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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] LargePrime:
Just to clarify a few points.

It is NOT illegal to alter your phone on your account. The FCC has even said so.

What is illegal is theft of service. Any one altering numbers in a computer to get stuff for free is stealing and that is a crime.

It was once illegal on GSM phones, but that law was repealed in 2003. It was never illegal on CDMA phones.

Now back in the 90's you could just fiddle with stuff and make cell calls and send the bill to others. Customers got pissed, Congress passed laws, and Carriers started to change to better security. Also people went to jail.

Raise your hand if you know what a vampire phone is. If you are saying one powered by blood your getting it wrong by 20 years.

So when people say "Cloning" old timers freak out, cause people went to jail in the day for that crap. But Cloning today is not that. Cloning the phone you want onto the service you pay for is not a crime. No one has EVER been convicted of it, and TONES of geeks are doing it all over. Publicly. Vids on utube and everything.

So come on in, the waters fine.

On a final note I once was almost banned from XDA for even starting a discussion about Discussing hacking phones onto different carriers. Thread was BURNED. And that was just a few years ago.

We have come a long way, but the memories of the past still haunt us.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Carfanatic:
For the most part all true, it is still up to the carrier to allow what phones they have on their service and if they say they don't allow X phone and you are using said X phone then you are violating their rules of service. Now it of course isn't illegal but, still doesn't make it completely legit. Also, not even going to get into the second hand phone market burnt contract phones and all that.

If anyone really wants information on what exactly is needed to make your phone work on Boost just take the time look through the thread if you still can't figure it out or find the information out there then there is many a person on this thread alone including me that will gladly help just have to send a PM to keep everything kosher for this wonderful XDA site.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] jameztownbarber:
Hey i have my s3 flashed to boost mobile, what can i do to get my picture mail to work? I've changed my MMS URL in ##data# to http://mm.myboostmobile.com is there anything else I can do...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Carfanatic:
Download this http://xdaforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1443343&d=1351611787 unzip the file from it place it on your phone and put the file in system/etc and overwrite. Boot into Recovery, wipe cache partition, then go to advanced and fix permissions. Reboot phone then you will have to go back to ##data# and check and make sure that it is still set to http://mm.myboostmobile.com. On one phone it took me once and it worked on another I had to repeat the process one more time to get it to work so if it doesn't work the first time try again till it works.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] jameztownbarber:
OK did that, on an aosp ROM I can't ##data#, is there another way to check mm.myboostmobile.com

Edit: I DL it to my phone and extracted it and put it in system/etc and nothing am I doing something wrong...thanks
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Carfanatic:
When you write that file to system/etc then it usually defaults the url back to sprint default, so without being on a rom where you can access ##data# then it will never work.

You could do a backup and then change to a different rom/stock and then change the url and then flash back to aosp ROM and then restore advanced and data and the url should still stick. I think if you did a normal full restore it might change the url back to what it was the sprint stock again.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] retailguy:
I've never deviated from the stock rom on the S3, but I used to have AOKP on my epic 4G. I used to change the MMS url after installing the latest AOKP version by using voicedial, and I said "open APN's", and then got a menu selection that allowed me to change it back to the boost address.

give it a try.. Hope it helps.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] J_apa_n:
ok, ive changed my qpst, qxdm, & dfs

but i cant get it to connect to the s3.

i can find the port without a issue (2 ports will show up diag & modem)

i try try diag in cdmaws 2.7 , i've tried adding it in qpst, the connecting in qxdm.

i find the port & connect , but it just stays stuck @ waiting

whats the secret or where did i skip a step at
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] JUSMEJOSE:
I found a better way and easier way to flash the sprint phones over to boostmobile .... you dont have to read the NV Items from the donor phone nomore!! just copy the MEID into the phone and re-Boot and OTA Activate and the URL to http//mm.myboostmobile.com works for all HTC, Samsungs!! takes less than 30 minutes!!! You dont need QXDM DFS!! just the one and only **CDMA Workshop**

Thank me later!!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] shadricksimms:
Use dfs program is better
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] kalehua4791:
cdma full versions are the best

this is how i have been doing it for some time now ......glad you got it though.....

cdma full version very nice and easy to do.....

k
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] shadricksimms:
I use sms pro and pic mms works fine
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] JUSMEJOSE:
Yeah I use to do it back then I stopped because it took a while to scan and use qxdm but this year I been using this method and works perfect with no problem
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] markxblade:
Noob here

im a noob , can anybody pm me a guide to flash my Sprint S3 Too Boost ? I Have Cdma Workshop , And A Donor Phone . i just need help ....
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] markxblade:
Ok , So I Canged The Esn From My Donor Phone To My S3 , And Installed The Boost Prl Onto The Phone Too , I Thought I Was DOne ? My Phone Wont Activate Can Somebody Help Me Please ? I'd Rater Not Take It TO A Local Store And Pay 75$ When I Feel Like Im Almost There . . . .

