[Q] Motorola Photon 4G Bad ESN - Motorola Photon 4G

Hi i have this motorola photon 4G and I was plan on getting it connect with sprint but I was told that it has a blocked esn. what does this exactly mean and is there a way I could unblock and will I still be able to us it with sprint
Thank You

Means it's a lost/stolen phone. No legal way to get around that and use it on Sprint
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w0lf215 said:
Means it's a lost/stolen phone. No legal way to get around that and use it on Sprint
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This^^^
Basically it's a parts device now. Once they are reported as lost or stolen the carrier puts the ESN on a blacklist. Once this happens pretty much no one will activate it.

Might be able to do the GMS mod and use tmoble or ATT.
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coolkidz said:
Hi i have this motorola photon 4G and I was plan on getting it connect with sprint but I was told that it has a blocked esn. what does this exactly mean and is there a way I could unblock and will I still be able to us it with sprint
Thank You
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What's the Android version? 2.3.4 or 2.3.5 ???
Where are you located?

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[Q] This real?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110725877940&ssPageName=ADME:X:RTQ:US:1123
I dont believe him, I contacted him and he said
"It is not impossible. I have sold 3 on ebay already and I have one that I own myself that is flashed to boost. If you are interested in buying one please contact me if not then have a great day"
I have flashed HTC Incredibles, Evo's, Shifts, and Galaxies, but the 3D is out of the question.
Why is the 3d out of the question?
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The 3D has been flashed to other carriers.
I've seen a few shops here selling 3D's on a carrier called Cricket. Not sure about Boost but I don't see how it's out of the realm of possibility.
The 3D should be impossible because Htc made it so once a scan For ESN and MEID locations start that it will hide it automatically. I forgot the encryption type they use but I know you can't scan it, (google it if u don't believe me) so only way to zero out the esn is by manually finding it by looking through trillions of esn and MEID locations.
Therefore it can only mean is fake he claims he has sold but has no history of selling any.
Trust me if that were possible I would be one of the first ones to find out because not even in download mode I'm I able to scan for locations.
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Saviazi said:
I've seen a few shops here selling 3D's on a carrier called Cricket. Not sure about Boost but I don't see how it's out of the realm of possibility.
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Cricket is possible because they accept the bad esn and enter it in their system but to change to Boost Mobile will not work since u need to clone a phone into it.
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eljean said:
Cricket is possible because they accept the bad esn and enter it in their system but to change to Boost Mobile will not work since u need to clone a phone into it.
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Ohh interesting. Yeah the guy's claims sound kind of suspect then..
Thanks for explaining it!
I think that's kind of over priced do those have clean esn's
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nuggyunlimited said:
I think that's kind of over priced do those have clean esn's
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Supposedly is flashed to Boost Mobile.

Leaving sprint what do you guys suggest ?

