Can I use my sprint version of the htc one with a prepaid wirless card aka pay as you go card?

[trynamakeit]

I have the HTC metal from sprint and yes im a noob...I don't want to be on a contract plan so I want to change my phone and want to know my options...do I need to flash? or do I even need to..basicly is this a contract only phone? I would love to get on the straight talk card plans as its prepaid and I don't have to worry about anything...my phone either has service or it doesn't and its the cheapest unlimited data plan that I know of...

 

[benny3]

I'm not sure if it will work straight talk but it will work with Boost. Either way you will need it flashed to work

 

[gollum18]

As far as I know, sprint is still only unlocking the device for international use only, no domestic use. Although you may be able to go through a third party to get an unlock code.

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[benny3]

There is no other carrier that runs on the same CDMA freq. that sprint does, Only the pre-paids that sprint owns like Boost. Only outside of the USA will you find any

 

[Veillantif]

Let's say you do root and unlock a Sprint HTC One to use with an AT&T Gophone sim. Any reason why you should still expect compatibility problems?

I rooted and unlocked the phone yesterday (or at least thought I did). Everything appears to be GSM-ready. Then when I go to Phone Info and set the preferred network type to GSM/WCDMA/LTE auto, or any non-CDMA setting, I get a steady zero bars. If I switch it to CDMA, I get a signal. I can't do anything with that signal obviously, nor do I want to, but the phone recognizes the network. The same thing happens whether I have the AT&T sim already in or if I change the settings with it out and pop it in after rebooting. Not sure if it matters, but APN have been changed to AT&T ones, too.

It's as if there's some setting that's still "locked" to CDMA/Sprint. Unlocked is unlocked though, even if I didn't unlock it through a code they furnish, right?

I've tried everything I can think of. I was thinking of posting a new thread but my problem sounds kinda similar to the OP's. Any help would be much appreciated.

 

[benny3]

WCDMA is for World CDMA and GSM. Sprint wont work on any other carrier in the US. Its built to use over seas GSM and CDMA