So, yeah, I'm going to see if there's anything specifically wrong with my Epic in terms of the abysmal data speeds and nonexistent GPS I've been dealing with. I've pulled the SD card out but I don't want the folks in the Sprint store to have access to all of my email. Is there an advisable way to conceal my email (and contacts, for that matter)?
Remove the account from the phone when you bring it in
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You can backup data with a nandroid and factory reset. After they are done, restore the nandroid. (assuming you are rooted)
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You can backup data with a nandroid and factory reset. After they are done, restore the nandroid. (assuming you are rooted)
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running factory GB - not rooted...I wouldn't be bringing the phone in if I was
dead78 said:
running factory GB - not rooted...I wouldn't be bringing the phone in if I was
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If you really want to be secure, you can use an app that backs up your contacts to SD card (plenty non rooted ones on the Market) and then do a factory reset.
You can also just remove your email account, there is an option under "Accounts and Sync" located in Settings.
I don't think they will be looking at your email though, but I understand your privacy.
dead78 said:
So, yeah, I'm going to see if there's anything specifically wrong with my Epic in terms of the abysmal data speeds and nonexistent GPS I've been dealing with. I've pulled the SD card out but I don't want the folks in the Sprint store to have access to all of my email. Is there an advisable way to conceal my email (and contacts, for that matter)?
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Not to my knowledge their isnt. You will probibly have to go into Settings>Privacy>Factory Reset and that will wipe your phone back to original but you will lose your apps and MMS. There are ways to back those up as stated ^^^^ but as far as you email and contacts. those are backed up through Gmail. Also from what ive noticed you cant just delete your gmail account off your phone.... Well at least mine wont let me. you can unsync it but then can easily check the box if they wanted too. Good Luck
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You can backup data with a nandroid and factory reset. After they are done, restore the nandroid. (assuming you are rooted)
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This is way off topic but i noticed in your sig marcussant that Sprint updating isnt working? is that why my phone says error when tring to update my PRL?
PS. sorry to OP for going off topic
as far as I can tell, the issue with simply removing the google account is that one can't do that unless there's also another google account linked to the phone. in my case, contacts, email, market, etc. are all linked to one account, so the phone won't allow me to delete it. I would imagine creating a replacement account would work, but I can't be bothered. the simple fix I found was to change my gmail password so that the gmail app can no longer sync. now my inbox is empty on the Epic and that's really all I wanted.
There is an app in the android market called app protector plus. It allows you to lock any app you desire. It requires the person to use a pin or pattern password to gain access. It will set you back $1.50 but is well worth it.
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klownin816 said:
There is an app in the android market called app protector plus. It allows you to lock any app you desire. It requires the person to use a pin or pattern password to gain access. It will set you back $1.50 but is well worth it.
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But if it's just linked to the phone lock that won't work for him. You have to give them the password when you give them the phone so they can work on it.
I brought my phone in for gps issues back with ec05 and all they did was a factory reset.
Make sure you tell them you don't want it reset! That's is sprints goto plan with a phone is to reset it and go from there.
i'd really think of throughing cwm on quick, making a nandroid, odin to stock ec05, let it update to ei22 see if the issue is still there, (I'm sure it will be) then bring it to them. When they can't fix it you can quickly reroot it and restore your backup.
If you can't or just won't back it up fully try "my backup" in the market and backup what you can. Trust me, if you hand them that phone they will reset it first thing they try.
This app is separate from the phone lock pattern. It only locks the applications you set to lock out.
See here for some demonstrations...
http://youtu.be/JMxUtJ99zUI
http://youtu.be/dDK-u7vxIug
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This app is separate from the phone lock pattern. It only locks the applications you set to lock out.
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Nice, the ones I saw with pattern lock all just used the phones lock.
dead78 said:
running factory GB - not rooted...I wouldn't be bringing the phone in if I was
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And since your running stock, don't worry about it, sprint already knows everything you do on your phone, e-mail, data, you name it, through CarrierIQ. Your data speeds are slow, and your gps doesn't work because sprint is so busy using it to look through your phone and see where you are.
