Photon wont pick up a signal - Motorola Photon 4G

I pressed *#*#4636#*#* and set gsm bands to usa now my phone wont pick up any kind of signal at all well only 4g. Has this happened to anyone or do you kno how i can fix this
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Yes your forcing gsm from what it sounds like.
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snoopy1e11 said:
I pressed *#*#4636#*#* and set gsm bands to usa now my phone wont pick up any kind of signal at all well only 4g. Has this happened to anyone or do you kno how i can fix this
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Just reflash the full SBF. You can easily find a guide in development section.
No other option..be sure to be locked bootloader whenever flashing stock SBFs
Plz note if you are on Build number before '4.5.1A-1_SUN_198-6' an ota update can also fix your problem,Just hit about phone>system updates>update motorola software.
.....otherwise you have to reflash via rsdlite.

I did the same thing and theres no way around rsd a sbf..i did it and it kept all my stuff except root and a few other custom settings
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motorolatriumph said:
I did the same thing and theres no way around rsd a sbf..i did it and it kept all my stuff except root and a few other custom settings
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Thanx i found a simpler way. But i am on 198_6 but it always says im up to date
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snoopy1e11 said:
Thanx i found a simpler way. But i am on 198_6 but it always says im up to date
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if you are already on 198_6 then you have to reflash sbf via rsdlite..

deepak251146 said:
if you are already on 198_6 then you have to reflash sbf via rsdlite..
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^^^^^^What he said^^^^^^
I'm a MoPho-in Martian

Which ROM?. I can't get data on spleef at all. Wifi bugs out too.

Just incase, before you guys end up having to do everything all over,
try rebooting into recovery, wiping /cache and dalvik cashe, then fixing Permissions and reboot. May save you some time perhaps?
MoPhoACTV Initiative

When it happened to me I was rooted, unlocked, etc. SBF was the only fix, tried everything else. After SBF I repeated what my kid did and the only fix (even on stock) was to SBF.
I'm a MoPho-in Martian

My fix was ##786# and restore factory defaults. I finally got 198_7 on my phone it updated my prl to 51085 better speeds phone seems snappier too!
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snoopy1e11 said:
Thanx i found a simpler way. But i am on 198_6 but it always says im up to date
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please share it What is the simpler way???
nothing happens when i dial ##786#
I guess this doesnt work when you have custom rom installed

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Killed my 3g please help!

So I have a mesmerize but run fascinate roms and radio. I flashed the cm7. Test build then flashed back to stock with odin. And now im stuck on 1x data only. I've tried bout everything. Please help.
Fixed just need to reflash ec10 with pit file and repartoin and efs clear to redo programming.
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Try a battery pull... if not that... then I would flash a different radio.
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tweakymattman said:
So I have a mesmerize but run fascinate roms and radio. I flashed the cm7. Test build then flashed back to stock with odin. And now im stuck on 1x data only. I've tried bout everything. Please help.
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yea, try the battery pull. If that doesn't work, try to odin the EC01 radio (I was told you can do that with the mez, but not sure). Also, this belongs in Q/A not development.
I've tried three different radios. None work. And I had to pull the battery several times for odin. And I posted this in development in hope of knowledgable developers seeing it.
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tweakymattman said:
I've tried three different radios. None work. And I had to pull the battery several times for odin. And I posted this in development in hope of knowledgable developers seeing it.
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Yeah im sorry for ur predicament but that's still not a reason to post in development..otherwise everyone with issues would
nitsuj17 said:
Yeah im sorry for ur predicament but that's still not a reason to post in development..otherwise everyone with issues would
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Not to mention a reason for posting about a mesmerize problem in the fascinate forum - these guys don't use our phone so may not be able to help you
On a side note, this might be worth a shot, if not you'll need to flash a full stock build with odin with re-partition checked to make sure your phone is completely re-formatted;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InN-Z340BO0
Either way, if you need to continue - post this in the mesmerize general forum (and only there).
Before you do all that try doing a simple ESN swap. Do a forum search right here in the Fascinate forums. A lot of people lost their 3G data when flashing ED01 Froyo. If you have the same problem myself and most of us had then flashing other radios and roms won't do a damn thing but make you mad.
Found it. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1051543
3G Signal Loss - Try DMU Rest or ESN Swap
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jamesnmandy said:
Found it. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1051543
3G Signal Loss - Try DMU Rest or ESN Swap
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+1 to this, I've had to do it twice. Works like a charm
"Madness is only the first step to becoming what I am."
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I ran into this same problem, I also have the Mes...here is what I did to fix, In Odin, I flashed the EC10 stock for the Mes, aqnd I checked the boxes "re-partition" and "EFS Clear", when I rebooted, I had signal (no 3g and couldnt make calls" but I used *228 and it re activated my phone, bingo, 3g back.
Basically what I did was remove ALL information on the phone, which included the MIN and MDN so when I re activated it and activated my data again.
You should try to hook your phone, up in qpst service painting and enter your info for the mez in the ppp tab
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bwot75 said:
I ran into this same problem, I also have the Mes...here is what I did to fix, In Odin, I flashed the EC10 stock for the Mes, aqnd I checked the boxes "re-partition" and "EFS Clear", when I rebooted, I had signal (no 3g and couldnt make calls" but I used *228 and it re activated my phone, bingo, 3g back.
Basically what I did was remove ALL information on the phone, which included the MIN and MDN so when I re activated it and activated my data again.
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Haha so your fix made the most sense to me. And also was the easyest. And now I'm stuck on bootloader. Uhg.
Fixed now back to old set up 3g works. Bad odin file.
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3g

