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[Q] unlocked DROID RAZR MAXX HD works on Straight Talk's 3G network?

Hi there, I really like DROID RAZR MAXX HD, but I am not a Verizon user. I am sure it can be used globally outside USA. I am just wondering if I buy a unlocked DROID RAZR MAXX HD from Motorola or Verizon, is it gonna work on Straight Talk's 3G network? Someone told me yes but there was someone told me no. I am really confused now.
Thanks if you can help me. I really like this phone!

Straight Talk uses ATT‘s network, I guess if it work on ATT, then it should also work on Straight Talk

I believe unlocked Verizon phones still have domestic GSM locked being the phones software is the exact same minus the bootloader is in locked
Being that the bootloader is unlocked they is prob a fairly easy was to fix that..but out the box prob not
Can someone that has a dev x926 please try a att sim card???
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Tried with T-Mobile with no success.
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yt92 said:
Straight Talk uses ATT‘s network, I guess if it work on ATT, then it should also work on Straight Talk
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Straight talk also has phones that use CDMA

Won't work. Straight Talk is basically ATT, and an ATT SIM does not work, the GSM radios in the phone are for international use only and will not transmit over ATT/TMobile towers. It might work for about 30 seconds until the phone figures out its on GSM in the US, then it'll flip to emergency calls only.
Even an international SIM card won't work because they ultimately will connect over ATT/TMobile while in the US. So, to sum it up, you can buy the VZW HD/Maxx HD and it is unlocked -- but it really only helps you when you're abroad.
-- Dan

For Me its Not working Abroad as Well
Not its asking any Code

not working for me in India
parin11 said:
For Me its Not working Abroad as Well
Not its asking any Code
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Though its not asking for any code I get area restriction notification on inserting local indian 3G microsim. All data and call services get locked and only emergency calls are allowed

Contact moto and ask them what the he** is going on!? World phone but won't work even outside the US?
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eMischief said:
Though its not asking for any code I get area restriction notification on inserting local indian 3G microsim. All data and call services get locked and only emergency calls are allowed
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Did you change the service mode from GLOBAL to GSM/UMTS only on it? In global mode the CDMA radio is active which is why it's seeing Reliance and trying to prefer it.

Got a Code from Unlocker From Motorola, But That Code is Giving Unsucessfull Message Which means it cannot be unlocked

How are you even getting to an unlock screen where a PIN is requested? The American (Verizon) version I have does not ask for any code regardless of the SIM that I put in....

Can verizon's version of DROID RAZR MAXX HD be unlocked and used in India?
eMischief said:
Though its not asking for any code I get area restriction notification on inserting local indian 3G microsim. All data and call services get locked and only emergency calls are allowed
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Hi There,
i wanna buy the DROID RAZR MAXX HD verizon version and get it back to India and use it by unlocking the same. so i just want to know how did you get it unlocked if you did. What are the pros and cons of buying it from verizon. Hoping to get a quick reply. Thank you

Yes, it can work on Straight Talk.

brandogg said:
Yes, it can work on Straight Talk.
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I am getting a Drod Razr Maxx HD from a friend of mine. I use Straight Talk and I would love to use this phone. Was there anything special that you had to do to get it to work on Straight Talk?
Thank you,
Matt

fooldancing said:
I am getting a Drod Razr Maxx HD from a friend of mine. I use Straight Talk and I would love to use this phone. Was there anything special that you had to do to get it to work on Straight Talk?
Thank you,
Matt
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Just GSM unlock your phone and use a AT&T straight talk card. You would have to change your APN setting but thats pretty much it.

cleve321 said:
Just GSM unlock your phone and use a AT&T straight talk card. You would have to change your APN setting but thats pretty much it.
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I a new to all of this, is that hard to do? And, where do I go to unlock the GSM?

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2166542
There are other methods as well, using different software tools, but the basic requirement is to make the NV edit in the radio to allow US GSM carriers.