For me when I bring in my phone I use launcher pro to hide my apps I don't want them seeing under general options in LP
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Stringyquark said:
And since your running stock, don't worry about it, sprint already knows everything you do on your phone, e-mail, data, you name it, through CarrierIQ. Your data speeds are slow, and your gps doesn't work because sprint is so busy using it to look through your phone and see where you are.
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Someone doesn't research before posting.
CIQ is disabled by default, but with a service always running looking for the call to activate. Read k0nane's thread about it.
To OP: your best bet is to start over from scratch. ODIN EC05, don't accept the OTA update. Update your profile and PRL, then run GPS. If it all works, then flash the update or accept the OTA. After that finishes, test those 3 again.
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nikon120 said:
To OP: your best bet is to start over from scratch. ODIN EC05, don't accept the OTA update. Update your profile and PRL, then run GPS. If it all works, then flash the update or accept the OTA. After that finishes, test those 3 again.
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I've actually done all this...I was rooted and running ROMs for months. There wasn't any real data speed improvement and battery life was lackluster with most of the ROMs, so I flashed back around a month ago in order to be able to bring the phone into Sprint. I've just been dragging my feet on it. Also, the GB I'm running is from the flashed update made available here, not the OTA.
dead78 said:
So, yeah, I'm going to see if there's anything specifically wrong with my Epic in terms of the abysmal data speeds and nonexistent GPS I've been dealing with. I've pulled the SD card out but I don't want the folks in the Sprint store to have access to all of my email. Is there an advisable way to conceal my email (and contacts, for that matter)?
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Or d/l a app like Smart lock for free and password protect your emails, contacts, pictures and videos
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Someone doesn't research before posting.
CIQ is disabled by default, but with a service always running looking for the call to activate. Read k0nane's thread about it.
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Sir, that was a joke. Hence the Smiley purple thing at the end.
And I have read that thread, so I know it's disabled by default.
I still think it was funny.
why so sirius.
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My brother in law recently switched over to SPRINT and gave me his pretty new DX. I can't activate the phone until next week (because he made the mistake of porting the phone number BEFORE he gave me the phone) so according to VZW i have to wait until that process is completed and the billing cycle is finished before I can use the phone. (I don't think he plans on paying them )
My question is...can I root the DX before I actually get it linked to my VZW phone number? (like remove google apps and just use the phones capabilities like camera etc. without having to call and activate it) I'm coming from HTC Droid eris so I don't know much about rooting the DX yet.
Can someone help me please.
I believe you can, I think theirs a way to bypass the activation screen. You might be able to find it on the forums or if not just Google it I'm sure you can find it.
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Yes you can root it without being on a network. all you need to do is go back out of this thread and read the first sticky and go to the wiki. I would post link but since this is my first actual post i cant
And after your phone reboots you can get passed the little android man by touching each corner in a circular motion.
I hope for your sake that your brother in law pays Verizon. If he doesn't in they most likely blacklist the phones esn.
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But keep in mind if the phone doesn't have OTA 2.2 you might want to keep all apps because the update might fail because missing files.
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You don't even need to do the 4 corner trick.
Touch the android, hit next until you have the options of "create google login, sign in, or skip" and just choose skip. That easy.
That's assuming he's at the "touch to begin screen" which he probably isn't being that he's the second owner.
...but yeah, check the sticky and root away.
Thanks for the information guys. Yeah I really hope that they allow him to give me his phone. I kept verifying with the rep that it would be okay to transfer the phone, he said it should be okay since it's HIS property. But i never know with those guys...
I don't plan on removing any apps at all I just want get the root access and ready so when I do hook it up, it'll be ready to go.
I'm excited to see what you guys have in store for this phone...especially coming from the Eris.
Just connect with wifi and use as normal. That easy. You can even setup a google account and use market and have all the sweet and chewies of using the X less the ability of calls and texts.
As stated above, if he doesn't pay the bill VzDubya will (normally) put the phone on the do not activate list. Again though this wont effect use while connected to wifi.
Will I have to set the phone to USB debugging mode if I try and root?
If so, I dont think I'll be able to root since I can't even get passed the "Activation Screen"
Also, how can I check to see what android version he is on (2.1 or 2.2) How do I look at the bootloader info...can I do that w/o Root? Is that dangerous? I don't want to brick the phone...
sorry for all the questions guys appreciate your patience.
