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Using on other Carriers (CDMA SPRINT or CRICKET)

Any progress on this possible scenario? I am tired of waiting for SPRINT to come out with their own version?

Spring probably won't be coming out with one because its a phone made specifically for verizon based on the Touch HD

a "solution"...?
well, does anyone know of a esn solution in the works? , i'll love to use this phone on sprint, or even straight talk.

Razorfold said:
Spring probably won't be coming out with one because its a phone made specifically for verizon based on the Touch HD
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Sprint is coming out with their version, touch diamond 2 cdma. Looks to be next year, but hey don't fret, that's about when the hspl will be ready and you can play more anyway.
I wouldn't bother with messing with the esn, not to mention you will be paying full price for the device, I believe you are stuck with the TP2 or the hero right now. That's the only two devices I would own on sprint.

from what i heard you can call verizon and they will unlock it for you to use with other carriers

maxtcee said:
from what i heard you can call verizon and they will unlock it for you to use with other carriers
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Yes but would sprint even let you activate it?

Whitestone on Sprint?
Sweeny Russ said:
Sprint is coming out with their version, touch diamond 2 cdma. Looks to be next year...QUOTE]
Have you heard something specific about this? If so it would be the first scrap of info to that effect. I'd prefer an HD2, but I'll probably go with the TD2 if it comes out first.
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http://www.wmexperts.com/evidence-points-toward-touch-diamond-2-sprint
http://www.phonearena.com/htmls/Sprint-carrier-c_2_3.html
http://www.cellfanatic.com/2009/04/htc-touch-diamond2-and-htc-touch-pro2-launching-mid-may-2009/
They're a little late but I can't find the article now but it looks like they are shooting for Q1 2010. Of course if I were sprint I would 86 the whole project as Verzon would have had that phone 4-6 months already.

Cricket
I have been using the Imagio with Cricket for a while now, and have no problems. The new Proxycap works with my wifi fix. If you don't want to add on the full HTML for an extra $15 a month.

Some of those show the Topaz, and others show the Whitestone.
Oh well, it's probably moot now that it looks like Sprint will be getting the Tungsten, which is like the HD2/Leo with a Keyboard. Probably instead of any of the above, probably calling it a "Business Phone", and probably charging a fortune for it.

does anyone have updated info on the TUNGSTEN? All the info on google is from the JAN 09.... Was wondering when this is coming out? This model doesn't seem to make sense for SPRINT since they have the TOUCH PRO2 already..... I would think customers might not immediately grasp the benefit of a phone like the tungsten?

I want to use a Verizon HTC Imagio on the Alltel Network
Like I said, I have the imagio. I got it from a friend. Verizon has bought out Alltel...not that it really matters other than the fact that alltel is pretty much done getting any cool phones. I want to use it on Alltel. I have been able to get everything to work so far except for MMS and internet sometimes go out or asks for a password. My question. I would like to provision this for alltel. Obviously this doesnt exist officially. I wonder, What if I took a alltel provisioning cab from say a touch pro and used it. Would that work?

Do you have directions on how to provision for cricket. How do you like cricket as a service is it comprable to verizon.

any news for unlock

You have to search, I posted something about this and it does work, I have it on Boost Mobile (Sprint side) but it only connects 1x and NOT EvDO, still trying to figure out how to get it to work on EvDO, I am guessing if I change the ROM it might work? I would need a Sprint Touch Pro2 ROM broadband portion that works on the Imagio.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=5144696&postcount=12
This Jap radio *WILL* reset your phone so make sure you backup your data before using this! You have to flash the radio back to the US version.

Imagio on Boost EVDO working
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You have to search, I posted something about this and it does work, I have it on Boost Mobile (Sprint side) but it only connects 1x and NOT EvDO, still trying to figure out how to get it to work on EvDO, I am guessing if I change the ROM it might work? I would need a Sprint Touch Pro2 ROM broadband portion that works on the Imagio.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=5144696&postcount=12
This Jap radio *WILL* reset your phone so make sure you backup your data before using this! You have to flash the radio back to the US version.
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Have you had any success on getting the evdo working? I want to try to get mine to work on Boost. Im waiting for a donor so i can rename my Imagio (U know what i mean).

Incredible on Sprint Network?

I have a Hero currently and would love a faster phone. The EVO is ok but too big for me. I would prefer the Incredible.
I know i can buy one for about $600 price does not matter. However I can not leave sprint. is there anyway known way to get the Incredible to work on sprint with full internet/MMS?
Just to be clear I DONT WANT THE EVO. I want the Incredible. ;-D
Please stay on topic. Im not looking for phone advice.
Thanks in advance!

