so i was wondering because right now i have the vibrant and im tired of stupid tmobile, and i need a cheaper plan, virgin mobile seems like the answer, soo i wana get me the epic 4g and maybe flash it to virgin mobile, is this even possible?
I'm sure you can't. But you could flash to metro pcs.
Well Virgin Mobile is owned by Sprint, so maybe. I don't see why they'd care. If not, you can flash to Boost.
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I'm sure you can't. But you could flash to metro pcs.
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Or cricket, I think. Both 40-50 a month. If you don't travel a lot its the bomb.
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yes u can but u need a virgin mobile phone and plan setup already. Also i don't think we can disscuss how to do it. But when i was searching how to get my epic to virgin or boost i found directions for both. I went with boost cause it was cheaper to pay a local service because i didn't want to buy cdma workshop. I have seen people do the epic/evo on virgin on ebay a few times. But you would have to send your phone to them.
Also you can buy Epics already flashed to boost but it will cost you around $400. $50 unlimited everything with shrink. Never seen a Epic for sale that was already flashed to virgin.
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yes u can but u need a virgin mobile phone and plan setup already. Also i don't think we can disscuss how to do it. But when i was searching how to get my epic to virgin or boost i found directions for both. I went with boost cause it was cheaper to pay a local service because i didn't want to buy cdma workshop. I have seen people do the epic/evo on virgin on ebay a few times. But you would have to send your phone to them.
Also you can buy Epics already flashed to boost but it will cost you around $400. $50 unlimited everything with shrink. Never seen a Epic for sale that was already flashed to virgin.
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thx for that info man, its just virgin mobile has a sick plan for 30 bucks a month unlimited data and txt, 300 mins its just what i need, i never call just txt..
theres an epic 4g going for 250 dollars on ebay, and it works with virgin or boost mobile, could this be true?
HRodMusic said:
theres an epic 4g going for 250 dollars on ebay, and it works with virgin or boost mobile, could this be true?
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It would probably be best to PM the seller and specifically ask any/all questions you have before even thinking on trying buying. If he confirms its fully flashed over to Virgin/Boost, ur good to go.
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It would probably be best to PM the seller and specifically ask any/all questions you have before even thinking on trying buying. If he confirms its fully flashed over to Virgin/Boost, ur good to go.
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i did pm, i even asked him if i could flash custom roms\kernels etc and he said yes.
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i did pm, i even asked him if i could flash custom roms\kernels etc and he said yes.
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Flashing a ROM should overwrite whatever he did so either he doesn't know what he's talking about or he's deliberately trying to rip you off.
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Flashing a ROM should overwrite whatever he did so either he doesn't know what he's talking about or he's deliberately trying to rip you off.
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wow thx for this info, i think he might trying to rip me off, u could never trust an ebay person..
You can still flash your own rom. Wont hurt anything. Just flashed a new one on my phone today.
Yeah i flash roms all the time. hasn't effected anything. An virigin mobile is sprints network i believe so i doubt anything like modem updates would even effect the phone.
I also checked out that ebay listing i would jump on it if i where you. He's got a good sellers rating and that is extremely cheap. My epic on boost costed $400.
The only thing that would erase data settings is #786 atomic reset...
Even odining won't change them ... but mmsc needs to be reset quite often every rom flash
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chris is right, ##786# is one of the few things that can reset your data settings. (although this doesn't always guarantee it will reset those particular settings.)
Virgin mobile is extremely easy to put pretty much any CDMA phone on to.
I have had 3 evos, 2 epics and a fascinate I've tested on them.
Good luck!
I havemy epic on VM. I'm thinking of flashing one of the gingerbread leaks. This wouldn't mess up my phone settings would it?
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Does anyone know of a epic 4g touch guide for VM?
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Does anyone know of a epic 4g touch guide for VM?
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I tried googling it for you, but I only had luck for flashing the E4gt to boost mobile
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Does anyone know of a epic 4g touch guide for VM?
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Perhaps in the Epic Touch forums you will find one.
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Google much?
Google "epic 4g virgin mobile" and check the first result. Flashing S1 and S2 is similar, so that guide will get you started.
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Just picked up this phone and got it unlocked. I tried searching but couldn't find much on the topic. Can anyone confirm if you can get data on the $50 gophone plan or does AT&T have these phones flagged?
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I'm confused. Unless I am mistaken, AT&T doesn't offer the GNex at all. Unless what you are saying is you are trying to use a GNex on AT&T...in which case you are in the wrong forum entirely. Actually, either way you are in the wrong forum. Maybe because of the mobile app.
