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[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BIGDINOG:
Just call Boost Mobile Customer Service, give then the ESN number, which must be clean, and have then activate the ESN. You must have a working Boost Mobile account prior to doing it. Do not tell them you have an EVO, just give them the ESN. Some reps will tell you right away it can't be done, others do not even look at the fact that it is a Sprint phone and just put it on the system. Keep trying, be courteus, if the 1st rep does not do it, call back. It has worked for me.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xoreactionzox:
Lol no matter if he gives them the esn it dont have to be clean why u think people switch to cricket u need to flash the prl first and then manual add the wdb and mms settings u must have ur boost number first just follow the cricket guide but google boost mms and web servers and uze them along with ur boost prl
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DROID_BOOST_75:
do what he said but instead of calling back just go onto boostmobile.com and do it there you may need to enter the esn number 3 or 4 times but it will take it.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xoreactionzox:
Dude r u people stupid its a sprint phone so it requires to be flash so it can get the boost tower that means prl flash duh u need cdma workshop and qualcom
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xoreactionzox:
Lmao im going to call att to give them my esn oh snap I will have a sprint on att impossible dude same as a sprint phone recieving boost with no flash when u flash it call 611 u will here wel,omd to boost not sprint ask anyone look up tbe crap on google
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ostthug2k:
I had my evo done because i couldn't find a good guide to flash it to boost. Now everything is working great.

oh and my boost phone also works too. It's basically a clone.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Necrosan:
Not wise to keep them on at the same time.

I'd say outright dumb.

But hey, your mileage may vary :)
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ddark4eva:
THANK YOU! Im reading like "are these ppl serious?" Calling boost with an Evo Esn # will get u nowhere they're not gonna activate it Period. if it was that simple Sprint would have NO business. I dont know the Step by Step (but i seen the process) but the evo must be properly flashed to work with boost (too much work for me so i jus had a friend of a friend do it for me for $70) and from wut i understand its technically illegal cus it involves esn cloning an other trickery blah blah...politics :cool:
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jbcarrera:
No your wrong boost is owned by sprint and their cdma phones run off of sprint network truth is a Evo could run on boost cdma portion if and only if you get someone dumb enough to activate the esn and imei on there without checking what type of phone it is I've seen both Evo's and here's on boost. Truth is those people got lucky and no no esn cloning is needed like I said you just need someone dumb enough to NOT CHECK WHAT PHONE IT IS! You won't have 4G but you still get 3G, all possible cause THEY RUN ON THE SAME NETWORK AND SIGNAL

Sent from my EVO at the edge of Hell
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ddark4eva:
Im not exactly wrong, I know boost is owned by sprint and I see wut ur saying ..yes if u get lucky enough to get a rep to just blindly activate an evo then lucky u. ESN cloning is an (illegal) precaution cus believe it or not most of the reps do their job an will deny activation. but let's say they do activate it that way, everything is not gonna work like web an mms those settings HAVE to be manually altered.

The whole point is for boost to think u have one of there phones... any rep has the right to shut u down if they see an evo on ur account

Sent from Canadian Jigsaw's barn cuz he got all the Rush records.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jbcarrera:
I stand partially corrected

( I am literally standing to)

Sent from my EVO at the edge of Hell
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ddark4eva:
Lol Its cool man, its a good move if u don't live in a 4g area like me (I doubt it will ever come here) im saving $40 a month, everything working an not paying for 4g service I don't have ...but if anyone ask u tell em I have a samsung rant lol

Sent from Canadian Jigsaw's barn cuz he got all the Rush records.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jbcarrera:
What EVO?

Sent from my EVO at the edge of Hell
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ddark4eva:
Yep

Sent from Canadian Jigsaw's barn cuz he got all the Rush records.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] trizyman:
How do i do it???

