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AT&T Data Connection does not work

I had an AT&T Tilt with a data plan. It worked well. I Just recieved the HTC Touch T8285 which I purchased. I installed the SIM card and the phone work well. I noticed that the internet does not work. Can someone give me some gudance on what I need to do to get the data connection to work over the AT&T network.
Thank you.

if i remember correctly, it's because the the Telstra ROM locks the data connection to Telstra's service. did you add at&t's connection settings to your device? if so, i take it that didn't work so i'm not sure if there's a workaround when using the stock Telstra ROM. as soon as i got mine, i applied the HardSPL package and then flashed a custom ROM. after doing this, the phone automatically configured at&t's internet settings and i've been good to go ever since.

I am getting a little confused on which 1.56+ base rom to use for the flashing. Can you help. Not an expert in this area, but did alot of reading to educate my self.
Thank you in advance.

contig said:
I am getting a little confused on which 1.56+ base rom to use for the flashing. Can you help. Not an expert in this area, but did alot of reading to educate my self.
Thank you in advance.
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search the Available Blackstone Shipped ROMs for a WWWE (WorldWideEnglish) 1.56 ROM and you should be good to go.

I found the ROM I need. I trying to run HSPLWrapper_Blackstone_1560liNex.exe. Tried several times. Getting a "error 262" ? Any suggestions?

contig said:
I found the ROM I need. I trying to run HSPLWrapper_Blackstone_1560liNex.exe. Tried several times. Getting a "error 262" ? Any suggestions?
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not trying to be rude/contrite/an asshole, but if you read the Tutorial (from my signature) there are troubleshooting guides for the error codes and other issues to complete the HardSPL. i know it's a painfu/steep learning curve (that we all have to complete), but once you complete the process, you'll be better equipped for your next flash. my recommendation is to create a checklist of ALL the steps (e.g., using Word, Excel or a piece of paper) required to flash a new ROM and use that as a guide. good luck!

O.K. got through installing the HSPL (HSPLWrapper_Blackstone_1560liNex.exe). The issue was that I when into the boot loader manually rather than allowing the HSPL application to do it. I have a distorted color screen. I did a alot of reading and I believe I did it right. I also installed the 1560liNex twice. It did not help. When the HTC touch HD is booted up in has the disported colors. It appears to go away after the sleep mod. I seen some posting on this, but I do not seem to find a resolution. I verified in boatloader that I am running "SPL-560liNex" The ROM version prior to this was "1.21.841.1" Should I proceed to install "RUU Blackstone HTC WWE 1.56.405.1" hoping that the color issue would go away or continue to try to resolve the distorted color issue? You comments would be appreciated.
Thank you,

the only way to validate you've updated your SPL is to go into bootloader mode and confirm that you see "SPL 1.56 Olinex". once you install SPL 1.56 Olinex, you have to use a 1.56 (or newer ROM).

I think I bricked my Cellular South Vogue :(

Hi I have a htc touch celluer south and i ran the unlock.
it has slp-0.41 coKe then i ran a custom firmware ant it will never start up.
I tryed anything i could whent to htc web got it from there and it wouls freeze up at 11% need help sorry im a new with this stuff.
did a custom firmware for the 5th time now it says no radio and wont start up.

What stock rom where you running before hand? Was the phone already GPS enabled? Can you still reach the tri-color boot screen? If so, try reflashing to stock to at least restore function to the phone.
This thread will prob be moved.

I can get it into the tricolor screen .
windows mobile 6
I tryed stock firmware and would freeze up at 11%
Was the phone already GPS enabled? I don't have a any idea.;( it has data.
Thanks

You unlocker you use depends on weather GPS has been enabled on the phone or not. You used the non-GPS unlocker, but you may have a GPS enabled phone!
What is the full file name of the stock rom you are attempting to use? The full file name should have the rom verison and radio version. I'm not sure how much I can help, but after the admins move this thread to the right forum, you should get some good advice from people with experience.

