http://twitter.com/#!/SamsungFUSNews/statuses/38172937131401217
Model: SCH-I500 | Code: USC | Version: SCH-I500USEB16/SCH-I500USEB16 | Date: 17.02.2011 14:09 | Size: 202,38 MB | ID: 1324135920
If someone could get firmware out from FUS server....
correct me if im wrong but isnt the us cellular mesmorize also the i500? and the code listed on twitter saying USC seems to indicate its not for us
(as someone who works on themes i dont think i can deal with porting to another tw build )
Yes, US Cellular (Code: USC) is the Mesmerize, and is also a SCH-I500. It isn't directly compatible with the Fascinate. They do list another I500, but with a code of XAR. I think this might be the Cellular South Showcase. I also believe it is like the Mesmerize in that it's not directly compatible with the Fascinate.
The code for Verizon is VZW.
Zerg The Bear said:
Yes, US Cellular (Code: USC) is the Mesmerize, and is also a SCH-I500. It isn't directly compatible with the Fascinate. They do list another I500, but with a code of XAR. I think this might be the Cellular South Showcase. I also believe it is like the Mesmerize in that it's not directly compatible with the Fascinate.
The code for Verizon is VZW.
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I still personally believe they are all interchangable...just a matter of gettimg the settings right.My phone is running a verizon modem on a different carrier...
All of the mesmerize roms I've flashed booted just fine; its essentially the same hardware. The problems begin to arise when a different modem is used. In that sense its about as functional as a fascinate rom w/o phone or web capability.
In my case I found it to be a valuable tool in recovering from a brick. I always keep a stock mesmerize rom handy. It was the one thing that would flash and boot into recovery. From there odin could successfully flash a stock vzw i500 file and my phone worked again.
Lesson learned: don't touch the phone button in odin and read up every last bit of information available before taking similar risks.
That about sums up my experience with mesmerize roms.
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sneakysolidbake said:
All of the mesmerize roms I've flashed booted just fine; its essentially the same hardware. The problems begin to arise when a different modem is used. In that sense its about as functional as a fascinate rom w/o phone or web capability.
In my case I found it to be a valuable tool in recovering from a brick. I always keep a stock mesmerize rom handy. It was the one thing that would flash and boot into recovery. From there odin could successfully flash a stock vzw i500 file and my phone worked again.
Lesson learned: don't touch the phone button in odin and read up every last bit of information available before taking similar risks.
That about sums up my experience with mesmerize roms.
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But I think, regardless of the modem, it can be done. It's just a matter of using the correct configuration setup in qpst. For example, I'm using a Verizon modem on a completely different CDMA carrier. I just had to adjust the um and am in ppp config along with mob + simple bx in qpst and it works like a charm. So long as you have a functioning prl, it's just a matter of finding a tunnel for 3g. In other words, you would be using a flashed phone on US Cellular. I've used sprint phones on verizon, both sprint and verizon on cricket ect. It's just a matter of finding the right settings.
I was not aware this was possible. Interesting. Are there any advantages besides the obvious one of carrier choice?
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But I think, regardless of the modem, it can be done. It's just a matter of using the correct configuration setup in qpst. For example, I'm using a Verizon modem on a completely different CDMA carrier. I just had to adjust the um and am in ppp config along with mob + simple bx in qpst and it works like a charm. So long as you have a functioning prl, it's just a matter of finding a tunnel for 3g. In other words, you would be using a flashed phone on US Cellular. I've used sprint phones on verizon, both sprint and verizon on cricket ect. It's just a matter of finding the right settings.
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sneakysolidbake said:
I was not aware this was possible. Interesting. Are there any advantages besides the obvious one of carrier choice?
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I feel bad for US and Southwest Cellular users b/c of their lack of development capabilities so I was willing to look into it for them. As far as advantages, I've found ironically that some radios do enhance call quality, but having the correct prl is key. Our phones share identical hardware...only difference is the modem software. It's funny though no one has noticed it though, but often ppl will flash dl09 or eb01 modems and still get partial use, either data or call/text. It's obvious it's working, however since you're no longer on that previous radio, the settings would have to be adjusted. Honestly, if anyone is willing to try...I don't mind helping.
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I still personally believe they are all interchangable...just a matter of gettimg the settings right.My phone is running a verizon modem on a different carrier...
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and i have did what he said to get mine successfully flashed to another carrier (cricket) also
akaine2001 said:
and i have did what he said to get mine successfully flashed to another carrier (cricket) also
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Hey there...enjoying it still? All the same services for 1/3 the cost
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I was not aware this was possible. Interesting. Are there any advantages besides the obvious one of carrier choice?
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Verizon f'd up with me bigtime talkin about 197 a month for two fascinates ?! wtf ... and thats not even unlimited minutes, I have unlimited everything on both phones for 55$ a piece. with 3.13$ of tax, not 25$, the 3g is negligibly different from verizons, at a fraction of the cost. Voice and text actually come through more often for me, i wasn't getting calls etc when using verizon.
