so i have a galaxy s3 l710 sprint flashed to verizon prepaid and i have never had a flashed phone before. the person i baut it from told me i couldent do factory reset or i would lose flash...
im a little nervous on what things will cause me to loose my flash if anyone could tell me what not to do please i would greatly appreciate it
also i keep reading different things about txting not working and having to download verizon messages or something called 8sms along with myverizon and more... im not shure what apps i will be needing for my phone if anyone can list the apps i will need please let me know
i hear i needa download a texting app, myverizon, buisybox idk what that is.. and someothers..
also is there anyway for me to backup my phone so if i loose flash i can back it up and get flash back im guessing flash can not be backed up cause its part of the hardware and not OS anyway my last question is about rooting and roms
i have rooted alot of devices and its been awhile since i have done any rooting like 2010 or so anyway i hear about a program called towelroot, is that ok to use and will it work?? if not what should i use and also i have never used a custom rom cause i dont really understand the benifits of them and im nervous about messing up my flash/bricking phone. Is a rom worth it.
ps: sorry about grammer im about to loose internet and am in a hurry to get this posted lol. thank you for your help!
Do you need a SIM card in order to use Verizon?. The Verizon S3 I sold had a SIM slot in the battery compartment.
I don't have the phone i wunt tp buy it from ebay and flash to prepaid verizon... i don't know anything abput sim cards i have never ever had one..
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I want to get my son a myTouch 3g slide. We are on a no contract plan and I want to buy one outright from Craig's List. I found one for $80 and they say they upgraded to 2.2 and now the sim isn't recognized. Is this an easy fix? Should I even consider it?
It might be a win... maybe it's just their sim card? ask them if it was working before! you can buy it and follow this guide here to ROOT it.. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1025336
after that try flashing to a 2.1 ROM and see if the SIM will work now if not you can always flash back to the official 2.2.1 and stick your sim in it, go to a t mobile store, say it isn't working and they might just exchange it! assuming it has not been opened up, dropped in water etc.
That's what I thought I asked if airplane mode was checked and they said no and that they tried several diff Sims and it still didn't work. I upgraded my daughters slide to 2.2 without any problems. I just wonder why this guy didn't go to TMO themselves. Just a bit leary. Thanks for the links.
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That's what I thought I asked if airplane mode was checked and they said no and that they tried several diff Sims and it still didn't work. I upgraded my daughters slide to 2.2 without any problems. I just wonder why this guy didn't go to TMO themselves. Just a bit leary. Thanks for the links.
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yup! anytime and yeah It is a bit fishy... be careful as many will scam or lie to get rid of the device and run off! might have tempered with the SIM connector and messed it up? the rest will be up to you and take the risk
hello...i bought my sprint sg2 and had it activatde on verizon. i didnt feel comfortable doing it myself so i paid a guy on ebay to do it remotely. shortly after i noticed i would lose the signal. I would have the 4 bars with a triangle then it would go to the circle with the line through it. i rooted it using a method i found here that wasnt suppose to change anything other than rooting the phone. i contacted the seller and he did something to it; said it was fixed and blamed it on me rooting the phone.
the phone is still rooted but i havent done anything else and im still having the same problem. my gf called me several times and the phone never rang, i was sending her a texts around the same time so im not sure if thats a problem with verizon or not.
yesterday i couldnt keep a signal. i would have to call her back and would experience the same problem with my signal. this has occurred in places where i normally get a signal.
im not sure what to do...and help would be appreciated. do i need to change a prl or something?
Try different modem, if you have rooted your phone why don't you try custom Roms. They are far faster n all bloat free.
