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Hi, i am a noob to Droid X, bought one with a clean ESN but it is flashed to Metro Pcs. I cant get to to go back to verizon, everytime i try to program it, Metro Comes. Up. Help Please!!
heartbreakkillah said:
Hi, i am a noob to Droid X, bought one with a clean ESN but it is flashed to Metro Pcs. I cant get to to go back to verizon, everytime i try to program it, Metro Comes. Up. Help Please!!
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Try SBF?
http://rootzwiki.com/index.php/Main-Page/Droid-X-Full-2.2-SBF.html
If the sbf doesn't work, then you might have to go so far as manually revising the programming via qpst.
I don't have any experience with switching phones to metro but I switched a phone from sprint to Verizon and it required a lot of gpst editing in it so I would believe that this would have been done to your phone is well.
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amathophobia said:
I don't have any experience with switching phones to metro but I switched a phone from sprint to Verizon and it required a lot of gpst editing in it so I would believe that this would have been done to your phone is well.
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any links on how to do that?
When I first got my droid x is was on cricket, but I managed to get it back to verizon by flashing the sbf and calling verizon to switch the esn to my account.
kennydied23 said:
When I first got my droid x is was on cricket, but I managed to get it back to verizon by flashing the sbf and calling verizon to switch the esn to my account.
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Thank you for the info, so hard without asking a provider.
It turns I missed something : i thought I could use CDMA phones on GSM net by modding or flashing, but that does not seem to be possible .
So US phones with CDMA do not work at all in Europe .
Darn, all great phones live in the US : Samsung epic, Droid Incredible and Droid X.
sigh...
guess I'll wait for the Samsung to arrive here ...
Hi everyone, I've read up on how to flash to cricket or metro but I'm just wondering which would be better? And I currently have no service with either of them, I got this Droid x off a lady on craigslist just to use as a gaming device but now know it can still be used as a phone!
Do I need an Android metro or cricket phone first? Or can I just pay the money and get a number then follow the steps to flash? Any help is greatly appreciated.
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Forgot to add that the esn is bad on vzw. Only paid 60 bucks
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Not sure about Metro, but Cricket doesn't care about bad ESN. I never had a Cricket account until I set one up last year for a Droid X I got through Craigslist. You shouldn't need a Cricket phone first.
My phone shows up as "CPE- Smartphone- Android OS" and I'm on the "ADR Smartphone All In $55" plan. Everything works great - voice, txt, data, mms, navigation, etc. I also flashed a Craigslist-acquired Droid 2 for my wife and everything is working for her as well.
If you need help getting your account/phone setup right check with chrisngrod over at http://www.cricketusers.com/forum.php.
dkranes said:
Not sure about Metro, but Cricket doesn't care about bad ESN. I never had a Cricket account until I set one up last year for a Droid X I got through Craigslist. You shouldn't need a Cricket phone first.
My phone shows up as "CPE- Smartphone- Android OS" and I'm on the "ADR Smartphone All In $55" plan. Everything works great - voice, txt, data, mms, navigation, etc. I also flashed a Craigslist-acquired Droid 2 for my wife and everything is working for her as well.
If you need help getting your account/phone setup right check with chrisngrod over at http://www.cricketusers.com/forum.php.
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Dkranes do you think its possible to get a droid bionic on cricket? Would it be similar to what you did to your phone? I assume you used cdma workshop?
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I honestly have no idea, the only phones I've flashed to Cricket are the BlackBerry Pearl, BlackBerry 8830, Droid X and Droid 2. I don't see why it wouldn't work, but as far as how to do it I'm not sure.
