I am using MetroPCS. I wonder if I can buy a carrier branded version and then unlock it to use.
Andrew Lin said:
I am using MetroPCS. I wonder if I can buy a carrier branded version and then unlock it to use.
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But wouldn't it be easier to just get the unlock version?
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Branded version is cheaper I think
phillymade said:
But wouldn't it be easier to just get the unlock version?
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Will this work for LG G8 ATT
Branded version
Andrew Lin said:
Branded version is cheaper I think
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Sometimes it is, but not always. Amazon has the G8 listed and every so often it's on sale, I picked mine up for $499, carrier lock free, and besides Alexa it doesn't have any carrier bloat except for the normal LG stuff (Amazon specific version, no Google assistant button)
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For the htc m 10?
xda23 said:
For the htc m 10?
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I'm sure there will be if the user base calls for it. Hasn't been made yet because the device technically doesn't launch until tomorrow on T-Mobile.
I'm curious if the T-Mo version will work flawlessly with AT&T. I've heard the Sprint and Verizon devices can be buggy.
Sammae7 said:
I'm curious if the T-Mo version will work flawlessly with AT&T. I've heard the Sprint and Verizon devices can be buggy.
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The unlocked version should work flawlessly on AT&T already.
That it does but due to my wedding in three weeks followed by an expensive honeymoon, I lack the funds to purchase an unlocked one from anywhere other than BestBuy currently.
They say they'll eventually carry unlocked 10s, but really, who knows? They will have the T-Mo version though.
Sammae7 said:
That it does but due to my wedding in three weeks followed by an expensive honeymoon, I lack the funds to purchase an unlocked one from anywhere other than BestBuy currently.
They say they'll eventually carry unlocked 10s, but really, who knows? They will have the T-Mo version though.
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Congratulations on your nuptials[emoji106]
Thank you much.
Thanks everyone.
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Yea post that forum please mods!
I have my T-Mobile in hand, would love to check on route recovery etc..
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razrlover said:
Yea post that forum please mods!
I have my T-Mobile in hand, would love to check on route recovery etc..
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In the meantime, everything you read for the u.s. unlocked version translates directly to the T-Mobile version.
Can someone who got the T-Mobile HTC 10 today tell me what they put for the receipt number when they registered for the free ice view case and charger?
Thanks lol
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Lancerz said:
Can someone who got the T-Mobile HTC 10 today tell me what they put for the receipt number when they registered for the free ice view case and charger?
Thanks lol
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I just put in the Trans #, they require a scan of the receipt anyway, so I recon it's just to cross check.
The proof of purchase will be the scanned document.
ut666 said:
I just put in the Trans #, they require a scan of the receipt anyway, so I recon it's just to cross check.
The proof of purchase will be the scanned document.
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Ok thanks
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I just want to know if tmobile installed any extra software, and if so if we can uninstall it without root. My rooting days are way over.
Paging Dr B said:
I just want to know if tmobile installed any extra software, and if so if we can uninstall it without root. My rooting days are way over.
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The only T-Mobile apps on the phone are the T-Mobile visual voicemail app and the T-Mobile account app.
Edit: Their are actually a few more T-Mobile apps, I forgot because I disabled them lol.
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Lancerz said:
The only T-Mobile apps on the phone after the T-Mobile visual voicemail app and the T-Mobile account app.
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Good to know. Thank you! Thinking about picking one up. I love my Moto X Pure, but I really miss having an HTC as my DD.
Does anyone know if the T-Mobile version has an unlocked bootloader and can install TWRP etc?
BallCity said:
Does anyone know if the T-Mobile version has an unlocked bootloader and can install TWRP etc?
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Even with the unlocked version we still had to go through HTC Dev to unlock the bootloader to install TWRP. I am willing to bet that it will be the same with the T-Mobile version.
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Just got mine. W000t!
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In the meantime, everything you read for the u.s. unlocked version translates directly to the T-Mobile version.
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@Behold_this the back of my device says 2PS6500 does this mean I can restore the RUU through download mode by placing the renamed zip in my SD card? Thank you in advance.
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Hello looking at purchasing a Tmobile Variant of the HTC 10 . Will it work on all bands with AT&T? Just want to make sure that I wont be losing any performance / signal?
Thanks so much!
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Why not just buy the unlocked direct from HTC since it's available?
Yes it will... You can also convert it to the unlocked US version (or buy that instead) so you don't have to wait for updates.
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holz75 said:
Why not just buy the unlocked direct from HTC since it's available?
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Possible deal on a T Mobile variant
scooby-snack said:
Possible deal on a T Mobile variant
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Worst case scenario, you have to spend another $25 to s-off using sunshine and convert it to us unlocked variant, which works perfectly oh AT&T.
in terms of rooting which version should I purchase? I heard that the USA version has a locked bootloader which means it is not rootable correct? Is it impossible to unlock the bootloader unless Samsung does something or..? I would assume that since people are going so far as to refund their phones instead of waiting for an unlocker to be released if that is even possible.
I'm waiting to buy international version of phone with Xynos Chip and no AT&T bloatware. We will probably get better battery life and faster updates. We will lose HD and Wifi calling but no biggie IMHO.
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martinezma99 said:
I'm waiting to buy international version of phone with Xynos Chip and no AT&T bloatware. We will probably get better battery life and faster updates. We will lose HD and Wifi calling but no biggie IMHO.
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what do you mean we will lose HD?
Scathach said:
what do you mean we will lose HD?
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I think he means Voice over LTE (VoLTE)
also i dont mind waiting for the USA version to have an unlocked bootloader but the question i have is will it be possible? if not i might as well get the international version
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also i dont mind waiting for the USA version to have an unlocked bootloader but the question i have is will it be possible? if not i might as well get the international version
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Chance's of the USA version being Unlocked are slim to none... Even the Canadian version is locked down.
