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[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nymica:
Data is back here in Dallas as well still not 3g though dangit!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JD2589:
Data is back in Miami, FL, Daleee! Lol =D

JD
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] .Nox:
Data is also back in Atlanta :).

WHEW! I really didn't want to buy one of their crap phones and upgrade my plan lol. I must say we've got quite the hacked data community here :D
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] whamsandwich:
I updated to 03025 and I get the 3G icon. But I don't think I'm getting 3G speeds. Sometimes it doesn't even connect efficiently it just seems to load a webpage forever.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JD2589:
That has happened to me also. But that problem is on MetroPCS side, I guess there still updating their towers. Well just have to wait for that or a newer PRL.

Although I'm currently very happy with 3G using the 3022 PRL.

JD
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deseo:
I remember few weeks back I start messing with my wife's EVO and one day come back from work and see the 3g icon on that EVO but like others was not stable also was that day when the changes makes Pandora not to play any more in less wee change the 0.0.0.0 deal so didn't know that and I tough it was the settings I changed witch I don't remember but I guess was the original settings on my boost EVO so start making all the settings again like it was before but notice that mms was stoped working too so I tough was my fault didn't know that now wee need the msl from whiterabbit so I'm going to try diferent settings I'll try Sprint original settings and boost mobile settings see what happens
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FuMMoD:
I cannot find a way to update my PRL. Do you know how I can do it on an AOSP Rom? I'm running CM7 and using the 0322 PRL since I'm in Miami as well. Thank you.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JD2589:
Hey,

I just PM'd you my PRL Update Guide :D

JD
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rovertech1:
I wanted to bring up the mob/simple ip setting thing again...I changed mine back to that last night and it seems my speeds are better but it takes forever for the mobile network to connect after leaving wifi(and on a sense rom it will give the data call error). It seems like maybe there are some other settings in qpst that need changing for everything to work right? I have everything set up as it is in bloody's provisioning guide but since that was done pre-3g is there anything else that may need to be changed?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mexigga:
I would say no being that others get 3g with the provisions in bloodykiller86's guide...with that.being said, I still am at a loss as to why I don't get 3g with any of the prls...

Settings or metro....? That is the question...lol
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rovertech1:
Yeah i bet a lot of the issues we are having is just metro. I actually show evdo rev. A connection regardless of the mob/simple or simple only setting. It definitely changes its behavior though. I also get speed test not working because it can't get a connection quick enough even with full signal.

Its such a tease, lol. I thought metro was going to suck less now but its actually making me more frustrated with them. :rolleyes:
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deseo:
lets every body go to boost as i did, i wan to bring my wife with me to boost but i don't understand why she don't wan to live metro
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JD2589:
Hey Everyone,

You guys are giving up to easily. I spent 5 days without a 3G connection, then all of the sudden it came back but was unusable due to it being slower than 1X, and now its completely fine!

I say give Metro time to finish updating there towers to 3G, their currently working on that and are obviously having issues.

JD
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rovertech1:
I'm going to give it some time...I like the traveltalk coverage that metro has for when I go through south georgia...none of the other prepaids(except cdma straight talk) will pick up at all down there. Overall i've been happy with metro...their 1x coverage and call coverage around here has been great :cool:
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JD2589:
Great. :D

I will also be testing the Mobile IP, Simple IP, & Mob+Simp.

Will post results later.

JD
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mexigga:
I'm not really complaining. Service is fine.

Just puzzled as to why everyone HERE has 3g except me...the guy with the houdini evo...lol
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JD2589:
Disregard post, must redo tests! :D

JD
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] charlie03:
Mexigga,

Same thing here Houdini EVO..I think it made the 3G coverage disappear..so it's actually making the name "Houdini" live up to it's reputation. To add as well I went in and changed back to just Simple IP again since i hated that "error 67" i kept getting when going from wi-fi to 1x. Also read some place that if you get enough of those errors they do something like time you out of the network for 30 minutes. Not sure if its just internet talk or if it's even real but just thought i would mention it. The other thing i have noticed is I've also gone back looking for older PRL's just to try and I am coming to believe that maybe the EVO's flashed and labeled Houdini by Metro are capped because that is one thing that is always the same no matter the PRL i test. I maintain the same speeds both up and download.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mexigga:
Hahahahaha....totally agree about disappearing...