I hate leaving the evo behind but can't deal with the horrible service in my area what do u guys suggest besides cspire and other smaller carriers. Pretty much out of at&t T-Mobile or verizon .
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samuelwatts said:
I hate leaving the evo behind but can't deal with the horrible service in my area what do u guys suggest besides cspire and other smaller carriers. Pretty much out of at&t T-Mobile or verizon .
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Im in the process of leaving sprint too, set the 10005 prl and roam control and torrenting lol. Will be terminated soon. Im going to Verizon though or Tmobile. Why dont you just go with tmobile or att and buy a phone and go prepaid
samuelwatts said:
I hate leaving the evo behind but can't deal with the horrible service in my area what do u guys suggest besides cspire and other smaller carriers. Pretty much out of at&t T-Mobile or verizon .
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I would suggest buying a GSM Evo 3D and getting a GSM carrier like T-Mobile, AT&T, or Simple Mobile. Good thing all of the main networks here in Russia are GSM, I don't like the CDMA system.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/HTC-EVO-3D-...0642236437?pt=Cell_Phones&hash=item2567060015
I used someone else's address told them I moved and its a non coverage area so they waived both etf fees !
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samuelwatts said:
I used someone else's address told them I moved and its a non coverage area so they waived both etf fees !
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Wait, ARE YOU SERIOUS?
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You should give Cingular a shot
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PatrickHuey said:
Wait, ARE YOU SERIOUS?
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yeah... serious as **** cancer and it worked no ?'s ask lol
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Mastajeff said:
Im in the process of leaving sprint too, set the 10005 prl and roam control and torrenting lol. Will be terminated soon. Im going to Verizon though or Tmobile. Why dont you just go with tmobile or att and buy a phone and go prepaid
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If they terminate u do u keep your number or is it gone
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yeah... serious as **** cancer and it worked no ?'s ask lol
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you have to provide proof such as a water bill drivers license with new address or something of that nature
No I didn't provide any proof like water bills or anything I just told them I moved over the phone and yes I was able to keep both of my phone numbers
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No I didn't provide any proof like water bills or anything I just told them I moved over the phone and yes I was able to keep both of my phone numbers
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What about the phones? Is the ESN still clean or do you have to turn them in?
well they must have changed procedure cause i tried to do this and they asked for proof
twiztidninja said:
well they must have changed procedure cause i tried to do this and they asked for proof
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It depends on the agent you get; whenever I do any shananigans I usually call the spanish line since they're based in Mexico, have full power over the acct, and are less likely to question your shiz.
And, yeah, the ESN will be clean if you do such a procedure.
Yeah maybe I got lucky who knows !
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Yeah maybe I got lucky who knows !
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How's the Galaxy Nexus treating you, btw? I'm in the process of perhaps leaving Sprint and it's my first choice but I've heard lots of issues are afoot w/ the Verizon version.
Your thoughts?

Droid X2 to prepaid

I have a Droid X2 laying around and was wondering if I was able to switch this phone to a Verizon prepaid or any other pay as you go service?
Dominazn said:
I have a Droid X2 laying around and was wondering if I was able to switch this phone to a Verizon prepaid or any other pay as you go service?
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I'm pretty sure it will run on pageplus. They use Verizon's system so the coverage and service would be the same. As long as the esn is good on it.
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galaxyjeff said:
I'm pretty sure it will run on pageplus. They use Verizon's system so the coverage and service would be the same. As long as the esn is good on it.
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Phones legit. When got this phone as a replacement I decided to just activate my old BlackBerry. PagePlus another type of pay as you go?
Pag plus cellular does indeed work. (Sending from mu dx2 on PP)
Its a good deal. 55$/month unlimited voice/text and 2GB data
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Pag plus cellular does indeed work. (Sending from mu dx2 on PP)
Its a good deal. 55$/month unlimited voice/text and 2GB data
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Whats needs to be done to the phone before attempting to activate on PagePlus?
basically just filled out the account stuff here: http://www.pagepluscellular.com/Online Store/Activate.aspx
once that was done I had the activate phone thing come up and dial out with verizons horrid music..
But I bought mine used lil over a month ago, from cowboom for 150$. (might not be a great deal, but was with AT&T before, 2g towers locally = max of about 150MB used a month, and miserable lol)
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Pag plus cellular does indeed work. (Sending from mu dx2 on PP)
Its a good deal. 55$/month unlimited voice/text and 2GB data
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You are using a Droid x2 on Page Plus Cellular? I've been looking to go prepaid but most prepaid networks that allow you to bring in other carrier's phones (the X2 is Verizon's) require that it be a GSM phone so you can use the new carriers SIM card. The X2 is a CDMA phone, and they don't make a GSM version. I'm curious how you got it working, because Verizon is driving me nuts and I'm looking to switch.
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I did a ton of research on trying to bring my X2 to a prepaid network, and on all the networks I checked it couldn't be done. Then again I've never heard of Page Plus so maybe they can. I looked at Simple Mobile, Boost, and Straight Talk and they all require a GSM phone if you want to bring in your own.
page plus resell only verizon services. so cdma only.
http://www.pagepluscellular.com/default.aspx
http://www.howardforums.com/forumdisplay.php/364-Page-Plus-Cellular
I think your phone has to be rooted for this to work
I'm on page plus too. Root isn't needed nor any flashing involved. Just activate on their site or call in. Doesn't even need clear esn.
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Mickyyy said:
I'm on page plus too. Root isn't needed nor any flashing involved. Just activate on their site or call in. Doesn't even need clear esn.
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Thats awesome. Thought I was going to have to ditch the x2.
Running mine on page plus with no issues
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Can confirm dx2 on page plus no flashing needed but I do think it has to have a clear ESN.
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diekrazy said:
Can confirm dx2 on page plus no flashing needed but I do think it has to have a clear ESN.
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I was told they don't use Verizon blacklists so the esn doesn't matter.could be wrong though!
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Will confirm that tomorrow have a bad esn phone coming in.
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I'm on page plus too with the DX2. been with them for 4 years. No root or flash needed, just a clean ESN.
I was able to get PagePlus working on it...thanks for all the replies.
I use my x2 on prepaid and I pay $95 a month and I have unlimited data.
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I'm on page plus too. Root isn't needed nor any flashing involved. Just activate on their site or call in. Doesn't even need clear esn.
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Definitely has to have a clean esn in order for any vzw device to be on PagePlus.
I gave my X2 to my roommate so he could set it up with page plus. He's coming from straight talk. They couldn't get the X2 to activate. Do you guys think the problem could be from the X2 or more likely from somewhere else?
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[Q] Sprint doesn't recognize my Photon

