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Who here current has their Epic on Boost Mobile?
I currently have straight talk and it was OK, but now i feel it sucks. The Verizon towers have to reset my signal on my phone from time to time which drains my battery, I cant send texts to one particular person, etc ... Anyone have boost? And how is it?
When you say you have Straight Talk, do you mean your Epic is on Straight Talk? I don't know anyone who has Boost but from the thread in Dev about getting 3G working it seems everything works with the epic their except 4G which is to be expected.
For Boost in General, if you have great Sprint Service everywhere you go and don't Roam then Your experience should be the same on Boost, but it all depends on what area you are in. Kind of a hard thing to generalize.
Thanks man .. and yeupp i have it on straight talk .. and i dont like it too much.. wanting to switch, but wondering if its a good idea to switch too boost mobile.
I have an epic 4g on boost and it works great, I think its the same as sprint just a lot cheaper and no 4g. I hope they put wimax on boost so maybe the 4g towers can work. And are you sure you have simple mobile on your epic because the epic doesnt have a sim card so you can't use it with simple mobile.
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optimaljam said:
I have an epic 4g on boost and it works great, I think its the same as sprint just a lot cheaper and no 4g. I hope they put wimax on boost so maybe the 4g towers can work. And are you sure you have simple mobile on your epic because the epic doesnt have a sim card so you can't use it with simple mobile.
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No he has straight talk. Its an mnvo that operates on at&t and verizon
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More than likely, this thread is going to drown fast since I know very few are on MetroPCS. I use to get awesome signal, but after reporgramming my epic, the latest prl I could find, kinda sucks here. The one I had before was better.
My MetroPCS prl: 3023
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my epic is working on metropcs
my epic is working on metropcs but only at 3g speed and all orignal sprint apps worked untill i reset everything now i need 4g to redownload and enable sprint apps again i am trying to figure out how to do this any sugestions would be greatly appreciated
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scooby dont said:
my epic is working on metropcs but only at 3g speed and all orignal sprint apps worked untill i reset everything now i need 4g to redownload and enable sprint apps again i am trying to figure out how to do this any sugestions would be greatly appreciated
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No 4G for metro from the Epic, it is Wimax only.
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No 4G for metro from the Epic, it is Wimax only.
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This. ^ Metro does have 4G but it is LTE, unless the Wimax driver gets a software upgrade in the future, no Metro 4G currently possible. Though you can still pay for Sprint 4G service if you turn on the 4G radio and pay for a 24 hour pass for like 15 bucks.
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I would like to know if anyone flashed their epic touch to another carrier if so which one? How is the coverage/service and does your 4g still work
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yes it is possible,it could be with boost or metro from what I know of,boost uses sprint cdma towers so its basically the same coverage as 3g that you would get from a sprint device,and no 4g does not work yet as of yet once you flash that was something I was trying to get help with,check my sig I started a thread there about the subject
I flashed mine to Alltel it runs on Verizon and I am always roaming do u think it has to do with the fact it runs on Verizon my prl is 31011 but my 4g does work
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There is no way u get 4G on Verizon unless u installed a lte radio in ur phone.... because it has wimax and Verizon uses lte for 4G
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I have no reason to lie it still works no bull****
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But it was still working when I had the phone flashed odd enough though the phone wasn't on? Well I couldn't text or call but could surf the web and connect to 4g and surf while I'm on it
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My phone is flashed to Cricket. I don't have any good Cricket PRLs for my area, so coverage is horrible and my battery took a serious hit thanks to that. You'll never have 4G. My 3G speeds are completely abysmal.
Everything still works, though, barring 4G.
My native sprint hot spot app works also
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For everybody who doesn't believe my 4g works
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So somebody tell me how do u roam on 4g????
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So somebody tell me how do u roam on 4g????
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Idk y but you sir are very lucky
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Yea wish I had my 4g working
I bought it off Craigslist and da guy lied to me cuz the phone was still active on his account well I could still surf the net so I got it flashed to alltel and the guy told me 4g wouldn't work but I tried anyway and it worked flawlessly
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Very simple. It's been confirmed on another forum however, I have flashed my old Epic Touch to Cricket and it works like this...
Let me explain what I did. Lost phone, got my new one... A month later, found it. Flashed it myself to Cricket. However, I still have Sprint service for my replacement phone.
