@@@ Boost Mobile On The Epic @@@ - Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Who here current has their Epic on Boost Mobile?
I currently have straight talk and it was OK, but now i feel it sucks. The Verizon towers have to reset my signal on my phone from time to time which drains my battery, I cant send texts to one particular person, etc ... Anyone have boost? And how is it?

When you say you have Straight Talk, do you mean your Epic is on Straight Talk? I don't know anyone who has Boost but from the thread in Dev about getting 3G working it seems everything works with the epic their except 4G which is to be expected.
For Boost in General, if you have great Sprint Service everywhere you go and don't Roam then Your experience should be the same on Boost, but it all depends on what area you are in. Kind of a hard thing to generalize.

Thanks man .. and yeupp i have it on straight talk .. and i dont like it too much.. wanting to switch, but wondering if its a good idea to switch too boost mobile.

I have an epic 4g on boost and it works great, I think its the same as sprint just a lot cheaper and no 4g. I hope they put wimax on boost so maybe the 4g towers can work. And are you sure you have simple mobile on your epic because the epic doesnt have a sim card so you can't use it with simple mobile.
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optimaljam said:
I have an epic 4g on boost and it works great, I think its the same as sprint just a lot cheaper and no 4g. I hope they put wimax on boost so maybe the 4g towers can work. And are you sure you have simple mobile on your epic because the epic doesnt have a sim card so you can't use it with simple mobile.
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No he has straight talk. Its an mnvo that operates on at&t and verizon
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MetroPCS users, post your prl.

More than likely, this thread is going to drown fast since I know very few are on MetroPCS. I use to get awesome signal, but after reporgramming my epic, the latest prl I could find, kinda sucks here. The one I had before was better.
My MetroPCS prl: 3023
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my epic is working on metropcs
my epic is working on metropcs but only at 3g speed and all orignal sprint apps worked untill i reset everything now i need 4g to redownload and enable sprint apps again i am trying to figure out how to do this any sugestions would be greatly appreciated
thanks
scooby
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scooby dont said:
my epic is working on metropcs but only at 3g speed and all orignal sprint apps worked untill i reset everything now i need 4g to redownload and enable sprint apps again i am trying to figure out how to do this any sugestions would be greatly appreciated
thanks
scooby
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No 4G for metro from the Epic, it is Wimax only.
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No 4G for metro from the Epic, it is Wimax only.
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This. ^ Metro does have 4G but it is LTE, unless the Wimax driver gets a software upgrade in the future, no Metro 4G currently possible. Though you can still pay for Sprint 4G service if you turn on the 4G radio and pay for a 24 hour pass for like 15 bucks.
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Has anyone flashed epic touch to another carrier

