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I'm plan on getting a Evo on first day, but sprint coverage sucks in my area.Thats why I'm with Verizon.
I want to know can i run the Evo on Verizon network. Dont care bout 4G.I know it should work both cdma networks. but i want to be sure. And if so does it have to be rooted.
And forgive me if this question has been answered didn't see it on the Q&A.
Thanks
Yes the phone would work on the Verizon network from a technical standpoint. I am sure you will have issues getting Verizon to accept the esn though.
Why not just get a HTC Incredible? I know its got a smaller screen and a few other differences, but they are compatible on a few levels and a pretty good phone option. I just don't see the evo as worth the trouble.
Yes i understand. But i dont like the feel of the Incredible.I would rather hold on to my Droid Eris(rooted-thx xda). I really do want the 4.3in screen among other features. Did want a HD2 but its only GSM.
this may seem stupid but im thinking bout calling verizon and asking them about the esn stuff
I'm positive they'll just give you the run around that it needs to be fully tested, etc on their network.
Sometimes you can get them to activate it at little verizon "authorized" shops, but you have to pay more etc.
Once you get to that point, you will need to load a Verizon PRL, not sure what else after that.
Isnt the new Droid thats soon to come got the same 4.3 and 1080 cam? Might wanna just wait for that.
Thanks for the info. I just prefer HTC phones.I had six or more HTC phones since Cingular 2125. They didnt stop working i just buy a new phone every year almost.
um.. the Evo cannot and will not ever run on Verizon's network.... the only exception to this is if your roaming and Sprint uses VZW's towers.
weedahoe said:
Isnt the new Droid thats soon to come got the same 4.3 and 1080 cam? Might wanna just wait for that.
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http://gizmodo.com/5546986/motorola-droid-shadow-found-in-gym
boom baby
wont have a 1080p video recording camera if thats what u were referring too, sensors are to small, even the 14MP cellphone coming out only does 720p recording, but it probably has the same 8MP camera.
Why don't you just port to Sprint? You can roam on VZW's towers, and even if you have to pay an ETF, it will probably be cheaper than buying an evo outright or on ebay.
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um.. the Evo cannot and will not ever run on Verizon's network.... the only exception to this is if your roaming and Sprint uses VZW's towers.
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not sure..it is possible but you'd have to change the esn/meid to that of a verizon phone..mobile-files would have been the to go for that but they closed their website for some reason
EVO on Verizon
I would Love to see this, I have an EVO also, but just like the my TP2 I don't think this can easily be done.. I'm sure somebody somewhere has it done. though not the traditional way. somebody please show the way.
Why not stick with Sprint and still use VZW's towers?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=696073
I want to unlock my HTC Incredible. Is there a step by step guide or FAQ?
Does anyone have any experience unlocking this phone?
Thanks for your help, first time poster, forgive the error of my ways.
It's a unlocked phone somewhat
Don't expect to be able to use it on sprint tho
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Are you asking about rooting the phone, or are you asking to use it on a different carrier?
http://unrevoked.com/#inc
http://unrevoked.com/rootwiki/doku.php/public/forever
To use on a different carrier
You can use the Inc on MetroPCS and Cricket, but not on Sprint. Same with Evo, you can use on Metro and Cricket, but not Verizon.
If it was possible, I'd be using an Evo lol
wdfowty said:
You can use the Inc on MetroPCS and Cricket, but not on Sprint. Same with Evo, you can use on Metro and Cricket, but not Verizon.
If it was possible, I'd be using an Evo lol
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Also, you can't use it on Virgin Mobile
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wdfowty said:
You can use the Inc on MetroPCS and Cricket, but not on Sprint. Same with Evo, you can use on Metro and Cricket, but not Verizon.
If it was possible, I'd be using an Evo lol
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That kickstand is pretty snazzy
I have a incredible and want to use it with pageplus but they said it's locked. Is that what unrevoked is for??
Any reason why the inc cant be used on sprint and an evo on verizon? just curious
TheWizKid95 said:
Any reason why the inc cant be used on sprint and an evo on verizon? just curious
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sprint has wimax incredible doesn't have wimax....evo has wimax verizon doesn't have wimax
JoelZ9614 said:
sprint has wimax incredible doesn't have wimax....evo has wimax verizon doesn't have wimax
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i understand that, but why cant you just activate an inc on sprint without wimax on a normal data/voice plan and a normal data/voice plan with the evo on verizon. they are both cdma i believe, right?
Any luck trying to unlock them?
I have 3 incredible 2 that i want to unlock for t-mobile.
Any help anyone?
