is it possible to convert a sprint htc 10 to unlocked Im fairly sure a vzw can be converted but i dont know about sprint... also are sprint varrients sim unlocked? I ask because they seem to be the cheapest in the us aftermarket...
update (found out how to sim unlock, just need to know if it can be converted?)
You *may* be able to install a ROM for that version, but you can't change the hardware, so I'd look in to what bands, frequencies, etc. that each can use.
THC Butterz said:
is it possible to convert a sprint htc 10 to unlocked Im fairly sure a vzw can be converted but i dont know about sprint... also are sprint varrients sim unlocked? I ask because they seem to be the cheapest in the us aftermarket...
update (found out how to sim unlock, just need to know if it can be converted?)
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What carrier? I have a Sprint variant working extremely well (Viper ROM Nougat) under T-Mobile, both bands 4(LTE) and 2(4G).
THC Butterz said:
is it possible to convert a sprint htc 10 to unlocked Im fairly sure a vzw can be converted but i dont know about sprint... also are sprint varrients sim unlocked? I ask because they seem to be the cheapest in the us aftermarket...
update (found out how to sim unlock, just need to know if it can be converted?)
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I converted my vzw to unlocked for use on T-Mobile. Zero problems.
Sent from my HTC 10 using Tapatalk
Yes. I have a sprint converted to us unlocked on ATT network. I had to S-Off, then use ADB to change CID to 111111 and MID to 2PS65, then run the US Unlocked RUU off HTC website.
bluemooncityzen225 said:
Yes. I have a sprint converted to us unlocked on ATT network. I had to S-Off, then use ADB to change CID to 111111 and MID to 2PS65, then run the US Unlocked RUU off HTC website.
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And you swapped the radio back to Sprint correct?
jblparisi said:
And you swapped the radio back to Sprint correct?
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Well, to be completely honest, I am still in the Learning stages so I don't know if it were pure luck, but I originally didnt flash any Radio. I literally just ran the RUU, popped in ATT SIM, and it worked. However, I did later encounter a problem possibly related to this. I tried to apply an OTA zip update, and I flashed the Unlocked OTA. Which ended up making my IMEI disappear and the fix ended up being flashing the Sprint radio to the device. I'm still not sure, but I think the issue occurred bc even though my MID is US Unlocked my device still isn't technically US Unlocked so it was the wrong firmware. As for SIM unlocking, I followed the same thread for SIM unlocking the M9 using the NV and Basic Flasher Tools and it worked.
bluemooncityzen225 said:
Well, to be completely honest, I am still in the Learning stages so I don't know if it were pure luck, but I originally didnt flash any Radio. I literally just ran the RUU, popped in ATT SIM, and it worked. However, I did later encounter a problem possibly related to this. I tried to apply an OTA zip update, and I flashed the ATT OTA. Which ended up making my IMEI disappear and the fix ended up being flashing the Sprint radio to the device. I'm still not sure, but I think the issue occurred bc even though my MID is ATT's, my Device still isn't technically ATT so it was the wrong firmware. As for SIM unlocking, I followed the same thread for SIM unlocking the M9 using the NV and Basic Flasher Tools and it worked.
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That's very interesting, can you share the exact RUU you used?
Thanks for replying.
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That's very interesting, can you share the exact RUU you used?
Thanks for replying.
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Yes I can try to find it. Obviously it was more than just putting the SIM in, I had unlocked and S-off'd and what not before. I know it was the first Nougat firmware they had for the US Unlocked. I want to say I was on Sprint 1.81xXxX and the unlocked was 2.14xxxx. I'll look it up.
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That's very interesting, can you share the exact RUU you used?
Thanks for replying.
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Sorry it took so long, I was uploading the RUU I believe I used. I also have the sprint radio, stock recovery and a few other things in this folder. https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ftaxcqmli8r0m40/AAANfuxJGiyyqaFWpAi6aDFfa?dl=0
And here's a link to the 1.80 US Unlocked RUU
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24591023225176310
bluemooncityzen225 said:
Sorry it took so long, I was uploading the RUU I believe I used. I also have the sprint radio, stock recovery and a few other things in this folder. https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ftaxcqmli8r0m40/AAANfuxJGiyyqaFWpAi6aDFfa?dl=0
And here's a link to the 1.80 US Unlocked RUU
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24591023225176310
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Thank you very much for that.
