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[One (M7) General] patrixl:
No, it's definitely not the TV antenna (considering usually the Japanese mobiles have an actual antenna you can pull out, meanwhile the J One needs oneseg-compatible earphones to function properly ie it uses earphones as an antenna).

The little window is most definitely the sekigaisen aka infrared port, as it's exactly the same as every other Japanese mobile I've ever owned lol.

Other differences between the One and the J One (I own both) :

- LED has multiple color support

- LED notifications will work while the phone is charging

- power button is a little bit less flush, a little bit more "clickety" than the international One

- 1mm thicker, so cases are not compatible

- no HTC TV app ie no remote control or TV guide - but then I do get the oneseg TV instead..

- screen is a little bit different - seems dimmer at full brightness, brighter at low brightness, and putting both Ones side by side, the J One's whites are slightly yellow while the One's whites are slightly blue (in comparison to each other)

- seems a tad bit heavier, probably due to the extra hardware (internals + removable back cover)

- no creaks or anything, due to the metal back cover + design of the back cover

- horribly behind in version, still at 1.07.970.4; I blame AU for this one, typical CDMA carrier being slow to update PLUS typical Japanese carrier being slow to update = being very slow to update

- camera always makes sound, even when phone is on silent/vibrate mode (Japan restriction/law I suppose)

- when connected by USB, I get a choice of MTP mode or PC mode which mounts the SD card as USB Mass Storage on my Mac (but only the SD card)

Otherwise it's as snappy as I'd expect, battery life is actually pretty good (can easily get 4 hours screen-on time in 12 hours, that'S with LTE and autosync and battery saver mode on, VS my intl One where I'd also get 4 hours screen on time with the same settings, in a 17 hour timeframe; compared to previous phones I've had, this isn't bad at all, hopefully it'll improve with time/updates/battery calibration/tweaks).

if anyone else has any questions, I'll be happy to answer!

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I suggest you don't, because:

1 - it won't be unlocked, AU will NOT unlock it for you (only Docomo unlocks their phones, after the government strongly suggested carriers do it but never enforced the "law")

2 - it's primarily a CDMA+LTE phone, with GSM/HSPA for roaming, so different radios, different software, etc... and AFAIK Europe has no CDMA ;)

Now _apparently_ the J Butterfly could be reflashed somehow with the Taiwanese radios and firmware and become an international model in all but name, also losing the unique Japanese features at the same time.. But then no point there lol.
[One (M7) General] Xerro-Five:
Thanks for the awesome mini review! :) Are you certain the back is metal? When I first saw it I noticed a slight indent running down the middle of the back plate that is common in plastic castings, and I've read elsewhere that it may be plastic. What do you think?
[One (M7) General] HigherSensation:
Easy because HTC cant afford to pay royalties to Microsoft due to infringement,

This sums it up mainly why I believe HTC doesnt support SD cards on most devices now a days due to patent infringement. Meaning pay for SD cards in current smart phonese and end up receiving less profit Also that's why i think android is pushing MTP, it;s all about cutting off the middle man.

" HTC alone pays Microsoft over $5 for every Android phone they manufacture.The money is all thanks to patent licensing: Microsoft holds a number of patents in the mobile space, and in order to use them, Android handset manufacturers have to pay a license fee to Microsoft. HTC’s payments to Microsoft are part of a patent settlement after"

" Microsoft has never published a list of patents it believes Android infringes, but Microsoft representatives say many of them are related to synchronization, file storage, and security.We can make some educated guesses where the patents lie. One set are likely centered around Exchange ActiveSync, which enables users to synchronize email, calendars, contacts, and documents across desktop and mobile devices on servers running Microsoft Exchange – something most Android devices can do right out of the box."

"Other candidates are related to exFAT, a Microsoft file system optimized for flash-based storage. Current versions of Android use a file system from Linux, but SDXC and microSDXC memory cards use exFAT by default, so supporting SDXC media cards in Android means either getting an exFAT license or forcing users to reformat their memory cards (potentially wiping their data). This makes exFAT licenses necessary for Android device makers"
[One (M7) General] patrixl:
You're welcome! The back is most definitely metal. If it's plastic, then it's the best plastic I've ever touched, because when I hold both phones (Taiwanese version, Japanese version), touch them, etc (getting creepy), they feel exactly the same.

