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Is it true I can simply put an at&t sim card in the phone and use a dumb phone plan if I buy an unlocked ones? Also does it get at&t 3g?
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Besides SIM unlocking you need to perform the US band unlock as described both here, on Rootzwiki, and who knows where else, to use the DROID2 GLOBAL on AT&T or T-Mobile.
As AT&T uses standard WCDMA bands, yes, it will work with their 3G voice/data network as long as the band unlock hack is in place.
Gasai Yuno said:
Besides SIM unlocking you need to perform the US band unlock as described both here, on Rootzwiki, and who knows where else, to use the DROID2 GLOBAL on AT&T or T-Mobile.
As AT&T uses standard WCDMA bands, yes, it will work with their 3G voice/data network as long as the band unlock hack is in place.
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Thanks I couldn't find any posts that were newer than a year ago. Now to find someone selling one here with everything done.
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I doubt there are a lot of band unlocked D2Gs on sale as reflashing the SBF image breaks the hack.
You can perform the hack yourself provided you buy a SIM unlocked device.
Refer to http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=22769743 for instructions. Do note that whenever you soft-brick your device you will need to SBF back to 2.4.x and apply this hack.
Remember to never ever update the device to 4.5.629.
Thanks. Hopefully I get lucky but its Greta to have that link
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Gahh Its Lee said:
Is it true I can simply put an at&t sim card in the phone and use a dumb phone plan if I buy an unlocked ones? Also does it get at&t 3g?
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Dumb phone plan from who? If you get everything done (band unlock as described in the other posts) you can use your phone with an AT&T SIM and don't need any plan at all from Verizon. Is the theory that AT&T won't recognize it as a smart phone because it is not one that they ever sold?
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Dumb phone plan from who? If you get everything done (band unlock as described in the other posts) you can use your phone with an AT&T SIM and don't need any plan at all from Verizon. Is the theory that AT&T won't recognize it as a smart phone because it is not one that they ever sold?
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I guess so. I found a list of every phone that works for att dumb plans and it was on it.
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Any non-carrier-locked GSM phone that has compatible bands can work on AT&T's network. You don't even need a list, just check which bands AT&T uses and check the phone's tech specs.
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Any non-carrier-locked GSM phone that has compatible bands can work on AT&T's network. You don't even need a list, just check which bands AT&T uses and check the phone's tech specs.
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I think the problem is that people don't want AT&T to recognize the phone as a smartphone and helpfully add on a data package on postpaid plans, (presumably these people are intending to use Wifi for data). The claim was made that some people had moved a SIM from dumb phone to a smartphone purchased elsewhere, and suddenly they got billed for a data package. See, for example, http://www.zdnet.com/blog/bott/can-at-t-really-add-a-pricey-data-plan-onto-your-wireless-bill/2667
In the past, there were posts saying that you were "safe" if you used a model that AT&T had never sold, as their system would not be able to recognize it as a smartphone. Not sure how true this really is!
They probably detect it based on IMEIs. But yeah, it's just a speculation without clear facts.
I'm about to buy a Nexus S i9020A (AT&T) on eBay, but I need to know if there's an application here to simunlock it or a good site to buy a code (if you have a website, please tell me price). I've been reading and in one thread someone replied saying It's already unlocked and that Nexus device sold has always been sim unlocked (even those sold subsidized by the carriers)... so I don't know what to think about it. In another thread the user said he bought on in Craigslist and he said it was unlocked and rooted... which got my attention the "unlocked" part... so, there's a way to simunlocked or not?
Please help me.
I'm waiting for your response to buy it.
Best regards.
It will probably be unlocked but if it isn't, the Nexus is is one of the easiest phones to unlock. Look up a tutorial somewhere here on xda, or wait for a more senior member to give you his advice here.
Good luck
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FirePoncho86 said:
It will probably be unlocked but if it isn't, the Nexus is is one of the easiest phones to unlock. Look up a tutorial somewhere here on xda, or wait for a more senior member to give you his advice here.
Good luck
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"Unlocked" wrt/Nexus S refers to bootloader unlocking. IIRC the Nexus S cannot be SIM-locked at all - the baseband doesn't support it.
It doesn't need to be Sim unlocked. They are all unlocked by default.
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It doesn't need to be Sim unlocked. They are all unlocked by default.
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See? That's what worries me. Are you sure about that dude? The thing is in this thread the author said the i9020A doesn't work with a T-Mobile SIM card... so?
