yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] trim81:
Eh.

With MUCH RESPECT to you, and seriously don't take this the wrong way.. You're extremely helpful.

But like I said, I don't think you will ever perfect it. So its safe to say this wouldn't be released.

Hell even vzw already pushed out new security fixes. So if you continue to hold on to this, it will soon be dead in the water, and wannabe learners like me will never find out.

Oh well. It's your secret. I understand.

I'll use a fascinate if I ever need vzw keys
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Nevell:
If your a dealer you should really get this app helps if you flash on the road like I do
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Viper32:
Nevell,

You of all should know that methods need to be perfected before release. Now yes I have got your messages but I did not have anything new to share at the moment. I understand you run a store and a portal that's all great, if your method works for you then by all means I would stick with it. If and when which is a very few times I require the use of a donor I only have 2 phones for that deed, no need for more than that on my end.

Also I get over 50-60 messages a day asking when, when, when.... I will just say this if you cannot wait use a (friend) to get your passwords and let that work for you.......

I am not one that will ever put something out until it is truly perfect in my eyes that everyone can do....

Happy Fourth of July everyone :)

I put together this thread to help others and to make a central location for tools, programs, apks, prls, etc. and I think I have done pretty good at helping allot of people.

Viper
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Viper32:
Thanks, That would be helpful for sure.... I missed that is it new?

Viper
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] trim81:
Lol.

Just like a girl teasing she will have sex with you.

But then in the end she wants to wait for 'the one'

Just joking, no harm intended. Lol
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] comppro2k7:
viper, i think i got a problem that not even you may be able to solve. i got a uscc s3 on pageplus, worked perfect for 6 months and than a rom changed my imei and i have since fixed that and i still get no data connection at all. ive tried all the guides and tutorials on xda, had pageplus reset connection and even had nevell take a look at it. Any clues ? if you can figure this one out,forget a 1 or 2 beer donation. ill get u a whole case. lol
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Viper32:
Pretty good analogy, I like that one trim.....

When you been married as long as I have that stuff goes away anyways ;)

Viper
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Nevell:
Nah it's been it out for a while. I've had it about 6 or 7 months. Btw it's ok for you to share what you too me in a pm or I could let you remote flash a dummy I have around so I can see in cdma ws what you did lol. It's called page plus pro

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Yeah your phone hurt my feelings. Still baffled by a rom deleting your imei
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] gadget069:
Doing a lot of flashing over the years it sounds like the efs folder which I believe holds your imei/meid/esn information had been corrupted. A lot of rom developer's say to back this fodder up in case this folder becomes corrupt.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Viper32:
I really have never had it happen before. so cannot tell you what to do. I have heard of it but am afraid to say I will be no help in htis matter. I will do a little digging to see what I can find out for you though......

Viper
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] comppro2k7:
wouldnt reflashing the phone fix that though ? as of right now, my imei/meid/esn is all correct and i have phone service, just no data. ive tried different roms, modems, i even odin'ed back to the factory rom the phone shipped wth.

EDIT: does anyone have known working APN files ? i searched around and seems like they are all a bit different.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] gadget069:
I just did a backup of my apns, not sure if backing them up and restoring them will work on our flashed phones. I could try zipping them up tomorrow and send you them. I used apn backup and restore.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] comppro2k7:
id appreciate that, thanks
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Viper32:
No it would not fix it most likely. Message me I will take a look........

Viper
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] prelude91sit:
can you at least tell me what you mean buy reauthenticate an account? i have a dealer portal. im new to flashing put making this my full time job as of right now. so im eager to learn everything i can. I post this is in another thread. figured i should post it here for some answers. this is something i thought about that might work pull keys. and since you just told me you only have 2 donor phones. this makes me give what i thought about a try. ok so here it it.

So can I use and keep using my keys on other phones that need to be flashed to page plus? also if i use my keys then reprovision/reauthenticate the account( if im correct swapping esn then swapping them back). will that have any affect on changing the keys on the flashed phones to something different? or would they stay the same as my phone keys since those are the ones I used? any info would be greatly appreciated. thank you

i pmed you for some assistants to viper. what do you by reauthenticate account? i know for sure there is nothing in the portal that says that. by talking to some other people they told me it could only mean changing esn to the account and changing them back.

i pmed you to nevell. i guess yall big time city folk cant help out a lil country folk like myself. lol just jk

I just want all the pointers, tips, tricks ect i can learn or just be pointed in the right direction from some of the best in the business. im new to flashing put been literally spend day in and day out trying to learn this stuff on my own with the help of tutorials. thanks for everything. i love xda
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Nevell:
Transfer the number to a different meid then switch it back. That will issue new shared secrets if your having a problem with data. I did not read what you tired except reauthenticate.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] prelude91sit:
thats what i thought reauthenticate the account meant.