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Chance's of the USA version being Unlocked are slim to none... Even the Canadian version is locked down.
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i'm new to this whole thing so there might be things i dont understand but aren't there a lot of other phones that have locked bootloaders but was still able to be unlocked?
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I think he means Voice over LTE (VoLTE)
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Yes, HD Voice is Voice over LTE.
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martinezma99 said:
Yes, HD Voice is Voice over LTE.
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Having done development work in this field, I feel obligated to tell you that's not exactly true. Hd voice consists of two voice codecs - AMR Wideband, and AMR narrowband. These codecs do not explicitly require VoLTE to function. In fact, you can make "HD Voice" calls over 4G HSPA/HSPA+ using the narrowband version of the codec.
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Sounds good to me. Here's AT&T definition of HD voice.
https://www.att.com/esupport/article.html#!/wireless/KM1046244
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martinezma99 said:
Sounds good to me. Here's AT&T definition of HD voice.
https://www.att.com/esupport/article.html#!/wireless/KM1046244
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Yeah everyone dumbs down their definitions for the general public.
Basically, telephony in general has always had an 8khz spectrum width for audio. This was manly due to the fact it's small and low bandwidth. With the advent of 3.5g (hspa/hspa+ and lte) bandwidth is drastically increased. This allows for a doubled (16khz) spectrum width as there's plenty of bandwidth for it.
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martinezma99 said:
Yes, HD Voice is Voice over LTE.
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For AT&T and Verizon, correct. T-Mobile uses HD Voice over their 3G network, and you get better sounding calls when talking to another T-Mobile subscriber (I understand they will eventually bridge HD Voice to other carriers). VoLTE for T-Mobile (Advanced Calling for VZW) allows you to keep your LTE signal while on a call, as opposed to dropping down to 3G.
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also i dont mind waiting for the USA version to have an unlocked bootloader but the question i have is will it be possible? if not i might as well get the international version
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Good question. I heard a rumor that they did some sort of update and locked it?
I have the international variant and it does have VoLTE.
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BozQ said:
I have the international variant and it does have VoLTE.
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What carrier?
louforgiveno said:
What carrier?
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Singapore here. Singtel.
Would love to get international variant if it works with Tmobile.
I can purchase an international version on eBay, there is one currently for 789$ but there is only gold platinum available and the seller ships from NY.... i want to get this but unsure if it is a fake phone or something ><
The Phone may be region locked. Mine (South East Asia) came with a card that says, the Phone needs to be using SEA sim card for the first boot up.
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I can purchase an international version on eBay, there is one currently for 789$ but there is only gold platinum available and the seller ships from NY.... i want to get this but unsure if it is a fake phone or something ><
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I'm in the same boat, $789 seems lucrative, but no warranty so not sure should take that risk or not. I'm waiting for B&H to go on sale at least they provide their own 1 year warranty.
Anyone running a Samsung/carrier unlocked S9 on Xfinity Mobile network? I’d rather avoid buying one from then to avoid bloatware.
Do all the S9s have all the same bands? Heard people having issues with u locked s8/s9 on XM.
Also if I buy an unlocked will I still get software updates?
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I have 2 S9's on Xfinity with zero problems!
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blackops11252 said:
I have 2 S9's on Xfinity with zero problems!
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Thank you! Xfinity model or factory unlocked ?
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Slammed01 said:
Thank you! Xfinity model or factory unlocked ?
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Xfinity model
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Xfinity model
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Thanks! Do they install a lot of bloatware apps or pretty clean?
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Slammed01 said:
Thanks! Do they install a lot of bloatware apps or pretty clean?
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There is some bloatware, but it is removable. And still receive monthly updates.
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How do I activate my Note9 on Xfinity? It was originally from Sprint but it is now unlocked.
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Anyone running a Samsung/carrier unlocked S9 on Xfinity Mobile network? I’d rather avoid buying one from then to avoid bloatware.
Do all the S9s have all the same bands? Heard people having issues with u locked s8/s9 on XM.
Also if I buy an unlocked will I still get software updates?
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All galaxy devices are identical since the S8 apart from the 2 processor choices and sim tray configurations. Every qualcomm S9 is exactly the same at the motherboard level and all have the same capabilities. Get whichever G960U you like and if you have any issues getting the verizon service up and running on it, get the latest firmware from sammobile.com/firmwares and flash it in Odin. By doing so, you now have a full fledged verizon phone that should work with 99.999% of vzw MVNOs including XM
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Thanks! Do they install a lot of bloatware apps or pretty clean?
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Get teh G960U1 firmware. No bloat whatsoever and it is stock from samsung
nastypup said:
How do I activate my Note9 on Xfinity? It was originally from Sprint but it is now unlocked.
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Flash its respective vzw firmware just to make it easier on yourself, get the xfinity LTE sim card, pop it in, boot, profit
I see sprint has something, what about Verizon? This is the last one I got.
Got 10 today!
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Got 10 today!
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Yep, Sprint and today Verizon, shouldn't be too long of a wait for the rest of us. Of course the unlocked and Amazon variants will be last but I hope it won't be long
I can see why the Amazon version would be last. Gotta add that Alexa stuff. Why would the unlocked version follow carriers though? It would seem to me that you'd take the unlocked version and the carriers would add their customizations.
What do I have backwards?
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I can see why the Amazon version would be last. Gotta add that Alexa stuff. Why would the unlocked version follow carriers though? It would seem to me that you'd take the unlocked version and the carriers would add their customizations.
What do I have backwards?
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I am just going along with their track record on updates, in the past with LG the unlocked versions are always the last. With the carrier versions the updates are pushed out by the carrier while the unlocked versions are pushed out by LG itself so I think that has a lot to do with it