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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] pltctytc:
i was going to take the high road and ignore that reply from an ignorant member however i have flashed my drmaxx no problem and other phones prior to that. thanks to nevell and his recent videos

my moto just arrived this morning and put the same sim i tried on the gs3 then flashed, then swapped esn's and it activated in minutes.

could be gs3 doesn't like that sim. who knows.

could be any number of circumstances which prevent something from working

so unless you know ALL the facts, which apparently the conceited always do, you might want to think before you write and name call
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] skarloey28:
Why don't you press the home button when it is trying to do through the setup. Should skip it.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] pltctytc:
using my maxx for now

activated the s3 for 1 month on V

i'll put the s3 on ebay if the maxx acts up
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Nevell:
If anybody wants to trade me their Sprint GS3 with a clean ESN for an EVO LTE, let me know!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] AlpineMan:
Speaking of trades... Am also interested in trading my VZW GS3 for a Sprint GS3.

PM me.

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] stangboycic:
I've got 2, what makes the Sprint version better?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Nevell:
Want to trade for my wife's evo lte?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] stangboycic:
I'm using the blue one and the white one has a balance in it so it'll be 90 plus days before sprint let's go of the ESN. But why would someone want the Sprint version over the Verizon? Just curious
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Nevell:
Want to give it to me then ?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] zen_phones:
Hey question about dmu ha & aaa donor phone:

Can you reuse the Verizon dmu donor? I mean when you flash the dumb phone donor to the Verizon donor those keys will change with every new MEID right? Is it possible to just use the same verizon smart phone donor as a decoder ring so to speak to get new ha, aaa keys? Or is it just a one time deal?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Nevell:
One time deal every number has its own keys assigned to it.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] zen_phones:
I mean with fresh MEID. New keys are pulled with a fresh new MEID flashed on there right? I don't mean use the same MEID on multiple phones
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Nevell:
No they are attached to the number not the meid.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] xfearxphoenixx:
I have a question. Before asking this question I have read all 24 pages of this thread. I have a guy at this phone shop that used the two part video that Nevell posted to flash my Sprint GS3 to Page Plus. Problem is that I have no data at all. He claims that he needed a GS3 PRL to get data working (He used a generic Samsung PRL plus 3 other ones with no luck). Now I've been seeing people on this thread post about needing a donor phone in order to get data. He used no donor phone. Only followed the steps in the video using his copy of cdma workshop latest (full) version. Is the donor phone thing the reason why he can't get data going for my Sprint GS3 or is it really just an issue of not having the right PRL. Text and Voice is working perfect for me on Page Plus. I'm suppose to go back to his phone store at 2pm est time to get my phone worked on again. Any help would be appreciated.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Nevell:
Um if your data isn't working its either because the data profile aren't correct, network mode/type needs to be changed. If he followed my guide to the tee then everything should be working fine. If he didn't use a donor phone then he needs to set your network mode/ type to "CDMA Only" Also if your phone Sprint or Verizon?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] xfearxphoenixx:
I have a Sprint GS3 phone.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Nevell:
CDMA Only
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] xfearxphoenixx:
Ok I let him know what you said. So the data working if he followed your guide to the tee wouldn't be due to putting the wrong PRL in? Is the generic samsung PRL he's using ok to use? And Nevell thanks for taking the time to answer my questions and also thanks for making the videos. They have been a great help to the guy that flashed my phone.

