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No service, no APN options, etc.

Okay, so I unlocked, rooted and flashed my Galaxy Nexus (4.0.4) last night (it's Toro if that helps) and it does not get service.
When I flashed to a custom ROM I wasn't able to even access the APN.
I tried AOKP and Black ICE.
I go to Settings -> Wireless & networks -> More... -> Mobile networks ->, after which there is no option to change the APN.
If I revert to my stock ROM, I have the ability to change my APN but it won't save after entering the details.
I cannot get service on my stock ROM anymore, meaning that my phone is basically a brick.
I have searched for this error on these forums and online and cannot find a solution, hence the reason I am posting here.
Would un-rooting / re-rooting / re-locking my phone fix this / these error(s)?
Has anyone even heard of this before?
Thanks friends. xoxo.

chrasborf said:
Okay, so I unlocked, rooted and flashed my Galaxy Nexus (4.0.4) last night (it's Toro if that helps) and it does not get service.
When I flashed to a custom ROM I wasn't able to even access the APN.
I tried AOKP and Black ICE.
I go to Settings -> Wireless & networks -> More... -> Mobile networks ->, after which there is no option to change the APN.
If I revert to my stock ROM, I have the ability to change my APN but it won't save after entering the details.
I cannot get service on my stock ROM anymore, meaning that my phone is basically a brick.
I have searched for this error on these forums and online and cannot find a solution, hence the reason I am posting here.
Would un-rooting / re-rooting / re-locking my phone fix this / these error(s)?
Has anyone even heard of this before?
Thanks friends. xoxo.
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Wait, your phone is Toro (CDMA) and you're trying to mess with APNs (a GSM thing)? Something not right there...
I would completely flash your phone back to stock to rule out the possibility that it's a firmware/software issue.

martonikaj said:
Wait, your phone is Toro (CDMA) and you're trying to mess with APNs (a GSM thing)? Something not right there...
I would completely flash your phone back to stock to rule out the possibility that it's a firmware/software issue.
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Well, not entirely sure what I'm doing to be completely honest.
The GSM software didn't work with my phone and the Toro software did, so I was just assuming that my phone is Toro.
I was told that I didn't get service because I couldn't access my APN settings.

chrasborf said:
Well, not entirely sure what I'm doing to be completely honest.
The GSM software didn't work with my phone and the Toro software did, so I was just assuming that my phone is Toro.
I was told that I didn't get service because I couldn't access my APN settings.
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Good lord...
So do you have a GSM or a CDMA phone? Are you using the phone on Verizon or Sprint in the USA? If so, you're CDMA. Toro if you're Verizon and Toroplus if you're Sprint. If you're using it on any other carrier in the world then you're Maguro, GSM.
I'm assuming right now that you've flashed the improper software for your phone model...

martonikaj said:
Good lord...
So do you have a GSM or a CDMA phone? Are you using the phone on Verizon or Sprint in the USA? If so, you're CDMA. Toro if you're Verizon and Toroplus if you're Sprint. If you're using it on any other carrier in the world then you're GSM.
I'm assuming right now that you've flashed the improper software for your phone model...
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Suppose I'd best start over.
I'm unsure how to identify which I'm using; I'm in Australia, on Vodafone.
I was told before I unlocked to check my build number (IMM76K) and was told that this would make my Galaxy Nexus equivalent to that of Verizon's, which is why I assumed I was CDMA. Is this not correct?

chrasborf said:
Well, not entirely sure what I'm doing to be completely honest.
The GSM software didn't work with my phone and the Toro software did....
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Toro worked. Which is why you're posting here after midnight with no APN access on a CDMA phone.
Classic!
Take your phone back to stock and read the instructions before reflashing. You must know what you are flashing before you flash.
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chrasborf said:
Suppose I'd best start over.
I'm unsure how to identify which I'm using; I'm in Australia, on Vodafone.
I was told before I unlocked to check my build number (IMM76K) and was told that this would make my Galaxy Nexus equivalent to that of Verizon's, which is why I assumed I was CDMA. Is this not correct?
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You have a GSM (maguro) device. You have flashed CDMA software on your device. You need to flash back to stock GSM as soon as possible to restore functionality. GSM and CDMA software/devices are NOT compatible.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1626895
Follow that guide and return to stock 4.0.4 takju via the images link.