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See? That's what worries me. Are you sure about that dude? The thing is in this thread the author said the i9020A doesn't work with a T-Mobile SIM card... so?
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It's obvious it doesn't work with a T-Mobile SIM card.
The Nexus S GSM has 2 versions:
i9020A, working on HSDPA 850/1900/2100
i9020T, working on HSDPA 900/1700/2100
Both are GSM, but different bands. They're not "software locked" but simply unable to connect because it's a modem issue.
So if you have a T-Mobile SIM, you need a Nexus S whose model number is I9020T
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So if you have a T-Mobile SIM, you need a Nexus S whose model number is I9020T
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Exact.
Not exact. T mobile will work just fine. T mobile 3g data service will not
All gsm networks will work on any 9020/9023. 3g not so much
albundy2010 said:
Not exact. T mobile will work just fine. T mobile 3g data service will not
All gsm networks will work on any 9020/9023. 3g not so much
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Wrong again, in parts. Since we're not talking about the US only.
Not all operators around the world actually serve their users with 2G. Just up north, in the beautiful country called Canada, many operators only offer 3G, including mine. Thus, in the end, you end up with no service if 3G isn't supported.
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Wrong again, in parts. Since we're not talking about the US only.
Not all operators around the world actually serve their users with 2G. Just up north, in the beautiful country called Canada, many operators only offer 3G, including mine. Thus, in the end, you end up with no service if 3G isn't supported.
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I see we have the same location Is Bell 3G only? I'm on Rogers and I use 2G unless im out of my wifi range.
*To be safe* if you have a T-Mobile SIM, you need a Nexus S whose model number is I9020T, and it will work without a doubt
I'm using a i9020a on tmo
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messed nexus
Hey, I have a similar problem, I bought a nexus S i9020a second-hand and flashed it to JB using Nexus Root Toolkit...I am getting no service. Something must have gone wrong, the sim works in my other phone and I have tried calling my wireless provider rogers to repush the sim card anyways. Any help would be appreciated, thanks!
S&H_prometheus said:
Hey, I have a similar problem, I bought a nexus S i9020a second-hand and flashed it to JB using Nexus Root Toolkit...I am getting no service. Something must have gone wrong, the sim works in my other phone and I have tried calling my wireless provider rogers to repush the sim card anyways. Any help would be appreciated, thanks!
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You need a i9020a for Rogers, so that's good. Check for broken pins in the SIM slot. Happens too often with the Nexus S.
polobunny said:
You need a i9020a for Rogers, so that's good. Check for broken pins in the SIM slot. Happens too often with the Nexus S.
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Change radios
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Change radios
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Any compatible radio would work however. Only if he flashed one that isn't compatible.
Is it possible to flash, with a custom ROM, a Sprint Galaxy SIII over to Verizon or am I dreaming?
You will break your phone
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You will break your phone
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Ok, so it's not possible then or are you just commenting for fun?
you can if your going to use other sim cards. check out the post in the verizon galaxy android dev sect that says gsm works
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you can if your going to use other sim cards. check out the post in the verizon galaxy android dev sect that says gsm works
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GSM? My Sprint SGSIII does not have a sim card. But I will go see what you're referring to. Thanks.
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you can if your going to use other sim cards. check out the post in the verizon galaxy android dev sect that says gsm works
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Unfortunately the sim card for the sprint version is internal so that wouldn't work for sprint phones.
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It won't happen, unless you have an in with someone in Verizon that can add your ESN to the system manually (not bloody likely), the ability to flash a Verizon ROM on your phone (difficult, but not impossible, but a fast way to a softbrick), the ability to unsolder the Sprint LTE SIM from the phone and replace it with a Verizon one, and the ability to live without LTE for the life of the phone.
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It won't happen, unless you have an in with someone in Verizon that can add your ESN to the system manually (not bloody likely), the ability to flash a Verizon ROM on your phone (difficult, but not impossible, but a fast way to a softbrick), the ability to unsolder the Sprint LTE SIM from the phone and replace it with a Verizon one, and the ability to live without LTE for the life of the phone.
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Well, that doesn't sound very appealing, living without LTE. But heck, I can't use it now anyway since Sprint's LTE service is up in almost NO locations
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Well, that doesn't sound very appealing, living without LTE. But heck, I can't use it now anyway since Sprint's LTE service is up in almost NO locations
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Exactly why I switched to Verizon I was tired off having a 3g only phone
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much easier to just sell the Sprint one, turn around and buy a Verizon one
I am getting a "Phone not allowed MM#6" on Verizon RAZR HD MAXX phone bought over ebay . The seller has assured its not a stolen phone .
