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[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tsundere_Mailbox:
Could you PM it to me please? I'm unsure of where exactly to find everything and I don't wanna do the wrong thing.
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] purplefruity:
Don't quote me on this but I'm pretty sure that if you have a Moto e that's from virgin it's DDR as they only made DDR Moto E's

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You can pm me when you click on my profile
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cecnwv:
I wanted to discuss this months ago but could not find a relevant thread so I chose to stay silent assuming those who were benefiting from the loophole were staying silent as well because loose lips sink ships. My XT1526 came from ntelos and was provisioned through Frawg. You could buy the phone for a penny, one cent, if you also paid for one month of service, $35. After the month is up, phone was activated at time of purchase, it would do the same as discussed on this thread. When ntelos pulled out of my market area, I went to Boost, got a new phone, and ported the phone number. I tried using the XT1526 with Boost but they said they couldn't do it. I've rooted the phone, unlocked bootloader, installed twrp and have flashed countless roms, mods, etc. I love the phone but have bigger and better toys so it rarely is used. It still has the sim and is in excellent shape and I think I should do right by it and pass it on to someone who will care for it as I have. It's not ddr from Virgin, however it has the same benefits as if it was. Isn't Swappa recommended to the forum members to post their goods? I like this thread, it's good reading, and something I'm interested in. I wish all of you best of luck in this endeavor.
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] purplefruity:
The boost Moto e doesn't have this loophole, only the DDR Virgin mobile does. Btw if you used it for 12 months on boost, domestically unlock it.
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cecnwv:
I appreciate your reply, however I am more than familiar with the unlocking laws that went into effect two years ago. Also please read my posts before quoting them and replying. If you would have fully read it instead of just scanning it for keywords, you would know that this phone has never been on Boost's network. I've already said this but will do so again in hopes that you will read it; I bought it at Ntelos and it was provisioned through FRAWG. Also, Ntelos will unlock prepaid phones after 6 months as long as the customer has kept service for 6 months after device purchase, fyi and future reference. As for whether or not Boost has the loophole, I can't say one way or the other. You'd have to find someone with a Boost XT1526 willing to discuss it.
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] purplefruity:
Sorry. I thought ntelos was T-Mobile so I thought another phone, boost Moto e. So is your Moto e unlocked? I can tell you boost mobile Moto e do NOT have the loophole.

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Upon my research, the 6 month rule only applies for iPhones as all Android phones with a sim slot are locked. Please correct me if I'm wrong
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cecnwv:
Ok, if I must,

https://www.ntelos.com/unlocking-policy

According to this, all Android with a SIM slot are unlocked. There is also a nice list of requirements for iPhone which who cares about iPhones. I thought we were about Android on this forum. Hopefully the link will be posted so you can read it if you want.