As far as houdini not getting 3g, there are plenty that are getting it. That is what's so weird.

Edit: 3g just stopped and back to 1x here in L.A. - confirmed on 4 different mpcs branded cell phones.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] charlie03:
Oh on another note, just a quick question for you guys. I am tired of the 4G antenna coming on and then activating itself on my EVO. Unlike my wifes phone that actually did work for whatever reason with the 4G Sprint towers mine never does. So it annoys me when i look down and its connected to 4G. Any way to disable this on this phone?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FuMMoD:
Damn, well i got the PRL to update to 3022 but now i can't get MMS to work. I even used all the APN settings you have in the original post. Any tips?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] montecristo1:
What worked for me after updating the PRL was just add the gingerbread mms fix...granted if you have gingerbread. I did not have to do any changes to APN...just flash it and it worked...out of the box sort of speak.

MetrOff is for AOSP

MetroMMSFIX is for sense (I have sense, so I used this one)

Again, no need to make changes to APN, just flash it. By the way, I use Handcent SMS v3.9.8.5... for some reason, the newer version, I couldn't sent mms out. So I stayed on this version, works great.

Good luck.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FuMMoD:
Ah ok i'll do this right now then. Thank you.

Edit: Works perfect thank you!!!

You should at that fix to the main post just in case anyone else has the issue.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pifive:
dont count your chickens yet. They might be testing ways of blocking us once and for all.

Still a relief but worried about what they might do in the future due to not allowing more hudini flashed phones etc. and now this scare.

We cant let the guard down
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] atljatl:
Ugh...don't say that. :eek:

+1 for atlanta full 3g back. 1000kbps dl downtown
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] .Nox:
Damn you make some very valid points. I dont doubt this has something to do with the supposed removal of houdinisoft, so what you say might be spot on.

How exactly did we originally get data on our Evos in the first place? I read elisas post and that gives me a good general idea, but anyone know any more details?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mteezey:
This had nothing to do with flashed phones. IMO just because no metro phones had data here today except LTE phones did. So I'm guessing they just.got around to doing whatever they did in Florida and other places a week ago now. No worries guys. There not gonna cut us off. Think of how.many of us would just.go to another carrier(two in my house alone). Now if they warned flashed users first then offered something like a trade in on flashed phones to keep us that would be the only way they stood a chance. Think about it of there was only a 100 flashed phones on the network that's 5k they would lose that first month not much I know but there is probably 100s of thousand flashed phones if you start adding that up they would be bankrupt real quick. Jus sayin
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nymica:
Have to agree with teezey here guys I really doubt they're trying to screw anyone over....

Sent from my Infected NeuRoTic ZR3D!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] .Nox:
But aren't flashed phones only supposed to get talk & text? I could be wrong but I was under the impression that flashed phones were never supposed to have data in the first place. So by changing the data algorithm (or whatever it is lol) it shouldn't make any difference in their eyes as flashed phones aren't supposed to have data in the first place.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nymica:
Only reason they "aren't supposed to" is because metro doesn't want to have to train their people to know what is going on...if they wanted to do things right they'd ditch Houdini and do it the right way so their customers would walk out with a fully functioning and fully provisioned phone...

Sent from my Infected NeuRoTic ZR3D!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] .Nox:
Right but if the plan specifies that we aren't supposed to have data and as far as they're concerned we dont, how would changing the data algorithm (?) affect their business? They wouldn't be losing anything in their eyes as we aren't supposed to have it in the first place. Naturally it would affect their business, but I cant imagine them taking into consideration hacked data users, and that being a reason that they dont change the data information.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nymica:
Because the plan we are on is the same plan everyone else is on they just don't allow us on the "Android" tier just basic and feature phone tier (which still has data) it's just the flashing service that says we won't get data, not the plan.

