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[EVO 4G General] m4f1050:
:)

Check your local craigslist, you will probably find one or two EVO on Boost sales... No need to do the dirty work if it's already been done by someone else... Just kidding!!! You do have to clone the EVO and no, boost won't activate an EVO. Also, remember that the law can be interpreted in many ways. You can be the owner of both devices, you bought both devices, but you can't tamper with the serial numbers. So yeah, you need an insider and somehow get the serial number off the EVO on the Boost whitelist, good luck with that...
[EVO 4G General] techspark:
I don plan on cloning...no matter what i m not gonna do it

i will see if i can find an employee of boost who can get the esn of evo on their database...i was js worried that if later they figure out its a sprint phone what more can they do other then disconnecting all the services ??
[EVO 4G General] BIGDINOG:
If they ever do find out, i doubt you will get any legal repurcussions. They might kick you off, but i doubt that also. They probably just disconnect the phone and force you to use one of theirs. If you are worried about this, then simply do not do it.
[EVO 4G General] m4f1050:
My wife has the EVO, I use an HD2 with Revolution v1.7, in Quadrant is faster than the EVO, and HSPA is **WAY** faster than Boost 3G, for only $10 more a month on Simple Mobile. Just throwing it out there...
[EVO 4G General] amachine247:
Has anyone actually done this themselves. Got an EVO onto the boost mobile network?
[EVO 4G General] jdh10475:
Why are some people such cheap as$ get an account with Sprint and save the headeach. Was that so hard.
[EVO 4G General] m4f1050:
EVO on Boost, on MetroPCS, on Cricket, on Verizon, just about on any CDMA network.
[EVO 4G General] diggy_:
50 a month unlimited. Simple economics

Sent from my HTC Evo
[EVO 4G General] BIGDINOG:
Not to mention no taxes nor any contracts. Why is it so hard for everyone?
[EVO 4G General] m4f1050:
Here is my findings from testing all these companies:

1. Simple Mobile $60 - HSPA (3mb) T-Mobile network

2. Boost Mobile $50 - 3G (1.2mb) Sprint network

3. Straight Talk $45 - 1x (slow) Verizon network

4. MetroPCS $40 - 1x (slow) Their own network

So you really get what you pay for... I am going to switch back to Boost from Simple just because it's not worth it to me to pay $10 extra dollars for the extra speed and have a cap. Boost apparently doesn't have any caps, which is a nice piece of mind...
[EVO 4G General] mushasho:
You forgot o2 wireless - 3G At&t Network...
[EVO 4G General] m4f1050:
When I had O2 they didn't offer 3G, they offer 3G now?
[EVO 4G General] quickbird144:
I have my Evo on boost. I didn't do the dirty work. And neither did I know about the process till after so I don't want to hear about any legal terms. But EVERYTHING works. 4G I have to pay for. But for 50 a month I'm not complaining.

Sent from my tracking device.
[EVO 4G General] spidercheck04:
I been wondering this cuz I have an extra htc evo and I'm gonna make this with work with boost I'll post what I did lol
[EVO 4G General] iamr00t:
I would say yes because boost uses the sprint network but the 4g probably would have some problems... Why would you want to pay for boost when you could have the evo on the sprint network.

iamr00t
[EVO 4G General] KaDaMuS:
Someone should post a tutorial or a how to on this. I would donate.
[EVO 4G General] dxtyle:
+1 to this
[EVO 4G General] Quis89:
Wrong....

An EVO will not work. Boost Mobile systems will recognize its not a valid esn for Boost Mobile service.

You can't do whatever you want with it...Verizon is also cdma...try and activate an evo there and see how far you get.

Unless you activated your SIM card for your TP2 on Boost I don't believe you...
[EVO 4G General] Quis89:
Lies......
[EVO 4G General] m4f1050:
I agree, EVO to Boost NO WAY. (Other than the illegal way)

And if you head on over to mobile-files you can get your "guide" or "tutorial" information there. I don't think someone will do one here. (This is actually a help/hint not a flame)
[EVO 4G General] KaDaMuS:
Are you reffering to mobile files dot com?
[EVO 4G General] m4f1050:
no, dot us

