Hey guys, im planning to buy a Droid Razr in India (the CDMA one) and using it with GSM, and the guy who's selling it says that i can flash Custom ROM's without any hassle. Is it true? Just wanted to confirm.
thanks, sid.
sid3091 said:
Hey guys, im planning to buy a Droid Razr in India (the CDMA one) and using it with GSM, and the guy who's selling it says that i can flash Custom ROM's without any hassle. Is it true? Just wanted to confirm.
thanks, sid.
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No, u cant. CDMA phone cant be use with GSM carrier..
elias.parasini said:
No, u cant. CDMA phone cant be use with GSM carrier..
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thanks for your reply, but i think the razr and the bionic have both been hacked to make GSM work as they possess the wireless capabilities.
sid3091 said:
thanks for your reply, but i think the razr and the bionic have both been hacked to make GSM work as they possess the wireless capabilities.
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im from India. THe CDMA WONT work here. Unless ur on GB wherein u can get one of the ROMs and then flash the patch...
and from what I know, the CDMA doesnt have a sim slot?? I may be wrong...
circleofomega said:
im from India. THe CDMA WONT work here. Unless ur on GB wherein u can get one of the ROMs and then flash the patch...
and from what I know, the CDMA doesnt have a sim slot?? I may be wrong...
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check out the rimweb forums in the reputed seller section. CDMA and GSM both work. I want to use GSM, but i just want to know if Custom ROM's might work.
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Sorry to ask the same question once again,but , I am just curious...
since the XT912(Verizon) and XT910 has the same hardware and chipset, I can be pretty sure they have the same radio.
Is it possible for anyone to say, whether we can activate the LTE functionality in the XT910...(maybe a custom baseband SW) or something..
I'm going to attempt to flash the GSM radio into my XT912. Everything I've also read says that the chipset should allow for GSM access, just carrier locked by Verizon.
This article has been referenced a few times about the inability to use AT&T and Verizon LTE devices on each others networks:http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2388526,00.asp
I'll let you know if a radio from a GSM SBF or GSM Rom works on this though!
Thanks mate!!!
This is a good experiment. Waiting to see.
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Keep us up to date on your progress and results!
Much appreciated :]
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Hi,
Can anyone help me by posting the baseband SW of the XT912....
Help me a lot for my experiment..
I flashed the GSM radio image on my XT912 through RSD... Everything looked normal, RSD said it processed image 1 of 1, then the phone rebooted, came back up and was still on the CDMA Baseband image... Not sure exactly what happened but I was just happy it didn't brick it!
My phone is currently useless to me anyway since I'm in the Philippines. Willing to try flashing/testing whatever a developer would like to have me test at this point in time. Need to have GSM radio activated/enabled so I can use this phone... That's the bottom line I guess...
pacafrat said:
I flashed the GSM radio image on my XT912 through RSD... Everything looked normal, RSD said it processed image 1 of 1, then the phone rebooted, came back up and was still on the CDMA Baseband image... Not sure exactly what happened but I was just happy it didn't brick it!
My phone is currently useless to me anyway since I'm in the Philippines. Willing to try flashing/testing whatever a developer would like to have me test at this point in time. Need to have GSM radio activated/enabled so I can use this phone... That's the bottom line I guess...
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After flashing the radio, di dyou change baseband?
Let me know whether changing the baseband solves your problem, then I might try to do the inverse thing...
How do you change baseband? I'll try it if someone can tell me where/how to do it...
I have the xt910 in Canada with no LTE but the network supports LTE. I am extremely excited to see how your experiment works.
Did you ever get this to work?
Yes, I'm still very interested in this if anyone has further details. This thread is very similar, but goes the other way (enabling GSM on the CDMA/LTE devices).
This does not work and cannot be made to work. There is another additional LTE radio chip in the XT912 that is not there on XT910. They are not the same hardware, despite being very similar.
cellzealot said:
This does not work and cannot be made to work. There is another additional LTE radio chip in the XT912 that is not there on XT910. They are not the same hardware, despite being very similar.
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Source? I've heard claims from both sides of this argument on XDA (some say it has the LTE radio, some say it does not).
I have yet to find a teardown of the XT910, I can only find pictures of the XT912 internals. I understand that there's a possibility that Motorola didn't put the LTE radio in the XT910, but again, I have yet to see a definitive source claiming so (i.e. pictures - and again, can only find pictures of the XT912 internals...).
