So, I just got this Moto X not an hour ago that's a "replacement exchange" for the Atrix HD that bricked with Motorola's last update from 2014. Took 2+ months of online chats, phone calls, etc to get them to at least do something to alleviate the situation caused by their own update. But enough of that...
What they sent me is an apparently brand new never ever used (not even refurbished) white Moto X with a label on the box dated Sept 25 2013 (verified the bar codes upon booting it the first time). It's running Android 4.2.2 and it appears to have a bootloader of 30.70 (yes, thirty dot seventy) so, obviously I grabbed Sunshine to see if it would work and it passed all the tests with flying colors as expected but I'm not sure I want to go that far.
The issue for me is that it's one of those dreaded scumbucket Moto X models that has the IMEI number starting with 35321 which means it can't or won't be carrier/SIM unlockable by anyone, not AT&T and certainly not Motorola.
Since that would mean it's locked down with AT&T and I won't use AT&T - diehard fan of T-Mobile for years now with that still awesome /month 5GB plan - I'm wondering what I should do with this thing.
I wouldn't suspect that having the full capabilities of accessing this device will matter with respect to it remaining carrier locked, i.e. even with a properly unlocked bootloader and s/off if I were to muck around with the CID/MID stuff that still wouldn't help me like if I converted it to the "Developer Edition" or even the XT1053, the T-Mobile variant, it'll still be carrier locked to AT&T forever. :(
If I'm wrong there I'm hoping that someone reading this will chime in about it but, for the moment it seems I've got a brand new Moto X that I can't even use, sadly. Thinking about putting it on craigslist for 5 and just moving on, I'm kinda sick of Motorola's crap over the years. Was an Atrix 4G owner and waited on ICS which they promised but never delivered, owned a Photon and they promised ICS and never delivered, and so on.
I think I'm going to start saving up for the LG G4 which appears - at least from the currently available info - to be the wicked evil cool smartphone I've been waiting on for years now...
I'm wondering, if any of you were in the same situation, what would you do with this somewhat rarity in the Moto X world nowadays, a pristine untouched 4.2.2 device with an original bootloader just waiting for possibilities?
Keep it, sell it... I wonder. ;)
What they sent me is an apparently brand new never ever used (not even refurbished) white Moto X with a label on the box dated Sept 25 2013 (verified the bar codes upon booting it the first time). It's running Android 4.2.2 and it appears to have a bootloader of 30.70 (yes, thirty dot seventy) so, obviously I grabbed Sunshine to see if it would work and it passed all the tests with flying colors as expected but I'm not sure I want to go that far.
The issue for me is that it's one of those dreaded scumbucket Moto X models that has the IMEI number starting with 35321 which means it can't or won't be carrier/SIM unlockable by anyone, not AT&T and certainly not Motorola.
Since that would mean it's locked down with AT&T and I won't use AT&T - diehard fan of T-Mobile for years now with that still awesome /month 5GB plan - I'm wondering what I should do with this thing.
I wouldn't suspect that having the full capabilities of accessing this device will matter with respect to it remaining carrier locked, i.e. even with a properly unlocked bootloader and s/off if I were to muck around with the CID/MID stuff that still wouldn't help me like if I converted it to the "Developer Edition" or even the XT1053, the T-Mobile variant, it'll still be carrier locked to AT&T forever. :(
If I'm wrong there I'm hoping that someone reading this will chime in about it but, for the moment it seems I've got a brand new Moto X that I can't even use, sadly. Thinking about putting it on craigslist for 5 and just moving on, I'm kinda sick of Motorola's crap over the years. Was an Atrix 4G owner and waited on ICS which they promised but never delivered, owned a Photon and they promised ICS and never delivered, and so on.
I think I'm going to start saving up for the LG G4 which appears - at least from the currently available info - to be the wicked evil cool smartphone I've been waiting on for years now...
I'm wondering, if any of you were in the same situation, what would you do with this somewhat rarity in the Moto X world nowadays, a pristine untouched 4.2.2 device with an original bootloader just waiting for possibilities?
Keep it, sell it... I wonder. ;)
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