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Hi good people of XDA,
Who can advice me, where i can walk in and buy a TP2 in the UK (specifically Aberdeen, Scotland)
I will love to walk in and buy the phone, much prefered to waiting 24 hours at home, i get very impatient like that.
anyone knows any shops i can try?
Regards
Le chiffre
I don't think you can anywhere yet. I went into Vodafone on Union Street last saturday, and they expected to have it in today (Wednesday 10th June 09) and would call me when it is in stock.
I haven't had a call yet, but I guess they'll be the first to get it in Aberdeen.
If you find anywhere is doing it before then, let me know!
If you want it ASAP, I think mobilephonesdirect are your best bet as they currently have stock unlike most other places, and anywhere in Aberdeen as far as I know.
Thanks David,
I have also tried carphonewarehouse at Trinity Shoping Centre but they weren't sure. glad to know Vodafone will be stocking soon. I will check tomorrow and in the meantime, i'll let you know if i come accross anyshops with stocks.
About mobilephonedirect, i was thinking the same thing, but i'll much rather walk in and buy.
Cheers
Le chiffre
jpmalum said:
Thanks David,
I have also tried carphonewarehouse at Trinity Shoping Centre but they weren't sure. glad to know Vodafone will be stocking soon. I will check tomorrow and in the meantime, i'll let you know if i come accross anyshops with stocks.
About mobilephonedirect, i was thinking the same thing, but i'll much rather walk in and buy.
Cheers
Le chiffre
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the benefits of getting from MPD is that the phones comes factory unlocked with generic software on it. compatible with all networks and you will also be able to get updates direct from htc website. service provider branded handsets are customized to their tastes and you have to wait for them to release updates, thats if they do at all! if you are not one for flashing custom roms then could be a bit of a problem especially with wm6.5/7 on the horizon
Yes i got mine fom mpd aswell all unbranded and vodafone dont even have this phone out yet although they supplied it to me with a vodafone contract exclusive first batch in uk.
shingers5 said:
the benefits of getting from MPD is that the phones comes factory unlocked with generic software on it. compatible with all networks and you will also be able to get updates direct from htc website. service provider branded handsets are customized to their tastes and you have to wait for them to release updates, thats if they do at all! if you are not one for flashing custom roms then could be a bit of a problem especially with wm6.5/7 on the horizon
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I can see what you're saying, but who here won't be running a cooked rom once HSPL etc is out? There are big downsides to going through MPD too, like far worse support if your handset is to break (compared to T-mobile at least), plus only 12 month warranty (unless HTC offer more than this).
However I think the price of MPD may be hard to beat. I hope a few shops get it in so I can try it out before buying too.
From mobilephonesdirect, they have an option for pay as you go under Vodaphone for 454, thats got to be the best deal anywhere - does any one know if its network locked.
It will be brilliant if it is simfree and just straight from HTC
Cheers
jpmalum said:
From mobilephonesdirect, they have an option for pay as you go under Vodaphone for 454, thats got to be the best deal anywhere - does any one know if its network locked.
It will be brilliant if it is simfree and just straight from HTC
Cheers
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It should be the SIM unlocked HTC model. If in doubt, just ask there sales team. But I doubt mpd would have it before vodafone
Dave
Keen to find out if anyone has ( that posts here ) and what youve put on? Will the Telstra settings come back?
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Keen to find out if anyone has ( that posts here ) and what youve put on? Will the Telstra settings come back?
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i have, in fact i am writing from my phone now. i am on att in us, i get 3g from my Telstra TP2
you HAVE TO hard spl first and the only way to get Telstra settings back would be to re-flash their ROM
Wow^^ I might have to buy one even though they're mega expensive right now. I need that 3G. It only works on 850 though right? Not 1900?
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Wow^^ I might have to buy one even though they're mega expensive right now. I need that 3G. It only works on 850 though right? Not 1900?
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that is right, but here in CA most of the area is 850, I have "H" everywhere I go. who ever you buy it from ask for a better price, they may come down a little.
I Have a telstra one that i flashed and its been working like a charm!
What the.....
Hands up those in Australia? Just me? ffs.... Once I had a ATT fuze in Australia with a flashed rom and was alone. Now I have an Australian release phone and the US users outnumber me!
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Hands up those in Australia? Just me? ffs.... Once I had a ATT fuze in Australia with a flashed rom and was alone. Now I have an Australian release phone and the US users outnumber me!
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Sorry Mate?
What's with the price of this phone?
Is it Telstra who's charging crazy money or importer milking the cow as much as they can? Both?
