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[EVO 4G Android Development] xboxhacker:
MetroPCS MMS findings...

I have been working into getting MMS working for metro, i have read lots of posts about droid and metro....

The APNs that SYNTAXX have posted might have a wrong setting (no offense :))

The XML file has a mnc of 012, i have seen some say 004. But it should be 027. Delete you APNs, and use Anycut to make a short cut to the Activites >> APN. Open the shortcut and click menu and create new, now you can just make your own, right on the phone, and if you back it up and read it, the mnc will be 027. Also with the anycut shortcut, if the mnc is anything but 027, you cant see it in the APN setting window. Now in the APNs window, with the 027, you can see a radio button next to the APN items. Not sure what that does.....

I have tried lots of combination of servers, and proxies, ports and <blank data> to get it working. Some times i get "sending address unresolved" (SYNTAXX APNs) and "Generic network failure" (other APN settings)
[EVO 4G Android Development] rhcp011235:
It has nothing to do with that. You need the proper APN settings.

And how did you get it added to your metro account? normal rep will not put it on.
[EVO 4G Android Development] krizno:
I got a guy where I'm at that will add your esn for you no problem he's cool like that

"evo you look good won't you back that nand up, damn that rom is fine won't you back that nand up, dude that's a sweet theme won't you back that nand up, what a cool lock screen won't you back that nand up"
[EVO 4G Android Development] SYNTHAXXX:
MMS issues with EVO

The EVO seems to have issues with MMS, even when the correct APN settings are there. A few months ago, I used the same APN settings on an Incredible and it worked fine. I believe it is an issue with the EVO roms right now. Till the solution is figured out, this is just my assumption.

Also, if anyone has info on how to get the EVO to receive voicemail notifications from Cricket/Metro, it would be very helpful.

Thanks in advance!
[EVO 4G Android Development] xboxhacker:
I got a guy too :)

I was just saying that in order to edit your own APN setting "on the phone" you need the mnc = 027, anything else makes it not viable....and use anycut to get to it.
[EVO 4G Android Development] SYNTHAXXX:
Manual edit

The efficient way to modify the APN settings is to just open up the XML file with whichever text editor you have. This is recommended and also discourages the use of an unnecessary, 3rd party program, such as Bettercut/Anycut. And, since there is no solid solution for this yet, adding another step (which doesn't work) is a hindrance to those attempting to follow a the guide.

I mean no offense - just trying to keep this as clean as possible to avoid confusion.

Thanks!
[EVO 4G Android Development] rhcp011235:
Can you help us here? With a guy who can add our ESN's?

Because otherwise this is all useless.

And, from what i hear. If you move from place to another and roam and they say they wont gauntree inet. only talk and text
[EVO 4G Android Development] SYNTHAXXX:
New thread created

I have put the tutorial in a new thread and have added it to the "guides" section of the wiki. Hopefully we can keep that thread clean.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=736433

Thanks :)
[EVO 4G Android Development] xboxhacker:
Useing anycut is simply making a shortcut to a editing option that is already available on the phone... you can also get to it by voice dialing and saying "edit APNs".........Try it...it works. Open the app drawer, click voice dialer, and say "edit a p n"
[EVO 4G Android Development] ap3604:
Is this true? :confused:
[EVO 4G Android Development] gazla1978:
OK I am back :) Sorry since i got my evo running with no problems i truly didn't check the tread so much plus busy with school.

I bought my evo from craigslist for 295 with a bad esn.

I did used CDMA workshop and changed the SPC TO 000000

and I did rooted my phone and installed Sprint Damage Control Rom like i stated on my previous posts.

I called and walked in many MetroPCS stores within the 20 miles radius of my zipcode where most stores including corporate ones refused or tried but said sorry to flash my evo to Metro. This is critical you have to have to get your esn registered with Metro.And i kept on calling and saying metro reps that if they previously flashed the htc eris this is the same procedure with the evo. And Voila :) One guy told me he did 2-3 of the eris previously (This requires some knowledge on Houdini Software that stores use to flash the phones) and i was there within 15 minutes :) Yes he did flashed my evo by using eris flashing prodecure and charged me 45 dollars and upgraded my 40 dollar text and talk only plan to 50 dollar html data included one on the spot. So i left home with an Htc Evo that is SPC unlocked, rooted and custom rom installed phone that is on Metro with no internet, mms but talk and text.

