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Angry at HTC for not allowing me to own a One 64gb

I have been debating whether to go for the S4 or the One. Quite honestly I am leaning towards the ONE. I love the oNE design. I can live without removable SD card so long as I can have 64gb of storage but I am reading that TMOBILE will NOT carry the 64gb version of the ONE.
Now I could buy the HTC ONE from ATnT and unlock it but it lacks tmobile 4g (1700mhz) feature which only leaves me with LTE which isn't widely available here in San Diego yet. So I will be stuck with EDGE.
So I thought maybe I go with a ONE Developers Editions, which does have 64gb of storage but I read that it lacks proper TMOBILE 4g support (1700mhz) like the ATnT version.
So my only other option here is to get a S4 which does give me full features with TMOBILE? I feel cheated. ;/
Can someone correct me if I am wrong on what I stated above...

You would be better directing your anger at T-mobile, as it will be them who choose what models they stock and what frequency they use for their base stations. It does seem crazy that the US has so many different frequencies for 4G/LTE. Why can't they use the same as as the EU and Asia? 3 models of the One for the US is absurd.

Don't quote me on this, be I am pretty sure the "tmobile" radios will be able to be flashed to the dev version thus opening the 1700 hsdpa band.
I am inclined to think the all the one "models" have the same hardware. The qualcomm chip in this phone supports 30+ bands

ogdobber said:
Don't quote me on this, be I am pretty sure the "tmobile" radios will be able to be flashed to the dev version thus opening the 1700 hsdpa band.
I am inclined to think the all the one "models" have the same hardware. The qualcomm chip in this phone supports 30+ bands
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Its possible but that would require s-off
They can disable the radios in the hardware aswell so that's a possibility
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superchilpil said:
Its possible but that would require s-off
They can disable the radios in the hardware aswell so that's a possibility
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dev version s-on or off? I heard rumors that it will be on but I have no confirmation on this.
if it is on, lets hope for a quick exploit

Just be glad you are getting a "One" with your provider. Verizon doesn't even get it.
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kmyerslp said:
Just be glad you are getting a "One" with your provider. Verizon doesn't even get it.
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No I am not glad. Not being able to get the version I want is like not having the device on my carrier at ALL! 32gb? That just stupid. I have a 32gb SD on my Amaze and the thing is almost full. I am not about to pay full price for a device that I know I will run out of space. I really am genuinely pist off about this.
As far as flashing the correct radio for the Dev Edition, that is a HUGE maybe. It has yet to be confirmed. And I will be at the mercy of the Dev, meaning it could take time before a flash is available. I won't have 4g for some time. So spend 650$ and maybe i will have the ability to flash radio or just simply get the S4.
Just seems dumb guys. ;/

How much intern memory the S4 will offer in your country? Here in Germany we got only 16 GB at the beginning, that's just useless, of you got many games and apps.
gesendet vom Galaxy S

First world problems.

First world problems
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Beat me to it.

americasteam said:
First world problems.
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lol. best response of the day in the threads I was reading.

hasoon2000 said:
lol. best response of the day in the threads I was reading.
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Want to let me in on the joke?:silly:

This is a terrible injustice. This ranks right there with world hunger.
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fernando sor said:
This is a terrible injustice. This ranks right there with world hunger.
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LOL Funny, I figure it was that but didn't want to assume anything.
AND YES BY GOD THIS IS A GREAT INJUSTICE AND I DEMAND JUSTICE! ASAP! If one man can change the world, then damm sure one man can change policy in a company. lol World problems can wait til next Tuesday.