I would really buy one if I couldn't buy a car instead lol.
Under 800$ would be great.
Screw AT&T!!!
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Hands up those in Australia? Just me? ffs.... Once I had a ATT fuze in Australia with a flashed rom and was alone. Now I have an Australian release phone and the US users outnumber me!
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Australia here! Just did a Hard-SPL on he Touch Pro 2... Still the same to me
Although I have only been playing with it for 3 hours or so!
Anyone know how to get rid of all this Telstra [email protected]&!$*!^T??? which ROM version can i load to get rid of the extra rubbish?
cheerz
From ebay
Hi,
I bought mine from ebay for $850 as "Buy now" brand new. will arrive to me on saturday as "Telstra" version
labbbby said:
What's with the price of this phone?
Is it Telstra who's charging crazy money or importer milking the cow as much as they can? Both?
I would really buy one if I couldn't buy a car instead lol.
Under 800$ would be great.
Screw AT&T!!!
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no I an Oz HTC Touch Pro 2 Telstra user...
Don-TP2 said:
Australia here! Just did a Hard-SPL on he Touch Pro 2... Still the same to me
Although I have only been playing with it for 3 hours or so!
Anyone know how to get rid of all this Telstra [email protected]&!$*!^T??? which ROM version can i load to get rid of the extra rubbish?
cheerz
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youhave to hard SPL here:
i flashed this ROM, it is great! No Telstra stuff at all.
anyone know how to backup stock telstra rom. just incase for warranty purpose
How about the New York City/Northern NJ area. Anyone know if 850 is the primary 3G band in this area? Last I heard it was 1900 but I also did hear that the New Yory tri state area was gonna be ALL 850 3g by the end of 2009..?
Muhamadabdelaall said:
Hi,
I bought mine from ebay for $850 as "Buy now" brand new. will arrive to me on saturday as "Telstra" version
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Let me know how you make out with 3g. Seems like you are in the same area as me.
AUS telstra TP2 rom?
hello im here with all the WINMO enviroment.
Been reading heaps.
Does anyone know where I can get the stock Aus Telstra ROM from or how I can backup the ROM from my phone?
Cheers
using telstra touch pro 2 in canada
love it. wanting to flash to get rid of the telstra muck i cannot edit out in the rom. I'm also looking to find a way to dump the stock rom in case i need to reflash back later.
Flashed Telstra
I have had my Telstra TP2 for a month or so and have been flashing it regularly trying out different ROMS. My favourite is the Energy 'Leo' ROM even though it has been a little buggy, but it's still under development and gets updated pretty regularly. The only thing I cant get to work properly is MMS but that's not a biggy.
I've had a go at backing up the Telstra ROM before I blew it away. Not really sure if i was successful, but have the files here somewhere if i get desparate enough to go back, but i doubt that.
Flashing is easy, plenty of guides here. But also plenty of info here that will let you edit out the T-stuff and keep their ROM if that is what you prefer.
Okay, a couple of stupid questions.
1) Does anyone know if Softbank will be using the 850/2100 3G desire like the Telstra version or the "normal" 1900/2100 3G version.
2) I plan on buying the Softbank version as I live in Japan and am getting tired of my iPhone 3GS and it's limitations (even with jailbreaking it). If no one knows what bands the Softbank version runs is it possible to check easily when I have the phone (should be out Tuesday)?
Thank you in advance for the help.
Just a thought, if you live there, just go to the nearest softbank shop and ask?
I live in japan but unfortunately I do not speak Japanese nor do the English speaking staff on the military base know anything more then "It is coming out soon. We do not know the price yet."
Thank you anyway though.
So, I went to their site to check it out.
Guess what, the site don't even mention about which bands they are using, yay... not.
Neither price for that matter...
Kinda sucky regarding on the info that softbank...
Aye, the info softbank releases sucks, as I said the staff at their shop does not even know the price or the plans available for it. They are not even sure when they will recieve a shipment (though the web site says 27 April that may not be the case for this shop).
I guess the only way to really tell would be to get one and open it? Or would I be able to use the baseband version number to tell?
And if I have to open it would someone with a non-softbank one be willing to break their warranty and open theirs? I am guessing not this soon
Again thank you.
Hey before you go "Tis time to crack open the me brand new phone!" on Desire, can't you shoot off a mail to HTC Japan and ask?
If someone, they of all ppl should know imo.
Ah, yes, I forgot that HTC Japan would very likely know what is going on, Thanks mate.
Any time dude
I sent HTC an email about the frequency bands used by the saftbank X06HT useing their website. I will post their reply, incase anyone else is curious.
