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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] dirkdigles:
Hi All,

I'm on Selectel with a Sprint S3 that I flashed myself using DFS and a Fascinate.

Anyway my flash had been working fine for a long time - max speeds I'd see on 3G were around 2Mbps, however in the Chicago area I'd typically get under 1Mbps. Slow, but not the end of the world.

Sometime after I switched over to Selectel (without re-flashing; I was told it wasn't necessary), my speeds have been horrendous. I can't say when it started happening, but it's been like this for months. By "this" I mean I run various speed tests and get under 0.2Mbps, and internet is quite slow.

I did a test side-by-side with my Dad's flashed moto VZW RAZR (which is on page plus), and he got 2+ Mbps where I got 0.2.

Is there any way to check/verify (via software like DFS) that my flash is still intact? When on 3G, "mobile network type" in Status says "CDMA - EvDo rev. A" which I believe is normal; it changes to 1xRTT if I'm on 1X... however i seem to be getting 1X-like speeds all the time.

Thanks much,

-Dirk
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] agapedisciple:
dirkdigles, sounds like the keys are now invalid. Pull the new keys using your fascinate . (Check my previous post on dead keys.)

Edit: The only weird thing is that it states you are on 3G with EvDO, and not 1x... When my keys were invalid, it said 1x only until I turned off data then it would state EvDO.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] dirkdigles:
Hey,

Yeah - I agree it is strange (The last bit you mentioned). Not sure why that is.

I did pull up my S3 in DFS and the keys did look off... some of the tabs looked like they weren't filled in as I remembered them being.

Even more strange - I activated my un-modified Fascinate briefly just to test it (just a free activation on PagePlus - new line) and the mobile network won't connect. "Mobile Network State" just stays on "Connecting" and the 3G icon never comes up.

Never had this issue before with the phone, and nothing has changed on it at all (it sits in my closet powered off).

I tried getting the keys for my S3 with the fascinate using the old donor procedure ... everything seemed to work fine - DFS read the keys and all tabs filled out correctly, however I got the same "connecting" issue - no 3G with the fascinate.

Because of this, I'm skeptical to put the new keys on the S3 as the fascinate isn't showing 3G (however I have absolutely no idea why as it worked previously - last used probably 6 months ago - and nothing has changed on the phone since then).

EDIT: Well, did the re-flash procedure... now data is borked on the S3 - I get the same "Mobile network state - Connecting" status and doesn't connect or change. I wonder if somehow my fascinate degraded / stopped functioning properly and now doesn't get keys right. Ugh. I saved / screenshot all my prior settings so gonna try to revert back and see what happens.

EDIT #2: Reverted back to prior settings and my data is still borked. F***. Not sure what to do as my donor appears to not work anymore, dunno why. Any thoughts?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] gpz1100:
dirkdigles,

I recall reading some posts on hofo about folks on selectel getting 1x speeds even when connection details indicated evdo. Supposedly selectel isn't throttling, but there have been enough reports suggest otherwise.

If you're able to swap your device over to page plus to test out, it'll confirm what's happened (or not happening).
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] dirkdigles:
Very interesting. Thanks for the heads up. I'm most likely going to move back over to PagePlus as I could use the extra 200mb data anyway, and ESN swaps on Selectel are a pain.

On a side note, my data now is completely borked on my S3 so I won't be able to test it until I get it fixed :( details in my edited post above..
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] catnapped:
Need to have Selectel do a data reset on the account (if you haven't already), then OTA new keys whatever way you do those (;) )
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] agapedisciple:
Do a factory reset on fascinate. Then, try #832 on the fascinate for your test call. If 3G doesn't work after that, then don't worry about flashing data. Won't work.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] njdan30:
There's quite a few companies doing that lately I know Ntelos which I use is one ,their evdo is horrendously slow my page plus on 1x is faster then Ntelos 3g evdo
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] dirkdigles:
Hey - this worked! Did a factory reset on the fascinate, then activated it via *228, and did #832 as the test call to activate the account. The 3G icon popped up after this. I toggled it back off as I only have the free $2 on the account.

