Does the use of custom ROMs (like MIUI) affect the use of the Sprint Photon international with SIM cards on GSM? Going to Germany in a few weeks and wanted to make sure it will work.
Thanks for your expertise!
HackGerm said:
Does the use of custom ROMs (like MIUI) affect the use of the Sprint Photon international with SIM cards on GSM? Going to Germany in a few weeks and wanted to make sure it will work.
Thanks for your expertise!
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no, it works perfectly without any issues on international gsm sim cards.
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im planning to buy a Samsung Vibrant to use it with another carrier, my only doubt is if ANY Vibrant CAN be UNlocked?
Thanks in Advance.
Yes all vibrant should be able to be unlocked, just make sure that you have a sim card that is not t-mobile
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Thanks.
One more thing. What is "hardware locked"? i've seen it in other posts but i don't know what it means.
wilee1928 said:
Thanks.
One more thing. What is "hardware locked"? i've seen it in other posts but i don't know what it means.
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unable to get into recovery or download mode using the physical keys.
Why you want to unlock a Vibrant to use on another carrier? All of the 4 major carriers in the USA has a Galaxy S model. Use the one that your carrier has.
By the way, if you unlock the Vibrant it will only work on GSM networks (AT&T and TMO)
quest4fire said:
Why you want to unlock a Vibrant to use on another carrier? All of the 4 major carriers in the USA has a Galaxy S model. Use the one that your carrier has.
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I want the Vibrant because it definitely has more dev-support. Also I like it more i9000-ish.
quest4fire said:
By the way, if you unlock the Vibrant it will only work on GSM networks (AT&T and TMO)
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I plan to use it with Telcel/Mexico (uses same bands as ATT).
zephiK said:
unable to get into recovery or download mode using the physical keys.
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Thanks a lot, that makes sense.
wilee1928 said:
I plan to use it with Telcel/Mexico (uses same bands as ATT).
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Hi. First of all sorry for my english.
i just bought an unlock Samsung vibrant from T-mobile but i am having trouble with 3g with telcel it doesnt work only 2G but when i change to movistar SIM it does work the 3g i have no idea about the reason maybe in the next update it can be fix. Good luck
PD. if u know how to make it work reply plz
smooky45 said:
Hi. First of all sorry for my english.
i just bought an unlock Samsung vibrant from T-mobile but i am having trouble with 3g with telcel it doesnt work only 2G but when i change to movistar SIM it does work the 3g i have no idea about the reason maybe in the next update it can be fix. Good luck
PD. if u know how to make it work reply plz
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Telcel uses the same 3G bands as AT&T (850Mhz/1900Mhz); T-Mobile on the other hand uses 1700/2100 MHz. When it comes to 2G, both T-Mobile and AT&T use the same frequencies.
So basically, there's nothing to fix. If you wanted to use Telcel's 3G network you should have gotten a Samsung Captivate and not a Vibrant. The phone will work, but you will be limited to 2G speeds.
You said it works with Movistar though, so perhaps your best bet would be switching carriers? Still, it's a really sweet phone even if you can't use Telcel's 3G network.
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Actually, I think you should be after the Bell Vibrant instead of the T-Mobile's Vibrant. Either that or the Captivate.
Both the Bell (Canada) Vibrant and AT&T's Captivate have the same 3g bands as Telcel and Movistar (850/1900 3g). I would go with either of those for full 3g coverage just in case the 3g down there is as weird as AT&T's (From what I've read AT&T is kinda transitioning it's 3g from the 1900 band and pushing it more onto 850). Besides, not too many places support T-Mobile's Vibrant 3g band (AWS).
Can non-activated Vibrant be unlocked?
I've read related threads but haven't found an answer that really helps me. I'm buying a new Vibrant from someone tomorrow that hasn't been activated yet. As soon as I get it I'm planning on unlocking it to work on AT&T. Will I be able to unlock the Vibrant if it hasn't been activated on T-Mobile yet? Thanks for your help.
rml4uk said:
I've read related threads but haven't found an answer that really helps me. I'm buying a new Vibrant from someone tomorrow that hasn't been activated yet. As soon as I get it I'm planning on unlocking it to work on AT&T. Will I be able to unlock the Vibrant if it hasn't been activated on T-Mobile yet? Thanks for your help.