As a side note, I forgot to mention softbank uses the 2100 frequency for their connection (No GSM, only 3G here) so that is why I was wondering since either phone will work but only the Ausie on will work when I return to the US in about a year.
Getting mine on Tuesday - The shop said they would have stock, but maybe not in the Morning. Glad I was the first to reserve mine on the 1st.
I did not notice the new phone until after the 15th so I could not reserve one but I am hoping I can get one before the 1st.
Forgot to mention, the details for the phone are on the HTC Japan website. Here are the supported channels/frequencies.
国内 W-CDMA方式
海外 W-CDMA方式、GSM方式（850／900／1,800／1,900MHz
W-CDMA is 3G not a specific frequency though if I am reading what I have found online correctly.
I'll be in Japan on Friday for 3 weeks, I'd appreciate if someone finds a good clear silicone case for the Desire on sale over there and post about it here. Thanks
Well. HTC sent me an email back, telling me contact softbank. It is a mute point now because if you did not order the phone before 22 April it will be delayed until end of may . I think I will just order a Google Nexus One and have my mom ship it to me. Thank you all for the help.
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Well. HTC sent me an email back, telling me contact softbank. It is a mute point now because if you did not order the phone before 22 April it will be delayed until end of may . I think I will just order a Google Nexus One and have my mom ship it to me. Thank you all for the help.
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As I know,X06ht is available from Softbank Store for a user who sign a new contract with Softbank
I spoke with them yesterday. People who didn't reserve their phone early enough (~1st week June) will have to wait until the end of May to get theirs.
Also, I had a really hard time finding anything to protect the phone with. They have the screen protectors which is good, but no cases. I went for a generic pouch for the time being.
http://mb.softbank.jp/en/ is (probabely) your friend
receive my x06ht 3 weeks ago.. anybody knows how to unlock the sim? just rooted my device
krill_ppktj said:
receive my x06ht 3 weeks ago.. anybody knows how to unlock the sim? just rooted my device
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goldcard+offical rom
good luck
OK. So I am looking to buy the Bell HTC Desire Z to run CM on it... but I haven't heard of any confirmed roots yet. Can anyone confirm this?
Thanks
It's been rooted since the same time as the G2, earlier this month. CM 6.1 RC2 runs fine on it.
Yea so the same root as for the G2 works on the Bell Desire Z?
Beast11 said:
Yea so the same root as for the G2 works on the Bell Desire Z?
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Yes i have the desire z.look at our android development section. Root is easy as cake
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It's the same thing.
convolution said:
It's the same thing.
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That is the answer i was looking for... Thanks. Gotta get my Galaxy S back from service then sell it to someone, and i'll have a Desire Z as well
Right now the Desire Z has its own set of forums. But this is causing a lot of overlap and duplication of efforts, so hopefully they'll be merged soon.
Right now the procedures to root your Bell DZ are in the DZ forums.
steviewevie said:
Right now the Desire Z has its own set of forums. But this is causing a lot of overlap and duplication of efforts, so hopefully they'll be merged soon.
Right now the procedures to root your Bell DZ are in the DZ forums.
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Oh wow...i completely missed that.
Yo I hope it's not too late.
Don't buy it from Bell at $499.95 no contract. It won't work cause you are fido. It will only work if you have a friend who is on the Bell network buy it for you. And even if you manage such a feat it is still too expensive.
I got my G2 off of this guy on Craiglist. It was brand new (even the battery had the little plastic thing on it), and I got it for $480.
I unlocked it, and even though it is a T-Mobile phone it works for Fido no problem.
BTW where in mississauga do you live?
I'm sure Square One might have some unlocking service.
Though if they don't, or if they have expensive ones, go to
mobileincanada.com.
They are the best there is.
convolution said:
Yo I hope it's not too late.
Don't buy it from Bell at $499.95 no contract. It won't work cause you are fido. It will only work if you have a friend who is on the Bell network buy it for you. And even if you manage such a feat it is still too expensive.
I got my G2 off of this guy on Craiglist. It was brand new (even the battery had the little plastic thing on it), and I got it for $480.
I unlocked it, and even though it is a T-Mobile phone it works for Fido no problem.
BTW where in mississauga do you live?
I'm sure Square One might have some unlocking service.
Though if they don't, or if they have expensive ones, go to
mobileincanada.com.
They are the best there is.
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What do you mean it wont work? it wont work on fido's network or the price isnt worth it? I'm also thinking of getting it from Bell.
lollipox said:
What do you mean it wont work? it wont work on fido's network or the price isnt worth it? I'm also thinking of getting it from Bell.