[Q]Has anyone tried indian sims?

Has anyone tried putting Indian simcards like bsnl,air tel,Vodafone,air cell etc on the droid RAZR maxx HD?. If so kindly share your experience with it. Are they working?

kevinjohn619 said:
Has anyone tried putting Indian simcards like bsnl,air tel,Vodafone,air cell etc on the droid RAZR maxx HD?. If so kindly share your experience with it. Are they working?
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I know it's not India but I was visiting Indonesia last week and a pre-paid sim card I picked up worked great in my Razr HD Maxx. All you need to do it pop it in and set the APN settings correctly and the service should start right up. Good luck!
Sent from my DROID RAZR HD using Tapatalk 2

itsdubai said:
I know it's not India but I was visiting Indonesia last week and a pre-paid sim card I picked up worked great in my Razr HD Maxx. All you need to do it pop it in and set the APN settings correctly and the service should start right up. Good luck!
Sent from my DROID RAZR HD using Tapatalk 2
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hmm...thanks for that info...but what if I buy a phone from the US and pop in an Indian sim without first activating it on Verizon,will the Indian sim work...wondering if anyone else has tried this already with any success ...

kevinjohn619 said:
hmm...thanks for that info...but what if I buy a phone from the US and pop in an Indian sim without first activating it on Verizon,will the Indian sim work...wondering if anyone else has tried this already with any success ...
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Well if it wont work.. you can always purchase unlock code for 6-7$'s and it will work.

kevinjohn619 said:
hmm...thanks for that info...but what if I buy a phone from the US and pop in an Indian sim without first activating it on Verizon,will the Indian sim work...wondering if anyone else has tried this already with any success ...
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Yes, it should work, all HD's are factory unlocked out of the box.
Sent from my DROID RAZR HD using Tapatalk 2

droid razr maxx hd works in india gsm fine
kevinjohn619 said:
hmm...thanks for that info...but what if I buy a phone from the US and pop in an Indian sim without first activating it on Verizon,will the Indian sim work...wondering if anyone else has tried this already with any success ...
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yes, it will work..I had bought droid razr maxx hd from amazon last year after seeing that it supports global gsm and cdma...I did not activated the device there with the preloaded verizon sim there...now i came in india this feb and first went to vodafone store...i showed that mobile and asked to check with any voda micro sim ...they gave me a test sim and set the voda APN in maxx hd device and I saw that 3g is running fine..google etc site opened fastly...then I tried to call from that sample sim but failed, they told it was only a data activated sim...so i thought my kolkata voda fone number shd work and exchange my normal sim( vodafone kolkata) with the micro sim keeping number same..then I inserted in the phone..but I saw i can not make voice call...within 0 second it ends..but data works fine...so i was very upset, bought a no contract mobile paying huge dollar...after coming to home I tried again but same result...but again I tried this march and surprisingly saw that i am able to call..i called vodafone customer care, called few friends for testing..every thing looks fine..got sms...so quickly I activated 3g services in the device...now my droid razr maxx hd works fine as like normal...i dont know what happened initially, but now works full with vodafone sim...cheers....

kingdur said:
yes, it will work..I had bought droid razr maxx hd from amazon last year after seeing that it supports global gsm and cdma...I did not activated the device there with the preloaded verizon sim there...now i came in india this feb and first went to vodafone store...i showed that mobile and asked to check with any voda micro sim ...they gave me a test sim and set the voda APN in maxx hd device and I saw that 3g is running fine..google etc site opened fastly...then I tried to call from that sample sim but failed, they told it was only a data activated sim...so i thought my kolkata voda fone number shd work and exchange my normal sim( vodafone kolkata) with the micro sim keeping number same..then I inserted in the phone..but I saw i can not make voice call...within 0 second it ends..but data works fine...so i was very upset, bought a no contract mobile paying huge dollar...after coming to home I tried again but same result...but again I tried this march and surprisingly saw that i am able to call..i called vodafone customer care, called few friends for testing..every thing looks fine..got sms...so quickly I activated 3g services in the device...now my droid razr maxx hd works fine as like normal...i dont know what happened initially, but now works full with vodafone sim...cheers....
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I've been trying to use a Droid Razr with a Vodafone India SIM, while all the 2G services are fine, I am unable to make a data connection, the device just doesnt accept a new APN.
Does anyone have a solution?