No I'm on my gnex on Verizon but I bought a t mobile sII and am asking about that.
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You'd be better off getting a simple mobile sim changing the apn and you can get the 4g plan and get 4g speeds.
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all you gotta do is flash a skyrocket i727 radio .. redpocket would make a better choice than gophone though , as I don't think it works with smartphones at all
Thanks for the replies I'll try those radios. Funny thing is data words perfect in my unlocked Droid pro but pop it in the sII with the same apn and nothing will load.
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Just picked up this phone and got it unlocked. I tried searching but couldn't find much on the topic. Can anyone confirm if you can get data on the $50 gophone plan or does AT&T have these phones flagged?
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iIm using the plan now and the only way to use data is to purchase their data which is like $25 for 1GB along with the $50 a month for unlimited text and minutes. also with my experience i cant download anything from the play store thats over 7MB.
for me changing radios makes no difference
seems like ATT flagged a lot of android phones on howardforums they have a list of phones that do work on it. not much mention on the t989 from what i had found.
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iIm using the plan now and the only way to use data is to purchase their data which is like $25 for 1GB along with the $50 a month for unlimited text and minutes. also with my experience i cant download anything from the play store thats over 7MB.
for me changing radios makes no difference
seems like ATT flagged a lot of android phones on howardforums they have a list of phones that do work on it. not much mention on the t989 from what i had found.
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Seems like you're right as I picked up the plan and the data works on my unlocked Droid Pro but not the SII. Thanks for your response and I hope this post is useful to people in the future!
It was working before, I don't know about now though
http://phandroid.com/2012/07/23/sprint-sending-samsung-epic-4g-touch-over-to-boost-mobile/
Cool. Maybe it will help spark the dev scene more since people will be able to get this on on boost via a legit option.
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That's good
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Cool. Maybe it will help spark the dev scene more since people will be able to get this on on boost via a legit option.
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Yea alot my friends want to xfer to boost for their low price plans but wanted a awesome phone. Now with the et4 in the future if roam is not a big deal for a persons cell usage and sprint coverage is good for their needs this is a no brainer.
Heck i pay half for unlimited everything compaired to what i was paying with sprint, not having roaming is no big deal for my cell usage so that is ok.
This kind of makes me sick to my stomach.
This is my first smartphone ever, purchased only months ago.
My 30 day return ended only a few days before the release date of the galaxy s3. Sprint saw me coming.
I paid full price for this phone!
LOL and now boost?
My investment depreciated quick!
(Assuming a price-drop: which we can safely assume)
Ha all in good spirits though, not legitimately upset.
This really grinds my gears...big time ..seems like they care more for there prepaid peeps then there post pay peeps
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Value just hit the bottom.
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Now I can flash mine to boost when I wanna
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Value just hit the bottom.
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don't be mad, if you are tired of paying double for what you can get for half with boost, that is why I left, of course without roaming. :laugh:
If I didn't want the backup of roaming I'd be on boost
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If I didn't want the backup of roaming I'd be on boost
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I hear you, now that the ET is on boost unless you really need roaming, why would a ET person go to sprint and pay double, since boost has the same service/coverage as sprint.
Unless you are going to get LTE in your market I can see staying or need LTE speed.
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I hear you, now that the ET is on boost unless you really need roaming, why would a ET person go to sprint and pay double, since boost has the same service/coverage as sprint.
Unless you are going to get LTE in your market I can see staying or need LTE speed.
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Roaming and lte I'd the reason lol I'm hoping
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Roaming and lte I'd the reason lol I'm hoping
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Your one of the lucky ones....good luck. I will never see LTE in my area just 4g here and there if I am lucky I will use it maybe 5 times a yr.... :cyclops:
I am thinking of buying some ebay ET's for backup in the future just incase mine breaks..etc...when the price drops or some bad ESN's
The ET is really a great phone for a couple of yrs I am very happy with this model.
I know it won't come soon we have wimax here so hopefully within 2 yrs lol
This is pretty dope. Wonder if they can get it for one cent like I did
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Sextape will be having me test the software for the boost epic 4g touch for him so hopefully soon ill be able to post some after thoughts
So if and when an Odin file for the boost Eptouch comes out will it be possible to Odin that to a sprint Eptouch and essentially it will be flashed over or does one still need to jump through hoops
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So if and when an Odin file for the boost Eptouch comes out will it be possible to Odin that to a sprint Eptouch and essentially it will be flashed over or does one still need to jump through hoops
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I am wondering if sprint is going to flag bad sprint ET esns from being activated on boost
Edit.......Sextape stated it will still be flaged
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I am wondering if sprint is going to flag bad sprint ET esns from being activated on boost
Edit.......Sextape stated it will still be flaged
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any chance for clean esns....