Edit: I keep nagging about the PRL because this guy is saying that he might not be using the correct PRL to get my data going. So I wanted to make sure i'm clear with that issue when I go back down to his shop so he don't waste time using a bunch of different PRLs if that isn't the problem.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Nevell:
I attached a prl for you to take to him
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] xfearxphoenixx:
Thank you Nevell. I'll take this to him and I'll report back after he's done to let you know how everything went.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] zen_phones:
So yes its ok to use the same verizon phone that will pull the aaa, ha keys as long as you are using a new fresh donor?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Nevell:
Yes because the keys are based on your phone number not the meid.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] xfearxphoenixx:
He just finshed Flashing it. He has 3g but the signal is going in and out. I watched him as he did it and it looks like he followed all the directions per your video. Any idea why the data would be doing this. I know you mentioned shared secrets or something like that but the video says if we didn't have that to just enter the settings that you said to enter. Also we can't get a picture to send. We are standing by waiting for a response. Thanks for the help.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Nevell:
Cdma only. Tell him to set it using cdma ws
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] xfearxphoenixx:
He did set it to CDMA only through CDMA workshop. He got data to work but it's in and out. I downloaded SMS Pro for picture messages and its a no go.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Nevell:
Is the phone set to CDMA only in the mobile networks menu?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] zen_phones:
This question may be a little off topic and noobish (but hay that's never stopped me right?:D)

But porting over a number, is it as simple as putting your number in the dirt number and dir_pcs field?

Or is it a more complex process?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] xfearxphoenixx:
No it was set to three different modes. CDMA, LTE, and one other (EVO?). I just changed it to CDMA and it reset my phone. 3G still goes in and out. Still unable to send pic messages.

Edit: I got a pic to send out. If the 3G stays in long enough the pic will send. The 3G stays in around 30 seconds then drops for a minute, repeat.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] rockyball19:
startup for the confused.

i have a verizon gs3...i just want to know exactly what to do first....Should i call pageplus and set up an account with my non flashed phone esn or should i attempt to flash then call pageplus with the esn number...also...do i need a donor phone or anything?

basically can you tell me the steps to get setup....not the steps in the video (im not dumb) but the steps to the overall setup and activation process. Thanks for responding
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Morandir:
Rockyball,

I'm in the same boat. Given that we are n00bs, I was going to start by gathering all the information from the video and the thread on what needs to be done. If we do the legwork of getting the guide started, the community will be more inclined to fill in our gaps of knowledge. (Nevell seems like a nice guy, so let's not burden him.) Also, there is a tread in the VZW device section specifically for getting the VZW SGS3 on PagePlus, I think for cleanliness we should post it there, but I would be curious where Nevell would want it.

-Morandir
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Nevell:
Can't flash a phone without a number. You would need a donor phone for the Verizon model for the 3G to work. Activate the donor then go from there. Sorry i can't give more details due to the rules enforced here on the forum.

The thread i posted in the Verizon gs3 thread links to here so all post here would be great since its one video for both devices. I only started that thread so people on Verizon would know that it was possible.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Morandir:
Will do.

Quick question: I remember reading about a year ago that it helps to have VZW activate your phone on their network before switching over to PagePlus. Is this outdated and irrelevant?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Nevell:
Never heard that one before.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] stangboycic:
I have my 3G data working but it still seems to drop to 1x mode unless I have very very good signal, whereas my previous phone (HTC EVO4G) worked almost everywhere with 3g. I'm using the same prl I used with the evo but maybe that's the problem. I'm wondering, maybe the ehrpd capable phones (talk and data at the same tIme?) use that other form of 3g that they came out with when they introduced LTE in this area. Just as an experiment could someone provide me a prl from a Verizon LTE phone such as the droid razr. I'd like to try that
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] craig198:
Can us sero 500 users using galaxy s3 get lte working somehow when it becomes availible

I remember seeing a tutorial for evo4g wimax cloning. But my donor doesnt have wimax/lte
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] skarloey28:
Good luck
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] craig198:
suddenly im hearing the guys voice in the movie "taken" when reading that lol
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] quick99si:
Unlikely. It looks like LTE uses the IMSI and a secret key to authenticate the device, not like the good old 4G WiMax where it only used the MAC address. Anyway, LTE also relies on the SIM card which can be fiddled with to a limited level, sadly.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] craig198:
sim card? on a cdma network?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] skarloey28:
LTE is hardly CDMA.

