yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] killa57:
In DFS aslong as the PPP the pwd is the write pwd it will connect aka (MSL number) any other number will break my internet connection also check your nv items and make sure its correct the one from whiterabbit broke my internet on my phone and i just replaced it with the old one and it fixed it but I really dont no whats going on right now been out of the loop the last two pages :)
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mdiaz33685:
My uncles samsung admire metropcs branded phone with 3g, had png 105, download was 12 and upload was 138, tested 2 times with same results

my evo with 1x was a ping 839, download usually around 127 and uploads usually160, was actually better speeds than his,

just goes to show u, that his wasnt much faster than our evo's, it actually made me laugh,

and that is about the same speeds i was getting in miami abit ago... same as my 1x.. hmmm

I seen better results on his a little while ago... around 1000 download, and upload was good also,

but my evo even showing 3g, most of the time i get no data until it switches to 1x, but in miami it was the same speed as now.. i never got good speeds yet..
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fulaman:
Does the San Fran Bay Area have 3G?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JD2589:
Hey fulaman,

I'm unsure if that area has 3G coverage, but you may ask a local MetroPCS store.

Also check out the coverage map in the OP.

JD
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JD2589:
PRL Download's

Hey Everyone,

I have updated the PRL Download section over at MetroPRL with working download links to all PRL's.

Please remember that my

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website is supported by the ads around it, So if you see any ad your interested in please click on it, Thanks.

JD
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mteezey:
Why no activity here latlely. I've been working hard still trying to unbrick thought I would check in.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] atljatl:
Since you're here, I'm wondering if you have any rom recommendations for metro evos. I've liked mikg v3 and sos. I wouldn't really know where to start for aosps.. Any suggestions would be great.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JD2589:
Hey mteezey,

I've been wondering the same, but I'm pretty sure new people will come soon.

Still having trouble with your Evo 3D, Why don't your try sending it to HTC for repair? I think that would be the best thing to do.

Hey atljali,

The most recommended rom in my opinion is Swagged Out Stock, Great rom the developer is awesome and he has a great thread going with it. Now if you want to try an Asop rom I recommend Cyanogenmod.

JD
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] killa57:
The rom i like the most on my evo is the [Rom][MetroPCS] MetrogenMod 7.1

made by mikekelso421 mms works of the bat and i also installed gscript to put the phone in diag mode so i wouldnt have to keep switching back n forth to sence rom to update prl. if you want the rom a heres the link http://androidforums.com/evo-4g-all-things-root/460407-rom-metropcs-metrogenmod-7-1-sprint-kelsogenmod-1-2-12-mod-throttle-b-gone.html
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] atljatl:
I'm on sos now, and I love it. I just haven't flashed anything new in a few days :-) and I was looking for some ideas. I will give Cyanogenmod a try thanks.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mteezey:
I've thought about it but phone has a bad esn that's how I got it for a hundred bucks. I need to check it again I don't think they stay bad when it was for non payment. If i bought a stolen phone prob wouldn't be a good idea to send to them. : /
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JD2589:
Yeah your right.. Bad Idea!

Well then keep trying I guess. If I may ask were did you get it for $100, That's an excellent price? :D

JD
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mteezey:
I just take a look on Craigslist every now and then. I found it when i thought my 3g issue was from the repaired esn on my og EVO. I only paid 150 for my new one and the esn is clean. However I can't get data working but haven't played with it since the first day. But there on Craigslist all day for 150 by me. I'm afraid to do anything on this new one LOL. Especially since no s-off availible.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mikeuriah:
i get 3g in ocala with prl 3023
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OneoftheRabble:
I admit it

Yes, I admit it. This is a bump so I can post in another thread. :eek:
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mexigga:
They range from 85 to 150 here. It's a good thing if I need a back up.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mteezey:
3vo's for 85 or og EVO?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mteezey:
Shame on you LOL.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mexigga:
og .
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JD2589:
Well that's amazing, In Miami they go for $250 to $300 with a bad esn in Mint condition.. Although I'm happy with my og, I want to buy a 3D but I'm waiting for a good deal, hopefully when my adsense pays up if it ever reaches the threshold lol.