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Yes you can, the first thing I did after finishing with the unboxing of my Vibrant was unlock the phone and instert my At&t sim card... no need at all to first activate with TMO
eortizr said:
Yes you can, the first thing I did after finishing with the unboxing of my Vibrant was unlock the phone and instert my At&t sim card... no need at all to first activate with TMO
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Awesome! Thanks a lot. Did you use the Samsung Galaxy S Unlock Tool to unlock yours?
If telcel uses the same bands as at&t then you should have 3g try seeing which band your phone has checked to on. 850 is disabled by default if you go to one of Eugene's froyo builds thread there you will see how to enable the band to have 3g on your phone for that specific carrier which is most likely the 850 band.
Try that if it doesn't work sorry I tried to help. I hope it works for you though enjoy your vibrant.
smooky45 said:
Hi. First of all sorry for my english.
i just bought an unlock Samsung vibrant from T-mobile but i am having trouble with 3g with telcel it doesnt work only 2G but when i change to movistar SIM it does work the 3g i have no idea about the reason maybe in the next update it can be fix. Good luck
PD. if u know how to make it work reply plz
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I believe that's the one I used. Its a free app in the market that works perfectly fine.
rml4uk said:
Awesome! Thanks a lot. Did you use the Samsung Galaxy S Unlock Tool to unlock yours?
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Did you have to root your Vibrant before you could unlock it? I tried to run the unlock tool but it said no codes could be found. I had read that some of the newer Vibrants were firmware locked so you have to root before you can unlock. This one is brand new so I'm guessing I need to root it first. Any thoughts?
Maybe, idk. I've had my vibrant since it came out and its been rooted so I can't help you there. Why don't you just root?
rml4uk said:
Did you have to root your Vibrant before you could unlock it? I tried to run the unlock tool but it said no codes could be found. I had read that some of the newer Vibrants were firmware locked so you have to root before you can unlock. This one is brand new so I'm guessing I need to root it first. Any thoughts?
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Which rooting method did you use?
So i am going to Israel this summer for a few weeks and am hoping to bring my rezound now that Joelz has worked out all the GSM bugs. I am totally lost as this is my first "Global" phone so any help on what i need to do would be appreciated
From what i understand i need to call VZW, and get it unlocked and order a GSM sim card from a provider in Israel. Any suggestions on how i should go about doing either of these? (like a provider that i can order a sim)
Thanks
werdna87 said:
So i am going to Israel this summer for a few weeks and am hoping to bring my rezound now that Joelz has worked out all the GSM bugs. I am totally lost as this is my first "Global" phone so any help on what i need to do would be appreciated
From what i understand i need to call VZW, and get it unlocked and order a GSM sim card from a provider in Israel. Any suggestions on how i should go about doing either of these? (like a provider that i can order a sim)
Thanks
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Nope it is already unlocked. Just swap your lte sim with a local one and use the app lte onoff to toggle to wcdma or gsm depending which works better with your overseas carrier.
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Does the rezound support proper us GSM, if so how, and what does it support (I have Tmobile, will it support 3g/4g)
Check out the htc Rezound development forum and look for two roms:
MIUI and Rezound maister. They are both built with gsm built-in, while other roms offer gsm functionality with a flashable zip.
Don't know the answer to your tmobile question but my understanding is that it does work in the USA.
And just FYI, the OS that comes with the Rezound does not support gsm, you have to be running a custom rom that supports it.
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ericerk said:
Does the rezound support proper us GSM, if so how, and what does it support (I have Tmobile, will it support 3g/4g)
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brenuga said:
Check out the htc Rezound development forum and look for two roms:
MIUI and Rezound maister. They are both built with gsm built-in, while other roms offer gsm functionality with a flashable zip.
Don't know the answer to your tmobile question but my understanding is that it does work in the USA.
And just FYI, the OS that comes with the Rezound does not support gsm, you have to be running a custom rom that supports it.
Sent from my Rezound using Tapatalk 2
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Yes The latest Stock Rom OTA update does support GSM natively, just use it in GSM/UMTS mode.
