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HTC EVO 4g Unlocked for T-mobile?

Hey guys.. There's an add on craiglist for an EVO thats in my price range. However, I'm on T-mobile.. If I buy it, can I Unlock it for T-mobile? If I can well then I just found an amazing deal haha.. Please respond soon =]
EDIT: http://www.htcsimunlock.com/htc-evo-4g-unlock.html
That possible?

ericwalsh said:
Hey guys.. There's an add on craiglist for an EVO thats in my price range. However, I'm on T-mobile.. If I buy it, can I Unlock it for T-mobile? If I can well then I just found an amazing deal haha.. Please respond soon =]
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A evo can only be unlocked for cricket boost and metro because its CDMA and tmobile is GSM
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No if it was you probably wouldn't get 3G
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evo4gnoob said:
A evo can only be unlocked for cricket boost and metro because its CDMA and tmobile is GSM
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Hmm..How about that link I posted?
JustinTV773 said:
No if it was you probably wouldn't get 3G
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If I dont get 3g, what are the real cons of not having it?

ericwalsh said:
Hmm..How about that link I posted?
If I dont get 3g, what are the real cons of not having it?
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Every GSM phone has a sim card while CDMA phones don't use sim cards so you wouldn't be able to put in a sim card to activate it
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Dont waste your money. If you want an Android phone and on a GSM network you may look into the Samsung Infuse or something similar. But CDMA phones cant be used on GSM networks and GSM phones cant be used on CDMA networks.

evo4gnoob said:
Every GSM phone has a sim card while CDMA phones don't use sim cards so you wouldn't be able to put in a sim card to activate it
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so its not possible huh? cause I mean, the link I posted states "Once your cell phone is unlocked, you can use your mobile phone on any telephone network worldwide such as:HTC Evo 4G Orange (O2 UK), HTC Evo 4G T-Mobile, HTC Evo 4G Sprint, HTC Evo 4G AT&T, Evo 4G Vodaphone, Evo 4G Virgin, Evo 4G Bell, Evo 4G Telus, HTC Evo 4G Softbank, HTC Evo 4G US Cellular, HTC Evo 4G Verizon, HTC Evo 4G Cingular, HTC Evo 4G Airtel, HTC Evo 4G Rogers, and many more!

Get an HTC evo 3d, it has a sim slot.
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Concordium said:
Dont waste your money. If you want an Android phone and on a GSM network you may look into the Samsung Infuse or something similar. But CDMA phones cant be used on GSM networks and GSM phones cant be used on CDMA networks.
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Well heres the thing...I haven't had a phone since August and I'm on a tight budget right now. I've been looking at HD2's on Android but most of them are in New York (I'm in NJ)... The last phone I had was the Samsung Vibrant and it was terrible.. Phone calls were lost ETC (mind you, I had it rooted.) Before that, I had an HD2 and bricked it trying to get Android on it.. I've also been looking for a G2X, but still, thats a LOT more money than I was hoping to shell out.. I saw this add and kinda got really excited, since it was real cheap ($100..hes willing to go down to $75).
THREESTRIPEBRAND said:
Get an HTC evo 3d, it has a sim slot.
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hmm
haha idk what to do anymore

dub post..
so if there is a SIM card slot, its possible huh?

Sprint GS 3 question about SIM card

I know Sprint doesn't bill their GS3 as an international phone, and Verizon will supposedly issue a software update that will make theirs capable of roaming internationally. But I'm on Sprint, and am considering buying one. Does the Sprint GS3 have a SIM card slot, embedded or not, and if its "embedded," does that mean there's just plastic over it which I could have modded, or its welded and attached by the metal to the insides of the phone? Is there any other significant hardware difference between the two? I currently have a Photon I might just save as an overseas phone if I can't sell it.
sorry, I posted this on the wrong GS3 forum earlier

Not as far as I know. It might have a slot for lte card like Verizon.
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Will of fire said:
Not as far as I know. It might have a slot for lte card like Verizon.
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then whats the difference between the hardware, not the radio firmware, in the ATT GS3 vs. the SP/VZ GS3? If they're all the same, doesn't that mean you could theoretically flash the firmware to run different GS3s on different networks?
But if it does have a slot for the lte card, can you swap, or modify the plastic around it and swap sim cards, maybe for intl use?

