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##DATA#

I was reading on another forum about a hack that involves using ##DATA# to open up a menu. When I try to enter that in dialer, it doesn't do anything. Could anyone stear me in the right direction for how to get into this menu?
The goal is to end up being able to do what is listed in this thread...http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=696073
Thanks in advance...

Dial ##3282# and give it a few seconds 10 at most. It may not work o. A sprint leak based Rom, it never did on mine till we got full release.
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Anyone know how to get into DATA on DarchDroid?

Data works on aloysius... Too much work for me to try this though

So wait what does this do and does it cost im not on everything unlimited btw
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So wait what does this do and does it cost im not on everything unlimited btw
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Second, you maybe the only person on this forum not on an unlimited plan LOL. But, I don't think it would cost you anything more. It doesn't come across as roaming.
First, this menu has a couple of things in it - using the data menu allows you to manually install a PRL of your choosing. The specific PRL people are loading is an AllTel 40050 PRL that allows you to connect to Verizons towers. I am under the impression though if you didn't have AllTel in your area, it may not work for you. It immediately causes issues for me.

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Second, you maybe the only person on this forum not on an unlimited plan LOL. But, I don't think it would cost you anything more. It doesn't come across as roaming.
First, this menu has a couple of things in it - using the data menu allows you to manually install a PRL of your choosing. The specific PRL people are loading is an AllTel 40050 PRL that allows you to connect to Verizons towers. I am under the impression though if you didn't have AllTel in your area, it may not work for you. It immediately causes issues for me.
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welli know verzion is around here but if it doesnt work will i be able to go back and is verizion faster im quessing lastly im on the 70 unlimited everything but 500 (something like that) landline mins

welli know verzion is around here but if it doesnt work will i be able to go back and is verizion faster im quessing lastly im on the 70 unlimited everything but 500 (something like that) landline mins
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Verizon isnt faster. They just have more towers. Here anyway. But yes if u don't like it just update it prl in settings and it will give u the Sprint one back.
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I know that some dialers will not let you access this function.

I have tested most of the roms you need the stock android dialer to access the hidden menus...if you push the stock htc dialer apk to your phone you should be able to open the hidden menus when I get home I will get you a link.
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Alright what you're looking for is ##775#. That will take you to the manual PRL updater, it also requires your MSL.

[REQ] [MOD] Use 3G on another network?

I have a fascinate from verizon but I've just move to Vietnam and the CDMA network I use is S-Fone. I can't set EVDO on this network because there is no menu on the phone allow to set 3G. Some people said that VZW had disable that. Anyone has solution to solve that problem for me? Thanks a lot.

Please help me you guys. I will donate to you when I come back. ^^

I use roam control from the market. Ymmv
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andwhy81 said:
I use roam control from the market. Ymmv
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You use that app for what? I just want to adjust the 3G setting to use EVDO on S-Fone network. I bought that app and just don't know how to use it. Please help me.

Just play with the settings. Like I said ymmv. I use it where vzw 3g is slow and I asuume it switches it to sprint and I get a better 3g speed.
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Have you tried downloading QPST and making sure everything is set up correctly?

jenisiz said:
Have you tried downloading QPST and making sure everything is set up correctly?
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not yet, I've not done anything on this phone..
@andwhy81: I don't know what to do with this app, it has "Roam only", "home only", "auto". How can u "play with settings" ? ^^

zeroasd said:
not yet, I've not done anything on this phone..
@andwhy81: I don't know what to do with this app, it has "Roam only", "home only", "auto". How can u "play with settings" ? ^^
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That program won't work for you. It simply sets your phone to Roaming mode, which for a Verizon phone means the Sprint network. It won't work with your S-Fone network.

Is there a free program that does something similar to Roam Control? I would like to try it out but don't want to buy it without knowing if it will help my situation.
EDIT: I am assuming that applanet is not legal since the posts with the apk in it have been removed. Good to know.

You should make a profile with qpst, you'll need to change some other settings with that tool, I could not find other way to do it
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could you tell me which settings I have to change? You use fascinate in Mexico, right? could you give me your QPST profile? Thanks a lot. ^^

OK, im goingt o retract my last stament about using roam control. It does make some difference but not much on my phone. I want my phone to use Sprints 3g when at work. My coworkers Epic gets 100+kbs. I have installed QPST but dont really know what prl to use or even it it would help. Maybe someone else has a better insight on this.

