Purchased a Samsung Fascinate at a flea market. Yep, bad Verizon ESN.
Been reading about flashing over to Cricket.
I tried taking the phone to Cricket stores, the small shops say Corporate stores will flash it, Corporate store said, 'No Way".
Reading the "how To's" there is mention of putting your cricket number into the phone while you're flashing.
Mushing onward:
1. Do I get a cheap cricket account and phone number first then flash my phone?
2. I got the suggested software tools, but Windows 7 still does not see the phone.
3. What steps or process do I need to follow to get this nice shiney phone on Cricket with Talk Text Data and what ever MMS is?
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I know there are a lot of threads and tutorials on how to do this, but my question is who is currently using a Sprint Touch pro with verizon and how are you doing it? I read that verizon blocked the way that everyone used to do it with *228 option 3, and I wanted to know if there was an alternate way of doing it before I go and buy one.
I am right now, got mine in while the loophole was still open. There is a way to have the esn added by calling cust service but it may take numerous calls to find someone who knows how to add the esn into the system. I am thinking of selling mine. I wonder if it has been on the account once if it will be able to be activated like normal since it was in the system once? I may toy with this and reactivate my vogue then try to reactivate my tp. Might be a plus for a selling point if i can...
No it wont reactivate, if you used the loophole and switch devices it will not reactivate.
Trust me I did this and had to do an ESN repair to get it working again.
I have been looking at the specs for the alltel TP and it seems that they are really similar to Sprints, and if it is known that a sprint TP will not work with verizon anymore i will just get the Alltel one. since verizon bought them it should be easier to add the Alltel one than the sprint one, they might not like it and try saying they can't but I am sure I can get them to do it. thanks for all your help.
RE: Alltel TP on VZW
No Dice on the Alltel Touch Pro on the VZW network! At least for me.
I think the sprint touch pro will work on vzw. The main thing is to setup the phone first and then some how get them to add the esn. That is what i had to do to get alltel to add my sprint touch pro.
you just need to quote the CSA to them that states that you can use any CDMA compatable phone here is the quote from their CSA "Your wireless phone is any device you use to receive our wireless voice or data service. It must comply with Federal Communications Commission regulations and be compatible with our network and your Plan. Whether you buy your wireless phone from us or someone else is entirely your choice. At times we may change your wireless phone's software, applications or programming remotely and without notice. This could affect data you've stored on, the way you've programmed or the way you use your wireless phone. If you purchased a wireless phone (other than a "global phone") from Verizon Wireless for use with a plan with a minimum term and want to reprogram your phone for use with another wireless carrier network, the default service programming code is set to "000000" or "123456." Verizon Wireless in no way guarantees that your Verizon Wireless phone will be capable of being reprogrammed for use with another wireless carrier network after the service programming code is entered, or that another wireless carrier will accept your device for use on its network" this is the post that I found. http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=75164&page=2
I work for verizon and they have this 'come one come all' but it only depends on the person you get as a CSR. There is a request form where you can fill out the phone make, model, and ESN and email/fax it into the people that actually do it for you. I've performed the request without fail. If I can remember to get the request form, I'll post it here as soon as I can.
if you know how to get the esn added, i would love to find out. i went round and round with verizon customer service, sales, tech support and store reps about trying to get a sprint mogul setup for my girlfriend. everyone kept telling me it couldnt be done or they dont do that. found the entry in their websites faq that states they do before anyone would listen to me. was finally told i had to send the phone to their development evaluation center before they could activate it, and that it would take three weeks! so if you have an easier way, please, enlighten me! ps..didnt mean to jack the thread
coppertop24 said:
if you know how to get the esn added, i would love to find out. i went round and round with verizon customer service, sales, tech support and store reps about trying to get a sprint mogul setup for my girlfriend. everyone kept telling me it couldnt be done or they dont do that. found the entry in their websites faq that states they do before anyone would listen to me. was finally told i had to send the phone to their development evaluation center before they could activate it, and that it would take three weeks! so if you have an easier way, please, enlighten me! ps..didnt mean to jack the thread
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all they will do is change the settings to be compatible with their network, nothing that you can't do yourself. here is some info about how to do it yourself.
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I work for verizon and they have this 'come one come all' but it only depends on the person you get as a CSR. There is a request form where you can fill out the phone make, model, and ESN and email/fax it into the people that actually do it for you. I've performed the request without fail. If I can remember to get the request form, I'll post it here as soon as I can.
