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[Fascinate General] ps3evader:
thats probably because you used a ST phone that was already active...u need a NEW NOT ACTIVE PHONE

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and your welcome guys...that was my vid...to answer some questions. this works best if you use a NEW never activated phone. and MOST VZW esn repairable phones this will work with
[Fascinate General] FlukeATX:
Will this also give you 3g?
[Fascinate General] kratt:
I was able to get mms and data working once I used another donor phone that had not been activated. Data only works when in 1x and not 3G which may make sense given the donor phone is not 3g. In any case, the phone does not maintain a data connection. It behaves like a dumb phone... data connection is only active when needed. I usually receive a network connection not available when using an app or web... then a few seconds later the data connection icon in the annunciator bar appears. Once the phone switches from 1x to 3G... apps/web/etc do not work. I would like to know how to keep the data connection active constantly.
[Fascinate General] miltonreid:
does this work for metropcs too ?....my verizon facinate keep giving me readings like nv_ue_imei_i ready only..is there any way to fix this ?
[Fascinate General] CaptainSpazzz:
Just did this to my Samsung Continuum. Everything went great, I'm able to receive and send texts. Only problem is receiving and making calls. Doesn't work. Anyone ever figure out a work around or fix?
[Fascinate General] manuts:
So do you get 3G data speeds if the LG220 is not a 3G capable phone?
[Fascinate General] kaprial:
has any one figured this out

every time I try to make a call it says we are sorry we are unable to verify your phone

also *#06# shows my old meid

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under the data tab under programing in dfs in hdr category my nia and pwd is @uscc.net could this have something to do with it and if so what should it be
[Fascinate General] tf1078:
st # on green card

I was trying to follow the instructions but I was unsure about the # on the green card vs the meid # on the red card that came with the phone. The instructions say its a 20 digit # but neither of the #'s I have are 20 digits long. The one on the red card is 18 and the green card is 16. Witch one do I use?

Nevermind got it working, but I can't get it to program when dialing *22890. Whats wierd is ST show my phone as activated and I can send and recieve texts and calls just no data what so ever. No mms or browsing. Can someone post the manual settings for an android phone? Or does anyone have any suggestions?
[Fascinate General] denpad2010:
what phone do u have cause ei know rthe *#06# command works on gsm only i have a fascinate in my hands right now when i type the command the phone do nothing...just curious if u talking about the verizon fascinate or any other gsm galaxy s thanks
[Fascinate General] kaprial:
I have the sch-i500 mesmerize
[Fascinate General] mjstallion:
How long have you guys had your cdma Android phones on straight talk? On another board they say your account will last a max of 3 months because the straight talk cdma prepaid phones have software that checks in with straight talk servers, and that's how they automatically deactivate cloned phones.

I'm on boost and would love to switch, but am concerned by this.
[Fascinate General] canaanp:
I see that several people have gotten this to at least somewhat work... my question is - what part of the process actually switches the phone from whatever to ST? I have a us cellular mesmerize, same as fascinate from verizon. After switching ESN and such I do not see any difference. The phone is still a us cellular phone. Another strange thing, when I typed in *#06# I viewed an MEID that neither matched the old one or the new one... how could this be? In DFS it shows the new one. When I type the code to do programming and roaming update, it goes to us cellular's programming recording... so how do I actually make the change to ST?
[Fascinate General] 4MUSKRAT:
warnold66- U can NOT use the Straight Talk Phone. Take the Battery out of the ST Phone So after you activate the ST MEID you DO NOT TURN ON the Straight Talk Phone unless your Fascinate or whatever phone ur using is Broke. I've done a few hundred of these.

camrok- Yes u can use a Sprint phone if u want the VZW side of ST u have to manually enter in all your data settings. The only issue is most NON VZW Phones MMS will NOT Work, All ur Talk, Text, Web & Apps WILL work Fine. Now if u want to use it on the Sprint Side of ST u need to pick urself up a ST Android I would get 1 thats broke save urself a couple bucks but the Coverage is pretty crappy.

