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[Q] metro pcs evo 4g question

had my evo flashed by a local metro dealer(full flash). He put the metro edition CM7 on the phone. However im trying to force one of metros new prl in order to get 3g. So on to the question since my ports wont show up on cm7 if i make a nand backup of my settings now switch to a sense rom so i can get the ports to show up for qpst force the prl then restore my backup will i have to run any scripts or willl i be right back where i was but with the new prl?

Did you try to re-designate your port.. meaning veiw the list of ports that's listed under "ports" in computer management, right click on the listed device, and go to properties, then advanced settings in the ports tab [I think its called that] and res designating it to com1 or one that's not in use.. and when you were in "qpst setup" did you click that little box that only allows you tto view certain ports? [I forgot the name mybad] that happened to me when I had to set up the ports.. give me the rundown on what you did and Ill try my best to help you out.. not many people here know how to use qpst.
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I think he is asking if the prl changes when you nand-restore. Simple answer no, that really the most common way AOSP users change them out.
I am one of the many unfamiliar with qpst so I am not sure about this method 100%.

I ended up just flashing the sense rom so I could get the drivers to install properly. I was mainly concerned that if I switched roms it would make me lose web and mms. I was enable to switch and force the prl. And restore my backup without losing anything. To my surprise everything workwd when I was on the sense rom without running any web scripts or metrooff. I'm new to the device so was concerned but once someone else agreed I could do it I went ahead. Thanks for checking my thread though
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mteezey said:
I ended up just flashing the sense rom so I could get the drivers to install properly. I was mainly concerned that if I switched roms it would make me lose web and mms. I was enable to switch and force the prl. And restore my backup without losing anything. To my surprise everything workwd when I was on the sense rom without running any web scripts or metrooff. I'm new to the device so was concerned but once someone else agreed I could do it I went ahead. Thanks for checking my thread though
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No prob man.. that's awesome you got it to work. I wish they'd stop being punks out here by ny and just flash my boys phone for him.. they're pretty weird about it.
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j7jman said:
No prob man.. that's awesome you got it to work. I wish they'd stop being punks out here by ny and just flash my boys phone for him.. they're pretty weird about it.
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Yea. It took me a while to fine someone that did a full flash. I had to go to the hood.lol. I was gonna do the Houdini at the store by me but they wanted more than the other place for the full flash. I just wish we could add esn's to the data base on our own then we could just do it all ourselves.
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mteezey said:
Yea. It took me a while to fine someone that did a full flash. I had to go to the hood.lol. I was gonna do the Houdini at the store by me but they wanted more than the other place for the full flash. I just wish we could add esn's to the data base on our own then we could just do it all ourselves.
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haha.. I'm with you on that one, that'd be awesome.

In thier defense though they probably make it like that so they can try to limi the number of people useing devices with bad esn's. So its probably a discretionary thing for the stores if they want to do. And im sure in some cases the people just might not know how to. But if metro would just step up the quality of the devices people wouldnt have to flash from oter carriers. However the esteem is pretty sweet we just gotta wait for metro to make some money so they can lower the prices of their 4g handsets.

mteezey said:
In thier defense though they probably make it like that so they can try to limi the number of people useing devices with bad esn's. So its probably a discretionary thing for the stores if they want to do. And im sure in some cases the people just might not know how to. But if metro would just step up the quality of the devices people wouldnt have to flash from oter carriers. However the esteem is pretty sweet we just gotta wait for metro to make some money so they can lower the prices of their 4g handsets.
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so true.. their devices are pretty damn expensive, and not really worth the money if you ask me.. personally i'd pick boost over metro because it seems so much easier to go from an incognito to an evo 4g or epic 4g than its is to do it from metro.. and the service in my area is awesome .. but hey you cant beat the pretty damn low price of a no contract provider

Yea I almost made the switch to boost when I bought this evo. But they wanted 130 to flash and had to wait a month for some reason till my number could be in it. I wanted it for 3g but whenever I'm really using my phone app wise or browser I'm on wifi anyway. I still might do it down the road only time will.
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Last resort before I return my S2..