Yeah, I used CDMA Workshop and originally I also had to use QPST. But I came across a shortcut the other day. Basically you do all the CDMA Workshop steps of the flash (including nvitems, prl, entering your MIN/MDN, etc), then after reboot do a *228. The *228 step saves you from having to do any of the QPST stuff. Here's a link, but the guy says all he did was put the PRL in with CDMA Workshop. I tried that and it didn't work for me until I did ALL the CDMA Workshop steps of the Cricket flash. To get MMS working you'll still have to setup your APN and go into ##PROGRAM to change the MMS settings. http://www.cricketusers.com/verizon...mms-no-root-needed-55-plan.html#axzz1b4mAUWbu
Hi guys, I have a question, I found a Droid 2 Global with bad esn cricket metro pcs for a very cheap price, the thing is I want to buy it and use it in my country Chile, with GSM networks.
I want to know if i can use the mobile without problems even with the bad esn or I have to reset ESN to make it work with GSM network either?
hEMpstyle said:
Hi guys, I have a question, I found a Droid 2 Global with bad esn cricket metro pcs for a very cheap price, the thing is I want to buy it and use it in my country Chile, with GSM networks.
I want to know if i can use the mobile without problems even with the bad esn or I have to reset ESN to make it work with GSM network either?
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I know with cdma workshop you can actually change esn. You'll need a donor phone and one that has similar features. Don't ask me how, I've done it once using a guide on a optimus s from sprint to boost.
I was under the impression that cricket took bad esns.
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Ya you can flash any verizon or sprint phone to cricket...I am using a droid 2 on cricket right now.
I was walking my dog the day after St. Patty's and came across a Droid 2 phone. I called the last 3 people on the recent calls, left messages, and no response. So I figured I'd try to make this a testing/whateva phone.
My question is this....Can I actually use this phone with another carrier? Like Boost, or cricket? and how can I unlock it to do so. I just rooted the phone with no problem, but I would really like to unlock it.
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
NyoX01 said:
I was walking my dog the day after St. Patty's and came across a Droid 2 phone. I called the last 3 people on the recent calls, left messages, and no response. So I figured I'd try to make this a testing/whateva phone.
My question is this....Can I actually use this phone with another carrier? Like Boost, or cricket? and how can I unlock it to do so. I just rooted the phone with no problem, but I would really like to unlock it.
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
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You can get it flashed to cricket or google how to flash it yourself if you already have a cricket account.
Also DO NOT upgrade the firmware to .621 aka 2.3.4 or you will lose root forever!
/ is cricket the only possible provider? I've heard in the past sprint or att are possible options, and I've googled for months and still found nothing. Right now I'm on att with 2 infuse 4g's.. but I did buy a droid 2 and an x2 when I was with verizon...(sold the x2, to someone who got it unlocked). Any help from anyone would be huuugely appreciated..
OvaHex said:
/ is cricket the only possible provider? I've heard in the past sprint or att are possible options, and I've googled for months and still found nothing. Right now I'm on att with 2 infuse 4g's.. but I did buy a droid 2 and an x2 when I was with verizon...(sold the x2, to someone who got it unlocked). Any help from anyone would be huuugely appreciated..
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If your Droid 2 is a Global you may get it unlocked to use AT&T. normal Droid 2 lacks a SIM card so only cricket/page one is all you can use outside of Verizon
Well recently switched to sprint to save money...(yayaya big mistake) picked up a M9 only to find out the new spark network doesnt allow talk and hotspot at the same time. So i did some research and found the that 720 (non triband) S4 galaxy has dual antennas that would allow talk and hotspot without interuption... at least thats what i thought....so I bought one on ebay and return my M9...
So now im rooted with the s4 (odin) and have the wifi app for $2.80 google play store.. and still every time I make a call my internet goes out.
Is there anyway I can access both without interruption on the sprint network? or do i have to add a line and have a dedicated rooted phone for uninterrupted access?
Thanks ahead of time guys, I came here first cause i know your the BEST!
wholigan423 said:
Well recently switched to sprint to save money...(yayaya big mistake) picked up a M9 only to find out the new spark network doesnt allow talk and hotspot at the same time. So i did some research and found the that 720 (non triband) S4 galaxy has dual antennas that would allow talk and hotspot without interuption... at least thats what i thought....so I bought one on ebay and return my M9...
So now im rooted with the s4 (odin) and have the wifi app for $2.80 google play store.. and still every time I make a call my internet goes out.