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any chance for clean esns....
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I was talking to cust care from boost, and they said there should be no issues since it will be a clean esn.
Quick question im trying to buy a few phones to donate around have a couple already but im getting mixed responses from people so here it is if a phone had a bad esn can it be used on diffrent carriers or is a no go all the way around?
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Quick question im trying to buy a few phones to donate around have a couple already but im getting mixed responses from people so here it is if a phone had a bad esn can it be used on diffrent carriers or is a no go all the way around?
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Yes, it can be used on other networks. Mine is on Verizon Wireless. It's not the easiest process.
I flash phones all the time was just wanting to know if there would be any additional steps id have to take?
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I flash phones all the time was just wanting to know if there would be any additional steps id have to take?
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Oh, I couldn't tell you. I've only done it once. I had issues with 3g but went away once I flashed to GB rom.
Question is there anyway to get rid of the Sprint stuff so it won't keep complaining to update on stockish roms?
No there shouldn't be any diffrent steps as long as you have the donor phone you should be good.
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I got a D710 with bad esn, and use it on cricket. Stock roms suck, I rarely find an mms fix that works on most, and can't get voice mail notifications. AOSP is better, I get voicemail out the box, but nothing seemed to work on MMS. I'm not a pro, but have flashed my share of devices. Using a doaner phone means esn change, that is an iffy subject. Change it to use on another carrier? Why, when you could do the same thing and keep it on Sprint? Not legal either way. Bad esn means failed to pay the bill or was claimed lost/stolen. Either way, changing the esn to use it is considered fraud. The phone belongs to the carrier. No one would hunt you done for it, but you should know about it. Soon all the black listed cdma devices will be in one database, and just flashing a device won't be a way to use it. "Cleaning up" an esn or part it out will be all the devices with bad esns will be good for.
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Ya I have bought bad ESN phones just to flash them to cricket which is relatively heard other providers can be a lot harder but never tried. And cricket will pretty much allow anything on there network.
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May want to check also with the parties you're donating to. Many of them may not need to activate it - in which case ESN doesn't really matter. Bad ESNs can be flashed to other carriers, but Sprint may take some talks to get that working - and assuming they're nice enough to do it.
Well there's flashing and esn changing. Flashing is not touching the esn and taking it to another Sprint MNVO and just activating it either legitimately (some are byod) or just changing some settings on your end and then activating it on said mnvo carrier. Then there's changing the esn. If there are carriers that only allow their devices, then youd have to go this route which is a bit complicated and not for the average user. This involves obtaining a donor phone (one that the carrier sells) and taking the esn and a bunch of other settings from that phone and plugging it into the phone you want to use. Ive done this successfully with an epic touch 4g on Platinumtel and Virgin Mobile. It's been working perfectly for the last 9 months. It is completely legal. Where it becomes illegal and fraudulent is if you clone someone elses phone and do not pay the bill (read this for more info although it's still a gray area http://www.hackerscatalog.com/Services/TECH_Notes/one.html) So yes, you can do a lot with a phone with a bad esn if you know what you're doing or pay someone who does. Keep in mind it would be easier to take a sprint phone to virgin mobile or verizon phone to page plus, etc. A lot of the settings will stay the same and cdma carriers use different frequencies for data and you might end up with 1x for data. If you need a how to guide, I could post a link. Let me know.
So I know this may look like a dumb question, but I will ask anyway. So I have a Samsung Galaxy S2 (SGH-T989) but I am on Walmart Family Mobile's Network. If I root this phone, will my network be messed up?
Not at all, rooting your phone its only a open door for custom roms, kernels, radios, etc.
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Not at all, rooting your phone its only a open door for custom roms, kernels, radios, etc.
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Thanks Now I am going to root. I just didn't want to take any chances that my baby(my phone) would get screwed up
Lol... Just make sure don't flash anything else that t-989 roms, once you're rooted, download titanium backup , rom manager, back up everything. and even there's a way to un root your phone again, un case that something goes wrong, or need to return your phone. Good luck buddy and welcome.
FYI, I'm using P.A.C.man 20.1.0 rom with cerux kernel, and UVLI4 radio, and my phone is so fast.
