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I want to move the EVO to my main cell phone number on my account and switch my old Pre to the number the EVO currently has. My concern is if I root and then take my phone to Sprint to have them do the switch on my account will I have an issue with a Rooted EVO?
You should be able to switch them over the phone. No need to go in.
djmend said:
I want to move the EVO to my main cell phone number on my account and switch my old Pre to the number the EVO currently has. My concern is if I root and then take my phone to Sprint to have them do the switch on my account will I have an issue with a Rooted EVO?
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all you need to do is call sprint and have them do it without walking into the sprint store..all they need is the serial number of the phone and the hex number, and that should be allowing you to activate to a different line.
I had a rooted samsung moment, and wanted the evo but didnt necessarily want to pay full price for it. A friend of mine (who really liked my phone) was getting a new contract with sprint, so i told him to get the evo, and then I would trade him my Moment for the evo, plus give him some cash. He liked the idea, so we went to sprint and set everything up, basically switching my phone number to the evo, and his old number to my samsung moment.
No problems at all, although the sprint rep gave me a funny look when he saw my custom boot animation. I'm glad they didnt get a good look at my sd card lol
Yes, we've done it many times switching our flashed TP, rooted HERO, and now rooted EVO around on our 3 lines. Just make sure to use the DEFAULT dialer when they want you to run the ##3282# code. That's the only 1 I can get to work with the codes.
you can even do it online through sprint.com... it may not be as easy if you are using a custom rom though.. sometimes you need to press stuff like *533534# and stuff like that and if using a custom rom that wont always work.. but if rooted is all youve done you should be good
I was able to swap my rooted hero's line with my stock evo's line. I did it over the phone.
Hello Gentlemen and Ladies.
I was recently given a rooted Sprint HTC EVO 4G.
I bowed down and kissed the ground in thanks.
We, my benefactor, and I went post haste to the Sprint Store to get my number transferred over on to my miraclulous new device.
This went fine. We got the number swapped to the new phone, BUT
driving home we realized that it actually did not work.
So we called sprint tech support and after a long difficult conversation we realized they could not assist us.
Im asking you Kings and Queens of the Evo 4G.....is there a way I can get a rom that will allow Sprint tech support to assist me in getting my phone set up properly?
and WHICH of the 9jillion roms should i flash to?
Thank you in advance from a sparkly new noob who is worthy of nothing but contempt.
For ease of use for them activating it, just flash a stock rom, preferrably the latest one. Then once it's fully activated, you can flash another rom you like. Technically you should be able to activate it with any sense rom, but again, to make it easy for you and sprint just flash a stock one.
I agree, I would flash a stock rom that does not unroot your phone:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1455340
What's a good replacement for the dinc
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What's a good replacement for the dinc
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I am waiting for the Nexus 4 to get back in stock. Going to run the BYOP Straight Talk plan on it. :good:
funny thing is that if you ask that question on a Dinc forum where people are still actively using and developing for the Dinc, the correct answer should be......another Dinc! lots of used ones on eBay for under 60$. Unlocked, Rooted, overclocked and running a better OS than Stock plus EXT4 fix makes this device still a usable device today.
but on a more serious note, me using the Dinc is tied into a couple of factors-that I am on Verizon and probably staying that way but might go to one of it;s derivatives like Pageplus Cellular. this keeps me in the CDMA/3G world for the time being so any replacement would have to be compatible.
seems like this question gets asked alot-what are some 3G VZW compatible phones out there? can you take a VZW phone and bring it to Straighttalk as easy as you can with Pageplus Cellular?
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funny thing is that if you ask that question on a Dinc forum where people are still actively using and developing for the Dinc, the correct answer should be......another Dinc! lots of used ones on eBay for under 60$. Unlocked, Rooted, overclocked and running a better OS than Stock plus EXT4 fix makes this device still a usable device today.
but on a more serious note, me using the Dinc is tied into a couple of factors-that I am on Verizon and probably staying that way but might go to one of it;s derivatives like Pageplus Cellular. this keeps me in the CDMA/3G world for the time being so any replacement would have to be compatible.
seems like this question gets asked alot-what are some 3G VZW compatible phones out there? can you take a VZW phone and bring it to Straighttalk as easy as you can with Pageplus Cellular?
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I am currently on Pageplus and don't have any complaints. I have looked around for a newer CDMA phone and the prices are crazy. The Nexus 4 is the best deal I have seen but I will have to switch to Straight Talk as it is GSM only. I don't think there is an option on Straight Talk to bring your own CDMA phone.
yes, that is my understanding on Straighttalk as well-they support sprint CDMA phones with some flashing or modification but it;s not easy. They want to push everyone to GSM.
