Hi,
I was wondering if anyone in Toronto area would know a place to buy the HTC Desire Z that isn't from Bell?
Or if it is from Bell, contains no Bell software (unbranded) and is unlocked?
I've been looking and haven't had any luck.
and has anyone noticed that Rogers is falling behind in the phone model area? Their phones are kind of getting outdated...
Thanks!
I uphave one unlocked with rogers....yeh there wayy behimd in terms of android. I suggest checking out kijiji.com or look at ebay or craigslist. If all else fails pm me and ill find you some online.
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I purchased an unlocked/unbranded Desire Z on Ebay to use in the states on the AT&T network. It was a North American Version which had the correct 3G bands for ATT. Had a good seller and good experience but the phone was quite pricey. They go for anywhere between $550 and $650 US.
I would suggest buying it from Bell via FutureShop or BestBuy.
You don't have to get a plan if you do that, plus they offer their extended warranties which still cover you if you root the phone, etc (though you should still make it appear stock).
You can flash the official WWE ROM which is basically stock HTC Sense. It won't have the Bell apps, and you don't need to root or anything to flash the WWE ROM (I think). You just need to make a 'goldcard' which is just a specially formatted SD card.
rewen said:
I would suggest buying it from Bell via FutureShop or BestBuy.
You don't have to get a plan if you do that, plus they offer their extended warranties which still cover you if you root the phone, etc (though you should still make it appear stock).
You can flash the official WWE ROM which is basically stock HTC Sense. It won't have the Bell apps, and you don't need to root or anything to flash the WWE ROM (I think). You just need to make a 'goldcard' which is just a specially formatted SD card.
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Yeah I was gonna buy one from Bell, but I don't know any trustworthy sites I can buy the unlock code from, which was why I opened this thread, but anyone here know one?
Nighte said:
Yeah I was gonna buy one from Bell, but I don't know any trustworthy sites I can buy the unlock code from, which was why I opened this thread, but anyone here know one?
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Be careful, because G2 owners have found big problems when they unlock their phones, like not being able to connect to any network after that
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=835673
Cellunlock.net with the code bbrocks50 for half price. You can find the phone listed a couple different ways. Either by first looking up htc or by first looking up bell. One is chapter than the other. I paid 15.
Zero issues unlocking. I think the issues are limited to g2.
I'm unlocked with Telus currently..and I used HTCsimUnlowNow.com. Seemed to work fine..the only thing was it was initially $15, but then I had to send them another $10 (after paying the 15) because of the Bell carrier or some excuse. So far i've had no problems..and i'm even able to use my BB data plan with the HTC despite Telus telling me it most likely wouldnt work lol.
I was wondering if I'm able to remove Bell's software using a program (TitaniumBackup, for example) or do I have to go through that whole process of flashing this and that to unbrand it?
And how bothersome is the Bell software?
..Although I'm gonna do it anyway but I don't have time right now to mod the phone.
You need root and it takes a lot of time to do it with titanium. It's easier to flash the wwe rom. But the apps aren't too annoying. The lack of htc locations is annoying
To elaborate on my last msg (which I wrote in a rush)..
It's more painful and takes longer to remove the apps manually as you need to root and then use Titanium's force remove method, one by one, which reboots the phone each time and takes forever.
Alternatively you could root and then S-OFF and delete those apps with the root file manager.
Or, the easiest/quickest way imho is to borrow/make a goldcard, download the euro HTC Sync, the WWE Rom, and run the ROM install program. It does the rest of the work for you
I was gonna go buy the phone today but Bell won't sell it unless I go on a plan.
I called up several different places, all the same reply, they won't let the phone go unless it's going out with a plan.
Does anyone know where I could buy it in and around Toronto?
Nighte said:
I was gonna go buy the phone today but Bell won't sell it unless I go on a plan.
I called up several different places, all the same reply, they won't let the phone go unless it's going out with a plan.
Does anyone know where I could buy it in and around Toronto?
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I asked at our local Best Buy (Oshawa) yesterday and they said they can sell the phone without a plan, no problem.
I bought mine today, you can buy it at WirelessWave or Telephone booth for the retail price.
I did notice the timestamp on the text messages are incorrect though, does anyone else have this problem?
I bought mine brand new on ebay for $375, t-mobile branded.. paid $15 to unlock it.
I suggest watching for a cheap one on ebay, maybe even try to bargain with some sellers.
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I suggest not buying from bell, or anything that is compatible with bell, unless you need it for ATT US or in Australia. Reason is that they use the wrong frequencies for use in Canada and would lock you to ROBELUS (the old evil phone companies). The US version of the vision is better... still compatible with robbers, but also with the best things that have happened to telecommunications in canada.... ever.