I surely hope this topic hasn't been made... I don't want to be that guy.
Short and sweet... I'm rooted (that MAY not have anything to do with it)
I got this phone launch day... It worked perfectly. Not saying this is the reason why but as soon as the Iphone 4S was released my phone started failing.. Essentially what it does is give me a fast paced busy signal when I try to make a call. Sometimes I have to attempt to make a car 15 times or more. Of course that is annoying but people also get the same signal when they try to call me. Since I'm in sales that is a huge problem.
I called Sprint, the local store. The lady told me that while OG EVOs were having that issue I was the first SII. She said sprint was currently upgrading (and I read stuff in the news to back that up on a national level).
So after receiving no help from the local store I called the 1800 sprint1 stuffola.. They had me go through the whole ##xxxx## stuff. After doing that and it not fixing the problem they suggested I go to a sprint store and have my phone replaced. Now I, don't want to do that. I really don't want someone else’s phone and I just have this thing.. Where I don't want another phone (even though it will be an SII).
Now, I have an airwave at the house and I have absolutely no problem there. Calls come and go as they please. Which makes me feel like it isn't my phone. Is there anything I can do before I go and replace my baby... I really don't feel like going through the whole unrooting process and getting rid of the triangle before I go in there...
I've done PRL updates so that isn't it.

Not sure, but maybe try flashing the new modem...
Bobby O'S Epic Touch..

I had issues with busy signals and calls not going through also....until I turned off Google voice from my computer. I was using Google voice and groove ip to make calls over wifi and once I turned wifi off my phone was useless. If you aren't using GV then I have no clue lol.
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Odin this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1351761
Be happy

It was google voice!
Thanks a lot for your help guys.
Hey Poppy, want to know what makes your answer that much more freakish... I live in Chambersburg, Pa. I work in Greencastle. Small world. Thanks again.

Glad you figured it out!! Dealing with Sprint exchanges are a pain in the ass... :/
I was going to say there is a root that wont affect your counter or add the yellow triangle.. But it's moot now haha

tuna-83 said:
It was google voice!
Thanks a lot for your help guys.
Hey Poppy, want to know what makes your answer that much more freakish... I live in Chambersburg, Pa. I work in Greencastle. Small world. Thanks again.
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Wow just saw this post after all this time....I worked at Jerr-Dan for almost 3 years. Very small world.
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[q] help cdma issues

i HAVE A HTC EVO4G ACTIVATED IN CLARO, IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, I WAS TOLD THAT THEY CANNOT PLACE DATA ON MY PHONE
I HAVE MY MSL CODE AND EVERYTHING, IS THERE A WAY I CAN MANUALLY CONNECT TO THE DATA ANTENNA? ALL THE SETTINGS ARE STILL FROM SPRINT, AND A ANOTHER QUICK QUESTION; CAN I CHANGE MY NUMBER AND IT NOT AFFECT ANYTHING?

Need help fast

Your best bet would be to look at another phone, similar OS, on the same network and change your phones settings to match. You're already "flashed" and capable of using your phone to make and receive phone calls?

Can't tell if yelling or caps lock broken, possibly dumb?
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-EViL-KoNCEPTz- said:
Can't tell if yelling or caps lock broken, possibly dumb?
We are legion, for we are many.
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Really? That's the best you can do? Not very helpful, but full of douchiness!
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tammerlane said:
Really? That's the best you can do? Not very helpful, but full of douchiness!
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Not very helpful, but full of douchiness! That's the best you can do?
Looks like you can't offer anything better here.
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KommodoreHeinz said:
Not very helpful, but full of douchiness! That's the best you can do?
Looks like you can't offer anything better here.
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No, you're right, I didn't offer anything new or refreshing or insightful or whatever to the OP. But i wasnt mocking him, either. Just trolling the original troller. The OP even followed up his comment without using all caps. Was i douchy, ok, maybe, but it was at least in defense of the original poster. All he was doing was asking for help.
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jorgesantana said:
i HAVE A HTC EVO4G ACTIVATED IN CLARO, IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, I WAS TOLD THAT THEY CANNOT PLACE DATA ON MY PHONE
I HAVE MY MSL CODE AND EVERYTHING, IS THERE A WAY I CAN MANUALLY CONNECT TO THE DATA ANTENNA? ALL THE SETTINGS ARE STILL FROM SPRINT, AND A ANOTHER QUICK QUESTION; CAN I CHANGE MY NUMBER AND IT NOT AFFECT ANYTHING?
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All this needs to be done through your service provider.Sorry for the cat fight.I hope this helped you.