Two fascinates, Android plan, $113.13. My oldest daughter is born on 12/13/05 so the 13 doesn't bother me, it was actually a good sign, especially with a new baby on the way next month. Until I get this job, and can afford a 200$ phone bill (alone until she goes back to work) i'm going to stick with cricket. Good thing is, I can always go back to vzw, purchase a phone outright as an upgrade, and then flash that one back to cricket also now that I know how to
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Verizon f'd up with me bigtime talkin about 197 a month for two fascinates ?! wtf ... and thats not even unlimited minutes, I have unlimited everything on both phones for 55$ a piece. with 3.13$ of tax, not 25$, the 3g is negligibly different from verizons, at a fraction of the cost. Voice and text actually come through more often for me, i wasn't getting calls etc when using verizon.
Two fascinates, Android plan, $113.13. My oldest daughter is born on 12/13/05 so the 13 doesn't bother me, it was actually a good sign, especially with a new baby on the way next month. Until I get this job, and can afford a 200$ phone bill (alone until she goes back to work) i'm going to stick with cricket. Good thing is, I can always go back to vzw, purchase a phone outright as an upgrade, and then flash that one back to cricket also now that I know how to
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I actually really enjoy cricket. PRL hacking is easy with them, and they share towers with sprint anyways. The best part though is you're not limited to any specific phone or carrier. I can use any CDMA android I want.
sneakysolidbake said:
All of the mesmerize roms I've flashed booted just fine; its essentially the same hardware. The problems begin to arise when a different modem is used. In that sense its about as functional as a fascinate rom w/o phone or web capability.
In my case I found it to be a valuable tool in recovering from a brick. I always keep a stock mesmerize rom handy. It was the one thing that would flash and boot into recovery. From there odin could successfully flash a stock vzw i500 file and my phone worked again.
Lesson learned: don't touch the phone button in odin and read up every last bit of information available before taking similar risks.
That about sums up my experience with mesmerize roms.
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Wait, are you saying that you fixed your phone after flashing with Phone in Odin?
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Wait, are you saying that you fixed your phone after flashing with Phone in Odin?
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That's correct. At least I think I did. I tried many bizarre combinations of tar files in just about every button in odin. I didn't know any better.
If it really is IMPOSSIBLE to recover from a phone flash then I don't know what to think anymore.
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It's definitely possible to recover from that. Before we had modems to flash, it wasn't.
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To summarize: every CDMA Galaxy S ROM will work as long as I do one of the following:
1) Install a Verizon I500 modem
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2) Use the correct settings with the existing modem.
I wanted to install AOSP 2.2, and then replace the parts that didn't work from another ROM, but I was worried about this part. This information helps. Thank you.
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dangerismymiddlename.com said:
To summarize: every CDMA Galaxy S ROM will work as long as I do one of the following:
1) Install a Verizon I500 modem
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2) Use the correct settings with the existing modem.
I wanted to install AOSP 2.2, and then replace the parts that didn't work from another ROM, but I was worried about this part. This information helps. Thank you.
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I'd still save back ups incase you run into problems. But as long as you use a modem that is for an i500 it's a matter of finding the right settings. I'm trying to find one I can teenker with for the non verizon users.
Anyone want the files? I have the generic and the USC version...Please let me know via PM Developers only please!
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I'd still save back ups incase you run into problems. But as long as you use a modem that is for an i500 it's a matter of finding the right settings. I'm trying to find one I can teenker with for the non verizon users.
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i'm a showcase user and I flashed the EB16... the modem works Perfect? I guess you can say... last night i was getting very slow speeds using speedtest app, but today i've gotten the fastest speeds ever... So i think it may be just the fact that Cell South's network is so finicky.. I've always gotten different speed test even when i was stock, from 1 test to the next will be drastically different..
However the problems i've having with the ROM are:
GPS button will not turn on....
When you reboot you have to re log in to gmail/twitter/facebok
for some reason Exchange email stays logged in..
ADB won't give SU access because it says it's a production build..
It won't let me access the market..
I think it's the same problems for the mesmerize, and more than likely will be the case for the Fascinate..
But if we could all figure this out, then we could possibly have 1 ROM for all 3 phones making it simple to port themes/mods/etc...
I really wish some DEVS would help us out with this..
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i'm a showcase user and I flashed the EB16... the modem works Perfect? I guess you can say... last night i was getting very slow speeds using speedtest app, but today i've gotten the fastest speeds ever... So i think it may be just the fact that Cell South's network is so finicky.. I've always gotten different speed test even when i was stock, from 1 test to the next will be drastically different..
However the problems i've having with the ROM are:
GPS button will not turn on....
When you reboot you have to re log in to gmail/twitter/facebok
for some reason Exchange email stays logged in..
