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[One (M7) General] besweeet:
Depends on your area. Big cities? Refarmed HSPA+ and regular LTE should work. Might be able to find someone on Craigslist who can trade phones for a native T-Mobile version.
[One (M7) General] Guids:
Can I use this sim card which is 10 dollar instead of 15.

http://www.target.com/p/t-mobile-sim-card-starter-kit/-/A-14586517#prodSlot=medium_1_5&term=t-mobile

Also, when you activate the sim online, the plan you select is for NEXT month? When do you know when it will start, exactly 30 days? Why would you buy a prepaid card for the first month then.

I am also assuming this works for HTC One X, since its micro sim.
[One (M7) General] besweeet:
Yes, that card will work.

The plan you select is for 30 days, starting from the moment you pay.
[One (M7) General] Guids:
But, do I need to buy the prepaid card as mentioned in the guide? Or can I pay and select it online during activation?
[One (M7) General] besweeet:
If you're not in a rush, you can buy it from T-Mobile. I think they'll offer one during the setup process. Not sure. I'd rather buy the card at a store.
[One (M7) General] BadAzDB:
Wait so it's unlimited 4g? And 5gb of 3g? If it is I might just switch to this instead of going with the $70 a month unlimited everything that I recieved a few days ago.
[One (M7) General] besweeet:
No... 5GB 4G, unlimited 2G.
[One (M7) General] serialtoon:
So every month you have to go to Walmart or whatever and buy these refill cards? Cant it just auto deduct from you bank/credit card?
[One (M7) General] besweeet:
You can do exactly that. Here's a screengrab from my test T-Mobile account:
[One (M7) General] kenhicg:
Has anyone tried tethering with this plan? Can you use foxfi?
[One (M7) General] xeren:
Maybe this has already been mentioned, but i just wanted to post my experience setting up my nexus 4 on the $30/mo prepaid plan for anyone else trying to go through the process as well.

T-mobile store will not set you up on the $30 100 minute plan- you have to either order a microsim activation kit for $10 from the t-mobile website or go to walmart, but i've read that walmart has forced some people to buy a phone at the same time to set up their account, even if it's just a $20 feature phone. I didn't bother finding out- I ended up going to Best Buy, where they sell the prepaid activation kit, which is the normal sized sim card, for $15, and then cutting it down to micro sim size via one of the templates (which are pretty easy to find, i think i found it through an article on cnet). It was kind of a pain, but if you're careful, it's easy enough to do. After that, I just followed the steps on the OP's post!
[One (M7) General] besweeet:
I went the Best Buy Mobile route. Card was $10. They had their own SIM cutters in the store and cut it for me. Pretty nice process overall.
[One (M7) General] xeren:
ah, crap, wish I had known that!
[One (M7) General] Guids:
I got my tmobile starters sim card from Target. Besides the 10 dollar price tag, it was already micro sim.

Been using the plan for 2 days in manhatten and brooklyn. Speed has been terrible though. Most of the time beneath 80 kb/s
[One (M7) General] besweeet:
That's odd. From what I've read, coverage in those areas are typically pretty good.
[One (M7) General] Guids:
I use my European HTC One X. Could that be a problem? Before, people said it should work well
[One (M7) General] besweeet:
Does it say you're on 2G or 3G? The US model of the One X supports T-Mobile's "refarmed" 1900MHz spectrum for HSPA+/"4G" access. Not sure about the European model.
[One (M7) General] Guids:
It switches between 3g and h. In Europe with that you get great speeds. At the moment E, but maybe because I am indoors.

I just checked my specs online, and it should include 1900MHz. Oh well, it kind of works. I'll give an update soon.
[One (M7) General] AirSupply:
For those who are struggling to find a cheap micro sim activation kit, T-Mobile is selling them for $10 free shipping on their website:

http://prepaid-phones.t-mobile.com/...t-No-Annual-Contract?AID=11456737&PID=4485850

Even better, the kit comes with $10 prepaid credit as well. So T-Mobile SIM Card Activation Kit + $10 Refill card = $10 + FS :good: :laugh:
[One (M7) General] Guids:
I have been keeping an eye on my usage. And my used minutes match my sent messages all the time. Thats a bit weird, since it would be unlimited messages, and I havent called that much. Do any of you experience the same?
[One (M7) General] dqniel:
I've been reading through this thread, other threads on XDA, and Google searches for a few hours on this subject but am still confused about something. Sorry in advance if this has already been answered, because I know it annoys people when people post a question without searching for the answer first. However, I promise I did search for the answer; I'm just looking for reassurance before spending around $600 :)

So, I currently have a Nexus 4 and am on T-Mobile's $30 prepaid plan (100 talk, unlimited text and throttled data). However, I want to upgrade to the HTC One while remaining on the $30 prepaid plan and keeping my number. From what I understand, I definitely don't want to get the Google Play Edition because it doesn't have the necessary radio equipment to get fast data speeds in my area (Cincinnati).

