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GSM or CDMA . how do i know ?

Got my HTC Diamond touch p3700
How do i know if its GSM or CDMA ? becuse i want to flash my phone so i can get win 6.5 on it!

if you got a sim card then it's gsm

Flash the gsm hard spl onto it. If you brick your phone, it was probably cdma.

Help Please, which is the right Hardspl

hello everyone!
so I bricked my old sprint tp2 with a wrong spl.
tomorrow i am picking up my new one.
can you please tell me once and for all, what is the right Hardspl for the Sprint tp ?!?!?!?!??
the phone is a CDMA as i understand it, but it can work on GSM networks with a simcard. so is this the right Hardspl?!:
http://rhodiumw.htc-unlocks.com/hard-spl.php
or do I need a different version?
thanks for all the helpers!

that is the one you need.

just remember that if the device does cdma of any kind then you always want a cdma rom, radio, and unlocker. Never put a gsm anything on a phone that does any cdma

drewcam888 said:
just remember that if the device does cdma of any kind then you always want a cdma rom, radio, and unlocker. Never put a gsm anything on a phone that does any cdma
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Ditto, not that he needs my vote, just thought I would add that you need to remember three things.
1. remove your SD card before trying to hardspl your phone
2. make sure your GSM sim card is in before you try to flash hardspl
3. remove any gsm rhodimg or *.nbh files out of your SD card root directory

yep that's the right one, I used that one on my sprint TP2 and it worked great

Some questions of nebie

Hi, I had a problem with radio but I solved it.
I still have some questions. I've got Touch Pro2 from US Cellular it is CMDA400
1) can I flash GSM Rhodium Rom
2) can I flash GSM Radio like 4.49.25.91
I won't use the CMDA

NO.
If you flash a GSM ROM you will brick it.
If you want to use GSM ROMs, buy a GSM only hardware variant.
With CDMA/GSM combo hardware, you need to stick to the CDMA ROMs.

Just because you don't use CDMA doesn't mean it stops having CDMA hardware....it will recognize a SIM card is inserted, just need to change your call and data settings for your specific carrier.

[Q] US Cellular TP2 CDMA, I want to use it in EU

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).

Raul^ said:
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 .

Raul^ said:
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

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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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
Edit:
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

Desire S not registering on network

Hello,
I have this Desire S here which is on official 2.3.5 GB rom, sense 3 and unlocked. Everything else is working apart from the sim is not getting registered to the network and it keeps giving a "x" sign above signal notifier. I tried to manually register the sim "Orange" on its network, which it registered once and after 2 minutes removed the registration automatically.
can you please help me in this regard?
shall i flash the radio?
shall i flash the new rom?
or is it some hardware isuue (assuming it is working because i can search the operators manually.)

Hi few days ago,
I've had similar issue with my lady's phone, she just spilled some liquid ( ? ) over the phone
and when i opened it, the phone was wet inside...
There was no network at all..
I dried it up through the night, and it came back to normal...
You can try to clean simcard and phone connectors as well ( carefully )
If that's one of the above mentioned causes, there is a big chance you may recover your phone...
If the problem persists, you might also check
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2143855
for more direct help

thanks for the tip. let me open the phone and give it a go... will update you if it worked or not

ok, i have checked it, cleaned the sim jacket, phone is not water damage either...
sim jacket is fine because it do ask me for sim pin code when i turn the phone on. the sim card is not blocked either.
can you please look into this issue for me?
thanks

Could you give more details? Such as how you unlocked the device? Any mods that you may have installed?

hi i m from india. i have htc desire s with unique problem. network works well with GSM mode only with tata docomo sim but gone crazy with BSNL and Vodafone sim and no network reception in gsm mode only and when i try to set it manually it said " uor sim card does not allow connect this network" however when i select WCDMA mode it works with poor signal. how to resolve it any idea.

dr.sandeep671988 said:
hi i m from india. i have htc desire s with unique problem. network works well with GSM mode only with tata docomo sim but gone crazy with BSNL and Vodafone sim and no network reception in gsm mode only and when i try to set it manually it said " uor sim card does not allow connect this network" however when i select WCDMA mode it works with poor signal. how to resolve it any idea.
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Just a thought....
Is/was it simlocked
Is your phone ( or its software ) branded ( carrier locked )
Is it still stock or rooted and modded already...
Could you specify the radio version- your device is having installed...

asgardr said:
Just a thought....
Is/was it simlocked
Is your phone ( or its software ) branded ( carrier locked )
Is it still stock or rooted and modded already...
Could you specify the radio version- your device is having installed...
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hey bro tnx for replying i m new for htc phone so do not know how to identify whether it is sim locked or not. but when i used vodafone or bsnl sim i can talk when i select WCDMA but lost network in GSM mode only. my phone have stock ICS with 3.6 htc version, software no. 14.01.401.2 710RD, BASEBAND VERSION 20.76.30.0835U_3831.19.00.1110, when i enter in mode after pressing vol. down button and power key following information is displayed
LOCKED
SAGA PVT SHIP S OFF RL
HBOOT- 2.02.0002
RADIO - 3831.19.00.1110
eMMC -BOOT
I DO NOT ROOTED MY PHONE TILL NOW AS I LIKE HTC SENSE UI AND NOT A HEAVY GAMER.

I have been having this problem with my Desire S on/off for a while now. I have not been able to find out what's causing the problem.
It has happened with Cynogen, Smooth and stock.

tried 3 radio, 3 custom rom with no luck my mobile have same problem not connecting with bsnl sim in gsm mode only however connectivity improve for tata docomo and doing best in GSm mode only. plz friends help what to do now. have no warrenty as i bought it from ebay

is this thread closed i mean no one is replying here.

Have you tried with another sim card?

Sleepwalker.bg said:
Have you tried with another sim card?
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yea i tried but with other sim Only GSM mode is not working however WCDMA mode is working

Is it possible that the phone is locked to some GSM operator and you card is for another?

i don't know. how to know that if it is so.