I am getting this error when i insert a foreign sim in RAZR HD MAXX , the signals comes for a while and immediately gets blocked . I never had a problem of this type before on any Verizon RAZR phones(RAZR,RAZR MAXX,RAZR HD)
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https://forums.motorola.com/posts/efe105518f
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Hi ,
I bought a Verizon Droid RAZR HD MAXX from US. Its a Global phone and does not require an unlock code for use on GSM networks outside US.
I am getting an error message "Phone not allowed MM#6" when i am inserting a GSM SIM in India . I have tried five different cellular networks.
I have used 7 different Verizon RAZR phones (RAZR,RAZR MAXX,HD ) in India but never had a problem with any of them since they are all GLOBAL phones.
Google has no info regarding the message . Please escalate this to tier-2 tech support.
Google results suggest that this happens for a stolen phone but I called Verizon and they confirmed i have a clean ESN phone
IMEI/ESN : 9900020358661XX
More than likely it would be ok on Verizon but is carrier locked preventing it from accepting a foreign SIM
Check the ESN
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I have used over 7 Verizon Droid RAZR phones (RAZR,RAZR MAXX,HD,NOT HD MAXX) . None of them had any problem of this sort.
abs0lut3z33r0 said:
I have used over 7 Verizon Droid RAZR phones (RAZR,RAZR MAXX,HD,HD MAXX) . None of them had any problem of this sort.
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Try a SIM card from a different provider (if you have one available for testing). Which provider are you trying to use it with? I've seen similar problems in the Droid 4, although nobody mentioned specifically the error that you're getting.
I have tried a different operator but still getting the same message . I have tried Aircel,Reliance GSM . I have also tried BSNL ,the worst operator (government owned) . It seem either there is a central database for stolen phones(unlikely) or something is wrong with the phone. I am amazed that that all threads are unsolved for Phone not allowed MM#6 message.
Hmm, that's strange. What country are you in?
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India
India has many CDMA networks that matches Verizon's band as well, so if your phone is still at its factory settings, it is possible that it is trying to tie itself to one of those carriers first. Verizon is still predominantly a CDMA carrier, so all of their phones by design will attempt to hunt for CDMA bands first before reverting to a GSM protocol.
You can disable CDMA band hunt by going to the Android's Test menu. I know this guide is for HTC devices, but your phone has the same menu as well:
http://www.bestsupertech.com/2012/04/change-network-mode-access-test-mode-in.html
Under 'Select Preferred Network Type', select GSM Only. Let it sit for a few minutes and see what it does.
I have already done that . The cellular network name is displayed in the INFO and settings>Status menu but the signals are blocked .
Have you flashed the phone with an original Verizon firmware? Being a used phone, I would at least do that to wipe out any tampering the previous owner has done with it.
I havent flashed with an original verizon firmware but i have reset the phone several times . Its not a used phone , the original screen guard is still there
Where did you grab the IMEI number? As in did you get it from the phone settings or from a sticker on the phone or box? This could also happen if the IMEI is not correct within the phone.
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The phones IMEI is correct
Correct me if I'm wrong, but the Verizon Razr HD is not a GSM device. That may be the problem.
BTW, MM6 means the phone has been reported lost/stolen and the IMEI has been network blocked.
its a global phone
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its a global phone
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Not the Verizon one.
To my klowledge, that version is CDMA, not GSM
It is a global phone with both CDMA and GSM (although GSM is carrier locked in US)
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i am not using it in US
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i am not using it in US
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Hi. I am also in India on vodafone network. I already bought the Razr Maxx HD from Ebay US and will be receiving it sometime next month. After checking your thread I am wondering if I made a mistake. I had done my own research and as per the phone SPECS, it is compatible with India GSM band. Have you talked to verizon US. May be you can enquire with them. Tell them you are roaming in India and unable to connect to Vodafone. May be there tech support can help out. And have you tried talking to vodafone tech support (198) in India? I called them up and they have asked me to write an email. I will PM u the email ID. Let's work together to get this awesome phone working in India.
PS: Have you tried flashing any ROM CM 10 etc and see if it works?
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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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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. :\
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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.)