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[General Questions and Answers] Merudo:
If I understand the issue, you got yourself a FreedomPop phone that you wish to activate with Sprint (NOT with FreedomPop)?

If so, I see two potential issues:

1. Your phone IMEI is with FreedomPop, and thus no longer recognized by Sprint. You'll have to ask Sprint to get your IMEI back, if possible.

2. You are using a FreedomPop ROM, and that ROM doesn't allow Sprint activation. Hopefully the actual phone is the same as the Sprint version and only the ROM is different. If you go to Settings and the model number is SPH-L710 then you are probably good. Try installing a Sprint stock ROM and then activate. I strongly recommend you backup your entire phone (including boot and efs) before you do that through, preferably through Odin - but be warned that you may hard brick your phone.
[General Questions and Answers] ColdHot:
Works, but no sprint optimizer, profile update, or PRL

Hey Merudo,

I really appreciate the fix, thank you for that! However, as you can see in the title, there is no sprint optimizer, profile update or PRL update. That is really important stuff as the networks changes and upgrades all the time. Is there any way that file can be included too? Maybe I'm missing something, but the Tink fix said that there should be a sprint network update for the profile and PRL next to the CyanogenMod updates in About phone in the settings, but I never saw that when I put that on my phone. I have a Galaxy S3 phone I bought from freedomPop, but I absolutely hated the Samsung ROM so I wanted to flash CyanogenMod and now I'm having problems. I hope you have some ideas or can clear things up. Thanks again for the fix, and I saw your post on CyanogenMod site about this, that would be awesome if they did put this file into the ROM!
[General Questions and Answers] Merudo:
Hi ColdHot,

Sadly, profile/PRL update on custom ROM is a problem on all Sprint providers (Including Boost, Credo, FreedomPop, Ting, Virgin Mobile, and Sprint itself).

As far as I know, no custom ROM has built-in support for profile/PRL update for any of these providers.

I believe most people deal with the issue by switching back to a stock rom each time they wish to update profile or PRL. I personally switch back and forth between two full backups I make with Philz Touch Recovery.

Please do tell me if you ever find a better way!
[General Questions and Answers] lilgonczar:
OH MY GOODNESS THANK YOU SO MUCH MAN!!! I've seriously tried everything to get my 4G to work on my cyanogenmod infused freedompop (although its a sprint deivce) even by inputting my own apn's I found on the web. I was seriously even considering switching back to sprint just because 3g speeds just weren't cutting it. This finally did the trick. Thanks so much!
[General Questions and Answers] tankdog03:
So ur fkashed to boostmobile with a freedom pop lte card in getting 4g lte? And boostmobile 3g and voice??
[General Questions and Answers] Beej30:
Wicked X on Freedompop

I was running Wicked Sensations when I switched to FP. Nothing but headaches all around. Couldn't place calls off wifi, no 4G, PRL or Profile updates. FP support was useless at trying to resolve.

I then switched to Wicked X and the phone is running smooth. Optimizer, 4G, PRL and Profile updates are all working fine. I'm getting better battery life than my wife's phone we just purchased from FP running their ROM. Seems to be a good ROM so far for FP service.
[General Questions and Answers] usjbm:
Thanks, Merudo.

For anyone wondering, I applied this on a 5.0 rom on my S3 and it seems to work great.
[General Questions and Answers] yelzin1:
thanks for your information,

can you set the messaging (from freedompop) as defaulted dialer?

I tried the cynammod rom, when I used messaging app to dial the original dialer alway launched out, it is very annoying, so I have to flash back to freedompop rom.

has 5.0 the same problem? thanks!
[General Questions and Answers] utaustin:
New Fix Disclaimer

Hey Merudo,

I may get an S4 to use with FP and noticed your old fix had a disclaimer that it may not work on non-S3s. Could you clarify if the new fix has the same disclaimer? I see your comment in the .sh file says it handles universal lte builds but just want to make sure before purchasing :) otherwise I'll probably just go with an S3.
[General Questions and Answers] pan.droid:
Not working... loosing my mind=(

I just moved and should be looking for work but, instead, I'm loosing my mind trying to make this work on my Sprint S4 running and, albeit, weekly build of CM12. For the love of god, has anybody figured anything out with that? It's really hard to network when I have no way of getting back to people. Not to mention how much I just spent on this phone.

Please help
[General Questions and Answers] tulient:
I haven't been able to get any APN fix to work for freedompop on any Lollipop rom on my S4.

I get 3G without applying any fix, and either nothing happens, or I can't connect at all when using one of the 3 APN fixes I found.