Sent from my Infected NeuRoTic ZR3D!

*edited.....damn you auto correct!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] .Nox:
Really? I'm on the $30 plan and was under the impression that only talk and text was available on this plan. If i were to get a metro phone I would have to upgrade to a $45 or $50 plan.

I hope your right :).
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mteezey:
I believe all metro plans have web. But the reason they only.allow US the 30 and 40$ plans is because they don't support web on flashed phones. There's nothing in place stopping it just lack of provisioning on there part.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nymica:
Well I know when I got in we had the crappy metro phones (with data) and had an incredible 2 and my evo3d added and never had to change our $40 plan... :)

Sent from my Infected NeuRoTic ZR3D!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] .Nox:
Niceeeeeeeee! I love being wrong sometimes! I kinda always felt like I was doing something that they didn't want me to do. Rather it sounds like its something they just don't train their people to do. You guys rock thanks for the info!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nymica:
Always glad to help :)

Sent from my Infected NeuRoTic ZR3D!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AlexFG:
Actually those of you on the $40 a month plan are supposed to get internet on your phone; the only difference is that you are not supposed to be using smart phones on that plan; that's what the 50 and $60 plan is for.

I don't wanna sound like a pessimist but I do agree with the guy that said we are not off the hook yet. MetroPCS is probably testing a newer more efficient authentication algorithm to get rid of all these flashed smartphones that consume 100% more data than the dumb phones you are supposed to be using on those $40 a month plans. All these flashed android phones on 3G are overloading their network, they do know what's going on and its only logical that they will try to do something about it. Whether they'll succeed or not its a different story though; those of us determined enough will always find a way around their limitations. :p
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Exleh:
I can confirm stable 3G here in Sacramento on 3028.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] atljatl:
Then hopefully you'll let me hang around with you if that day comes. Please do me a favor though and put some clothes on.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AlexFG:
"Please excuse my nudity...."..lol. Chicks dig it.:p
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nymica:
I think I just threw up a little!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mexigga:
now that's funny...
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JD2589:
^ No comment. Lmao.

JD
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JD2589:
MetroPCS strikes once again. I've been violated, lol, PRL 02004 was pushed to me by Metro once again this morning at 8:00 AM. Writing PRL 3028 as we speak. :)

JD
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] atljatl:
You caught this one early;)
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Exleh:
I was running 02004 for ages lol when 3027 was acting spotty in my area... Then I updated to 3028 yesterday and I have stable 3G with 60-120kbps rates. Much better than the 20kbps I was getting with 1X on 02004. :)
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mexigga:
sure did...still good here.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JD2589:
Hey everyone,

It's been a while since I post a speed test. Check out this one, I'm at Coral Gables, FL.

Really great signal here full bars!

I wish these speeds would be constant and everywhere..

JD
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] atljatl:
That's fantastic. Steady 1000 kbps here in downtown atlanta and that's about as good as we get.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JD2589:
Thats great also! These speeds are good, You can stream YouTube videos and go to pretty much any website extremely fast.

JD
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AlexFG:
Those speeds are impresive for metro. On my phone it never got higher than 700 kbps and i tested it all over the city. Now im getting around 5 to 6 mbps consistently on redpocket. :)
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yknujssab:
3G envy

Wish I could get speeds like that here in Bakersfield. Still stuck at 1x. Better than nothing for $35 per month. Wife's Admire hits 3g every now and then, but when I go to do a speed test it switches back to 1x:confused:
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mdiaz33685:
hmmm I barely see 3g, sometimes and when I do, it dont connect, and 1x drops back i connect.....

my normal regularly is 125kbps down and 160 up,,,

if i do connect to 3g its the same as 1x anyway....

i would only see 3g on prl 3020 3022 maybe sometimes 3023, all others are 1x...

so i decided to stay with the new prl 3028.... 1x :(
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mexigga:
Your usual speeds are what I get on a regular basis as well...lol
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JD2589:
-MetroPCS 3G Locations!

