[Q] Flashing Sprint Moto X to Telcel SFB

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Hi everyone, I've been a following XDA for a while i've unlocked, rooted, flashed roms, etc., many times,
But this time i am not sure how to proceed. [I'm also a beginner... but I'm looking forward to contribute in the near future]

You see, I bought a Brand New Sprint Moto X , never been activated on any carrier, it arriving on Monday tops.
I already know how to unlock it, root it, and flash a custom rom.

but want to be able to unlock the gsm capabilities of the phone to use internationally, i know sprint offers this service but i don't qualify because i need to be 3 months in service whit them.

on the other hand i read in the General Section , in the model description:

XT1049 - Republic Wireless
XT1052 - European - Sim ?
XT1053 -T-Mobile US, Dev Ed
XT1055 - US Cellular - Sim ?
XT1056 - Sprint - Sim Unlocked
XT1058 - AT&T, Rogers, Claro, Movistar, Vivo, Oi, TIM - Sim Unlocked
XT1060 - Verizon - Sim Locked

What does it mean being "Sim Unlocked"
While i be able to use it on A GSM service (Mexico)


if not, could a posible solution be flashing the SFB for Telcel to my Sprint phone?
or will i just hard brick it?

Thank you very much for your attention.

Eddie
 
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xphoneuser said:
Hi everyone, I've been a following XDA for a while i've unlocked, rooted, flashed roms, etc., many times,
But this time i am not sure how to proceed. [I'm also a beginner... but I'm looking forward to contribute in the near future]

You see, I bought a Brand New Sprint Moto X , never been activated on any carrier, it arriving on Monday tops.
I already know how to unlock it, root it, and flash a custom rom.

but want to be able to unlock the gsm capabilities of the phone to use internationally, i know sprint offers this service but i don't qualify because i need to be 3 months in service whit them.

on the other hand i read in the General Section , in the model description:

XT1049 - Republic Wireless
XT1052 - European - Sim ?
XT1053 -T-Mobile US, Dev Ed
XT1055 - US Cellular - Sim ?
XT1056 - Sprint - Sim Unlocked
XT1058 - AT&T, Rogers, Claro, Movistar, Vivo, Oi, TIM - Sim Unlocked
XT1060 - Verizon - Sim Locked

What does it mean being "Sim Unlocked"
While i be able to use it on A GSM service (Mexico)


if not, could a posible solution be flashing the SFB for Telcel to my Sprint phone?
or will i just hard brick it?

Thank you very much for your attention.

Eddie
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Sorry it won't work...at least not yet. But it appears you already found the relevant thread on SIM-Unlock for Sprint Moto X.
 
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Thank you!!

samwathegreat said:
Its been tried. Flashing the SBF itself will work, but the phone will still be sim-locked and unusable on GSM.
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I understand now, reading a lot on the other threads and in other sites it now undrstand that sim unlock cannot be done unless i have service for 3 months or a fix comes [hopefully soon].

thank you.

just before we close this thread..

what if i flash an SFB of a CDMA carrier here, will it work? or will i have to reprogram the phone [ using this method http://xdaforums.com/moto-x/general/guide-flash-sprint-moto-x-to-page-plus-t2732342 but using my cdma carrier PRL) ????

is this the right place to post this last question?

sorry, and thanks again.

Eddie
 
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xphoneuser said:
I understand now, reading a lot on the other threads and in other sites it now undrstand that sim unlock cannot be done unless i have service for 3 months or a fix comes [hopefully soon].

thank you.

just before we close this thread..

what if i flash an SFB of a CDMA carrier here, will it work? or will i have to reprogram the phone [ using this method http://xdaforums.com/moto-x/general/guide-flash-sprint-moto-x-to-page-plus-t2732342 but using my cdma carrier PRL) ????

is this the right place to post this last question?

sorry, and thanks again.

