Thank you for the video. I have a question. What will the users on other carriers like T Mobile do when the Lollipop 5.1 OTA gets released? Will they be stuck on KitKat? Maybe you can cover this in a companion video to this one.Thanks again, great video.
How about HSPA+. does this phone works on HSPA+. some areas in NJ/NY for tmobile are hspa+. what band tmobile hspa+ works? does this phone has those band?
I'm using the droid turbo with a T-Mobile SIM. I'm not getting the initial signal bars when I insert the SIM. I have access to the other settings, but can't sign into the T-Mobile network even after configuring the APN settings. Any clue as to how I can troubleshoot? Thanks!!
Does the New Carrier Sim card have to be activated already Before i do this process of adding an APN to the phone ??. Or can i activate the New Carrier Sim card AFTER i add a new APN info into the Turbo ??. Please help....
Hi Great Video solution, the contract problem solved after 14 days, but i have another question!! , if i updated the phone (4.4.4 to 5.0) may the verizon ask me the unlock code again or not? or did not make any problem for me??
Do you have to buy it full price for this to work? Or it would it be possible say if you have the edge program from Verizon to have payed the bill a few times and then you could cancel your plan and switch to another carrier? Or does it have to be be paid full price for it to work?
Hey I recently just got a Droid Turbo 2 and I have AT&T in when I put my SIM card in I have that problem where I am not getting data from AT&T can you please direct me to your page where it can tell me what to put in the APN for the phone in for AT&T so I can please get data working on my phone thank you
Enjoyed the video. Any luck on seeing if this phone will work overseas? I have a current Verizon account, but am stationed in Italy and do not have LTE here. I looked at the frequencies and saw that Vodafone uses 1800 MHz 3 band and FDD, while Verizon uses 700c/1700f MHz 13/4 band and FDD. So I'm not sure if it will work... any thoughts?
Will this work with a Rogers wireless prepaid sim card from Canada (I live in NY)? And can I easily switch back and forth? I travel up there several times a year but even when I add on the international package briefly for those trips I just never get good service. If it would work do you by any chance know how billing would turn out if I'm not cancelling my Verizon service but using a different sim for a week here and there? I don't want to get double charged with international charges on top of it. Thanks!
Omg thank you so much!!! I was looking at the tmobile phones and saw nothing I liked. I really want the droid turbo and now i know i can use it on tmobile i feel so much better about buying this phone lol
Hello, i'm from Greece and these are my frequencies : GSM-900/1800 (EDGE) 2100 MHz UMTS, HSDPA, DC-HSPA+ 1800 MHz LTE - Band 3 - FDD I will have no problem using it, right? Thank you.
one problem on mine is that it works good for 10/15 minutes and then it saids that signal is not available and i have to restart in order for me to make another call i am using 4g and i try it with 3g and it does not work..what can i do ?
So I didn't get a chance to check that with the one I had and a few people said they'd let me know if they get the update. I don't see why not but then again won't know until they release an update.
Awesome video. This leads me back to a question I've had recently. I have an account with verizon which I want to keep, would it be possible for me to use say an OnePlus One on big red's network? I've looked around and it seems like the answer is no, but this has stirred up the hornets nest of questions again. Thanks for the great video!
So If I got this right I could also use this on a carrier in a different country when travelling. The only issue I possibly see is dealing with the frequencies used as you pointed out with ATT in New York. I could also see someone going on a two week vacation and just simply handing the phone back to verizon for a refund. Possibly me!
Now that that's all settled, how do we make MMS work, or an option to stock messaging app? I've done this with my Verizon G2 and I'm on AT&T. I can often get LTE, but I can't usually send or receive MMS.
Hi,great video! You are actually the only one who really explains how to do this thing. I'm planning on buying the droid turbo and brig it to my country in central américa, unlock it and use it. I know that my local carrier uses 850 with 3G and a looked up in wikipedia and it said that verizon phones accept 850 frecuence with 3G. Is this true? Would it work? Thank you!
Im familiar with how to add apn settings however on my new droid turbo there is no + (plus sign) that i can hit to add new apn settings. It doesnt even appear to have the ability to input new apns. I went into developer mode and still no options, Any ideas???
Dylan Schultz Well here's how I got around it. I was activating an unlocked Verizon droid turbo onto straight talk. Couldn't figure out the apn settings so I called straight talk. After going through 2 representatives they transfered me to a manager who set everything up on their end. Modifying apn settings wasn't even necessary
TheUnlockr Thanks for the response earlier, not. And as I said, the problem is resolved now. Weather it makes sense to you or not the apn settings were locked
Hi David, I bought the phone, apparently, after doing everything as you mentioned, a different thing which I could observe is, I am not getting an option in the APN (the plus aign, to add new settings) Please let me know if there is any way I can add apn settings.