The only difference is that the back plate does come off, so it doesn't 100pct look like unibody, but it's very very close.

Not sure what indent you're referring to though. When I get a chance I'll take a pic of both phones side by side, you'll be hard pressed to see a difference I think. In fact I wanted to get it in black so I could tell both models apart haha, but their different thickness, software, as well as markings on the back should be enough ... I hope.

Sent from my HTL22
[One (M7) General] Xerro-Five:
Wow that's cool that it's metal. The aluminum is a huge selling point so it's nice they could keep it in this variant. Kinda mad they couldn't do that for the international version though... Oh well, still trying to fill up my intensity storage ;)

Looking forward to the pics
[One (M7) General] Hunt3r.j2:
I think the issue was the need for unibody kept them from doing it.
[One (M7) General] patrixl:
Pictures!!! HTC J One on the left vs HTC 801e (Taiwanese One) on the right:

Sorry for the huge pics, didn't figure out how to make thumbnails!!! So I've hidden the images below:

Their metal, aluminum back. Beats logo got the greyscale treatment in Japan:

The difference on the left side of the phone, latch to open back plate VS sim card tray:

My Fujitsu phone had immense troubles focusing for a close-up pic, even in Macro mode :rolleyes: , hopefully you can still see the J One on the left is slightly thicker than the One:

Finally, both screens on full brightness showing a lot of white, to compare the color temperature (I did read on this forum though that it happens even among the intl models, that there are different screens so results vary between handsets) :
[One (M7) General] nostodnayr:
I'm jealous! Your back plate seems to fit quite well. Mine is a bit off, creating a bit of a lip for my finger to catch on. I've spent some time gently bending it and have had a bit of success, but it's still not nearly as flush as yours.

Is that how you got it? Or did you have to work at it?
[One (M7) General] Nippero:
About the microSD... I wouldn't be surprised the decision not to include it was influenced by Google.

After all, Google's services are most complete in English speaking regions.

Where as a lot of their services arent even available in places like China and Japan.

Its the same strategy they had for their Nexus tablets, omit the SD card slot so users would have to rely more on Google cloud services (Music, Drive, etc)

EDIT: and guess what, its our fault too. We (as in America) choose to constantly buy phones with no SD card slot and/or no removable battery. So why wouldnt the manufacturers save some money and omit such things?
[One (M7) General] Xerro-Five:
Very cool, it looks much better than I expected, they did a really good job on it IMO :) Though as we all know buying a One is 'like buying a box of chocolates' who knows what's in the box in terms of QC ;) You're definitely right though, looks like aluminum to me. Thanks again!
[One (M7) General] patrixl:
yup I agree, they did a really good job on making it look and feel nearly the same as the fully unibody One.

Nope, mine for perfectly from the start. I'd like to think I would have noticed that kind of imperfection before buying it though and got a different unit if so. One of the cool things here in Japan I noticed, they always give a chance to check the phone before paying hehe.

Sent from my HTL22
[One (M7) General] sjaak1234:
I have this phone as well, the red version. It looks really good. I don't know how the international version is but it feels very well built

One of the things I hate though is all the provider crap & slow updates. Japanese really don't understand tech, it's not just phones but a lot of other things as well. Their thinking is just way behind that of the rest of the world.

By default the phone is fully loaded with au crap. Their own market, their own e-mail app (looks like something from the windows 95 area), a whole range of widgets and what not. Unfortunately this is a CDMA device so you are out of luck as far as custom roms go. Even sprint roms dont work. The only working rom is CM10 I believe. But you can root the phone so atleast its possible to remove the obvious crap using titanium backup.

I'd recommend getting the international version. The only reason I bought the AU version is because I already have a pocket wifi so I don't need a data connection. So I know have a 2500 yen/month contract (about 20 euros) AND I got a 30.000 yen (230 euro) cash back for cancelling the contract on my dumbphone that I never used. So over a 2 year period I pay about 350 euro's. If I would buy the international version in Japan that would be around 600 euro's.
[One (M7) General] patrixl:
Thankfully though on AU unlike DoCoMo, most of that crap can be removed! Too bad they also removed the TV remote functions though.

