your phone is unlocked or not.
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I really hope no one reads this post and just decides to take a Stock Fuze and flash it without HARD SPL.
thanks for your comments..
really informative ..
but can anyone please suggest some thread for explanation of terms like hard spl and radio etc ...
fahadriaz49 said:
thanks for your comments..
really informative ..
but can anyone please suggest some thread for explanation of terms like hard spl and radio etc ...
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I already did, read post 4
Everything you ever wanted to know is in the WIKI.
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Raphael
My buddy just got a touch pro 2 and i am trying to help him flash a custom rom but i cant seem to figure it out. do i need to unlock it? my diamond was so much easier then this! Could someone please explain the steps i need to take? please!
assuming it is a cdma touch pro 2 you should look through the post named "RhodiumW Hard-SPL Release" in the Touch Pro 2 CDMA forum (where you made this post) for the cdma touch pro 2 unlocking proccess.
yess its a cdma device... So it does need to be unlocked or can i just to the Hardspl thing?
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yess its a cdma device... So it does need to be unlocked or can i just to the Hardspl thing?
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The Hardspl thing is the unlocker. That is what you use to unlock the phone so you can flash custom ROM's keep in mind, this won't unlock the GSM portion of the phone, so you can't use a different SIM card just by running the Hardspl. But if you follow the instructions in the Hardspl thread that will get the device unlocked then you can flash it to a custom ROM.
ha. you beat me to it, but you did confirm what i was thinking anyway
Aight thx to both of you for helping... I successfully unlocked and flashed a custom rom to the device!
it would be so nice is ppl would just use the "search" instead of having anew thread about the SAME THING OVER AND OVER.
I've bought a US Cellular TP2 CDMA device months ago, but now I'm back at home and I want to use it in Europe, mostly in Hungary, with an Eu carrier's SIM. Is it possible to put an European radio on this device or I have to use the WU radios? Should I unlock the phone to put a new radio on it?
I'm not sure about Cellurar, but try and put your SIM card (there is a place below battery) and when you turn on the phone it will ask you if you want to use Global mode. If you answer yes it would work as it should . No rom flashing is necessery Flashing GSM version of ROM can kill your phone , so I wouldn't do it!
Raul^ said:
I'm not sure about Cellurar, but try and put your SIM card (there is a place below battery) and when you turn on the phone it will ask you if you want to use Global mode. If you answer yes it would work as it should . No rom flashing is necessery Flashing GSM version of ROM can kill your phone , so I wouldn't do it!
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Thanks for the answer. Right now I can't try it, but I will as soon as I'll have the SIM.
Is there any difference in hardware between cdma & gsm touch pro 2, or just the radio firmware?
(As far as I know, every TP2 has the QUALCOMM CMDA MSM CHIP inside, either originally CDMA or GSM.)
So the main question is that if I never ever want to use it outside of the EU again (or as a CDMA device), am I able to flash somehow an EU radio on the phone?
You don't need to flash anything, just remove your sim card when in USA , you could then use it in Cellurar network (you should register it in the network first and pay I suppose).
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You don't need to flash anything, just remove your sim card when in USA , you could then use it in Cellurar network (you should register it in the network first and pay I suppose).
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Thanks for the help. That's ok, I understand it, but I won't go back to the USA in the next few years, so this phone will be used only in the EU from now. I've unregistered it at US Cellular.
The reason is why I want to use it with an EU radio, is that I want to use is with EU roms and I've heard that some complains about problems with WU radios when trying to use 3G in the EU.
So my life would be much easier this way, but if it's not possible, I'll use CDMA...
Any ideas? Is it possible to flash an EU radio and ROM on my CDMA TP2?
No. Don't even try it. You don't need it, CDMA rom would work with 3g network in Hungary .
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No. Don't even try it. You don't need it, CDMA rom would work with 3g network in Hungary .
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Ok, thanks for the help, it works.
For anyone, who has the same problem, read this too:
[Q] HTC TP2 CDMA in US Unlocked Internationally?
(sorry, can't insert link yet)
StZ's said:
Ok, thanks for the help, it works.