You can check dot com but I dont think you will like their main page... My antivirus didn't even let me go in...
[EVO 4G General] KaDaMuS:
Im on that forum thanks. I guess I have my work cut out for me on seaching and reading through everything. I just searched your name on there and found 4 threads that are long as heck on there. Gotta love online research on forums!!! lol
[EVO 4G General] quickbird144:
Which part? The fact that it's not on Boost? Or that I didn't do the dirty work?
[EVO 4G General] LargePrime:
There is SO much MISINFORMATION in this thread. Firstly activating a TP2 or other 'NON exclusive' sprint phone on Boost is sometimes do-able. Go to Howardsforum.com and look in the boost CDMA forums. Fellow named deathtrip is the guy to listen to. Activating an EXCLUSIVE Sprint phone on Boost cannot be done thru boost, as boost, unlike MetroPCS, will not ADD the ESN on their side. The only way it works is Modifying the ESN to a number Boost will accept without hassle

I am going to ask you to back this up with something other than you say so. Here is a thread for you to do that in.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=923838
[EVO 4G General] fachadick:
Il post in the other thread later tonight, the information I posted wasn't me saying so, it came right off the fcc website. I thought I posted the link. I'll post it again when I get in front of a comp. And the page I took it from was a lot more current than 1993.

Sent from my blah blah blah blah

Edit - I've replied to your post in the other thread with examples and links to the specific laws and codes that cloning your esn breaks (even if you're cloning the esn of a phone you already have). I'll not be replying again on the topic (I only did here and in the other thread because you called me out), but I urge everyone to take a look at the other thread. The takeaway is that a first offense could put you away for 15 years.
[EVO 4G General] LargePrime:
http://www.mobile-files.us/showthre...O-4G-Programming&p=29376&viewfull=1#post29376

Found a guide.
[EVO 4G General] TheAchiever:
I'm not sure what you mean about the TP2, but yeah it does seem like people are just posting whatever on here.

I have a Sprint TP2 on Boost, and I'm using the sim card that came with my Boost Mobile phone. Didn't have to modify the esn or anything (not sure what you mean here either). Anyways, the customer service rep just asked for the number and I simply told him what it was and he activated it for me.
[EVO 4G General] LargePrime:
The Sprint TP2 is a cdma phone. It does not use a sim card. There is a slot for the sim card, but that is for the versions of the tp2 that are GSM phones.

The "Boost SIM card" is an iDEN sim card(not CDMA not GSM), which will never FUNCTION in a tp2, although it will fit. You can remove that card and the phone will work fine.

Again, a whole lot of misinformation in this thread.
[EVO 4G General] TheAchiever:
Ironic, I became one who also provided false information -_-

You're absolutely right. I knew about the CDMA abd iDEN (sort of) because I had to in order to get the TP2 over, but I wasn't sure about GSM. And now I feel dumb for not realizing I didn't need the Boost Mobile sim card in the first place. But thanks, good to know and it saves me a slot :)
[EVO 4G General] m4f1050:
I thought you were using the iDEN sim card for contacts... So, did you see your iDEN contacts when you had it inserted in the Phone?
[EVO 4G General] TheAchiever:
Well, I didn't know much about the different technologies involved with cell phones (and I still don't know that much). I think the phone was in GSM mode and asked for a sim card, that's why I put it in, and the service worked so I thought I needed the sim card. After reading the other post, I took it out, and the phone auto-switched to CDMA mode.

But to answer your question - no, the contacts weren't accessible, can't transfer I guess.
[EVO 4G General] uniquenameevo:
Will the echo work on boost?

Dual screen PTT would rock my world.
[EVO 4G General] speedy0339:
I don't get it. Why is everyone buying evos and then going to boost mobile? Boost Mobile sucks lol
[EVO 4G General] TheAchiever:
What's confusing about wanting cheaper service? Not everyone needs 4G speed either.
[EVO 4G General] jbryson16:
there is a lot of us who dont live in an area where 4g is availible so its not even an option. also boost operates on sprints network. it doesnt have as good of roaming advantages but as long as your semi-close to civilization it works just fine. so if in that or a similar situation why wouldnt you want to only pay 50 bucks a month for unlimited everything?! especailly now that boost has the shrinkage plan that goes down to 35 bucks a month. to me its a no brainer. the only down side ive hade with boost is my evo will send picture mail but it never gets to the person i sent it to. anybody have any idea why that is?
[EVO 4G General] LargePrime:
You are aware that boost is Sprint, right. They use the same towers.