thank you for the answers..except the smart guy who noticed i can write in capital letters..dont know wether you're genius or just plain dumb(for not helping)..to continue with this..my phone is fixed to make and recieve calls, i dont want to change phones and to the last post, i canr=t take it to my service provider because they no longer do it, even though it is possible.
so finally, i just want to know if i can input all the settings myself so that i can have data on my phone

jorgesantana said:
thank you for the answers..except the smart guy who noticed i can write in capital letters..dont know wether you're genius or just plain dumb(for not helping)..to continue with this..my phone is fixed to make and recieve calls, i dont want to change phones and to the last post, i canr=t take it to my service provider because they no longer do it, even though it is possible.
so finally, i just want to know if i can input all the settings myself so that i can have data on my phone
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I think, starting with GSM phones, but with digital phones in general, you can no longer manually program phones; all phone programming is done over the air. But, since this is Xda, maybe someone knows how to insert that information thru a file in the OS.
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Google qpst, qxdm, and cdma workshop. If it can be done you will need those programs and half a degree in rocket science.
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tammerlane said:
Really? That's the best you can do? Not very helpful, but full of douchiness!
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Its called internet etiquette no one wants a question yelled at them and then expect help, get over it your post is real insightful I already know I'm an asshole and I don't give two $#!TS I also don't help ppl who don't know how to search or read the forum rules gtfo yourself or mind your own business 99% of my posts are helping ppl who ask proper questions or atleast attempt to help themselves before sticking their handout and wanting something given to them, hell 2 seconds on google and he would've known he needs to make sure he's using an appropriate donor a cheap 1x donor won't get you 3g simple as that and most evo4g users on xda are on US carriers so how the hell would we know d!ck about a DR provider other than searching just like the OP should do before screaming a question out *rolls eyes* BTW you should get down off your soap box before you fall and hurt yourself ;-)
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Out of here :S

Ive always loved android sprint phones since the htc hero and ive always made them work in mexico and usa but now i have this amazing phone that have become the worst one...this is why
-unknown number bug when getting a call no matter what i do
-not receiving sms or mms or anything
-not having even a good radio with signal or wifi(is amazing how a b/g ipod touch can receive wifi networks that an a/b/g/n cant even get)
ive never seen anything like this with any phone and i see alot of them at work and because i dont see a future on how to solve this problems i think ill change this phone for a sensation or a gnex :S
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So sorry to hear about your departure, you should totally make a thread about it.

Honestly never had any of those problems, except on alpha Roms up for testing. What setup have you been on?
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So you have some issues, which in my opinion are related to a slightly uncommon situation and it was worth you cluttering this forum with a thread about it?
I fail to see the value of your post, Or the response you roused me to make because of it.
Thanks.

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So sorry to hear about your departure, you should totally make a thread about it.
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LOL. That's funny right there

*GalaxyDev* said:
Ive always loved android sprint phones since the htc hero and ive always made them work in mexico and usa but now i have this amazing phone that have become the worst one...this is why
-unknown number bug when getting a call no matter what i do
-not receiving sms or mms or anything
-not having even a good radio with signal or wifi(is amazing how a b/g ipod touch can receive wifi networks that an a/b/g/n cant even get)
ive never seen anything like this with any phone and i see alot of them at work and because i dont see a future on how to solve this problems i think ill change this phone for a sensation or a gnex :S
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This guys is trolling and should be left alone.

Not trolling really i love this phone....really..... i have shown and humilliated all my izombie family and have tried every setup (aokp touchwiz gb ics el... fc... fb... everything) and i didnt even noticed anything cause i love this baby and cause i used to get sms but now not even that and have posted this so i could keep the phone but i dont see an answer ohh and thank for you sarcasm
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_MetalHead_ said:
So sorry to hear about your departure, you should totally make a thread about it.
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lmao!!! yall crazy