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that would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
can someone add my esn or point me in right direction?
please i have had this phone for weeks and havent got any where
Does someone know of a way I can tell if my phone is used or refurbished? I just got a Vibrant through a T-Mobile store and it was sold to me as new but I feel it might not be...mainly because as the rep was setting it up before handing it over the home screen icons were all scattered about and when I opened doubleTwist player to check it out there already was a device name set in the Settings menu. I tend to be mistrustful of phone carriers in general so my paranoia may be ill-founded. This is my first smartphone and I am definitely a "noob" to androids. Thanks everyone.
Could possibly be some foul play. When did you get it?
Does it have scratches?
Is it possible to call T-Mobile and ask them if the phones imei has ever been used by another sim?
Either way, if you just got the phone, ask them to exchange it for you, and tell them not to open the box, you will open it yourself.
most likely you purchased a phone from a "authorized dealer" usually in cases like that when a person buys a phone they have xx days to return it. authorized retails (some not all) will resell that "gently used" device as new. I haven't heard this happening from T-Mobile Corporate stores. Check for wear backplates, battery and surrounding area, screen and connector pins for the micro usb plug. if everything looks up to par don't worry about it.
Yeah I was a pretty annoyed that the clerk was setting up the phone and I had to tell them I wanted to see what they were doing. The phone looks new and all the accessories were still in their respective 'bags'.
I did purchase the phone from a tmo corporate store. I also posted on doubleTwist's support forum and found out that a default name (a random Star Wars or Dune character name) is automatically set if you aren't logged into a gmail account during setup, which I didn't have. The other item of concern is the pin2 code to access the Fixed Dialing Number menu is already set and I didn't do it. Calling tmobile support tonight to find out what's up with that. I'll post here what I find out. Thanks.
So I called tmobile customer support to ask about the pin2 code but it was after hours. I did find out from the user manual that you DO have to get this code from your carrier if your sim card supports it. I also successfully registered (after several attempts) my phone with the IMEI code on the Samsung site. I think I've been a little paranoid about this and actually received a new phone like I should have. Doesn't hurt to be a little skeptical though, eh? Thanks again to SamsungVibrant and boystuff for your responses.
I just bought a evo 3d phone off of craigslist...biggest mistake ever. I bought it from this guy while at the sprint store. Once the lady verified it could be activated, I paid the guy and he bounced. The phone was activated, i went home and called someone. that person said I had the wrong phone number, and I checked my about phone and it has some phone number from a different state!
The phone functions and everything but I think it's working on some other guy's phone plan! I've tried talking to sprint and they have me listed as having an evo 4g with the correct MEID and everything. I worked with technical support on this issue and even did a factory reset, at which point the representative said that it must be a flashed or rooted phone and so they no longer can help me.
The thing is, this guy with teh phone number is in califand of course, when I ornia and I'm in maryland. He had his phone operational as recently as a few hours ago according to his friends (who i've contacted) so something happened recently that caused this phone to default back to this phone number some how. I've gone through and changed teh MDN and MSID number (per the sprint reps instructions) and when I do that I'm simply unable to make a phone call anywhere. When I do change my phone number to my correct number, I still have access to data but not to phone. and when i did the factory reset and went back to this cali dude's phone number i can now make phone calls...with his number...
What is going on? what else should i check/what to do? I thought when buying off of craigslist it was enough to make sure you can activate it...apparently not...
aamir.m.ali said:
I just bought a evo 3d phone off of craigslist...biggest mistake ever. I bought it from this guy while at the sprint store. Once the lady verified it could be activated, I paid the guy and he bounced. The phone was activated, i went home and called someone. that person said I had the wrong phone number, and I checked my about phone and it has some phone number from a different state!
The phone functions and everything but I think it's working on some other guy's phone plan! I've tried talking to sprint and they have me listed as having an evo 4g with the correct MEID and everything. I worked with technical support on this issue and even did a factory reset, at which point the representative said that it must be a flashed or rooted phone and so they no longer can help me.
The thing is, this guy with teh phone number is in califand of course, when I ornia and I'm in maryland. He had his phone operational as recently as a few hours ago according to his friends (who i've contacted) so something happened recently that caused this phone to default back to this phone number some how. I've gone through and changed teh MDN and MSID number (per the sprint reps instructions) and when I do that I'm simply unable to make a phone call anywhere. When I do change my phone number to my correct number, I still have access to data but not to phone. and when i did the factory reset and went back to this cali dude's phone number i can now make phone calls...with his number...
