not sure about sprint, but Verizon when I use to hack motorlas, had the hardest registery to hack, and graphical interface witout flashing a complete new Rom, and I couldn't stand not beinging able to swap out phones with just a SIM card change, Verizon and Sprint, are tooo controlling, and I would avoid them, sure clarity and service are good on the CDMA network, but, I can't stand feeling like I'm being controlled, and the slight degrade in service doesn't offest the negatives
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not sure about sprint, but Verizon when I use to hack motorlas, had the hardest registery to hack, and graphical interface witout flashing a complete new Rom, and I couldn't stand not beinging able to swap out phones with just a SIM card change, Verizon and Sprint, are tooo controlling, and I would avoid them, sure clarity and service are good on the CDMA network, but, I can't stand feeling like I'm being controlled, and the slight degrade in service doesn't offest the negatives
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Couple things
1 - CDMA Touch Pro 2 also has SIM slot and should work on GSM networks (I haven't seen it myself so 'should' but the SIM slot is there in the spec) - You can swap whatever SIM car you want in the CDMA TP2.
2 - T-Mob reception at my house sucks
3 - I got 28% monthly service discount for Sprint vs 15% for T-Mob from my employee
Conclusion: What is bad for you isn't bad for everyone...
Actually, the GSM is locked so it only works outside the US. (I think it is hardware locked too so it would be very hard to crack.)
Dalamak said:
not sure about sprint, but Verizon when I use to hack motorlas, had the hardest registery to hack, and graphical interface witout flashing a complete new Rom, and I couldn't stand not beinging able to swap out phones with just a SIM card change, Verizon and Sprint, are tooo controlling, and I would avoid them, sure clarity and service are good on the CDMA network, but, I can't stand feeling like I'm being controlled, and the slight degrade in service doesn't offest the negatives
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I don't like feeling controlled either, but I like staring at a $500 phone with 0 signal bars even less.
Where I live and drive, any phone running on anything else besides Verizon is as good as a brick.
Sorry man, The Network > All
And honestly, I don't see changing phones as an issue at all. With Verizon you can swap out phones in 10 seconds online via ESN swap. And as for selection, aside from a very few devices like the iPhone or Hero, there are CDMA version of most major US based GSM phones. The only area that CDMA really lacks is that you can't activate overseas phones like some of the rarer Nokia's, but those phones usually don't have US 3G anyway so wtf is the point?
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Actually, the GSM is locked so it only works outside the US. (I think it is hardware locked too so it would be very hard to crack.)
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Quadband GSM capabilities are available on both Verizon and Sprint's Rhodiums.
According to the sheet from Verizon...
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EV-DO, 1X RTT capable (Rev. A capable); GSM Quad Band (GSM/GPRS/EDGE); UMTS / WCDMA / HSDPA / HSUPA
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That $489 off-contract price point and the un-crippled RAM really makes me think... should I go to Verizon off-contract at $489 or pay $450 on contract at Sprint before rebates?
computerpro3 said:
I don't like feeling controlled either, but I like staring at a $500 phone with 0 signal bars even less.
And as for selection, aside from a very few devices like the iPhone or Hero, there are CDMA version of most major US based GSM phones.
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Actually, Sprint is coming out with their version of the Hero.
@labsONE
They do have GSM capabilities. The GSM only works oustside the US though. Read the FCC filings. They said they locked the GSM through hardware and firmware so it only works outside US. Inside US, you have CDMA.
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Actually, Sprint is coming out with their version of the Hero.
@labsONE
They do have GSM capabilities. The GSM only works oustside the US though. Read the FCC filings. They said they locked the GSM through hardware and firmware so it only works outside US. Inside US, you have CDMA.
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I unlocked my Telus version which says the same thing on the box and it works on Rogers in Canada and should work on any network and with any sim. Even tried it with an orange sim from france.
so it only works outside US. Inside US, you have CDMA.
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it works on Rogers in Canada
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Um...that would be outside the US. Sorry, felt like being a ****.
I personally like the phone and all of it could be capibilities...
There's a SIM slot and I have a AT&T PAYG card sitting in it - it works fine (this is a Canadian Telus TP2.) Unfortunately I can't get the 3G working yet but I am sure HSPA will be able to be leveraged sooner or later with some tweaks.
CDMA reception is very good and data speeds on EVDO are fast.
