I want to buy one m8. what is the difference between at&t factory unlocked and international factory unlocked version. can i flash roms in this thread on at&t factory unlocked model directly??
killerdude7777 said:
I want to buy one m8. what is the difference between at&t factory unlocked and international factory unlocked version. can i flash roms in this thread on at&t factory unlocked model directly??
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Yes, you can flash International ROMs on the AT&T model. Of course, you need to unlock the bootloader and install a custom recovery first.
Do AT&T M8s automatically come factory unlocked? I'm with AT&T but am waiting on delivery for an International unlocked from Amazon, thinking it would be more versatile. Is the only difference then the branding and AT&T bloatware?
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I have a T-Mobile HTC one m8 that I've rooted and unlocked I'm just looking for a ROM that has basically no trace. of T-Mobile I factory unlocked it so I'm selling it as a unlocked. no carrier device it's too much of a pain to explain to muggles he's on T-Mobile anyway but he wants it unlocked.
Best rom hands down
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2694917
Hi there.
I am being offered the M8 for a great price. Thing is, it's the Verizon one.
I was wondering:
1. Is it unlocked?
2. Does it have a Verizon-rom (with bloat)?
3. Can I flash it and make it just like the unlocked version?
THANK YOU!!!!
benyben123 said:
Hi there.
I am being offered the M8 for a great price. Thing is, it's the Verizon one.
I was wondering:
1. Is it unlocked?
2. Does it have a Verizon-rom (with bloat)?
3. Can I flash it and make it just like the unlocked version?
THANK YOU!!!!
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As far as I know, Verizon locks their phones, and if the phone is on 5.0.1 there is currently no way to unlock it. Sunshine is working on it but no eta.
TempestZ said:
As far as I know, Verizon locks their phones, and if the phone is on 5.0.1 there is currently no way to unlock it. Sunshine is working on it but no eta.
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1. All Verizon LTE phones are factory unlocked. The M8 from Verizon is factory unlocked.
2. Yes! it does have a verizon htc one m8 specific rom
3. Reg the flashing of the phone to a GSM version, No you cannot make it stock GSM(unlocked phone) like but you can definitely root(after bootloader unlock using HTC dev) and get rid of bloat from the stock rom or flash a custom ROM. But you cannot make it just like the unlocked version.
Thx Vriship!!!!
So if I do all of that, what makes it different than the stock unlocked version?
benyben123 said:
Thx Vriship!!!!
So if I do all of that, what makes it different than the stock unlocked version?
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Radio's are different. Not all Custom Roms will be working for verizon variant.
If you just remove the Verizon bloat by rooting, it will be closest to the stock unlocked version but some network handling apps will remain different due to verizon being CDMA and uncloked version being GSM.
You can't unlock a Verizon m8 with HTC dev
Sent from my HTC One_M8
I have a Verizon variant. I'm running LeeDroid atm. When installing LeeDroid you can select your variant. I was wondering if you can select US unlocked and essentially operate the Verizon variant as an unlocked variant? I know the Verizon m8 was compatible with at least T-Mobile ROMs and I'm pretty sure the VZ 10 is the same hardware as the unlocked model.
My other question is can you flash a RUU from the unlocked model to a Verizon variant?
I've been away from htc for a while so I'm trying to see how everything works nowadays. I don't want to corrupt my current rom or brick my phone. I've been on Motorola where there's one rom that works for every carrier. Thanks!
elite001mm said:
I have a Verizon variant. I'm running LeeDroid atm. When installing LeeDroid you can select your variant. I was wondering if you can select US unlocked and essentially operate the Verizon variant as an unlocked variant? I know the Verizon m8 was compatible with at least T-Mobile ROMs and I'm pretty sure the VZ 10 is the same hardware as the unlocked model.
My other question is can you flash a RUU from the unlocked model to a Verizon variant?
I've been away from htc for a while so I'm trying to see how everything works nowadays. I don't want to corrupt my current rom or brick my phone. I've been on Motorola where there's one rom that works for every carrier. Thanks!
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I would check the MID of the device and compare it with the firmware. For example, I have a tmobile htc10, but the MID is the exact same as the us unlocked MID, so i flashed the unlocked US firmwares with no problem. If the MID (model id) does not match, I would not recommend trying it. But i could be wrong. But you will also need to change the CID to match the firmware, which isnt the issue really. Changing the CID is very easy. Now, as for selecting the carrier during a rom install, all that does is add some values to build.prop to match the carrier and maybe some specific APN settings for that carrier. Good luck.
I'm looking to get an s9+, i know verizon will have theirs locked down
i see an "unlocked" version on amazon
SM-G965U1 is the model
is this just carrier unlocked or boot loader unlocked? can i flash kernel and custom roms with this model? if not, which model that will work with vzw should i get that can do that?
Thanks!!
You can only flash custom roms on the exynos models. Not sure how well they work on verizon
I have AT&T Pixel 6 Pro which is SIM unlocked and I have already unlocked the bootloader. Can I flash unlocked Pixel 6 pro firmware (factory image) on it instead of AT&T factory images?
There are different carrier specific firmwares released for a reason
miravision said:
There are different carrier specific firmwares released for a reason
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What happens if we flash unlocked? I know there could be a reason, but could we possibly brick if we flash unlocked on AT&T?
ram4ufriends said:
What happens if we flash unlocked? I know there could be a reason, but could we possibly brick if we flash unlocked on AT&T?
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There are only two versions of the latest firmware. Verizon, and non-Verizon. So yes, you should be able to flash the non-Verizon firmware fine. Probably no different from what you're on unless you haven't received the OTA to SD1A.210817.036 yet.
Even those with unlocked phones running on the Verizon network are fine to flash either version. Eventually, there will be only one firmware per month, just like they have for other Pixels.
I could probably flash my unlocked phone that I'm using on AT&T with the Verizon firmware and it would probably still be okay.
If you brick your phone, it's not because of which Raven (P6P) firmware you flash.