Is there anything I can do to make my T-Mobile Touch Pro2 usable on Verizon's network?
Root it? Unlock it? Anything?
No, the T-Mobile Touch Pro2 is exclusively GSM, and Verizon's network utilizes CDMA technology. You would need to buy a Verizon Touch Pro2 from Verizon to use Verizon's network.
LOL.
AT&T, T-Mobile = GSM
Verizon, Sprint, US Cellular = CDMA
You CANNOT use a GSM phone on a CDMA network and vice versa.
AT&T to T-Mobile??
Hello,
I just upgraded to HTC Evo and moved to Sprint couple of days ago. I am trying to sell my Touch Pro2 to my friend who has a T-Mobile.
My TP2 is currently running the EneryROM, so I am wondering what I could do to get this phone run on T-Mobile.
We inserted his SIM-Card but unfortunately the phone asked for a code because the network is blocked.
I think I can download the T-Mobile's official ROM for TP2, would that work by itself?
Any suggestions?
Thank you
niM
nimdivino said:
Hello,
I just upgraded to HTC Evo and moved to Sprint couple of days ago. I am trying to sell my Touch Pro2 to my friend who has a T-Mobile.
My TP2 is currently running the EneryROM, so I am wondering what I could do to get this phone run on T-Mobile.
We inserted his SIM-Card but unfortunately the phone asked for a code because the network is blocked.
I think I can download the T-Mobile's official ROM for TP2, would that work by itself?
Any suggestions?
Thank you
niM
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nope... wont work.. you cant just install a rom on the phone and have it work on another network... The phones themselves have to be compatible.. like was said up there.. gsm phones run on gsm networks.. cdma on cdma... now that said.. arent the touch pro 2's with verizon and sprint world phones so will run on both gsm and cdma?? Although I'm fairly certain even if it is possible to get it to work on the network you want you definatly wont get 3G....
You're better off just selling your phone to someone ON your network... craigslist or ebay can be your best friend... and he's better off buying one made for his network.
Just my two cents!
nimdivino said:
Hello,
I just upgraded to HTC Evo and moved to Sprint couple of days ago. I am trying to sell my Touch Pro2 to my friend who has a T-Mobile.
My TP2 is currently running the EneryROM, so I am wondering what I could do to get this phone run on T-Mobile.
We inserted his SIM-Card but unfortunately the phone asked for a code because the network is blocked.
I think I can download the T-Mobile's official ROM for TP2, would that work by itself?
Any suggestions?
Thank you
niM
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First of all, don't try to flash the T-Mobile ROM onto your Sprint Rhodium, since that's a great way to brick your device (the ROM is for a GSM device, flashing that to a CDMA/GSM device will brick it). Sprint allows the use of SIM cards for any carriers except US ones, so what you need to do is Security Unlock your Sprint TP2, then flash this special modified radio that will allow for the use of SIM cards from US carriers. Only then can you use your Sprint TP2 on T-Mobile US.
EDIT: Disregard this entire post, I misread it and this probably doesn't apply to the actual situation. My bad...
Aaron McCarthy said:
nope... wont work.. you cant just install a rom on the phone and have it work on another network... The phones themselves have to be compatible.. like was said up there.. gsm phones run on gsm networks.. cdma on cdma... now that said.. arent the touch pro 2's with verizon and sprint world phones so will run on both gsm and cdma?? Although I'm fairly certain even if it is possible to get it to work on the network you want you definatly wont get 3G....
You're better off just selling your phone to someone ON your network... craigslist or ebay can be your best friend... and he's better off buying one made for his network.
Just my two cents!
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AFAIK, the TP2s on Verizon are World Phones, but I really doubt that you could go and use a Verizon TP2 on a GSM carrier like AT&T or T-Mo. I would assume Verizon would lock the feature to do that, and that the GSM antenna is more then likely an underpowered or unable to really take advantage of GSM networks (3G/HSDPA, Edge, etc). I think they are only set on on Verizons end to do basic voice and basic features.
nimdivino said:
Hello,
I just upgraded to HTC Evo and moved to Sprint couple of days ago. I am trying to sell my Touch Pro2 to my friend who has a T-Mobile.
My TP2 is currently running the EneryROM, so I am wondering what I could do to get this phone run on T-Mobile.