ADB won't give SU access because it says it's a production build..
It won't let me access the market..
I think it's the same problems for the mesmerize, and more than likely will be the case for the Fascinate..
But if we could all figure this out, then we could possibly have 1 ROM for all 3 phones making it simple to port themes/mods/etc...
I really wish some DEVS would help us out with this..
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I believe it's def. doable. It's just a matter of trying to figure out a way for the roms to have universal settings. All I500's store their values for their network in the same location, hence the reason why qpst will register the phones as the same phone. The only thing I've noticed different is the modem and the way the rom reacts to the modem and those settings. For example, I am in the process of using kaos v5 and it has reset my connections. No 3g but talk and text. If I can figure out how the values are being pulled I can adjust the settings and we may be a step closer to having gingerbread on all three devices.
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So i am a experience user with XDA for many years. I had a T-Mobile MDA, ATT Tilt, ATT Touch Pro 2, T-Mobile HD2, Sprint Evo...you get the idea. I went from WinMO 5.x to 6.x then to Android..blah blah blah...
Basically i thought i was bad ass, well i am not. I read and read and read then read some more. Found a SGT Sprint version for sale on craigslist for $120 plus a working phone trade. Gave him my old touch pro and $80 and i had a SGT with a 16gb card. Score, no need for 4g since i had tmobile.
I built up courage and flashed it. Did not know what the hell is a kernal. Found that out later. Found out that you flash roms onto the Sprint SGT you will loose GPS and or auto rotate functions. The Sprint SGT is a little different than the verizon version.
So i gave up flashing and went on the hunt to "fix" my SGT. Sprint stores are tools. They ask you 10000000000000 and then do nothing. They say they cant fix it. You need to get a new one exchanged out. BS. I called the 800 number on the back of the SGT and found out that my inservice date was Feb 11,2011 and i have almost 10 more months of warranty .YEAH.
Sent it to Samsung in texas takes them 6 working days to reflash the tab and get it packaged back out to me. Turn around time is about 2 1/2 weeks, shipping takes 3 business days each way.
Now i am not flashing roms or kernals. Although the roms were alot faster than stock and did more stuff, but i did loose GPS that is NOT reflashable at this point. Auto rotate on the other hand can be restored.
CLIFF NOTES: Dont flash roms onto your Sprint SGT if you value your GPS. It will take you 2-3 weeks to get it back from Samsung in Texas to reload the firmware.
WILL YOU DO IT AGAIN: Yes, when i know GPS will not be lost flash addict!!
Just don't flash a rom with a modem file and you're fine. The modem is out now for us to restore anyway.
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Just don't flash a rom with a modem file and you're fine. The modem is out now for us to restore anyway.
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oh i beg to differ my friend. those modem files dont work. tried everything and then some. from my experience.......i did the E24 flash, then OTA to E28. did the samsung flasher tool, hendall, odin, ect... modem.bins from everywhere i can find. figured how to load the drivers when i plugged into the pc. i spent hours doing it, then days, then sleepless nights, then falling asleep at the PC waiting it to flash. no gps resorted back to sending it to samsung. almost got desperate and wanted to bribe a sprint employee to swap it out for me....i have my limits hehehe....i get it back on monday per UPS
I have my Sprint tab and I have my GPS working after dozens of flashing.
I even installed Honeycomb for testing and returned back to Froyo.
You need a stock ROM and a modem.bin that manage both the cell connection and GPS.
I use for myself the DJ30 ROM with no GPS and the EA24 modem.bin
I use Odin to flash them, first the ROM and after that the modem, works flawlessly
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oh i beg to differ my friend.
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I also beg to differ.
You obviously have not done enough research into the subject before jumping in.
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I also beg to differ.
You obviously have not done enough research into the subject before jumping in.
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YEP I TOTALLY AGREE!!! My dumb @ss went in too arrogant and fubar'd something...what i did i have NO IDEA how to undo it, No idea. I did try everything i could get my hands on.
also your sig says you gots a GSM version, the sprint version is different right??
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also your sig says you gots a GSM version, the sprint version is different right??
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yes it is, just do more reading and searching
Umm don't blame the wireless carrier for this kind of thing!
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ellokomen said:
yes it is, just do more reading and searching
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i did a ton of reading. there is no real definitive answer out there on rom flashing and gps loss.
gshadow325 said:
i did a ton of reading. there is no real definitive answer out there on rom flashing and gps loss.
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yes it is, but is buried on the deep of the dozens of threads on this forum, just keep digging
I bricked my tab several times and it comes back up every time thanks to the work of the dedicated people of these forums. No issues.
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Yes it is...No its not....Yes it is....No its not....Great thread! No links to anything to prove Yes or NO
where can i get these files you mentioned [email protected]
Anyone know why when I tried to open a network support ticket they are detecting I'm on a mikfroyo rom. I changed Roms so many times the past 6months.. so what the hell is up with that:
They even said you have to be on a official Rom.. man how they detect this info is pretty funny. And how wrong it is.
