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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] en11gma:
if you are not root you not do anything with buildprop except view it

make sure your rooted!

get buildprop editor from google play and install it

when it opens grant super user access

in the lower right hand corner (i believe) is an open icon like 2 pieces of paper. click it

scroll down to very bottom and add those 2 lines

ril.sales_code=LOL

ro.csc.sales_code=LOL

then in top right hand corner is a pencil (click it to save)

then just hit your back button til your at home screen

restart/power off and then on

the above code lines are from my memory so dont copy and paste unless you verify its correct
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] fivezerosixzero:
Does not work.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] rmc16:
What exactly is not working?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] fivezerosixzero:
""In About Device - Status it sees my phone# like this: 000-000-0016"

Solution: ##MSL# (MSL=your MSL 6 digit code) and you have access to MDN and MSID. Edited both fields with my 10 digit phone no.(phone restarts) and now my number is showed in phone About Device - Status. "

Does not work.

I entered the MDN and MSID as my number.

After entering they do not show up on view.

If I go to enter them again, the number is there, but still nothing under view.

I restart the phone and my number is still not displayed under Status.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] rmc16:
The phone should restart by itself after you edit those fields and press "done".

I've tried again with mine and the method worked, I don't know why yours is not working, keep trying ;)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] eheilner:
I keep looking over this and your missing a step. this isn't fully putting the phone into GSM/WCDMA. after reading through some this thread a lot of ppl are saying that they are dropping calls and other problems. You should also add/edit the how to switch back. when I switch back I take out my sim boot phone with no sim then change everything to CDMA then reboot with lte sim in.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] eheilner:
I know that band 2 is also available also seen band 5 will try and take a screen shot next time it pops up.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] eheilner:
you don't need to all this work!!!!!

after unlocking the phone (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2415587)

this is what I did works 100% all the time no drop calls for me.

step 1. use an app to input apn or do it your self. build prop editor add ril.sales_code=lol ro.csc.sales_code=lol do not reboot.

step 2. enter service mode. *#0011# menu back menu select 0*

step 3. now you will be at main menu. pick 3 LTE

step 4. pick Pref mode set. then pick 1 GSM/WCDMA. (do not reboot)

step 5. go back to main menu then 1-1-6-7-1 (you will be in GCF) now pick GSM/(E)GPRS/WCDMA REL 8 reboot phone here

step 6. input apn if you haven't already. menu key setting then pick more networks then pick mobile networks then access point name. then menu add new APN.

step 7. enjoy the easy way.

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6) Press menu and back until you are at the main menu and select [1]UMTS, then select [1]DEBUG SCREEN, then select [6]PHONE CONTROL, select [2]FAKE SECURITY CONTROL and make sure it is set to ON

7)Press menu and back and select [3] NAS CONTROL. We are going to check a few different settings in this menu so remember how to get here cause I don’t want to repeat myself.

[1] CIPHERING CONTROL = OFF

[2] INTEGRITY CONTROL =ON

[3] SIM CLASS CONTROL = UMTS

[4] REVISION CONTROL = DO NOT TOUCH

[5] RRC(HSPA) CONTROL = DO NOT TOUCH

[6] DUALMODE IMPROVEMENT CONTROL= DO NOT TOUCH

[7] NAS AVOID SECURITY CONTROL= OFF, 0

[8] BIP BLOCK = 1

"

I wanted to read over what my settings are at.

1 ciphering control - on

2 Integrity control - on

3 sim class control - umts

****4 - revision control - rev level sniffer

5 RRC(HSPA) control - rel 8

6 dualmode improvement - not acting

7 nas avoid security control - not acting

8 bip block - 1

Fake security control - OFF

but one thing I did change was don't know if it will matter.

Its under network control (3) AQUISITION ORDER I put it from GSM_UMTS to UMTS_GSM.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] premiumg:
What does setting this do?

ril.sales_code=lol

ro.csc.sales_code=lol

I haven't set these values in my build.prop (I don't recall this was in the tutorial when I did this), but I'm able to use my Sprint GS4 on Metro PCS.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] BD6131:
Is it a SIM block or network block?

Has anyone tested whether the issue connecting to T-Mobile USA is that the radio is rejecting the T-Mobile SIM or rejecting the T-Mobile USA network?

In other words, can I insert a T-Mobile USA SIM exclusively to connect to non-blocked networks? I imagine this would be impossible to test while physically in the USA.