Actually both Sprint & Verizon allow you to swap between the phones you are using online.
Verizon allows you to switch even easier, by just grabbing the phone(Verizon) you want to use, and dialing *228, you can activate it via an automated system.
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Um...that would be outside the US. Sorry, felt like being a ****.
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Canadian version from Telus are obviously locked for Canadian other GSM provider... Like your US version it is unlockable.
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There's a SIM slot and I have a AT&T PAYG card sitting in it - it works fine (this is a Canadian Telus TP2.) Unfortunately I can't get the 3G working yet but I am sure HSPA will be able to be leveraged sooner or later with some tweaks.
CDMA reception is very good and data speeds on EVDO are fast.
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Enabling 3g with AT&T will be a hardware hack! I dont think its possible that easily!
MightyROM
I have the CDMA U.S. Cellular Version.
I used MightyROM.
It apparently first used a CID Unlock to be able to install itself.
MightyROM is completely Windows from the Ground up as is advertised (freeware) and acts more like an upgrade to windows mobile 6.5 so gives a definite windows feel to it with extended capabilities over the original WM6.5. It allows for Provisioning/Preparing of Data Services to any of the other CDMA carriers but it wouldn't register on Boost Mobile's site after provisioning to Sprint (Sprint owns Boost Mobile) when I tried to activate online and said it was invalid MEID so I'm guessing you have to spoof the MEID # to be able to get it to work on that carrier because it should have worked if it was truly CDMA unlocked and Provisioned to Sprint (I have activated Sprint Phones on Boost Mobile in the Past without much trouble) but I don't know of any way to do that(?) but the CID unlock is essentially a spoof also right so should be able to somehow right? I havn't had a chance to check and see if any of the other carriers would accept the current MEID but I did try a bluetooth PAN connection to a blackberry running on boost (that is actually also a Sprint branded phone lol) but was unsuccessful although it looked like it was about to work for a moment, might need some minor tweaking?
I also popped a couple SIM cards in. The phone seemed to at least partially acknowledge them but the program seemed to be acting buggy so I'm guessing that has to do with another security mechanism blocking it in the extended Flash ROM.
I'm guessing it goes in levels and the next security mechanism is what Olipro call's the security unlock. Still haven't figured out or found any information on what this is or does but apparently it's part of the extended ROM. The might ROM seems to unlock the CDMA and allows to change to Global and GSM modes after install (Before I couldn't change it, it was locked into CDMA only) so I am extremely curious about the extended ROM and what it's programmed to be doing as far as closing/preventing available connections that should be there but aren't. The hardware is definitely there, it's just not being used because it's blocked by the programming. Seem's like it's in the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/System/StorageManager/AutoLoad/Ext_FlashDRV when you have ROOT Superuser access in a Regedit application (I'm using Rescoe Registry app) but I don't know what values to change or try and implement and I don't want to mess anything up so will have to keep searching unless someone knows something?
I've heard that one of the files in the extended *flash ROM is nearly essential to have a working touch screen so I don't want to try to delete it all at least for that reason. Although, If I could correctly identify and locate the essential files needed for the smooth operation like the touch driver then It seems like I could just move them into the main flash ROM and then delete the extended flash ROM Carrier Junk. That would certainly take care of a lot of issues it seems and free up the space/memory?
Anyone know where I can find the Key Values and their associated meanings for the registry?
I also tried flashing a Radio. Even though I am CID unlocked the flash failed so this definitely makes me think there is something to the security lock that Olipro talks about, but as I said, I can't find any info. on it. Help plz?
derekstaroba said:
I have the CDMA U.S. Cellular Version.
I used MightyROM.
It apparently first used a CID Unlock to be able to install itself.
MightyROM is completely Windows from the Ground up as is advertised (freeware) and acts more like an upgrade to windows mobile 6.5 so gives a definite windows feel to it with extended capabilities over the original WM6.5. It allows for Provisioning/Preparing of Data Services to any of the other CDMA carriers but it wouldn't register on Boost Mobile's site after provisioning to Sprint (Sprint owns Boost Mobile) when I tried to activate online and said it was invalid MEID so I'm guessing you have to spoof the MEID # to be able to get it to work on that carrier because it should have worked if it was truly CDMA unlocked and Provisioned to Sprint (I have activated Sprint Phones on Boost Mobile in the Past without much trouble) but I don't know of any way to do that(?) but the CID unlock is essentially a spoof also right so should be able to somehow right? I havn't had a chance to check and see if any of the other carriers would accept the current MEID but I did try a bluetooth PAN connection to a blackberry running on boost (that is actually also a Sprint branded phone lol) but was unsuccessful although it looked like it was about to work for a moment, might need some minor tweaking?
