I am a great noob so plzz don't K.O me .....ma question is since this phone is only US bound, can I buy it and then get it unlocked to use here is England? PS..u guyz over in US always get the good stuff!!why?
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Depends on what network you have, cdma or gsm. This phone is on cdma and does not use a simple card.
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No. CDMA networks don't exist in the UK (as far as my English friend recalls and a quick Google search yielded). So it's physically impossible for the phone to work on your networks. Sorry.
Get the One X. It's almost the same as this phone (depending on which processor phone you get) minus the sd card slot and a smaller battery.
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I've heard that below the battery there is a SIM card slot. Does anyone know why?
surge89 said:
I've heard that below the battery there is a SIM card slot. Does anyone know why?
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LTE service uses sim cards, so the EVOLTE has one built-in under the battery. It doesn't have a GSM radio, however, so still can't be used in the UK.
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I am using the old sim from my backflip since the new one they gave me with the atrix didn't work! Does it matter what sim you are using with 4g?
i don't believe so i'm using the one from a very old lg incite to propel pro to iphone to this phone. it displays H+ on the screen and all.
Not particularly but the reason it won't work is most likely because its parked on your account waiting to be activated. If you still have it, try giving customer care a call and having them activate it. SIM cards do change and can affect your overall service.
P.s. Call from a different phone
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Gutterball said:
I am using the old sim from my backflip since the new one they gave me with the atrix didn't work! Does it matter what sim you are using with 4g?
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I've been using my 3G Sim card when I first got it. It doesn't make a difference in the speeds. AT&T has just been capping them and HSPA+ is in almost no cities.
SIM card DO make a lot more difference than most people think.. as they age they die just like all other technology, and so if you've been given a new SIM I suggest you call AT&T from a separate phone (so you don't get cut out mid conversation) and ask them to activate your new SIM.
I contacted Bell (a cellphone company in Canada) there saying it won't work on there network cause it's HSPA phone but I checked the specs & this is indeed a CDMA phone. There saying if it was a CDMA phone it would not have a sim card slot. I did notice they were calling it the "Vigor" instead of the new name. Can anyone explain if this is right? I don't want to go out buying a card & waisting money if what they said is true.
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I contacted Bell (a cellphone company in Canada) there saying it won't work on there network cause it's HSPA phone but I checked the specs & this is indeed a CDMA phone. There saying if it was a CDMA phone it would not have a sim card slot. I did notice they were calling it the "Vigor" instead of the new name. Can anyone explain if this is right? I don't want to go out buying a card & waisting money if what they said is true.
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It is an LTE/CDMA/GSM/WCDMA device. It does have a sim card slot. And it isn't called the Vigor any more. The same way the EVO 4G is no longer called the Supersonic.
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This is indeed a CDMA phone. It has a SIM slot because its also a GSM/LTE/WCDMA phone as well and will work on those networks too.
I was able to activate it on a GSM network but I'm not getting any data. Is there a way to fix this?
There is a thread for it in general, should check there.
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SmithO77 said:
I was able to activate it on a GSM network but I'm not getting any data. Is there a way to fix this?
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There is a whole thread about it
Dear EVO 4g LTE owners,
At the moment I own a Samsung Captivate, I imported it from the USA more then a year ago. I'm actually quite fed up with it, it has a lot of speed issues and other issues like randomly turning itself off.
I really want to have an EVO 4g LTE, but since they don't sell it in my country, I'm forced to buy it through eBay. I often see phones with a bad ESN.
My question is if I can use it here for calling and data internet(we have GSM networks here)?
Can I unlock it, so I can put my own sim card in it?
Oh and will I have warranty on it?
Does anybody know if it has Dutch(Nederlands) (NO NOT DEUTSCH) language on it?
By the way; if I'd buy it, I'd flash it out of the box
The 4G LTE is CDMA and LTE, so it won't work on the GSM network in Rotterdam. Also, there is no user accessbile SIM card slot like other LTE devices, so you definitely wouldn't be able to swap out the SIM. Also, I'm pretty sure ESNs that are flagged as bad won't work on the carrier to begin with because they reported stolen or otherwise tagged as bad because of unpaid bills on the account or something. Maybe that wouldn't affect your service if you used a different carrier, but that's a moot point here, you won't be able to use this phone on any other carrier to begin with.
The LTE doesn't have a SIM slot that would allow you to use it on a GSM network. The only SIM that it has is embedded and inaccessible without taking the phone apart and even then, I don't think it's as simple as just popping yours in.
Edit: ^Beat me to it.
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Thanks for replying,
Hmm I didn't read the specs well on PA I see. My network (Tele 2) provides LTE, but only in the Amsterdam area...
It won't work. It is designed to work on Sprint towers exclusively.
I have seen options to have it work on other US networks(boost, cricket, etc). Not for anything international though.
Consider a HTC One X as the exact same option.
Good luck.
Look for an International HTC One X in your area. Same phone, different look.
We have the one X here, I don't like that phone
JigsterNL said:
We have the one X here, I don't like that phone
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This :3
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JigsterNL said:
We have the one X here, I don't like that phone
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Dam all bad
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JigsterNL said:
We have the one X here, I don't like that phone
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Its pretty much the same phone besides the microsd slot and tad bit bigger battery
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oOflyeyesOo said:
Its pretty much the same phone besides the microsd slot and tad bit bigger battery
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I appreciate all of your advice, but I already said I don't want that phone. To me that phone isn't the same
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ESN dummy, really need help.
I'm getting a great deal on eBay for a Galaxy S5 on Sprint. It has a clean ESN, I checked it, however I dont know if the phone is unlocked. Will I be able to pop in an Indian GSM sim card into the phone and use it without any restriction?
If you have any skill flashing phones [and have a donor phone], I would recommend flashing the bad esn Evo 4g LTE to PagePlus. That's what I did.
