So I got a MetroPCS phone today, got home and started following this guide
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1303507&page=11
I did EVERYTHING exactly right.
PPP Conf:
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UM http://i1113.photobucket.com/albums/k502/zander145/2.png
AN http://i1113.photobucket.com/albums/k502/zander145/3.png
M.I.P http://i1113.photobucket.com/albums/k502/zander145/5.png
Profile 0 http://i1113.photobucket.com/albums/k502/zander145/4.png
Profile 1 http://i1113.photobucket.com/albums/k502/zander145/6.png
Display http://i1113.photobucket.com/albums/k502/zander145/7.png
However, after hitting write to phone, mine automatically restarts. Dunno if that was supposed to happen. When I try and make calls I get "TSL 02 the number or service code you are attempting is not available or accessible from your calling plan" and then the call is ended.
Did I do something wrong? I went into the metro PCS store and asked about putting my ESN in the database and they looked at my like I was speaking latin. So I asked about metroflash and they said they don't do that to this phone. Any ideas or help is greatly appreciated. Verizon was taking too long for the nexus galaxy and I really don't want to sign another contract...
I did flash the metro 3022.prl
zander145 said:
So I got a MetroPCS phone today, got home and started following this guide
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1303507&page=11
I did EVERYTHING exactly right.
PPP Conf:
RM http://i1113.photobucket.com/albums/k502/zander145/1.png
UM http://i1113.photobucket.com/albums/k502/zander145/2.png
AN http://i1113.photobucket.com/albums/k502/zander145/3.png
M.I.P http://i1113.photobucket.com/albums/k502/zander145/5.png
Profile 0 http://i1113.photobucket.com/albums/k502/zander145/4.png
Profile 1 http://i1113.photobucket.com/albums/k502/zander145/6.png
Display http://i1113.photobucket.com/albums/k502/zander145/7.png
However, after hitting write to phone, mine automatically restarts. Dunno if that was supposed to happen. When I try and make calls I get "TSL 02 the number or service code you are attempting is not available or accessible from your calling plan" and then the call is ended.
Did I do something wrong? I went into the metro PCS store and asked about putting my ESN in the database and they looked at my like I was speaking latin. So I asked about metroflash and they said they don't do that to this phone. Any ideas or help is greatly appreciated. Verizon was taking too long for the nexus galaxy and I really don't want to sign another contract...
I did flash the metro 3022.prl
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profile 0 and 1 is wrong, metropcs is not used any more,,
its the whiterabbit msl.. http://www.whiterabbit.org/android/ calculate
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did u add ur esn to metro or did the metroflash...
mdiaz33685 said:
profile 0 and 1 is wrong, metropcs is not used any more,,
its the whiterabbit msl.. http://www.whiterabbit.org/android/ calculate
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did u add ur esn to metro or did the metroflash...
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I did calculate the whiterabbit msl.
just whited it out for pics.
If metropcs isn't used anymore, what do I put?
And thats the thing, I went to a authorized dealer and asked for metroflash, they said they cannot do my phone. So I asked them just to add my esn to the database and I'll do the hard work. and they looked at me like they didn't know what I was talking about...
Try this and see if it helps any
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1305353
Hope it does
Locked & Loaded
""shooter on Deck""
laie1472 said:
Try this and see if it helps any
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1305353
Hope it does
Locked & Loaded
""shooter on Deck""
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Unfortunately no, I see it does replace a framework, but that isn't even part of thr problem I am having. When I asked about metroflash at the authorized dealer they didn't really have a clue was I was talking about. But I'm going to the corporate store today to get the metroflash done. Should still work right?
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Just got back from 7 metro PCS stores including a corperate one, appears they refuse to add my ESN into the system, or even add a line for this phone. They will NOT metroflash it.
And apparently "All these kids are learning to unlock their phones and they want to add them to our network"
I have the $50/m plan that is required for smart phones. I searched metro pcs esn on craigslist nothing came back. I now have NO idea how to get this phone to work...
EDIT: I just tried doing *611 on my 3vo after "flashing" it to metropcs and it takes me to sprint's customer service. does that mean I did it wrong?
Just go to a dealer store. Most corporate stores stores dont wanna do smartphones(some will). But if you go to a dealer store they will houdini your phone. Which is where they write an esn from a phone in their inventory to your phone to get it into the network.When they flash it it will do the prl part for you. And if you already have the data provisioned everything will work from the time they flash it.
Reflasing on Sprint Data not working
Sorry not to hijack the thread but I think someone here might have the expertise to help me with the issue. I have a evo 3d that was flashed to Metro. I wanted to flash it back to Sprint, I cleaned the esn. Voice and txt works but data does not. I keep getting error code 67. upon more research i found out that i needed to copy NAI and AAA and HA secrets. Which I made sure were correct. However, I still keep getting error 67. Can anyone help me on how to get 3g data working? thanks in advance.