[q] razr hd verizon

Guys, i need help. :|
I am brazilian and i'm about to take a RAZR HD used, but the phone is locked by VERIZON.
Is there any way to unlock the phone?
Help :|

The Droid RAZR HD from Verizon should be Global gsm sim unlocked, meaning you can buy it from Verizon go to Brazil and put a gsm sim card in it and it should work without any problems. No need to unlock it or anything.
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big ach said:
The Droid RAZR HD from Verizon should be Global gsm sim unlocked, meaning you can buy it from Verizon go to Brazil and put a gsm sim card in it and it should work without any problems. No need to unlock it or anything.
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But i heard the VERIZON devices is CDMA...they really compatible with GSM network? Your device is verizon, but you use the verizon services?

Hello,
I'm planning to buy a Razr HD too, i'm from India. I once bought the Motorola Photon 4G from eBay India and the network was working fine. I used an Aritel sim card, it was a Sprint device, but since Photon is a world phone it read the SIM. The major problem it had was that the internet wasn't working on it, and the phone had MANY bugs, I couldn't even connect it to WiFi. So, without internet connectivity I just used it as a MP3 Player.
I want to buy Razr HD, and Motorola is not launching it in India so the ebay one is a Verizon Unlocked. I'm pretty sure that the phone will read the sim, but i have my doubts wether it'll connect to the internet or not. Even in your case, I think you will be able to make calls etc. but i have my doubts on data services.
Should I go for it? Or just pick the LG Nexus 4?
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AnkurTri said:
Hello,
I'm planning to buy a Razr HD too, i'm from India. I once bought the Motorola Photon 4G from eBay India and the network was working fine. I used an Aritel sim card, it was a Sprint device, but since Photon is a world phone it read the SIM. The major problem it had was that the internet wasn't working on it, and the phone had MANY bugs, I couldn't even connect it to WiFi. So, without internet connectivity I just used it as a MP3 Player.
I want to buy Razr HD, and Motorola is not launching it in India so the ebay one is a Verizon Unlocked. I'm pretty sure that the phone will read the sim, but i have my doubts wether it'll connect to the internet or not. Even in your case, I think you will be able to make calls etc. but i have my doubts on data services.
Should I go for it? Or just pick the LG Nexus 4?
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well, the owner of the phone has cutted and inserted a micro sim on the razr, but the message "the sim card is from a unknown source" has appeared in the screen :|

Is it a GSM SIM or a CDMA one? Try to re-insert it, or try another carrier. If the phone is locked try unlocking it
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Why do these threads continually appear? They have been answered at least a dozen times.
The Verizon model of the RAZR HD is UNLOCKED FOR INTERNATIONAL CARRIERS. No codes are required. If you want to use the Verizon model on a US GSM carrier (ATT/TMobile), you have to do a little hackery.
Yes, you will see an annoying "This SIM is from an unknown source" warning when you start the phone. Press OK to bypass it (or root the phone and freeze the APK that displays that warning.)
I have been to Australia numerous times with this phone -- there is no CDMA anything in Australia -- and the phone works just fine on AU carriers at HSPA+ speeds.