So, what do I do exactly? Do I just call T-Mobile and order a non-contract, full-price HTC One and then simply switch the SIM from my Nexus 4 to my HTC One? Or do I need to go through additional steps?

Thank you all so much for your patience in helping out a newbie.
[One (M7) General] besweeet:
You should be able to just walk into a store and buy the phone outright. I'm sure you could find cheaper options on eBay. Then, just swap the SIM and you're done.
[One (M7) General] dqniel:
Really? I mean, I assumed from the start that this was all I needed to do, but after reading the hoops people had to jump through (with cutting SIMs and switching plans from $50 plans to pre-paid plans and whatnot) I started second-guessing myself.

So all I need to do is obtain a T-Mobile version of the HTC One (from Wal-Mart I guess? I've never bought a T-Mobile phone and have always purchased my phones online) and then swap the SIM from my Nexus 4 to my new HTC One?

I'm a bit wary of buying an HTC One off of Ebay. I don't want to accidentally end up with a variant that doesn't support the T-Mobile bands in my area.

Thanks so much again for your help
[One (M7) General] besweeet:
Yup, it's surprisingly simple.

Most people will label their auctions for the carrier they're made for. To be safe, though, buying it locally is the way to go. I'm cheap, so I'd rather go the eBay route.
[One (M7) General] AirSupply:
I bought my HTC One straight from T-Mobile at the retail price. When I received the phone, I simply called CS and asked them to cancel the plan. They will do that for you because you already paid off the phone
[One (M7) General] besweeet:
He doesn't need his plan canceled?
[One (M7) General] AirSupply:
Yes, he does need CS cancel the post-paid plan that comes with the phoen. And then he can use his pre-paid SIM and the $30 plan
[One (M7) General] besweeet:
So all phones have to have a post-paid plan? That's dumb.
[One (M7) General] AirSupply:
Yeah I know right. To me, it is easier to get the phone from eBay, but at that time when the phone just came out, I didn't have that many options.
[One (M7) General] dqniel:
I have to get a plan in order to get the phone from T-Mobile directly? Interesting. I guess that it's their way of not letting people get the newest goodies while also being on their cheaper prepaid plans.

Hmm, maybe I will go the Ebay route then. I kind of don't feel like dealing with starting a new plan and canceling it. I'm worried I'll somehow end up paying extra or something getting screwed up with my current prepaid plan, since I'm already a T-Mobile customer.

Thanks so much for the help, everybody.
[One (M7) General] besweeet:
One last resort is to check Craigslist.
[One (M7) General] unciviilized:
Ok guys so im currently on the $70 plan and want to switch to this plan (using my htc one) can i just call tmobile so they can switch me to this plan? Thanks!
[One (M7) General] besweeet:
I don't believe that they'll help you go from an expensive plan to a cheap plan. I imagine you'll have to open a new account, choose that plan, and port the number over, assuming you want to have the same one.
[One (M7) General] Guids:
I think that the 100 minutes are also counting when you receive calls (unlike in europe). That kind of sucks.
[One (M7) General] besweeet:
Yeah, that's typical of U.S. carriers. I think AT&T even counts outgoing minutes when checking voicemail on a phone that doesn't have visual voicemail.
[One (M7) General] AirSupply:
I am thinking about going to Straight Talk and use their AT&T simcard. If anyone is interested getting my prepaid plan with $60 credit left on it, let me know.
[One (M7) General] unciviilized:
Ive been trying to buy the air time from walmart but then i get an error email and it wont process, anyone having any issues with this? Where else can i buy it?
[One (M7) General] besweeet:
Why not from T-Mobile directly?
[One (M7) General] unciviilized:
I tried looking online but i couldnt find it i called tmobile store and they said i can only do it thru walmart
[One (M7) General] besweeet:
I'm a little confused...

