I have an HTC ONE M8d (Dual SIM)
I bought it on Amazon-CN (Amazon China)
It is formatted for the Chinese cell phone provider - China Telecom
Because of China's bad relationship with Google, China Telecom has blocked Google play.
This is a hardware block not an IP address block.
I can not access Google Play even if using a VPN which makes the phone think it's in the USA.
My question is can the phone be reformatted, when I return to USA?
Is this just a firmware replacement or do you know if the Chinese Gov and this Provider have screwed with this thing even deeper.
I bought it on Amazon-CN (Amazon China)
It is formatted for the Chinese cell phone provider - China Telecom
Because of China's bad relationship with Google, China Telecom has blocked Google play.
This is a hardware block not an IP address block.
I can not access Google Play even if using a VPN which makes the phone think it's in the USA.
My question is can the phone be reformatted, when I return to USA?
Is this just a firmware replacement or do you know if the Chinese Gov and this Provider have screwed with this thing even deeper.