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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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__WiZaRD__ said:
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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aindow said:
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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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 all,
Im from the UK and going to states in October. I am HOPING that the desire HD gets announced before then and the desire gets reduced in price and i can pick one up contract free for my sister.
Where's a good place to buy them contract free? I took a look at bestbuy but they dont stock desire?!?
I cant think of any other US retailers...
Thanks in advance
There's no good place to buy a Desire in the US, because apart from CDMA Desire (which won't work in Europe at all), the Desire is not designed to work with US networks.
Regards,
Dave
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I got mine from expansys-usa.com/d.aspx?i=196037
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It's quad band GSM so it works with AT&T or T-mobile. I'm using the former because you can now also get 100mb data for US$20 (expires in one month) on prepaid. I'm using it now!
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Best Chance is buying it from TELUS in Canada
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eKeith said:
It's quad band GSM so it works with AT&T or T-mobile. I'm using the former because you can now also get 100mb data for US$20 (expires in one month) on prepaid. I'm using it now!
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The Desire A8181 will not work with either AT&T or T-Mobile for 3G - the best you will get is EDGE.
The Desire A8183 will work on AT&T 3G, but not T-Mobile.
Regards,
Dave
P.S. $20 for 100mb prepaid data? You guys are really being hosed by the carriers!
Is your sister going to be using her phone in the US? or in the UK? The US isn't a great place to obtain an HTC Desire because (except for the CDMA version) there are no carriers who sell it, and HTC doesn't sell unlocked phones direct to US retailers. If she's in the UK, buy it on your side of the pond. If she's in the US (if and only if on AT&T), she'd want the Telus (Canada) or Telstra (Australia) version.
My sister is going to use it in the UK.
oh damn i didnt realise it wasnt that big in USA and locked...
I was going to get her a nexus but they're not for sale any more. Dang. Basically i want a cheap Android phone thats has nexus' spec.
I am limited to Edge, that's true!
I have unlimited data back home so the option for prepaid data when visiting the US is great, albeit expensive.
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I'd buy from http://htcpedia.com/
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Erniemac said:
I was going to get her a nexus but they're not for sale any more. Dang. Basically i want a cheap Android phone thats has nexus' spec.
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Doesn't Vodafone UK still sell the Nexus One? Easier for you to get there than in the US.
http://shop.vodafone.co.uk/shop/mobile-phone/google-nexus-one/
Don't know about "cheap" though. Good luck.
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I was going to get her a nexus but they're not for sale any more. Dang. Basically i want a cheap Android phone thats has nexus' spec.
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The Nexus One *is* still for sale - it's just Googles store that went under.
See here for more details.
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Dave
whom should I call to blacklist it? HTC? or they wouldn't since the phone is international?
Call your carrier.. Give them the details they ask.
If you have insurance call the insurance company, and also your carrier as the person above me mentioned
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Get to a pc, log into your google account on the android marketplace, and install Plan B by lookout mobile security. If your google account is still active on your lost phone it'll install and email you the location of the phone.
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Crazy...does it really work?
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ching1206 said:
Crazy...does it really work?
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Yes. I tried it once. Works very well. Just got to hope the phone hasn't been wiped since you lost it, and that you left 3g turned on!
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I cannot call my carrier because the phone was purchased on ebay and was unbranded made in Taiwan. also the trick that can locate the phone did not work. so my best choise is to blacklist it but idk whether htc would blacklist it or not since it has no carrier
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I cannot call my carrier because the phone was purchased on ebay and was unbranded made in Taiwan. also the trick that can locate the phone did not work. so my best choise is to blacklist it but idk whether htc would blacklist it or not since it has no carrier
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Well so your only hope is htc. Try and reach out to them. They could somehow track that with imei number...
Good luck.
