i bought this phone n guy scammed me now i cant use with sprint
any idea what should i do ??
or can i go around with making it clean ??
and does it ganna work overseas or no ??
help me out guys please
symond said:
i bought this phone n guy scammed me now i cant use with sprint
any idea what should i do ??
or can i go around with making it clean ??
and does it ganna work overseas or no ??
help me out guys please
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Sell it somebody that would want to flash it too cricket etc.....there is no workaround the esn
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oh dang
is it ganna work abored ?? like out side us ?? with other sim card
do i need to unlock for that or not ??
Are you sure it is BAD?
Sometimes the phones are still attached to an old line, and they need the original account holder to call Sprint and free it up. If you are not sure, you should contact the seller and find out.
If it is really bad (i.e. someone did not pay the bills) your only option is to sell on CL or such with a "flash to cricket or Metro only" tag line.
symond said:
oh dang
is it ganna work abored ?? like out side us ?? with other sim card
do i need to unlock for that or not ??
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It should work with a Sim from over seas because it would be using sprints network.
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I will sell u a brand new photon !
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One thing you can do is wait it out the restrictions will lift on the phone once the account is in collections and sell to a third party but there's no telling how long that takes.
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Foreign sim
symond said:
oh dang
is it ganna work abored ?? like out side us ?? with other sim card
do i need to unlock for that or not ??
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I can guarantee you it will work with a foreign sim, yet it will only do so outside the country, .
I have a movistar sim from Mexico , but it only works outside the U.S
If you still have the phone try selling it I would love to buy it off you I do a lot of travel and a spare is always a must ,
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I can guarantee you it will work with a foreign sim, yet it will only do so outside the country, .
I have a movistar sim from Mexico , but it only works outside the U.S
If you still have the phone try selling it I would love to buy it off you I do a lot of travel and a spare is always a must ,
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So......with a movistar sim the phone will not work on the US??, only Mexico???
Shouldn't it roam once in the US with the movistar sim????
I thought they where only locked for US sims.....
I was gonna do the same thing......
Cks69 said:
So......with a movistar sim the phone will not work on the US??, only Mexico???
Shouldn't it roam once in the US with the movistar sim????
I thought they where only locked for US sims.....
I was gonna do the same thing......
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Yea but foreign sims still have to connect through US domestic networks. Movistar might have a thing with AT&T and when u try to join, it registers as an at&t sim/network and wont work
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It's the is towers that are blocked not the sim card.... if you have an att or T-Mobile sim it will work fine just not in the USA. In short until the radio is fixed, no gsm in the USA
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Hello ,
I plan to travel overseas and want to use the Sim card slot with a local carrier . Is there a method to unlock the SIM ?
Zan
Zanral said:
Hello ,
I plan to travel overseas and want to use the Sim card slot with a local carrier . Is there a method to unlock the SIM ?
Zan
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Id like to know this as well.
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It it already unlocked for overseas carriers.
brianez21 said:
It it already unlocked for overseas carriers.
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I have verified this with many support reps in the international department at sprint... you're good to go!
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There is a thread thatwas just created saying it is unlocked for voice butnot data...i didnt understand much of it and may have interpreted it wrong
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SIM card Slot can be used overseas!
I spoke to Sprint International services , they mentioned that I could use a local carrier SIM for voice and data as long as I used a 128 k sim card , also and obviously they dont guarantee quality of service of the local carrier !
Will update next week , when I hopefully will use a local SIM overseas...
128 k sim card. interesting.
yes, please keep us updated, i would like to know how it goes.
TS
Ok i m new here i really dont know what i m doing my question is i m going abroad for some time and i need a descent cellphone to use abroad some guy i know is offering to sell me photon very cheap but he says its bad esn but will work abroad now first of all what is bad esn? will affect the functionality of the phone in any case? and i will be using it on 2g gsm network so will it work fine and do i have unlock and if yes then how ?
so plz help me out thnx in advance
Bad esn means you can't use it on sprint. Using abroad you can buy a sim card, put it in and it will work fine. Will not work in the US. It is unlocked already for this. You may want to read the forum on bypassing sprint activation. In the us you can flash it to another carrier, like cricket.
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Thnx a lot can u send me the link on how to bypass sprint activation
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1265816
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Has anyone used the photon in Mexico? If so .. what provider do you recommend for pre paid sim usage with full data? Going to a wedding and need full capabilities of my phone.
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not sure, but if you see any cute women at weading, ....... I use VodoPhone in Sweden on AT&T and it served me well.
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All cute women are mine.. i don't like to share.
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I hope your photon breaks and your camera shoots in 0.000MP! oh, and your SD card fails!!
as a fail safe, you can use Sprint International with their rates if it's that important. I never used sprint outside the country. unlock, root, and swap SIM with VodoPhome and see. like $30.00 at most airports I have been.
