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.
Sent from my Rezound using Tapatalk 2
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).
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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?
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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.
I had AT&T Unlock this handset since I have T-Mobile.
I don't believe T-Mobile's LTE will work on this device regardless of what I end up doing, so I'll be willing to live without that.
So will I be able to flash any of the international roms knowing that I won't have LTE Capabilities?
Or am I still forced to flash roms for the AT&T hardware?
AT&T version uses diffrent radio H/W and kernel, so you can't use international roms..
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Oh...
Well thanks.
It's a little difficult looking for decent roms for my version, but I'll manage.
I'm sorry for the noob question, but I have an ATT One M8 and I would like to convert to the developer edition to get rid of all of this ATT nonsense.
I had a couple of questions:
1. If I do, the LTE radios are different for the ATT version and the developer version, if I use the ruu from a developer edition, will I limit the LTE frequencies I can use?
2. If I convert to developer using this method http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2721435, will I be able to get developer updates and pretend that I'm fully unlocked and stock?
Anyways, sorry if these are covered, but I have had a difficult time finding clear answers regarding the radio
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I'm sorry for the noob question, but I have an ATT One M8 and I would like to convert to the developer edition to get rid of all of this ATT nonsense.
I had a couple of questions:
1. If I do, the LTE radios are different for the ATT version and the developer version, if I use the ruu from a developer edition, will I limit the LTE frequencies I can use?
2. If I convert to developer using this method http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2721435, will I be able to get developer updates and pretend that I'm fully unlocked and stock?
Anyways, sorry if these are covered, but I have had a difficult time finding clear answers regarding the radio
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Well first you need to convert your phone to the GPE edition before you do anything else, according to that link. Plus is your bootloader unlocked and are you Supercid?
Tower1972 said:
Well first you need to convert your phone to the GPE edition before you do anything else, according to that link. Plus is your bootloader unlocked and are you Supercid?
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Ok, fair enough, I suppose maybe this is a better guide: http://forums.androidcentral.com/ht...238-convert-att-device-developer-edition.html
I think the point is, if I s-off and install the developer RUU, then I assume that will use developer radios right? Can I flash the ATT radios after the developer edition RUU?
Maybe a tangential question is how the cell radio frequencies work. ATT uses, 700, 1700 AWS, 1900 PCS, 2300 WCS LTE bands. I would assume, different towers will broadcast different bands. So if you had the developer edition which just supports the 700MHz band, then if you came across a tower that broadcast another, you wouldn't be able to connect. Is that basic premise correct? Is it possible all towers broadcast all bands?
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Ok, fair enough, I suppose maybe this is a better guide: http://forums.androidcentral.com/ht...238-convert-att-device-developer-edition.html
I think the point is, if I s-off and install the developer RUU, then I assume that will use developer radios right? Can I flash the ATT radios after the developer edition RUU?
Maybe a tangential question is how the cell radio frequencies work. ATT uses, 700, 1700 AWS, 1900 PCS, 2300 WCS LTE bands. I would assume, different towers will broadcast different bands. So if you had the developer edition which just supports the 700MHz band, then if you came across a tower that broadcast another, you wouldn't be able to connect. Is that basic premise correct? Is it possible all towers broadcast all bands?
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Hot damn thats a loaded question and alittle out of my realm lol. Hopefully someone will answer!!!!
k3y0n4 said:
I think the point is, if I s-off and install the developer RUU, then I assume that will use developer radios right? Can I flash the ATT radios after the developer edition RUU?
Maybe a tangential question is how the cell radio frequencies work. ATT uses, 700, 1700 AWS, 1900 PCS, 2300 WCS LTE bands. I would assume, different towers will broadcast different bands. So if you had the developer edition which just supports the 700MHz band, then if you came across a tower that broadcast another, you wouldn't be able to connect. Is that basic premise correct? Is it possible all towers broadcast all bands?
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As long as you are s-off, you can flash whatever radio you want. You also need SuperCID according to the radio thread (since the AT&T CID does not match your device CID): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2736921
I don't know where you are getting that the Dev Edition is only compatible with 700 MHz. According to HTC specs, it supports LTE Bands 17/4/2/5, which corresponds to Bands 4 and 17 (700 and 1700 MHz)used by AT&T.
http://shopamerica.htc.com/cell-phones/productdetail.htm?prId=42973
My understanding is that the US unlocked and DE versions are both intended for use on AT&T. Also my understanding is the hardware is identical to the AT&T variant. I don't see a reason the band compatibility in the radio firmware would be any different.
