Hi i change my sprint touch pro prl to a local provider but when i went to activate the phone they ask me about the A-Key 16 digit number;which i can't retrieve from the phone after dialing ##2539# it displays A-KEY which is in blank however it allows to edit the A-Key value,I read on other forums that this phone doesn't use A key instead it use Meid for authentication its a Htc Pro Raphael 800
Need some help Thanks
Is your local provider GSM or CDMA, which one is it.
Did I miss something where they said the carrier was GSM, even a hint at it?
You can use all zeros, except for the Checksum value will still be dependent on your ESN.
They probably want to know the AKEY atleast to prevent cl0ning of your MEID and ther information.
Wanna send me the last three bytes of your pESN? It should be safe since it isn't unique or easily reversed. I'll PM you your zero A-KEY.
BTW: You shouldn't be able to read the A-KEY out of a phone, you are at the A-KEY entry screen...
as far as i know the A key is used for data mainly - i think it stands for authentication key -
on alltel i dont have an A key my friend on verizon does. his data will not work with out the a-key. he had to call them and then then he did a *228 and did the option to activate his phone what then put in his a-key.
i would try *228 and then see if it puts in the a-key that or find some on on sprint and see if they have an akey if they dont then u dont need one and just leave it blank
How would you know if there is an AKEY?
How would you know if the active Sprint Pro has an akey programmed into it? I'm looking at a Pro right now, and I don't know how you would read out an AKEY, the AKEY menu will never show you the existng AKEY or tell you if there is one programmed... It's my understanding you also can't read it out via Workshop either. By specification, the AKEY is supposed to be placed into the phone in such a way as to prevent you from reading it out... it's an anti-cl0ning thing.
As far as the AKEY being mainly used for data... it's up to the carrier to determine how the AKEY is used, all calls - some calls - data... As far as your friends situation, are you sure that the *228 didn't fix the data issue ofcourse having an AKEY would also be important if the carrier uses it.
Does anyone out there have memory addresses for reading the AKEY via Workshop on a TreoPro that they are willing to share?
I don't want to sound rude, just trying to make sure everyone has the right information.
Hi,
I purchased HTC Touch Pro (US Cellular CDMA). I want to use it with Mumbai MTNL Garuda Mobile Phone service in Mumbai, India.
I don't know much of cell phone flashing and reading web pages would like to get this done.
1) How do I check my phone needs what ROM and which one is it already using ? I assume ROM is like BIOS and windows mobile is like win xp os. So installing ROM will not affect windows mobile. do I have to flash rom for a specific carrier\service provider ?
2) How do I check whether my phone in unlocked since this is CDMA and has no sim card ? In ebay ad said it was unlocked.
3) How do I find roms for "mumbai garuda mtnl". You can google the quoted string for information on service provider. I don't see much helpful info on site and the service provider is not helping. It is open to questions if I have any so let me know if you want me to ask them. can one check compatibility between US cellular and MTNL garuda mobile cdma network so I know I can use the phone.
4) Please enumerate high level steps with some pointers for me to follow through the install process.
5) is the handset supporting 3G since I see its network specs as:
Network US cellular:
Dual-band (800/1900MHz), CDMA2000 1xEVDO Rev. A/1xRTT and IS-95A/B voice or data with up to 1.8 Mbps up-link and 3.1 Mbps down-link
MTNL Garuda mobile network is CDMA-1x. Another MTNL 3G Jadoo is 3G (WCDMA, HSDPA).
so compatibility wise can I use the US cellular handset on MTNL ?
CDDMA-1x and CDMA2000 1xRTT are same so I suppose handset should be usable.
6) when switching carrier is it simple as registering your new handset with new carrier ? is there standard process for it like call in their network using some special number and type in your existing number which you have with their network. ex. if I have 20337444 number on MTNL network then on HTC Touch Pro I dial in some special number for MTNL network and then key in my existing 20337444. This will register the ESN on their network and I am all set.
7) the MTNL guy said that first check if dialing *228 gives you MTNL network. If so then go to customer service and get more help. When I dail I don't think it does any thing. It gives 3 beeps and returns to home screen.
Additional info MTNL gave was they use channels primary 185 and secondary 226. I am not sure what these channels mean.
