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Is the Vodafone UK HTC Desire HD unlocked?

If anyone who has a vodafone desire HD in the UK, can they confirm is the phone is supplied unlocked or locked ? Could they also tell us where it was purchased from. Many thanks!

saquib said:
If anyone who has a vodafone desire HD in the UK, can they confirm is the phone is supplied unlocked or locked ? Could they also tell us where it was purchased from. Many thanks!
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I don't want to hijack your post but ditto on the T-Mobile phones, any information on if their phones are locked or unlocked.

If you buy from carrier retail shop they are normally locked, but if you buy from a third party they come unlocked most of the time. Just ask who ever your buying from.
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masumali said:
If you buy from carrier retail shop they are normally locked, but if you buy from a third party they come unlocked most of the time. Just ask who ever your buying from.
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I can't speak for Vodafone or T-Mobile but Three sells the DHD unbranded and unlocked.

Back to the original question, anyone with a vodafone dhd in the uk who can confirm the lock status? thanks!

MarkieSA said:
I don't want to hijack your post but ditto on the T-Mobile phones, any information on if their phones are locked or unlocked.
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Got my DHD from T-Mobile as a contract upgrade, it was sim-locked but not branded in any way. I sucessfully unlocked the phone as you can see here.

mine is yes!

lemat1 said:
mine is yes!
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Was it from Vodafone directly or some other retailer? Thanks!

from the vodafone shop in norwich, tried with tmo, and orange sims - its also unbranded!

Got mine direct from Vodafone online it is unbranded which is good but is also simlocked
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saquib said:
If anyone who has a vodafone desire HD in the UK, can they confirm is the phone is supplied unlocked or locked ? Could they also tell us where it was purchased from. Many thanks!
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My friend got his from Vodafone unlocked. The guy at Vodafone said that due to the short supply they were just getting them unlocked from the manufacturer and sending them straight out to customers. This was about 2-3 weeks ago so the situation could have changed.

I received my replacement from Vodafone last Friday, its completely unbounded and unlocked
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Best way unlocked Desire HD in vodafone -take from mobiles.co.uk
http://www.mobiles.co.uk/vodafone-htc-desire-hd.html
This is new contract but You can upgrade too-100% unlocked

jacahaca said:
Best way unlocked Desire HD in vodafone -take from mobiles.co.uk
http://www.mobiles.co.uk/vodafone-htc-desire-hd.html
This is new contract but You can upgrade too-100% unlocked
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My t-mobile DHD came via them and that is completely unlocked

saquib said:
If anyone who has a vodafone desire HD in the UK, can they confirm is the phone is supplied unlocked or locked ? Could they also tell us where it was purchased from. Many thanks!
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I got my DHD directly from Vodafone - it is unbranded and unlocked - per my own experience with Vodafone - over the last 2 years or so I got the following phones from Vodafone:
- Touch pro2 - branded but Unlocked
- Windows 7 Trophy - unbranded and unlocked
- Desire HD (DHD) - unbranded and unlocked
so far all phones have been received direct from Vodafone and all have been unlocked - so I think I can make this healthy assumption that HTC phones are pretty much unlocked from Vodafone.
Hope this helps.

Can confirm mobiles.co.uk was unlocked

Got mine from Vodafone online 1 month ago, unbranded and unlocked
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ghostofcain said:
My t-mobile DHD came via them and that is completely unlocked
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I'm with T-Mobile UK as well and thinking of getting one of these,is it unbranded as well?

mupet0000 said:
Got my DHD from T-Mobile as a contract upgrade, it was sim-locked but not branded in any way. I sucessfully unlocked the phone as you can see.....
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jonny68 said:
I'm with T-Mobile UK as well and thinking of getting one of these,is it unbranded as well?
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Luving this site which I've just stumbled on and answered my question straight away, so here's some info that I've been told from two different T-Mobile UK staff.
Phone is SIM locked but the firmware hasn't been touched (this site has confirmed this too)
The phone will have some kind of T-Mobile logo branding but that's it. I can't wait for my new DHD to turn up now, no stock with T-Mobile and may not be for 3 weeks or more ...... nevermind hay I'll just have to wait.

XPeria Play £150 on O2 (UK)

Not sure if anyone's mentioned, O2 are selling XPeria Play in the UK for £150 on a PAYG...
I don't want to change to O2, i'm happy with TMob/Orange network share, but I wouldn't mind this phone.
Anyone know if they are SIM-Free, branded and if so how easy they are to unlock/debrand?
Anyone know of any better deals?

