yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] revized:
so slow

oh and i am in zip code 93308 what is the average speed people get using speedtest.net apk, i just used it and why is mine still so slow , i only got 124k down

and

150 up

:cry:

i suppose the mobile speed test web site is not accurate, and now the web site is down

does anyone know of a place that shows the correct setting for the cdma main page like ,

sys pref #1 , roam pref

sys pref #2, mode pref

hybrid pref,

vo coder settings etc???
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Atunzuman:
The person who was going to remote flash for me has gone AWOL. And I also hear that metro will disallow flashing after this month?

Is there anyone who would be kind enough to remote flash my S3 for $25? That's all I have. PM me I guess if anyone is willing to help. :[
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] revized:
i`ll do it no charge,

what do you need done, flashing = changing the prl

metropcs flashing is change the prl and adding the esn

ps. people have been saying metro will be stopping flashing for almost a year now.lol

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i am trying to root my s3 so i can try and get mms working , i got cdma-ware to run fine by instaling the drivers from samsung , in device manager it shows up as

samsung mobile usb serial port (com5)

although on the tutorial from galaxys3root.vom "How to Root U.S. and Canada Galaxy S3 SGH-T999/SGH-I747/SPH-L710! [Fail-Proof][Noob-Proof][U.S. Cellular]" it just shows the guy plugging in the device and says in the drop down menu chose " mtp "

i dont have anything in the menu :( so i cant copy the SuperUser.zip to the phone or follow the rest of the tutorial to use odin3 v1.85.exe either.

please help
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Atunzuman:
I'm talking about getting it to work on metro. I know how to update PRLs, but as of now I need someone to add the esn or something. I had someone who did the whole process for me but he's gone awol.

Edit:

.If it changes anything, I already have an HTC Droid Incredible fully flashed that I'm planning on giving to my brother once I can get my GS3 set up correctly.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Atunzuman:
So can anyone help me out?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] revized:
i dont think anyone can add esn`s to metropcs here man , its just a dream , if it houdini aproved then just take it to a corp store,
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Atunzuman:
Can you link me to anyone who can do it remotely through teamspeak? Dr wireless was going to do it for me, but hes been missing for over a week now. :-[
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] revized:
i would help you if i could although i dont know how unless you have cdma-ware installed then i could do it remotly.

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PLEASE ,help

i just bailed from metro as i needed a phone now that can work out of towm , i got verizon prepaid and listened to wirelessdoctors say he had a video tutorial for this but i cant find it , does anyone know how i can get my sprint s3 (or if i gotta buy a verizon s3 thats fine) i gotta get the sprint s3 on at least able to talk until i can get data for now, because the prepaid phone is really really bad, it is not even funny ;)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Max_Pain:
guys I don't mean to be rude but please stick to the topic.

I am on MetroPCS, have always been on MetroPCS, and nothing but MetroPCS. My guide is for people who are on MetroPCS or want to be on MetroPCS. It is safe to assume those who come into this thread know about MetroPCS.

Please stop asking about Verizon/Boost/any other carrier.

This is not the thread for that. I know nothing about those carriers so I can't help you.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Atunzuman:
If you're implying to me, I'm regarding every thing to metropcs. Sorry if i didnt make it clear.

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Messaged you.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] fredop6:
HELP!!!!

guys I don't mean to be rude but please stick to the topic.

I am on MetroPCS, have always been on MetroPCS, and nothing but MetroPCS. My guide is for people who are on MetroPCS or want to be on MetroPCS. It is safe to assume those who come into this thread know about MetroPCS.

Please stop asking about Verizon/Boost/any other carrier.

This is not the thread for that. I know nothing about those carriers so I can't help you.

I have flashed my phone (galaxy s3) to metropcs but in cdma workshop cant change my esn for some reason it says 16 digit code is incorrect.. Is there any other way i can get this workin? how do i put the esn the phone already has on there system. Or plz!!!!!! help with whatever needs to b done....
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Atunzuman:
Did the MMS tutorial and it works now. Thanks Max_Pain :)

Would also like to thanks Revised for remote flashing [including the ESN work], my S3. He was really nice and I wouldn't have been able to do it without him.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Atunzuman:
Does the mms tutorial replace the stock mms app?