So if boost 'sucks', it is because Sprint 'sucks'.
[EVO 4G General] jdmsohc22:
I hope there is a writeup for this soon, somewhere... lol...
[EVO 4G General] weinerwad3000:
Uggg. So i was wondering if there was some kind of loop hole where instead of cloning the phones just swap the information on the two phones. then there's only one of each esn. Sounds pretty legit. I have an entire tuturial on how to flash pretty much any phone to any service if anyone is interested.

Go to page 10 for the guide.
[EVO 4G General] Haze69:
There prob won't ever be a write up 100 percent because of the method and peoples view of legality.. Search around, the answers are around(search the epic 4g forum in the general section they have a tutorial to get the settings to work, once you get the evo on boost). My evo on boost runs exactly the same as my sisters on sprint at a quarter of the price. Nothing different, other than no 4g in a no 4g city lol, so anyone who says its crap doesn't know anything about it and should keep their opinions to themselves without having experience themselves.
[EVO 4G General] weinerwad3000:
I just told you have i have a write up of the entire process. It definitely works on most or all HTC and Android phones. As long as your phone can hook up to a computer and you have the drivers and programs you can go on any provider. I think it's bull**** people are charging money to do this and that's why I am providing this info for free.

Tutorial is on page 10
[EVO 4G General] weinerwad3000:
Feel free to post this in other forums
[EVO 4G General] weinerwad3000:
.....................
[EVO 4G General] becomingwhatiam:
Are you going to post this process? Link?
[EVO 4G General] weinerwad3000:
See page 10
[EVO 4G General] LargePrime:
There are several threads describing the process. It is rather intricate.

For example http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=813553
[EVO 4G General] M3_Arsenal:
You have to manually change the MMS URL on the EVO. To do this you need your "SPC/MSL" go into "##3282# hit "edit mode" and put your SPC/MSL hit "Advanced" scroll down and hit "MMS Server URL" and enter "h t t p://mm.myboostmobile.com" hit ok. Last hit "menu" and "commit modifications". Your phone will reboot and you should be able to send and receive MMS without a problem.

Hope this helps.

Cheers to all.
[EVO 4G General] weinerwad3000:
I do appreciate your comment, it does appear however that this person is using a gsm phone unless I am mistaken. They mention putting the phone into gsm mode. Anyway this tutorial should be able to get calling and text to work at least and the rest is just changing the url and updating the prl. I'm going to do this again tonight and let you konw how it goes. If all goes well I will update this tutorial.
[EVO 4G General] gwadazoe1804:
yes it does work i got an evo on boost
[EVO 4G General] LargePrime:
I PMed you. Send it to me and I'll post it
[EVO 4G General] weinerwad3000:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=11892048#post11892048

this will help to get data working
[EVO 4G General] mduhon2:
yes i have evo running on boost mobile with unlimited everything for under 50 bucks a month--it works perfect--sprint tv etc.
[EVO 4G General] myhorsesnorts:
Umm I don't much bout phones but my evo wks on boost

"go gators"
[EVO 4G General] myhorsesnorts:
Yall talk all the fancy terms. Well I went into a boost store and told them this was my only phone and they did whatever and now I'm on boost . Yall enjoy paying that $100 to $120 a month

"go gators"
[EVO 4G General] fenixjn:
Can you make this a sticky somewhere? Too many questions regarding this and trying to activate in other networks (like vzw).
[EVO 4G General] epicslam:
been their done that... it was fun we drove from new york city to LA.. we did alot of flat out pedal to the medal... the spare tires on all four wheels made it even more fun... gotta love donut tires...
[EVO 4G General] LargePrime:
Public Law 105-172 that criminalized ESN changes was repealed in 2003. It is not illegal.

CDMA phones were never covered under that law anyway.
[EVO 4G General] Rakeesh_j:
Absolutely 100% true. The original law as written blanket forbade changing one phone to behave on the network the same as another phone. The new law only says that you can't do this if you intend on stealing somebody else's service.