I would like to know if anyone flashed their epic touch to another carrier if so which one? How is the coverage/service and does your 4g still work
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yes it is possible,it could be with boost or metro from what I know of,boost uses sprint cdma towers so its basically the same coverage as 3g that you would get from a sprint device,and no 4g does not work yet as of yet once you flash that was something I was trying to get help with,check my sig I started a thread there about the subject
I flashed mine to Alltel it runs on Verizon and I am always roaming do u think it has to do with the fact it runs on Verizon my prl is 31011 but my 4g does work
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There is no way u get 4G on Verizon unless u installed a lte radio in ur phone.... because it has wimax and Verizon uses lte for 4G
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I have no reason to lie it still works no bull****
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But it was still working when I had the phone flashed odd enough though the phone wasn't on? Well I couldn't text or call but could surf the web and connect to 4g and surf while I'm on it
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My phone is flashed to Cricket. I don't have any good Cricket PRLs for my area, so coverage is horrible and my battery took a serious hit thanks to that. You'll never have 4G. My 3G speeds are completely abysmal.
Everything still works, though, barring 4G.
My native sprint hot spot app works also
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For everybody who doesn't believe my 4g works
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So somebody tell me how do u roam on 4g????
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So somebody tell me how do u roam on 4g????
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Idk y but you sir are very lucky
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Yea wish I had my 4g working
I bought it off Craigslist and da guy lied to me cuz the phone was still active on his account well I could still surf the net so I got it flashed to alltel and the guy told me 4g wouldn't work but I tried anyway and it worked flawlessly
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Very simple. It's been confirmed on another forum however, I have flashed my old Epic Touch to Cricket and it works like this...
Let me explain what I did. Lost phone, got my new one... A month later, found it. Flashed it myself to Cricket. However, I still have Sprint service for my replacement phone.
I sold the flashed phone, that person can use my 4G still. Because you can not flash the 4G wimax antenna or do anything with it for that matter, ( except disabled it with the toggle ) the 4G antenna can still receive signal from an active Sprint account. Only thing that is effected is the cdma portion of the flash including the PRL thus, 3G and talk/text is on Cricket's network (or who's ever network flashed to) however, the wimax antenna can still receive signal only if the Sprint account in which the phone came from is still active.
Problem solved. Anything else, I call BS. Consider yourself lucky whoever you got the phone from still has Sprint active. As soon as the line is disconnected, so will your 4G. Unless that person is you lol. I'm sure you bought the phone off craigslist, it was probably an insurance claim or the person switched to another 4G phone and wanted to make up cost.
On the other hand, the 3G antenna in the Epic Touch does not play well with Cricket's towers. Ive tried so many PRLs, it's not even funny. You will need to pull the PRL from an Acsend 2 or Mercury to get it working correctly and that's just my assumption.
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Very simple. It's been confirmed on another forum however, I have flashed my old Epic Touch to Cricket and it works like this...
Let me explain what I did. Lost phone, got my new one... A month later, found it. Flashed it myself to Cricket. However, I still have Sprint service for my replacement phone.
I sold the flashed phone, that person can use my 4G still. Because you can not flash the 4G wimax antenna or do anything with it for that matter, ( except disabled it with the toggle ) the 4G antenna can still receive signal from an active Sprint account. Only thing that is effected is the cdma portion of the flash including the PRL thus, 3G and talk/text is on Cricket's network (or who's ever network flashed to) however, the wimax antenna can still receive signal only if the Sprint account in which the phone came from is still active.
Problem solved. Anything else, I call BS. Consider yourself lucky whoever you got the phone from still has Sprint active. As soon as the line is disconnected, so will your 4G. Unless that person is you lol. I'm sure you bought the phone off craigslist, it was probably an insurance claim or the person switched to another 4G phone and wanted to make up cost.
On the other hand, the 3G antenna in the Epic Touch does not play well with Cricket's towers. Ive tried so many PRLs, it's not even funny. You will need to pull the PRL from an Acsend 2 or Mercury to get it working correctly and that's just my assumption.
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Naw the person I got the phone from has a $450 unpaid phone bill on the account that's why I got it flashed. But like I said wen I got it I couldnt make/receive calls or text but the data worked. The phone is technically off for unpaid bills I figure the data would just work until the end of the billing cycle matter of fact I think he took his number to Verizon and just didn't pay sprint off either way I don't care. Only thing now is does flashing a rom affect your flash I mean like using Odin because doesn't it install sprint radios and what not I haven't rooted yet because I didn't kno
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What Ben's said sounds right. That 4G won't be sticking around.
And no, ROM flashing does not affect it. I've flashed several ROMs since going to Cricket. However, if you ever decide to change your phone number, you'll have problems.
If he did port his number over to VZW, then the account would be for sure canceled and 4G would stop working. I've been in this exact position but its been me on both ends of the deal. He probably told you what his plan was but ended up keeping Sprint. That's the only way your 4G is working.
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So what's a good rom since I'm new to the E4gt I was looking for an Aosp rom stock Android can't find one though so whats a good rom
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Couldn't really tell you that; you'd have to try each one for yourself. I personally prefer Blazer, but Calkulin's has also been wonderful for me.
I have mine "flashed" to Platinumtel prepaid. I pay 10 cents a MB, 5 cents per min & 2 cents per text. It uses Sprint's towers so all calls, texts, web (3 g only) work exactly as it would on Sprint. Most of my usage is at home so my bill will be under $20 a month. I use grooveip for free calls over wifi from my google voice #. This setup worls for me as I do most of my calling amd downloading at home over wifi. I don't care about 4G as I'm not watching movies when I'm out. I leave my house to experience the outside world at large! BTW you can get Clear 4G service activated on ANY wimax capable device by changing some IP settings. It's not free of course. You can pay just for a day if you like though. Bang it!
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now that boost is selling epic touch

can we just go in and have the phone activated as normal and get the 4g. if avalible in the area. im in mia so i know we have wimax here.
cause i would love 4g again.
PUREKB said:
can we just go in and have the phone activated as normal and get the 4g. if avalible in the area. im in mia so i know we have wimax here.
cause i would love 4g again.
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Maybe over the phone, if you don't mention it not being a "Boost branded" device, and just give them the ESN. I've heard of this working with Sprint Blackberrys on Boost Mobile.
Do let us know if it works!
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Ha I highly doubt it. You have a sprint phone. The boost version of this phone is a boost phone. Your esn will register as different on the network. Not saying its impossible but I highly doubt it.
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nevermind

[Q] flashing to boost 4g???