But any way to fix that issue
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Why do you think they would give you support when you voided your warranty by rooting and installing another ROM?
I mean seriously...
I don't need support. I do wish to inform them of their network problem here... If so I have 8 other people with Sprint who are official.. who can report the network problem aswell ... Why would I need support if my phone is perfectly fine. And besides the fact I'm not running the Rom they are indicating I am...
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Again... think about it for a little bit. They don't know if you have 8 other people who are experiencing they same problem you are.
They're not going to waste their time with a problem that could be the result of a modded phone.
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Why do you think they would give you support when you voided your warranty by rooting and installing another ROM?
I mean seriously...
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You only voided your warranty with HTC, not sprint. I've taken my rooted/S-OFF device many times and have talked to the store reps and they have no policy against rooted devices. There is stores that will give you a hassle just to be lazy, meanwhile other stores will ask you to simply flash back to stock to help narrow down issues caused by software or hardware.
Oh so a version from stock that just has apps removed that ate considered bloated. So that can be a phone error. Dude I've flashed many roms kernels and radios and its the network. I'm not after phone support. I don't need a warranty on my Damn phone but I pay them for service via their towers if they have issues with it then they should fix their network problems. I will pay insurion if I have phone issues its why I have them.
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The guy just said to install a stock Rom and give him info. The guy was like okay 3rd party. You need to install stock . But he did agree there is probably a problem in the area.
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ANyways the guy said I should keep stock until testing is done well. Im on a modified stock rom etc (testing this rom out). Anyways is there a way to show them my software/build number as stock or whatever to fool them when i re provision it to update their system?
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Again... think about it for a little bit. They don't know if you have 8 other people who are experiencing they same problem you are.
They're not going to waste their time with a problem that could be the result of a modded phone.
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no they are not wasting their time providing CUSTOMER support to a paying CUSTOMER
How can Sprint finds out if your rooted with a custom Rom? Even they never saw the phone?
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culua said:
How can Sprint finds out if your rooted with a custom Rom? Even they never saw the phone?
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I used to Run Mikfroyo but the thing is I don't know how they know I was on a custom rom. Maybe when provision your phone it sends that data. Now I'm On a different rom but i was unaware how he knew. The guy *PinkElmo* basically just said to go back to stock ROM for the duration of the testing (sounds like he not only not has a problem with it but sounds like he uses custom as wellXD).
I'm still puzzled as to how they found out...
I also currently using mikfroyo 4.61. But I didn't start rooting after a month signing up.
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I also currently using mikfroyo 4.61. But I didn't start rooting after a month signing up.
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I had to provision a few months back though... But It Got me wondering. I have been downloading a stock rom at 199mb it should take roughly 2-8 hours on the Sprints NOW DialUp Network
Sprint has a program called OMA-DM. This program has all the information from the status section of your device. When I worked for sprint we would have customers update their data profile, this would send the information to the tool. The rep can then see what rom you are on. However this did not work on AOSP roms since they do not update the profile.
If you want to fool sprint update your profile under a stock unmodified rom, then flash to AOSP, the info for the sense rom would be still in the system.
Furthermore they can see if you have updated the profile, so if you tell them that you did they will be able to see if you actually did or not.. They are also able to view all the transactions with dates and times between your phone and the tool.
My advise to you is to suck it up and run the official rom until the testing is over, usually about a week.
Also sprint has no control over a custom rom, so they automatically have you update profile and firmware to the current version to ensure that the phone is working to their standards and things that they have control over.
TL;DR - Quit complaining and use a stock rom so sprint can do their testing.
The complaining in this thread has me puzzled. Run a stock Tom for them to test, reinstall favorite Tom when done...
Pao23 said:
The complaining in this thread has me puzzled. Run a stock Tom for them to test, reinstall favorite Tom when done...
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is your favorite "Tom" a "Tom Collins"? hahaha, sorry. i had to.
Thanks and for data profile. Just the one under updates? If so it would have shown mikg if clean rom I got a download of stock and was going to flash it when i can before Tuesday since Monday is a holiday...
Thanks for informing me how they detect what Rom your on.
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I imagine sprint can know quite a bit about your phone. When I had my diamond, (or maybe it was my Evo, I forget) something wasn't working right. I got on the phone with a tech, and he proceeded to to operate my phone while I was holding my phone. I could see the screen clicks, and him going from one menu to another, operating my phone remotely. Blew me away.
As for the monitoring SW mentioned earlier in this thread, does it read build prop values? Cuz I'm guessing that's how they get your device info.
Lastly, post 2 and 3 about not expecting sprint to work on/assess your rooted phone. BS. Sprint has given mixed signals about this. I know there have been internal memos released stating they now will honor rooted phones. I think lazyness is the culprit when a comes to CSRs or techs rejecting for root. I've always taken in my rooted phone and put a stockish rom on it first, when I have a hardware problem (blown speaker, broken screen, etc.)