You're trying to refill your $30 plan or something?
[One (M7) General] expertzero1:
all the info on how to get the plan is in this thread lol...

check for my post.
[One (M7) General] unciviilized:
I dont have this plan yet , im going into the walmart link in this thread and after i buy the air time i get an email from walmart saying they cant process my payment ive tried 2 different debit cards and it they keep sending me the same email.
[One (M7) General] besweeet:
For the $30 plan, you're buying credits, not airtime.

You can refill it by going to your T-Mobile account.
[One (M7) General] unciviilized:
I understand that but the first time you have to buy thru walmart right? Ive now tried with a 3rd card and still a no go
[One (M7) General] besweeet:
No... There are plenty of stores that sell the SIM card kit, even Walgreens. After you have that, activate and pay for service online at T-Mobile's website.
[One (M7) General] unciviilized:
Oops double post...
[One (M7) General] aooga:
I just used this and converted my ATT One to a Tmobile One. It works really well with nothing but a simple unlock code from ATT. I even get HSPA+ where I live. (The ATT model has limted H+ bands, it mainly gets LTE and EDGE on tmobile).
[One (M7) General] -sandro-:
Does this still come with the $10 credit? If yes you could get this and buy a $20 refill and directly activate the $30 plan without wasting money for the activation kit only :cool:

edit: I guess not since its now $1?
[One (M7) General] kenhicg:
Are you using foxfi?

Also has anyone been able to port an existing tmobile #.
[One (M7) General] besweeet:
I opened up a new account using this $30 plan on Thursday, porting my number form AT&T (after being with them for 8 years), and it worked just fine.

I don't use Android, so I can't use FoxFi. I imagine it would work fine though.
[One (M7) General] kenhicg:
I'll be porting from t mobile to t mobile. I did find another thread suggesting porting the number to google voice and always being able to keep the number. That way you tell google voice to accept that number and ring it to whatever phone you are using no mater what the number if it is. I'm going to get the sim kit and give that option a try unless there is a drawback someone knows of.
[One (M7) General] besweeet:
I'm not really fond of Google and their way of doing things, so I'd recommend just porting it directly to T-Mobile.
[One (M7) General] nissath209:
Dude im from austin mn!
[One (M7) General] kenhicg:
Well it was a bit messy but I'm up and running.

I transferred my number. What they didn't tell me was to just use my old sim. They transferred the $30 plan to my old sim and I also got to keep the credit I had on it. So life is good.
[One (M7) General] tapsboy:
New requirements

Did anyone notice this qualifications required for the plan:

This plan is only available for devices purchased from

Wal-Mart or devices activated on T-Mobile.com

Has anyone faced an issue by just getting SIM activation kit and then not being able to get the plan?
[One (M7) General] besweeet:
I haven't read of anyone having issues activating it.
[One (M7) General] kenhicg:
Ok here was my experience on my n4 that I've been using on a voice only plan. I bought the kit from Walmart. Started the online sign up process and hit a roadblock with a next or continue button not working. I called the help line and finished the setup. 48 hrs later nothing. Called again they so it was not approved but they would fix it. 48 hrs later nothing called back. Next operator didn't have much of a clue and instead of putting me on hold hung up. Next operator. He knew what he was doing and I had service after we figured out the first help desk girl moved the new plan to the old sim instead of porting the old number to the new sim. That bit of info would've been helpful. So after much frustration it's up and running.

If I had it to do over i would wait to port the number till everything was up and running with the new plan.
[One (M7) General] shpitz461:
It's not true... I bought a phone off Swappa and activated with a SIM bought on Amazon, with a $30 card from Walmart.com, activated it all online w/o an issue or talking with anyone from T-Mobile.

Created an account on T-Mobile, everything is set up correctly, and I can just refill via a credit-card every month.

I did not port my cell # from Verizon, and I'm using Google Voice w/o any issues with Groove-IP.
[One (M7) General] mblacki:
I wish I would have ported my number but was too excited to check out the phone quality first.

I did this and like the service, decent coverage, a lot of places have 4g and fast 2g, and if you go over the minutes it's only 10c a minute after til your renewel date. Buying the prepaid cards is easy as well and I think it's safer than giving the company your card number. This way there aren't any hidden fees.

FYI: Just in case anyone does, I used an employee store discount to buy the Prepaid T-Mobile cards and they go through. Don't know if this helps anyone but I was surprised they allowed it.

