Hi,
I just wanted to know if anyone has experiences with using a Bad ESN device within Europe. As far as I know Verizon does not "lock" phones, so I should be able to activate them with my german SIM-Card. I've checked LTE-bands, they are compatible. I've talked to my carrier, but they could not tell me. So does this work at all?
Thank you for your help!
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My girlfriend came back from Japan a few months ago and while she was there she bought a cell phone. This is partially my fault since I told her that if it had a SIM it could be unlocked and used in the US. Mostly true, right?
The problem is she went and bought a brand new phone that was recently released in Japan and I cant find a way to unlock it.
Does anyone know how to unlock this phone? Is there something specific I could use for SonyEricsson or is there a general unlock?
Its branded NTTDoCoMo FOMA. Its a sick phone, I just wish she could use it here.
Any help would be great.
Thanks in advance
Is Sony using WM?
OK when she got the phone did she ask for it to be enabled for roaming?
Have you asked the provider to unlock the phone for you?
The provider will ususally do one or the other.
If you are looking for a software solution you've come to the wrong place.
Its a Quad Band phone so it should work here. I'm not sure I understand why it would have to be roaming enabled. We dont want to roam, that would be expensive; we want to unlock it and use it with T-mobile.
Japanese providers will not assist you in any way to unlock a phone, its almost taboo to ask. When I was in Japan I asked how I could use a GSM Quad Band in the US and all they would say is it cant be done. Untrue because I know people who have Japanese phones in the US.
I'm not looking for a software solution, but if anyone knows where I could find software that might help that would be cool. I'm just wondering if anyone knows how to unlock this phone or knows how to unlock any SonyEricsson as it might be similar.
And are you asking if Sony is using Windows Mobile? If so, no they aren't. Are these forums only for WM?
My fault.
Upon further research I answered my own question.
It's actually not a GSM phone as I initially thought. Its a CDMA phone that uses a UIM card that is identical to a SIM card.
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This is a GSM phone u can find IMEI number INa CDMA set u get ESN number not IMEI this phone is a GSM brand phone working on some other frequency. This can be unlocked using T-Sim but can't get network in your country.
Hey guys, i was curious...would it be possible somehow to get a desire from a us cellular network and activate it on a cricket network? They are both cdma, but i've searched and can't seem to find anything on the topic. Is there something i dont know, or would this be possible?
When i asked the agent on their website (live chat) she said that i could take it to the store and they *might* be able to flash it, but it would be 35-50 bucks with no guarantee that they won't brick your phone. so i figured, if they can do it why can't I and just bring it to them?
just wonderin'...thanks!
::cricket:: ::cricket::
get it?
okay, for real, nobody knows anything?
anybody know anybody that has a desire running on cricket that we could pull the rom etc. from?
Well CDMA states that it is tied to 1 and only 1 provider since it doesn't use a sim card. So I would say no.
Just bought via ebay Gnex Verizon but really need some answers here..
1. Please info if Verizon Gnex is an inject type or RUIM type? because there is microSIM slot available
2. I'm checking through adb shell using "su getprop" that the parameter
[ro.cdma.home.operator.alpha]: [Verizon]
[ro.cdma.home.operator.numeric]: [310004]
Anyone know if this mean the operator is locked? and please someone help me how to change these to match my local operator.
Thanks a lot.
really need help here...any links related or anything that sounds similar would be very much appreciated. thanks
vzw stays on vzw.
sorry you can only activate it on vzw.
I may be wrong here, but as long as your CDMA operator is willing to activate a device that is not their own (which doesn't happen at all any longer in any North American carrier), then I think it may be possible.
efrant said:
I may be wrong here, but as long as your CDMA operator is willing to activate a device that is not their own (which doesn't happen at all any longer in any North American carrier), then I think it may be possible.
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the carrier has to be willing to also flash/change a bunch of items on the phone itself (which they arent anymore really). to do this, you have to have a expensive piece of software ($99) to even complete the process.
Zepius said:
the carrier has to be willing to also flash/change a bunch of items on the phone itself (which they arent anymore really). to do this, you have to have a expensive piece of software ($99) to even complete the process.
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These guys here have made progress. From what I read, phone and text work fine on other carriers, but they are still working on data.
@Zepius @efrant, dunno if it will work or not...but it is a start.
many thanks to you guys...and xda
I've searched around for a definitive answer on this, but haven't found one.
I see a lot of N900T's advertised as unlocked with a bad IMEI. Does this mean that since it's unlocked I can use the phone with AT&T in the USA, just not with TMo? Does it depend on the specific N900T at hand or is there a uniform rule?
Thankful for any and all help.
Yes, you can use it on AT&T without issue. I am doing this for a few months. But, there is a chance AT&T and T-Mobile will someday share blacklists and it could be blocked by both networks.
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JJ2525 said:
I've searched around for a definitive answer on this, but haven't found one.
I see a lot of N900T's advertised as unlocked with a bad IMEI. Does this mean that since it's unlocked I can use the phone with AT&T in the USA, just not with TMo? Does it depend on the specific N900T at hand or is there a uniform rule?
Thankful for any and all help.
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What this means is the imei is block by tmobile. It will not connect to its network.
Now att and tmobile have started to share networks. So its possible that it will be block by att also.
Over sea carries dont share the same list. (at lest not for now.) so there good to go,
Also note that there is no way to remove the device from the blacklist. Also just because its fine right now on att it doesnt mean it wont get updated down the road.
Then you will be left with a phone that you cant use.
I stop buying phones online because its harder to trust people and when something goes wrong you get the bad part of it.
I know for a fact they have been sharing the same list for atleast a year or so if im correct. You might be able to use it,but chances are it wont work. sorry to burst your bubble. just sell it on ebay and you might be able to get more money off it! good luck
Hello Friends.
Maybe someone can help me
Bought a htc-one m8, American
during four months I used it perfectly
Has two days, my htc lost the carrier signal.
already tried to use sim from another carrier without success!
Anyone have any suggestions how to solve this?
Thx, and sry my bad english :angel:
ailtonn said:
Hello Friends.
Maybe someone can help me
Bought a htc-one m8, American
during four months I used it perfectly
Has two days, my htc lost the carrier signal.
already tried to use sim from another carrier without success!
Anyone have any suggestions how to solve this?
Thx, and sry my bad english :angel:
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Seems like you got scammed. The phone looks like it's been blacklisted (unable to connect to any US carrier). confirm the blacklist on your phone by typing in your IMEI number at this site: http://swappa.com/esn
If it is blacklisted then I can help you fix it. But not on XDA
swappa
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This device does not appear to be globally blacklisted.
Clear (IMEI Blacklist)
Device appears to be activation ready.
No device matches found.
Device matching is as accurate as possible, but not always 100%.
ailtonn said:
ressult by swappa
Not Indicated
This device does not appear to be globally blacklisted.
Clear (IMEI Blacklist)
Device appears to be activation ready.
No device matches found.
Device matching is as accurate as possible, but not always 100%.
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Have you tried switching to the other network modes to see if any would work?
And which type of htc one m8 did you buy? ATT Tmobile, Sprint, Verzion? Because depending on your carrier Verzion and sprint cmda models might not work with a GSM network