Earl123676 said:
I can get it into the tricolor screen .
windows mobile 6
I tryed stock firmware and would freeze up at 11%
Was the phone already GPS enabled? I don't have a any idea.;( it has data.
Thanks
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What are you trying to do. you have to be more specific are you trying to unlock with 2.31 Try and put it into bootloader mode And then flashed window 6. once again . But when it reaches 10 percent it will disconnect and connect again so be patient and just leave it alone

I was trying to put windows mobile 6.5 on.
did not use right unlock.
cannot get into any operating system
stock firmware from htcs web site when gets to 11%
will freeze then go back to tricolor screen and ROMUpdateUtility will error. ;(
custom firmware by NFSFAN will finish but phone will not load operating system stuck at Smart mobility screen in corner it says NO RADIO.
HTC Touch (US Cellular)-RUU_Vogue_4350_US_Cellular_WWE_3.01.573.4_Radio_435020_3.42.30_AM_NV_USC_1.32_PRL15052_0528_Ship.exe
Thanks

Maybe I Can Help
I´ve had the same issue. Firstable, you need to get a good ROM for the HTC Touch like these ones:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=426540
download the one you like in the ".nbh" format. Then you must find and download a program called "MTTY v.1.42".
When you get it, go to Activesync settings in your PC and disable "allow USB connections" box. then go to Task manager and kill the activesync process in Windows.
Now connect the phone to the PC. run MTTY. Select "Port:USB" .
where it says" flow control" change the parameter to: RTS/cts
Press OK and leave it like that. Dont close anything.
Finally go to the ROMupdate utlity and flash the new rom normally. If you have any doubt add me at: [email protected]

Ok Thank you I'll give it a try in the morning.

!!
Earl123676 said:
Ok Thank you I'll give it a try in the morning.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=426540, that's a GSM!!

Is my phone a gsm model ;~ It came from south central.
It errors out and says This NBF file cannot be used for your pda phone. Please get anwer NBF file. when trying to do rom update.

Earl123676 said:
Is my phone a gsm model ;~ It came from south central.
It errors out and says This NBF file cannot be used for your pda phone. Please get anwer NBF file. when trying to do rom update.
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Go here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=873446
Vogue is a CDMA.

?? That dose not help I just want to do anything to get my phone working.
No firmware seems to work.
Need help On tricolor screen right now.
with coKe 0.41
Is that the wrong unlock
is that why custom firmwares install but never start up,says no radio.
left it all night still the same can't do any unlocks cannot get any operating system to boot clear up original one from htc while installing firmware it allways freezes up at 11%.
This sucks NEED HELP OK!!

I would try using either my XevRev ROM or NuVogue (until I build A South Cell ver later tonight . I'm not just saying that because I made it either. lol You can find the link in the forum you posted this thead in (I'm on my Touch Pro2 atm, getting direct link is a pain... will update in a few mins).

XevRev ROM or NuVogue.
XevRev
Sprint PCS (Build #71)
Verizon Wireless (Build #72)
Telus (Build #73)
Alltel (Build #77)
Bell Canada (Build #79)
There is no celluler south ?
Can't try that .
NuVogue.
Tried it th i did not !!
Ill give it a try for now.Which
NuVogue 8.0 or it dose not matter. i'll try 8.0 for now
This phone dose not have sim card
device VOGU100 is CDMA OK.
Just a reminder celluler south,South central same thing.
when there is a phone that says celluler south It shows
Up at south central. Not very famous. Its located in southern UTAH
THANKS
OK
NuVogue 8.0
Dose not work.;(
http://www.socen.com/ South centrals website
https://www.cellularsouth.com/cscom...2070029&WT.srch=1&WT.mc_id=ppc_Google_D-Brand Celluler Souths website
There is some thing wierd here......