I used PartitionBackup apk and made a copy of each partition in img, tar, and tar.gz should anyone need to flash a particular partition. Mmcblk0p3 is where the DDR partition is. I don't know if every XT1526 is like this but the app backed up nearly 50 partitions. Needless to say that backing up each one in three different formats and grouping them into one folder took some time but being able to explore the contents of the partitions is worth the time spent making the partition library. If you ever want to get to know your device intimately you should check out that app.
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tsundere_Mailbox:
Can you send me a link to that apk?
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] purplefruity:
Google play store search for Partitions backups by wanam
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MotoJunkie01:
The white xt1526 Boost variant most certainly works on the loophole .....the key firmware partitions from the DDR VM variant must be flashed to the Boost variant, including an exact gpt.mbm and utags.img. in essence you can create an exact DDR variant from the Boost variant with the correct partitions.
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tsundere_Mailbox:
Do you possible have thoes files? And if you do, Can I borrow them :P
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] purplefruity:
Borrow might not be the correct word. "USE" might though
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tsundere_Mailbox:
Hehe... "Borrow" :3
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MotoJunkie01:
I don't have the files, but I know a guy who knows a guy....who knows this other guy. :cowboy:
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tsundere_Mailbox:
Whos the other guy? Or was it sarcastic? >.<
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MotoJunkie01:
It was unintentional sarcasm not meant to offend or insult. My point is people typically do not share those files. The practice of changing IMEI's as the result of protected partition flashing is punishable by federal prison. I was speaking theory on converting .....asserting that it is possible in theory and practice ....however I don't participate in the method due to the legal ramifications ....I urge you to be cautious on your wording also. I need to do the same ....XDA rules forbid illegal activity discussions ....again, with the utmost respect, this is merely theory. Please take no offense to my sarcasm. Thanks
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tsundere_Mailbox:
Ahh, That makes sense. I understand ^-^ No offence taken
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MotoJunkie01:
Feel free to PM me
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] michaelvue:
Is this how you get unlimited 4g lte? I found something called "Magic Phone" by someone selling Moto E(2n gen) sprint phones and it seems the same as this one. Was just wondering if this is the same as this "Magic Phone" thing. Anyone know how to do this magic phone loophole
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MotoJunkie01:
Yes, the individual dubbed "magicphone" does in fact sell Data Done Right devices which have been modded to operate on the 4G/LTE free & unlimited loophole. However, contrary to his claims, he did not "discover" this loophole, nor is the "magicphone" the "first ever" of its kind. Any Data Done Right device is capable of connecting to the LTE loophole ....problem is, these devices were discontinued for retail sales by Virgin Mobile (Data Done Right) over a year ago. So the devices are now more difficult to find.
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] michaelvue:
So a device like the Sprint Moto E XT1526(or any xt1526 boost mobile I assume) would work? What would one do with a Sprint Moto E XT1526 if it doens't contain the original SIM card is there a place to buy a SIM replacement to have it operate on the loophole?
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MotoJunkie01:
A Sprint compatible xt1526 (Boost, Sprint, TextNow, etc.) can be converted over to a DDR xt1526 will a partition dump taken from a DDR variant. The UICC (SIM) used must first be provisioned.
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] purplefruity:
And which partitions need to be flashed?
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MotoJunkie01:
All
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] purplefruity:
Not the bootloader ones. That bricks it
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MotoJunkie01:
All firmware partitions ....never the bootloader or bootloader dependent partitions.
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] purplefruity:
So can you tell me exactly which ones? I'm interested in seeing what's in them
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MotoJunkie01:
Iii8i
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AVuk:
Delete
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] purplefruity:
Gotta be DDR. If you were making your DDR phone very suspicious and abusing it, virgin probably cut you off
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] droiddude414:
Delete
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AVuk:
Mistake
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] purplefruity:
If the sim is now not DDR and virgin won't budge, then there's nothing you can do. DDR doesn't have any phones that use nano SIM so that already raised flags. You could have cut your ddr sim before all this happened, but virgin mobile is the only one that has control over network.
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] purplefruity:
Yes if no app its not DDR
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MotoJunkie01:
Guys to clarify, there is no such thing as a DDR and Non DDR SIM. At least there is no difference. The 236C UICC cards we see in Virgin Mobile USA devices are the same cards seen in Boost Mobile devices, Sprint Devices, and in Data Done Right devices. The difference occurs during the "activation" process, when firmware provisions your device for voice and data services (PRL and Data Profile) code is written to the UICC by your DDR device, thus enabling a crucial gateway for the loophole.
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] purplefruity:
Thanks for the clarification
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] superdank63:
So I have 2 xt1526 moto e phones and both are DDR. At one point I had 6 and now only two left and neither one works. I need to restore either one before the update that closed the loophole, but Im having a hard time. Ive already bricked one and dont know which rom to download and flash to get the other one working. If anyone could give me a hand itd be greatly appreciated.
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MotoJunkie01:
PM me
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] superdank63:
It says you are not acccepting pm.
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MotoJunkie01:
Send me a friend request

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Now PM me
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arebelspy:
Sent a friend req.
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tzheng0311:
i was wondering why i couldn't PM you ahahaha
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MotoJunkie01:
I changed my messaging settings now. You should be able to PM me.
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] captainjimjim:
So is there any way to know if your device is compatible with the patch? I have a Moto E XT1526 running android 5.0.2, probably running on sprint network (it does clearly says sprint when looking at the baseband info). I don't know if it's DDR thought, I can't seem to find any virgin mobile app on the phone installed.
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MotoJunkie01:
If you have a Moto E 2015 and it is Virgin Mobile, then it is a Data Done Right model. However take care that you DO NOT call customer service at Virgin Mobile regarding this device, because they will "migrate* your device over to Virgin Mobile USA, which will effectively block the device from the data loophole.
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] captainjimjim:
Oh I don't think I got the DDR model then. I think someone just opened the package and replaced the device with another sprint version of the Moto E....
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MotoJunkie01:
Pull the manufacturers tag below the volume buttons, underneath the bezel. The Model should be xt1526 and Type should be M1092, if you have the Data Done Right variant.
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] captainjimjim:
Oh, yeah I see the x1526 and the M1092. So, that means this device could potentially be patched to do the same thing as the threadstarter's phone?
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MotoJunkie01:
Correct. Do you have the original SIM (UICC)?
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] captainjimjim:
I might do. This phone is brand new thought, and there's still a SIM inside it
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MotoJunkie01:
Sounds like you're in luck. PM me. I can probably assist you in getting connectivity to the network.
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NoteGuy411:
Sounds like DDR is coming to an end. People on the plans are starting to get the email that it's ending and to find a new plan.