No. Sprint won't add any ESNs that aren't native to their network.

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No. Sprint won't add any ESNs that aren't native to their network.
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getting them to register the esn is not an issue.

I would venture to say that if getting sprint to register the esn, your next task would be to flash a sprint prl.
Other than that I would imagine the phone will function with the currently available roms.
Sent from my Incredible using XDA App

I would also need mms settings and internet settings and perhaps apn settings. I know nothing about how to do this yet.
Sent from my HERO200 using XDA App

Of course it is possible and not really that difficult although it does take a few hours to figure it out.
You will have to google for info and it will be scattered throughout the forums.
Good luck!

So if I copy all the NAM1 Settings with something like QPST from my hero And find a way to get them to use the new ESN/MEID Ill be golden..
I guess its time to talk to the Sprint rep.

Why can't you leave sprint? Might be cheaper to just pay the etf ($250 I think, or less depending on how far you are into it), and get the incredible at $200 on contract with VZ instead of the $600 for the incredible to put on sprint.

Welp
If you can stomach Sprint, then grab an EVO 4G and be done with it.

How I miss the days when you could use other cdma phones in vzw (not that i knew how to do it personally, but what are friends for?). Lucky you if youhave someone who will clear the esn for you. If i had connect like that at Verizon I'd totally have an EVO right now
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I would Like to Do this also
I want to run an Incredible on sprint also... I am thinking about wiping the Incredible's ESN and replacing it with my Hero's ESN. If I accomplish this then do I also have to flash the PRI on the Incredible ?
Thanks,
Jay

I have an Incredible running flawlessly in Mexico, with Iusacell. It took me probably 5 minutes to get it running, following a Hero guide. You just have to dial ##PROGRAM and input all the changes there, the Incredible has no settings locked down.
I don't know if replacing the MEID(ESN) of the Inc is currently possible, you should check with the CDMA Workshop guys...

Has this been accomplished?
Has this been accomplished yet? I am interested in this as well. Perhaps we can get some steps? I know I don't want to get the EVO for two reasons: 1) the Incredible has an awesome form factor 2) I don't want to pay the extra $10 for 4G when I can't use it/don't need it.

This can be done, like "lamerto" I also have an incredible fully working on the Iusacell network(Mexico) and maybe the most difficult thing to do on this case is activate the meid on sprint(on Iusacell this things are easy) and maybe get the prl (in my case I can even download OTA way)
so the all the rest is a piece of cake, you have a hero, so you only have to read it with qpst, save or just copy all the parameters and then write it to the incredible (even the drivers are the same) and the only thing that is different is the meid (guessing that you're going to use the line that you have on the hero, on the dinc)
that's all this way you can have an incredible working on sprint(maybe you have to copy the mms parameters later, but that can be done even from the phone)
greetings
PD: sorry for my bad english

awesome thread. couple of guys on #htc-evo on freenode
have recommended the hong kong batteries.
I mean really, sprint batteries originate from that part of the world
anyway
luckily i have a spare 1500 battery (official) anyway. need a charger
solution though.

HTC Knight sounds like the Option...

Chances of the Epic 4G working on MetroPCS?

Just wondering if the Epic can be used on MetroPCS like the Evo can. I recently sold my Captivate for an Evo, and I hate to say it, but I think I liked the Captivate more. Better screen and better processor is hard to downgrade from
If it's possible to flash the Epic to Metro, I would pick it up in a second.
I haven't found any search results on Google or here, so I figured there was no harm in asking.
Thanks in advance for any help or answers you might have.

From what I've read, slim to none. At least, if you plan to use the internet for anything besides web browsing with the stock browser (ie, forget anything that accesses the internet directly within an app).
The problems:
1. MetroPCS uses proxies for everything.
2. Android proxy support sucks. No, wait... that's not strong enough. Android proxy support sucks monkey balls. In theory, you might be able to build your own kernel that includes iptables support and use iptables with some handwritten helper apps to deal with them... but you'll basically be trailblazing virgin territory, and mostly on your own. Your phone is unlikely to ever work properly. Android's crude proxy support only (kind of) works with the built-in browser. This isn't kiddie stuff. This isn't even "L33t" stuff. If you're a true Linux God who works for Metro, chills with Linus once or twice a year, and has access to Metro's internal documentation (or possibly the guy who created Cyanogen, with a close friend who works for Metro), you MIGHT get it to work... eventually. Nobody less is likely to ever get an Epic to work properly on Metro.
3. Android depends on Sprint for things like network-based location service. Guess what isn't going to work on MetroPCS?
4. Did I mention that Metro is 1xRTT, and the one place where they have 4G (Las Vegas) uses LTE, which isn't compatible with the Epic?
Really, if you add up what it would cost to buy an unsubsidized Epic and 24 months of service with MetroPCS, and compare it to the cost of buying an Epic with a 24 month Sprint contract and 24 months of Sprint, it's insane to even contemplate trying to use the Epic with MetroPCS. The only reason to ever use a Sprint Android phone on Metro is if you have an old one that you'd just chuck into a drawer, and would rather give it to a needy friend or family member with MetroPCS. Buying Sprint's most expensive phone at full retail to use on Metro would be insane.
(By the way, I know this because I *was* going to give my old Hero to a needy friend with Metro).

