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[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Shakedown Shaman:
Sprint HTC One M7 on Straight Talk?

I know little about the deeper workings of phones beyond my ability to read, understand and follow guides and tutorials and I've followed this one I believe successfuly because I went from no service to 3G with full bars. The reason I'm doing this is to try to use the Straight Talk BYOP SIM I've purchased but although I now have 3G and full bars when I attempt to activate my phone it says my IMEI is incompatible and my phones phone number remains the same Sprint number. Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] DakshFella:
I have a Sprint HTC One A9, how can I unlock simlock? I tried to use this method, it didn't work
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] spottarget:
sucks

we need like a gsm patch or something to fix the whole manual thing about going to network settings and select the network manually.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] TurboX2:
I'm in Europe (have been for several months) and nothing is working for me... I had called sprint before hand and they pushed a bunch of crap to my phone and failed to unlock it. I do the trick mentioned here and it still says sim lock enabled and pretends there is no sim inserted.

I hope they will cancel my contract for me when I get back. I am really annoyed that I bought this phone to bring here and can't friggen use it.

EDIT: I got it working by first putting it into AIRPLANE MODE.. then after I do the process and reboot, i was able to take it off airplane mode and switch the sprint sim for my movistar SIM

Thanks everyone who helped. Sprint was useless.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] theotrman:
I've read that some have had issues with the tray not aligning the card correctly after it shut. Could that be your issue?

Sent from my (M7WLS) HTC ONE.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] dev997:
Hello Mate.. thats for the awesome work on this..

I just got a sprint one and tried this method to unlock but this same error 3 popped up. I am on stock rom itself and just unlocked bootloader and rooted the phone.

Can u tell me what could be wrong in my case ?

Also is there a way to directly go to that menu thru root explorer ? If yes, whats the path.. I will bypass the TE commands.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] tolik75x:
Sim unlock not working

Hi, I'm also having the error 3 issue.

My phone: sprint HTC One

trickdroid ROM based on android 4.1.2​

build number 1.29.651.7​

root, unlocked, s-off, h-boot 1.44, teamwin touch recovery​

adb, fastboot, htc drivers (except htc sync) installed​

i've tried running the commands from the phone using terminal emulator and from my computer through adb

when i type "am start com.redbend.vdmc/com.htc.omadm.test.TestMainActivity" (after giving SU access), i get the following error:

root@android:/ # am start com.redbend.vdmc/com.htc.omadm.test.TestMainActivity
tc.omadm.test.TestMainActivity <
Starting: Intent { act=android.intent.action.MAIN cat=[android.intent.category.LAUNCHER] cmp=com.redbend.vdmc/com.htc.omadm.test.TestMainActivity }
Error type 3
Error: Activity class {com.redbend.vdmc/com.htc.omadm.test.TestMainActivity} does not exist.

any help would be appreciated as i have tried everything i can think of
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] NORCALkID:
I think you have to flash a stock sprint ROM ...

Trickdroid used a gsm based ROM ported over to sprint. It may not contain the right stuff to make this work.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] dev997:
Same exact error is coming for me too and I am on dead stock rom, no mods at all.

Any suggestions please
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] thatotherguy..:
You need to be on sprint base Rom , and need to do it with in the phone not thur adb
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] thatotherguy..:
I just did it on tranquility and worked fine
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] dev997:
Not working for me : Error 3

I am doing it on stock rom out of RUU : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2250904

Still same error. Any help please .. going mad here.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] tolik75x:
There are some users reporting this failing with the same error despite runinng a stock ROM.

Also, would it have to be a RUU recovery to regain full stock or could I just flash the stock ROM?

Other thoughts: is it possible to reach that OMADM menu by putting a code into the dialer? I've looked around online and no codes I've found get you there so I wouldn't know how to find the OMADM one, if there is one.

Last question, if i revert back to stock and do the sim unlock, will it stay unlocked if I flash a custom rom, like S-off and root stays.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] dev997:
Ohhh... ****... Silly me :)

I can't even read things correctly.. instead of vdmc, I wrote vmdc.. whoever are getting error 3 with stock rom check carefully u are typing it ABSOLUTELY RIGHT and not doing something SILLY like me..

