Hi all. I recently purchased an HTC 10 EVO that was advertised as unlocked but came locked. I was very much unaware of all things technical when I made the purchase. After sitting for 3 weeks figuring out & going through the Unlock, Root & S-off process it has come to my attention that this particular phone will NOT work on the Verizon Prepaid network and that was my entire goal in the first place. Is that correct? And, if so, are there any new tricks or hacks that WILL get it to work on Verizon? I'm completely frustrated and at my wits end so any and all information will be greatly appreciated. Thank you! :crying:
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So, I have been searching on here for a couple of days, but I am not really finding a post relative to what I am looking for. I just bought a Mogul on ebay. I am planning on using it with my current Verizon account. What I am wondering is what do I need to do before I try to activate it on my plan. Do I need to flash the xv6800 rom on it or would I be fine with the Sprint rom until I put something different on there. Just point me to a thread that I missed if I missed one. I have been hacking on my Verizon RAZR for over a year and a half and I just decided I need something better. All help will be greatly appreciated.
Elizle
go to the titan upgrade forum for stock verizon rom, everything you need is there!
thank you.
no problem, glad to help!
Not sure if Verizon is open to allowing all CDMA devices on their network yet, Call CS and see if they will accept the esn of the mogul, as it is a sprint branded phone.
I would do that before I flashed anything or even modded anything. You could always sell it and buy an xv6800 if they will not accept the esn.
I have a drawer full of modded V710's, E815's, Hollywoods and Razr's at home. Hacking on those was fun, but these HTC devices are much more rewarding.
Hey guys
Even though I am not exactly new here (I have been lurking for quite a while lol), this is my first post.
Couple of years back I got an original HTC Wildfire on Virgin Mobile, even though the phone didn't live up to expectations, as I was on a contract I stuck with it those two years. This past August my contract was up and I took the chance to jump ship over to T-Mobile and got myself a Samsung Galaxy S3!
Anyway, I decided to wipe the Wildfire and gave it to my girlfriend, got her a SIM only contract on T-Mobile and thought weyhey, all set. I'm happy with my new phone and she is happy with her Wildfire Result!
Only it wasn't quite a result, I found out shortly after that the SIM wouldn't work on the phone as it was still locked to Virgin :/ I contacted Virgin and they really weren't very helpful, which in my experience is pretty much how Virgin have always treated me :/ I contacted them before about the phone screen dying 6 months after getting the phone and they didn't want to help at all, luckily HTC fixed it for me for free Anyway I digress...
So I started looking on here to see how I would go about obtaining the "SIM Network Unlock Code"... After looking through a few posts, I decided to give htccode.com a try after one of your members mentioned it (leetvtr) - they looked the most professional... and I have to admit they kept to what their site said.
Within about 10 minutes of payment, I had my code, entered it and bam... phone is unlocked and works with the T-Mobile SIM
Now, this isn't about me trying to sell the service to you, I am not getting anything out of this. I am just pleased with the service I got from those guys, and wanted to say if anyone out there is in a similar situation and needs a SIM Network Unlock Code fast for their Wildfire in the UK, they seem to work wonders.
So +1 for HTCCode.com
Anyway, I hope you be more active on these forums now
Cheers guys
Stu
Hello folks! I've been rooting Android devices since the OEM Droid, but I feel out of my depth with my new endeavor
I just scooped up a brand new Sprint S4 on the cheap via craigslist(literally 30 mins ago).... but here's the plan:
I plan on taking this new S4 over to Straight Talk to see how I like it. But, I've NEVER transferred a device between carriers before, and don't know what the crap I'm doing. I'm assuming I need to unlock the phone before activating with Straight Talk(not a problem, I'm sure I can get 'er done. I've only ever unlocked AND rooted both together, but assuming I can figure it out).
But after I activate with Straight Talk am I up a creek as far as flashing new ROMS on the device? Can I still root and flash (whatever) via this same device thread?
I'm coming from a Verizon Galaxy Nexus. I'm actually out of contract for the first time in 17 years, and almost can't believe it. The stock S4 is light years better than my rooted and overclocked Nexus, so worst case scenario, I'm plenty happy with staying stock if I'm SOL. But I'd LOVE to tinker with this puppy if I'm able to.
A good shove in the right direction would be MUCH appreciated. Thanks for taking to read this post!
it would appear I didn't do enough homework Looks like I've got my work cut out for me just to get the dang phone to work with Straight Talk.
