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HTC One X+ International version or not

Hi, sorry if I'm not posting in the correct forum, but I have a question. I have an unlocked HTC One X+ phone. So, if it's unlocked, does it make it international? I want to root it and everything, but I don't know how to go on. It's unlocked so I'm afraid to lock it by using the wrong programs. (I unlocked the bootloader and already installed international version TWRP (though I don't know if I should have)). I came now to unlocking the phone and don't know if I have to use international version or not (probably the international since I already got TWRP international) but I'm afraid of bricking the phone, breaking it in some way or locking it to AT&T (I do travel overseas and need to be able to use it there).
Thanks!
[EDIT] I bought the phone on eBay!

Rooted
Well, I went into recovery mode (just for fun) and when I went to reboot it asked me if I wanted to root the phone (since I wasn't rooted yet) and I went ahead and gave it the go ahead... so... now my phone is rooted... hopefully it didn't lock it to AT&T and I'll still be able to use it overseas, but it's rooted and works. Now I have the fun choice of flashing a ROM on it

[Q] Considering getting the phone and I have a custom recovery question

I am strongly considering getting the Verizon m8 today, but before I do there is one thing I need to clarify:
If I get this phone today is flashing a custom recovery/ROM possible?
I am asking this because before I got my current phone (Verizon S4) I checked on the forums and saw all the talk about custom recoveries and custom ROMs and got all excited and bought the phone. When I got the phone however I became aware that all of this was only possible up until some OTA update after which custom recoveries became impossible, and since I had a newest phone straight from verizon withg the latest updates I could not do any of those things.
So, can someone confirm that to the best of the publics knowledge all this is still possible? This will make or break my decision to get the phone.
Thanks
P.S. if there anything else that you think I should know, like stuff you wished someone told you before you got the phone, please dont hesitate to mention those things as well.

Yes this phone is able to be unlocked (soff) and load a custom recovery. There are two methods one is free Firewater and the other is $25 sunshine if the Free option fails to work for you for some reason.

[Q] NO LTE on my phone

This is my first time on a forum so appoligize in advance if I ask dumb ?s or dont know how to navigate. Recently I bought a HTC 1 M8 off a craigslist so I wouldnt lose my unlimited data . So much for that, since I cant even use it now. my phone is rooted and i get nothing more than 2 bars of 3g. Can this be a problem with the root or a device problem. what can I do ? I want to use up some data

Need little more info please, stock rom or custom, version, locked/unlocked, etc.

unlocked, I believe it is running a custom ROM. I really dont know. I am so uneducated when it comes to this, so bear with me

You should be able to swipe from the top and get to settings-> about-> software information . What info is there

Android version 4.4.4
Kernel version 3.4.0 skydragon v2 1-ga

What is your carrier? Skydragon is a gsm only ROM. more details here. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2706391

Verizon

Think we have found your problem . GSM won't work on VZW, it's CDMA.

Right, it essentially means the hardware radio in your phone won't work on Verizon network. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1864990

What the hell!!!!
It says Verizon on the phone.. Lol
So no 4g ever???

That's probably a good thing from a hardware perspective, but you probably will have to educate yourself on booting into your bootloader to determine if you are unlocked,soff,etc. then flashing a Verizon ROM.

I think it is unlocked, and soff

htc1newbie said:
I think it is unlocked, and soff
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Since you are S-off and unlocked, simple flash a Stock Verizon Rom after that, install Stock Recovery and THEN
perform a Factory reset* from phone or from stock recovery* so those Verizon radios will be restored.
Search how to...learn, read , read again enjoy it
here the Rom you need Stock VZW Rom Rooted http://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-htc-one-m8/development/rom-stock-rooted-vzw-ota-2-21-605-2-wp-t2874699
here Stock Recovery https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23622183712470628

Thanks,
Yes I need to do a lot of reading before I try and flash this phone. I am happy to know that it is fixable. I must say this has to be the best forum I have participated on. I generally am on old car forums. You guys have all been great help. As I learn I can bet I will be asking for a lot more help.. Lol

Or perhaps the RUU from @dottat would get you there all in one shot. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2873144. Good luck

Root, unlock, s-off on marshmallow

I am new on this phone and I have a doubt, my phone is in marshmallow and the company verizon, as I can do root and unlock the bootloader ? I have understood that I need to pay 25 dollars to make the s -off but I just want to do root and unlock the bootloader. Thank you.
Sorry for my English