Why it matters:

- TMobile now offers unlimited global roaming with most service plans. Thus, it might be a very attractive option for a US Sprint customer traveling overseas to get their Sprint device unlocked, and insert a T-Mobile SIM exclusively for use internationally. I'm curious if this scenario would work with just the international SIM unlock (per Sprint's official channel, or autoprime's international unlocker tool), using a T-Mobile SIM on an international network.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] eheilner:
This code change's a few thing about the phone. 1 no ## codes work but *# codes do. 2 some phones can't edit the APN's or put new ones in without apps these codes let you be able to edit them right under network settings 3 adds the ability to change network in more depth. So if before these code are input and the phone is put in gsm/umts when you reboot you have new options you can go through under network settings such as what type of mobile network you want to use and what your preferred network choice as well gsm/wcdma gSM only wcdma a only ext.. Check it out
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] eheilner:
Sprint told me that when programming a phone that if you change the msid that you should ##72786#. But for me I had to enter it twice in each field then done. Are you getting HFA to come up?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] eldinioe:
Hey Guys

I need your help, ive been following all steps and no meter what i cant get ride of the no enter sign on the status bar where the signal should be.

im able to search and find AT&T and t-mobile but cant connect none. i have a tmobile activated sim as well simple mobile. i also set the apns but nothing seem to change.

any suggestions?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] fivezerosixzero:
Made me lose unlock. Fixed that. Problem still stands.

What is HFA?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] eheilner:
hands free activation. when I switched over to gsm I went into gsm umts mode and registered it bad move cuz when I went back to cdma it messed up everything took me a week to get it fixed. but if you cant do it with msl go into settings and go to more then scroll down to selfsevrice and try and activate that way. it should bring up hfa and try to pair it to your account you will need some off your account info btw.

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set the phone into gsm/wcdma then change GCF to the first one. if you have the right apn then it should work. with the other sim in when you go to edit apn does it show that sim mnc you shouldnt have to edit those
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] fivezerosixzero:
I did [ROM][ODIN]SPH-L720 MF9 (MF9 Modem/Kernel/Bootloader/ROM - No Data Wipe - Rooted)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2486134

Then [HOWTO] / [GUIDE] SPH-L720 Domestic SIM Unlock T-Mobile:AT&T:metroPCS:Straighttalk

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2530610

Rooted, unlocked, working on the Net10 network.

Phone number is incorrect in status.

I disabled HFA.

Disabled OTA updates.

Phone works under stock ROM.

CM 10.2 doesn't work with same settings.

/shrug

My internet availability is minimal, but I'll keep checking in. This will get solved or it'll be a media device :p

Many thanks to all the developers and posters <3
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] christiansfreeman:
can you please give me a better step by step I followed the guide in grave detail with 2 different sprint s4s didnt work when i first turn the phone on it says t mobile my service and shows service bars but then install goes to a circle witha linee !!! :( I dont know why its not working I followed all the steps
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] christiansfreeman:
I'm using Mf9 Rom above flashed Mdc modem did international unlock followed all the steps still no service when u first turn on it reads SIM & indicates t mobile then immediately changes to no service I am at a loss. .... been attempting for 5hr I retracted my steps multiple tTimes it seems as if I'm doing it all right but no unlock
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] iBowToAndroid:
I'm assuming you were on MF9 to begin with, as you cannot Odin back from MJA due to Knox?

From reading the OP and the thread, it's not clear if this method will work for someone already on MJA.

Can anyone answer if installing an MF9 ROM, and then MF9 modem, on top of MJA will result in a successful unlock?

Thanks
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] fivezerosixzero:
This help?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] iBowToAndroid:
Not really, as it doesn't indicate what the phone's firmware/bootloader version is.

Just don't want there to be any issues flashing an MF9 ROM in recovery when my phone has MJA
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] fivezerosixzero:
How would I go about getting the appropriate information to verify what is on my phone?

I suspect the problem is something low level on the phones system (forgive my lack of proper terminology).
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] iBowToAndroid:
What software version were you on when you started the whole process?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] fivezerosixzero:
MF9 I believe.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] NoobToobTony:
download the app called "phone info" and it will tell you everything you need to know about your phone

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check here it might help:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2659679
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] premiumg:
Does anyone know what's the newest modem I can update to and keep the domestic unlock?

I'm looking to update to NAE modem so i can use 4.4.2 rom
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] rojohacker:
Can I still unlock the sim card being in the sprint network ? I would like to see if works before switching carriers.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ltindi32:
my sph-L720 and I have unlocked about 3 weeks ago and had it running great on stock rom com mk2 Simple mobile. Now it turns out that the upgrade to 4.4 nae stock rom, everything works perfect but I do not receive multimedia messages. I can send and receive the other person but no receipt. I've tried this on several cell since last update and nothing to do. I can not receive multimedia message. someone who knows you could be. thanks
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ecs87:
To the guys who get a signal but lose it: your phone is reported stolen. Yes, Sprint adds the IMEI of a device to the US IMEI blacklist when they blacklist the corresponding MEID.

How do I know? I had a few clowns bring me some L720s that they didn't mention were stolen. Facepalm

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] premiumg:
Hey ltindi32, which modem are you running on the Stock NAE rom? MK2 modem or NAE modem?

