New to the Desire here coming from the Hero. In the Hero section they had a separate forum for the CDMA version and that doesn't appear to be the case with the Desire. Mine is a CDMA and was just wondering how to tell which roms will work. Thanks!
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I noticed everything in this Desire section is related to the GSM Desire. Are there any custom ROMs yet for the CDMA Desire? I was to get the Clockworkmod recovery to boot from an update.zip and that appears to work ok but every Desire ROM I've tried refuses to boot.
I can't seem to find much information at all about the CDMA Desire via searching the forums or just searching on Google. From what I can tell all the hardware specifications are the same except for the radio (CDMA vs GSM). Might it be possible that current ROMs built for the GSM Desire will work for the CDMA version if a custom kernel for CDMA is compiled?
I wasn't even aware that a CDMA Desire existed!
Regards,
Dave
There was an Australian desire version. That's the only I can think about.
There is supposed to be an US version, but I think it's not available yet.
http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/15/slcd-equipped-htc-desire-coming-soon-to-telus/
http://www.androidcentral.com/htc-desire-coming-us-august
I have a desire in South Korea that has a WCDMA sim card in it running on the SK Telecom network. Are we saying that android 2.2 port that the devs here created will only work on GSM desires? Also, does anyone know if I use an unlock code on my phone if it disrupt my service?
Sounds to me like you have a regular Desire because WCDMA is part of the GSM standard for 3G!
Regards,
Dave
No CDMA Desire out there. You guys already have the Incredible, the Evo and Droid X that don't work anywhere else but America and you want more still?
Like Dave says WCDMA is a different variant/name of the 3G network.
Strange that the Roms aren't working for you. The innards should be the same inside.
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I have a CDMA Desire. It's a test unit for one of the smaller carriers in the states (I'm not in the states) I'm using as an internet tablet/android plaything. If you guys want to know anything about it let me know.
The CDMA Desire has launched on U.S. regional carrier U.S. Cellular. Here's a link. I'll be picking one up tomorrow.
http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/phone.php?p=2923
dosesdoyle said:
The CDMA Desire has launched on U.S. regional carrier U.S. Cellular. Here's a link. I'll be picking one up tomorrow.
http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/phone.php?p=2923
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I'll be getting one in a couple of months. I'm curious if rooting/custom roms will work normally on it.
CDMA Desire
I have heard that Mighty Mike @ Mightyrom.com is working on a Desire Rom with 2.2!
Hes on Telus but his Touch Pro 2 Roms worked on US Celular!
JAGwar1905 said:
I have heard that Mighty Mike @ Mightyrom.com is working on a Desire Rom with 2.2!
Hes on Telus but his Touch Pro 2 Roms worked on US Celular!
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Nice! Any word on root yet?
JAGwar1905 said:
I have heard that Mighty Mike @ Mightyrom.com is working on a Desire Rom with 2.2!
Hes on Telus but his Touch Pro 2 Roms worked on US Celular!
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The Telus Touch Pro 2 is a CDMA phone and so is the USC version. So it makes sense the ROMs would be compatible.
The Telus Desire is a GSM/HSPA phone - Telus launched an HSPA network in late 2009 and they're slowly trying to make their old CDMA network irrelevant. I can almost certainly guarantee you that his Desire ROM *won't* work on a CDMA Desire.
Well that would suck!
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I am pretty sure we will not see any custom roms for our desires. However, thats not all that bad. If we can just get root. Then we can uninstall what we want, tweak what we want, Install wifi teather, etc..
I still think we can be rooted in almost the same manner as the incredible. Damn near exactly the same phone.
Anyone know how to get ahold of the unrevoked team? maybe they can help. They seem to root everything.
purezero said:
I am pretty sure we will not see any custom roms for our desires. However, thats not all that bad. If we can just get root. Then we can uninstall what we want, tweak what we want, Install wifi teather, etc..
I still think we can be rooted in almost the same manner as the incredible. Damn near exactly the same phone.
Anyone know how to get ahold of the unrevoked team? maybe they can help. They seem to root everything.
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You could try through their twitter (@unrevoked) and there is also a list of the members on their site.
is there a froyo update that's confirmed to wok on the CDMA (us cellular) desire yet?
there is suppose to be one this month
custom 2.1
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=8040598#post8040598
Hi,
What is the difference between A8181 and A8183? I have a AMOLED HTC Desire and recently debranded it to Stock HTC WWE ROM and noticed that my Model Number is: HTC Desire A8181, I am sure it was 'HTC Bravo' before on T-MOBILE UK ROM.
