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Does anybody here have a HTC Hero on the Crickt Network. I can't seem to get it working. I live in Philadelphia. I've tried every Cricket PRL on the Colordo(If I Speeled it right) site and i get nothing. My phone wont even dial out. I did everything the guide said. I unlocked the phone and added the PRL and I get nothin. It has to be something more that i have to do. I can't even find a place in philly that does it. THNKyOU
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is it a sprint hero?
which PRL specifically are you using? try looking at a friends phone who has cricket in the same area (is usually listed under phone info>prl) and use the same one
when you say unlocked what do you mean? spc changed?
does your phone *228? does it 611? is philly an AWS market? (i dont know)
is the device actually on an account?
there are good threads out there.. work your google-fu if any of these terms or ideas are foreign to you (dont be afraid to try the google cache if a certain site is down too.. m-f?)
I Have a Sprint Hero. and i have tried every cricket PRL. I have a active Cricket phone and I also checked the info on that phone and i can't find the PRL that my cricket phone has. No *228 does not work or 611. When i dial out it does nothing. and I mean unlocked by changing the SPC to 000000
if you cant 611 or *228 im inclined to think you didn't get the prl properly working
on the hero you can ##786# to check the current prl
once you have the right prl and can 611 then get your phone activated and program... really not any different than any other cdma
really search though. theres threads that cover the whole process already
edit: try asking in a local cricket store if you are in an AWS market, theres a chance your phone might not work with philly/cricket
After updating the first OTA(June),when I go to Settings, it tells me the PRL version is "00000" and when i connect to QPST,click "read from phone",it says "prefered roaming list receive failed".
i tried to use CDMA workshop,QXDM 2.08 ,QPST and "##PRL#" to upload the PRL,but when i go to settings,it still says the PRL version is "00000".Ah man, help me please
Can you just do *228 option 2, are you able to dial out?
i'm able to dial out but unable to 3G...
the PRL version is still '00000" after i did *228 option 2...
Try this PRL it's a SprintVZW hybrid PRL
Place it on your SD Card:
##788 pass 000000 then apply it
I didn't make the PRL but I am running it.
Good Luck
rcicu said:
Try this PRL it's a SprintVZW hybrid PRL
Place it on your SD Card:
##788 pass 000000 then apply it
I didn't make the PRL but I am running it.
Good Luck
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i'll try it,thx a lot.
rcicu said:
Try this PRL it's a SprintVZW hybrid PRL
Place it on your SD Card:
##788 pass 000000 then apply it
I didn't make the PRL but I am running it.
Good Luck
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Does this also give you sprint towers? is that what it's for?
DoHNuT555 said:
Does this also give you sprint towers? is that what it's for?
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yes, it allows your phone to pick the best tower regardless if its VZW or Sprint.
I tried that prl and it put a flashing triangle over my signal bar. Is this normal?
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rcicu said:
Try this PRL it's a SprintVZW hybrid PRL
Place it on your SD Card:
##788 pass 000000 then apply it
I didn't make the PRL but I am running it.
Good Luck
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Ok, explain how this will help someone who lives in a known low service area who is not rooted. I have to use a network extender to get minimal coverage.
oldmacnut said:
Ok, explain how this will help someone who lives in a known low service area who is not rooted. I have to use a network extender to get minimal coverage.
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Derrr u go.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=7163241&postcount=35
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yes, it allows your phone to pick the best tower regardless if its VZW or Sprint.
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Not quite. It allows the user to manually force their phone onto the Sprint network. It's not automatic and requires interaction from the user.
i tried to upload this prl,unfortunately it doesn't work...my phone still tells me "00000"...
hi! Were you able to fix the "00000" PRL issue? I am experiencing the same thing on my EVO 4G. My phone is always in roaming mode as a result.
For Incredible user stuck with 00000 PRL, you might want to try programming your phone instead of updating roaming. That is dial *228 and option 1 for program. It won't trash your settings, though I am not sure about root.
For the Sprint Evo user "hijacking the thread" , not sure what the Sprint alternative for programming is, but that is what I suggest.
were you guys able to get rid of the roaming problem with the plr stuck on 00000 I'm having this problem and I don't know what else to try thanks.
anyone.......
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phone stuck on digital roaming. ##786# forces close unable to reset PRL version is "00000" and when the phone is connected to QPST,and tried to read from the device it says "prefered roaming list receive failed".