*GalaxyDev* said:
Not trolling really i love this phone....really..... i have shown and humilliated all my izombie family and have tried every setup (aokp touchwiz gb ics el... fc... fb... everything) and i didnt even noticed anything cause i love this baby and cause i used to get sms but now not even that and have posted this so i could keep the phone but i dont see an answer ohh and thank for you sarcasm
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Have you tried resetting your data profile with ##72786# need msl. If that doesnt work it is probably something on the backend call tech support get them to refresh your sms and data from their end. :banghead:
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@GalaxyDev
Your problems are very likely caused by "making it work" on different carriers. There must be some settings that are just not correct. As for the radio on the Epic 4g Touch, I agree it is weak. But since the EL29 update and beyond, the radio performance has improved GREATLY and it works as it should now. The Motorola Photon has the BEST radio of any Sprint phone I've ever used. Side by side comparisons proved that to me. The Phonton is a cdma/gsm global device so it's something you might want to consider.
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Have you tried resetting your data profile with ##72786# need msl. If that doesnt work it is probably something on the backend call tech support get them to refresh your sms and data from their end. :banghead:
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+1 I think that's a good idea to try.

Well thanks for not trolling ill try the carrier thing and the reset msl thing...i really dont want to go...thanks
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Sounds like carrier issues to me. If a significant number of android phones had these issues nobody would buy them.

I think so well i did the msl this lets see what happens
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*GalaxyDev* said:
I think so well i did the msl this lets see what happens
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Lmk what comes of it. This happens all the time with Sprint.
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Well it didnt worked fine....now its borked and dont call anymore :/ well ill go with my uncle's repair shop next week and see if he can help or if not i think ill do the last resort and change

*GalaxyDev* said:
Well it didnt worked fine....now its borked and dont call anymore :/ well ill go with my uncle's repair shop next week and see if he can help or if not i think ill do the last resort and change
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Perhaps you just have a lemon? Flash it back to stock and take it in to a Sprint store and get it swapped.
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Agreed with the bad signal reception.
Its the worst i ever had on a phone with many disconnects

Yeah phone might be bad take it to Sprint ASC service center and get it swapped out.
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Yeah I think it was because i reactivated it in mexico cause i wanted to use it and then returned sooo i think i kinda borked something, well time to return stock hmm next time ill buy an international phone...cant go this way cause im always going back and forth
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Did you ever think it might not be the phone and maybe the fact that your using it in a different country than it was designed for and on a different carrier than intended? No of course not, in fact, everyone on this forum and the millions of other who bought this phone have the exact same issues as you but we just put up with because the phones so great...

over heating!!!

well my phone keeps overheating, along locking up also. what is causing this? did it all day in the truck but i get home and fine im thinking?

Nabisco_12 said:
well my phone keeps overheating, along locking up also. what is causing this? did it all day in the truck but i get home and fine im thinking?
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Were you traveling through low signal areas? If so that's probably the culprit, your Epic is working extra hard to keep a signal... or maybe the areas you were traveling through were having problems (updating as they call it, lol) with the network...

YES LOL, So what should i do? i use it for work and really cant turn it off i need my updates or messages ASAP, but if im in a low service area should i turn off the data or the network? is there any way to limit it so it can b left on but search so much it overheats?? Thanks!

Nabisco_12 said:
YES LOL, So what should i do? i use it for work and really cant turn it off i need my updates or messages ASAP, but if im in a low service area should i turn off the data or the network? is there any way to limit it so it can b left on but search so much it overheats?? Thanks!
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You can switch to Verizon and get better service but that is pretty much all...
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Nabisco_12 said:
YES LOL, So what should i do? i use it for work and really cant turn it off i need my updates or messages ASAP, but if im in a low service area should i turn off the data or the network? is there any way to limit it so it can b left on but search so much it overheats?? Thanks!
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You could always try different modems... and if you're running cm7/9/10 or any variant of those you can try out the nexuz 4g modems... check out development to read about your options further... haven't had a dropped call since switching to the crespo4g modems... if it don't help, you can always switch back....

Does your epic sit in the sun while you're riding around?
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My phone does this too....when I'm in the movie theatre or in a classroom...Phone gets extremely hot and you can literally see the battery percentage drop....I just put it in airplane mode....sucks that this is the only way to stop this.
Edit: Actually starting using Miui 2.3.9 Gingerbread and it didn't overheat!!!!! Will be using this for awhile!!!!!
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