Here is the link to download it:
http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/0...ull-ruu-build-4-03-605-2-for-the-htc-rezound/
Lot of other custom roms also offer that.
But one issue i have seen in the stock rom is RF Calibration is need to get good network bars and specially 4G. I am not sure about whether this issue has been solved in custom roms or not.
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Yes The latest Stock Rom OTA update does support GSM natively, just use it in GSM/UMTS mode.
Here is the link to download it:
http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/0...ull-ruu-build-4-03-605-2-for-the-htc-rezound/
Lot of other custom roms also offer that.
But one issue i have seen in the stock rom is RF Calibration is need to get good network bars and specially 4G. I am not sure about whether this issue has been solved in custom roms or not.
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Latest stock rom ota leak, not actually an official ota yet (at least I haven't seen anyone mention getting it).
There is a search button for a reason
AshtonTS said:
There is a search button for a reason
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You felt the need to bump this just to tell him to use the search button, after the question has already been answered?
Hi
NilayS said:
Yes The latest Stock Rom OTA update does support GSM natively, just use it in GSM/UMTS mode.
Here is the link to download it:
Lot of other custom roms also offer that.
But one issue i have seen in the stock rom is RF Calibration is need to get good network bars and specially 4G. I am not sure about whether this issue has been solved in custom roms or not.
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with last ruu work sms or mms??
my htc rezound said:
with last ruu work sms or mms??
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how to fix "sim card source unknown" error?
javed91214 said:
how to fix "sim card source unknown" error?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1882355
ericerk said:
Does the rezound support proper us GSM, if so how, and what does it support (I have Tmobile, will it support 3g/4g)
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3G may work after T-Mobile completes UMTS/HSPA 1900Mhz refarming. Supposedly by the end of the year.
You also need to modify radio configuration.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1914122
ericerk said:
Does the rezound support proper us GSM, if so how, and what does it support (I have Tmobile, will it support 3g/4g)
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Just to clarify, I was looking up the Rezound trying to think what the next HD2 style hackable phone might be. I found it supports AT&T's frequencies: GSM 850/1900 and AT&T's 3G/HSPA is on the 1900 band. T-Mobile can use GSM 850 and 1900, and their 3G/4G is on the 1700 band known as AWS. As the above post stated they've been reconfiguring their towers in some areas to also do 3G/4G on 1900 like AT&T. Maybe in those areas T-Mobile 3G/4G will just work? But this looks really appealing as a multi-band phone.
Hey,
my note 2 is unlocked with custom rom.
I'm planning to go to europa but verizon phones are pretty weird for outside of US.
I wonder If I am able use this phone in europa with different Sim card (not verizon or vodafone)
can i get signal? is there anything special thing to do?
thank you
K2adir said:
Hey,
my note 2 is unlocked with custom rom.
I'm planning to go to europa but verizon phones are pretty weird for outside of US.
I wonder If I am able use this phone in europa with different Sim card (not verizon or vodafone)
can i get signal? is there anything special thing to do?
thank you
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2044449
I haven't been able to find any solid information on SIM unlocking this phone, so I'm asking here. Back on Verizon, unlocking a global phone didn't seem to help much, as it still didnt work on other carriers (such as when travelling to India). Will the HTC One when SIM unlocked work?
ashrat3000 said:
I haven't been able to find any solid information on SIM unlocking this phone, so I'm asking here. Back on Verizon, unlocking a global phone didn't seem to help much, as it still didnt work on other carriers (such as when travelling to India). Will the HTC One when SIM unlocked work?
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The HTC One is a GSM-based phone. It will work on any GSM-based network, regarding calls/text/data(up to HSPA+). Not sure about LTE because of the way the frequency/bands work.
ashrat3000 said:
I haven't been able to find any solid information on SIM unlocking this phone, so I'm asking here. Back on Verizon, unlocking a global phone didn't seem to help much, as it still didnt work on other carriers (such as when travelling to India). Will the HTC One when SIM unlocked work?
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Verizon was CDMA which had limited availability in foreign countries. HTC One has a sim card slot (even the Sprint version, which is CDMA, should have a slot). Once you sim unlock, it should be compatible with most major countries since most countries use GSM - as long as the frequency bands are the same.
You can look up the frequency bands phone supports in the htc one's specs.