[q] epic 4g boost mobile: To do/not to do? - Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I got my Epic flashed over a month ago. but they didn't give me the donor phone. I have switched Roms with no issue,but when I manually updated my prl, i lost 3g and my network connection. It called verizon when 611 was dialed. So, I ended up having to take the phone back to the guys who flashed it in the first place.
Long story short...to keep from having to pay theese guys more $ that I don't have, I have not made any changes to the prl or modem.
1. Am I screwed by not having the donor phone in my possesion?
If not...
2. what is safe for me to do with my epic, and what's not?(software wise)
Thanks

somebody! Anybody? C'mon guys, don't leave me hangin...

actnupnla said:
somebody! Anybody? C'mon guys, don't leave me hangin...
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what prl did you flash to? Was it a verizon prl?

actnupnla said:
somebody! Anybody? C'mon guys, don't leave me hangin...
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I don't really know if not having the donor phone is going to hurt you or not... but I would not be updating prl or profile...
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brianhot1 said:
what prl did you flash to? Was it a verizon prl?
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I think it was 11114. Not sure which carrier it was for

actnupnla said:
I think it was 11114. Not sure which carrier it was for
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they are having problems with that prl you need to switch it

Need cdma workshop and its time to learn cdma flashing. I dont suggest flashing to boost though. Its super illegal. If u need help just pm me and i can get you squared away.
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brianhot1 said:
they are having problems with that prl you need to switch it
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its already been switched to 40418, which is ok but kinda slow.

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[Q] Help!!!!! getting internet on the sprint evo

Im having a big problem which I need help right away I cant download these pic not from my text message I have no internet on my phone only wifi. How do I get it back is there a rom or something I can do to ge these pic without losing them???
Alright, I realize you're new, but looking at like two threads would tell you that you need to include some information!
Rooted?
Root method?
ROM?
Kernel?
PRL?
PRI?
hboot?
Recovery?
Radio?
Signal?
marqus18 said:
Im having a big problem which I need help right away I cant download these pic not from my text message I have no internet on my phone only wifi. How do I get it back is there a rom or something I can do to ge these pic without losing them???
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Excuse my language, but what the hell does that mean?
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You have no 3g service? have you gone in to wireless connections,mobile networks,and make sure that they are check.
If you're rooted, flash the latest radio/wimax/etc from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=715485
craigbailey1986 said:
Excuse my language, but what the hell does that mean?
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It means he's stressed because a girl sent him some nude pics but MMS requires 3G and unfortunately his 3G isn't working.
go4the1 said:
If you're rooted, flash the latest radio/wimax/etc from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=715485
It means he's stressed because a girl sent him some nude pics but MMS requires 3G and unfortunately his 3G isn't working.
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That's funny!!!!!
I smell a troll.

3g speed problems

I'm still a little bit new to XDA so I don't know if this has been asked. I'm experiencing very slow 3g speeds on my Evo 4g Nd I was wondering if there is a way to fix it. I'm not rooted if that matters.
XDA app on EVO 4G
Try this method http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=922978&highlight=speed+fix, worked wonders for me
shonmac11 said:
...I'm not rooted...
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My question: Why the hell not?
blakeboys said:
My question: Why the hell not?
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Dang, nevermind my post then, lol. Didn't read that part that he wasn't rooted.
To the op, I'm with Blake, why the hell not? Gets to rooting!!
@shonmac11: Go HERE it will explain step by step how to root your phone, nandroid backup, flash a rom, and any other question you have. Remember, if you root your can always UNROOT if you need to for some reason and it's relatively simple too.
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I'm still a little bit new to XDA so I don't know if this has been asked. I'm experiencing very slow 3g speeds on my Evo 4g Nd I was wondering if there is a way to fix it. I'm not rooted if that matters.
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Welcome to the club:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=933900
From what we have all learned, its a nationwide problem that towers are being overcrowded, and sprint is throttling those towers to keep them from breaking down.
blakeboys said:
My question: Why the hell not?
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I don't have a computer at the time so I have to wait. At the moment I can only apply a temporary root with z4root.
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sitlet said:
Welcome to the club:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=933900
From what we have all learned, its a nationwide problem that towers are being overcrowded, and sprint is throttling those towers to keep them from breaking down.
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So will this problem be fixed any time soon?
XDA app on EVO 4G