https://community.virginmobileusa.com/t5/Plans-Add-On-Services/End-of-Data-Done-Right-Plan/td-p/2499
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MotoJunkie01:
It officially ended on March 31st. Customer Service for Data Done Right will migrate your device over to Virgin Mobile USA so that it can be activated and used on that network and it's prepaid plans. A Data Done Right device can no longer "officially" be activated on the DDR network, nor function on a DDR prepaid plan.
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NoteGuy411:
I assume the loophole ends here very soon also? I mean, they aren't going to keep the n.ij.ispsn apn anymore if the plans no longer exist.
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MotoJunkie01:
n.ij.ispsn isn't required to connect to the loophole. As long as there is a Sprint network, the loophole is here to stay.
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NoteGuy411:
Good to know. Do you know of any way to get past the activation lock screen on a tribute 2? I figured out a trick to get the native hotspot turned on with some quick finger swiping and hitting the emergency dial button. I set up the volume down button to take me to the hotspot setting screen to turn it on and off but it would be nice to actually get into the phone.
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NoteGuy411:
I don't see how this can be true. If the DDR plan ends, and they phase it out, how are you going to connect to a different APN. The loophole works because DDR buys data from sprint, DDR went cheap and didn't use a proxy server for verification and data control. Instead they had the phone control it all. Sprint and virgin doesn't do this. Virgin and boost uses a proxy for control and Sprint is direct. I'm wondering how are you going to get through that?
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MotoJunkie01:
Your analysis on why the loophole works is far from accurate. So we must be speaking of two different loopholes. The loophole I'm on through DDR operates on the basis of data regulation via an end-user configuration. It has nothing to do with a proxy at all. There are three known APN configurations used for data connectivity. Moreover, three of my loophole devices are not even DDR, but are merely Sprint compatible devices which have been fully partition flashed from a DDR device partition dump.
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NoteGuy411:
We are talking about the same loophole. I know DDR does not use a proxy. What I was saying is if the DDR moved to virgin mobile then there would be a proxy. That's how virgin mobile does it, or so I thought.

What is strange is that my Sims no longer work in the DDR phones they came in. All I can do now is ping Google. Nothing else. I can take the SIM and use my generic modem with the SIM and it works just fine. I don't quite understand that because they used to work fine. Maybe it's because they were never scanned at the store? They are stuck on the activation screen altogether I found a work around to get the WiFi tether on.

But it sounds like your fairly confident that this will keep working and I hope it does as well. I assume we just keep going with the same apn and nothing should change?
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MotoJunkie01:
You and I should PM with this conversation. I have info I feel would be helpful to you and I would like to hear more about your experiences. Feel free to send me a PM. Thanks
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] psone:
psone

Same with me. But I'm unable to reach you, MotoJunkie01. Is your PM box full?
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NoteGuy411:
Pm sent
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Irondragonx:
Ddr

I have a tribute 2 ddr phone with sim but cannot get the loophole to work no matter what I try.

Can somebody help me willing to compensate for success
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FanboyStudios:
I've been getting slow speeds lately, can you help?
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MotoJunkie01:
How slow? And what was your average down speed before it slowed down?
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AVuk:
I'm seeing same speeds but I am in a slow network area anyways (6down/2up). I'll check later today in a fast network area
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FanboyStudios:
Around 3-5 mbps. Now it struggles to get even 1 mbps.
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MotoJunkie01:
I'll get you a zip to flash to refresh your baseband software
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MotoJunkie01:
[MENTION=6673664]FanboyStudios[/MENTION], do you know how to fastboot flash stock firmware? Also, what is the current ROM you are using,? What is your baseband version? Also, please screenshot me your current APN configuration.
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FanboyStudios:
Lineage OS 14.1
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MotoJunkie01:
[MENTION=6673664]FanboyStudios[/MENTION] ...couple of things you may try on your APN settings: In APN Type, after the "fota" entry, add "hipri" Under the Bearer heading, leave it unspecified. Your baseband version is good. I use the same one on my xt1526 and on my xt1548 (basebands are interchangeable on the two devices). When you make the APN edits, boot into fastboot mode, sync your device, and execute these commands upon opening a command prompt:

fastboot oem config fsg-id virgin

fastboot oem erase carrier

fastboot oem config carrier virgin

fastboot erase modemst1

fastboot erase modemst2
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MotoJunkie01:
If this doesn't work for you let me know. I have some other things that we can try.
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FanboyStudios:
U

It didn't work...