If the evo can gain access then most likely the epic can. I'm just making this broad assumptions considering the run the same operating system with mostly all the same functions.
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i heared of many people that were able to get the internet to work on the epic but i don't know exactly how

arvinghost said:
i heared of many people that were able to get the internet to work on the epic but i don't know exactly how
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Lol you don't know how they got the internet to work, and you're using an internet based app... I'm guessing you're joking...
Sent from my SPH-D700 using XDA App

anybody know how to get the mms working?

BThomas22x said:
Lol you don't know how they got the internet to work, and you're using an internet based app... I'm guessing you're joking...
Sent from my SPH-D700 using XDA App
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On metropcs not on sprint... Read before you post please.

is the mms working?

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is the mms working?
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Maybe you can use the Epic on Boost Mobile and what are the limitations with Boost Mobile besides 4G?

From what I remember when was with Metro (had a Touch Pro), Howard Forums are where a lot of their modding community hangs out. At least that was where all the work/discussion seemed to be going on back then. A simply google search should show the way.
The keys are internet & MMS. Internet tends to be the first thing to get unlocked, but without that MMS is hopeless. Even then MMS isn't always possible, depends a lot on the phone. In the past HTC phones were very easy to make fully function, with Samsung & LG phones being rather difficult. Also keep in mind that, as much as Metro used it as a marketing ploy, they really don't like the flashed phones ideas. They've already nearly disabled all flashed phones once by changing the passwords needed to access the web proxies.

jamice4u said:
Maybe you can use the Epic on Boost Mobile and what are the limitations with Boost Mobile besides 4G?
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native sprint coverage only, no roaming.
for some this may be good, for others it may be a dealbreaker.
to make mms work, you need to simply alter the mmsc URL in the ##DATA# > MSL menu and change it from Sprint's to boost's
changing the MMS url is easy for boost..same w/ making internet work... Samsung phones are CAKE to put on boost FWIW

epic 4g will only run 3g on metropcs
i have my epic 4g running on metropcs at 3g speed but i realy want to run at 4g lte speed i had my friend flash this phone for me but he said the metro 4g is a waste of time as it is not good i think there is no flash available yet for the 4glte
i am trying to find out i think the main problem is there is no routing table for metro pcs 4g lte any how if anyone knows how to modify the flash to get the 4g lte running please let me know thanks in advance i will copy my rom an post it later here if anyone wants it i will of course have to edit my log in and stuff but i am hopeing someone here already has figured out the solution
thanks again
scooby dont

scooby dont said:
i have my epic 4g running on metropcs at 3g speed but i realy want to run at 4g lte speed i had my friend flash this phone for me but he said the metro 4g is a waste of time as it is not good i think there is no flash available yet for the 4glte
i am trying to find out i think the main problem is there is no routing table for metro pcs 4g lte any how if anyone knows how to modify the flash to get the 4g lte running please let me know thanks in advance i will copy my rom an post it later here if anyone wants it i will of course have to edit my log in and stuff but i am hopeing someone here already has figured out the solution
thanks again
scooby dont
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Uhhh...no. The Epic has no LTE capability. Only WiMax chipset.

