I downloaded Google Voice and used my Gmail account to sign up. After realizing that I didn't want it, I deactivated it from my Gmail and uninstalled it. Once this happened my phone wouldn't make/accept calls or texts. Sprint needs to send an update to my phone to activate the phone/text portion. Since Google Voice and Sprint are partners, Sprint passes the phone number to Google Voice, but when Google passes it back, Sprint needs to be able to "talk" to my phone. I called Sprint and they told me to run a simple update that would fix it (dialing ##72786#). It didn't work. I let them know I was rooted (the girl helping me was rooted too and was very cool) and she said I needed to find the ORIGINAL software. Once I did I would have to install, unroot, and then do the ##72786#. I found what I thought was the original software but it wasn't. A lot of the zip files are linked to a download site that has been shut down.
I installed the most original software I could find, unrooted, and cleared my counter with Triangle Away. The Sprint store politely told me to get lost. They could tell it wasn't original. I now have a tiny tablet that only works on wifi.
I need to know where I can find the original firmware from a working site that will let me do the Sprint manual updates. The version I have doesn't have the UPDATE PHONE option either.
Any help would be appreciated!
-Jer
TexasJer said:
I downloaded Google Voice and used my Gmail account to sign up. After realizing that I didn't want it, I deactivated it from my Gmail and uninstalled it. Once this happened my phone wouldn't make/accept calls or texts. Sprint needs to send an update to my phone to activate the phone/text portion. Since Google Voice and Sprint are partners, Sprint passes the phone number to Google Voice, but when Google passes it back, Sprint needs to be able to "talk" to my phone. I called Sprint and they told me to run a simple update that would fix it (dialing ##72786#). It didn't work. I let them know I was rooted (the girl helping me was rooted too and was very cool) and she said I needed to find the ORIGINAL software. Once I did I would have to install, unroot, and then do the ##72786#. I found what I thought was the original software but it wasn't. A lot of the zip files are linked to a download site that has been shut down.
I installed the most original software I could find, unrooted, and cleared my counter with Triangle Away. The Sprint store politely told me to get lost. They could tell it wasn't original. I now have a tiny tablet that only works on wifi.
I need to know where I can find the original firmware from a working site that will let me do the Sprint manual updates. The version I have doesn't have the UPDATE PHONE option either.
Any help would be appreciated!
-Jer
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Would this help? Make sure what firmware you are currently on since you don't say
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1904099
vwags said:
Would this help? Make sure what firmware you are currently on since you don't say
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1904099
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This is the closest to stock I could find, which wasn't close enough:
Android 4.1.1
Baseband Version L710VPBLJ7
Do you know which of the 16 GB I should try? The new M4 or the Old MB1?
TexasJer said:
This is the closest to stock I could find, which wasn't close enough:
Android 4.1.1
Baseband Version L710VPBLJ7
Do you know which of the 16 GB I should try? The new M4 or the Old MB1?
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It worked! Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Right now I do not have any sprint service... I have WIFI for Vo-IP, Data, I actually get picture mail from sprint since its tied to my google voice account so it comes from my sprint number but i cant reply back on the sprint number or i'll get a error message.
but to sum it up, they said I can update to gingerbread manually by Menu> software update> htc update
but i want to know can i upgrade (like I said above) or receive the OTA even if my sprint service is shut off...
I don't see how you could without Sprint service, but that is not to say that you can't. If you're rooted, don't worry about. Just wait for the rooted OTA update.
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jojo757 said:
Right now I do not have any sprint service... I have WIFI for Vo-IP, Data, I actually get picture mail from sprint since its tied to my google voice account so it comes from my sprint number but i cant reply back on the sprint number or i'll get a error message.
but to sum it up, they said I can update to gingerbread manually by Menu> software update> htc update
but i want to know can i upgrade (like I said above) or receive the OTA even if my sprint service is shut off...
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You sure can, the updates come from "sprint" but are actually developed by the OEM. Of course you will have to do this over WIFI. If your rooted just what for a ROM made from the official build and flash it.
thank you both but at the moment I am not rooted... i chose not to root it at the moment... probably later in the future.
jojo757 said:
thank you both but at the moment I am not rooted... i chose not to root it at the moment... probably later in the future.
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Personal choices are respected, but when you decide to root, go with unrevoked. Quick and painless. But I will say root BEFORE you do an OTA, as I would expect unrevoked to have to be updated to work with the new update.
Hello, I have a quick question for you guys that I want to verify before I do so. I am giving my brother my GNex (Verizon) and have unlocked the bootloader/rooted the GNex. My question is, since I will be transferring this phone over to him and would need to speak to a Verizon tech, Do I just reset the GNex back to the original build #? I re-locked the phone and bootloader completly using Nexus RootTool Kit. Now I am running Android Version 4.0.4 with Build Number IMM76K. I had tried to transfer it last night but the tech ended up telling me that I compromised the phone by rooting it and he could not transfer it since the Gnex was trying to pick up Sprints network and not Verizons...Although I had relocked it before calling them, I do not believe I did so with he original stock build number and Android version. Am I safe now to try and call to do the swap again? Any info will be appreciated, thanks!