Great man! Enjoy 3G speeds :)

LOL...

JD
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mteezey:
Anyone remember what the Sprint epst settings are? Im selling my new 3vo data is borked on it hopefully just for metro I guess it won't be my prob after I sell it I just wanna at least have it where they can activate already got sprint prl.

Oh yea confirmed 3g downtown Detroit my girl is down there now and texted me to tell me she had it. I told her do a speed test she probably won't though. I'll be updating once I get a phone with working data.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MIKEPPCX:
Dial ##786# and you should be good.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] atljatl:
Just wanted to let yall know that I'm posting consistent 1200 kbps in downtown atlanta. Even open signal is showing that, and it usually reads lower than xlabs.. Thanks again JD! :-)
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bill48105:
Got 3G on my Admire in Ypsilanti, MI yesterday! (Depot town & Michigan Ave near I94) Tested at 150-178kbit with 1-2 bars. (I get 50-75kbit on 1x other places I've tested with 0-2 bars)

Not found 3G in:

Flint, Swartz Creek, Owosso, Corunna, Durand, Fenton, Linden, Brighton, Novi, Whitmore Lake or even Ann Arbor (All MI). Funny it'd be in Ypsi & not Ann Arbor Brighton Novi or Flint!

Using 3026 PRL downloaded via *228 option 5. Rooted & crapware removed (doubled my battery life just removing the metropcs stuff) but not modified otherwise so seems the admire supports 3G out of the box if tower is around with updated PRL direct from MetroPCS.

Side note: Seems the signal is not reported right or I'm just not used to anything but ATT & Tmo GSM. I usually get 1 or no bars almost everywhere I go but it works fine for calls & data. With my ATT SIM-based phones I could have 1 bar & nothing work. OpenSignal shows much higher reading too. (4 of 6 & 42% when signal up top shows 1 bar and 3 of 6 & 28% when no bars up top). Not complaining, just making an observation. Raw reading for 0 bars is -101dBm & 1 bar is -96dBm using CDMA Field Test app.

Anyone know off hand how to view which band/frequency I'm on? None of the codes & apps I've found work. MetroPCS guy told me it was always 1700/2100 but if the phone supports 800 & 1900 how is he so sure. I'm looking to get a signal booster/repeater & the AWS ones are very expensive so don't want to waste $ if I'm not on 1700/2100 here. CDMA Field Test App shows 1xRTT when I'm on 1x and it was EVDO rev xx (forgot exactly but it was definitely different.)

Thx

Bill
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JD2589:
Hey atljatl,

I'm glad to have helped, and enjoy your 3G speeds their great :)

Hey bill48105,

You may see which band your on using DFS, Their are links to DFS in the OP. Also try different PRLs to see which one gives you better signal and faster 3G.

JD
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bill48105:
Thx JD! Was hoping for simple */# code or an app but that worked once i reg'd & got it installed. Says AWS 1.7/2.1 Ghz so guess the MetroPCS guy was right. Now to decide if I go cheap or a nice Wilson. :D (Talking $180 ebay kit vs $599 kit ON SALE from $799 so HUGE difference. Just not sure the Wilson would be 3.3x better lol)

Bill
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JD2589:
You mean a signal booster... You think that would really be worth it?

JD
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bill48105:
Yeah looking at getting a signal booster. Can't imagine it wouldn't help when we only have 0-1 bar at the house. (So far I've had a couple times were people went straight to voicemail & 1 time where they could hear me but I couldn't hear them but no drops unlike ATT which was 1-2 bars & 20 drops a week even with a microcell)

We installed one of those zboost ones at my in-laws where they were having 0-1 bars of verizon & ATT & ended up with full bars near it & 3-4 bars throughout their house. But yeah $599 is a LOT to spend without knowing for sure how much it'd help. $180 is more doable but no-name vs highly regarded Wilson.