so i could use my personal active verizon 3g phone as a donor for the ha and aaa keys.

write those keys to the phone being flashed. power the phone off. change esn then change it right back in the dealer portal. power phone back on and let it connect and see if it can pull keys?

also can i clone all the settings from my verizon 3g phone on page plus or should a flashed phone be a lil different?

i have the demo version of dfs, i have revskill and cdma ws 2.7. once i get a few dollars from flashing phones i will buy the paid version of cdma ws, which seems like a must have. hopefully i will have it before the end of next week. once i get that app i can see how well the unlock calculator is and maybe use that as well to generate a lil more income.

again thanks for any help
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] shantnu:
The no donor solution was published by goonglygoogle some 3 years ago. I see no change to that method to this day. Everyone uses it but no one admits where it came from. It still works perfectly.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] trim81:
I'll bite -

I googled search for that, nothing came up... Got a link? Or can you share some knowledge?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Viper32:
Yeah I will bite also, if its true then its funny how come I get so much pressure not to release my method.......

But go for it ;) and who is Goonygoogle ?

Viper
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Mrhunter13:
I seen a guide on here somewhere were somebody put a guide up for the no donor method to flash to pageplus
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] shantnu:
He was on XDA and on Hofo. No idea who he is, but he helped me with my original Evo in 2011 to get 3g without a donor.

His posts from 2010/11 are still up on Hofo for anyone that wants to dig it up. Not sure if he's still active on XDA or on Hofo.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] prelude91sit:
viper can you comment on my posts? thank you
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Viper32:
I think Nevell answered it pretty well for you........ I did not have anything else to add.......

Viper
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Nevell:
Erm Lol ?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] prelude91sit:
what about my post at the top of page 78? am i barking up the right try? thanks
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Viper32:
Sorry missed that, No you cannot keep using the same keys/passwords. Reauthenicating would make them change also.......

Viper
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Viper32:
Yeah, I was thinking the same thing ;)

Viper
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] prelude91sit:
how then can you only use 2 donor phones for all your flashes to get 3g? if i use my keys from my personal phone 3g verizon/p+ phone. then reauthenticate the account/phone that my keys where flashed to, that then would change the keys on the phone to where they are not the ones from my phone??? so why couldnt i keep using the same ones to flash the phone, then just reauthenticate the account every time after my keys was flashed to the phone to try and pull new ones for the phone.

hope this makes since.

thanks viper hopefully you give me some clarity
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Viper32:
You are asking different questions....

1. I stated I only use 2 different phones as (friends) when needed as some phones I cannot get to pull passwords and need a (friend)

2. You keep saying keys, I assume you mean passwords, you cannot use the same ones they are tied to the esn

3. The 10.key is the same and can be used over and over......

People always say keys when they mean passwords or vice versa and even I have caught myself doing so. Thats why I say sometimes key/passwords so all will know what I mean.

I hate to tell you but myself and Nevell have been doing this a long time and this will not be something you are going to figure out in a day/week/month or maybe a year. I still learn something about everyday.

You will even come to realize that two phones of the same make and same carrier may require different flashing methods/settings at times.

I can only say read and read some more and trial and error is the only thing that will get you on the right track.

Most Pro Flashers are not going to tell all the secrets they know, that's how they make a living, so can you blame them?

I have tried to put together a post with some useful information and tips etc. so hopefully that will get you on the right track.

Glad to see you are eager to learn but you will find out that you will have to learn most by trial and error as most want give away there tricks.

I will suggest however do not skimp on software, CDMA Workshop and DFS Evolution Paid versions are a must to me....

## Not to mention the slew of new phones coming out what seems to be daily ##

**Nevell ---- fill free to chime in and agree or disagree with my summary here, but I think I stated allot of truth here ***

Viper
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] trim81:
You only need one friend phone... Keep changing the meid on that one friend phone, and pull in the keys over the air
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Viper32:
You can get started with one yes, once you do enough flashes requiring friends you will see a different variant (friend ) can be a asset....

And honestly guys I do not want to make this post about talking of (Friends) this is very much frowned upon on XDA at times from what I have seen, so please lets try to keep to a minimum or better yet to PM.......

