I just upgraded to a new phone and planned on giving someone else my old Mogul. I put on DCD's 4.1.2 rom just to put everything back to a stock setting while the phone was not active with anyones phone number. When I tried to activate the phone for the friend, it successfully traded ESN's on Sprint's end, but I am unable to change any of the MDN or MSID (I think thats what they are?) settings on the phone.
I put in the codes, ##(number)# and it simply stays at the dial pad. It doesn't try to go to my MDN or MSID settings.
I called sprint and tried several different numbers [##(number)#] with no luck at all.
I figured it was the rom, so I've tried DCD's 4.1.2, 3.3.4 roms, and I've tried Mattsm's 6.5 rom, and they all do the same thing. I put in the number, and it just stays at the dial pad.
I'm lost, any suggestions?
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hi all. i have followed numerous guides online, but cannot get my phone on Cricket's network. my ESN is activated, and i can get *611 and *228 to work. all other calls forward to "American Roaming". the current setup is:
Radio 3.42.50
dcd 3.3.4 flash
nue2.47 SPL
1039/1050 PRL
i can access my EPST with a non 000000 code (stupid Qwest) but *228 doesn't work. it will only spit an error after "15 failed attempts" and reboot. i do not have access to a Windows machine running QPST as the drivers are fudged and i would have to reinstall to get the 6700 drivers to work (not my favourite O/S)
i think my issue is in the PRL. Cricket gave me a 5 number MSID last time i called so i think i will be calling them again :/
thanks for any help!
Found this on another forum...hope it helps..
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First and most important is the SID number Cricket uses for your area. In Phoenix it is 4923. Every market has a different SID, I had a link to a website that listed all the SID's used by all the carriers in all the US markets but I had to format and reinstall Win XP and lost a great deal of my info. I found the link on Howard Forums, a person whose name was 3 letters starting with X__. Anyway go into that programming menu and in the NAM 1 setup you need to enter the SID, and enter your 10 digit phone number where it asks for MIN and MDN. They may be called other things, (mobile id number, phone number, directory number, MSID) but usually it's just your number you need to enter. The rest of the stuff in the programming menu just leave as it is or set to default value. Now if you are lucky when you dial 611 you will get Cricket's automated system and you only need to give the rep your ESN for them to activate your phone on the network. If you still get VM's CS when dialing 611 then you will need a data cable, free software called BITPIM and a copy of Cricket's current PRL file. That file is automaticly downloaded to your phone when dialing *228 but like I said if your not getting Cricket with 611 then the data cable is needed to manually load the file. Post back here if you have any problems and I will try to help. I have sucessfully done this for two phones (only voice and text msging, don't have parameters to make MMS and BREW work yet)so it is possible. Good luck.
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never mind guys. they changed my phone number! $#%#[email protected]!
oh well. anyway, this forum has been great, and i thank you for all the help!
thanks crobs808
i am up and running. it seem that the MSID number is a phone number different from mine, however, if i enter my original phone number as the Mobile Directory number, all is well!
so they can be different on Cricket, though the MDN is the one that calls, texts respond to
ive been searching the past 10 hours or so now...i updated my rom with hardspl 2.40 and R4R Reloader. i then dialed *228 and pressed 2 to update spl settings. after that i installed the verizon carrier.cab file and im unable to use anything still. the phone turns on but am unable to place any calls, it tells me to call *611 for verizon technical service. are there any setting or steps ive missed to get the verizon service back up and running?
Sounds like you need to call Verizon and get your A-Key. I've had to do this a couple of times. It's relatively painless. Good luck.
I believe if you have an older verizon phone laying around that you can go to the website and switch ESN to your older phone, wait 5-10 minutes and then switch back to your 6800 and it should auto-update the a-key for you.
BTC
if you are receiving a message that your phone cannot be authenticated, you need an a-key reset from verizon customer service. the correct order after you flash should be flashing your new rom, installing the carrier cab, dialing *228 option 1, followed by *228 option 2
Ok I exagerated a bit in the title, but...
I bought this HTC 6800 Bell, from a nice guy, unlocked, upgraded, GPS activated, WM6.1. Bell entered my ESN in their system, gave me my MSL unlock code and when I dial ##(MSL)# and hit the talk button, the phone does not get into programming mode at all. I even tried a few HTC ##codes# and none of them succeed to get into programming mode.
Instead, the phone calls the ##code# and somehow gets redirected to a Bell Mobility recorded message telling me to call the activation hotline. Which I finally did. The person could not do anything, so he sent me to a Bell Mobility store, where another very skilled person was unable to do the programming.
What is supposed to happen when you enter your MSL unlock code? Anyone can help me?
I flashed successfuly a few DCD ROMS (3.3.4, 4.1.2), they all worked fine but I still can't activate the phone with my MSL
Thanks
If you're using DCD's ROMs, make sure you have installed the Bell carrier cab from DCD.
http://dcd1182.n715dp.com/index.php?dir=carriers%2F&download=dcd+Bell+Carrier+20081031.cab
then try ##778# or ##778[dial]
after that it'll ask your for your MSL... should be just 000000
Thanks. That was the problem. The phone works well now. Thanks again.