Your best bet to get your CDMA phone working with them is to call customer service to check out the ESN. Or if you get good t-mobile or att reception in your area, you could always unlock it and pick up an att or tmo sim card to use.
There is this thread that shows how to unlock a Sprint S4 for domestic GSM carriers if you're interested...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2530610
Dlnp22 said:
Hello folks! I've been rooting Android devices since the OEM Droid, but I feel out of my depth with my new endeavor
I just scooped up a brand new Sprint S4 on the cheap via craigslist(literally 30 mins ago).... but here's the plan:
I plan on taking this new S4 over to Straight Talk to see how I like it. But, I've NEVER transferred a device between carriers before, and don't know what the crap I'm doing. I'm assuming I need to unlock the phone before activating with Straight Talk(not a problem, I'm sure I can get 'er done. I've only ever unlocked AND rooted both together, but assuming I can figure it out).
But after I activate with Straight Talk am I up a creek as far as flashing new ROMS on the device? Can I still root and flash (whatever) via this same device thread?
I'm coming from a Verizon Galaxy Nexus. I'm actually out of contract for the first time in 17 years, and almost can't believe it. The stock S4 is light years better than my rooted and overclocked Nexus, so worst case scenario, I'm plenty happy with staying stock if I'm SOL. But I'd LOVE to tinker with this puppy if I'm able to.
A good shove in the right direction would be MUCH appreciated. Thanks for taking to read this post!
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Again, on top of our private messages... I'm on straight talk and so far very happy. Only thing I can complain about is not having 4g...which I never had, so I've never experienced it. The flash service through ebay, the guy will take control of your PC and you can have it done when the flasher scheduled you a time. I bought my s4 on ebay with a bad ESN for like $389 a month after release. Also, the native hotspot doesnt work, but works once you flash the hotspot hack and use a widget from the playstore to turn it on/off it works perfectly. I personally use exlir 2 as my widget. I'm on a Sprint phone and it's flashed to Verizon's towers too, which is better in most areas. Other then that, for rooting/ROM purposes, I have zero issues. Signal/GPS is perfect. It even takes the OTA updates as long as your pure stock.:good: Using Odin .tar files is okay.
On second thought, the ebay service is illegal...your cloning a phone. Straight Talk thinks I have a Blackberry
KStyles69 said:
Again, on top of our private messages... I'm on straight talk and so far very happy. Only thing I can complain about is not having 4g...which I never had, so I've never experienced it. The flash service through ebay, the guy will take control of your PC and you can have it done when the flasher scheduled you a time. I bought my s4 on ebay with a bad ESN for like $389 a month after release. Also, the native hotspot doesnt work, but works once you flash the hotspot hack and use a widget from the playstore to turn it on/off it works perfectly. I personally use exlir 2 as my widget. I'm on a Sprint phone and it's flashed to Verizon's towers too, which is better in most areas. Other then that, for rooting/ROM purposes, I have zero issues. Signal/GPS is perfect. It even takes the OTA updates as long as your pure stock.:good: Using Odin .tar files is okay.
On second thought, the ebay service is illegal...your cloning a phone. Straight Talk thinks I have a Blackberry
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I know I'm late in responding, but you made a point I found out after the fact. No 4G when taking the CDMA phone over to Straight Talk. This was a deal killer for me. I've since turned the phone on craigslist, and am looking for an AT&T version now
My only question is- How do you flash for specific towers?
congrats
Dlnp22 said:
Hello folks! I've been rooting Android devices since the OEM Droid, but I feel out of my depth with my new endeavor
I just scooped up a brand new Sprint S4 on the cheap via craigslist(literally 30 mins ago).... but here's the plan:
I plan on taking this new S4 over to Straight Talk to see how I like it. But, I've NEVER transferred a device between carriers before, and don't know what the crap I'm doing. I'm assuming I need to unlock the phone before activating with Straight Talk(not a problem, I'm sure I can get 'er done. I've only ever unlocked AND rooted both together, but assuming I can figure it out).
But after I activate with Straight Talk am I up a creek as far as flashing new ROMS on the device? Can I still root and flash (whatever) via this same device thread?
I'm coming from a Verizon Galaxy Nexus. I'm actually out of contract for the first time in 17 years, and almost can't believe it. The stock S4 is light years better than my rooted and overclocked Nexus, so worst case scenario, I'm plenty happy with staying stock if I'm SOL. But I'd LOVE to tinker with this puppy if I'm able to.
A good shove in the right direction would be MUCH appreciated. Thanks for taking to read this post!