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cmsjr123 said:
Thanks and for data profile. Just the one under updates? If so it would have shown mikg if clean rom I got a download of stock and was going to flash it when i can before Tuesday since Monday is a holiday...
Thanks for informing me how they detect what Rom your on.
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Yes the one under the updates.
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I imagine sprint can know quite a bit about your phone. When I had my diamond, (or maybe it was my Evo, I forget) something wasn't working right. I got on the phone with a tech, and he proceeded to to operate my phone while I was holding my phone. I could see the screen clicks, and him going from one menu to another, operating my phone remotely. Blew me away.
As for the monitoring SW mentioned earlier in this thread, does it read build prop values? Cuz I'm guessing that's how they get your device info.
Lastly, post 2 and 3 about not expecting sprint to work on/assess your rooted phone. BS. Sprint has given mixed signals about this. I know there have been internal memos released stating they now will honor rooted phones. I think lazyness is the culprit when a comes to CSRs or techs rejecting for root. I've always taken in my rooted phone and put a stockish rom on it first, when I have a hardware problem (blown speaker, broken screen, etc.)
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They used an application call LogMeIn Rescue. It gives them the ability to remotely view/control a pc, windows or blackberry phone. Its actually a lot easier to do it for a customer more often then trying to walk them through it.
Yes the information displayed in the about phone section is stored in the build.prop.
As for the software; software plays a factor in how the device operates and communicates with the network. Sprint has designed the stock software on their devices to their standards. They know their software and how it works. Now take a custom rom, one that has be frankenstined together. How do you expect a company to properly troubleshoot and diagnose a problem that could very well be related to the customer software?
I totally agree with the laziness part on the Tech Reps, after working with the company for several years, Id have to say most of the reps were less educated or technically minded about the device that they were working with. I could not tell you how many times I would hear customers complain about the Tech Reps.
Going to a hardware issue, Custom software would not break the screen, blow a speaker, or otherwise cause physical damage to the device (with the exception of a battery). So these should have no effect on hardware warranty's or exchanges.
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What happened after the 3 months?
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What happened after the 3 months?
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Pretty sure he means he has been running it for almost 3 months... and still is...
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blah blah ST sucks, or they'll disconnect you, "air tank" prepaid crap will get you kicked off, use boost mobile, etc.
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Would the steps be identical to that of the fascinate except prior to that you'd have to flash a Verizon prl? I ask because even after the flash was successful, making a call still results in "we're sorry we are currently unable to authentic your phone".
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I'm def interested in this. I've been planning on going to straight talk. If I could take my epic with me that would be awesome!
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Would this be the same Coming from a Vzw on a Dinc2 to St? I know it wouldn't be exactly the same but for the most part would it be? Thanks in advance.
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I'm curious to know what 3G speeds you guys are getting. (I know it varies by location/coverage) but still.
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#1, make sure the Donor Phone can be read, in some way, even if its alternate methods, otherwise you're screwed.
#2, If you're flashing an Epic to any carrier that isn't Sprint, it's BEST to uninstall systemupdates.apk.
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Just wanted to thank justan00b for putting this together. He is truly a helpful community member, with a lot of patience and drive to be contributing to people who need help.
For months, I have sat on my EVO 3D, because I was not able to successfully write the HA, AAA, and the DMU stuff correctly to the phone to get the true 3G speeds. Granted, all Verizon MVNOs are capped to begin with, but using the EVO on 1X was not an option for me. Thanks to justan00b's guide, I will give this a whirl on Saturday and see how it goes...
Thanks again man!
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Depends where I'm at and my signal,but I've gotten download speeds almost 2mbps using speedtest.net app, slowest I'll get is sometimes .50 or .20 mbps down, just depends though. And care to explain on your first tip? What do you mean by can be read, as in can be read in dfs/cdma ws? And what do you mean or else you'll be screwed?
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I'm not sure if Verizon phones are any different, but on other prepaid carriers, the keys are much more difficult to read than others, so say the user following your guide tries it out with a phone that locks up and won't allow you to read the keys, they have a bad investment on their hands. Without the possibility of 1x/3G internet.
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Thanks for the detailed tut. The best so far for flashing to st. Gonna give this a shot once I get my vzw phone, should be here in a week. Will post an update once done. Wonder if you can get higher 3g speeds by using the full throttle tut posted here. Might give that a try when done.