I have a qwest ppc6800 that i put the alltel software on. Im trying to do the esn change, which is now available online so i can do that, but then when it says to dial *228 it will say programming, but it will not do the programming, it just says "the number or code you dialed is incorrect" or something like that. It wont let me dial any numbers, just gives me that message even for any codes. Any idea what the deal with that is?
change spc to 000000 using qpst or cdmaworkshop
Ok i searched and cant figure this out. I found the cdma workshop and downloaded it. I tried getspc but just read that it dont work on the qwest branded phones. So, sounds like i have to do what you said. But i cant figure it out, i cant connect my phone to that program. Can i get some more info on how to do this?
Anyone? I really want to try this phone out and see if i can get it hooked up to my number. I just need to be able to do the OTA programming. I just cant figure out how to get the unlock code and change that.
I found something called pocket putty, no idea how to set that up or anything. Im clueless right now, but i got the programs so if anyone can help me.
So no on that is on knows how to do this?? Ive searched and searched and its pissing me off. Ive also now tried BAFMSL or whatever it is. It went on my phone, says its installing but it dont show up in the programs menu so i dono..............
How do i get that bafmsl thing working??? I put the .net it said i needed and it installed successfully. It brings up a little list like its installing the bafmsl but the ****ing thing wont show up in the programs so i dont know what to do.......................................
You will need CDMA Workshop 2.7 cracked to do what you want. Google it.
You need the SPC . If you don't know the SPC then unless it can be read with cdmaworkshop without having to know it already, my suggestion is to flash it to sprint which will change it to their spc for your esn, then run getSPC on the phone and enter the phones esn to get the correct spc. then goto cdmaworkshop, enter that spc and then change it to 000000
Flash the Alltel flash then. which will get rid of the sprint crap. then you can do the *228 (Be sure to put a Alltel PRL in it if you do not use the actual alltel loader (if you unlocked your phone with olipro then you would need to relock or use the sdcard flash method, i recomend the sdcard method) you can used cdmaworkshop to put the prl in it.)
if after all that you cannot get it to *228 (it should state alltel wireless when you call it) then start dialing *22801, *22802, *22803,*22804, *22805 until you hear alltel. you will find other carriers in your area this way, just hang up until you find alltel. some will not dial.
Good Luck. I'm sure theres a easier way, but those will get you there.
I downloaded some stuff form a torrent, its cdma tools. It has cdma workshop and cdma workshop cracked, but the cracked one does not work. It says you cannot run this without a password or sometihng, but the regular one starts up fine.
There are multiple things ive read that read the spc, but none of them are working. The one method i read doenst work on this particular branded phone. And the others will not work for me. There is a bafmsl grabber or something like that, put it on my phone and try to install it, but it doesnt show up in the programs menu. Thats supposed to give me the unlock code, i think.
I have no idea how i unlocked and switched the phone, i did it a while ago. I had help on here tho so maybe its in my other thread about how i did it, cuz i dont remember at all.
Will the spring software make it so i can use getSPC? This phone is branded QWEST and i read that getspc dont work on the qwest branded phones. Which must be why it wouldnt work for me.
I kinda doubt installing the sprint software will change the spc but you might be lucky. Try this method if this doesn't work you may be out of luck.
Hi, everyone. I'm new to thie forum.
A couple of years ago I bought a Galaxy S4 from eBay. It was a Sprint phone, flashed to be used at PagePlus, without UICC SIM card, 3G only. It has been working fine on PagePlus (except MMS).
Due to the lack of 4G and hearing the offers by RingPlus, I decided to move to RingPlus. I verified that the MEID and IMEI of the phone on R+ website, they both showed to be fine. So I terminated my PagePlus account, unrooted the phone back to original Samsung ROM for Sprint, and signed up for the Phoenix plan. Everything went well until this point.
I then followed the instruction on R+ website to complete the device activation for Android device (manually provisioning PRL), there's no response when I dialed "##MSL#" (the MSL is correct, as shown on my R+ account). I then tried to perform a PRL update by dialing ##72786#, the phone couldn't be activated. There's a message saying "Because of the type of account you have, we'll need to help you with the task. Please dial *2 from your Sprint phone or call Custom Care at 1-888-211-4727 from another phone so we can assist you."
I checked my MEID and IMEI again, and realized that even though the IMEI does show that it's a Galaxy S4, the MEID is actually associated with a Sanyo 3G phone. The eBay seller must have switched the MEID when flashing it to PagePlus. I didn't realize it until now. When I tried to dial a number using this phone now (after it's terminated from PagePlus), it was directed to Verizon Wireless.
From R+ forum I was told that my current MEID is a "donor MEID". I don't know what the original MEID was. The seller peeled off the sticker inside the phone. I only realized that today too.
So could anyone suggest what should I do? I was told that I need to flashed back to Sprint, but it will be difficult since I don't know the correct MEID. I was recommended to come to XDA to get some advance help. So here I'm.
Thank you very much for your help!
I went through the same process and it was a headache. You need to unflash your phone from Page Plus and reset it back to Sprint. This is going to take more than just unrooting and flashing a stock ROM.
I don't remember the exact instructions but you should Google "flash page plus back to sprint" and then look for Viper32's posts about flashing phones. There are instructions about entering ##RTN# in your dialer to reset the phone. Not sure if that was all it took because my experience was that I tried a lot of different things until one of them stuck. But that was where I started.
The easier way is possibly to take it to a Sprint store and have them reset it but I never tried it myself.