So are you trying to set up for metro or sprint?
Shot from my shooter e3dvo
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So are you trying to set up for metro or sprint?
Shot from my shooter e3dvo
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trying to set up on sprint...
after fixing the clean esn and meid, my voice and sms worked fine...
data not working not even 1x. copied over the profile 0 and profile 1, including AAA and HA secrets but still does not work. When i tried hands free activation, i keep getting error 67 and profiles are wiped out.
Yea that error is because your not connecting to data. I know sprint you can zero out the ha and AAA. Where you used to have your metro msl code that needs to be replaced with your meid hex. Your gonna also need to make sure your sid/nid are those for Sprint. I do now know those off hand. One thing you can try to get those settings back is flashing a new radio it will contain the nv items you need for those spots.
Shot from my shooter e3dvo
mteezey said:
Yea that error is because your not connecting to data. I know sprint you can zero out the ha and AAA. Where you used to have your metro msl code that needs to be replaced with your meid hex. Your gonna also need to make sure your sid/nid are those for Sprint. I do now know those off hand. One thing you can try to get those settings back is flashing a new radio it will contain the nv items you need for those spots.
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That's what I thought I did, The in Evo 3d, using QXDM, i set addresses 465, 466, 1192, 1194. one of the user id was my [email protected] and another one was [email protected]
AAA was 'secret' and HA secret, i copied over from the old working phone.
Just to try I also did, ##SPC# (SPC= my spc code) and reset my data, after it rebooted the phone it tried doing hands free activation but it would error out again...
i feel like i am so close yet little further from working outcome..
Yea I'm not familiar enough with sprint settings try asking some of the people in the boost flashing threads they will know all the sprint settings. You have a sprint prl right? Not one of the hybrid ones to roam with vzw
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Yea I'm not familiar enough with sprint settings try asking some of the people in the boost flashing threads they will know all the sprint settings. You have a sprint prl right? Not one of the hybrid ones to roam with vzw
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Yeah I have the Sprint prl 21081 and PRI 1.24_003
It is not the latest PRL, but should it even matter which version i have? i thought PRL was only for roaming settings?
That will make all the difference when it cones to calling customer service if you have a metro prl it will call metro Ect. Ect. But sounds like you got that. There's threads on flashing back to sprint do an advanced search here and if its not here its on android forums it might be for EVO 4g but settings are the same on 3d
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Only 1 metro store within 20 miles will flash my phone.
And they charge $63! I could just buy houdini master key for 50!
They also said that they have never successfully flashed a EVO 4G...
Can some1 sorta explainthe process of flashing to metro i had my Evo flashed by a guy that im sure knows what he is doing and everything went smooth. Now my sis and bro both got themselves Evos but this dude keeps on givin the run around and switching up the prices one phone was already being used w. Metro when bought but he insists that it needs to be "reflashed" (since its been on metro b4 wouldnt he just have to activate it to the existing acct?) the other has never been flashed. what im mostly wondering is, besides adding the esn into metro network is there anything else that MUST be done by a metro dealer? Is this thread for actual flashing or for provisioning like bloody's guide?
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You won't find any guides that truly show how to flash. Technically all the guides here do show you how to flash them. But metro is using a differnt method to flash now. So its not as simple as giving them your esn to have it added. They write an esn from a metro branded phone to yours. As far as the one that was flashed already all you need to do is call metro from it. Then provision the data from bloody or jds guide in order to get web and mms.
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i nevered seen this little guide right here... haha....
what happens is this,
msid 9412333323 or 9412340237 or 7272271341
u can use this number i think, any metro msid number near u. i had these saved, from my new evo, and old touchpro,
u have to use a metro number for it to connect or something...
I did both of the following steps..
I did bloodys provision and at the same time i looked for the msid num.
in qpst u need to go through all the pages, i think i found the old number in 2 or 3 spots... if its a number change..
in DFS...
MIN A = USE ur 10 digit phone number,
MIN D = USE the msid number,
add any metropcs prl and u should connect to metro before any flash, change ur number or whatever...
i manually flash my 2 evos, but the 1st metroflash to add the esn, the internet and mms worked out the door,
The second in ebay 45 to add the esn, then I dialed *228 and it worked..worked on the first shot,,, after it was added.. it was activated with my acct.. yeah..
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##3282# under ADVANCED u will see MSID
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So I did the unlock and put the new sprint rom on it. I then loaded the prl, changed the msl to all 0's. I called verizon to change it from my juke. They told me the esn is not in there database, she had to submit a form to try to get it changed, it will be some days if they do it at all. Is there anything I can do to get this to work on Verizon without them trying to add the esn and it possibly getting denied. I would like to get it up and running today. Does anybody have a way to fix this, that is in noob terms. Thank you in advance!