Fixed Boost Data Speeds!! Back up over 1MB

Got my speeds back.
No thanks for all the help!!
quickbird144 said:
I've done some searching around but haven't really found anything. This is my second Evo on Boost. The speeds barely raech 400kb/s. My first one was just over 1mb which was decent for me. I am not the one who did the flash either times.
I'm just curious to if someone has any ideas or suggestions or some settings I could try. I do get the 3G icon most of the time and other rare times it may go to 1x.
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Have you tried updating to the latest radios?
XsMagical said:
Have you tried updating to the latest radios?
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I don't believe so. I forgot to mention I'm on CM7 Rom and AOSP roms don't offer a EPST which can be critical with this phone being flashed. I'm getting a Sense rom now and gonna see what I can do.
PRI V-60662
Baseband-2.15.00.11.19
That's what I currently have with the CM7 rom.
Fixed Fixed Fixed!!
What was the problem?
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quickbird144 said:
Got my speeds back.
No thanks for all the help!!
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And no thanks for telling us how you fixed it.......
Really though. I'd like to know what the fix was
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Guess he figures the community did not help him, he is not going to help the community. Guess he is just a "user".
"Hell I don't know anymore"
quickbird144 said:
Got my speeds back.
No thanks for all the help!!
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Wow what a ****. Ill remember this next time your ****ty boostevo gives you problems. Leach
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Guess it never occurred to him that since 99.99999999% of us aren't using Boost Mobile, we would have a friggin' clue how to fix his problem in the first place.....
I think I have a new quote for my Signature: Trees have bad apples. Internet forums have retards...
HipKat said:
Guess it never occurred to him that since 99.99999999% of us aren't using Boost Mobile, we would have a friggin' clue how to fix his problem in the first place.....
I think I have a new quote for my Signature: Trees have bad apples. Internet forums have retards...
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not gettin in the middle of this..but haha thats great signature

Epic 4g touch on boost from sprint....links!