So my sister wants the new iphone 5s and sprint was only gonna give her 135 bucks for her note 2 lol I told her il give her 200 and she was like hell yea.. shes bout to pay like 800bucks for her 5s 32gb lol lucky me.. well wanting to flash my soon to be note 2 to a boost 4g plan..I know it would need a donor phone iv flashed her old epic 4g to boost but just the pay as u go 3g plan with the 3g sanyo donor phone..not sure if the boost 4g would stick or work or if itd be a different process..been looking for cheap boost 4g phones on craigslist and before I buy 1 I wanna know if its even possible.. would like the boost shrinkage 4g plan if possible aswell
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Well just a few posts under yours look for the one to flash to boost by alpineman
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Well just a few posts under yours look for the one to flash to boost by alpineman
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i seen it and looked thru it didnt see much about boost 4g also it almost seemed like i wouldnt need to use a donor phone
Well you do indeed need a donor phone. When it tells you to input the meid it means the donor phone meid into the gn2. If you need help I would suggest asking there. Couldnt hurt.
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Didn't work for me..
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So my sister wants the new iphone 5s and sprint was only gonna give her 135 bucks for her note 2 lol I told her il give her 200 and she was like hell yea.. shes bout to pay like 800bucks for her 5s 32gb lol lucky me.. well wanting to flash my soon to be note 2 to a boost 4g plan..I know it would need a donor phone iv flashed her old epic 4g to boost but just the pay as u go 3g plan with the 3g sanyo donor phone..not sure if the boost 4g would stick or work or if itd be a different process..been looking for cheap boost 4g phones on craigslist and before I buy 1 I wanna know if its even possible.. would like the boost shrinkage 4g plan if possible aswell
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I too love my Note 2. I used my Boost Mobile S3 (working 4g) as a donor phone for my note 2. Everything works but the 4g! If you can tell me how to get the 4g working I would be ecstatic... Until then, I found a company (Voyager http://www.voyagermobile.com) that will allow me to take my Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 2 to their network (uses Sprint Network) for $43.00 a month UNLIMITED everything...($45 after taxes) hard to beat that price. And you don't have t mess with your phone!
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I too love my Note 2. I used my Boost Mobile S3 (working 4g) as a donor phone for my note 2. Everything works but the 4g! If you can tell me how to get the 4g working I would be ecstatic... Until then, I found a company (Voyager http://www.voyagermobile.com) that will allow me to take my Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 2 to their network (uses Sprint Network) for $43.00 a month UNLIMITED everything...($45 after taxes) hard to beat that price. And you don't have t mess with your phone!
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o wow nice ima check that link out yea good thing i made this sucks no 4g with boost :/
I've been using my s2 flashed to Boost for a while now. I love the s2 but was ready for 4g. I bought a Boost mobile s2 with a broken screen from Ebay. fixed the screen and activated the phone. Problem is that only the 4g works. No voice, text or 3g. I get a connection error when trying to update profile or prl. Boost tried but could not help me. The 4g works great though but without voice, it does me no good. Any ideas? Is it possible to flash voice only to the phone and keep the 4g?
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[Q] Flashing SPH-L900 from Sprint to MetroPCS?

Hello all. I'm currently attempting to flash my SPH-L900 (Samsung Note 2) from Sprint to MetroPCS. I've been looking 'round the net for information on doing this and I'm kinda spinning my wheels. I'm getting info that the MEID need to be changed to ESN, I need to obtain the SPC (and the MSL would be nice to have as well), Does anyone have any links to a good tutorial or information they could share on this? I've gotten quite a bit of information already, but I want to be sure I don't brick this phone, and I want to keep full functionality (4G data, text, ect.). Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
@fhaq While this is not exactly for metropcs it will cover the basics. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35753067 I used it as a guide to flash my sprint note 2 to cricket. You just have to use metro's info in place of the other.
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Thanks!
That info was right on point. Now I have a solid base knowledge to work off of. Thanks jlmancuso!
4G speeds?
Anyone know if I'll keep the 4GLTE on the Metro network? I think that it would now that they do 4GLTE.
Doubt it. Most providers use different frequencies for LTE. If they are the same the next issue is our LTE/gsm card is integrated into the board. Not completely sure but think only sprint companies can use the LTE (virgin, ting, etc..).
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4G LTE
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Doubt it. Most providers use different frequencies for LTE. If they are the same the next issue is our LTE/gsm card is integrated into the board. Not completely sure but think only sprint companies can use the LTE (virgin, ting, etc..).
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Well looks like I wont be flashing to Metro then. I didn't even think about different frequencies for LTE.
If the ESPN's are good then you could use one of sprints sister companies. I use cricket and 3g is not bad get between 800k and 1.5 mb. Yes a long way from 4g but if you have WiFi you won't notice the lack of 4g most times.
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