I have never seen this discussed before but I am in the market for a replacement S4 since my got dropped in water.
I found a S4 that was originally Verizon flashed to Cricket.
Is it possible to flash back to Verizon?
Any insight would be appreciated.
Thank you!!
It was probably flashed to Cricket because the ESN was bad on Verizon. I would run an esn check first or ask the seller for it.
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itsdubai said:
It was probably flashed to Cricket because the ESN was bad on Verizon. I would run an esn check first or ask the seller for it.
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Not addressing the my original inquiry. ESN is already checked and clean.
Currently working through this post but looks like I soft bricked it while trying to flash the stock kernel:
droidforums.net/forum/samsung-galaxy-s4-development/243165-how-root-your-verizon-galaxy-s4.html
Now using Software Repair Assistant to get me back to square one. Rooting it is not difficult but I am uncertain what I need to confirm to make sure it is "flashed" to Verizon, not Cricket. I attempted to switch devices on verizon website earlier and it had no problem with the ESN but I could not get the phone connected to the Verizon network to accept a call so I switched back to my old backup device again.
Am I going at it the right way?
You never said you already checked the ESN. If you updated to the latest firmware, you're SOL.
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You never said you already checked the ESN. If you updated to the latest firmware, you're SOL.
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UDPATE AND NEXT QUESTION:
I am rooted but the S4 does not appear to have the current Verizon radios flashed (it is not connecting to the verizon network).
Does anyone have the latest .zip or .tar file that will flash the radios to a Galaxy S4??
I am comfortable with either format and using ClockWorldMod or Odin to get the job done.
Or am I still SOL??
Thanks!!
verizon..cricket.......
About the return to VZW? 100% sure if you look in the "Development" section for an answer you'll find it along with all of the tools you need. Do you have an active 4G VZW sim, google can help also, Hope this helps.
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I recently sold my thunderbolt that was flashed and activated to page plus, all i changed when i activated it on page plus was the MIN and similar numbers like the addresses. The person tried to activate it with verizon but it didn't work and they tried 5 different sim cards and it still didn't work. What is the reason? I reset the phone back to factory setting but never got a chance to change any of the info back to normal like the MIN, PRL, etc. What I also did was change the EVDO settings to the [email protected]. Could any of this be a problem with it being activated back on verizon?
EDIT: I've looked and people talked about using RSD or putting the latest RUU back and it should be able to get activated easily? Wished i did this before so i wouldn't have to refund the buyer.
He will need to get a new Sim, call Verizon and tell them he needs a master reset. I had the same problem with my bolt because the guy I got it from was on page plus and not matter what they did it wouldn't show my phone number. It would help if you put it back to stock unrooted first.
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disconnecktie said:
He will need to get a new Sim, call Verizon and tell them he needs a master reset. I had the same problem with my bolt because the guy I got it from was on page plus and not matter what they did it wouldn't show my phone number. It would help if you put it back to stock unrooted first.
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Yea the buyer caught me off guard with the quick buy so I couldn't do what I wanted exactly before selling it so i took the dive anyways. But they told me they can't even get it to activate and tried 5 different SIMs. It wouldn't work at all. Is this what happened to you? I was looking around and there's RUU files that can put the thunderbolt back to factory settings including the flashed information. What does the Master Reset at verizon do? Basically like the RUU option right and not like a factory reset like i did?
I used an ruu to go back to stock. It took me almost a week to get a tech to do the reset. They don't like to do them because it is possible to get a bad ESN phone on the network this way. You need too let them know that you are rooted and also tell them that the phone was being used on another network before you got it. The warranty is void anyway so it doesn't matter if they know. Just talk to customer service and tell the tech you need a level 3 or a supervisor. Explain to them what is happening and they can help I promise.
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I used an ruu to go back to stock. It took me almost a week to get a tech to do the reset. They don't like to do them because it is possible to get a bad ESN phone on the network this way. You need too let them know that you are rooted and also tell them that the phone was being used on another network before you got it. The warranty is void anyway so it doesn't matter if they know. Just talk to customer service and tell the tech you need a level 3 or a supervisor. Explain to them what is happening and they can help I promise.