I bought my turbo through Verizon, Verizon says it is unlock but Cricket says I cannot use my turbo on their service. So does this mean I just buy a cricket SIM anyway? Then call them to activate? If that is true I would be the happiest man alive. I love my Turbo but hate Verizon.
+Zaheer Khan If you got any answer to this I'd love to know, I'm in the same boat. Love Moto phones and I'm hoping to pick this one up soon and use on Rogers
"crack knuckles" I got a worthy challenge for you. I bought my Droid Turbo in April. My buddy gave me the right APN settings to get it working (it took a few attempts with different APN settings) but it finally work. My phone broke last week. I bought a new one because I love the Turbo. I've tried putting in the same settings but my buddy can't find them. I've put in the settings you stated but can not seem to get the LTE data connection I had April through just recently. Also, when I text certain people it chops off the area code as I send the text and the message fails? I set this up the first time in Logan, Utah and now I am in Chesapeake, Virgina. Dinner on me if you can save me!
Help!!! Hello I bought my Droid Turbo and I'm using it with a Simple mobile sim card but it won't let me use it as a mobile hospot (the mobile hospot only works with the Verizon sim card)...can I fix that or should I return the phone???? Did yours works as a hospot with the sim you're using???? Please answer ASAP I only have 4 days left to return it :'(
That phone is not compatible with Sprint because there are two frequencies for LTE that Sprint uses that Verizon doesn't use they both use 1900 MHz LTE that is why the iPhone 5s will work but this phone won't
I knew you would get LTE,because T-Mobile runs on the same band that Verizon does,and Thumb Cellular runs on the same band as well,my uncle Mike still gets LTE when he visits me,but,my aunt Kari does not,she's still on AT&T with an iPhone 4s
i might buy it. when im back in the states im on verizon but i am studying abroad and it should work here in israel. the only problem you may run into is lte bands. thats not a problem in israel since lte isnt big yet.
Verizon doesn't lock their phones due to rules they made with FCC. They got a bunch of bands for LTE but they had to say they would not lock their phones to get it.
This doesn't work well with metro pcs. Data and text is great and fast but voice is no good. I constantly drop calls. I live in a high LTE area and it constantly loses signal and I can't make calls. Not too good in a emergency situation 😑😑😑
You will never receive software updates to Motorola software nor android updates. Verizon pushes updates routinely. Any other carrier will not support it. So be prepared. Just FYI. Of course you could download yourself but may run into issues. And why not go with the fast 4g xlt? I cannot decide. I must ditch Sprint. Terrible signal.
Thanks for showing where the Sim card was. I was going crazy looking for it for a couple minutes.
Thank you for the video. I have a question. What will the users on other carriers like T Mobile do when the Lollipop 5.1 OTA gets released? Will they be stuck on KitKat? Maybe you can cover this in a companion video to this one.Thanks again, great video.
How about HSPA+. does this phone works on HSPA+. some areas in NJ/NY for tmobile are hspa+. what band tmobile hspa+ works? does this phone has those band?
Thanks.... Now im able to resolve this issue after more then 20 time hard reset and soft reset. Great video. Thanks Brother
Any idea for the carrier sprint I really liked the cellular devise.
Thanks for the video
Same here
YOU said verizon doesn't lock the phones so can I use this phone in Mexico without any codes just a new sim card?
I'm using the droid turbo with a T-Mobile SIM. I'm not getting the initial signal bars when I insert the SIM. I have access to the other settings, but can't sign into the T-Mobile network even after configuring the APN settings. Any clue as to how I can troubleshoot? Thanks!!
How can i figure out which frequencies straight talk uses? Im trying to figure out if this phone will work with straight talk.
As other people have stated, the APN settings seems to be locked down on the Droid Turbo now. Is there any known work around for this?
Does the New Carrier Sim card have to be activated already Before i do this process of adding an APN to the phone ??. Or can i activate the New Carrier Sim card AFTER i add a new APN info into the Turbo ??. Please help....
Hi
Great Video solution, the contract problem solved after 14 days, but i have another question!! , if i updated the phone (4.4.4 to 5.0) may the verizon ask me the unlock code again or not? or did not make any problem for me??
Do you have to buy it full price for this to work? Or it would it be possible say if you have the edge program from Verizon to have payed the bill a few times and then you could cancel your plan and switch to another carrier? Or does it have to be be paid full price for it to work?
