Every ROM that I've flashed asks if I have a sensation 4G and if I would like to flash the T-Mobile Add-ons. If I select no because I don't want the add-ons, will I still get 4G support?
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If you want to get technical, you won't get 4G support with any sensation because it's more like 3G+. But I digress.
All the T Mobile apps are is the wife calling, the account look up thingy, and a few other gizmos you need to be on T Mobile's network to use.
If you skip those add ons, everything else about the phone will be exactly the same, including data speeds.
T Mobile just branded their version as the Sensation 4G. It doesn't mean that non t mobiles aren't 4G.
In other words, do ahead and skip it. You're good.
If you are in USA and with T-Mobile flash it. If not, skip it.
You are in Canada, so just skip it.
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moshe22 said:
If you are in USA and with T-Mobile flash it. If not, skip it.
You are in Canada, so just skip it.
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You only really need it if T-Mobile is your service provider, it doesn't really matter on any other carrier even if you have the tmobile branded one
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I have read other threads about other roms and some ppl say that specific roms can deactivate 4g.How exactly do u know if it does.I know it seems like a dumb question but I am very new to 4g and have never used it before and I talked to my friend and he said that "there are dead spots" but it seems that every where is a deadspot so I'm not really sure
Ps..I'm using the RCMix 3D ROM
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mrmug said:
I have read other threads about other roms and some ppl say that specific roms can deactivate 4g.How exactly do u know if it does.I know it seems like a dumb question but I am very new to 4g and have never used it before and I talked to my friend and he said that "there are dead spots" but it seems that every where is a deadspot so I'm not really sure
Ps..I'm using the RCMix 3D ROM
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am yeah i believe so it does deactivate your 4g
Why does this happen.does tmobile or something know I rooted or what?
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No, Flashing a WWE ROM will not deactivate your "4G." You may notice an H icon instead of t-mobiles 4G icon. Its the same thing and your speeds should be the same as well.
lol. theres is no way to deactivate your 4g it is in your sim card meaning the service you sign up for, the only way to deactivate your 4g is to get rid of the phone or call you provider and ask fo a regular edge or 3g plan also just go into settings and turn your network to all edge but you have a 4g phone i dont even think its possibile to get a plan from tmobile without it being a 4g plan
uncheck mobile network from the pull down tab quick settings
Okay well thanks for your help guys I really appreciate it
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every now and then i see people saying "this rom is compatible with the sensation and sensation 4g" do is there really two different sensations and if there is, could someone put a pic of both of them in the comments cause i dont undersatnd the difference
They are the same thing.
I think it just means that if you have a T-Mobile 4g that you will get the wifi calling and other T-Mobile specific apps. And if the rom detects that you don't then it won't install those apps. But I'm not sure.
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cwa542 said:
every now and then i see people saying "this rom is compatible with the sensation and sensation 4g" do is there really two different sensations and if there is, could someone put a pic of both of them in the comments cause i dont undersatnd the difference
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International Sensation vs T-Mobile US Sensation 4G. US version has different radio that operates on the "4G" band that T-Mobile uses. Not really any hardware difference other than an additional antenna for TMOUS. Some ROMs may only have support for the international version, others may only support US version. Most ROMs support both though.
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All roms work on either phone but tmous stock roms have extra apps which are network specific like wifi calling. If anything it's only a users choice of radio that makes any meaningful difference to compatibility.
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Thanks guys I just figured out cause when I posted on CSA at the bottom is said "sensation 4g" , well it did unroll I rooted
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Don't live in the US but don't Verizon use LTE and CDMA and T-Mobile USA use HSPA + which is GSM?
So I assume the actual hardware would be different which means you couldn't just flash the Sensation to Verizon?
Jar curious because I'm getting one for free
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I have not heard of a CDMA Sensation, so my answer on this question would be a no, as the Sensation is traditionally a GSM device.
No. Not possible at all.
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Don't live in the US but don't Verizon use LTE and CDMA and T-Mobile USA use HSPA + which is GSM?
So I assume the actual hardware would be different which means you couldn't just flash the Sensation to Verizon?
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+1. The Sensation is a GSM device. Verizon uses CDMA.
Nop sensation is gsm verizion is cdma
Thanks I got one for free but I'm with Verizon
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I have an HTC Thunderbolt which has a SIM card for verizon 4g LTE and I have a sensation 4g (t-mobile) i got used for a steal and I can put my sim card in the sensation. the previous posts dont help me because Im a noob and am confused
Please help
Doesn't matter if you can put the sim card from Verizon into the Sensation, it's not going to work. The Sensation does not use LTE, so an LTE sim isn't going to work.
ok, thank you. Can I unlock it or will it still not work?
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ok, thank you. Can I unlock it or will it still not work?