What about the internet connectivity? Data Connection? GPRS settings don't come automatically and dont work manually.
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How do i can "unlock" or "hack" the phone? Sorry, i'm new in this area. :\

AnkurTri said:
Is it a GSM SIM or a CDMA one? Try to re-insert it, or try another carrier. If the phone is locked try unlocking it
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The owner has cutted a GSM SIM and inserted, and the message has appeared. The phone is only locked by Verizon.
I've read on many sites...the Verizon Razr can't be unlocked... i'm confused. :|

freakaz00id said:
How do i can "unlock" or "hack" the phone? Sorry, i'm new in this area. :\
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I haven't unlocked any phone yet, so I dont know much details. There is an unlocking key which I think the service center guys know about. Not Sure
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Did you not read what I said? The RAZR HD, is UNLOCKED OUT OF THE BOX. Do NOT pay a service to unlock the phone. IT IS ALREADY UNLOCKED. No code is required.
Everything works fine internationally (this includes data). You can manually enter APNs if you have to right from the settings page. Just pull out the Verizon SIM, and put in whatever international SIM you want. That's all you have to do. Note the phone uses Micro-SIMs, so you will need to cut a regular SIM down to size or buy a micro one.
The only time you will run into a problem is if you bring it to the US. The radio won't accept an ATT or TMobile SIM. If you fall into this small subset of people, then you will need to change some values in the radio. There's a thread on here somewhere about it.
As I said before, I have been to Australia many times with this thing. During these trips I removed the VZW SIM and used an Australian SIM to avoid Verizon's insane Australian Charges ($5/min voice, $25/MB data.)

[Q] XT910 - Dual Carrier Question

Hey everyone,
I have the XT910 (unlocked) here in the US with an AT&T SIM and I am going to Spain in a few months. I have a company phone on the Verizon CDMA band. Is there a way to port that number to my personal phone and only have to carry one device?
Any experiences?

I think you are out of luck.
The XT912 probably won't work with a Verizon MicroSIM.

See the signature and post for phone model
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bailey boy said:
See the signature and post for phone model
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I don't see the signature when posting from my mobile device.

tech_head said:
I don't see the signature when posting from my mobile device.
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Or the posts - obviously.

bailey boy said:
Or the posts - obviously.
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Sorry, I didn't realize I had a typo in my original response.... xt912 is Rogers version which is CDMA.
The same still holds.
The xt910 is GSM device that does not support Verizon LTE or CDMA.
http://www.gsmarena.com/motorola_razr_xt910-4273.php
Verizon uses the SIM + MEID verification to have a device work on it's network.
So even though the SIM may fit the phone, it won't work. Even if you had a Roger's phone that supported CDMA, you would be out of luck.
Verizon locks the network so that only devices that they specifically authorize can be on their network.
It is easier to get an unlocked Verizon LTE device and use another SIM, than use another device with a Verizon SIM.
To date, I have yet to see a Verizon SIM in another carriers device and have it work, even if the device was CDMA.

Can Anyone From India Confirm Droid Ultra To Be Working On Indian Gsm Networks??

Can Anyone from India confirm if droid ultra xt1080 is working iIndia with gsm carriers like airtel Bsnl???

smehra41 said:
Can Anyone from India confirm if droid ultra xt1080 is working iIndia with gsm carriers like airtel Bsnl???
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Yes, it works flawlessly. I am using it on Vodafone India.

AlanVenu said:
Yes, it works flawlessly. I am using it on Vodafone India.
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Did you activate on verizon first or activated it directly on vodafone please reply im planning to buy this from ebay geb and seller saysbits completely new and unactivated

smehra41 said:
Did you activate on verizon first or activated it directly on vodafone please reply im planning to buy this from ebay geb and seller saysbits completely new and unactivated
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I don't think that it needs activation, since you are gonna use it for GSM. You will not be able to use it on CDMA though, needs to be programmed.

smehra41 said:
Did you activate on verizon first or activated it directly on vodafone please reply im planning to buy this from ebay geb and seller saysbits completely new and unactivated
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Please DO NOT buy unactivated phones... It will NOT have GSM part open yet... My DroidMINI is lying useless due to that and my DroidMAXX is working great (MAXX is like new used one)...

