is there a program or a flash i can put on my phone to allow it to accept gsm (prepaid) capabilities?
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe it doesn't have the hardware for gsm networks
thank ya sir ,thats what i was trying to figure out, incase i happen to sell it...
ShredEight02 said:
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe it doesn't have the hardware for gsm networks
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I'd say you are correct sir.
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Sorry no sim card means no GSM. You could use it on vzw prepaid though...
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Are we able to use with prepaid cards or tmobile and what not?
nope. US towers are blocked from being used by the photon. Only international sim.
tuxytuxy said:
nope. US towers are blocked from being used by the photon. Only international sim.
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Can this be true?? How can we then roam from tower to tower??
I know my Epic was able to be used with boost mobile, virgin, etc. I wonder why the Photon is not? Hmm..worth looking into I guess.
Out of curiosity, how probable is a usa gsm unlock, I would gladly switch from atrix to photon.
shanghei said:
Out of curiosity, how probable is a usa gsm unlock, I would gladly switch from atrix to photon.
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i agree with this
The USA GSM towers are blocked from being used by the photon. And other CDMA towers are used for roaming.
I'm sure one of the genius devs will make something happen?
ill definitely pay/donate to that mod
Damn if a developer could hack it and make it possible they could make a killing.
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would it work on tmobile 3g/4g bands then
laraiza said:
Damn if a developer could hack it and make it possible they could make a killing.
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If that happens, I will have multiple assgasms.
Is it possible to use this phone on 3g networks? I want to buy it, but in my country there is not 4g network, only 3g...
dependent on the type of 3g network, yes
That' s great news , but what dependencies are relevant for it to work on 3g? Frequency of the network, or something else?
It has to be CDMA.
But could it also work on GSM? I have done a search on this, and found this pictures where you can select GSM http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1512138 .
Then I found this article:http://www.htcthunderbolt4g.com/htc-thunderbolt-general-discussion/htc-thunderbolt-unlock-to-work-with-gsm/ .
So, can I insert some radio, or change rom, or software, to make it somehow work on GSM network?
For the USA..... Since its a Verizon phone you would have to call Verizon and have them unlock it.... It cost money..... I would call Ur provider in the country u r in and ask them if it will work..... Just a fyi....... The thunderbolt is already out classed(IMO).... Get a newer phone like the razr or nexus.........
Hope it helps
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OK, thanks for replay. I'm asking because I have opportunity to buy it for 10$ !!!
The phone is only 10?? I would get it anyways have a small media play.... Hope u get it
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Andrija231 said:
But could it also work on GSM? I have done a search on this, and found this pictures where you can select GSM http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1512138 .
Then I found this article:http://www.htcthunderbolt4g.com/htc-thunderbolt-general-discussion/htc-thunderbolt-unlock-to-work-with-gsm/ .
So, can I insert some radio, or change rom, or software, to make it somehow work on GSM network?
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no, gsm is for lte not 3g
Hi, id like to know if the Photon 4G is CDMA or GSM with a Sim Card Slot? because im about to buy one from amazon and id like to know if it is one or both and how to recognize which one is it
It is both, it uses the sim for GSM and uses CDMA without the sim. You cant use a domestic sim for GSM, for now atleast.
w0lf215 said:
It is both, it uses the sim for GSM and uses CDMA without the sim. You cant use a domestic sim for GSM, for now atleast.
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what do you mean by i cant use domestic sim?
mediavieja said:
what do you mean by i cant use domestic sim?
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Meaning you can't take a sim card from AT&T or another GSM provider within the US and plug it into Photon and expect it to work. Its locked out for GSM in the US. It works internationally though.
The 4g is Wimax !!!
guilzom said:
The 4g is Wimax !!!
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LOL I totally had that typed out ready to post before I reread and saw that he meant the phone and not specifically the 4g. Unless I just misinterpreted that completely lol, which would make it the second time
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Meaning you can't take a sim card from AT&T or another GSM provider within the US and plug it into Photon and expect it to work. Its locked out for GSM in the US. It works internationally though.
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Well that is good news for me then because im not planing to use it in the us im planing to use it in venezuela with a sim card
I am using mine in Sweden on a prepayed sim it works great you might want to try a app called apn global it set up my net for me.
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I am using mine in Sweden on a prepayed sim it works great you might want to try a app called apn global it set up my net for me.
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I'm using my Photon here in Turkey, and using the APN helps.
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I'm using my Photon here in Turkey, and using the APN helps.