martonikaj said:
You have a GSM (maguro) device. You have flashed CDMA software on your device. You need to flash back to stock GSM as soon as possible to restore functionality. GSM and CDMA software/devices are NOT compatible.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1626895
Follow that guide and return to stock 4.0.4 takju via the images link.
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Thanks for the help, sorry for being clueless.

chrasborf said:
Thanks for the help, sorry for being clueless.
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You just need to READ before you flash things. Everything is pretty clearly labeled.
You're just lucky you have a Nexus and its very hard to brick.

martonikaj said:
You just need to READ before you flash things. Everything is pretty clearly labeled.
You're just lucky you have a Nexus and its very hard to brick.
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Yeah, didn't really know what I was doing; was going off the word of someone else, I should probably educate myself before endeavouring something like this in the future.

[Q] Can't Connect to Mobile Network after Custom ROM Flash

Hi all, so I'm in quite the predicament. I can't seem to reestablish a mobile connection via Verizon at all since I've overwritten the stock ROM with Cyanogen. I have Inc2, now loaded with CM7, awaiting some help.
First I unlocked the bootloader and flashed CWM Recovery.
Next I flashed Build 4 CM10 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1934288 <--check it out here.
I couldn't establish any network connection whatsoever. So i wiped and flashed CM9 with the hopes it would be more stable. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1932573 <--again check that one out.
Again, no network connection. Lastly, I reverted to CM7 (because it was the last stable release directly from Cyanogen). http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/index.php?title=Vivow_Info <--looky here.
I've searched far and wide, trying everything possible. From simply switching on/off airplane mode to manually typing in the Verizon APN. I just can't establish network connection now...and the kicker - I forgot to backup the stock ROM so I'm currently stuck. Please help
This thread may be of some help. Didn't do me much justice however. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1691017

Bumping. Somebody please help...Also if anyone has a stock ROM they could share, that'd do fine as well. I'm curious if stock ROM would re-enable the radio (if that's the actual problem).

Sane116 said:
Bumping. Somebody please help...Also if anyone has a stock ROM they could share, that'd do fine as well. I'm curious if stock ROM would re-enable the radio (if that's the actual problem).
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You don't need to bump a thread after 30 minutes -.-

nitsua98 said:
You don't need to bump a thread after 30 minutes -.-
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Goes to show how desperate I'm becoming.

Have you tried changing your mobile network? Settings > more> network mode

Been there. You can try different radios from here, but BE CAREFUL. Take the following precautions:
Because you're on Verizon, only download 'x.x.01.xxxx' radios.
After putting the ZIP file on the SD card, verify the MD5 hash to ensure the file didn't get corrupted during download or during transfer to the SD card.
Plug the phone into your charger before installing. You don't want it shutting off during install.
Don't flash the same radio that your phone already has installed.
If all else fails, try the stock 2.3.3 RUU from HTC. If you can find a working download link to that, please share.

Airo18 said:
Have you tried changing your mobile network? Settings > more> network mode
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I've tried everything in the books. Manually setting my APN according to the Verizon settings. Also did trial and error booting and rebooting each network type to no avail.
A few things I noticed in the CM9 ROM (maybe bugs?):
The preferred network mode typically defaults to GSM/WCDMA upon reboot
The APN I create often disappear upon reboot.
Mobile Networks>Network Operators will either search endlessly or sometimes find both AT&T and T-Mobile as options, both of which won't actually connect as I have a Verizon SIM.
And in response to Slinkwyde:
To verify the MD5 hash, what needs to be done more specifically? (I'm learning as I go ) Did flashing a radio do the fix for you? I'll try this suggestion and post results.

Sane116 said:
I've tried everything in the books. Manually setting my APN according to the Verizon settings. Also did trial and error booting and rebooting each network type to no avail.
A few things I noticed in the CM9 ROM (maybe bugs?):
The preferred network mode typically defaults to GSM/WCDMA upon reboot
The APN I create often disappear upon reboot.
Mobile Networks>Network Operators will either search endlessly or sometimes find both AT&T and T-Mobile as options, both of which won't actually connect as I have a Verizon SIM.
And in response to Slinkwyde:
To verify the MD5 hash, what needs to be done more specifically? (I'm learning as I go ) Did flashing a radio do the fix for you? I'll try this suggestion and post results.
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Verizon sim? What country are you in, are you using gsm?
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jeremytn86 said:
Verizon sim? What country are you in, are you using gsm?
Sent from my Incredible 2 using xda app-developers app
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Yes, verizon sim card. I'm in the USA. And I believe I am supposed to be using GSM but I don't fully comprehend the differences between each type. However I have tried setting each type in system settings>mobile networks with no data showing at any point.