Moved to Q&A forum.
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As long as you are s-off, you can flash whatever radio you want. You also need SuperCID according to the radio thread (since the AT&T CID does not match your device CID): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2736921
I don't know where you are getting that the Dev Edition is only compatible with 700 MHz. According to HTC specs, it supports LTE Bands 17/4/2/5, which corresponds to Bands 4 and 17 (700 and 1700 MHz)used by AT&T.
http://shopamerica.htc.com/cell-phones/productdetail.htm?prId=42973
My understanding is that the US unlocked and DE versions are both intended for use on AT&T. Also my understanding is the hardware is identical to the AT&T variant. I don't see a reason the band compatibility in the radio firmware would be any different.
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Oh, thanks. For some reason, when I looked previously I couldn't find the frequency specs on the HTC website before. I likely skipped the 'summary' page and went straight to the specs, where it oddly isn't listed. I was assuming the developer edition was the same as the GPE edition, which lists only 700MHz.
So then as a follow up, I'm sort of new to this, but I would like to convert my unit to a developer edition, would the best method be using a developer RUU? And if I do, that would likely flash the developer radio, which is likely the same as the ATT, but would I need to flash the ATT radio? Does an RUU contain radio information? How would OTA updates work? If I kept my CID as a superCID, then can I get OTA updates from HTC? Would it reflash the radio? Does it matter?
Thanks again for the previous clarification, and sorry if this is clearly stated elsewhere. I seemed to be finding conflicting advice and was completely unable to find any radio information.
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Ok, fair enough, I suppose maybe this is a better guide: http://forums.androidcentral.com/ht...238-convert-att-device-developer-edition.html
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That guide is for the M7. AFAIK, there is currently no RUU for the Dev Edition for the M8. So your questions regarding the RUU don't really apply. But in general yes, they include a radio. RUU is a complete image, it includes all software (ROM, radio, hboot, and more).
If the goal is simply to get rid of the AT&T bloat, gimped features, etc., then my advice would be that it would be to unlock the bootloader, install custom recovery, and flash a custom ROM.
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That guide is for the M7. AFAIK, there is currently no RUU for the Dev Edition for the M8. So your questions regarding the RUU don't really apply. But in general yes, they include a radio. RUU is a complete image, it includes all software (ROM, radio, hboot, and more).
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Ok, I'm an idiot. Here is the guide I am going to follow. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2758812
I'll take most of my further questions over to it's thread. Thank you for bearing with the nonsense.
If the goal is simply to get rid of the AT&T bloat, gimped features, etc., then my advice would be that it would be to unlock the bootloader, install custom recovery, and flash a custom ROM.
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My goal is primarily to get rid of ATT bloat and have easy access to up to date 'stable' feature releases from HTC. I'm coming from a S3 with CM11 which I loved from a software standpoint and may end up with before too long, but for the time being I would like to stick with stock. The stock sense is nice enough to use and I appreciate the added stability which was a frustration with the custom ROMs that I've tried. Bluetooth was always a sore spot.
Again, thanks for the help.
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My goal is primarily to get rid of ATT bloat and have easy access to up to date 'stable' feature releases from HTC.
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In any case you will be unlocking the bootloader (modding the phone) in order to remove AT&T bloat. And IMO official OTA updates have no place on modded phones. Updated features come to XDA in the form of custom ROMs, rooted stock ROMs, etc. soon after their "official" release. So to me, that is not an issue. You can try to jump through hoops turning it into a DE phone, and hope you get OTAs (not sure if you will or not). Or you can have complete freedom to flash and mod whatever you want.
To me, its a pretty easy choice.
I have a AT&T branded M8 that I use on Tmobile because it is sim unlocked. My question is, do I flash custom roms from the Tmobile xda board or do I stick with AT&T roms only? I've never use a nonbranded phone! Thank you.
Its a tricky question, actually. In general any ROM meant for the GSM M8 should be "safe" to flash, in that they won't damage your phone and will work for the most part (but stay away from the CDMA ROMs for Verizon and Sprint). But some ROMs might work better on your specific (T-Mobile) network. Also, a different radio may or may not affect reception. The most you can really do is to read up or ask other T-Mobile users (or even T-Mobile customers using the AT&T version M8 like you) what has resulted from trial and error; or experiment yourself.