F9zSlavik said:
LOL Funny, I figure it was that but didn't want to assume anything.
AND YES BY GOD THIS IS A GREAT INJUSTICE AND I DEMAND JUSTICE! ASAP! If one man can change the world, then damm sure one man can change policy in a company. lol World problems can wait til next Tuesday.
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This....... made my night!
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americasteam said:
This....... made my night!
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Easy fix, join AT&T if you want 64gb. :victory:

F9zSlavik said:
I have been debating whether to go for the S4 or the One. Quite honestly I am leaning towards the ONE. I love the oNE design. I can live without removable SD card so long as I can have 64gb of storage but I am reading that TMOBILE will NOT carry the 64gb version of the ONE.
Now I could buy the HTC ONE from ATnT and unlock it but it lacks tmobile 4g (1700mhz) feature which only leaves me with LTE which isn't widely available here in San Diego yet. So I will be stuck with EDGE.
So I thought maybe I go with a ONE Developers Editions, which does have 64gb of storage but I read that it lacks proper TMOBILE 4g support (1700mhz) like the ATnT version.
So my only other option here is to get a S4 which does give me full features with TMOBILE? I feel cheated. ;/
Can someone correct me if I am wrong on what I stated above...
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It's called developer edition
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americasteam said:
This....... made my night!
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Haha I know right?
nugzo said:
Easy fix, join AT&T if you want 64gb. :victory:
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I'm still under contract. :/
harpr33t said:
It's called developer edition
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Did you not bother to read? Dev edition has no support for 4g 1700mhz. Noob!
I love xda forums

F9zSlavik said:
Haha I know right?
I'm still under contract. :/
Did you not bother to read? Dev edition has no support for 4g 1700mhz. Noob!
I love xda forums
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That's why you flash a different radio when its available
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F9zSlavik said:
LOL Funny, I figure it was that but didn't want to assume anything.
AND YES BY GOD THIS IS A GREAT INJUSTICE AND I DEMAND JUSTICE! ASAP! If one man can change the world, then damm sure one man can change policy in a company. lol World problems can wait til next Tuesday.
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Yes confirm that was indeed sarcasm
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GSM Htc One gets Official Google Play Edition Software

The title says it all....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2341395

Gawd, I should have stuck with T-Mobile.

nerv8765 said:
Gawd, I should have stuck with T-Mobile.
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lol

When 4.2.2 kernel is released and the source it will be a whole new game . It's just that dreaded wait part that sucks.
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mhsbrian said:
When 4.2.2 kernel is released and the source it will be a whole new game . It's just that dreaded wait part that sucks.
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True but we already have aosp kernels so just matter of porting
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thatotherguy.. said:
True but we already have aosp kernels so just matter of porting
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so get to it

flex360 said:
so get to it
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You have more skills lol
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nerv8765 said:
Gawd, I should have stuck with T-Mobile.
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Man. If only Tmo didn't become so expensive. It was the only reason I switched to Sprint.
And correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the GPe based on a Sense kernel, and only the appearance is AOSP?

sauprankul said:
Man. If only Tmo didn't become so expensive. It was the only reason I switched to Sprint.
And correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the GPe based on a Sense kernel, and only the appearance is AOSP?
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Have you looked at some of their prepaids? They have a pretty smartphone-friendly, though well hidden plan for $30/mo. 100 voice minutes, unlimited text + data.

Rirere said:
Have you looked at some of their prepaids? They have a pretty smartphone-friendly, though well hidden plan for $30/mo. 100 voice minutes, unlimited text + data.
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I'll be checking that out after I grind through my 2 year contract, that I'm now stuck in, which hopefully won't be as bad come August, which was the ETA for LTE in my area.

sauprankul said:
I'll be checking that out after I grind through my 2 year contract, that I'm now stuck in, which hopefully won't be as bad come August, which was the ETA for LTE in my area.
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You could always try the famous overuse roaming data contract killer. I know it's worked for some around here.