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Thanks! So the RUU won't get it back to be ready to activate on verizon just from that? You still need to ask a tech to do a master reset?
uEih said:
Thanks! So the RUU won't get it back to be ready to activate on verizon just from that? You still need to ask a tech to do a master reset?
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Yes because Verizon can only strip the page plus number from their system using a master reset. I only suggest going back to stock because they will ask you to do a factory reset. This is a part of their process and you have to do it.
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Yes because Verizon can only strip the page plus number from their system using a master reset. I only suggest going back to stock because they will ask you to do a factory reset. This is a part of their process and you have to do it.
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Makes sense, thanks! I didn't think it would be a problem going back to verizon since page plus shares the same network. Anyways the buyer decided to ask verizon to send a new 4g sim card and she'll try again later in the week. I'll go ahead and tell her if it doesn't work explain to them that the phone needs a master reset since it was used on another network. Hopefully it'll be smooth.
Np. It should work unless Verizon black listed the phone.
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Np. It should work unless Verizon black listed the phone.
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Hmm.. The buyer got a new sim card and tried again but said it still didn't activate.. Apparently they even resetted it and it still didn't work. ESN is clean and I had it on page plus so it's not black listed
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Hello everybody, this is my first post although ive been here for some time.great forum. I am sorry if this is in the wrong section but i have looked every where and cant find anything to what im going thru? I recently traded my galaxy s3 for a note 2 on verizon that was flashed to tmobile and then reflashed to verizon. Everything works perfect (i am even typing this from the gn2) except this phone absolutely will not activate on verizon network. I spent 3 hours in a verizon store and also on the phone while in the store with a verizon tech, he tried everyrhing even multiple sim cards and told me that there were now too many orders aginst the phone and that it should clear up by morning. I did what they said and tried again in the morning and it still wont activate im afraid i just traded for a junk phone but samsung told me they can reflash it if i send it to them but that will be a week or more without a phone, is there anybody that can help me or at least point me in the roght direction? Thanks alot guys!
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Hello everybody, this is my first post although ive been here for some time.great forum. I am sorry if this is in the wrong section but i have looked every where and cant find anything to what im going thru? I recently traded my galaxy s3 for a note 2 on verizon that was flashed to tmobile and then reflashed to verizon. Everything works perfect (i am even typing this from the gn2) except this phone absolutely will not activate on verizon network. I spent 3 hours in a verizon store and also on the phone while in the store with a verizon tech, he tried everyrhing even multiple sim cards and told me that there were now too many orders aginst the phone and that it should clear up by morning. I did what they said and tried again in the morning and it still wont activate im afraid i just traded for a junk phone but samsung told me they can reflash it if i send it to them but that will be a week or more without a phone, is there anybody that can help me or at least point me in the roght direction? Thanks alot guys!
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I don't understand, you said everything works perfectly. So it keeps saying to activate or what's wrong?
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kintwofan said:
I don't understand, you said everything works perfectly. So it keeps saying to activate or what's wrong?
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Hi, yeah if i put the sim card in it just keeps trying to activate, it will even make a call to verizon and youll hear the voice say "please wait while your phone is activated" then makes a beep noise and hangs up. I can only use this over wifi no verizon network, no 4g or voice. My network says unknown in settings also. Activation just repeats itself until it finally gives me the mwssage "were sorry we are having trouble activating your phone please call*********** from a differwnt phone. Thanks
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Hi, yeah if i put the sim card in it just keeps trying to activate, it will even make a call to verizon and youll hear the voice say "please wait while your phone is activated" then makes a beep noise and hangs up. I can only use this over wifi no verizon network, no 4g or voice. My network says unknown in settings also. Activation just repeats itself until it finally gives me the mwssage "were sorry we are having trouble activating your phone please call*********** from a differwnt phone. Thanks
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Okay just checking the problem. First, there shouldn't be any flashing to go to tmoble just putting in a sim. Si to make sure you are truly stock Verizon, follow section 1b here using the official download.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=34891181
Also check in your phone status to make sure your imei is still there and correct. If not
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=36163537
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kintwofan said:
Okay just checking the problem. First, there shouldn't be any flashing to go to tmoble just putting in a sim. Si to make sure you are truly stock Verizon, follow section 1b here using the official download.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=34891181
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Sorry, i forgot to mention i had already used imnuts alternate version to make sure i am stock, i checked the counter it says no next to the counter, the phone knows its verizon and even the tech told me he could see it was trying to axtivate on his end? Sorry i am not technical but have read and read here to try to figure this out. Thanks for looking into this
Good did you double check your imei in about phone section already?