hey guys the reason of this thread is that im just getting 1x when usually was getting 3g everytime,so after the ota update the signal is relly bad and i been upgrading and downrading prl, can someone help me out if theres is a solution?
Are you saying that it's always on 1X? Or is it constantly switching back and forth?
oohaylima said:
Are you saying that it's always on 1X? Or is it constantly switching back and forth?
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is always in 1x bro
Ah, there is an answer to this. Someone here came across this earlier. Let's see if we can find it.............
I was having the same problem, so I downgrade the prl and problem solved!
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Hmmmm......from what I can gather, have you tried checking what the preferred mode is on?
togo13 said:
I was having the same problem, so I downgrade the prl and problem solved!
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ive doneall of tht bro
oohaylima said:
Hmmmm......from what I can gather, have you tried checking what the preferred mode is on?
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how do i check that?
Go to the dialer and hit ##3282#, put in your msl, click on EVDO --> hit preferred mode --> change from CDMA only to automatic if different. Commit changes and reboot.
oohaylima said:
Go to the dialer and hit ##3282#, put in your msl, click on EVDO --> hit preferred mode --> change from CDMA only to automatic if different. Commit changes and reboot.
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It was automatic already bro
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Recommit. Maybe it could be a glitch. We'll keep searching for other solutions in the meantime. Another ROM maybe?
What prl are you on? I know you said you downgraded, but maybe it didn't take? The latest prl sent out by Sprint is causing this issue for everyone.
Wat prl r u currently on? If its 58080 or somethin its a 1xrtt prl that is blocking ur 3g. U need to revert back to 21080. Search the 3d forum for instructions. Sprint pushed out a bad prl! Still havent fixed it. This works for unrooted phones as well.
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Visionikz03 said:
Wat prl r u currently on? If its 58080 or somethin its a 1xrtt prl that is blocking ur 3g. U need to revert back to 21080. Search the 3d forum for instructions. Sprint pushed out a bad prl! Still havent fixed it. This works for unrooted phones as well.
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right now im on prl 21080 but man it is weird for real yo ima flash synergy now to see what happen
There is a 21081 zip in one of these threads about 3g signal, download and then use ##775# and then update your prl that way...I did it and my 3g is perfect...if you can't find the thread about 29 posts down get ahold of housry23 he will hook u up w what u need
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I wrote up a tutorial on how to update your PRL manually if this helps.
http://sirthumpalot.blogspot.com/2011/09/how-to-fix-bad-prl-updates-for-htc-evo.html
Goodluck!
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I had a problem like that after flasing clean ROM , what I dis is update profile and got fixed
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SirThumpaLot said:
I wrote up a tutorial on how to update your spl manually if this helps.
http://sirthumpalot.blogspot.com/2011/09/how-to-fix-bad-prl-updates-for-htc-evo.html
Goodluck!
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This fixed mine. Thanks
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shockwaveaz said:
This fixed mine. Thanks
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No problem, dood.... Anytime!
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2.3.5 for Electrify/Photon, De-odexed included, Radio(Electrify only)

