Tmobile for the touchpro 2 - Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

sorry i know this is in the wrong section but i couldn't find a touchpro 2 forum on here and i thought like myself alot of people upgraded to the 4g frm the touch pro 2
anyway
i have a touchpro2 for sprint. i have a friend who has tmobile and her phone sucks. someone told me that there is a slot in the sprint touch pro 2 for a sim card. that doesnt seem right to me. is there? if not is there a way that i can make this phone accept her tmobile network?

Yes it is there, the tp2 is a world phone. The only way to make it use tmobile bands is to use the sim unlocker, witch is not free. First the phone must be hard spl unlocked, then sim unlocked, then you must flash a tmobile radio(modem). All in all, it is 6 bucks to hspl, 20 bucks to sim unlock.. you caan find the tp2 forum under legacy devices. Ill find a link.
Edit: start here...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=578660
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Unlock Sidekick LX?? help.. please...

hey people.. I just bought a sidekick LX from my friend and i heard it can be unlocked for use with a different network like AT&T... and i would really like to know how to do it???
Thanks in advanced!
wow and i thought this was a pocket pc forum!?
eliran9 said:
hey people.. I just bought a sidekick LX from my friend and i heard it can be unlocked for use with a different network like AT&T... and i would really like to know how to do it???
Thanks in advanced!
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you are in the wrong site(if you know this then wrong forum), this is for htc devices and htc made devices, the sidekick is not a smartphone
but anyways aside from your error, you can unlock the sidekick but i dont know how and second if you did unlock it it will be worthless in another carrier other than tmobile. Good advice is sale it and get a smartphone or just get a prepaid sim from tmobile store its only ten dollars and it comes with activation so only 10 + tax
dont get fooled when they try to tell you its 10 for sim and 20 for activation and that its better to buy the kit for 30 that comes with a new phone. The tmobile sim activation kit is the name of it and is just the sim and they will activate it for you and you dont have to have the phone right there that you are going to use.
Just show your ID[have to be 18 or +] and after getting it just load money to it at least 10 and call costumer service[611 from tmobile cell] and tell them you have a sidekick and that you want the TO GO(prepaid) sidekick plan [unlimited everything and 15 cents per min and $1 per day even if you dont use it] but first get the IMEI because you need to give it to them
thats all i got but if you are going to keep it use it for tmobile this phone is not so good on other carriers. i have a LX and im happy just using it for internet, messaging, and mp3 player and for cell a xda flame or i sometimes switch to my unlocked att tilt