Hey I recently just got a Droid Turbo 2 and I have AT&T in when I put my SIM card in I have that problem where I am not getting data from AT&T can you please direct me to your page where it can tell me what to put in the APN for the phone in for AT&T so I can please get data working on my phone thank you
unlocker do you know if the Droid Ultra is able to work on a metro carrier?
Enjoyed the video. Any luck on seeing if this phone will work overseas? I have a current Verizon account, but am stationed in Italy and do not have LTE here. I looked at the frequencies and saw that Vodafone uses 1800 MHz 3 band and FDD, while Verizon uses 700c/1700f MHz 13/4 band and FDD. So I'm not sure if it will work... any thoughts?
Will this work with a Rogers wireless prepaid sim card from Canada (I live in NY)? And can I easily switch back and forth? I travel up there several times a year but even when I add on the international package briefly for those trips I just never get good service. If it would work do you by any chance know how billing would turn out if I'm not cancelling my Verizon service but using a different sim for a week here and there? I don't want to get double charged with international charges on top of it. Thanks!
Omg thank you so much!!! I was looking at the tmobile phones and saw nothing I liked. I really want the droid turbo and now i know i can use it on tmobile i feel so much better about buying this phone lol
What's the link for the wikipedia page with the frequencies?
Hello, i'm from Greece and these are my frequencies :
GSM-900/1800 (EDGE)
2100 MHz UMTS, HSDPA, DC-HSPA+
1800 MHz LTE - Band 3 - FDD
I will have no problem using it, right?
Thank you.
I love these videos. I don't need to know this kind of stuff, but it's interesting and well made!
I have a question i did the same thing bt two days later Verizon block my att sim
Any ideas if this phone will still work if I take it overseas?
Any idea if the Droid turbo will work in the UK with a UK sim card??
Does this work for the Droid Turbo 2,that one is shatterproof pretty much
can you help me to get the droid razr hd going on tmobile?
one problem on mine is that it works good for 10/15 minutes and then it saids that signal is not available and i have to restart in order for me to make another call i am using 4g and i try it with 3g and it does not work..what can i do ?
Hey I'm on metro it works flawlessly but just one question, will you still get system updates notifications when they come out
Taye T. Akinde just plug it into your computer every once in awhile using the manufacturers software to update.
So I didn't get a chance to check that with the one I had and a few people said they'd let me know if they get the update. I don't see why not but then again won't know until they release an update.
TheUnlockr
it works thx
+Taye T. Akinde so you've been getting updates?
***** yes
Thanks! Followed all your steps. Got a Droid Turbo working on T-Mobile's 4G LTE in the Bay Area of California.
+Matthew Hahn Great, just what I wanted to hear, about to get mine in the same area.
Awesome video. This leads me back to a question I've had recently. I have an account with verizon which I want to keep, would it be possible for me to use say an OnePlus One on big red's network? I've looked around and it seems like the answer is no, but this has stirred up the hornets nest of questions again. Thanks for the great video!
when i go to apn, it says "access point name settings are not available for this user" what is this?
Bonjour ami j'ai un modèl droid turbo de Motorola mais la sim ne lit plus aider moi svp
It's posible use it with two companies at the same time like a dual sim phone? I mean, its possible to use the GSM and CDMA simultaneously?
the Droid Turbo can't but the Moto G4 can
So If I got this right I could also use this on a carrier in a different country when travelling. The only issue I possibly see is dealing with the frequencies used as you pointed out with ATT in New York. I could also see someone going on a two week vacation and just simply handing the phone back to verizon for a refund. Possibly me!
does this apn only work on droid tubo?
what abot droid turbo 2?
yes
Hi do you know how to order this if you live in europe? Nice video btw!
Is it the same for lollipop version I been trying and trying and it just won't work.?
did it work?
Now that that's all settled, how do we make MMS work, or an option to stock messaging app? I've done this with my Verizon G2 and I'm on AT&T. I can often get LTE, but I can't usually send or receive MMS.
Check out section III of the instructions - theunlockr.com/2014/11/03/how-to-use-the-motorola-droid-turbo-on-other-carriers-video/
Click the link in the description to the written tutorial, I have it in there on setting up MMS. Good luck!
Click the link in the description and I have how to setup MMS and internet etc.
Would anyone know if this would work in Canada with Telus? The frequency is 1700 and band is 4 when I looked at the wiki.
please help me, i need this phone really bad and i have to go to INDIA for a long period will iI be able to use this phone on Indian carrires???
i have Motorola DROID RAZR XT912 HOW I ENABLE LIKE YOUR ON CARIER LTE
If I unlock it, would it work with 3G networks?