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I have mine running on Telus. It will work fine all 4 carriers (GSM and HSPA).
The TMobile version will not have 3g on Fido.
I got mine from Best Buy but I had to get manager's permission as I was not with Bell. The phone was only available for Bell customers when I got it. If they hassle you ask for the manager. They can make it happen.
It works just fine on fido...mine does. Bestbuy can sell it no porblem. Go to the queensway one as they sold it to me there. Yes you do pay a premium but i dont mind the extra cash as its brand new with a receipt with my name on it.
I mean you being a Fido customer just mosey on up to a Bell store to buy the Desire Z outright with no plan won't work.
It does work with Fido network.
I bought mine on Pay As You Go for $499 from Bell. Unlocked it and I'm now using it on Rogers.
Only issue is I can't send or receive MMS messages. I think it's just an APN issue thought. Mobile internet (3G and HSDPA) works great.
I never even tried MMS. Did you have to pay an activation fee?
No
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DVDWSN said:
I bought mine on Pay As You Go for $499 from Bell. Unlocked it and I'm now using it on Rogers.
Only issue is I can't send or receive MMS messages. I think it's just an APN issue thought. Mobile internet (3G and HSDPA) works great.
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Yea i think there is a separate APN for MMS.
I know abt the thing where bell doesnt let you buy it unless you are with them... I went through my cousin to get my sgs (unfourtunately). But will bb sell it to you if your not on bell?? Cause that could be ideal and i wouldnt have to pay the extra $20 bell charges for an upgrade to existing customers.
And i cant find anyone on kijiji selling it... like there is no one...
convolution said:
Yo I hope it's not too late.
Don't buy it from Bell at $499.95 no contract. It won't work cause you are fido. It will only work if you have a friend who is on the Bell network buy it for you. And even if you manage such a feat it is still too expensive.
I got my G2 off of this guy on Craiglist. It was brand new (even the battery had the little plastic thing on it), and I got it for $480.
I unlocked it, and even though it is a T-Mobile phone it works for Fido no problem.
BTW where in mississauga do you live?
I'm sure Square One might have some unlocking service.
Though if they don't, or if they have expensive ones, go to
mobileincanada.com.
They are the best there is.
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Yea, unlcoking im not worried abt because the new root method unlocks the phone (im sorry if you paid to get it unlocked lol). And the Tmobile G2 will work on Bell/ Fido/ Rogers/ Telus, but without 3G speeds... and that is a requirement for me...
I'm a Rogers subscriber who purchased a Bell Desire Z outright last night. Played with it at work and then until almost 6am!! LOL
It was so tough to root for me....... because I mistakenly didn't have the gfree file in the directory and made another stupid mistake. Rooted, using a global stock ROM with ADWLauncher and the 1.4GHz kernal as I don't like the custom roms all too much. This is a HUGE leap forward from my Xperia X10. So happy right now (and tired!)
rajbaba2 said:
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Those jerks at my local Bell stored tried to make me pay a 30 dollar activation fee.
Bastards...
Craigslist is always ftw.
Hi, someone is selling me a really nice T999 in excellent condition, with the problem that the IMEI was blocked, and it won't work on any carrier in the U.S. I live on Dominican Republic, will it work on my country fine? 3G and everything? I know that the 3G band matches the one my operator uses, so no problem there.
Thanks in advance.
djluis48 said:
Hi, someone is selling me a really nice T999 in excellent condition, with the problem that the IMEI was blocked, and it won't work on any carrier in the U.S. I live on Dominican Republic, will it work on my country fine? 3G and everything? I know that the 3G band matches the one my operator uses, so no problem there.
Thanks in advance.
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ok use ordin and restore it http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1949687
kiruba8 said:
ok use ordin and restore it http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1949687
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So you are saying that it will work without a problem?
kiruba8 said:
ok use ordin and restore it http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1949687
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You could have read more than the title and suggested something relevant to his question.
OP, I'm not actually 100% sure. But, I would imagine that you'd have no trouble using it.
Simple answer is yes.
Thanks for your answers. I ended up buying one on ebay that was cheaper, with the same problem. Only issue is that the auction says bad esn, but i guess that he got that wrong, and means imei. Here it is: http://www.ebay.com/itm/200888137396?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649
Hope it turns out OK. I took a gamble with it.
djluis48 said:
Thanks for your answers. I ended up buying one on ebay that was cheaper, with the same problem. Only issue is that the auction says bad esn, but i guess that he got that wrong, and means imei. Here it is: http://www.ebay.com/itm/200888137396?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649
Hope it turns out OK. I took a gamble with it.