Because right now the app "messaging" that i have looks really plan and ugly, while my brother has the one thay has the conversation bubbles.

Help?

edit: also, im running the stock, rooted rom, is there anyway to show different icons for 1x / 3g?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Max_Pain:
Yes in the process of fixing mms you replace the mms.apk, which is your messaging app. I use handcent and my wife uses go sms.

I will look into a way that doesn't mess with the stock messaging app in the near future.

To get 1x/3g to work it needs to be baked into the rom itself sorry.

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy SIII on MetroPCS!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Atunzuman:
I'm not sure if it's from doing something, but for some reason I'm not getting the notification bubbles on my lockscreen anymore???
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Atunzuman:
I'll do anything to get the 3g / 1x working so aslong as the flash still works and if it requires modding / roms, for it to be as close to stock as possible.

Basically, I'm willing to get the 1x / 3g symbols working again but I need directions :x
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Exleh:
Tried this on CM10.1 (Android 4.2) and it did not work for me.

I installed APN Backup & Restore and when I go it backup it says: "Backup failed: Error retrieving Message List: No permission to write APN settings: Neither user 10209 nor current process has android.permission.WRITE_APN_SETTINGS."

Is there any way around this?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Max_Pain:
Im not sure what you need to do to get it to work. I'm on jelly bomb and it works beautifully.

did you make apn backup & restore a system app like the guide says (I.e. move it to /system/app with the right permissions or using titanium backup). Thats the solution to that problem in tw rooms. Not sure in cm10.

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy SIII on MetroPCS!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Atunzuman:
What are the Cons / Pros of Jelly Bomb?

Biggest thing, is the camera still fully functional?

Also does NFC / S-beam / Wifi-Direct still work?

And I've already done the full flash, it's alright if I flash the ROM and it shouldn't mess with the metropcs service at all?

P.S: If you could please PM the link to the ROM you are using / most recommend with this flash, that'd be great :)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Exleh:
Okay so I got the APN part to work. Now when I copy the SecMms.apk over it does not overwrite anything. The MMS app on my rom is just Mms.apk, so nothing happened.

Then I renamed SecMms.apk to Mms.apk and set permissions. This worked but when I go to send a picture message, the MMS app crashes. What on earth do I do?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] atinder:
Just rename SecMMS.apk to MMS.apk and remove your MMS.apk as you have custom rom then reboot.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] shabbypenguin:
www.shabbypenguin.com/OUDstuff/Samsung/Metro/9033.prl

new metro PRL that allows roaming on sprint towers. enjoy :)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Max_Pain:
Thanks will give this a try now.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] :
The verizon s3 uses the same as the samsung i920 :)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] zztammyzz:
METRO PCS AREAS ARE NOT ALL 3G speed speed yet, but do have 4g lte

.Im posting this memo for people that are thinking of putting there phones on metro pcs in certain areas...as of 2013 there is not officially 3g data speeds running off metro pcs in the STATE OF RHODE ISLAND .(MAKE SURE YOU HAVE 3G IN YOUR METRO PCS AREA) IF U DO THERE WILL BE A 3G SYMBOL ICON ON MOST PHONES. 1X IS NOT 3G speeds on metro pcs ,, 3g has its own icon that says 3g..if u are running off it.. although the phones settings may be set to run off 1x or 3g and lte .. the only service you are able to get high data speeds is 4g lte with metro over here.. however flordia and a few others there metro is running off 3g and there phones down there will show 3g icons.(( download speedtest off android market))) and run a test with your 4g data turned off... it will show u upload and download speeds of 127 download and around 147 upload.. download speed is capped at 127 no matter where u are in rhode island,, those speeds are not 3g at all. people are paying good money for their high end phones and once their 4g is used up they are riding on cdma speeds and didn't relize this before they got the phone.. (their plans are cheap, which is good).. however most people dont know this, your running off of 1x speed. (unless you speed test another metro phone.. befre u buy their service and have a knowlege of data speed) then u would know.. after u use your 4g data, your on 1x.. i use metro pcs ,,but im not a huge video and web user . my stuff is pretty basic so the service is enough for my cell phone when im on the road.. when i am home i run off wi fi all the time or ill jump on hotspots if i need it. so if u want to watch videos ect on the road i suggest either a big 4g plan with metro.(my first choice) or at least a 3g carrier until metro upgrades their network for 3g in Rhode Island.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Max_Pain:
I also plan to switch this year from MetroPCS. they seem to regret their decision to encourage people to flash phones. now that they have (some) high-end android phones, they don't want flashed phones any more.