It sounds like we should start an exchange:
T-Mobile/Wind compatible phones exchanged for Bell/Telus/Rogers/AT&T compatible phones...
I'm on AT&T and I'd love to find the Bell Desire Z for purchase at a reasonable price. All the prices I've seen are ~$650 but the phones retail price is $500. Maybe I'm just not used to Canadian taxes... can my Canadian brethren enlighten this ignorant American as to how much the phone would cost unsubsidized after taxes?
You can get them straight from Bell for $565, with tax (13% on 499.95). If you look on kijiji and CL you can get them anywhere from $400-$500.
I bought mine yesterday for $480, no tax, and factory unlocked. It was brand new and sealed and came with a receipt for the warranty.
A lot of people are fooled into paying $600-$650 for an unlocked phone because sellers try to tell them that it costs $80-$100 to unlock it. But if people would take the time to look they would find you can get it unlocked for $25.
MyNameIsWepeel said:
A lot of people are fooled into paying $600-$650 for an unlocked phone because sellers try to tell them that it costs $80-$100 to unlock it. But if people would take the time to look they would find you can get it unlocked for $25.
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You can get it locked for free now, thanks to the fantastic work of scotty. See http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=857390
I'm on Rogers and I'm having a heck of a time trying to find out. Everyone wants to charge an arm and a leg. Trying to trade my Xperia X10 and some cash for a Desire Z.
[Q] purchased "unlocked" GSM gnex from ebay, yet locked. need help (t-mobile)
So I purchased this auction http://goo.gl/eErsT (ebay link) for a unlocked GSM gnex. Shipped from Hong Kong and came to me with factory seal intact.
I popped my T-Mobile USA sim card in and the phone worked until I restarted it, at which time it started asking for "SIM network unlock pin". I'ved talked to 3 people at T-Mobile, Samsung USA, Samsung CA, etc, no one can really help me figure out how to unlock the phone, or even tell me who the phone is locked to. I tried ordering from one of those sites that sell unlock codes, but honestly I do not know who the phone would be locked to so I'm not really confident in that.
I guess the first thing I need to find out is to figure out who the phone would be locked to. Any ideas?
(I rooted, unlocked bootloader, installed cyanogenmod 9 nightly to see if that let me around it, no luck).
Did you... contact the seller? They falsely advertised that the phone was fully unlocked. They should be sending you a new one IMO. The least they can do is hopefully tell you what network its locked to.
Contacted today, but eBay merchant based in Hong Kong so not sure when ill hear back or if they'll be any help. They do sell a ton of unlocked phones and have really good feedback so I kind of want to assume the phone truly isn't locked to another carrier.
Anyone else have an issue like this? Is there any way to get this code(or get around needinf it)without knowing who, if anyone, it is locked to?
Why wouldnt you just buy from negri or expansys if you went for a sealed box nexus anyway?
As far as i know all nexus are unlocked.
RogerPodacter said:
Why wouldnt you just buy from negri or expansys if you went for a sealed box nexus anyway?
As far as i know all nexus are unlocked.
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Some models (specifically the Japanese DoCoMo version) are actually locked.
Seem to have gotten it unlocked with a $25 code from http://www.cellunlocker.net/. Said he used the "manufacturer method" which was carrier independent. (funny because Samsung refused to acknowledge that they had the capability).
As to why I didn't buy it from one of the other retailers negri/expansys, this was 50-70 cheaper, came with 2day air shipping from hong kong and accessories, and he had a lot of good feedback with a ton of similar transactions... Not totally sure if the phone was even locked or if something weird happened.
Anyway, thanks for the responses.
I'm trying to unlock my HTC One M8 from AT&T. I've already unlocked my Amazon Fire Phone and my Nokia Lumia 1020 and I'd like to unlock the HTC One M8 as well.
When I went to the unlock form, I typed in my IMEI number and it said that AT&T doesn't have my IMEI number registered. I triple checked to make sure I typed it right ad it still said the same thing. Any ideas?
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I'm trying to unlock my HTC One M8 from AT&T. I've already unlocked my Amazon Fire Phone and my Nokia Lumia 1020 and I'd like to unlock the HTC One M8 as well.
When I went to the unlock form, I typed in my IMEI number and it said that AT&T doesn't have my IMEI number registered. I triple checked to make sure I typed it right ad it still said the same thing. Any ideas?