I sold the flashed phone, that person can use my 4G still. Because you can not flash the 4G wimax antenna or do anything with it for that matter, ( except disabled it with the toggle ) the 4G antenna can still receive signal from an active Sprint account. Only thing that is effected is the cdma portion of the flash including the PRL thus, 3G and talk/text is on Cricket's network (or who's ever network flashed to) however, the wimax antenna can still receive signal only if the Sprint account in which the phone came from is still active.
Problem solved. Anything else, I call BS. Consider yourself lucky whoever you got the phone from still has Sprint active. As soon as the line is disconnected, so will your 4G. Unless that person is you lol. I'm sure you bought the phone off craigslist, it was probably an insurance claim or the person switched to another 4G phone and wanted to make up cost.
On the other hand, the 3G antenna in the Epic Touch does not play well with Cricket's towers. Ive tried so many PRLs, it's not even funny. You will need to pull the PRL from an Acsend 2 or Mercury to get it working correctly and that's just my assumption.
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Very simple. It's been confirmed on another forum however, I have flashed my old Epic Touch to Cricket and it works like this...
Let me explain what I did. Lost phone, got my new one... A month later, found it. Flashed it myself to Cricket. However, I still have Sprint service for my replacement phone.
I sold the flashed phone, that person can use my 4G still. Because you can not flash the 4G wimax antenna or do anything with it for that matter, ( except disabled it with the toggle ) the 4G antenna can still receive signal from an active Sprint account. Only thing that is effected is the cdma portion of the flash including the PRL thus, 3G and talk/text is on Cricket's network (or who's ever network flashed to) however, the wimax antenna can still receive signal only if the Sprint account in which the phone came from is still active.
Problem solved. Anything else, I call BS. Consider yourself lucky whoever you got the phone from still has Sprint active. As soon as the line is disconnected, so will your 4G. Unless that person is you lol. I'm sure you bought the phone off craigslist, it was probably an insurance claim or the person switched to another 4G phone and wanted to make up cost.
On the other hand, the 3G antenna in the Epic Touch does not play well with Cricket's towers. Ive tried so many PRLs, it's not even funny. You will need to pull the PRL from an Acsend 2 or Mercury to get it working correctly and that's just my assumption.
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Naw the person I got the phone from has a $450 unpaid phone bill on the account that's why I got it flashed. But like I said wen I got it I couldnt make/receive calls or text but the data worked. The phone is technically off for unpaid bills I figure the data would just work until the end of the billing cycle matter of fact I think he took his number to Verizon and just didn't pay sprint off either way I don't care. Only thing now is does flashing a rom affect your flash I mean like using Odin because doesn't it install sprint radios and what not I haven't rooted yet because I didn't kno
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What Ben's said sounds right. That 4G won't be sticking around.
And no, ROM flashing does not affect it. I've flashed several ROMs since going to Cricket. However, if you ever decide to change your phone number, you'll have problems.
If he did port his number over to VZW, then the account would be for sure canceled and 4G would stop working. I've been in this exact position but its been me on both ends of the deal. He probably told you what his plan was but ended up keeping Sprint. That's the only way your 4G is working.
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So what's a good rom since I'm new to the E4gt I was looking for an Aosp rom stock Android can't find one though so whats a good rom
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Couldn't really tell you that; you'd have to try each one for yourself. I personally prefer Blazer, but Calkulin's has also been wonderful for me.
I have mine "flashed" to Platinumtel prepaid. I pay 10 cents a MB, 5 cents per min & 2 cents per text. It uses Sprint's towers so all calls, texts, web (3 g only) work exactly as it would on Sprint. Most of my usage is at home so my bill will be under $20 a month. I use grooveip for free calls over wifi from my google voice #. This setup worls for me as I do most of my calling amd downloading at home over wifi. I don't care about 4G as I'm not watching movies when I'm out. I leave my house to experience the outside world at large! BTW you can get Clear 4G service activated on ANY wimax capable device by changing some IP settings. It's not free of course. You can pay just for a day if you like though. Bang it!
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http://phandroid.com/2012/07/23/sprint-sending-samsung-epic-4g-touch-over-to-boost-mobile/
Cool. Maybe it will help spark the dev scene more since people will be able to get this on on boost via a legit option.
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That's good
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Cool. Maybe it will help spark the dev scene more since people will be able to get this on on boost via a legit option.
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Yea alot my friends want to xfer to boost for their low price plans but wanted a awesome phone. Now with the et4 in the future if roam is not a big deal for a persons cell usage and sprint coverage is good for their needs this is a no brainer.
Heck i pay half for unlimited everything compaired to what i was paying with sprint, not having roaming is no big deal for my cell usage so that is ok.
This kind of makes me sick to my stomach.