Droid Maxx in India
Here is another update.
Another XDA member got a new Droid Ultra last night. It did not work on GSM and it seems the activation on VZ got through (I don't know how). But when checked with VZ global support, they verified the phone and SIM are not associated with any account.
Anyway, GSM did not work. Then he tried Reliance GSM and it worked for a few minutes for calls and data.
Calls could be made and received. And then, suddenly there was an "invalid SIM" message.
So, who is blocking this? Verizon? or Reliance?
Another source tells me that the IMEI has to be cleared for international use. So VZ has to release this IMEI so that Indian companies can verify it to be genuine and not stolen, or invalid.
Now, the only way to get that done is with some insider contacts in Vodafone, Idea, Airtel or Reliance.

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I don't think it has anything to do with Indian operators... Everything has to be done from BigRed end, afaik... I don't think Indian telecos are following International database of BadEsn / IMEI...

This is all very strange... I THINK that the bad ESN is just relevant to verizon, and I also THINK that verizon is not involved in this. Or maybe they changed something. Also it is strange that for a while the phone worked and then not. I would call your provider and ask why.
It was clearly said that verizon is blocking only SIM for US carriers before. Also, HOW would they unblock it by registering in their network? If you connect to your local provier, verizon is completely out of the connection process. That would mean, that there is some software/firmware thing in our phones that is blocking it (read try unlock bootloader and flash another rom = last chance)

I traveled to India (Bangalore) a couple months ago. I used an Airtel SIM card while I was there, and it worked great. Of course, my phone had already been activated before I went.

Droid Maxx
kanagadeepan said:
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I don't think it has anything to do with Indian operators... Everything has to be done from BigRed end, afaik... I don't think Indian telecos are following International database of BadEsn / IMEI...
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XDA member Harsha has two Droid Ultras. One of them works and the other does not. So he took the IMEI's of both these phones to a local carrier Vodafone to check.
The working phone's IMEI was found in their database when they checked. The other one was not found - reported as invalid or not found.
I checked that one with Motorola after that. Motorola's database has Harsha's name against that IMEI. So, that database has got that entry.
ArdW said:
This is all very strange... I THINK that the bad ESN is just relevant to verizon, and I also THINK that verizon is not involved in this. Or maybe they changed something. Also it is strange that for a while the phone worked and then not. I would call your provider and ask why.
It was clearly said that verizon is blocking only SIM for US carriers before. Also, HOW would they unblock it by registering in their network? If you connect to your local provier, verizon is completely out of the connection process. That would mean, that there is some software/firmware thing in our phones that is blocking it (read try unlock bootloader and flash another rom = last chance)
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Unlocking bootloader and then flashing which ROM? This will just complicate the matter further, with Moto and Verizon both saying we have no role to play in this. They might not even help in troubleshooting further.
What I understood is that local carrier puts you on the network and in a few minutes, it realizes that the IMEI is not found/ invalid. So you are kicked off. That is why two people were able to use it for some time and then they were out.
I am not sure why data works for some of the guys though. It should not.
marksibert said:
I traveled to India (Bangalore) a couple months ago. I used an Airtel SIM card while I was there, and it worked great. Of course, my phone had already been activated before I went.
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Yeah. Activated phones work without problems.

No need for unnecessary speculations... If the phone is NOT activated in Verizon, then its GSM part can NEVER be used anywhere... PERIOD...
Further I checked (here) my working MAXX's IMEI and not working Mini's IMEI too. Both are saying valid...

kanagadeepan said:
No need for unnecessary speculations... If the phone is NOT activated in Verizon, then its GSM part can NEVER be used anywhere... PERIOD...
Further I checked (here) my working MAXX's IMEI and not working Mini's IMEI too. Both are saying valid...
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Well, the IMEI on those overseas sites will show as valid since it is a valid device there.
But if you visit an Idea/ Airtel/ Vodafone store and ask them to check the two IMEI's you will find that the phone which does not work is reported as invalid IMEI.
Harsha has tried this with Vodafone, since he has two phones as well out of which one does not work.
Also, it is not true that if the phone is not activated, then it cannot be used on GSM anywhere. We have several reports on XDA where people have used brand new devices on GSM.