Damn, I hate playing the waiting game .

sauprankul said:
I'll be checking that out after I grind through my 2 year contract, that I'm now stuck in, which hopefully won't be as bad come August, which was the ETA for LTE in my area.
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Luckily about half of my area has LTE, but the problem is just that CDMA phones get the stinky finger because only 2 carriers in the world use them, Verizon and Sprint.
I'm definitely going GSM next time.

nerv8765 said:
Luckily about half of my area has LTE, but the problem is just that CDMA phones get the stinky finger because only 2 carriers in the world use them, Verizon and Sprint.
I'm definitely going GSM next time.
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i think in the future im going to try tmobile start buying unlocked phones
afterall, they have no contract

thatotherguy.. said:
True but we already have aosp kernels so just matter of porting
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Not that easy. The GE uses a sense kernel still. We need to wait for a sense 4.2.2 kernel for ours. Womp.
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Does the tv remote work on the Google Play One
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Not at the moment for the one. Beats is implemented in the GE Rom though.
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gmfeny said:
Does the tv remote work on the Google Play One
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I don't think it ever will..... This is the thing that sucks about AOSP roms for me, when I switch to one I always loose a sense feature, even though I might never use said sense feature once I switch the situation always come up where I need the feature but I don't have it.... Sorry if that makes no sense...

-Cupper- said:
I don't think it ever will..... This is the thing that sucks about AOSP roms for me, when I switch to one I always loose a sense feature, even though I might never use said sense feature once I switch the situation always come up where I need the feature but I don't have it.... Sorry if that makes no sense...
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I wouldve thought if HTC put beats in the Google play version they would put the remote app and drivers it needed also... Doesnt make any sense to me not to include that feature at least as a downloadable option
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nerv8765 said:
Luckily about half of my area has LTE, but the problem is just that CDMA phones get the stinky finger because only 2 carriers in the world use them, Verizon and Sprint.
I'm definitely going GSM next time.
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US Cellular is CDMA. And if you're lucky enough to have them around the network is second to none. But I do see your point. My problem is that my area (Wisconsin) is dominated by CDMA. The networks for T-Mo and ATT are not good around here.

Nexus 5 from play store can be activated on Sprint?

Anyone tempted? I love my one and the only upgrade you get is more megapixels and a fastest CPU but not by much? Stock android I guess by recent cm builds have been rock solid for me. I'm still considering it though nevertheless lol. Other peoples thoughts? Also phandroid confirmed that sprint let out a statement regarding this activation.
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Would love one but low cash so not today (would still keep one would retire evo lte)
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So u saying that u can activate the nexus 5 if u got it from the play store on sprint?

P.Mobile said:
So u saying that u can activate the nexus 5 if u got it from the play store on sprint?
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Yes, it can. See this thread.

erikivy said:
Yes, it can. See this thread.
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i already orderd mine yesturday.. black 32 gig... but im still worried about activating it.. since i got it from the play store and not sprint..

I believe you would need to order a SIM card for lte connectivity. They don't have them in brick and mortar stores
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finalhit said:
I believe you would need to order a SIM card for lte connectivity. They don't have them in brick and mortar stores
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Cant you just remove the one from the ONE and insert into the Nexus 5?

I think you can put a sim in it from your One.
What I want to know is if you get one from tmo, will it work on sprint? If I put a sim in it...?

mrshades812 said:
I think you can put a sim in it from your One.
What I want to know is if you get one from tmo, will it work on sprint? If I put a sim in it...?
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Should. All the Nexus' are the same thing.
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Its only one nexus for all carriers....Its supports all the bands except verizon.

Looks like no IR blaster on that bad boy right?

Correct, no IR Blaster. May be a deal-breaker for some right there,

EPayne123 said:
Correct, no IR Blaster. May be a deal-breaker for some right there,
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Yea I don't think I could go without it from now on.

david279 said:
its only one nexus for all carriers....its supports all the bands except verizon.
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lolololololol sucks verizon
^I typed that in all caps so when you read it please imagine me screaming it. thank you.

My crazy day getting a nexus 5!

