[Q] Dual boot for mytouch 4g - myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Is there anyway to access a dual boot and if so how?

I don't believe its really been attempted but I do recall a thread from awhile back explaining that it wouldn't work, id post it but I'm on my phone
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I searched awhile back about this. Came up empty. there is a few phones that can do it, one if those being the hd2 or whatever its called. Searched for like a week and read a couple forums where devs said it can't be done and they listed reasons but don't remember what they were.
If you find anything post back here.
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mustk1ll20 said:
I searched awhile back about this. Came up empty. there is a few phones that can do it, one if those being the hd2 or whatever its called. Searched for like a week and read a couple forums where devs said it can't be done and they listed reasons but don't remember what they were.
If you find anything post back here.
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Just found this, https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.drx2.bootmanager&hl=en and Mytouch 4g is listed as working device...may be ill give it a try!

Boot manager can be fickle. Make sure you enable large boot.img in settings.

lamenaceQC said:
Just found this, https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.drx2.bootmanager&hl=en and Mytouch 4g is listed as working device...may be ill give it a try!
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I download the provide link to the app, and when I try to load it up I get this?

MySaNiTyIsGoNe said:
I download the provide link to the app, and when I try to load it up I get this?
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Boot Manager has some anti-piracy measures in place. Looks like you somehow sent up a red flag.

Does it wort the 3$?

That's a matter of opinion. I bought it and rarely use it, but that may change next week.

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Moving dalvik to sd...

Id like to move my dalvik cache to my sd. Im using CM6, and apps 2 sd is enabled..can anyone tell me how to do this???
Just spent 5 minutes on Google and found the answer. Good luck.
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DonJuan692006 said:
Just spent 5 minutes on Google and found the answer. Good luck.
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what the hell is that supposed to mean? ive spent DAYS on google and found a million people saying how to do it but none of them work. if you werent tryin to help, why even post???
I was trying to help you help yourself. The third topic I looked at listed how to do it from adb and I even checked it with my phone to make sure it works. You didn't say you had tried anything and it wasn't working, you just asked how to do it. Maybe if you had taken a little more time explaining exactly what your problem was I would've been able to have been of better assistance, or someone else could have. The negativity in your last post will turn people off from trying to help by the way, maybe something to keep in mind when your asking for voluntary aid.
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sorry. but adb wont work with my MT3G. it works fine with my cliq, i cant figure it out. i was hopin to find a way to do itthrough terminal or gscript? is that possible?