DiamondJay20 said:
then whats the difference between the hardware, not the radio firmware, in the ATT GS3 vs. the SP/VZ GS3? If they're all the same, doesn't that mean you could theoretically flash the firmware to run different GS3s on different networks?
But if it does have a slot for the lte card, can you swap, or modify the plastic around it and swap sim cards, maybe for intl use?
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I don't really know actually probably the modem and kernels used. I wouldn't recommend using the ROMs for the other versions unless they state they are universal. About the sim modifications o have never tried it when I had a epic 4g touch I just flashed E4GT stuff. But with the galaxy nexus the gsm roms worked with the cdma nexus for the most part. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.
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Will of fire said:
I don't really know actually probably the modem and kernels used. I wouldn't recommend using the ROMs for the other versions unless they state they are universal. About the sim modifications o have never tried it when I had a epic 4g touch I just flashed E4GT stuff. But with the galaxy nexus the gsm roms worked with the cdma nexus for the most part. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.
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what do you mean? you mean you turned your phone into a GSM phone with them? Could I do that with a GS3?

Is possible unlock Samsung Galaxy S III Sprint?

Hi, i wanna buy a Samsung Galaxy S III Sprint for use in GSM, is possible unlock?
i wait your response. Thanks .

Or flash it to Virgin Mobile,Cricket or Boost?

The Sprint Galaxy S3 works only in CDMA networks... Not GSM.
Yes, it can be flashed to Boost, Cricket, MetroPCS, Virgin Mobile.
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lviv73 said:
Or flash it to Virgin Mobile,Cricket or Boost?
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Yes! Just give it some time
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Thanks for your reponses. I think what is possible unlock because is the same hardware? or not.

jamcar said:
Yes! Just give it some time
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Yeah someone definitively needs to post a tutorial i will donate $10 for tutorial.

Head over to usgalaxys3.com. The owner of that site has already posted instructions to flash it to Cricket.
I'm in no way affiliated with that site, just sharing where I saw the instructions.
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AlpineMan said:
Head over to usgalaxys3.com. The owner of that site has already posted instructions to flash it to Cricket.
I'm in no way affiliated with that site, just sharing where I saw the instructions.
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Any Virgin Mobile instructions,they are the cheapest and run on Sprint's network?

Hardware isnt the same radio gpu and professor is different

master acehole said:
Hardware isnt the same radio gpu and professor is different
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Hardware doesnt matter,i already flashed original Epic and Epic Touch to Virgin Mobile.

lviv73 said:
Hardware doesnt matter,i already flashed original Epic and Epic Touch to Virgin Mobile.
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The radio hardware matters, it has to be compatible with 1900 mhz Sprint PCS band. But the other things like GPU don't matter. lol

Ascertion said:
The radio hardware matters, it has to be compatible with 1900 mhz Sprint PCS band. But the other things like GPU don't matter. lol
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Virgin uses Sprint towers so band is the same.

Anyone know how to flash Sprint GS3 to Virgin? Or will Epic Touch method work with GS3?

lviv73 said:
Hardware doesnt matter,i already flashed original Epic and Epic Touch to Virgin Mobile.
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hey, how do you do that? could you give some instructions or links to page(s) that might be useful? newbie here thinking about getting a Sprint S2 to replace Motorola Triumph, getting tired of lags/freezes
thanks.

How's the virgin network?regarding voice/data do you get better download speeds then sprints crappy service.
I'm in the southern new england area
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Thread hijack to the hightest level lmao only 3 post are completly relavant to OP :/
Bottomline - You cannot use GSM phone on a CDMA network unless it is a global phone and supports both GSM and CDMA as well as the frequencies of the carrier you intend to use.

That is an obvious spam post. Please people, there are no exceptions... you CANNOT take a Sprint or Verizon phone and unlock it to be used on ANY service that is GSM or uses a SIM card. Period. The unlock sites will just take your money. World band phones will already be unlocked for use on European GSM networks most of the time so no unlock code is needed overseas.
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namopereht said:
That is an obvious spam post. Please people, there are no exceptions... you CANNOT take a Sprint or Verizon phone and unlock it to be used on ANY service that is GSM or uses a SIM card. Period. The unlock sites will just take your money. World band phones will already be unlocked for use on European GSM networks most of the time so no unlock code is needed overseas.
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You can flash it to another carrier though.