Yes, you can supercid it and then clone your existing esn onto it.
http://www.ringerpost.com/forums/rpost.pl?b-rt/m-1207420735/
ok I attempted to clone it to my existing juke phone that I have active on verizon. When i change the esn I get no signal. Even when prl is loaded. When I change the esn back to the stock esn, I get a signal, but verizon won't activate that esn, they called me back and said its a sprint esn and they couldn't activate it. Man I am pulling my hair out trying to figure this out. Can anybody offer some help, or post the steps they used to get this working?
any help would be great
ltent said:
any help would be great
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vzw hasnt fully made their system open yet. they wont accept an esn that they didnt sell. so no sprint esn will be activated. the only thing you can do is change the esn, but since that makes you not able to get a signal, seems like you might not be doing that right...
i don't understand what im doing wrong
You're not doing anything wrong. Verizon WILL not activate any phone on their network that doesn't have a Verizon ESN. The mogul will run perfectly fine on the network, but because it has a Sprint ESN, they will not activate it. Now...if you're trying to clone the ESN of an existing Verizon phone, that's a whole different story and is quite illegal.
I don't believe that cloning the esn from a juke will work -- because VZW knows the phone type by the esn. It seems that you would need to use an esn from a junk mogul
give it a try?
the phne should at least get a signal from that esn though. It gets nothing! Its like I'm in a no coverage zone
i just activated my sprint motoQ on verizon. they did not question the sprint ESN at all.
flashed a vz image and vz prl, and all is good.
dcd1182 said:
i just activated my sprint motoQ on verizon. they did not question the sprint ESN at all.
flashed a vz image and vz prl, and all is good.
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^^^ Thats cuz they know the power of DCD
dcd1182 said:
i just activated my sprint motoQ on verizon. they did not question the sprint ESN at all.
flashed a vz image and vz prl, and all is good.
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is it possible to use verizon phone for sprint? Then use your rom?
nathan7 said:
is it possible to use verizon phone for sprint? Then use your rom?
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I would love to know this. It would cut my bill by about 75%.
Asking the experts...
I have been reading and following the titan for some time and are ready to purchase. Looking at Verizon vs. Sprint for new device, Verizon is way more expensive. Looking at eBay there are many for Sprint and next to zero for Verizon.
I would like to bid on a "clean ESN" phone for Sprint, then activate on Verizon. Possibly even activate on Sprint for some time then switch. (I have under 2 months left on my contract).
I have found a few that are NIB for a seller and asked for the ESN. He states he gives them only to the winner. I say red flag, but does he have a security issue (I could clone it??)?
And from above, could I do the double activate or if Verizon says it is clean only do it there?
Thanks.
I am also trying to do this. I have the cracking 6800 package, followed the instructions and was able to get the cid to all o's, although i am stuck in CDMA workshop and cant change the ESN because i am not sure what port to connect on( i have tried all them no luck) Anyone with any ideas would help me out alot. Also if the phone is currently unlocked with 2.4 loader but has the sprint 3.35 radio is it safe to flash to a stock verizon rom? Do i need to even do this? I have flashed with a custom rom then selected verizon as my carrier but in EPST config it still shows SPCS.
dcd1182 said:
i just activated my sprint motoQ on verizon. they did not question the sprint ESN at all.
flashed a vz image and vz prl, and all is good.
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were not worthy!.....were not worthy!
Hello I bought nice phone from ebay and I went to activate it and everything went fine, but when I do a *228 it updates the prl to 30044. After reset the phone does not work at all, the only way I can get it to work is if I use PRL 30036.
I have an alltel Phone and touch pro can anyone help? I have spent the last two days on tech support with Alltel and they dont know what to do, they told me the hardware is broken but how can that be if the prhone works with older PRL??
I just dont get it.
are u upgrading the roaming towers when doing *228 or doing the activate ur phone option ?
i am doing the option 1.
option one is to activate your phone option 2 updates the PRL - so chances are there something wrong with the activation process. so try option 2 instead of option 1 ... i do beleive 30036 is when alltel used 3rd party towers still and 30039 is when they started to cut out other carrier towers and switch over to pure alltel and verizon towers. but i dont know i havent tried editing the PRL files and compairing them.
is your phone a Alltel one or is it sprint or verizon or some unknown carrier created version?
Ok heres what I figured out, its not actually the prl updating that is disabling the phone, but the activation.. when I dial *228 and do option 2, it will update my prl.. and everything will work fine, but if I do an option 1 it will update the prl and disable the phone... Something else is happening when I do *228 with option one...
Alltel is clueless. The "engineer" that is handling my trouble ticket left me a voicemail today asking why i dont just keep the 30036 prl, well obviously since its outdated lol and I am roaming where ever I go.
