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[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] charlie03:
Ok so you have a good point, so can anyone get a hold of an apn for a metropcs phone getting 3G not a flashed one but one of theirs? And if the thing about the PRL's is anywhere near accurate, then where are we getting our PRL's ? are they coming off of flashed phones? and do we need to get them off actual metropcs phones?

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Another thing to add, I spend time looking at another thread on here that people in DFW are claiming 3G speeds. So I asked them a couple of questions..which i am posting here..

Originally Posted by charlie03 View Post

Hey Emerl, so you are using a HTC EVO 3D flashed to metro? w/prl 3025 and getting 3G in Oak Cliff or basically Dallas? What rom are you running if you don't mind me asking. I am on a HTC EVO 4G, flashed to metro using SOS and tried every single PRL but can never get 3G ever on this phone only 1x maybe it's something in the settings but hard to imagine since everything else works.

Thanks for any help.

Yes I am and it's been in the parts of Dallas I've been in. I was running Olympus XE red edition and I noticed 3g speeds...I'm on Olympus Trinity v2 right now and it only stays on 1x and slow speeds..idk why it changed. I've tried prls 3022, 3024 & 3025 and still have 1x so it may be the roms

Sent from my 3vo 3D XE

So what do you guys think about this?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JD2589:
Well if APN's have to do with it, The correct APN's are in the OP for you guys to check out, which I'm sure you guys already have.

Editing a PRL? I didn't even know that was possible, The best thing to do right now is sit back and wait for a newer PRL to come out. I currently don't get 3G with the 3023, 3024, or 3025, my 3G is only working on the 3022.

I would post pictures of my EPST but I'm running Windows XP, so no snapshot tool. A couple of you guys have sent my your QCN files and your settings are perfectly fine.

I don't think Metro is blocking off flashed phones, because I'm definitely flashed and I'm getting full blown 3G signal. So nope I don't think it will make a difference what so ever.

I don't think it has anything to do with the rom, Unless you are running a ported rom that is unfinished...

If you guys are in doubt flash Swagged Out Stock, I'm running it and got 3G. :D

JD
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] charlie03:
I hear you, well you know never hurts trying to do anything to get it going! at least for us not getting any 3G love. As for snap shots on xp can't you do the print screen thing? I don't remember the exact key but it's by scroll lock numb lock etc. I am on a mac so i dont really have the keyboard or the exact method, just trying to point you in the right direction. I am going to try that ROM mentioned by the person who replied to my post. downloading it right now will run it off ROM Manager and see, never hurts to try it unless i jack up my phone again =)
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] savalasurge:
I have a metrophone that was getting 3g my huawei ascend the guy told me to copy the settings from the Huawei to evo. I finally got the spc code to unlock the Huawei now im trying to connect it using cdma or qpst so i can get the settings. qpst or cdma workshop can't see it maybe I don't have the right diagnostic drivers for the huawei installed? Anyway if I can read it with qpst maybe we can see the missing link that were missing. I can put the Huawei in view mode and look at the settings but its not like the evo settings in diagnostic mode It would be allot easier if I could read the phone in qpst to match the settings properly...
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JD2589:
Check out my recent speed test result indoor:

http://db.tt/5ecqaUYD

If you were connecting to 3G your ping would be around the 100ms.

JD
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JD2589:
Okay, I will try that asoon as I get the chance. :D

JD
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JD2589:
That would be great if you could compare settings.

I have no idea about the hawei drivers, but I'm sure you can Google it and find it. If you don't I'll help you in a bit.

JD
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] savalasurge:
man I want 3g so bad I can taste it I am determined to get this working lolll
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] savalasurge:
Ok im at the gym right now ill be here for another half hour than going home lol on the elliptical now haha wish i had 3g could watch some Netflix lolll
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] charlie03:
You and i both, i found some drivers online for huawei ascend want me to pm you the link?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] savalasurge:
ok im at the gym now yeah email me it thanks...
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JD2589:
LOL, I was just hitting the weights, Now I'm gonna take a shower and eat dinner.