Anyway - should I now be ok to proceed with the flashing method I used earlier? (i.e. Donor -> Activate on Selectel -> Keys -> Sprint S3)? Would I need to do the test call #832 again on the donor?

Best regards,

-Dirk
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] agapedisciple:
if 3G is working then the keys are good to go for the S3. factory reset after you pull keys from the fascinate just to ensure you don't accidentally invalidate them while the S3 is using them.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Setec111:
I did not have to make a test call to get the codes to update. I just opened up the web browser on the phone. You can always read the codes before and after to make sure they have changed.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] wtf_lun4tic:
I am a little shocked that a thread of this size hasn't got a step-by-step tutorial by now. I am willing to learn and write one if someone will teach!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Mrhunter13:
that's not ever gonna happen in here ...its like school u read and u learn by testing your tools ...that's wat I did
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Viper32:
Thanks.....

Very good way of putting it.......

Viper
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] showcasemodr:
Does anybody know if the 16 digit passwords changed for the new 4.3 update? I have an SCH-R530X S3 that used to use the old verizon passwords but they don't know now...just wondering if anybody knew of any newer passwords to try.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] njdan30:
If it's ntelos Good luck with that one
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] showcasemodr:
It's nex-tech wireless but yea they use the same phones as ntelos. Its quite a challenge flashing and stuff on these other phones. Another guy on here had some issues with data after he had been flashing some roms.

I was able to pull a stock tar during a kies upgrade for him but obviously it upgraded his baseband to mk3 and now I cant find any passwords that work. He's trying to check his data settings with DFS. For some reason his username isn't sticking when he tries to change it on the phone itself.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] njdan30:
I've been.there with.my old.showcase and s2 before mine would work until I rebooted for.some reason Ntelos secret keys also changing for non flashed phone They used to use esn as aaa password now they using meid hex but ha password still same but I can't crack 16 digit password for nothing I tried every one it's now carrier generated for ntelos on believe

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I had to cheat on phone and flashed it with wireless workshop back to ntelos and changed the ha aaa passwords to get back to ntelos and changed from simple ip to mobile ip
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Viper32:
SNOW.... Finally ;)

Viper
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Dermen:
Just wanted to say thanks to everyone who has posted info in this thread. Got my S3 flashed to pageplus with talk and text. Don't have 3G yet as I don't have a donor, but found somebody who is willing to get the keys for me when they have time. So hopefully I'll have 3g soonish.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] FLASHEDSMARTPHONES:
If you need your keys pulled send me a pm I can help you.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Gadget.Girl:
I can't get my Verizon S3 (SCH-i535) in diag mode. I have safe root 4.3.

I dial ##DMMODE#, choose "Enable DM Mode".

From there, I exit to the dialer and enter **87284, I get "Mobile network not available".

Does anyone know how I get the phone into diag mode?

Thanks.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] gpz1100:
^^It's in diag mode already after dmmode.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Gadget.Girl:
Ok, so if I'm already in diag mode, how do I get to PhoneUtil where I can then "Select PDA"?

I'm trying to flash to Page Plus, and when I dial **87284 I don't get PhoneUtil, I get "Mobile network not available"

Thanks.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] gpz1100:
You don't get into the phone util menu. No need to.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] dr.faramroze:
Hello guys, I am into flashing business, and this recent 4.3 update has freezed our daily work. My question here is how do we write AKey for flashing to a difference t carrier? My phone is on 4.3 ota. the phone is active on a CDMA network but because of Akey the calls gets disconnected in 3-4 seconds of calling. Till now I was programming the Sprint S3 on 4.0.4 as for AKey could only be written on LG1. I can still remove the knox, recovery and downgrade zip to MD4, but if i downgrade to LG1 modem, the EFS partition gets corrupted, can flash MK3 modem and start the baseband again.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Mrhunter13:
I still can flash on 4.3 its the same as before when flashing
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Dermen:
It appears I'm stuck trying to get data on my Sprint S3. Under the phones status 'Mobile network state' will say 'Connecting' then change to 'Disconnected'. I tried to get 1x using vzw instead of my AAA/HA keys and when I do that I get an error on the phone right away saying MIP: 67