[G2 DISCUSSION] PsFreedom

I don't believe there is any topic like this for the G2. Just wondering if there is any psfreedom app for the vision yet. I know it just got rooted like two days ago, but just wondering if there is a psfreedom out for another android phone that works with the G2
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I don't believe there is any topic like this for the G2. Just wondering if there is any psfreedom app for the vision yet. I know it just got rooted like two days ago, but just wondering if there is a psfreedom out for another android phone that works with the G2
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lls it's funny cuz I was wondering yesterday if someone was cooking a rom for psfreedom
From the PSFreedom site:
Please check the device compatibility list to see if your device is currently supported. Device-specific downloads and instructions will be provided on the device page linked from the compatibility list.
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I was just about to post this.. I need this bad!
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Just buy a p3go there $28
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imo the best way to do the psfreedom is in recovery. that way you dont have wifi issues and other little things ive heard about. i kow there are recoveries based on amon_ra's recovery for the g1 that have this included. im sure someone can do it to cwm or base off of amon_ra's for us.
Well I checked the site and the G2 ain't on it so was wondering if there is anyway.. and to the $28 I know they sell em but id rather just have it on my phone so I can take it easier. Since I take my phone everywhere I wouldn't have to worry about leavin it behind =p.
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thundertroy said:
Well I checked the site and the G2 ain't on it so was wondering if there is anyway.. and to the $28 I know they sell em but id rather just have it on my phone so I can take it easier. Since I take my phone everywhere I wouldn't have to worry about leavin it behind =p.
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Get a usb donge and put it on ur keys. But idk thats just me I always have my phone, wallet ,keys and 4gb jumpjump on me at all times.
Also u know u can not use ur phone while ur playing a game right?
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xile6 said:
Get a usb donge and put it on ur keys. But idk thats just me I always have my phone, wallet ,keys and 4gb jumpjump on me at all times.
Also u know u can not use ur phone while ur playing a game right?
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Well... actually, you can unplug it right after it's jailbroken until the next reboot.
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Well... actually, you can unplug it right after it's jailbroken until the next reboot.
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Um u tryed it? Because I heard that all jailbreaks must stay pluged up as long as the system is on or while playing a game
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xile6 said:
Um u tryed it? Because I heard that all jailbreaks must stay pluged up as long as the system is on or while playing a game
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You only need to plug in the phone/usb dongle to boot up the system. Once it has started up, you can unplug. Yes, I have tried it. I've been doing this since the port came over to the G1 a good while ago. I would like to know where you heard this from.
I'm also waiting for a psfreedom on G2!! I dropped my G1 one too many times and it's finally dead... /tear, good times w/ the G1
i broke my G1 sometime back , i been waiting on Psfreedom on G2 since then , i havent turned off my ps3 , because i couldnt get it back into dev mode .
but now theres hope...
You only need to connect it at the startup of the PS3. Once it's started you can disconnect it.
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You only need to connect it at the startup of the PS3. Once it's started you can disconnect it.
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Good to know. I thought that all jailbreak had to be pluged in at all time.
Cant believe no one has said anything about this..
Lol 9 times out of 10 someone is porting it to the G2 as we type
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Well glad to know others want this too =p. Hopefully it'll come out soon.. to bad u can't use the G1 version to work on the G2...
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im hoping it comes soon...
my power whent out the other day , and now i cant use my ps3 until i get this phone or my wives g1 rooted/psfreedomed
Yea my friend has it on his iphone 3G and he hates it. Cuz he's gotta dual boot to android and then run it from that. Which sucks. =p.
