I have a HTC Pro Touch phone that was my company phone for about two months before Verison took over Alltel in my area. My company switched to ATT iphones at that time. I have recently decided that maybe I could use this nice phone with ATT. Much to my disappointment I found through a little research that Alltel and ATT networks are not compatible and the phone and can't be unlocked for use with ATT.
Its seems that my only option now is to find someone with a nice phone that would like to trade hoping that they might be in the same situation in reverse. Have I missed something that can still make this phone work somehow? If not does anyone have a good idea, of how I could make a fair trade?
Thank you and I hope this post is ok for this section.
racing5k said:
I have a HTC Pro Touch phone that was my company phone for about two months before Verison took over Alltel in my area. My company switched to ATT iphones at that time. I have recently decided that maybe I could use this nice phone with ATT. Much to my disappointment I found through a little research that Alltel and ATT networks are not compatible and the phone and can't be unlocked for use with ATT.
Its seems that my only option now is to find someone with a nice phone that would like to trade hoping that they might be in the same situation in reverse. Have I missed something that can still make this phone work somehow? If not does anyone have a good idea, of how I could make a fair trade?
Thank you and I hope this post is ok for this section.
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You could SIM unlock it, but it's not very cheap. There are some nice links in the Raph Wiki that points to SIM unlocking services.
@racing5k
You can try putting it up for sale onbay.com or amazon.com. If you want to avoid registering a selller account on any of those two site (which is free to do), you put a free listing on craigslist.com, always deal local and accept payments in cash and in person. Amazon and ebay will charge you seller/listing fees, there are no fees to list and sell on craigslist. You have a CDMA version of this phone. What you need is the GSM version, which for ATT was branded the HTC Fuze. I have the Fuze but am having a issue with it (battery indicator says it is fully charged at 34%) which I have yer to resolve.
@ZoneBlaze
sim unlock will not work, Alltel uses CDMA technology and ATT uses GSM. racing5k has a CDMA version of the phone, the two technologies are not compatible with each other.
Hello all.
Now recently Net10 started selling Android phones that run on CDMA network in the U.S.
The problem is that CDMA doesn't use sim chips so I can't simply buy one from Net10 (which they do sell) because their Android phones run on CDMA and not GSM like all of their other phones.
So basically I would like to know which phone I can buy that is dual-band or CDMA which has a 4.3" (OR LARGER) screen and that can be configured for their network.
I would appreciate some recommendations and information on how I would be able to program a CDMA phone to work with Net10.
I really like Droid X's, Samsung Galaxies, HTC Evo's, etc... The higher-end Android phones with the larger screens are very nice and I would really love to rock one of these on the Net10 service. The phones they offer only have the 3.2" screens which leave a LOT to be desired!!
Please help me find nice Android phones that can be programmed and help me program them all!!!
Thank You!!!
For real not even a single suggestion after 34 views??
Cmon people plz!!
Your issue is not a lot of people use Net10. And in the end CDMA carriers can deny the use of any phone they chose if it is not made for their network.
Well in comparison to all of the other prepaid carriers Net10 is the absolute best with coverage and reliability.
Can't I just try it with a Droid 2 Global? Perhaps enter the correct network settings, dial *22888, and even have Net10 add the MEID if they have to??
Does anybody have any ideas please??
:crying: Hello all,
As the title states the question is whether AT&T can identify the One X as a "smart phone" by inserting the dumbphone SIM, if it comes from Rogers network. There is another thread that speaks of using MediaNet to get unlimited data by using a NON-AT&T phone (see thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1446373). But thats not my intent here.
My reason for asking is that I want to give my son the One X to use on his "dumbphone" plan for just text and talk, NO data except through wi-fi. It seems that using the above method would work since they apparently can't identify the IMEI as a smartphone because it came from another carrier. Will this work?? Someone must have done this already.
I'm also searching for a place to buy the Rogers version. I already bought the AT&T upgrade One X to sell on E-bay and use the money to purchase the Rogers version.
Again - Just looking to use the One X on AT&T with no data plan by basically "hiding" the IMEI from them and inserting the dumbphone SIM.
How 'bout it ?? any help appreciated!
Thanks,
joe
joelisajer said:
:crying: Hello all,
As the title states the question is whether AT&T can identify the One X as a "smart phone" by inserting the dumbphone SIM, if it comes from Rogers network. There is another thread that speaks of using MediaNet to get unlimited data by using a NON-AT&T phone (see thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1446373). But thats not my intent here.
My reason for asking is that I want to give my son the One X to use on his "dumbphone" plan for just text and talk, NO data except through wi-fi. It seems that using the above method would work since they apparently can't identify the IMEI as a smartphone because it came from another carrier. Will this work?? Someone must have done this already.
I'm also searching for a place to buy the Rogers version. I already bought the AT&T upgrade One X to sell on E-bay and use the money to purchase the Rogers version.
Again - Just looking to use the One X on AT&T with no data plan by basically "hiding" the IMEI from them and inserting the dumbphone SIM.
How 'bout it ?? any help appreciated!
Thanks,
joe
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For one, if you are using your upgrade to buy and sell a phone without using it, then I strongly recommend you buy an iPhone. Resale value is very high and they are super easy to move.
Second, if he will never use the data, why not just get an international quad core One X instead of trying to get the Rogers one, which is essentially the same as AT&T version?
Or just get a Nexus 4.
Initially you may be able to fool ATT with a out of service IMEI, but if your son tries to access 3g or 4g data I'd imagine ATT would automatically sign you up for the 3 GB plan.