I hope i am clear on this part

Next

i gathered the files and followed the instructions that is posted by killac93 (the post no:1 in this topic)

than i followed the instructions here

http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php/1648026-HOW-TO-Fully-Flash-an-HTC-Droid-Eris-to-Metro-PCS-%28Tutorial-v2.0%29?highlight=droid+eris+cricket

this is for eris but worked for my evo it is the same thing. you gotta know your MEID number where mine was written in the flashing phone contract that i signed :)

and downloaded and applied the metro apn which is available and provided in the tutorial the i gave the link above

that is it !!!

if your mms is not working than you are doing something wrong somewhere i have mine running flawless since i solved the problem by the information syntaxx and other fellow mates share the links with me.

i spend two days of my life to this but the result is perfect. Metroweb or MMS is slow but we all know that metro is slow :)

HERE IS METROPCS APN FILE (Which is provided on the link above)

http://www.howardforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=66623&d=1275097388

let me know if you have more questions.
[EVO 4G Android Development] kabhikabhi:
Thanks

Thanks for confirming. You saved me time and money. Is there any other alternative? I dont want to pay T-Mobile / AT&T / Verizon $30 extra for data.

I stay in Central NJ and work in New York City.
[EVO 4G Android Development] killac93:
gazla1978,

I don't think that you can get mms by following the tut that we put together. What else did you do after these steps. I know that I have tested several EVO's on various roms and still no MMS. Did you alter telephony at all? Curious...
[EVO 4G Android Development] gazla1978:
bro this is exactly everything i did thru the information provided here on this topic i would suggest to obtain or make sure you have your phone MEID and calculate your metropcs algorith thru the calculator provided on the link, make sure you enter the correct numbers on the qpst writing and save those numbers to the phone. And use the apn zip provided in the link and edit the apn file with a notepad and put your info properly as explained. thats it. i understand your frustration but there has to be somewhere you are making a mistake or missing information. I am shooting 3 megabyte high resolution pictures via metromms it takes long time but it works internet works it says 3g i know it is 1x but it is working bro.
[EVO 4G Android Development] xboxhacker:
Working mms on metro pcs!!!!!

I got working mms on metro!! :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

I flashed the Ava Froyo RC3

You will need to dial ##data then hit call...enter epst and edit the mmcs server to: http://mms.metropcs.net:3128/mmsc

The only way i could get web working is to use the anycut>>proxy setting method.

Now that MMS works and web works....now google apps work too!!!!!!!!!!

:):):):):):)

today is a good day :) ....i got Froyo,MMS,and web :) and some cold Bud Light

NEW TREAD with FULL instuctions on getting your EVo on Metro with MMS and WEB!!

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=739409
[EVO 4G Android Development] gazla1978:
no i don't believe you :)
[EVO 4G Android Development] xboxhacker:
hahaha lol
[EVO 4G Android Development] fritzel67:
Okay, so I see these various guides popping up for Evo and Metro which all work to some degree or another. However, what I would like to know is what SPECIFICALLY is making the MMS work (if it truly is)? There are many of us who have EVERYTHING but MMS working (including EvDO market apps) and the only thing we need is an MMS fix. I take it that maybe it's the custom ROM making the MMS work?

Also, I don't see the need to use Anycut for the proxy workaround when the u2nl/autostart option works perfectly and market apps work over it as well. Maybe this is somehow different on Metro vs Cricket, but I didn't think so.
[EVO 4G Android Development] killac93:
Full MMS

fritzel67,

The MMS issue was within the custom rom and ip tables. I've tested tons of roms and just got MMS going today with Ava-FroyoV2RC3 rom. I'm going to test some more over the weekend and post back. here is a link to updated tut. Thanks to xboxhacker.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=739409
[EVO 4G Android Development] xboxhacker:
The problem with the RC3 ROM is sometime the lock screen freezes up and you cant unlock the phone. The cameras highest setting is 3MP, and the camcorder dont work right.
[EVO 4G Android Development] killac93:
Nice work xboxhacker! I knew it had to be in the rom or ip tables. I flashed this new rom and whaalaa! Everything else I had done before and knew of those settings already. Big ups! Gazla1978 on here is funny, he swears me up and down that he got MMS going with my original tutorial. But I know for a fact that you can't get MMS to work without changing the MMS server url. Very funny!! Lol.
[EVO 4G Android Development] killac93:
Yeah, there are a few bugs with this rom but I believe that it's still in testing stages(beta). You can always download ancorder from market for now tho.
[EVO 4G Android Development] gazla1978:
like i said before numerious times there has to be something people missing. i did mine through the info shared here and i am on Damage Control Rom.