Not sure why they don't work.
[General Questions and Answers] donclark:
Can't seem to get data 3G/4G to work.

Can't seem to get data 3G/4G to work. When I disable wifi, I lose my Sprint(Freedompop) connection. I cant connect to the internet, etc.

I've tried these so far but nothing worked for me:

Universal_vmu_ApnFix-v.R2.zip

Freedompop APNs fix.zip

I love how fast this ROM is and want to make it my daily use phone.

Is there a specific process for getting it to work? Just want to make sure I'm not missing something.

Any advice/help is appreciated.

Freedompop (Sprint) SPH-L710 (Samsung Galaxy S3)

CM version 12-20150120-UNOFFICIAL-d2spr (lollipop 5.0.2 unofficial)

Baseband version: L710VPUDND8

EDIT: Is there a specific way to install to get it to work or? Or any other info I can provide that will help?

My current install went like this: wipe cache, wipe devik, factory reset, install CM12 ROM, install Freedompop APNs fix.zip, install gapps-1p-20141109-signed.zip, install Freedompop messaging, confirm registration, disable wifi, and no 3g/4g.

030415 Edit: My issue is resolved! I dialed *#*#4636#*#* and the TESTING screen came up immediately. Under "Set preferred network type:", I switched it to: LTE/GSM/CDMA auto (PRL) in the dropdown menu. I then turned off my WIFI, and LTE immediately showed up! I tested going to a webpage and it works!! I cannot thank you (shakim24 and XDA) enough!!! Turning the WIFI back on is a little tricky and requires some patience, but it will come back on. :good: :victory: :highfive:
[General Questions and Answers] Snorbro:
Works for Nexus5 CM12 weekly

I am using multi rom with stock as the primary rom. I used that to update PRL and everything works as expected without any modifications. However, the CM12 data settings did not work without the FIX attached in this thread.
[General Questions and Answers] atom241:
What ROM?

Can you tell me what ROM you used, because I have not been able to find one for my S3
[General Questions and Answers] turbozapekanka:
Should I download the fix from the attachment or on the link?

They seem to be different.

UPD: one in attachment seem to be better (more settings in the apns-conf.xml)

I'm also attaching another version of this fix with even more APNs for Freedompop. It equals the setup that came with original FreedomPop ROM
[General Questions and Answers] ajeevlal:
i am having same issue and none of these PRL's work. Can you tell me which fix you used before modifying the settings in TESTING menu

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i am having same issue and none of these PRL's work. I am on CM 12.1, can you tell me which fix you used before modifying the settings in TESTING menu

Update : i finally got it working with flashing the PRL in first post but the phone works only when Data is enabled. when Data or wifi is switched off, i am not able to make or receive any calls. Does anyone has the same issue.
[General Questions and Answers] donclark:
You can only make/receive calls when Data is enabled? It doesnt work via wifi? While data is turned off, open the Freedompop Messaging app and see if indicates that you are registered. What happens specifically when you try to make a call? (what errors or messages do you get)
[General Questions and Answers] aenews:
FreedomPop is a data-only service. You don't have access to the Sprint Voice Network. You can only make calls over data/WiFi (VoIP) using apps like Hangouts (Google Voice) or using FreedomPop's own app.
[General Questions and Answers] triblade13:
Looking for freedompop stock Rom

I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 running cyanogenmod 12.1 but my backup with the stock Rom had disappeared so I was wondering if anyone could help me get a copy of it? Thank you for your help.
[General Questions and Answers] avatarx1:
If you have NJ2 firmware, you can download this ROM from Freedompop.

https://forums.freedompop.com/discu...-to-download-images-from-google-chrome-fix-s3

Can someone tell me how to update ND8 firmware to NJ2 firmware on Galaxy S3?
[General Questions and Answers] esonder_:
Got 4gLTE AND 3G????

Hey guys, thanks for all the help!

Q:

Does anyone get 4gLTE and 3g on freedompop? I get 4gLTE with the freedompop apn 2015 fix, but it doesn't seem to give me 3g as well...

I have a galaxy s3 on the AICP rom 6/24 build..

check out the awesome thread here: http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s3-sprint/development/rom-aicp-8-0-lp-5-0-2r1-official-t3027120/page55

seems this guys gets 4glte and 3g

https://forums.freedompop.com/discussion/comment/53060/#Comment_53060

tyia
[General Questions and Answers] RedRover88:
Android 5.1 - How to Fix 3G missing!!

I just put this together too. I had 3G/4G with APN fix on 5.0.1 GPE ROM for S4. But now with Exodus 5.1 based on CM 12.1, I only seem to get 4G and no 3G! Huge problem for my area's coverage!