Where we live the only thing we get a good signal for is ATT EDGE. ATT 3G sucks worse than any of them. The bad part is we have a lame ATT EDGE tower near us that I reported to them 20-30 times over 2 1/2 years with no results. It'd show full bars (or 1 from full) and work great often but many times a week we'd get 'hung' calls where neither side can hear the other, dead silence, for anywhere from 3 to 40 seconds until it either came back or one end gave up & hung up. The other ATT tower we'd pick up dropped us all the time. So even though we had great signal it was essentially worthless. Gave up after 2 1/2 years & trying out MetroPCS. Just wish we had a stronger signal & would be nice to have 3G but I don't use data on my phone @ home too much so not a huge deal. Being able to make/receive calls is quite important though & why I'm investigating boosters.

Thx again for the info. I might try different PRL's & see if that makes a difference, just don't want to F up my new phone. lol

Bill

Ps. Were you still updating the OP with confirmed 3G sightings? Didn't see Ypsi on there yet.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JD2589:
Cool, So signal boosters really due work. I guess you could buy one and see if it helps, MetroPCS isn't the best service but its been quite reliable to me especially recently they improved a lot.

I just added your location to the 3G confirmed areas in the OP.

*Shout out to everyone else who has 3G and hadn't given me their location to add or I've missed it please repost :)

JD
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bill48105:
Yeah the one at my inlaw's definitely worked well. The issue we ran into is if the real tower signal was strong it seemed the cell phones got confused but in their house it was only near windows on 1 end of the house. I would think anyone with decent signal in their house would have issues using booster since I bet it'd get confused more often. Over time it seemed to degrade though & they ended up getting a microcell. My old one actually. :D

I've been pretty impressed with metropcs service so far. Definitely better than in the past but room for improvement like most. I like how I have the option to roam onto verizon as needed. I'd rather pay to use in pinch than have no signal so that works out well. Not needed it once yet though thanks to home & extended home coverage! Have seen roaming icon 2x now out in middle of nowhere though didn't use the phone.

Cool thx I see Ypsi on the list now. :)

I'll likely get a booster here in next few weeks & can report back my findings. Just need to decide if I go cheap or well known quality. :D

Bill
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Exleh:
I have tried Bloody's Provisioning guide... like 15 times... and then I have done this like 10 times... they slightly contradict each other... and now I still have no internet whatsoever... no 1x...

Help...
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mexigga:
Please tell us what rom you are on.

We can help from there.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mteezey:
You using original EVO? I just got a new 3d and can't get data working on here but did on my old one. How long ago did you have it flashed?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JD2589:
If I were you I'd try to get a refundable cheaper one, and if it works well your set otherwise return it and go for the more expensive one.

So 1X was working before, Now its not. What was the last thing you did before 1X data stopped working?

Also If you like take pictures of your DFS screens PM them to me and I'll let you know if I see anything that may be causing this.

JD
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] walterf25:
help please

hello all, i tried getting my htc evo shift to work on 3g i followed the steps on the first post, but now my phone will not even work, i have no signal at all, can someone please help me figure out why this is, i have gone over and over every step and i don't see where i could have messed up, i was 1x signal before but now i can't even make phone calls, i see on the DFS program something that says MODE CHANGE offline in green letters, please if anyone can help me i really need to get my phone working again.

Thanks in advance for your help

Walter
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mteezey:
Did you reboot after you wrote the changes? If so you probably changed the setting "band preferred" to hdr only. Some phones or depending on what area your in won't work in that mode. Check that and if it is just set it to automatic(safest bet) cdma_hdr works for some people. Don't worry about any of the stuff with the mode change. Just make surebyou hit send spc to get settings to read and write. And after you write something to the phone you have to reboot to get the changes to.apply.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] walterf25:
MetroPCS help

Thanks for your reply Mteezey, i tried what you suggested setting the prefered mode to automatic and that did the trick, however i still don't get 3G, i'm only getting 1x i'm using the 03026 PRL i tried different ones but i still don't get 3G, i live in Los angeles area so i know for a fact that there's 3G coverage here, do you have any suggestions, i would really like to get my HTC evo shift back on the 3G network

i'm using the cyclonic_v1.5d rom, maybe this is the problem?

thanks again for your help! :D
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mexigga:
Yep. If you were to read thru this (albeit long) thread you will see that me and a few other L.A. folks are having same issue. I have tried multiple roms and prl's to mo avail. Last September, I have only seen 3g symbol pop up once using metrodroid 2.2 in downtown for a split second. Never saw it again.