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[Q] Easiest Root for myTouch 4g

Hey guys. I have tried many methods and can't get it right. Can anyone post the easiest root and S-off method.
Thanks in advance
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=858996
I used this method to root my MT4G, it was a piece of cake.
Good luck.
I have 2 questions.
1- what explorer are they taking about when they say open explorer and hold down shift
2- how do you set up a adb?
And be easy on me. I'm only 13
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longhorn24 said:
I have 2 questions.
1- what explorer are they taking about when they say open explorer and hold down shift
2- how do you set up a adb?
And be easy on me. I'm only 13
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Hi man,
The Easiest way:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=995549
NO ADBS, nothing to be messing with your Computer, or anything. Almost everything done thru the phone.
FOLLOW THE EXACT WORDS. If you dont want to pay for ROOT EXPLORER APP, get FILE EXPERT ( make sure you select on Settings - File Explorer - ROOT EXPLORER)
the rest is pretty easy IF you do word by word
Root Explorer (or ES explorer). They will help you go through folders/files in your SD card or internal memory (like move/copy files to different folders etc.) as you do when you have your phone plugged into your computer.
they provide a link (to a video) on how to set up ADB on that same thread.
EDIT: Or you could use the thread which danccs posted. I was looking for that thread myself but couldn't find it. Lol
Hi dancc. Thanks for the help, but whenever I entered the last part on the terminal, I said something about an error. I really wanna root my phone. Please help!
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longhorn24 said:
Hi dancc. Thanks for the help, but whenever I entered the last part on the terminal, I said something about an error. I really wanna root my phone. Please help!
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What error is it giving you?
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Something about a reading error. I tried it 3 times and typed the exact stuff
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longhorn24 said:
Something about a reading error. I tried it 3 times and typed the exact stuff
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...well for us to help you we need the EXACT error and commands
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I think it was input reading error
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Ugh aight bro I get your 13 but you need to try to root again and post exactly what it says. As I wrote either in this thread or your repost I'm 15 and starting out on android is difficult but you gotta learn to read closely and follow directions from devs and more experienced people. So like the exact error part that I asked for I meant like word for word. So I hope this gets you started off easier than it was for me. I didn't get told half this **** haha
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Best root guide
http://androidrootking.blogspot.com/2011/10/how-to-root-your-mytouch-4g-original_12.html
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http://androidrootking.blogspot.com/2011/10/how-to-root-your-mytouch-4g-original_12.html
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Why resurrect a 5 month old thread? Brilliant.
Brilliant indeed!!!
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Why resurrect a 5 month old thread? Brilliant.
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Hmmmm .... let's see. Maybe because I plan on resurrecting a lot of threads like this one with new links to Empire Android as it (empire android) will soon be filled with simplified but accurate guides for rooting ALL android phones. Many people have a hard time following blogs with guides to root their phone because the authors of those blogs seem to forget that they're dealing with people who aren't exactly what you would call tech savvy and as a result don't explain things correctly or in deeper detail. That's why people come to these forums asking questions that people like you would probably call dumb when in fact they are not. But i guess instead of drawing some sort of intelligent conclusion as to why I might have resurrected this thread you'd rather try and make it sound like something its not. I hope you feel better now. (And since it seems like you had nothing else to do with your time when you posted this you will have nothing to worry about in the near future as long as Android phones keep coming you will have lots of threads like this to make yourself look like a fool on) No hard feelings. I hope I've answered your question.