I am currently SIM unlocked (NV Method), S-OFF and running Viper N with Sprint Radio. I am going to revert back to stock Sprint to replicate what you did.
jblparisi said:
Thank you very much for that.
I am currently SIM unlocked (NV Method), S-OFF and running Viper N with Sprint Radio. I am going to revert back to stock Sprint to replicate what you did.
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Just so you know, Sunshine S-Off is all you need to sim unlock your phone.
xunholyx said:
Just so you know, Sunshine S-Off is all you need to sim unlock your phone.
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I'm still unclear. I'm Verizon s-off. All I need to do is change my Cid to unlocked us then flash an unlocked ruu to change the radios so I can use T-Mobile? Of course I need to reflash twrp so I can get my Viper10 back on.
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Just so you know, Sunshine S-Off is all you need to sim unlock your phone.
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Are you positive about that? This was a Sprint locked device.
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acupunk said:
I'm still unclear. I'm Verizon s-off. All I need to do is change my Cid to unlocked us then flash an unlocked ruu to change the radios so I can use T-Mobile? Of course I need to reflash twrp so I can get my Viper10 back on.
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Verizon LTE devices are SIM unlocked by default to all carriers.
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Verizon LTE devices are SIM unlocked by default to all carriers.
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Really? With all the bands? Also. I want to get wifi calling to work.
acupunk said:
Really? With all the bands? Also. I want to get wifi calling to work.
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=70104011&postcount=3
If you are on nougat firmware already, once you get CID setup, use the latest us unlocked RUU.
test everything on stock before throwing viper on
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Really? With all the bands? Also. I want to get wifi calling to work.
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Yes specifically 4G LTE devices. Without touching anything you should be able to insert a SIM for any GSM carrier and it will pick up a signal, and yes ALL LTE bands but I believe you may have to convert to another radio for better compatibility.
All other things you better off converting to US Unlocked or T-Mobile. Those have WiFi integrated for supported carriers.
Totally worked with my Verizon phone. Changed the cid in fastboot and flashed a no wipe us unlocked firmware from sneakyghost. Unfortunately it wiped everything, but I was backed up, so no biggie. Thanks everyone!
bluemooncityzen225 said:
Yes. I have a sprint converted to us unlocked on ATT network. I had to S-Off, then use ADB to change CID to 111111 and MID to 2PS65, then run the US Unlocked RUU off HTC website.
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Sorry to dredge up such an old post, but google led me here. Do you know if it's possible to run the RUU off of HTC website on Linux? I tried installing HTC SyncManager via Wine and it kept crashing.
me_three said:
Sorry to dredge up such an old post, but google led me here. Do you know if it's possible to run the RUU off of HTC website on Linux? I tried installing HTC SyncManager via Wine and it kept crashing.
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It depends what format the RUU is in. If it is .exe then no. If it is .zip it should work
Related
i everyone.
I have a verizon m8, which I bought from usa. But I live in turkey and I we dont have lte networks here.
So I always use my phone with gsm.
I am sick of verizon's this is not a verizon sim card warning all the time.
I s-off ed my device and supercid. Changed my mid to developer edition
After it I flashed a 401 firmware.
Everything went good so far.
But I tried to installed a rom (Insertcoin, ARHD) and I got error while installing any of them.
There was an error while installing the kernel.
I flashed stock kernel or Elemental but I ended with bootloop to bootloader.
Is conversation possible, does anyone know the exact process of this?
Thanks
mehmetolgungun said:
i everyone.
I have a verizon m8, which I bought from usa. But I live in turkey and I we dont have lte networks here.
So I always use my phone with gsm.
I am sick of verizon's this is not a verizon sim card warning all the time.
I s-off ed my device and supercid. Changed my mid to developer edition
After it I flashed a 401 firmware.