Bought my dad a replacement Photon 4G off of Amazon. Tried to do a ESN swap online and was instructed to call Sprint. They're saying that the ESN on the phone is not showing up in their system. Now I'm no newbie when it comes to phones. I've sold almost every carrier there is and I've been rooting,flashing, unlocking and jailbreaking device for a couple of years now. But I'm looking at a almost brand-new looking, Sprint branded, Sprint bloatware loaded Motorola Photon 4G. I've searched high and low on here (XDA) and everywhere else online to no avail. Any ideas? By the way I did contact the seller and the phone was a warranty replacement and emailed me a copy of he paperwork from Motorola
I'd take it in to a Sprint store and have them give it a shot. Unless the ESN is bad (doesn't sound likely), it should work fine.
Try Ting.com see if it there's.
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Tried that. Not in their system either.. A Mobile IP unknown warning keeps popping up to...
rbeavers said:
Try Ting.com see if it there's.
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My phone was the same way. Neither recognized by Sprint or Motorola. Turned out that my phone was likely a development phone for testing gsm and had a unique radio. You might have to use yours on a gsm carrier whether or not the baseband you have is unique. Just out of curiosity, what is your phone's baseband?
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JohnH4 said:
My phone was the same way. Neither recognized by Sprint or Motorola. Turned out that my phone was likely a development phone for testing gsm and had a unique radio. You might have to use yours on a gsm carrier whether or not the baseband you have is unique. Just out of curiosity, what is your phone's baseband?
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That is different from mine. If you can use a gsm carrier for this phone, you could flash the kidi radio and use any gsm carrier you like.
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Wouldn't work because my dad has Sprint. Anyhoo the seller sent me another Photon and allowed me to keep the first one. Now my dad is up and running. I'll take your advice and flash the kidi radio for it but I'd still like to know what's up with the original phone.. Thanks!
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That is different from mine. If you can use a gsm carrier for this phone, you could flash the kidi radio and use any gsm carrier you like.
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Kinda sounds like someone mighta swapped the wrong sticker for the ESN .. If it doesn't show up in the system. Glad you got another one.

[Q] Possible to use Note i717 without data plan?