If you stayed up on the latest phone news you would have heard that Verizon announced the other day only 10 more years then no more 1x or 3G. They claim by then their 4G network will exceed their current 3G coverage.

I am assuming when this is accomplished they will pretty much be going voice over LTE. This will probably end their CDMA run.

Also, Metro PCS is merging with T-Mobile. You can bet that they will be eventually phasing out the CDMA on that end too.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Nevell:
Ah finally got everything working on both the Sprint GS3 and the Verizon GS3! Full flash for both. No sim card needed at all for the Verizon one. :D
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] skarloey28:
Without sim card on the Verizon model you won't have a 1X/3G symbol and will have a message to insert a sim card though.

But... everything will work.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Nevell:
That is correct but, everything works flawlessly!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] skarloey28:
I have been trying to figure it out with a sim card but here is the verdict.

With a Verizon SIM:

TALK, TEXT, INCOMING MMS, OUTGOING MMS WILL FAIL, 3G

With another carrier's SIM:

TALK, TEXT, IMCOMING MMS, OUTGOING MMS JUST KEEPS TRYING TO SEND, 3G
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Nevell:
Ah outgoing and incoming mms works fine for me.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] skarloey28:
Yea, with no sim.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] stangboycic:
Just flash a cutom rom then you won't need to worry about that SIM card message :)

Hey Nevell have you noticed any drops to 1x in lower reception conditions? and are you still using that same 51720 prl on the sprint version?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Nevell:
No i use a modified Sprint prl on all Sprint phones.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] craig198:
well I have failed to discover that my GS3 has a sim card. That would probably be something a phone flasher would discover.

---------- Post added at 02:48 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:35 PM ----------

lte too??? was the donor an lte phone???
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] stangboycic:
I am using a modified version of 51425, modified to show all verizon towers as home towers and eliminate the roaming triangle. Would you mind posting the one you're using? I'd like to give it a try
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] zen_phones:
anyone with sprint phones having probs connecting to pageplus or vzwpp?

anyone with sprint phones flashed to pageplus or vzwprepaid having probs connecting?

as of late last night im getting a "mobile network not available"

my internet works just not talk or text

my service went out last night. i thought it was just me but apparently not...

http://community.sprint.com/baw/message/488022

my understanding is the PRLs we use force us to roam on verizon towers, but using a sprint phone to roam on them (even though our service is actually vzw, or page+). so is this a sprint issue?

do we need a new modified PRL for vzw on sprint phones?

i powered on my fascinate donor (while i powered off my s3 with battery out) and it worked fine..the calls and text that is
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] stangboycic:
the first time you make a call the network prgrams an authorization key into your phone, because of this you should never use your donor phone. Try changing over to another phone with a different esn. Make a call with that just to get that key reset. Then switch back to your phone you've been using. DO NOT USE YOUR DONOR PHONE AT ALL. This way that new key will be programmed into the right phone. I think its called an A-key if I remember right. Different than the HA/AAA keys we use for data
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Nevell:
It is the akey. But i figured out a different way to use the donor.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] stangboycic:
Another thing you might want to verify is that your ##data setting aren't set to evdo only, because that would also cause your problem
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] zen_phones:
Thanks for the suggestions. I did factory reset and re flashed all my setting to vzw prepaid and everything worked. I think sprint did some kinda update, that thread I linked was dated late last night. That update may have messed up the flash. I gotta remember to freeze or un install the Sprint bloatwares. After the factory reset the Sprint update popped up again.