After thinking about things, I see why you can't flash the stock rom: You do not have a Cellular South rom to flash to. US Cellular is not Cellular South from all the research I did.
The problem is I was unable to locate a Cellular South shipping rom. A shipping rom is what you would normally want to use to reflash the phone and "relock" it back to true stock easily.
Now, one option would be to attempt to flash just a non-GPS radio, however that could brick your device. ImCoKeMaN has more information on that in this thread on ppcgeeks.
I would recommend that you start a thread here on ppcgeeks, where you may run into some others with more expertize. I'd also link to this thread just in case they need more information. I would also create a detailed thread name like "I think I bricked my Cellular South Vogue" (I'd recommend changing the name of this thread to reflect that as well).
Now, my idea would be to use MTTY and try and figure out what radio is installed (if you can even do that, I seriously have no clue), contact Cellular South for a true stock rom for your phone, and find out what radio was installed on the phone (1.x or 3.x series radio). Since the .41 unlocker didn't work, that think that means you may have had a 3 series radio.
Without knowing anything about how the roms for Cellular South are, your better off either contacting Cellular South and ask them for their stock software (and if you do get it, share it with the world dude, cause no one has it!), and/or try PPCGeeks for more advanced advice.
ImCoKeMaN hangs out on the IRC chatrooms #ppcgeeks and #ppckitchen on (chat.freenode.net) freenode. If you can catch him, he may be able to offer radio advice on the Vogue. You could also start a thread on PPCG and point it out to the guys in that channel, lots of knowledgeable types that have been doing this stuff for years.
So long as your getting the tri-color screen, I think you can get the phone working, so don't loose hope!

well OK Is ther any one else here smart.I'll talk to south central guys when i can to see if they will say go find the dump or whatever.
it says on box HTC------------------------------------6900 South Central
Oh I used .41 unlocker it worked look at pic it was .36 or somthing.
Thanks any way.

@OP,
Let me try to jump in here before you do anything else. As you can obviously flash roms (you can get to bootloader), basically you used, as stated earlier, the wrong unlocker. Before you can flash anything, you will need to flash back to stock. You mentioned that you have tried doing this and you get an error at 11%.... what kind of error do you get? (error code). The only thing that could have fried your radio would be to have flashed it back from a 3.xx.xxx radio into a 1.xx.xxx, which is what ImCoKeMaN describes over at Howard Forums. The .41 is an unlocker for non-GPS Vogues from what I understand, but this is not protected from overwriting, so flashing a stock should get you back up and running.
After you are done flashing back to stock, take a look at my Vogue flashing guide (link in my signature).

Ok Thanks I need to get hold of a stock rom I was using Us Celluler.
Oh on error my phone would go to tricolor screen at 11% then it would have a commnuication error on computer
Need celluler south or south central just whatever I'll Chat with South central guys
One i know well .Thanks

Earl123676 said:
Ok Thanks I need to get hold of a stock rom I was using Us Celluler.
Oh on error my phone would go to tricolor screen at 11% then it would have a commnuication error on computer
Need celluler south or south central just whatever I'll Chat with South central guys
One i know well .Thanks
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http://shipped-roms.com/index.php?category=windows mobile&model=Vogue
Go here. The rom that you are looking for is the last one on the list. That will flash a 3.xx.xxx radio as well, so it should give you GPS capabilities too.
As far as the error, I am looking for an error code from the PC. (I am guessing it is 228, but I could be wrong)
BTW, I am moving this thread to General as it isn't development.

OK Thanks.

[Q] Help me choose a rom (First time)

Hello, I just decided to finally root my Legend and install a rom.
My phone is currently running 2.1 and i'm on the Virgin Mobile Canada network here in Canada. We don't have an official 2.2 release yet.
I have made a gold card and i'm all ready to root and load a rom. I just don't know what one to do.
I think i'd like to start off fairly basic. just to play with 2.2 then try some of the more advanced custom roms. So, All i really need is help finding the 2.2 stock rom that would be best suited for me?
Sorry if this is sort of a newb thing. but i'm a newb. I tried looking this up, but couldn't get a solid answer via google results. Too many options out there and i didn't know if they applied to my situation.
So, yeah. Just want the basic 2.2 Then maybe i'll try some custom roms later.
Also, if anybody has any advice of what to expect or any other advice, i'd appreciate it. Any features I will loose if i root/rom? I hear FM radio won't work, but i'm not too worried about that. Anything else?
Thank you.