Roam/Home network Control?

Im using MIUI, and it has Home Network or Automatic, is there a way to make it Home/Roam/Automatic?
is this a asop limitation? or is it the rom?

Have you tried "Roam Control" from the market? Only way I've found to force myself into roaming.

I'm unable to find it. Does anyone have the apk available?
EDIT: found it but it does not work.
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nlghtcrawler said:
I'm unable to find it. Does anyone have the apk available?
EDIT: found it but it does not work.
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You have to have a current version that allows you to disable rom detection. PM if you need further assistance. I have Roam Control working on Miui

@mulhiny, I have Roam Control set up with rom detection disabled and can't get it to work. You mind helping me out and see if we can get it to work?

I was looking for answers to this exact question; I'm back on MIUI but miss that "roam only" option on the newer Sense roms.
So before I buy it, those of you using the "roam control" app: does it consistently put you onto Verizon's 3G when it's available? (I've been reading around some threads that the app may be limited to giving you only 1X for some reason, but that may be old information).

If you get 3G or 1X depends on what area you're in. You don't always roam on Verizon's network. Only way you can always roam on Verizon is by hacking the PRL.

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If you get 3G or 1X depends on what area you're in. You don't always roam on Verizon's network. Only way you can always roam on Verizon is by hacking the PRL.
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I may have worded my question poorly, sorry about that. To clarify, right now there are locations where I get 3G on Verizon (noticeably/substantially faster than Sprint's 3G) when I use the "Roam Only" option in the newer Sense ROMs -- so I just wanted to make sure that in those same locations, this app would give me the same results in MIUI.
(I'd like the option to switch back and forth, so I would not have to use the PRL hack, and thus make sure I am on Sprint at least part of the time)

The app will only let you roam on 1x. HOWEVER:
There are a few PRLs out there that let you switch between sprint 3g and Verizon 3g. You can just use the roam control app to switch between the blazing fast and crappy network speeds.
The PRL is posted in a .zip file in the thread about hacking the PRL. Gimme a sec and I'll post a link for it.
Alright here's the link: http://db.tt/pxgkDfbI
Download it to your SD card. Make a nandroid of your aosp rom, flash a sense ROM, enter ##775#, enter msl (msl reader on market). Select the msl, hit menu, commit mods. Reboot. Bam!

rocket999 said:
The app will only let you roam on 1x. HOWEVER:
There are a few PRLs out there that let you switch between sprint 3g and Verizon 3g. You can just use the roam control app to switch between the blazing fast and crappy network speeds.
The PRL is posted in a .zip file in the thread about hacking the PRL. Gimme a sec and I'll post a link for it.
Alright here's the link: http://db.tt/pxgkDfbI
Download it to your SD card. Make a nandroid of your aosp rom, flash a sense ROM, enter ##775#, enter msl (msl reader on market). Select the msl, hit menu, commit mods. Reboot. Bam!
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Ah, ok, thanks! I'll have to buy the app and try this out.
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Yup! Msl reader should be free. And these settings will stick even if you do a full wipe, so you can restore your nandroid without a problem.
If I helped ya out hit the thanks button!

is there anyway to do the PRLhack on AOSP?

Tethering

Hi,
I was setting up this phone for my brother. Was surprised to see no root, roms, or unlocking as this is a really nice phone for the price.
I'm not a super gung ho android dev, but I have some reverse engineering experience so I'm gonna see if I can make some shellcode run on an apk or library with root perms and get a root shell running. No promises.
Anyway: If you want tethering, the Power Toggles app will turn on the hotspot without checking to see if you have hotspot account permissions on Boost. Set it up in the More Settings part of Android's Settings, it is the built-in Android tethering code.

Hi sorry for my English, can you explain what is the power toogle app is,thanks
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Hi sorry for my English, can you explain what is the power toogle app is,thanks
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.painless.pc&hl=en

How I used that for thetering, can you explain me
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Try the last sentence of my first post

I'm interested in executing shell commands in a apk.
If you have some info you can share that would be great.

I tried it. Didn't seem to work. It kept acting like it was toggling 4g the whole time
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no one has yet passed restricting boost mobile tethering of the crystal
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no one has yet passed restricting boost mobile tethering of the crystal
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You can use Power Toggles, or if hot spot is all you want you can use HotSpot Toggle. You have to add them as widgets.

