Hi!
I'm planning to buy the Moto G from Verizon, the $99 Walmart/BestBuy one, but will I be able to activate it with a carrier other than Verizon that uses CDMA?
As I don't live in USA it would be useless as a phone, thanks in advance.
Wherezz said:
Hi!
I'm planning to buy the Moto G from Verizon, the $99 Walmart/BestBuy one, but will I be able to activate it with a carrier other than Verizon that uses CDMA?
As I don't live in USA it would be useless as a phone, thanks in advance.
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You can't unlock the bootloader on the Verizon version, therefore you can not activate with another carrier.
You can however get the Boost Moto G and activate with another carrier.
I'm not sure what you mean that it would be useless as a phone because you don't live in the USA...
Why would you want a CDMA version if you don't live in the US? I would much rather use the GSM version of the Moto G but GSM coverage is fairly lacking where I live in Southwest US.. Cheers.
I live near the frontier with the USA, so I thought it could be easy to buy a Verizon Moto G and activate it here in Mexico with Iusacell, as it is a CDMA carrier. Looks like I'll have to buy the Boost Mobile one.
Thanks You! :good:
I thought it could be activated with Iusacell, as this guy said he did it. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=51014678&postcount=5
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Hello,
My sister lives in Canada and is on the wind network, which uses the AWS frequency. I found out that the Moto G US GSm version will be compatible with Wind Canada (since it supports AWS).
I wanted to buy this as a gift for her birthday so I ordered the 16GB US GSM Moto G from amazon usa and posted it to her via UPS. She got it today but is having difficulty setting up internet, I mean it is supposed to "just work" right?
So I fear that maybe amazon has sent me the Global GSM by mistake.
is there anyway I can identify the phone? I mean will the about section in settings be able to tell me if its US GSM or global GSM?
Thank you
You can tell by the model number:
XT1032 Global GSM
XT1034 US GSM (T-Mobile)
If she gets Wind Home coverage, calls and texts, she's got AWS HSPA signal and the right model. Getting the internet to work from there is probably just a matter of checking APN settings.
I am residing in INDIA and i am planning to buy MOTO G of BOOST carrier from EBAY USA.
There were Mixing verdicts like the mobile cannot be unlocked. Please let me know is it sure the mobile cannot be unlocked to use any GSM sims ? ????
vijayendrans said:
I am residing in INDIA and i am planning to buy MOTO G of BOOST carrier from EBAY USA.
There were Mixing verdicts like the mobile cannot be unlocked. Please let me know is it sure the mobile cannot be unlocked to use any GSM sims ? ????
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No boost is a CDMA network no sim unlock Verizon's is also CDMA so no sim
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Moto G Boost Mobile USA
vijayendrans said:
I am residing in INDIA and i am planning to buy MOTO G of BOOST carrier from EBAY USA.
There were Mixing verdicts like the mobile cannot be unlocked. Please let me know is it sure the mobile cannot be unlocked to use any GSM sims ? ????
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Hi Vijay,
Hope you now know that this is a CDMA device with no sim, were you able to use it in India? I recently bought one and have not been able to figure out how to get this working here.
So the Moto G bought from straight talk uses TMobile's network.
Question is if I purchase a Straight Talk AT&T sim for use in this phone will it work?
This is the 4G LTE model. Easier on the wallet at $169 than $219 if doable.
I think the one from ST is not the same as the one motorola is selling for $219. From youtube videos I have seen it doesnt have an SD card slot so I am guessing its the older GSM version of the moto g
According to a few posts on the ST forum, it is indeed the 4G LTE Moto G with the Micro SD slot.
68shelbymustang said:
So the Moto G bought from straight talk uses TMobile's network.
Question is if I purchase a Straight Talk AT&T sim for use in this phone will it work?
This is the 4G LTE model. Easier on the wallet at $169 than $219 if doable.
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I bought a G from ST.
This phone is sim locked and is not the LTE. They won't unlock and the phone won't run any sim that isn't the tracfone T-Mobile compatible, same issue for APN settings.
This phone will only run off T-Mobile if you buy it from Straight talk.
Save yourself the hassle, buy the GPe or regular unlocked version and then get a micro sim for AT&T from ST after. Don't buy it from ST or you are wasting time and money.
I see that Walmart is selling a Verizon moto g. My carrier is att. Is there a way I can get that phone to work on att? Thanks
marknoll said:
I see that Walmart is selling a Verizon moto g. My carrier is att. Is there a way I can get that phone to work on att? Thanks
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No
Verizon is based on CDMA where AT&T uses GSM network. The two networks are not interchangeable.
Hi,
My friend gave me an used Motorola XT557. HW V4.0. It was a Republic Wireless phone and he is not using it anymore and his contract expired. Because it is a CDMA phone, can I use it with other CDMA carriers? such as Verizon, Sprint, or those CDMA prepaid wireless providers? Or I have to tweak the OS/ROM in order to do that? Thank you for your help.
chiogden said:
Hi,
My friend gave me an used Motorola XT557. HW V4.0. It was a Republic Wireless phone and he is not using it anymore and his contract expired. Because it is a CDMA phone, can I use it with other CDMA carriers? such as Verizon, Sprint, or those CDMA prepaid wireless providers? Or I have to tweak the OS/ROM in order to do that? Thank you for your help.
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Probably not with Verizon. Possibly with Sprint, since Republic uses their network. The best people to ask would be Verizon or Sprint themselves.
Planterz said:
Probably not with Verizon. Possibly with Sprint, since Republic uses their network. The best people to ask would be Verizon or Sprint themselves.
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Thanks. I'll go to Sprint store to ask today.