Hi
Is it possible to use CDMA version of EVO 3D with GSM band??? I know that there is no SIM card slot on board but except this PCB looks very similar.
Of cource firmware is different aswell, but I saw on forum that someone use ROM from CDMA version on GSM model even without changing H-boot, so porting from GSM to CDMA should work aswell??
And last thing if I will flash radio from GSM into CDMA I will permanently brick my phone or I will be able to repair it with bootloader??
Thanks for replay....
Erm... Quite simply... No. Too risky as software / hardware differences will leave you with an irrecoverable brick.
There are no drivers for GSM to CDMA bands etc.
People do change their bands with Custom Roms but im pretty sure that it isn't easy at all.
Invest in a GSM version. They have dropped severely in price.
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Hi,
Recently i have aquired and HTC Hero.
While i was reading posts here at xda, i encountered people talking about GSM and CDMA, where i got really confused.
I've searched google to answer my questions and only i could find was Sprint version and Europian vertion, plus got more confused.
Here is the link of the Hero i have:
http://www.phonehouse.pt/DetalheProduto.aspx?pid=2054
What are the deferences about those two Hero's?
What vertion do i have?
if you put a simcard in it it is GSM, if not it is CDMA. the picture you linked is AFAIK a gms hero, not sure whether you can tell it for sure just by looking at it. GSM and CDMA are different mobile network technologies, to make it short GSM is europe CDMA is usa.
With the hero its quite easy though, the CDMA version looks different to the GSM.
But phones normally look the same.
Pretty sure you have a GSM Hero. That looks to be a European site (selling in Euros) - is it Portugal? All European Heros are GSM. The CDMA ones are for the Sprint network in the USA. The main difference is that they use different mobile phone technology. And the GSM one has a SIM card the CDMA one does not.
In our area , there is available EVO3D cdma for cheap rate, it has a T-mobile logo on it, but the buyer says tht he has unlocked it for reliance cdma network
question is if i root it and put a custom rom on it, will it still be unlocked at reliance or it will be locked ??
if it has t-mo branding on it, it's probably gonna be the sensation, which is not the evo 3d. Secondly, t-mo is gsm only. If I were you, I'd verify if it really is the 3d, not the sensation, but I'm sure it will be the latter (if it isn't some scam to begin with)
nexus2515 said:
In our area , there is available EVO3D cdma for cheap rate, it has a T-mobile logo on it, but the buyer says tht he has unlocked it for reliance cdma network
question is if i root it and put a custom rom on it, will it still be unlocked at reliance or it will be locked ??
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I'm fairly certain my CDMA EVO 3D will NOT ever operate on a GSM network w/o changing the radio hardware inside.
Unless the GSM version comes with both radios inside, it will be impossible for it to operate on a CDMA network. "Unlocked" is generally a GSM term as GSM devices can be unlocked and then operate on any carrier.
Where as CDMA devices have to be programmed for a specific carrier. The programming process for a CDMA device can be a bit complex for people w/o computer experience.
Hope that helps clarify! I'm sure somebody else with more knowledge on the EUR versions of the GSM EVO 3Ds can chime in from their experience.
EDIT: posted while i was replying...
spalding1028 said:
if it has t-mo branding on it, it's probably gonna be the sensation, which is not the evo 3d.
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Also very great point! Don't think there is any GSM EVO 3D version being officially sold in the US under the TMO or ATT brand (the two largest GSM companies in the US). Perhaps a foreign GSM version of the EVO 3D, once "unlocked", could operate on a US GSM carrier such as TMO or ATT, but fairly confident TMO and ATT havent ever sold a GSM EVO 3D.
As a double check, if you wanted, a quick glance at the line up of phones available on their web site should help clarify. Or if you really wanted, call their customer service departments and ask about a EVO 3D or any type of 3D device to see what they have to offer.
Can you remove the Simlock from a CDMA Evo 3d so that it will be able to use any carrier? Telus or rogers etc... I have tried searching the forums and Google (that was a joke all of the results I could find were commercials for paying someone else to do it for you. I want to do it myself. If possible.
I do not believe you can flash your network over to a sim based network like rodgers due to the fact that cdma phones do not have the hardware integrated inside the phone to run gsm networks or sim based. Your best bet is to flash to another network like boost, virgin mobile, page plus or metro pcs. However any type of esn or meid cloning is illegal and is frowned upon when asking for help on xda. Asking for help will get into trouble here so google will have to hold your hand as you search it's massive data bases to find the method of flashing networks.
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I do not believe you can flash your network over to a sim based network like rodgers due to the fact that cdma phones do not have the hardware integrated inside the phone to run gsm networks or sim based. Your best bet is to flash to another network like boost, virgin mobile, page plus or metro pcs. However any type of esn or meid cloning is illegal and is frowned upon when asking for help on xda. Asking for help will get into trouble here so google will have to hold your hand as you search it's massive data bases to find the method of flashing networks.
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AFAIK, MSM8660 (which is inside CDMA 3D) can do both CDMA and GSM unlike MSM8260 (which is inside GSM 3D).... But I believe it's not possible to use GSM service on it, since it does not have a sim slot and a OS to support it. If Rogers have CDMA service too, then it should be possible.
Thanks for that little piece of info sir.
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AFAIK, MSM8660 (which is inside CDMA 3D) can do both CDMA and GSM unlike MSM8260 (which is inside GSM 3D).... But I believe it's not possible to use GSM service on it, since it does not have a sim slot and a OS to support it. If Rogers have CDMA service too, then it should be possible.
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Correct, there is no SIM on the CDMA version. I read about someone a while ago that was able to hack the radio and get GSM to show up, but without a SIM card it is useless. If you could solder a SIM reader on and then hack the radio (which are extremely difficult) you may be able to do it, but it would not be worth it.
Get this ---> http://www.skyroam.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=44&Itemid=67
Should work with EVO 3D
You will have Sprint + Rogers/Any GSM carrier
Hi
just purchased a XT912
its on 2.3.6
want it to be used in India for gsm purpose
can anyone help me
what should i do to get gsm going in the phone on GB
or should i update it to ICS and simply insert the gsm sim and change network to gsm and start using ?
i havent used this phone ever before.
regards
I think that is impossible :S
The hardware in the CMDA version is diferent to the on in the GSM, so you would only be able to get CMDA signals and not GSM
You are wrong
The Verizon version has both GSM as well as CDMA radios
Just updated it to ICS and GSM is working fine.
Though all gsm operators outside us will be working
Sent from the DAD of all S2s - The Epic Touch.
Is there a ROM that will make my gsm sgh-1717 from at&t work on Verizon CDMA network?
Sorry there isn't. That would require a hardware change and I don't think parts are available to do so.
Roms don't enable that - modems do that. GSM and CDMA are two different types of networks. Thats why ^^^^ said you need to have different hardware, but you can't change the modem chip on the mainboard.