CDMA workshop,QXDM 2.08 ,QPST and "##PRL#" to upload the PRL does not work to upload prl to the phone I can't believe there is no way to fix this I now have two phones with the same problem. I really need some help on this one..
Try *228 option 1. Our just call verizon and ask them to make sure there is a default prl for your account
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hesantos83 said:
were you guys able to get rid of the roaming problem with the plr stuck on 00000 I'm having this problem and I don't know what else to try thanks.
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Call customer service. It's why they are there.
...just sayin'...
Sorry if this is easy to do im new and just got and rooted my evo yesterday. My data roaming isn't working i can make calls and stuff but not internet, i heard a prl update did this so can anyone show me how to downgrade prl? and anyone confirm a prl that works with data roaming? thanks
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Sorry if this is easy to do im new and just got and rooted my evo yesterday. My data roaming isn't working i can make calls and stuff but not internet, i heard a prl update did this so can anyone show me how to downgrade prl? and anyone confirm a prl that works with data roaming? thanks
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There are a couple things you could try. First, try calling Sprint and having them reset your profile on their end (don't let them talk you into a wipe and restore), that has fixed some of us in the past. There seems to be a periodic problem latching onto roaming of any sort. Also, have a look at this link for information on how to use the ##775# command to change to a different PRL.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=696073
k thanks and ya called sprint before they said to update my profile which i did but didnt help.
And about the thing you sent thats to force roam or something i just want my date roam to work when i need it. But still showed how to change prls thanks anyone know somewhere i can get a fixed prl?
I had the same problem with a different cause and fought with Sprint for almost a week over it.
What you need to do is call the sprint support number and have them "Reload the towers" for your account. This process adds your account back into the roaming tower system and in my case fixed the problem instantly.
danbriggs said:
I had the same problem with a different cause and fought with Sprint for almost a week over it.
What you need to do is call the sprint support number and have them "Reload the towers" for your account. This process adds your account back into the roaming tower system and in my case fixed the problem instantly.
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This is really interesting!
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jc8081 said:
k thanks and ya called sprint before they said to update my profile which i did but didnt help.
And about the thing you sent thats to force roam or something i just want my date roam to work when i need it. But still showed how to change prls thanks anyone know somewhere i can get a fixed prl?
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Go here for a long history of former PRLs: http://cid-eabe29f3770d8d15.skydrive.live.com/browse.aspx/.Public/PRLs
Follow these instructions to update your PRL: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=696073
Start from the solid blue "As of Android Froyo 2.2...." and follow those instructions using the PRL you downloaded instead of the PRL they are describing.
The following is a guide I put together over the course of today about flashing the Samsung Epic 4G to both Cricket and Page Plus. This will work with phones that have bad ESN's (at least, Page Plus and Cricket) -- and with phones that are totally fine and saintly, but maybe you want to go to another carrier for a cheaper rate?
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1E4nNITQnzEoEkkVp4j7k_N_yghvNh_SozuKe3az_Nx4/edit?hl=en_US
In the future, as more information becomes available, I'd like to incorporate other carriers that people are flashing (Metro PCS, Boost), as I find out more. The idea is to build a one-source guide for everything you need from start to finish.
The guide takes you from the very beginning to the very end. PRL's, etc, are all inclusive. I've flashed my Epic to both Cricket and Page Plus successfully -- just like Page Plus's coverage/quality better (and cheaper... but hardly any data -- user Wifi). Even if you don't want to flash, it still has useful things like unlocking your phone for use on any carrier that will take it.
Any comments/suggestions are greatly appreciated.
Just as a note, I'm no longer involved in the Epic community. I migrated on to a newer device. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=34802383&postcount=72 If you need any help, I will still be available through PM's to the best of my ability.
The HA/AAA shared secrets for Page Plus are not "vzw", trust me. I'm running with full 3G on Page Plus right now and after many late nights I realized the only way to get it was a temporary clone to a Verizon phone so that I could get the proper keys through OTA programming. Unfortunately posting a guide to that would probably get XDA on my/your ass. With the "vzw" password you will technically get 3G but it will be throttled to 1xRTT speed (about .1 Mbps). I don't know if the same is true for cricket or not...
Nevertheless I'm sure someone out there will very much appreciate the time and effort you put into this; props!
So using this guide i can unlock the epic meaning ill still be on sprint, but if i suddenly wanted metro i can just take it to the store and have em flash it?