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The Code Is "sprint" In Numbers .
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] styles420:
Hopefully you meant that you entered the donor's esn into the s3 instead of the other way around - the wording is a little unclear to me, so I'm just checking.

Other than that, the only idea I have is that maybe there are more changes to be made besides the esn and prl (I haven't flashed an s3 yet, still reading up to help a friend). I've seen mention of an easy way to flash, but I believe that method still required the use of computer software to alter some values (more than just the esn, I think). Double check to make sure you haven't skipped any steps, because just changing the prl and esn seems to easy, lol
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] markxblade:
Yes , thats what I ment , im a noob to flashing , I used cdma work shop 2.7 and dfs .
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] styles420:
Cool, I'm glad I was the one who misunderstood, lol

It looks like there are several other pieces of information to enter into cdma workshop besides the items you listed - I haven't gone over everything, but there is discussion about getting 3g to work starting on page 3 here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=28977165

Start there and see if there is anything that you missed
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Carfanatic:
If you don't have the paid version of CDMA WS there is no reason to use it at all. Everything can be done in DFS for free if anyone has any questions on what exactly to do in DFS to flash get 3g and everything working feel free to PM or ask here if 3g related.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] markxblade:
Still stuck :/ a friend of mine would fix it for me but hes going to charge me 55 bucks ....
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] shadricksimms:
Dont pay people on here can belp u out

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This guy here is the best not like that guy on here who learned from them lol dont pay that guy Hawaii what ever hiz name is .he wants 40 buck for what he was taught by them also found out he lies bout samsung spying on ya phone he is a shady dude I wouldnt trust him with phone info
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] cardsandchips:
Your missing one important step that is easy. Dial ##3282# select edit/ put in any 6 digit combination. The phone will say invalid unlock code.

Now go back and do the same thing again that you were doing with connectbot and you will get your msl.

You do not have to be rooted to do this.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] nfixit:
flashed back to sprint stock from sprint but internet extremely slow

A family member of mines brought a gs3 on sprint network that was flashed to boost and then flashed back to sprint. everything seems to be normal but the internet is very slow, not even 3g speeds and the option to turn on 4g doesnt seem to be there. is there a setting or something that was overlooked?

any help well appreciated

thanks
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] markxblade:
So ive decided to take my s3 to my buddy , usually he charges 70 bucks to flash to boost but hes only charging me 55 $ , I do plan on asking him a lot of questions as to how he did it . Hahaha will update after the flash to tell about internet speed , recepion and overall thinking of it !
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Carfanatic:
That seems to be a big ripoff for 15 minutes of work or less $220 per hour for most things is ridiculous when you think about it that way.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] markxblade:
Took it to him , did it super quick . Speeds are preetty good :D
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] jameztownbarber:
You can also flash the sprint note 2 to boost also, thinking bout switching it up...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] SilverTigre2010:
If he has the stock rom …go to setting --> mobile network and check the 4G there. On moded ROMs it might be hidden somewhere else in the settings. Also there are many ways/software to flash the S3, some of them do mess around with the LTE/CDMA options make sure he has LTE/CDMA selected not only the CDMA.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] chabbas:
Hey guys I have read 40 or so pages and am having an issue getting 3g to work. I used DFS 4.0.2.0 to enable profile 0 and added my NAI settings with HAA and AAA passwords. After I write the passwords disappear but that also happened on my Evo 3D and the 3g still worked. I can't see any differences between my Evo3D and my S3 but my 3G just isn't working. Any ideas? Should I try a different version of DFS? Is there a QPST that can edit data settings on S3.

Thanks,
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] retailguy:
I had a similar problem when I first flashed it. I would have internet for about a minute or so and then have none. Reboot and it was fine again briefly. I started screwing around with the settings in the data menu one at a time. Finally, I selected "hybrid mode" and it has worked fine after that. give it a try. Hope it helps.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] ronyoung08:
Has anyone tried this? Does it work with the demo cdma workshop or you need the full? Can DFS do this as well never tried? Also does my donor meid need to be a 3g phone or it doesn't matter?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] shadricksimms:
Sometimes u have to reflash. To make sure it writes what u want on the phone and correctly
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Carfanatic:
You can use free DFS if you want 3g the donor has to be 3g. Never used the paid CDMA at all so no comment on that. DFS can read the AAA and everything from the donor so no real need for CDMA WS IMO.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] shadricksimms:
Demo works

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With dfs sometimes u have to double check your information before you right to the phone because sometimes it doesn't write everything you want
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] cardsandchips:
Your missing the most important step.