You say "basic ROM", but it's a bit more complicated.
You can simply update your phone to HTC stock ROM 2.2 or the Vodafone ROM 2.2, this would be basic but crappy (slow, branded, buggy roms).
I recommend you to skip these roms and try BlaY0's rom (with sense) or CyanongenMod 6.1 stable. These two are really good work !
So you can play with serious froyo and the time you'll take to root and change the rom would be useful !
Cyanogen will be a bit more "exotic" since HTC sense is not included in the ROM.
For the features, you will not loose any of them, except maybe the FM radio (depends of the rom), but you will get many you have not right now (root of course, overclock,..., plus every changes of 2.2)
Your Legend is about to become a greeaaaaat phone, congratz !
I hope my answer will help you ;-)
PS : Few months and we'll get stable gingerbread roms ! Time to get to Froyo ! ^^

Thanks for the reply. It was very informative and just the type of information i need.
I hate these situations where i know i'm missing a lot of knowlege, but due to not knowing it, i don't know how to aquire it. I hate that.
That's why i'm glad i have this place. Thanks. I think i'll install that CyanongenMod 6.1 stable. I've been using launchers most of the time since i got my phone as i didn't really enjoy sense that much.
Could somebody please link me to the exact file i'd want? I keep finding different versions/builds and they say for different phones, and i just get confused A download link would be great.

Search for rom manager in the market, install and choose Flash Clockwordmod Recovery
After that:
In Paid version just select Download Rom / CyogenMod.
Select Backup current rom & wipe data and cache when installing
In free version 1st d/l CM6.1 from http: // forum.cyanogenmod.com /files/category/29-htc-legend/ and put it on your sdcard, then Select Install Rom from SDcard in Rom manager.
For both also install the google apps (same source locations & method)
gl

So, Upon trying to root my phone i find out i first need to downgrade my phone.
I go through all the steps needed and eventually get to the part where i need to install the new "RUU_Legend_HTC_WWE_1.31.405.5_R_Radio_47.26.35.04_7.05.35.26L_release_126592_signed" file.
I set up my phone. Goldcard, the correct version of HTC sync, USB Debugging, i'm fairly certain i did everything correct. I try to run the RUU and i get errors. Either USB not Connected errors, or and more frequently "Device ID Incorrect" errors.
So, I seem to be unable to downgrade to 1.31. Any advice on how to get by these errors? It's really frustrating.
Thanks.

Try recreating the goldcard and reinstall the latest HTC sync.

I tried re-making the gold card. I have the same problems. Although, I did realize i made a mistake when i made the gold card. But remedying that didn't seem to fix the problem.
When the Serial was reversed it already had the first two digits as zero's so i didn't really have to do that.
As for HTC Sync, I installed the correct version. I could try doing it again.
I'm on Win7 64 bit. I also tried it on a WinXP machine. Same error(s).
I'll try making the gold card again. I'm using a Kingston 2GB microSD card.

I had issues with Win7 x64 too. Your best bet is to find a 32-bit machine for this one-time step, or use VMWare Player to make a temporary virtual machine.
Sent from my Legend using XDA App

I've also tried it on a 32bit winxp machine.
Here is basically how it goes.
Enable Debugging mode.
Hook up via "Charge only"
Run RUU as Administrator
It runs and says "waiting for bootloader" but errors out with the Error 171 USB Connection error.
The phone stays on the black screen that says HTC. Have to take out the battery to reset it.
OR. run the RUU again.
If i do that.
it "clears user data"
then does "sending..."
then "Updating Signature". It gets about 20% done, then errors out.
Error 130 Model ID Error.
Then when i select exit. The phone reboots back to the homescreen.
Which, if i try again, starts the cycle again.
so, it goes. First try, USB error, black htc screen. second try. Model ID error, Re-boot. Repeat.
My sync is the correct version. i've re-installed my HTC drivers. I've tried on a winxp box. and my win7 box. I've re-created my gold card. I even temporarily disabled my firewall and anti-virus in case that was the conflict.
I've done everything. This is really pissing me off at this point.

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I've also tried it on a 32bit winxp machine.
so, it goes. First try, USB error, black htc screen. second try. Model ID error, Re-boot. Repeat.
My sync is the correct version. i've re-installed my HTC drivers. I've tried on a winxp box. and my win7 box. I've re-created my gold card. I even temporarily disabled my firewall and anti-virus in case that was the conflict.
I've done everything. This is really pissing me off at this point.
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i had same problem but i solved it by doing this look at my guide
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=954450
report if it works in that thread if it dosnt post back here and well help, (remember some one will read this thread when they are stuck one day)

Thanks. I posted on that guide with an update to my situation. Sort of stuck at the moment as the custom boot loader after step 2 failed to load and aborted the installation. so now i'm sort of screwed until i figure that out.