Hi,great video! You are actually the only one who really explains how to do this thing. I'm planning on buying the droid turbo and brig it to my country in central américa, unlock it and use it. I know that my local carrier uses 850 with 3G and a looked up in wikipedia and it said that verizon phones accept 850 frecuence with 3G. Is this true? Would it work? Thank you!
Is it possible to use this phone on sprint? Since Sprint is CDMA won't it work better than using the phone in AT&T or T-Mobile?
no, the sprint rule is you must use their phones and only their phones
No,but Sprint does have the Nexus 6,The Droid Turbo does not have the bands required for it to work on Sprint
the actual reason why it wont work in sprint is that their 3G network (CDMA) has not verified the Droid Turbo's ESN
+Gabi Silver it used to be but now you can bring your own phone and if you do your access charges are halved
Does anyone know the exact info we need to put in for tmobile to get the 3g or 4g speeds? I am in the Chicago area.
odalV goo.gl/OQxjXR Use that chart.
Make sure you use "fast.t-mobile.com" for the APN
Hope that helps
Im familiar with how to add apn settings however on my new droid turbo there is no + (plus sign) that i can hit to add new apn settings. It doesnt even appear to have the ability to input new apns. I went into developer mode and still no options, Any ideas???
Doug Ryan I'm having the same problem, haven't found any solution as of yet.
Dylan Schultz Well here's how I got around it. I was activating an unlocked Verizon droid turbo onto straight talk. Couldn't figure out the apn settings so I called straight talk. After going through 2 representatives they transfered me to a manager who set everything up on their end. Modifying apn settings wasn't even necessary
Never seen that. Makes no sense. Contact Motorola?
TheUnlockr Thanks for the response earlier, not. And as I said, the problem is resolved now. Weather it makes sense to you or not the apn settings were locked
Hi David,
I bought the phone, apparently, after doing everything as you mentioned, a different thing which I could observe is, I am not getting an option in the APN (the plus aign, to add new settings) Please let me know if there is any way I can add apn settings.
Vikram Lodha I have the same problem. Did you ever figure this out???
did you get it to work?
***** I spent about an hr on the phone with straight talk managers before they finally patched me through but yes
Doug Ryan well that sucks lol. Weird how the apn settings are locked.
Please post in the comments in the site in the description for help as RUclips's comments don't notify me when you respond etc.
Another great video, thanks David.
Does MMS work on AT&T and T-Mobile?
I bought my turbo through Verizon, Verizon says it is unlock but Cricket says I cannot use my turbo on their service. So does this mean I just buy a cricket SIM anyway? Then call them to activate? If that is true I would be the happiest man alive. I love my Turbo but hate Verizon.
Can use this phone in Canada on Rogers and still get LTE? i really want this phone im a huge Motorola fan
+Zaheer Khan If you got any answer to this I'd love to know, I'm in the same boat. Love Moto phones and I'm hoping to pick this one up soon and use on Rogers
I'm trying to change the APN but it doesn't give me the option to add another one!!what can I do?
same here
"crack knuckles" I got a worthy challenge for you. I bought my Droid Turbo in April. My buddy gave me the right APN settings to get it working (it took a few attempts with different APN settings) but it finally work. My phone broke last week. I bought a new one because I love the Turbo. I've tried putting in the same settings but my buddy can't find them. I've put in the settings you stated but can not seem to get the LTE data connection I had April through just recently. Also, when I text certain people it chops off the area code as I send the text and the message fails? I set this up the first time in Logan, Utah and now I am in Chesapeake, Virgina. Dinner on me if you can save me!
Help!!!
Hello I bought my Droid Turbo and I'm using it with a Simple mobile sim card but it won't let me use it as a mobile hospot (the mobile hospot only works with the Verizon sim card)...can I fix that or should I return the phone???? Did yours works as a hospot with the sim you're using????
Please answer ASAP I only have 4 days left to return it :'(
is it working?
In my country is working :)
i love you
+Beverly Thomas !! please whatsapp me 00923009671207 i will help you ok
I have sprint and I didn't see that on the list can someone please give me the info to make this phone work with sprint.
That phone is not compatible with Sprint because there are two frequencies for LTE that Sprint uses that Verizon doesn't use they both use 1900 MHz LTE that is why the iPhone 5s will work but this phone won't
I knew you would get LTE,because T-Mobile runs on the same band that Verizon does,and Thumb Cellular runs on the same band as well,my uncle Mike still gets LTE when he visits me,but,my aunt Kari does not,she's still on AT&T with an iPhone 4s
Can u tell me how to use data during call
This video solves all but one problem, THE MONEY; Now I know what my focus is on, thanks
Ha well not much I can do about the price unfortunately. I mentioned Craigslist though...