Any help would be greatly appreciated. I'll keep reading and try to figure it out.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Mrhunter13:
u not setting the profiles right
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Dermen:
I'm using DFS and wrote the following to the first 2 profiles

NAI box = MDN@vzw3g.com (MDN = my phone number)

Home Address = 0.0.0.0

Prim HA Address and Sec HA Address = 255.255.255.255

Reverse Tunneling Pref checked

AAA Shared Secret = 32 char key pulled from donor

HA Shared Secret = 32 char key pulled from donor

RM NAI = MDN@dun.vzw3g.com

I didn't change the MIN HA SPI, MIN AAA SPI, DMU PKOID, DMU MIN Aut (DMU values are blank)

In the Mobile IP main settings I changed it to PrefMobileIP

When I read the profiles AAA/HA keys are blank, but I read that is normal.

EDIT: A big thank you to flashedsmartphones for helping me get 3g working.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Viper32:
Well sorry to say but the Links are down again. I will look into another option this evening after work.

Viper
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] biffx64:
US Cellular PRL

I'm having the same issue with my

US Cellular

s3 4.3 flashed to page plus. Did you find a PRL that provided resolution. Mind sharing your fix?

Thx
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Setec111:
That's exactly what I was doing that lead to the no data problem. You can try having Page Plus reset the data connection to the phone, but that didn't work for me. I had to do an ESN change to an old phone, and once that was working, do another ESN change back to my S3. After that, a proper flash got it up in no time.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] gpz1100:
IOTHIDDENMENU code on 4.3

##433346#

Use caution with some of options (esp ...RTN)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] nomar116:
PRLs?

I am trying to flash my first phone to Page Plus. It is a Verizon Samsung Galaxy S3. I think I have a working program with CDMA but I need a current PRL. All the links in Viper's original post are broken. Anyone have a suggestion?

Viper I sent you a message. Thanks for all the awesome info in this thread!!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] alphahere:
If you have a donor phone use the PRL from the donor phone.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Viper32:
Yeah cool, I am going to set up a few tomorrow soon as I get portal access to see what I can discover. I just do not want to get screwed over when the purchase of Page Plus gets finalized.......

I am also going to setup my own website in the near future, I just have no clue on web design. So anyone here that wants to help or take this on and can prove their work let me know. I can surely pay ya back in flashes etc.

Viper
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] gadget069:
Wish I could help with the website, been a few years since I've done any coding.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Viper32:
It's cool man I am sure you know more than me ;)

** I updated one of the main post on instructions to get in Diag mode on S4 phones**

Viper
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] moparfreak426:
Looks like an option. Never heard of them though. Customer service?

Sent from my iCrap @$$ kicking Galaxy SIII
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Viper32:
I have talked with them at length for three days now, they seem to have everything in order. Honestly it does not take allot to top Page Plus Customer Service, lol

Viper
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] moparfreak426:
I wasnt comparing pp and them. Just wondering how they are in general but ok. If all goes well, next month ill switch there or next g

Sent from my iCrap @$$ kicking Galaxy SIII
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Viper32:
Yeah I gotcha, I think they will be okay. I will know more soon as I get my portal setup.........

Next-G on the other hand has not made the effort to contact me regarding my dealer request, Its been over two weeks. To me that is not a good start.....

Viper
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] moparfreak426:
Ahhhhh. Oh

Sent from my iCrap @$$ kicking Galaxy SIII
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] trim81:
Select wireless $50 plan looks promising... Is mms included?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Viper32:
Yes, its the same plan as PPlus 55.00 but 5.00 cheaper.......

Viper
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Viper32:
Okay got my Selectel Wireless Dealer Portal setup :laugh:

Now to get to business and see what it is all about...

I will keep everyone posted with results.

Viper
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Viper32:
Well now I got my Next G Dealer Portal setup also..... Batting a 100 today......

I guess I was just not patient enough ;)

Viper
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Viper32:
Okay here's what I know so far on Selectel and Next-G

Selectel - Uses Verizon Post Paid Service unlike PPlus and Next G (It is different, in the Roaming areas and tower placement at busy times and areas)

*The way they work on the $50.00 Unlimited Talk/Text and 2GB Plan (You can use your 2GB however you wish but if you run out you are out until you renew your plan)

*Dealer Portal is a little cumbersome at the moment but it all seems to work.