Sprint Phone To Work With AT&T

Hello,
thankyou for taking the time out to read this.. i have a question, I have an htc FUZE (touch pro) flashed with energy rom leo and my girlfriend has the htc Tilt 2 (touch pro 2) flashed with energy rom leo. oops that totally besides the point.lol just wanted to brag a lil anyways my friend came across a touch pro 2 from a barber, he held on to it for a few days before he decided to call sprint and activate it.. so when he does the phone is reported lost or stolen and he cant do anything with it, or can he? im thinking if i can take it off his hands and unlock the SIM can i use it? its a sprint branded htc touch pro..or is it a paperweight now?
Thanks in advance.
Mike V
I think you can if you sim unlock it and also even then you still cant use 3g speeds but can use the edge
Man I hope theres a way. if so i know he'll sell it to me CHEAP anyone know what to try? or point me in the right direction? im looking at SIM unlockers? am i warm or cold?
If I am not mistaken the Sprint version of the touch pro does not have a sim card,( I may be wrong ) and if that is the case then no it cant be used on a sim card based network.
Was not gonna say it but.....Not the right section. This really doesnt have anything to do with rom development.
actually it does have a sim card i seen underne
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ath the battery compartment already and i see a white sim looking card in there. ill see the phone in a few hours ill take a pic n post it up. also sorry will a moderator please move this to the correct forum.
yes my sprint tp2 has a sim card. pay to get the sim unlocked and there you go.
kaoss_11 said:
yes my sprint tp2 has a sim card. pay to get the sim unlocked and there you go.
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I was aware that the Touch pro 2 had a sim slot, he has a Fuze\Touch pro
Ok I was wondering if I remembered right. Here is a convo on this same subject found with a simple search
http://eliteeternity.com/elite-tuto...-sprint-touch-pro-to-mighty-rom/#comment-1741 hi admin
you are doing an awesome job. i just had a question. it may sound stupid enough, but i am a noob. so there you go
i just got sprint touch pro. i use att carrier, is it possible to unlock touch pro to be used with att.
sprint is cdma, while att is gsm. can it be swapped? that is use sim card of att on sprint’s htc touch pro?
would appreciate if you could throw some light on this.
thanks
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http://eliteeternity.com/elite-tuto...-sprint-touch-pro-to-mighty-rom/#comment-1743 Mike,
No. That is IMPOSSIBLE. There are GSM, and CDMA Phones. There are also hybrids with both GSM and CDMA. (the touch pro 2 will be hybrid)
The Sprint Touch Pro does NOT have a SIM card slot, and the GSM version does. Sorry Mike, but you’re screwed.
This is the very reason CDMA folks want an iPhone or something similar so bad. Because you can jailbreak an ipod (see fluffyphones.com if you want to) and use with AT&T or T-Mobile. But not Verizon or Sprint.
Sim Card Slot In CDMA Phones
The Sim Slot on your Sprint phone is for Contact use. The Sim Slots in CDMA Phones are for storing Contact Information Only.
Dammit i was hoping it would work, o well ill just have to wait and shell out the cash for the tilt 2. thankyou everyone.
I think the OP is saying that his friend found a TP2 (NOT a Touch Pro), and wants to unlock it. This thread here (started by Olipro) shows how to a security unlock and flash a patched radio onto the Sprint TP2 so it works on AT&T. Pocketnow also wrote an article and created a video concerning just that. However, the OP should not use these techniques if it is indeed a Touch Pro his friend found. Otherwise, it should work absolutely fine.
YAY i think were getting warm. My Friend NOT ME has a Sprint Touch Pro 2, that is reported stolen or lost. He didnt know that it was in that condition as his intentions were to use the phone. well he cant activate it, so he's offering it to me. but i have AT&T and im wondering if theres a way i can use it? even though its reported lost or stolen through sprint? THankyou
Am I the only one that think the phone shoud be taken to Sprint so they can return it the it rightful owner?
Come on, it just the right thing to do.
Maybe there's some BS on having contacted Sprint in the first place.
NAY.. cmon man if given the oppurtunity would u pass up a phone like this if it was offered to you for less than 100$$? i already have a HTC FUZE and my Girlfriend Has the Htc Tilt 2 so really its not a need its more of a want. And what he chooses to do with the phone is none of my business.. he's simply offering it to me becuase he bought it off a barber didnt ask no questions.. tried to reactivate it and thats when he ran into all the problems.. so im really his last resort to make sumthin back from his money.
i sim unlock verizon storm and used it on tmobile so the tp2 should work as well...sprint selling it as a worldwide phone so thats why theres a sim slot so if u travel outside the country u can buy a pay as u go sim card...s0 just unlock and use it on any gsm network
mv1luv said:
NAY.. cmon man if given the oppurtunity would u pass up a phone like this if it was offered to you for less than 100$$? i already have a HTC FUZE and my Girlfriend Has the Htc Tilt 2 so really its not a need its more of a want. And what he chooses to do with the phone is none of my business.. he's simply offering it to me becuase he bought it off a barber didnt ask no questions.. tried to reactivate it and thats when he ran into all the problems.. so im really his last resort to make sumthin back from his money.
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How would you feel if you lost your phone and come on this forum and see someone getting around the system to activate your lost...most likely stolen phone. (which it is at this point is stolen since you are planning on keeping it)
The technical idea of changing the radio is a cool idea for developers but if warez is banned on this forum then so should this thread on "how to steal a sprint phone and use on ATT".
This is a scumbag thread right here.
"How to re-up a stolen phone." WTF?
I agree... there is a large element of douchbagery associated with using someone's lost phone.
"Finders keepers" is fine when you are 10 years old.
mv1luv said:
i already have a HTC FUZE and my Girlfriend Has the Htc Tilt 2...
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...and I'm sure their original owners would love to have them back.
mv1luv said:
so really its not a need its more of a want.
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...which only makes you more of a handjob.
Sorry. I know I'm not Mr. XDA or anything, but this place is where a bunch of cool people figure out complicated things and share their knowledge with others purely out of goodwill, and you come here asking them to advise you on how to make a stolen phone work. You're a class act, pal.
wow keep bashing man if u must know my phones are through [email protected] so do me a favor and im asking nicely.. if you have nothing nice to say dont say nothing at all. i was simply asking for some technical support to see if it would be worth my time n money to invest in this phone. otherwise.. act your age not your shoe size k.
You're asking nicely, and I'm saying "no," nicely. What you're looking for will enable the larger stolen phone market, but you don't see that, do you? No, no, you just "want" to have a better phone at the cost of the poor sucker that it was stolen from.
So, yeah..... no.

Is it unlocked?