What is going on? what else should i check/what to do? I thought when buying off of craigslist it was enough to make sure you can activate it...apparently not...
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Sounds like either the phones is still activated under his account which this can happen.
Or the ESN is cloned I doubt it but you never know.
sounds like maybe the esn is cloned. it explains how i have the phone number of a guy in california magically all of a sudden... anything i can do about this? i dont think so...
aamir.m.ali said:
sounds like maybe the esn is cloned. it explains how i have the phone number of a guy in california magically all of a sudden... anything i can do about this? i dont think so...
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That's why alot of folks flag the people who are trying to clone phones on xda some folks try to clone the evo 3d to work on boost mobile or other places.
It's also illegal to clone the ESN. If sprint activated it on your account and the number still pops up then it's cloned from what I have read and understand.
That's what sucks when people clone stuff messes up phones and then they rip folks off.
I would talk to sprint and see why it keeps doing that they may swap it out if you have TEP or if it's cloned they may look into it and call the owner.
I always buy my phones on EBAY due to buyer protection. If someone shafts you you will get your money back along with ebay steppin in to deal with the issue..
Did you have the Sprint employee activate the line? If they checked the ESN of the phone, they would have seen another line attached to it.
Does the hex and Dec in the about phone section match the physical numbers under the battery?
Let me know and I can maybe do further research on it...
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And there is "no way" to determine if a phone is rooted according to Sprint.
I would personally take it to a service and repair location and have them take a look at it, if you don't have TEP they should still swap it for 35$. Or have an answer as to what's going on.
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aamir.m.ali said:
I just bought a evo 3d phone off of craigslist...biggest mistake ever. I bought it from this guy while at the sprint store. Once the lady verified it could be activated, I paid the guy and he bounced. The phone was activated, i went home and called someone. that person said I had the wrong phone number, and I checked my about phone and it has some phone number from a different state!
The phone functions and everything but I think it's working on some other guy's phone plan! I've tried talking to sprint and they have me listed as having an evo 4g with the correct MEID and everything. I worked with technical support on this issue and even did a factory reset, at which point the representative said that it must be a flashed or rooted phone and so they no longer can help me.
The thing is, this guy with teh phone number is in califand of course, when I ornia and I'm in maryland. He had his phone operational as recently as a few hours ago according to his friends (who i've contacted) so something happened recently that caused this phone to default back to this phone number some how. I've gone through and changed teh MDN and MSID number (per the sprint reps instructions) and when I do that I'm simply unable to make a phone call anywhere. When I do change my phone number to my correct number, I still have access to data but not to phone. and when i did the factory reset and went back to this cali dude's phone number i can now make phone calls...with his number...
What is going on? what else should i check/what to do? I thought when buying off of craigslist it was enough to make sure you can activate it...apparently not...
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When they had you try a factory reset, was it via the phone OS (Home>Menu>Settings>SD & Storage>Factory Restet) or was it via the dial pad ##786#, edit, MSL/master subsidy lock? Have you had any luck, taken it to a repair store?
My situation: Current Verizon post-paid customer, wanting to try the new BYOP program with Straight Talk, but wondering if I could come BACK to Verizon using that same phone if it doesn't work out.
I have asked around every forum I can find. I called Verizon today and their techs gave me two different answers. What I want to do is take my Motorola Droid X2, that I have on Verizon post paid, and bring it to the new Straight Talk BYOP program. No shennanigans are needed here, it will just activate right on over there.
Now, my question comes here. Basically, what I wanted to know is if I went to Straight Talk, could I bring that phone back to Verizon. One Verizon tech said no, another one said yes that wouldn't be an issue.
Something about when you bring your phone to Straight Talk it reprograms it, and Verizon can't re-reprogram it when they get it back.
Just wondering if anyone knows if this is true, and if so if there would be a way a noob could reprogram the phone to be able to come back to Verizon. It's funny, the Verizon rep actually suggested this, I remember back "in the day" they had everything locked up like Ft Knox. He said to come to xxxda-developers...I mean xda...(neat registration video, I watched it!), and dig up some info.
I searched for this topic but everyone wanted to know going from VZ to ST but ST has this new program where it's kosher now.
wheelsup said:
My situation: Current Verizon post-paid customer, wanting to try the new BYOP program with Straight Talk, but wondering if I could come BACK to Verizon using that same phone if it doesn't work out.