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Try movistar or telcel. Im pretty sure there the big boys over there. My grandpa just came from Mexico to the states and is using a T-Mobile phone with movistar. Idk that helps but good luck with them ladies.
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in the past I've just used the resort wifi and nettalk.
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There's an user here that has a Photon working with Telcel.
I msgd him a couple of times to ask how good it works and seems to work just fine. What he really couldn't tell me is what needs to be done after you insert the sim card, if the settings are picked up automatically or manually..
I'm going to try myself since I will be going on vacation in a couple of months or so.
I used my Photon in Mexico without any issues. I purchased a pre paid TelCel sim card, and it worked without having to do anything. If you want to use their data, you will need to manually add on TelCel's apns. I recommend downloading apn global from the marketplace for free. You just choose your country and provider, and it fills in all the needed info automatically.
Thanks for the heads up... i have downloaded the apn app and will check into telcel when i get there ... by any chance would you know how much i would be spending on a pre paid sim in Mexico?
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linenoise said:
I used my Photon in Mexico without any issues. I purchased a pre paid TelCel sim card, and it worked without having to do anything. If you want to use their data, you will need to manually add on TelCel's apns. I recommend downloading apn global from the marketplace for free. You just choose your country and provider, and it fills in all the needed info automatically.
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Humm I search for APN GLOBAL and I can't see it.. any chance you can drop a link?
When I went to Mexico last September I just activated international roaming in case of an emergency and used groove ip while I was at the resort which was almost all the time I was there.
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kbrn said:
Humm I search for APN GLOBAL and I can't see it.. any chance you can drop a link?
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http://slideme.org/application/apn-global
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http://slideme.org/application/apn-global
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thank you very much!
Teczeus said:
Thanks for the heads up... i have downloaded the apn app and will check into telcel when i get there ... by any chance would you know how much i would be spending on a pre paid sim in Mexico?
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So what's up dude did you go already and did it work for you?
I'd like to know cause I will go to Mex. in a couple of weeks..
So i bought a samsung galaxy note off a guy on craigslist about 3-4 weeks ago and today i noticed i didnt recieve any calls or texts from anyone, so i checked my phone and could get a signal at all, so i reset the phone to factory using kies and now it says, Phone Not Allowed MM#6 and i cant connect to any network
someone please help and tell me what i can possibly do to solve this issue
I did a little research and it could be a few things... Either you've gave the carrier the wrong IME number or the phone was reported lost or stolen by the original customer... I would call the carrier the phone is for and ask them. Also if the original owner hasn't paid his phone bill the carrier can lock the ime from being used... I've heard a lot of people buying phones on Craigslist like that...
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I did a little research and it could be a few things... Either you've gave the carrier the wrong IME number or the phone was reported lost or stolen by the original customer... I would call the carrier the phone is for and ask them. Also if the original owner hasn't paid his phone bill the carrier can lock the ime from being used... I've heard a lot of people buying phones on Craigslist like that...
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thank you sooo much for your reply but i called AT&T and T-Mobile and they sent me to the stolen phone dept and they say the phone is not blacklisted or blocked in any manor so now i gotta find out what to do because this doesn't make sense
I have reset the phone to factory state = no fix
tried a different tmobile sim = no fix
tried calling att to see if blocked = not blacklisted so no fix
called T-Mobile to see if blocked = not blacklisted so no fix
tried to install custom rom = no fix
tried to restore phone thru kies = no fix
tried my sim in my GF's phone = my sim works perfect
im out of ideas and idk what to do!
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thank you sooo much for your reply but i called AT&T and T-Mobile and they sent me to the stolen phone dept and they say the phone is not blacklisted or blocked in any manor so now i gotta find out what to do because this doesn't make sense
I have reset the phone to factory state = no fix
tried a different tmobile sim = no fix
tried calling att to see if blocked = not blacklisted so no fix
called T-Mobile to see if blocked = not blacklisted so no fix
tried to install custom rom = no fix
tried to restore phone thru kies = no fix
tried my sim in my GF's phone = my sim works perfect
im out of ideas and idk what to do!
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so it's an AT&T note and you're using it on Tmobile right? have you tried an AT&T sim? If you don't have one available to you, I think you can go into an AT&T store and ask them if they can do a quick check for you. Be sweet, apologetic for using their time, maybe send your gf in to flirt with them a little they'll more than likely give you a hand.
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so it's an AT&T note and you're using it on Tmobile right? have you tried an AT&T sim? If you don't have one available to you, I think you can go into an AT&T store and ask them if they can do a quick check for you. Be sweet, apologetic for using their time, maybe send your gf in to flirt with them a little they'll more than likely give you a hand.
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Yea i know its a dumb question but is the phone unlocked?
civicgsr19 said:
Yea i know its a dumb question but is the phone unlocked?
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I wouldn't say it's a dumb questoin, I've forgotten simple things like that myself so it's easy to overlook. Good call.