It seems like with most things there are many ways to accomplish something. I just today flashed an EVO 4G over to ST. This is the second one I have done. First time I used a Handsfree Activation method because I did not have a VZ phone to activate an pull the data from. This time around I have a Fascinate and used a similar yet actually much different method then this. Im kicking myself because the first time around I searched like crazy and found the proper MMS settings and APN that got my MMS fully working, and well...did not save the info so now once again Im searching for it...lol. Now I know the HTC and Samsung MMS works differently on ST, but contrary to most peoples belief...the native MMS CAN be fixed and function 100% on the Samsungs. I have seen it personally working and am trying to get in touch with the flasher who set the phone up. If he gives up the secret I will post it here. If he doesnt then Im either going to try and track down the phone I seen working and see if the guy will allow me to take a peek into the settings and backup and pull a copy of the APN....or...lol...Im going to just send the flasher a Sprint Sammy and pay him to flash it. Then I can just pull the info from my own phone. Stay tuned to this thread...I will be posting the fix.
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It seems like with most things there are many ways to accomplish something. I just today flashed an EVO 4G over to ST. This is the second one I have done. First time I used a Handsfree Activation method because I did not have a VZ phone to activate an pull the data from. This time around I have a Fascinate and used a similar yet actually much different method then this. Im kicking myself because the first time around I searched like crazy and found the proper MMS settings and APN that got my MMS fully working, and well...did not save the info so now once again Im searching for it...lol. Now I know the HTC and Samsung MMS works differently on ST, but contrary to most peoples belief...the native MMS CAN be fixed and function 100% on the Samsungs. I have seen it personally working and am trying to get in touch with the flasher who set the phone up. If he gives up the secret I will post it here. If he doesnt then Im either going to try and track down the phone I seen working and see if the guy will allow me to take a peek into the settings and backup and pull a copy of the APN....or...lol...Im going to just send the flasher a Sprint Sammy and pay him to flash it. Then I can just pull the info from my own phone. Stay tuned to this thread...I will be posting the fix.
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When you used the handsfree method did your data work, and if it did can you share the instructions and where you got them from because i dont have a vzw phone to use for this method.
Hello all,
I have an XT907, bootloader unlocked, running CM11 very well. I am planning to go to London for a week in February, and I would like to buy a micro sim to use while I am there. I have scoured the threads trying to make sense of the international/micro-sim situation, and I am totally lost. Here's what I need to know:
Can I take my phone to London, pop out my Verizon micro-sim, pop in an O2 sim and use it without making any other changes? (I did this a couple of years ago with a jail-broken iPhone and it worked beautifully...)
Sub-questions, which can be ignored if the simple answer is "yes": do I need to call Verizon to get them to unlock the phone?
Are there GSM issues, which I tend to ignore, since my carrier is Verizon, and, if there are, have they been patched in this rom?
Thanks in advance. Hoping somebody can answer.
se1961 said:
Hello all,
I have an XT907, bootloader unlocked, running CM11 very well. I am planning to go to London for a week in February, and I would like to buy a micro sim to use while I am there. I have scoured the threads trying to make sense of the international/micro-sim situation, and I am totally lost. Here's what I need to know:
Can I take my phone to London, pop out my Verizon micro-sim, pop in an O2 sim and use it without making any other changes? (I did this a couple of years ago with a jail-broken iPhone and it worked beautifully...)
Sub-questions, which can be ignored if the simple answer is "yes": do I need to call Verizon to get them to unlock the phone?
Are there GSM issues, which I tend to ignore, since my carrier is Verizon, and, if there are, have they been patched in this rom?
Thanks in advance. Hopin.
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This may take care of all your needs. Use cwmr 6046 or philz 6079 only. Backup your current rom before doing anything.
Keep in mind that even these recoveries do not save all your partitions. Some partitions are only on your phone. /persist, /modem & /firmware are the most important ones NOT saved! Try it out. If you do not want to delve into RSD lite & PC only hacking, stop. All you need to restore our latest xml via RSD is here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2391641
Go
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2246081
Subsitute the op's twrp bu: http://yadi.sk/d/oufUHo_F4Ehfh for Avst_ZaYAC_MODsmXBIN.cwmr.zip
You will restore it rather than install it.
And fit it into my other steps in Post 17
Using philz v 6097 cwmr, which will restore twrp format too.
I cannot recommend twrp anymore.
You will have full vzw 4g & I think the star of the setup, the droid razr widget should not break your 4g. more on DRW here You may need FireFox to get the translate link to work.
Do test it all out & save it w/ philz.
Messing with the "select radio band" (3 dot menu) with the hidden app "phone info" [also known as *#*#4636#*#* from the dialer] will break 4g /modem & result in 3g to 1x only. Feel free to do anything else from Phone Info.
Once a combination of partitions are broken RSD is the only fix.
Just restore to the ...94 xml and then the partitions not handled by our recoveries, get fixed and a restore via philz puts all right again [some from RSD & most from the recovery].
Latest Philz zip http://goo.im/devs/philz_touch/CWM_Advanced_Edition
or here flashable from custom recovery http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2567603
Wow. Thank you SO much for the detailed reply.