Anyone?
Press menu then setting scroll to the bottom of the list to about phone click it and your info will be there. Just a thought if you don't know how to find something that simple are you sure you want to be playing with root.
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Press menu then setting scroll to the bottom of the list to about phone click it and your info will be there. Just a thought if you don't know how to find something that simple are you sure you want to be playing with root.
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Actually if you read the first post. The phone is not activated yet, so I don't have the option to "menu>settings".
And Yes, I rooted my Eris. Thanks.
Any apps out there that can remote wipe, or at least remotely set a pattern lock on your phone?
Lookout can wipe your phone remotely as well as wave secure. Both of these require a subscription though. I'm not aware of a free one though.
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but you have to set them up on your phone first. I can't do that right now, I just wanna wipe it.
I believe es security manager lets you remote lock without a subscription. You have to set a password and then send an sms to your phone with a special pattern that includes that password, iirc.
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By the way if you already lost the phone, you won't be able to remote wipe it.
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also
if you are running a rom like evil's desire HD rom and you sign up for HTC sense you can login to the web page https://www.htcsense.com/us/ and wipe the phone using that
but you have to have been running a rom that supports it like the above mentioned
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By the way if you already lost the phone, you won't be able to remote wipe it.
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Actually, there's a new app that can at least locate your device after it's already lost. I'll go digging for it, I read it in an article recently - gotta go find it. Essentially, since the new Market is available, you can download the app via the Web after your device is already lost. It will download to your phone and start giving you GPS coordinates. I'm not sure if it also offers a remote-wipe feature...I'll reply back if/when I find it!
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Actually, there's a new app that can at least locate your device after it's already lost. I'll go digging for it, I read it in an article recently - gotta go find it. Essentially, since the new Market is available, you can download the app via the Web after your device is already lost. It will download to your phone and start giving you GPS coordinates. I'm not sure if it also offers a remote-wipe feature...I'll reply back if/when I find it!
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I believe lookout does that also
So I got a brand new MT4G last week, and today T-Mobile sent me a new one since the front-facing camera on the original did not work.
How can I switch all of my contacts/apps/settings/music/sms/etc. to my new MT4G?
MyBackup Pro
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MyBackup Pro
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Any free options?
MyBackup is like a 30 day trial of the pro version so if you only need to do it once I recommend that. I tell customers to use it all the time for device replacements. Other then that titanium if you are rooted.
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MyBackup is like a 30 day trial of the pro version so if you only need to do it once I recommend that. I tell customers to use it all the time for device replacements. Other then that titanium if you are rooted.
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Awesome, thanks... I'm downloading the trial now. Does it just save all of that to the SD card and I put it back onto the new phone? Or do I have to redownload the app on my new phone?
Between Titanium and MyBackup, I recommend the latter because it's much more simple and easy to use.
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Awesome, thanks... I'm downloading the trial now. Does it just save all of that to the SD card and I put it back onto the new phone? Or do I have to redownload the app on my new phone?
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You'll have to re-download the app in order to restore the backups made on your previous phone.
Apps and contacts will transfer automatically once you sign in to your google account on your new mt4g. Pictures are stored in your memory card. So all you have to do is swap the memory card from one mt4g to the new one.
And why would you want to transfer text messages? Delete them. They take up space.
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Between Titanium and MyBackup, I recommend the latter because it's much more simple and easy to use.
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Agreed!
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You'll have to re-download the app in order to restore the backups made on your previous phone.
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Tis' true, it saves all the info to your SD card and then you swap over the SD card to the new phone redownload the app and click restore. It will find the orginal back up on its own. Doing pictures is redundent though if you are keeping the same SD card from the old to new phone as the will auto transfer.
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Apps and contacts will transfer automatically once you sign in to your google account on your new mt4g. Pictures are stored in your memory card. So all you have to do is swap the memory card from one mt4g to the new one.
And why would you want to transfer text messages? Delete them. They take up space.
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Because some people like to keep them. I always back up my texts before a wipe.
Not all apps will not be backed up because they are not associated with your Google account (only paid apps are).