I also popped a couple SIM cards in. The phone seemed to at least partially acknowledge them but the program seemed to be acting buggy so I'm guessing that has to do with another security mechanism blocking it in the extended Flash ROM.
I'm guessing it goes in levels and the next security mechanism is what Olipro call's the security unlock. Still haven't figured out or found any information on what this is or does but apparently it's part of the extended ROM. The might ROM seems to unlock the CDMA and allows to change to Global and GSM modes after install (Before I couldn't change it, it was locked into CDMA only) so I am extremely curious about the extended ROM and what it's programmed to be doing as far as closing/preventing available connections that should be there but aren't. The hardware is definitely there, it's just not being used because it's blocked by the programming. Seem's like it's in the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/System/StorageManager/AutoLoad/Ext_FlashDRV when you have ROOT Superuser access in a Regedit application (I'm using Rescoe Registry app) but I don't know what values to change or try and implement and I don't want to mess anything up so will have to keep searching unless someone knows something?
I've heard that one of the files in the extended *flash ROM is nearly essential to have a working touch screen so I don't want to try to delete it all at least for that reason. Although, If I could correctly identify and locate the essential files needed for the smooth operation like the touch driver then It seems like I could just move them into the main flash ROM and then delete the extended flash ROM Carrier Junk. That would certainly take care of a lot of issues it seems and free up the space/memory?
Anyone know where I can find the Key Values and their associated meanings for the registry?
I also tried flashing a Radio. Even though I am CID unlocked the flash failed so this definitely makes me think there is something to the security lock that Olipro talks about, but as I said, I can't find any info. on it. Help plz?
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there is no extended rom partition anymore, that was a feature for older htc phones..
don't worry, you can't just delete the touch screen driver accidentally because it's in rom. you would only be able to remove it if cooking a rom
the US GSM networks are blocked in the radio firmware itself.
which radio did you try to flash? before flashing, be sure it's declared as compatible with your device model.
the security unlocker is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=578642
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there is no extended rom partition anymore, that was a feature for older htc phones..
don't worry, you can't just delete the touch screen driver accidentally because it's in rom. you would only be able to remove it if cooking a rom
the US GSM networks are blocked in the radio firmware itself.
which radio did you try to flash? before flashing, be sure it's declared as compatible with your device model.
the security unlocker is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=578642
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I tried to flash the two sprint radios so far. First I tried the recommended one then I tried the other. I figured I should go with the sprint ones especially since my device is the US. cellular version and that is the RHodium400 or whatever its called that is pretty much identical to the sprint version, aside from some software, as I understand.
I am able to flash any ROM but the security/SIM unlocker is not working. I sent the ticket out just a little while ago. I got it yesterday but I thought since i was using windows 7 that i was going to have to install xp so I was working on getting a partition in my disk drive on computer and got side tracked (Never done before) into learning that but eventually it got so complex (mounted an iso and am supposed to install via grub menu in dos/linux) that I just gave up and figured I would just try and see if I could get installed on windows 7 first. I did, and it ran the first step fine, but won't do the sim unlock. Keeps saying device is in flight mode or IMEI is invalid. So sent the ticket and made another thread.
I was using MightyROM but I reverted back to the stock ROM and tried again. That didn't work.
Trying a few other things now. Gonna try and install Sprint ROM and see if that does anything. I'm guessing I need to change the radio/baseband but every thing I have tried to far fails. I figured the Security unlocker has to do with the radio but I havn't been able to find out a whole lot about it or what it does or what the encryption/restriction on the radio might even be for the U.S. Cell version.
Thanks so much for your reply. It is greatly appreciated
Discovered something interesting?
I just discovered something interesting. I installed the sprint stock ROM and it managed to change the radio/baseband version, but the network still defaults to U.S. Cellular. That is very strange. I would really really like to know what is the security mechanism that is making the phone do this
I'm guessing the radio/SIM is in fact unlocked like the phone says when I go into the SIM Manager thingy but somehow there is some programming from the U.S. Cellular carrier to always default to U.S. Cellular no matter what?!