But hey, good news if you're following this thread, sjaak: The Android 4.2.2 update just came out today! I'm downloading it right now!

Really, buying the J One makes sense only if you live in Japan and are willing to go with AU. Buying the Intl version only makes sense in Japan if you don't need LTE and want to run on DoCoMo, have a grandfather unlimited data "we don't block tethering on non-LTE smartphones" plans from SoftBank, or want to go with an MVNO like B-Mobile (I used an Intl One on B-Mobile and it was flawless).

I went for the J One cuz I was already an AU customer, was tired of Japanese manufacturers and their unstable Android implementations with half-thought-out software enhancements (worse than Samsung, but not as cartoony and fewer "enhancements" so it balances out), and yet still had the J features like the osaifu-keitai and mobile TV, yes I do use both of these regularly hehe.

ANYWAY I bumped this thread because, 4.2.2 is upon Japan finally. I just hope Japan won't be 3 months behind with the 4.3 update lol.
[One (M7) General] sjaak1234:
Shouldn't titanium backup be capable of removing pretty much everything? I don't know what docomo does but I doubt they can die it so deep to the system you can't remove it.

For me this was by far the cheapest option even though I don't care about being with AU. With the cashback I'm off 200 euro's cheaper then when I would have bought the international version. Though custom roms isnt going anywhere on this phone which is a big downside for me. OTOH even the stock rom is really fast.

Making an nandroid now before downloading the update. Hopefully my root will survive ;)

Thanks for pointing out there is an update :)
[One (M7) General] ktz2kool:
Slightly off topic but, What B-Mobile Sim were you using? I got a "B-mobile FOMA 3G Smartphone Sim" and can't seem to get the APN to work. All it shows is an x over the bars. Before this I had a Chameleon sim and it worked great. Could you offer any insight? (my One is unlocked and I tried the APN they sent me), Thanks,
[One (M7) General] :
Sorry to put a negative spin on this thread, but why does it need a huge removable door just to get to sim and sd card? Also you cant remove battery and I doubt whether quality control has improved, I have a lot of HTC device until now, this one wont be on my list, thanks for sharing though.
[One (M7) General] patrixl:
Regardless of the APNs, you should still get a signal (no x over the signal bars) if your phone's antennas are compatible with the Docomo bands. For any international phones, this is usually the 2100MHz band or "Band I".

Which model of the One did you get?

The SIM that I got was the 3G FOMA smartphone SIM, with data and voice. I had signal (no data) until I entered the APNs provided in the letter with the SIM card, no trouble. The One I had was the Taiwanese version. Since 2100MHz is the main 3G band available in all of Asia, that wasn't a problem. Not sure if North American versions support that band?
[One (M7) General] ktz2kool:
My One is from at&t (north america). But it is unlocked and has the 2100 band. Maybe it isn't fully activated yet because it is a holiday weekend here. Should I flash a different radio? My 4G Chameleon sim has been working great. (x over the bars but fairly snappy data) So the bands should be supported. I think the taiwanese version and at&t version have the same hardware. If you could tell me anything it would be helpful, thanks

KT
[One (M7) General] patrixl:
No clue then, if you have the right bands it should work :( if you just recently got the SIM it might not be activated yet, as you say... For all their technological prowess, seems like Japanese like to do a lot of things manually haha
[One (M7) General] abhishek1234321:
Hey all, need some help from HTC J One's owners.

One of my clients has a HTC J one from KDDI Japan, he wants to get it unlocked but the phone doesn't ask for a unlock code when a different SIM card is inserted. So my question is has anybody here was able to change the HTC J One from CDMA to GSM mode? or by anyway made the phone to ask for a code?

Any help is deeply appreciated :)
[One (M7) General] patrixl:
I don't know much about this because I use it on AU and don't want to spend my time hacking into my main device. However I've heard that the previous HTC model sold on AU, the HTC J Butterfly, could be turned into the international model by flashing the international ROM + radio img + can't remember what else onto it. This would effectively disable the Japan features of the J Butterfly, but turn it into an HSPA/GSM model.