Its wroking guys !!! Thanks a lot :good:
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Nolimit1211:
Will this work with viperROM?
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] thatotherguy..:
Yea should
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Nolimit1211:
Thanks,

So what's the consensus on this working with US carriers? From what I'm seeing international, overseas users of this method are using it perfectly while users in the US can't get their ATT/TMobile sims to work...

Anyone in the US got this working?
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] thatotherguy..:
I've heard that it will work with AT&T and T-Mobile
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Deathsnuggle:
Tried a tmo SIM yesterday. Tried every connection type. No dice
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Beck04vall:
am command not found

Everytime I try and run the command I get the following "am: not found" What am I doing wrong?

Thanks.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] ethan.r.besbris:
Same.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] genisys:
I have T-mobile. I was able to do sim unlock but I have to register T-mobile network manually every time I lost connection to the cell tower (which happens alot in my house) Kind of suck. I would like to install T-mobile Rom on Sprint HTC one but there is a no go for now :(
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Beck04vall:
I just applied the unlock. Going to T-mobile after work to get the micro-sim or whatever it is. I hope it works, I bought this phone because I got a good deal on it on Craigslist. If it won't work T-mobile I'll have to sell it. Having to manually connect is the same as not working for me. Which leads me to my question. Once its unlocked do I sitll have to only install HTC One Sprint Roms? Or once its unlocked can I unstall a TMO Roms since that is the carrier I'm using? If I have to install Sprint roms only can someone explain why and what the difference is between them? Sorry, I'm a big noob when it comes to this.

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Got it working after installing a few different terminal apps, trying to install BusyBox, which failed every time and then final updating my SuperSU and rebooting. After the SuperSU update it magically worked...not sure if that is the actual fix or not, but something changed.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] genisys:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2223236

Because they are different phones with different hardware
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] tolik75x:
Success

I was able to get working after flashing viperROM 1.1.0

I am bootloader unlocked, rooted, and S-off using revone. After I flashed viperROM, I updated all my apps, including busybox, superSU, and the terminal emulator. After that I went through the steps in the guide again and was able to access the DM menu no problem.

I haven't tested it with a different sim yet but I have an att one I will try soon.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Beck04vall:
I'm in the exact same boat. I applied the root and unlock and went to TMO and got a new SIM card. The only way I can connect now is to put it in GSM mode and do a search for networks, then manually select TMO. If / when it disconnects I have to repeat the process. I'm wondering if I flash a different ROM if this would fix the issue. Still running the stock Sprint ROM. Maybe I'll try CyanogenMod or Viper later.

If you find a solution please post it here, thanks!
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] agent0014:
Has anyone had any success with using this with Canadian providers? I would very much like to get a prepaid voice and data sim for use when I drive to Toronto (to play Ingress among other things)... any advice or experience to share?
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Beck04vall:
Installed ViperROM. At first it did not seem to be SIM unlocked since under phone info (*#*#4636#*#*) it didnt recognize my cell number. I then applied the Sim Unlock procedure again. No dice. I inserted the Sprint factory SIM and reapplied the Sim Unlock and again no luck. I tried this a few times with no luck. I verified the phone is still rooted, S-off, SU installed and granted and the Sim Unlock procedure executed exactly as described. No luck what so ever.

Reveting to the backup of the stock rom I had working when manually connecting to the TMO network.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] jesmann:
So I went into a t-mobile store and they didn't believe this would work. We put his sim card in and it took a little bit messing with the settings but was getting about 5mb download which he said was normal in the location due to poor signal in the building. May go to Walmart and try the $30 5gb plan and toggle back and forth since this is a mostly non LTE area at the moment and t-mobile has moved hspa to 1900. The rep said he gets 28mb in other areas of town.

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It worked fine for me on ViperROM but like the previous post I also keep disconnecting.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] autoprime:
I do not think you will see higher than 14mbps on the Sprint HTC One. Spec sheet reports it as supporting HSPA+ up to 14.1mbps.