Is there a guide, links something to get me started because im not paying anyone to do this because id like to do this myself. I looked up the cdma workshop but i have no clue where to go from there.What about my prl, what settings do i need to flash this to. Plz help me with links or a guide/walkthrough/telling me how. Thanks in advance.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thetakara:
You want on Boost, buy a Boost phone.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] trizyman:
Thx but no Thx Ive brought many boost/nextel phones. i90/i95/i730/i530/i930 etc. I even use to mod them. Now Ive UPGRADED to have an ANDROID Evo an Im not Downgrading/buying another crappy boost phone. SO if anyone has any useful info plz inform me. Also Ive seen u can gsm unlock the phone how useful is that.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ddark4eva:
ahh good 'ol XDA, Its always that one mofo...

but yea im lookin for a guide to cus i know i can do this ..only found one for the Epic :mad:
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] trizyman:
I read on another forum that if you have a BOOST CDMA account all you really need is the MSL code for the EVO then reprogram it with your BOOST# and MSID. Im still searching as you all can see.

Edit: found this too on another forum.... Flashing a evo to boost is illegal since it requires you to change the phones esn which is illegal but the way they do it is by having another boost phone any phone that gets 3G service and clone the esn number from that phone to the evo thats how they get it to work I know there is a software on eBay that let`s you do this and they charge like 30 for it just look it up. Thing is what boost phone gets 3g I wasnt aware of any.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] trizyman:
I also found more info here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=689303 basically saying call boost, play dumb an dont tell them you have a sprint phone give them your esn number an hopefully they will accept it into there system. If not try again just be nice about it. Also you probably need your phone to be gsm unlocked and have your msl code.Theres an app called msl reader on the market that will read your msl code.

So This is what you need done first download msl reader then call sprint and tell them you want your phone gsm unlocked. Only way they will do this is if your phone is either out of contract or at the end of one otherwise there going to complain or might not do it.

Then you should have a clean esn an theoretically be able to call boost an play dumb saying "Hey i have a phone I need activated" give them the esn number but dont tell them what phone you have. Hopefully they will activate it with the esn number and you should be fine.

Now i dont know what will and wont work ie 3g, mms, internet so try at your own risk. Good Luck.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BIGDINOG:
Web and 3g does not have to be manually altered. Only MMS will have be formatted to be accepted in the Boost Network as they used a different address than Sprint does. There is no cloning, flashing, or altering going on. Suckers who dish out $$ to get this done are fools. People who say its illegal, and that cloning is involved are fools as well. The only way to get these phones on Boost if the ESN is accepted on the network. As far as Boost reps, I can't say how smart they are, but I would bet on not too smart.

**You do not need MSL numbers or GSM unlocking or anything of that sort. No need to ruin or clone a perfectly good phone. Once you are done with Boost, you can simply activate it back into a Sprint account, clean ESN and all.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BIGDINOG:
How do I know this? Have I done it? Maybe, maybe not, but my information is based on facts. I was formerly on Boost, now on Sprint!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ddark4eva:
Yea well my point still stands, if ur lucky enough to get a rep to jus blindly activate ur phone then good for u....but for those of us who are unlucky enough to get reps who do their job then there's esn cloning

Sent from Canadian Jigsaw's barn cuz he got all the Rush records.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ddark4eva:
So jus outta curiosity Wen the boost rep ask wut phone u have wut do u tell em? " I don't know, its none of ur business" or u jus hang up an try again. Lol

Sent from Canadian Jigsaw's barn cuz he got all the Rush records.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] trizyman:
Basically Just say " One of those no keyboard phones". Just play dumb.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] trizyman:
Well from what i read gsm unlocking doesnt ruin your phone nor does an MSL reader. GSM unlocking simple makes your phone usable on another network (Depending on the Frequency) . But you are right if you get the ESN on there network your good to go.:)
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ddark4eva:
Lol only no keyboard they hav is the moto i1

REP: so wut phone are we activating today?

You: not sure but its all touch though, no keyboard or anything

REP: Oh the motorola i1?

You:...uhh..yea lets go wit that

lol
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] trizyman:
Hey Dont get mad at me i was told to do this lol..
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cloths55:
what do you mean by GSM unlock? I thought the evo4g was only CDMA?