Here's how I got 3G back for Android 5.1:

Manual add a New APN with the following settings:

Name: FreedomPop

APN: n.f6.ispsn

MCC: 310

MNC: 120

APN type: default

APN protocol: IPv4

APN roaming protocol: IPv4

Then set Preferred network to Global (from LTE Recommended)

I think that is the solution, however I first flashed the APN fix on the first page, then performed the dialer code on page 2 (to change APN settings to global).
[General Questions and Answers] Oalecj:
Data Randomly Breaks

I flashed the 2015 APNs fix with the latest pacrom for the Sprint S3. I got LTE and I thought everything was fine. Then it randomly disconnects and my service indicator icon has a little "!" mark next to it. I did what RedRover88 said and now I get 3G everywhere - but no LTE. I know there's service for LTE where I am because it worked with the stock rom. Does anyone know how to get LTE when possible but mostly 3G? I tried to switch my Preferred network to LTE - but it doesn't seem to be working.
[General Questions and Answers] esonder_:
I'm on the AICP rom, highly recommended by me (based CM12), I clean flashed the rom, then the apn 2015 fix, then gapps.

___________________________________

latest up to date rom here: http://dwnld.aicp-rom.com/?device=d2spr&type=NIGHTLY

xda thread here: http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s3-sprint/development/rom-aicp-8-0-lp-5-0-2r1-official-t3027120

__________________________________

gapps here: http://xdaforums.com/android/software/app-minimal-gapps-gapps-lp-20150107-1-t2997368

I'm using the Lollipop Base Gapps package for 5.1.1: gapps-511-base-20150701-1-signed.zip

plus addons

Google Hangouts addon for 5.0.2+: gapps-lp-google-hangouts-20150605-3-signed.zip

Google Hangouts Dialer addon for 5.0.2+: gapps-lp-google-hangoutsdialer-20150404-1-signed.zip

Google Maps addon for 5.0.2+: gapps-lp-google-maps-20150619-1-signed.zip

there are many more...check out the thread

__________________________________

To Get 3g and 4gLTE:

1. go to mobile networks

2. under the access point names change it from 'freedompop LTE' to 'freedompop EHRPD'

3. click on the 'freedompop EHRPD' and scroll down to 'bearer' and change it from LTE to Unspecified,

AND SAVE

4. Now go back to 'proffered network type' from here you can keep LTE or change it to 3g when 3g is desired. (if still no 3g, try rebooting and doing the steps again)

5. Once you click 3g, if you go into 'access point names' it will state 'access point names setting are not availalbe to this user' --- to get access to the apn's once again, just go back to 'proffered network type' and change it back to LTE from 3g. Now you can see the apn's once again.

hope this helps. ;)
[General Questions and Answers] Jyclop:
S3 (CM 12.1) only LTE works

So, my S3 is running CyanogenMod 12.1 (nightly build 20150701).

I activated it on FreedomPop when I still had the stock os on it and it worked just fine. When I upgraded to CM 12.1, my cell connection totally didn't work. I tried installing the FreedomPop fix zip file and that made my LTE start working, but I still have no 3G or 1X.

If I'm on LTE and I go into an area where I only have 3G or 1X, it briefly connects but then immediately disconnects me from the network until I'm in an area with LTE again.

I really love this version of CM and I don't want to have to downgrade to the stock touchwiz again.
[General Questions and Answers] jxsilicon9:
I used both fixes but mine still doesn't work. I'm only installing twrp through Odin.
[General Questions and Answers] Jyclop:
All working perfectly now!

I installed the FreedomPop fix zip (the first one on the first page), then followed the last part of Esonder's instructions, and now it works perfectly. (I only used the last block of instructions. Also, I deleted the existing "FreedomPop EHRPD" so that I could change the "FreedomPop LTE" to that.) On mine, I can leave the preferred network on LTE and it works great. My 1X, 3G, and LTE work perfectly and seamlessly now.

Thanks to Esonder!!!
[General Questions and Answers] esonder_:
Glad to hear it worked for you. :D

So you just deleted the FreedomPop EHRPD then renamed FreedomPop LTE apn to FreedomPop EHRPD, then changed the bearer to Unspecified?

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Can you give more detail as to what steps you did? What rom/gapps/apn fix you used?