Its an alltel phone with stock alltel Rom. The ebay listing said it works on verizon network. I spoke with a verizon rep and he said thats impossible. Again i know he is full of it because I have been reading the forums.
chances are the previous owner did some edits using QPST and possibly caused it to do some funky things... i dont see why the activation of the phone would cause it to disable but the verizon agent is half right(he is probably a CSR dealing in customer service not a TSR who deal with technical issues. he doesnt know jack about the technical aspects of the phone as much as he would like to think he does. but if its unlocked and flashed to a verizon rom it would work. possibly)
im thinking there is something that the phone is not interpriting correctly when it takes the activation update and confusing the living hell outta it ... what rom and radio is the phone running?
I have reverted back to the stock rom from alltel, which I read somewhere contains the newest radio. not sure where to look for the specific radio version.
I believe your right about the other guy using qpst to change some settings. It seems to hard to believe that it could be a hardware issue. i guess now I just need to know what settings he changed and get them back. Ive got QPST now and I have my phone connected to it, but I don't know what information to change so im kind of just waiting for instructions lol. I found a couple thread oon how to convert alltel phones to Verizon, but none that are going to alltel so I don't know where to get all the proper settings.
Ok so I read somewhere that part of the process of converting over to the other network is deleting the ha and aaa shared secret keys, then resetting the device, i did this, because I thought maybe he put in verizon in in these boxes, but it did not help, and now the two entried do not even show up in epst.
I tried re-adding them via QPST as text values, I write to phone, but the information does not take. I have the HA and aaa shared secret keys written down.
i think once u flash to stock rom that should change it for you when u do the activation so now that ur on stock try the *228 option 1 and see if it kills the phone features.
the radio you can find in device information should tell u the radio the prl and the meid and mdn.... what u wana make sure is that the mdn does not change when doing a *228 option 1 ... if that clears that would mean ur phone doesnt know it has a phone # :\
as for the QPST stuff i dont have it installed right now so i dont know the settings... the alltel stock rom shouldnt have an aaa key i beleive dew to the phone does not have auth for the internet like verizon. dont know about the HA though ... i think that comes from *228 option 1
what you can try is dial ##778# or ##778 and press send and it should pull it up the HA shared secret is something strange by the activation the AAA shared secret should be alltel you should be able to edit them in there itws under M.ip default profile
ok i see them now, I had NSFANS rom installed a few hours ago ann I was able to do ##3282# (doesnt work with altell rom) and I could actually restore the EPST settings there, after it reset everything was blank, I had to flash the stock alltel rom again to get all the alltel settings in there and I had to add my SID MSID and NAI, after that.
Something is still wrong though, Im not sure what my ha or aaa shared keys are even doing, or if i should change them. Im really lost at this point.
And Data hasnt been working since day 1 not sure if thats relevant.
data i think is what uses the keys ... also is the data connection set to use the #777 to dial out with no user name or password ... does the *228 option 1 work when on the alltel stock rom also?
Ok the user name and password were blank, I seem to remember on my titan the settings were [email protected] and password blank., the *228 option 1 messes the phone up then i have to install a older prl, everything works except i get a romaing triangle and no evdo, just 1x.
I just spoke with an alltel rep again to pick his brain for a minute and he said why am i doing option 1 that could mess my phone up, and really i have no idea why i am trying to do it. i just want my evdo to work and to get a good signal and Data to work properly.
Ok so noy my data works.. lol
Only real problem I have is no ev and the roaming triangle.
the roaming thing is usually comes from a flash of a differnet carriers stock rom and it ran the customizations ... that could also be the cause of the option 1 f-ing everything up but you said u flashed to the stock alltell one off the htc site so it should wipe out those settings... im waiting right now for the replacement phone to come in the mail once it gets here ill copy down all the settings from stock and post em but iv been waiting about a week and a half for it to arrive so im not holding my breath. (the last one they sent took a month and it was active on some one elses account and it was listed as stolen... how nice of them)
I cant find where the mdn information is listed.
I found the HA and AAA shared secret keys, but I dont know if I should delete them or just leave them be..
Ok I got my new phone today, a brand new one. And they were having the same exact problem activating it as they were with this phone. Im gonna have to chalk this one up as an error on alltels network. One thing I think it may have been is that I had my number changed recently so my number and my MSID are not the same my MSID is my old phone number.
They started to tell me that the new phone i bought was broken again and I said the chances of that were astronomical. I told them to go in the back and get me one of their touch pros, activate it and then try telling me the same thing. He came back out with a blackberry, activated it then smirked as he was able to activate it. I said that's not a touch pro though, go in the back and get a touch pro and try to activate that. as I was saying that he reactivating my new touch pro, and then he was like "oh its working now" lol so for now its working.
Now that I have both touch pros, the only difference i can find in the EPST settings are the SID/NID numbers, on the new one the settings are 1/244, on the old one the settings are 244/63535. don't quote me on the 63535, it was similar to that but i have already packaged the phone for shipment and i don't feel like getting it back out.