Love my phone!:victory:
[One (M7) General] XoReP:
I'm going to SF on vacation and I'm looking for a prepaid/pay as you go solution for data, so this seems a good solution. But is it possible to buy it without a US creditcard (have got a dutch CC) or US home address? And what will be the best way to do it because I saw Walmart also sells T-Mobile simcards (http://www.walmart.com/ip/T-Mobile-SIM-Kit/24099996)?
[One (M7) General] shpitz461:
You can try... Since they send you a code and not a physical card, it should be doable... If that doesn't work maybe a site that accepts PayPal as payment might allow you the purchase (not sure if walmart does...).
[One (M7) General] lalachata0:
Hi everyone. sorry for the ignorant questions, but if I decide to use this plan, would I have to buy the walmart refill card every month? Or can I refill directly on the tmobile website via something like paypal? I know the tutorial states to buy a sim card and cut it down but since I want to buy the galaxy s4, is it okay to just buy the microsim card? tmoible sells it on their website.

I heard MMS doesn't work with this plan.. is that true? and one last question. will the galaxy s4 19505 work on this plan with 4g speeds? should i purchase the 19505 model or the tmobile unlocked model? Thanks.
[One (M7) General] besweeet:
You don't have to buy refill cards from Walmart, as any T-Mobile refill card will work. T-Mobile's website doesn't take PayPal, just direct bank payments and credit cards, but of course you could buy one from a third-party site if it happens to take PayPal.

I'm not sure if the SIMs on T-Mobile's website come as an activation kit or just the SIM itself. You're better off buying the activation kit and just cutting the SIM down to size (it's pretty easy).

MMS works fine, as long as you set your device to the right MMS APNs (available online).

It looks like the I9505 is the international model, which looks like it doesn't fully support T-Mobile's 1700 frequency, but it should in refarmed areas. Not sure about LTE. Should get the fully T-Mobile-compatible version instead.
[One (M7) General] lalachata0:
Oh, so the refill cards just act as money that renews the monthly plan? so it's basically like an alternative to paying with a credit card? I thought I would have to buy the Walmart refill card every month because it's linked to the $30/monthly plan. So basically when I first go to activate the sim card, I'll get the option to choose the $30/monthly plan and from there I can just buy any tmobile refill card worth $30 every month to fund the account? I think I understand now. Sorry for being so ignorant haha

The micro sim card on t-mobile's website says it comes as an activation kit.

it's here: prepaid-phones.t-mobile . com/prepaid-phone/T-Mobile-Micro-SIM-Card-Activation-Kit-No-Annual-Contract

since it says it's an activation kit, it'll be fine if I buy this right?

Thanks!!
[One (M7) General] besweeet:
Yes, that's basically what the refill cards do. And yes, that's exactly what you do. Just triple-check to make sure that you select the right plan, since you can't switch between prepaid plans once you select one, or at least I don't think you can (just prepaid -> postpaid afterwards).
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] soperjon:
When ever I try and follow a link on a forum post I just get a blank IE window. All the other links in the header etc seem to work fine !! :x
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jolie200:
Hi,

I tried to Flash the recovery CWM from hboot with the PD98IMG.zip file.

I renamed the file of recovery, I formatted the sd card and put there.

I rebooted into hboot but the message that I release is this:

"model id incorrect!

update fail!

press <Power> to reboot

the phone is in off, but I bought it already so, so I don't know what they used to do it.

I tried to use different tools and using fastboot but I failed to Flash recovery nor custom nor other ROMs.

These are the data:

ACE PVT SHIP S-OFF RL

HBOOT-0.85.0024

MICROP-0438

RADIO-26.09.04.11 _M2

eMMC-BOOT

April 12, 2011, 00:55:45

software version 2.3.3

software number 2.50.405.2

htc sense 2.1

the Ruu Flash on this phone is not the original one.

who did the S-OFF has flashed stock rom 2.50.405.2 the European

but the original is branded orange uk and should be this:

RUU_Ace_Orange_UK_1.40.61.2_Radio_12.28b.60.140e_2 6.03.02.26_M_release_157531_signed

does anyone know if I can reset the phone in extremis in S-ON through this flash ruu or know why can't Flash the recovery via hboot with this file?

on the page of recovery for now leaves out android system recovery.