JD
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] savalasurge:
hey im home

hey im home ok I got the drivers trying to hook it up to qpst device manager sees the modem but for some reason cant connect on com 9...??? any ideas

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Ok im in qpst with it !!! I can read all settings which settings should I specifically be looking at to see how this phone gets 3g .....

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I have this phones prl should I try to flash it on the evo or what kind of lost what to do with all this info ....
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] killa57:
okay guys this might help alot of people out there i found this app called Sensorly

it shows Metropcs 1x and 3g evdo coverage on google maps maybe yall could travel to the most active3g evdo section on the map and hope for the best :D

hxxp://sensorly.com/downloads

i was looking at the app were it shows coverage and on the Original post it shows were 3g confirmed i looked at the app Senorly and there is 3g on the app for metro there it gives me more accuracy to go test in evdo coverages by using this app
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rovertech1:
I messed with my msid as well and had the same problem. It was different from my phone number so I changed it and the only way I got it to work again was to take an old metro phone and swap it onto my acct on the website. Then I swapped back to the Evo a few min later and it reactivated it... It fixed it when it did the self activation. May be an easier way but this worked!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] savalasurge:
ok

Ok I copied mostly all the settings from qpst on the huawei ascend to my evo... the evo seems to still get data so I didnt mess anything up it seems.... hopefully tomorrow when I go into town i can get 3g if not I made a backup of my old qpst settings just in case ... wondering If I should flash the prl on the huawei to the evo ???... or are prl,s phone specific ??
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JD2589:
PRLs are universal, Although it should be the same as the ones on the OP you can even compare the size.

If you wanna experiment try it, were there any big changes to the settings?

JD
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JD2589:
Great, Didn't know there was an app with 3G area maps.

Thanks for the input man I'm gonna check it out.

JD
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] killa57:
dallas is covered in 3g :D
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] savalasurge:
Yeah there was a couple big changes to some settings and the huaweis prl is working on the evo perfectly...

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If you want I can post the settings screenshots the thing is its weird the huawei didnt have any profiles at all in MIP tab so ... all it had was mob ip only which I dont know if I should change to that....

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BTW just a question is the MSL code the same as SPC code ??? if so my huawei phone has a different spc code is it specific for that phone or universal on the account for metro .... im wondering because im using the evos msl code which is 741200 and the spc code is 000000 what should I put in for MSL code on the APN ? for the evo ...
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mexigga:
You getting 3g with those?

I just checked and my wife's samsung recently got 3025 ota...(still 3g for her none for me...lol)
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] macklin345:
Man we getting close i can feel it, COME ON OTHER XDA MASTERS HELP US OUT!!:D
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] savalasurge:
Ok update no 3g yet it seems even with the huawei prl... Im going to try the other prl"s with these settings and see what happens...
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JD2589:
The MSL Code is different from the SPC code, there two different things.

Make sure to try the 3022 PRL, I've read all over the place that it's the PRL with the best 3G coverage.

I'm gonna try to post my screenshots today, But using DFS Cdma Tool. Everything is way more organized on DFS and it has a lot more settings.

What's strange is that the problem is only with the Dallas, DFW & Los Angeles area, I've had 8 user confirm 3G in 12 areas on this thread so far by simply writing a new PRL and setting to Mob+Simp or Simp IP, It just proves that it really isn't a settings problem.

JD
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mexigga:
and los angeles.... ;)
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JD2589:
Note Taken ;)

JD
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] charlie03:
I tested the app mentioned it never loaded anything for me. Second i guess about the settings in the huawei metro phone since its theirs it would not need anyhing in the tabs mentioned. What i am curious about is the radios it does use and what pri etc. And if you check it through the advanced settings app what does it show.

Also thanks JD for the heads up about the ROM mentioned in a previous post by me. I surely was not thinking it was only for 3D use duhhhhh!

I am sure we will get this 3g thing it is only a matter of time.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mexigga:
I have found that the Sensorly app shows 3g areas nearby and will test it this afternoon with different prls. I'll let you all know what I discover, if anything.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JD2589:
The app never loaded anything, Strange.. Try turning on your GPS.