Yes> This is very Strange. Not at all like an iphone :s
Here is what I have in device information on software:
Radio Version - 1.96.00 WF (Original -I believe- Sprint Stock Radio, Was 2.18.... Before I installed the Sprint Stock ROM/Radio Combo After HardSPL Unlocking -1.0 Olinex )
ROM - Mighty ROM
OS Version - 5.2.2....
Manilla Version 2.5.2012....
etc.... (Not that any of this -other than the radio and the fact that U.S. Cell Default - Seems to matter?)
I am super Confused!
Even mighty ROM Provision To sprint doesn't seem to completely Register. It will Provision and Provision all day long and install cab files all day long but always reverts back to U.S. Cell as the carrier and won't Detect any other networks in Comm. Manager/Phone Settings. I tried GSM and Global modes, and tried just about everything else from manually inputting the baseband frequencies and networks etc...
But like I said, there is an extended Flash Drv in the Registry Edit. You said it's not partitioned? I know flash drives are slightly different and that has something to do with the way it reads,stores, and writes information. But I don't know too much else. I think its supposed to have strong electromagnetic properties and is resistant to static electricity and drops or damage. I am wondering if partitioning a phone is also different from that of partitioning a computer?
Here are the few things I notice in the Registry that seem interesting to me/probable places for me to look:
H_Key Local Machine ... Security/PUshRouter/Security
Subkeys: (Default)
Provider10 - SecProviders.SyncMLSecProvider
Provider20- SecProviders.WAPXMLSecProvider
Provider90- SecProviders.UnauthSecProvider
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Drivers/BlockDevice/FlashDRV
There is also something Called BtC that is mentioned a lot. There are quite a few drivers and files associated with it.
And of Course : HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Drivers/BuiltIn/Ext_FlashDRV is there. There is also FLASHDRV just below it along with numerous other files listed.
First Subkey of the extended FlashDRV is Defualt followed by:
Dll - OEM_FlashDRV.DLL (OEM is original Equipment Manufacturer? Maybe this is in reference to the carrier, U.S. Cellular?? or just HTC?) Lots of other keys besides that I have no way to identify what they mean.
I really am just trying to learn as I go along though. Don't have much other choice really want to use my phone how I want to use it not how some bs network wants me to use. I have hardware on this device that is completely inactive. I bought the whole phone I didn't buy part of it grrrrr this is like buying a car but not being able to use the back seat wtf lol
I understand (I think) that T-Mobile uses different bands for its 3G than AT&T. So, my unlocked TP2 doesn't do 3G on AT&T's network.
My question is, can that be changed with a ROM? Are those frequencies embedded in software are hardware? I really like this phone and I'd rather keep using it than sell it and get an AT&T version when it's available (with the AT&T keyboard).
Thanks,
Shane
Unfortunately, can not be changed. It's radio hardware and of course sorftware support. You will need to get a ppc for the at&t for 3g bands...
One of the mods (GSleon3) has said that he can get 3G on his unlocked Fuze on t-mobile in the Raph rom forum, but it only works for a while, and if he soft resets the phone, it basically freezes and then he needs to do a hard reset. It can be done, but not well, I guess. I guess you're trying to go the other way. You may want to look up the thread, there does appear to be some hope (but very little, lol).
I have T-Mobile prepaid and live in Illinois. I bought a used cdma Rhodium on eBay. It had generic HTC branding on front had a stock US Cellular rom with Winmobile 6.5 installed and has the 3.5mm headphone jack on the bottom. So I guess this is what's called a "worldphone". The phone came sim unlocked. And I put hard-spl on it. I put my sim in and set the phone to gsm and it didn't find my T-Mobile network. So just for the fun of it I flashed a stock Sprint rom from HTCs website on the phone that has Winmobile 6.1 and a 1.96.00WF radio. I set the phone to gsm and my T-Mobile network registered! I can make and receive calls. Am I misunderstanding something or from what I've read on this site is this not supposed to be happening- that only a WU radio should work with gsm in the US, not a WF radio? I don't know what this means but on the phone screen to the far right of the word T-Mobile there is a circle with crosshairs inside, and sometimes has a slash thru it. But the phone works fine.