This is my first smartphone ever, purchased only months ago.
My 30 day return ended only a few days before the release date of the galaxy s3. Sprint saw me coming.
I paid full price for this phone!
LOL and now boost?
My investment depreciated quick!
(Assuming a price-drop: which we can safely assume)
Ha all in good spirits though, not legitimately upset.
This really grinds my gears...big time ..seems like they care more for there prepaid peeps then there post pay peeps
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Value just hit the bottom.
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Now I can flash mine to boost when I wanna
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Value just hit the bottom.
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don't be mad, if you are tired of paying double for what you can get for half with boost, that is why I left, of course without roaming. :laugh:
If I didn't want the backup of roaming I'd be on boost
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If I didn't want the backup of roaming I'd be on boost
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I hear you, now that the ET is on boost unless you really need roaming, why would a ET person go to sprint and pay double, since boost has the same service/coverage as sprint.
Unless you are going to get LTE in your market I can see staying or need LTE speed.
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I hear you, now that the ET is on boost unless you really need roaming, why would a ET person go to sprint and pay double, since boost has the same service/coverage as sprint.
Unless you are going to get LTE in your market I can see staying or need LTE speed.
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Roaming and lte I'd the reason lol I'm hoping
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Roaming and lte I'd the reason lol I'm hoping
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Your one of the lucky ones....good luck. I will never see LTE in my area just 4g here and there if I am lucky I will use it maybe 5 times a yr.... :cyclops:
I am thinking of buying some ebay ET's for backup in the future just incase mine breaks..etc...when the price drops or some bad ESN's
The ET is really a great phone for a couple of yrs I am very happy with this model.
I know it won't come soon we have wimax here so hopefully within 2 yrs lol
This is pretty dope. Wonder if they can get it for one cent like I did
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Sextape will be having me test the software for the boost epic 4g touch for him so hopefully soon ill be able to post some after thoughts
So if and when an Odin file for the boost Eptouch comes out will it be possible to Odin that to a sprint Eptouch and essentially it will be flashed over or does one still need to jump through hoops
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So if and when an Odin file for the boost Eptouch comes out will it be possible to Odin that to a sprint Eptouch and essentially it will be flashed over or does one still need to jump through hoops
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I am wondering if sprint is going to flag bad sprint ET esns from being activated on boost
Edit.......Sextape stated it will still be flaged
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I am wondering if sprint is going to flag bad sprint ET esns from being activated on boost
Edit.......Sextape stated it will still be flaged
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any chance for clean esns....
LegionCmndr said:
any chance for clean esns....
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I was talking to cust care from boost, and they said there should be no issues since it will be a clean esn.
Hello everyone, I hope to check this thread for updates (read: I'm so dumb I don't check for thread updates often *laughs*).
Anyway, as the title says, I never got 4G on my phone, even before rooting it! I obtained this phone, new, around the time Sprint (began) started adding a extra rate for all smartphones (read: all smartphones will be more expensive than "simple" phones on same plan).
I'm wondering how to get 4G on my phone that is running Cyanogenmod. I am well-versed in Linux, so if the adb shell or the bootloader is required to fix, I can follow the steps you provide. Or should I just accuse Sprint for giving me a defective phone those many, many years ago, even though I never got 4G in the first place? (since my phone is rooted atm, I doubt I could win a court case.)
I appreciate any help, even if you do not know how to fix this. (read: asking around or just reading this)
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A really dumb question but are you referring to 4G LTE or wimax?
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A really dumb question but are you referring to 4G LTE or wimax?
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4G and wimax are the same thing if you didn't know.
And OP, if you are on an ICS Rom or a JB Rom, you will not have wimax. For all you know, you might not even have 4G service in range of where you live. I personally have never even connected to a 4G network.
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i'm referring to the standard 4G pn Sprint (or whatever 4G was said to be had on "Sprint HTC Evo 4G" by Sprint)
EDIT: i'm well within the 4G area almost all day normally
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4G and wimax are the same thing if you didn't know.
And OP, if you are on an ICS Rom or a JB Rom, you will not have wimax. For all you know, you might not even have 4G service in range of where you live. I personally have never even connected to a 4G network.
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From my understand wimax AND Lte use different radios hence why any of the new lte phones like the GS3 or evo are stuck on 3g network until LTE rolls out in the area you live. Also he stated he couldn't access 4g even before so he would be on a stock gb
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From my understand wimax AND Lte use different radios hence why any of the new lte phones like the GS3 or evo are stuck on 3g network until LTE rolls out in the area you live. Also he stated he couldn't access 4g even before so he would be on a stock gb
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I didn't say Wimax and LTE are the same. I'm not sure sprint has even started putting up LTE towers.