I have asked around every forum I can find. I called Verizon today and their techs gave me two different answers. What I want to do is take my Motorola Droid X2, that I have on Verizon post paid, and bring it to the new Straight Talk BYOP program. No shennanigans are needed here, it will just activate right on over there.
Now, my question comes here. Basically, what I wanted to know is if I went to Straight Talk, could I bring that phone back to Verizon. One Verizon tech said no, another one said yes that wouldn't be an issue.
Something about when you bring your phone to Straight Talk it reprograms it, and Verizon can't re-reprogram it when they get it back.
Just wondering if anyone knows if this is true, and if so if there would be a way a noob could reprogram the phone to be able to come back to Verizon. It's funny, the Verizon rep actually suggested this, I remember back "in the day" they had everything locked up like Ft Knox. He said to come to xxxda-developers...I mean xda...(neat registration video, I watched it!), and dig up some info.
I searched for this topic but everyone wanted to know going from VZ to ST but ST has this new program where it's kosher now.
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It may be possible. I just transferred my straighttalk service to the Verizon Motorola Droid OG that my buddy gave me. I called ST and followed the automated system till I got a representative.They ask for your personal info and the serial number of the phone. Since the phone was locked on verizon, I have to give them my credit card number to purchase the network access code.Took about 2 minutes to transfer and works well.
I dont know about the rest.
Im not sure if this is where I should be asking this question but I have searched the threads and cant really find the answers Im looking for so here goes and Im going to run through my whole scenario. I have acct with verizon with 2 "dumb phones" on it. I am doing an AOL shortly to aquire a Unlimited data acct. I purchased a used Verizon Galaxy S4 a while back which I was going to switch to Straight talk but decided to get the Unlimited instead (no options where I live) so I have been basically using as a tablet since. When I first bought the phone I checked the MIED and ESN on line as well as if reported lost/stolen...all came up good. Then I called Verizon to check and was told it was good and clear. As I said I have been using for a bit as a tab while I figured what I was going to do. Now that I have found an Unlimited and will aquire it shortly I called Verizon again to make sure all is good and can just activate phone when I get other acct. They told me #s are good and clear but phone is still active on another acct. How can this be? I have had it for at least a few months...what can I do to clear this? Can I simply pop in the sim from the Unlimited acct I am getting or can I get a cheap 4G LTE phone, activate it and then pop sim in the S4? NEED SOME ADVICE HERE! Thanks.
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Im not sure if this is where I should be asking this question but I have searched the threads and cant really find the answers Im looking for so here goes and Im going to run through my whole scenario. I have acct with verizon with 2 "dumb phones" on it. I am doing an AOL shortly to aquire a Unlimited data acct. I purchased a used Verizon Galaxy S4 a while back which I was going to switch to Straight talk but decided to get the Unlimited instead (no options where I live) so I have been basically using as a tablet since. When I first bought the phone I checked the MIED and ESN on line as well as if reported lost/stolen...all came up good. Then I called Verizon to check and was told it was good and clear. As I said I have been using for a bit as a tab while I figured what I was going to do. Now that I have found an Unlimited and will aquire it shortly I called Verizon again to make sure all is good and can just activate phone when I get other acct. They told me #s are good and clear but phone is still active on another acct. How can this be? I have had it for at least a few months...what can I do to clear this? Can I simply pop in the sim from the Unlimited acct I am getting or can I get a cheap 4G LTE phone, activate it and then pop sim in the S4? NEED SOME ADVICE HERE! Thanks.
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Unless it's been reported lost/stolen you should be able to just put in the sim. When I bought a used S4 all I had to do was put in the sim from my older verizon lte phone and it switched over fine.
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Unless it's been reported lost/stolen you should be able to just put in the sim. When I bought a used S4 all I had to do was put in the sim from my older verizon lte phone and it switched over fine.
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Im getting the unlimited acct..but right now I just have 2 basic lines on my acct. The other account Im doing an AOL on I am not getting the phone with but he said he will give me the Sim. What if they sell that phone or switch it to a different acct...will that kill that even if I have put it into another phone? Sorry, just new to switching all this stuff around.
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Im getting the unlimited acct..but right now I just have 2 basic lines on my acct. The other account Im doing an AOL on I am not getting the phone with but he said he will give me the Sim. What if they sell that phone or switch it to a different acct...will that kill that even if I have put it into another phone? Sorry, just new to switching all this stuff around.
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Sims are tied to accounts, so if you're getting the account and the sim it should work in any clean verizon lte phone. I can't be 100% sure on that of course, but I'm fairly certain it will work fine.