Do you still have domestic SIM unlock?

Thanks
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ltindi32:
I am nae stock rom 4.4 and if I can do everything but multimedia messages. I h + internet, text messages and calls but fewer messages photo
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ecs87:
Has anyone tried going into ##DATA# and entering in their MMS info that way instead of through the APN settings? I know it should be the same, just throwing out ideas.

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ltindi32:
this happened to me since I upgraded to 4.4 ota kik kat
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] mulumbs:
ATT rom

Can someone help me ? I want to install the i9505 omega v19 on my samsung l720 with mdc modem.

And i want to know if i have to change the modem before flashing the rom like said HERE or i just need to flash the rom ?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] zoneman2:
I cant seem to get service mode to work. I can get into it by doing *#0011# but I see it say ServiceMode with no service written underneath it. No matter howmany times I try it I can get it to work correctly. I'm on 4.2.2 rooted of course. Any Ideas?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] eldinioe:
24594242 2633

you need to downgrade the modem from MF9 to MDC
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] zoneman2:
I did but i went back because i thought i needed too -_-
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] aktran9:
I figured this out too. The person I bought the phone from said it has a clean ESN. Then I found out it has a bad ESN. Then I couldn't do the unlock. Then I went back to check the US IMEI blacklist and saw it was reported so. I texted her back and she played dumb as if she didn't know. Pissed me off. But lesson learned. Can't trust anyone. I ended up flashing the phone to pageplus and forget about the sim.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] zoneman2:
I got my phone to make a call no issues there, but the internet It wasn't on the 4G it had a E symbol and was very slow.. I'mm assume it was there edge network. Did I do something wrong in the set up? Android 4.2.2
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] eldinioe:
there is a way to still unlock it even with blacklisted ESN, you just need to delete the ESN from the phone so the phone won't have identity.

it can be simply done by getting into the service mode then choose UMTS than {6} common than {6} nv rebuild than {2} erases all EFS1/2/3 the phone will reboot, than you can just follow the guide and complete all the steps and wallaaa you have an unlocked phone.

But caution who ever plan on using sprint again should avoid this method.

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either the carrier you're using don't supports the H+ bands in your area or maybe you just need to set the APN correctly
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] zoneman2:
pretty sure it does. I live near prov, RI. I put the SIM back into my sisters phone and she had full 4G. I config the APN liek it is on the first post minus the MMS protocol: WAP 2.0 ... i didnt have the option.

also my network mode is gsm/wcdma/lte

that what i did

Name: T-Mobile

APN: epc.tmobile.com or fast.t-mobile.com (for LTE devices)

Proxy:

Port:

Username:

Password:

Server:

MMSC: http://mms.msg.eng.t-mobile.com/mms/wapenc

MMS proxy:

MMS port:

MMS protocol: WAP 2.0

MCC: 310

MNC: 260

Authentication type:

APN type: default,supl,admin,dun,mms
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] aktran9:
Good Advice. Will try that with DFS. Used a nonworking s3 of mine and was able to get back on Tmobile and voila, got signal. But will consider method mentioned.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jaeeee:
KitKat

can I update to kitkat once I have done this ? Im currently using my phone on tmobile
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ecs87:
In band selection PICK WCDMA all. I did NOT touch the GSM or LTE settings at all. If I tried GSM I'd get edge. WCDMA puts you on H+. For those wondering...WCDMA is NOT the same thing as CDMA. AFAIK it's part of the "GSM" networks (without being officially under the GSM classification. Someone might chime in and explain it better than I did).

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Do NOT do this. You can end up corrupting your EFS beyond recovery. I've done it on GSM phones before trying something out. This is a very dirty way of getting this to work.

There's a MUCH simpler, cleaner solution that doesn't involve screwing up anything (I just can't mention it here because of the rules and all...)

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] draven760:
Hello, thank you so much for providing this guide and all of you for providing additional support and reference data.

I have followed the instructions to the letter and thankfully have working T-mobile service using Stock Rooted MF9 with a MDC modem.

My question is, I am looking to apply a T-mobile rom such as the Google Edition 4.4.2 rom found below:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2539361

To do this, do I have the perform the "Pure AOSP" tweaks to the mod found in vboyz103 thread and mess with the kernel/assertion check for this rom, or could I just flash it as a normal rom?

Furthermore, with regards to flashing since I'm currenlty on stock rooted, I don't believe I even have a custom recovery...Is there one in particular that's safe to use without losing the unlock?

Finally, on the T-mobile google edition rom, do I need to make any changes to the modem or kernel for it to work correctly?

Thank you in advance, and I'm sorry for the basic questions: I am very worried about either losing the current unlock state that I currently have or even worse, accidentally upgrading to an unrecoverable state where I can't downgrade back to the unlock.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] daac87:
which guide did you use?