Easiest Root Method Ever

Hi guys. I am looking for the easiest perm root method ever. I've tried many methods and failed all. Please help.
Thanks in advance
P.S. take it easy on me. I'm only 13
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longhorn24 said:
Hi guys. I am looking for the easiest perm root method ever. I've tried many methods and failed all. Please help.
Thanks in advance
P.S. take it easy on me. I'm only 13
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I think you should just stop and not root your phone just from looking at how you've asked this question twice in the same section as well as in the dev section.
Having a rooted phone doesn't make you cooler or give you special powers no matter what your friends told you, trust me.
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h22aboi said:
I think you should just stop and not root your phone just from looking at how you've asked this question twice in the same section as well as in the dev section.
Having a rooted phone doesn't make you cooler or give you special powers no matter what your friends told you, trust me.
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hahahaahaa yes i totally agree
your other thread was answered so either do the research yourself or take the advice you were already given...
h22aboi said:
I think you should just stop and not root your phone just from looking at how you've asked this question twice in the same section as well as in the dev section.
Having a rooted phone doesn't make you cooler or give you special powers no matter what your friends told you, trust me.
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Well seeing how I'm 15 and (and starting football and powerlifting camp today) building my own roms and a tester for TeamRoyal it can't be too hard but really to the OP you can't post multiple times, its a good way to get your question dismissed by the community. But to actually answer your question, the easiest would probably be the gfree method which is stickied in the development page.
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hahahaahaa yes i totally agree
your other thread was answered so either do the research yourself or take the advice you were already given...
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I agree the same. At least try to keep the thing in only one post.
To root my MyTouch 4G took me over a week, of reading extensive posts here on XDA. Until i got it with the Link that i Posted on your last Discussion.
So every step, from the beginning, slowly. When you see that something is not going right, stop, and tell us Exactly what is happening
And yes, PERMROOT Wont give you special powers to show offf to your friends. Most likely if you do something wrong, say bye to that phone or have ready 100 $ to pay someone to fix it for you.
I just want root to install custom roms. I had a Samsung vibrant before and it was so easy to root.
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You people are funny with the whole root giving power thing, but I swear root gave me +100hp and eng hboot gave +100mp extra. But ya rooting is easy and you don't even need a PC. Story behind it...
I lost my HD2 (Leo1024) as it was my first dev-phone so I heavily modded it and few had personal things I never even released to public so now some prick walking around with it. When this happened dual core based phone the LG-Opt2x and Moto-Atrix (dual core) was still 4months behind and I couldn't wait for it so next best thing I got was MT4G (spec wise DHD-US model), so week before I got MT4G I did total run down from known issues with MT4G to root, ect. So I walk in to the TMoStore and the rep try to "sell" me MT4G so I told the guy save yourself some trouble I already know about the device and so we can skip all this BS and wanted to for it direct.
So I told him to open the box so I can verify it was superior display (by then we already knew about inferior SH model). So he started asking other silly questions how hard it was rooting and back then the meth was lil weird as you needed battery pull. Since I lost my phone they verified my account and gave me a new simcard free and provisioned my line on the spot. So I downloaded all the files needed from my phone for TheUnlockr meth to SDCard and rooted it in front of him using TempROOT (VISIONary+) and PermROOT (root.sh).
So what exactly is the easiest way?
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longhorn24 said:
So what exactly is the easiest way?
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Follow the TheUnlockr meth which takes 1min to root using VISIONary+ to obtain TempROOT and when you have it you can get PermROOT by running root.sh script.
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So what exactly is the easiest way?
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OMG. IM NOT kidding this time. I GAVE YOU THE D*$%N link dude!.
Use that one. IS the easiest and asured way!!! One more time;.. you dont ned to ADB files, you barely need a PC only to transfer like ONE file to your SD card, y even told you what App to use instead the PAID app ( root Explorer).
Why better not ask to send your phone to someone and root it for free?!
Send it to me and ill do it, but Stop asking the same question if you are not even trying to READ the post that i gave you.
Dont want to go back to your older post and finde the link, ill paste it again for you:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=995549
I DID THIS and i already have used 3 Roms, in the last 3 days. Im only asking you to read. If you Fail one Step, Let us know, and we will HELP.
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Follow the TheUnlockr meth which takes 1min to root using VISIONary+ to obtain TempROOT and when you have it you can get PermROOT by running root.sh script.
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The Unlockr Method does not work on all MyTouch 4G FYI. I tried doing it that way, and it failed all the time, unitl i found this one:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=995549
I tried ur method 1 more time and it said error reading input
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When does it says that?
longhorn24 said:
I tried ur method 1 more time and it said error reading input
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Nicgraner said:
Well seeing how I'm 15 and (and starting football and powerlifting camp today) building my own roms and a tester for TeamRoyal it can't be too hard but really to the OP you can't post multiple times, its a good way to get your question dismissed by the community. But to actually answer your question, the easiest would probably be the gfree method which is stickied in the development page.
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You really had to mention teh football, and powerlifting camp thing? All it really says is you don't do either of those and the only connection to the football team you have is when they are beating you up and down your highschools hallways
DANCCS said:
OMG. IM NOT kidding this time. I GAVE YOU THE D*$%N link dude!.
Use that one. IS the easiest and asured way!!! One more time;.. you dont ned to ADB files, you barely need a PC only to transfer like ONE file to your SD card, y even told you what App to use instead the PAID app ( root Explorer).
Why better not ask to send your phone to someone and root it for free?!
Send it to me and ill do it, but Stop asking the same question if you are not even trying to READ the post that i gave you.
Dont want to go back to your older post and finde the link, ill paste it again for you:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=995549
I DID THIS and i already have used 3 Roms, in the last 3 days. Im only asking you to read. If you Fail one Step, Let us know, and we will HELP.
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Hey Longhorn, Im a complete NOOB and I used this method and it worked. I dont think theres an easier way than this. No PC needed, Love it.
ionic7 said:
You really had to mention teh football, and powerlifting camp thing? All it really says is you don't do either of those and the only connection to the football team you have is when they are beating you up and down your highschools hallways
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Hahaha ok whatever you want to think bro, because I'm pretty sure I'm center on my jv team number 57. So yea and trying to make me look bad doesn't really solve the problem just changes the subject.
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The Unlockr Method does not work on all MyTouch 4G FYI. I tried doing it that way, and it failed all the time, unitl i found this one:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=995549
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If the root.sh method doesn't work chance are you have a bad eMMC and you will permanently brick your phone
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Retail Diagnostics .apk