I noticed that Rogers advertises the xt910 as being a LTE device. False advertising?
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Ics brings lte/cdma support for razr.
This is from Brasil ics
Cheers
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I dont think the XT910 has any CDMA radios at all. But lets see.
The Korean XT910k has LTE according to motorola website
But it also cannot flash normal razr fastboot files and roms....
same with the latin razrs also cant flash normal xt910 roms, and it has the lte radio....
Maybe there is a link in this?
Any Latin razr users flashed the XT912 fastboot before?
pedrotorresfilho said:
Ics brings lte/cdma support for razr.
This is from Brasil ics
Cheers
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Pedro, I flashed the LATAM ICS ROM to my XT910, and while it shows the option in the Phone Menu, the LTE option won't stay selected. It keeps reverting back to GSM.
I'm interested to see if someone successfully flashed a new radio file to activate the LTE on the XT910, or if this is a hardware issue, being that the hardware for LTE simply isn't inside the XT910.
I have bought a Droid Razr XT912 to be used outside US. I understand ICS will unlock the GSM bands. My question is, will loading a custom CDMA ROM based on ICS allow me to use the the phone on GSM networks outside US? This probably is a stupid question, but I wasn't able to find any direct answer to it.
Thanks.
yogeshtulsiani said:
I have bought a Droid Razr XT912 to be used outside US. I understand ICS will unlock the GSM bands. My question is, will loading a custom CDMA ROM based on ICS allow me to use the the phone on GSM networks outside US? This probably is a stupid question, but I wasn't able to find any direct answer to it.
Thanks.
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I pretty sure that the xt912 is the american cdma version of the DROID RAZR, so installing ICS or any other ROM wont help you with gsm bands.
the CDMA have other anthena or something.
BUT check the correct model you have.
UduBobo said:
I pretty sure that the xt912 is the american cdma version of the DROID RAZR, so installing ICS or any other ROM wont help you with gsm bands.
the CDMA have other anthena or something.
BUT check the correct model you have.
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The XT912 has GSM bands as well. I'm pretty certain after going through these forums that the ICS update unlocks the GSM bands. I'm keen on a custom ROM coz it will get rid of most of the bloatware & give additional functionality as well.
yogeshtulsiani said:
I have bought a Droid Razr XT912 to be used outside US. I understand ICS will unlock the GSM bands. My question is, will loading a custom CDMA ROM based on ICS allow me to use the the phone on GSM networks outside US? This probably is a stupid question, but I wasn't able to find any direct answer to it.
Thanks.
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My phone is XT912 Verizon (live in europe) works perfectly.
So be sure it will work
monkteo said:
My phone is XT912 Verizon (live in europe) works perfectly.
So be sure it will work
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Thanks monkteo for confirming. Are u using a custom ROM? I'm inclined towards the Eclipse 1.5 but want someone to confirm it works on XT912 for GSM use.
yogeshtulsiani said:
Thanks monkteo for confirming. Are u using a custom ROM? I'm inclined towards the Eclipse 1.5 but want someone to confirm it works on XT912 for GSM use.
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I use all 3 rooms from the signature, and only on GSM / UMTS.
I have tried to use on GSM networks but it won't connect, and I have changed the settings a few times for the Mobile Networks. I am trying to use AVATAR ROM on the XT912. Thanks!
Hi there
j just got a Moto XT912 of a friend it is a vorizon phone i was wondering if any one had any sujestions for a reliable way to
get the phone Sim Free....
also what sujestions for Custom rom would people have for this phone...
does it have its own forum section for custom roms.
this is my first ever Motorola phone that i plan on keeping an not just refurbishing and selling on so any advice would
bre greatly appreciated.
Many thanx
mark
Gauu said:
Hi there
j just got a Moto XT912 of a friend it is a vorizon phone i was wondering if any one had any sujestions for a reliable way to
get the phone Sim Free....
also what sujestions for Custom rom would people have for this phone...
does it have its own forum section for custom roms.
this is my first ever Motorola phone that i plan on keeping an not just refurbishing and selling on so any advice would
bre greatly appreciated.
Many thanx
mark
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I dont understand what you mean by Sim free ?
Regarding ROMS - try this thread for installation assistance - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1991253 , yours is a CDMA phone so instal only ROMS developed for CDMA.
SAJdroid said:
I dont understand what you mean by Sim free ?