Next-G - Uses Verizon Prepaid Service

* Cannot activate a phone without loading a Pin at the same time currently (This makes flashing a little more difficult as I cannot demo the phone working before loading a plan)

*They offer some International Plans that will be helpful to allot of people.

*Dealer Portal is more advanced compared to Selectel for sure.

Summary:

I flashed 2 Identical Sprint S3 Phones on 4.1.1 today to each carrier using the same method and PRL's etc. and the below is what I found.

(I used the same donor and reset the nams between both to insure that I got good data)

** I only used a donor because I wanted to be able to read what each OTA did. Otherwise I would have used my method that pulls keys on its on**

Selectel had faster Data by a good bit for whatever reason (Still trying to figure this one out)

By default Selectel OTAed a different PRL than I have seen..... (Not sure on this neither, will test it soon)

I am still testing both but otherwise they seem to be the same with the exception of the Data Speed.....

***Any questions be sure to ask***

Viper
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] moparfreak426:
Way to go viper

Sent from my iCrap @$$ kicking Galaxy SIII
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Viper32:
Thanks bro........

I am available tonight if anyone needs assistance..........

Viper
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] breakinyoankelz:
I would love some assistance with a pesky Samsung Epic that I cant get data to work on. If you could spare the time, it would be much appreciated! I sent you a PM. Either way, thanks!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Viper32:
I sent ya a PM.....

Viper
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] siloowns:
verizon note 2

can someone tell me the 16 digit password for the verizon note 2. or how to flash to pageplus.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] dmonleo:
Mr or Ms. siloowns.

"Please" read the beginning of this thread. There your answer can be found.

Notice I said "please?"
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] dirkdigles:
Huh. I've been on PP for a long time now but if this is the case then I think I might have to switch over to Selectel.

I flashed my Sprint S3 myself using an i500 for keys / prl / etc. I take it the process would be the same to get onto Selectel? And I can of course port my number over?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Viper32:
Links are back up..... Cost me 100 dollars but they are good to go now....

Please do not abuse ;)

Viper
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] catnapped:
Unless you're stuck on roaming isn't a different PRL going to make little or no difference where reception is concerned?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Viper32:
Well its like a Sugar Pill.....

To some it makes all the difference in the world.

To others they see no change at all

(Personally I say if all is working then leave things alone)

Viper
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] wpcprez:
Anyone flash a Sprint Note 2 (L900) to page plus? I've already done a Verizon S3 and I had no issue with the keys or the programming but this is my first time with a Sprint phone being flashed to Page Plus. I thought I did everything the same but I get no 1X or 3G data. But the phone / texts work fine.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Mrhunter13:
I take it no body reads anymore
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] wpcprez:
Are you referring to me? If so I've read through every single post here as well as nevells post and videos on the s3. I've already done the doner thing before with an i500 and grabed keys and loaded them on verizon s3's but this is my first time on a sprint phone and not sure why it's not working.

Anyone know if 4.3 (MK4) blocks you from changing your MSL?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Mrhunter13:
I'm talking about anything that ask questions about sprint an Verizon phones ...because the differences in the phones have been talked about ....on all sprint phones u have to have 2 profiles written to get the data
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] wpcprez:
Understood, and I know the verizon usually uses profile 0 and sprint usually uses 1. I tried writing to both with the same config and same keys but not even 1x. Strange.... Right now I'm in the process of reverting back to 4.1.2 instead of 4.3 because I know you can change the MSL and some more things. the 4.3 update really started to block some stuff.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Viper32:
It does not block anything, and if you try to downgrade from 4.3 you will have allot worse of a problem with a bricked device.

Viper
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] agapedisciple:
I I was able to change the MSL on a Sprint S3 running 4.3 using DFS. Read my past posts on this thread about the issues with your data. Your keys might be invalid from accidently being used on two different devices.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] johngandersonjr:
US Cellular S3

I am having a heck of a time flashing some US Cellular S3 phones.