Locked to O2 and no branding - only thing O2 i found was the internet settings/bookmarks installed - although these could've come form the o2 sim card i inserted when i bought the phone (not sure).

Chitter chatter deal is better. T-mobile but unlocked and unbranded. New stock should go live later in the week.

Consider that unlocking the bootloader (which unlocks sim too) costs about 18 pounds, SIM-free phones are not that valuable anymore. Just buy a SIM-locked one and unlock the bootloader with Alejandrissimo's help, or someone else's, and you'll have a SIM-unlocked, flashable phone for 168 pounds.

Logseman said:
Consider that unlocking the bootloader (which unlocks sim too) costs about 18 pounds, SIM-free phones are not that valuable anymore. Just buy a SIM-locked one and unlock the bootloader with Alejandrissimo's help, or someone else's, and you'll have a SIM-unlocked, flashable phone for 168 pounds.
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Or better, be smart and buy it from Argos Sim-Free at 179.99 and save all the time and effort.

i have a friend who's staying there for a 6-month vacation, she told me they're selling factory-unlocked XPlay for £200.. is it true? that's WAAAAAAAY less than half the price i bought my XPlay with 5 months ago!!!!!! i bought mine, if converted, for around £420!!!

albanezi said:
Or better, be smart and buy it from Argos Sim-Free at 179.99 and save all the time and effort.
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Unlocking your bootloader with Alejandrissimo's method takes no more than twenty minutes, and his unlocking method doesn't break OTA updates nor DRM certificates.

Aww I paid £400 for mine in Littlewoods.

Just got one of these today, anyone give any help unlocking so it can be rooted ? Thanks
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End of life

I'm going to sell my used play with a scratched screen to envirophone for £125 and buy a new white one from 02 for £150
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So what do you get with an o2 Play do they cut back on the Goodies.
My Sim Free Unlocked came with a 16gb microsd , and usb charger , microusb cable, car charger, headphones, and a screen protector , i paid £199 in the UK

Tinderbox (UK) said:
So what do you get with an o2 Play do they cut back on the Goodies.
My Sim Free Unlocked came with a 16gb microsd , and usb charger , microusb cable, car charger, headphones, and a screen protector , i paid £199 in the UK
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got one from o2 store earlier today got the exact same as you plus some free games

albanezi said:
Or better, be smart and buy it from Argos Sim-Free at 179.99 and save all the time and effort.
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your advice boils down to "be lazy and pay more"
worst part is argos are out of stock anyway
AndroHero said:
I'm going to sell my used play with a scratched screen to envirophone for £125 and buy a new white one from 02 for £150
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i did the same, sold my slightly scratched black play on ebay for £135, bought a brand new white one, i always wanted the white one so this a BIG deal for me

Got one of these in white from the O2 store earlier today. They had 3 in stock and another store I went to had loads (all black though).

silvacrest said:
your advice boils down to "be lazy and pay more"
worst part is argos are out of stock anyway
i did the same, sold my slightly scratched black play on ebay for £135, bought a brand new white one, i always wanted the white one so this a BIG deal for me
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I just bought my white one earler off the o2 website when i get it i'll sell my black one
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ando_uk said:
got one from o2 store earlier today got the exact same as you plus some free games
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silvacrest said:
your advice boils down to "be lazy and pay more"
worst part is argos are out of stock anyway
i did the same, sold my slightly scratched black play on ebay for £135, bought a brand new white one, i always wanted the white one so this a BIG deal for me
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Atarii said:
Got one of these in white from the O2 store earlier today. They had 3 in stock and another store I went to had loads (all black though).
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AndroHero said:
I just bought my white one earler off the o2 website when i get it i'll sell my black one
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Are these all unlocked sim free and unbranded????

jaytwo said:
Are these all unlocked sim free and unbranded????
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There unbranded but not sim free.
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silvacrest said:
your advice boils down to "be lazy and pay more"
worst part is argos are out of stock anyway
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Take your finger out of your arse, give it a good lick and dig deeper the next time.
My local Argos was also out of stock. You need to ask them where their nearest store which stocks it is and you have to reserve the phone, which means that you are guaranteed for the phone.

Thinking of buying one of these from O2 and using it with my GiffGaff sim
I am not that interested in using it for games, but the other specifications look impressive, especially the large screen.
So can anyone tell me what they think of the Play just as a phone. Is it too bulky? What is the signal like?
Thanks

Where to buy in Paris?

I live in Turkey so i cant buy Nexus 4 my brother will be in Paris 6 december,which shop or which market he can buy it for me?