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I haven't flashed to Metro, but if I can find someone that supports all the features I want, I may give it a shot and write a guide. Does Metro support bad ESN's? (Long story short, got scammed by a Samsung Epic on CraigsList, Sprint said ESN was clear, but is still linked to scammer's account, who refuses to remove, etc, and commit insurance fraud... Talked to insurance and he's in jail now, apparently, but phone will probably be forever blacklisted on Sprint).
Currently, I'm trying to find a provider who can give Google Voice support and Data... MMS I'm not so concerned about. Page Plus is my only "good" option now (a step above cricket, but limited data). Any thoughts? Metro PCS apparently doesn't support Houston, TX when I try to find a plan, either.
EDIT: I may try to give Cricket another go. I've been reading a little bit more and have learned a bit about making Cricket work. Would be nice to try the $45 plan on Cricket to save some $$$. I've talked with some people who claim MMS and Google Voice CAN happen, but it's a little more tricky. Will let you know as I figure it out (must wait a month to not lose $30 from PagePlus).
im confused i dont have these MDN and MIN and your guide says i should have gotten them when i got the phone? is this from sprint and am i supposed to call?
also i got the phone replaced by another epic today. the phone kept trying to auto activate. it still is trying to autoactivate. i swapped the epic out for a nexus the other day. what should i do. if you can pm me and talk over the phone that would be great. my mom is going to new york wednesday and i want to pageplus this phone before she leaves.
I've gotten a couple PMs regarding the HA/AAA keys so I'm going to say this. I would gladly provide them for you guys but that's just not how it works. The keys change every time I (re)activate. They are probably tied to the time and the MEID of the phone, possibly more than that. My keys wouldn't do any of you any good.
It sucks, but the only way that I know to get them is to use a Verizon phone.
duh ask from carrier. now i followed all the steps including the manual update because auto won't happen. afterwards i autoupdated but it aint working? or am i supposed to buy airtime now?
not getting any help. please someone
i completed all the instructions and i can't dial out. i have a triangle at the top. when i call pageplus they are asking for a esn. what the heck am i supposed to do
What happens when you try to dial out? Have you bought/activated your service yet?
yesh i just activated a service using crap motorola. the prl on the page gave me a triangle on the bar i switched it to an older modified one for sprint. when i dial out i get the message welcome to verizon wireless your mobile number is not active or ....
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What happens when you try to dial out? Have you bought/activated your service yet?
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i switched back to the prl on his thread. i wonder if he switched the prls from cricket to pageplus on accident? this sucks i been working all day got school soon and no help for my mom. ahh
So, the PRL isn't working for you, eh? The PRL for Page Plus is 51--- something -- Cricket is 42700.
Are you sure that your phone is unlocked? Are you sure you're reading from phone to get current settings before writing PRL, phone number, etc, back to the phone? (it should prompt you for your MSL -- which should now be 000000) Then make sure you fill out the data correctly. You should be able to get your MIN/MDN by asking for them from Page Plus. I openly told the rep on the phone I was trying to flash the phone myself and he gave me all of the information (and then a little bit more -- unfortunately, not the HA/AAA secret). I was actually originally using my Motorola Droid and asked them to try putting ONE OTHER phone on, to test it out (my Epic). Long story short, it did.
Page Plus uses Verizon's towers -- so it's OK if you're getting that. My phone apparently "roams" as well, but I have yet to have any issues. It's just what shows up.
I've heard that Cricket (prior carrier) can be configured to work 100% with the Samsung Epic for the $45 plan. When my month of minutes runs out, I'll try swapping back and seeing what all I can do... I learned a lot while working on this, so I think I have a little more expertise on this. Prior, I had never unlocked my device, so auto-activation never worked with Cricket! Eeek!
Anyway I will of course write something up about that.
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So, the PRL isn't working for you, eh? The PRL for Page Plus is 51--- something
yup its 51529... in short it was shiet
Are you sure that your phone is unlocked? yes
Are you sure you're reading from phone to get current settings before writing PRL, phone number, etc, back to the phone? yup(it should prompt you for your MSL -- which should now be 000000)
Then make sure you fill out the data correctly. You should be able to get your MIN/MDN by asking for them from Page Plus. I openly told the rep on the phone I was trying to flash the phone myself and he gave me all of the information (and then a little bit more -- unfortunately, not the HA/AAA secret). I was actually originally using my Motorola Droid and asked them to try putting ONE OTHER phone on, to test it out (my Epic). Long story short, it did.