Viper
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Nevell:
I use one phone as a donor for Page Plus and Selectel and use another for VZM Prepaid. Shared secrets are tied to both the meid/esn and the number. If either of them change then so to will the shared secrets. You can't use the same shared secrets over and over again because of what I just said in the last sentence Lol. You need a donor if that is how your flashing to pull the "Keys" shared secrets you just keep switching the meid to that of the phone your flashing. That is how you keep getting the shared secrets. Hence, why I told you to switch the number to a different meid then switch it back. New phones come out damn near everyday and the flashing techniques change only slightly from phone to phone. Sometimes even 2 of the same exact phones for example (2 Sprint GS4's) will require you to flash each one differently. But once you learn how to flash say one phone of every brand. HTC, Samsung, LG, Huawei, you will realize that your damn near doing the same thing on most of the flashes. Because the process is only slightly for each brand. Like back in the GS2 days to put it in diag mode you dialed ##8778# then select all. Since the GS3 its has changed to either *#7284# or ##3424#. On HTC its always ##3424# LG is internet connection mode. Hope I made since because I got caught up a few sentences back Lol Realized I'm just rambling. I love flashing phones. It gets me pumped.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Viper32:
andybones is cool maybe if he has time he will look into it for us.... That would be great for sure.......

Viper
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Viper32:
Aight guys found me a screen, wow I hated being without my S3.... Anyways I will be available for a little while if needed tonight.....

Viper
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] boostberry09:
Please Help

I have been flashing phones for a few years and I have my sprint note 2 on page plus and my talk and text work fine I have no issues with roaming but I can not for the life of me get data not even 1x because CDMA workshop will not write the data profiles without the 16 digit password and I can not find the password any where online I would be grateful for any help

:confused:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Viper32:
If you are on Android 4.1.2 you need to downgrade to 4.1.1 or 4.0.4 and then you can use a 16 digit password....... If you still need help contact me, we can get ya 3g.

Viper
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] boostberry09:
Thanks viper

Thank you man. Do I need to root to down grade the Rom?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Mrhunter13:
To downgrade all u have to do is is find the stock Rom of android 4.1.1 or 4.0 4 stock rom for your device then use Odin to put the stock rom on your phone ...u must put the phone in download mode. to use Odin
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] gadget069:
I used a 4.1.1 ota. I'll see if I can find the thread again.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] boostberry09:
I have a zip file of the stock 4.1.1 if anyone needs it.. I hope I can find out has to get the 3g tomorrow I have talk text and 1x data right now. I always thought I had to have a donor to get the passwords for page plus?

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I tryed to post the zip for the rom but I guess its to large but if anyone needs it let me know and I will send it to you
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Viper32:
http://www.android.gs/download-and-install-complete-samsung-galaxy-s3-toolkit/

Download this toolkit, very usefel and it will point you in the right direction for Odins for most carriers.....

Viper
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] gadget069:
Would there be any issues with using a Sprint S4 with page+, guess I mean with reception, modems.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Viper32:
No, I do not think so. I have flashed a few and have heard nothing negative at all.....

Viper
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] gadget069:
I have an opportunity to get a new one for $550.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Viper32:
Yeah not to bad I guess, guy tried to sell me one today for 400, I passed on it, good price but I already have one coming.....

Viper
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] boostberry09:
Viper your a huge help

I would greatly appreciate it if you could tell me how to get my HA and AAA passwords without a donor phone? I have the full version of cdma workshop 3.9.0
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Viper32:
Message me your teamviewer info......
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] sedds89:
S4 guide very basic

https://www.dropbox.com/s/b3tkadt8xbwmf27/S4 Flashing Tools.rar
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] hattmall:
Try Plunder.com for files upto 100MB.

Would be great to have the PRL's and other files linked in the main post.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] valutechpc:
When I press on the "Launch Hidden Settings" button it does nothing.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Viper32:
sedds,

Good to see you here, please contribute anytime you wish here....

sedds is a respected flasher and really knows his stuff, would really be nice for him to chime in when he is available......

Thanks,

Viper
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Viper32:
I used my dropbox account, look on main page and you will see some links, let me know if they work okay......

Viper
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] prelude91sit:
thank you. you helped ease my mind a lil.:highfive: i think i know how to properly use a donor phone now. i guess i need to get my hands on one so i dont have to use my personal phone.

im still a lil confused though or just need help better understanding. if reauthenticating(changing esn then changing them back) the account will change the shared secrets. then how come we cant just leave the fields blank or put in some kind of generic shared secrets? then after flash just swap/ reactivate original esn.

this gets me pumped to nevell. its the fourth and im in the house in front of my laptop and been like this all day damn near. i need to run to the store real quick but dont even want to leave from in front of my laptop. lol thank you all for your time and contributions. im just trying to following yall foot steps. in becoming a ok flasher for now that at least nows the basics in and out. at least in a 1/4 of the time it took yall. since i have yall to learn from. thank you
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Viper32:
Because ota activation brings in the passwords, well for the most part (Cannot do that with a flashed phone)....... Buy a cheap Samsung Gusto 2 as your friend. It will work fine for what you need. Take a break from it from time to time also or you will get sucked into the blackhole of flashing. If this was real easy then everyone would do it, also like I stated do not skimp on proper software to do the deed. And be prepared for allot of people that you flash phones for to mess them up, trust me they will ;)

Viper
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Nevell:
CDMA WS is a must have for any pro flasher. I have a sign on my counter and on my door as you walk out that says. "If you factory reset, system update, or change your number that results in your phone not working. You will pay for it to be flashed again!"
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] prelude91sit:
so basically i want to

1.activate the account.