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Hello, I have a quick question for you guys that I want to verify before I do so. I am giving my brother my GNex (Verizon) and have unlocked the bootloader/rooted the GNex. My question is, since I will be transferring this phone over to him and would need to speak to a Verizon tech, Do I just reset the GNex back to the original build #? I re-locked the phone and bootloader completly using Nexus RootTool Kit. Now I am running Android Version 4.0.4 with Build Number IMM76K. I had tried to transfer it last night but the tech ended up telling me that I compromised the phone by rooting it and he could not transfer it since the Gnex was trying to pick up Sprints network and not Verizons...Although I had relocked it before calling them, I do not believe I did so with he original stock build number and Android version. Am I safe now to try and call to do the swap again? Any info will be appreciated, thanks!
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They probably put notes on your account that you rooted the phone. Hopefully you played dumb on the phone and the rep didnt note the account - but even if they know you are rooted it shouldnt affect activation, just your warranty.
Im not sure how the toolkit does it, I just use ADB and Fastboot and I pushed the image over manually, relocking the bootloader after. The most recent image is for 4.1.1 Jellybean...so if you are magically on an old software they may think something is fishy.
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They probably put notes on your account that you rooted the phone. Hopefully you played dumb on the phone and the rep didnt note the account - but even if they know you are rooted it shouldnt affect activation, just your warranty.
Im not sure how the toolkit does it, I just use ADB and Fastboot and I pushed the image over manually, relocking the bootloader after. The most recent image is for 4.1.1 Jellybean...so if you are magically on an old software they may think something is fishy.
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Yeah I actually have the GNex with the system update software to 4.1.1 Jelly Bean ready to be installed and will just install it right now but I hope I am good to go after the install which is the latest image. I hope I am not flagged but I don't see why they can't rety now and transfer the GNex to my brothers account...thanks for the help!
Now that I am with AT&T, I have no use for my Evo. Well, a good friend at work dropped her evo and cracked the screen. Long story short, I gave her my old Rooted evo but we ran into a problem. When she went to have it activated on her account, they couldn't get a certain star code to work in order for her to either retrieve or enter some information. (IDK, I wasn't there). The rep on the phone said it was due to the fact that it was rooted with a "cooked" ROM. So, my first question is 1. Does anyone have or know of a rom that I can flash that wont cause this issue when she tries to activate it on her account again and 2, If not, does anyone have an RUU file with a shipped rom because all the links I have found no longer work. Thanks.
What ROM was on the phone?
You have to be running a Sense ROM in order to activate, use the dialer functions, update profile and PRL. Just flash a stock rooted ROM and it'll be fine. Here is a stock rooted ROM from Captain Throwback. It's based on the most recent software update.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1671395
Also, here are the RUU files for the EVO, should you decide to go that route, instead.
http://androidfiles.org/ruu/?developer=Supersonic
Sent from my EVO using xda premium
Hi everyone
I'm new here and english is not my first language so please be patient.
I have a Note 8 running stock 4.1.2 ... The first time I turn it on it asked me to create a samsung account and then started to download and install updates, since then, the firmware still the same and I read here that a lot of people has been rocking 4.2.2 for a while now, but when I hit "check for updates" it says that I have the latest updates installed, now I'm wondering if when samsung launches 4.4.2 would I get the update? in case I don't get the update, is there any way to get it or install it manually without voiding my warranty?
I'd really apreciate if somebody explains this to me and share with me the links to the tutorials to do this if it is posibble.
BTW... I'm from México if this helps to know whats happening
Thanks in advance.
Ok, is your 5110 a carrier based tablet or retail.
Mine came factory with 4.2.2 late 2013.
So I could not verify why the update you tried is not working.
It is possible Samsung servers have not registered your device and may take a few days to push an update.
Make sure your Samsung Account has the device registered, if so, you can try to push an update through Kies. Once your have your tablet setup in the program.
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Ok, is your 5110 a carrier based tablet or retail.
Mine came factory with 4.2.2 late 2013.
So I could not verify why the update you tried is not working.
It is possible Samsung servers have not registered your device and may take a few days to push an update.
Make sure your Samsung Account has the device registered, if so, you can try to push an update through Kies. Once your have your tablet setup in the program.
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Well, mine came with 4.1.2 and I also bought it late 2013, I bought the tablet in a mall and doesn't appear to be linked to any carrier. I made the registration process but I don't know anything else, How do I check if my device has been registrered properly? the Note updated a lot of samsung apps and I have acces to samsung app store, so I though everything about registration was right, and yes, I tryed to update via Kies but is the same history, maybe is something about me geografic location.
Is there another way to get the updates or download the firmwares and install them?
Thanks for answer.
Hello
Im trying to use the ZACT Samsung Galaxy 3 on Straighttalk. ST says the phone is active and the number has been ported. Part of that activation process was performing a factory reset. Since then, the ZaCT software constantly tries to update, which is impossible, as ZACT no longer exists. Everytime I try to call or text, the update wants to be enabled, blocking my use of the phone. I am hopeful that removing the ZACT software will fix the problem. Thanks in advance for any help.
Wallarooh2 said:
Hello
Im trying to use the ZACT Samsung Galaxy 3 on Straighttalk. ST says the phone is active and the number has been ported. Part of that activation process was performing a factory reset. Since then, the ZaCT software constantly tries to update, which is impossible, as ZACT no longer exists. Everytime I try to call or text, the update wants to be enabled, blocking my use of the phone. I am hopeful that removing the ZACT software will fix the problem. Thanks in advance for any help.
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Just find and install a touchwiz rom. Stock or custom. Make sure its for a sprint s3. Should work for ya. I just moved over to ting.
devildogwillbur said:
Just find and install a touchwiz rom. Stock or custom. Make sure its for a sprint s3. Should work for ya. I just moved over to ting.
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Thanks, but does phone need to be rooted first?