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I have T-Mobile prepaid and live in Illinois. I bought a used cdma Rhodium on eBay. It had generic HTC branding on front had a stock US Cellular rom with Winmobile 6.5 installed and has the 3.5mm headphone jack on the bottom. So I guess this is what's called a "worldphone". The phone came sim unlocked. And I put hard-spl on it. I put my sim in and set the phone to gsm and it didn't find my T-Mobile network. So just for the fun of it I flashed a stock Sprint rom from HTCs website on the phone that has Winmobile 6.1 and a 1.96.00WF radio. I set the phone to gsm and my T-Mobile network registered! I can make and receive calls. Am I misunderstanding something or from what I've read on this site is this not supposed to be happening- that only a WU radio should work with gsm in the US, not a WF radio? I don't know what this means but on the phone screen to the far right of the word T-Mobile there is a circle with crosshairs inside, and sometimes has a slash thru it. But the phone works fine.
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verizon phones work fine with WF radio. sprint (and I think uscellular) branded phones need the WU radio. if yours has generic HTC on it then it's not a sprint branded phone for sure, because that has "sprint" written on it.
Well that's good to know, thank you. I thought you always had to have a wu radio to use gsm in the US on RhodiumW but I guess not. Incidentally, I tried a uscc wf radio and a later sprint wf radio but neither of them worked. Only the Sprint 1.96.00wf worked for some reason. Thanks again for your reply.
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Well that's good to know, thank you. I thought you always had to have a wu radio to use gsm in the US on RhodiumW but I guess not. Incidentally, I tried a uscc wf radio and a later sprint wf radio but neither of them worked. Only the Sprint 1.96.00wf worked for some reason. Thanks again for your reply.
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Same here im using the same radio and i get service with tmo
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verizon phones work fine with WF radio. sprint (and I think uscellular) branded phones need the WU radio. if yours has generic HTC on it then it's not a sprint branded phone for sure, because that has "sprint" written on it.
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when you say generic you mean it should not have a sprint tag or logo on it any where right?
My tp2 has HTC on the left and Sprint on the right
just got this phone aas a refurb project. popped in tmo sim....test call worked. its logo'd out sprint. didnt get a chance to test data. any body got a spare one or atleast the housing? ....and maybe the keyboard lol. cant wit to tinker with it.....especilly fix this dmn button
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when you say generic you mean it should not have a sprint tag or logo on it any where right?
My tp2 has HTC on the left and Sprint on the right
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well, that's interesting, if it does say sprint on it, it probably is sprint branded unless someone replaced the mainboard in the phone (or changed the casing on it...same end result).
by the way, the specific radio version you are referring to, is one we've patched to make a "WU" radio out of it. you also mention, that other radios don't work, just this one. this suggests one of two possibilities to me: either you actually have the "WU" radio (check radio version in settings to verify) or you have some rare t-mobile sim card that has an mccmnc that isn't checked by that specific radio and is checked by the other versions.
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just got this phone aas a refurb project. popped in tmo sim....test call worked. its logo'd out sprint. didnt get a chance to test data. any body got a spare one or atleast the housing? ....and maybe the keyboard lol. cant wit to tinker with it.....especilly fix this dmn button
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You should check ebay you can probably get one for parts or buy the actual part
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by the way, the specific radio version you are referring to, is one we've patched to make a "WU" radio out of it. you also mention, that other radios don't work, just this one. this suggests one of two possibilities to me: either you actually have the "WU" radio (check radio version in settings to verify) or you have some rare t-mobile sim card that has an mccmnc that isn't checked by that specific radio and is checked by the other versions.
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Yes, the radio I flashed was the WF radio because at first I flashed the stock win6.1 rom from HTC's website and it worked. And then I flashed the stock 6.5 rom and flashed the radio win6.1 uses over it and in sys info is says WF right now. So you're probably right about that particular radio not checking certain sims. I use a prepaid sim that I've had for several years.
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well, that's interesting, if it does say sprint on it, it probably is sprint branded unless someone replaced the mainboard in the phone (or changed the casing on it...same end result).
by the way, the specific radio version you are referring to, is one we've patched to make a "WU" radio out of it. you also mention, that other radios don't work, just this one. this suggests one of two possibilities to me: either you actually have the "WU" radio (check radio version in settings to verify) or you have some rare t-mobile sim card that has an mccmnc that isn't checked by that specific radio and is checked by the other versions.