Before going into connectbot dial ##3282#/select edit/type in any 6 digit combo/the phone will say ivalid unlock code/then go through the steps on connectbot and you will get your MSL.....the Note2 is the same way!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] shadricksimms:
I fixed it but now trying to get updates automatically
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] SilverTigre2010:
I had the same issue with the HTC EvO 4G lte, sometimes changing the activate profile does help, like 1 instead of 0 or viceversa. The paid version of CDMA WS does everything for you....easy to use and does it in about 5 minutes. The Demo version of DFS also does help with Android phones, the problem is.... there is no tutorial at least for boostmobile there are some PDF instructions that you can find in google mostly to cricket, metropcs and pageplus check those and see if that helps. Check this . This is for apple BUT check the bottom portion for programing
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] chabbas:
Thanks for the suggestion, I did try that but did not work for me. I believe I am not going in and out of 3g, I am just stuck on 1x.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] AlpineMan:
DFS is all you need to get voice, SMS, MMS, and 3G to work. For those having 3G issues, look here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=29017254 and follow those instructions carefully. No need to touch Profile 1. Don't pay attention to values you entered disappearing after you've written them. Most important is that the values you entered were accurate in the first place. Those instructions will work for SERO, Boost, Virgin Mobile (or any other Sprint MVNO).

Another method to activate the phone or update profile 1 is to dial *2, then choose "Activate Device". If that option doesn't show up, dial ##yourMSL# put 10 zeros in MDN and MSID and save the values. Phone will reboot then dial *2 again to activate.

Also, instead of using Connectbot to get your MSL, use "Get My MSL" instead. Much easier to use. Dial ##3282#, click edit, dial any 6 digits, press OK, then launch "Get My MSL" to get your MSL.

Sent from my SPH-L900 using Xparent SkyBlue Tapatalk 2
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] cardsandchips:
Flashing the S3 or Note 2 to Boost Mobile

I am normally patient and try to help people but I have the flu.

Bottom line....if you are just flashing a single phone I will help you...if I can.

If you are like me and have flashed almost 1000 phones to Boost again I will try to help.

That's what this is all about......you are not my competition and you may teach me something.

Flashing has become an ever-changing business because Sprint finally woke up and realized that some people (I don't know who)...sarcasm...have been making a business out of putting Sprints phones on Boost (when Sprint owns both companies)....go figure?

I should be on Boost's payroll for the amount of business I have sent to them. I have an extra account with them just for testing purposes.

I am very fortunate to have a good friend that is much more of a technition than myself. Everytime Sprint and Boost try to put up roadblocks we find a way around it and flashing goes on. I am a power seller on Ebay (who supports me) and my phone flashing.

I do not have the time for tutorials (because the basics are already out there). If you need the job done I will do it for you!

Don't mean to sound rude or crude. Just sick and 2 years ago I did not have a clue about any of this. Being a noob is a good thing. It is the first step to learning.

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By the way....I use a 32 bit laptop with CDMA3.8 for reading my donors (64 bit will not read the incognito) after they have been reset and activated on the account that I am flashing too. I also do a profile update on the donor (since the SprintZone no longer works for flashed phones).

I then use a flash drive to transfer the files to my 64 bit desktop to flash the S3. It is the only phone that I know of that may sill be hands free activated if you have the proper code. The donor phone 4 digit service programming code will not work. Go back and read your new 4 digit service code from Nam 1 after flashing and changing the esn on the S3. Then reset your S3 with CDMA.

Signal is the most important thing for the S3 for a hands free activation. I hook mine up to my wi-fi....10 second hands free activation....10 second PRL update...it reboots and trys a firmware update. Provision your MMS and as long as your are running JellyBean software you are finished!

Let me know if this helps you!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Carfanatic:
I use a 32 bit Windows 7 and other than using CDMA WS to get the MSL for the Sanyo Incognito the rest is done on the 32 bit Win7 in DFS. I open two instances of DFS read from both and then copy and paste straight from donor to SIII(also works on SII) and then of course the same MMS fix and everything is done without reading and writing files or any file transfers or anything.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] warpjavier:
Hi,

I was wondering if with DFS demo you are able to write the MEID and DEC numbers. I tried and seems like it does, but if I read them back they stay the same.

Thanks
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] trim81:
Did you reboot phone after writing?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] AlpineMan:
Sprint Zone works fine. Just did a Note 2.