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Good did you double check your imei in about phone section already?
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Yeah it matches the one on back of the phone. My iccid says unknown and prl says 1. Network says unknown too
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Yeah it matches the one on back of the phone. My iccid says unknown and prl says 1. Network says unknown too
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And I'm assuming they have you a new sim and you've tried another person's sim. By the way they did make sure the imei isn't blocked right
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And I'm assuming they have you a new sim and you've tried another person's sim. By the way they did make sure the imei isn't blocked right
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Yeah they said everyrhing looked fine to them even they had no reason why it wouldnt activate?
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Yeah they said everyrhing looked fine to them even they had no reason why it wouldnt activate?
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This is sounding more like a network problem then phone. Try this may seem weird, but unlock and flash a couple ROMS. I've seen people say that they had a similar problem and it went away after a flash. He specifically flashed AOKP
I would also re flash the modem specifically
Im not crazy
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=37881812
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kintwofan said:
This is sounding more like a network problem then phone. Try this may seem weird, but unlock and flash a couple ROMS. I've seen people say that they had a similar problem and it went away after a flash. He specifically flashed AOKP
I would also re flash the modem specifically
Im not crazy
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=37881812
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Ha no you not crazy, ill give it a try. At this point im open to anything all else I guess I can just send to samsung they said its still under warrenty? Thanks ill get back and update with what I find
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Ha no you not crazy, ill give it a try. At this point im open to anything all else I guess I can just send to samsung they said its still under warrenty? Thanks ill get back and update with what I find
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If It didn't work try calling Verizon again and ask for tier 2 tech support. Maybe they can think of something else or at least send you a new phone
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If It didn't work try calling Verizon again and ask for tier 2 tech support. Maybe they can think of something else or at least send you a new phone
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Ive done that the tier 2 tech finally just called samsung and got them to tell me they will repair it since it is still under the 1 year warrwnry but I have to send it to them, im just afraid they may find out that the fella I got it from flashed it to another providor (thats what he told me anyway and had to flash back to verizon) and then tell me to pay alot of money, I do have ins from verizon on it but they dont seem to wanna go thru that since I got it from another person. Also 99.00 is cheaper than what samsung would charge I would think?
Hi, was just wondering if their are any resources for flashing the evo back to sprint. I've been out of the game since my original evo and have a friend with the LTE model. He bought it in his store, and since they don't do service with sprint here he flashed it to page plus using Houdini flashing service, then updated it to 4.1.1. I decided I wanted to buy it off of him, but now we can't flash it back to sprint because Houdini doesn't support the 4.1.1 yet. Any other programs to use? Never been rooted or messed with, just flashed, and need it flashed back to sprint so I can use it. Thanks.
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Bump. Phone is now rooted and running a different ROM. Still wanting to get it back to sprint.
Did you figure this out yet? I want to do the same i.e. flash page plus back to sprint.
Thanks!
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Did you figure this out yet? I want to do the same i.e. flash page plus back to sprint.
Thanks!
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Easy ... first google crack cdma workshop 2.7 ... send your SPC and write a sprint prl ...
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Revert to 100% stock , change esn/meid to 00000000 then ##rtn# that should do it
Any body can show me the new prl？list followed
15211.prl verzion
15119.prl US
15117.prl US
I have 15233 prl version
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Can you upload the prl,thank you.