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Any reason why the inc cant be used on sprint and an evo on verizon? just curious
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It has to do with how the device interfaces with the data network.
ep9716 said:
Any luck trying to unlock them?
I have 3 incredible 2 that i want to unlock for t-mobile.
Any help anyone?
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Both companies use two different technologies for their network so that will not be possible.
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hi,
here is the step by step instructions to unlock HTC incredible.first choose how your going to unlock either through the network provider or through the 3rd parties. if you go for 3rd parties means I'll recommend you one site namely Theunlockarena.com/htc-incredible/rs13wp9/ .here you need to give your IMEI number to them and then they'll give you code.then you can follow these steps:
1. Switch ON your HTC Incredible with a Not ACCEPTED SIM Card.
2. If your HTC Incredible asks for a PIN code, then enter your SIM card PIN and press OK.
3. HTC Incredible will ask to enter an "unlock code".
4. Enter Unlock Code they had send to you.
5. Your HTC Incredible is now unlocked.
that's all...then you can use any network as your wish.
cool. thanks!
1. Incredible does not accept SIM cards. So there is no way to unlock the phone for a GSM network.
2. People have successfully had their phone activated on page plus. I think it has to have a clean ESN, and no longer active on the Verizon network. Then take it into a page plus agent so that they can activate it.
From the previous posts, it appears that data might be an issue with unlocking an HTC Incredible for use on Sprint's network, although I'm not sure why. I thought that WiMax was Sprint's 4G network - not their 3G network - and the original HTC Droid Incredible does not have any type of 4G capability. A few years ago, I successfully unlocked a Samsung flip phone (can't remember the model at the moment) that was not a smartphone and successfully activated it for use on Verizon's network. However, as I previously mentioned, the fact that the Incredible is a smartphone may be a factor in whether or not it can be used on Sprint's network, although I am not sure.
Does anyone know if the incredible can be used on US Cellular? I know they have the Desire already. If so, could US Cellular themselves unlock it or does a user do it themselves?
Ok I have a couple of general questions that some may be able to chime in on....
1) with sprint changing up the game and switching over to 4gLTE instead of WIMAXX, are we as Evo wimax users ever going to be able to use LTE w/o upgrading our phone completely?
(I LIVE IN A WIMAXX STRICKEN AREA OF VA AND FEEL AS IF I GOT DUKED ON 2 4G PHONES)
2) Do you guys ever think there will be a rom that will help support Ltd for those of us stricken 4g users now. Or possibly an OTA that will pull us to the top with the rest of the pack of Ltd users?
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I'm not exactly sure, but I think the 4G (WiMAX) radio in your phone is a physical thing so I don't think you will be able to use the LTE and an OTA or a rom would not change that. I did hear that Sprint will support WiMAX for a while, even if they do switch to LTE.
are we as Evo wimax users ever going to be able to use LTE w/o upgrading our phone completely?
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No, the Evo will NEVER work on LTE, as it doesn't have an LTE radio. It will continue to work on the wimax network for as long as sprint supports it (probably 2 years or so).
2) Do you guys ever think there will be a rom that will help support Ltd for those of us stricken 4g users now. Or possibly an OTA that will pull us to the top with the rest of the pack of Ltd users?
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Again no. Flashing a rom isn't going to physically put an LTE radio chip in your phone.
Valid point didn't think about the wimax radio being a physical device...dumb ass me!!!..ha ha..thanks for the reply guys
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I have the nexus,obviously, and would like to know if I can use the Verizon version on a different network
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Nope. CDMA phones are locked and there's no good way to unlock them.
ihavenewnike said:
I have the nexus,obviously, and would like to know if I can use the Verizon version on a different network
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Nope. If you buy the Verizon one you're stuck. Theres a small glimmer of hope that you could reflash it to another regional CDMA carrier, but even that's a long-shot.
ihavenewnike said:
I have the nexus,obviously, and would like to know if I can use the Verizon version on a different network
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short answer, no
long answer, yes
Anything can be done with enough will power. But practically speaking, no you cant.
I know a guy who got his CDMA EVO 3D working on ATT's GSM network. And I flashed my Sprint only EVO 3D to connect to Verizon. So yes these things are possible, but I wouldnt bother if I were you. If you want to use your VZW Nexus on a GSM network, then why didnt you just get a contract and GSM phone on whichever Network you wanted? If you want to flash to Sprint, Why? Verizon is much better, I just came from Sprint so believe me when I say Sprint has some ****ty service right now. Too many upgrades going on.
So by far best phone on sprint is the et4g. Seeing sprint is turning to lte will the et4g be compatible to lte?