I have also tried multiple qpst and dfs settings, combinations and no change. Still get data no faster or slower...

I know it exists bit for some reason not for us.

On another note, I saw a post in another forum that it is rumored metro is going to extend 3g and rid 1x. Anyone else hear that or is it indeed a rumor?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] D3ja-Vu18:
That will be great! No more 1x... Anyway I doubt it they will since 1x its used for voice at the moment, unless they go VoIP
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lou8729:
DUMB QUESTION BUT, WHAT'S A BAD ESN?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrctony:
A bad ESN (Electronic Serial Number)means that device has been reported as lost or stolen and can not be activated with the carrier that device was on...
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] atljatl:
Yup. NOTE: "the carrier that device was on... " since you're on this thread, you should know that metropcs has no problem (in my experience) with porting bad esns over to their network. Can anyone speak to the metropcs corporate policy on this?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mteezey:
Well I'm stuck guys. I sold both my 3vo's since I couldn't get data on my new one. Decided I was just gonna get an esteem so I could have 4g but once I went in metro store and played with it I was very disappointed the display OS terrible. And it really wasn't that fast for being 1ghz my girls og EVO on on now OS faster. I can't decide of I wanna wait for that dual core LG connect to come out or just buy another 3d. I can't decode if metro

4g speeds are worth having a ****ty phone. Thoughts???
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mexigga:
About what? Adding bad esn's....?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mexigga:
Nope. They're not.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] atljatl:
Yes
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mteezey:
Anyone familiar with Droid x on metro I did the NV item thing and started to program phone but before I finished all the data settings I went and had the esn added. Once I got it back home and tried to connect to coma workshop it connects to the port successfully but when I try to write it says failed phone not answering.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] D3ja-Vu18:
Did You put the SPC unlock code onto security tab? It should be 000000 as default. Have you installed the Diag Drivers/ Motorola Drivers? If so try to restart your computer, change the USB port to another one.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mteezey:
Yea i ended up getting it i had to go back to the guy who flashed it. He did some wires way of flashing by putting my esn on some other phone that was in metro system that's why the phone wasn't answering its fine now. I still haven't got data. I flashed nv have all the data and apns set I'm about to try the u2nl zip to see if that fixes it. I will say I miss HTC right now. The phone is fast but not sire if i like Motorola atm.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] D3ja-Vu18:
Great to hear you got it to work! If you still haven't got data make sure to select PrefMobileIP in Mobile IP tab. Other than that should be fine. Don't forget to convert your MetroSPC password using your phones esn/meid.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mteezey:
OK finally got data. Had to sbf back to stock and when I wrote my settings the second time I had data from boot. One thing I noticed is passwords don't seem to stick. When I read settings from dfs. I only get 1bar of 1x at my house no bars most of the time. If I switch to evdo only I get full bars 3g but data doesn't seem to wanna connect.

Deja don't you have a Droid x too? I can't remember are u getting 3g if so what setting did you use for passwords of doesn't seem like mine stick using qpst or dfs. And my cdma workshop is 2.7 so no evdo tab.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] D3ja-Vu18:
That's right! I am not getting 3G tough. Have you try different PRLs? Its been said 3022 works the best. Have you made any changes to the Build.prop? Sometimes some settings from there have to stick with the APN you created for MetroPCS. For example, if the build prop has 310004 the APN should be the same, an so in DfS
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mteezey:
yea i edited the build prop and set the apns. i even deleteded the apn-conf xml that came in it since it has all those useless apns in it. I dont know what to make of this. Now that i flashed cm7 i dont even get a 3g signal when i switch to evdo only. and before i got full bars but only one arrow like the data didnt fully connect. Im gettting a deodex rom from the wildfire sent to me im gonna ninjamorph as many of the apks and telephony and phone data that i can and see what that does.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DroidManIc:
Evo 4g

