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Bell HTC Desire Z Root

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.

Question?

Hi there,
If I were to buy a G2 and get it unlocked, would it work perfectly on the AT&T wireless network? AT&T doesn't really have any great Android phones, so I really want this one! Thanks!

You can unlock it and use it on att however you only get to use edge. No 3g. I used my old adp1 on att for over a year. Edge is fine for normal stuff like maps and gps. As long as you got wifi for everything else you will be fine. Fyi i switched to tmobile a few months back cheaper and faster service imo. Coverage not as good though.
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I also have another question. I am thinking buying this phone from T-mobile retail store. Since I am with AT&T do I need to be a T-mobile subscriber to purchase a G2 from there retail store?

samven582 said:
I also have another question. I am thinking buying this phone from T-mobile retail store. Since I am with AT&T do I need to be a T-mobile subscriber to purchase a G2 from there retail store?
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No you dont, you just walk in and ask to buy the phone "outright."

samven582 said:
I also have another question. I am thinking buying this phone from T-mobile retail store. Since I am with AT&T do I need to be a T-mobile subscriber to purchase a G2 from there retail store?
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You do know its a $600 phone right? Outright that is. You're better off finding someone selling one.

Yea like the above post.... the only reason i would buy it at tmo full price it to get phone ins.
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Don't buy a G2, but a NAM model Desire Z, e.g. from Bell. Then you can unlock it and it will have the right bands to work on 3G on AT&T.

m0bstar said:
You do know its a $600 phone right? Outright that is. You're better off finding someone selling one.
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*499.99 + tax

steviewevie said:
Don't buy a G2, but a NAM model Desire Z, e.g. from Bell. Then you can unlock it and it will have the right bands to work on 3G on AT&T.
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That's right. You want the NAM version of the DesireZ, or the A7275. Paying $500 for the G2 that only works on EDGE is a bad idea, when you can pay $600 for the Desire Z NAM that will have 3G on ATT. Buy it unlocked, or unlock it yourself.
Mine is in the mail, and scheduled to arrive tomorrow!

t-mobile G2 activation question

Hey guys,
i'm thinking of getting a t-mobile g2 handset. i've found one online, refurbished, for a cheap price. my question is do i need to activate the handset? i'm going to use it in europe and since i'm not in the usa now a friend will bring the handset to me.
a friend here is a dev and the company he works in got 2 phones from the states shipped. they had to activate them and it cost them 50 dollars each because they are no in the states, t-mobile said that it's free if it had been done in the us..
here is the phone:
http://www.beigephone.com/tmobile-ht...d-no-contract/
do u recommend buying from this site?

By activating you mean unlocking?
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evilcuber said:
By activating you mean unlocking?
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no, the phone is onlocked
but this guy told me about this activation... maybe there is nos such thing, i dont know

vess_csm said:
no, the phone is onlocked
but this guy told me about this activation... maybe there is nos such thing, i dont know
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i think activating phones are for the prepaid feature phones that are locked to your carrier. you activate them to beable to use your carriers network and they often charge you 10$ for it. im not sure but i dont think you need to activate your phone

evilcuber said:
i think activating phones are for the prepaid feature phones that are locked to your carrier. you activate them to beable to use your carriers network and they often charge you 10$ for it. im not sure but i dont think you need to activate your phone
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thanks for the info and quick responce
do u think its worth buying this handset from this website? refurbished...?

vess_csm said:
thanks for the info and quick responce
do u think its worth buying this handset from this website? refurbished...?
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The link is dead. The Desire Z or G2 is an excellent phone, just don't pay more than 200 or so for a refurb. Even if the phone comes branded, running gfree to get root and s-off will also set the CID: 111111111111 so it will be sim/carrier unlocked once you're done.
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vess_csm said:
Hey guys,
i'm thinking of getting a t-mobile g2 handset. i've found one online, refurbished, for a cheap price. my question is do i need to activate the handset? i'm going to use it in europe and since i'm not in the usa now a friend will bring the handset to me.
a friend here is a dev and the company he works in got 2 phones from the states shipped. they had to activate them and it cost them 50 dollars each because they are no in the states, t-mobile said that it's free if it had been done in the us..
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Activation is only when you're buying a phone at a carrier, and the activation isn't on the phone per se, but rather activating the line on the carrier to work with the phone. There's no activation required to use the phone though. Just unlock it (either with rooting or buying a code) then pop your international SIM in it.
PaganAng3l said:
The link is dead. The Desire Z or G2 is an excellent phone, just don't pay more than 200 or so for a refurb. Even if the phone comes branded, running gfree to get root and s-off will also set the CID: 111111111111 so it will be sim/carrier unlocked once you're done.
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I'd agree. Its a great device but I wouldn't pay over $200 for one at this point in the year. Maybe a tad more if its mint NIB.