Not if the carrier is GSM or uses a SIM card. There is no possibility. Whatsoever. And unless you know a network level technician on verizon, you are limited to the smaller regional carriers and prepaid services to flash a Sprint phone. And vice versa for a Verizon phone. They will not connect a phone that does not already have its ESN already in its system.
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namopereht said:
Not if the carrier is GSM or uses a SIM card. There is no possibility. Whatsoever. And unless you know a network level technician on verizon, you are limited to the smaller regional carriers and prepaid services to flash a Sprint phone. And vice versa for a Verizon phone. They will not connect a phone that does not already have its ESN already in its system.
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Its common knowledge about gsm and cdma,if you dont know what these are then you have no business flashing carriers.
Sprint phones can be flashed to almost all prepaid carriers,overseas cdma is less common however there are ways out there to even flash cdma phone to their carriers.My father in Ukraine had his Epic 4g flashed to a carrier that uses sim cards,so there are ways even overseas.I think some overseas carriers use both cdma and gsm.

T-Mobile / Simple Mobile / Galaxy S3 ?

Until recently I have been with Sprint. And I am located in South Florida.
I am considering going with Simple Mobile as I'm told that T-Mobile has one of the best data speeds in this area. And I want to get a Galaxy S3 as the phone to use with this service.
Can anyone here advise as to whether this would work with Simple Mobile (I called them but they won't say anything only that they don't don't support it - meaning they don't sell it so don't bother them), at what speeds?
I also assume that I must get the T-Mobile version of this phone. That seems quite difficult unless I want to pay a big premium to T-Mobile, who charges much more than say AT&T for their version. So if anyone has any suggestions where I can get one (I would prefer a store, not eBay)?
Thanks

try the xda marketplace
edit: nvm just saw you dont have enough posts.

I read that the Sprint variant of the S3 would work on T-Mobile. You just have to unlock the phone I believe.
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I remember negri sells the phone for $599 unlocked. That's the cheapest I've seen for the TMobile version. It's not cheaper by much but it's unlocked and you may save on taxes.
http://negrielectronics.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=t999#.UDfVdr3n_Fo
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AttachedSilver said:
I read that the Sprint variant of the S3 would work on T-Mobile. You just have to unlock the phone I believe.
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Sprint is cdma and T-Mobile is GSM. How are you going to stick a sim card in that sprint phone?
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My wife is using it on Simple Mobile. It works great.

Simple Mobile is a Mvno of t-mobile so you don't need to have an unlocked T999. Just change the apn. A's far as speeds. I live in Central Florida and I get the same speeds as t-mobile. I recommended. As far as where to buy the phone. I went to t-mobile and paid $599 for it. Haven't really seen it cheaper.
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brooksyx said:
Sprint is cdma and T-Mobile is GSM. How are you going to stick a sim card in that sprint phone?
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It's a world phone, my friends HTC Rezound is on Verizon which is CDMA but works on ATT
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AttachedSilver said:
It's a world phone, my friends HTC Rezound is on Verizon which is CDMA but works on ATT
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The Sprint version does not have the AWS bands that T-Mobile requires.

joshnichols189 said:
The Sprint version does not have the AWS bands that T-Mobile requires.
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Not to mention the Sprint sim slot is sealed and inaccessible.

