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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Nicene Nerd:
On some 4G phones, you can simply set them to NV_only, flash the correct PRL, and OTA with *228 (or *22890). However, more often, instead of OTA you'll need to manually set the MIN and MDN values (which on PP are generally your phone number) and perhaps your SID (which varies by location), and that should cover talk and text.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] afextwin:
So I haven't touched a Sprint S3 in 6 month's but I now have one in front of me, can someone remind me, is a sim card required on 4.3 Sprint variants?

The reason I ask, after flashing, no matter what PRL I load, I always get a roaming triangle.

The only PRL that gave 3G and no triangle was 60007, but after 2 minutes 3G icon went away and triangle appeared.

Phone is not rooted; Phone is running on stock 4.3
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] untruestory:
My phone is suddenly starting to dial *22890 on its own. I haven't messed with my flash for months and everything was fine.

I have a vzw gs3 on ppc with stock 4.3, a sim, and setup and activation frozen via ROM toolbox.

Please help!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Nicene Nerd:
Mine did this for a while, too. I never figured out how to stop it, but it also never interfered with my flash.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] afextwin:
I think you need to freeze the setup wizard, you can do this from application manager - you will see 2 entries for setup, 1 u can turn off, the other you can't.

the phone is actually dialing *22899

if you recently inserted a sim to get data services or anything else it may do this on its own.

like the previous poster said, it should not affect your flash, just let it go through.

you can also root and use titanium backup to remove the setup wizard files.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] theroar:
solved. Used Odin to return to the R970TYUEMK2_R970USCEMK2_R970TYUEMK2_HOME base rom for my USCC s4. I believe my radio was on mk2 and I had a rom that was mk8 and that had thwarted me. All good now except for all the bloat that a stock phone has in it...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] gpz1100:
No sim card required on the sprint variant (though it may complain about sim not being present) to get data. Roaming triangle is cosmetic only. Dial #737, does it say welcome to page plus cellular? If so you're not roaming.

If the triangle bothers you, modify the PRL with the proper ERI value for sprint phones.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] noobsaibot34:
disable updates with same icon that is in notification area when *228 starts dialing you will see all corresponding apks with a rootuninstaller apk. anything with updates activation hands free activation knox etc disable/freeze or uninstall-problem solved

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if youre getting the triangle you are roaming. Use a different prl until you find the right one.

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also make sure youre sid is correct
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] gpz1100:
Not true at all. The software on the phone is misinterpreting the ERI in the prl. That is not the same thing as actually ROAMING.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] noobsaibot34:
triangle is proof that you are roaming. check your manual. show proof. please show us how the "phone software misinterprets"...

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you can pm me for a working prl for that phone
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] gpz1100:
A prl is nothing more than a priority list covering a number of systems. Each system belongs to a particular carrier. Each entry contains an ERI value. Each carrier uses a different ID in the eri field to indicate non roaming condition. If there is a mismatch the phone's software displays the roaming icon. ERI values are different between verizon, sprint, uscc, cricket, and other carriers.

The phone's owner manual also tells you not to tamper with and alter the phone's software. When you do, the phone will operate differently than when stock.

Do more research on prl files and ERI.

Proof is in post # 4287.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] noobsaibot34:
too much talking no proof. screenshot of this? I've encountered many phones in our four stores over the years, fix your prl-problem goes away. its not the firmware of your s3 dude. Either that or bad signal. Remember you have a sprint phone...you should upgrade to better harware. Plus I can see from your posts that you don't like being wrong or told anything. Remember you asked for help... Just accept and move on, don't forget to use the thanks button. :) Peace.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] afextwin:
Uhhhh wtf. Gpz1100 knows his ****, you need to calm down. He gave sound advice (under the assumption that I properly flashed the phone) and was even kind enough to give a more than thorough response. Like myself, im pretty sure gpz1100 has been flashing phones since the lg 5200. Please, no personal attacks, just love and knowledge in this thread.