The only way to do it with Verizon branded m8 is to use sunshine. And that will get you an unlocked bootloader and s-off. After that you can flash twrp recovery through adb (get yourself familiar with and, it'll help you greatly. You can search around here and find some good reads on it.) After you get tarp flashed then you can flash supersu in twrp, then you'll be rooted.
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jurington said:
The only way to do it with Verizon branded m8 is to use sunshine. And that will get you an unlocked bootloader and s-off. After that you can flash twrp recovery through adb (get yourself familiar with and, it'll help you greatly. You can search around here and find some good reads on it.) After you get tarp flashed then you can flash supersu in twrp, then you'll be rooted.
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This comment pretty much guided me through how to root for my m8. Thanks for taking the time to post this, even if it was a few months back. I was about to give up until I saw it, so thanks again!

Dismayed/Encouraged
I'm surprised that there are not any viable options for the Verizon HTC One(M8). I figured since my warranty was up I would try and root to get more freedom from the consuming Verizon bloatware and needless/redundant processes.
I know I did the same thing with my Samsung Galaxy S years ago and it became a very speedy and efficient phone. I really haven't been in the Android scene since so everything I did learn along with the methods and processes have all faded from memory.
Now I'm just reading up on a ton of stuff to get reacquainted. I was wanting to flash TWRP, SuperSU, and the ViperOneM8 6.1.0 rom. My wife and I both have a Verizon HTC One(M8) (running Marshmallow) which are out of warranty and wanted to give them a face-lift and boost in performance.
It is looking like the only feasible option is with Sunshine. . . . . . I hope. (?)
A $50 investment would be cheaper than buying 2 newer phones.
Any ideas, input, or pointers would be very much appreciated.
Regards,
wantin2mod

Ordered G5 from Buyspry : Need few simple answers

I read the threads related to LG G5 from buyspry seller. Sadly I cannot revert the order I made on ebay I need to need few important things(to me) as I will be stuck with this Phone. I live in Bangladesh so I definitely cannot use it w/o SIM UNLOCKED.
I have known that If I upgrade or downgrade I will lose SIM UNLOCK.
Also I cannot root (till now) as it requires downgrade.
And I will be stuck with firmware it came in from the seller.
But still , Here are the things I really need to know :
1. If I compromise myself to use that firmware 20i_un (UNLOCKED) forever it comes from seller & do no modifications will the Phone be perfectly fine?
2. Does that awkward firmware gives or will give any OTA update? Cause if it gives and that accidentally gets installed I am screwed with a T-Mobile Locked device.
3. I will use my local GSM SIM , Will I be able to use Portable Hotspot with that ROM? (I couldn't, with my G2 At&t Unlocked stock At&t ROM)
4. Apart from any upgrade/downgrade(ROM flashing) is there any way I might lose UNLOCK???
Please guys, please do help me with these topics. I just recently damaged my LG G2 and lost a phone Xiaomi MI 4 (Mugged) I really am screwed

minhaz.sourav said:
1. If I compromise myself to use that firmware 20i_un (UNLOCKED) forever it comes from seller & do no modifications will the Phone be perfectly fine?
2. Does that awkward firmware gives or will give any OTA update? Cause if it gives and that accidentally gets installed I am screwed with a T-Mobile Locked device.
3. I will use my local GSM SIM , Will I be able to use Portable Hotspot with that ROM? (I couldn't, with my G2 At&t Unlocked stock At&t ROM)
4. Apart from any upgrade/downgrade(ROM flashing) is there any way I might lose UNLOCK???
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1) Probably.
2) Probably not.
3) No idea. You'd have to discuss that with your carrier.
4) Probably not, but it's still not clear how they achieved unlock via the ROM so who knows?

