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Hello guys. New to the forum here. I currently have been using an unlocked jailbroken iphone for the last 2 years. I have a contract with TMobile USA and will not be changing carriers. I pretty much get the sweetest deal possible (unlimited calling $49 per month).
Tmobile will be getting the Magic as a mytouch 3g in another month. However, once i saw the UI for the Hero i became a huge fan of that device. I am trying to decide between keeping iphone, getting mytouch 3g, or buying an unlocked Hero from Europe. Here are my thought on each and i want to see others opinions.
1. Keeping Iphone- I am so bored with this phone. I have unlocked it and did everything that can be done to try to keep it interesting but i think it may be time to get rid of it. I do use it for an ipod everyday and its great for this. Has a weak camera but has 3.5mm headphone jack. Can only get Edge signal with tmobile in the usa.
2. Mytouch 3g- has android. But not the slick UI of the hero. Has a weaker camera than hero and no headphone jack without adapter. However, would have 3g speeds.
3. Hero- would cost the most by far. Price about 600-700 usd vs 199 for mytouch due to carrier subsidy. Would not get 3g signal on tmobile usa. But that android combined with Rosie UI is very appealing. Plus it has a 5 megapixel camera.
I would think of waiting for the hero to come to america but everything points to it not coming to tmobile. So it wouldnt be any better to me if it came to at&t or sprint.
What i am trying to convince myself of is the ability to install the Rosie Rom on the Mytouch 3g. How practical is this? Is the process the same for the tmobile branded magic as it is for the European magics that people have done this to? Has the Rom been perfected enough at this point to use it in this fashion? I can follow directions as this is how i have been able to keep unlocking and jailbraking my iphone over the last 2 years. But it seems like this process that i have looked at so far for this phone rom is much more complicating than the iphone jailbrake.
So what would you guys do? I appreciate all opinions.
Hello all, It sure nice to meet people in a new section of xda. My last phones have been a HTC tilt, HTC fuze, HTC pure.
I want to get this unlocked. The questions are, can I get a cheap unlimited menianet plan for a dumb phone and use it on this phone, butt will att know auto switch my pda plan if I am using a non att branded smartphone.
If I can't do that can I simple just remove data plan from the phone on att. I know att forces you to have a pda plan but since this will be a non att branded phone???
I was looking at the HTC aries butt got turned off when I heard att blocked none supported apps, so does this one block them as well?
Thanks.
doubt it. they only have rules on phones they're contracted to sell like iphones. i'm on att without a data plan. the att website doesn't even know i have a mytouch. they still think i have my old phone that i got from att.
wouldnt you be unable to get 3g if you use this phone?
if it's a t-mobile mytouch, then 3g will not work. a rogers mytouch from canada will get 3g on att, though.
legion21 said:
wouldnt you be unable to get 3g if you use this phone?
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My bad, I ment use the edge internet with the cheap o medianet unlimited plan.
Hi folks,
I'm currently looking around for smartphones with 850/1900Mhz 3G that are not sold by AT&T, so that I can use them with the cheap $10 unlimited data plan on AT&T like I currently do with the Bell Galaxy S and Telus Milestone that you'll see in my signature.
I'm aware that AT&T already has the Inspire 4G, but I don't want that, because it requires the expensive, capped data plan instead of the cheap unlimited plan.
I know that this method works on the Telus Desire A8182. Can anyone tell me if this works on the Telus Desire HD A9192, or does AT&T have the full list of IMEI numbers and requires the expensive plan for even the Bell model? (this happened with the Xperia X10, folks using the Rogers model with cheap data on AT&T suddenly got bumped to the expensive plans as soon as AT&T carried the X10 themselves).
Thanks in advance I'd appreciate info from folks using both the A9192 or the A9191 on AT&T.
NOBODY using this phone on AT&T??
HTC desire hd data plan on AT&T
im using the desire hd unbranded on AT&T the unlimited 2g data plan it works well. you just need to have the APN setup for AT&T on your desire HD.
ch12islee said:
im using the desire hd unbranded on AT&T the unlimited 2g data plan it works well. you just need to have the APN setup for AT&T on your desire HD.
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Thanks for that info. Can you tell me how your device shows up (what picture/name) in your online AT&T account?
I'm very curious if this applies to the A9192 as well (I presume you have A9191 right?)
I'm using the Telus version. With the correct APN, everything works perfectly.
Funk2641 said:
I'm using the Telus version. With the correct APN, everything works perfectly.
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Can I confirm that you are using this on AT&T with the cheap non-smartphone data plan and they haven't forced you to get one of the more pricey capped plans?
Actually, no. I'm using it with the unlimited (grandfathered) plan
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Actually, no. I'm using it with the unlimited (grandfathered) plan
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Well how does it show up in AT&T's database? Does it show up as a smartphone, or could you actually use it with the dumbphone plan?
Well I am also curious if it has any impact on data plan and if we can use the A9191 Roms without bricking our A9192 phones?
I am so ready to move on from my craptivate. I have such a bitter taste about them that I won't even consider the Nexus S that is going to work on 3G in March.
Also the Desire HD brother that ATT just released is full of their usual bloatware and of course no source code to start making own roms.
ch12islee said:
im using the desire hd unbranded on AT&T the unlimited 2g data plan it works well. you just need to have the APN setup for AT&T on your desire HD.