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The T-Mobile SIM card shouldn't make a difference. It's the radio frequencies that are blocked out by the default Sprint radio, IIRC. Pick your poison, no foreign SIM card that I've tried while in North America will pick up a GSM signal on a Sprint TP2 unless it's been flashed with a WU radio.
The Sprint devices are factory unlocked so they shouldn't even be checking the SIM.
I'm hoping this will be figured out since it's a major feature that will never get to be used.
I for one am using the ATT Titan unlocked and on a different carrier (Telus) and yet when switching it on it still asks me to contact ATT or dial 611 to use tethering.
I highly doubt calling ATT from Canada will allow me to use this feature. I also doubt Telus (who doesn't support non Telus phones) will be able to help me either. I also doubt HTC can do anything.
There has to be a workaround for this.
I have got the same problem using an AT&T Samsung Focus S on Rogers. there seem to be no way to remove this unless you get it dev unlocked and play with the settings.
but even that is impossible now since Chevron Unlock has been down for a while now.
its actually a feature i used almost everyday. im gonna give it a few days, if there is still no solution, im going back to my galaxy s2. as much as i hate android, at least when you pay 500$ for a phone, you can what u want with it.
I would think that for HTC devices, that you could use the HTC Connection Setup app to configure your device for your carrier and that should point it in the right direction.
Most other manufacturer's provide a similar tool for their phones and I would assume using those tools would also configure your device to work specifically on other carriers.
Otherwise, it would be something that you'd have to contact HTC/Samsung/LG to see if they can provide a tool or fix to configure your device properly.
I doubt they would help since they sell devices to carriers, they will tell you to contact carriers. I downloaded the Samsung Wireless manager but even though i use Rogers APN, it seems stuck on AT&T APN for the Internet connection sharing.
aside from this issue i really liked the phone, too bad !
I have the same thing on my HTC titan from at&t - amazing phone but the tethering is a bummer --> starting to think I should have got the HTC ultimate from Brazil - it has the same bands as the at&t one but doesn't have any of the carrier branding on it.
I'm going to give it some time - once interop unlock is available im sure someone will find a way around the at&t lockout - or at the very least we should be able to flash the Brazil rom onto our phones
My Surround didn't even get 7740...
I figured I'd ask here. I'm almost certain that it isn't possible at all to do but you never know what the great devs here at XDA has come up with.
I have a HTC HD7s from ATT. It's a GREAT phone in my opinion. Never had a single problem with it; but I did with AT&T. They were just; lacking in terms of anything in my local area.
Now for my question; It's probably not possible but like I said you never know until you ask. I am currently running on Sprint service with my Epic 4G Touch. Love the service as it does what I need it to do (a lot better then AT&T ever did). Now AT&T is GSM if I'm correct and I know sprint is CDMA.
But what could I change my HD7s over to via flashing/custom roms or whatnot. I doubt sprint would even think of being an option; but if there's a way to get it on even a pre-pay service; I'd love to have it sitting around as a backup phone if I ever needed it. So is it possible to flash over my HD7s to any other carriers? I have read that my current phone can actually be flashed to multiple other carriers, but with sprints (decent) service, there's no need.
Thanks ahead of time!
Your HD7S cannot work on a CDMA network (Sprint, Verizon) because it lacks the necessary radio hardware. No amount of flashing can fix that.
If it's unlocked, you can use it on any GSM network, however; no flashing would be required for that. The most obvious example of a non-AT&T GSM network in the USA is T-Mobile. Your phone will work on T-Mobile but won't get 3G due to lack of AWS UMTS support -- in other words, it doesn't have support for T-Mobile's 3G frequency.
If you can find a virtual network operator that uses AT&T's network, then you should be able to use your phone on that network and get 3G. I'm not up on which operators that might include.
The specific thing you need for your phone is a "SIM-unlock" which means removing the restriction that AT&T puts on their phones to prevent using SIM cards from other carriers. Typically, AT&T will remove this lock for you if you ask them, but otherwise there are sites online that can sell you unlock codes or you could try calling HTC.
3. Post only using a clear subject and message.
You're most likely to receive a helpful answer to your question if you use a short subject title that describes your problem and a message that explains in detail what your problem is and what you've tried to solve it.
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Please use search function, most of the questions are already answered. If you still need to post your doubts please do it in an existing thread. Is really no need to open a new thread with same topic. Dispersed information helps to nobody.