Thank you
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bananagranola:
Download the correct CWM recovery img for your device and flash it from fastboot.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jolie200:
I tried to do what you say, but I failed too. the first step in all crashes.

do you know where can I find the right file of CWM?
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jolie200:
ww.clockworkmod.co

is it correct 5.0.2.0 or 5.8.1.5?
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jolie200:
this is the answer from fastboot:

C:\Program Files\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools>fastboot flash recovery reco

very.img

sending 'recovery' (3554 KB)...

OKAY [ 0.602s]

writing 'recovery'...

FAILED (remote: not allowed)

finished. total time: 0.624s
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bananagranola:
Is your phone in fastboot (not hboot) mode?
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jolie200:
yes in fastboot mode...

fastboot usb

i tried if it start with command fastboot device

and go out the S/N of device

i think is all right ...

do you think about this?
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] romuloxiii:
I run into the same problem when trying to flash a zImage. I can flash recovery image just fine but I receive the same error as OP when trying to flash a newly compiled kernel.

ACE PVT SHIP S-OFF RL

HBOOT-0.85.0024

MICROP-0438

RADIO- 26.10.04.03_M

eMMc-boot
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] glevitan:
zImage? Those are for samsung devices....if You flash that on an HTC device You will brick it
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jolie200:
so,

Nobody knows how to help me?
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] glevitan:
Jolie2000, are You S-OFF or have unlocked bootloader?
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jolie200:
only s-off
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jolie200:
I Place my phone in fastboot,and enter:

fastboot getvar all.

this is the results:

(bootloader) version: 0.5

(bootloader) version-bootloader: 0.85.0024

(bootloader) version-baseband: 26.09.04.11_M2

(bootloader) version-cpld: None

(bootloader) version-microp: 0438

(bootloader) version-main: 2.50.405.2

(bootloader) serialno:

(bootloader) imei:

(bootloader) product: ace

(bootloader) platform: HBOOT-7230

(bootloader) modelid: PD9810000

(bootloader) cidnum: ORANG001

(bootloader) battery-status: good

(bootloader) battery-voltage: 3762mV

(bootloader) partition-layout: Generic

(bootloader) security: off

(bootloader) build-mode: SHIP

(bootloader) boot-mode: FASTBOOT

(bootloader) commitno-bootloader: a3d4fa0f

(bootloader) hbootpreupdate: 11

(bootloader) gencheckpt: 0

(bootloader) region-id: 0

all: Done!

finished. total time: 0.026s
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jolie200:
it's possible that fastboot don't work beacause i don't have eng s-off?
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jolie200:
it's possible that i don't have supercid?
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] humzaahmed155:
You could try an Engineering hboot, that seems to solve some issues like this, after all, eng soff is for fastboot flashing to enable, just make sure you know what you're doing when you flash the bootloader.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] racasa:
Hello

I upgrade my phone to android 4.2.2, since then, I realize that only can connect to my bussiness account (Exchange) using 3G, when I tried to use any wifi network (work or home) I can't connect.

I looked forward on forums, and see similar problems (3g connect only, wifi fail) , but no solutions.

I made several tests, and realize than the problem is not 3g or wifi, the problen is, Only work when I use a proxy server.

On APN settings, my configuration use proxy for 3g (operator configuration).

Wifi by default no use proxy. On my home for test this, I configured a proxy server and on my phone I configured wifi to use this proxy. Then Exchage sync works, when I remove proxy form settings, Exchage not sync (said cant connet to server)

Before the upgade on my phone worked with and without proxy settings.

Any Idea how solve this? I think mabe can be a bug on Exchange apk, but I still working out on that.

Any suggestions will be appreciated.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] racasa:
Hello...

I found a work around, but still is a extrange behavior.

Now works setting no SSL and change port from 443 to 80.

Is extrange because using proxy works without problems using 443 port.

I still think that is s bug on exchange api in android, but work around works, then I am happy. ;)

Enviado desde mi HTC Sensation usando Tapatalk 2
[HTC One X] shaggydiamond:
So i'm looking at this ad from a kid who wants to sell his One X right. The only problem is, it is not recognized by computers anymore but it can be charged. He clearly says the usb won't work because he rooted it, now surely this can be fixed. I'm thinking of buying it and of course repairing it.

Now my question is, what's the worst that could have happened to the One x that makes the usb unusable?(sofware wise of course)

here's a photo of the bootloader
[HTC One X] Mr Hofs:
Is this an actual final state picture of the phone ? It says fastboot usb in red text ! That's a good thing. I think its a pc driver problem. Fastboot usb is only active when the phone is recognized by the pc.