we Got gsm working if any one got gsm working let us updated

GSM now working for most phones
So, Motorola confirmed that an entire block of IMEI numbers was missing from the GSMA database.
While the cause for this is unknown, they were kind enough to escalate this to the GSMA authorities and get the IMEI numbers included.
Now, Indian carriers have synced their database and most carriers are working, but some are still not with some phones.
It is not clear what else is wrong with some of the combinations of phones, SIMs and carriers, but so far out of the five phones which were not working, four of them are working (out of those a couple are not working with one carrier).
Some phones are working with pre-paid carriers only and not post paid.
My phone is employee edition and still not working with Idea cellular.
In fact, after doing a factory reset yesterday, even Reliance CDMA is not working now. Strange.

My droid mini is now working fine with my regular Airtel postpaid nano sim.
Please share which operator Sims are not working.
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Droid series - some more missing IMEI blocks I suppose
So, yesterday, another person contacted me stating that he just got two Droid Ultra's (new, never activated) and these are not working on GSM.
With CDMA, the data does not work, but the calls work fine.
Now, I have consolidated a list of phones and the carriers against which they have been tested along with the type of SIM and the type of connection (pre/ post paid) and send this to Motorola.
Perhaps the new range of IMEI's is also missing from the GSMA. But I will get confirmation in a day or two on that part.

s_u_n said:
So, yesterday, another person contacted me stating that he just got two Droid Ultra's (new, never activated) and these are not working on GSM.
With CDMA, the data does not work, but the calls work fine.
Now, I have consolidated a list of phones and the carriers against which they have been tested along with the type of SIM and the type of connection (pre/ post paid) and send this to Motorola.
Perhaps the new range of IMEI's is also missing from the GSMA. But I will get confirmation in a day or two on that part.
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Same Problem here.I got droid ultra red from ebay.
Tata docomo Cdma is working call and data 1x. evdo cant be checked as no network here
Reliance cdma is working with only calls not data at all.
first tried with Tata docomo gsm it was working gsm and 3g also now it says No service.
with Bsnl it is also showing No Service.

Debugging required
ansarirashidy2k said:
Same Problem here.I got droid ultra red from ebay.
Tata docomo Cdma is working call and data 1x. evdo cant be checked as no network here
Reliance cdma is working with only calls not data at all.
first tried with Tata docomo gsm it was working gsm and 3g also now it says No service.
with Bsnl it is also showing No Service.
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Hi,
I have now sent you instructions for debugging the issue via email.
If there are other users, I would urge them to contact me via PM and run the diagnostics.

s_u_n said:
Hi,
I have now sent you instructions for debugging the issue via email.
If there are other users, I would urge them to contact me via PM and run the diagnostics.
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Update:
Did a full FXZ install using House of Moto 2.0.
Then, did a four corner activation bypass as per the video here (which is for the older Razr Maxx.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYcZYZPGO2s
I don't know if that helped or the FXZ or both. After pressing corners first in landscape and in portrait mode, both, several times, I actually was able to skip the screen to some other screen.
After following the remaining prompts, it took around a minute to search for networks. I manually selected Vodafone IN and it took a few retries to register on that network (I have poor indoor coverage).
I tried with my regular service provider SIM and that one showed the network instantly.
No tried to update anything using WiFi so far.

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s_u_n said:
Hi,
I have now sent you instructions for debugging the issue via email.
If there are other users, I would urge them to contact me via PM and run the diagnostics.
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I bought a droid ultra on eBay and took it to costa ricaand when I put a local Sim card the device gets signal and mobile data works but I can't make calls or send SMS because it says nno service even I has signal bars