Page Plus uses Verizon's towers -- so it's OK if you're getting that. My phone apparently "roams" as well, but I have yet to have any issues. It's just what shows up.
I've heard that Cricket (prior carrier) can be configured to work 100% with the Samsung Epic for the $45 plan. When my month of minutes runs out, I'll try swapping back and seeing what all I can do... I learned a lot while working on this, so I think I have a little more expertise on this. Prior, I had never unlocked my device, so auto-activation never worked with Cricket! Eeek!
Anyway I will of course write something up about that.
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cool. i will stick to sero truly duly unlim 4g wimax. anyways. roaming is normal? where did you get the prl? i am using an older prl i found online. i was getting the message you might be charged for roaming prior to each call.
I do not get that message for my PRL. If I remember correctly, PRL's are just how your phone knows which tower to connect to. I've heard they vary based on where you live. In any case, since PP offers nationwide coverage, I'm not thinking I'm roaming and no charges have shown on my phone yet.
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I do not get that message for my PRL. If I remember correctly, PRL's are just how your phone knows which tower to connect to. I've heard they vary based on where you live. In any case, since PP offers nationwide coverage, I'm not thinking I'm roaming and no charges have shown on my phone yet.
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yeah that's what i am guessing. i flashed different prl's and i still get the same message. can you please check to see if the prl wasn't switched or renamed incorrectly or better yet can you give me the source? prl's get updated and i have an older one. too bad my parents already left for new york i hope everything works out well for them
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What happens when you try to dial out? Have you bought/activated your service yet?
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yeah its activated. i had your prl when i activated it and i was getting the roaming message per call. there was the roaming signal on the signal bar throughout. i switched the prl and it went away.
can you check the prl out and the source can you pm it?
Newbie question. I have an unactivated sprint epic. I can't seem to get QPST to recognize the phone. The phone shows up as a modem in the device manager but QPST appears to see something connected but doesn't see the phone as modem. I've rebooted and switched USB ports as well. Any ideas on what could be wrong?
Reboot
Keep. Trying its a pain
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Newbie question. I have an unactivated sprint epic. I can't seem to get QPST to recognize the phone. The phone shows up as a modem in the device manager but QPST appears to see something connected but doesn't see the phone as modem. I've rebooted and switched USB ports as well. Any ideas on what could be wrong?
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Do you have the drivers for the Samsung Epic 4G installed for sure? What OS? May want to potentially try running as an Administrator, just in case (I don't have this issue, but I know some folks at MS have told me their hardware-heavy programs don't work when they aren't in Admin mode).
Make sure to uncheck the box in QPST about diagnostic/etc ports. Just enable all the ports you can in QPST Configuration and you should hopefully see it.
Are you absolutely sure it shows up as a Samsung Modem?
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Do you have the drivers for the Samsung Epic 4G installed for sure? What OS? May want to potentially try running as an Administrator, just in case (I don't have this issue, but I know some folks at MS have told me their hardware-heavy programs don't work when they aren't in Admin mode).
Make sure to uncheck the box in QPST about diagnostic/etc ports. Just enable all the ports you can in QPST Configuration and you should hopefully see it.
Are you absolutely sure it shows up as a Samsung Modem?
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I am using XP. Under Device Manager -> Modems, it reads "Samsung Mobile Modem #2". I also installed the drivers from the Samsung support site. For ports, QPST reads "COM5-USB/QC Data Modem" in the "Add New Port" window with the box unchecked. In the "Ports" window it reads "No Phone" under the "Phone" column.
Thanks
I bought VS995 phone slightly used. Upon getting the phone I used the Dirty Santa Root and Bootloader unlock method. I finally got around today to going to VZW and getting a new SIM and activating it on my current line. Activation kept failing. It was at the point where everything entered fine on their end , but on the phone it took about 5 minutes before giving the activation unsuccessful message. Has anyone encountered this issue? Rooting and unlocking the bootloader before activating it with a new SIM card? They were having problems with their activation servers this morning and said that since it's a new SIM it could be getting hung up with their server issue. I'm going to try tonight from my house. But was curious if I need to take any extra steps to get it activated. If my note 3 had a nano SIM card in it, I would have just been able to swap without an issue.
this should work, talk and text will instantly activate once you manually program, then its just getting it to update for lte / data
reference to documentation via Google
http://wiki.howardforums.com/index.php/Verizon_Handset_Manual_Activation
Reference for my post to manual activate the V20 ( sprint and vzw )
https://forum.xda-developers.com/v20/help/manual-program-sprint-ls997-v20-t3557676
youll be searching for .iot.vzw_only or just iot.vzw
this should allow you to manually put in your ptn and msid, thus getting talk and text wokring, data should be off the lte sim.