The epic doesn't have an lte radio, that's why it doesn't work.
If you got 3g working and mms, then its practically runnin as well as it could be on metro
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scooby dont said:
i have my epic 4g running on metropcs at 3g speed but i realy want to run at 4g lte speed i had my friend flash this phone for me but he said the metro 4g is a waste of time as it is not good i think there is no flash available yet for the 4glte
i am trying to find out i think the main problem is there is no routing table for metro pcs 4g lte any how if anyone knows how to modify the flash to get the 4g lte running please let me know thanks in advance i will copy my rom an post it later here if anyone wants it i will of course have to edit my log in and stuff but i am hopeing someone here already has figured out the solution
thanks again
scooby dont
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You posted that on two different threads.
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This. ^ Metro does have 4G but it is LTE, unless the Wimax driver gets a software upgrade in the future, no Metro 4G currently possible. Though you can still pay for Sprint 4G service if you turn on the 4G radio and pay for a 24 hour pass for like 15 bucks.
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Even if you could get all the 3G services working properly, you could never use it as a 4G phone on MetroPCS. Epic is WiMax, Metro is LTE.
Trust me, you want the 4G. Now this is my opinion only so take it for what it is worth. From what I have seen of the existing Metro 3G network it sucks plain and simple, not just for data, but voice services as well. I have tested out the 4G network a bit in South Florida though and am duly impressed. Speed was very good, and even though I don't believe 4G is used for voice services yet, the phone I saw still had much better call performance (most notably actually receiving incoming calls).

Htc evo 4g on boost mobile, so lost!

Hey everyone, i really wanna pull out my hair because ive been online for about 6 hours and i cant seem to find a free understandable guide on how to make a htc evo work on boostmobile. i can see that its possible but i cant seem to figure out how! ive yet to buy the phone, and sign up with boostmobile but i plan to start the process once i do get both. i searched all over the internet, i came across advertisment after advertismment and people arguing on fourms, im upset and confused, please help someone!

hassanison said:
Hey everyone, i really wanna pull out my hair because ive been online for about 6 hours and i cant seem to find a free understandable guide on how to make a htc evo work on boostmobile. i can see that its possible but i cant seem to figure out how! ive yet to buy the phone, and sign up with boostmobile but i plan to start the process once i do get both. i searched all over the internet, i came across advertisment after advertismment and people arguing on fourms, im upset and confused, please help someone!
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All I need is the boost mobile Orlando file. You can install it by doing on your phone ##prl# select your prl then enter your msl code.
However make sure you get a prl that is for the sprint side of boost mobile (CDMA) and not the Nextel (iden) side of Boost. Now you are on boost mobile after a reboot. But getting a boost customer care Rep to add your evolution to the database may be another story... can try to auto program by doing ##786# enter msl code and reboot but u may need to redo the prl as it resets your phone to out of the box.
also look at http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/htc-titan/82369-boost-mobile-rom-issue.html
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First off I want to thank you so much for your reply, I appreciate greatly..
I have a few questions tho.. So it is possible, like legit for me to process my htc Evo to work on the boostmobile network? Great but is there some sort of guide online? A step by step more orginazed? I don't wanna take any chances buying a 450 dollar phone

hassanison said:
First off I want to thank you so much for your reply, I appreciate greatly..
I have a few questions tho.. So it is possible, like legit for me to process my htc Evo to work on the boostmobile network? Great but is there some sort of guide online? A step by step more orginazed? I don't wanna take any chances buying a 450 dollar phone
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as to weather it is legit is another story. You can not force Boost or any other company to place your phone on their network. I was able to get my old touch diamond on vzw by placing a vzw prl on it and then doing a *2 and activing the phone like normal... now vzw has closed that loop hole. Their are companies like Cricket that will be nation wide. Cricket (aka leap wireless) will be selling Cricket phone at Sprint Stores in the markets that Cricket is not in now. http://www.howardforums.com/showthr...ireless-Cricket-strikes-MVNO-deal-with-Sprint

Well unfortuntley cricket isn't covered in newyork, so I can't go there. But as for boost mobile I'm sure it's true there's thousands of post and videos on YouTube of people proving it works. And they charge around 80 bucks to do it. I can't believe it's so difficult to find a way how to do it on the internet, as if someone wiped every guide about this out there

http://www.mobile-files.us/showthread.php?2208-HTC-Sprint-EVO-4G-Programming

thanks to all i did it BUT NO MARKET ???
well it took forever but i did it mine is up and running i have full net,talk,pic etc. and im pumped now my problem is that it will not let me log into the market when i try the 3g stops and then it says that i can't establish a good connection but when i hit cancel the 3g lights back up and im good ??? and it only does this when i try to log in the market with my gmail ??? if i go to the browsers i get crazy speeds but IT WILL NOT LET ME LOG INTO MY GMAIL AND USE THE MARKET ??? someone please advise thanks to all

Htc evo on boost
I know how to do it
!!!!!

hey, could you plz help me out? im trying to flash my phone to boost.

help
well guys i need help again been a long time but i had to let my phone go for a bit well try to trun it back on and i could get my old accnt back so i had to make a new boost acnt well now i can remember how to update the phone to my new boost acnt anyhelp out there plzs?

Need help flashing to work on Boost Mobile...

