Hi,
I am currently in taiwan, and I was just wondering if I bought a Sensation (4g? is it 2 different phones?), and unlocked it, would I be able to use Rogers with it? I've been searching around, and I could find threads saying thers problems such Rogers can't provide 4g, and services not working. Im a total nub at this so I tried to search things up, but nothing came up. Please help .
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Rogers has the same bands on Hspa as Bell and Telus. So yes your phone will work on Rogers Canada. Rogers also has the old Gsm bands, Sensation also has these bands but thats only if you're in a non 3g zone.!
Yess , alright ill consider buying it then, thanks for the help
hmm, my friend told me because im buying from taiwan, that it is already unlocked so i dont need to do anything except put my roger sim card in, is that true?
yes i remember when i went back to taiwan and look at the sensation the reps at the htc booth said that they are unlocked. i'm not sure if you buy it from a carrier like chunghwa telecom though. calling should work but not sure about 3g data.
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Hey guys, I have an HTC Sensation 4G here, I just bought it second hand. It was supposed to work with mobilicity (once unlocked) and the person who sold me it, said it was unlocked..However when i put my mobilicity SIM card in, I get no service...
I took it to the mobilicity store and the guy said I have the wrong version?? He showed me this page on gsmarena: hxxp://VVVVV.gsmarena.com/htc_sensation_4g-3922.php (xx's to t's and v's to w's)
And then told me i have the canada version and it won't work?? So is this true? Is there 2 different versions? And if so, is one of them not compatible with mobilicity?? Or does this guy have no clue what he is talking about, and just wanted to get rid of me fast lol...
My sensation has an SH serial and is an HTC-Z710a if that means anything.. I really want to know if I should re-sell it and look for this so called U.S.A version or do i just need to unlock it properly?? Thank you so much for reading and hopefully reply. Have a nice day...
I think you have the north american version. Same as the one from bell and virgin mobile. It won't work with wind or mobilicity.
brusko1972 said:
I think you have the north american version. Same as the one from bell and virgin mobile. It won't work with wind or mobilicity.
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Yes i do have the north American version. So there is nothing I can do to make this work with mobilicity?? Is there a software mod that fixes this? Or is it a hardware issue that prevents it? Thank you VERY much for your reply.
It's hardware and something you cannot change. To be sure, since it's unlocked, get a buddy on Bell, Rogers or Telus to try it out. If it works then you know you have the wrong one.
thalungz said:
My sensation has an SH serial and is an HTC-Z710a if that means anything.. I really want to know if I should re-sell it and look for this so called U.S.A version or do i just need to unlock it properly?? Thank you so much for reading and hopefully reply. Have a nice day...
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Mine is HTC-Z710e
So it's working with Wind and Mobilicity
Z710a is not AWS phone.
According to gsmarena.com
SDPA 850 / 1900 - For Bell (Canada) is not AWS (1700)
Yea I have the wrong one .. Thanks for the replies guys... Now I need to try and get at least 370 for this one so I can buy the other version lol..Of course the price for the other version (locally) is jacked up more then my version ...grrrr
WHoa talk about lucky!! I re sold the phone today and and also was able to buy the proper version and only had to ad 10$ to what I sold the other one for!! PHEW!! now, what roms would u guys recommend?
Hey Guys, I'm wondering if any of you have traveled to Canada with your T-Mobile Phone. I personally go to Toronto every year but last year when I went I was with Verizon and my phone did work, this is my first year with T-Mobile and can any of you tell me if T-Mobile works in Canada? Thank you.
I've heard that once I'm in Canada I can switch to the Rogers Network which is GSM via T-Mobile on my phone? Do I need to be Unlocked for that?
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Hey Guys, I'm wondering if any of you have traveled to Canada with your T-Mobile Phone. I personally go to Toronto every year but last year when I went I was with Verizon and my phone did work, this is my first year with T-Mobile and can any of you tell me if T-Mobile works in Canada? Thank you.
I've heard that once I'm in Canada I can switch to the Rogers Network which is GSM via T-Mobile on my phone? Do I need to be Unlocked for that?
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Your t-mobile phone will work perfectly fine. But, if you can get the phone unlocked, just pick up a prepaid sim card when you get there. Much much cheaper! Btw, while your up there, any calls that go to voicemail, you pay international roaming, even if you don't pick it up. Just a heads up.
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 live in Ontario, Canada and just bought a $30 Sprint CDMA HTC Evo3d from across the border(Buffalo NY) that works perfectly.
Since Rogers acquired Sprint Canada in 2005, I asked on Rogers forum if Rogers can activate this phone for use and they said no as Rogers only bought Sprint "home phone and long distance"...So I guess sprint wireless never even existed in Canada.
Is there any way of activating this phone in Canada with any other carrier, if it is unlocked perhaps? I already got it to s-off...
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Also, I found this list of Sprint international carriers so maybe one of those companies(Canada) I can sign on with, or are these just for roaming coverage??
http://www.sprint.com/popups/pop-gprsCarriers.html#c
otto325 said:
I live in Ontario, Canada and just bought a $30 Sprint CDMA HTC Evo3d from across the border(Buffalo NY) that works perfectly.
Since Rogers acquired Sprint Canada in 2005, I asked on Rogers forum if Rogers can activate this phone for use and they said no as Rogers only bought Sprint "home phone and long distance"...So I guess sprint wireless never even existed in Canada.
Is there any way of activating this phone in Canada with any other carrier, if it is unlocked perhaps? I already got it to s-off...
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Also, I found this list of Sprint international carriers so maybe one of those companies(Canada) I can sign on with, or are these just for roaming coverage??
http://www.sprint.com/popups/pop-gprsCarriers.html#c
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Rogers is GSM right? i dont think it would work since you said its a CDMA device.
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Rogers is GSM right? i dont think it would work since you said its a CDMA device.
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I spoke with Bell support, they said Sprint can give you a code to unlock it over the phone so it can be used on a different CDMA carrier(such as bell)
otto325 said:
I spoke with Bell support, they said Sprint can give you a code to unlock it over the phone so it can be used on a different carrier
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thats true you could ask them, though be careful what you say, don't just say hey i want to use this on a different carrier.
Trozzul said:
thats true you could ask them, though be careful what you say, don't just say hey i want to use this on a different carrier.
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Turns out you need the MSL password to access the EPST *edit* menu(CDMA frequencies and phone identity info for the new carrier to program in)
MSL can be obtained by ROOT app called "MSL Reader"
hope this helps someone some day
I have a htc m8 verizon. I bought it from ebay. The guy said he had it workin on t-mobile. Im living in guyana located in south america. Im not getting any service connection. The phone is rooted, s-off and the bootloader has been unlocked. Is there any way i can get gsm connection with this phone ? Presently im not getting the option to use gsm when im in global mode
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I have a htc m8 verizon. I bought it from ebay. The guy said he had it workin on t-mobile. Im living in guyana located in south america. Im not getting any service connection. The phone is rooted, s-off and the bootloader has been unlocked. Is there any way i can get gsm connection with this phone ? Presently im not getting the option to use gsm when im in global mode
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Hi friend! This is herna from XDA Assist team.
You have not signal since seems your device does not have a working SIM. As you can see on the statusbar there is a SIM icon and a ?.
So it can seems two things:
1. You have no SIM inserted/detected.
2. You are not getting any kind of signal.
If 1 is the problem just check your SIM. If 2 is the problem, you will be asked here about it after I move the thread to the correctly forum.
For the next time you want to ask about HTC M8 you need to do it HERE
I will move the thread to the place where it should be so you will get the best answer possible from users that also have the same device than you.
Have a nice week!