From what I understand the only two ways to switch to boost is to trick the customer reps or do an ESN repair.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] egzthunder1:
GSM devices do not work on CDMA networks unless they are worldwide devices (like a few Blackberries or the TP2 from Sprint. MSL reader will read the MSL out of a CDMA device... there is no MSL on GSM devices.

One quick note, I noticed that you guys are talking about ESN cloning in here. This is a highly illegal practice and instructions on this are prohibited under XDA rules. Keep it that way. Thanks.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djdaredevil:
Ok unless Boost has changed in the last month their system will not let them activate a Sprint exclusive phone i.e Hero, Evo, Epic the system wont do it.

Now the Touch Pro, Touch Pro 2, and so on are the ones you have to get lucky enough to have a rep activate for you I have tried to activate the evo, epic, and hero and they can not be done and the rep talked to didnt care because right after that he activated my tp2
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jbryson16:
ok so im pretty new to all this stuff but im catching on however theres a lot of stuff i dont know how to do(understatement). with that being said there is people out there flashing evos to boost. how i dont know but it works. if its illegal then were sol. but if its not then i want to be able to do it. if one were to have access to an evo that is working on boost would there be a way to investigate the changes to figure out how it happened? idk just throwing it out there....
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cloths55:
It is illegal so we cannot discuss the steps to convert the phone to boost; but, I have actually learned how to do it from other threads on this forum, so do some research around the forums and you will probably find a tutorial. If you dont know where to start, look at my previous post about what to search for.
[Desire HD General] skinnypupp:
I have rooted via Visionary+, but AdFree Android doesn't seem to work. It used to appear to work fine, but ads would still show up. Then I tried the symlink option, which also doesn't work.

Any ideas?
[Desire HD General] noobdeagle:
same issue here im reluctent to perm root it tho

a fix would be nice

it seems to work for a while then it just ....stops and the ads come back
[Desire HD General] Andy:
Is your DHD perm-rooted, with S-OFF? If not then changes made to the system files are un-done and return to normal (With Ads).
[Desire HD General] noobdeagle:
But shouldn't the temp root and adfree just work until you root the device ? Ad free just stops after its working for a while even tho no reboot has occurred
[Desire HD General] Andy:
I know from my personal experience that the Temp-Root & AdFree didn't work for me.

I had to Perm-Root + S-OFF before AdFree would work.

I'm pretty sure the file that AdFree modifies is in the system folder, which unless you have Perm-Root + S-OFF you cannot modify.
[Desire HD General] skinnypupp:
I have perm room, but not s-off. I didn't have s-off on my Desire, but adfree worked fine.

I'm kind of reluctant to do s-off, so I'd like to get adfree working without it if possible, like I did with the Desire...
[Desire HD General] panyan:
i have permroot and eng s-off, i have updated hosts file and rebooted numerous times and still it doesnt work :mad:

TRY THIS:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=860361
[Desire HD General] Andy:
Without S-OFF your system files will be protected from change. Sorry I don't know of any other workaround. :confused:
[Desire HD General] skinnypupp:
OK I ran that one-click hboot update. I have no idea if it worked, but I guess I'll find out later :D
[Desire HD General] skinnypupp:
It looks like it's working :)

I even installed Clockwork, just in case I want to play around a bit more later on :D
[Desire HD General] noobdeagle:
I would agree however the fact that it works for a while and then after say a day or so just stops blocking ads is perplexing.
[Desire HD General] Boneslammer:
Same problem here, perm without S-OFF

After a day, add are back. Even if i reinstall adfree and get new files.
[Desire HD General] Andy:
Without S-OFF the system files of you DHD will be re-written with the system defaults, that includes your hosts file (Ads). You need to have S-OFF to have AdFree working all the time.
[Desire HD General] Boneslammer:
I have just tryed the following:

settings/apps/adfree - clear data

open addfree and update

Now i'ts working. I will post as soon as the adds get back.
[Desire HD General] Andy:
Without S-OFF the ads will return.
[Desire HD General] Boneslammer:
After a reboot they are back, i'll try to see for how long they stay away without rebooting.