Just looking for someone to point me in the right direction... I know it can be done but google searches only seem to return ads for people selling already flashed phones. Little help would be greatly appreciated!

jrob9583 said:
Just looking for someone to point me in the right direction... I know it can be done but google searches only seem to return ads for people selling already flashed phones. Little help would be greatly appreciated!
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Google how to do it with the Epic 4G...thats how I go mine on Boost. There is a youtube video and a section here on XDA in the Epic android development section on how to get data working on the Epic on boost mobile. It works for the NS4G..trust me..

as mentioned above.. its the exact same method as epic. tho the code to put the phone in diag mode is different. *#*#DIAG#*#*
now i just wish we could edit wimax settings. :/

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as mentioned above.. its the exact same method as epic. tho the code to put the phone in diag mode is different. *#*#DIAG#*#*
now i just wish we could edit wimax settings. :/
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Yea the DIAG is different...I have heard some people say they get 4G..how is that possible?

alnova1 said:
Yea the DIAG is different...I have heard some people say they get 4G..how is that possible?
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If it was once activated and that line it was activated on is still active, the RSA keys are still valid. Until it's activated on a different account and someone either cancels service or doesn't pay their bill.

LancerEVA06 said:
If it was once activated and that line it was activated on is still active, the RSA keys are still valid. Until it's activated on a different account and someone either cancels service or doesn't pay their bill.
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Oh really? I still have my Sprint account but the NS4G isnt active right now on the account. Where I live we will not see 4G for who knows how long so thats why I went to boost on it.

LancerEVA06 said:
If it was once activated and that line it was activated on is still active, the RSA keys are still valid. Until it's activated on a different account and someone either cancels service or doesn't pay their bill.
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there are no RSA keys in the nexus s. thats htc stuff. its the mac address that gets put into the system. and the ppl getting 4g via other means dont have it activated on sprint.. theyve edited the mac address to one that is valid. HOW they edited the mac is my question.
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i will agree partly with what lancerEVA has stated.. some phones have previously been activated and kinda got lost in the system for now. but i still stick with my original message... there are people that are editing the mac address manually.
on the epic this was possible using the wimax debug menus. these menus have been removed on the nexus.

Why would anyone want to use a Nexus S 4G phone on Boost? Boost Mobile consists entirely of iDENT which is totally incompatible with the Nexus S 4G. Boost phones that use CDMA just use the Sprint towers anyways so there would be no difference in coverage. Boost Mobile has never, ever had CDMA towers of their own. Also, iDENT is vastly inferior to CDMA in every way. iDENT is just TDMA with a few "enhancements" like AT&T's old network used to be.

techguy378 said:
Why would anyone want to use a Nexus S 4G phone on Boost? Boost Mobile consists entirely of iDENT which is totally incompatible with the Nexus S 4G. Boost phones that use CDMA just use the Sprint towers anyways so there would be no difference in coverage. Boost Mobile has never, ever had CDMA towers of their own. Also, iDENT is vastly inferior to CDMA in every way. iDENT is just TDMA with a few "enhancements" like AT&T's old network used to be.
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Yea your right...the coverage is the same....I get the same ho-hum 3G speeds with Boost as I do Sprint except I'm paying $45 for unlimited everything because of the shrinkage plan with Boost. What are you talking about Boost has never, ever had a tower of there own? Hey "techguy"...do you realize there owned by Sprint?...and by the way, when you say iDENT are you referring to iDEN? They have CDMA and iDEN networks and the Nexus will run off of the CDMA network like on Sprint because it is Sprint...get it?

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Yea your right...the coverage is the same....I get the same ho-hum 3G speeds with Boost as I do Sprint except I'm paying $45 for unlimited everything because of the shrinkage plan with Boost. What are you talking about Boost has never, ever had a tower of there own? Hey "techguy"...do you realize there owned by Sprint?...and by the way, when you say iDENT are you referring to iDEN? They have CDMA and iDEN networks and the Nexus will run off of the CDMA network like on Sprint because it is Sprint...get it?
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exactly.. people use sprint phones on boost for the best of both worlds. virgin is also a great candidate.. the $25 plan is pretty nice. tho i did just read that virgin will be getting rid of unlimited data.. well.. throttling after 2.5GB I believe. regardless.. 2 great options besides Sprint.. which is a great option compared to the other US carriers. win/win/win.

I will be getting my NS4G in the mail soon. I would love to do the flashing myself, but still looking for a guide. I have the guide on how to flash the EVO tho.
Is it safe to do software upgrades on the phone when I get it? And if I do any software upgrade after I get it flashed, will I lose my 3g or mms?