Are you using the latest twrp file?
[General Questions and Answers] jxsilicon9:
I used Twrp 2.8.7.0 flashed through Odin. My rom is stock but the bootloader says custom. Its only rooted and has twrp flash. I didn't use gapps. I tried the APN fix that Meruto posted and the 2015 APN fixed thats posted in this thread. I tried them through both CWM and Twrp but it didn't work. Its weird because when I use CWM 6.0.4.3 I still have mobile data. But when I flash with twrp there is only a red x above mobile data. Does twrp do something that cwm doesn't?I only switched to twrp because cwm messes up my backups. I have a note 2 which is updated to kitkat.
[General Questions and Answers] esonder_:
So you're on a touchwiz rom (ie stock rom)? As far as I know this apn fix is for custom roms like cm12.1 or acip 10 (that's the one I'm using).

I have a backup s3 on touchwiz and as far as I know it doesn't need any apn fixes. I get 4glte and 3g just fine. Make sure you have all the freedompop app installed. (myfreedompop and freedompop messenger, you can get them from the google play store).

You might want to contact freedompop or check out their forum if you're using a stock rom...

Did you buy the from freedompop b/c I heard their phones come with a freedompop custom rom. If you activated by "bring your own device" then you should be getting 4glte (if your area has it) and 3g.
[General Questions and Answers] Jyclop:
Full Instructions

I'm working right now on my full process I went through to make it work.

I'll include downloads and everything.

I'm hoping to have it done by later today.
[General Questions and Answers] jxsilicon9:
Okay I figured out how to solve my problem. Here are instructions for anyone with the same problem.

Use kies 2.6 firmware upgrade and initialization to factory reset.Then you need to use odin to flash you phone to philz cwm advanced. If you don't have a cwm backup then use philz recovery to back up to your sd card. After that just custom restore /data from your backup and exclude system,boot,etc. Problem solved.
[General Questions and Answers] Jyclop:
Full Instructions

Okay I finished my instructions.

However this won't let me post them until I've made more than 10 posts.:crying:

Any ideas?
[General Questions and Answers] Oalecj:
I switched to your rom (clean flash), then I flashed the 2015 fix, and last I flashed basketbuild's gapps because I wanted full GApps not that minimal edit when I had to download a bunch of addons to get everything I wanted. I booted up my phone and it got stuck at "Activating Service" or something similar - so I clicked skip. I then connected to wifi and continued the setup. I went right into settings and it said "APN settings are not availible for this user" - what did I do wrong? I couldn't wait for the cell service to activate for THAT long...
[General Questions and Answers] fk2106:
I have a sprint Note 3 and my cyanogenmod doesn't have the Access Point Name settings, do you know of any other way to access the APN settings?
[General Questions and Answers] thejaredhuang:
Just post it in this thread.
[General Questions and Answers] Jyclop:
Full Instructions (Finally)

K, here's my instructions for this process:

Copy and paste this, but take "[TAKE THIS OUT]" out.

(I had to do this because I don't have enough posts on xdaDeveolpers to be able to post links)

htt[TAKE THIS OUT]ps://www.dropbox.com/sh/vphrwdyp5e53npa/AAC9ZgF_usPZbcZ5y3oWdHJLa?dl=0

Hope this is useful! :)
[General Questions and Answers] Oalecj:
When I delete Freedompop EHRPD I get "Access Point name settings are not available for this user."
[General Questions and Answers] Jyclop:
Are you connected to wifi?

Have you tried rebooting in airplane mode, but with wifi turned on?
[General Questions and Answers] Oalecj:
Of course. I followed the last block of instructions word for word.

I'm using a different rom though (AICP) - but it's CM based so it shouldn't be a problem.
[General Questions and Answers] Jyclop:
So am I correct in thinking you had "FreedomPop LTE" and "FreedomPop EHRPD", and when you deleted the "FreedomPop EHRPD" it just said "Access Point Names are not available for this user"?

The whole process for going through the Airplane Mode and rebooting and everything is to make those appear. If the system tries to connect to the mobile network any time between boot and when you go into the Access Point Names, there will most likely be nothing that shows up there.
[General Questions and Answers] Oalecj:
Yes, that is correct.

Removed EHRPD and I am taken back to the mobile networks window. I tap on Access Point Settings and "Access Point Names are not available for this user"

Can you send me your apn config which is inside /data/data/com.android.settings/shared_prefs/com.android.settings_preferences.xml
[General Questions and Answers] Jyclop:
Actually, something just got REALLY REALLY messed up with FreedomPop. Both my and my brother's phone stopped working completely just yesterday.