OK I know that ALL the nexus 5 sold at T-Mobile, Sprint, best buy, etc are the SAME as Google play store.
I was in Houston to visit family yesterday, and sold my moto g, and moto x(att model) to my family friend and then figured "ya I could order the nexus on Google but since selling the moto's I would just be paying the tax for the 5!"
So I go to best buy, not in stock, then go to T-Mobile store....NEVER again!(only because their like 390 full price!)
First the guy said he couldn't sell me it cause it won't work on anything other than T-Mobile....... So I told him that I know it will work or I wouldn't be asking you to buy it.... Then the store demo I put my Sim in it and BAM! Getting LTE on straight talk att Sim! Then I show him and then he said the demo model works cause it one straight from the Google play store! LMAO WHAT!
So I leave go down the street to another T-Mobile store same story!
Then I finally went to a sprint store...
The guy was basically acting like I was stupid and he bet me it wouldn't work....so he sell me the phone (399) I put my Sim in the phone and by this time he called everybody else in the store to see if it was going to work! The of course it works, and he was like we'll it probably because it not activated on our network. Then he went on saying I couldn't sell that to anybody on sprint cause the phone will be blacklisted.......OR I said "it could be idk IT'S THE SAME PHONE THAT GOOGLE SELLS ON THE PLAY STORE!" and walk out
So I guess next time people just order from the play store unless your only going to pay tax for a brand new phone lol!
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What? Out of all service companies, I can't believe T-Mobile would say that! That's crazy.
They probably don't want to sell their N5' s cause they know they're sold out on Google store and they want customers who buy the N5 to stay in their company. That's why whenever I go to my company (T-Mobile) I end up arguing with them, they seem to not have a lot of knowledge when it comes to Google phones.
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CellPhish said:
What? Out of all service companies, I can't believe T-Mobile would say that! That's crazy.
They probably don't want to sell their N5' s cause they know they're sold out on Google store and they want customers who buy the N5 to stay in their company. That's why whenever I go to my company (T-Mobile) I end up arguing with them, they seem to not have a lot of knowledge when it comes to Google phones.
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Exactly! I figured it wasn't going to be easy! But I'm pretty sure not a lot of people come in asking to buy a phone full price so why don't you just sell it to them and be done with it!
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903tex said:
Exactly! I figured it wasn't going to be easy! But I'm pretty sure not a lot of people come in asking to buy a phone full price so why don't you just sell it to them and be done with it!
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That's true. But dang, you spent 390 on the 16gb? :/ but heck that's still cheap for a full retail phone.
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CellPhish said:
That's true. But dang, you spent 390 on the 16gb? :/ but heck that's still cheap for a full retail phone.
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I know but I sold my moto g and moto x so after that it was only 32 dollars out my pocket. And I really wanted the nexus now lol! And 16gb is enough for me
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It was the n5 or the lg optimus g pro which is 334 at att full price..
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Too many CSR are just dumb. But this is quite the funny story. Should've took that guy on the bet at the sprint store, I would've walked out with a free N5 I'll tell you what. And how slow was the store business wise for all them to huddle round you? They seriously had nothing else better to do?

Well the sprint store wasn't really busy at all. Had one customer leaving as I was walking in. But the T-Mobile store was actually quite busy which I was surprised bout. Tmobile works great in Houston and Dallas. But where I live their not even a store that's how bad it is!
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That was hard to read.. Sheesh.
Try buying a Tmobile N5 and activating on Sprint. It won't happen. But that's a good thing anyways.

digiblur said:
That was hard to read.. Sheesh.
Try buying a Tmobile N5 and activating on Sprint. It won't happen. But that's a good thing anyways.
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actually you can activate a n5 bought through tmo on sprint. all you need to do is have sprint manually enter the info they need and device id.