So do you have a Dinc on pageplus? how is that working? was there any complications with getting it working on their service?
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yes, that is my understanding on Straighttalk as well-they support sprint CDMA phones with some flashing or modification but it;s not easy. They want to push everyone to GSM.
So do you have a Dinc on pageplus? how is that working? was there any complications with getting it working on their service?
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Pageplus has been problem free for me. The website can occasionally be a pain to deal with when purchasing more minutes is my only complaint. The Dinc was a breeze to port and everything worked without any setup. If you need any info on Pageplus, go to http://www.howardforums.com/ and look up Pageplus. They have lots of info.
I have two Dinc's on Page Plus currently, no problems at all, OTA programming was all that was needed. I've activated a bunch of phones on PP over the years, for myself and for friends, and compared to the hacking you used to have to do on 'feature phones' to get WAP access working, Dincs are super easy. I've also done a few Droid X's and a Droid X2, also with no issues. Currently, newer phones, in addition to being quite expensive, are also 4G, which makes them a pain to activate on PP and usually requires some significant hacking. Definitely do your homework before buying a 4G phone with plans of activating it on PP.
It depends on your plans. If you plan on sticking with Verizon you could go with the Samsung GS3 or the Note 2 (I think Verizon has the Note 2). If large screens aren't your thing you can go with the HTC Incredible 4G or Motorola Razer M.
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just switched my GF feature phone on Pageplus Cellular to a Dinc I bought on eBay running CM10.1. happened easier than I expected as I was able to do everything via live chat without holding forever on the phone. text messaging seems to work including notifications. have it on the TNT 1200 plan, lets see if that will work for a month.
I upgraded last June to the Samsung Galaxy S2 Epic 4G Touch, and 11 months later, after having it rooted, broken, replaced under Best Buy's Geek Squad Protection, only to have my new refurbished unit ruin a battery and refuse to stay connected to bluetooth, decided to sell it back to them with their buyback program they used to offer (got $280 for a phone I paid $100 for to begin with), and go back to my Evo 4G (I like Sense better than TouchWiz anyway).
The problem is that for whatever reason, my Evo, which worked fine at the time of my upgrade (aside from a cracked screen), will not actually activate. It's running CWM v4.0.1.4, with Android version 2.3.5. I replaced the screen on it, tried to activate it on Sprint's website with as much success as they can give me, however, the phone itself doesn't connect to any sort of satellite. The only way I have any form of connectivity with it is via WiFi. "No big deal, I'll just switch to my girlfriend's old Evo until I can figure out my phone's issue," I thought. Fast forward to getting hers activated, everything works just fine - calls, text, wifi, 3G, 4G, the whole nine yards. Hers is running the same CWM and the same Android as mine, but hers works.
I've tried flashing mine back to a stock ROM (I forget what is on it right now), I've tried updating the PRL a hundred times, but always get an error message about it not being able to complete. I've even tried letting it sit for 24 hours,as several sources on the internet have told me it can take up to 24 hours to provision completely.
The only thing I haven't tried is physically calling Sprint, because they're weird about rooted phones, from what I've found in my research. I've seen claims that Sprint won't do anything with rooted phones, or that they can't tell that they're rooted and still can't figure anything out.
Will Sprint be of any assistance if I call, or will it be wasting my time? I've seen so many people with similar issues which Sprint, for whatever reason, simply cannot figure out. Is there anything beyond calling Sprint I haven't tried yet?
What ROM are you on? Stock, AOSP, what?
If you're on a Sense ROM, just call Sprint & tell them what the problem is. They won't know the phone is rooted unless you tell them it is.
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I have searched and I found many sites saying I can't bring a Sprint Note 4 to Verizon. What I'm asking here is, if I'm willing to risk bricking the device, is there any way to reimage this thing to take over to Verizon? In theory, could flashing a Verizon ROM to this phone make it work just like a Verizon Note 4? I don't want to brick it if I can avoid it, but I also am willing to risk it if there's a chance it will work.
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I have searched and I found many sites saying I can't bring a Sprint Note 4 to Verizon. What I'm asking here is, if I'm willing to risk bricking the device, is there any way to reimage this thing to take over to Verizon? In theory, could flashing a Verizon ROM to this phone make it work just like a Verizon Note 4? I don't want to brick it if I can avoid it, but I also am willing to risk it if there's a chance it will work.
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You can Flash any verizon based rom along with datafix and custom kernel.
For example if you are flashing verizon marshmallow rom Make sure datafix and kernel based on marshmallow.
Its not gonna brick your device or anything just make backup rom &efs first before trying.
In the worst case you will stuck at bootloop ( soft brick ) if that happens just go back to twrp and restore your backup rom.
