So I've done everything, I hope, to get the evo working on the alltel network. I called yesterday and had the ESN entered into the network and it worked for several hours. I had full data, mms, calls. Then it stopped working out of nowhere. I called and had my old phone reactivated and checked all of the settings and changed the PRL. I'm not sure that helped? I call alltel again and ask for the evo to be reactivated but they claimed it couldn't be and would continue to malfunction. Is this true or an error on my part, having the wrong settings? Anything I can do to fix it? Thanks.
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So, Got a sprint EVO for cheap. Sprint had the ESN flagged on sprint network because the owner of the phone's account hasn't been paid. Sold the phone to me, I restored it to factory default, running latest stock 2.2.
Steps taken to get to where I am now:
Used CDMA workshop (licensed 3.5.5) to read the SPC code, rewrote the spc code to 000000. I put an Alltel PRL file on the sd card, same one as my mother's Alltel Hero. Rooted the phone using revoked windows app, replaced the EPST.apk with the older version to allow ##775# (prl change), applied my PRL. Activated the phone on alltel, no problem at all getting it activated.
Call text working great... THEN... using CDMA Workshop, in the EVDO tab (similar function in QPST would be the PPP tab) and entered the HDR user name/pass, in alltel's case, UM is [email protected]/alltel and AN is [email protected]/HEXESN. Set under M.IP to have Simple IP only (read that this will fix the "data call failure" errors) Set profile 0 as active and changed the values to what looks to be the same from the Alltel Hero of my mothers only with my cell number in the fields. Set all nam values such as channels, MCC, etc.. correct, flashed. I then edited the telephony.db to alltel's MMS settings.
Phone's current state, what works, what doesnt..
3G is working great, MMS works perfectly, calling is perfect, SMS is perfect...
1X doesn't work AT ALL:
if I enter an area i KNOW 3G doesn't exist, it doesnt switch to 1X like my eris that i programmed to alltel did, just drops data completely if there's no 3G...
I don't seem to get the Data Call Failure message much at all up until I try to run the "wireless tether" app, it pops up like CRAZY and 3G disconnects every time it pops up.
Phone says I'm roaming constantly, I know I have the latest smartphone PRL for my area and MCC codes etc in the nam are set EXACT to my mothers htc alltel hero and hers doesnt report roaming at all... what gives??? Maybe this is the cause of all my problems...
##DEBUG# screen > EVDO, at the bottom, says AUTHENTICATED and I have an IP address, stays solid like that in a 3g area.
Anyone like to help me out? What values do I may have incorrect for 1X to entirely not work at all but 3G works just fine??.. Being that 1X doesnt work, it seems to cause issues sometimes initializing a connection because it seems like 3G goes dormant/sleep after a while and maybe relies on 1X to be connected to keep a constant connection to the network. And.. this whole Data call failure thing is just obnoxious? Anyone truly find the result to this? Obviously has something to do with sprint, 4G is turned off, all the sprint .APK's are removed.
Being that the phone still has sprint options in Mobile Network Settings such as "Roaming" "Data roaming" etc.. could this be causing problems? How do I go about removing ALL of sprints network options on this phone???
thanks a whole lot... excited to see this phone working on the alltel network, would like to press on and get it working flawlessly.
Hey Steve I remember you from over at HoFo. Your Eris info helped me out getting some of my own issues worked out. I am still interested in what work you did to get your mms working in and out. I looked at the telephony.db once but didn't place a lot of effort in to it. So as it stands I get incoming but unable to send mms. So any insight from you would be greatly appreciated. But I will try and see if I can help you with what you have going on.
First I found that programming the Evo was more of a pain than when I did the HTC DInc on Alltel. In my area PRL 31005 is pushed to Alltel smart phones. It is the same PRL I used on the DInc with no issues. The Evo would insist that I was roaming with it. I switched to a non-divested PRL(30057) and haven't had an issue since. Google "answerman prl" for the download for Alltel PRLs. I have rocked with that PRL for over 3 months now. My roaming option is set for automatic in the mobile network settings and the only other thing I have checked there is data roaming, which I can disable with no problem.
Now if you go back to your HoFo thread I wrote that when I got the Evo I only had 1X data. It wasn't until after I went back over your thread and some other stuff that I managed to get 3G working. I used CDMA workshop(3.6.0 Licenced) And wrote the same things as you did. Only I have Mobile + Simple IP set and profile 1. Now I will say this. First I tried to set to profile 0 but when going into ##DATA#, the phone would always insist it wanted to use profile 1 even after having previously writing the data. So I created another profile in CDMA workshop, duplicated the data I had for 0 and made 1 active instead of 0. I had also previously never had issues with the "Data call failure" until the past month or two. After I rooted and moved from the stock rom I used CM6 for a good while even flashing nightlies and never had a problem. I only moved back to a Sense based rom when I was trying to troubleshoot an issue where my data would disconnect and would not re-establish for several minutes or until after a reboot. I was using juice defender at the time and incidently this was also around the time I updated my radio/PRI etc. So when I went to a random Sense rom this error message threw me off and I was sure something was wrong with the phone. But I have seen plenty of posts about it so idk. I run Myn's Warm 2.2 now. On rls1 I would get the DCF's frequently but not so much on rls 2, maybe once in a blue moon. I don't use juice defender anymore and I have also stopped using Set CPU as it conflicts with my current kernel anyway. *shrug* So no idea what truely makes the phone happy and not give me that error as much.