I provisioned the phone with bloody's did everything exactly right and got 1X + MMS. Can I get 3g by just updating the prl? anyone that did the same and got 3g results? I dont have the phone on me so I cant try it otherwise I would try then ask but just for reference for when I get the phone back. Thanks.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] D3ja-Vu18:
The first thing you should try its updating the PRL if you get 3G you don't need to do anything else besides that... Although, if not try the other methods from the OP
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DroidManIc:
Cool man im going to try that, people around here charge crazy prices!!!! $65, $48 just to switch an already flashed phone to a different account... I would just like to put it out there incase someone doesnt know if the phone has already been flashed and you want to switch it to a different account you can do it by simply dialing *228 metro will help you and do it for free over the phone. I didnt know this until acouple days ago dont let the authorized dealers tell you "it has to be reflashed" BS!!! Worst case scenario you will have to fix web and MMS but then again thats why you are here just ask I nothice the metro community are almost never d*cks about helping out. I understand businesses have to get their money but what they tra to trarge most of the time is insane!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrctony:
Try updating your prl,and you'll be good,did you change to simpleIP when you did the provisioning?

(BTW I pm'ed you...)
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Blayznaz:
Yup, dialing *228 will work - ONLY if the ESN of the phone you're switching to is already on the the metropcs database. If not, then it must first be added to it. And to do THAT I go to a place in Sacramento that only charges me about $21. $10 flash + $10 ESN added + Tax etc. Bundled. (They won't separate 'em... Ohh how I've tried to get 'em to too). Now you can tell them that it's already flashed and ready & all you need is the esn added - makes their job easier for 'em I suppose - but they'll still charge you for it nonetheless... But hey,.... it's only $21.... Let me know if you need the address and/or phone #.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] D3ja-Vu18:
I honestly don't like cm7 since you can't acces to the ##program menu, neither APN shortcuts created by anycut... Thats really strange that you aren't getting 3G using cm7.. I'm using the latest leak GB .605 deodex and getting 3G just like you with only one arrow like if it isn't authenticating somehow.. Let me know how it goes with that rom you getting. :D
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DroidManIc:
The corporate store by my house does it for $10! I'm assuming esn added too. I called one place and the chick that answered said "its $65 they have to put a little thingy back in there" I was like wtf? :confused: if you are going to charge me $65 atleat know what you are talking about! lol
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] atljatl:
Are you in atlanta? If so, what store do you go to for the 10$ esn switch?

Sent from my PC36100
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DroidManIc:
No man i'm in Sacramento, CA. I'm going there later to flash my sister's evo and gonna do Web on my own instead of paying a dude $100.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] atljatl:
Yeah sorry.. I realized right after I asked the question. Checked your profile. Atlanta has a place that charges the same price of $65, and they too had no answer when I asked why hey charge that for such a minor procedure.

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[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DroidManIc:
No prob man. Thats the beauty of providing a service not everybody does, you get to charge whatever the hell you please but anyway im sure there has to be a corporate store in Atl that flashes no? and I would assume they have to charge corporate pricing that from what I know is $10+tax
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kevindiddy:
has anyone got MMS to work with metropcs and the ICS ROM ?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] atljatl:
Hey I feel you. Whatever the market can support. I've found multiple stores that charge whatever they want and some that refuse to do it at all. It's a shady situation sometimes down here. Selah.

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[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Blayznaz:
The CORPORATE store near you will do a smartphone for $10 now? Because all of the corporate stores in the Sacramento valley that I called (every one of 'em I think) told me that they will not metroflash any smartphones at all. I've only found "authorized dealers" that will do it. I would love it if they reversed their in store policy to actually match what their website and corporate HQ in Dallas clearly said to me.