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Carfanatic:
Yes just make sure you unlock the SIII with both MSL(SPC) and the Password(PWD) That should allow you to write anything.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] 84z31:
galaxy s3 16 digit password

Can someone please pm me the 16 digit password to unlock the galaxy s3 for sprint. Also if anyone has the 16 digit passwords for the T-Mobile, att and Verizon that would be great. I repair and mod phones and I can't for the life of me figure out these passwords. Thank you.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Carfanatic:
There is a search function where you can actually search just this thread if you type in Samsung Password you could easily attain the password you seek. Funny it would have been the first item in the results had you not asked this question.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] luismendez25:
AT&T Galaxy s3

Hi guys, im purchasing a used Galaxy s3 that has been flashed from AT&T to boost mobile and is also rooted. I would like to know if thats possible and what problems should i look for if any. Im new to this and need your advice. The guy also assures me that it is not a gsm phone.Thank You and Happy New year to all.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Carfanatic:
ATT is GSM and of course 4G LTE I don't think you could use just 4G LTE unless you never leave major cities. I don't know for certain myself but depending on the version of phone the carrier is offering it may have both GSM and CDMA. If the phone is already to flashed from ATT to Boost then I would say that it has to have both or it wouldn't work on one network or the other, and if it is already flashed to Boost and everything is confirmed and can be demonstrated as working then there shouldn't be any problems. Just verify that talk, text, mms and voicemail all work and it is actually on boost also don't buy the phone without also receiving the donor phone.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] retailguy:
Are you sure it is AT&T? I'm thinking he probably meant Verizon. That's doable, AT&T isn't, unless they put both chips in the GSM phones, which I don't think they did.

Also - 4G LTE isn't possible. Boost's 4G is WIMAX, and even for that, you have to have a specific user name in the phone (or so I've been told). The 3G is pretty good though on the Siii.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] luismendez25:
Sorry guys

Hi guys and thanks for the input. I apologize as it is a sprint phone flashed to boost. I thought it was at&t as the back cover said at&t but after going to pick it up and opeed it up it a sprint. Its allready conected to boost and i can call with no problems. For some reason im not able to type and i keep getting a message saying that the android keyboard has stopped working and does not let me type. The phone was reset to its factory setting so i dont know if the rom is not working correctly. Anything i should look for or do? Thanks guys
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] AlpineMan:
Odin the thing to a stock rooted or non-rooted ROM. FYI, the latest is LJ7.

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] luismendez25:
Any idea how i do this? Im very new to this. Thanks in advance.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] AlpineMan:
First, you'd go to the Sprint Samsung Galaxy S3 Development thread and search for "Odin". Then you would have found this: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2017470

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] jmandawg:
Hi all, i'm trying to get my AAA key. I pulled 1192 from EFS explorer and it looks like this:

Does this mean my AAA key is: 08 BB 30 1A F9 06 95 83 3E AA 37 EC C8 34 E7 00

Is it odd that it ends with a 00 and is repeated twice in the file, and that there is more data at the end?

Thanks.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Carfanatic:
AAA key from donor I am hoping you mean....if so no need to read and write or piece together the AAA or HA keys DFS makes it easy.

http://cdmatool.com/DownloadFiles/Application/Setup DFS 4.3.1.0.zip direct download to DFS free version. Send the SPC(MSL) of donor then simply go to Programming tab then Molbile IP sub tab and hit Read in the bottom left corner your AAA then appears for you to copy and use anywhere you need it. Also, HA Shared Secret and if you hit the other Profile you can see the "boost" AAA and HA Shared Secret.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] jmandawg:
No i'm actually trying to get them off of my galaxy. DFS won't read them. I was actaully trying to get another smaller phone (htc one v) set up so i could switch between two phones, my big S3 and my small htc one v. The same way you can switch gsm phones by just swapping the sim card, but in this case i would just power one off and the other one on. Sometimes it's a real pain to carry the S3 around when you do something active and then you worry about breaking it. Anyways that's what i was trying to do, but i'm getting the error 16 on voice so I'm thinking this has to do with the AAA keys. Voice on the galaxy still works fine though.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Carfanatic:
Read from the donor. Currently there is no way to read the AAA from the SIII that I know of. Since the one you tried to piece together earlier just didn't seem right. The donor phone should be easy to get the AAA from.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Hawes92:
I've got the Sprint Galaxy SIII. I've completely rooted the phone, no troubles. The only thing I can't seem to figure out is why DFS won't allow the SPC change to stick when I try to write the new code in. Any pointers on what could cause this? I've searched and searched, no answers yet.

Thank you in advance!!