I acheived 3g data too, though that part was hard.
If you're interested in this, let me know and I can try to post some of the guides/links I used [I used several].
it is from us cellular if you ask me its the s3 mini anyways itsa cdma phone that has a sim slot which has a card in it for us ceullar. now im confused the phone specs say its cdma only but with a sim card that makes me t hink its gsm global(locked to any us gsm providers im sure) and cdma so I would assume it will work with say cricket wireless.
I am leaving u ceulluar and would like to use the phone with c ricket wireless and being its a cdma phone im surei could it is just that sim card confused me.
I know on phone in past cricket can take your imei i think it is and use a tool over the phone to convert it to propperly work on their network.
So basically anyone know if this phone can be used with cricket? is it locked? do I ahve to flash it. if the gsm part is locked that wont matter since i will only be ising the cdma part. here is the link to the phone on us cellular
http://www.uscellular.com/uscellula...tandard&device-category=device-category-phone
Edited: The sim card has your programing for CDMA & 4g/LTE access. Just took mine out and it has zero service without it. I would guess as long as you put it in another compatible phone you would get service.
Hoping someone will figure out a simple rooting method, but doesn't appear there is a lot of interest yet.
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mrtwisty said:
Edited: The sim card has your programing for CDMA & 4g/LTE access. Just took mine out and it has zero service without it. I would guess as long as you put it in another compatible phone you would get service.
Hoping someone will figure out a simple rooting method, but doesn't appear there is a lot of interest yet.
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Thanks but nah not what I was wanting, i wanted to be able to use the phone on cricket but since they dont use sim cards since their phones are cdma was why I was confused that this one has a card since usually only GSM phones use those. so im guessing I wont be able to use it on their network if they added it..I know they can convert certain imei's over the phone with a tool they ahve with cricket support but have not tried that yet.
talrune said:
Thanks but nah not what I was wanting, i wanted to be able to use the phone on cricket but since they dont use sim cards since their phones are cdma was why I was confused that this one has a card since usually only GSM phones use those. so im guessing I wont be able to use it on their network if they added it..I know they can convert certain imei's over the phone with a tool they ahve with cricket support but have not tried that yet.
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mrtwisty said:
Edited: The sim card has your programing for CDMA & 4g/LTE access. Just took mine out and it has zero service without it. I would guess as long as you put it in another compatible phone you would get service.
Hoping someone will figure out a simple rooting method, but doesn't appear there is a lot of interest yet.
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So, just wondering, would the Samsung Axiom work on T-Mobile or AT&T ?
yes and no
The R830 by U.S cellular is a CDMA phone. now ah days having a sim card slot does not symply mean its GSM ....TMobile....GSM ALL DAY. ATT GSM all day. Vzw,sprint, uscellular...CDMA. the Sim card in question is a 4glite. it controls the 4g side and basically activates the phone upon new activation. the question is: WELL THIS PHONE WORK ON CRICKET? Answer...yes...I put one on Pageplus by just activatiing the imei and then OTA...but I'm having trouble with the DAta side... cant get data or MMS (picture messaging) to work..talk and texts works fine.....Now im on to figuring out how to get this thing into DiagMode without rooting it Oh yeah.....try activating your Imei on cricket and then star code it. . if it asks you to press 1 or 2 but you dont see a keyboard,....thats okay...just let the lady run her mouth until the music starts playing....when its done the phone will restart and you'll have talk and text
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joellecool said:
So, just wondering, would the Samsung Axiom work on T-Mobile or AT&T ?
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No, your phone will not work on either. The sim slot in question is for 4glte, all 4g phones will have this sim slot. A GSM sim will not provide any functionality at all.
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but I'm having trouble with the DAta side... cant get data or MMS (picture messaging) to work..
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Was anyone got success in enabling the data ???
i just bought one CDMA htc sprint htc evo 3d from usa , when i realize that the cdma means no sim slot.. so? any idea ? at the hardware part, can i replace any socket of the phone just to use it at Greece because i don't think there is any provider here to use this kind(no sim) devices
antonili said:
i just bought one CDMA htc sprint htc evo 3d from usa , when i realize that the cdma means no sim slot.. so? any idea ? at the hardware part, can i replace any socket of the phone just to use it at Greece because i don't think there is any provider here to use this kind(no sim) devices
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Nope ur screwed, maybe try returning the phone else u have to sell it.
U need to buy a GSM Evo3D to use sim cards, CDMA are USA only without sim cards
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sgaheer said:
Nope ur screwed, maybe try returning the phone else u have to sell it.
U need to buy a GSM Evo3D to use sim cards, CDMA are USA only without sim cards
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the senario of try to put the sim slot of 3d
http://www.ebay.it/itm/Sim-Karte-Le...le_Werkzeuge&hash=item53f11d3403#ht_539wt_825
try to change radio..root..rom... is such a joke?
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the senario of try to put the sim slot of 3d
http://www.ebay.it/itm/Sim-Karte-Le...le_Werkzeuge&hash=item53f11d3403#ht_539wt_825
try to change radio..root..rom... is such a joke?
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Dont think that will work, cdma doesn't have the hardware to use sim cards as well as radio frequencys for GSM.
That is most likely a replacement part for a GSM Evo3D
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antonili said:
the senario of try to put the sim slot of 3d
http://www.ebay.it/itm/Sim-Karte-Le...le_Werkzeuge&hash=item53f11d3403#ht_539wt_825
try to change radio..root..rom... is such a joke?
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That's for if you want to replace the SIM slot, which you don't have in the first place. The CDMA Evo 3D does not have the hardware or network configuration for SIM cards, it's made to be card-free. If you do intend to install a SIM card slot in the phone, it would be for 'eyecandy' or a storage compartment.