Ok...so I know there are other threads...read them all about this and Ive tried 3 times with Sprint updating and changing the MID number, PRL, Data reset but I still cant connect to roam. There suggestion was to swap the phone out but if I do that and reroot wont I be back in the same boat? What fix am I overlooking here? Thx
neopolotin75 said:
Ok...so I know there are other threads...read them all about this and Ive tried 3 times with Sprint updating and changing the MID number, PRL, Data reset but I still cant connect to roam. There suggestion was to swap the phone out but if I do that and reroot wont I be back in the same boat? What fix am I overlooking here? Thx
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Dunno here, but I'd give it another shot. After I rooted and got a signal 16, I just stayed on the line, followed the instructions given, and was back up and operational within 2 minutes.
Note, though, that Engadget had a post saying that they were going to be pushing an update to the Evo3D in the next couple of weeks. The story also had a suggestion that it may close off the S-OFF/Root hole that the Revolutionary team found.
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Dunno here, but I'd give it another shot. After I rooted and got a signal 16, I just stayed on the line, followed the instructions given, and was back up and operational within 2 minutes.
Note, though, that Engadget had a post saying that they were going to be pushing an update to the Evo3D in the next couple of weeks. The story also had a suggestion that it may close off the S-OFF/Root hole that the Revolutionary team found.
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Well thats just sketchy on their part. lol
I was having the same problem. I was forcing Roam using Roam Control and when I did I was unable to place calls and received a Verizon Error message. Also 3G roaming data would not work. I could only receive calls while roaming. Here is what i did to fix it and I think it may be a combination... I reflashed the ROM I am using (ViperROM 1.3) and it still didn't work. So at a complete loss, I called Sprint. The sprint support rep said they have acknowledged a problem with the EVO 3D not roaming correctly. She had me make sure that the Roaming was set to Sprint Only, not automatic. and then she had me power down and pull battery. Once my phone came back up, Roaming worked!! I'm thinking she did something on her end to make it work. Also the dev for Roam Control, MrGreg said that there have been a lot of reports that Root messes up Roam Control on the 3D.
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I was having the same problem. I was forcing Roam using Roam Control and when I did I was unable to place calls and received a Verizon Error message. Also 3G roaming data would not work. I could only receive calls while roaming. Here is what i did to fix it and I think it may be a combination... I reflashed the ROM I am using (ViperROM 1.3) and it still didn't work. So at a complete loss, I called Sprint. The sprint support rep said they have acknowledged a problem with the EVO 3D not roaming correctly. She had me make sure that the Roaming was set to Sprint Only, not automatic. and then she had me power down and pull battery. Once my phone came back up, Roaming worked!! I'm thinking she did something on her end to make it work. Also the dev for Roam Control, MrGreg said that there have been a lot of reports that Root messes up Roam Control on the 3D.
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Just to clarify, I wouldn't say that rooting affects Roam Control specifically, but it affects roaming altogether. This was a pretty typical problem with the original EVO as well. Sprint is usually able to fix the "unable to authenticate" problem if you give them a call.
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I was having the same problem. I was forcing Roam using Roam Control and when I did I was unable to place calls and received a Verizon Error message. Also 3G roaming data would not work. I could only receive calls while roaming. Here is what i did to fix it and I think it may be a combination... I reflashed the ROM I am using (ViperROM 1.3) and it still didn't work. So at a complete loss, I called Sprint. The sprint support rep said they have acknowledged a problem with the EVO 3D not roaming correctly. She had me make sure that the Roaming was set to Sprint Only, not automatic. and then she had me power down and pull battery. Once my phone came back up, Roaming worked!! I'm thinking she did something on her end to make it work. Also the dev for Roam Control, MrGreg said that there have been a lot of reports that Root messes up Roam Control on the 3D.
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Well I couldnt get it to work on viper, Helicopter or Joelz.....Im going to try synergy since it says it cleans up some of the root method....maybe that will help. I never once got a rep saying they knew there was a roaming problem...
Ok so I got roaming to work...I asked the lady at sprint to do the profile update and HLR reset then I asked for a ESN refresh....he supervisor then got on the line asked how he could help. After he gave the spill about them not promising roaming will work all the time I told him I don't understand how an EVO sitting next to my 3D could roam perfectly fine and mine not. He said he would refresh everything on their end including ESN. I left my phone off for a few mins and now I can roam perfectly fine!
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Had the same problem and after multiple calls to sprint with no help, I figured I would try to reset the phone and do a hands free activation. After I did this, everything has worked fine and roaming/calls/text have been perfect.