Two things i noticed is you

CAN NOT DOWNLOAD

an app from market place if you are on metro mms and i get

this there is delay on your voice mail

pop up time to time. that's it the rest work flawless, absolutely flawless.
[EVO 4G Android Development] gazla1978:
that is correct I did mine thru u2nl/autostart that syntaxx provided here also. Didn't bother anycut or typing that weird code that i dont know how :p
[EVO 4G Android Development] fritzel67:
Why would anyone settle for a solution where market apps don't work on metro or cricket? Folks this works fine with u2nl and autostart...even with wifi turned off. There is NO reason not to have everything working on your EVO with cricket or metro except mms (based on several reports mms does work on some non-sprint based roms).

Any mention of anycut is unnecessary as this is not needed when using the autostart solution
[EVO 4G Android Development] trini_per4mance:
Hi, I recently had my Evo flashed for Metro and had a custom Froyo rom installed on it (I think). I can browse the internet, send picture text, browse and search the Market place. But I have a few problems with it.

1. I can't download any APPS from the Market place except on WiFi. It hangs on "Starting Download"

2. I don't get any alerts when I have voicemails. I get a msg "There has been a delay in setting up your voicemail"

3. Google Talk doesn't connect. I get a msg "Could not connect to server. Will retry shortly"

4. When I try to access my gallery from within the Camera mode, I get the following error "The application Camera (process com.android.camera) has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again."

5. When I try to go into Personalize in Settings, I get the following error "The application Settings (process com.android.settings) has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again."

6. When texting sometimes, I get the following error "The application Messaging (process com.android.messaging) has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again."

I also get this error randomly "The process com.htc.bg has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again" Ever since upgrading to 2.1v2, I get this message probably every hour. Sometimes it comes up on its own, sometimes when I am opening applications, etc.

Now I am newbee to this kinda thing. But is there any kinda fix or update to fix these problems?

Thanx!
[EVO 4G Android Development] fritzel67:
Sounds like the person who flashed your phone didn't know what they were doing. I would say the custom rom is buggy and they didn't know how to get autostart/u2nl working (probably resorted to using anycut as a proxy workaround).

If you read through this entire thread, you will be able to find enough information to reflash the phone yourself and get everything but MMS working just fine (on a non-Froyo ROM...even a stock 2.1 rooted ROM works fine which is what I'm using and again everything on Cricket works perfectly except MMS and should be the same for MetroPCS).
[EVO 4G Android Development] SYNTHAXXX:
Pros and cons

Indeed,

the solution offered in that MMS tutorial is altogether ridiculous and extremely limited. I suppose if you want to trade internet for MMS, go for it. But, who in their right mind is going to do that.

I should have MMS figured out as soon as I have time to look at it. Then, I'll update the files and incorporate instructions in my original tutorial, which DOES WHAT IT SAYS IT DOES.

Till then, peace...

By the way, the solution I used DOES work on Froyo Roms as well.
[EVO 4G Android Development] eck0728:
will an evo work on metropcs if it has a bad ESN?
[EVO 4G Android Development] xboxhacker:
Yes it will, the bad ESN is a problem for the Sprint network.
[EVO 4G Android Development] X-Kenshin-X:
that's right bro, i have froyo right now (dmgcontrol 2.3.5) and your tutorial works for internet, but i still never got mms working. did you figure it out?
[EVO 4G Android Development] myluvcandle:
HELLO XBOXHACKER,

I need help with getting MMS on my HTC EVO flashed to metropcs.

I have everything working on the SUPERSONIC ROM but not MMS. I receive them but cannot download and view or send out MMS. I get the UNABLE TO DOWNLOAD or TRANSIENT FAILURE. I tried the Froyo 2.2 and got everything working INCLUDING MMS but dont like that ROM ( most of the apps dont work right on it even though it looks more like the droid )..... I dont know if it is the Mms.apk file from the froyo or another file that is the problem. I also tried the new Damagecontrol 3.5 Final rom ( Froyo based ) and wasn't able to get the MMS to work neither.