minhaz.sourav said:
I read the threads related to LG G5 from buyspry seller. Sadly I cannot revert the order I made on ebay I need to need few important things(to me) as I will be stuck with this Phone. I live in Bangladesh so I definitely cannot use it w/o SIM UNLOCKED.
I have known that If I upgrade or downgrade I will lose SIM UNLOCK.
Also I cannot root (till now) as it requires downgrade.
And I will be stuck with firmware it came in from the seller.
But still , Here are the things I really need to know :
1. If I compromise myself to use that firmware 20i_un (UNLOCKED) forever it comes from seller & do no modifications will the Phone be perfectly fine?
2. Does that awkward firmware gives or will give any OTA update? Cause if it gives and that accidentally gets installed I am screwed with a T-Mobile Locked device.
3. I will use my local GSM SIM , Will I be able to use Portable Hotspot with that ROM? (I couldn't, with my G2 At&t Unlocked stock At&t ROM)
4. Apart from any upgrade/downgrade(ROM flashing) is there any way I might lose UNLOCK???
Please guys, please do help me with these topics. I just recently damaged my LG G2 and lost a phone Xiaomi MI 4 (Mugged) I really am screwed
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You lose unlock if you ever update or do anything to the ROM. Phone is garbage unless you're on Tmobile. Obviously you are going to want to update it eventually because it's assumed that LG will be issuing an official Oreo update.
I bought the device and reverted it to official firmware. With a few (lengthy) calls to Tmobile I eventually got them to white list my device for the Sim unlock app to work. I was first told that it was impossible for them to do because it wasn't a Tmobile device, meaning not purchased through tmobile (not sure how buyspry got them, maybe corporate wholesale or something).
I sent a bunch of photos to them showing the box and other tmobile documentation that came with the phone. They agreed to unlock it and after about a week's wait while tech support was working out the specifics, the app successfully unlocked it.
I am on tmobile but told them I preferred to have it unlocked if necessary for international travel.
So yeah, long story short if you're not on tmobile and have no way to get tmobile to officially unlock it return the device. Complain to eBay that the device had hacked firmware or whatever (which is 100% true) and they will let you return it.
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Sdobron said:
You lose unlock if you ever update or do anything to the ROM. Phone is garbage unless you're on Tmobile. Obviously you are going to want to update it eventually because it's assumed that LG will be issuing an official Oreo update.
I bought the device and reverted it to official firmware. With a few (lengthy) calls to Tmobile I eventually got them to white list my device for the Sim unlock app to work. I was first told that it was impossible for them to do because it wasn't a Tmobile device, meaning not purchased through tmobile (not sure how buyspry got them, maybe corporate wholesale or something).
I sent a bunch of photos to them showing the box and other tmobile documentation that came with the phone. They agreed to unlock it and after about a week's wait while tech support was working out the specifics, the app successfully unlocked it.
I am on tmobile but told them I preferred to have it unlocked if necessary for international travel.
So yeah, long story short if you're not on tmobile and have no way to get tmobile to officially unlock it return the device. Complain to eBay that the device had hacked firmware or whatever (which is 100% true) and they will let you return it.
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What yall think i need advice from you all, what if i flash back the version h830v30a so it will lock ok, and after flashing it and try to unlock it with device unlock after i bought the code online. Tell me what you ? think

tfat1000 said:
What yall think i need advice from you all, what if i flash back the version h830v30a so it will lock ok, and after flashing it and try to unlock it with device unlock after i bought the code online. Tell me what you [emoji848] think
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Device unlock doesn't take a code. It checks with Tmobile database
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I know, i mean if i flash the h830v30a version it will still have the device unlock app it will clear the hack rom,
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---------- Post added at 02:09 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:07 PM ----------
What do you think?
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minhaz.sourav said:
I read the threads related to LG G5 from buyspry seller. Sadly I cannot revert the order I made on ebay I need to need few important things(to me) as I will be stuck with this Phone. I live in Bangladesh so I definitely cannot use it w/o SIM UNLOCKED.
I have known that If I upgrade or downgrade I will lose SIM UNLOCK.
Also I cannot root (till now) as it requires downgrade.
And I will be stuck with firmware it came in from the seller.
But still , Here are the things I really need to know :
1. If I compromise myself to use that firmware 20i_un (UNLOCKED) forever it comes from seller & do no modifications will the Phone be perfectly fine?
2. Does that awkward firmware gives or will give any OTA update? Cause if it gives and that accidentally gets installed I am screwed with a T-Mobile Locked device.
3. I will use my local GSM SIM , Will I be able to use Portable Hotspot with that ROM? (I couldn't, with my G2 At&t Unlocked stock At&t ROM)
4. Apart from any upgrade/downgrade(ROM flashing) is there any way I might lose UNLOCK???
Please guys, please do help me with these topics. I just recently damaged my LG G2 and lost a phone Xiaomi MI 4 (Mugged) I really am screwed
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Has anyone ever tried to check their imei using the tmobile site imei check, i checked mine and it wasn't know by the server
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