I can still send you the file if you want, but mine actually isn't working at all right now.
[General Questions and Answers] kmandel:
I don't as yet have a FreedomPop phone. Which of their phones can run CM12 well with the Freedompop service intact? Any hope for CM 12.1?
[General Questions and Answers] Jyclop:
Well, I'm only aware of the Galaxy S3 and S4 being able to run CM 12.1. I personally have the S3 running a nightly of CM 12.1.

By nature, CM is going to change the FredomPop service settings.

My work-around worked perfectly up until yesterday, but it's totally stopped now.

I'll let you know when my phone starts working again.
[General Questions and Answers] Whyzor:
I was about to flash AICP 10 (based on CM12.1), then came to this thread and saw this last post, so I'm holding off now. Can anyone else confirm if they have a CM12.1 based custom ROM working with 4G LTE and 3G data on Galaxy S3 freedompop?
[General Questions and Answers] Jyclop:
Well, in the meantime, I cracked my S3 screen and ordered all the parts to replace it.

Then, I was watching a tutorial video while I was taking the front glass off....................... aaand it didn't turn out so well.

I now have to buy a whole new digitizer :'(

Anyway, I'm not sure if my cell data connection is working at the moment.

When I called FreedomPop, they informed me that they'd banned my phone because I'd supposedly used overage data (I still had a good 90 mb left)

They saw the problem, and they supposedly fixed it, and it worked for about.... 5 minutes.

Then it immediately started back with the same problem.

I'm thinking that Sprint or FreedomPop must have recently changed something, and their information isn't synced correctly.

So my conclusion is that, as long as you're above about 100 mb of data, you should be good.

That's just what I've come up with. It's probably not at all right, but that's my observation.
[General Questions and Answers] PitCritter:
I'm getting nowhere fast with enabling 3G.

Here's the story thus far...

I'm using an original Sprint GSIII.

I flashed a CM12.1 Nightly from 20150715.

As expected, I had no mobile data at all.

I flashed the Freedompop APNs fix.zip from page 1.

At that point, I thought I was home free. LTE came up fine and worked perfectly.

Then, I took a cross-country road trip and realized that I had only LTE, not 3G or 1X.

I tried the *#*#4636#*#* routine, but I could not find a way to save any changes I made. Whenever I went back into that screen, the changes had reverted.

Then I flashed Freedompop_APNs_fix_2015.zip.

Again...LTE is perfect, but no 3G.

Next, I tried to access the APN settings to make the LTE to EHRPD changes mentioned here. I got the "Access Point Name settings are not available for this user" message that has been mentioned in this thread several times.

I tried re-booting in Airplane Mode with only Wi-Fi enabled, but it made no difference. I was always denied access to APN settings.

It did seem to allow me to add a new APN, even though I supposedly had no access.

I added :

Name: FreedomPop

APN: n.f6.ispsn

MCC: 310

MNC: 120

APN type: default

APN protocol: IPv4

APN roaming protocol: IPv4

but it hasn't helped either.

I've now updated to the 20150804 nightly, but that didn't help either.

Is there anything I've missed?

I really want to keep CM12.1. LTE is fine around home, but on a road trip, it's pretty much useless.

Thanks for reading this far...
[General Questions and Answers] PitCritter:
OK, getting desperate...

Tried it your way...

The AICP rom looks great. I especially like that Silent Mode is back!!

The thing is...I now have no data at all (except WiFi of course).

I followed the instructions above to a tee.

Here's my specific steps...

1. Reboot to TWRP

2. System Wipe

3. Install AICP nightly

4. Install 2015 APN fix

5. Install GApps 5.1.1

6. Wipe Dalvik/Cache

7. Reboot.

On reboot, I waited a full 5 minutes for "Cell System Activation". It never came. I am in a weak signal area, but there is some signal here. I skipped it (is this my issue?). If so, can I get back to "Activation" without a re-flash?

I've tried to access the APN settings with no luck. It always says that they're not available for this user.

Once I do get there, (if ever), I need some clarification. Your instructions say to:

2. under the access point names change it from 'freedompop LTE' to 'freedompop EHRPD'

3. click on the 'freedompop EHRPD' and scroll down to 'bearer' and change it from LTE to Unspecifified

Does that mean that I should select the button beside "freedompop EHRPD" or change the name of "freedompop LTE" to "freedompop EHRPD"?

I've seen individuals here recommend deleting the EHRPD APN, then changing the name of the LTE APN to EHRPD. I haven't tried that (yet). Good idea or no?

I do understand the part about changing frm "LTE" to "Unspecified".

I'm fine on WiFi only for a day or two. I'll wait and see if anyone here has any ideas that might help.

Thanks again to any and all who spend so much of their time helping Noobs like me.