Team DevDigitel said:
this should work, talk and text will instantly activate once you manually program, then its just getting it to update for lte / data
reference to documentation via Google
http://wiki.howardforums.com/index.php/Verizon_Handset_Manual_Activation
Reference for my post to manual activate the V20 ( sprint and vzw )
https://forum.xda-developers.com/v20/help/manual-program-sprint-ls997-v20-t3557676
youll be searching for .iot.vzw_only or just iot.vzw
this should allow you to manually put in your ptn and msid, thus getting talk and text wokring, data should be off the lte sim.
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When I go to the search function in the shortcut app, it yields no results for iot.cdmasettings.
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When I go to the search function in the shortcut app, it yields no results for iot.cdmasettings.
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Humm.. Try and search just the cdma settings or iot even nam
Check post out and look at photos. It may be named dif but i dont see why its not there. Are you on latest software version
I dont have the vzw variant but its 99% same stuff here.. Gotta be there somewhere lol
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Humm.. Try and search just the cdma settings or iot even nam
Check post out and look at photos. It may be named dif but i dont see why its not there. Are you on latest software version
I dont have the vzw variant but its 99% same stuff here.. Gotta be there somewhere lol
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I did end up finding it. When I click on it to launch it, it comes back with a not found message. What am i missing?
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I did end up finding it. When I click on it to launch it, it comes back with a not found message. What am i missing?
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Nothing maybe. Try a diff one. You would need root for this app also if you didnt know that. But click on each one that's likr the iot.cdm one or look for the NAM programing one directly. What your trying to do is launch the hidden menue app and get into manual programing. Do you have the sprint one's on your phone? Type SPRO .. Anything show up?
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Nothing maybe. Try a diff one. You would need root for this app also if you didnt know that. But click on each one that's likr the iot.cdm one or look for the NAM programing one directly. What your trying to do is launch the hidden menue app and get into manual programing. Do you have the sprint one's on your phone? Type SPRO .. Anything show up?
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Nothing for SPRO. I found the cdma preferences one in the hidden menu when I searched for VZW, but my 3 options once i launch that are Band preference, P_REV Preference and EVDO Preference
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Nothing maybe. Try a diff one. You would need root for this app also if you didnt know that. But click on each one that's likr the iot.cdm one or look for the NAM programing one directly. What your trying to do is launch the hidden menue app and get into manual programing. Do you have the sprint one's on your phone? Type SPRO .. Anything show up?
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I do have an option that is checked under my apns in the networks menu for VZW internet. But obviously can't edit it. I assume that is ultimately where I need to end up.
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I do have an option that is checked under my apns in the networks menu for VZW internet. But obviously can't edit it. I assume that is ultimately where I need to end up.
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Ultimately your trying to remove the programing from phone.. And or re program it on vzw. Did you try calling *228?
I was finally able to restore my phone to stock via uppercut and LG up. Got it activated on VZW today as well. Tomorrow I will set out to root again amd unlock the bootloader again. Thanks for your help. Have you encountered any Bluetooth issues with the phone? For some reason the phone won't recognize my car. Its a 2016 Honda. The phone will recognize other Bluetooth devices though. Just curious.
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I was finally able to restore my phone to stock via uppercut and LG up. Got it activated on VZW today as well. Tomorrow I will set out to root again amd unlock the bootloader again. Thanks for your help. Have you encountered any Bluetooth issues with the phone? For some reason the phone won't recognize my car. Its a 2016 Honda. The phone will recognize other Bluetooth devices though. Just curious.
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after update firmware to V18a, i cannot activate, i'm not in US and my Verizon simcards has no signal, anyone know how to activate this VS995? or bypass activation so i can use the cellular?
because if not activated, the phone will not get any signal at all ...
touji said:
after update firmware to V18a, i cannot activate, i'm not in US and my Verizon simcards has no signal, anyone know how to activate this VS995? or bypass activation so i can use the cellular?
because if not activated, the phone will not get any signal at all ...
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Are you rooted?
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Are you rooted?
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it is not rooted and on stock rom 18a, does anyone knows how to activate it without a verizon account?
thanks a bunch