Can he get it from the google play store?
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dhurk said:
I live in Turkey so i cant buy Nexus 4 my brother will be in Paris 6 december,which shop or which market he can buy it for me?
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From what I red here, it will be available on Google Play and in SFR shops (one of the four French big carriers).
Not sure the availabilty in the shop is guaranteed at the beginning, but for early December it should be OK.

ste1164 said:
Can he get it from the google play store?
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No he just will be there for 2-3 days

Fr33L4nc3r said:
From what I red here, it will be available on Google Play and in SFR shops (one of the four French big carriers).
Not sure the availabilty in the shop is guaranteed at the beginning, but for early December it should be OK.
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Thank you,SFR right? Is it simfree or locked?

One more question,in SFR is that 350$ ?

No hint for the moment but I think it won't be more expensive.

i hope so

It will be sim free? anybody know something?

It'll be €300 (about $388 USD) for the 8GB model.

CJHolderUK said:
It'll be €300 (about $388 USD) for the 8GB model.
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16 gb?

dhurk said:
Thank you,SFR right? Is it simfree or locked?
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Well, I heard there was a scandal last year because they started selling locked Gnex.
I'm pretty sure they won't make the same mistake this time
As for the price, none can tell already, not sure if they will align theirs with Play Store ones (299/349 € for a 8/16 GB)

im confused

dhurk said:
im confused
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About what ?
The price ? Here in France, unfortunately, it is almost always 1$=1€ (due to value added tax, customs, ...)
The simlock ? It would surprise me. Anyway, bootloader is unlocked, that means root, that means usually pretty easy to remove a potential simlock.

Fr33L4nc3r said:
About what ?
The price ? Here in France, unfortunately, it is almost always 1$=1€ (due to value added tax, customs, ...)
The simlock ? It would surprise me. Anyway, bootloader is unlocked, that means root, that means usually pretty easy to remove a potential simlock.
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But on google store it 350 €.Sfr will sell it for 350€?

dhurk said:
But on google store it 350 €.Sfr will sell it for 350€?
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Dunnow yet.
It says they will have them end of November.
I just checked on their website if they are selling the Nexus 7 Tablet.
They do, for example the 16GB version. Unfortunately, I think they still have the old price (249€, and google changed it recently to 199, 249 being the 32GB now)

Apparently, SFR and others will sell it a bit more expensive to compensate... But still, if you have an address, you can order like 2 days before arrival and you may have it

thehunt33r said:
Apparently, SFR and others will sell it a bit more expensive to compensate... But still, if you have an address, you can order like 2 days before arrival and you may have it
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He doesnt have a address :/ how much expensive you guess?

I live in France, and don't think sfr send the phone alone. (I mean with no contract).
And you can be sure, it was sim locked.(like all our phone).
The simply way for you to have a simfree phone in December in France is shop (Fnac, Boulanger, PhoneHouse) they are many in Paris.
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Sad56 said:
I live in France, and don't think sfr send the phone alone. (I mean with no contract).
And you can be sure, it was sim locked.(like all our phone).
The simply way for you to have a simfree phone in December in France is shop (Fnac, Boulanger, PhoneHouse) they are many in Paris.
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Thanks (Fnac Boulanger Phonehouse)
What do you think about prices ?

Would unlocked Z2 work in US? (AT&T)

Hello guys, as title says, if I were to obtained a unlocked Z2, would it have full functionality in USA such as 4G/LTE? I looked a the radio bands listed in their specs and compared it to what AT&T uses, I noticed there were some but not all bands that matched. I would appreciate any help, thank you!

mizerab1e said:
Hello guys, as title says, if I were to obtained a unlocked Z2, would it have full functionality in USA such as 4G/LTE? I looked a the radio bands listed in their specs and compared it to what AT&T uses, I noticed there were some but not all bands that matched. I would appreciate any help, thank you!
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i got the tw version d6503, it works with att lte

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i got the tw version d6503, it works with att lte
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Thank you so much for that information, I've been talking to AT&T rep trying to figure this out, but seems like all the bands AT&T uses for 3G/4G/LTE is listed in D6503 specs.
Do you have any issues using it in the States, or does it everything function as it should? I would truly appreciate your help, thank you.

LINK?
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i got the tw version d6503, it works with att lte
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Can you post a link to where you ordered it from? Also, how long did it take to get here?
also price and accessories that come with it

BolinMedia said:
Can you post a link to where you ordered it from? Also, how long did it take to get here?
also price and accessories that come with it
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Only place I know for a fact you can order it and get it to US soon is using Ebay and buying it off Taiwanese seller. Looks like it's selling for about $900 right now...