But still even at around 14mbps.. that's pretty good... better than Sprint LTE in some cases.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] jesmann:
St Louis isn't official 4g sprint only about a dozen or so sites so far and not where I am 95% of the time I picked up the 5gb Walmart plan and wil switch back and forth for data use. Max 14mbps is a lot faster than Sprint 3G I have registered almost 30mb on Sprint lte
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] jesmann:
So I am trying this experiment and at home which is about 10 minutes from the t-mobile store I tested at and got hspa on the HTC one I am only getting edge. Hopefully it works HSPA in the areas I wanted it for since I don't care at home I use wifi
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] bigmatt00:
i have done the sim unlock and the phone cannot see any of the GSM networks. I am using a tmobile prepaid card and have tried everything including flashing a new rom and it still cannot see any other networks. Any ideas?
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] thermobaric:
ditto. GSM status is emergency only, phone claims limited connectivity.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] podarsmarty:
reflash

do i need to do this everytime i reflash?
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] thatotherguy..:
No just once
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] podarsmarty:
Cool. I am guessing I need to flash to stock to do this? I just tried in P.A.C. man 4.3 and it cant find the file.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] thatotherguy..:
Doesn't have to be stock but just any sense rom
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Beck04vall:
I've rooted, installed TWRP, s-off and did the sim unlock and can now MANUALLY connect to TMO network when I use my TMO sim. The problem is every time I get disconnected it does not automatically search for a TMO network. It does bring up the network operator screen for me to easily click TMO again. That said, unless I'm staring at the screen there are long periods where it is disconnected and I may miss calls / texts.

My thought is that we need a ROM that is modified to search for TMO / AT&T towers instead of Sprint, maybe a merger of the Sprint and TMO roms that leaves the required sprint stuff to function but adds / changes the provider settings.. I'm not really sure how the software works when determining what towers / providers to look for but I did read about the PRL for CDMA providers and am wondering if this is part of the problem. The phone is setup with a PRL to look for Sprint towers, does this need to be changed to look for TMO towers? Or is it completely ignored when in GSM mode? Any information regarding how the auto search works and how it can be modified to look for and connect to TMO towers would be greatly appreciated.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] bhavinjo:
I tried the steps exactly as outlined with my ptel sim and it still won't show any bars and keep prompting to change to the global mode?

Could you please tell what preferred network type you used in phone information? Also what network mode you chose under Settings -> Mobile Data?

Thanks in advance.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] agent0014:
Has anyone had any success with doing this and using a canadian prepaid SIM, perhaps with data included? I'd like to use this for my trips to Toronto and other parts of Ontario.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] gdawson6:
It will keep prompting to go into global mode until it successfully registers on the network. I dont have the phone here with me to tell you anything exactly, but I believe I got it to work on 3 seperate network types (gsm only, wcdma preferred, and cdma/gsm/xxx/auto.) After setting it to gsm auto, just go down to the very last option under mobile data (I think its networks), and manual search for ptel's network, and select ptel when it shows up. After that you should have bars.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] turtleman2008:
I was just wondering if anyone had success flashing aosp after doing this on a sense rom? Would love to be able to keep cm 10.2 and be unlocked!
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] k000:
I'm not sure what difference did it make or how did I do some steps differently but I have it now working very well on Vodafone in India.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Tazdeviloo7:
Will this work on a bad ESN Sprint HTC One? I'm thinking of buying one on craigslist for $225 to use in Europe for 9 months. Good deal?
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] genisys:
bad idea, you can find liable for buying a stolen phone
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Tazdeviloo7:
I bought the phone and the guy had the box and everything so it was not stolen, but the ESN is bad from an overdrafted account.

I'm studying for 9 months in Spain and Italy which have GSM 900/1800 MHz and GSM 3G on 2100 MHz. Will the Sprint HTC one support the 3G 2100MHz band? I know it supports WCDMA 2100 MHz, but I'm not sure if there's a difference.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Nolimit1211:
ummm Bad Esn doesn't always mean it's stolen..

