i tried searching but couldnt find the answer i was looking for. im currently using a htc tp2 on the boost plan. im in need of a upgrade as this phone has too many glitchs/ defects. im considering a samsung epic but what im wondering is if i can simply have boost activate the phone to my account or would i need to flash the phone?
also... i never had to touch the tp2 to get it on boost, i paid a programmer and he simply switch the esn over the phone.
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I just bought my Blackstone on ebay and will have it in a few days..... I am currently using the g1(fun, but android still is lacking.) When I get my blackstone, I know i need to call Tmobile, but will they care that I am using a non-tmobile phone with them, and will they know what internet plan to give me? or is there something i should say to them so that they will just do it and understand....... Thanks for any advice/info I get..... I have quite a lot experience modding the tmo wing and the g1, and cant wait to contribute here with my new blackstone!
Thanks again!
hi in my opinion thats not their business which cell you use
I use it with tmobile in austria and it works fine
for usa, u don't need to tell them anything. Just put u'r sim card in & go (unlocked hd). U can use the current G1 plan...but if u want to change, then just do it all online at tmobile.com. Enjoy u'r new toy!
Sounds really strange to me, too. You shouldn't need to change your data plan just because you're changing phones. Unless the Blackstone is SIM-locked, you should be able to use your old SIM card, and even if you want a new one, your service provider wouldn't need to know anything about your phone.
If t-mobile indeed cares about you using a non-tmobile-branded device, please let me know, as this sounds absolutely crazy to me, and if a company has a policy like this, I'd love to look into it.
well I had to call and let them know i had gotten a G1 because the G1 is on a special "Unlimited" data plan, that works differently than the other data plans.....It was alos the same with the blackberries I had, and The tmobile Wing I had.... they want IMEI and everything......the US Tmobile data plan for the blackstone is just the normal data plan right? or is there a special "pda phone" data plan....thats what I am confused About.....
Hey everyone, I've been lurking for a bit now and have learned a heap about my phone.
Well, I had a sprint contract which has ran out and currently have the Sprint Touch Vogue without service.
I work on a military base which used to have Sprint towers but have since changed to Verizon. Naturally I would like to do the same since no other carriers provide any good signal out here.
My question is, do I need to flash to a Verizon ROM? If so where can I find just the basic ROM which will still allow use of the internal GPS, and any data connection I may need.
I checked the ESN on their website and it says its not available.
Any help will be greatly appreciated, it sux having no signal out here at all....
if i were you id switch to verizon... they have pretty good service all around.. you should be able to take your vouge over to verizon with no problem. Technical support can do it for you over the phone, they said that the can activate certain sprint phones, verizon can activate sprint phones that verizon currently has or has sold before.
Take a look at codybear's faq on flashing the Vogue. You can flash to Veruzon but you may have a problem getting them to add the esn to their network. Here is that faq:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=508544
Hi folks!
I'm on Alltel right now and we're soon to go defunct. I want to be able to sell my and my wife's Hero's once that happens, but since Alltel wont exist any more i'm not sure if that would be...ethical (selling a phone for a defunct phone company).
I know this phone works on the Sprint network, so is there any way to convert (not sure of the nomenclature) my Alltel phone for use on the Sprint network?
Thanks guys, hope that makes sense.
You would have to load a Sprint PRL onto the device and manually program it work with sprint, then load a Sprint ROM but I'm not sure that Sprint would allow a non-sprint branded device on their network... Pretty much the same instructions here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=794506
but replace verizon with sprint . And you would have to google the settings in which to modify or someone here can read you their settings for it to work
Hmm...good point. Nice thing is that there is no Alltel branding on the phone itself. I'm wondering if i could take it down to a Sprint store and have them flash their software onto it? Would that work?
yes it would work, but more of a question, would they do it?
JazzNeurotic said:
Hmm...good point. Nice thing is that there is no Alltel branding on the phone itself. I'm wondering if i could take it down to a Sprint store and have them flash their software onto it? Would that work?
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So, if they could do it, wouldn't it be possible for me to find the RUU that they'd just flash on the phone and do it myself, without all the rigmarole of that Verizon thread?
If not, that's cool, i'm just curious
Theoritically, yes, however, to my knowledge, Verizon Doesn't sell a Hero they sell the Eris is which is the Hero + proximity sensor, so you would be hard pressed to find a Verizon RUU for the Hero . and even if you did, it doesn't change the internal settings to use Verizon towers, it just changes the looks.
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Theoritically, yes, however, to my knowledge, Verizon Doesn't sell a Hero they sell the Eris is which is the Hero + proximity sensor, so you would be hard pressed to find a Verizon RUU for the Hero . and even if you did, it doesn't change the internal settings to use Verizon towers, it just changes the looks.
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I believe he's trying to get it to work with Sprint.
Sent from my Cyanogen flavored frozen yogurt.
Well in that case, Sprint Does sell a hero, but good luck in getting them to activate a non-sprint phone. It's all just politics folks!
gidkid said:
Originally Posted by TpyoKnig
Theoritically, yes, however, to my knowledge, Verizon Doesn't sell a Hero they sell the Eris is which is the Hero + proximity sensor, so you would be hard pressed to find a Verizon RUU for the Hero . and even if you did, it doesn't change the internal settings to use Verizon towers, it just changes the looks.
I believe he's trying to get it to work with Sprint.
Sent from my Cyanogen flavored frozen yogurt.
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I can confirm that Sprint WILL NOT activate a non-Sprint branded phone on to their network. I last tried about 8 months ago. I doubt they've changed since then.
hey guy new here, i had a couple questions for you guys, i am curently with boost mobile with a flashed evo 4g, but im switching over to stright talk with a skyrocket. how would i go about canceling my boost account and selling the evo 4g that was already flashed to boost. Im going to have my current number ported to straight talk. i someone purchase it , what do they have to do
thanks again
pete
can anyone help me out, im also porting my old number to the new service
Just went through this ordeal with my dad and a EVO3D on boost. by porting your number over it will automatically cancel your Boost account. When you sell the phone the person you are selling it to will need a CDMA Boost phone or need the ESN that was flashed to the EVO to get it to work on Boost otherwise if you try to use the ESN on the EVO sticker they will not activate it.
So pretty much they will have to have it reflashed to there boost mobile account?
You should supply the donor phone with it.
I sent the phone out to get flashed , but if they have it reflashed, they will use a different donor phone, right?
Dial ##786# on evo and write down ESN or MEID. That is what the buyer need to activate the phone.
im porting the number to the new service , would that make it a bad esn, cant i just tell them it has to be reflashed to there boost mobile account
I was wondering if anyone has had a successful Verizon flash with the samsung intercept from Virgin Mobile? I live out in the sticks and we only have one CDMA giant that is accessible, the other is the current provider for me. I ask, only because my daughter could use the phone to keep in touch and it don't work out here as there is no sprint, virgin mobile, no boost, nothing like that.
I don't want to clone, due to legalities, I just want to upgrade her gusto2 piece of crap with my old phone is all, as we are strapped for money or i'd just buy her a new illusion or something.