Hello I'm going to buy a Sprint Evo 3D from craigslist tomorrow. The seller said the phone is brand new and was never used. I know that I can dial ##786# to see whether it was activated before and how many calls were made on it. I'm wondering whether there is a way to reset these information so that the seller can fake a used phone to be brand new. I'm new to android so please help! Thank you!
Meet the guy at a Sprint Store.
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I don't think that into can be faked, but could be wrong
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Dial ##3282# make sure the data profile is empty, why not just ask Sprint has that esn ever been attached to an account
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hi to all evo 3d xda members i just need i little help with my problem,, this is what happen today,, i buy a htc evo 3d brand new in box but when i tried to activate in sprint store they says is bad esn i buy from craigslist ,, and the same time i call people who flash sprint phones to boost and they say they do for 190$ first month free i see a few evos flashed to boost and works good but i dont know if evo 3d works the same or if this people can really do it ,, thanks for the advices in advance
It is possible to do, but it's also illegal. I suspect you wont be getting much advice from these forums.
Maybe search a little in the Evo forums for a guy who used to do it and PM him.
Get your money back for the phone.
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djnicho12 said:
hi to all evo 3d xda members i just need i little help with my problem,, this is what happen today,, i buy a htc evo 3d brand new in box but when i tried to activate in sprint store they says is bad esn i buy from craigslist ,, and the same time i call people who flash sprint phones to boost and they say they do for 190$ first month free i see a few evos flashed to boost and works good but i dont know if evo 3d works the same or if this people can really do it ,, thanks for the advices in advance
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You're a victim of Craigslist. Who ever sold it to you must've stole it or something and sold it to you. Get your cash back. Next time call the seller get the hex number then call sprint and check it b4 you buy
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there is no getting your money back from craigslists though.
My EVO is flashed to Boost and it rocks, if you want some info send me a PM and I can point you to the right direction.
JTNiggle said:
It is possible to do, but it's also illegal. I suspect you wont be getting much advice from these forums.
Maybe search a little in the Evo forums for a guy who used to do it and PM him.
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Contrary to popular belief, it isn't illegal. What's illegal is copying somebody else ESN/MEID and stealing their service with it. Copying an ESN/MEID that you already own is not illegal.
Rakeesh_j said:
Contrary to popular belief, it isn't illegal. What's illegal is copying somebody else ESN/MEID and stealing their service with it. Copying an ESN/MEID that you already own is not illegal.
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Yup, and very easy to get it done. I sent u a pm with info
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i have the same problem too brought mine on CL any luck with this?
zemi1 said:
i have the same problem too brought mine on CL any luck with this?
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Hate to state the obvious, but contact the person you got it from and get your $ back. Tell them that they have 24hrs to contact you before call the local PD. The EVO 3D is well into felony theft levels. Probably not something they'll want to mess with.
Who in their RIGHT mind would buy a phone off of CL w/ out first calling to make sure it can be activated??
Just do what they did put it back on craigslist and sell it to some unsuspecting person. Just kidding don't do that.
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Nevermind...
I'm damn near ready to flash my evo 3d and my other evo to boost since Sprint still has no useful 4g in the Metro Detroit area.
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Hello,
CL really is the Wild West. Every Phone I have sold, including my EVO 4G, I have urged the interested party to meet me at the Sprint Store and Activate it right then and there. For those who choose Metro PCS (who seem as though the will Activate anything) or Boost, at least they know they can go back to Sprint if they choose.
I am really sorry for both 3VO Buyers getting stolen or somehow misappropriated Phones. It makes it that much harder for legitimate Sellers to get their Phones Sold.
Cheers,
JJ
does it have a bad esn cause its been lost or stolen or just shows not clean for activation and attached to someones account? you can check on checkesnfree.com if its been reported lost or stolen PM me i may be albe to help you out.
still noone able to verify it can be flashed to boost yet?
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Hate to state the obvious, but contact the person you got it from and get your $ back. Tell them that they have 24hrs to contact you before call the local PD. The EVO 3D is well into felony theft levels. Probably not something they'll want to mess with.
Who in their RIGHT mind would buy a phone off of CL w/ out first calling to make sure it can be activated??
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maybe he just could not keep up his sprint bill!!
so either help this guy out with the info he needs or don't post useless information i love xda but there are a bunch a wannabe
lawyers&prosecutors on here always assuming some one
is trying to do something illegal,selling a phone that
sprint has blocked the esn on for not fulfilling
their contract is not illegal,and if the truth be told the OP knew this and does not want to be or can not be with sprint and just wants to flash the phone to a cheaper unlimited plan,so if you are going to post in his thread at least try to
be of some help instead of insisting he return it!!
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Contrary to popular belief, it isn't illegal. What's illegal is copying somebody else ESN/MEID and stealing their service with it. Copying an ESN/MEID that you already own is not illegal.
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That is incorrect. Even if you own the ESN that you want to change it to, it is illegal. That doesn't mean people don't do it, but it's still illegal. Modifying that part of the phone is a federal offense.
ok I know changing/mimic'ing an esn is illegal as per the fcc regulations but do you actually "change" the esn when flashing to another carrier that doesn't use contracts and whatnot? cricket, boost, etc.
hey guys i recently bought an evo 3d and i want to know hot to flash to boost and transfer info from my evo 4g.... can anyone help, is it possible???
Hey guys,hopefully you can help me out with this....