last year they stopped supporting flashing of phones in their stores. now they're even given problems about connecting an already-flashed phone.

so soon it will be impossible or not worth it.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Atunzuman:
I have 3g working and it loads web pages quickly. However, when I try to use apps like YouTube or Pandora while on 3g, they always say no connection :s

Also did anyone try that new prl posted above? Whats the difference?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] brndnlnk4:
sprint gs3 on metro

I updated prl to 9033 but still to no avail, phone is fully stock. I use moded android textMsgr app for MMS
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Atunzuman:
Bumping this. Did anyone test that 9033 prl? Whats the difference?

Also still have the youtube / Pandora question.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Atunzuman:
anyone?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Max_Pain:
I use it. I havent noticed any difference. It supposedly gives you better roaming on sprints towers.

Edit: as far as your question...follow the guide. Thats why its there.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Atunzuman:
3 g data works, but I can't YouTube on the go. I' m not sure what exactly in the guide addresses that problem.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Max_Pain:
the point is that if you follow the guide you will have everything working.

i have it working on two GS3s and a Galaxy Note II.

i believe what causes programs to fail at connecting is that the password is incorrect. what password? follow the guide :laugh:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Atunzuman:
lol the only problem is that I didn't do it. Revised used Dr.wireless`s tutorial and flashed it remotely. I don't have the software to redo your tutorial unless it is possible with the demo.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] brndnlnk4:
can anyone in the dallas area help me with issue

my android doesn't even sync via usb data cable when connected to pc unless i master reset phone (rear camera hardly works anymore as well)

any one in dfw area able to help get my 3g working on my gs3? im willing to pay

46946466o4
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] JEFF_ATL:
Can't get QPST to recognize phone??

Has anyone used QPST to provision the phone? I have the sprint GS3 and I can't get QPST to detect phone like I used to with HTC Evos. Would someone help me in using other programs or atleast point me in the right direction. Thanks.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mrctony:
try here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=36048471

enjoy...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] cangrihavanero:
Thanks for the tutorial!!! You sir are awesome!! Quick question, I followed the guide and I'm getting and sending MMS fine, but my contacts are not linked to the phone numbers, so basically when I get a text message it shows me the phone number only, even though in my contacts I have the person's phone number installed. Can you tell me what i can do to fix this? Will uisng another messaging app like GoSMS help? Thanks in advance.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Max_Pain:
that's a problem with the mms apk being too old. but as far as I know its the only reliable way to get it working.

I use Handcent SMS and my wife uses GoSMS...with both of those (and I suspect any third party app) the contacts ARE linked to the phone numbers just fine :good:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] brndnlnk4:
why isnt it working?

im stuck at the step that requires me to provision my gs3.

'

my phone is rooted(cf root) and running moar/morphology. when i follow guide i get stuck on provisioning phone. im using cdma workshop and when i try to obtain spc i always get error "failed...cannot read spc"

what could be the cause of this? do i actually have to provision my gs3 to proceed?

thnx
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Lagatron:
22
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mrctony:
:p
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] brndnlnk4:
4.1.2 change anything

anyone install 4.1.2 successfully with 3g/mms still functional?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] ppbatman:
Thanks so much for this guide! Worked like a charm
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Asadullah:
The verizon s3 what do you change the imei to? The esn or meid?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] The Round Peg:
How do I root MetroPCS SGS3 with CF-Auto-Root? The MetroPCS variant, SCH-R530, is not listed at the CF-Auto-Root files repository.