My phone os never off anyway : )
[Desire HD General] Andy:
I don't know how often the phone checks for modified files. But I got about an hour before ads returned on mine and always after a reboot.
[Desire HD General] Boneslammer:
A couple of addfree days i could live with, but if they are back every hour i have to look at s-off -.-
[Captivate Accessories] mfpmax:
I was searching for a car mount for my Captivate since I was using one on my HTC Fuze in the past. Some looking around I ran across these videos:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyJR_t_VIlI and

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZ25xM9rNkQ&feature=related

Being that the EVO isn't much different in size than the Captivate I figure it should fit fine, the only question was whether it fit with a TPU case on as well. I later found a picture of an EVO with a case so I figure I was good to go. You can find the product site here:

http://us.kensington.com/html/17813.html

You can get it for under $25 on Amazon.com, I missed out on a deal where I could've got it for $5 after mail in rebate.

Here are all of the components. As mentioned in the videos, it comes with a A/C vent mount(on the left), the window suction mount(in the middle) and the mount the phone sits in itself.

Samsung Quick Release Iphone mount with Samsung Captivate by mfpmax, on Flickr

The mount has spring loaded grips with soft grip material lining each so it shouldn't damage unprotected phone as well as providing grip to keep it from falling out. Being that they are spring loaded, I spread them apart and they have a bit of room for play for larger phones, as mentioned my main concern was whether or not it will fit with a TPU or silicone skinned case.

Samsung Quick Release Iphone mount with Samsung Captivate by mfpmax, on Flickr

Samsung Quick Release Iphone mount with Samsung Captivate by mfpmax, on Flickr

Samsung Quick Release Iphone mount with Samsung Captivate by mfpmax, on Flickr

Samsung Quick Release Iphone mount with Samsung Captivate by mfpmax, on Flickr

Samsung Quick Release Iphone mount with Samsung Captivate by mfpmax, on Flickr

Even though there are some cheaper mounts on ebay, I decided to go with this because the two I have experience with previously had flaws that don't make themselves known immediately but over time will show themselves. The main one being that the plastic begins to crack where the bending part is inserted. On my Fuze mount it was cracking when I first got it but it didn't come apart till later when I glued it back together.
[Nook Color General] bobdude5:
WHO DID THIS??? and why isnt it here!!?

probably doesnt belong in dev section but this needs attention

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uviopU8Ve-Y
[Nook Color General] poweroutlet:
wtf! I just got my nook color and was expecting to wait quite a while for a custom rom, but damn things are moving fast. Who did that? How? And why does no one here know about it?

:eek:
[Nook Color General] giantsfan:
Whoa. We have seen the future of the NC...and it shines! :):):) Now, how to get whoever did this on this board...
[Nook Color General] dark79:
Interesting. But I don't want to lose the original nookColor features as I bought the NC as an ereader primarily and I already have purchased books and magazines on the device. (And no, the nook android app isn't suitable as it doesn't have all the features of the NC such as magazines)
[Nook Color General] deeoh:
Ok, so I guess this doesn't apply to you then, right?

I, on the other hand, am very excited. Hopefully we can get the details of this soon. There was no proof that the android marketplace was functioning in the froyo build though, but I hope it is.
[Nook Color General] Raxxon:
It's a step in a nice direction. Get the stock OS up and running and then figure out what's needed to perform upgrades to the Nook platform itself. If it is possible to upgrade the unit to Froyo that means that Bluetooth Keyboards should work and a number of other things. I would prefer not to lose the actual Nook look/feel of the device but I'm not going to ignore what is overall a positive step forward for the evolution of this device.

I'm really hoping the details on the WiFi controller chip were accurate, because the touch keyboard on this thing is REALLY getting annoying. ;)
[Nook Color General] dark79:
No, it still applies to me. :rolleyes:

The BNN apps run over android 2.1. My point is that I'm hoping someone can pull the BNN apps to work OVER froyo so that I can still have the best of both worlds.

Shouldn't be too hard. After all, BNN already said they're releasing a froyo update early next year (rumors being January).
[Nook Color General] thoughtlesskyle:
one question that comes to my mind that doesnt come up in the video, since the nook only has like 4 hardware buttons how do you control your back, home and menu controls? unless you Remap the volume buttons to do it
[Nook Color General] barrosd12:
That's why you would use the SoftKeys APK that someone else on here has worked so diligently on. That way, the bottom bar of the nook becomes like a perma-softkey bar, that way you can pick between using the volume keys or the softkeys.

