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I was thinking on buying sprint galaxy nexus LTE (ofc for jellybean goodness) but I don't see much info on whether RCDMA or tata CDMA can be flashed over it (or anyone tried it) Please can someone let me know if it can be used with rcdma and what method is used to flash it? Thanks in advance !!!

Hello Friends and Gurus I am desperately trying to get my hands on HTC one last couple of days and have discovered few things. First of all as of now apart from developer/unlocked edition which is selling north of 800$ , we have two options i.e ATT and Sprint ATT model is perfect for one who solely intend to use it for GSM purpose as third-party sites have already started providing unlock codes for it. however i have also heard that all pieces which are currently shipping and will be in near future will have a locked bootloader and its nearly impossible unlocking them soon as HTCDEV site doesn't support it nor XDA have a xploit for it. So for ppl like me who root and flash roms as soon as they get hands on a droid, should be aware. This now brings me to Sprint model. They are slighly cheaper than ATT model to get and I have read in forums that sprint ppl claim that its a world phone as it has a sim-slot for sprint's LTE sim (confirmed by various famous forums) however only way to activate it so that you can use it for gsm purposr outside states is first contact sprint and get them to unlock it, just like the iphone. Also I have heard that sprint models as of now have unlocked bootloader, so good for developers/flashers. So , my queries are: 1. What is the feasibility of flashing RCDMA on Sprint HTC One ? As its a qualcomm chip, I have hopes. 2. Does anyone have more info about world phone capabilities of Sprint HTC one??

Hello Rimwebians !!! Good morning to All !!! Just out of curiousity , did any of our esteemed gurus have tried flashing the Sprint Iphone 5 with Reliance or TATA CDMA services ? if yes, did they got everything working like call,msg and data(evdo) ? I know you can get GSM part of the phone unlocked for international use for some 75-100$ and if got lucky from sprint for free, but really would be interested if this cane be done !!! Cheers

Hello gurus !!! First of all , HAPPY NEW YR TO ALL RIMWEBians !!!! I've been thinking of getting the latest superphone Sprint branded LG optimus G from US. I wanted to know if anyone of our estimated gurus have already got their hands on it and flashed it with RCDMA service ? If yes, is it a simple straightforward process or are there any complications ? As it has a qualcomm chipset, I'm pretty positive that flashing radio shouldn't be an issues, but just wanted to confirm before buying ! Cheers Dev

Hello Vinod Sir, First of all thanks for the awesome tutorial with pics. I have successfully unlocked the G2 I have for gsm . I however have 2 queries : 1. Is there any way yet to replace the GSM circling data icon on top with Kitkat ? If yes, pl share. 2. The biggest problem with KK update is that with GSM its signal strength etc has gone worse. Can I download a older version modem and flash it on top ? Will that work ? Any other workaround to get better signal and data speeds on KK ? Thanks in advance ! Dev

Thanks for the screenshots sir. I have verified that settings are exactly like this, still same issue is there. for the time being I have asked buyer to use the prefixer app till I find whats the issue. Can anyone who is using a US cellular model confirm that u are not facing the issue and if yes, do u get the assistive dialing option on 4.4 or 4.4.2 ? as I dont. Thanks again !!!

Also attaching pics I got from the buyer who is on 4.2.2 and has assistive dialing option .However even after setting reference country as India , +91 calls are not getting connected. Any other way to do this or something I may be missing. I would like to inform that I have not done any kinds of programming on the phone as CDMA RUIM sim was working out of the box. Do I need to change NV mode to RUIM only ? Can that cause this issue ?

Thanks ankit.. this workaround helps.. still any permanent way to do this on 4.4.2 (or 4.4) for moto x ?

I understand that sir, but the real issue is that I dont have Assistive dialling setting anywhere under dialer setting. Attaching screenshot. I'm 4.4.2 btw. I suppose you are on 4.2.2 as I have confirmed we have that option with that version. Is there any other way around of that ?

Sorry for noob question again Sir, but from where to select country ? I tried resetting the phone but never was asked to select country, just language

I have checked everywhere in settings as well as dialier but no options like that.. is there an app that can help me with this ? Any USC moto X user who can confirm whether same issue happening with your phone too or not ?

Just have been pointed out about a problem by a buyer with the Moto X (atleast USC one) while using an Indian CDMA OMH card. Phone no with international code prefix (+91) doesnt work. I tried it myself and can confirm its an issue. Does anyone know how to solve this issue ? I know we have faced similar issue with few phones previously but can't figure out how to make it work. Pl help. Thanks in advance !!!

yeah mine is pre-activated. Do u know if its working for me on 4.2.2 would it still work if I upgrade to 4.4? I have heard from few ppl that it may cause problem with the update. Thanks

Who told u it comes with 4.4 out of the box ? It was lauched with 4.2.2 and is upgradable to 4.4 (soon 4.4.2)

I think u have to keep the phone to 4.2.2 and then both GSM and CDMA RUIM works fine with all calls, sms and data. After upgrades ppl start to have issues. I have a pc on 4.2.2 and it works fine

I had similar problem before.. For this u have to contact the service you used to get the item. If u have used PPObox, call them and tell them that you need to send back the item. Their charges were pretty reasonable when I sent back mine about 6-7 months back (1200 bucks in total). U would have to courier the phone back to their Mumbai hub and create a new shipment with destination address as the seller's address there just like you create while importing one. Once they get the item they will generate an invoice accordingly. Pay it and the item will reach back to seller within 5-7 business days. Dont have that experience with other services but I'm sure they would work the same way (atleast SNS would I guess)