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Agree... Good luck and welcome to the herc forums!
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Yeah welcome. I have the same Walmart phone, but have T-Mobile service.
Be sure to use only T989 ROMs, as the others said. We have different guts compared to the other SGS IIs.
On a side note...what is your bill with the walmart family thing? I have two lines with 2GB 4g speed, unlimited messages, 1000 min for $80 per month. Thinking about upping the data plan, as the 4g speeds at my location have gone up greatly....
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Yeah welcome. I have the same Walmart phone, but have T-Mobile service.
Be sure to use only T989 ROMs, as the others said. We have different guts compared to the other SGS IIs.
On a side note...what is your bill with the walmart family thing? I have two lines with 2GB 4g speed, unlimited messages, 1000 min for $80 per month. Thinking about upping the data plan, as the 4g speeds at my location have gone up greatly....
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For three lines it's about $117 a month. 40 for the starting line, and 30 for each line, and some tax. And that's for unlimited everything. But 4G speeds are like 3.5G Speeds on this plan.
Hi guys i flashed my wal mart family mobile s2 to aokp and now i cant gwt a stable cellular connection. Can someone help?
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Hi guys i flashed my wal mart family mobile s2 to aokp and now i cant gwt a stable cellular connection. Can someone help?
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Maybe ask in the dev thread of the rom. Or better yet, search and read thru the thread. I'll bet that issue has been covered many many times in the aokp thread.
Anyway,try there....don't ask in an old unrelated thread.
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Hi guys i flashed my wal mart family mobile s2 to aokp and now i cant gwt a stable cellular connection. Can someone help?
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Try flashing a new radio.
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Maybe ask in the dev thread of the rom. Or better yet, search and read thru the thread. I'll bet that issue has been covered many many times in the aokp thread.
Anyway,try there....don't ask in an old unrelated thread.
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hey man thanks so much for the response let me assure you i did search, i have been rooting and rom'ing since the g1 days i feel confident in my xda user abilities so i know that that information was not readily available without a push in the right direction (ie the nice gentleman who promptly responded to my thread in q&a) but i gotta say it seems like if any thread available in this specific portal this is the most related thread LOL but anyway thanks again
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I bought galaxy s2 sprint off my friend for 100 bucks and now have it on virgin mobile working nicely
just wondering can I flash this SPH-D710VMUB_GB28_1014481_Rooted_Restore.exe from rwilco12.com without bricking??
I ned to fix mms only thing I'm missing
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hello, everyone...
I bought galaxy s2 sprint off my friend for 100 bucks and now have it on virgin mobile working nicely
just wondering can I flash this SPH-D710VMUB_GB28_1014481_Rooted_Restore.exe from rwilco12.com without bricking??
I ned to fix mms only thing I'm missing
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I have a sprint Epic 4G Touch that I'll soon no longer need on my sprint plan, and was thinking about putting it on my fiancee's virgin plan. What did you do to get the sprint phone onto the virgin plan?
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I have a sprint Epic 4G Touch that I'll soon no longer need on my sprint plan, and was thinking about putting it on my fiancee's virgin plan. What did you do to get the sprint phone onto the virgin plan?
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Isn't that illegal these days? Unless your carrier lets you?
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Isn't that illegal these days? Unless your carrier lets you?
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You're assuming the only option is to change the phone's ESN, I didn't assume that, and was asking the OP how he went about getting the phone activated, nothing else.
Maybe the only option is an ESN swap, in which case I wouldn't be interested, but until the OP has told me otherwise, I'm curious.
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You're assuming the only option is to change the phone's ESN, I didn't assume that, and was asking the OP how he went about getting the phone activated, nothing else.
Maybe the only option is an ESN swap, in which case I wouldn't be interested, but until the OP has told me otherwise, I'm curious.
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Ahhhh, makes sense thanks for clearing that up! :thumbup:
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well I have htc evo v 4g and the phone die, so I refused to buy another phone till my friend sold me the d710, and I use my HTC ESN is already in virgin mobile database, and I called they me my MIN which I couldn't get off HTC because was dead. than I just program it into the phone and f there's ton of tutorial how to do it. I'm on 35 dollars plans... why would it be illegal if I'm paying for my services...
Well its in the grey area. And xda doesnt want it to be discussed within their site. Pm sure. Just not in the open.
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ok, I got my answer, thanks, it wasn't what I was hoping for, but at least now I know that there is no "non-fishy" way of doing it.