I agree, I wouldn't pay over $200.
sent from my G2 running CM7 nightly

thanks guys
the on i was looking at is 250... so i guess i'll write it off
this is the phone: http://www.beigephone.com/tmobile-htc-g2-refurbished-no-contract/

What country are you located in?
I'm sure someone here could pick up a decent one off of craigslist and mail it to you for less.
sent from my G2 running CM7 nightly

Yeah, use your community on xda, we can run you one down Check up on market here on xda, I see G2's all the time for around 200. I'd go as high as 250 for a mint one, it's worth it
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poormanq45 said:
What country are you located in?
I'm sure someone here could pick up a decent one off of craigslist and mail it to you for less.
sent from my G2 running CM7 nightly
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i'm in Bulgaria...
since a friend is going to bring it to me, i'll get him to check craigslist
thanks for the info

You're welcome. We're here to help each other
sent from my G2 running CM7 nightly

PaganAng3l said:
Yeah, use your community on xda, we can run you one down Check up on market here on xda, I see G2's all the time for around 200. I'd go as high as 250 for a mint one, it's worth it
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that's why i was in for the refurb for 250.
one thing i don;t like ot craigslist are the images, they are so small.
i'll so check here on xda, thanks a lot for the support and help guys... all this and i dont yet have a G2

[Q] Which model of SIII would work with Fido

I am thinking to purchase an SIII in few days but i am confuse about which model of SIII would work for Fido. fido has started their LTE network as well so this is my biggest concern.
Shall i go for SGH-I747M or T999 or some other model ? Does anyone have any idea ?

..alee said:
I am thinking to purchase an SIII in few days but i am confuse about which model of SIII would work for Fido. fido has started their LTE network as well so this is my biggest concern.
Shall i go for SGH-I747M or T999 or some other model ? Does anyone have any idea ?
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I have the SGH-I747M which was locked to Rogers/Fido then I unlocked it and used it with Telus with LTE. T999 is the Wind/Mobilicity version which works on their bands. So a SGH-I747M is the one you want.

If you buy an unlocked phone, they are all going to work with fido.
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PhoenixBlitz said:
I have the SGH-I747M which was locked to Rogers/Fido then I unlocked it and used it with Telus with LTE. T999 is the Wind/Mobilicity version which works on their bands. So a SGH-I747M is the one you want.
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did you buy it from kijiji ? how much would i get it for from Future shop ? If its locked to Rogers then it might work fine with Fido as well ?

..alee said:
did you buy it from kijiji ? how much would i get it for from Future shop ? If its locked to Rogers then it might work fine with Fido as well ?
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I bought mine of kijiji for $400 brand new sealed in the box and I'm certain that Rogers phones would work with Fido SIM since they are both on the same network. If you see ads up in kijiji for Rogers GS3s, they always say Rogers/Fido. (Also when you buy an unlock code for a Rogers phone is says unlock for Rogers/Fido phone (http://www.cellunlock.net/Unlock_Rogers_Fido_phones_p/rogersfidoimei.htm).
Hope this helped! :laugh: :good:

PhoenixBlitz said:
I bought mine of kijiji for $400 brand new sealed in the box and I'm certain that Rogers phones would work with Fido SIM since they are both on the same network. If you see ads up in kijiji for Rogers GS3s, they always say Rogers/Fido. (Also when you buy an unlock code for a Rogers phone is says unlock for Rogers/Fido phone (http://www.cellunlock.net/Unlock_Rogers_Fido_phones_p/rogersfidoimei.htm).
Hope this helped! :laugh: :good:
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you got a nice deal ...

..alee said:
you got a nice deal ...
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Thanks I had to negotiate a lot for that one, he originally wanted $600 but I talked him down to the price I paid.

PhoenixBlitz said:
Thanks I had to negotiate a lot for that one, he originally wanted $600 but I talked him down to the price I paid.
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either you have very good convincing skills or that guy was an apple freak ..
I am tyring to find a nice deal on kijiji as well and it seems like no one is selling a *white* SIII but the dealers and dealers aren't gona come down to anything less than $550 ... lets see if i could find something like yours otherwise $550 it is ..

Looks like you have your answer. If you were to purchase any of them unlocked they would work, however the T-Mobile/Wind/Mobilicty variants don't have LTE. So you would be sitting on HSPA+ all the time.

Bounty for hero who will make Sprint LG G2 LS980 working with non-USA GSM service!