Totòòò said:
I cannot call my carrier because the phone was purchased on ebay and was unbranded made in Taiwan. also the trick that can locate the phone did not work. so my best choise is to blacklist it but idk whether htc would blacklist it or not since it has no carrier
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you can still call the carrier to get the sim card blocked and stop any wanted charges being billed to you
and i doubt HTC would do anything... why would they care/bother?
Couple of questions?
I was approved for up to 10 lines with no deposits and wanted to add 3 lines. Ok so me and my brother, mom, and stepdad have been on a cricket family plan forever... but now that im on TMO, I wanted to bring them all over to TMO... simple right just pick up 3 N4's... here is my dilemma...
My brother who will be on the plan isnt a problem (he will get a N4), however my Mom and stepdad don't need an N4 while my sister and her husband (who are on TMO with an adequate pair of mytouch 4G's) would love the N4..
QUESTIONS
1. Can I add 3 lines (thru the online $50 N4 w/ 2yr contract) and then when the phones arrive simply give 2 of the N4's to my sister and her husband in exchange for their MyTouch 4Gs, and ultimately just have them insert their sims into the N4s for it to work or maybe after upgrading to lte sims? While having my mom and stepdad insert their (im presuming lte sims) into the MyTouch 4Gs without any problems...
Sorry if this is completely newbish or doesnt make any sense... just trying to do something nice without having to spend 100 extra bucks (+ two unnecessary 2yr contracts) but will if I have to haha)
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I think, as long as all the phones are on TMO, you can swap SIM cards without any problem.
That was your question, right?
diffence between two is.
Mytouch 4G Regular Sim.
N4 micro Sim.
you might need to get a new sim card or adapter .
1. If my mom and stepdad have their N4 LTE sim cards in my sister and her husbands MyTouch 4Gs and vice versa, my sister amd her husband stick their non-LTE MyTouch 4G sims into the N4's... all 4 phones will completely work?
2. Since my sister and her husband obviously have their own plan('s), will this affect anything or will they go on paying their bill, as will I, normally without a hitch?
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microamd said:
diffence between two is.
Mytouch 4G Regular Sim.
N4 micro Sim.
you might need to get a new sim card or adapter .
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So is it possible to ask TMO to link your number up to a sim that doesnt "work with" the phone you are signed up to pay them for 2 years lol
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You can buy a T-Mo phone and sell it for all they care, just get the phone paid for (as in monthly payments if applicable) and don't report it as lost, if you have an insurance replacement. As for the difference in SIM cards, anyone can go into a T-Mo store anywhere and get a new SIM as long as they have an account in good standing. No charge for SIM and you can put it in, activate it online yourself. Easy.
I've done all these without hassle.
So if my sister and her husband are still making payments on their MyTouch 4Gs then it wont work?
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PhxDroid86 said:
Couple of questions?
I was approved for up to 10 lines with no deposits and wanted to add 3 lines. Ok so me and my brother, mom, and stepdad have been on a cricket family plan forever... but now that im on TMO, I wanted to bring them all over to TMO... simple right just pick up 3 N4's... here is my dilemma...
My brother who will be on the plan isnt a problem (he will get a N4), however my Mom and stepdad don't need an N4 while my sister and her husband (who are on TMO with an adequate pair of mytouch 4G's) would love the N4..
QUESTIONS
1. Can I add 3 lines (thru the online $50 N4 w/ 2yr contract) and then when the phones arrive simply give 2 of the N4's to my sister and her husband in exchange for their MyTouch 4Gs, and ultimately just have them insert their sims into the N4s for it to work or maybe after upgrading to lte sims? While having my mom and stepdad insert their (im presuming lte sims) into the MyTouch 4Gs without any problems...