Sane116 said:
And in response to Slinkwyde:
To verify the MD5 hash, what needs to be done more specifically? (I'm learning as I go ) Did flashing a radio do the fix for you? I'll try this suggestion and post results.
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Yes, flashing a radio worked for me. The simplest way would be to use an MD5 checker app. Use the app to make sure the file on your SD card matches the MD5 value given in the radio thread I linked to.
One more precaution: Don't ever flash the same radio version that your phone is already using. That caused problems with the original Incredible and might also cause problems with the Incredible 2. To see what radio version you have, go to Settings and look around in About phone, Phone info, or something to that effect. "Baseband" is another word for radio.
Sane116 said:
Yes, verizon sim card. I'm in the USA. And I believe I am supposed to be using GSM but I don't fully comprehend the differences between each type. However I have tried setting each type in system settings>mobile networks with no data showing at any point.
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Short version: For Verizon, you want CDMA with EvDO.
Longer overview: CDMA vs GSM, and what it means for the Incredible 2
Verizon Wireless and Sprint use CDMA. AT&T and T-Mobile use GSM. CDMA is popular in the United States, but around the world GSM is far more common. All GSM phones use SIM cards, but most CDMA phones don't. The two kinds of CDMA phones that do have SIM cards are world phones (phones with both CDMA and GSM) and LTE phones (faster data speeds).
The Incredible 2 is a world phone (without LTE) and comes with a Vodafone SIM for overseas travel. This Vodafone SIM also has Verizon Wireless branding on it. The Verizon Wireless company is jointly owned by Verizon and Vodafone, a European carrier based in the UK. Verizon world phones have to be unlocked to use AT&T or T-Mobile, because Verizon doesn't want their customers switching to a competitor.
SIM cards make it easy for GSM users (not you) to use their carrier account in another phone. They can just swap the SIM. For CDMA carriers (such as Verizon), swapping service to a different phone requires contacting the carrier.

Sane116 said:
Yes, verizon sim card. I'm in the USA. And I believe I am supposed to be using GSM but I don't fully comprehend the differences between each type. However I have tried setting each type in system settings>mobile networks with no data showing at any point.
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You don't need the sim card at all then, you're CDMA. If you're not on it already i would recommend flashing the latest ics firmware, it can be found in the ICS leak ROM thread posted by nitsuj17 , it includes the newest radio
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Jeremy is referring to this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1846304
Note that he's specifically suggesting that you install the ICS firmware. You don't have to install the ROM.

jeremytn86 said:
You don't need the sim card at all then, you're CDMA. If you're not on it already i would recommend flashing the latest ics firmware, it can be found in the ICS leak ROM thread posted by nitsuj17 , it includes the newest radio
Sent from my Incredible 2 using xda app-developers app
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Slinkwyde said:
Jeremy is referring to this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1846304
Note that he's specifically suggesting that you install the ICS firmware. You don't have to install the ROM.
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Okay so what you both are suggesting are to just install the firmware, assuming I am already running the CM9 ROM? Because the firmware includes the radio. And this is done by renaming the firmware to PG32IMG and flashing it through hboot? Would this be an easier course of action than installing a radio alone? My phone is S-ON and if I'm correct, S-OFF needs to be active to install a radio.

Yes, you can install the firmware to get the radio, and the file name needs to be PG32IMG.zip for hboot. S-OFF is generally required for this sort of thing, yes.

Slinkwyde said:
Yes, you can install the firmware to get the radio, and the file name needs to be PG32IMG.zip for hboot. S-OFF is generally required for this sort of thing, yes.
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Thanks so much guys, you've been more than helpful. Now to get some work done...I'll post results either tonight or tomorrow once I've finished. Wish me luck!