Anyways, when I search A8183 on the net, this model is often referred to the SLCD model and when searching A8181 it's AMOLED. Have I made a mistake in flashing the wrong ROM for my device?
Key reference: link
Please advise me.
Thank you.
The A8181 and A8183 are essentially identical, except for differences in hardware between the two and the radio bands that they support 3G on. If you are on Telstra in Australia, Rogers in Canada, or AT&T in the US, you need an A8183 otherwise you need an A8181.
On the forum, in the Android Development section, you will find that ROMs are model specific (GSM ROMs for A8181 devices, and CDMA ROMs for A8183 devices), and with radio upgrades, you may find certain versions work better than others depending on carrier/area.
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MasDroid said:
On the forum, in the Android Development section, you will find that ROMs are model specific (GSM ROMs for A8181 devices, and CDMA ROMs for A8183 devices)
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Incorrect. 8183 is GSM.
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Apologies... yes, A8183 is also GSM. That's what i get for not being able to think straight and staying up late!
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Thank you both.
Oh, and the 8183 comes in both amoled (early models) as well as SLCD (current models), so the screen isn't device sepcific, but rather age specific.
cr1960 said:
Oh, and the 8183 comes in both amoled (early models) as well as SLCD (current models), so the screen isn't device sepcific, but rather age specific.
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Is there any obvious difference in screen quality between the two screen types?
(Sorry, I know this post is old, but thought it easier than making a whole new post about this)
Almost all of the roms in this thread do not have info if they are CDMA or GSM. Should it not be a prerequisite to include in the description of your rom whether it is CDMA or GSM? This is making it rather difficult for me, and I'm sure others. The only way to tell as of now is to look where the author is located.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=809328
Look under CDMA.
The majority of the ROMs are GSM. You can be pretty sure that it's a GSM ROM if it doesn't explicitly say that it is a CDMA ROM.
Thank you. Is this a list of all desire roms, or only CDMA roms?
omg.. The list is of course of all(or almost all) desire roms. The cdma roms are the 5-6 ones a little down the list, listet under cdma.
Also as stated if a rom is cdma, it will be stated, as almost all roms are gsm.
If the rom title dosent say cdma, its gsm....
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Ok, just use to all my old phones that had a big CDMA and GSM user base. Unfortunately I am finding out that the desire (although amazing) has little CDMA application, seems I may be fuct this generation, too sad for such a great phone!
I am the newest newbie on xda but i'd like to graduate into an an expert.i am interested in rooting my htc desire but i don't know whethere is cdma or gsm.i live in europe and it is said that the desire in europe has both gsm and cdma.pls help me experts how do i know whether is gsm or cdma
Check your bootloader
Bravo=GSM
Bravoc=CDMA
Have simcard: GSM
No simcard: CDMA
Hi all,
I've recently moved to China and taken my Desire with me. I had assumed I could just unlock it and use a chinese sim but it doesnt seem to be working. From what i've read on various sites it seems China telecom (who are my new provider) use CDMA(?) and Evo-do(?). I'm not going to pretend to understand what these terms mean.
Does anyone know if there is a rom i can flash which will allow me to use the desire on this network? Failing that I do have a chinese lenovo a68e but all of the sites i've found for it so far are in chinese so if anyone can point me in the direction of a custom rom for it (english please ) which i can use i would also be grateful but i would much prefer to get my desire working.
Any help or advice you could give is very much appreciated.
Sorry mate, I'm guessing you have a GSM device (it have a sim card in it). GSM and CDMA are two completely different technologys, they have different hardware in them, that's why CDMA users brick there phones if they flash a GSM ROM. I don't think there is a way to just change GSM into CDMA by flashing a Rom.
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Rageypeep said:
Sorry mate, I'm guessing you have a GSM device (it have a sim card in it). GSM and CDMA are two completely different technologys, they have different hardware in them, that's why CDMA users brick there phones if they flash a GSM ROM. I don't think there is a way to just change GSM into CDMA by flashing a Rom.
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Thanks for the quick reply
My new phone has a sim card just like a uk one. I'll be honest and say I don't know much about any of this stuff but i've found good advice on this site and used roms and things found here before.
Are there CDMA sim cards and GSM sim cards?
It not problem in sim cards CDMA and GSM are network technologies,you have to buy CDMA phone(for example CDMA htc Desire).No ROM can help you.Here's more on CDMA and GSM.(link)
If you have a GSM device, China Mobile shall you go.
no, the difference is in hardware level, u can't do nothing