Sorry if this is completely newbish or doesnt make any sense... just trying to do something nice without having to spend 100 extra bucks (+ two unnecessary 2yr contracts) but will if I have to haha)
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U need to buy 2 new regular tmo sims. When u go to activate ur sim online, u have to enter the sim id code and with a phone number, it can be any number. When tmo sends u lte sims, just add ur bro in law and sis to those sim cards. Parents, ud have to regular sim cards
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There are no issues here... Doesn't matter if phones are paid off or not, as long as they're not reported as lost or stolen. As someone stated above, all you need is the proper SIM cards or adapters for the smaller SIMs to work in the MT4g
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If everyones on tmo, which u say are, then yes its possible.
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Everthing ive read makes it seem very feasible but just wanted to verify I can swap sims between separate plans and that actual sims will work between phones
So far it seems N4 is microSIM while MyTouch 4G is regular SIM... how would I solve this issue
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eurohomie said:
There are no issues here... Doesn't matter if phones are paid off or not, as long as they're not reported as lost or stolen. As someone stated above, all you need is the proper SIM cards or adapters for the smaller SIMs to work in the MT4g
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Sweet, so here is my plan of attack
Tomorrow:
Buy 3 N4s each with 2 year contracts and 2 sim adapters
Then:
Wait for everthing to come in
Then:
Call by brother up and tell him to come pick up his phone (cancel his cricket line) and transfer his number to the N4
Then:
Call my sister, her husband, mom and stepdad and tell them to come over with their phones. Give the 2 MyTouch4Gs, 2 N4 SIMs and 2 Adapters to my mom and stepdad and close out their two Cricket lines and transfer their 2 numbers to the N4sims (MyTouch4G's).
Then give the 2 N4s to my sister and her husband (would they need adapters too... how do you fit a Mytouch4G regular SIM into a MicroSIM slot on the N4?)
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im asuming my sister and her husband will have to activate their lines onto microsims and then since they will use the N4, just not use the adapter
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how do you fit a Mytouch4G regular SIM into a MicroSIM slot on the N4?
You need to do the Tardis mod to you Nexus 4. You do have to be rooted for it.
Actually you can cut your sim, buy a punch or call a few shops and see if they have a sim punch.
http://www.airportal.de/nanosim/
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im asuming my sister and her husband will have to activate their lines onto microsims and then since they will use the N4, just not use the adapter
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Easiest way would be to get the 2 adapters for your parents sim to work on the mytouch 4g. As for your sister and her husband they should just ask for new micro sim cars which cost $10 each and they can keep the same number with one call. That's what I would do at least.
Thanks everyone for your input... got the answers I needed, now just have to hope the note 2 doesn't go on sale for super cheap within the next few months
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Thanks everyone for your input... got the answers I needed, now just have to hope the note 2 doesn't go on sale for super cheap within the next few months
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Don't feel so bad its an amazing phone well worth whatever price you paid! I just got mine last week
I know it is... have one myself and hate to do the nice thing now (getting 3 N4s) if in 2-3 months the note 2 is super cheap lol
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PhxDroid86 said:
I know it is... have one myself and hate to do the nice thing now (getting 3 N4s) if in 2-3 months the note 2 is super cheap lol
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So just a bit of an update..
Tomorrow three N4s will be on the way...
1 for my older brother (who will surely let me mod to my hearts desire )
Two others, 1 for his twin sister and the other for her husband (who so happens to be the guy who got me into rooting/modding android... knows his s***)
A few things left standing are whether I can have multiple tmobile accounts/plans? As I currently have an individual "value" plan but "internet N4 deal" requires "classic" plan. Furthermore, will Tmobile allow me to switch out of my value plan, just 2 months into it, without early term penalty?
So far I figure the puchase to be $300 plus tax (~$360) upfront. If im unable to merge my account into a classic plan than those 3 separate lines will be $218/mo. If I can merge than im assuming I would just add 30-35 to the $218 monthly...
Considering I was payin $223 just a few months ago for 1 huawei ascend and 3 ZTE X500s through cricket, im pretty happy with the overall trade off...