Unfortunately, all of this sounds very complicated to me-- I have never messed around with radios/modems, and really love the way my phone works, here, now, in the United States.
I take it that your one word answer is, "no, your phone will not work if you bring it to Europe and pop in a sim..."?
If so, given that I am only going once, for six days, I might just pull out that old iPhone and limp along with that.
Again, I am so grateful for the time you took to point me in the right direction. Sorry to be such a wimp.
se1961 said:
Wow. Thank you SO much for the detailed reply.
Unfortunately, all of this sounds very complicated to me-- I have never messed around with radios/modems, and really love the way my phone works, here, now, in the United States.
I take it that your one word answer is, "no, your phone will not work if you bring it to Europe and pop in a sim..."?
If so, given that I am only going once, for six days, I might just pull out that old iPhone and limp along with that.
Again, I am so grateful for the time you took to point me in the right direction. Sorry to be such a wimp.
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Hm... I use Razr M on Europe (Ukraine) on GSM network and have no problems with my carrier even on stock-ROM
If you use AOSP-based ROM - just use this
se1961 said:
Wow. Thank you SO much for the detailed reply.
Unfortunately, all of this sounds very complicated to me-- I have never messed around with radios/modems, and really love the way my phone works, here, now, in the United States.
I take it that your one word answer is, "no, your phone will not work if you bring it to Europe and pop in a sim..."?
If so, given that I am only going once, for six days, I might just pull out that old iPhone and limp along with that.
Again, I am so grateful for the time you took to point me in the right direction. Sorry to be such a wimp.
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Me and My GF just traveled through England over Xmas
My phone was on 4.4 by Dhacker Everything Worked up to 3G (Using Tmobile US, Tombile DE and NetzClub (O2))
My GF phone was on Latest Stock Everything Worked up to H+ (O2 and Tmobile DE) <--- But we had to do a GSM so it stopped Dropping Comnnecting.
Germanese said:
My phone was on 4.4 by Dhacker Everything Worked up to 3G (Using Tmobile US, Tombile DE and NetzClub (O2)
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I think this could be good news. I'm using CM11 nightly, which I think is not that different from Dhacker. All you did was pop in the microsim?
I really don't want to wreck my current phone, which works, just to get a few days of better phone service on vacation.
se1961 said:
I think this could be good news. I'm using CM11 nightly, which I think is not that different from Dhacker. All you did was pop in the microsim?
I really don't want to wreck my current phone, which works, just to get a few days of better phone service on vacation.
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Correct we just swapped sim.
I have always 2 Sim on me. NetzClub (O2) My German Travel sim and Tmobile US my Native US one.
My gf using O2 As Europe Native and Tmobile DE as International
What we did find out though
We got most stable and best receptions in Germany/Bavaria/England with Baseband:
SM_BP_101031.027.32.81P
Germanese said:
We got most stable and best receptions in Germany/Bavaria/England with Baseband:
SM_BP_101031.027.32.81P
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I will search for tutorials about flashing that baseband-- is it a simple enough process? Will it affect how my phone works on Verizon when I return?
Also, for others trying to figure this stuff out, I found this: http://www.internauta37.altervista.org/how-and-patch-fully-enable-gsm-verizon-cdma-phones-android by one of the XDA members which is not exactly a "for dummies" tutorial but does begin to outline the issues.
Thanks to everyone for helping me.
se1961 said:
I will search for tutorials about flashing that baseband-- is it a simple enough process? Will it affect how my phone works on Verizon when I return?
Also, for others trying to figure this stuff out, I found this: http://www.internauta37.altervista.org/how-and-patch-fully-enable-gsm-verizon-cdma-phones-android by one of the XDA members which is not exactly a "for dummies" tutorial but does begin to outline the issues.
Thanks to everyone for helping me.
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She Gained that baseband by downloading the Stock Rom with that Baseband.
I have to get back to my home computer to get that link.
Its a Dev Site where u can download all the Stock roms for our Phone.
Oh my gosh!! I have that baseband already. Phew! One less thing on my "to do" list.
Okay, last question, I promise. I have read, and think I understand, the blog tutorial about enabling GSM. But it sounds from your post like I do not have to edit my build.prop at all, if I am running CM11 and have the baseband you mentioned. I apologize for repeating my question again and again, but I am a little slow.
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Oh my gosh!! I have that baseband already. Phew! One less thing on my "to do" list.
Okay, last question, I promise. I have read, and think I understand, the blog tutorial about enabling GSM. But it sounds from your post like I do not have to edit my build.prop at all, if I am running CM11 and have the baseband you mentioned. I apologize for repeating my question again and again, but I am a little slow.
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In this Particular case you don't need to do that.
Enabeling GSM and Editing Build Prop is Mainly for Tmobile USA and AT&T or any USA GSM carrier.
But on some CM11 it may be required since it was not made for GSM, most newer ones are though.
That's where u look for the GSM Fix thing.