Put the battery cover back on. It'll instantly drop sig. when not installed.
TA4S

I'm currently trying to downgrade Inc2 so I can S-Off in order to flash either new firmware or radio. I am following this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1726134 and cant seem to download the necessary RUU 2.3.3 for Inc2. It seems as if the downloads link is dead. Can anybody link to such a file? I cant seem to find one anywhere.
EDIT: Found a stock (or as close to stock I could find) ROM for INC2 >> http://d-h.st/I2g

Also, I may have a potential reason as to why I'm having this ***** of a problem. I originally unlocked bootloader using the HTCdev tool. At the time it was my understanding that the process did not matter as long as the results were the same. However it seems now that using their tool makes it so you can't flash radios and need to extract and separately flash ROM kernels. So does this mean flashing any of the CM ROM's I tried never included the radio portion?
Just stabbing at ideas. Feel free to verify/call me out.

Sane116 said:
Also, I may have a potential reason as to why I'm having this ***** of a problem. I originally unlocked bootloader using the HTCdev tool. At the time it was my understanding that the process did not matter as long as the results were the same. However it seems now that using their tool makes it so you can't flash radios and need to extract and separately flash ROM kernels. So does this mean flashing any of the CM ROM's I tried never included the radio portion?
Just stabbing at ideas. Feel free to verify/call me out.
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Roms NEVER include a radio, its always separate. something weird has happened to you, I'm sure flashing new radio would fix it for you but you're dev unlocked which is gay Lol. When you flashed the cyanogen ROMs did you pull kernel and flash like you were supposed to, if not i can't believe you got it to boot but that may be a problem also.
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jeremytn86 said:
Roms NEVER include a radio, its always separate. something weird has happened to you, I'm sure flashing new radio would fix it for you but you're dev unlocked which is gay Lol. When you flashed the cyanogen ROMs did you pull kernel and flash like you were supposed to, if not i can't believe you got it to boot but that may be a problem also.
Sent from my Incredible 2 using xda app-developers app
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If it helps, here is the process that I have used every time I flash anew ROM, working every time (excluding the radio of course.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujFWZbgj6bY
Because I HAD (I actually just reverted back and am currently getting S-OFF to flash a radio) the HTCdev unlock, I manually booted the boot.img after entering recovery and wiping/formatting all the necessary things. Skimming the video might give you a better idea.
However I'm now hoping S-OFF will allow me to reroot, flash CWM, CM9, and of course a radio. Currently in the process of trying to run Revolutionary.

[Q] No sim/service After radio flash - Galaxy Nexus Sprint

Please direct me to a thread that explains this if it exists. I am not a newb to flashing but still lack some knowledge about it.
I unlocked my gnex, flashed twrp, flashed superuser, then flash the jan 14th nightly cm10.1 which worked well for me.
Then i decide that i needed to flash a radio for some stupid reason(obviously the wrong one) leading to an endless battle to retrieve my connection.
I used odin to get to ics stock. I am running ics stock and still no service connection. I can see my imei but..... network, mobile network type, my phone number, min, prl version, and iccid are all unknown.
EDIT:
I flashed a different stock rom from odin. Stock ICS. Then flashed the radio that came with it and now..
Voice calls work though i feel like the reception sucks
Sms works great as far as i can tell
4g works great
3g doesnt exist at all.
I think i may just be missing the radio for 3g. (cdma?)
Im afraid of flashing anything before knowing what will actually work but i need 3g.

U might have to take it in to sprint
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Esteway.619 said:
U might have to take it in to sprint
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda premium
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It was rooted... Can i lock the bootloader and they will never know i altered anything now that i flashed stock rom?

cmullins135 said:
It was rooted... Can i lock the bootloader and they will never know i altered anything now that i flashed stock rom?
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flash factory image for sprint link

You can't reflash it with the correct radio?

Radios are device specific. Ga02 are latest from sprint and can be found
in the sprint galaxy nexus sourcery thread. If on GSM find latest in that
that thread. Flash using twrp. I lost connection when trying to flash a
Verizon prl once. Flashed radios then spammed the update profile and
Update prl until I got connected

username8611 said:
You can't reflash it with the correct radio?
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I tried flashing other roms with other radios but nothing worked until odin ics.

namtombout said:
Radios are device specific. Ga02 are latest from sprint and can be found
in the sprint galaxy nexus sourcery thread. If on GSM find latest in that
that thread. Flash using twrp. I lost connection when trying to flash a
Verizon prl once. Flashed radios then spammed the update profile and
Update prl until I got connected
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After getting it mostly working with ics I flashed cm10.1 but did not flash another radio.
This confuses me because i thought i needed an updated radio to go with the updated rom. From ics to 4.2.1.. But instead of needing another radio it worked the same as it did with ics.
Is the ga02 going to be what i need with cm10.1? Also does it work better from fastboot or twrp? Does it matter if i flash a cdma or an lte radio first?