I definitely will if you can tell me how to pull it from my phone.
Or the location of the file. (Never messed with the prl before)
klabit87 said:
I definitely will if you can tell me how to pull it from my phone.
Or the location of the file. (Never messed with the prl before)
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use dfs cdma tool
I don't know man.
How safe is it using that tool?
And which one do I need to download?
I don't see our device listed as a supported device.
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bump. would like this 15233.prl and instructions on forcing it on a VZW S4 device that is not automatically going on LTE
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That's not aprl issue. It's typically a sim card issue.
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dialed *22899 and phone updated to 3G roaming prl 53162 which does not cover 4G towers
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By doing that you very likely fried your sim. You should not be dialing *22899 from a lte phone.
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ok sorry if i post in the wrong place but i have a problem i have a usc s4 model sch-r970 i had flashed it with odin something went wrong took it back to usc and they flashed a stock rom now im stuck in roaming does anyone know how i can fix it. my PRL and my number under settings are wrong as well
I'm a new when it comes to this. But if I have a bad ESN Verizon note 2. Can I use it on straight talk at&t with no problems. Cuz the ESN is only banned from verizon?
Also. When using it on straight talk at&t I'd still use Verizon based roms and radios? Just straight talks correct APN settings for data to come in.
Do I need a special ROM to get rid of the this isn't a Verizon Sim card stuff.
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I'm a new when it comes to this. But if I have a bad ESN Verizon note 2. Can I use it on straight talk at&t with no problems. Cuz the ESN is only banned from verizon?
Also. When using it on straight talk at&t I'd still use Verizon based roms and radios? Just straight talks correct APN settings for data to come in.
Do I need a special ROM to get rid of the this isn't a Verizon Sim card stuff.
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I thought they shared banned ESNs between each other? I thought that is why most people either sell it here with a note of bad esn or ship it over across seas.
I purchased a used Verizon Galaxy Note II knowing it had a bad ESN - planning to use it as wifi only. One day decided to try and see if a AT&T gophone sim would work. Don't know about the plan you're addressing - but AT&T absolutely activated the gophone sim. What I think AT&T will not do is activate if the phone's IMEI shows its stolen - but the previous owner not paying his/her bill to Verizon didn't seem to be a problem. Just my personal experience - not a universal, guaranteed answer
It works for me. I installed CM11 on my note and it worked like a champ!
Here's my next question is I'm going at&t st with this Verizon note. Now when I flash clean ROM. Old ROM I like. Do I use at&t network or verizon. Either way I know I have to manually input apn settings.
Am I better off using at&t Roms?...
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Here's my next question is I'm going at&t st with this Verizon note. Now when I flash clean ROM. Old ROM I like. Do I use at&t network or verizon. Either way I know I have to manually input apn settings.
Am I better off using at&t Roms?...
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because its a verizon device use a verizon rom, dont use at&t rom it may brick your device.
I agree with Bonkurei. Stick with Verizon Roms. Do NOT try the at&t roms.Stick with Verizon roms and you will be fine.
I agree run custom roms with Verizon settings
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Better to buy I Verizon phone off the street to use with AT&T than an AT&T branded phone. Never know when you might wake up to "we're sorry, but this device has been blocked" lol nice insurance scams
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Shot answer yes it will work with no issues, as long as the custom rom allows you to edit apns you will be golden, to get rid of the pesky non verizon sim message, either freeze the Samsung setup wizard apk with titanium backup or delete it all together. I have my Verizon note 2 on ST. I've been running beans 22 and have ad no issues at all. Also when choosing your network choose at&t, Verizon's won't work
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Looks like you got an answer. However, carriers do share the ESN and IMEI numbers for devices and check for blacklisted devices. Prepaid plans may be a different matter, but I'd be willing to bet that they wouldn't activate it on any contract plans and you'll not get any kind of warranty on the device. So, if you break it, lose it, or brick it, you'll have to pay full price for the device. Probably would have been cheaper to pay your bill...
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