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I have just bought an unlocked Sprint unit from ebay, hoping to use the GSM slot for my primary pre-paid line in Nigeria, and the CDMA slot for one of the CDMA providers in Nigeria as well. I plan to take the unit to be programmed into a CDMA network in Nigeria; that will cost me about US$50. Meanwhile, I successfully rooted and flashed ParanoidROM JB, but I saw that it showed no GSM signal at all with the JB ROM, so I restored the original GB 2.3.5 Nandroid backup. There seems to be very little documentation on how the dual system works. Will I be able to use both the CDMA and GSM together, in a dual-standby fashion, in Nigeria?
I flashed the KDDI radio and cm10 and have used my MoPho on T-Mobile.
Don't forget to thank all who help!
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Could you use the photon on Verizon?
ordoxenoss said:
Could you use the photon on Verizon?
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No
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ordoxenoss said:
Could you use the photon on Verizon?
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Big Red won't activate it unless they sold it.
I just take from my unt which is at U.S,A the HTC EVO 3D and i realised that it dosent has a port to sim card its a cdma phone.Can i do something to make it work in Vodafone greece please .It is amazing phone..
Thanks a lot.
Unfortunately you can't do anything to make it work on GSM.
sim port
can i do that
put a full housing off and put on fror a gsm evo 3d?
is that make it work?
Go try it, take your phone apart and slide in a sim card port, should work :banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead:
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flashallthetime said:
Go try it, take your phone apart and slide in a sim card port, should work :banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead:
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Are you surethat it will work?i dont want to lose money?
pik3400 said:
Are you surethat it will work?i dont want to lose money?
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He was being sarcastic (hence the head bang smiley). There isn't a way to make a CDMA phone sim card compatible.
... with Tapatalk 2
coal686 said:
He was being sarcastic (hence the head bang smiley). There isn't a way to make a CDMA phone sim card compatible.
... with Tapatalk 2
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with Tapatalk 2 it will work?I do not know enything about anroid phones so sorry bothering you.....
thanks a lot...
What your asking is impossible mate, you may possibly be able to take the phone apart and see of its possible to switch to a gsm network simcard, but then you will also need to convert system ril files to gsm ones, then switch cdma cid with your country and carrier gsm cid,aswell as the gsm radio/firmware but, even then its not guaranteed to work, what you have in retrospect is an iPhone 4 with the features of an ipod touch 3rd gen
See if you can trade on eBay or similar cdma straight swop for a gsm
is there a way to make it work in greece then or not?
I am sorry guys.....i am an idiot i know but i love this phone from the moment i got it into my hands.....
Final answer is no no no
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pik3400 said:
is there a way to make it work in greece then or not?
I am sorry guys.....i am an idiot i know but i love this phone from the moment i got it into my hands.....
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I don't think you can, cdma and gsm handle the radio waves needed differently so a cdma phone can't access a gsm network
Or you could move to the united states and then your phone will work
Jsparta26 said:
Or you could move to the united states and then your phone will work
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xaxaxaxaxaxaxaxa
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no you cant turn a cdma phone into gsm.
carry on.
I'm coming from the Motorola side of things and I do not know which files are the radio files. I'm in need of doing some modifications to try and get the Radio to get Verizon towers. I only have a month or so then I switch to T-mobile but would like to get the LGOG working on Verizon's network. I know the chip is capable of those frequencies just need to modify the Radio files.
I know the Motorola Droids call them .ril not sure for LG.
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I'm coming from the Motorola side of things and I do not know which files are the radio files. I'm in need of doing some modifications to try and get the Radio to get Verizon towers. I only have a month or so then I switch to T-mobile but would like to get the LGOG working on Verizon's network. I know the chip is capable of those frequencies just need to modify the Radio files.
I know the Motorola Droids call them .ril not sure for LG.
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for gsm i think you just need to carrier unlock the phone then enter the correct apn.
The phone is unlocked but not sure how to enter the APN
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RedBaron134 said:
The phone is unlocked but not sure how to enter the APN
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Verizion is cdma, you aren't going to be able to activate it on their network because the esn/imei isn't in their system. They like sprint will only activate a phone that is for their network.
This is so far from the right section, even moto forums aren't that backwards...
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Verizion is cdma, you aren't going to be able to activate it on their network because the esn/imei isn't in their system. They like sprint will only activate a phone that is for their network.
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i thought verizon had gsm on their network now as well. i know some verizon phones come with sim cards.
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i thought verizon had gsm on their network now as well. i know some verizon phones come with sim cards.
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Sim card is for lte
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Yeah, I've tried to no avail. I did get the mbn files to try and get the radio up on Verizon but no luck thus far. So I will be passing this up for now but will continue to tinker.
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