Note you must know your MSL to do this and be on Sprints network. You can call sprint for your MSL, or if you have root/s-off you can download MSL reader from the market
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.esccode.msl&feature=search_result
1. Go to data menu by entering ##3282# on the dialpad.
2. Click on "Edit Mode".
3. Enter your MSL # and hit "OK"
4. Choose "Data Profile".
5. Press your menu button on the phone and select "Restore" from the menu that appears. Then hit "OK.
6. Phone should reboot.
7. It should start hands-free activation.
Hope this helps.
I was getting this error. I called sprint, and they said it was an outage, it should be fixed in x, days, and told me I was entitled to compensation. They gave me a $25 credit for it. It's not a whole lot, but I'll take it.
I had the same problem...I did the Sprint Chat and asked for an HLR refresh, and that fixed it!
just do a sprint chat and tell them you have a error 16 they will tell u to hold on a min then they will tell u what to do and after that it will be fixed
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Ok so I got roaming to work...I asked the lady at sprint to do the profile update and HLR reset then I asked for a ESN refresh....he supervisor then got on the line asked how he could help. After he gave the spill about them not promising roaming will work all the time I told him I don't understand how an EVO sitting next to my 3D could roam perfectly fine and mine not. He said he would refresh everything on their end including ESN. I left my phone off for a few mins and now I can roam perfectly fine!
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Thanks I requested the HLR refresh and it worked!!!
I had the Verizon roaming authentication problem and made several calls to support with no meaningful progress (one rep told me to bring the phone to a store for an update). Then I chatted with a rep tonight and asked them to perform a CHLR refresh and reload my ESN. They had me pull the battery and the phone updated on reboot. Roaming finally works again.
I called and had a reset done and now I am stuck in 1x data hell roaming and not. Anyone else have that problem, I think I am gonna have to call back today and have them undo whatever they did.
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allu have to do is a chat online with sprint and tell them u have a error 16 they will do there magic and fix ur phone the error 16 fix works for kust about everything
With my bill going up and companies like metro PCs going down, which carrier would be the best to switch to both in price and service? (days, possible 4g)
Bump? Anyone?
it can be done, but as of right now as far as I know, there is no way to get the msl/spc code unless the phone is active. or you can pay someone get the code for you. Once you get the code you can then put the device in diag mode and flash a new prl for the carrier you want to use. I have flashed many phones to cricket and the photon can be flashed.
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it can be done, but as of right now as far as I know, there is no way to get the msl/spc code unless the phone is active. or you can pay someone get the code for you. Once you get the code you can then put the device in diag mode and flash a new prl for the carrier you want to use. I have flashed many phones to cricket and the photon can be flashed.
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Could this method work to flash my Photon over to cdma boost?
So far people are telling me I can't flash it, but the iFix store in the mall says I can flash to boost or metro. Please enlighten me. They said they charge 50. Is it possible and well I get 4g or anything? If so also, which company should I go for?
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So far people are telling me I can't flash it, but the iFix store in the mall says I can flash to boost or metro. Please enlighten me. They said they charge 50. Is it possible and well I get 4g or anything? If so also, which company should I go for?
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yes you can flash it with other carries i have mine working in IUSACELL (México), and i have 3g working too you just got to rewrite some nv items so the data configuration can be saved. You need your msl code in order to program it with cdma workshop
I have no idea how to do that I would have a company in the mall called Ifix flash it for me, just not sure which company would be best in Florida on the gulf coast. Metro, boost, cricket, simple mobile. Or if they can unlock the gsm portion?
I have my photon fully flashed to cricket, I paid someone $35 for it, took them like 5 hours but its working perfectly.
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yes you can flash it with other carries i have mine working in IUSACELL (México), and i have 3g working too you just got to rewrite some nv items so the data configuration can be saved. You need your msl code in order to program it with cdma workshop
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Hola. i have mine on metro pcs pero i dont have internet yet...can you help to get internet de metro pcs..
Working on it
I am working on getting mines flashed over to metropcs
I am waiting for the esn to be added to the database.
I should be able to get internet working on it, and maybe mms.
I will update when i have it up and running.
But so far i have gotten my msl/spc by using radiocom like here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1365058&highlight=msl&styleid=16
then after that you just have to add the esn here
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270915486238
then after that you have to change the msl/spc to 000000 with cdmaworkshop or qpst. But i cant get qpst to work so ill let you guys know once i am ready to do that part.
I can flash it for you, I have flashed my bros to cricket. the phone does not need to be active there is a method to get he MSL.. IF you are in the philadelphia area I can flash for you. I only charge 35 $
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i am working on getting mines flashed over to metropcs
i am waiting for the esn to be added to the database.
I should be able to get internet working on it, and maybe mms.
I will update when i have it up and running.
But so far i have gotten my msl/spc by using radiocom like here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1365058&highlight=msl&styleid=16
then after that you just have to add the esn here
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/ebayisapi.dll?viewitem&item=270915486238
then after that you have to change the msl/spc to 000000 with cdmaworkshop or qpst. But i cant get qpst to work so ill let you guys know once i am ready to do that part.