To think, $1000 total (only $650 if you include mail-in rebates) for 1 GNII and 3 N4s ! LOL ! while going from slow 3G to fast 4G (better service) and increased the monthly by barely $30/mo lol
How long is shipping, or if there is any back orders, as my mom stepdad and brother maybe without phones for sometime
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2/18/13... so heres the scoop.
No, T MOBILE didnt let me switch my GNII individual "Value" plan to (required for online sale) "Classic" plan without paying additional termination fees etc.
I also wasnt able to add a separate account under the same name. Nor would the deal work on a "Value" family plan as the down payment increased to 200 per line and 20/mo for 20 months would be added per line to the monthly
But was still able to capitalize on the online deal by just having my stepdad put the required "Classic" plan under his name. As a simple breakdown
1 "Classic" family plan for 3 lines
3 Nexus 4's for 339 down after tax and 2 day shipping
Monthly unlimited Talk Text and Data for 218/month
Throw in my phone line and its 293 total a month for all 4 lines...
Im stoked, especially knowing that ill be getting 350 bucks back in rebates over the next few weeks
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Already have 2 contracts on EE,then mine and the wife's lines both on t mobile still are Due upgrades and in also looking for a new SIM only line for youngest daughter. Contacted EE about my upgrade to a M9,the price up front and contract price are ridiculous,and very low data allowance. Anyone especially had any good deals,I want to stay with EE if I can and with 5 contracts in total you would think they would to keep my business,but they are not playing ball
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I got a free handset with 5GB 4G data allowance and unlimited texts/calls for £31/month out of them a couple of months ago which was less than I was already paying for a smaller allowance so I'm happy enough.
I believe it all depends if they're on a push to retain customers or not when you try to upgrade. Get some prices from other networks and ask them to match. If they won't, then ask to leave. You might be put through to the retentions department, who can offer better deals than the regular upgrade team.
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Did all of that they called my bluff and give me my PAC code ??
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combat goofwing said:
Did all of that they called my bluff and give me my PAC code ??
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You don't have to actually use your PAC code. Someone from retentions might call you in the next couple of days. If not, call and say you changed your mind about leaving or just go to a different network if you can get a better deal.
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Yes I'm keeping hold of the code in the hope they phone me ,looking at renewing 2 contracts plus taking out a new SIM only as well ,you'd think they wouldn't want to lose that sort of businesS
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combat goofwing said:
Yes I'm keeping hold of the code in the hope they phone me ,looking at renewing 2 contracts plus taking out a new SIM only as well ,you'd think they wouldn't want to lose that sort of businesS
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They probably will call you. Honestly, I get fed up with having to dance around with them and threatening to leave every upgrade, just to get a decent deal when I've been a customer since even before they were T-Mobile. You would think loyalty would be rewarded, but they always give better deals to new customers.
Good luck.
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O2, unlimited calls and texts, 3gb data a month. £36, £0 up front. That was the lowest tariff in the uk at the time of my upgrade. Upgraded through carphone warehouse by phone. Really easy. Good coverage. Lots of bonuses via o2 more etc.. Honestly can't fault the service, but the phone.. Different story.
I wish I stole my HTC M9. It's a pile of ****.
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Already have 2 contracts on EE,then mine and the wife's lines both on t mobile still are Due upgrades and in also looking for a new SIM only line for youngest daughter. Contacted EE about my upgrade to a M9,the price up front and contract price are ridiculous,and very low data allowance. Anyone especially had any good deals,I want to stay with EE if I can and with 5 contracts in total you would think they would to keep my business,but they are not playing ball
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Go to carphone mate, they'll have all the deals and the phones will be unlocked, if the deals aren't good enough and you really want to stick with EE then it'll be a case of going back to EE and bluffing.
EE is a bit pricey but I really don't mind as when it comes to customer service they've always been good with me, Orange were the best in the past, apparently o2 have good CS skills.
If that's not an issue, just get a virgin sim, 15 quid a month, think it's unlimited everything, not 4G though. They also use the same network as EE.