I have a Sprint s3 flashed on pageplus is there anyway to reset every single thing back to complete stock and be able to activate it on Sprint again? I tried flashing a sprint prl but the guy at the sprint store said something about the serial number not matching the servers? It has a clean ESN if that has anything to do with it.
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I have a post or two regarding my errors with having my evo metro flashed...
Although it was metro flashed successfully, my rooting wasn't which caused hell for me and the evo. (2nd time was a charm...or so I thought). While stock rom and internet worked, my actual phone service didn't. Then, no service at all.
Today, I tried to have metro pcs re-metro flash the evo and they couldn't, saying that their computer wasn't picking up the evo. The metro said that they had a rep from their flash service company trying and it didn't read.
At the time they were trying to reflash, I had metrodroid 2.0 (rooted) on the evo.
After that visit, I have gone back to the sprint stock rom (10-2010) and stock prl.
1) Do I need to get the cdma workshop settings reversed to reflect sprint?
2) Does being rooted prevent or have anything to do with the metro flash? My number and "metro pcs" show up in the phone settings...but not working.
3) Should I de-root then have them re-flash again?
thanks
I don't have any personal experience with this issue, but I think unrooting and then re-flashing may solve it, as certain files, ect get bypassed/overwritten with rooting, not to include any additional mods you made.
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
First of all I have searched for hours on end trying to figure out how to get my Note 2 working again. Some necessary background information, it is an unmodified Sprint Note 2 running 4.4.2. I have never rooted the device or attempted any kind of modification. Apparently the device was attempting a system update and it shut off. It turned itself back on and from there it lost signal and was unable to make calls. Sprint was not helpful at all when I took it to the repair center. They basically told me to go through insurance which for $150 is not worth it for a refurbished Note 2.
I discovered that the phone lost its IMEI, baseband, PRL and all other related nv information. I have tried numerous times to read the phone with NV items reader writer and EFS professional however neither program worked since the phone is not rooted. I really need to get this phone working asap as I have lost many work opportunities due to not being able to receive calls.
I have absolutely no interest in flashing custom roms, modems/radios. I want to keep the phone as close to stock as possible. I dont mind rooting the phone if that will help me restore the IMEI data. Every thread I have read related to losing the IMEI have been related to flashing custom roms and other modifications which is not the case here. I have no tried to use odin yet to restore the phone if possible that way. I have tried to use the skipsoft unified toolkit but it seems it does not support the 4.4.2 firmware yet so there is no way for me to install a clean stock rom with that.
If there is anyway for me to recover/replace/restore my IMEI information without flashing a stock rom that is the route I would like to go.
Would rooting the phone and using nv items reader writer tool to edit the IMEI be all that is necessary to work?
Model SPH-L900
Android Version 4.4.2
Kernel Version 3.0.31-1561791
Build Number KOT49H.L900VPUCNE2
Network unknown
mobile network type unknown
Service state out of service
MIN unknown
Prl unknown
MEID unknown
IMEI unknown
ICCID unknown
I don't know how you can fix your phone yourself, but if it was me I'd be flipping out at your sprint store. I'm not a "Sprint-basher" (love my phone, love my service) but you have an un-modified phone that went to hell on a OTA. if I screw up my phone that's my fault. But, in your case it was sprint's phone and sprint's OTA that caused the problem. Personally, I'd harass the crap out of them...
Sent from my SPH-L710 using Xparent Cyan Tapatalk 2
Anyone? Will flashing the stock .tar through odin restore the imei?
Ok, I have a SG3 from net10 that uses sprint towers. only. sch-690l i believe. so i flashed a new rom to my phone, couldnt get data so I flashed back to recovery of stock. Then flashed back to new rom and flashed new modem because i read somewhere it would give me data. Then booted it up and no signal at all. Went back to restore stock and the same thing. PRL, profile wont update. ##72786# wont work.
I brought the phone to phone geeks to see if they could help, and was told that Sprint locked out my phone signal. Because they found something wrong and i guess happened to be looking at the time. I was told they are the only company that does this, but it is hard to find information about it. Is this true??
If so, can i replace the logic board? Does it change the serial number? Thanks!
I purchased a Sprint S3 from eBay flashed to PagePlus a couple of years ago. Since PP no longer accepts flashed phones I want to put it back on Sprint to use Ting. I see that it has "Warranty Bit" listed so it is on the knox bootloader so the thread I found to return it to stock would brick it. I currently have it rooted and on a ROM I like so the ideal solution would be to just apply whatever PRL needed to get it back on Sprint but since I bought it flashed to PP I am not sure how it was done. Can someone point me in the right direction to change it to Sprint?