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Thanks for your reply. To be honest Im scared. I had a captivate and had no problem doing it but the thing with bricking the phone seems to be more prevelant. also i was under the belief that if i installed a custom rom that i would need to reflash it to verizon....and i dont really want to pay the guy again
Im sort of new with flashing a phone to a different carrier. ive done everything from rooting and custom roms but never this...
im considering buying a samsung galaxy s3 for verizon, but i need to know if its possible to flash it to sprint and if so, how to flash it.
ive seen different posts and different websites saying u can go to sprint and ask them to activate it... i doubt that will ever work. i just want to know the steps to flashing the phone from verizon to sprint (maybe like a software or a set of steps?) --- before i buy the phone...
if anyone can help id really appreciate it.
diamondprincessxoo said:
Im sort of new with flashing a phone to a different carrier. ive done everything from rooting and custom roms but never this...
im considering buying a samsung galaxy s3 for verizon, but i need to know if its possible to flash it to sprint and if so, how to flash it.
ive seen different posts and different websites saying u can go to sprint and ask them to activate it... i doubt that will ever work. i just want to know the steps to flashing the phone from verizon to sprint (maybe like a software or a set of steps?) --- before i buy the phone...
if anyone can help id really appreciate it.
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I haven't seen this done yet, may be easier to just but a Sprint one.
Your issue will be the radios Verizon goes off a different bandwidth. And unless you get the developer edition, you have to deal with the locked boot loader bs.
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I haven't seen this done yet, may be easier to just but a Sprint one.
Your issue will be the radios Verizon goes off a different bandwidth. And unless you get the developer edition, you have to deal with the locked boot loader bs.
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damn =/ that sucks
thanks anyways.
i know this may not be legal but what if i use the esn/imei from my old samsung galaxy s phone? do you think it still would have a chance to work?
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i know this may not be legal but what if i use the esn/imei from my old samsung galaxy s phone? do you think it still would have a chance to work?
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no
its possible
i have flashed like 4 verizon s3's to boost same method as sprint.
3g works
mms works
diamondprincessxoo said:
Im sort of new with flashing a phone to a different carrier. ive done everything from rooting and custom roms but never this...
im considering buying a samsung galaxy s3 for verizon, but i need to know if its possible to flash it to sprint and if so, how to flash it.
ive seen different posts and different websites saying u can go to sprint and ask them to activate it... i doubt that will ever work. i just want to know the steps to flashing the phone from verizon to sprint (maybe like a software or a set of steps?) --- before i buy the phone...
if anyone can help id really appreciate it.
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Can anyone help me figure out what i am doing wrong to get 3G and MMS working???????
Guys i cannot for the life of me figure out what i am doing wrong..
I have tried this so many different times and still getting the same results...
I have voice and text so i have done snnn repair already can make call from boost number send text ...
when i have the sim in sometimes i can get 1X but never 3G..
I have tried the following settings from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1727949&page=5
I know that i am pretty close but not quite there... can someone please help???
Speedin07si said:
I haven't seen this done yet, may be easier to just but a Sprint one.
Your issue will be the radios Verizon goes off a different bandwidth. And unless you get the developer edition, you have to deal with the locked boot loader bs.
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Yeah, why go through all the brain damage? Just buy a sprint gs3.
ervis1 said:
Guys i cannot for the life of me figure out what i am doing wrong..
I have tried this so many different times and still getting the same results...
I have voice and text so i have done snnn repair already can make call from boost number send text ...
when i have the sim in sometimes i can get 1X but never 3G..
I have tried the following settings from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1727949&page=5
I know that i am pretty close but not quite there... can someone please help???
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How did you get voice and text? I have 3g but no voice or text which is really crazy
will never have lte service
correct me if i'm wrong but i've been reading that the LTE from at&t version and sprint aren't compatible so that would lead me to think that a verizon phone on sprint would never have LTE
iFLASHPHONES said:
i have flashed like 4 verizon s3's to boost same method as sprint.
3g works
mms works
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How?!
blu422 said:
How?!
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I'd suggest PM is the way to go
I see Sprint to Verizon but not Verizon to Sprint but its got to work. Like he said he's done 4 already. Just the settings are missing for sprint.