Hey Everyone,

Time passes by quickly, and its been a while since I update the User Confirmed Metro 3G Locations section in the OP and in the MetroPRL website. So if your currently getting 3G in an area that has not been posted, Please let me know! :)

Thanks.

Here is the current list:

Miami, FL [JD2589]

Sanford, FL [chad9f9]

Hialeah, FL [ronwins]

Stockton, CA [edgeez25]

Atlanta, GA [rovertech1]

Lakeland, FL [StarfleetcCommunications]

Bartow, FL [StarfleetCommunications]

Davenport, Fl [marcnoel101]

Manteca, CA [montecristo1]

French Camp, CA [montecristo1]

Lathrop, CA [montecristo1]

Tracy, CA [montecristo1]

West Palm Beach, FL [pimpmack]

Hudson Country, CT [medinab77]

Fort Pierce, FL [pimpmack]

Port St Lucie, FL [Mikekelso421]

Ypsilanti, MI [bill48105]

Ocala, FL [mikeuriah]

Sacramento, CA [chainsaw5001]

Modesto,CA [discobiscuit]

Bakersfield, CA [yknujssab]

JD
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chainsaw5001:
Sacramento, Ca.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] discobiscuit:
3G Just cut off in Modesto,CA happening to mine and a few other flashed phones.

i was on 3022 prl with 3G working fine last night, cut off this morning & tried the new 3028 prl and still nothing, not even 1x :confused:

Anyone else having this? is this another national Temporary outage?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chivasjose09:
No data here in dallas too.. Have the 3028 prl and nothing
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] discobiscuit:
Im gonna try a few different PRL's and see if i can at least get a stable 1X connection, might as well have some data flowing in then none.

Modesto,CA and Dallas Confirmed so far, anyone else having complete data cutoffs?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vyrus69:
Yea down here in Miami again. This is getting old quick.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] discobiscuit:
Yupp, Tried 3028, 3022, 3027 and Cannot get a Stable 1X connection, and when i go to about phone it keeps saying its still on 2004.

This is getting old, metros getting too unstable. Time to look to CricKet if this keeps up, & Is the official Metroflash down or are they still in progress with doing that?

---------- Post added at 12:08 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:46 AM ----------

And does anybody know if Existing Flashed phones through Houdini will still Have data that were flashed prior to the service being shut down? or will they be cut off data permanently?

Would really appreciate someones input :confused:

---------- Post added at 12:13 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:08 PM ----------

3G Is backup working on both my Motorola Droid 3 and HTC Evo 3D.

Not sure if this is gonna keep happening every other day but im glad it was resolved quickly.

:D:D:D:D:D
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vyrus69:
Yea backup here too.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] discobiscuit:
kynastonaphere

& i just got ahold of my Authorized Dealer & was told Existing flashed phones will not be affected with a Permanent Data cutoff, MetroPCS is just not taking any new Flashed accounts anymore :(

So Time to invest in otterbox's for your existing phones ladies and gentlemen, keep your phones close and your 3G privileges even closer :D:D:D
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrguru2011:
Metropcs down in Atlanta againg
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mteezey:
Down in Detroit too.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mexigga:
was down in los angeles for about an hour. Back up and running now.

Sent with swagger
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] discobiscuit:
Up and working here in Modesto just fine after i first posted 3G was put back on, Fully working here in California as far as i know, will come back on by today im sure for Atlanta and Detroit
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JD2589:
Yeah Data was down for a few hours. Now its back up, Don't know what's up with Metro recently.

Added to more to the 3G locations list:

-Sacramento, CA [chainsaw5001]

-Modesto,CA [discobiscuit]

-Bakersfield, CA [yknujssab]

JD
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yknujssab:
Cricket?

Is Cricket better? I can't get 3G even though I confirmed last night that there is 3G here in Bakersfield, on the east side of town. So now I'm thinking about Cricket. Anyone have any thoughts of this?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JD2589:
Cricket is almost the same as Metro, Good in some areas bad in others. You'd have to ask around your area to find out.