Wow. Sorry to hear about that. I got extremely lucky buying mine at Best Buy. They sold me their last one, and price matched the Play Store for me. No questions asked at all. I'm pretty sure Best Buys aren't selling the N5 anymore though. The demo they had on the Google endcap has been removed and replaced with a N7. I've been in 5 different stores, and all of them have been removed.
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digiblur said:
That was hard to read.. Sheesh.
Try buying a Tmobile N5 and activating on Sprint. It won't happen. But that's a good thing anyways.
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Its all the same phone! Wow you sound like them! Smh
Just like my nexus 5 im using now bought at sprint, using ST ATT sim, can be sold to somebody who wants to use sprint CDMA. Same can be done with somebody with a n5 bought from T-Mobile!
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jeren17 said:
Wow. Sorry to hear about that. I got extremely lucky buying mine at Best Buy. They sold me their last one, and price matched the Play Store for me. No questions asked at all. I'm pretty sure Best Buys aren't selling the N5 anymore though. The demo they had on the Google endcap has been removed and replaced with a N7. I've been in 5 different stores, and all of them have been removed.
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Yes I noticed that when I went to that best buy store. They didn't even have it on display. Guess its not selling like they like in stores so replacing it with something else.
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simms22 said:
actually you can activate a n5 bought through tmo on sprint. all you need to do is have sprint manually enter the info they need and device id.
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Good luck on getting them to enter a MEID into the system.
903tex said:
Its all the same phone! Wow you sound like them! Smh
Just like my nexus 5 im using now bought at sprint, using ST ATT sim, can be sold to somebody who wants to use sprint CDMA. Same can be done with somebody with a n5 bought from T-Mobile!
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I don't sound like them but maybe you do. I know what I am talking about. We all know it is the same phone, Sprint are the idiots that don't think so.

digiblur said:
Good luck on getting them to enter a MEID into the system.
I don't sound like them but maybe you do. I know what I am talking about. We all know it is the same phone, Sprint are the idiots that don't think so.
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just because their employees arent to bright, it doesnt change the fact that its more than possible to have done. its easy to do, and many sprint employees have figured out how to do it right. if the employees working where you go cant do it, go to another sprint.

simms22 said:
just because their employees arent to bright, it doesnt change the fact that its more than possible to have done. its easy to do, and many sprint employees have figured out how to do it right. if the employees working where you go cant do it, go to another sprint.
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No thanks. Sprint's LTE network is an absolute mess in my area, good signals usually but the 1,500+ms pings and 0.05 megabit downloads are painful. I do the AIO thing.

At least T-mobile let you purchase it. When it first came to Sprint, they would only sell it on contract. (Corporate store around me)
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digiblur said:
No thanks. Sprint's LTE network is an absolute mess in my area, good signals usually but the 1,500+ms pings and 0.05 megabit downloads are painful. I do the AIO thing.
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omg, i totally understand. i wouldnt ever use sprint. i enjoy my tmobile account, especially in nyc. but there are people that cant do anything about their sprint account at the moment unfortunately.

digiblur said:
Good luck on getting them to enter a MEID into the system.
I don't sound like them but maybe you do. I know what I am talking about. We all know it is the same phone, Sprint are the idiots that don't think so.
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Well then go to another store. I don't care for sprint as other solution work out better for me. But I know it will work and since you don't have sprint it shouldn't matter to you
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903tex said:
Well then go to another store. I don't care for sprint as other solution work out better for me. But I know it will work and since you don't have sprint it shouldn't matter to you
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If you think a Sprint store can enter a MEID into the system that was never there before then I believe you need to go buy a bunch of lottery tickets.

Bounty Thread in Verizon forum tallying ATT exploit

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=52145867
Come on guys go over there and kick in some money. I'm returning mine tomorrow and I'm still kicking in 50.

I pledged $35, although I may raise that after some thought.
Come on guys! If you are at all interested in pitching in for a bounty to find an exploit for rooting our S5, head on over and pledge any amount!

I pledged $50 but in two weeks im going to up mine to $100

Is there a reason why anyone can't just get the T-Mobile S5 and unlock it for use on AT&T?

MattMJB0188 said:
Is there a reason why anyone can't just get the T-Mobile S5 and unlock it for use on AT&T?
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Yea if you want outright buy the phone you can, its very simple if you can afford it

MattMJB0188 said:
Is there a reason why anyone can't just get the T-Mobile S5 and unlock it for use on AT&T?
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Perhaps some people don't feel like paying $700 upfront, plus other charges to sim unlock.