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Well, yeah, you really are taking one then. Because, IMEIs are for GSM phone and ESNs are for CDMA phones. That posting says T999 with a bad ESN... So, is it a T999 or a CDMA variant of the SIII???
Hope everything works out for you, bro.
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Well, yeah, you really are taking one then. Because, IMEIs are for GSM phone and ESNs are for CDMA phones. That posting says T999 with a bad ESN... So, is it a T999 or a CDMA variant of the SIII???
Hope everything works out for you, bro.
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Yeah, i know bro. People tend to mistake IMEI with ESN, so hopefuly its one of those cases. If it isn't, i will have to return the phone.
How much did u pay..??
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sanchitgrover said:
How much did u pay..??
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USD$335.00
I think it was a nice deal if i get it to work here
djluis48 said:
USD$335.00
I think it was a nice deal if i get it to work here
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let us know if it worked. I wanna buy outright and ship back home
x1tyme said:
let us know if it worked. I wanna buy outright and ship back home
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Hi. Just to update. Just got the phone. It was indeed the T999 GSM. I got it to work here without a problem. Just remember to check that the 3G band your carrier uses its supported by the phone, otherwise, you wont have 3G.
djluis48 said:
Hi. Just to update. Just got the phone. It was indeed the T999 GSM. I got it to work here without a problem. Just remember to check that the 3G band your carrier uses its supported by the phone, otherwise, you wont have 3G.
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nice to know. Will search for it and ship some back home with paying tax for it, of course.
Is ebay the source to buy bad imei?
djluis48 said:
Hi. Just to update. Just got the phone. It was indeed the T999 GSM. I got it to work here without a problem. Just remember to check that the 3G band your carrier uses its supported by the phone, otherwise, you wont have 3G.
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Hello Luis.
I am considering buying a bad IMEI also for Honduras. Did you had to unlock the phone or something like that or just placed the SIM card and worked fine?
andrews317 said:
Hello Luis.
I am considering buying a bad IMEI also for Honduras. Did you had to unlock the phone or something like that or just placed the SIM card and worked fine?
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Hi there.
Well, to tell you the truth, i sold the phone as soon as i got it because it wasn't compatible with my carrier's 3G network. I did unlock it, but unlocking was extremely easy, i just rooted the phone and downloaded an app from the Play Store, and the app did the rest of the work. Easy as pie. After that, the phone worked flawless in the small ampunt of time i spent with it (less than a day) and it was a brand new phone :highfive:. If you are wondering the name of the app, i don't know the exact name, but you can try searching "galaxy unlock" on the Play Store, and you will see a couple of apps. Good luck.
Almost same problem
djluis48 said:
USD$335.00
I think it was a nice deal if i get it to work here
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Hey man I'm on the same situation than you, just That in this case its a nexus 4 and I also live in Dominican Republic. You got it to work? Hope you can help me out here bro
Randyjp said:
Hey man I'm on the same situation than you, just That in this case its a nexus 4 and I also live in Dominican Republic. You got it to work? Hope you can help me out here bro
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I think that its going to be same, and that its going to work, because the imei was blocked on the country the phone was bought, it should work properly outside that country.
If you have a carrier phone with the IMEI blocked you can unlock it and use it on another carrier. Or you cant? I know u used to could. Also If you call your carrier. for instance tmobile and talk to a superviser they may unlock it for you... They usually do because you're using the phone with their network anyways.. So they still lose money if you decide to go to another carrier.
gypsy214 said:
If you have a carrier phone with the IMEI blocked you can unlock it and use it on another carrier. Or you cant? I know u used to could. Also If you call your carrier. for instance tmobile and talk to a superviser they may unlock it for you... They usually do because you're using the phone with their network anyways.. So they still lose money if you decide to go to another carrier.
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If your IMEI is blacklisted then the phone has been reported lost or stolen. No US carrier will take a blacklisted phone. Tmobile and att share databases too.
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EtherealRemnant said:
If your IMEI is blacklisted then the phone has been reported lost or stolen. No US carrier will take a blacklisted phone. Tmobile and att share databases too.
Sent from my SGH-T999 using Tapatalk 4 Beta
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Not always.. Carriers will block the IMEI even you dont pay your bill for so long.. A friend of mine gave me his Sidekick 4G and he stopped paying tmobile. After a while that phone stop working. When I called tmobile they said it was because of the IMEI has been blocked. I said that I have this phone for a long time and you need to turn it back on.. 48 hours later they did