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Same here, all I get is 2G on the Unlimited Data plan. Wished I could be using the HSPDA line instead. But you get what you paid for. MY APN basically got set up by itself, flashed and using CM7. I guess ATT Signal for HSPDA is not on this one.
You probably have the wrong one. The one that launched on Telus (canada) has the right bands for AT&T, the EU one doesn't.
Funk, is your plan the unlimited smartphone one or the unlimited dumbphone one?
Yes I have A9191 and its just a blank picture on my account. When I called to activate I just said my phone is not US 3g capable.
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ch12islee said:
Yes I have A9191 and its just a blank picture on my account. When I called to activate I just said my phone is not US 3g capable.
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Good to know...I'm really hoping it's the same deal with the A9192, my brother is probably gonna buy that phone
what was the outcome of this? did att put your brother on the capped data plan?
I have a Rogers branded HTC Magic 32A and I'm using the $15/mo unlimited data plan that I got several years ago to support my WM HP phone. I get 3g data HSDPA service. I'm looking to upgrade to HTC Inspire 4G/Desire HD and don't know what my options are. Anybody have any input?
Was anyone able to confirm if the A9192 uses the $10 data plan?
I'm pretty sure that the Desire HD will not be registered on ATT's smartphone and that you will be able to use it with the unlimited dumbphone plan. Just make sure that when you buy it, the HSDPA or 3G bands are 850/1900 and not any other bands.
The only reason why I'm not getting this phone is because of the 1230mAh battery life. I feel that this is way too short of a battery life and that it wouldn't be worth it coming from a 1450mAh battery on a Vibrant.
Edit: If you're seriously thinking about getting the HTC to work on ATT, I think you're better off getting the HTC Sensation 4G (Bell version) because it's more well rounded than the Desire HD. However, finding this exact phone might become a challenge because the HTC Sensation 4G is in US only for T-Mobile. You will need to find the Bell version for it to be up and working with ATT.
HTC mytouch 4g. Was looking at bestbuy to buy me another copy of nba 2k12. And was scavenging the site and came across it.
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/HTC+-+myTouch+4G+Slide+Mobile+Phone+-+Khaki+(T-Mobile)/3012033.p?id=1218371730628&skuId=3012033&contract_desc=
I have a G2x and have NOOOOO data where I live currently. I tried to cancel my contract (because I was told being in the military you send a copy of your orders you can cancel without a fee) but t-mobile won't do it.
I have the G2x set to roam and I pick up some edge service (I assume at&t)
I know the G2x doesn't have at&ts 4g band.
I read an article about the HTC amaze being able to hop on at&t and pick up 4g signal. Is there any old cheap T-mobile phone I can unlock to pick up at&t's 3g with ? I don't need 4g, I just want some service.
I have a family plan with my wife and I can't afford $400 in termination fees and $200-$400 in phones with verizon. Any valid input would be greatly appreciated.
No there is nothing cheap that will do that, and no phone will do it with the T-mobile SIM card in it. Doesn't the G2X have wi-fi calling? The Amaze and Tmobile GS2 can have ATT radios flashed to them, but they will only pick up 3G and 4G with an ATT sim.
No cell company will cancel your contract with military orders. If you show them orders for deployment or an extended TDY they will suspend your contract, but not cancel it.
Thanks for the response. There was a guy in my shop that said he didn't have service at work and they let him off (I guess the rep has a choice?)
As far as wifi calling I just put gingerbread on today so now I have wifi calling. My wife has an old POS phone (because tmobile upgrade her contract when they weren't supposed to...don't get me started on that I'm am SOOO mad a T-mobile.)
So I can't buy a AT&T 3g phone unlock it and put a T-mobile sim in? So I get access to the data I'm paying for every month?
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Thanks for the response. There was a guy in my shop that said he didn't have service at work and they let him off (I guess the rep has a choice?)
As far as wifi calling I just put gingerbread on today so now I have wifi calling. My wife has an old POS phone (because tmobile upgrade her contract when they weren't supposed to...don't get me started on that I'm am SOOO mad a T-mobile.)
So I can't buy a AT&T 3g phone unlock it and put a T-mobile sim in? So I get access to the data I'm paying for every month?
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You will get data just not 3g or above. This is hardware dependent.
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I know the G2x doesn't have the proper radio to pick up at&t 3g/4g. I was wondering if any other phone did. I read this article
http://phandroid.com/2011/11/08/t-mobiles-htc-amaze-4g-compatible-with-att-3g4g/
It states that somebody on this forum actually used the tmobile htc amaze on at&t 3g/4g network. Is there any truth to this ?
ahhhhhh....I just noticed it said with at&t sim card. Setting the phone to roam with a tmobile sim would essentially do the same thing no ?
Have you gotten the updated SIM card?
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The T-mobile Galaxy S II, Amaze and Galaxy Nexus will all work and give you HSPA+ on both AT&T and T-mobile assuming the devices are unlocked
What about trading someone plans or something? Like I'm thinking of trading for a T-Mobile phone since I got the $30 prepaid plan but only get Edge on my D3.
On the other side of this thread, I have a tmobile phone unlocked with an att sim, is there a way I can pick up att 3g since I have the att sim and a Tmo device? Its an LG P509
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On the other side of this thread, I have a tmobile phone unlocked with an att sim, is there a way I can pick up att 3g since I have the att sim and a Tmo device? Its an LG P509
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Look on PhoneArena for your phone and if it has the 1900 band under 3G then yes.
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Look on PhoneArena for your phone and if it has the 1900 band under 3G then yes.
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