Do not purchase from US, it will cost a lot in shipping and customs - I know as I imported one but it was a 360 Dipan Sir is competely right. I was also interested in getting my hands on a Xbox one couple weeks back and so tried to calculate how much shipping+handling I have to pay. It is gonna be 10-15k easily just for these charges and that too if u get a good bargaining price on the item. Custom fees is apparately 25-30% as it comes under home appliances + the weight of the product is another issue. Better to get a deal locally

Dear Dev, Ever since 21st January till date, all mobile phone shipments new or old more than 2 are getting held up every hour, daily, irrespective of any document submission or such formalities. Depending on the US MSRP of your six phones this figures must be given to you. You may know the exact value of the phones bought by you in this shipment, there does not seem any overcharging if the phones are medium/high end. PPO has imposed one phone per box so most importers have started trying out DHL, but 80% of incoming mobile phones parcels are getting held up even if everything is in order, we have to be prepared for this extra exercise. In fact, DHL parcels are getting held up but released later, a boon for high end imports. Thanks for the reply Sir. It is indeed getting alot tricky with consolidated packaging. In fact my items as still not been shipped from Mumbai and held in customs. To my bad luck, the custom officer ordered a recheck and appraised the clearance value to be 90k and charges increased to 6300 rs now. Still its pending approval. I think its best to be away from getting more than 1-2 phones in a package as they will most probably gonna get stuck like this. Gave an earfull to the DHL CHA agents but they politely said that there is nothing in their hands and if I dont want to use their service from now, its fine. Will see how the things turnout. thanks again !!!

I needed some information for the regular users of HSG and ComGateway , specially from Mumbai area. This time I got a little greedy and imported a consolidated package containing 6 handsets via HSG. Unfortunately it got held up in Mumbai customs and I had to go thru formal clearance using a DHL CHA agent. I signed and couriered all documents as well as provided all merchant invoices. After a long process and wait of about a week they got cleared today and will be delivered to me tomorrow. However there are two things I would like someone to clarify : 1. On top of the rupee amount of the total invoice , DHL added 20% freight charges to the invoice checklist they prepared and presented to the customs. When I asked them about it , they told me its the standard procedure and it will not pass without it. So I agreed. But I still dont understand what that charge is really about. It would be great if someone has insight about it. 2. The CHA agent told me that on top of the total custom fees charged ( incl 20% freight charges) I will have to pay 1500 rs as CHA fees. It seems to me too much as it is almost 30-35% of the total custom fee charged. (custom fee is 4085/-). Does anyone know if its the standard and fixed CHA fees or it depends on the invoice/clearance value. I just want to confirm that they are not overcharging me as I told them its my first time going thru formal clearance process and using a CHA service. If Dr Faramroze or someone else with prior experience with HSG can clear this outs asap before I have to pay those guys tomorrow, I would really appreciate it. Cheers Dev

Very informative and useful post Vinod Sir ! As always ready to help and give back to the community ! Thanks for this !

Can anyone confirm that CDMA RUIM works on Sprint Moto X. Also what about the Sprint and USC Note 3. will RUIM work on that ? Thanks in advance !!!

Other CC no that u can use is 18002001345 . I had better luck with this one

Hello All, Finally after a slight delay , got the package in hand today. As mentioned earlier this was my first time with HSG and DHL and I must say it was a very good experience, all things considered. The package containing 2 iphone 5 which I bought for 450$ reached HSG on monday 27th Jan. I choose the express service instead of standard as it was just 3-4$ more and shipping time was 2-3 days less. Item was dispatched thru DHL the next day i.e 28th with expected delivery date on today i.e 3rd Feb. The item reached customs on 30th night time and it took sometime to get it cleared. I finally got confirmation that its been cleared after manual inspection and dispatched from mumbai DHL hub to pune on 1st Feb. Now to the good news most of you might be waiting to hear.. they charged custom fee on the actual invoice value instead of the indian MRP and only at 7% (not at 10-11% as few ppl told me earlier). My item value as shown in the invoice which was incl in the package was 450$ or about Rs 28500/-. Custom + Clearence fees levied was Rs 2485/- which can be calculated roughly as 7% of the amount + Rs 350/- flat clearance fees. One thing to note here is that the paypal invoice generated by the seller was incl in the package and custom ppl surprisingly honoured that. One more thing I would like to inform is about the shipping weight. As u know HSG catergorises in 1kg instead of 500gms/1lbs for its price slots and for 1st kg fees is 24$(28$ for express). However they dont overcharge by mentioning high volmetrci weight. Instead what was indicated as 2lbs in UPS was indicated as only 0.5kg by HSG. So I'm sure in almost every case ur package weight will not go beyong 1kg mark. All n All, I am truly happy about the first experience and will most definately keep on using this service , mainly when getting more than 1 item. Cheers!!!

@Dr Faramroze : Sir, my shipping status says custom process completed last night, but still I cant see any details on how much custom fee is being charged on HSG or DHL. Will they send the documents directly to my mail or I have to wait for the courier guy to provide it ?

After good service reviews from Dr. Faramroze and fed up with the service issues from ppobox, I decided to go with HSG for this time. The item was dispatched from portand on 28th and currently reached the mumbai customs. Hopefully, I will get the info on the custom charges and let u know if they charge on the declared (invoice) value or the MRP value.