FWIW I was not roaming....
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] xxtavarxx:
I have a sprint note 3 kitkat tried to flash to metro pcs it took the prl but nothing else is sticking to the phone when dfs/dfc writes to it. I can't even get it back on sprint
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Nicene Nerd:
Let's see, who sounds more credible? Someone with nearly 2000 posts, 300 thanks, and well-written technical explanation, or the newbie to the forum who doesn't use capitalization rationally or actually say anything besides "Nuh-uh!"

BTW, still wondering if anyone knows anything about flashing a Sprint Moto X.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] robla64:
Ill go with the guy with 2000 posts! I just flashed my Sprint s3 (have the triangle) and I dialed #737 and got the Welcome to PagePlus message. BTW I used the PRL for PP Sprint S3 on the first page.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] noobsaibot34:
wow. which cheerleading team are you on? have you read any of those posts? are you an english major in an english forum? this is for developers-is it that hard to swallow that one might be wrong? all your knowledge of prls yet you are still having issues... as for your boys prl skit-they make modded prls which knocks his theory of "software misinterpretation"-right out of the park! Sorry i helped. As for the rest of this crap- A`ūdhu billāhi min ash-shaitāni r-rajīmi

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BTW we have a flashing special today...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] dmonleo:
On another note, y'all be straight tech tripping... Get it? "Tech trippin". Can you see it..." What PRL you from cell?".....(I couldn't resist)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] aktran9:
Pageplus vs AIO wireless

What are your thoughts?

Am thinking of jumping off to AIO wireless. It's an AT&T MVNO. for $50, I get unlimited text, talk and data at 2.5GB. If you do autopay, then price is $45. You get 4G data unthrottled for 2.5GB afterwhich you are throttled to 2G speeds. Compared to pageplus, you'd get UTnT with 3GB (2.5GB at the moment) for $55 but only 3G speeds. Of course, coverage is on Verizon network. I get excellent reception with Pageplus and really good speeds with pageplus averaging around 118Kb/s daytime and 240Kb/s at night.

Taking into consideration coverage, data speeds and price, which would you guys go? AIO uses GSM technology while pageplus uses CDMA technology.

Sim card for AIO is $10. ACtivation fee instore is up to $25 but free if done online.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] afextwin:
All depends on your needs. I need perfect signal quality no matter where i am, so I prefer vzws cdma towers. Tmo and att just arent built out like vzw is. I have wifi at home and work and if im driving im usually listening to cached content.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] tom79c:
Question

I have a couple questions...

The closest SID in the list is 1.5 hours from my area. Does that have any affect with signal quality? How would I get a SID for my local area?

Can anyone assist me with the proper steps to get 3G with no donor phone?

Where exactly do I place the 10.key? Do I just put the DMU folder at root or in the efs folder?

Verizon Samsung Galaxy S3 flashed to PagePlus

Currently have Voice/Text/Data (1X) working...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Nicene Nerd:
I'm not sure how important fixing your SID would be. I'm using the same one now that I was using before I moved 400 miles. But don't take my word for it, because I'm not too experienced.

As for the DMU key, put it in /DMU/10.key.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] robla64:
Sprint /Verizon/USCC S2/S3/S4/ Note 2/Note 3 to Page Plus / Selectel Flashing...

Just flashed a Sprint S3 over to my existing pageplus account. Just have voice text and 1x data working from reading the forums.

I realized I had an old HTC Incredible (2 phones ago same account) in the draw that I could use as a donor.

Is it to late to use the Inc as a donor now that Im using the S3? Or should I keep on studying the forums to get the keys from the S3?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Nicene Nerd:
You should still be able to use a donor just fine. I had been using my flashed S3 without data for a couple weeks before I used a Fascinate to get 3G.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] afextwin:
What is the donor unlock for htc phones? If I remember correct, it has to do with making a directory in the efs folder, something silly like 'magic_phone'. Anyone remember & care to post? (Breadcrumbs people, breadcrumbs.....)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] njdan30:
Do you mean Open Sesame?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Viper32:
Alright I am back, sorry been gone for awhile.