Regarding ROMS - try this thread for installation assistance - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1991253 , yours is a CDMA phone so instal only ROMS developed for CDMA.
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sim fre refers to the phone not being locked to any providers.
well at least in the area of UK where i lived.
thanx i will check it out
Gauu said:
sim fre refers to the phone not being locked to any providers.
well at least in the area of UK where i lived.
thanx i will check it out
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The phone XT912 is already unlocked for use on any gsm/cdma network outside US.
You can see the development section for ROMs.
Read the forum and stickies and ask whenever you have a doubt.
Sent from my XT912 using Tapatalk 2
neo.ank said:
The phone XT912 is already unlocked for use on any gsm/cdma network outside US.
You can see the development section for ROMs.
Read the forum and stickies and ask whenever you have a doubt.
Sent from my XT912 using Tapatalk 2
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hey there thanx for that bit of info however the more i read on this phone the more i find that u
can not use any sim in it as the radios are off an no one can turn them on yet.
is this true atm i tryed my swedish sim from tele2 in the phone it said unknown source or somthing
i get a signal but i can not make any calls or recive any.
thx
Thats partially true. Radios are not off. Actually its restricted for US users. Verizon locked it for US GSM frequencies. However outside US it works on all GSM/UMTS and CDMA frequencies.
The 'sim from unknown source' message appers on every boot but it does not interfere with anything else. The reason for you not being able to make calls should be something else.
What happens when you try to make call?
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Sits there trying to call out for a few then hangs up doing nuttin at all
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Okay feel silly now lol was assisted dailing making my calls mess up. Than guyz.
However I am struggling to get my data working any on help me with that please
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You have to find out your Service Providers APN settings and add them.
Is that the same as contact on the xyt912 as I cart find a apn settings page on the phone?
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Edit than for the help used Google found instructions for where and my apn settings all is good now than for the help ppl
hey, good day everyone.
i want to change my ROM to this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2184706
but the thread has 2 choices which is the vzw or GSM,
I dont know which to download. how will i know if my unit is vzw or gsm
im on htc droid dna verizon.
thank you.
dranoel12 said:
hey, good day everyone.
i want to change my ROM to this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2184706
but the thread has 2 choices which is the vzw or GSM,
I dont know which to download. how will i know if my unit is vzw or gsm
im on htc droid dna verizon.
thank you.
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Seriously? If you don't know that VZW stands for VeriZonWireless... You probably shouldn't be flashing your phone.
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Seriously? If you don't know that VZW stands for VeriZonWireless... You probably shouldn't be flashing your phone.
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thanks for this. as expected the answer for this question will be easy, just wanna make sure. thank you man. cheers!
btw, ive S-off unlocked bootloader and installed venom rom. just want to try this out.
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i have a HTC Droid DNA on verizon and i might be traveling out of country to Central America. Yes, my phone is rooted and S-OFF. So what do i have to do to make sure my phone works over there?
mattking45 said:
i have a HTC Droid DNA on verizon and i might be traveling out of country to Central America. Yes, my phone is rooted and S-OFF. So what do i have to do to make sure my phone works over there?
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Get one of their carrier's SIM card starter(prepaid) card, put it in in your DNA(remove yours first, get the tool), and in settings change to gsm, cdme or whatever the particular carrier is using .
supragrom said:
Get one of their carrier's SIM card starter(prepaid) card, put it in in your DNA(remove yours first, get the tool), and in settings change to gsm, cdme or whatever the particular carrier is using .
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To add to what this guy said... The rom must all support GSM.
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To add to what this guy said... The rom must all support GSM.
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Just a question (new to the DNA), but the stock rom supports it, correct? Latest ota sense 5.
Sent from my HTC DROID DNA
kude87 said:
Just a question (new to the DNA), but the stock rom supports it, correct? Latest ota sense 5.
Sent from my HTC DROID DNA
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I would like to say yes but I don't know. I haven't been on stock sense I got the phone.
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Just a question (new to the DNA), but the stock rom supports it, correct? Latest ota sense 5.
Sent from my HTC DROID DNA
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Yes it does, I used my DNA in Europe this summer, worked just fine.
supragrom said:
Yes it does, I used my DNA in Europe this summer, worked just fine.
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Alright thanks all. And CyanogenMod 11 supports gsm, correct?
mattking45 said:
Alright thanks all. And CyanogenMod 11 supports gsm, correct?
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Yes. No need to flash anything extra.