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No. It depends on hardware, not software Simply answer: Sorry, but no
So as of tonight I bought a HTC Merge on ebay. Is it gonna be able to work on T-Mobile at all. I ddon't care about it being edge. I just want it to work because its a bad ass phone. I really love this phone and can't wait for it. But I wanna use it. I Googled it. And it has the frequencies match for edge. Please let me know.
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I found root and s off for it. Which is a plus. And a few roms aand unlock codes.
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Yeah. it should. It's only going to be EDGE though. So, don't be shocked, and it's also got a single core 800mhz processor.
that's not bad. Its comparable to the G2. And yeah edge. Was expecting that. my only phones right now are currently edge. I'm use to it now. I have wifi at home and work. Do you know of anyone who's using a us cellular merge with T-Mobile
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And is it possible to do software wise. Or would I have to get the code via blowfish Unlocks?
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Well. I got my Merge unlocked and rooted. And it just says no service. So does anyone know of something that can mod it to work?
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You're gonna have to ask some Merge experts on that. Surely theres something special you have to do because its provisioned as a CDMA phone by default. You probably have to do something for it to recognize your SIM properly for GSM.
Probably. Honestly. I found one on Craigslist that the dude was running on tmobile and I tried to find it just about an hour ago and now I can't. So I couldn't ask him. But I tried to contact one guy who was in the merge dev. Or at least he was
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that's not bad. Its comparable to the G2. And yeah edge. Was expecting that. my only phones right now are currently edge. I'm use to it now. I have wifi at home and work. Do you know of anyone who's using a us cellular merge with T-Mobile
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It IS the G2...
The G2, Desire Z, Vanguard, and Merge is actually called "HTC Vision". But the Merge never had the Z hinge that the G2 and Desire Z had. But that's why they all have the 2nd Gen 800Mhz Snapdragon.
The thing about the Merge is, it was meant to be the HTC Vision for Verizon, but Verizon never let it be released in their stores. I think US Cellular has it right now though, and it is completely compatible with Verizon's network. So the Merge is like the long lost brother of the G2 and Desire Z.
Anyways to answer your question, your HTC Merge will be able to be serviced under T-Mobile (and even At&t) according to phonescoop.
http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/phone.php?p=2905
CDMA 850 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
WCDMA 2100
I really like how it has both GSM AND CDMA radios
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I remember on my cousin's Droid 2 Global, have you tried to go to Settings and Wireless settings and then you had to change something from like "CDMA only" or "GSM only"?
Yeah I tried my att sim. It says no service. I have the u.s cellular one. Temp rooted with visionary. I sim unlocked it too
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And I did GSM/ umts dual. Then selected GSM only.
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Was there an option to deactivate CDMA or EVDO completely?
Yeah I did *#*#4636#*#* and did GSM only. Then hit menu. Then us frequency
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I found root and s off for it. Which is a plus. And a few roms aand unlock codes.
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A rom might be nice. I'm only temp rooted. Got a link? Id wonder if s-off root and a rom would do me well. I remember with my droid incredible 2 when I rooted it via revolutionary it worked on tmobile. I wish the merge was the same. I love the merge more
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And mine is sim unlocked. Temp rooted. Stock 2.2 us cellular rom. And now it doesn't say no service. It says emergency calls only.
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Please I hope someone who's an expert on the merge will read this and help me in my situation.
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I have one and I'm using a tmobile sim card, and everything works fine. Its the radio, you have to flash a different radio to get it working
What radio do you have to flash?
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R u serious? Its been like 4 months is your issue not fixed yet? I would've tried different apn settings.
Is there a way to flash a radio for the Sensation 4g that would allow for AT&T's 4g network?
i think access to at&t's 4g network is related to hardware rather than what radio version your using. if you have a bell or telstra sensation then you should have no problems with 3g but im not sure about 4g, i dont have a data plan
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Is there a way to flash a radio for the Sensation 4g that would allow for AT&T's 4g network?
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Yeah...You're talking software radios...Not the same thing...
Like the person above says basically. Hardware radio is not the same and will not work unless you have a Canadian one and AT&T's 4G HSPA+ is not faster than their 4G and doesn't even have that strong of a footprint to notice the difference.
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Yeah...You're talking software radios...Not the same thing...
Like the person above says basically. Hardware radio is not the same and will not work unless you have a Canadian one and AT&T's 4G HSPA+ is not faster than their 4G and doesn't even have that strong of a footprint to notice the difference.
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Would there be a way to move a Captivate from AT&T to T-Mobile and get 3g?
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Would there be a way to move a Captivate from AT&T to T-Mobile and get 3g?
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Same answer...
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I remember that it was discovered that either the captivate or the vibrant could be hacked to run on the other carrier's network because the radio was capable of those bands. I don't remember which one of those phones it was though.
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