Does anyone have any experience with their Wind Mobile phones working in India?

I have an HTC Amaze from Wind Mobile and would like to unlock it and take it with me when I go to India so I can use the SIM from India. Will it work this way?

Let me know.

Thanks

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Originally posted by samna1978

Does anyone have any experience with their Wind Mobile phones working in India?

I have an HTC Amaze from Wind Mobile and would like to unlock it and take it with me when I go to India so I can use the SIM from India. Will it work this way?

Let me know.

Thanks

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HTC Amaze works on GSM 900 and 1800. Both frequencies are supported in India. So you should be fine to use your phone in India.

Keep in mind getting a SIM in India is very painful. They ask for copies of your ID, address proof etc. So you'll have to either provide those or have someone gets it on their name.

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Reiki Grand Master

SS, Outdated info..
When I landed in India in 2011 March, I got my BSNL prepaid SIM in 10 minutes.
I gave ID proof (cdn passport) and a local address which was not verified.
This may not be of use to the posted who asked questions as she has family members in India but it will help people who land in India without knowing anyone.
Other providers were a bit sceptical to give me a SIM without a Indian ID.

Peace

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OLD NEWS, BUT GOOD NEWS FOR NRI VISITORS. '4G' NETWORK IS GETTING READY.

India gets ready for gradual 4G TD-LTE rollout
Published on : Thursday, September 5th 2013.

Special report from our Indian correspondent
http://www.mysmartprice.com/mobile/sony-xperia-i1-msp3113

India is becoming one of the key mobile phone markets worldwide in terms of year-on-year growth, and with the imminent arrival of 4G networks in the country, that will be even more the case from next year [2014] on. The Indian government is currently auctioning 4G licenses, and it is estimated that by the end of 2013 a total of 13 cities will be covered by 4G networks. Mobile Network Operators (MNOs] who were awarded with the licenses will offer services on the TD-LTE (time division–long term evolution) standard over LTE band 40 (2300 MHz). The number of TD-LTE ready handsets made available to Indian consumers is, however, surprisingly low.

Bharti Airtel is one such carrier which has already begun the 4G network rollout in two cities, KOLKATA and BANGALORE, and is in talks with Chinese manufacturer Huawei to help them build the necessary network infrastructure to rollout 4G services in cities like Delhi and Mumbai.

Airtel is biggest carrier in the country in terms of subscribers and revenue, and currently boasts a subscriber base of over 200 million.

Airtel has already shelled out over $500 million to acquire 4G licenses in eight telecom circles (zones). Airtel’s 4G network uses LTE band 40, and has a frequency of 2300 MHz. It has also acquired a 49 per cent stake in Qualcomm’s wireless broadband entities in key cities.

*****While LTE enabled mobile handsets like the HTC One and Samsung’s Galaxy S4 are already available for sale in the country, they will not be able to make use of this network as they do not have the provision of this specific LTE band.*****

Although these devices do support a lot of LTE bands to ensure that they can connect to these networks in most territories, the TD-LTE standard uses a different frequency.

Currently, the only device that works with Airtel’s 4G network is Huawei’s Ascend P1 LTE, which became available last year [2012].

Airtel has mentioned that it has been using the device for testing to ensure reliable connectivity across the cities it is launching 4G services in. More devices are set to follow once the 4G services become easily accessible.

In fact, Reliance, yet another major carrier in India, is said to be working with Samsung to offer entry-level 4G handsets for as low as $100.

Considering the proliferation of devices in the budget segment in India, this move makes a lot of sense for both the Reliance and Samsung.

Reliance has also mentioned that it intends to introduce affordable 4G schemes in the country.

Other carriers that are set to start offering 4G services include Vodafone and Videocon. Vodafone has struck a deal worth $200 million with Nokia (formerly Nokia Siemens Networks) to construct a 4G network infrastructure.

Videocon has stated in an interview that it intends to roll out 4G services by December, and has also announced that it would start selling 4G devices by next year.

Furthermore, it was revealed last week that China Mobile, the world’s largest telecom, has struck a deal with Indian carriers worth $7 billion to buy infrastructure that is necessary to establish a similar TD-LTE network in China. (WOW !!)

China Mobile is also credited with leading the Global TD-LTE Initiative (GTI), which includes carriers like Airtel, Vodafone, ClearWire and SoftBank. This initiative is undertaken to bring more devices to the TD-LTE standard.

As the gradual roll out of 4G LTE networks in India has started, we hope that we will see launch of a lot more 4G LTE compatible devicES.



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Originally posted by tamilkuravan

SS, Outdated info..
When I landed in India in 2011 March, I got my BSNL prepaid SIM in 10 minutes.
I gave ID proof (cdn passport) and a local address which was not verified.
This may not be of use to the posted who asked questions as she has family members in India but it will help people who land in India without knowing anyone.
Other providers were a bit sceptical to give me a SIM without a Indian ID.

Peace

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Reiki Grand Master

I had a tough time in getting a SIM in Hyderabad in 2010 - 2011 ... They would not accept a Hotel receipt as a proof of residing in the city .....

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