For anyone, who has the same problem, read this too:
[Q] HTC TP2 CDMA in US Unlocked Internationally?
(sorry, can't insert link yet)
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i know the sprint one is, verizon isnt, no clue of USC, i would call them up and ask if you need an unlock code
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Ok, thanks for the help, it works.
For anyone, who has the same problem, read this too:
[Q] HTC TP2 CDMA in US Unlocked Internationally?
(sorry, can't insert link yet)
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sprint and cellular tp2 are supposed to be unlocked, but i may be wrong. no need for any radio or flashing. the cdma version contains the cdma and gsm radio, so need of flashing rom or radio. everything is built in
thanks defaultdotxbe for the link, but that really doesn't help as well I brought a verizon htc tp2 rhod500, winmo 6.1 not a sprint htc tp2 (cannot confirm but stated on advert) (thats what it says on the rainbow splash - volume down key + hang up key) from ebay apparently clean esn. Recieved today and have been trying to connect to O2 (gsm 900 band not sure about umts).
but I have the following problems:
1)It finds the networks but cannot register even under umts/gsm bands 900+1800 + umts 2100+900 or gsm 1900+850 + umts 1900+850.
2)Same problem under global
3) Upon start up get warning need to insert valid verizon sim - guess it has not been unlocked yet?
4)Under settings, there is no security or personal tab... so i cant get the unlocker as i dont know the imei.. or can i phone verizon and they will give it to me?
any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
p.s does the htc tp2 have hspda / umts bands usable in the eu - the htc website really doesn't specify but it does for verzion :S.
w w w.htc.com /us/products/ touch-pro2-sprint?view=1-1&sort=0&filters=2-0-0#tech-specs
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Please remove the spaces for the link to work.
I'm using htc tp2 from us celular in Macedonia it is sim unlocked (but you can not use it with us sim card) just insert the sim and that's it offcourse you need to change the settings from cdma to global mode to do that go to settings/comunications /phone/network
Hello Guys,
I have a HTC touch pro-2 from verizone with mighty ROM. It was sim unlocked and working fine on GSM (in India ) since last 1.5 year. I realized it has become very slow and I did a factory reset.
It wiped off all the data as expected but now when i insert my sim it dont show any signals I tried with diffrent SIM cards of diffrent providers but it keeps on serching for signals. I checked and found it is still SIM unlocked but still keep on serching for network.
Following are the deatails of my phone:
Radio version :1.96.00wf
OS Ver : 5.2.21889 (21889.5.0.87)
Manila ver : 2.5.20132227.0
ROM ver: Mighty ROM
ROM date : 06/20/2010
CPU QComm(R) 7600
Please let me know if any other info is required.
Before writing in here, I tried every possible way to find my answer in existing threads but could not.
waiting for some positive replies.
Thanks..
rishabhgzb said:
Hello Guys,
I have a HTC touch pro-2 from verizone with mighty ROM. It was sim unlocked and working fine on GSM (in India ) since last 1.5 year. I realized it has become very slow and I did a factory reset.
It wiped off all the data as expected but now when i insert my sim it dont show any signals I tried with diffrent SIM cards of diffrent providers but it keeps on serching for signals. I checked and found it is still SIM unlocked but still keep on serching for network.
Following are the deatails of my phone:
Radio version :1.96.00wf
OS Ver : 5.2.21889 (21889.5.0.87)
Manila ver : 2.5.20132227.0
ROM ver: Mighty ROM
ROM date : 06/20/2010
CPU QComm(R) 7600
Please let me know if any other info is required.
Before writing in here, I tried every possible way to find my answer in existing threads but could not.
waiting for some positive replies.
Thanks..
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Are you using the correct radio. Sometimes flashing can reset the radio.
wizardknight said:
Are you using the correct radio. Sometimes flashing can reset the radio.
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+1, someone just had the exact same issue, and he found that the radio had reverted to the WV instead of WU. Make sure you're still on an unlocked radio...
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+1, someone just had the exact same issue, and he found that the radio had reverted to the WV instead of WU. Make sure you're still on an unlocked radio...