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congrats on being out of contract...I love straighttalk, paid a whole year off at once......use hotspot often...last month got 90 gb of data usage....I used my tmo note 2....but I have 2 sprint s4's that I would love to take to ST....if it works out well for you please let me know
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congrats on being out of contract...I love straighttalk, paid a whole year off at once......use hotspot often...last month got 90 gb of data usage....I used my tmo note 2....but I have 2 sprint s4's that I would love to take to ST....if it works out well for you please let me know
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1 week in and LOVING it. So long VZW.
Hello All,
I've been spending the last couple weeks researching the topic of flashing my Sprint Galaxy S4 onto the Verizon network. It is currently in service on Sprint. I don't want to do anything illegal and I'm not looking to flash onto the pre-paid plans. I just want my phone to work with their standard edge plan.
Most of the Verizon reps that I've talked with about this are very quick to dismiss the possibility and tell me I should just get one of their 'free' phones instead. However, I have been able to talk with a few that assured me it is possible and that Verizon would allow me to bring the phone onto their network. I'm more concerned with the 'let me' part, as I am fully aware that the phone is technically capable.
In the beginning of this process I was less familiar with the concept of flashing the information into my phone, but I've learned that this is an essential piece to the puzzle. I was hoping that Verizon would help me do so in order to gain me as a customer, but all signs point to 'no' on that front. I've been to the stores a couple times and talked with tech support / port department a few times as well.
After reading a ton on xda and various other places on the web, I've concluded that this something I should be able to do on my own. I have a technical background and I'm not afraid to get my hands dirty. Unfortunately, I feel like I'm missing something and I was hoping that someone would be able to help guide me toward the next steps.
A little background:
Prior to any of this, I had rooted my device, installed custom recovery, and a custom system 'rom'. After initiating the carrier switch research, I unlocked my sim following the excellent instructions here on xda and I unlocked my phone with the SPC/MSL from Sprint. I also changed the SPC to all 0's using DFS, since it sounds like that's what Verizon would want in order to help me. This particular device has not left my possession since the original purchase from sprint, so I'm not concerned about any 'bad esn' numbers or anything.
As I mentioned before, I've read quite a bit about this already but I feel like I was unable to derive the information needed for the next steps. I apologize if some feel like my 'search skills' are inadequate, but most of the articles/posts I've come across talk about flashing to prepaid using a 'donor' phone, which definitely sounds sketchy. Others are quick to offer 'flashing services' for a fee, or charge for special profile data and scripts.
From what Verizon has told me, I'll need a sim in my phone during activation so they can correlate the device serial with the sim serial in their database. This is apparently required to start a new line in their system.
TLDR;
I have tools to flash my device from sprint to verizon, but I'm unsure what magic values in the phone need to be changed to point to the Verizon service.
I know I need a Verizon PRL which seems somewhat easy to get, and perhaps change something like the MSID? Is there anything else?
Can someone please point me to more literature or give me a hint as to what I should search to learn more?
Sorry for the novel. Hopefully this can be useful to others as well in the future.
Thanks.
I'm in the same boat only I want to flash to Boost Mobile. I need a point in the right direction as well
I sold a phone on eBay unlocked Sprint LG G6. I was able to get it unlocked. My buyer made a couple phone calls and then the next day could not. Through research and speaking to multiple Verizon people we were told that each night it would reset the phone so that it no longer could be used on Verizon. Further researched I learned about the MSL code. First question to do this do you have to root the phone? 2nd question is how to do it step by step. And lastly what if any limitations should we be aware of.
I'm desperate because I just paid for my husbands 7 teeth to be pulled and now we need his upper dentures. If I get a charge back on this I can't. The customer loves the LG G6 but doesn't want to call every day to fix the problem, so please out of the kindness in your heart, if you can help, I really need it....:fingers-crossed::highfive:
Don't know if this helps but I read this, depending on the model phone, it's quite easy to use a Sprint PCS
phone on VZW if you can get the MSL from Sprint. Which is easy to do if you
still have, or know someone who has, a Sprint PCS account
In the past you could call sprint and tell them you needed the code for something and they'd give it to you. There's also a dialer code you can put in that'll give it to you. I just can't remember what it is it's been so long since I've needed that
Ken- I saw that too. Thank you btw, for being the only person out of 126 that commented. You at least reconfirmed what I thought. Please any one else???
Well, I found a way to get them completely unlocked for any carrier, both GSM or CDMA. Research helps.