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any updates! Please let me know
Photon to Boost or Virgin Mobile
I'm also interested in finding out if a Photon can be flashed to Boost or Virgin Mobile. My Photon has a bad esn because I didn't pay the bill. I just read on Cnet Sprint is giving WiMax to Boost and Virgin Mobile (http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57...to-bring-wimax-to-boost-mobile-virgin-mobile/) which makes my Photon valuable to me again. Are there any updates on this subject? I have searched the net for cdma flashing software and it's a tad expensive and complicated (for me). Plus, I like to flash rom's and themes so I don't want to end up having to re-flash because of a ROM I used.
I had posted this elsewhere but here's what you guys need to know before proceeding.
To clear things up and put this to rest, here's some things you need to know about putting the Sprint Photon on other carriers.
Will not work on GSM in the United States
May work on Boost (requires you change/clone the ESN, illegal)
May work on Virgin (requires you change/clone the ESN, illegal)
Any method that requires you change or clone the ESN is illegal
May work on Cricket (Expect 4G to not work and expect it to take a while to get it to work right. grey area)
May work on other smaller CDMA carriers like Alaska Communications (see notes on moving to Cricket)
Both Boost and Virgin are subsidiaries of Sprint and flashing to them requires breaking some laws at a Federal level.
Your best and legal option is to leave CDMA altogether. If you are pleased with the Photon then getting a good condition used Motorola Atrix and having it unlocked for international service would be you best bet. You may still run into issues where certain features like data may not work with certain providers. I have been told by others that have done it that on the Atrix it's simply having the right APN settings.
Discussion of this nature tends to be frowned upon by the moderators due to the legality of the subject so don't be surprised if the thread gets closed.
help flash motorola photon to metro
Im not too good with touch screen phones yet. I just got one through sprint and got an account its a motorola photon. My first question can I switch and flash over my phone from sprint to metro? Second questions will i still get the internet? Third question does anything need to be done before hand such as example: account must be 0 balance. What would I need to flash? Is it hard to flash it? Can you explain in detail how to flash it. I just got an account and phone with sprint but when i seen the bill per month after i got home and baught the phone I was mad! Can I switch it over if I just got the account literally its 2 days old...please email me [email protected]
If you can us WiFi for most of your Data. ting (dot) com is the way to go. No flashing.
You just pay for what you get.
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rbeavers said:
If you can us WiFi for most of your Data. ting (dot) com is the way to go. No flashing.
You just pay for what you get.
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So if I understand you correctly, I cant flash the phone? what did you mean the first part of your reply?
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So if I understand you correctly, I cant flash the phone? what did you mean the first part of your reply?
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Your phones bootloader is locked. All most impossible to change.
If your off contract you can switch your Photon to ting real easy.
Ting is cheap if you don't use cell data , use WiFi were you can find it.
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Just activated my old photon on ting. Very straightforward and my bill is super cheap
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Expo Mobile will activate sprint devices without flashing. I am on their $35 unlimited talk, unlimited international text, and 500mb LTE data. Everything seems to be going good.
Google voice call forwarding does not work but the app does. People can call your Google voice number and it will still ring your phone. You can still make out going calls and it will display your Google voice number. What doesn't work is if someone calls your original cellphone number and it rings 6 times it will not forward to Google voice.
Sprint Voicemail app works.
4G LTE works great and i get 10-15mbps just about everywhere I go. Expo also has 24/7 customer care, most prepaids are closed after 10pm.
If you have a bad ESN this will not work the only other option you would have is either cricket or page plus and you will only get 3G data. Small price to pay with having a bad ESN.
Ting is very good too if you need google voice to work. I herd that they support it.
Okay I have searched entire site and no information what so ever. So here goes.
I have a Motorola Photon - Rooted thanks to forums.
There is a wireless service here in Ohio with CDMA phones called Revol Wireless with a month-to-month unlimited talk/text/web plan. But their phones are trash and are allowing other CDMA phones to be flashed to their service.
Corner stores all over columbus, with cell phone vendors inside, are flashing Sprint phones with bad ESN's to Revol Wireless.
I took my phone in ti multiple stores. Revol supports the Motorola Photon but wants to charge me $40-$60 JUST for the flashing service on top of the inital $50 monthly service fee.
Now, if I wanted to spend $100+ on a new phone I would just hit craigslist for a GSM unlocked.
Does ANYONE here know HOW I can do this without having to pay some over priced carry-out?
I can provide little information to get you started on the how-to...
Here is what you will need:
Rooted Android
USB data cable
Android drivers
HW Virtual Serial Port
CDMA Workshop 2.7 or 3.x higher
I have seen there is a simple "One click process" through software called Houdinisoft but they also charge a ridiculous amount of money for even a 1 time key.
But all over the internet I see people (those who know what they're doing) doing this process manually with no fee's.
