OK I'm giving my Photon to my cousin who is also on sprint I used my update to get a Nexus S 4g so can I just give phone to him to activate or what?
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If it was removed from your account clean, yes. Normally if you just change phones there shouldn't be any issues.
my wife has the ns4g and I have the photon.. IMO the photon is a much better device.. FWIW
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I got a reply from a mod on the moto forums regarding the unlocking of the bootloader
Here it is
Nope no Motorola phones have unlocked bootloader solutions at this time. Motorola XOOM tablet is the only device currently. As providers allow certain devices will get the capability enabled.
Oh fun.....so ya if there is anything i can do to start helping devs get us a fully functional unlocked bootloader ...plz let me know...cause it doesnt sound like moto is gonna help us out anytime soon
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Not surprised.
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It's not like I didn't see that coming. lol
Can we be clear..the bootloader has been unlocked on the photon ..but it breaks wimax 4g to be unlocked
So if you do not use wimax or have wimax in your area...unlock
Oddly with the way wimax vs lte is going and wimax coverage area to loose just one thing,wimax to unlock is looking less an issue.....do I want my wimax...yes
..but i can unlock if need..but i do want both
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Can we be clear..the bootloader has been unlocked on the photon ..but it breaks wimax 4g to be unlocked
So if you do not use wimax or have wimax in your area...unlock
Oddly with the way wimax vs lte is going and wimax coverage area to loose just one thing,wimax to unlock is looking less an issue.....do I want my wimax...yes
..but i can unlock if need..but i do want both
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You are quite correct.
But from my point of view, that does not constitute "unlocked" since it broke something we know about, and there's always the possibility it broke something else we don't know about (but not likely).
I don't consider the Photon to be unlocked since I travel a lot and want all the standard features to work wherever I go.
Just saying ...
Borked unlocked
I have never had 4g til bout a month ago..i get it at my house...my high speed internet crash for couple days...i need high speed for work....my photon saved the days!! Thankfully for teathering
So ya..i loved how much custom roms and kernals improved my evo..honestly without them i would of went back to the iphone
I love this phone but i feel it could do so much more....but not at the risk of loosing important features like 4g
A unlocked bootloader...i think its worth a bounty.... lets get it started!!!
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Motorola unlocked the atrix bootloader in June.
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Really....figures people acting like they know stuff and misleading people
How long was it after they released the atrix??
If thats the case maybe its not a lost cause
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I don'T recall the release date. I want to say 4 months but that's just a guess.
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Not suprised at all
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Wonder if that has anything to do with them gearing up to release the Atrix 2?
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Wonder if that has anything to do with them gearing up to release the Atrix 2?
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They lied
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Lol. Okay....
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Any date?
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I've tried searching but haven't quite got a concrete answer but is it possible to flash the 3D to Verizon?
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I've tried searching but haven't quite got a concrete answer but is it possible to flash the 3D to Verizon?
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As far as I know not the Sprint Version as far as the gsm Evo 3d I don't know. The radio's don't work and I don't think even if they did Verizon would allow it like the little guys do (coughs boost cough) Even so the Boost network is Sprint's that they pay to use. I do know that Verizon PRL works on our phone but it counts as roaming and sprint will give you the boot for using it too much. I only use it when I visit my father as it's the only way I can get a signal and use it SPARINGLY until the wife and I drive home.
No, you can not.
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I've tried searching but haven't quite got a concrete answer but is it possible to flash the 3D to Verizon?
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I think technically speaking, the CDMA EVO 3D will operate on Verizon's 3G frequencies. WiMAX will not work through a Verizon account.
In order to get the device to operate mainly on Verizon and be registered to a Verizon account would be another story and process .. not sure Verizon would support or faciliate this process, let alone allow.
Hope that helps!
Thanks for the responses. Looks like I will jus get a new phone lol =)
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No worries, if you're getting a new phone w/ Verizon I'd say sell your Evo3D for about 250-300 on ebay/craigslist and then wait for the Galaxy Nexus.
Or the Rezound.
Or the RAZR.
Some nice phones are comin' out on VZW this coming quarter...
AND they just updated their data tier plans; doubled every plan's data for the same amount of moolah.