I need any help at all to get my MMS working..
[EVO 4G Android Development] e-motion:
Please... I've been all over the country for now 11 years with Sprint and never was in a situation without coverage. It went into roaming a few times but even that was quite rare...
[EVO 4G Android Development] autoprime:
its possible to get wimax 4g on metro/cricket/verizon.. just set up the evo's mac address with a clearwire account and bam... working calls/text/3g and now finally 4g. yay wimax.
[EVO 4G Android Development] ap3604:
:eek: ...

You just blew my mind :eek:

Thank you for taking the time to post this :)
[EVO 4G Android Development] bigdatl:
Could you elaborate? What do you mean clearwire? Clear mobile service? Home service? Can I use the MAC from the home modem? Would appreciate your response. Thanks.
[EVO 4G Android Development] krizno:
I talked to my metro guy and he will add esns to the metro system I'm not sure if he is charging or not cause I'm sure alot of people needs esns added but I'll ask him
[EVO 4G Android Development] xboxhacker:
Clearer provides the 4G system for Sprint...but they also sell their own services.

But if you are going to pay for metro, then pay for clearwire....why not just use Sprint?
[EVO 4G Android Development] TerminusEst:
Figured it out . . .
[EVO 4G Android Development] bigdatl:
I have Clear at home for WiFi.....so I have a home modem and not mobile modem. For mobile usage, I have an EVO with Metro PCS data.

Just a little confused. Do I need an additional "mobile" 4G service with Clear in order to apply 4G on the EVO? What specs do I need to add in order for the 4G to work on EVO? Thanks.
[EVO 4G Android Development] xboxhacker:
just a thought, but you could spoof your modems MAC address to your EVOs MAC address, so their system thinks your EVO is now you modem....then use the WIFI theather app for the EVO to share the connection at home.... just a thought :rolleyes:
[EVO 4G Android Development] X-Kenshin-X:
NEW android plan cricket settings?

as you all know we all had to put in our own custom settings and iptables into our android phones to get cricket working on our phones allowing us to access the marcket, internet, and apps.

it involves using autostart, u2nl, and replacing the APN's.

now all of that is to route all traffic trough the cricket proxy which only allows access to the internet trough port 8080.

but NOW as you all may know cricket offers an android phone plan which gives you unlocked 3G speed (yes my speed went up a little bit once i got the plan, to about 70KB/s) but i think it's not fully unlocked because i have all these things being routed trough their old proxy servers...

so does anyone know the new settings to configure your android phone with the cricket android plan?

supposedly on the plan description it says everything works, apps, market, everything!
[EVO 4G Android Development] bigdatl:
Interesting indeed. If I spoof the MAC address to EVO, what happens to my Clear modem? Is it possible to have both Clear home modem and EVO running at the same time? Thanks in advance.
[EVO 4G Android Development] xboxhacker:
Only one or the other... FYI, this is just a theory and may not be legal, but well worth a shot ;)
[EVO 4G Android Development] X-Kenshin-X:
it's also dumb, you can just put your clear account directly on your evo and receive 4G there. now if you will use 4G for 100% of all your online activities, count on the phone being on for a few minutes... so yeah
[EVO 4G Android Development] bigdatl:
suddenly data not working......

As of today, my data stopped working? Just wondering if anyone else has experienced the same. Thanks.
[EVO 4G Android Development] xboxhacker:
Metro's Data network is down right now....been down for hours....

(8-19-2010)

Rumor has it, they are upgrading the data system for android phones... :D

OR they are cracking down on flashed phones using web and MMS....

CONFIRMED!!!! Password change for MetroPCS!!!!!

Use your MSL as the new password!!

I am up and running right now...
[EVO 4G Android Development] bigdatl:
Hmmm? I've been trying to get the original MSL, but no luck. I've been using the default 000000 which I set from CDMA Workshop to get into QPST/EPST. I've have use it as my pw, but no luck so far. Any thoughts? Thanks.
[EVO 4G Android Development] xboxhacker:
The 000000 is your SPC... you need MSL :)

Get your phones MEID or ESN and goto:

http://www.whiterabbit.org/android/

Put the number in and you will get your MSL.....