So I have an HTC Touch Pro 2 with Sprint and I was wondering if it was unlocked. Is there a way to tell? Is there a way to unlock it?
keemosabi said:
So I have an HTC Touch Pro 2 with Sprint and I was wondering if it was unlocked. Is there a way to tell? Is there a way to unlock it?
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What specific function are you trying to unlock? There is an application unlock in the "themes and apps" subforum for the Rodium. It is on the 2nd or 3rd post of the stickied "software worth installing" thread. This will allow you to run unsigned applications and such. If you mean unlock the sim card, there may be a cab for that... but I haven't looked into it.
Yes, you need to clarify. So you mean SIM unlocked?
The Sprint TP2 is unlocked for use with GSM SIM cards overseas, but you need to flash a new radio in order to use a ATT or T-Mobile SIM.
Thank you everybody for the replies.
Sorry that I was unclear before. What I meant is I would like to run the phone on ATT or T-Mobile after buying the phone from Sprint. There's a sim card in the phone but there must be something else I have to do, right?
Edit: Actually, there isn't a sim card in the phone. I don't think the phone had one when I bought it. Do I need to get one?
Umm, yeah. You need a ATT or TMob SIM card in order to get service from those carriers. But it will work on Sprint without a SIM, CDMA uses a different chip, not SIM, which is embedded on the phone's motherboard.
Also, you will need to SIM unlock the phone for it to work on ATT or TMob.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=578659
The Sprint version of the phone is unlocked to work abroad with foreign SIMs, but you need to unlock it to work on ATT or TMob.
I'm not speaking from experience here, just reading the info available. Go to the CDMA subforum for Rhodium for (lots) more info.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=517
Hi my name is Adam and I represent Sprint as their SprintCareGuide. We recommend that you do not unlock your Sprint phone. If you do , you will lose the warrenty and we will be unable to help you with any issues you may have down the road.

HTC DROID INC 2 On tmobile!!!

Hey i was wondering how exactly do i unlock it so i can use a tmobile sim card thanks in advanced!
I'm very sure you need a XTC Clip to unlock Sim card (and get S-OFF permanently) if you don't want to spend $60~ to buy one, look around craigslist for someone in your area that 'roots' phones or unlocks them, and just ask if they have a XTC Clip, they usually charge around $23-30.
Im buying a droid incredible 2 tmrw how can i check if its a bad esn if it is a bad esn would that matter since im going on tmobile
I was also told it was as simple as putting in a tmo sim card restarting it and putting in an unlock code
Dinc2 is world phone so you will be able to use any GSM network in the world. No you don't need root or S-off to do this.
Thank yu much so i can just put in my tmo sim and buy an unlock code
Oh turns out I was wrong on my post, but if you want root you can get it now!
Yeah basically, and bad ESN doesn't matter on T-MO as it's not CDMA.
Ard thx im getting my incredible tmrw at about 5 cant wait to start toying with it
You won't be able to use 3g on T-Mobile only. Dues to the gsm bands on the inc2 not supporting U.S GSM bands only overseas
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jamal717 said:
Ard thx im getting my incredible tmrw at about 5 cant wait to start toying with it
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So did you get it? If so, how is the signal/data?

[Q] I can't get T-mobile to work..

I'm giving my incredible 2 to my friend who has T-mobile and i flashed cm9 global because it's a gsm default rom and it won't connect to any network i tried putting in the T-mobile apns and they won't show up, any help would be greatly appreciated.
Did you have the sim unlocked with Verizon before you left their service?
I still have there service i just upgraded phones and i gave my inc2 to one of my friends and no i haven't got it unlocked..
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You'll need to call global support and get the unlock code for your sim.
Aye, but I'm not sure Verizon's policy on unlocking the SIM on an unactivated phone. You may have to activate the Inc2 again before they will unlock it.
Maybe someone else knows the policy more and can chime in...
Jizzylax said:
Aye, but I'm not sure Verizon's policy on unlocking the SIM on an unactivated phone. You may have to activate the Inc2 again before they will unlock it.
Maybe someone else knows the policy more and can chime in...
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They will unlock one phone per year, shouldn't have to activate it. Please let me know if you can get hspa+ on it once you've done it... For the life of me, I cant get mine to work.
I'm having a similar problem with an Incredible 2 for a friend. Flashed CM9. He was unlocked already, so he can get phone, but not data. I'll write up a post about it, but I'm still interested in this thread.
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My girlfriend has my old inc2 and she is with tmobile. I just paid one of those sites 10$ for a unlock code and entered in tmobile's apn's and it has data. But with the inc2 being cdma radios and tmobile uses gsm it will only get edge "2g" connection.
I recently unlocked 2 Inc2s in anticipation of moving them to t-mobile. They were both out of contract but still activated, and my first call to global support ended with the woman telling me, bluntly, that Verizon doesn't unlock phones period. I had been telling her that we intended to give them to family members who weren't on Verizon after we upgrade to new phones. No dice.
Not being one to give up, I waited a few minutes, called back and said that we would be traveling to Europe and wanted to be able to use our phones on a local carrier while we were there. No problem, I was given the 2 unlock codes immediately.
So if/when you call, that's probably the best story to use. As soon as they hear that the phones will be going to another carrier, they have no incentive to help.
Ok i finally got the unlock code for it and i was running viper 1.20 and it told me to use the code so i put it in and it said invalid code so i returned to the stock rom and now i don't know what to do, like i don't know where to put the code in at..
Nevermind guys i finally got it unlocked and T-mobile is working fine on it
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mastermind85 said:
They will unlock one phone per year, shouldn't have to activate it. Please let me know if you can get hspa+ on it once you've done it... For the life of me, I cant get mine to work.
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I can only get 2G to work but i think i read somewhere on one of the cm9 roms that hspa+ works on it but i'm not sure, i hope you find something
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