does anyone have a link to a guide for this? ive lost my job and need somthin cheaper. boost is perfect,i just dont want to give my phone up. if theres anyway to keep my num. that would be freakin great. sooo,are there any links? the ones ive found are for the original epic. not the the touch.
Is this what you're looking for?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=20850052
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harley1rocker said:
..... if theres anyway to keep my num. that would be freakin great.
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First you need to setup a boost account and get the donor phone active so that you can port the sprint number over to boost before you cancel with sprint. Once the donor is good to go and your number has been ported then you can start with the xfer of info from the donor to your ET.
Remember boost does not "roam" if you can live with that or dont really need roaming by all means switch.
Or you can wait till the ET is on boost, sell yours and buy the boost version which will be the same as the sprint version.
Unknown Zone said:
First you need to setup a boost account and get the donor phone active so that you can port the sprint number over to boost before you cancel with sprint. Once the donor is good to go and your number has been ported then you can start with the xfer of info from the donor to your ET.
Remember boost does not "roam" if you can live with that or dont really need roaming by all means switch.
Or you can wait till the ET is on boost, sell yours and buy the boost version which will be the same as the sprint version.
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That link that dude left is for the original epic. Is ther a zip i could flash from cwm? Is cdma workshop free? Wat the hell is it? If i could find the thanx button i would. Thanx dude.
harley1rocker said:
That link that dude left is for the original epic. Is ther a zip i could flash from cwm? Is cdma workshop free? Wat the hell is it? If i could find the thanx button i would. Thanx dude.
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Are you talking about the link in this thread? That specifically says its for the Epic 4G Touch.
RainMotorsports said:
Are you talking about the link in this thread? That specifically says its for the Epic 4G Touch.
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it says it is for the touch..... but clik on the link in the thread. the dude making the vid has an original epic in his hand,AND says it is as well. pls check it out.. sprint stopped my service cuz i cant pay. i lost my job due to cut backs... so in order to keep my e4gt, i gotta switch... thanx guys!!!
harley1rocker said:
it says it is for the touch..... but clik on the link in the thread. the dude making the vid has an original epic in his hand,AND says it is as well. pls check it out.. sprint stopped my service cuz i cant pay. i lost my job due to cut backs... so in order to keep my e4gt, i gotta switch... thanx guys!!!
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If you read the op in that link, it was pieced by other tutorials.. There are multiple posts by touch users to get around certain issues.
Read the thread. Don't just skim it for a hand holding walk through.
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MoHoGalore said:
If you read the op in that link, it was pieced by other tutorials.. There are multiple posts by touch users to get around certain issues.
Read the thread. Don't just skim it for a hand holding walk through.
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gee thanx for the insight. ill be sure not to skim. so in other words,there needs to be a write up for this? ive read all 20 sumthin odd post in that thread. pls,im not trying to be a smartass but before you accuse me of not reading it......ask me. i would not be asking if i understood the jargon.
You will need to read more than just the tut on how to flash the et4g of you don't understand the jargon. You will need to read up on what everything means as well and how to use the software required for the flashing process. You can't just flash a zip and switch carriers, it's not as simple as unlocking a GSM phone, and can seriously damage or brick the device. If you pull or push the wrong NV items your device won't boot up or connect to cdma workshop or qxpt or whatever its called and can be a real ***** to repair once the NV is borked so you need to do some studying before you jump into this.
We are legion, for we are many.
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-EViL-KoNCEPTz- said:
You will need to read more than just the tut on how to flash the et4g of you don't understand the jargon. You will need to read up on what everything means as well and how to use the software required for the flashing process. You can't just flash a zip and switch carriers, it's not as simple as unlocking a GSM phone, and can seriously damage or brick the device. If you pull or push the wrong NV items your device won't boot up or connect to cdma workshop or qxpt or whatever its called and can be a real ***** to repair once the NV is borked so you need to do some studying before you jump into this.
We are legion, for we are many.
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Good stuff to know. I'm about to get an epic touch and flash it to boost aswell.
Also, once it is flashed are there certain things that I shouldnt do? Will Odin ruin the flash?
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Datguy_n_Disguy said:
Good stuff to know. I'm about to get an epic touch and flash it to boost aswell.
Also, once it is flashed are there certain things that I shouldnt do? Will Odin ruin the flash?
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Theoretically the settings will stick between flashes, they do when flashing roms from recovery, except occasionally mms apn settings will need to be reset. However depending on what you flash thru Odin they may not stick if the tar includes NV items it will screw it up, I've never flashed a phone to another carrier but I know alot of ppl who have and have no issues flashing the basics, rom, kernel, modem/radio, mods, themes, etc. But if you do a full tar restore in Odin there's a chance it could include files that will overwrite the donor settings but I'm not 100% sure on that
We are legion, for we are many.
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-EViL-KoNCEPTz- said:
Theoretically the settings will stick between flashes, they do when flashing roms from recovery, except occasionally mms apn settings will need to be reset. However depending on what you flash thru Odin they may not stick if the tar includes NV items it will screw it up, I've never flashed a phone to another carrier but I know alot of ppl who have and have no issues flashing the basics, rom, kernel, modem/radio, mods, themes, etc. But if you do a full tar restore in Odin there's a chance it could include files that will overwrite the donor settings but I'm not 100% sure on that
We are legion, for we are many.
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Oh, that's fine then.
I mean that if I use Odin to flash a kernel and recovery that it won't ruin anything.
I ask because on my EVO 3d almost every other Time I flash a Rom it resets my meid and esn back to sprint; that's why I'm going to the et4g. Hopefully it won't happen over here.
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harley1rocker said:
it says it is for the touch..... but clik on the link in the thread. the dude making the vid has an original epic in his hand,AND says it is as well. pls check it out.. sprint stopped my service cuz i cant pay. i lost my job due to cut backs... so in order to keep my e4gt, i gotta switch... thanx guys!!!
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harley1rocker said:
gee thanx for the insight. ill be sure not to skim. so in other words,there needs to be a write up for this? ive read all 20 sumthin odd post in that thread. pls,im not trying to be a smartass but before you accuse me of not reading it......ask me. i would not be asking if i understood the jargon.
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Wasn't being a smartass either. You stated that the video was of the epic 4g, and the op clearly stated that it was pieced together.
Just working with what you put out there.
Anyway, not starting a flaming session, what did you find out?
I said screw it. I just gotta net10 phone. I cant even figure out (or get help 4 that matter) how to download cdma workshop. Ones 90$, the other wants u to DL all kind of media sh1t. Screw it. Any1 want a e4gt for 150$?
MoHoGalore said:
Wasn't being a smartass either. You stated that the video was of the epic 4g, and the op clearly stated that it was pieced together.
Just working with what you put out there.
Anyway, not starting a flaming session, what did you find out?
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Absolutly squat dude. I cant evn figure out how 2 dl cdma workshop.
harley1rocker said:
Absolutly squat dude. I cant evn figure out how 2 dl cdma workshop.
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I'm sorry to hear that. Seriously. If you hang on to your phone, i can look more into seeing if i can help starting tomorrow.
I have to admit, i don't know much about getting cdma workshop and all. But if you need to sell, then sell by all means.
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MoHoGalore said:
I'm sorry to hear that. Seriously. If you hang on to your phone, i can look more into seeing if i can help starting tomorrow.
I have to admit, i don't know much about getting cdma workshop and all. But if you need to sell, then sell by all means.
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No i dont want 2 sell. Jus frustraded. Man im open 2 help. Thanx.