Way people keep giving a options without testing first that work, the thetering not work on boost mobile
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On 305SH, if you setup "Nova" Launcher and you create a shortcut, you select "Activities" and go in the list and select "Settings", and Inside "Thetering & Hotspot" :
You will have a menu to allow you tethering Bluetooth or Wifi.
It works great with 305SH (I tryed bluetooth).

Yes, with some programs tethering is active but teams are not conecting to the internet, is blockage for the operator in the case of 306 is boost mobile or sprint, someone will know how to disable this block
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myspac said:
On 305SH, if you setup "Nova" Launcher and you create a shortcut, you select "Activities" and go in the list and select "Settings", and Inside "Thetering & Hotspot" :
You will have a menu to allow you tethering Bluetooth or Wifi.
It works great with 305SH (I tryed bluetooth).
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This didn't actually work for me. i had two "Tethering & Hotspot" options within settings but they both came up with the subscribe menu. the power toggles method however, did work.

Yes, I think we need Root access for that
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foxfi works
Paid app called foxfi works for WiFi/USB tethering. Bluetooth tethering untested. Runs around $5 has a trail version with data caps for tethering. PDA net reqired on PC for USB tethering. No root required.
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I use my aquos as a WiFi dongle for my laptop router>(WiFi)>aquos>(USB thether)>PC
I've used it spairingly as a WiFi hotspot so if boost sends you messages quarrying into how your using hotspot and why your not paying for it and any possible consequences that may occur is on you, I'm not responsible.
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Would also like to clarify 306sh on boost mobile. Only tested on that network (obviously that model). So results may vary. Just use the Fofxi sprint app, you purchase a key to unlock paid version for regular and sprint I.e. one time buy for both versions on 1 google account=possible no root solution to free hotspot on multiple devices down the road . (I'm assuming it works with sprints but they charge overages so unless your somehow still grandfathered in to an unlimited plan I'd recommend against it) that works with boost, Straighttalk (Walmarts Tracphone plan), and virgin mobile, that I've tested, but is a hit or miss on phone models, so far only phone I've seen it work on KitKat so yay sharp for not caring about blocking app permission to hotspot toggle, don't update you might lose feature from app and have to wait till root.

Another's person can confirm that with boost Mobile and how I can do
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Tried this before I saw this thread. Got the app because I didn't realize it would be such a pain in the ass to access toggles from a phone interface compared to my Nexus 7. Anyway, set it all up, input everything correctly and ... No internet access via the hotspot. Doesn't work.
306SH on Boost

I.FIGURED SINCE I FIGURED OUT A SORT OF TETHER ID POST HERE..
On phone must download pdanet
And on tablet pdanet tablet.
Use Bluetooth option and it works.speed test on my tablet was only at about .5mbps but satisfactory for browsing.
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hazridi said:
Hi,
I was setting up this phone for my brother. Was surprised to see no root, roms, or unlocking as this is a really nice phone for the price.
I'm not a super gung ho android dev, but I have some reverse engineering experience so I'm gonna see if I can make some shellcode run on an apk or library with root perms and get a root shell running. No promises.
Anyway: If you want tethering, the Power Toggles app will turn on the hotspot without checking to see if you have hotspot account permissions on Boost. Set it up in the More Settings part of Android's Settings, it is the built-in Android tethering code.
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Is that a free app and does it work after latest update, foxfi (part of pdanet) works as well. My guess is the same reason but is a paid app so this seems much more promising since its free. Someone was saying it wasn't working for them but its worked fine for me, but I have yet to get the new update that came out (only update so far), does yours work after update, if so IMA update and test my luck with foxfi. Either way thanks for the heads up. And yes I was a little shocked at the lack of development for this phone as well, sharps got it on lock down.

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Is that a free app and does it work after latest update, foxfi (part of pdanet) works as well. My guess is the same reason but is a paid app so this seems much more promising since its free. Someone was saying it wasn't working for them but its worked fine for me, but I have yet to get the new update that came out (only update so far), does yours work after update, if so IMA update and test my luck with foxfi. Either way thanks for the heads up. And yes I was a little shocked at the lack of development for this phone as well, sharps got it on lock down.
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Hi, I don't know what version of sw you have, but my said SW version SA 300, and the kernel 3.4.0, and I try everything but nothing happens.
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Smart Settings on Verizon

I looked for smart settings on my Verizon unit and couldn't find it. Looks like Verizon removed it.
Here is how to get it back.
Download QuickShortcutmaker from the market
Open it and scroll down to smart settings.
Open the smart settings dropdown.
Now press the first smart settings drop down.
This will create a icon on your home screen.
That's it.
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Awesome! Thanks for the tip!