Is there anyway I can access both without interruption on the sprint network? or do i have to add a line and have a dedicated rooted phone for uninterrupted access?
Thanks ahead of time guys, I came here first cause i know your the BEST!
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Maybe its the hotspot app you are using? have you tried the hotspod mod on these forums?
also, make sure you're on LTE, as thats the only way sprint phones can talk and do data..
chris41g said:
Maybe its the hotspot app you are using? have you tried the hotspod mod on these forums?
also, make sure you're on LTE, as thats the only way sprint phones can talk and do data..
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Im gonna try to load up the WICKED rom that just came out, or if theres any suggestions any one has with success for voice and data let me know and ill check it out!! thanks !
oh and yes im on 4gLTE chicagoland has good sprint coverage
wholigan423 said:
Well recently switched to sprint to save money...(yayaya big mistake) picked up a M9 only to find out the new spark network doesnt allow talk and hotspot at the same time. So i did some research and found the that 720 (non triband) S4 galaxy has dual antennas that would allow talk and hotspot without interuption... at least thats what i thought....so I bought one on ebay and return my M9...
So now im rooted with the s4 (odin) and have the wifi app for $2.80 google play store.. and still every time I make a call my internet goes out.
Is there anyway I can access both without interruption on the sprint network? or do i have to add a line and have a dedicated rooted phone for uninterrupted access?
Thanks ahead of time guys, I came here first cause i know your the BEST!
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Not if tri-band and on LTE. There is no VoLTE so it will disconnect data when you are on a call. You are SOL.
KennyG123 said:
Not if tri-band and on LTE. There is no VoLTE so it will disconnect data when you are on a call. You are SOL.
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I have the l720, not the l720T so no triband amigo
wholigan423 said:
I have the l720, not the l720T so no triband amigo
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It is weird that it is killing the LTE then.
KennyG123 said:
It is weird that it is killing the LTE then.
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Yea i know.. im no stranger when it comes to rooting and flashing, but I did a basic ODIN2 root, then added WiFi tether from googleplay store and this is happening, on OS 4.2.2
So now Im about to flash OD2 baseband the
Wicked 10.2 ,
then 10.3 and see if fixes it.
A possible reason why this is happening is perhaps when I recieved the phone I did not have a SIM card for it. (ebay sepcial) So I went into sprint and they flashed a new one onto it possibly to disconnect the VoLTE upon dual usage. Im hoping the OD2 baseband and WICKED rom will repair this.
UPDATE:
flash OD2 and now I have voice and data!! YES
Just flashed the wicked 10.3 rom and now I have no keyboard!...damn
wholigan423 said:
UPDATE:
flash OD2 and now I have voice and data!! YES
Just flashed the wicked 10.3 rom and now I have no keyboard!...damn
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That's a known issue, just flash Wicked X 10.4
Any one able to unlock the boot loader (and/or root the device) of the Wind variant V20? I know there are not many Canadians with this phone yet so maybe not.
MMac said:
Any one able to unlock the boot loader (and/or root the device) of the Wind variant V20? I know there are not many Canadians with this phone yet so maybe not.
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No there's no unlock of the bootloader yet for our H915 version, and perforce no root. There's a thread in the Guides, News, & Discussion section about unlocking the bootloader for the AT&T and Sprint versions, and if they can come up with an answer it would probably apply to our version too. Here's the link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/v20/how-to/sprint-att-locked-bootloaders-root-t3491498
Hey if you guys have the wind 915 did they remove any if the LG apps like some of the us carriers did? I'm looking to get one and I may have to get a wind one. I've gotten confirmation that unlocked wind 915 will work with bell and gets LTE just fine.
markbencze said:
Hey if you guys have the wind 915 did they remove any if the LG apps like some of the us carriers did? I'm looking to get one and I may have to get a wind one. I've gotten confirmation that unlocked wind 915 will work with bell and gets LTE just fine.