Hope this helps you.
Wow, that was a MESSAGE.
Thanks a whole lot for that.
For MMS:
When I use anycut to access the APN's on my Evo it shows it shows no apn's at all. I didn't add any and left it alone. Now...
I have attached the telephony.db file I edited with Root Explorer and SQL Lite editor. If you open the file in the editor, you'll see what I changed... It was simply an APN specifically for MMS use, changed it to alltel's values and.. BAM, perfect MMS.
Path:
/data/data/com.android./providers/telephony/databases/
Permissions are to be set to
USER: READ CHECKED - WRITE CHECKED
GROUP: READ CHECKED - WRITE CHECKED
No other's checked.
After replacing the telephony.db file, no reboot required, you should be set to send and receive MMS without any issues at all. If it fails, restart the phone or force quit messages and relaunch.
I will try that PRL you mentioned above, I am also on 31005... reports as the same PRL on my mother's alltel hero though, hmm.. doesn't make sense of why my phone still says I'm roaming.
I will also play with cloning profile 0 and profile 1 and switch back to sim+mobile IP mode...
Thread moved to Q&A.
Thanks I will give this a roll when I get home this evening. I hope that some of what I've given you will be helpful. I've been enjoying the phone and I will enjoy it even more I know once I get the MMS thing cleared up. Keep me up to date on what's going on.
Played with everything, did exactly as you said, still no 1X, if I go to ##data and tell it to use CDMA only (turn EVDO off), it just goes to no data at all while my Eris would just stick to 1x in that mode.
odd.
Can someone explain WHAT it is that allows a handset to receive the HA/AAA shared keys when a *228 activation is requested?
We all know that taking for example a Sprint phone and applying an alltel PRL to the radio ... that when activating it WILL NOT receive the HA/AAA keys for data...
Is it the AKEY ? Is it something else in the memory?
An old PPC6800 I have that was SPRINT.. it was a bugger getting data to work, just would NOT receive the HA/AAA keys or anything when *228ing the phone, as soon as I applied the Alltel Rom with the Alltel NV items, it activated without an issue and received all the correct NV items for data and all, worked perfect. How can we do this with the latest smartphone?...
Is it possible I can clone the NV items from my mother's HTC Alltel Hero and write them to my sprint Evo ?
What do you guys think?
Steve check your PM
I never had to do this myself so don't know how applicable it is.
I installed the file and assigned the permissions, now app just blows up when I try to send a pic msg. Any ideas?
STRANGE !
What messaging app are you using?
I am running stock latest OTA... So all the stock apps are installed, minus all the sprint stuff and a few other htc pre-loaded software I have taken out with root explorer.
Should be working perfectly. I have no idea what the deal is.
Did you go to Messages>menu>settings>connection settings and see if the values have changed?
I use Chomp SMS but it did the same with the native messaging app as well.
That's really strange. MMS still online and working flawlessly for me on alltel.
Phone still says I'm roaming though. Mother's HTC Alltel Hero in the same town is not roaming, both flashed with the same PRL and the NAM info looks identical in cdma workshop.
You sure your APN lists are empty? Mine is, no APN's at all in the APN viewer.
Hey gang,
I bought a used Droid Inc. It has a good ESN with Verizon, but the previous owner had it flashed to Cricket to save money on his monthly bill. I confirmed the ESN is good with Verizon.
These are my attempts thus far to return the phone to the Verizon network:
I reloaded the stock 2.2 software, but it was still on Crickets towers.
Next, I placed a Verizon PRL file (found online, but not sure if it is the right one for this phone) on my SD card, dialed ##775# then 000000 and installed the new PRL.
The phone is now on Verizon's network, but It doesn't turn on 3G data at all.
I tried *228, *22890, *22891, *22899, etc.to update the PRL... but each time it tried the "Programming" part would always end the call after about 10 seconds with a voice message stating my phone could not be programmed.
NOTE: I have not activated the phone yet, so it is without service. Local Wifi only. That shouldn't matter... but thought I would supply all available info =)
Can anyone supply me with a good PRL file for the Droid Incredible?
... or just point me in the right direction
Thnx,
Syn
This happened with my moms phone, you have to manually activate it, I don't quite remember how but give Verizon a call about it.
Sent from God, who uses OMGB-6.
