[Q] need some advice before buying m8

[rusty-ragster]

HTC are region specific just like Samsung. There's three main variants.

Asian - 2.5GHZ 801
WWE - International 2.3GHZ
US - Same as WWE.

Then just split up into carrier branded per region. Isn't too hard to fathom.


With S-OFF you can change model ids etc and make it any variant you want and flash any firmware on it. With Samsung you risked a massive screw up.

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another thing i was wondering was that is it possible to flash custom roms on s-on devices because as you can see in the screen shots i posted the device is s-on and the guy has managed to make it a GPE device...plus is it possible to go back to sense and other aosp roms after flashing a google play edition rom? i might just bite the bullet and pick it up tomorrow all the research is getting on my nerve

 

[radicalisto]

Yeah you can flash custom ROMs with ease. GPE conversion cannot be done unless you are S-OFF. As it changes the partition size etc. But once you read the dev section you'll understand it all

If you like the phone, buy it. It's definitely worth it. Even as pure stock it's a quality device which performs very well.

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[rusty-ragster]

Yeah you can flash custom ROMs with ease. GPE conversion cannot be done unless you are S-OFF. As it changes the partition size etc. But once you read the dev section you'll understand it all

If you like the phone, buy it. It's definitely worth it. Even as pure stock it's a quality device which performs very well.

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bro i got the model and fcc id from the back of the phone



model: 0P6B100
fcc id: NM80P6D100 M8n

 

[radicalisto]

Its identical to mine then. Mine is O2 uk carrier branded. However, I got S-OFF and rebranded it to international.

Edit: debranding /S-OFF makes it sim unlocked also

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[rusty-ragster]

Its identical to mine then. Mine is O2 uk carrier branded. However, I got S-OFF and rebranded it to international.

Edit: debranding /S-OFF makes it sim unlocked also

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ahan well there were no such carrier brandings on this phone and the boot animation was also stock....plus i googled the number and it also showed unlocked devices with the same model number so maybe this is an unlocked one...

 

[rusty-ragster]

Its identical to mine then. Mine is O2 uk carrier branded. However, I got S-OFF and rebranded it to international.

Edit: debranding /S-OFF makes it sim unlocked also

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anyways i am going to buy it now thank you so much for your help could not have done it without your help will report back to you if i need any assistance

 

[radicalisto]

Carrier branding on uk handsets is usually just a sim lock. They don't bother putting any decals/boot animations etc anymore. But they sim unlock for free also, so no point them even locking them lol. Probably use the Intl model now or a slight variance at least.

Glad you decided, you'll like the One far better than the Note 3. I do

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[rusty-ragster]

Carrier branding on uk handsets is usually just a sim lock. They don't bother putting any decals/boot animations etc anymore. But they sim unlock for free also, so no point them even locking them lol. Probably use the Intl model now or a slight variance at least.

Glad you decided, you'll like the One far better than the Note 3. I do

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yeah iv got viper rom on download can not wait to flash it..

 

[radicalisto]

yeah iv got viper rom on download can not wait to flash it..

Run it with ELEMENTALX kernel (one comes with it but just update to latest). Although, I've had far better out of GPE ROMs - 3 days battery, 60mins or so voice calls, heavy use plus 5hrs sot. And left 10-20% juice before recharge.

You'll find similar performance with striped down sense ROMs also, but need tweaking and kernel tweaking.

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[rusty-ragster]

Run it with ELEMENTALX kernel (one comes with it but just update to latest). Although, I've had far better out of GPE ROMs - 3 days battery, 60mins or so voice calls, heavy use plus 5hrs sot. And left 10-20% juice before recharge.

You'll find similar performance with striped down sense ROMs also, but need tweaking and kernel tweaking.

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yeah i will switch to google play edition eventually but i want to experience some sense

 

[samsamuel]

Edit: debranding /S-OFF makes it sim unlocked also

Correction, s-off allows you to SIM unlock it, it doesn't make it sim unlocked.

XDA app on m8 running venom

 

[rusty-ragster]

Run it with ELEMENTALX kernel (one comes with it but just update to latest). Although, I've had far better out of GPE ROMs - 3 days battery, 60mins or so voice calls, heavy use plus 5hrs sot. And left 10-20% juice before recharge.

You'll find similar performance with striped down sense ROMs also, but need tweaking and kernel tweaking.

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got the phone loving it so far i downloaded viper rom but could not find the kernel you specified can you please link me to it? plus it is charging really slowly over here or maybe i am used to note 3

 

[radicalisto]

Correction, s-off allows you to SIM unlock it, it doesn't make it sim unlocked.

XDA app on m8 running venom

It automatically unlocked mine. Didn't need to do anything else, my Three sim worked straight away. O2 *apparently* lock their devices when got direct from them.. Whether this is or was who knows. But S-OFF and debranding it made it sim unlocked.

got the phone loving it so far i downloaded viper rom but could not find the kernel you specified can you please link me to it? plus it is charging really slowly over here or maybe i am used to note 3

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2705613

There ya go ^^

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[samsamuel]

It automatically unlocked mine. Didn't need to do anything else, my Three sim worked straight away. O2 *apparently* lock their devices when got direct from them.. Whether this is or was who knows. But S-OFF and debranding it made it sim unlocked.


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Sure it wasn't already sim unlocked? Car phone warehouse fir example tend to sell unlocked phones.
Mines from o2 and yes it was locked,but they have an automated unlock page for customers,sent me the code in about thirty seconds.

XDA app on m8 running venom

 

[radicalisto]

Sure it wasn't already sim unlocked? Car phone warehouse fir example tend to sell unlocked phones.
Mines from o2 and yes it was locked,but they have an automated unlock page for customers,sent me the code in about thirty seconds.

XDA app on m8 running venom

Never tested, Came direct from O2's online store. Buuut saying that, I have known O2 to not lock phones before, Vodafone are the same.. Appear to lock at random lol.

 

[rusty-ragster]

It automatically unlocked mine. Didn't need to do anything else, my Three sim worked straight away. O2 *apparently* lock their devices when got direct from them.. Whether this is or was who knows. But S-OFF and debranding it made it sim unlocked.






http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2705613

There ya go ^^

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thank you going to flash now

 

[samsamuel]

Yea I remember the HD2 when o2 got it, the first few month they issued fully branded sim locked,then the next batch were unlocked but branded, and later they were just sending out unlocked wwe hd2's

XDA app on m8 running venom

 

[rusty-ragster]

i am loving this phone thank you guys for your help you guys made it possible

 

[neoreeps]

Agreed, this is the best phone I've ever owned. Hands down simplest to mod and haven't bricked yet.

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[rusty-ragster]

charging time is a bit slow over here my kernel comes with fast charge option but i have not tried it yet...its been on for about an hour and i have like 25 percent other then that everything is buttery smooth on sense and the ui is a treat for the eyes i could not bare touch wiz but sense is really great.