Everything went good so far.
But I tried to installed a rom (Insertcoin, ARHD) and I got error while installing any of them.
There was an error while installing the kernel.
I flashed stock kernel or Elemental but I ended with bootloop to bootloader.
Is conversation possible, does anyone know the exact process of this?
Thanks
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Probably won't work as the Verizon model has different radios in it to the International one so even if it'll flash it might not connect to the GSM network as Verizon are a CDMA network in the US
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Probably won't work as the Verizon model has different radios in it to the International one so even if it'll flash it might not connect to the GSM network as Verizon are a CDMA network in the US
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Thanks for your answer, but as I said I am already using it with gsm at the moment.
There's no way and you should not be flashing things from this forum. Worst case scenario, your phone bricks.
This is your home: http://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-htc-one-m8
What would I need ot do in order to use my HTC One M8 in Europe, with a European SIM Card?
I'm assuming unlock it? That's all?
hattrickinc said:
What would I need ot do in order to use my HTC One M8 in Europe, with a European SIM Card?
I'm assuming unlock it? That's all?
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Which M8 do you have? e.g. m8_ul?
EddyOS said:
Which M8 do you have? e.g. m8_ul?
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Just the AT&T stock M8..
hattrickinc said:
Just the AT&T stock M8..
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It should work once you SIM-unlock the phone and use an EU SIM (might also have to add/change the APN details)
EddyOS said:
It should work once you SIM-unlock the phone and use an EU SIM (might also have to add/change the APN details)
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Thanks! Let me *gulp*.. let me check it out. lol
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Thanks! Let me *gulp*.. let me check it out. lol
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If you can S-OFF the phone (should be able to use Sunshine) you could flash the EU ROM which will help but you'd still only get 3G/H at most as I believe the US phone use different bands for 4G/LTE
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If you can S-OFF the phone (should be able to use Sunshine) you could flash the EU ROM which will help but you'd still only get 3G/H at most as I believe the US phone use different bands for 4G/LTE
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I'll be in Europe for a month. I was looking for an easy way to just swap SIM Cards when getting there / coming back. Speed isn't a necessity.
i used my att locked m8 on turkey for a week with Unlocked Bootloader, S-Off, sim unlocked.. just plugged the sim card after sim unlock the phone and used it without any issues
Which tutorial did you use? There's so many here, lol.
My bootloader is unlocked from HTC.
hattrickinc said:
Which tutorial did you use? There's so many here, lol.
My bootloader is unlocked from HTC.
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this one
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2708567
Good day all,
I was hoping someone would help me before i go insane, i can't for the life of me figure out what is the problem with my phone.
I had my m8 for a long time already, approx. For a year or so, and never used mobile data on it. Now recently, i upgraded my plan, and cant get data to work: no 2g or 3g, and the mobile data option in the settings menu says "disconnected because service is unavailable". Now i googled far and wide for a solution, and can't find anything; what was suggested is to change the apn settings (which i did numerous times, even bought a new prepaid sim with a different carrier just to check). Another suggestion was to update the PRL, however, as far as i understand, that is only for cdma phones, not gsm.
I tried a couple of different radios, tried to get back to stock, nothing helped. My m8 is the international version, s-offed, with latest 401 radio.
Could the device be damaged internaly maybe?
Thanks for your help.
award982 said:
even bought a new prepaid sim with a different carrier just to check
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So did the SIM from another carrier work (mobile data) or not?
award982 said:
My m8 is the international version, s-offed, with latest 401 radio.
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Was the phone on Lollipop before you started modding it?
redpoint73 said:
So did the SIM from another carrier work (mobile data) or not?
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No, it did not.
redpoint73 said:
Was the phone on Lollipop before you started modding it?
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I'm not sure, but i think it should have been on 5.0.1 with the last OTA.
Since you've tried 2 different SIMs from different carriers, different APNs, and different radios, I tend to believe this might be a hardware issue.
What is the phone's CID?
redpoint73 said:
What is the phone's CID?