No problem, I was reading over the thread and saw you wanted to install Olympus XE red edition.. I was like I've never heard of that rom in my life, and I PM'd you as fast as possible LOL.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] charlie03:
I meant to ask you how do you change the kernel to the one you are running? And what does the V6 script really do?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JD2589:
Your running SOS right?

You download Aggressive Freedom Universal, under volted by 175mV so it consumes less battery. And you flash it through recovery like you would with a rom.

V6 Script is a Memory manager, what is really does is speed up your system make it more snappier.

JD
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] charlie03:
Ok i figured out how to flash it, now do you under volt it via cpu controller installed in SOS. And the V6 memory manager i assume you install the same way correct?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JD2589:
It comes under volted :D

The V6 memory manager you run as a script using Script Manager

JD
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] charlie03:
Oh cool, well i am running both now we will see how it goes. Now this is more of an aesthetic type thing, but can you have the clock and battery on the menu bar stop showing? I mean i have a clock and a battery/weather widget running i just dont like seeing them both.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JD2589:
That I'm unsure of, Sorry..

JD
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mangordi89:
Hey JD, I have a question for you. I run Swagsters SOS rom just like you and I'm wondering if you have the messaging bug that I'm facing. Sometimes when I reply a message that is linked to Facebook or another email, it automatically adds a 0111 to the phone number and it causes an error and the message cannot be sent. I even receive a message from MetroPCS. Have you encountered this? It only happens sometimes... And the only way to reply to that contact is by creating a brand new message and sending it like that. It's annoying bro.. haha
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JD2589:
I love swagstrs rom!

Is the message you get back from Metro this one by any change?

:To take advantage of TextTalk SMS, please dial *611 from your MetroPCS handset to upgrade your rate plan. Thank you, MetroPCS

A friend if mines sent me a picture of a car his selling and I replied thanks and got that message like 10 times in a row!

JD
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mangordi89:
Yeah exactly! It's so annoying! Do you know how to stop it? It happens a lot with me ..
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JD2589:
No Idea..

So basically we cant text that person right? :eek:
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] charlie03:
I get the same thing, i thought the person I was texting was spamming me w/metropcs spam. It only happens when i text this one person and they are on an "iPhone" on AT&T lol
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mangordi89:
You could stop the message by creating a brand new message and putting the phone number manually. (Don't pick the number from the contact list because sometimes it adds a 1 or a +1 to the beginning of the phone number) and sometimes, I think, that's what causes the problem. (It has to be a 10 digit number with no symbols or anything)...
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] charlie03:
True but i don't text them that much, but when i have to i will remember this work around. Does not seem to happen to anyone else though only this iPhone user! damn them =)
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mangordi89:
So maybe it's a AT&T issue. Hmm. Never that of that. Damn, so it's gonna be hard to find a fix. Lol
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JD2589:
Well it happened to me and my friend has a BlackBerry from MetroPCS....

JD
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mexigga:
Never had that issue with any of my contacts that are on at&t...
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] charlie03:
Are you using SOS as your ROM?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mexigga:
Yes. .
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] charlie03:
Well yet another one of those things that some can say "happens" to them kinda like our 3G issues =) some have it and like me some don't
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JD2589:
The problem with mines was that the contact saved with +1 in front, hadn't noticed that.. LOL

JD
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mangordi89:
Yeah and another problem is that when you link a contact with Facebook a lot of their phone numbers have a +1 in the beginning and you can't change that.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JD2589:
[DFS Nam,Data,Mobile IP Settings.]

Hey everyone,

As requested, Here are my settings. I know you guys requested me to put up my QPST settings, but DFS is way more organized and more professional, also has more settings.

Link for those that dont have DFS:

DFS 3.3.0.7.exe

If you guys need help using the software, Let me know.