I use the i500. when I write the settings to the S3, they NEVER stick. I will do it over and over and over and over and sometime after like 20-30 times they will stick.

Wondering if anyone has experienced this or has any input. It seems to be only the us cellular S3 and it does not matter what Android version it is.

I am using CDMA WS 3.9 Paid Version.

Viper - I know you pull the keys but wondering if you have any insight. I'm pulling my hair out on these......
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Mrhunter13:
the msl app I have still pulls the msl
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] wpcprez:
Yes you can use DFS for an S3 on 4.3 but not a note2 on 4.3. Here's what the cdmatool website says

SPH-L900 Galaxy Note 2 Sprint (Adr 4.1.1)	SPC Unlock Akey ESN MEID IMEI	Evolution

SPH-L900 Galaxy Note 2 Sprint (Adr 4.1.2)	SPC Unlock Akey ESN MEID IMEI	Evolution

SPH-L900 Galaxy Note 2 Sprint (Adr 4.3)	ESN MEID IMEI	Evolutio

Also, I was able to downgrade to 4.1.2 and now I can change the MSL. Now I am able to see the folders properly in QPST.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Viper32:
Anyone here have DFS Evolution the newest version?

Viper
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] nomar116:
Getting Data and 3G

I have read so many different things on this topic.... I have successfully registered my phone and have talk and text working. I can not enable data because it says I need a sim card. I thought I could get everything up and running without one?

It is my goal to get full 3g on the phone so here is my second question. I have two possible donor phones. One is a broken Droid that is 3G, I thought just having its IMEI would be enough to get my new Galaxy S3 up and running. However, I realize now that I need some other information pulled from a donor phone. The second option I have is my girlfriend's S3 operating on Verizon. Could I use here phone as the donor without jeopardizing her service? She may want to come to Page Plus some day but she is not there yet...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Viper32:
If the 3G device is broken it will not work as a friend to get info from.

The S3 on Verizon will not help you either.

Viper
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] vk4559:
hello, i have a sprint samsung galaxy s4 and i have fully flashed everything except when i test mms i can only send and not received mms...so if anyone can help me i would appreciate
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] nomar116:
OK, I understand that I will need a WORKING donor phone then to pull codes for 3G. Right now I am just trying to get Data working.

I tried an unactivated Verizon sim card and that didn't help... then I read in this thread that that should not be necessary...

The phone says "please insert sim card" anytime I try to turn on mobile data. I noticed that when I can not get the phone to keep CDMA ONLY under the Mode Preference. The write takes until I reset, then it returns to CDMA HDR and LTE mode, which I suspect is causing the problem...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] gpz1100:
^^Use the actual settings option to turn mobile data on/off, not the quick toggle.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] mikedeezy:
So i bought the paid version of cdma workshop, and have 2 sprint GSIII's, in what ive researched so far I should be able to just pull NAM1 and NAM2 to have everything fully working, One of my phones no matter what i do will only get 1x, that includes pulling the NAM 1/2 straight from my GS3 that is working perfect. Maybe I have missed something? with paid cdma workshop what specifically do I have to pull in order to get everything working? Thanks for any help!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Viper32:
Ok I am not sure what you are doing exactly, let me elaborate.....

You can't necessarily‎ copy and flash the complete nam from Donor to Flashed phone.

(Not all items are the same and some need tweaking depending on donor)

Doing a complete Nam copy and Flash you really can hose some things up, you are only looking for certain items and all phones are different and cannot be copied that way.

Viper
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] undersun1:
Getting 3G data on a Sprint Galaxy s3 / s4 to work on Page Plus

I am trying to help my customers flash their Sprint Galaxy s3 and s4 (Also Note 2 and 3) to Page Plus. I am not proficient enough in flashing to do it myself, so I am recommending that they use Wireless Workshop - do they need a Verizon or Sprint 4G SIM card for the 3G data to work? And if they do need a Verizon or Sprint SIM Card, does it need to be activated?

Thanks in advance for any answers to this question.:good:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] gpz1100:
^^Adjust the pricing schedule accordingly. $x= new flash, $x+y = customer attempted flash. Just like car mechanics charge more to fix an issue the customer attempted to fix themselves :)