Hello!
I've ordered from USA few Spring LG G2 LS980. And after I've discovered that they actually DON'T WORK with GSM,despite the fact that it is stated in specifications!
I don't want to sell them as a tablet (without possibility to make calls), so I'm going to pay $50 to hero, who can make LS980 accept foreign GSM SIM cards and fully work with them!
Anyone who also can also donate for this good thing - reply to thread!!
Update 1. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2386703 Here is the link for solution of the same problem with different phone - HTC One for Sprint ! Maybe someone can port that solution to LS980 ??
Message from Moderators: XDA allows a bounty thread but we do not get involved with arbitrating between donators and receivers. So, make a deal at your own risk.
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Lol
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Univsoldur said:
Lol
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What's funny??

Hopefully this will help you but please don't generate any threads that are not necessary to keep the development section clean.
1) Contact Sprint to unlock your phone (or any other ways that you find to unlock the phone)
2) Pop in the Non US GSM nano sim card into the phone (there's a slot to the left of the phone)
3) Profit. Now where's my bounty?

Thread Moved out of the Development Section to here.....thanks.

I hope you realize that the 4G or whatever high speed technology works in the other countries will not work with the G2. You'll get 3G if you're lucky.
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Hopefully this will help you but please don't generate any threads that are not necessary to keep the development section clean.
1) Contact Sprint to unlock your phone (or any other ways that you find to unlock the phone)
2) Pop in the Non US GSM nano sim card into the phone (there's a slot to the left of the phone)
3) Profit. Now where's my bounty?
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I believe part of the problem is that Sprint is not giving out the unlock codes. Only if you are a current customer, with the phone active. I've seen a few people post of this very issue.
I thought there are websites that unlock these features though. It appears its a hard task to accomplish. Best of luck to those trying to get this resolved though.
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comk4ver said:
I hope you realize that the 4G or whatever high speed technology works in the other countries will not work with the G2. You'll get 3G if you're lucky.
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Well that's not a problem at all! I would be happy to make it work in even 2G but GSM!!
I've got Verizon's version of LG G2 - VS980 - and it's factory unlocked to ALL gsm operators WORLDWIDE! God bless Verizon Wireless! And punch Sprint please))

Verizon would not have don't it but the fcc mandated that from a spectrum divest they got ..
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Actually, if I recall correctly...Sprint pushes the unlock over the air. I don't think they give a code.

Sprint will unlock the device for GSM capabilities for carriers OUTSIDE the US. But will not allow the LS-980 to be used on T-Mobile, or AT&T.

Ascertion said:
Sprint will unlock the device for GSM capabilities for carriers OUTSIDE the US. But will not allow the LS-980 to be used on T-Mobile, or AT&T.
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I'm OUTSIDE the US, how can I unlock if I have LS980 with Bad ESN and I'm NOT their client of course???

Try this:
on your dialer type *#*#4636#*#* now your in the TEST MENU go to first option from the top (information about telephone)
slide all the way down and set preferred network type to GSM (auto) or LTE/GSM/WCDMA (wait for around 30-60 sec)
I dont know will this work for you or not but its worth to try. And this will be gone after restarting your phone.
Ramonsterator said:
Hello!
I've ordered from USA few Spring LG G2 LS980. And after I've discovered that they actually DON'T WORK with GSM,despite the fact that it is stated in specifications!
I don't want to sell them as a tablet (without possibility to make calls), so I'm going to pay $50 to hero, who can make LS980 accept foreign GSM SIM cards and fully work with them!
Anyone who also can also donate for this good thing - reply to thread!!
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Ramonsterator said:
I'm OUTSIDE the US, how can I unlock if I have LS980 with Bad ESN and I'm NOT their client of course???
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Better idea... STOP BUYING STOLEN PHONES!!!!!

souleman said:
Better idea... STOP BUYING STOLEN PHONES!!!!!
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Much better idea - stop posting foolish things! Look at ebay - there are lots of phones with bad esn! Bad ESN does NOT means 100% that phone was stolen!

Ramonsterator said:
Much better idea - stop posting foolish things! Look at ebay - there are lots of phones with bad esn! Bad ESN does NOT means 100% that phone was stolen!
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I know all about ebay.. The majority of the bad ESN phones are either stolen, or they are attached to accounts of people that never paid their bills. Trust me, there is a LOT of stolen merchandise sold on eBay.

souleman said:
I know all about ebay.. The majority of the bad ESN phones are either stolen, or they are attached to accounts of people that never paid their bills. Trust me, there is a LOT of stolen merchandise sold on eBay.
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Maybe. I always buy phones with bad ESNs - they're cheaper and does NOT have any difference when using them overseas

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2386703 Here is the link for solution of the same problem with different phone - HTC One for Sprint ! Maybe someone can port that solution to LS980 ??

Ramonsterator said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2386703 Here is the link for solution of the same problem with different phone - HTC One for Sprint ! Maybe someone can port that solution to LS980 ??
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Also hoping for a solution to this.

Hathoid said:
Also hoping for a solution to this.
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Hello! My phones came and when I put into it my sim card - it says - No sim card! Every of three phones! Who can make them run SIM card??