Im sorry if this had been posted, I used the search feature aswell. Apparently Im a noob at this, but here it goes.
I have a Samsung Epic 4g flashed to Boost Mobile. Everything works great. I even got the picture messaging to work. My thing is that when I am out somewhere away from my wifi connection I get little to no connectivity with my 3g. Is there any way to boost the signal at all or make it go faster. (I live in Michigan btw). Also, I keep getting this message saying that my Sprint username/password is incorrect and cant sign in. How do I get rid of this. Its annoying. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thx
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Hey all!
i need some help guys, i cant make my 3g/hsdpa internet work on my phone. im stuck with a "e" meaning im using edge and never seen the "H" or "3g" icon to use high speed internet.
ive been reading about flashing, and roms and whatnot and i think im in the right place on how to fix it, but have no idea where to even begin..
if someone can help...greatttly appreciated.....
thankx
I'm not sure if it's maybe their service or something wrong. I got my Evo working on metro everything working except I could not receive MMS while connected to wifi which is no big deal. But now I can't send MMS at all. I keep getting generic error or access denied error. Any help would be great.
I was going threw this site for along the same question lol.
I have a HTC Evo 4g that was rooted, then later flashed to Metro pcs (metrodroid v2.2)
While I was on sprint, and even being on sprint with a rooted phone the mms worked great on wifi (I could send, receive pic messages)
Since Ive been on Metropcs I can no longer do this on wifi. Which I wouldn't mind but when Im at home my internet signal sucks so I kinda depend on wifi if someone sends me a mms. {Or just wait until I go out lol} Now long as I have 1x or 3g, I can send and receive all day long.
So my question is, Is it a code or is it a metro thing. I wasnt sure i it was the rom keeping it from working, or was that just a sprint perk, etc. Any help is appreciated
Thanks
Jen
This is a houdini flashed metro thing. I am certain there are far better explanations than mine as to why, but I have to turn my wifi off/on when sending/receiving mms. Kind of used to it now. I haven't seen a branded metro phone that had to do that.
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hello, i am new to this, but have a little experience flashing routers. anyhow i flashed my epic 4g to boost last night and the the texting and calls work fine, but i have no 3g. i was wondering if there is a easy step that i can do to get the 3g working. also i was wondering if i shut my epic off can i turn my doner phone (sanyo incognito) back on? i see instructions on here how to do it ,but i already flashed my phone and am not sure if i can turn the incognito back on. i know that i cant have them both on at the same time. thanks in advance!!
This could have gone as a question here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=891077
But pretty much, turn off your epic, turn back on your sanyo, make sure you have internet connection on your sanyo by checking a webpage using 3g, not wifi, then follow those instructions.
If those instructions don't work, you definitely typed one of the passwords wrong. Do it again, preferably using copy and paste and make sure you're putting the right passwords into the right places.
i figured it out!! i was putting the 20 0's in for the boost AAA key.... the boost AAA key is shorter than the sprint one. the only problem i'm having now is my 3g speed is real slow. do you know of any tweaks to speed it up a little? i'm going to root my phone tomorrow.. thanks for the help and sorry this post was in the wrong spot...
Sounds like you might have to update your prl (preferred roaming list), It basically tells your phone what towers to connect to. Download the latest prl, mine is 11115. (And I have sweet service )
Basically using Qpst service programming, go to the roam tab and put your downloaded ".prl" file where you see an area to insert a file and click "write to phone" That most likely should help out, if not then it may have to do with the service in your area. I Hope that help you out.
Here's the link for the prl I use (11115)- http://team-nocturnal.com/showthread.php?41-Collection-of-PRL-s
epic 4g on boost -- only 3g is working
I loaded the 11115 prl file and my 3g speed is super fast now!! It created another problem thou. I cannot make or receive calls now. Also I sent myself a text from my other phone and it came thru, but next to the message it said "failed"???...
When I try to make a call it says "error 16 switch 172" then tries to redirect me to customer service...
Can I use this 11115 prl with my phone flashed to boost? Or is it for sprint only?
I would love to just use one phone, but I guess if I have to I can use another phone (service) to make calls and texts and get on the pay as you go plan and use my epic for the internet only, for $.50 a day..
Thanks for all the help guys. It is really appreciated!!
I just went through that with my buddy's phone cause he was bouncing back and forth between the Incog and Evo he uses. Just let the Epic bring you to customer service, give them your number, name and pin, and they'll do the rest. Its a new "security feature". Quick and easy. Keep the battery OUT of your other phone from now on. Just to be safe.
Hi,
I've had this phone for close to a month now and I love it, but my main disappointment is that I'm hardly ever able to connect to 4G. What's frustrating is that the Clearwire map shows that 4G is available in Green Bay, WI. I also know other people in Green Bay with Sprint that are able to connect all the time.
These are the steps that I've tried so far:
- I tried the 4g tweaks where you do the whole changing from -89 to -100. No difference.
- I tried a Network Booster app, no difference.
- I've updated my PRL in the settings menu with no difference.
Is there anything else I can try? I am rooted and currently running Calk's GB ROM, so I don't know if calling Sprint would be the best idea. Just wondering if anyone else has tried other steps with any luck.
Thanks in advance for your help!
got epic 4g touch for sprint but flashed to boost, EL29
will this work on my phone? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1346680
also i went to system and didnt see the ETC folder? should i make one?
my phone is rooted with NO custom rom's
just sometimes my 3g goes away and i get no connection, i am hoping maybe this can boost it up a little
Regarding your 3g going away, maybe a Boost coverage area. I have mine flashed over to metro- so 3g varies on certain areas. Google Boost coverage area. It can also be that it wasn't flashed correctly- so you may look into getting reflashed correctly- it may be that you just need to update your prl too.
Boost related threads I looked up for someone else earlier.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1722399
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1716105
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1332105
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1419488
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1725086