I had the sensation 4g,downloaded the movie 300 from the HTC watch app,then migrated to sprint for the EVO 3d,now when I try to buy a movie,it says Bill my tmo account instead of sprint. I can't for the life of me figure out how to change it to sprint! Talked to a sprint rep and she said the best I can do is make another account. The problem is if I do make another account,ill lose the movie I have now! Anyone run into this prob? Please let me know!
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Check in the settings of watch.
In the payment methods, does it show up there? If so, try tapping on it and see if it gives a delete option like it does for credit cards.
failing that, contact HTC and get them to escalate it to saffron digital (the company they bought who make the watch software). They should be able to transfer the purchase to the new account. Of course, just cos they can, doesn't necessarily mean they will.
purchased a htc amaze the phone was brand new or at least appeared so after taking the phone to t mobile the phone wont connect to their network im guessing bad radio idk if this is dumb to ask but if i root is their anyway i can flash a new radio etc
You can reflash without rooting. Find the restore to stock tread and follow the instructions.
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if you bought the phone from someplace like ebay or craigslist, you might want to call tmobile and make sure the imei isn't blocked
wow thank you im gonna call and check now the guy in the tmobile store scanned my phone but i dont know if he checked if that was the problem
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wow thank you im gonna call and check now the guy in the tmobile store scanned my phone but i dont know if he checked if that was the problem
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They usually don't check that in the store. Id call check imei also try another active sim in it see if it connects
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yeah thanks everyone turned out its a bad imei.
I'm sorry man, that really sucks
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lajuan3 said:
yeah thanks everyone turned out its a bad imei.
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Seems like it's alot of HTC Amaze scams going on...........
A rep offered to use the air rave line for an upgrade, so I bought and paid for a new evo lte.. when I got it I called sprint to activate and they told me no and that I have to send it back because the rep wasn't allowed to do that... any suggestions? I already have the phone...
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Do u have a sprint phone line with the data card? I mean if u upgraded and got it at discount I would connect it to my other line just make sure they give u a two year update on the data plan one.
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A rep offered to use the air rave line for an upgrade, so I bought and paid for a new evo lte.. when I got it I called sprint to activate and they told me no and that I have to send it back because the rep wasn't allowed to do that... any suggestions? I already have the phone...
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Call them back and tell them to activate. If they say the rep shouldn't have done that, tell them that is not your problem. You were told you could, you bought the phone, you received the phone, and now Sprint needs to stand behind what the rep said.
They give you more run around, tell them to transfer you to a manager. If that doesn't help, get on phone with retentions.
Replace the old phone with the lte on the main line.
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Are you unable to activate it from your account on the website?
Ya I agree with these guys. Wether they should have done this or not means nothing. Don't even bother talking to them. Activate it online yourself. It is very easy just sign in to sprint and it walks u through it. Doesn't take any time at all. If u don't have a login just sign up for one. I never talk to sprint when activating a new phone.
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Tell Sprint word for word this:
Please just go ahead and activate the phone on my line, like I was originally told.
Otherwise, just go ahead and cancel my account right now. I've had WAY too many issues with Sprint as is. I don't even mind paying the early termination fees.
They'll jump on your dink(lol) and do anything you want. Maybe even offer you a few food coupons and a trip to Vegas.
Also.. why not just go back to that same Rep who sold it to you and say "here. Do it now."
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Also.. why not just go back to that same Rep who sold it to you and say "here. Do it now."
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6ALySsPXt0
Go to www.sprint.com/activate
You can get it done there without dealing with those dummies in Customer Care.
Let me know if this works for you. I also have a upgrade on my Airwave and would like to do this for my wife's phone.
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I don't think you can activate this phone online, the old data feature code has to be removed and the lte code has to be added. Then after that is done swapping/activating should work.
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The fourth rep finally activated it for me without any questions.. you can try... But its taken me more time then its worth to do.
Can't do it online it won't work. Hands free didn't work because of sero.
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That is insane. I do that ALL the time!!
I manage the Sprint account at our company of 100+ Sprint devices, we just borrow upgrades from what ever device has one available and activate it on which ever line we want.
Also to sweeten the deal. one of the guys here has an airave on his personal account. He was not available for an upgrade yet but he went to Best Buy to pre-order the EVO LTE and the guy told him his phone is not yet available but his Airave is and they could use that line to activate it.. and now he has a EVO LTE with no problems from Sprint.
Honestly, just call Sprint. Tell them you want to activate a new phone on your line. ALL you need to tell them is the MEID HEC and nothing else. You don't need to tell them where you got the phone. If they give you trouble ask politely to speak to their manager and if the manager doesn't help say this "can I please talk to the retention department" the retention department is the people who are paid to keep you as a customer.
Im going to be switching back to this DROIDX for a week or 2 to make sure everythings smooth and fully operational before I put it up for sale. I have no problem using verizonwireless.com to activate 3g phones, its the 4g ones with sim cards im lost about. Can someone help me out a little here?
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You shouldn't have any trouble. Just make sure you have verizon send you a new lte sim.
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These are only one use sims? That seems stupid and cost ineffective
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Yep. Gsm phones on verizon do to but they don't need the sim for activation like lte phones do. You could call customer service and have them mail one to you so when you're ready to switch back you won't have to wait for it to come in the mail. Then all you have to do is call, tell them you want to switch phones and they'll ask for your meid on the t bolt and the number on the sim card.
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Ugh. This is why I'm going to at&t. I hate this.
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