Eddie
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Eddie,

Yes, you will need to follow the instructions in the "Flash Sprint Moto X to Page Plus" thread. You will need to change some of the steps as appropriate to YOUR carrier you are flashing to since not all steps will be the same as flashing to "Page Plus". Flashing a CDMA Rom will not work. AFAIK, the only other CDMA ROM available is the Verizon one which prevents you from being able to flash to another carrier. Does anyone know of any others?

Good Luck
 
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samwathegreat said:
Eddie,

Yes, you will need to follow the instructions in the "Flash Sprint Moto X to Page Plus" thread. You will need to change some of the steps as appropriate to YOUR carrier you are flashing to since not all steps will be the same as flashing to "Page Plus". Flashing a CDMA Rom will not work. AFAIK, the only other CDMA ROM available is the Verizon one which prevents you from being able to flash to another carrier. Does anyone know of any others?

Good Luck
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hey, thank you i read in other spanish forums that cdma acivating in iusacell carrier (mx) is confirmed posible.
if its a clean esn i think i dont even need to unlock the bootloader, i dont know.
phone is arriving on monday ill post any results and if im succesfull i will make a guide for those in mi shoes.

thanks again.
 
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    samwathegreat
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    xphoneuser said:
    Hi everyone, I've been a following XDA for a while i've unlocked, rooted, flashed roms, etc., many times,
    But this time i am not sure how to proceed. [I'm also a beginner... but I'm looking forward to contribute in the near future]

    You see, I bought a Brand New Sprint Moto X , never been activated on any carrier, it arriving on Monday tops.
    I already know how to unlock it, root it, and flash a custom rom.

    but want to be able to unlock the gsm capabilities of the phone to use internationally, i know sprint offers this service but i don't qualify because i need to be 3 months in service whit them.

    on the other hand i read in the General Section , in the model description:

    XT1049 - Republic Wireless
    XT1052 - European - Sim ?
    XT1053 -T-Mobile US, Dev Ed
    XT1055 - US Cellular - Sim ?
    XT1056 - Sprint - Sim Unlocked
    XT1058 - AT&T, Rogers, Claro, Movistar, Vivo, Oi, TIM - Sim Unlocked
    XT1060 - Verizon - Sim Locked

    What does it mean being "Sim Unlocked"
    While i be able to use it on A GSM service (Mexico)


    if not, could a posible solution be flashing the SFB for Telcel to my Sprint phone?
    or will i just hard brick it?

    Thank you very much for your attention.

    Eddie
    Click to expand...
    Click to collapse


    Sorry it won't work...at least not yet. But it appears you already found the relevant thread on SIM-Unlock for Sprint Moto X.
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    samwathegreat
    samwathegreat
    xphoneuser said:
    hi, thank you!,

    what about flashing a Telcel SFB file trough rsd lite?,
    Click to expand...
    Click to collapse

    Its been tried. Flashing the SBF itself will work, but the phone will still be sim-locked and unusable on GSM.
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    1
    samwathegreat
    samwathegreat
    xphoneuser said:
    I understand now, reading a lot on the other threads and in other sites it now undrstand that sim unlock cannot be done unless i have service for 3 months or a fix comes [hopefully soon].

    thank you.

    just before we close this thread..

    what if i flash an SFB of a CDMA carrier here, will it work? or will i have to reprogram the phone [ using this method http://xdaforums.com/moto-x/general/guide-flash-sprint-moto-x-to-page-plus-t2732342 but using my cdma carrier PRL) ????

    is this the right place to post this last question?

    sorry, and thanks again.

    Eddie
    Click to expand...
    Click to collapse

    Eddie,

    Yes, you will need to follow the instructions in the "Flash Sprint Moto X to Page Plus" thread. You will need to change some of the steps as appropriate to YOUR carrier you are flashing to since not all steps will be the same as flashing to "Page Plus". Flashing a CDMA Rom will not work. AFAIK, the only other CDMA ROM available is the Verizon one which prevents you from being able to flash to another carrier. Does anyone know of any others?

    Good Luck
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