Have FUN!!!
[EVO 4G Android Development] theboundless:
Actually the msl trick has been well know for a while, I myself had to use it about a month ago (more or less). I'm actually surprised you had your data working so long without changing your password to the msl. On howardforums, a lot of us had to do it a while back.

http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php/1656326-Phones-and-more-info/page11

And even with the msl trick, I still have not had any data service as of today, though I still have sms and talk.

It seems like a few have called into metropcs and have been told there is some sort of temporary upgrading / downtime. Hopefully it won't be that long, and hopefully it won't require yet another password change from the previous msl code one.

http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php/1665769-I-called-in-accounts-are-down-for-an-hour.
[EVO 4G Android Development] X-Kenshin-X:
so does anyone know if i have to use a new APN or something to get my cricket phone working on the android plan??

i already have the android plan, but i still have my autostart file, and all that other stuff... but it should all work without the need of going trough all that
[EVO 4G Android Development] Max_Pain:
hey guys. i'm on MetroPCS using AVA Froyo v5.

i just changed the passwords in UM and AN to my MSL number (using the whiterabbit link) and i'm still getting some issues:

1) mms gives an error going out ("sending address can not be resolved")

2) mms coming in dont give an error or notification, don't arrive

3) when checking for incoming email i get "network error"

4) when trying to send out email i get ("account settings incorrect")

----keep in mind email comes in and goes out with same account settings when i'm on WIFI

good thing is internet works, texts come in and go out, facebook works, weather updates, i can go in the market and browse. only thing is email and mms as above.

any ideas on how to fix these issues?

in UM both tethered nai and password were metropcs, i changed the password as per instructions, should I change the tethered nai to msl numbe too? or???

thanks guys. i'm really enjoying this phone (just got it couple days ago!) and i can't wait to have everything working on my network:)
[EVO 4G Android Development] gtg710w:
it is probably because sprint uses different system for mms. When you flash a sprint branded phones, you can only use internet not mms.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Max_Pain:
Yeah i expected as much with the mms but i need email...how can we solve that?
[EVO 4G Android Development] gravitypushes:
my 3g is down on metropcs right now. is yours?
[EVO 4G Android Development] Max_Pain:
I dont think ive ever had 3g on mine...i mean the icon shows up but the speed is too low to be 3g...
[EVO 4G Android Development] villalva_evo4g:
htc hero diag drivers help

When i go to the folder driver folder i see three files and i have tried to install each one at different times and with each one i get an error from windows, "Windows encounter a problem installing the driver software for your device". it also

says HTC remote NDIS based device, this device can not start code 10. I have also try to just browse the main folder and it gives me an error of windows not being able to install the drivers. Did anyone have this problem?

Can i used the HTC EVO DIAG drivers because i can install does
[EVO 4G Android Development] Salpula:
Just tried this with the newest Baked Snack (so I'm on 2.2), I seem to be getting SMS because I got a message from 5555 saying that my metroPCS service includes a free mymetromail email address, I responded with a preferred username and I got a text back saying that it was available and I responded to accept and I got an acceptance notice. When I try to make a phone call or dial *228 I get connected to verizons servers instead of MetroPCS, I added the 02001 PRL an and ran the APN backup. Also, I can't get it to change to profile to 0 under m.id it won't change from 1, so I made a profile 1 that matches what 0 would be in an attempt to make this work, it failed to change a thing as far as I can tell. Where would I have gone wrong here?

Do I have to downgrade? In addition, if I do, would that fix the phone problem or is it definitely something else? Also the phone always tells me i'm roaming. I can host some screenshots from qpst (with obvious stuff like the meid and a couple other things blocked out) on my own web server to show config settings if that would help.
[EVO 4G Android Development] BIGWORM:
I'll have to check this out. Is there anything I need to be doing for Cricket?
[EVO 4G Android Development] majestic999:
Hi i didnt wanted to risk flashing my evo my self..

So i ended up paying one of those wireless shops... But they got me Txt & Calls working...

But no WEB or MMS... :(...

How can i get at least that web working? If any one can help me out plssss.

MSN dorado_strong@yahoo.com

Yahoo Majesticlafortaleza@yahoo.com

Thanks..