The only thing you May have to hunt down are the info for Data if it doesn't Auto install itself from the Euro SIM.
International SIM normally Require a PIN and it will Auto install a SIM app to correct its Data Settings.
Thanks! Based on your helpful clarification I will leave it alone.
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I have a Sprint S6 Edge + that has been unlocked and I'm using it on a Tmobile network. Is there a way to load the stock Tmobile firmware on this phone to essentially make it a Tmobile phone instead of Sprint?
It is a stock SM-G928P, running stock Android 6.0.1
Thanks.
Why did you not but tmobile ?? in the first place[emoji12]
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I'm not the sharpest tool in the shed or maybe I'm just not hip to the new fangled emoticon language used by kids these days, but I can't for the life of me figure out how that might help find a solution to my question.
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I'm not the sharpest tool in the shed or maybe I'm just not hip to the new fangled emoticon language used by kids these days, but I can't for the life of me figure out how that might help find a solution to my question.
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I am being very logical if you had bought tmobile in the first placr you would not face any issue because even if you succeed in flashing tmobile firmware on sprint phone[emoji23]
U will face issues that is 100℅ true
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Oh, the time travel paradox. I haven't brushed up on my Robert Heinlein lately, but if I remember correctly, it was something like...... If I had bought a Tmobile phone in the first place, I wouldn't have this problem, but I didn't, so I must go back to a time where this Sprint phone does not exist in my current personal multiverse and instead I choose to buy a Tmobile phone thereby eliminating my need to find assistance in the form of a helpful answer to my question. But I have to assume that I'm never able to travel back in time where your answer would apply, otherwise I wouldn't be typing this message, because the problem would have solved itself before ever existing. Got it! Let me stuff some banana peels into my flux capacitor and see how quickly I can generate the required 1.21 Jigawatts.
In the meantime, any Non Marty McFly's that might be able to share any working knowledge of a solution?
Thank you much.
twithers said:
Oh, the time travel paradox. I haven't brushed up on my Robert Heinlein lately, but if I remember correctly, it was something like...... If I had bought a Tmobile phone in the first place, I wouldn't have this problem, but I didn't, so I must go back to a time where this Sprint phone does not exist in my current personal multiverse and instead I choose to buy a Tmobile phone thereby eliminating my need to find assistance in the form of a helpful answer to my question. But I have to assume that I'm never able to travel back in time where your answer would apply, otherwise I wouldn't be typing this message, because the problem would have solved itself before ever existing. Got it! Let me stuff some banana peels into my flux capacitor and see how quickly I can generate the required 1.21 Jigawatts.
In the meantime, any Non Marty McFly's that might be able to share any working knowledge of a solution?
Thank you much.
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Removing all jokes you can try to flash tmobile firmware and try on your sprint phone the phone theoretically should boot but since very few ppl use carrier much about sprint and tmobile bootloaders and modems are unknown so they are either similar or very different [emoji29] this is why many devs don't support carrier models of Samsung because of all this **** so all i or i am sure of it anyone would say is try and hope you can have basic functions working if that happens then if some bugs exist you can ask devs who by the way work in their free time to help you fix it
Primary suggestion is still sell sprint and buy tmobile phone i am actually serious
Or download g928t latest firmware from sammmobile flashing instructions are provided on download page download programs which they say are needed and see the video of how to install there is everything mentioned in detail but dont come complaining if phone does not boot
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Thanks for the helpful suggestion. That's about what I was thinking. My biggest concern is that I flash the Tmobile rom, it doesn't work and I can't flash it back. If I was sure I could still flash back to stock Sprint as a last resort, I'd be more comfortable taking the chance. Admittedly, I was surprised that the phone would unlock for Tmobile in the first place. For the longest time it was either CDMA or GSM and not both, so this is a new one for me.
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Thanks for the helpful suggestion. That's about what I was thinking. My biggest concern is that I flash the Tmobile rom, it doesn't work and I can't flash it back. If I was sure I could still flash back to stock Sprint as a last resort, I'd be more comfortable taking the chance. Admittedly, I was surprised that the phone would unlock for Tmobile in the first place. For the longest time it was either CDMA or GSM and not both, so this is a new one for me.
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Chances of bricking device is real still suggestion loose bucks and buy a tmobile or dont buy a Samsung phone with carrier i am serious
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It is fine with AT&T logo
twithers said:
I have a Sprint S6 Edge + that has been unlocked and I'm using it on a Tmobile network. Is there a way to load the stock Tmobile firmware on this phone to essentially make it a Tmobile phone instead of Sprint?
It is a stock SM-G928P, running stock Android 6.0.1
Thanks.
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It is fine with AT&T logo... Try flashing unlock file over your sprint carrier maybe it will help
Today when I watch video on YouTube, I found a site of remove network lock from Samsung Galaxy. You can have a try.
https://directunlocks.com/samsung/?aff=clickme