Nam Tab:

View attachment 772024

Data Tab:

View attachment 772020

Mobile IP Tab:

View attachment 772021

-Hope this helps you guys get 3G signal! :D

JD
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] macklin345:
Man i think we figured it out!!! Ok ok ok, JD how do you use this program, is it free and where do we download it? The reason i ask so excited is because this posted by Winner88 on another forum

"

PPP username : YourPhoneNumber@mymetropcs.com

PPP password: YourMetropcsSPCcode

PAP username : YourPhoneNumber@mymetropcs.com

PAP password: YourMetropcsSPCcode

HDR username : YourPhoneNumber@mymetropcs.com

HDR password: YourMetropcsSPCcode

for WinMO and HTC android phones, sure

Prefered Mode is set to Automatic (not cdma only!)

HDR hybrid to enable

REV A is enable"

We need to edit our PPP, PAP, and HDR settings in CDMA Workshop 3.5 but it costs $99 and cant be done with any other version of CDMA WS like 2.7 or QPST

After we edit those settings we should connect on out flashed phones no matter what the phone is.

FELLAS, WE MAY BE ON THE VERGE OF A GREAT TIME! I WOULD SAY NOT TO GET TO EXCITED, BUT UNLESS ANY OF US BESIDES JD HAS DONE THESE SETTINGS, IT MIGHT BE OUR TICKET OUT 1xVILLE

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also when i downloaded the program it makes me register but when i do it says "wrong country"
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JD2589:
Hey macklin345,

Thanks for the input, Were getting closer to figuring this out! :D

If you look at my settings on DFS their the same, besides the Prefered Mode which is currently at HDR.

I will be posting a guide on how to use DFS shortly, Compare and Edit your settings with mines and who knows maybe you'll get 3G! If you don't then it really proves it isn't a matter of settings. But hopefully it isn't.. ;)
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JD2589:
[How-To Use DFS CDMATOOL]

Quick How-To on using DFS:

1) Register, Create Account!

2) Download & Install. DFS 3.3.0.7.exe

3) Dial ##DIAG# On EVO.

4) Connect to PC.

5) Open DFS.

6) Enter Login Info.

7) You'll enter Demo Mode (Allows Full Access of Program.) :D

8) Next To Ports, Next to Open Close Ports button, There's a drop down menu, Choose your phone (HTC Diagnostic Interface (COM #)

9) Then Click Open/Close Port Button until it opens your port and all your phones info appear in yellow in the Equipment screen.

10) Go to the Programming Tab, Where you'll find, Nam, Data, Mobile IP Tabs

11) Nam Tab> Read> Edit Settings> Write!

12) Data Tab> Read> Edit Settings> Write!

13) Mobile IP Tab> Read> Edit Settings> Write!

Be careful while changing setting, look over things more than twice, If you need help on anything I'm here, Live Support :D!

My Nam Tab:

View attachment 772556

My Data Tab:

Check out the Mode Settings under the Data Tab in the Mode Box ;)

View attachment 772554

My Mobile IP Tab:

View attachment 772555

JD
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] savalasurge:
oh!!

OHH !! sounds good im going to try it when I can thanks guys .....
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JD2589:
Can someone test it, I'm pretty sure you'll get 3G! I need feedback LOL :D

JD
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] savalasurge:
im at work now

I will test when I get home at work now hopefully this is it !!!! i cant wait!!!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JD2589:
Hopefully, Well see then :D

JD
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] macklin345:
Im in Diag mode but for some reason the program keeps saying abort when i try and read the phone, all the data shows in yellow on the first screen

never mid just needed to reset phone lol
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JD2589:
Great, So any luck yet? :D

JD
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] savalasurge:
hey

1 more hour till I leave to go home and try this out !!!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] macklin345:
Lol not yet im on PRL 3025 and ima let it sit 10mins or so to see if it crosses to 3G. Then ima try PRL 3022
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JD2589:
If it hasnt connected yet just try the 3022 PRL,

Did you change any settings on DFS?