Great video, although, I'm keeping my fingers crossed for an international version seeing that I live outside the US. I want that phone really bad.
Do you know what frequencies your carrier uses? Might not need to wait...
TheUnlockr I'm looking into that right now, thanks.
i might buy it. when im back in the states im on verizon but i am studying abroad and it should work here in israel. the only problem you may run into is lte bands. thats not a problem in israel since lte isnt big yet.
For Middle East Region, How can I cancel the Verizon contract after 14 days?
Would I get updates if I put a T-Mobile sim in?
Yes
Yes you will because Verizon doesn't mess with the software on the phone
if the phone is reported stolen can i still use it on another service
+Kamron Parker no
Could it work on page plus?
Can u use this phone for metro pcs
Totally works with T-Mobile in NYC. Great video and info. Thank You, :)
Please let me know how could I get my Instagram messages request in Motorola Turbo???
how would you use this method with straight talk wireless
so long as its gsm just put the SIM in and all set
You need to use the Straight Talk SIM card for T-Mobile or they sell Verizon SIM cards now so you can use Verizon as well and still have LTE
Will it work on straight talk wireless?
It should. You'll have to try though to be sure
This is dope, means if i switch carriers I don't have to ditch my Turbo. Thanks!
+Jorgen Wu Yeah man, and the droid is an amazing phone. sucks bawls that its exclusive to verizon, thanks to this guy for helping :P
+Nicolas Peric yep,and I think it works for the second one as well
Great Video. It helped me a lot with my Verizon Droid Z to T-Mobile. Thanks a lot.
Why is this phone unlocked,but the iPhone 5s/5c/6 or 6 plus is not?
Demand for the phone perhaps?
On my text messages, it wont let me send or receive photos and wont let me be on a group text message. Any suggestions?
is it working now?
Nope
+Zeny Jade dang it. and you had mobile data when you tried it right?
Yuup
Yuup
doesnt work on MetroPCS SIM Cards. Even after T-Mobile proxys.
J Martsz same just tried it
i cant recive text messages what can i do to recive them
Verizon doesn't lock their phones due to rules they made with FCC. They got a bunch of bands for LTE but they had to say they would not lock their phones to get it.
My Droid Turbo does not allow me to edit or add any APN settings. Has anyone else had this problem? Is there a workaround?
I have the same issue,has anything worked out for you?
Rickey Santoyo I reset it. still doesn't let you add or edit :-/
Rickey Santoyo thanks I'll have to try that
Do you have sprint APN??
+centurian89 you won't be able to use Sprint. It's not GSM (requires you to call in and they won't activate the phone)
those bastards. thanks for the reply and great videos
this is not here anymore just letting you no Internet/MMS Settings section
motorola droid turbo 2 work on AT&T or cricket
Did anyone try this with a T-Mobile sim? is it working fine?
+Zayd Khan it works on Tmobile/metro
Great video, Thank you.
mine don't have the card there
i set globle to LTE SO LOST SERVICE...
Excellent video!
Thank you so much. My phone arrives in a few days.
Nice video
My phone can do both GSM and CDMA at the same time
This doesn't work well with metro pcs. Data and text is great and fast but voice is no good. I constantly drop calls. I live in a high LTE area and it constantly loses signal and I can't make calls. Not too good in a emergency situation 😑😑😑
You will never receive software updates to Motorola software nor android updates. Verizon pushes updates routinely. Any other carrier will not support it. So be prepared. Just FYI. Of course you could download yourself but may run into issues. And why not go with the fast 4g xlt? I cannot decide. I must ditch Sprint. Terrible signal.
It turns out you can do this for the Samsung Galaxy Note also
Thanks bro
My Motorola phone didn’t ask for a code at all
I accept that it is "unlocked" but, you didn't buy it for 200$ but 500$. Why is that differerence there?
Sean Anthony thanks
Just checked on amazon and you have the option of getting the phone without purchasing a plan.
Just gained a follower +1
Yay it worked thanks
Welcome!
It's actually a partial refund within 14 days. Verizon takes what they call a restocking fee of like $35.
It turns out that the iPhone 5s does come unlocked from Verizon
Nice! Good to know!
you look like a calvin klein model haha good vid
Awesome
and of course you dont have sprint on your list...