Hello i pulled this .apk off my phone when i left sprint after having my phone looked at just posting it around to see if it helps its a sprint app so please share and give thanks
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1620065
pactive73 said:
Hello i pulled this .apk off my phone when i left sprint after having my phone looked at just posting it around to see if it helps its a sprint app so please share and give thanks
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1620065
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lol link is dead
jesuscash said:
lol link is dead
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o noo lol here try this one
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1620065
Will check it out. But next time you might want to post it in General
the apk kept force closing on me.
running aosp, might be a sense based apk?
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the apk kept force closing on me.
running aosp, might be a sense based apk?
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Yeah, works fine on sense.
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Retail Diagnostics
I'm using the Motorala Razr from Verizon. I downloaded the apk yesterday and it force closed on me. I am not rooted and I'm still running a stock rom. Is this apk Sense specific or HTC specific?
Infinite7154 said:
I'm using the Motorala Razr from Verizon. I downloaded the apk yesterday and it force closed on me. I am not rooted and I'm still running a stock rom. Is this apk Sense specific or HTC specific?
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Possibly Sprint specific
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I'm an idiot!
one_love_420 said:
Possibly Sprint specific
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I just switched from Sprint to Verizon. I keep forgetting I'm not on Sprint anymore. Thanks.
What are main funtions of this app? It just shows the current status of certain things going on on your device?
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What are main funtions of this app? It just shows the current status of certain things going on on your device?
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Pretty much. It also tests your sms and mms by sending you one from yourself...
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Dread 7us said:
Pretty much. It also tests your sms and mms by sending you one from yourself...
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Definitely a nice app to have when porting roms, etc... Good find to whoever found it! :beer:
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Pretty much. It also tests your sms and mms by sending you one from yourself...
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You seem like the person to ask with as much knowledge as you know about phones and all the work you've created; good grief. I am stuck with Sprint and cant leave until next year without paying ETF; long story short; get terrible service and have airave (only works half the time and have 3 replacements-sprint does not want to address to issue; and me being on a SERO account probably doesn't help either) but someone in a different thread mentioned about a sprint diagnostic tool that you can use to force your phone to Roam verizon towers and get the boot rather quickly from sprint; unfortunately he said it was only for samsung devices; http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1774503
Originally Posted by bigmoneygrip23
Not sure how long you have left on your contract, but there are other ways to get out of it. Not sure about the shift, but on my gnex custom ROM there's a sprint diagnostics app you can use to flash a custom prl and roam on Verizon towers. Sprint will boot you and terminate the contract with no etf if you do it enough. Not that I would condone such a thing.
I didn't know if there was such a tool that could work for the evo shift that you knew of since you work with other devs and know A LOT about A LOT of stuff. I searched google a bit then headed over here of the forums, but couldnt find much in regards to it for my phone. thanks in advance
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I came across this for the HTC EVO, not shift; but maaaybe http://themikmik.com/showthread.php?16026-On-The-Fly-PRL-Change-PRL-Changes-With-and-Without-a-PC
Why don't you just put your phone into roam only mode. Eventually Sprint won't want you any more...
Chad The Pathfinder said:
Why don't you just put your phone into roam only mode. Eventually Sprint won't want you any more...
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I thought the PRL would need to be changed to something different; I will give Roam Control a go and keep in Roaming...thanks
No you don't need to change your prl. Also, Several Shift ROMs like newSENSE Supreme Sense and StockMod have roam only as an option built in so you don't have to buy roam control if you don't want too.

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