how can i bypass the activation prompts on an eris i just bought off ebay? i want to get root and just kind of play around with it before activation.....thanks
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helowrenchturn2 said:
how can i bypass the activation prompts on an eris i just bought off ebay? i want to get root and just kind of play around with it before activation.....thanks
[Edit] Nevermind, figured it out
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You were willing to ask the question - so ... please share what you found so that a person searching this site doesn't end up with:
"Nevermind, figured it out."
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Sorry...when the activation starts dialing just hit the home button. If that doesnt work try the menu button
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The above works but will revert back to the activation screen if you power cycle. So in addition you may also want to press Emergency Call then dial ##PROGRAM + Send enter 000000 and change with MDN and MIN to 999-999-9999 this way the phone thinks it's activated.
Enjoy,
BillA
I successfully bypassed activation by allowing the activation call to initiate and then I hit "2" for the "roaming" option. That will automatically fail and once the call ends. You will be able to press next for the subsequent step in the phone setup process.
Hi,
Running GSB 1.9 on my Eris.
Starting today, my phone has been switching between 3G and 1X, and seems to stay on 1X more.
I've seen posts saying that I should update the PRL by dialing *228 opt 2. Problem though. After dialing *228, I never get the option to open up the keypad to enter option 2. All I get is a red screen with "Activate your phone" at the top, with a note "Please wait while your phone is being programmed." There is a status bar under this note, a "Speaker" button and "Back" button at the bottom. No phone buttons work on this except for the "Home" and "Back" button.
As I'm typing this, I called once more. After waiting on hold, it automatically went into programming and gave me a note that it may take 15 minutes to work.
Nothing's worked yet.
Any help?
For all of the non-HTC based ROMs (Froyo and GB in particular), if you long-press on menu, it should pop up the keyboard. From there you can change to the numeric entry and press 2 (or 1 if you want to activate the phone.)
Since I can't remember the last time I dialed *228, I decided to give it try.
And long pressing on menu worked as doogald said.
Thanks
You can also insert two 2 second pauses followed by 2 (for roaming update) from the dialer before hitting send.
Curious, did reprogramming help the switching from 1x to 3g?
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or dial *22899 and that will do the same as selecting option 2 when dialing *228
CondemnedSoul said:
or dial *22899 and that will do the same as selecting option 2 when dialing *228
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thanks. i did not know this. much easier than long pressing menu, sometimes it doesnt recognize the numbers properly.
Did *228 fix the 3g 1x problem for you? It did not for me, but flashing a newer radio seemed to do the trick.
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klobkelosh said:
Did *228 fix the 3g 1x problem for you? It did not for me, but flashing a newer radio seemed to do the trick.
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No, it seemed to fix itself the next day or two. Must have been a Verizon problem.
I put the TeamHackSung ICS 6.5 rom on my Fascinate, and have found that if I dial *228, once the call connects I'm left without a dial pad...and thus can't access the activation process.
Anyone else notice this, or is it just me?
tap the home key, phone icon, return to call in progress, then the dial pad icon. its a known glitch on ics roms.
Didn't work. After pressing home and then the phone icon, I tried both "Return to call in progress" and "Use touch tone keypad", but both just returned me to the call without a dial pad nor button to bring it up.
actually dont hit return to call in progress, just select use touchtone keypad...you might have to do it twice.
droidstyle said:
actually dont hit return to call in progress, just select use touchtone keypad...you might have to do it twice.
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No, still not getting it. After hitting home and then the phone button, my screen shows three choices: Use touch tone keypad, Return to call in progress, and Add call. The first two just return me to the keypad-less call in progress. "Add call" does in fact give me a keypad, but the tones it generates are not heard by the call in progress. I tried hitting "1" and then the call button from this point, but it just went back to my home screen. I then had to hit the phone button, either of the first two options to get back to the activation call, and then the "Back" button to hang up.
If I don't hang up in time, my phone gets completely deactivated...no phone or 3G capability, meaning that I can't even dial #228, never mind pressing "1" after dialing it, but fortunately rebooting the phone restored the activation.