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I've been swaping between phones for a yr now on St & been Flashing phones over for customers for that long as well & have had no issues
[Fascinate General] ganjamatik:
This is very interesting I cannot for the life of me how to get to dfs program I contact that guy but he is not willing to provide a and I am not sure how I can get it. I got.the new demo but thats it.any help is much appreciated.thx!
[Fascinate General] justan00b:
Why would you pay someone for it?... Just register here (I can't post direct links since I don't have 10 posts, but add the www infront of it..)

cdmatool.com/register.aspx and download here cdmatool.com/Download.aspx then just login with whatever account you registered.. I think it'll say demo mode, but it won't expire and you will have access to everything you need
[Fascinate General] mjstallion:
Are you guys having problems with straight Talk cutting you off for excessive data?
[Fascinate General] justan00b:
I've heard a lot of people get cut off for this, but I haven't been cut off... just don't use too much data in one day and don't use too much in a month. I heard somewhere as long as you don't go over 2gb in a month you're good. Just use data only when necessary and wifi when you can..did they give you a warning or just cut you off?
[Fascinate General] jvillejoe:
I cant find the free phone in the op on wally worlds web site. Looks like they no longer sell it. So, what phone should I get that's free? Cause I don't see one. I am doing a favor for my friend to save him money so any help would be great. Thanks in advance.:)

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Never mind I found it LoL.
[Fascinate General] kakureru:
NAM 1/2

has anyone tried to copy over the nam files with CDMA workshop?

when you activate an ESN, only thing is happening is that the phone is downloading this bit of information. (contains phone numbers and radio channels and other misc provisioning data)

also, how long has this hack lasted for people?

thanks!
[Fascinate General] Cheeky_Fink:
I've had my Fascinate on Straight Talk since August 30th last year. No issues at all, even when I missed paying by 2 days and had to reactivate it.

I got an automated call once warning me to cut back on my data or it would be throttled and/or possibly terminated altogether, but the night before I'd spent about an hour and a half streaming YouTube over the 3G. Haven't done that since, never got another warning, and I use data constantly. Download tons of apps, emails, MMS, HEAVY web browsing, and several apps use data in the background constantly (GMail, Maps w/ Nav, WeatherBug Elite,Facebook, FB Messenger and Google Voice), and I stream a video/song or 2 every once in a while, just to give you an idea of the data situation.

Oh, and I DO have WiFi, but I rarely use it because my ROM has issues with MMS while WiFi is on. I only use if for updating my larger apps or when I don't wanna boot my computer to watch a specific video on YT.
[Fascinate General] rjay3:
is this also able to work on the LTE verizon phones like the bionic?
[Fascinate General] 94SupraTT:
What phone was your donor phone? LG220? Everyone else seems to have no 3G. I'm currently on Pageplus 55 plan but might switch to this if 3G is available all th time. No 3G is a deal breaker for me.
[Fascinate General] mvmacd:
I got a few questions

1. Can you still switch from the $45 unlimited to the $30 plan [1000 min/1000 txt/30 mb] plan?

2. Do you need to be on VZW [for example, EH03] firmware for this?

3. Does this do anything irreversible to the phone? Can I reset the ESN back to original with a factory reset, or re Odin'ing the firmware?

4. Is there any free software that will change the ESN instead of shelling out $10?

And I suppose the best thing would be to get a Fascinate with a bad ESN. :p
[Fascinate General] unimatrix725:
#3- Its just a esn and some activation data. Replace esn and react. & update prl everything should be good. I do this with different provider same concept tho. I still have a Alltel Brand Phone thats still working well. ;)

#4- None that I know of however qpst and cdma workshop will work. You can find those via google, If you do use a virtual machine or have a extra drive with windoze on it. Those free downloaded versions (cdma workshop) frequently have herpes and we all know herpes doesnt wash off! lol

If something like email or texting doesnt work then it probably did not get the right programming. Easiest suggestion is to power on old phone and enter service menu where you can find out allot of specific settings and place those into the new phone.
[Fascinate General] Cheeky_Fink:
Mine was an R451C slider. No 3g on it, but 3G is fine on my Fascinate.
[Fascinate General] mvmacd:
:rolleyes: If Straight Talk would look at your account and see that you are using 3G on a non-3g phone... Bam.
[Fascinate General] Cheeky_Fink:
Apparently they don't care. I got a warning to slow down on data after streaming YouTube and Pandora all night long one, but that's all I've heard from them.
[Fascinate General] RioSoul:
I just flashed a Droid Incredible to Straight Talk a couple of days ago using an LG220C as a donor phone & it is working beautifully! Anybody know if the LG290C is capable of being used as a donor to fully flash a phone to ST as well? Based on its specifications, I don't see why not, but it would be nice if someone could confirm that he's actually used it as a donor to fully flash a phone to ST.