LOL, if you have activated the phone yet....... no 3G... haha
Had the exact problem. I activated on my line and had no 3g and took to verizon store and nobody there could figure it out so the manager overnighted new a brand new one!! Just do that!!
Sent from HTC Droid Incredible
one time on my eris I downloaded a 3g toggle and left it off when deleted it and couldnt get 3g back til i re-downlaoded the app left it to on and deleted it. FWIW
updating to verizon's PRL OTA is *228, opt 2.
PRL update wont pass if the phone isnt activated on the network.. you must activate the ESN with VZW and do an OTA *228 opt 1. If that fails, a manual program is required, and VZW can help you with that over the phone..
(...i kinda work for verizon? but this isn't private info or anything..)
Try this - should be able to d/l a prl & install before activation.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=723829
If I'm posting in wrong spot, sorry and let me know where to post.
I'm seeking help in getting this resolved in hopes that my last resort won't be to have to change phone number. Ima try to make it short. While my data is running (3g or 1x) incoming calls don't go through.
Story begins........
Bought used samsung epic 4g (clean esn) and had it flashed by mailing it to some guy in craigslist. Received it back with donor phone. I had metro pcs, and had my number ported to boostmobile to have the flash done. As time passed, I noticed data was slow. After research, I come to find out it was flashed with wrong-non 3g phone. I then noticed I kept missing calls. Did a test call and found out that no calls go through while I'm on web/youtube/pandora/anything that relates to data connection.
Things I've tried
1. Reflash phone with another donor phone sanyo incognito. (Now I get 3g but still no incoming calls while using data)
2. Changed roms, tried about 6 different roms.
3. Changed prl 3 times.
4. Called customer service to refresh signal/phone number. (3 times)
5. Reflashed phone AGAIN using another donor phone.
STILL no go!
Ive researched but got nowhere. I'm hoping someone can give any type of advice.
Note: I havnt flashed the phone myself, always take it to a spot to get done. Had my wifes number also ported from metro pcs and flashed same type of phone, epic 4g but she doesn't have same issue. Her phone is flawless!
Please help me, I've had same phone since the first flash, my epic 4g. Another words, SAME MODEM. Can modem be the problem? Could my line be crossed, radio? Any comments, suggestions, questions for me, ANYTHING PLEASE!
Thanks to all in advanced!
I just bought a used DINC2 with the intentions of using it on Page Plus. I've factory reset the phone and it's running stock Gingerbread 2.3.4. I've noticed that the phone is always showing the roaming indicator. (I currently use an LG VX5500 flip phone on Verizon and it is never in roaming.) So, I've tried dialing *228, option 2 to update the PRL as I've seen mentioned but it's always unsuccessful (it dials but then comes back with a message that it was unsuccessful - probably because the phone isn't currently activated). I'm afraid to activate service on the phone if it has a problem and I can't call Verizon support to help because it's not activated with Verizon. Will activating the phone likely fix the problem? Any suggestions?
So the phone isn't activated but you see the roaming symbol because possibly it's trying to find an active Vetizon signal. Once activated n it knows the signal I'm 94.6% sure it won't be roaming anymore.
Sent from my forgotten by HTC Droid Incredible 2. Kept alivw by great minds at XDA that haven't forget this phone.
I went ahead and activated the phone with Page Plus and roaming is gone now. The phone must have lost it's programming because when I activated it, there was a list of things that got programmed (including the PRL). I activated another phone and it didn't do any of that on activation. Anyway, long story short, activated the phone and roaming is gone!
I broke both the screen and the USB port on my D710, so I got on eBay and ordered another phone. The replacement one I found has a broken camera and SD card reader, which is no problem since mine work fine. The ESN is advertised as being clean.
Upon receiving the phone, everything looked great and I replaced the broken parts with my own working ones to make a fully functional D710. I got on Sprint's webpage and activated the phone using the MEID and Sprint's page says the phone is activated. However, the phone won't acknowledge that it has been activated, and always says it's roaming and on 1xRTT. PRL and profile won't update. I did a one-click wipe and reinstall of GB27 and that didn't fix it either. Lastly, a Sprint tech took his swing at it and couldn't get it to activate either after a couple hours of trying.
Does anyone know any tricks for getting a stubborn phone to activate? Or, does anyone know what is happening that is preventing it from updating?
Thanks!
It turns out that whoever had the phone before me had loaded an unusual PRL. I realized this when I discovered that I had to enable international roaming in order to get a connection, then checked the PRL version to find a really weird (custom?) PRL had been loaded.
I used this link to upload a Sprint PRL: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1267893
Note that the MSL on the phone is 000000 since it was a clean ESN and unattached to any account (that it knew of, at least.) After loading a Sprint PRL and activating the phone online, I was able to get voice and 4G but not 3G and the phone still showed an MSL of 000000. I took it to Sprint, and they did a hands-free activation which fixed it right up.