I've never been able to use *228 on any MTD rom. It does all the same stuff you mentioned. So long as your connection is working, I wouldn't worry about it.
atomD21 said:
I've never been able to use *228 on any MTD rom. It does all the same stuff you mentioned. So long as your connection is working, I wouldn't worry about it.
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Thanks, I feel reassured. Hopefully *228 activation won't ever be needed again.
Yeah but Option 2 from *228 is a good thing. You have two options, but I'm only going to bring up one since it's the easiest.
*22890 ---> This will program/activate your phone.
*22891 ---> This will update your roaming capabilities.
No need to hit other buttons after dialing. Let it finish, and reboot your phone.
Excellent!
OhioYJ said:
Yeah but Option 2 from *228 is a good thing. You have two options, but I'm only going to bring up one since it's the easiest.
*22890 ---> This will program/activate your phone.
*22891 ---> This will update your roaming capabilities.
No need to hit other buttons after dialing. Let it finish, and reboot your phone.
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Someone wrongfully told me *22899... Awesome to know the right one now.thanks
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I've always used *22899. No problems.
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the entity said:
I've always used *22899. No problems.
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Seems to drop the call on me
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You can always do *228,,,,,2 The commas are pauses. The screen will say that the updated roaming was not successful, but the message says it is. You can also replace the 2 with a 1 to do activation (however it's not needed if you have data as others have suggested).
http://exzacklyright.blogspot.com/2012/02/over-air-programming-ota-verizon.html
I did it, I got it to work.
awedel said:
You can always do *228,,,,,2 The commas are pauses. The screen will say that the updated roaming was not successful, but the message says it is. You can also replace the 2 with a 1 to do activation (however it's not needed if you have data as others have suggested).
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I used this way by setting the (*228,,,,1,,,555-555-5555#,,,,5555#) all of the numbers I needed to push, I made into a contact. Then I just pushed the contact.
OhioYJ said:
Yeah but Option 2 from *228 is a good thing. You have two options, but I'm only going to bring up one since it's the easiest.
*22890 ---> This will program/activate your phone.
*22891 ---> This will update your roaming capabilities.
No need to hit other buttons after dialing. Let it finish, and reboot your phone.
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awedel said:
You can always do *228,,,,,2 The commas are pauses. The screen will say that the updated roaming was not successful, but the message says it is. You can also replace the 2 with a 1 to do activation (however it's not needed if you have data as others have suggested).
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Did you see my post on the first page, it seems easier.
I did see your post, but that option doesn't work for my phone for whatever reason.
Hello,
I have about 7 Razer XT912's that will not make a call. I proceed to call "611" and then press the "call" button and the phone just sits at the dial screen and does not call. The phones are all receiving perfect signal and sim cards are in the phones. After letting the phone sit for about 10-15 minutes on the call screen I noticed one of the phones would randomly make the call. This does not happen to all of them. I also noticed that the phones would not hard reset from the setting menu. It would act like it was loading for a hard reset then would just disappear. I would have to manually go to the recovery menu using the power/volume buttons. Hard resetting does not fix the issue. They are all at version 4.0.4 and are all doing the same thing. One of my extra XT912 is at 2.3.6 and has no problems. Could it be the 4.0.4 software?? I tried to call motorolla but they can not give me a straight answer. This is obviously an issue with their software or something. Has anyone else experienced something like this and found a fix?
Any information would help. Thanks!!!
bump. nobody has encounter an issue with the XT912's like this???
Hello,
I have about 7 Razer XT912's that will not make a call. I proceed to call "611" and then press the "call" button and the phone just sits at the dial screen and does not call. The phones are all receiving perfect signal and sim cards are in the phones. After letting the phone sit for about 10-15 minutes on the call screen I noticed one of the phones would randomly make the call. This does not happen to all of them. I also noticed that the phones would not hard reset from the setting menu. It would act like it was loading for a hard reset then would just disappear. I would have to manually go to the recovery menu using the power/volume buttons. Hard resetting does not fix the issue. They are all at version 4.0.4 and are all doing the same thing. One of my extra XT912 is at 2.3.6 and has no problems. Could it be the 4.0.4 software?? I tried to call motorolla but they can not give me a straight answer. This is obviously an issue with their software or something. Has anyone else experienced something like this and found a fix?
Any information would help. Thanks!!!