Breaking your contract, lost phones and owing a provider money can all cause a bad esn.......
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] valleyboss209:
im using a unlocked sprint htc one on tmobile but cant get internet to work at all im in the refarmed area for tmobile. do i use regular t mobile apn settings
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Nolimit1211:
After you took the steps to unlock, what exactly did you do to get it to connect to T-Mobile... You're in the US right? Do you keep having to re-connect like others have stated?
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] valleyboss209:
i just followed the guide i restart the phone and numerous times and sticks to tmobile automaticaly just no data settings. if it helps at all i had to upgrade phone to latest software to work. and im in the us . cali to be exact

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after unlock go to available gsm networks and search a couple times thats what i had to do. took a few times but it worked and hasent disconnected since

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what do i do about apn settings guys i tryed the epc and fast ones but not doing anything
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] albie1937:
I have screwed up mine as well. How did you fix it?
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Rimmir:
Has anybody got this working with a Canadian sim? I ran through the steps but can't test it atm

Sent from my HTC M7WLS
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] thatotherguy..:
Is people on T-Mobile still having problems disconnecting?
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Cuppeerr:
I was on my first One but I got a new one and everything is gooooood!

Btw I love the gsm icon.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] knucklehead_11:
I'm in Kuwait using a sprint HTC one with no problems. Thanks for the guide.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] thatotherguy..:
How you get internet working?
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Cuppeerr:
Your apns have to look like this

And you have to have the "GSM Data" box checked
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] thatotherguy..:
Yup i do apn look the same but says turning on then disconnected
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] david279:
It doesnt say 3G or H or anything like that? Just GSM.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Cuppeerr:
Yeah, just gsm. I haven't seen anything but that.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] thatotherguy..:
Can you take a screenshot with the apn setting open?
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Cuppeerr:
the only thing I changed was the first data apn. Changed the "sprint.com" thing to epc.tmobile.com that's itttttttt.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] N0wy0ud1e:
Does this mess with my ability to send texts if I go back to Sprint? 3G works fine but I'm unable to send or receive texts. Rebooting doesn't help...

EDIT: Nevermind
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] mr64fixit:
1st bootloader unlocked then root then this here and my htc one sprint works with local sim like a charm :)
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] javier13javier:
Hi! I will bought an used HTC One from Sprint, if the seller factory reset the phone i will need a sim to configure for first time?

Can i unlocked it without configure the Sprint info?
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] spottarget:
downgrade

You have to downgrade to stock, the updates are blocking local gsm connections
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Tazdeviloo7:
No you don't need a sim to activate. Yes you can unlock with out a sprint account.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] drkcreator:
SO are u saying i can use my sprint phone and use it at tmovile
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Cuppeerr:
you can but you wont get lte or any type of 4G while on tmobile:)
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] drkcreator:
Even if I get a tmobile SIM?
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Cuppeerr:
Yes, and the only way to get t mobile signal is to get a tmobile sim. This phone runs on a different radio band then tmobile, att, and verizon lte. It's all screwed up lol
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] crispcat89:
Any chance of being able to get this phone working on Verizon or page plus? Any news of it working on at&t. Ordered my HTC one Friday before moving to my new apartment. Only carriers that work here only happen to be at&t and Verizon. FedEx deliveries Monday. Going to blow roaming 24/7. Any information will be appreciated, thanks
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] subhumanderelict:
You're not going to even have voice? If you do, what about data over your Wi-Fi?
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] crispcat89:
I have voice while roaming, and my plan is unlimited, but sprint informed me if I make too many calls while roaming they can shut my line off without notice. Since I no longer live in their coverage area I asked if they can terminate my contract since my account is in good standing. Was told I would have to pay a fee. As for the WiFi, I don't have WiFi. Saw this thread and was just asking if anyone has got it working with at&t.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] javier13javier:
Will work with a bad esn?

Is for outside usa.