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Nope, the Epic Touch won't support LTE. It only supports WiMAX.
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No, and Sprint's turning off WiMax (what the E4GT, Evo, Evo 3D, Photon, and all Sprint 4G phones) use around 2015. I hate thinking about it but by then we'll be on to the SGS5.
E4GT LTE Rumor
I was just at a CORPORATE Sprint store getting my poor OG Epic repaired. While I was waiting, I asked about the Galaxy Nexus. I was told that the EPIC 4G TOUCH needed a firmware update, and it could then be used on the new LTE network by a Sprint salesperson in the store. Sounds official to me!!
J.
Jefe1 said:
I was just at a CORPORATE Sprint store getting my poor OG Epic repaired. While I was waiting, I asked about the Galaxy Nexus. I was told that the EPIC 4G TOUCH needed a firmware update, and it could then be used on the new LTE network by a Sprint salesperson in the store. Sounds official to me!!
J.
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I have asked a few of the sales reps and customer service people about this. They say that it is not going to be able to use the LTE service, and that it would need new hardware. And if I'm not mistaken, The wimax service that we currently use is from another company that sprint is with. So i'm not real sure how this will play out, but it is definitely not going to be able to use the LTE service.
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I was just at a CORPORATE Sprint store getting my poor OG Epic repaired. While I was waiting, I asked about the Galaxy Nexus. I was told that the EPIC 4G TOUCH needed a firmware update, and it could then be used on the new LTE network by a Sprint salesperson in the store. Sounds official to me!!
J.
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Note to you.....you are gullible....the hardware will not even sniff a lte signal.....thus would be like saying with a firmware upgrade your dvd player will play bluray..... The first CPU that Samsung has that can handle lte is the one going in the galaxy 3 ....that is why every galaxy 2 that had lte was omap or snapdragon....the CPU in our phone is incompatible
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Get off my ass dude... What about Samsung's Droid Charge. There, your credibility is already shot!
Anyway, apparently there is an inactive 800 Mhz radio in the E4GT. Rumor has it is that is the way it can be accomplished. It remains to be seen, but remember the Motorola Xoom? Same principle I guess...
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Jefe1 said:
Get off my ass dude... What about Samsung's Droid Charge. There, your credibility is already shot!
Anyway, apparently there is an inactive 800 Mhz radio in the E4GT. Rumor has it is that is the way it can be accomplished. It remains to be seen, but remember the Motorola Xoom? Same principle I guess...
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A) The Droid Charge doesn't have an Exynos processor in it like the Galaxy S II
B) The Exynos does NOT do LTE, which is why the Skyrocket and AT&T Galaxy Note have Snapdragon S3s in them, not Exynos.
C) He's right. You're not going to magically get LTE with a WiMax radio or even the built in CDMA radio. It doesn't matter if LTE is going to be transmitted on that frequency; the phone's modem won't understand what LTE is.
D) The Xoom actually had it's original radio REPLACED by Motorola, in addition to a software update. You had to send your Xoom to Motorola for them to physically open it up and add/replace the LTE radio.
E) It requires a SIM card, which the E4GT doesn't have a slot for.
Done.
IRead and understand that 800 mhz radio is cdma like the evo 3d for voice and 3g that is it ...when they decommission the iden frequencies they may put voice on the frequencies but there its no chance of lte on this phone .....none .... go read the other 4 threads already about this ....
And i will not lump all sprint employees in the same boat but 95 % of sprint employees are legally brain dead..... Just a joke ... But they know nothing about phones or the network...you will get the correct info here way before a sprint employee.... But some regional managers and such actually have some info but salesmen etc at stores even customer service have no clue
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IRead and understand that 800 mhz radio is cdma like the evo 3d for voice and 3g that is it ...when they decommission the iden frequencies they may put voice on the frequencies but there its no chance of lte on this phone .....none .... go read the other 4 threads already about this ....
And i will not lump all sprint employees in the same boat but 95 % of sprint employees are legally brain dead..... Just a joke ... But they know nothing about phones or the network...you will get the correct info here way before a sprint employee.... But some regional managers and such actually have some info but salesmen etc at stores even customer service have no clue
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I was a technician in a Sprint store and I agree with the bolded statement 100%.
And you're right about no chance of LTE on any current Sprint phone.
Product F(RED) said:
A) The Droid Charge doesn't have an Exynos processor in it like the Galaxy S II
B) The Exynos does NOT do LTE, which is why the Skyrocket and AT&T Galaxy Note have Snapdragon S3s in them, not Exynos.