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which guide did you use?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] wilywizzzz:
Can you please share how did you do it
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ecs87:
[MENTION=5064001]daac87[/MENTION] and [MENTION=5144507]wilywizzzz[/MENTION] the instructions are in the first post...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] daac87:
4.3 mk2

I was under the impression that the below didn't work for 4.3 and mk2 [MENTION=4959296]ecs87[/MENTION]
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] mulumbs:
You just need to flash the rom
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] eheilner:
news

put "internet" under apn type that's what your missing. hope this helped.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ecs87:
This is all anyone needs to do. This is the main thing that makes the unlock work. And dismiss the first sentence. I've done it on the latest 4.3 build as well as the 4.4.2 public build. Nothing has changed.

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] premiumg:
Yes, you can!

I just wanted to share my phone setup:

Sprint Galaxy S4 (Model SPH-L720)

Bootloader version: L720VPUAMF9 (4.2.2 bootloader)

Baseband: L720VPUAMDC

Kernel: talexop 2.0 kernel (from GoldenEye ROM 23R1 ROM)

With this ROM, I was able to keep my phone KNOX free, have Kit Kat 4.4.2, and also keep my old modem which is GSM domestically unlocked. I'm using MetroPCS on this Sprint phone now.

I've noticed no issues with screen rotation, or lock screen unlocks.

Link to GoldenEye ROM:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2427629
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] zoneman2:
so got my phone on tmobile, the only issue i have is if I put an area code in front of it i cant place a call -_- if dont dont place the area code then i can.. odd uh. other then that works for the most part
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Dr.GALAXY:
:good:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] draven760:
Just wanted to post a follow up in case anyone else had the same questions, I flashed a custom recovery (latest version of Philz Touch) and loaded up the GPE rom I previously linked to with no modifications to the rom. After the normal google setup, it worked perfectly "out of the box" and I'm happily running my phone with no complaints.

One other thing i did want to ask/mention was that originally on the stock rooted Sprint rom, I had some issues receiving MMS messages, and saw that changing the apn from epc.tmobile.com to fast.t-mobile.com seemed to correct the issue.

Thanks again to the OP for starting the thread and the rest of you for keeping it going.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] zoneman2:
nvm
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] skrapmetal:
I am wondering the same thing. No one seems to know if this unlock method will work with mk2.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] huggiman:
Which modem are you using?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] premiumg:
I'm using MDC modem that the tutorial recommended. I would recommend sticking with this modem for SIM unlock. When I updated to MF9 modem, I was no longer able to get into service menu configurations.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] CyberpodS2:
I just got my getting thrown off Sprint letter for roaming too much. Prolly going to go with Verizon but wanna try t-mobile first to check out the coverage. I just got the unactivated sim card from them in the mail but before I start screwing around I thought I would ask a couple very noobish questions. I have never messed around with sim cards at all. Always been with Sprint.

1) Does the t-mobile card come with it's own phone number?

2) Will I loose all my settings I change in this process if I restore a nandroid or are these separate from the backup process?

3) If I bone up something, will reflashing the stock mf9 image through odin restore it all to Sprint settings?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] iBowToAndroid:
I would first ensure your phone is on MF9 or below. If you have accepted the 4.3 update, this method will not work.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] CyberpodS2:
I'm still running the mf9 bootloader, the nae modem and the Carbon 4.4.2 rom.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] iBowToAndroid:
In that case...

1. Yes it will be assigned its own number upon activation

2. A nandroid backs up EVERYTHING (everything in /system and /data anyways. Personal settings and apps are in /data).

3. Yes
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ltindi32:
hi guys. has anyone been able to unlock galaxy s sph-L720 4 in 4.4 kik kat? related to this topic, http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2530610. I have the galaxy sph-L720 s4 updated to 4.4 ota and wanted to use it for tmobile. thanks
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ecs87:
GUYS...It's been stated previously the unlock SUSTAINS THROUGH UPDATES. I assume it does something in the NV Items that for the most part DO NOT get touched during updates. But you CANNOT access the service menu on 4.3 and 4.4.2 builds. Solution? Downgrade to the MDC modem (and flash back the build modem that you're on after the unlock).

Answer: yes it works on 4.3 and 4.4.2

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] skrapmetal:
I found this the other day !

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2659679

Instructions if you are on the MK4 baseband! That tutorial worked perfectly till I got to the APN part, it won't let me edit at all. I tried with an app, and also with build prop editor, so i will have to wait till my SIM arrives in the mail and hopefully it will read my SIM and automatically edit those settings.

Also, I had to root after downgrading to MJA because it wouldn't let me save the edited build prop (which didn't work anyways). Will post back with my results soon as my SIM arrives.