[Q] Question about rom raido for spark_w (1.3ruu+HSPL+ROM+Raido driver)

(1.3ruu+HSPL+ROM+Raido driver)
OK, long story short, phone not able to recive txt messages, and lots of droped calls on my verizon trophy. I had interop unlock, and chevron. Verizon claimed it a hardware problem and sent me a new phone. In the mean time, I decided to test the roms on the old one. But some how brok something, I want to figure it out befrore I break the new one (already in my possession)
installed a 1.3 RUU rom on my verizon trophy (then activated)
Did HSPL unlock
Installed DFT v1 for spark_W
phone worked, (but txt still did not, HW problem I guess)
installed radio v2 drivers as it seeme to have the original htc driver.
Never got it working again
So, did I do something wrong? For the new phone do I just not use the new radio drivers with the roms?

s10010001 said:
(1.3ruu+HSPL+ROM+Raido driver)
OK, long story short, phone not able to recive txt messages, and lots of droped calls on my verizon trophy. I had interop unlock, and chevron. Verizon claimed it a hardware problem and sent me a new phone. In the mean time, I decided to test the roms on the old one. But some how brok something, I want to figure it out befrore I break the new one (already in my possession)
installed a 1.3 RUU rom on my verizon trophy (then activated)
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Good, you can use a 1.3 stock like rom in this thread here too, if you already have HSPL installed instead of flashing the stock RUU (you might not be able to flash anything without Goldcard if you keep installing OSPL).
s10010001 said:
Did HSPL unlock
Installed DFT v1 for spark_W
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DFT v1? Only DFT v3 HSPL for First Generation Phones supports Spark_W ;
s10010001 said:
phone worked, (but txt still did not, HW problem I guess)
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With either a stock rom, or stock like rom like the ones I posted above, do a factory reset (Settings=>About=>Factory Reset...), THEN do a full *228 option 1 programming. Test phone calls and texting only then. If you aren't doing a factory reset with the stock rom, not all settings will be reset in the Spark_W's programing (which could possible cause a texting issue).
Also, is the phone stuck with a 1X indicator?
s10010001 said:
installed radio v2 drivers as it seeme to have the original htc driver.
Don't worry
Never got it working again
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All the radios are original radios. The NoDo radio is the one that shipped with the 1.3 RUU. If you are running the 1.3 stock like rom, flash the NoDo radio from my radio thread.
Don't flash any radios for now. Try the factory reset with stock rom (or stock like rom).
s10010001 said:
So, did I do something wrong? For the new phone do I just not use the new radio drivers with the roms?
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New phone may come with a mango 2.x series rom (highly likely it will at least be Mango v1) or newer (maybe 2.4 if its coming from Verizon). You can still downgrade, but downgrade with official 1.3 RUU will also downgrade radio (don't worry about radio off the bat). The key thing is, to test EVERYTHING before doing HSPL on the new phone. Then:
Flash 1.3 official RUU for SPL downgrade.
Install HSPL
Program Phone (it's fine to program the phone even if you install HSPL, so long as you are running a stock or stock like rom! Full unlock is what gives us the pain in the butt time.. I'm still working on isolating that issue!)
Flash custom rom of choice (I'd go with ansar's Tango build for now).
Also, before you send your old phone back, even if the steps I outlined don't work, make sure you flash OSPL via DFT's v3 for First Generation Phones, then flash "RUU_Spark_W_VERIZON_WWE_1.03.605.22_RS0512_2K_4K_h ybrid_new_partition_RELEASE," and run a FULL Zune update to current software! This should fix any bootloader stuff that Verizon and/or HTC might detect.
It could very well be that you do have some bad hardware, but make sure you cover your butt by going back to OSPL and updating via Zune. If you flash a newer stock rom, you might half brick the bootloader and not be able to flash anything (that requires a GoldCard to fix).
Hope the newer phone works better when you do get it, but yeah, you can still try to fix it using the reset setups I outlined above.
Now, if you get an error trying to place a call that says "Sorry, we could not authenticate your phone, please call blah blah blah..." even after flashing stock rom and a factory reset and programing with *228 option 1, log into your My Verizon account, and switch the phone on the plan to another compatible phone, then switch it back to the Spark_W. I somehow think that you aren't having this issue so you can ignore this unless you are getting this error.