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Hey Mark,
The LG apps are all there and I'm using mine with Bell (on LTE) just fine - it doesn't pick up the data settings for some reason so I've had to manually hard-code the BELL APN settings but other than that it's perfect! I purchased from a Wind in Toronto and the lady actually was nice enough to unlock the phone with me (she called Wind and I paid the $30 to unlock it). I ended up having to spend $25 on a plan because they won't sell the phone outright (ie. you have to be a wind customer).
So far I'm happy, I have my 2nd battery charging right now (I bought that online!)
M
MMac said:
Hey Mark,
The LG apps are all there and I'm using mine with Bell (on LTE) just fine - it doesn't pick up the data settings for some reason so I've had to manually hard-code the BELL APN settings but other than that it's perfect! I purchased from a Wind in Toronto and the lady actually was nice enough to unlock the phone with me (she called Wind and I paid the $30 to unlock it). I ended up having to spend $25 on a plan because they won't sell the phone outright (ie. you have to be a wind customer).
So far I'm happy, I have my 2nd battery charging right now (I bought that online!)
M
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Dude, you got totally ripped off. I purchased the LG V20 outright from Wind the very first day the V20 went on sale. I did NOT need to activate on a plan and I paid $15 from unlockguy dot ca to unlock the phone. It's a great phone for sure, but Wind totally ripped you off by forcing you to purchase a plan.
tveith said:
Dude, you got totally ripped off. I purchased the LG V20 outright from Wind the very first day the V20 went on sale. I did NOT need to activate on a plan and I paid $15 from unlockguy dot ca to unlock the phone. It's a great phone for sure, but Wind totally ripped you off by forcing you to purchase a plan.
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Hardly... checked 3 stores, they all did the same, plus they supplied the $200 B&O headphones. I'm pretty happy with it - battery could be better
MMac said:
Hey Mark,
The LG apps are all there and I'm using mine with Bell (on LTE) just fine - it doesn't pick up the data settings for some reason so I've had to manually hard-code the BELL APN settings but other than that it's perfect! I purchased from a Wind in Toronto and the lady actually was nice enough to unlock the phone with me (she called Wind and I paid the $30 to unlock it). I ended up having to spend $25 on a plan because they won't sell the phone outright (ie. you have to be a wind customer).
So far I'm happy, I have my 2nd battery charging right now (I bought that online!)
M
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MMac said:
Hardly... checked 3 stores, they all did the same, plus they supplied the $200 B&O headphones. I'm pretty happy with it - battery could be better
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They gave me the B&O headphones too. Don't you find it odd that they forced you to purchase a plan while others did not need to activate a plan? I unlocked in 15 minutes, applied the APN settings, and was active on the Telus network within minutes. Having to pay for a 2nd plan that you don't need seems like a rip off to me. Just saying.
Yeah I get that - I was just happy to get the phone to be honest. No one in Toronto had it - like no one and every wind store I called gave me the same line - and I visited 3 of them! What's $20 on $1k? I'm not too upset, but I hear you, they're just trying to make some $$$.
can one get the headphones with a trade up?
So, did anyone manage to get the Wind version of the LG V20 915 rooted?
Still searching for a big phone, with removable battery that has root.
I run Android firewall, Titanium Backup, and tons of other Root needed Apps, like the App blockers, etc.
My next choice is probably the Pixel XL, but that doesn't have the option to swap battery. fast charging is not fast enough.
Swappable battery is INSTANT 100%, not like wait 45min fast charge later for 100%.
AllGamer said:
I run Android firewall
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What about Firewalls that work using localhost VPN server?
Those don't require root.
klau1 said:
What about Firewalls that work using localhost VPN server?
Those don't require root.
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not the most efficient way to go about things, and it will not work when you actually need to VPN somewhere else, which I do often to work/home/clients networks.
so that's not a viable option for me, Droid Wall is still by far the simplest and fastest solution, without conflict issues when having to VPN elsewhere.
Anybody know if there's a root bounty for this device; ideally a root method that doesn't disable Band 66/AWS3 LTE?