I am not responsible for the things you do to your phone.
I no longer have this phone. With that being said, I will still keep these links up. If for some reason they don't work, I WILL NOT be updating them. If you need them or wish to redistribute them, go for it and grab them while they are still here.
It was a nice phone while it lasted, but after 6 replacements I moved on to something better.
This DOES NOT unlock your bootloader, but will update to 2.3.5 on the already unlocked phones. Sorry to the folks that are locked with the 2.3.5 update. Hopefully something soon happens for you.
This is stock 2.3.5 WITH the updated kernel. Updated baseband as well, in a separate .zip of course.
Download link- http://http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1407...UN_USC_19.0-19-release-keys-signed-USC-US.zip
MD5- f63b20e76ff03107475f5ba033e00084
De-odexed
Download link- http://dl.dropbox.com/u/14078277/electrify_2.3.5_deodexed-zipaligned.zip
MD5- f1f6cbdd1340ed2e96b6848ef710a87a
Here is the updated radio. Electrify only!
This will update your radio from n_01.10.00s.xj to n_01.11.00s.xj
Flash in CWM
Please don't be a dumbass and flash on the Photon.
Download link- http://dl.dropbox.com/u/14078277/electrify_2.3.5_bp.img.zip
MD5- 669f600effecc7e2acfac82e068eabe9
Known issues-
MMS on Sprint- Use GoSMS with Sprint MMS settings
Wifi-Fixed!
You could use my modified install-recovery.sh it enables init.d on stock roms. Btw great job
yepitsme19 said:
I am not responsible for the things you do to your phone.
This DOES NOT unlock your bootloader, but will update to 2.3.5 on the already unlocked phones. Sorry to the folks that are locked with the 2.3.5 update. Hopefully something soon happens for you.
Thanks to samcripp here at XDA and his Fruit Cake Maker, I have a CWM flashable .zip for you. This is stock 2.3.5 WITH the updated kernel. I still haven't figured out how to update the baseband though
Download link-http://www.multiupload.com/QXI98X7NNX
MD5- 420fbfb46bf4547d23dcd9ae29171afa
Flashing this will revert your recovery to the stock recovery BUT will keep you unlocked
Re-install your custom recovery according to this guide-http://www.teamuscellular.com/Forum/viewtopic.php?f=105&t=1221
Also, I have noticed that after every boot it re-installs the stock recovery. To fix this, use a root file explorer(I use Root Explorer) and go into /system/etc and delete the file "install-recovery.sh"
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Gonna see if it works on the photon......if so maybe a new base joker?
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Everything except mms works fresh flash.....even 1080p video. The mms should be easily fixable.
If your real picky the us cellular on the notification and such but thats easily fixeable as well.
Needs to be deodexed
Programming menu is #073887* then hit dial enter msl
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Is this safe to flash on a photon?
ChadH42 said:
Is this safe to flash on a photon?
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I believe that is what cryptix is getting at... But don't take my word for it as I don't have a Photon.
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It s full working on my PHOTON 4G.
Great working! Fastest stock, GSM is working!
but PC see photon as electrify mb853
yepitsme19 said:
Also, I have noticed that after every boot it re-installs the stock recovery. To fix this, use a root file explorer(I use Root Explorer) and go into /system/etc and delete the file "install-recovery.sh"
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I have been using this since you posted it on TUSCC forums and I prefer it over my fudged method, However I have not had this issue with it at all..
My Recovery stays the same after I have re-flashed it, after flashing this ROM.. Weird..
Yeah you could change the topic to electrify/photon.
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Cythrawl said:
I have been using this since you posted it on TUSCC forums and I prefer it over my fudged method, However I have not had this issue with it at all..
My Recovery stays the same after I have re-flashed it, after flashing this ROM.. Weird..
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Hmm...Idk then. It always seems to replace for me lol.
criptix said:
Yeah you could change the topic to electrify/photon
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So everything on the Photon works except for MMS?
Yup still running now no problems.
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criptix said:
Yup still running now no problems.
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Maybe it's just APN settings for the MMS?
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Yeah i havent messed with it yet to see plus some apps are showing device incompatible which is a few changes as well
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Does this fix the screen becoming unresponsive after touching a specific area for more than 30 seconds?
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Dsparil said:
Does this fix the screen becoming unresponsive after touching a specific area for more than 30 seconds?
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No clue. I haven't had any problems with it but I'm on an Electrify not a Photon. Flash and find out
Dsparil said:
Does this fix the screen becoming unresponsive after touching a specific area for more than 30 seconds?
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Thats actually a feature more or less so if water gets on the screen it doesnt bug out, can be annoying on games tho
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criptix said:
Thats actually a feature more or less so if water gets on the screen it doesnt bug out, can be annoying on games tho
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I'm not saying this to troll, but this is a deal breaker for me, and I never thought for a minute that Sprint's only Tegra powered phone would be crippled over a trivial limitation.
Here is to hopes for motorola to make this feature optional in a future update.
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Our screen is way too sensitive without that feature. I disabled it once. That was a dark day
Dsparil said:
I'm not saying this to troll, but this is a deal breaker for me, and I never thought for a minute that Sprint's only Tegra powered phone would be crippled over a trivial limitation.
Here is to hopes for motorola to make this feature optional in a future update.
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jokersax11 said:
Our screen is way too sensitive without that feature. I disabled it once. That was a dark day
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I think if motorola would make it optional as well as add at least more than 2 points of multitouch this would help gaming. There are several games that can use more than 2 touch points.
Joker, with it disabled is there no way to adjust it?
Probably, but youre screen has to be perfectly clean all the time.
scoobdude said:
I think if motorola would make it optional as well as add at least more than 2 points of multitouch this would help gaming. There are several games that can use more than 2 touch points.
Joker, with it disabled is there no way to adjust it?
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Bootloader pseudo Roms

