HTC One for Verizon

[sclRanger]

I am on AT&T but thought I would pass this along.
HTC One? Unlocked | HTC Online Store (US)

Look at the bands.

 

[dmmarck]

I am on AT&T but thought I would pass this along.
HTC One? Unlocked | HTC Online Store (US)

Look at the bands.

Isn't that Sprint's CDMA?

 

[sclRanger]

I saw this posted here:
HTC's One available from its online store, 32GB unlocked model priced at $575

Read the comments. Someone has already confirmed it will work for Big Red and has ordered one.

If he is wrong and I jumped the gun, I'm sorry. But guy says he called HTC and they said it would work.

 

[dmmarck]

I saw this posted here:
HTC's One available from its online store, 32GB unlocked model priced at $575

Read the comments. Someone has already confirmed it will work for Big Red and has ordered one.

If he is wrong and I jumped the gun, I'm sorry. But guy says he called HTC and they said it would work.

That's one heck of a gamble based on a service rep's comments, IMO.

 

[Jaymil]

That's one heck of a gamble based on a service rep's comments, IMO.

Not really.. can always return it and it costs you nothing but a little time to ship it and wait on the phone to get an RMA. Worth a shot if you're on verizon and nobody has tested it yet.

 

[Kevin OQuinn]

The phone HTC is selling is an unlocked GSM device. How will that work on a CDMA network?

 

[PsYcHoNeWb]

HTC One for Sprint has CDMA but both HTC and Verizon confirmed via official twitter feeds that the HTC One is not coming to Verizon. You can get an unlocked device sure but even if it works on Verizon you will not be able to use Verizon LTE. I would be surprised if you even are able to use any Verizon data.

 

[PsYcHoNeWb]

Not really.. can always return it and it costs you nothing but a little time to ship it and wait on the phone to get an RMA. Worth a shot if you're on verizon and nobody has tested it yet.

While I agree with what you say, I still think that its a huge pain in the A$$ and there is always that chance the HTC will come back and say "Well on our site it says only AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint."

 

[Thegreatone3]

Here's what HTC sent me via email:

"Thank you for contacting the HTC Technical Support Center in regards to the HTC One enquiry.

We are glad to hear back from you. Whenever HTC develop an unlocked version of any device we always try to enhance it with all the possible network frequencies to make the device able to work with a lot of companies. That is how it is supposed to be, a cell phone that gives the customer the freedom to choose their cell phone company all over the world. However, we can not guarantee that the device will be able to work under any carrier as there are several technical specs that can make the device incompatible. As a matter of fact we always refer the customers to their chosen carrier to verify this information. Since you already have decided to go in Verizon, we suggest you to contact them. They will be able to confirm this matter. All the details about the HTC One that are required to check this matter are listed below:

HSPA/WCDMA: 850/1900/2100 MHz
GSM/GPRS/EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
LTE: 700/850/AWS/1900 MHz (US)"

 

[dmmarck]

Not really.. can always return it and it costs you nothing but a little time to ship it and wait on the phone to get an RMA. Worth a shot if you're on verizon and nobody has tested it yet.

Well according to the time value of money, the person who bought said phone will be losing value for every second that goes by .

 

[scorpiodsu]

I believe people around have been aware if this model for a while since a bunch of us ordered on 4/5


http://forums.androidcentral.com/showthread.php?t=269930


Sent from my HTC One using Android Central Forums

 

[adriandb]

Well according to the time value of money, the person who bought said phone will be losing value for every second that goes by .

Well if you're going to get all academic about it, the user will also gain the value of the knowledge they get by trying the exercise. It's then a cost benefit analysis calculation that needs to be done after finding a valuation of the knowledge.

 

[dmmarck]

Well if you're going to get all academic about it, the user will also gain the value of the knowledge they get by trying the exercise. It's then a cost benefit analysis calculation that needs to be done after finding a valuation of the knowledge.

lol true. But that knowledge could have been gleaned from other sources, like Google, so its relative value will diminish significantly once it's properly valued.

 

[Syn Ack]

That was me. I'm trying to test this phone on Verizon. I'll let you know how it goes, I don't have very high hopes for it though. If it works, great, if it doesn't I was already going to switch to T-Mobile anyway. And yes I am in the 1900Mhz HSPA+ area so I will be able to get it, and LTE when it finally comes to Atlanta. Not to mention I ordered overnight shipping (getting it tomorrow) and there is no tax so I will already be getting it for cheaper and sooner than other T-Mobile customers if it doesn't work on Verizon. Either way I win

Although I would ultimately prefer it to work on Verizon. We shall see.

 

[PsYcHoNeWb]

While HTC may have said that it could work on Verizon the fact that Verizon won't carry it in their store turns me away from the idea. While AT&T doesn't carry phones like the Nexus 4 in stores, it has been confirmed to work with AT&T from almost every source you can possibly ask. This is only being confirmed by a level 1 rep from HTC who probably is just reading off a booklet. No offense to HTC or their support team but usually how it work.

With Verizon I have always been under the impression that if it isn't in their store, it won't work on their network.

 

[dmmarck]

That was me. I'm trying to test this phone on Verizon. I'll let you know how it goes, I don't have very high hopes for it though. If it works, great, if it doesn't I was already going to switch to T-Mobile anyway. And yes I am in the 1900Mhz HSPA+ area so I will be able to get it, and LTE when it finally comes to Atlanta. Not to mention I ordered overnight shipping (getting it tomorrow) and there is no tax so I will already be getting it for cheaper and sooner than other T-Mobile customers if it doesn't work on Verizon. Either way I win

Although I would ultimately prefer it to work on Verizon. We shall see.

I just don't think there's anyway it activates. Verizon is ridiculously strict with its network. They won't have the IMEI and it will probably just stay in activation until it dies.

OR you stumble on a loophole and they close it shortly thereafter.

Good luck though.

 

[Syn Ack]

I just don't think there's anyway it activates. Verizon is ridiculously strict with its network. They won't have the IMEI and it will probably just stay in activation until it dies.

OR you stumble on a loophole and they close it shortly thereafter.

Good luck though.

Thanks. Maybe there's the hidden CDMA (not WCDMA) supported bands that HTC failed to mention lol.

 

[dmmarck]

Thanks. Maybe there's the hidden CDMA (not WCDMA) supported bands that HTC failed to mention lol.

Guess we'll find out soon enough .

That being said, if it works and if Verizon is cool with it, I'll kinda be peaved since I just switched to Big Blue for the One LOL.

 

[adriandb]

lol true. But that knowledge could have been gleaned from other sources, like Google, so its relative value will diminish significantly once it's properly valued.

It will devalue, but only after it is discovered, someone has to roll the dice. Then there's the follow on goodwill the person will receive from others who benefit from the knowledge and reciprocate in one way or another.

 

[androidluvr2]

I just don't think there's anyway it activates. Verizon is ridiculously strict with its network. They won't have the IMEI and it will probably just stay in activation until it dies.

That is how I understand it, too. It doesn't matter if a phone has the technical capacity to work on Verizon's frequencies. Because Verizon uses a CDMA network for phone calls, you can't activate the phone on Verizon without Verizon having authorized the phone's IMEI to work on its CDMA network. And they won't do it unless the phone specifically has been tested and approved by Verizon. It has to have the binaries to function on Verizon's network, and those are proprietary.

This article explains it:

Galaxy Nexus and other CDMA devices removed from Google Support pages

"the APK files required for CDMA connectivity and the signing of those libraries. . . . 'for various technical reasons' CDMA telephony is handled by binaries provided by the carrier in newer devices."