Ga02 is not needed but it's the latest radio.
They all work but different people prefer different radios.
Many are flashable using twrp. Just got to find them.
Also make sure the radios you flash are for your carrier.

Hello all. I bought Galaxy Nexus L700 a few days ago. It was used.
And I have a problem now. After it boot up, I have a message "no SIM-card, No Service" After I change Mobile Network from CDMA to LTE/CDMA and back to CDMA I have a signal. But no 3G.
I know that this issue is available at Verizon Gnex until you insert SIm card. I'm confused because there is no SIM card.
Does anybody know how can i fix it? I tried flash factory image from link above, but with the same result.
Please, help!

cmullins135 said:
EDIT:
I flashed a different stock rom from odin. Stock ICS. Then flashed the radio that came with it and now..
Voice calls work though i feel like the reception sucks
Sms works great as far as i can tell
4g works great
3g doesnt exist at all.
Im afraid of flashing anything before knowing what will actually work but i need 3g.
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What Stock ICS did you used? Could you give me a link, please?
And how about SIM error now?
Did you find out how to fix 3G? I think you need to get login/pass from carrier.

[Q] Flashing ROM on a Boost Mobile SGS3 - Receiving Installation Error

Hello Everyone,
Please excuse me, I am a noob here. I recently purchased a Boost Mobile Samsung Galaxy S3, and I wanted to flash a new ROM onto it.
It was my understanding that the Boost Mobile and Sprint versions of the GS3 had the same model number, and therefore were able to be flashed with similar ROMs.
I have gotten this far: - I was able to root it, confirm that it was rooted, and installed CWM touch recovery v6.0.1.2. But when I downloaded a ROM (for example - TheCollective ROM), I am receiving a "status 7" error, the same error that as on this page - http://highonandroid.com/android-roms/how-to-fix-status-7-error-with-cwm-recovery-on-rooted-android/
After following the instructions, I tried to reflash the same ROM and now I am getting an "installation aborted" error. I couldn't find anything that would work on it. I would be really greatful if anyone can guide me to solve this.
Thank you for your help.

DavetheSnake said:
Hello Everyone,
Please excuse me, I am a noob here. I recently purchased a Boost Mobile Samsung Galaxy S3, and I wanted to flash a new ROM onto it.
It was my understanding that the Boost Mobile and Sprint versions of the GS3 had the same model number, and therefore were able to be flashed with similar ROMs.
I have gotten this far: - I was able to root it, confirm that it was rooted, and installed CWM touch recovery v6.0.1.2. But when I downloaded a ROM (for example - TheCollective ROM), I am receiving a "status 7" error, the same error that as on this page - http://highonandroid.com/android-roms/how-to-fix-status-7-error-with-cwm-recovery-on-rooted-android/
After following the instructions, I tried to reflash the same ROM and now I am getting an "installation aborted" error. I couldn't find anything that would work on it. I would be really greatful if anyone can guide me to solve this.
Thank you for your help.
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Have you tried THIS thread?

joeyhdownsouth said:
Have you tried THIS thread?
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Yes I did...and I could not fix the error.

DavetheSnake said:
Yes I did...and I could not fix the error.
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Sprint could have blocked this from happening very easily since Boost runs off of Sprint's towers. Im not gonna guarantee it, but you could try to downgrade your radio to something like LG2, then try to flash a custom ROM, then upgrade your radio back. What baseband does about phone section say you have?

joeyhdownsouth said:
Sprint could have blocked this from happening very easily since Boost runs off of Sprint's towers. Im not gonna guarantee it, but you could try to downgrade your radio to something like LG2, then try to flash a custom ROM, then upgrade your radio back. What baseband does about phone section say you have?
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The Baseband Version is: L710VPAMG2.
How could I downgrade my radio to LG2? Is that hard to do? Is it done via ODIN?