Thank you for this suggestion. Most Smart Settings cannot be used without the My Places feature active, and that has apparently been disabled by Verizon as well. Any workaround suggestions?

Perhaps try Llama? It can be found in the Play Store

I would be very interested if one of the tmobile phone owners have an apk of my places, and could possibly post it.
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Attached are the APKs. One of the app itself, the other is the engine. Not sure if you need the engine or not though.

Appreciate you posting that, unfortunately it said that they are corrupted. Both files are only a handful of kilobytes each which cant be correct
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Those were pulled with titanium backup. Not exactly sure where it is in the system files for a direct pull.

Possible its under root folder then system then app folder. Im just not sure
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I recommend MacroDroid. Much better than Smart Settings. Smart Settings is terrible by comparison. Verizon did you a favor.
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Ill give that a shot, thank you, i assume it doesnt kill battery (i hope) lol
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Possible its under root folder then system then app folder. Im just not sure
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To be more clear I checked /system/app and /system/priv-app. Nothing was named My Places or anything similar.

Vuciz said:
To be more clear I checked /system/app and /system/priv-app. Nothing was named My Places or anything similar.
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Thank you for trying anyway [emoji106]
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leyvatron said:
I looked for smart settings on my Verizon unit and couldn't find it. Looks like Verizon removed it.
Here is how to get it back.
Download QuickShortcutmaker from the market
Open it and scroll down to smart settings.
Open the smart settings dropdown.
Now press the first smart settings drop down.
This will create a icon on your home screen.
That's it.
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Tried this, waited 5 days but settings aren't turning on. This isn't working at all. Did it work for you?

minuett said:
Thank you for this suggestion. Most Smart Settings cannot be used without the My Places feature active, and that has apparently been disabled by Verizon as well. Any workaround suggestions?
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No, unfortunately Verizon verified that they did indeed REMOVE My places functionality from their version, so no it will not auto-locate your home location after 5 days, either.
IMO, they are trying to force you to use more data. Most people turn their wifi off when they leave, and turn it back on when they come home - Smart setting will do just that. So, why would Big Red not want you to have it? Because when you have to do it manually, you'll forget to turn it back on when you get home... and when you do that, you'll use more data. my *theory*.

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No, unfortunately Verizon verified that they did indeed REMOVE My places functionality from their version, so no it will not auto-locate your home location after 5 days, either.
IMO, they are trying to force you to use more data. Most people turn their wifi off when they leave, and turn it back on when they come home - Smart setting will do just that. So, why would Big Red not want you to have it? Because when you have to do it manually, you'll forget to turn it back on when you get home... and when you do that, you'll use more data. my *theory*.
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Or people will just leave WiFi on...because it doesn't use that much battery when not in use. This isn't a conspiracy to get people to use more data. Sounds like carriers have to pay for certain features on phones and Verizon didn't want to cash out for some less useful features. Plenty of other apps out there that can turn your WiFi on and off automatically.
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Or people will just leave WiFi on...because it doesn't use that much battery when not in use. This isn't a conspiracy to get people to use more data. Sounds like carriers have to pay for certain features on phones and Verizon didn't want to cash out for some less useful features. Plenty of other apps out there that can turn your WiFi on and off automatically.
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Hmmm... most people I know turn it off, but to each his own. But when that is intentionally disabled along with FM radio, along with Google In Apps Search shortcut (by which you must do an internet search first before just searching for something on your phone...) - a pattern seems to be emerging... but let's give Big Red the benefit of the doubt, right? Let's forget about the lawsuit about them asking Blackberry to disable bluetooth so you couldn't transfer files, or the similar lawsuit about the same kind of thing with Motorola...
No... Nothing to see here... Move along, people, move along...

Any luck with this?

Is there a root app that can do the same thing since My Places isn't working?

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Is there a root app that can do the same thing since My Places isn't working?
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There are numerous apps that don't require root that will do what Smart Settings does and more.
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