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ATT has changed their unlocking policies and I had no luck even with multiple attempts. In the end I decided my time was too valuable and I used this site (Less than $4) - unlockcode247 dot com
Greatday1 said:
ATT has changed their unlocking policies and I had no luck even with multiple attempts. In the end I decided my time was too valuable and I used this site (Less than $4) - unlockcode247 dot com
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AT&T changed their unlocking policies to make it easier. All you have to do is fill out the form and they give you a code. I've done it three times over the last week. It's really easy. I don't know why you're plugging a site.
This was not intended to be a plug but after spending over a week getting my phone unlocked through AT&T including their website and not making any progress short of every rep telling me they won't do it any more I tried to find a cheap site on various threads on here. This was the only one I found to be reasonably priced. Just wanted to safe someone the time if they are in the same boat.
If the phone's IMEI associated with your account? If you bought it from another source, it wouldn't be and that is why the database won't locate the IMEI. Or even if you bought it from AT&T on your account, it just might not be provisioned properly on your account. I've seen lots of folks have luck with bringing the phone into an AT&T store and having the IMEI linked to your account, then the SIM unlock should work.
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If the phone's IMEI associated with your account? If you bought it from another source, it wouldn't be and that is why the database won't locate the IMEI. Or even if you bought it from AT&T on your account, it just might not be provisioned properly on your account. I've seen lots of folks have luck with bringing the phone into an AT&T store and having the IMEI linked to your account, then the SIM unlock should work.
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I don't think that's the case. I unlocked the Fire Phone and I got that from Amazon for full price. I even unlocked someone else's Fire phone that wasn't linked to my account in any way.
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I don't think that's the case. I unlocked the Fire Phone and I got that from Amazon for full price. I even unlocked someone else's Fire phone that wasn't linked to my account in any way.
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Can you help me unlock mines? I also bought mines full price for the 64GB model.
Jeremyramp said:
Can you help me unlock mines? I also bought mines full price for the 64GB model.
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Sadly, I cannot. Several people contacted me after posting that and asked me to help them. I used three of the five that AT&T allows in a year. On the fourth they told me I surpassed my limit. I was more disappointed than anybody since they paid me $100 each!
If you know anybody who uses AT&T they can do it for you. It is very easy. Just find an AT&T user or even a former AT&T user and have them submit the form.
If you're s-off this worked for me. I have T-Mobile variant though, not sure if it matters. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2708567
Hello, I recently purchased a z1c off Swappa, and a recent imei check came back with the phone being financed. Swappa doesn't allow the sale of phones with bad imeis so I'm sure it was clean when it was sold to me. I also sold my nexus 4 that I bought from Google, and the buyer informed me that the imei has the same issue. I called T-mobile's customer service and they told me that the imei was clean. Is there something wrong with T-mobile's network where they accidentally flag phones as financed? Both the phones were definitely purchased unlocked, as the z1c is only available stateside via Sony, and there is no way that the nexus 4 I sold could be financed since I bought it straight from Google. Any thoughts?
hello,
I purchased a tmobile note 7 2nd hand and I ve been using it on att with no issues. However, I'm trying to exchange it for a new one when it comes out. But I am having issues with returning it. T mobile will not help because they said I don't have a plan with them, I have called Samsung about ten times all telling me they will escalate my care and I get no where. Also called consumer safety and they were no help. Any one else having these problems?? Please help
Jleech330 said:
hello,
I purchased a tmobile note 7 2nd hand and I ve been using it on att with no issues. However, I'm trying to exchange it for a new one when it comes out. But I am having issues with returning it. T mobile will not help because they said I don't have a plan with them, I have called Samsung about ten times all telling me they will escalate my care and I get no where. Also called consumer safety and they were no help. Any one else having these problems?? Please help
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I bought a TMobile one but returned it due to the bootloader being locked. Then I bought the Exynos international version and love it.. I have intruded and ran exposed put some mods on there and this phone is working beautifully but now the recall is technically in effect. I bought mine through a seller on eBay which one is no longer selling stuff anymore into when I called eBay they said it's not the sellers fault because the recall happened after I've already received my note so eBay sided with the seller. So I've called Samsung 6 x and everytime I get a different response from a different person one of them told me take it back to T-Mobile after I explained it's not a TMobile phone I'm just using a T-Mobile SIMs card they said it doesn't matter TMobile will switch it out for me which was a lie another person told me I needed to wait on hold to talk to a different apartment after 48 minutes I was hung up on another time I called they told me that basically I have to go through eBay and Samsung is not responsible which I do not understand because it's Samsung recalling the phones so Samsung should be replacing the phones