:S
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] alberto122509:
I popped in my tmobile SIM but I can't find a network, it says searching then it's just blank, I've already unlocked it while I was rooted now I'm completely stock with latest update
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Tazdeviloo7:
Yes, it will work with a bad esn
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] -viperboy-:
Hey guys, I wrote an app that will help you guys with this process. It's very simple, it has the instructions in the app and keeps you from having to use terminal emulator. It will check for root access and make sure you have the right device as well :) let me know how it works for you! OP, feel free to add this to the first post.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=45243199

The link above is where you should post for issues/suggestions for the app ONLY, not to talk about SIM unlocking in general, as there are already two threads for that.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] TurboX2:
What SIM card are you popping in??

Try doing all the steps in airplane mode. That worked for me.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] alberto122509:
It's a prepaid tmobile SIM, what steps am I supposed to do while in airplane mode?
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] graycorgi:
I have the same problem, my phone was unlocked by Sprint and when I pop in a T-Mobile SIM it can't find any networks. I tried setting the phone to GSM mode manually and it didn't make a difference.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] thatotherguy..:
here's a guide on how to flash sprint htc one http://www.cricketusers.com/cdma-htc-one/85426-how-flash-sprint-htc-one.html not sure how to flash to page plus but I did the guide to how to at least get spc code and how to connect to qpst
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] madskills:
great!! tnx a lot:victory:
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] crispcat89:
I've been talking to viper32 over in the sprint galaxy s3 forum and he's gonna remote flash it to page plus. Thanks anyway though. I'm gonna unlock my phone and see what I can do to get an att sim working just in case he can't remote flash it.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] jhonyverdugo2000:
Att

I work for sprint and received the red htc one from htc and I already got it unlocked without having to root it. I did dial the *#*#4636#*#* and tried all gsm settings and tried different apn and it did not work. I figured I would use this device for att since I got it for free. But could not get it to work at all.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] dafzuka:
I'm on flex360's Stock w/ Goodies ROM. What stock rom version do I need to switch to in order to see GSM networks? Currently I'm unable to see t-mo or at&t, both of which are strong in my area. Thanks in advance!

EDIT: Also, do you happen to know what specifically they changed in order to block the local GSM networks? Is it something that could be fixed on a custom rom that is based on the latest updates (I'd prefer to stick with flex's ROM)?
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] stacksptdtdm:
Ok. Finally got this to work. But is anyone have problems sending mms... On t-mobile
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] albie1937:
Can someone that uses the Tmo sim please show a screenshot of the APN screen.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] asifali418:
mine is not wprling too

I unlock it the way u show.after I put my att sim is not working no signal on GSM.and if I restart it its goes the xemacs /lite/ ****.place help me how its work on att sim
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] ljwnow:
att wont work...if u go overseas any gsm card is gonna work
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] asifali418:
t mobile sim not working also

I try on t mobile sim but its still not working place advised me I need to worked with T-Mobile or att
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] btyking:
Yo

Okay, so I tried this using viperboy"s app, and it didn't work. I tried using Tweakker and the *#*#4636#*#* to adjust everything. I have a working T-Mobile SIM, but now I've decided that I don't really need to do this, and I want to put things back the way they were.....

I seem to be getting Sprint 3G, but it's slow. Not sure if I can get LTE yet, I'm out of range for that. Should I need to change anything back?
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] mancaalberto:
Ptel disconects

Hey. I have the same problem. I am using Ptel (T-mobile network) and everything works, even internet. However, every time I move from one place to another (therefore changing antennas) the phone discontents. I can only register on the network with the manual selection, the automatic one never works. Did anyone find a solution for this? Thank you!
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] gmzshortys:
Gsm 3G works ??

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Ive unlocked my M7 but just got Edge :( is there a eay to get H or 3G ??
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] alberto122509:
I got it to work!!!!!!!!

If you can't find any networks, make sure you are on version 1.29.651.7
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] gmzshortys:
you got 3G?

i just got EDGE
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Mainzfreak:
It's working with which provider?

Does it work with AT&T? That would be awesome.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] alberto122509:
How do I find out? When I turn data on it says GSM by the bars, I'm guessing that means EDGE?

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T-Mobile, I don't have a AT&T sim that I can try out..