Regards,
i dont beleive you have to flash any specific rom to get your carrier to work, but you will have to google for "carrier cabs" + your provider name to find what will work for you
to see if your phone is unlocked take the back off the phone, pull the battery, and then put the battery back in, hold the volume down button and press power till the phone turns on, i beleive it will say something like "security unlocked" if the phone is unlocked, after you check that just pull the battery and put it back in once again and start up your phone to get back into windows mobile(not holding the volume down button this time)
as far as roms for the mtnl garuda, any rom will work, i reccommend the energyrom, google energyroms.com, cdma seems to be cdma anywhere you are, if it says cdma it should work in theory
your handset will support 3g, the us cellular version of touch pro supports 3g
for the mtnl garuda carrier to support your phone, you will have to see if they will accept your meid or esn under the battery, here in the USA verizon wont accept sprint esns, and vice versa
sorry i cant be more helpful, but hopefully somewhere through this i have helped you, good luck!
whoshotjr2006 said:
i dont beleive you have to flash any specific rom to get your carrier to work, but you will have to google for "carrier cabs" + your provider name to find what will work for you
to see if your phone is unlocked take the back off the phone, pull the battery, and then put the battery back in, hold the volume down button and press power till the phone turns on, i beleive it will say something like "security unlocked" if the phone is unlocked, after you check that just pull the battery and put it back in once again and start up your phone to get back into windows mobile(not holding the volume down button this time)
as far as roms for the mtnl garuda, any rom will work, i reccommend the energyrom, google energyroms.com, cdma seems to be cdma anywhere you are, if it says cdma it should work in theory
your handset will support 3g, the us cellular version of touch pro supports 3g
for the mtnl garuda carrier to support your phone, you will have to see if they will accept your meid or esn under the battery, here in the USA verizon wont accept sprint esns, and vice versa
sorry i cant be more helpful, but hopefully somewhere through this i have helped you, good luck!
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thanks for reply. I searched for "carrier cabs mtnl garuda" but no good results.
I learned from specs the model is RAHP800. does it mean that it will not work on MTNL garuda ?
MTNL garuda CDMA carrier cabs
Hi,
can some one provide carrier cabs for MTNL garuda CDMA (no RUIM) along with install instructions. would be nice if you have activation instructions. how do I get *228 to connect me to MTNL network ?
a touch pro 800 is the sprint cdma touch pro, and about the cabs sorry man i have no idea, usually when i call boost mobile to activate a new phone i provide them with my numbers from underneath the battery, and they will give me the msl code to enter epst and change the msid and mdn, maybe you could call your carrier and ask for the msid and mdn? as far as getting your msl code, as long as you have the microsoft .net cf 3.5 cab installed on your phone you can use a program called "baf msl grabber" to get that code
good luck, hope you figure something out, and if you need anything else feel free to contact me
Do you know anyone else with a TP runnon that same network? Maybe you can get some files from their phone.
the terms you used are new to me like "msl code to enter epst and change the msid and mdn".
You state "msl code to enter epst and change the msid and mdn," and use "baf msl grabber" to get that code. The MTNL garuda mumbai service folks I talked to are not willing to give any details. They in fact are just not supporting any handset other than what they provide. Now they are discontinuing new cdma handsets which are not using RUIM card (they say its similar to sim card).
can you guide me to some article which has instructions and explanation of various steps we might take to get things done like ones we have on eHow.com.
Regards,
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Do you know anyone else with a TP runnon that same network? Maybe you can get some files from their phone.
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I do not know of any such user. can you guide me to simple article which expalins the steps involved in doing any programming / install of cabs etc. I have not much idea about cdma programming.
Regards,
Installing carrier cabs and flashing roms wont make the phone work on the network you want it to. The first thing you need is to change the PRL on the device to one that works with your carrier. This a file file you may be able to download, or get it from someone elses phone who uses the same carrier. After that, you will need to program all your info into it, MDN, ect. Then hopefully your carrier will even allow the ESN on their network. Did you say this was a US Cellular device?
Hi,
I learned from service provider that need to disable PRL and then use programming code so can feed in information. So for US Cellular HTC Touch PRO CDMA (no sim/ruim) can one provide programming code\dial codes ?
Do I need activation code in order to be able to enter into programming mode ?