Hello, I have been itching to get my hands on the HTC One. I'm currently with Verizon and am considering buying an unlocked phone. Is it possible to get any One phone and have it work on the CDMA network? How do you do it? If I wait to get the Verizon One, will it be usable on any other networks? I thought about just getting it on contract, but I still have the unlimited data and north America texting so don't want to lose that. Plus, I may move to Canada (telus, Rogers, Bell) so would want an easy out from verizon as well as bring my phone with me.
Thanks
Title is the question.. I can not find anything about this on the internet.
I would have to say "no" on that one since it's tied to Verizon's CDMA network and they use a different set of frequencies than Cricket does which is tied to Sprint's network. The Ultra/MAXX/Mini are already factory unlocked for GSM purposes, however, so that does offer a lot more choice in terms of carriers overall, but still no chance of use with Cricket.
br0adband said:
I would have to say "no" on that one since it's tied to Verizon's CDMA network and they use a different set of frequencies than Cricket does which is tied to Sprint's network. The Ultra/MAXX/Mini are already factory unlocked for GSM purposes, however, so that does offer a lot more choice in terms of carriers overall, but still no chance of use with Cricket.
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So then i can use this phone for the No Annual Service Contracts, for sprint? It is a verizon phone but it could be unlocked for sprint.
nice well thanks buddy
Sprint uses frequencies that aren't compatible with the Ultra/MAXX/Mini so now, you won't be able to use any of those devices with Sprint - that's what I just said. If you can't use it with Sprint, you can't use it with Cricket, Boost, etc. They're not compatible devices, and flashing wouldn't change that.
br0adband said:
Sprint uses frequencies that aren't compatible with the Ultra/MAXX/Mini so now, you won't be able to use any of those devices with Sprint - that's what I just said. If you can't use it with Sprint, you can't use it with Cricket, Boost, etc. They're not compatible devices, and flashing wouldn't change that.
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Thanks for your reply
So Will the Ultra work on T-Mobile then? or does it only work on Verizon. The IMEI is clean, and I just want to know what i have to do to use on any other network but Verizon.. I hate Verizon..
It's as simple as what I just explained: there are two primary cellular technologies, CDMA and GSM. CDMA traditionally has never required SIM cards in their devices and is used by companies like Sprint, Verizon, Boost, Cricket (in the US) and many other cellular carriers worldwide. GSM has always required SIM cards and that's used by AT&T, T-Mobile, Straight Talk, Simple Mobile, and many other carriers in the US as well as around the world.
The Droid Ultra, the Droid MAXX, and the Droid Mini are all Verizon contracted devices but because Verizon must now provide unlocked GSM capability in the phones they sell (at least for the Droid series, that much I know for sure, but other devices like Galaxy S-series, iPhones, I cannot be 100% certain about) that means when you get a Verizon branded device you should be able to - and you can with the Ultra/MAXX/Mini - put a GSM-based SIM card in the phone and use it with any GSM-based cellular carrier anywhere in the world without having to pay anyone to "unlock" the phone for such use.
tl;dr version: Yes, you can use the Ultra with T-Mobile, you just need a T-Mobile SIM card with active service on it and you're good to go. I used my recent Droid MAXX and the Droid Mini I had with T-Mobile without any issues.
But I got sick of waiting around for a miracle that probably won't happen so I sold both of them, got a Samsung Galaxy Express last night, 20 minutes after I got home I had unlocked it for T-Mobile (using the well known unlock trick), rooted it, installed CM11 Official on it and it's been working fantastic today and pulling down close to 35Mbps with T-Mobile's LTE here in Las Vegas.
I'm a happy camper at the moment...
br0adband said:
It's as simple as what I just explained: there are two primary cellular technologies, CDMA and GSM. CDMA traditionally has never required SIM cards in their devices and is used by companies like Sprint, Verizon, Boost, Cricket (in the US) and many other cellular carriers worldwide. GSM has always required SIM cards and that's used by AT&T, T-Mobile, Straight Talk, Simple Mobile, and many other carriers in the US as well as around the world.
The Droid Ultra, the Droid MAXX, and the Droid Mini are all Verizon contracted devices but because Verizon must now provide unlocked GSM capability in the phones they sell (at least for the Droid series, that much I know for sure, but other devices like Galaxy S-series, iPhones, I cannot be 100% certain about) that means when you get a Verizon branded device you should be able to - and you can with the Ultra/MAXX/Mini - put a GSM-based SIM card in the phone and use it with any GSM-based cellular carrier anywhere in the world without having to pay anyone to "unlock" the phone for such use.
tl;dr version: Yes, you can use the Ultra with T-Mobile, you just need a T-Mobile SIM card with active service on it and you're good to go. I used my recent Droid MAXX and the Droid Mini I had with T-Mobile without any issues.
But I got sick of waiting around for a miracle that probably won't happen so I sold both of them, got a Samsung Galaxy Express last night, 20 minutes after I got home I had unlocked it for T-Mobile (using the well known unlock trick), rooted it, installed CM11 Official on it and it's been working fantastic today and pulling down close to 35Mbps with T-Mobile's LTE here in Las Vegas.
I'm a happy camper at the moment...
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My man!
thank you bro. I got my service in tmobile like 30 minutes ago. The phone works and i am a happy camper
but the only issue is texting.. it keeps failing every text
thanks a bunch
nickshavo11 said:
My man!
thank you bro. I got my service in tmobile like 30 minutes ago. The phone works and i am a happy camper
but the only issue is texting.. it keeps failing every text
thanks a bunch
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I don't use T-Mobile myself, and never have, but this thread may be helpful: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2591954