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Apps and contacts will transfer automatically once you sign in to your google account on your new mt4g. Pictures are stored in your memory card. So all you have to do is swap the memory card from one mt4g to the new one.
And why would you want to transfer text messages? Delete them. They take up space.
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This didn't happen.
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Agreed!
Tis' true, it saves all the info to your SD card and then you swap over the SD card to the new phone redownload the app and click restore. It will find the orginal back up on its own. Doing pictures is redundent though if you are keeping the same SD card from the old to new phone as the will auto transfer.
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I just did this and it won't let me...
It says "In this version you can only restore/view/manage what you have backed up from this device. To restore/view/manage backups from other devices, please upgrade to the Pro version."
Dang. Trying to determine if its worth paying the 5 dollars for. I have a good amount of contacts, which are linked to there twitters and facebooks, all my pages are fully customized, and I have a ton of apps. It will be such a pain in the but to do all of this manually.
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Dang. Trying to determine if its worth paying the 5 dollars for. I have a good amount of contacts, which are linked to there twitters and facebooks, all my pages are fully customized, and I have a ton of apps. It will be such a pain in the but to do all of this manually.
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It's more than worth it in my opinion. You only have to purchase it once, yet from then on you'll have the ability to back up and save whatever you want.
So I used Backup Pro to switch my contacts over, and besides the contacts I had it added the contacts of every single Facebook and Twitter account I was friends with or followed... I deleted the contacts for which I had no numbers for (300+). I then noticed that when I went to link the contacts I did have to there Facebook or Twitter accounts they were not there, I guess because I deleted them from my contacts?
Anyone know how to make it so I can link them again? The contacts are also classified as "Google" instead of "T-Mobile" like they were be for, which is kind of annoying.
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Not all apps will not be backed up because they are not associated with your Google account (only paid apps are).
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This is not true. All my apps are free except xda app and rom manager. I've done plenty of factory resets and they all always come back after I log in my account.
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This is not true. All my apps are free except xda app and rom manager. I've done plenty of factory resets and they all always come back after I log in my account.
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I've been wiping and flashing custom ROMs on Android phones for years, and never once have any apps been backed up after re-signing back into my Google account. It's the exact same way for almost everyone else. If you're going to tell me I'm flat out wrong, maybe you could provide some info like what settings you use?
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I've been wiping and flashing custom ROMs on Android phones for years, and never once have any apps been backed up after re-signing back into my Google account. It's the exact same way for almost everyone else. If you're going to tell me I'm flat out wrong, maybe you could provide some info like what settings you use?
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Settings I use are simple. One that came with the device. Have everything saved to google checked. I've never backed up anything with any back up app. Everything is backed up to google with me.
I factory reset my device when I first flashed cm7, when flashing iced glacier, going back to cm from ice glacier, going to royal glacier and back to cm and to honey and back to cm. Every single time my contacts and all my apps came back. Except one or 2 apps that I didn't download off the market but 3rd party.
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Are all your settings backed up as well?
System settings do not get backed up. I have to set my settings again.
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Isn't there an option you can check when first signing into your Google account called something like "backup/restore Google settings..."? Way back when CM4 was the latest and geatest, Cyanogen said not to check that box because it could cause problems of kind, so I never have. If you have that checked, that may explain why your apps are returning. It's just weird that your apps come back automatically, when it doesn't seem to happen to hardly anyone else (that's why apps like MyBackup and Titanium exist in the first place).
So when ics ota is avaliable on my phone, I'm going to update it. But I have one serious question: do I need to factory reset my phone? I heard that I don't need to but if I don't, my phone will get very sluggish because of the old os fragmentation or something... Is this true? Do you think I should erase all my data and apps to update? (ps. I'm not rooted) I actually have mybackup pro, but does that restore apps and data of the app? Some said that it does and some said it doesn't. I want to make sure.
Thanks so much.
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If you have a locked bootloader and you have a straight stock GB rom, with the apps and so on you have downloaded from market, you should have no issues. All apps and data should still be there on ICS.
I highly doubt mybackuppro can backup all apps/data on a non-rooted phone, so i wouldn't rely on it.