Ok im rooted with bootstrap. Flashed skinny 4g and its running smooth.
Now is skinny 4g the only bootstrap flashable pseudo rom available?
Also does someone have the 197 sbf file in their dropbox.
I have tried all the links with explorer and Opera, but it alwaya fails.
I'm going to AUS the end of January and dont want to bork my radio's before i use my telstra sim.
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Most reliable place I know to get it from. No problems downloading it with IE. I suppose you could try chrome?
http://www.holylivingfuck.com/ACS/SBFs/
I suppose you could play around with creating and restoring nandroids from bootstrap.
ScottieRotten said:
Most reliable place I know to get it from. No problems downloading it with IE. I suppose you could try chrome?
http://www.holylivingfuck.com/ACS/SBFs/
I suppose you could play around with creating and restoring nandroids from bootstrap.
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Done that, i'm backed up with stock rom and skinny via bootstrap.
I've flashed multiple themes with no hiccups.
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ttkyles said:
Done that, i'm backed up with stock rom and skinny via bootstrap.
I've flashed multiple themes with no hiccups.
I'm patiently waiting for a bootloader unlock with 4g
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Okay so back to your original post, you have the 198-7 so your good there.?
yea i finally got the sbf file ..
still kind of hesitant though ,I dont see much out there(ROM wise) to bork my 4G

Safe to flash radios on boost?