DavetheSnake said:
The Baseband Version is: L710VPAMG2.
How could I downgrade my radio to LG2? Is that hard to do? Is it done via ODIN?
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Looks like you can't, I'm glad i asked you to post your baseband. That baseband is not in the list of radios for the Sprint GS3. You can take a look HERE. Its probably similiar, but not similiar enough.

joeyhdownsouth said:
Looks like you can't, I'm glad i asked you to post your baseband. That baseband is not in the list of radios for the Sprint GS3. You can take a look HERE. Its probably similiar, but not similiar enough.
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Am I able to flash to one of these basebands? Or should I not go down this road?

DavetheSnake said:
Am I able to flash to one of these basebands? Or should I not go down this road?
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I wouldn't, would probably render your phone useless. Seems like I read a thread where Sprint blocked this from happening with an update to Boost GS3s, but I can't locate it. If I find it, I'll post it for you here.

joeyhdownsouth said:
I wouldn't, would probably render your phone useless. Seems like I read a thread where Sprint blocked this from happening with an update to Boost GS3s, but I can't locate it. If I find it, I'll post it for you here.
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Alright, thank you for your help. I appreciate it very much.

Samsung Galaxy Slll (Textnow Wireless)

I bought this GS3 (l710)from Textnow wireless
https://www.textnow.com/wireless/device/3
They use Sprint towers to provide data but calls and texts go through the Textnow app.
I managed to successfully root the phone, but i cant install roms.. not evenn Gapps. I keep getting the Installation aborted status 7 error. I always end up soft bricking my device.
Idk if im doing something wrong and yes everything i try to install is from this forum.
Any help would be appreciated

What recovery are you using? What roms are you trying to flash?

metalfan78 said:
What recovery are you using? What roms are you trying to flash?
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I tried carbon, pacman, and du. I'm on cwm.
Sent from my SPH-D710 using xda app-developers app

Maybe one of the revised recoveries found here?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2391616
Sent from my SPH-L710 using Xparent Skyblue Tapatalk 2

Update to latest CWM or latest Philz
They will allow you to flash because it will report the "d2lte" to the rom zips and allow you to pass the check

CNexus said:
Update to latest CWM or latest Philz
They will allow you to flash because it will report the "d2lte" to the rom zips and allow you to pass the check
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I did update Cwm to latest but I'll try Philz recovery
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ObeyTheNoob said:
I bought this GS3 (l710)from Textnow wireless
https://www.textnow.com/wireless/device/3
They use Sprint towers to provide data but calls and texts go through the Textnow app.
I managed to successfully root the phone, but i cant install roms.. not evenn Gapps. I keep getting the Installation aborted status 7 error. I always end up soft bricking my device.
Idk if im doing something wrong and yes everything i try to install is from this forum.
Any help would be appreciated
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This indicates the rom you're flashing has a different model number requirement than yours. heres a thread with some info http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2605730

Im hard bricked now...

ObeyTheNoob said:
Im hard bricked now...
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i would recommend reaching out to samsung support about this, i hard bricked my phone back int eh day using rom manager and they fixed it up no issues, i was rooted with custom rom. They said "we dont care if it's rooted, if it's broke we'll fix it" not sure if that's still the case. best of luck to you.

ObeyTheNoob said:
I bought this GS3 (l710)from Textnow wireless
They use Sprint towers to provide data but calls and texts go through the Textnow app.
I managed to successfully root the phone, but i cant install roms.. not evenn Gapps. I keep getting the Installation aborted status 7 error. I always end up soft bricking my device.
Idk if im doing something wrong and yes everything i try to install is from this forum.
Any help would be appreciated
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Hi,
Reading that you are the owner of a Textnow s3, I'm hoping you may be able to help me out.
I'm also on Textnow but I currently have activated a normal sprint phone (S3). I had a textnow official LG phone before, but I found a great deal on my Sprint S3 and couldn't resist. I love the S3 now, and it does get data perfectly, but my old textnow phone that I had bought through them, had been tweaked or had some special software running I believe to help with call quality (I remember that i used to see some kind of Enflick (textnow) apps in the app list). Now that I'm using just a Sprint phone my call quality is not nearly as good as it was with my previous LG (that I had bought directly through textnow).
I'm hoping you might have some kind of backup of your textnow device or of your rom/apps that I could flash to mine so that whatever tweaks or apps textnow puts on there to enhance call quality would benefit me on my s3.