So like some of you I am still on the virgin mobile firmware. Haven't really had any issues with data connection or anything(one of the lucky ones I suppose). But anyways like many of you I am contemplating on getting the new Evo LTE. I was just going to give my 3d to my wife if I went that route. Question is, would I have to revert everything back to the Sprint firmware or would they still be able to activate this phone as a Sprint phone. Any thoughts would be helpful. Thanks
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Activating a phone is purely esn numbers firmware does not matter.
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Ok thanks a bunch. Wasn't sure
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I love my 4g Incredible but is useless to me without being rooted. Since Verizon is bein dicksux about unlocking our phones. I hate not bein able to do what I want to my phone.
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jwt98 said:
I love my 4g Incredible but is useless to me without being rooted. Since Verizon is bein dicksux about unlocking our phones. I hate not bein able to do what I want to my phone.
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Hello - What are you going to do with your Incredible 4G?
Did you know you can use the Verizon site to swap phones? Just power down and remove the battery from the Thunderbolt. The IMEI Number and SIM Number are what you'll need to enter to reactivate your Thunderbolt.
Good luck with your move back to the Thunderbolt! I go back and forth between my Thunderbolt and the DINC 4G just for the variety.
Like me? I have an upgrade available and I figure I should use it ASAP. I'd go for the SIII but no international support (FYI: Note II does not have a removable SIM. grr)
way too big to be used as a phone for me..
I plan on it, though on tmobile rather then sprint
I'm going to get the note 2 on Verizon.
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I'm a little miffed as to why the note 2 doesn't support SVDO while it's GS3 counterpart does. Even so it's still a toss up between the note and the S3 for me.
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All of the phablets are too big for me. Hell, even the new 4.7" screens while very nice to look at, seem outside of normal size to me. I'd probably go GS3 if Sprint retention would offer any reason for me to upgrade my contract, but since they won't and CM10 keeps my MoPho alive and kicking, no need to spend the money.
I plan to at least check it out tomorrow. If I like it enough I will pay full price for it. Now way am I locking it into a 2 year extension when Sprint doesn't even know if LTE will ever come to my area. If I don't like it, I may settle with the Iphone. Either way the Photon has got to go.
This guy is, my photon and evo 3D are both out of commission(photon dropped, signal is rendered useless) (evo 3d, failed digitizer), so, why pay to get those fixed right now when I can buy a beast!!!....with the latest version of Android...and a cool pen,lol, but i'll still get my photon and evo repaired in my leisure time, but the note 2 is gonna be my daily driver for a long....long time
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Bought a S3 off contract from some poor fool on craigslist who needed money badly.. 200 dollars was a steal. Note 2 looks pretty tempting, but i've got a while to wait till my contract is up. I have LTE at my house and various places around town and it's pretty nice. Battery life is better than WIMAX. Probably wait till the next big thing comes out.
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I'm going to get the note 2 on Verizon.
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Why so?
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Yep! It's currently out for delivery!!!! Can't wait to get it.
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Sprint's version has embedded SIM....thus outrageous international rates.
I was going to get this, but the lack of international sim support makes it useless for me, I have about 5 upgrade eligibility's that I can't use because of sprints stupid policy of embedding sim cards. Sprint has yet to release a world phone other than iphone's since the photon and I may have to change carriers if they don't release a world phone again.
Maybe later...
I tried it out and the size didn't seem to feel any different in my pocket (I was using a friend's) and probably would upgrade but I plan on moving in a few months (moving for school) and probably should wait to see what area I'd be in first especially since I seem to use my phone for everything but a phone most of the time.
If you're like me and don't like the embedded SIM, pay attention to this thread!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1959005
If I see real progress soon, I might be pulling the trigger soon.
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Why so?
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My wife didn't get a good signal at her job with Sprint but her co workers who have Verizon get great signal. So we're going to switch plus I'd like to actually have 4g speeds.
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I was going to get this, but the lack of international sim support makes it useless for me, I have about 5 upgrade eligibility's that I can't use because of sprints stupid policy of embedding sim cards. Sprint has yet to release a world phone other than iphone's since the photon and I may have to change carriers if they don't release a world phone again.
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What don't you like about the Photon as a world phone might I ask? Iphone blows as a world btw.
And I went with the GS3. It was a better fit. Note was too big along with some other things like screen I didn't like.
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Equalizir said:
My wife didn't get a good signal at her job with Sprint but her co workers who have Verizon get great signal. So we're going to switch plus I'd like to actually have 4g speeds.
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Good deal
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