At&t has me buying a mandatory data plan(3gb) when I use about 300mb a month and that is because I purposely shut off wifi so I dont feel like a jackass for paying for something I do not use...
I have no need at all for data,I am always near a wifi spot,is there a way to make it seem like my smartphone is a dumbphone?
I have a bunch of att branded flip-phones laying around,is there a way to take the imei from of these and put it on the Note i717?
I'm sure if it is possible,it is complicated.Just wondering.
Thanks.
Buy a sim card for a dumbphone and put it in your smartphone
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I tried to do something similar.
I called At&t and told them that I wanted to use a flip phone and gave them the IMEI and everything,I used it for a few days and after I put it in an Atrix 2 I have.After 3 days I got a text saying they added a data plan for $20 to my account lol.
They can read the IMEI of the phone,if you call customer service,they can even tell you what sim is in what phone at that very moment.
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Buy a sim card for a dumbphone and put it in your smartphone
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I don't think that will work. I had that argument with at&t about not needing the data add-on for my sister-in-law's phone. She wanted the large screen for SMS and doesn't know the internet exists. I put an old 64k sim in the phone, and within the day the phone was cut off. After a call to at&t, they told me I need a data plan with the phone. They detect the type of phone.
Don't bring up the topic of phone cloning - its illegal and banned on xda, as it should be.
So it is "phone cloning"?
didnt know,thanks for the heads up.
I can understand making data mandatory on a subsidized phone but on one bought off contract,it is unfair.
PassingThruLife said:
At&t has me buying a mandatory data plan(3gb) when I use about 300mb a month and that is because I purposely shut off wifi so I dont feel like a jackass for paying for something I do not use...
I have no need at all for data,I am always near a wifi spot,is there a way to make it seem like my smartphone is a dumbphone?
I have a bunch of att branded flip-phones laying around,is there a way to take the imei from of these and put it on the Note i717?
I'm sure if it is possible,it is complicated.Just wondering.
Thanks.
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Illegal, and will get caught by the carrier...
Activate a flip phone if you don't want a smart phone ...IMHO ....g
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I can understand making data mandatory on a subsidized phone but on one bought off contract,it is unfair.
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Believe me, brother, I'm in 100% agreement with you, but it's at&t's tune we dance to.
I think i am just going to sell this Note i717 and get a Nexus 7 for my tablet needs and pick up a tmobile branded galaxy s or something else cheap.
Pick up a Roger's I717R Note if you want to stay with this phone. ATT can't recognize the phone and won't put you on a data plan.
What kind of plan were you trying? Im using at&t prepaid and i havent been cut off
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Prepaid what? OP doesn't want data.
At&t no data just text,mms and calling
Using a sprint phone i gsm unlocked
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At&t no data just text,mms and calling
Using a sprint phone i gsm unlocked
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That doesn't make sense. Sprint phones are CDMA not GSM. Sprint network doesn't use a sim card to register. In other words, no sprint phone on at&t network.
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That doesn't make sense. Sprint phones are CDMA not GSM. Sprint network doesn't use a sim card to register. In other words, no sprint phone on at&t network.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1664212
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It says MOTOROLA PHOTON. NOT I717..... Not sure where you trying to go with pasting a thread that has no relation to us....
I am pretty sure no one has successfully been able to do this unless the phone has hardware for both radios GSM & CDMA
Yes it has ability for both thread i posted allow for domestic gsm
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A Motorola photon from sprint with a Japanese radio. . .glad it works for you. But its off topic and not helpful for the OP.
I've been using AT&T prepaid plan for a few years now, the GNote is my third phone with prepaid plan ($50/mo: unlimited calling, text, data{only for non-smart phones}) but I'm cool with that. So I don't see why you can't do the same.
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I've been using AT&T prepaid plan for a few years now, the GNote is my third phone with prepaid plan ($50/mo: unlimited calling, text, data{only for non-smart phones}) but I'm cool with that. So I don't see why you can't do the same.
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Exactly what i did
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I don't think that will work. I had that argument with at&t about not needing the data add-on for my sister-in-law's phone. She wanted the large screen for SMS and doesn't know the internet exists. I put an old 64k sim in the phone, and within the day the phone was cut off. After a call to at&t, they told me I need a data plan with the phone. They detect the type of phone.
Don't bring up the topic of phone cloning - its illegal and banned on xda, as it should be.
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To add to this comment. At&t will also know if you are using any smartphone from any network or assume its a smart phone I guess. My wife uses a galaxy s 4g exclusive to t-mobile for about 4 months now. Last week she was hit with the 3 gig addition as well. They dont even know what type of phone it is. All she did was turn on the data to download an sms and bam a day later she got the the email.
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