Anybody managed to talk to the guy who put up the video? Would love to know how he got that running, especially with Flash 10.1 on 2.2

EDIT: Here's the Softkey.APK and the thread I'm talking about: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=860153&page=2
[Nook Color General] Martimus:
It's too bad that whomever did this didn't focus their camera very well.
[Nook Color General] barrosd12:
Agreed - you can only barely make out the 2.2.1. Wonder if it's real or a fake...:(
[Nook Color General] sark666:
I saw some benchmarks of 2.1 vs 2.2 measured using linpack. 2.1 was about 7 while 2.2 was 30-40.

Will the nook enjoy this speed increase? Meaning because the nook is a little more lacking hardware wise, I'm wondering if this speed boost would be more noticeable on the nook (e..g smoothing scrolling, more responsive, etc)

Or is the graphics chip more responsible for these things?
[Nook Color General] poweroutlet:
The nook's hardware is actually quite capable and with a proper clean froyo build, it should fly. The stock B&N build is garbage as far as optimizations and performance go. We have a cortex A8 (TI OMAP 3621) with a powerVR SGX 530, that should be plenty to have a nice android experience.

I'm sure linpack scores will improve with 2.2, but it seems snapdragon based devices get the best gains on linpack from going 2.1 to 2.2.
[Nook Color General] sark666:
Good to hear it's a capable piece of hardware.

This will be my first android device so I'll read more about rooting etc. But once say a froyo 2.2 is out, can you retain the b&n software somehow, or is it one or the other?

I've heard some of the apps/functionality it provides is good. I'm more interested in this as a cheap first tablet so with a choice for one or the other, I'd wipe it and put froyo on it, but I was curious if even their apps can be brought over, if a side by side (dual boot?) install isn't possible. Or maybe off the sd card...

Off topic, but is there anything to manage multiple users? I can see my gf wanting to use it, and I'd rather not have her bookmarks files etc in mine.

I get the vibe all these devices are made for one user, but I've read posts about say a parent wanting to let their kid play with the device without concern they'd change anything.
[Nook Color General] thoughtlesskyle:
if the root method is the same as we have done before, yes we will be able to do it, basically a custom recovery will be created which will allow nand (internal memory) to be backedup and restored
[Nook Color General] Ypocaramel:
yea, the stock B&N software is pretty poorly optimized but it's got good management and reading features (shelves, different colors and margin settings, social networking for quotes etc...), much better than the Nook app on Android and most other reader apps, the store works pretty well and it does B&N magazines and kid books. Some of the non-readers out there might not notice the difference, but it's there.
[Nook Color General] godsfilth:
sadly i dont think B&N understand the idea of optimization i got almost twice the performance on my original nook last year just by optimizing the .apks with zipalign and optiPNG havnt had a chance to test it on the NC because well im lazy and too busy actually using it
[Nook Color General] nk414:
Me too, I use it as a reader and media player next.

But I'm paying close attention to what this device can do...:)
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] fuzzysig:
so how do people get 3-5 ma battery drain?

mine always shows around 60ma and around 300 in home screen.

does that depend on the build or the apps installed and settings?

i cant figure out
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] nobnut:
It depends on all kinds of things. You do know you will only get a low current draw with the screen off right? Here are some things you might like to consider for longer battery life...

1. GPS on all the time?

2. Wifi on all the time?

3. Email sync frequency?

4. Screen brightness setting?

5. Install SET Cpu and create a profile for 'screen off' and set it to just above the minimum

6. Leaving processes and Apps running in the background

7. Time of day ;p

8. Number of widgets

9. Live wallpaper

10. Other stuff I haven't listed.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Svenvdmeer:
Usually it works after some resets and sometimes using another build can work. But if you've never had a low drain you might wanna try an other sd card. Borrow one from a friend and see if t that fixes anything.