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so it's an AT&T note and you're using it on Tmobile right? have you tried an AT&T sim? If you don't have one available to you, I think you can go into an AT&T store and ask them if they can do a quick check for you. Be sweet, apologetic for using their time, maybe send your gf in to flirt with them a little they'll more than likely give you a hand.
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me and my GF are gonna try that after she gets out of school, but im just so lost right now and cant understand why this is happening, i paid $275 for this phone and it worked for over a month now
civicgsr19 said:
Yea i know its a dumb question but is the phone unlocked?
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not a stupid question, i did not say if it was unlocked or not
but yes it is, i received the unlock code directly from ATT so im not sure on how to fix this, if the ATT sim works then i will just sell it as an att phone
What modem is showing in the phone ? (needs blaze modem for TMO, if it's an ATT device)
And are your APN settings correct ? (needs the TMO apn's)
Two nails in the coffin for service if not correct.....
just brainstorming....g
And sometimes the network around you has a brain-fart. Sometimes those problems go away within a day.
Everything seems fine I restored it to stock thru kies, but I went to att and tried a live sim and it worked like I should its for some reason only T-Mobile Sims that don't work ugh!
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srkrono said:
Everything seems fine I restored it to stock thru kies, but I went to att and tried a live sim and it worked like I should its for some reason only T-Mobile Sims that don't work ugh!
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Try to unlock it again. I'm using my At&t branded unlocked Note on T-Mobile with no issues.
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When I have a T-Mobile sim in it doesn't give an option to unlock again
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srkrono said:
When I have a T-Mobile sim in it doesn't give an option to unlock again
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Maybe try this....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2124544
Or This:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2109977
mahgninnuc93 said:
Maybe try this....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2124544
Or This:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2109977
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thank you for your reply but i have tried these steps and nothing worked, i just cant understand why tmobile would block the phone if AT&T (which is what service the phone is purchased from) and other GSM carriers have not blocked it at all, just very fustrating!
mahgninnuc93 said:
Maybe try this....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2124544
Or This:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2109977
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isn't that second link one of the OPs threads?
Unlock is permanent. Getting t- mobile to work on the at&t version is hit-or-miss.
Its just weird that I had this phone working for over a month now and no problems what so ever till now, and its only T-Mobile Sims that are locked out
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Have you tried a newer t mobile sim card. Some phones don't play well with the old tmobile sim cards.
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charlieb620 said:
Have you tried a newer t mobile sim card. Some phones don't play well with the old tmobile sim cards.
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i have an updated sim card (that i know of) but your right i can try and make sure i have the latest sim, thanks for the advice
Hey Guys, I'm going to the Czech Republic for three weeks for work, anyone know if a DNA will work there?
azgoofball said:
Hey Guys, I'm going to the Czech Republic for three weeks for work, anyone know if a DNA will work there?
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It should you might have to get a sim card that's international and a good Rom that works well with gsm networks if I'm not mistaking most other country's are gsm
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isnt global mode in settings for going other places then the usa? doesnt global mode auto pick service after buying a sim card for czech republic cell services? im sure you can buy a prepaid service.
Depending on frequencies used then yes all the above should work in gsm based countries. At a minimum you'll have voice SMS and evdo data.
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save yourself some trouble and call verizon BEFORE you go. They'll need to flip a (free) switch on your account to allow roaming on GSM networks.
beaups said:
save yourself some trouble and call verizon BEFORE you go. They'll need to flip a (free) switch on your account to allow roaming on GSM networks.
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That isn't necessary. And will give you a crap ton of roaming charges. International roaming ain't cheap.
Just pop a sim in from the Czech Republic and you'll be good to go.
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Ok, so I dont have to do anything other than remove the verizon sim and place a local sim card? Will my Verizon sim still be active once I put back in or does it go dead for not being active that long? Do I need to rom my phone with GSM rom to do this?
Hi guys,
Just to let you know, I'm from Portugal and have the HTC DNA. Fully operational both stock and custom firmware. Everything works fine except LTE. Just need to create a new APN setting for the new SIM card.
azgoofball said:
Ok, so I dont have to do anything other than remove the verizon sim and place a local sim card? Will my Verizon sim still be active once I put back in or does it go dead for not being active that long? Do I need to rom my phone with GSM rom to do this?
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Yes
It does not go dead
No
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Bigandrewgold said:
That isn't necessary. And will give you a crap ton of roaming charges. International roaming ain't cheap.
Just pop a sim in from the Czech Republic and you'll be good to go.
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Depends if you want to roam and keep your number when travelling abroad. I prefer to do it that way. My point is, if you plan on sticking with roaming on your Verizon sim, you need to have them enable gsm roaming on your account (cdma roaming works fine, where avaialable). I learned the hard way.
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Ok cool guys, thanks, so do any of you know of a good carrier in Czech? I will be in Ostrava (Northeast part of the Country) I just need data for skype and gps.