JD
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] discobiscuit:
Crickets about the same, you can get the $45 unlimited plan with flashed phones so the bill and 3G is about the same, as far as coverage area id call a local cricket dealer and ask them, If cricket came out with a new family plan any time soon id happily move over, but im grandfathered in on the 4 for $100 on metro with all flashed phones, cant get any better then that! :D

Im pretty sure Down south towards Turlock/merced/fresno its mostly Crickets Main coverage areas, not so sure about Bakersfield though
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yknujssab:
Virgin mobile

Hey guys, what about Virgin mobile? Just really desperate for some speed!!:D
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AlexFG:
If you want speed and you don't find paying a little bit more than what you are paying now on Metro; I recommend T-Mobile prepaid or Red Pocket. I've been getting faster than DSL speeds consistently on any of those two carriers and excellent reception everywhere I go. No contracts and great service for $60 a months.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yknujssab:
T-mobile is GSM. I need to stay with cdma to keep my EVO.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AlexFG:
You could always sell the EVO and get yourself a GSM phone; GSM technology is superior to CDMA at least when it comes to 3G speeds. Even on the Big carriers like Verizon and Sprint their 3G sucks.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xKLEINx:
If u wanna keep the EVO go to boost. Everywhere gets around 500-1000kbps and higher in certain areas. But like Alex said GSM is the way to go. U could even go simple mobile they use tmobile network for 60$ a month you can 40mbps+. If I don't switch back to Sprint when the LTE EVO comes out. I will be going to tmobile and getting one s. Metros time has came and gone. If u figure in price and speed and compare to the other no contract carriers thier service is garbage and thier phone lineup is even worse.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] discobiscuit:
Okay but what yknujssab is tryna say is if there is any CDMA carrier that he can flash his evo to with consistent 3G coverage for under $50 a month im guessing. id say CricKet is your best chance, Not redpocket with their 2GB of mobile web :p

Or tmobiles $50/$60/$70 Prepaid plans with The first 100mb/2gb/5gb of data will be at up to 4G speeds and then the rest will be throttled :mad:

Crickets your best bet i would say, GSM technology isnt far superior then CDMA & blah blah blah, if your looking at it from a over-seas Compatibility perspective then yeah, itd be obvious to switch to switch to a GSM carrier because GSM is a true worldwide standard but CDMA is favored in the states because of Local affordability.

ONLY thing i dislike about CDMA is their ESN system, & how the carrier is busy picking and choosing what phones can be used on their network unlike GSM which doesn't micro manage what phones are on it :mad:
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yknujssab:
Exactly:D
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mteezey:
Someone wanna test out an mms fix for 4.67 hit me up.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] discobiscuit:
Another Data cutoff :mad: Yippee!!

Confirmed on more then one device in California
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrctony:
Try this I fixed mms on htc evo 4G stock 4.67 with this method...

in recovery flashed:

first:

-evo AOSP script,

2nd:

-evo 3.0 script,

3rd:

-evo 4.54 script,

4th:

-evo 4.67 script,

rebooted and "voila" working send and receive, ENJOY :-)
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrctony:
yeah is down here in nor,cal too...

Sacramento...
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Exleh:
Data out in Sacramento on mine and my girlfriend's Evo.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JD2589:
Yeah Data is currently down guys.. :(

JD
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yknujssab:
No data

Confirmed no data on both my flashed Evo:mad: AND my wife's MetroPCS Samsung Admire:confused: in Bakersfield, CA. I repeat, no data on Metro branded Samsung Admire. So not just the flashed phones.:(
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] discobiscuit:
nonleting

Yupp, i guess if Metro cant take away our data privileges their gonna try and snuff us out with these temp. data cutoffs, but does anybody have any idea why these are happening?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] .Nox:
Down in Atlanta as well. Damned metropcs

Swiped from my MIUI OGEvo via Tapatalk.