Fastboot oem erase carrier not a valid command

Fastboot oem config carrier virgin not allowed
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MotoJunkie01:
You're right. It is:

fastboot erase carrier

fastboot oem config carrier virgin

fastboot oem config fsf-id virgin

Sorry I misstated the commands

Once you erase carrier, the config carrier virgin should work.
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AVuk:
Tested my speed in a good network coverage area yesterday. Getting full speeds, no different than 6 months ago.
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MotoJunkie01:
So it worked? I'm writing a baseband installer right now for the Moto E LTE that installs a stock 6.0.1 baseband ported from the Moto G3 xt1548. It can be flashed with TWRP and provided some improved network connectivity and download speeds during testing. It works for Boost, Virgin (DDR & Virgin USA), and Sprint.
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tzheng0311:
Nice, is it because it sets B41 as preference?

By the way, I hope you're doing well. :)
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MotoJunkie01:
The Aroma installer will set B25, B26, or B41 as LTE Priority in the telephony configuration. Also, you will have the option of 4G/LTE n.ij.ispsn or forced roaming on vzwinternet, with 3G speeds, in areas with little to no Sprint coverage.
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tzheng0311:
Ahh, I see. Looking forward to it.
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FanboyStudios:
Ooh sounds nice! I look foward to flashing it. Thanks for all your work, Verizon would give me better speed in my area so that would be great... maybe i'll be able to have access in Sprint/Virgin DDR dead spots as well. :good: :victory:
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] godhacks:
I've read through the thread and most of this makes sense, but there's one piece I'm not completely understanding.

Is registering a sim from a non-ddr phone done by simply putting it into an original DDR phone and booting it?
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MotoJunkie01:
"Registering" a SIM is actually no longer possible, since DDR technically no longer exists as an MVNO. In the days of DDR customer service, you could call and give your ICCID and MEID and a customer service person would "pair" the SIM with the device, thus "registering" the SIM. Now, in order to use a DDR SIM in a device other than the device to which it belongs, you must bypass IMS validation in the host device. Otherwise, data breaks after nine minutes or so.
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tzheng0311:
Nope, it requires manual provisioning which can't be done anymore since DDR was phased out. Also, registering a SIM from another phone wouldn't work even if it has been deactivated, you can't just swap and assume that it'll be linked with the phone, Sprint doesn't do that without you going to them and specifically asking for it.
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] godhacks:
I'll read through again to see if I missed anything, but with those two responses does this mean it's no longer possible to actually make a non-ddr phone work unless you have an actual uicc sim from a ddr model phone?
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tzheng0311:
Your best bet would be to find a used DDR phone with the original SIM intact which is pretty much near impossible now, otherwise you're SOL. Surprisingly I didn't know about the failure of the IMS registration until Motojunkie mentioned it for the other devices such as the Sierra.
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MotoJunkie01:
Yes you most certainty can swap SIMs. Half my DDR devices aren't even "DDR" devices. They merely use the DDR SIM. You must manually disable the IMS validation check that breaks data in order to force data to maintain a connection.

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Yes it is possible. Take it from a a person who is doing it with 7 devices right now. Sprint, Virgin Mobile will tell you it is not. People who don't know how to bypass IMS validation will also tell you it is not possible. Any Sprint compatible device, with LTE Bands 25, 26, & 41 enabled, can be modded to work 100% with a DDR SIM. You need Qualconm's QPST or CDMA Toolkit Pro.

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[MENTION=8491874]godhacks[/MENTION], pm me. I'll help you out.
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tzheng0311:
Understood, though if you're provisioning it via QPST and editing the cellbroadcastreceiver to prevent the IMS validation check, it's much more difficult than before.
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MotoJunkie01:
Yes. We agree there.

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Much easier way now. You can simply "fool" the device into "seeing" the UICC as its paired original.
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FanboyStudios:
[MENTION=7383447]MotoJunkie01[/MENTION]

Thanks! So far it seems to be working! Only time will tell if if slows back down.

Update: Well it slowed back down... Have any other tricks? I think VM might be throttling me.
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MotoJunkie01:
Shame on VM. You should have told me you were on a prepaid VM plan. I have a mod to disable data throttling. For some reason I was thinking you were in the Thanks DDR for giving me unlimited high-speed LTE Data -- for the life of the device -- club.

I think it was March or maybe it was February this year, I actually used 269 GB of high speed LTE data in a 30-day time period. But, I do use that device as a hotspot for every WiFi capable device in my home. Since getting the data roaming optimized, I use both my Moto Gs to travel with now.

Recent upgrades to Sprint tower hardware in my area of residence have really put the punch to data speeds. We went from an average 27Mbps download speed to a 85Mbps average download speed practically overnight.