About the akey I've always wondered what that was under the cave settings in cdmaws, but I guess now I know. I swear I don't remember writing those numbers to the s3 from the fassy but everything worked anyways. Anyone know what those other numbers under the cave area, ssid etc?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] beastmods:
i put the keys from a donor incredible 2.

still at 1x
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] McTavish55:
So is it currently possible to get 3G on the Sprint version? If so, how would I accomplish this? And is that SMS app shown in the video absolutely necessary to send and receive MMS?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] McTavish55:
After researching all day I think I finally have an idea of what I have to do. Currently I have a Droid 3 activated on Page Plus, I plan on swapping this exact account to the Sprint Galaxy S3 as soon as I receive it. I already retrieved my DMU .10 key from the Droid 3, But when I load the phone in DFS the HA and AAA fields are blank. Everything else shows up fine... It's just those 2 fields that won't show up. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] zen_phones:
Ya dfs won't show those fields but for the most part they are written in there I'm pretty sure. It's the same with cdma workshop paid version. I'm thinking its a sprint thing. Dial ##data# and try and see how many characters are in those fields. U can do a test and flash 5 (or whatever) digits and you will see 5 digits in the ##data# settings
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] McTavish55:
The phone I am trying to read from is the currently activate (on Page Plus) Verizon Droid 3, so the Sprint thing shouldn't be an issue. I just tried the ##data# code but nothing happened... It just told me call could not be completed.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] zen_phones:
Ooh I see. That usually happens to me on my sprint s3. I'm able to read all those fine on my Verizon fassy. Ya the ##data# is for sprint phones. Are you sure you are in true diagnostic mode? I would guess so if you can extract the dmu.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] AlpineMan:
Do you have a custom ROM installed? When doing any of this, you should start with stock ROM and once you get everything working, do whatever else you want with the ROM.

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] McTavish55:
It's hard to tell with the Droids... You just connect it normally and then create a virtual serial port on the PC. But I guess if I was able to get the DMU and read all the other info I must be in diag mode...

Yeah, I'm on a custom one now... I'll give it a try with the stock ROM tomorrow.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] McTavish55:
Reverting to stock firmware made no difference. When I read the Mobile IP data in DFS I get 2 errors in the log. [GET DS_MIP_SS_USER_PROF, CPS_ERROR, BAD_PARAM] and [GET DS_MIP_DMU_MN_AUTH, CPS_ERROR, BAD_PARAM]. Could this be related to the shared secrets not showing up? If I can't get my key this way, would anybody willing to get it for me with a Fascinate or something? I could get a temporary ESN change to the phone, and I could pay like $10 through paypal or something for the retrivial of the keys.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] McTavish55:
Does anyone have any ideas?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] zen_phones:
It sounds like you are not fully in diagnostic mode. You have all your drivers, your spc/mls (wait its verizon so 6 zeros) code and unlock password?

Btw ha & aaa keys, mobile data etc are pulled during first first time activation.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] McTavish55:
Unlock password? I know about the SPC... but I didn't know there was supposed to be another password?

What do you mean first time activation? You mean for the phone itself, the phone number, Or the MEID? I bought my Droid 3 used... Does that mean I can't get the keys no matter what I do?

Also, This is the second phone my Page Plus account has been on... The first was a Droid X2 if it matters at all. I still have it too...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] zen_phones:
I don't know if it's different with the Droid but for my fascinate I have to put in 000000 for the spc, then a 16 digit password. It's a set pw, usually, and the same for all phones of that model. Just Google it.

And yes, my understanding is that the mobile data (ha & aaa etc) are pulled upon the very first activation. So even if you gave me your meid and I flashed it, it would not pull keys unless u call pp to have them reset your keys, which is what I had to do, except it was for vzwpp not p+. That stumped me for a month before I finally called vzw. But ya in your case if you have not been putting in the spc pw, then I'd guess that's your prob right there
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] McTavish55:
I can't find anything about a password for mine... Maybe it just doesn't have one. I'm going to try changing everything over to my Droid X2 and see if I can get them off of that. If that doesn't work i'll just give my PP dealer a call. When the keys have been reset, do you have to do anything special after re-activation? Like do you have to disable data before it will authenticate or something like that?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Nevell:
Send me your number and meid and I'll get your keys.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] McTavish55:
PM sent! And I really appreciate this! Thanks Nevell!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] truck110:
Hey Guys. Great guide, Thanks Nevell. Sorry to change the current subject and I hope I didn't miss this somewhere earlier in the thread. I get 1x data with everything set up like it is in the tutorial, if I leave the profiles the same and extract my ha and aaa shared secrets and the 10.key from my donor and write them to the sprint gs3 will that get me true 3g? Or does one profile have to have something like yourmeid@hcm.sprintpcs.com? Any help is appreciated.