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It has superCID, 11111111 , and the model id is 0P6B10000
award982 said:
It has superCID, 11111111 , and the model id is 0P6B10000
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I would run the 401 Lollipop RUU and see if that makes any difference. RUU is a complete image, so we can make sure that everything is on Lollipop and plays well together.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-one-m8/general/htc-one-m8-european-signed-ruu-0p6bimg-t2911563/post56140330#post56140330
I don't believe radio is the issue. As long as your have voice service, you should at least get EDGE data.
redpoint73 said:
I would run the 401 Lollipop RUU and see if that makes any difference. RUU is a complete image, so we can make sure that everything is on Lollipop and plays well together.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-one-m8/general/htc-one-m8-european-signed-ruu-0p6bimg-t2911563/post56140330#post56140330
I don't believe radio is the issue. As long as your have voice service, you should at least get EDGE data.
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Thanks for the help. I will flash my phone with the ruu and report afterwards.
Well, i just flashed the official 401 RUU, and i still have the same problem. No mobile data, and it still says "disconnected because service is unavailable"
award982 said:
Well, i just flashed the official 401 RUU, and i still have the same problem. No mobile data, and it still says "disconnected because service is unavailable"
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If you know the APN is right, and you don't even get EDGE data (on 2 separate SIMs) than I think you have a hardware issue.
im from a different land completely. I have the ulephone be touch and stock rom and every other rom that is based from stock my internet does not work with selecting the automatic apns from sim or entering manually. Now when i flash a completely custom rom, i add the apn and my internet works for the first time. This may or may not help in his case, but figured id let you know cheers!
So after a few months I decided to update my firmware, Im was using the viper 10 rom before hand.
I followed this guide to update it https://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-10/how-to/2016-05-27-fastboot-flashing-firmware-t3387520
and downloaded the 2.41.617.3 for pme_wl. It flashed successfully and then I updated the viper rom to 5.7.
But now all of the sudden the sim card is not even recognized. It just showed the lte with a cross. And just to make sure the sim card wasn't broken, I put it
into another phone and it worked just fine.
ThePixelBro said:
So after a few months I decided to update my firmware, Im was using the viper 10 rom before hand.
I followed this guide to update it https://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-10/how-to/2016-05-27-fastboot-flashing-firmware-t3387520
and downloaded the 2.41.617.3 for pme_wl. It flashed successfully and then I updated the viper rom to 5.7.
But now all of the sudden the sim card is not even recognized. It just showed the lte with a cross. And just to make sure the sim card wasn't broken, I put it
into another phone and it worked just fine.
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Not sure if the same applies here, but I have a Sprint HTC 10 converted to US Unlocked on ATT running Viper and when I ran a US Unlocked update/RUU later, it made my IMEI change to unknown and say No SIM. The fix was simply to flash the Sprint/original carrier radio in bootloader and it all came back. Worth a try i guess. Good luck.
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So after a few months I decided to update my firmware, Im was using the viper 10 rom before hand.
I followed this guide to update it https://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-10/how-to/2016-05-27-fastboot-flashing-firmware-t3387520
and downloaded the 2.41.617.3 for pme_wl. It flashed successfully and then I updated the viper rom to 5.7.
But now all of the sudden the sim card is not even recognized. It just showed the lte with a cross. And just to make sure the sim card wasn't broken, I put it
into another phone and it worked just fine.
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What carrier is you sim from? You may have to manually reset your APN
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What carrier is you sim from? You may have to manually reset your APN
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I have Sprint, and how do I reset it?
bluemooncityzen225 said:
Not sure if the same applies here, but I have a Sprint HTC 10 converted to US Unlocked on ATT running Viper and when I ran a US Unlocked update/RUU later, it made my IMEI change to unknown and say No SIM. The fix was simply to flash the Sprint/original carrier radio in bootloader and it all came back. Worth a try i guess. Good luck.
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It does seem that it was updated to an unlocked firmware. how would I update RUU by flashing the carrier radio.