Not sure if the same is possible with the J One, and not sure that the SD card capability would remain once the international ROM was flashed onto it...

Can't offer anything more, as I haven't tried it and haven't researched it.
[One (M7) General] abhishek1234321:
Hey, thanks for the info. No issue at all :) I will see what can be done about this.
[One (M7) General] sitanshu91:
can you please let me know if u have figured out how to unlock htc j one for use in india

any help appreciated also you can send me private msg
[One (M7) General] abhishek1234321:
Please check your PM.
[One (M7) General] stealthenator2:
Hopefully, this means their next flagship will have a sd card slot if other variants of the One has been getting it.

Sent from my HTC Butterfly S
[One (M7) General] dc_nc123:
My sim slot tray is broken and now unable to detect sim :(

anyone of you guys know where to order parts for it? ive'd searched allover the web already and can't find replacement parts for it. please help... i'm from philippines by the way! thnx!
[One (M7) General] esar123esar:
htc j one

kindly could u plx tell me all the procedure of unlocking of htc j one i wana use it it pakistan it do not ask fr a code too
[One (M7) General] dc_nc123:
Use this link!

Use this link....

www.tinhte.vn/threads/update-htc-j-...-bootloader-root-unlock-sim-rom-cook.2153149/

Press thanks if ive'd helped you.. :)
[One (M7) General] patrixl:
Hmm I wonder if there's any way to pressure AU or HTC Japan to release details about further software updates... Still stuck at 4.2.2 and they have yet to reply to my tweets. My Japanese is horrible though, and Japanese people usually prefer buying something new instead of updating I suppose...

Kinda jealous htc USA is going to Twitter a lot to keep people updated about what's going on lol.
[One (M7) General] dc_nc123:
[MENTION=2738733]patrixl[/MENTION]

I think the best and only way to update your os is via custom rom.. ^_^ since HTC already released their new HTC ONE (M8)
[One (M7) General] patrixl:
I wish, but custom roms aren't stable enough and it would break functions I depend on while using my phone here in Japan... Plus, HTC has updated the same phone everywhere else in the world, so it sucks if they don't do it in Japan don't you think? Might as well get a non-Japan phone and a MVNO at this point, save money and frustration... Though one man refusing to do so wouldn't change any company's mind anyway haha
[One (M7) General] dc_nc123:
http://www.tinhte.vn/threads/htc-j-one-htl22-m7wlj-tong-hop-rom-kernel-duoc-phat-trien-boi-huukhai-20-04-2014.2261036/

You can try this link..... Most of the roms here are better than the stock one.. :)

I recommend you try J MaximusHD ROM for HTC One... been using it for months already.... only bug I found is the NFC :)
[One (M7) General] patrixl:
Everything works in these roms? Nfc, osaifukeitai, lte, infrared, oneseg, ezweb, etc? These are all features i use regularly...
[One (M7) General] WarSupport:
I've been waiting for this update too....I came across this the other day. Apparently they are going to update this phone.

http://getnews.jp/archives/581289 :good:
[One (M7) General] WarSupport:
Anybody get the KitKat update for HTL22,it was released Sept.03...but mine says no updates available?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LolipopEater:
i did root with ODIN 1.83

with this kernel: CF-Root-SGS2_XW_KPN_LP9-v5.4-CWM5 downloaded from this site

my device- 4.0.3

19100JHLP9

XWLP9-CL378442-3.0.15

my problem is that the galaxy turn itself off sometime i dont know why.... but it happand after i rooted the SGS.. i REALLY need to fix it fast :(...

theres anyway to remove the root? or revert\fix the situation?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] bigfnfil:
For the past few days my data has been real slow well when downloading it starts off at good speeds but after a few minutes it slows down big time and for it to go back to normal i have to switch off my data then on and repeat that process any ideas what it could be or how to fix it cled tmobile support they were no help thx
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] chispas109:
Give a little more info

Are you rooted?

If so, are you running stock?