I don't understand the logic of offering a bounty in a forum for a different phone. Yes, Verizon has locked their bootloader as AT&T has, but there is no reason to believe that one hack would work for the other.
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dibeachdude said:
I don't understand the logic of offering a bounty in a forum for a different phone. Yes, Verizon has locked their bootloader as AT&T has, but there is no reason to believe that one hack would work for the other.
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Since both bootloaders are locked and root will depend on a kitkat exploit there is a better chance that it would work for both than you think.
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Greycloak42 said:
Since both bootloaders are locked and root will depend on a kitkat exploit there is a better chance that it would work for both than you think.
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I think it would depend on the exploit. If the exploit has to do with the hacking the key used to encrypt the bootloader, the assumption that it would work in both versions would rely on another assumption that they are both signed with the same key. Either way, it may prove to be difficult, it it may take so long that nobody will really care anymore because most people will have moved on to a different phone.
I bought mine after owning an S4 Active. A root exploit exists (for now), but the bootloader is still locked after almost a year. Flashing a ROM on that phone involves using Safestrap, which is tedious. I hope you're right, and I hope that someone finds an exploit. I miss being able to simply flash a new ROM using CWM or TWRP.
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Greycloak42 said:
Since both bootloaders are locked and root will depend on a kitkat exploit there is a better chance that it would work for both than you think.
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Exactly. Plus, that thread has expanded to the AT&T version as well.

MattMJB0188 said:
Is there a reason why anyone can't just get the T-Mobile S5 and unlock it for use on AT&T?
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The MetroPCS version is $649 at best buy and works as well.

cpufrost said:
The MetroPCS version is $649 at best buy and works as well.
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I think I'll just keep using the AT&T phone that I already own and hope that root is achieved. Thanks anyway.

dibeachdude said:
I think I'll just keep using the AT&T phone that I already own and hope that root is achieved. Thanks anyway.
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It'll be achieved, it's just a matter of time.
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barondebxl said:
It'll be achieved, it's just a matter of time.
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That's my thoughts. I've been waiting on the s4 active (unlock bootloader) for a yr almost. Lol.
Now it's time for a upgrade , I'm not sold on the s5 yet there are a couple phones out there I might consider.. What phones are not locked anymore with AT&T.?
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JEZZEJAMEZ said:
That's my thoughts. I've been waiting on the s4 active (unlock bootloader) for a yr almost. Lol.
Now it's time for a upgrade , I'm not sold on the s5 yet there are a couple phones out there I might consider.. What phones are not locked anymore with AT&T.?
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Maybe not the bootloader unlock but at least a root method.
The thing is with the active, many factors are the reason why the bootloader was not unlocked.
1. It was a side version of the popular S4, not too many ppl got that phone since they already had the S4.
2. It was only available on AT&T and wasn't a major release
3. There wasn't a huge bounty like there is for the S5
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Kael ruch said:
Is there a reason why anyone can't just get the T-Mobile S5 and unlock it for use on AT&T?
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Upwards of $700 for the phone + whatever charges you incur to SIM unlock. A lot of people don't feel like dishing out that much money upfront...and rightfully so.

karmuh said:
Upwards of $700 for the phone + whatever charges you incur to SIM unlock. A lot of people don't feel like dishing out that much money upfront...and rightfully so.
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I just bought a T-Mobile S5 for $550 . Plus $30 for the unlock.
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barondebxl said:
I just bought a T-Mobile S5 for $550 . Plus $30 for the unlock.
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Which I'm sure is a rare case. Either way, it's still too much. I paid $52 for my AT&T S5 and will gladly wait for the inevitable root, instead of forking over $600-700 upfront.

karmuh said:
Which I'm sure is a rare case. Either way, it's still too much. I paid $52 for my AT&T S5 and will gladly wait for the inevitable root, instead of forking over $600-700 upfront.
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You paid $52 because its on contract. Off contract prices are between $550 -700 right now depending on condition, accessories etc... Those are regular prices. Is it a lot of money? Yes. But its the regular price.
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barondebxl said:
You paid $52 because its in contract. Off contract price are between $550 -700 right now depending on condition, accessories etc... Those are regular prices. Is it a lot of money? Yes. But its the regular price.
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I know that. Obviously. As I said, it's still not worth it for me. I'll gladly pay that $52 and wait for the root than to have to fork over $600-700.