Which CF-Auto-Root file should i use?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mrctony:
pm me' I will tell you how to root the metro SG3.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] ppbatman:
I can get MMS to work on a touch wiz ROM but cant get it going on cm10. Followed all the steps to the letter. Any help would be appreciated.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mrctony:
MMS fix for 4.1.2 anyone..?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] krwshl:
This worked for me with Sprint

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1794956
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mrctony:
editd...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Max_Pain:
As the op of this thread and someone who constantly does it on s3 and note2...i beg to differ.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] krwshl:
I did it last night based on the OP instructions with no problem. MMS was not working now it is :)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mrctony:
on JB?? I doubt it...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] makelite:
Ok, can someone please help with using DFS to set up my metropcs provisional settings. I am able to connect my Note 2 and read all the data- I just don't know what values I need to fill in for the different tabs- If anyone can help it would be huge. ive been working on getting data for my galaxy note 2 forever.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] ppbatman:
Learn how to read. In the op it clearly states how to do to do it
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mrctony:
the op says to follow blody's qpst tut, but if you are using dfs you need to figure out what boxes fill out....I will post some screen shots of my dfs settings..(if you are not going to help dont reply)" just saying..."
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] ppbatman:
Hey man I wasn't referring to your post, my bad. Meant to reply to the one about the apn .
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mrctony:
no worries!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] joe zack:
[was post it in cdma guru serach for it,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,good luck
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] joe zack:
samsung i535

somebody was looking for Samsung i535 Verizon ,,,,,,,,,,,,,the 16 digit pw was post it in cdma gurus by me.....................
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mrctony:
well you can always use the "samsung default 16 digit" unless you are on Android 4.1.2

(on JB 4.1.2 the password has been changed...)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] joe zack:
smasung r535m

the default 16 digit did not work on this mode the firmware is 4.0.4 ,,,,,,,so aim trying to read the 16 digit from rom file
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] joe zack:
samsung galaxy s3 r530m 16 digit pw

anyone got metropcs samsung r530m please share thank you in advance
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] AndroidLover813:
So I recently had Galaxy S3 flashed from Sprint to Metro and im having a problem with not being to recieve MMS or Send. I followed your instructions to the letter and I keep getting this error:

(Restore Failed: Error Parsing XML- Unexpected Token ( Position-Text #e"f f ??? bJeC4... @1:279 in Java io InputStreamReader@421835b8. )

This is the error I get everytime I attempt to restore APN following your instructions . Any help would be greatly appreciated.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] NCDSC:
My friend, if your model is i535v, this is unlocked for any gsm carrier, just go to wireless network
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] robcop19:
splash

OPTIONAL

MetroPCS Jelly Bean Splash Screen - download the "flashthisimage.zip" file and flash it in recovery. Always safe to wipe Cache and Dalvik Cache.

MetroPCS Jelly Bean Boot Animation - coming soon!

MetroPCS carrier name (this replaces the carrier name in the drop-down and in the lockscreen) - download the "eri_donotflash.zip" file. Extract it, copy the eri.xml file to your /data/ folder and set the permissions to RW-R--R--.

hey were you ever able to get a metropcs boot animation for the s3?

and i tried the eri.xml file but it didnt change the carrier information. is it supposed to just make it blank?

one other thing have you or anyone else figured out how to remove the no sim card found flag in the notifications and status bar?