Hello again. I'm here with another question from 3d land.
My EVO 3D CDMA is flashed to Boost Mobile (meid/esn was changed). I see that the new ota is available.
Is it safe to flash this firmware? Will it reset my esn/meid to the original?
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Datguy_n_Disguy said:
Hello again. I'm here with another question from 3d land.
My EVO 3D CDMA is flashed to Boost Mobile (meid/esn was changed). I see that the new ota is available.
Is it safe to flash this firmware? Will it reset my esn/meid to the original?
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I'm 98% sure you will have no problem with the esn/meid reverting
did you flash yourself (have donor) or not?
louforgiveno said:
I'm 98% sure you will have no problem with the esn/meid reverting
did you flash yourself (have donor) or not?
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No, cell bros flashed it. They used a donor but I guarantee that they threw it away a while ago
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looking for help too , someone else flashed my phone for me and i want to upgrade to the new ics room but im scared because it had new radio hboot and all that and i dont my flash to revert back ,
I would like to know if this is going to cause any issues as well. I am in the same boat as everyone else.
Anyone?
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Nevermind.
Verified that flashing the new firmware does NOT affect boost mobile flash.
Datguy_n_Disguy said:
Nevermind.
Verified that flashing the new firmware does NOT affect boost mobile flash.
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so you flashed the new firmware on your flashed phone and it still works? im about to install it on mines
RoyalYeo said:
so you flashed the new firmware on your flashed phone and it still works? im about to install it on mines
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Yup. Nothing really seems different either.
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Datguy_n_Disguy said:
Yup. Nothing really seems different either.
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Hey do u have radio disconnect like alot of us are having. Can't seem to figure this out. I have 2 EVO 3ds one is s on and has no root even on stock gingerbread. The other one is s off with cool Rom v7 with latest firmware and I still random straight to voicemail problems. When I call out it returns to normal. I'm going to try something else tomorrow I'm going to turn this phone off and turn my diner back on for the day and see if it is happening on the doner.
gmzombie said:
Hey do u have radio disconnect like alot of us are having. Can't seem to figure this out. I have 2 EVO 3ds one is s on and has no root even on stock gingerbread. The other one is s off with cool Rom v7 with latest firmware and I still random straight to voicemail problems. When I call out it returns to normal. I'm going to try something else tomorrow I'm going to turn this phone off and turn my diner back on for the day and see if it is happening on the doner.
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When did that issue start? after the firmware update, or before?
louforgiveno said:
When did that issue start? after the firmware update, or before?
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I had it for a while now. At least 3 months or so. No rhyme or reason but I've tried everything it seems.
gmzombie said:
I had it for a while now. At least 3 months or so. No rhyme or reason but I've tried everything it seems.
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you can check your "accloc"...(something like that)...settings in qpst.....the lower the number, the higher priority your phone has on the tower. (2) is a good number to be set at....i think boost default is (5)
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When did that issue start? after the firmware update, or before?
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I had it for a while now. At least 3 months or so. No rhyme or reason but I've tried everything it seems.
Datguy_n_Disguy said:
Yup. Nothing really seems different either.
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so i just download the firrmware file goto into recovery and install from zip? sorry im a big noob when it comes to android '/
louforgiveno said:
you can check your "accloc"...(something like that)...settings in qpst.....the lower the number, the higher priority your phone has on the tower. (2) is a good number to be set at....i think boost default is (5)
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mine was already set to 2
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gmzombie said:
mine was already set to 2
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its weird because i have 2 evo 3ds one has s-on and stock gingerbread and the other one is s-off with cool rom v7 and they both do the same thing. it starts off good when i do a master reset and hands free activation but with 2 days its back to normal?
RoyalYeo said:
so i just download the firrmware file goto into recovery and install from zip? sorry im a big noob when it comes to android '/
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Nope. You name the zip PG86IMG and place it in the root of your sd and boot into hboot
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how about for you datguy n disguy do you have this issue at all?
gmzombie said:
how about for you datguy n disguy do you have this issue at all?
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I don't think so... Not many people call me, but when they do it always works like it should...
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Datguy_n_Disguy said:
I don't think so... Not many people call me, but when they do it always works like it should...
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do i need to be s-off to flash the new firmware? -.- cause im s-on does this mean i cant install ics?

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