BolinMedia said:
Can you post a link to where you ordered it from? Also, how long did it take to get here?
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i had a friend got it from taiwan and shipped it to me, cost about $800
comes with a headphone MDR-NC31E headphone that does noise cancellation (works pretty well), and a dock.

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i had a friend got it from taiwan and shipped it to me, cost about $800
comes with a headphone MDR-NC31E headphone that does noise cancellation (works pretty well), and a dock.
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If you can hook us up with your friend, that would be awesome haha :laugh:

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If you can hook us up with your friend, that would be awesome haha :laugh:
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Indeed! Cant wait to get this amazing phone. :victory:

reception?
I have been trying to find info on how good the reception on the phone is.. My s4 has **** reception. the htc one I have has much better reception when im at work. I am hovering over a "Buy it Now" button on ebay and want to find out if it has good reception. Also, how is the stock messaging app? I hate using third party ones, they usually have quirks, but again, cant find any info on what the email or messaging apps look like at all.

You should try Textra. It is the best sms app I have used on Android.
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Just got my unlocked z2 on ebay and it works with att lte. This phone is compatible with 10 lte bands. B17, lte700 is also included. This phone is awesome:thumbup:
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Here's the screen shot of all the support ed lte bands
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gclancer said:
Here's the screen shot of all the support ed lte bands
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You might want to edit that pic & hide your IMEI

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review coming soon to my youtube
I ordered mine from eBay. Should have it by next Friday. Will have a huge review of it the following week (or sooner) coving all the pros, and the few cons. I cant wait for it to arrive. One awesome thing I noticed was that the dock had the insert that comes out to fit your phone into it while still in the case!!!! Genius! I will be buying a couple extra docks I think.
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Just got my unlocked z2 on ebay and it works with att lte. This phone is compatible with 10 lte bands. B17, lte700 is also included. This phone is awesome:thumbup:
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Did you order the phone from the Taiwanese sellers? I am thinking about buying from them ....

gclancer said:
Just got my unlocked z2 on ebay and it works with att lte. This phone is compatible with 10 lte bands. B17, lte700 is also included. This phone is awesome:thumbup:
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which ebay store did you purchase from? is there a warranty included?

BolinMedia said:
I ordered mine from eBay. Should have it by next Friday. Will have a huge review of it the following week (or sooner) coving all the pros, and the few cons. I cant wait for it to arrive. One awesome thing I noticed was that the dock had the insert that comes out to fit your phone into it while still in the case!!!! Genius! I will be buying a couple extra docks I think.
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Would you be able to check out wifi range also? compared to other phones? I have an XZ, and have never been happy with the wifi (so much worse than my old iponw 3gs).

I ordered mine from a random Taiwanese seller on ebay. I went for whichever is the cheapest. But i do see some that includes the charging dock. I guess you just have to read the description of each auction to see what they come with
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What's the usual deal with Sony warranties on the unlocked/international version? Could you still get the phone serviced at a Sony center or replaced by calling in an issue if you needed to?
I've never bought an international/unlocked/SIM free type phone before but if Sony fails to bring it to the USA carriers I'm interested in I see no other choice.

Any UK LG V20 users?

Now that Clove has announced they won't be selling the LG V20, can I ask if there are any UK owners? What model works in the UK and where did you buy yours from please? Is it worth me buying the V20, or should I look elsewhere? Thanks for your help!
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Here asking the same question but as usual not much support for LG phones at xda.
I'm on EE and Vodafone and 4g is absolutely essential for me but not sure which version is best suited for these networks.

I have the F800K ( Korea Telecom ) version and currently using it on O2 , connects to LTE, I'm quite rural so 4G isn't really that much of an option for me. EE seem to be the best bet for band compatibility according to willmyphonework.net ( using V10 ).
Sourced mine pretty early on direct from S.Korea via eBay, bit of premium cost at the time and they've dropped about £100 since then.

I'm looking to buy the Huawei Mate 9, I think I'll have a better chance getting this phone.
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I've just received my LG V20from ebay seller.
I'm currently using EE and have 4G.128sd card no issues reading it without a glitch.
Will test further and have review posted shortly

I got mine from mygsm.me and still waiting for delivery. it is still at DHL hub heathrow
best to buy from EU suppliers I think.

riz157 said:
I've just received my LG V20from ebay seller.
I'm currently using EE and have 4G.128sd card no issues reading it without a glitch.
Will test further and have review posted shortly
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where did you get the phone from ? refernce ?