Not a problem with custom ROMs
I am not running anything custom on my phone. However I have not been able to send or receive calls or text messages since last Saturday (Jun 30).
This doesn't seem to be isolated either - these two threads are full of people with the same problem!
(see xda.png - I can't post outside links)
My data connection is usually stable, however it alternates between 5 bars and 1 bar.
-sucks-

My data connection always alternates between 1 and 5 bars..regardless of phone.. but not when I am near a tower (only in my fringe range area).
My bill is current, and I have had no issue sending and receiving text.
Anyone in these threads try dialing *228 and using option 1 or 2 to reprogram the phone/update the PRL?
I'll try to read the threads tomorrow when I have more time.
Are these peoples phones fully updated with the newest 2.4 software (Mango 8107)?

TheXev said:
My data connection always alternates between 1 and 5 bars..regardless of phone.. but not when I am near a tower (only in my fringe range area).
My bill is current, and I have had no issue sending and receiving text.
Anyone in these threads try dialing *228 and using option 1 or 2 to reprogram the phone/update the PRL?
I'll try to read the threads tomorrow when I have more time.
Are these peoples phones fully updated with the newest 2.4 software (Mango 8107)?
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I'm running 8107.79, and *228 won't even go through.... Phone gets stuck at "Dialing..."

Only time I've had that issue is when I'm completely out of range.. but the phone may still show 3 bars of reception. Have you tried doing it closer to a Verizon tower?
I'm lucky, when I need to get next to a tower, I just go eat my my local DQ. XD

I'm in Manhattan - pretty much near a tower by default

Okay, I'm out of ideas. Only phone (HTC) that I've had do what you described is my HTC Eris.. and its because I let it bake in a window while plugged into the charger (using it as a WiFi hotspot). It's reception has been crap ever since. :/

Sucess?
Has anybody succeeded in resolving the problem?

TheXev said:
Good, you can use a 1.3 stock like rom in this thread here too, if you already have HSPL installed instead of flashing the stock RUU (you might not be able to flash anything without Goldcard if you keep installing OSPL).
DFT v1? Only DFT v3 HSPL for First Generation Phones supports Spark_W ;
With either a stock rom, or stock like rom like the ones I posted above, do a factory reset (Settings=>About=>Factory Reset...), THEN do a full *228 option 1 programming. Test phone calls and texting only then. If you aren't doing a factory reset with the stock rom, not all settings will be reset in the Spark_W's programing (which could possible cause a texting issue).
Also, is the phone stuck with a 1X indicator?
All the radios are original radios. The NoDo radio is the one that shipped with the 1.3 RUU. If you are running the 1.3 stock like rom, flash the NoDo radio from my radio thread.
Don't flash any radios for now. Try the factory reset with stock rom (or stock like rom).
New phone may come with a mango 2.x series rom (highly likely it will at least be Mango v1) or newer (maybe 2.4 if its coming from Verizon). You can still downgrade, but downgrade with official 1.3 RUU will also downgrade radio (don't worry about radio off the bat). The key thing is, to test EVERYTHING before doing HSPL on the new phone. Then:
Flash 1.3 official RUU for SPL downgrade.
Install HSPL
Program Phone (it's fine to program the phone even if you install HSPL, so long as you are running a stock or stock like rom! Full unlock is what gives us the pain in the butt time.. I'm still working on isolating that issue!)
Flash custom rom of choice (I'd go with ansar's Tango build for now).
Also, before you send your old phone back, even if the steps I outlined don't work, make sure you flash OSPL via DFT's v3 for First Generation Phones, then flash "RUU_Spark_W_VERIZON_WWE_1.03.605.22_RS0512_2K_4K_h ybrid_new_partition_RELEASE," and run a FULL Zune update to current software! This should fix any bootloader stuff that Verizon and/or HTC might detect.
It could very well be that you do have some bad hardware, but make sure you cover your butt by going back to OSPL and updating via Zune. If you flash a newer stock rom, you might half brick the bootloader and not be able to flash anything (that requires a GoldCard to fix).
Hope the newer phone works better when you do get it, but yeah, you can still try to fix it using the reset setups I outlined above.
Now, if you get an error trying to place a call that says "Sorry, we could not authenticate your phone, please call blah blah blah..." even after flashing stock rom and a factory reset and programing with *228 option 1, log into your My Verizon account, and switch the phone on the plan to another compatible phone, then switch it back to the Spark_W. I somehow think that you aren't having this issue so you can ignore this unless you are getting this error.
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dude you rock thanks for all that.
with my new trophy here is what im running:
8773.98 - DFT v5 - with broken Wifi Internet sharing, arg... not that I really need it..
radio is 1.53.00.02.15_23.17w.05.13u
hspl 1.3
Sound optimal? it seems to run pretty good. Battery life seem better than ever, phone seems to lag sometimes, but that might just be tango. Do you think its worth using ansar's Tango rom at this point? I'm going to reset soon to change my Live ID to a @outlook
if so, what would be the process for getting that rom on from here? just flash right?