2.with the phone being flashed off copy the esn,mdn and min to the donor phone.

3.activate the donor phone by making a phone call or pressing *228 with page plus wait 10-15 mins to make sure the shared secrets keys/pw where pulled ota.

4.then copy the keys/pw from the donor phone...return donor phone to previous esn.

5.power on phone getting flashed. write the keys/pw from donor. reset and should be good to go. if 3g not working should i reautthenticate the account? or should 3g always work using this method?

thanks again nevell and viper for helping better understand this.

only like 2 people flash phones in my area that includes the neighboring cities as well. im flat broke and trying to seize the opportunity to make some good money on my terms!!! not many around here even know what flashing a phone is.

thank you nevell and viper your help wont be in vain.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Mrhunter13:
I swear y'all was writing stories and books when y'all was replying back to these post lol.. I still like y'all guys tho... lbs
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Viper32:
Yeah but you do not have to wait 10-15 minutes...... 3G should work that way without a reauth. Unless you got something wrong when you wrote to phone. You will be surprised how many people will come out of the woodwork and start flashing phones in your area once they see you doing so. What you have to do is be a perfectionist like myself and make sure things are right every time so you can set yourself apart from the rest ;)

** Like I stated before please lets not talk about donor/friends to much in the main topic, use messages if you must. I do not want this topic to get taken down**

Viper
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] niteglo:
Well I familiarized myself with the pro version of Titanium Backup, froze "Setup Wizard 1.3" and "Sim Tookit" - which were the only 2 services/apps that I could find reference to for this issue. The notification is still there. On some threads they mention there's 2 setup wizards in the list... one with a red check mark or one that is 24kb in size. If that one's there, that's the one people are disabling... and that particular one isn't listed on my phone. I'm using the Hyperdrive ROM (which I'm enjoying very much btw - running Zeus kernel). Going to play around with it a bit more. Just thought I'd throw an update out there.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Mrhunter13:
I have the pro version also and yea that's the one I'm freezing the one with the check mark
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] niteglo:
Unfortunately, I don't think I have the correct setup wizard. Might end up trying a different TW ROM. I'll try to upload a screenshot later on.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Mrhunter13:
sucks....one thing about roms is that u might like it or u might even love it but it's always something that u don't like on it that makes u wanna put something else on your phone
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Viper32:
I wanted to post a Thanks to all that have contributed to this Post and have made it grow in the size it has in a short amount of time......

We have put together a great thread with allot of useful resources for people making the plunge into saving money on their wireless bill by going with one of the Verizon MVNO carriers.

I appreciate the Thanks and Support I have gotten personally from allot of you either privately or in PM very much.....

I also appreciate the ones of you that are willing to learn and ask some of the tough questions that will help others in the end....

My Goal for the future is to grow this post into a central location that all can come to for information and support.....

Thanks to all for the Great Work !!!!!

Viper
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] prelude91sit:
thank you viper for starting this great thread. even though you havent released your method yet, i still appreciate that you at least want to without greed/ego ect getting in the way of helping this community. thanks to all the pro flashers who take the time to assist us soon to be pro flashers.

viper maybe you should let a select few pro flashers test drive your method along with you. maybe then you could verify it works by pro flasher and release it sooner. either way ill be patiently waiting. thank you
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] jsp254:
Ok, a few questions. Some I think I know the answer to but not sure.

1. With pageplus, do you get a sim card or do they just operate on the cdma antenna?

2. If there is no pageplus sim card, is there any company that works with sim cards ?

3. Do other companies such as straight talk use the same method as pageplus?

4. Does pageplus work on phones that have bad esn numbers, or if not, is there a work around?

The reason I ask about the sim card and other companies is I saw a video with a guy placing another Verizon sim in a phone with a bad esn and it working on data and calls. I figure if any of these companies use sims, it should work right?

Edit: I'm not sure if I have a bad esn/imei or not. I tried to see if they are bad on two separate sites. Both say they are good. But Verizon shut down my account because of 2 missed payments. I figure they would blacklist them or something.