OP, try updating Radios and PRL
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My underatanding from the other evo forum and GS3 it was supposed to be launched the 17th of this month and going off that is why I was asking which he was referring to. Op where do you live?
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I didn't say Wimax and LTE are the same. I'm not sure sprint has even started putting up LTE towers.
OP, try updating Radios and PRL
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They are not putting up old towers just lte transmitters. They use all the same till they discontinue 3g.
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And if you never have been able to get 4g then I would have brought the phone back to sprint. All their 4g phones should access it if your in the coverage zone.
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If you have had the phone for more than 6 months, which it sounds like you have, you should un-root it and take it to sprint. If that is you want 4g service. The unrooting process is generally about the same in difficulty as rooting the phone was, so if you figured that out you should be able to get it backto stock. The process is different depending on your HBoot version and how you rooted it in the first place. If you want to get your 4g fixed, post your HBoot version and root method and someone will point the way to unrooting the phone.
(to get the HBoot version, pull the battery, put it back in, hold vol down, and power on the phone. You should get into the bootloader and the HBoot version should be listed there.)
I assumed it was due to not having the 4G plan before that caused my phone to never get 4G with the plans change (read: Sprint changed plan details). I should of thought of turning it in sooner, but I was not 100% smart back then (nor will I ever be *laughs*)
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I assumed it was due to not having the 4G plan before that caused my phone to never get 4G with the plans change (read: Sprint changed plan details). I should of thought of turning it in sooner, but I was not 100% smart back then (nor will I ever be *laughs*)
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When you bought your evolution didn't they tell you that you "had" to get 4g coverage for an extra ten bucks a month?
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When you bought your evolution didn't they tell you that you "had" to get 4g coverage for an extra ten bucks a month?
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if you mean before the "smarphone charge" was told to its users (which i pay for now), then yes. otherwise no
EDIT: i mean i pay the smartphone charge; was told it included 4G on 4G phones
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Yea lots of people didn't get 4g. It's real spotty where I live.
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I should be getting 4G; even while i'm close to/in downtown (Portland, OR) I should get 4G.
*sigh* darn companies >.>
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I should be getting 4G; even while i'm close to/in downtown (Portland, OR) I should get 4G.
*sigh* darn companies >.>
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I would bring it into a store and get it tested to see if it works after you unroot, my sprint store doesn't care about root but that might not bevl the case. Then if it really doesn't work I would ***** and tell them to look up your account to show you never used 4g and see if the will give you a comp on your account.
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I never noticed any difference in speed the few times I was in California where there was 4g. I live in AZ and with sprint there is no 4g service but we still pay the fee :/
I doubt unrooting it will fully unroot it (I did edit some startup scripts since i've rooted which seemed to have no impact on my data connection (mostly for ext2 mount point on a directory "/mnt/sdcard/sd-ext" which I removed due to delayed sdcard mounting--now I use a script I manually run when I want to ... offtopic sorry >.> ), so idk if a full unroot is possible.
EDIT: *scrolls back on posts* I read that flashing someone else's radio (backed up from their device) can prevent both from using 4G at the same time. tbh, I don't know if I ever did (I hope not)
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*hopes this doesn't count as a double post*
Somehow I'm getting 4G atm... but it is in a place I tried before (many moons ago). Strange indeed.
What I just don't get is why it is now working. Did I really flash someone else's Radio? If so, was someone else with that "4G login credientals" always on when I tried before? If not, was Sprint lying to me on their online map for 3G/4G coverage?
EDIT: I want to leave this open to see if anyone has any idea as to why it was failing. Another strange finding is that it is a 1 of 3 bars 4G signal according to Cyanogenmod's standard indicator. ( +1 for tethering without having to pay over $100 USD total on Sprint)
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I've never had wimax signal at my house. Or city.
We are listed as 4g service area for "clear" wimax broadband, but they also state that it is currently not being sold here. That tells me the switch hasn't been flipped on it yet.
There is no sprint wimax one city over but they flipped the switch on "clear" broadband wimax and it's FAST.... If I get signal (its very spotty) ... . 7.4mb down. 1.14mb up.
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I was searching the intarwebz and it looks like anything more than 2 miles from the tower is pushing it for signal.
I also have the understanding that the 10$ smartphone fee is not just for 4g, but more so the nature of the beast. We have always on, always connected/pinging data devices.
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