Here is some reference for it: http://support.sprint.com/support/a...e-vw371511-20090807-140419?&INTNAV=SU:DP:HDIB
I would like to program my phone and when I dial ##778# and make a call it just ends. I am not sure how to enter the progam mode. Please guide.
There isn't a master list or anything like that. I used to flash phones to cricket and the 2 TPs I've flashed from us cellular were problematic. Could have been a coincidence. You need to obtain the PRL.
Sent from my MSM using XDA App
HTC Touch Pro unlock and program code
Hi,
I dialed ##000000 and it now put me into EPST (Activation Wizard(MSL)) screen. I guess I have made some progress and I see MDN, MSID, Home SID/NID #1.
It seems all sprint code listed here http://www.pcoperative.com/ppc/htc_tp_dial_codes.htm
works just that no need to key in ending # for each code.
Well how to check that phone is unlocked. I dialed ##775 to update PRL and it prompted me for unlock code.
I purchased phone from ebay and the ad mentioned that its unlocked.
is unlock code same as SPC/MSL unlock code ?
I went into bootloader and it shows Security Unlocked.
Why does it prompt me for unlock code when I go to ##775 to update PRL ? what to do so I can disable PRL ?
Few other codes like ##DEBUG and Advanced EPST show me information fine without prompting for any unlock code.
Regards,
You haven't made any progress at all unfortunately, you still need the prl. Any codes you enter that allow you to MODIFY phone settings will require an unlock code.
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OK I have had this optimus V since September of last year and it has always worked great. Yesterday I flashed a ICS rom that was made for the VM670 to it, because that is what my phone is.
After it kept freezing, I went back to my stock rom and it said my phone was inactive, please click activate. If I click activate, it goes to a white screen and goes back to the main screen.
I called virgin mobile and they had me go to ##virgin# and change my MSID and MDN, and reboot. Once rebooted it took the activate shortcut off my desktop, but still cannot connect to a network.
Under phone info, my MEID is all zero's. I told them this on the phone but they said it was normal
So After a day of it not working I tried CDMA workshop, but it only has the option for a 16 digit ESN, and not an MEID.
How can I fix this?
CDMA does support MEID
"Some brands and models use encrypted MEID inside and/or hide real MEID and do not allow to read real MEID by standard methods. You can use "Real MEID" option to read real MEID for such models. This method is Universal and can be used on any CDMA models (MEID-based)." and "you can enable/disable and change MEID (Mobile Equipment IDentifier) here. When a device is MEID-based, then ESN is called pESN (pseudo ESN, for backward compatibility purposes) and pESN must be matching current MEID.
CDMA Workshop will check pESN and MEID matching at first reading of phone and show a notification message automatically if pESN and MEID is not matching each other. CDMA Workshop will automatically re-calculate and write correct pESN at changing MEID with using available methods. You can even disable using MEID, in order to use MEID-based phones in ESN-based networks."
it may not be available in the demo.
quoted is direct from their web page
youtube has video on how to zero out the MEID but the info can be used to set it as well. look for "HOW TO Zero The LG Optimus V Meid"
I bought a used HTC evo3d phone from ebay in the U.S and it is a CDMA Sprint phone. Well, Sprint hasn't existed in Canada and since Rogers bought the Canadian division in 2005, and at that time they were only home phone and cable.
My question is, to have another CDMA mobile provider such as Bell activate the phone, it needs to be "unlocked" so to speak. I have learned that the EPST menu, which can be accessed by dialing ##778#. you can choose view, or edit. Editing requires MSL password(which I obtained by root app called MSL reader) I can edit many of the phone's CDMA receiver frequencies and NAM settings, Home SID/NID, modem settings, PRL, data parameters, M.IP settings etc etc I can even see the previous owner's old sprint phone #, her sprint email address....
I am 90% sure the new provider will just flash all these settings to optimize the phone for their network...Is there a way to wipe all the old Sprint EPST to create a blank slate in which a new carrier can flash their new EPST settings into the phone?
Hey there,
So I called sprint and told them I need them to unlock my phone for international travel and they did. I tested it with AT&T and it worked for phone connections but not for data. Any idea how to make ATT data connection to work?
APN settings?
So I need to enter specific APN settings for each sim card/carrier I use?
Depends on provider. On ting.com I did, now on byowireless it just works. Both resell T-Mobile.
Google for your carrier's apns settings, and add them.