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Dear arrrghhh,
I am so thankful that you replied. I googled and checked a lot of pages on internet. It seems that my phone is security unlocked as it displays "SIM Unlocked" but the radio in my phone (1.96.00wf) is either works in US or a locked version of radio.
As my phone is already unlocked so I believe that I dont need to buy an unlock code again. I just need to upgrade the radio.
Is my understanding correct?
rishabhgzb said:
Dear arrrghhh,
I am so thankful that you replied. I googled and checked a lot of pages on internet. It seems that my phone is security unlocked as it displays "SIM Unlocked" but the radio in my phone (1.96.00wf) is either works in US or a locked version of radio.
As my phone is already unlocked so I believe that I dont need to buy an unlock code again. I just need to upgrade the radio.
Is my understanding correct?
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Your phone should stay sim unlocked once it is unlocked. Try replacing the radio, and let us know.
Also you might have better luck searching here than on google for something this specific.
wizardknight said:
Your phone should stay sim unlocked once it is unlocked. Try replacing the radio, and let us know.
Also you might have better luck searching here than on google for something this specific.
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Thanks for the kind advice Mr. wizardknight
Could you please suggest me which radio should I try. I dont want my device to be bricked.
Can I try 2.32.00WU?
rishabhgzb said:
Thanks for the kind advice Mr. wizardknight
Could you please suggest me which radio should I try. I dont want my device to be bricked.
Can I try 2.32.00WU?
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You would have better luck asking in the sim unlocking threads. I am sure it is all probably covered there in the first post.
Hi guys, So i have a GB HTC Sensation and have moved to the US I brought a AT&T Sim and assumed i could just use it since my phone is fulled S-OFF and Perm Rooted. It keeps asking me for my Sim unlock code so i found it and it says sim unlocked sucessfull But it does not find any signal what so ever and when i turn my phone on and off again i have to keep typing the sim unlock code in. when i go to Settings-wireless&networks-Mobile networks-Network operators It says error while seaching for networks. Im not sure why...
So when i went from sence to ICS I remember i had to flash a new radio and when i did as i was on Orange in england i selected the Orange one. So im assuming that the phone is locked to the Orange network with that radio (I dont know much about radios soo please tell me if im wrong)
So will i have to flash an AT&T radio to my phone? if so can someone point me to a thread on how and where to do so as i can not remember
Thanks alot guys!
i don't know if it helps but a look at this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1202867
rzr86 said:
i don't know if it helps but a look at this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1202867
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Hey i have looked at it but wouldnt know what Radio to flash? any ideas?
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Hey i have looked at it but wouldnt know what Radio to flash? any ideas?
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i really don't know but you can use getril app from playstore
it will tell you the best combination of radio/ril
Just an idea.
Go to your dialer, put in *#*#4636#*#*
Then do Phone Information
Once in there hit the menu button and select Radio Band
And then select USA Band
See if that does anything for you.
Use any guie forum brow
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XSuperDan said:
Hi guys, So i have a GB HTC Sensation and have moved to the US I brought a AT&T Sim and assumed i could just use it since my phone is fulled S-OFF and Perm Rooted. It keeps asking me for my Sim unlock code so i found it and it says sim unlocked sucessfull But it does not find any signal what so ever and when i turn my phone on and off again i have to keep typing the sim unlock code in. when i go to Settings-wireless&networks-Mobile networks-Network operators It says error while seaching for networks. Im not sure why...
So when i went from sence to ICS I remember i had to flash a new radio and when i did as i was on Orange in england i selected the Orange one. So im assuming that the phone is locked to the Orange network with that radio (I dont know much about radios soo please tell me if im wrong)
So will i have to flash an AT&T radio to my phone? if so can someone point me to a thread on how and where to do so as i can not remember
Thanks alot guys!
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Hhhmmmm.....
It keeps asking me for my Sim unlock code so i found it and it says sim unlocked sucessfull
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Try this http://iphone-unlock.blogspot.com/2012/08/how-to-unlock-htc-sensation-4g.html and this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1693491
But generically try to wipe cache and dalvik cache and/or wipe data and/or try to flash another ROM and another Radio.
If not, may be hardware problem. Verify that the case is fully adjusted to phone, and try also to clean contacts.