Custom rom name if any

Baseband version?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] bigfnfil:
Yes im rooted running wicked v10 tmobile baseband version t999uvlh2
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Cyphers23:
Well, how much data have you used? You could be getting throttled especially if you've used lots of data in short amount of time.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] chispas109:
And you have the unlimited data plan i assume?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] bigfnfil:
Yes im on the unlimited plan and not sure about the throttling would have thought the tmobile rep would have mentioned that if that was the case
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] chispas109:
T999UVLH2 is your baseband version. Then i would try flashing the T999UVDLJC baseband and test it out.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] gyggyty:
There is a new mdm5 baseband out. Im sure you cant search and find it here.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] supramike:
I flashed wicked v10 on my friends tmo s3, were getting slow speeds as well. Gonna try a different radio
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] wardoc22:
I have the same problem in a certain part of Seattle where my hspa+ speed is around 4 - 10 kilobytes per second download..

Guess to many people using it :(
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] chrisram88:
I don't think it's the rom itself. Try a different modem and report the findings. I'm on Wicked v10 in souther cali with latest modem and I'm getting great speeds. Can it be on tmobile end updating/refarming towers?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] bigfnfil:
Yeah i dnt know wat is wrong with it its been a few days now and same thing when i run a speedtest i get geood speeds but as far as downloading anything it starts good then goes down to like 650b and downloads always fail thx for the help tho
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Have you tried any of the other modems?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] bigfnfil:
No kind of new at this wouldnt no were to start open to any suggestions tho thx
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Click the link for Basebands/Modems thread in my sig. All flashable modems and a plethora of info about them is there.

Feel free to ask if you have questions. The thread is stickied in development if you need to find it later.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Slypnslyde:
Wow I was just trying to find out if others are having the same problem and Bam I see this. My download speeds start high then go slow. Hopefully it's the modem

I noticed it didn't start until I used the new T999UVDMD5

Edit: nope tried other modems and problem is still there
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Do you get different results during different times of day? Could be network traffic. Or if they're doing work on any towers it could also cause problems like that.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Charlie Brown:
Indeed tmobile is upgrading their hardware and adding towers now that their LTE is spreading to more cities. Also since the merger didn't go through with At&t they are upgrading to compete in general.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] bigfnfil:
No same results at any time of day and i also noticed it did start happening until i flashed the t999uvdmd5 but since then used different ones but same results
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Call support to see if they are working on the network in your area.

If not, try the other modems in my baseband thread.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Slypnslyde:
I got off the phone with customer care and of course they gave me the run around. They said that a tower in my area is having the data cable fixed. Really that's what you got lol
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Youd actually be surprised how much work is done on tmobile towers lately. With the refarming and adding LTE certainly some are gonna have some problems.

Give it a couple of days and see if you get your speed back.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Slypnslyde:
Cross my fingers
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] bigfnfil:
Man this sucks tried everything i could think of speeds still slow
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Sorry you're still having problems. Only a couple things I can think to try at this point.

Make sure youve tried all available modems. Consult the map for any findings in you're area. There are a number of values you can experiment with in the build.prop, so read up on those and give em a try.

Only other things I can think of is back up your data and factory reset/Odin flash the latest firmware.

Good luck with it!
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
My Own HTC One gaming setup>> (constantly updated)

Don't miss these other gaming focused posts:

CPU/GPU overclocking and underclocking comparative charts thanks to [MENTION=2841310]jerrylzy[/MENTION]
[One (M7) General] ArmedandDangerous:
Been waiting for you to start one of these like you did on the HoX ;) Looking forward to good news, and new games! :D
[One (M7) General] The-Last-Hylian:
Wicked!

Another sweet Hamdir guide! :good::good::good:

This is amazing! So you can have Power saving on and still play games really well :):):)

I think I've now found my reason to root!

It's great that it'll do it on the fly too! Enter a game and it'll switch to the best performance, leave the game and it goes back to what it was before the game started, excellent!
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
yup this was my reason for root actually,

the moment i saw Beach buggy stuttering even in low resolution, almost the same between low and 1080p, I knew we will need to switch the governor