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I have searched and I found many sites saying I can't bring a Sprint Note 4 to Verizon. What I'm asking here is, if I'm willing to risk bricking the device, is there any way to reimage this thing to take over to Verizon? In theory, could flashing a Verizon ROM to this phone make it work just like a Verizon Note 4? I don't want to brick it if I can avoid it, but I also am willing to risk it if there's a chance it will work.
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I know for sure that there's a unified Nougat build for our device that works on all carriers so that would solve your problem if you're an AOSP fan.
That's great! Do you know what that ROM is?
Here you go bud. This rom is great. Currently running it on my N910T
https://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4-verizon/development/emotionos-t3528639
WrlsFanatic said:
I have searched and I found many sites saying I can't bring a Sprint Note 4 to Verizon. What I'm asking here is, if I'm willing to risk bricking the device, is there any way to reimage this thing to take over to Verizon? In theory, could flashing a Verizon ROM to this phone make it work just like a Verizon Note 4? I don't want to brick it if I can avoid it, but I also am willing to risk it if there's a chance it will work.
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Sim set up is a bit different.. I was told you can't.. Personally I hate Verizon. I was with them for 18 months, and came back to Sprint.. I love unlimited data, something Verizon does not offer anymore.. What ever issues you have with Sprint ask your self these questions. Are you willing to have to watch your data? $20 per each gig you are over. Are you ok with paying a higher price for service? If you have your phone turned off, just because you missed a payment by mistake. Are you willing to accept a $20 charge per line, to turn your service back on? Sprints service has gotten a lot better in just 18 months I was away, and I will never go to Verizon again or AT&T. Verizon told me they have no more overage charge, I believe that is BS. They claim they just throttle you down a bit, and that all companies do that.. BS again, as Sprint has never throttled me back for using way to much data, and I use a lot.
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Sim set up is a bit different.. I was told you can't.. Personally I hate Verizon. I was with them for 18 months, and came back to Sprint.. I love unlimited data, something Verizon does not offer anymore.. What ever issues you have with Sprint ask your self these questions. Are you willing to have to watch your data? $20 per each gig you are over. Are you ok with paying a higher price for service? If you have your phone turned off, just because you missed a payment by mistake. Are you willing to accept a $20 charge per line, to turn your service back on? Sprints service has gotten a lot better in just 18 months I was away, and I will never go to Verizon again or AT&T. Verizon told me they have no more overage charge, I believe that is BS. They claim they just throttle you down a bit, and that all companies do that.. BS again, as Sprint has never throttled me back for using way to much data, and I use a lot.
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It has nothing to do with preference. Verizon annoys me, frankly, but I get a phone through work and have to use that carrier. I could change my phone though.
It's not looking like I'll be able to switch because of the SIM differences, but I'm going to keep looking. I wish someone had actually done this.
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I have searched and I found many sites saying I can't bring a Sprint Note 4 to Verizon. What I'm asking here is, if I'm willing to risk bricking the device, is there any way to reimage this thing to take over to Verizon? In theory, could flashing a Verizon ROM to this phone make it work just like a Verizon Note 4? I don't want to brick it if I can avoid it, but I also am willing to risk it if there's a chance it will work.
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Did you ever get a rom to work? I'm in the same position right now and if you did get this working id love to know how you made it work. Thanks for any assistance
undeadking said:
Did you ever get a rom to work? I'm in the same position right now and if you did get this working id love to know how you made it work. Thanks for any assistance
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No, and my daily driver phone broke yesterday, so I REALLY wish I could get it to work.
So rooting the Sprint version and flashing the Verizon modems wont work? And/or downloading source for Sprint version and compile Verizon modems into said ROM?
WrlsFanatic said:
I have searched and I found many sites saying I can't bring a Sprint Note 4 to Verizon. What I'm asking here is, if I'm willing to risk bricking the device, is there any way to reimage this thing to take over to Verizon? In theory, could flashing a Verizon ROM to this phone make it work just like a Verizon Note 4? I don't want to brick it if I can avoid it, but I also am willing to risk it if there's a chance it will work.
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lazy_dingo said:
So rooting the Sprint version and flashing the Verizon modems wont work? And/or downloading source for Sprint version and compile Verizon modems into said ROM?
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Here are the issues you will face with trying to activate a Sprint branded Samsung on Verizon. #1 Verizon won't activate a Sprint branded phone on their network. #2 Sprint N4 has different LTE bands and doesn't have the critical Verizon band 13 and a few others. Verizon and Sprint operate on different frequencies also. For this reason, it can't be used on Verizon and this is most likely the biggest reason Verizon will not activate it on their "BYOD" (bring your own device) policy. If this was possible I would have kept my Sprint N4 when moving back over to Verizon. So put this dream to rest. Not possible. Sorry.