On another note, I realize that Motorola phones are difficult to do meid repairs on so flashing those to ST probably isn't an option at this present time, but has anyone had any success getting any one of the following phones flashed to ST?: the Samsung Droid Charge, the Samsung Continuum, the Samsung Illusion, the Samsung Stratosphere, the Google Galaxy Nexus, the HTC Rezound, the HTC Rhyme, the HTC Trophy, the HTC Droid Incredible 2, the Verizon HTC Touch Pro, the Verizon HTC Touch Pro 2, the HTC Thunderbolt, the LG Enlighten, the LG Spectrum, the LG Vortex, the LG Ally, the LG Revolution?
[Fascinate General] tf1078:
Guide was spot on. Got everything working on the fascinate, even transferred/ported my # from my old carrier. 3g popped up right away and have been cruising at 1.5-.5mbps.
[Fascinate General] colbyt94:
any cdma

Can fascinate be bought off of ebay with bad esn
[Fascinate General] tf1078:
ebay's where I got mine

That's where I got mine for $80 and it looks brand new, no scratches nothin. When I got it the phone was rooted and flashed for cricket so I went back to stock, wiped everything off and started fresh. The whole process to be up and running on st was about 30 minutes including adding the phone to my account to activate it. As far as the data, I get 3g just fine and the doner was the lg220c non 3g. Even used the fascinate to program a friends epic first, thanks to the guide here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1473141, then did mine. I have started to play around with the vzw prl's to see which give a better 3g signal (if that's possible) but I get full 5 bars outside and between 2-4 inside. Data slows a bit inside vs outside but still good enough to stream pandora and youtube. Both get good 3g speeds and haven't had any issue with a data warning. Been pretty mindful about the 2gb though and have only gone over by a little. Too scared to tempt fate by going over too much.
[Fascinate General] 94SupraTT:
I just got a spare Fascinate for $40. I'm gonna try porting it to Straight Talk.
[Fascinate General] mvmacd:
nice price.. anything wrong with it tho'?
[Fascinate General] 94SupraTT:
No and the ESN was clean. The lady just "upgraded" to an iphone. My GF actually found the phone for me.
[Fascinate General] irtehun:
anyone know if this will work with LTE phones?
[Fascinate General] mvmacd:
Even if it does, I don't think Straight Talk offers 4g.
[Fascinate General] irtehun:
I don't care about that I just wanna know if it would work on a gnex without LTE
[Fascinate General] mvmacd:
Then why not say "does this work with gnex?"

I suppose as long as you can find the software to change the ESN, and edit the PRL, etc, it should work.. maybe you should ask on the gnex forum though?
[Fascinate General] mjstallion:
What server, port, and proxy are listed for your MMS settings?

To check them, on your fascinate dial ##3282#, edit and enter your epic’s MSL, and it should list them.

Thanks.
[Fascinate General] benthe1:
Alright!! Those having problems not being able to get calling, texting, or data(or some combination of the three) Here is what I did. It's almost the exact same as post #1 with some tweaks, indicated by brackets and capitol letters in the brackets.ei [MY INSERTIONS]

1. First buy a Straight Talk from Walmart.com or straightalk.com. Get the LG220C.

(Its $45 with one month unlimited everything with free shipping.)

2.[DO NOT ACTIVATE IT. DON'T EVEN TURN IT ON. THAT'S WHERE THINGS GET MESSED UP OVER THE NETWORK. IF YOU HAVE ACTIVATED IT ALREADY THEN YOU MIGHT HAVE TO GET ANOTHER ONE. THIS IS ONE OF THE ONLY THINGS I DID DIFFERENT AND NOW EVERYTHING WORKS ON MY FASCINATE]

3.Download the drivers for the Samsung Fascinate SCH-I500 making sure you get 32 bit or 64 bit which ever machine have it installed.

4.Download DFS [I HAPPEN TO BE USING VER. 3.3.0.7] you have to activate the software though their site after you install it.[YOU DO NOT NEED TO BUY THEIR PRODUCT, EVEN THOUGH IT SEEMS LIKE YOU DO. JUST ACTIVATE IT]

5.You will need to put the [FASCINATE IN USB DEBUGGING MODE AND ALLOW UNKNOWN SOURCES]

6.Then dial **87284 put both options in modem mode[sometimes you need to put the phone in dial mode. dial **33284 then enter 000000 in the block for SPC. SCROLL TO THE BOTTOM AND IT'S THE BOTTOM OPTION. SELECT IT ON]

7.Then plug the phone in it should tell you its found new hardware and ask for drivers

8.Then run DFS[MAKE SURE THE RIGHT PORT IS SELECTED FOR YOUR DEVICE. CLICK ON THE TOP LEFT BUTTON CALLED "Ports". DOUBLE CLICK YOUR DEVICE]

9. Go back to the main screen

10.Then you will need the password to unlock the SCH-I500 [HERE'S THE NUMBER: 2010031619780721. NOT SURE WHY HE DIDN'T PUT IT ON HERE]

11.IN THE SPC THE NUMBERS SHOULD ALREADY HAVE 000000 IN IT. CLICK ON THE RUN BUTTON. AT THE BOTTOM OF DFS IT SHOULD SAY "Unlocked". THEN enter the 16 digit code in the PWD block at the top of DFS program. Click run and it will say unlocked again.