We inserted his SIM-Card but unfortunately the phone asked for a code because the network is blocked.
I think I can download the T-Mobile's official ROM for TP2, would that work by itself?
Any suggestions?
Thank you
niM
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Apparently no one is READING your post. You want to take an AT&T Tilt2 and run it on T-Mobile. It will work with the following restrictions:
1. Your phone is network locked to AT&T. You have to either call AT&T and get an unlock code, or buy a code off ebay or one of the forums here. That way the phone will work on a different carrier network.
2. Having unlocked your phone, with a T-Mobile SIM card it will work - but only on the slower Edge speed, NOT 3G. AT&T uses a different 3G technology than T-Mobile.
I would suggest selling it as an AT&T locked phone on ebay.
Aaron McCarthy said:
Although I'm fairly certain even if it is possible to get it to work on the network you want you definatly wont get 3G....
You're better off just selling your phone to someone ON your network... craigslist or ebay can be your best friend... and he's better off buying one made for his network.
Just my two cents!
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stevedebi said:
Apparently no one is READING your post. You want to take an AT&T Tilt2 and run it on T-Mobile. It will work with the following restrictions:
1. Your phone is network locked to AT&T. You have to either call AT&T and get an unlock code, or buy a code off ebay or one of the forums here. That way the phone will work on a different carrier network.
2. Having unlocked your phone, with a T-Mobile SIM card it will work - but only on the slower Edge speed, NOT 3G. AT&T uses a different 3G technology than T-Mobile.
I would suggest selling it as an AT&T locked phone on ebay.
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Thanks Steve
Everyone,
I apologize for the confusion.. I re-read my post and I didn't mention that my Touch Pro 2 is an AT&T phone. (I was an AT&T customer and moved to Sprint). Sorry about that guys..
But thank you everyone especially stevedabi for reading between the lines.. LOL.. He won't buy it but my other co-worker is very interested. Need to sell this thing so I can offset my termination fee from AT&T. haha.
stevedebi said:
Apparently no one is READING your post. You want to take an AT&T Tilt2 and run it on T-Mobile. It will work with the following restrictions:
1. Your phone is network locked to AT&T. You have to either call AT&T and get an unlock code, or buy a code off ebay or one of the forums here. That way the phone will work on a different carrier network.
2. Having unlocked your phone, with a T-Mobile SIM card it will work - but only on the slower Edge speed, NOT 3G. AT&T uses a different 3G technology than T-Mobile.
I would suggest selling it as an AT&T locked phone on ebay.
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Why not just transfer the entire contract to him WITH the phone.. Then you don't have to pay a cancellation fee... Can they do that here? I know of a few people that did it up in Canada but have never heard of anyone in the states doing it. I'm sure it's got to be possible down here.
seansweat said:
Is there anything I can do to make my T-Mobile Touch Pro2 usable on Verizon's network?
Root it? Unlock it? Anything?
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Sell it to me....
Verizon is cdma...tmobile is gsm they aren't interchangeable. PM me if you are interested in selling.
So I have T-Mobile here as well as my girl. I'm getting mine from T-Mobile 1week from know when its available on T-Mobile. My girl wants the golden one but HTC shafted T-Mobile by not making it a best buy exlcusive who has no deals with T-Mobile. My question is if an at&t model will work on tmobile if anyone out there has tried or are they carrier locked?
Most likely not unlocked imo.
JoshuaFCB said:
So I have T-Mobile here as well as my girl. I'm getting mine from T-Mobile 1week from know when its available on T-Mobile. My girl wants the golden one but HTC shafted T-Mobile by not making it a best buy exlcusive who has no deals with T-Mobile. My question is if an at&t model will work on tmobile if anyone out there has tried or are they carrier locked?
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I can tell you that the Verizon model is unlocked and will work with LTE and HSPA+ on T-mobile but only HSPA+ on At&t...
Hey Guys, I'm interested in buying a HTC M8 Harman Kardon Edition, but I noticed the phone is only available from Sprint..
If I were to buy the phone without a plan, would I be able to use it normally on another GSM network??
Thanks in advance!!
I am pretty sure sprint phones will not work on gsm networks because they are cdma-based.
jwsm said:
I am pretty sure sprint phones will not work on gsm networks because they are cdma-based.