Since you aren't stealing somebody else's service, you're fine to change the ESN.
[EVO 4G General] RobertMusic:
yes perfect!!! sent me a message for more info...my work good we boost
[EVO 4G General] pepuhz:
please can you tell me how you got this done. You can email me or pm me I am about to throw my phone away if I can't get a guide or how to.
[EVO 4G General] Product F(RED):
Also, it's not fraud to begin with. You're still paying the same prices. You're just choosing to use your own phone. Why is it that I can bring an unbranded/another carrier's phone to any GSM network I want then?
[EVO 4G General] hercules rockefeller:
That may not work as well for the EVO as it did for phones like the touch pro 2, because the billing system is not just looking for the ESN, but also for what TYPE of ESN it is - some phones, such as the EVO, have device-based rules for the services / rates that can or must be applied to them. For example, you couldn't activate a cell phone plan on a mobile broadband card, or a cell-only plan on a smartphone. The Touch Pro didn't have those rules on it because at the time there weren't the same requirements for the rate plans on that phone as there are on the EVO now. I suppose it's possible that the database that contains all of the ENS's could malfunction or something, and allow a boost rep to activate it. There's nothing stopping the rep from typing in that ESN and clicking OK. But I've never seen it happen in the last 8 years I've been using this system. And even if it did show up as a boost ESN, if the system noticed that it's an EVO, the swap couldn't go through. My guess is that the people who are selling boost compatible EVO's have most likely cloned ESN's from boost phones onto the EVO. The only other possibility that comes to mind is altering the database that contains all of the various ESN's in it, which is not something that the customer care rep has access to. I suppose it's possible people are doing that, but it seems like a lot more risk than cloning the phone would be, since you're sure to lose your job if you get caught.

In any case, I don't have a personal opinion on the matter. Obviously Sprint would prefer to get the most return on it's investment on that EVO as possible and would want you to pay Sprint prices for the service on it, but if some boost rep punches in the ESN and it goes through, more power to ya...
[EVO 4G General] weinerwad3000:
If you have a phone you can call your service provider and tell them you think your phone has been cloned and ask for a new ESN. They make up a new ESN number on the spot and add it to their database. If you call Boost and try to add the Evo and you get a good rep they will add the ESN to the database.
[EVO 4G General] Product F(RED):
Thank you.

IT'S NOT FRAUD. YOU'RE USING A DIFFERENT PHONE AND PAYING FOR THE SAME SERVICE.
[EVO 4G General] weinerwad3000:
The whole Evo on Boost thing is great but I'm thinking of something a little more advantageous. Are you ready? Evo on Virgin's 25 dollar a month plan. The only thing we need to get this going is someone to find a way to open the nvm folder. This information on how to open the nvm folder on other phones would be great too.
[EVO 4G General] Product F(RED):
This would require cloning/swapping ESNs. Just buy an Optimus V/Intercept off someone and swap the ESNs. Either way you're not committing fraud since you're paying the same as your normally would, and they wouldn't be able to get you on cloning ESNs.

I would go to Virgin, except that then I'd lose my Verizon roaming which I actually use quite a bit, especially in my house.
[EVO 4G General] RainWind:
Swapping serial numbers IS fraud. Socially engineering them into letting you put your EVO on their network is possibly immoral but completely legit. If they catch you they terminate you. ESN cloning to dodge fees is a big no-no with Sprint too (IE swapping a busted hero or some such with your EVO to dodge the $10 look at my shiney phone fee). Not like anyone ever gets caught, unless maybe a watchful store employee notices when doing repairs, but that's just user stupidity right there.

It's not about what you pay, it's about subscriber agreements and all that jazz. It's their way of making sure you can't take your device to another network by grabbing the MVNO's by the balls. That really should be illegal. Until they hand out free phones without a contract no carrier should have the right to lock a device out like that. But nobody up on the hill cares about consumer rights. Look how long it took to resolve the legality of jailbreaking iPhones.

Although last I checked it's not illegal (federally). It used to be (back in the days of cloning to steal someone's service), but I'm pretty sure that law was changed since that was made obsolete through upgrades. But you have to watch your local laws. Some states/counties/etc. have laws about tampering with **ANY** serial number. Changing an ESN would be like removing the serial from a handgun under those laws. I think California is one such state.

My entire city is stuck at 1X sprint coverage... ... ... ... $10 shiny device fee...
[EVO 4G General] Product F(RED):
Actually, Sprint is supposed to allow you to activate any competitor's phone on their network, but they choose not to. But that's besides the point. If I want to take an iPhone 4 (God forbid) to T-Mobile, there's nothing stopping me, assuming I unlock it. Or any other GSM phone for that matter. It's completely allowed. In fact, T-Mobile will give you a lower rate if you bring your own phone. Now why is this such a no-no with CDMA networks? You're not committing fraud. If you swap ESNs (not clone, SWAP), you're still paying the same amount of money because they think it's the original phone.
[EVO 4G General] weinerwad3000:
Yes yes easier said then done. In order to swap ESNs you have to gain access to the NVM folder. EFS explorer has a red circle with a line through it, cdma workshop says esn failed to write, go to memory tab and read nv items edit them and write and it says successful and the ESN is at 0x00000000. QXDM when trying to change input it says error read only.
[EVO 4G General] Product F(RED):
This is for the Sprint Hero, but hopefully it'll help you:

http://cdmagurus.com/forum/showthread.php/1954-HERO-MEID-ESN-Repair
[EVO 4G General] hercules rockefeller:
Hey, I never said it was fraud. Personally I don't care, and I lack the legal knowledge to know if it's fraud or not, so I'll happily take your word for it. Even if it is technically fraud, it seems like the sort of thing that's unlikely to be caught anyway, as long as you don't go around advertising the fact that you've cloned your MEID.
[EVO 4G General] :
yes it would work go here i posted a video go to youtube and type eg7737 is search bar i have an evo working perfectly on boost for 35 dollars a month unlimited everything
[EVO 4G General] ZachPA:
What about roaming, then? I've never had Boost or Virgin, but it seems from reading here and elsewhere that you don't roam over to VZW for voice or data while using Boost or VM.

If roaming is not generally possible, is it something that could be made so by loading an alternate PRL, such as 01115?
[EVO 4G General] Product F(RED):
Boost and Virgin are basically Sprint minus the Verizon roaming. That's part of why they're cheap.
[EVO 4G General] weinerwad3000:
I tried this method with a different phone and when I scan those sectors the phone resets itself making me think these sectors are locked as they are with all other programs I have tried using. I was told that the only way to do this for the evo is to get cdma workshop 3.6 and there are no cracked versions online and the software costs 100 dollars. Don't want to spend 100 dollars on a program i will use every once and a while

Nvm it works for the evo.
[EVO 4G General] vbetts:
I know one way of doing it is taking the esn off of a dummy phone(Sanyo Incognito), and replacing the sprint esn with that esn.

You can also try this guide for the Epic, should be about the same.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=891077
[EVO 4G General] cityneversleepz:
please tell me you did not watch that video for more that ten seconds
[EVO 4G General] tbirdguy:
did factory reset on evo on boost

I did a factory reset then a Epst reset on my evo on boost, then I had to reprogram my msid to get the phone to work. But now the 3g internet doesn't work... I spend hours on the phone with boost trying to fix it... I get error 67... had boost reset the username and tried few different times.... what got overwritten and how can I fix it?
[EVO 4G General] kletner83:
EVO 4G

Some of you guys are behind, because you can definitely use a sprint phone on boost mobile service plan i have done it several times and you can use an evo on it also although i don't think you will get 4G coverage! i had an htc hero on boost mobile all i did was call boost and tell them i wanted to swap phone on my account and they did it for me, granted i told them it was a sprint phone lol but thaT METHOD DOESN'T ALWAYS WORK.
[EVO 4G General] therealpnut:
So if you want to get your phone put on boost why not try to do it online with the esn and see if it takes? That way you don't have to talk to anyone about anything just a thought

sent from my evolved EVO
[EVO 4G General] weinerwad3000:
That will not work because the Evo's Esn numbers are not allowed on their network. you have to either change your esn or have a rep manuelly add the esn to the network through social engineering.
[EVO 4G General] Dratini:
Why don't you just say it? No one wants to buy a guide from you, which is what I feel you're trying to do.

How are the data speeds?
[EVO 4G General] firemedic1343:
I'd be cautious of him, I see no need to email someone. There's a PM system in here.
[EVO 4G General] bshunt29:
sacobel@yahoo.com.br

Ya, this guy is on all of the forums, trying to sell the same info in this forum for $20.

Anyways, I haven't tried it yet, but I have read many people saying that you can call boost mobile to have the MEID added to their database. Once that is done, they give you codes that reprograms your phone. anyone done this with an Evo?
[EVO 4G General] seankk:
evo on boost 4g

i was on my way to a car show in NJ and i live in a zone where sprint doesnt have 4g so i dont try but mid city i got 4g at full bars connected ip and all but then anything that required data wouldnt work im wondering if there is a wimax fix or somthing i got so excitedi took a screenshot i was so impressed, if anyone knows a possable way to d this please lemme know pm or on the brd

thanks in advance

n im with boost cause 12 years ago when i turned 18 i ruined my credit with nextel and i love the evo ne ways thanks
[EVO 4G General] cr5315:
Sorry, wrong thread.