AttachedSilver said:
It's a world phone, my friends HTC Rezound is on Verizon which is CDMA but works on ATT
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You didn't answer my question, how are you going to put a sim card in it. The sprint galaxy siii does not have a sim slot...
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Also for Data?
Will it work for all the difference data protocols, and 2G, 3G, 4G?
AttachedSilver said:
I read that the Sprint variant of the S3 would work on T-Mobile. You just have to unlock the phone I believe.
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Which phone is she using?
What plan (40, 50, 60) does she have? What data speeds is she getting?
tengtengvn said:
My wife is using it on Simple Mobile. It works great.
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sun365 said:
Will it work for all the difference data protocols, and 2G, 3G, 4G?
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No. It doesn't have the AWS bands that T-Mobile requires. And they don't have "4G".
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brooksyx said:
You didn't answer my question, how are you going to put a sim card in it. The sprint galaxy siii does not have a sim slot...
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It does have a sim slot but it's not user accessible.
It's hidden behind the plastic under the battery.
Sprint has taken this approach with all there LTE devices.
The only exception may be the Photon Q since it's touted as being a global device.

five40 said:
It does have a sim slot but it's not user accessible.
It's hidden behind the plastic under the battery.
Sprint has taken this approach with all there LTE devices.
The only exception may be the Photon Q since it's touted as being a global device.
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There is no sim slot. There is an embedded lte chip in there but no slot.
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tengtengvn said:
My wife is using it on Simple Mobile. It works great.
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So she did get 4G from simple mobile or only edge speed?
Also did she get MMS problem? I saw someone open a thread says he have MMS issue. (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1791451)

Verizon - Have a new phone coming - can I just pop in my current sim and go?

I am currently on Verizon, with a Galaxy Nexus. I bought a Droid DNA off of eBay (really good deal), and want to know if I can just pop in my sim card, and go. I know the sizes are different, so I can use a sim cutter, and go to town on it. When I was checking the ESN with the Verizon rep, they said I would need to call to activate the phone. I've read on the interweb you can swap sims on 4G phones with no issue. So, much like everything on the interweb, there is conflicting information. What's the good word?

Actually both the DNA and gnex require micro sims, so it should fit right away. and yes, you can just pop in the sim and wait for it to recognize, but do it on the sense ROM before gaining s-off and flashing roms because I remember reading that cm doesn't have a certain file or something that prevents you from activating it when you run a custom ROM. Anyways, to answer your question yes
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Verizon would need to activate because they use cdma and only use approved devices on their network.
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Well Verizon exclusive devices like the droid DNA are pre-approved, and as long as it was sold by Verizon period, and is a 4g device, then you can swap sims all you want.
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ROORnNUGZ said:
Verizon would need to activate because they use cdma and only use approved devices on their network.
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But this seems to contradict what is on Verizon's own website:
http://support.verizonwireless.com/faqs/VZAccess/4g_sim_card.html
Can I use my Verizon Wireless 4G SIM in more than one device?
Yes; the Verizon Wireless 4G SIM card contains all of your subscriber information, so the SIM card is portable and can be used in any Verizon Wireless-certified 4G device. All usage will be billed to the account associated with the 4G SIM card.
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I'll find out for sure when my phone arrives in the mail, and I'll update this thread.

I took the Sim card from my wife's stratosphere and put it into my old droid charge and it worked just fine. All I had to do was wait for it to recognize the Sim.
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RhinoShock said:
Well Verizon exclusive devices like the droid DNA are pre-approved, and as long as it was sold by Verizon period, and is a 4g device, then you can swap sims all you want.
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I'm sure your right. I was just basing my answer on my years of sprint service. Never had Verizon 4g.
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ROORnNUGZ said:
I'm sure your right. I was just basing my answer on my years of sprint service. Never had Verizon 4g.
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Hahaha sprint.. I hate them.
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Lol me too.
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I left sprint for verizon a little over a year ago. I have had no remorse leaving. Not to get too far off topic, but the only real benefit to sprint is their unlimited data. But since you can't connect to their network, or it's slow as hell, what's the point?

tokuzumi said:
I left sprint for verizon a little over a year ago. I have had no remorse leaving. Not to get too far off topic, but the only real benefit to sprint is their unlimited data. But since you can't connect to their network, or it's slow as hell, what's the point?
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Yup. Agreed. I did the same thing. Lol.
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Got my phone today. Popped in the Verizon 4G sim from my Nexus, and my DNA read the service with no issues. I did not have to call Verizon to swap the phone.

tokuzumi said:
Got my phone today. Popped in the Verizon 4G sim from my Nexus, and my DNA read the service with no issues. I did not have to call Verizon to swap the phone.
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Ya see. Told u you would be OK.
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