Please help me save some money. -_-
FriendlyStalker said:
Okay I have searched entire site and no information what so ever. So here goes.
I have a Motorola Photon - Rooted thanks to forums.
There is a wireless service here in Ohio with CDMA phones called Revol Wireless with a month-to-month unlimited talk/text/web plan. But their phones are trash and are allowing other CDMA phones to be flashed to their service.
Corner stores all over columbus, with cell phone vendors inside, are flashing Sprint phones with bad ESN's to Revol Wireless.
I took my phone in ti multiple stores. Revol supports the Motorola Photon but wants to charge me $40-$60 JUST for the flashing service on top of the inital $50 monthly service fee.
Now, if I wanted to spend $100+ on a new phone I would just hit craigslist for a GSM unlocked.
Does ANYONE here know HOW I can do this without having to pay some over priced carry-out?
I can provide little information to get you started on the how-to...
Here is what you will need:
Rooted Android
USB data cable
Android drivers
HW Virtual Serial Port
CDMA Workshop 2.7 or 3.x higher
I have seen there is a simple "One click process" through software called Houdinisoft but they also charge a ridiculous amount of money for even a 1 time key.
But all over the internet I see people (those who know what they're doing) doing this process manually with no fee's.
Please help me save some money. -_-
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To make the phone work on there network all you really need to do is flash their prl to your phone and have them add your esn to their network. That's all that is really necessary. You can find plenty of info on prl flashing. It may be tough to find their prl. I think if you just get your phone to roam on their network with the esn added you can *228 to update it?
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na7q said:
To make the phone work on there network all you really need to do is flash their prl to your phone and have them add your esn to their network. That's all that is really necessary. You can find plenty of info on prl flashing. It may be tough to find their prl. I think if you just get your phone to roam on their network with the esn added you can *228 to update it?
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Thank you the time replying but no that doesnt help at all
It's a little more involved than that, but getting the prl on the phone will make talk and text work.. But that's about it. If you've never flashed a phone to another carrier and cant follow a tutorial online you might as well pony up the cash and have someone else do it. I've done lots of sprint and verizon phones flashed to cricket and it can be time consuming depending on the phone. A tutorial online to flash to cricket would be very similiar to what carrier you're trying to flash to, but you are gunna need all the carrier specific information for you Revol. I've never heard of them.
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Thank you the time replying but no that doesnt help at all
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well what exactly are you looking for then? am i not understanding something?
you'd also need to edit APN's for mms.
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It's a little more involved than that, but getting the prl on the phone will make talk and text work.. But that's about it. If you've never flashed a phone to another carrier and cant follow a tutorial online you might as well pony up the cash and have someone else do it. I've done lots of sprint and verizon phones flashed to cricket and it can be time consuming depending on the phone. A tutorial online to flash to cricket would be very similiar to what carrier you're trying to flash to, but you are gunna need all the carrier specific information for you Revol. I've never heard of them.
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it's pretty much that. prl and esn. plus apn's of course. i don't see what else could possible need to be touched to make it work.
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well what exactly are you looking for then? am i not understanding something?
you'd also need to edit APN's for mms.
it's pretty much that. prl and esn. plus apn's of course. i don't see what else could possible need to be touched to make it work.
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Never been able to get a phone on cricket to OTA with *228 after entering the PRL and have the data work. Always had to tinker around with cdma workshop and QPST. I have done less than 10 phones though so maybe I'm not that seasoned at it.
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Never been able to get a phone on cricket to OTA with *228 after entering the PRL and have the data work. Always had to tinker around with cdma workshop and QPST. I have done less than 10 phones though so maybe I'm not that seasoned at it.
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I forgot to mention the most obvious ones I assume everyone knows the min and mdn numbers. It's been a while for me... for data you need to edit the nv item I believe. Those are all super easy. It can be done in just minutes!
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I forgot to mention the most obvious ones I assume everyone knows the min and mdn numbers. It's been a while for me... for data you need to edit the nv item I believe. Those are all super easy. It can be done in just minutes!
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Yea, the nv items.. it's mostly pretty easy as long as you have all the info to enter.. i had problems with a galaxy s2 on cricket where i had to try tons of different prl's to get data and calls to work correctly.. don't know why.
Sorry for no reply
Thank you guys, for the time you took to reply to me. Sorry I have not been responding. I have been trying to do as much research on this as I possibly can before i get into it. But I still have no idea what you're talking about.
I can admit im in over my head. I root every android phone I have ever had. I have jail broken every ipod I ever had with 0 casualties because I find an online tutorial and follow STEP BY STEP. lol
But there is no tutorial anywhere for this.
Im VERY good at following directions but you guys arent giving directions you are giving steps of what needs done. Not how to do them. Im sorry I AM a noob that just reads tutorials. I dont wanna take a crash course on this phone lol.