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im no expert but i might be able to help with it. i work for metro
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] robcop19:
maybe a dumb question

so i just flashed my s3 to metro from verizon and everything works so well its not even funny but picture messaging is not working. i would like to give it a shot just to see but im getting phenomenal internet speeds although i dont get 1x 3g or 4g icons in the status bar so i dont know whats running. I am a little scared to mess with the apn setting because i dont know if that affects the internet or not. does anyone happen to know cause i feel like this is s stupid question. i am in no way a developer or advanced at all but i like to figure a few things out
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mrctony:
Modifing the apn settings does not affects the data ...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] robcop19:
thanks

jaja thanks i figured but im not to adept at this and i dont know too much either i just got lucky
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mrctony:
Glad you fixed :)

"Please share the method with others"
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] robcop19:
sure thing

yea sure if anyone wants to know or wants me hook up to temaviewer i will be more than happy to help. i flashed over a verizon s3 on 4.1.2 to metro but i can do boost too
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mrctony:
We all know how to flash, I was asking fot the mms fix of thr verizon GS3 we got scripts for the Sprint "thanks to Oakieville"and "bloody"...

If not willing to share thats ok.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] robcop19:
Oh well if I figure it yes of course. That's what this place is for
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mrctony:
I'll do the same if I find the fix before you do, thank you ...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] robcop19:
maybe?

i just saw this and sent the guy a message but look and if anyone can see if it works or if it can be modified or anything

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=42540746#post42540746
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] black_capo:
roaming

i manage to flash the phone had everything working expect MMS my 3g was working with prl 1004 then the signal changed to 1x and i decided to change the PRL now the phone its roaming even if i put the same PRL back help! :confused:

verizon gs3
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] BoboBrazil:
So if I flash the GS3 from Sprint to Metro there is no way to use Metro LTE right? Is the Metro version on T-Mobile's LTE network now?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] J. Terrell:
As far as I know, no LTE.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] black_capo:
Anyone ? Help
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] J. Terrell:
Are you using a metro prl?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mrctony:
did you set it to NV ONLY?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] breakmental:
sprint galaxy s3 flashed to metro pcs

i did all of this but im still cant receive MMs .plzzz help plus im geting a error 131 its sayng that Username and password failure data service :(
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] black_capo:
Yea I'm using clearmod and everytime I change the prl and go to setting to check if it worked it says prl 1
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] black_capo:
Yea is there a posibility the modem got messed up when I flashed Roms?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] illcommunications415:
Works for every provider except metro pcs.

I have followed every step of this tutorial and have had nothing but problems. I started with a Verizon GS3 running on 4.1.1 so it was already unlocked. I went to metro, got a new sim and swapped phones; talk and txt worked but no internet. I tried updating the prl before doing anything else as the phone is already bootloader unlocked and rooted...this did nothing. Still just talk and txt, no data at all. I tried updating the apn settings, did nothing. I then set about returning everything to stock and attempted this tutorial. I got up to the point where it states we have to use DFS...I'm very familiar with QPST and attempted to write all the settings via QPST. While all of the settings were written, it still did nothing to tap into metropcs data. I then tried it in DFS...DFS decided it wanted to crash and seemingly wipe all settings. I could no longer open the device in QPST and DFS said everything was running in data mode. The device had no problem connecting to Odin or Windows Explorer. Im at a loss. MetroPCS is the only carrier this phone wont work on...now when I put a metro sim in the radio reception icon is just a circle with a line through it instead of bars. It works fine on Tmobile (with only Edge data), works fine on Verizon, works fine on H20, probably works fine on AT&T and will not work at all on Metro. I can't even update the prl using keypad commands (##3282# does nothing) as it says mobile network not available. WTF? Does anyone have any ideas? PM me if so, Im trying to fix this thing asap.

Update: I have talk and txt working but still no data.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mrctony:
diag mode:

1. *#22745927 --ENABLE HIDDEN MENU

2. **87284

search for a good tutorial to fix the data...enjoy
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] joneshank13:
International Texting

Has anyone been able to get international texting to work on this?

Or on the Galaxy S2 from Sprint on Metro?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mrctony:
Yes if you have this feature in your monthly plan.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Atunzuman:
Does anyone know how to update to the newest firmware without losing the flash?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mrctony:
try with ODIN it wouldn't mess your flash...

http://youtu.be/7SPwDLUxsZU