Hi,
I'm on the German O2, but I bought the phone from an eBay guy who had in turn bought it from T-Mobile Germany. The only sign of T-Mobile on the phone is the logo during boot. It is not SIM-locked and neither has any hardware branding.
Should I be able to see the update?
Probably not. It shows the T-Mobile screen when booting which means it is branded.
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aindow said:
Probably not. It shows the T-Mobile screen when booting which means it is branded.
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Thanks for the quick answer! I'll probably root my current version and then install the rooted update from this thread anyway:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=741522
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Well the topic is about the Desire and how to get it but I was not sure which forum to put it in so posted it here.
Well my Brother is moving to London for 2 years. Now he has his N95 (unlocked) which he would like to continue using as he has his paid apps installed on it and stuff.
Now he's getting a HTC Desire on contract. So If he uses the Contract Sim in his N95 and sends back the Desire to me here in India, I could unlock it and use it with any data carrier here in India right?
Yes you could unlock / debrand the Desire and use it on another network.
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This reminds me of one of those Nigeria scams
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wr8_utd said:
Well the topic is about the Desire and how to get it but I was not sure which forum to put it in so posted it here.
Well my Brother is moving to London for 2 years. Now he has his N95 (unlocked) which he would like to continue using as he has his paid apps installed on it and stuff.
Now he's getting a HTC Desire on contract. So If he uses the Contract Sim in his N95 and sends back the Desire to me here in India, I could unlock it and use it with any data carrier here in India right?
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you will be able to use it no probs in india, you may want to check with the network you use in india and make sure that they use a compatible 3g band if that is important to you
Bhai sab fit! It will defo work. What Network is your Bro on?
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Bhai sab fit! It will defo work. What Network is your Bro on?
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He will be either on T Mobile or Vodafone
The network won't care right even if he's using his contract sim in his other unlocked phone?
AndroHero said:
you will be able to use it no probs in india, you may want to check with the network you use in india and make sure that they use a compatible 3g band if that is important to you
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Thanks a lot
Well I use vodafone here and as of yet there is no 3G so it might not make a differrnce. Any idea what 3G band is used in India though?
aindow said:
Yes you could unlock / debrand the Desire and use it on another network.
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Thank you
Oh and one more thing.
Some guy on tech enclave was saying that if you unlock your phone using the unlock code the phone will once again get locked after I update my phone software to Froyo.
Is that true? I thought this only happened in iPhones? If it's true what are my alternative means of unlocking?
Thank you everyone
Simply re use the same unlock code you originally used to unlock the phone and you'll be fine.
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Simply re use the same unlock code you originally used to unlock the phone and you'll be fine.
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That would work right? Or will they not let you re use the same code?
It worked for me when my phone was re locked after debranding, its worked for others on here too.
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aindow said:
It worked for me when my phone was re locked after debranding, its worked for others on here too.
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Thanks.
Could you tell me what site you or others used for unlocking the phone from which you could re use the key?
Anyone know How much would it cost in customs to get a Desire from the UK to India?
Hi there
I bought an Orange branded phone off a friend but I'm using my Vodafone network sim. Will I get the Froyo updated over the air or must I use a gold card. I'm struggling to see why Orange would push the update to me.
Thanks in advance
Mike
I think you could still get the update. But if I were you is debrand the phone. You can find many guides by searching around.
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ste1164 said:
I think you could still get the update. But if I were you is debrand the phone. You can find many guides by searching around.
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Okay thanks.
Want to debrand as a last resort though - would have to buy new SD card, right?
Does anyone else know if I can get update normally?
Thanks
Hi Everyone!,
I would like to know whether The Desire HD bought as locked from Singapore ,will work in India after unlocking?
My friend is coming in next few weeks , it would be great if any could guide help me.
Regards,
Venkat
mamansoman said:
Hi Everyone!,
I would like to know whether The Desire HD bought as locked from Singapore ,will work in India after unlocking?
My friend is coming in next few weeks , it would be great if any could guide help me.
Regards,
Venkat
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should work fine, they both belong to the asia region, you may have to check the radio frequencies of the service provider you wish to use if you want 3G, but as a standard 2G device there will be no problems
I think it could be SIM locked though. That can be changed using tools like gfree.
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xdauser2000 said:
I think it could be SIM locked though. That can be changed using tools like gfree.
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Thanks for quick reply. I asked my friend to buy unlocked version. It seems to be little cheaper than in India.
cheers,
Venkat
in any case, you always could root and flash a new radio to work properly in your service provider, =o)... i bought mine from singapore too and works fine here in Brazil, so i really believe there's no problem to get it in India....
Claro Edge + CM7 RC1
thiagodark what version are you using for the radio ? I can make my connection to be stable with Claro at Brazil.
The data connection always run with edge, I'm using this version for the radio 12.28b.60.140eP_26.03.02.15_M3. A already try other radio version and only works with the Stock OS, but for a couple of minutes.
Any help for this ?
Thanks,
Got my HOX from phones4u last week on Vodafone and I was just trying to find out if it is a branded phone (locked to a network) does anyone know how to find out or know if phones4u lock their phones.
Cheers eze
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Does it have the Vodafone logo on boot up? If not it's unbranded (which I believe Phones4U stock now, CPW definitely do)
Cheers man il check now
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The other way is if it's running x.xx.401.x then it's unbranded
my p4u HOX is unbranded and carrier unlocked.
Hello everyone! So recently I got myself a HTC One X. The seller unlocked it from his vodafone carrier so for me it works on any network. The CID is VODAP021. Since the jelly bean update is rolling out and there are firmwares online that I can download, can I download them since my phone is unlocked or do I have to wait for vodafone to roll out their update?
Thanks!
Carrier branded phones have a wait, hang in there. No one knows how long.
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