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Not really... Sprint HTC One M8 does have gsm bands and can be used on international gsm network. But GSM part of the phone requires to be unlocked either by Sprint or by the user using some tutorials on xda :good:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2718150
Might as well get an att or tmobile variant and root/s-off and flash the HK mod.
Sent from my HTC One_M8 using XDA Free mobile app
alwin006 said:
Not really... Sprint HTC One M8 does have gsm bands and can be used on international gsm network. But GSM part of the phone requires to be unlocked either by Sprint or by the user using some tutorials on xda :good:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2718150
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The way I understand it is that the gsm bands in a sprint phone are only used for lte data. Voice/talk is still cdma.
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jonathan413 said:
Might as well get an att or tmobile variant and root/s-off and flash the HK mod.
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That's what I would do.
@vedesh45
Don't know what bands/frequencies are used in your neck of the woods but, instead of the att or tmobile version, I would opt for the developer or unlocked edition(basically the same as the att version but without the carrier bloatware and both have support for more bands than the tmobile version) and then add the HK mod. Not sure how well that works because I have not tried it myself as I am pretty happy with boomsound.
I live in Trinidad.. The 3G data uses the 1900Mhz band..
There really isn't anything fancy or special with the network..
I was considering purchasing a regular HTC M8, but I think the speakers on the HK model are different, so I'm not sure if the mod will damage the original speakers..
Do you guys think it will work if I buy it and unlock the network??
Sorry for the noob questions, I'm kinda stubborn when it comes to something involving audio quality.. Cons of being a Sound Engineer..:silly:
vedesh45 said:
I live in Trinidad.. The 3G data uses the 1900Mhz band..
There really isn't anything fancy or special with the network..
I was considering purchasing a regular HTC M8, but I think the speakers on the HK model are different, so I'm not sure if the mod will damage the original speakers..
Do you guys think it will work if I buy it and unlock the network??
Sorry for the noob questions, I'm kinda stubborn when it comes to something involving audio quality.. Cons of being a Sound Engineer..:silly:
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IMO it's harder for a beginner to unlock a Sprint HTC One M8 for GSM network than convert a regular HTC One M8 to H/K edition.
And I don't think the speakers are different, if they were I bet Sprint and HTC would advertise it
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The way I understand it is that the gsm bands in a sprint phone are only used for lte data. Voice/talk is still cdma
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GSM bands can be used for 2G and 3G. One of my friend bought a Sprint HTC One M8 on ebay for cheap to use it in France and he gets voice and data (but no 4G)
alwin006 said:
IMO it's harder for a beginner to unlock a Sprint HTC One M8 for GSM network than convert a regular HTC One M8 to H/K edition.
And I don't think the speakers are different, if they were I bet Sprint and HTC would advertise it
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So I would have better luck with the developer edition??
vedesh45 said:
So I would have better luck with the developer edition??
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Probably... Read both tutorials and see if you feel better with one
In case you buy a Sprint One M8 --> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2718150
In case you buy a GSM One M8 (dev/at&t/t-mob/international...) --> http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc...-harman-kardon-conversion-htc-one-m8-t2827439
alwin006 said:
Probably... Read both tutorials and see if you feel better with one
In case you buy a Sprint One M8 --> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2718150
In case you buy a GSM One M8 (dev/at&t/t-mob/international...) --> http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc...-harman-kardon-conversion-htc-one-m8-t2827439
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Both tutorials seem reasonable to me.. lol
I really don't mind the Sim Unlocking, but will it work with my network after??
Excuse my noobness but I have tried to search for this answer without success. There are various how to's on how to convert a Verizon htc one m8 to t mobile but none on how to convert a t-mobile HTC one m8 to be used on Verizon. I have the unlock code and that part worked but it would not connect at all. What can I do here? Willing to flash or do anything at this point.
Yes I had to cut the Sim card in order to make it fit.
It wont work. TMO is a GSM / LTE device and Verizon is CDMA / LTE. At best you might get some data but thats it.
Buy a Verizon one if thats what your wanting.
Hi all I've a htc one m8 sprint 831c that does not work on lte or 4g in my country...
So ive another htc m8 at&t with broken screen that work with 4g lte in my country, so I went to change the motherboard of the at&t and put it in the sprint phone, but now it tells me sim not found.
What can be done in this case?