I had major emergency surgery and was in the Hospital for 9 days. Still have a long way to recover but the main thing is I am alive and back in a limited basis until I fully recover. Been trying times for my family during all this in allot of ways but faith will always pull you through in the end......

This will take me about 4 months to fully recover but want stop me from my hobby flashing phones......

I have over 800 messages to go thru and this will take a while so please bear with me.

I am also going to start a new thread here soon with a few twists, so stay tuned..........

Viper
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] gadget069:
Glad to hear your feeling better.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] alphahere:
Wow! Hope you recover soon. Peace.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Viper32:
Well what have we here?

What GPZ stated is true here, not saying he is always right but he is here, so maybe it is you that needs listen and learn to accept when you are wrong.

I can assure you I know what I am talking about as I have been flashing phones allot longer than about anyone here. And I do not need to prove anything just like GPZ does not need to, you are the one calling him out then its up to you to prove he is wrong.............

Viper
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] ganjamatik:
anybody here have any hands on with a sprint s5? anything different in process vs a note 3 or a s4?thanks I should have one by tomorrow or Friday the latest
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] tom79c:
How does that work? Do I have to activate the donor phone as a new line or just flash it with the S3 info and let it pull keys? I'm in the same situation. I have my S3 already flashed with voice/text/1x working. I am thinking I need to get a donor phone (if I cant find my old Droid X).
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Nicene Nerd:
You'd have to put the S3 ESN on the donor and then OTA activate to get the keys. However, I can't give any more help on that because of the policies here about ESN tampering.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] gpz1100:
Viper thanks for the vote of confidence :D No one is an expert on everything (you included). If someone proves me wrong about something I stated, I have no issue admitting I was wrong.

In the case of the roaming triangle, I tried to explain that the phone determines roaming condition by using ERI values in the PRL. This explanation was rejected. So be it :)

I suppose the other person could explore other carrier's native PRL files and see these values first hand.

Forum arguments are pointless at this point. It's like the oil debates on the car forums.. Which is the best oil????
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Viper32:
I hear ya....... I have never claimed to be a expert on everything........ But the things I am good at I am ;)

Viper
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] easymachtdas:
sms error

whenever I receive a sms (text message) larger than 16 characters, my phone displays the message as random letters and symbols. What could be the issue?

Galaxy S2 on stock 4.0.4

Im using verizon messaging, however it is not the messaging app that is causing it.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Nicene Nerd:
I assume you mean 160 characters? A number of people have had this problem, myself included. Not sure why.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] easymachtdas:
no solution was found? Should I save myself the time to Odin ICS and the modem?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Nicene Nerd:
I used multiple modems and ROMs and it was never solved. I can't say I know much about how it all works, but I assume it has something to do with a difference in how Sprint and Verizon handle SMS, and perhaps Sprint phones expect something to be different.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] afextwin:
A standard SMS has a max character limit of 140. Hence, twitter's max tweet size is 140 characters. GoSMS Pro (and many other SMS/MMS client's) have advanced options allowing you to set the max character length, as well as convert texts with more than XXX amount of characters from SMS to MMS.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] theroar:
Glad you are on the mend! Nice tease on the new thread! Anxious to see what you have whipped up.

I have a question for everyone. I have went through the list of ways to get my uscc s4 4.4.2 into DMMODE and failed.

I am on a LiquidSmooth rom, so the dialer codes will not work. I thought this would be solved by using the hidden menu apk or the phoneutil apk, but I have not had success wither either.

I have typed the ##DMMODE# *#0808#* *#22745927

Any other secret trick I can put in play? Thanks tons. Mike
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Viper32:
That's the issue with some of the custom Roms, why they strip out the diag mode I have no clue.

Thanks for the well wishes also, yeah I still have a long recovery but I will get better sooner or later ;)

Maybe get hold of the Rom Developer and ask him for a little help with the issue, he may be willing to make you a patch to get into diag mode and other dialer codes to work.