Edit. Nevermind, answered my own question....works like a champ.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Nevell:
Galaxy Nexus

Finally got the Sprint Galaxy Nexus fully flashed with full 3G

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] stangboycic:
Hey Nevell what radio are you using on your GS3?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Nevell:
LI3
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] zen_phones:
Hey i never got mms to work.

I tried setting ##data# > other > mmsc url

And I pasted this: http://mms.vtext.com/servlets/mms

But it doesn't seem to work when I try to use the touchwiz mms attachments. Anyone with mms working know how to fix?

Specs: sprint s3 flash to vzw prepaid
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Nevell:
Search XDA for ics mms fix.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] stangboycic:
It's all in the APNs, pm me for more help. I used apn backup and restore but instead of erasing the apns that were already existing on the phone I just added to them, worked like a charm for me
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] McTavish55:
Several guides come up when this is searched... Which one do we follow?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Nevell:
The one about apn backup and restore.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] zen_phones:
Ya I followed the guide AlpineMan posted with the APN back up app method.

I think it's working so far, I don't get the spinning circle spinning forever, but I'm test sending to myself on touchwiz and it's sending but I'm not receiving lol.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] AlpineMan:
That guide is to fix a Sprint GS3 running on Sprint. If you have a Sprint phone, you can use that guide for other carriers, but you must manually edit the XML file according to the carrier of choice.

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] zen_phones:
Ooh I see. Thanks again alpine. Any clues on what should be changed in the xml to work with vzw prepaid? I'll try to mess with it now.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] stangboycic:
Try this one and see if it works for you

http://98.124.98.80/sgs3.xml
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] zen_phones:
Is this suppose to be a download or something we enter into the xml? If download its not working. Re upload?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Nevell:
Right click on the link and hit save as...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] zen_phones:
Right clicking didn't work for me
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] JZypo:
What is the point in writing your PRL to both NAM1 and NAM2? If I write separate PRL files, could I use a different carrier for both 3g and voice?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Nevell:
I do it just to do it.

Anyhow I've been busy getting the Charge and the Stratosphere flashed. Already got both the Galaxy Nexus flashed. That's why I've been idle for the last couple days.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] zen_phones:
US Cellular phones-

They are CDMA phones.

Are they the similar to flashing sprint or vzw to vzw prepaid?

Or will someone run into big problems trying to flash US Cellular phones?

Anyone have any experience with this?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Nevell:
I do they are just like flashing Sprint phones.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] gadgetdaddy:
So if I'm using a VZW GS3 and using it on PagePlus, do I need to have a VZW SIM, or can it be any SIM? Or is there a way to bypass the SIM?

The GS3 had the A-Keys, the HA and AAA, so would I still need the SIM to get the 3G. I just can't check because when I go to turn Mobile Data on it tells me there is no SIM.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] McTavish55:
I got Talk+Text working alright (On Sprint S3), but I can't get my any data to work. I used DFS and wrote (hopefully) the right settings from the video. I put in all my secret passwords (but couldn't write the 10.key) and I didn't get 3g or 1X... and even when I put VZW as the passwords just to try and get 1X I am still unable to get anything. Also, DFS wont allow me to write to EFS2, and when it reads it it shows the root folder only, nothing else. Unrelated, But I get really intermittent signal where I used to get decent signal on my previous phone... It goes from 3-4 bars down to 0 and then up again.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Nevell:
Switch network operating mode to CDMA only in CDMA ws