12.[IN THE VERSION I'M USING YOU HAVE TO CLICK ON THE PROGRAMMING TAB TO BRING UP THE MEID OPTIONS. ITS IN THE CENTER COLUMN HALF WAY DOWN] Then "read" the phone's ESN. Write it down just in case want put back.

13.Then enter the 20 digit number that's on your straight talk green card [IT'S ALSO ON THE BACK OF THE PHONE UNDE THE BATTERY], enter it in the MEID block under the DEC, (NOT the HEX).

14.Hit "Write". It will do it real quick

15.Then hit reset from the reset from DFS. [TOP RIGHT CORNER]

16.OK to active it might try to dial Verizon if activate and the Emergency buttons are at the bottom hit the Emergency *#83786633 then dial *22890 it will program

17.OK then dial *22891 to update roaming[MAKE A TEST CALL]

18.[DIAL **33284 AGAIN. UN-SELECT DIAL UP MODE FROM THE BOTTOM. THAT WILL ENABLE DATA]

(Hopefully my modifications make it work for those that are having problems. It worked for me.
[Fascinate General] Preda8or:
I watched the video but didn't see how to get dfs for $10. Could anyone help Thanks
[Fascinate General] benthe1:
You don't need to pay the $10. Just activate the demo version. Look at my post on how to get the fascinate on Straight Talk. Post # 80. It's got a few clarifications to the original post.
[Fascinate General] mjstallion:
It appears that DFS is no longer giving out demo accounts. When you attempt to register, the login details don't work in DFS.

Anyone have some demo login credentials that they either no longer use, or wouldn't mind sharing? PM me.

Thanks!
[Fascinate General] alnova1:
Just did this and everything is fine except for the data is not 3G. It says 3G but speeds are edge. Every once and awhile it will say 1x and then go back to 3G. Is anyone experiencing true 3G and how?
[Fascinate General] tf1078:
edge is between 100-300kbs and 1x is just about the same or a little below edge. Now my speeds fluctuate between 400kbs-1.5mbs upload & download which may not be on the high end of 3g but it is 3g

And is fast enough for YouTube and streaming radio. So what speeds are you getting?
[Fascinate General] tf1078:
Here's the screen shot and the test was in my living room. Outside I get better speeds.
[Fascinate General] alnova1:
I'm getting around 200kbps usually...I did hit 800kbps one time but didn't last long. i did this for a friend and he purchased the 30mb plan so i can't keep testing or he will be out of data. I flash to boost mobile alot and he just wanted to see how it would go on Straight Talk and to see if i could flash to it. I was just wondering if maybe there was a tweak in cdma workshop that might help. I actually used the DFS software for the first time on his flash.
[Fascinate General] tf1078:
No tweak to help that I know of. Make sure he has the most recent prl and modem that works best in your area. My phone is showing prl 59272.
[Fascinate General] murf1972:
I just received Nokia E71 and $45 Straight talk card. Never turned on. SCH-i500 Fascinated device is unlocked with DFS. However, serial number or SIM number can not be put onto the MEID. You said 20 numbers can be put, but there is an error. Let me help.
[Fascinate General] tf1078:
Sorry buddy, the fassy is a cdma phone and the e71 is GSM. The two don't mix.
[Fascinate General] TN Jed:
Thanks to those who put the time in to working this out!

Im a n00b when it comes to the smart phone hobby but was able to root my phone after a few attempts. Im running CyanogenMod 7 on the droid. So now I hope to get ST working as well.

I have a HTC Eris and my ST phone is the samsung R355C. My ST phone is activated and expires in 2 days. Normally just use the $30 plan but can grab a $45 if this will work.

Some have said they used existing ST phone others say it has to be a new/un-activated ST so Im still a bit lost... Can I make this work or will I have to get a new ST phone?