Viper
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Perks___:
sorry if this question has been already asked, but 433 pages is a little much to read through. but is there a method for updating a sprint SGS4 without breaking me flash to metro?? and also will updating my PRL maybe increase my 3G speeds?? and replies will help, thanks in advance:D
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] omiksemaj:
Strange Flash Quirk

Long time lurker.

First, thank you Viper and others for all the helpful information - I've really appreciated piecing together an understanding of how flashing my device works and how to get it configured for the service I want.

I'm in a strange spot that I haven't seen posted anywhere and nothing clear seems to come up in the searches I've done.

I have an SCH-I545 (Verizon GS4), MDK version. I'm flashing it to run on Page Plus.

I've managed to get 3G data connectivity working fine (speed tests have generally been about 0.5 Mbps - 1.0 Mbps, 150-200ms pings).

I can receive phone calls and text messages (SMS), but the really strange thing is that I can't seem to place phone calls.

I get the following message when trying to dial out: (typing out to help anyone else who searches for this later)

Before I ODIN all the way back to stock, re root, redo recovery, etc - Is there anything you'd recommend that I look into?

The fact that I can receive calls really throws me for a loop...

I've been flashing with DFS and focusing on Programming / NAM. I'm really not certain of a few things:

Do I need to set AOC A and AOC D to anything in particular? I copied the settings from another page plus phone as the other settings seemed to be the same between the two.

Are the IMSI T fields used for anything? Should the have been set to match IMSI fields (MIN, MCC, MNC), zeroed out, or ignored?

I looked up and set the SID for my area and have the correct NID

For "Preferred Settings" - I'm not sure what to select for Sys Pref and Pref serv: I've tried different things but for now have them set to System A

Also under Preferred Settings, I can write CDMA_HDR as the Pref Mode and confirm it with a read. However, if I take the phone off of airplane mode it doesn't pick up the network until a reboot after which time the Pref mode is set back to LTE_CDMA_HDR. Is there some way to have it stick? Could this be the culprit?

Thanks in advance for any assistance / leads you can provide.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Nicene Nerd:
Usually when I have this issue, it's donor-related. Have you cloned this phone, or made this phone a clone of another?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] omiksemaj:
I think you're probably right, that's the conclusion I reached with gpz's assistance. Going to try a different approach to see if it makes things behave a little better.

:good: gpz1100 - thanks again for the time and assistance
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] funone46:
Sorry to hear Viper. Glad your on the mend now. Take all the time you need to recover. It took me over a year to recover from an unexpected stroke at the age of 52. Always look at the bright side.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Viper32:
Thanks for the kind words and thoughts on my recovery.

I will get better just going to take some time......

Viper
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Viper32:
I understand you most likely have checked this but I do see this issue from time to time.

Make sure MDN and MIN are correct.............

Do a esn change back to another phone and verify it is working when making a call......

Then switch back to the flashed device to see if it works after making a call with the other device.

Viper
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Mrhunter13:
do anybody no where i can get the sprint note 3 modem from it wont stick when i write to it its on nc5
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] jameztownbarber:
yea learned of this when kitkat dropped for n3 gotta downgrade modem to MJ4....here u go if yall need....

Flash thru Odin

https://www.dropbox.com/s/sp6c1lp58z1p8om/N900PVPUBMJ4_Modem.tar
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Mrhunter13:
thanks u a life saver i could not find nothing better than ml3

got the modem on now still wont stick do the sprint sim card has to be in it to write?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] omiksemaj:
I didn't do the swap back and forth. Ultimately, my "friend" was less mutable than I needed for the original approach I was taking and in an effort to learn, I gave my GS4 an identity crisis. I took a new approach and have everything working now :D

I did find that for me, the MMS settings worked best with just the MMS url alone and without the proxy configuration (much like the content of the Page Plus APK xml you linked)

I also took the low-tech approach of putting an inactive SIM into the back to make the "No SIM Card" go away and to make it so the "Mobile Data" quick toggle worked.

Thanks again!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Viper32:
Cool in the end as long as it's working that's all that matters........

Viper
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Viper32:
Added some S5 goodness in the main post......