Keep in mind however it is still a fairly large upgrade and it is ALWAYS best to backup the data you need most (SMSs, contacts (if not synced), photos, videos, music and so on), even it's on the SDCard. Also note that if your bootloader is locked (no padlock on boot) you don't have any option to do a full backup at all. Unlocking it will get rid of ALL personal data. Only way forward is through the update.
So let me get this straight...
I should factory reset my Nexus S and I don't need to worry about apps and data of the app because Google will do that for me? Well that's very convenient! And I don't really care about media cuz everything is on my computer which I can just copy it back to phone.
Thanks a lot man! Now I can rely on Google for all my apps ;-)
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So let me get this straight...
I should factory reset my Nexus S and I don't need to worry about apps and data of the app because Google will do that for me? Well that's very convenient! And I don't really care about media cuz everything is on my computer which I can just copy it back to phone.
Thanks a lot man! Now I can rely on Google for all my apps ;-)
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I get the feeling that's *not* what Harbb said
If I'm correct... Harbb is saying
1) you don't need to factory reset your phone
2) theoretically, your data and apps should be safe on your phone
3) but for safety, you should backup all your stuff
Sorry kyokeun, i forgot to say that you should NOT factory reset. kto_matchu hit the nail on the head.
Every flash has it's risks, even the most minor ones. Although nothing should go wrong for you, and i highly doubt it will, there is always a chance. For your situation though, the only way to get to ICS is to go through it without a full backup - however doing so definitely doesn't need a data/factory reset.
OK, thanks guys :-D
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I did mine using the downloaded OTA, and it was fine. I am running a stock, non-rooted and non-unlocked NS. However, I did backup my "SDcard" contents, SMS's and call logs prior to the update. There were no issues at all with the update process.
OK thanks. My sms and contacts are backed up and all I'm worrying is just apps and data.
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Is there a way to use the phone with a rom for wi-fi only use? I don't want my phone number associated with the phone, I did a factory reset and installed CM on it but it still shows my phone number.
davida72 said:
Is there a way to use the phone with a rom for wi-fi only use? I don't want my phone number associated with the phone, I did a factory reset and installed CM on it but it still shows my phone number.
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If its activated, then it will show your phone number, that info is stored in a separate partition from /data (this is cleared with a "factory reset") and from /system (this is where roms are installed to)
Either use the Ubersonic Inactive Device ROM or cancel/deactivate the phones cellular account.
Even if you cancel /deactivate the account the old number will be shown. The only way to get rid of the number is to remove it with qpst. That is a bunch of work with no real gain. Just don't worry about it and use any rom of your choice.
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Even if the phone was deactivated and then wiped, it would still come up?
The phones number? Not the ESN/MEID
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Even if the phone was deactivated and then wiped, it would still come up?
The phones number? Not the ESN/MEID
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Yes that is what we all have said. Yet you can edit out the phone number in qpst. Then only thing shown on a rom would be the esn/meid.
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davida72 said:
Is there a way to use the phone with a rom for wi-fi only use? I don't want my phone number associated with the phone, I did a factory reset and installed CM on it but it still shows my phone number.
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Good question OP, it is a somewhat obscure topic.
I'm not going to try and tell you what you should or shouldn't worry about.
Do what you want.
If you decide it to be necessary here is the concept you need that can be done from your phone.
http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php/1729751-Intercept-Factory-Reset-AND-erase-phone-number
Do this after ##786#
##YourMSL#
Fill both lines (MDN/MSID) with anything.
Menu
Commit Modifications
Reboot
Done
Now check your MDN
looks like the ubersonic rom might be what I'm looking for, going to give it a try!
Thanks for suggesting that.
davida72 said:
looks like the ubersonic rom might be what I'm looking for, going to give it a try!
Thanks for suggesting that.
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Yeah, that's what I would do.
Just got it installed, looks like that is what I was looking for. Going to use it at work with a generic Pandora login for everyone in my area to use. Thanks again for the suggestion!
Thank you to the OP for this idea... I didn't even think to use my old evo as a wifi pandora radio. I knew I kept this thing around for a reason
What I do is toggle airplane mode "on" then toggle WiFi "on". This shuts off the phones radio and some other things that really drain your battery. I have kept mine on for almost 3 days without it dying.
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