Thanks in advance :)
[Fascinate General] tf1078:
different every time..... I have done a couple of phones for friends of mine and in a few cases the info came thru fine...... on the doner phone I usually use, no. I have never used the phone you are and I have never tried it on the sim card side. You may have better luck with the keys coming thru with it being sim card "att"... let us know, I'm curious.
[Fascinate General] 00ffej:
Does it need to be that specific phone model? The 220?
[Fascinate General] tf1078:
Not at all... I was simply saying that if your using the lg220 it can't be activated already or else the keys you need for 3g won't pull thru. And I've never used the St phone your talking about but if its a 3g phone already it may have all the info you need.

Sent from my SCH-I500
[Fascinate General] 00ffej:
Because the 220 isn't available new anymore... Is a refurbished phone still ok? And the new phone needs to be a 3g phone? No regular CDMA phone will work?
[Fascinate General] mjstallion:
The refurbished 220 is fine.
[Fascinate General] JLawL:
Hey guys, I had someone flash my Fascinate to Straight Talk about 3 weeks ago. I had never had a smart phone and knew nothing of these forums, or how easy it would have been to do it myself.

Anyway, at first I thought the phone was working perfectly, and it seems to be, with the exception that I do not seem to have 3G. I am at 1x speeds when off Wi-Fi. I hadn't noticed until yesterday.

Is there anything I can do post-flash to attempt to get my 3G speeds?

I am rooted, and have the most current "stock" version of Gingerbread installed.

Thanks in advance :D

EDIT: I seem to have an issue with long distance calls also. I have a friend who lives in OK that I have spoken to nearly every night, and now tonight I cannot dial her number. It comes up saying "Welcome to Verizon Wireless, the number you've dialed blah blah blah"

But everything else works, and when she calls me it works >.>
[Fascinate General] 00ffej:
Got the refurbished 220, then flashed to stock eh03 before flashing the new meid. Everything went completely smoothly, my wife now has a fassy on st running the new milestone 5 aokp. Awesome work, peeps.

EDIT: by the way, if you order through straight talk, overnight shipping is free :)
[Fascinate General] JLawL:
My phone is already flashed to Straight Talk, but I seem to have no 3g or web browsing capability.

If I do this reset and then dial the *22890 to activate it again will it work? Or will that mess up my phone even more?
[Fascinate General] tf1078:
Yes, it should work

sent form my Straight talk SCH-I500
[Fascinate General] JLawL:
Dialing the number to reset doesn't do anything. Now I'm confused lol -,-
[Fascinate General] Kaptinkrunk:
ok so i should send the fassy back to stock before i do this? bec it on gummy ics right now thought i should as before i try this
[Fascinate General] tf1078:
are you running something other than the stock rom. I'm running ics and the hidden menu's don't work at all.

sent form my Straight talk SCH-I500
[Fascinate General] Kaptinkrunk:
ya my and my girl both have fassy and she need data plan gonna do this for her in the next week i hope, but ive been doing test and yes needs to be stock for the hidden menu gummy didnt have them, i flashed it back to stock just to test and worked fine so ya ill let you know how it goes

the real question is does it have to be the lg 220? or just a 3g capable phone?
[Fascinate General] jlear3:
If I do this on a sprint phone (epic 4g touch) will I only get service from sprint towers? I currently have it on virgin mobile, hoping to get better reception with straight talk

Also @Kaptinkrunk if you read through the thread you'll notice that multiple people have used other phones. One even said he used a non-3g capable phone as the donor and still had 3g on his "fassy"
[Fascinate General] Kaptinkrunk:
i know ive read every post lol ill be doing it to a fassy sunday then a d1 soon after
[Fascinate General] 00ffej:
Thought sprint will only activate smartphones from them.., maybe I'm wrong?
[Fascinate General] tf1078:
Depends on the doner phone. If you use the cheap one then you will roam on vzw and have really great roaming and service. If your doner is an android St phone then yes, you will be on sprint's towers and basically have sprint service.

sent form my Straight talk SCH-I500
[Fascinate General] tf1078:
My doner was the same mentioned in this great thread and is not a 3g phone but I get good 3g speeds, I believe I posted a screen shot of the speed here a while back

sent form my Straight talk SCH-I500
[Fascinate General] colbyt94:
Do you have to get a new number or can i use same st number and how. How do you add more airtime to the phone. When i buy the 220 do i have to get the unlimitied card with it or just the phone.
[Fascinate General] tf1078:
Yes you can port your #. Create a St acct on their website and they have instructions for porting. As far as buying the phone and not the aircard I'm not sure that's an option for that cheap phone. You add airtime from st's website or pick up an aircard from Walmart. Its all pretty straight forward and easy.

sent form my Straight talk SCH-I500