I am sure this will go well with the leachers ;)

Viper
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] micallen:
S4 Mini Root

Is there a root available for the Sprint S4 Mini (4.2.2 VPUANA7) ? I'm not finding one that will work.

(SPH-L520)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Viper32:
None that I have seen, I got one here and just tried the 6 methods I have and all failed........

Viper
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] micallen:
Crap.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] gpz1100:
Check out this thread... starting at about post #42 http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2701738

Looks like you need the newer version of odin. Google to the rescue :laugh:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] micallen:
Thanks. I'm working on it. I got Odin to let me set recovery and move the SU file. It just won't install.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Viper32:
Good find it works, had to change the way doing it a little bit but in the end it worked...........

Viper
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] fly4awhtgye:
I had a problem getting my rooted Sprint S3 with non Touchwiz flashed to Page Plus. The ##3282# menu did not work. We flashed it using the menu on Touchwiz based ROM. Now I have a Sprint Note 3 to flash to Page Plus. Does the ROM need to be Touchwiz?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Viper32:
Better to flash with a stock based rom......

Viper
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] fly4awhtgye:
Thanks for he quick reply Viper32. I figured so. A couple really nice stock Roms are coming soon.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] matthew545200:
Verizon S3 with 4.3

I currently have a verizon S3 with android 4.3. I followed every step I could find with cdma 2.7 and DFS but for some reason I cannot get 1x on it. I also cannot get the radio to stick to CDMA Auto (PRL). every time I restart the phone it changes back to LTE_CDMA auto (prl) and I am currently using the modded Verizon PRL 60008. What am I missing? I put in the pass of the AAA and HAA keys as vzw but to no avail. I do however have voice/text working. Stock rom also.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] 94SupraTT:
Has anyone done a dirty flash like this on a Verizon S3? I'm trying to go to a 4.4 rom and not lose programming.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Viper32:
Chances are you will lose the flash............

Viper
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Nicene Nerd:
[MENTION=1573711]Viper32[/MENTION], do you know how to fully restore a PP-flashed Sprint phone to Sprint? When I tried before, I got data errors and couldn't update profile or PRL after.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] afextwin:
I think he has instructions in OP#2 ?

But...

##SCRTN then ##RTN I believe.

This resets SPC back to factory MSL as well?

I've only done this once and it was a year ago...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Nicene Nerd:
No dice for me. I've tried multiple times, but activation and other updates still fail.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] BurntBiscuits:
Did you connect wifi up before prl update then profile update
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] afextwin:
If you used a donor/friend and you used cdma-workshop, and you didn't uncheck certain tabs before performing read/write then you may want to read the gsm tab in cdma-workshop and make sure everything matches (imei=meid+check digit)...also..the check digit from the factory is sometimes (never with motorola) not the check digit that cdmaws calculates...but luckily you should have an imei sticker underneath the battery containing the full 15 digit imei (meid is 14 digits)).

)))))))))))))))))))))))))))((((((((((((((((((((((((((

RUIM set to RUIM PREF

hmm...

Mode: CDMA_EVDO_HDR_LTE or AUTOMATIC or something.

umm...

hmmph. IDK what else. Good Luck.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Viper32:
Make sure you put a Sprint PRL back on it also.............

Here is one: https://www.dropbox.com/s/4lqc9x620hfx0e3/sprints3prl4.3.prl

Viper
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] baileydan49:
viper, are you available to flash my phone today?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Nicene Nerd:
I've tried multiple Sprint PRLs, ##SCRTN#, ##RTN#, Odin restore, manually clearing certain flash changes, all to no avail. I think for whatever reason my original Sprint PPP password has been lost for good.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Viper32:
Messaged
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Nicene Nerd:
I did mine with no donor (and no CDMAWS, for that matter), plus you seem to be assuming a 4G LTE phone, but I'm actually talking about an Epic 4G Touch, which is just WiMax.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Viper32:
If you had CDMAWS Paid I would send you a stock nam for the S2 and you could write it and see if that fixes the issue...........

Viper