SOLUTION
bluemooncityzen225 said:
Not sure if the same applies here, but I have a Sprint HTC 10 converted to US Unlocked on ATT running Viper and when I ran a US Unlocked update/RUU later, it made my IMEI change to unknown and say No SIM. The fix was simply to flash the Sprint/original carrier radio in bootloader and it all came back. Worth a try i guess. Good luck.
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Ok I did it and its working perfectly, Thanks!!!!!!!!!!
bluemooncityzen225 said:
Not sure if the same applies here, but I have a Sprint HTC 10 converted to US Unlocked on ATT running Viper and when I ran a US Unlocked update/RUU later, it made my IMEI change to unknown and say No SIM. The fix was simply to flash the Sprint/original carrier radio in bootloader and it all came back. Worth a try i guess. Good luck.
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After I updated it im now stuck on 3g and cannot connect to 4G. Did this happen to you?
Im glad that worked for you too man. No I still had/have 4g on ATT network after. Unfortunately thats about the extent of my knowledge as far as radios go, but to double check, I believe there is a forum on here that lists the correct radio #s for each device.
So I recently moved to a rural part of Ohio, and Verizon is about the only carrier that works here. I have an HTC 10 T-Mobile variant that I Sunshine S-Off'ed and flashed to an HTC branded phone. T-Mobile just game me my SIM Unlock code, and the phone does recognize the new Verizon Sim card. However there is no service at all. So do I still need to flash a firmware?
I really need this to operate on VZW service instead of T-Mobile.
Anyone successfully done this? IS it simple and I'm just missing something?
Thanks in advance.
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So I recently moved to a rural part of Ohio, and Verizon is about the only carrier that works here. I have an HTC 10 T-Mobile variant that I Sunshine S-Off'ed and flashed to an HTC branded phone. T-Mobile just game me my SIM Unlock code, and the phone does recognize the new Verizon Sim card. However there is no service at all. So do I still need to flash a firmware?
I really need this to operate on VZW service instead of T-Mobile.
Anyone successfully done this? IS it simple and I'm just missing something?
Thanks in advance.
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You'll need to have the verizon radio running on it. You could just flash that, as mentioned here:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-htc-10/how-to/vzw-how-to-unlocked-model-vzw-t3376743
In that case you may also need to reset your radio settings to get full service, and it's also described in that thread.
Or, better in my opinion, change your cid and mid and flash the verizon ruu.
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You'll need to have the verizon radio running on it. You could just flash that, as mentioned here:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-htc-10/how-to/vzw-how-to-unlocked-model-vzw-t3376743
In that case you may also need to reset your radio settings to get full service, and it's also described in that thread.
Or, better in my opinion, change your cid and mid and flash the verizon ruu.
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Hey thanks! I will look at both options. I am going to use Straight Talk for the carrier since its dirt cheap. I jsut need it to operate on VZW towers.
Thanks again.
Tarima said:
You'll need to have the verizon radio running on it. You could just flash that, as mentioned here:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-htc-10/how-to/vzw-how-to-unlocked-model-vzw-t3376743
In that case you may also need to reset your radio settings to get full service, and it's also described in that thread.
Or, better in my opinion, change your cid and mid and flash the verizon ruu.
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Do you know where I can get the instructions for the MID/CID and the RUU files? Its been a while since I changed mine. I would like to try the verizon thing first and see if it works on straight talk. IF not, I would like to be able to flash back to TMO so I at least have a working phone.
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Do you know where I can get the instructions for the MID/CID and the RUU files? Its been a while since I changed mine. I would like to try the verizon thing first and see if it works on straight talk. IF not, I would like to be able to flash back to TMO so I at least have a working phone.
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Conversion process is described here:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-htc-10/how-to/guide-convert-unlocked-to-verizon-t3380615
Verizon RUUs are found here:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/ve...rizon-official-ruu-1-19-605-9-t3377586/page85
I'd use a Nougat RUU from the above link until you're sure you're sure you wanna stick with the Verizon software. If you install the Oreo RUU, and then downgrade back to T-Mobile which is still on Nougat, you'll lose your radio and will need to to an extra step to get it back.