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Originally Posted by Miami_Son
FM on CDMA will never work for the same reasons that CDMA users can't talk and surf at the same time. Regardless of the hardware being present or not, it isn't supported by the network. Thinking it's as easy as a regedit, software update or flipping a switch is a waste of energy. Do you really think a company would cripple a feature if they didn't have to, especially when their competitor (AT$T) offers it? Get real. If they could turn the FM radio on and charge CDMA users extra $ to do so, they would in a heartbeat.
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Assuming the poster here is honest about what is said, you are wrong.
Here is where it's from...
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Originally Posted by gd761
I called HTC America and was asking about the FM Radio. Accouding to HTC, they said that SPRINT requested that the FM Radio be locked and the ONLY way to get it unlocked is for SPRINT to request that it be unlocked, then HTC will release a ROM update for it to be unlocked. I asked if there was a phone that I could get to work on SPRINT's network with all the capabilities that my phone currently has. HTC told me that I CAN NOT purchase any phone outside the US with EVERYTHING TRUELY UNLOCKED that will work with SPRINT. The restrictions are not only the FM radio, but also the Conference Call Room, and the US GSM networks are LOCKED on the phone.
I had then called SPRINT and asked about these features and was shortly sent to ADVANCED TECH SUPPORT. I was told that HTC will not be releasing ANY ROM UPDATE to UNLOCK those features. But, if I wait until October 11th, SPRINT will have a phone that will have these features ready to go and also have the FRONT FACING CAMERA. But sadly the phone will not have any sliding keyboard at all.
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This is not helping people, there is plenty of facts here, the hardware is there, the phone can do it, it's software disabled per the carriers to make more money on their music warez. If you could get music free over the air, why would you pay for their music services ?
I hate when there is 50,000 people saying it wont and cant' work, when there is plenty of proof, that it is there, it could possable work and just figuring out what make it tick would fix it. I'm not here saying, Yes, it will 100% work, I am here to say if some of the experts have a 2nd look at this, maybe they can confrim 100% if its possable. Maybe it will maybe it won't but, for people to just shut everyone down is dumb.
More proof that it's there...
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Originally Posted by marcus_cruz
Actually the software is not crippled. It's the bootloader that does not initialize the hardware address in the bluetooth chipset. As a phone is powering on, a number of "commands" <--laymens terms, are sent to various hardware components. Camera, phone radio <-- "not the fm radio", bluetooth irq's, It's up to the carrier wether or not they want to turn certain things on and off. So, the hardware is there, the software that works on the GSM versions, would most likely work on the CDMA verions if the FM radio was enabled. The FM software uses the standard windows framework, regardless, until the the hardware is "turned-on" we will not have true FM radio. I was working on it, and was able to actually get a response back from the FM radio back before the HSPL was released, but gave up to work on other projects.
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Just wish people would try to help instead of trying to shut everyone down.... It's a boot loader problem in the HSPL but, it was opened but, no one looked any more than this...
There is enough info in this post to say, yes, it's possable, and an idea on where to go...
IT'a EFF'n FM radio, come on...