NEED HELP,got $$$$

I new the dollar signs would help. Is ther som1 that can help me flash my sprint e4gt over to boost mobile. I just cant figure it out...i dont want to brick my phone cause i dont have enuff to buy another. Im willing to pay. Its worth it. Is there any links? Websites? Stuff like that. Thanx guys. As always,a big help
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paypal or credict card 3053984370 ask aboutflashing
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u need a computer with a usb and teamviewer
mrej201 said:
paypal or credict card 3053984370 ask aboutflashing
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u need a computer with a usb and teamviewer
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Ask who? Whers the link
harley1rocker said:
I new the dollar signs would help. Is ther som1 that can help me flash my sprint e4gt over to boost mobile. I just cant figure it out...i dont want to brick my phone cause i dont have enuff to buy another. Im willing to pay. Its worth it. Is there any links? Websites? Stuff like that. Thanx guys. As always,a big help
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Come on dude don't pay its really easy. Do you have a computer?
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DaMan90 said:
Come on dude don't pay its really easy. Do you have a computer?
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Sheeyat. Ive been reading for a week! The hhaaa to the nv to the secret to a virgins panties to the 3rd layer of hell. It dont look easy. Can you help? The vids on youboob suck. They have work arounds. And theres were it gets confusing. Im useing a crappy ass net10 phone. Can the net10 phone be ported to the epic touch?
harley1rocker said:
Sheeyat. Ive been reading for a week! The hhaaa to the nv to the secret to a virgins panties to the 3rd layer of hell. It dont look easy. Can you help? The vids on youboob suck. They have work arounds. And theres were it gets confusing. Im useing a crappy ass net10 phone. Can the net10 phone be ported to the epic touch?
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Idk about net10, but boost that's not very hard. All you have to do is flash the modem. Do you have a custom recovery?
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DaMan90 said:
Idk about net10, but boost that's not very hard. All you have to do is flash the modem. Do you have a custom recovery?
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Yea dude. Im running blu kuban. Ics. Agat recovery. I thought you had to have cdma software. So its as easy as flashin a zip? Hell,i flash modems on the way to work. My sprint service is off. I thought u had to have a donor phone
Were ya go daman. Does the modem give me boost service
harley1rocker said:
Were ya go daman. Does the modem give me boost service
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No modem is going to change your service provider. Service provider settings are stored in the phones radio software which can only be edited via pc software.
brooksyx said:
No modem is going to change your service provider. Service provider settings are stored in the phones radio software which can only be edited via pc software.
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I get the pc thing. But is cdma software needed? One more thing. If boost picks up the e4gt will there be an easier way to flash the sprint e4gt to a boost
harley1rocker said:
I get the pc thing. But is cdma software needed? One more thing. If boost picks up the e4gt will there be an easier way to flash the sprint e4gt to a boost
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Yes, cdma software (qpst, dfs, cdma tool etc) is needed to edit radio settings and no there will not be an easier way to flash to boost mobile no matter if it comes out for boost or not. The only advantage of it coming to boost is that you can probably flash a stock boost rom that will have the correct apn settings but thats really easy to change and has nothing to do with getting a phone to run on a different carrier. The only thing apn really affects is mms.

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