C) He's right. You're not going to magically get LTE with a WiMax radio or even the built in CDMA radio. It doesn't matter if LTE is going to be transmitted on that frequency; the phone's modem won't understand what LTE is.
D) The Xoom actually had it's original radio REPLACED by Motorola, in addition to a software update. You had to send your Xoom to Motorola for them to physically open it up and add/replace the LTE radio.
E) It requires a SIM card, which the E4GT doesn't have a slot for.
Done.
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The Photon has an LTE modem installed, it will be able to work on the lte setup. You lose, research before you speak.
Guys, ALL 4g devices will work just not on 4g LTE network. They just don't download at LTE speeds. You gotta remember that LTE is still a 4g based network. So, we are talking about downloading at 5mb/s or 10mb/s. At those speeds, it really doesn't matter unless you are trying to stream 5 porns in high quality at once lol. Same thing as 1x/2g still working but 3g is preferred.
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The Photon has an LTE modem installed, it will be able to work on the lte setup. You lose, research before you speak.
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Actually you lose because the Photon has both the WiMax and the LTE radios built in the LTE just isnt activated...
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The Photon has an LTE modem installed, it will be able to work on the lte setup. You lose, research before you speak.
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The Photon most definitely does NOT have an LTE modem installed. I don't know where you think you got your info. It has the bece3502 chipset which is WiMax ONLY. On top of that, if you read the FCC filings it has only passed for use with WiMax, not LTE. So YOU lose, and you are the one who should research before you speak. ROFL
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The Photon has an LTE modem installed, it will be able to work on the lte setup. You lose, research before you speak.
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I thanked you by mistake, but I just wanted you to know, I was a technician at Sprint...I have all the research I need. My job was to open up and repair phones. The Photon does not have an LTE modem. Please show me where you read that it does. And please no, XDA threads with speculation about it. I want solid evidence, like an official spec sheet that says so.
Product F(RED) said:
I thanked you by mistake, but I just wanted you to know, I was a technician at Sprint...I have all the research I need. My job was to open up and repair phones. The Photon does not have an LTE modem. Please show me where you read that it does. And please no, XDA threads with speculation about it. I want solid evidence, like an official spec sheet that says so.
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This is the same misconception as the epic touch and evo3d just because they were made to work on the 800 mhz frequency...they think the cdma radio will pick up lte signal.... Its actually really funny how they argue like they really know
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Product F(RED) said:
I thanked you by mistake, but I just wanted you to know, I was a technician at Sprint...I have all the research I need. My job was to open up and repair phones. The Photon does not have an LTE modem. Please show me where you read that it does. And please no, XDA threads with speculation about it. I want solid evidence, like an official spec sheet that says so.
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Plug it in people. Sprint may not update the firmware to allow it, but it does have one. You girls can fight about whatever you want, I know the truth, and it doesn't matter if you think it will or not, I was just giving people the correct info. Flame me or whatever, I know what I see, and I know what is in the photon. If you in fact did take photons apart then you would know as well. This has already been discussed in many other threads so I will stop beating the horse. Peace.
All this talk about the photon and I bet not one of you actually owned one. lol
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Epix4G said:
This is the same misconception as the epic touch and evo3d just because they were made to work on the 800 mhz frequency...they think the cdma radio will pick up lte signal.... Its actually really funny how they argue like they really know
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Its amazing the people they let in these forums. I'm glad you like to tell people what they think, good stuff. I never once said anything about the cdma modem working as an lte modem. But hey you can create statements however you want.
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Plug it in people. Sprint may not update the firmware to allow it, but it does have one. You girls can fight about whatever you want, I know the truth, and it doesn't matter if you think it will or not, I was just giving people the correct info. Flame me or whatever, I know what I see, and I know what is in the photon. If you in fact did take photons apart then you would know as well. This has already been discussed in many other threads so I will stop beating the horse. Peace.
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The LTE modem is left over from the Verizon Bionic. The hardware simply isn't there.
I can install AMD GPU drivers on my computer all I want.... but it won't give me the hardware.
Epix4G said:
Note to you.....you are gullible....the hardware will not even sniff a lte signal.....thus would be like saying with a firmware upgrade your dvd player will play bluray..... The first CPU that Samsung has that can handle lte is the one going in the galaxy 3 ....that is why every galaxy 2 that had lte was omap or snapdragon....the CPU in our phone is incompatible
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You mean the Galaxy Nexus...
all of you are so silly! of COURSE our etouch will work with lte! why would sprint release a device designed for a specific technology, and then piss on the ENTIRE customer base of wimax owners by not only HALTING the development of wimax, but then switching to a completely diff technology our device would NEVER have the capability of working with?
common sense...