JD
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] macklin345:
Yea man im trying to update prl 3022 but its not working yet, ima have to try again when i get home but im on 3025 right now and changed the setting in DFS, when i reloaded DFS after changing and writing the settings some where set back to vzw.com or dun.vzw
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] supernoob2:
I got 3g now!

Hi Everyone,

I have been reading this post and the MetroDroid v2.2, AOSP Web & MMS Script post by bloody and I have finally decided to post. I put the 3025 prl on my htc evo 4g the moment it came out and I did this for my friend's phone also. Well, guess what? His phone got the 3g and for the life of me, mine did not, could not get it even if I begged.

I had programed my htc evo and my friends phone following the [GUIDE] HTC EVO on MetroPCS!! http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=704161 . I then found some-shady person to add my esn to metro. I think everyone knows by now Metro only has brain dead or uninformed people working in there stores who don't even know metro claims on there site to flash phones.http://www.metropcs.com/metroflash/ So don't give yourself a heart attack trying the stores just use the internet to search for some one adding ESN to Metro PCS in your area.

Now I must say thank you, JD2589 your posts were perfect. I changed some of my setting to yours using the ##3282# on the phone, but could not change all with this method. I then drove to Fort Lauderdale, {its not far from where I am.}:p I saw that 3g symbol showed up as if the phone was getting the signal but it then went away.:eek: So when I got back home I downloaded the DFS 3.3.0.7.exe and changed some of the setting to match yours. I don't remember all of what I changed because I am a mad scientist and I was too excited to take notes.:D

I now have 3g baby, but from what I remember:

(1) In the DFS 3.3.0.7 in programming , data, mode I changed my hybrid mode from disable to enable, and the HDR SCP force release 0 config: to EVDO+RevA.

(2) In NAM Preffered setting I changed my sys pref: from HomeOnly to HomePref, Pref mode: to CDMA_HDR, Band pref: to Automatic, Roam pref to Automatic

(3) Vocoder from IS7V33_13k to V13K

To anyone planning on doing any changes to your phone please take notes of what you had originally, so if you f:confused::mad::eek: up you can change it back to what it was before. You are only asking for a world a hurting if you don't.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JD2589:
On your Profiles? Just disable that Profile, and fill in a second Profile.

Under Mobile IP Tab:

Set Native Profile: 1

Number of Profiles: 2

Under Profiles: right click the first one and click disable.

Go to the second profile and fill it out.

Write current profile settings.

JD
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JD2589:
Hey supernoob2

To begin with, Welcome abroad XDA & my Thread! :D

Thanks for your feedback, Very glad my thread and posts helped you get 3G signal.

Enjoy your 3G speeds!

Your welcome to come and post any problems your having with your HTC EVO related with MetroPCS.

JD
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JD2589:
In Other News..

Hey Everyone,

OP has been updated,

-Added My DFS Settings & Guide.

-Format changes. (Moved things around)

Suggestions always welcome! :D

JD
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] macklin345:
Ok home, ima try to do this again and post back. Glad to see the newer information got someone 3G, gives me hope

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I keep getting an "abort" message when i try and read from the phone. Could you point me in the right direction? I restarted my phone, and PC, it shows the phones setting in yellow on the first page and says its connected but when i go to the nam tab or any other tab to read it says "connecting", "Abort".

Ok found it out, i had to click the little SPS send button
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] macklin345:
Ok, i got all settings to save so now im on prl 3022 with settings in DFS. bed time so ima hope to wake up to 3G
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JD2589:
Hey macklin345,

Glad you figured out how to use the DFS software, Sorry I couldn't respond but I was dead asleep!

Hope you awake with 3G signal!

JD
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] macklin345:
Yea man, lol did happen lol ima check the settings again

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Just to be sure i should not change the NAM IMSI settings on the data tab to match yours right? On the data tab i did the Preferred and VOCODER
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mexigga:
Alright I need to try this out also...
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JD2589:
You can leave the Nam IMSI settings the same, Try changing the Preferred Mode settings.

The Data tab is very important and so is the Mobile IP tab.

JD
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JD2589:
Great, Try it out and let me know :D

Hopefully this is it..

JD