what does it take to unlock/root/rom my VZW trophy

im on mango with bootloader 3.2.230 im trying to downgrade via RUU but the RUU wont see the device the drivers are installed cause zune sees it without issue my end goal with this is to get it on wp7.8 and unlocked to T-Mobile im a big android modder with an HTC One V so i know howw RUU's work seeing ive used them before its just this one is a little funky
what do i do?

cammykool said:
im on mango with bootloader 3.2.230 im trying to downgrade via RUU but the RUU wont see the device the drivers are installed cause zune sees it without issue my end goal with this is to get it on wp7.8 and unlocked to T-Mobile im a big android modder with an HTC One V so i know howw RUU's work seeing ive used them before its just this one is a little funky
what do i do?
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The Zune driver is different from the HTC Diagnostic driver that is required to flash roms. If you read my guide stickied to this sub-forum, "[HOWTO] Use DFT HSPL with Verizon Trophy (SparkW only!)" that will show you EVERY step you need to get HSPL installed onto your phone to flash custom roms. This includes explaining what you need to do to install the diagnostic drivers. After HSPL is installed, you can flash any custom rom you want (for SparkW, do not attempt to flash Spark GSM roms to your phone!).
Fortunately, you indeed can downgrade the bootloader via RUU with SparkW... Spark users are not so lucky (they need GoldCard).
As far as unlocking the phone for T-Mobile, you'll be in for a huge disappointment as some have said that the phone will not post HSPA+ speeds on T-Mobile (as the radio and hardware don't support the bands). You'll need to pay an unlock service to security unlock the sim-card slot, but before starting in on all of this, you may want to ask yourself if its worth the effort for a phone that may get stuck in 2G.
Here is an older thread that I replied too on the issue. Here is another thread on unlocking the Verizon Trophy SIM Card slot.
Here is yet another thread on someone who tired to use the phone on StraightTalk and couldn't get above Edge speeds.

Will the diag drivers from my one v work? (Had attempted a PRL change ended miserablely)
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cammykool said:
Will the diag drivers from my one v work? (Had attempted a PRL change ended miserablely)
Sent from my HTC One V using Tapatalk 2
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From my guide:
TheXev said:
IF THE DRIVERS FAIL TO INSTALL automatically, try this first: Click Start=>Printers and Devices=>Right Click on the big computer and select "Device installation settings"=> Select "Yes, do this automatically."=>Save changes.
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Drivers shouldn't matter. As long as you follow this step to enable Windows to download drivers from Windows Update, you shouldn't need to worry at all as the OS will download them. It's much easier then manually tracking them down, and most Windows 7 installations have the feature disabled by default for some reason. If you do use this method, Windows will ask to install Windows Mobile Device Center.. which is fine since most roms (mine included) have software installed to allow WMDC to be used on WP7.