I really messed up this time. I brought a brand new Samsung Galaxy S3 on metropcs carrier from Craigslist. Seller told me that it was sealed and new. I had all iphones before,don't know anything about android and don't know how to test this new phone, when i saw the phone, it was not sealed, it already open by someone, but the phone is new, so I paid $, got the phone. after, I went to metropcs corporate store to active my new phone, the metro guy told me. the phone I'm having right now is reported lost. I got fraud. I'm so sad right now, worked two weeks just for buying this phone, now my money is gone(seller dispeared), I got a phone that I can't even use. I already asked all unlock service, they all tell me they can't unlock the phone, I don't want to sell it to anyone to make them sad, I'm wondering if there is anyway that someone can help me to put the phone back to service(make a call or text).I don't know if root can help or not, I don't know how save this phone, if it can't be used, I will use it as ipod touch,mp3 player. here is all the information that I know to provide, if you guys need to know more, I'll stay here and answer. Thank you for reading it.
AP:R530MVQALJ1
CP:R530MVQLJ1
CSC:R530MMTRALJ1
MEID 99000207231931
MetroPcs R530
does this mean no one can help me here?
Phone is reported lost so the ESN is bad now. That means the phone cannot be activated on Metro PCS anymore. But what you could do is put it on another prepaid carrier like boost mobile if you really want to use it.
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Or u could flash a new esn over from an old metro phone. Go on craigslist look for someone who flashes sprint phones to metro. Explain your problem. U might not get 4g but it should work..
Hello folks, Ive lurked here for a while and gotten great info and am hoping to get some help here. I apologize if some of what Im asking is obvious to you folks but it isnt to me so here I am. I tried HoFo but got no help there.
Ive been using factory unlocked Sony Xperias for a while (Z, ZL, Z Ultra)so never had this issue before, but I have an HTC One M8 coming and unfortunately its ATT branded, though I bought it from a private seller and not ATT themselves. Im also grandfathered into unlimited data for many years now, and with my Sonys can turn on mobile hotspot anytime and use my data with ATT none the wiser. Now Im assuming since I was dumb enough to buy an ATT phone, I will be told to contact ATT once I pop in my SIM and try to turn on mobile hotspot, is this correct? If so, will unlocking the phone resolve this issue? As of now ATT has no idea Ive bought this phone, nor did they ever even recognize my Sonys because they never sold them, but since this is an ATT M8, Im assuming theyll know immediately what Im using, identify my plan and lock me out. Im hoping I can get around that.
I also imagine since its an ATT phone it will have all sorts of abilities locked out and a lot of fluff added in. How can I get the features unlocked? Is there anyway to buy a carrier branded phone and get it to be similar to one that was bought factory unlocked from the beginning and never branded?
Any help and advice would be appreciated and TIA
Ok, if I asked too much stuff there that was obvious to you but not me, can someone just please tell me if unlocking the bootloader will at least unlock the mobile hotspot function for me so I can turn it on?
Well, just unlocked, rooted, s-off and twrpd my first phone. What a b*tch, lol! But I had to learn one of these days. Sadly, still cant get the native or any other mobile hotspot app to work though. I saw a thread about a VZW M8 hack but still cant seem to find anything for this ATT thing. No one even willing to talk to me?
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Well, just unlocked, rooted, s-off and twrpd my first phone. What a b*tch, lol! But I had to learn one of these days. Sadly, still cant get the native or any other mobile hotspot app to work though. I saw a thread about a VZW M8 hack but still cant seem to find anything for this ATT thing. No one even willing to talk to me?
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You can try wiFi Tether Router. Its in the play market but you have to pay $2.50 for it. Has worked for me. I don't think this app can be dectected by the carriers like ATT because it does't use the native hotspot of the phone.
Youll have to flash a custom rom that has this feature [email protected] and is debloated,xarrier build will block it and tell you to conract them.....
This is not going to help you at all, but I pay the extra $30 per month. I use up to 50GB of data each month tethering, and I want to make sure the my carrier doesn't block me.
So now that I've done my service by telling you to do the right thing, you use to be able to go in using SQLLite and turn off the checker. For VZW it was around line 149 - 160. Can't remember. I would think you could do that for AT&T. Maybe someone knows? Or maybe AT&T doesn't work like that any more, of maybe KK doesn't work like that any more.