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[Epic 4G Android Development] garyf:
Can anyone reproduce error 16? I got it when I first brought my wife's phone to boost, and then again the next day when I odined to stock to fix force closes.

The first time I was patched to sprint cs who fixed it from the back end. The second time boost cs fixed it in some process that included ##(spc)# and updating the second number.

I think, but can't say for sure that the donor phone was off the entire time.

Since then (another week) I have not gotten another error 16, through a rom change, an apn change and a prl change to 01120.

If I wanted an error 16, how could I get it?
[Epic 4G Android Development] scottyd035ntknow:
If it is working fine then do NOT mess with it and as for the donor phone being on ever after you are finished getting what you need from it... I literally pulled the batteries, put them in ziplocs and put them in a box in the attic. The phones themselves are in another box in another part of the house lol. You can never be too careful and I would for sure never leave the battery in one and just leave it out especially if you live with another person like a spouse, gf/bf or kid. Or just a friend who comes over and sees a weird looking phone and wonders wtf. On button, whoops there goes all that work.

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Nice, same server as me. Weird you'd be on that server all the way out in Allentown, PA but whatevs.
[Epic 4G Android Development] Syst3m Deadlock:
Yeah, true. Thats just the default/closest server the app usually selects for me lol.
[Epic 4G Android Development] bilestoad:
My phone's status lists the PRL as 61007. Perhaps this is a sprint PRL?

NYC may have towers all over, but the PHONE reception in my apartment s-u-c-k-s. Like, I may have to sit forward on the couch or even move to another room to get a better phone signal.

Tests from this morning are about the same, high 1400s to high 1800s. That 2mb/sec in the previous post was the fastest boost test I've seen. And the speeds vary greatly. (but this morning is pretty fast too!).
[Epic 4G Android Development] sxypapi:
61007 is boost i believe, in the apt mine sucks 2 lol,

you been getting good speeds, my speed avg 500k to 900k, 1 mpbs like 1 % of the time ugh
[Epic 4G Android Development] garyf:
The reason I ask is that months ago I started getting an error 67 when I tried to use 3g. What I did then, was turn off the epic, turn on the incognito, and saw that I was getting the same error on the incognito.

The incognito recognized the problem and automatically re-registered the internet, generating new userids and HA and AAA passwords that I put back into the epic by the steps of the guide.

The error 16 seems new and I wonder if I would have the option of going back to the incognito if I was to get errors with my 3g again.

If we know how to get an error 16, then we know what steps we can take that will not trigger that error, which will mean we won't have to call boost customer service for them to reprogram the connection.

I have a question for everyone else:

What would have to be done to get a new phone other than the epic onto boost? Would I find the same keys in the same places for a Galaxy S2 or Nexxus?
[Epic 4G Android Development] Syst3m Deadlock:
I had error 16 before I got my data set up. Real pain in the ass, but a quick 5 minute phone call to Boost CS fixed it.

I did some research on this error when I first got it. I heard that rooting may cause it, or the obvious, which is having both the donor phone, and the Epic on at the same time. I had rooted before I started the process of putting my Epic to Boost, but I was also a dumbass at first and left my donor phone on after I was done with it. So, I'm not really sure how true having it rooted and causing Error 16 is, but I'm fairly positive that having both the donor phone on, and your Epic at the same time can cause it. Which is more than likely why this guide states to basically never turn on your donor phone again once you're done with it.
[Epic 4G Android Development] garyf:
One thing is that in April, I got stuck with the guide and paid to have someone local do the port. He proved it worked by making them both ring at the same time. He said nothing about not leaving the donor phone on and no error 16s in sight.

Almost all I've come across regarding error 16 was written in September 2011, so it seems like Sprint is doing something new, so I wonder exactly what.

I don't want to be afraid to odin to stock or to use my donor phone to help diagnose or repair my 3g if something goes wrong. If nothing ever goes wrong, my donor power switch of course will never be touched again, nor will I odin.

But I don't feel like I can count on nothing going wrong even for 6 months.

If cs continues to restore error 16 with little hassle, then all is well. But since it's new, there may be tricks in the pipeline that will force us all off of boost, or keep us from bringing on our next phones.

I'm probably experiencing guilt-induced paranoia, but I'm trying to keep my eyes open.
[Epic 4G Android Development] bilestoad:
I think I got those really good speeds in the morning, perhaps the network gets congested. Boost often beats out my sprint phone right now, I dunno why as they are both Epic4g's.

Today I was sitting on the couch and there was NO 3g, but it was ok when I moved the phone forward like 3 feet. Geez, third world countries have better cell reception than I get in my apartment in the middle of nyc. wtf :-)
[Epic 4G Android Development] sxypapi:
well im getting avg of 400 to 900k, i tried diff PRL's, PRI's and NV's. this is the highest i can get in the Bronx. i think im just leave it as it is, ppl get insane speeds here. i cant seem 2 get it..

ur right on the one. these ppl with there caps and cutting speed, they suck.lol
[Epic 4G Android Development] scottyd035ntknow:
Try flashing a rom with CIQ (carrier IQ) removed, throttling gone, speeds optimized, and everything tweaked for awesome. ACS Frozen 1.2 is what I'm on and it is 100% better than stock, all the garbage is gone and all the good stuff/functionality left and it is STABLE. Running EXT4 filesystem.
[Epic 4G Android Development] LargePrime:
Also...^^^^^^this

Anyone know about doing the same with a SGS2E4GT?
[Epic 4G Android Development] scottyd035ntknow:
Wow that is a really annoying way of saying Epic Touch lol. Had to think about that for a few seconds...

I'd gander on over to the Epic Touch forum and see what the rooting/roming/hacking status is over there. I would imagine the Epic Touch would be able to be put on boost as well since the Evo 3D has been but you never know. I still haven't seen any boost Photons but then again, I really don't find any of the new phones very enticing. MAYBE if the Droid 3 would have had LTE... Hell, the most exciting phone coming out to me is the VZW Epic clone (stratosphere) since it has the awesome keyboard, amoled, specs are still decent and it'll be LTE AND low priced which is the kicker.

Epic Touch=Epic fail IMHO for having a 800x400 screen that is THAT big. Its like watching a standard def movie on a 55" flatscreen. Blocky and looks like ass compared to even 720p.
[Epic 4G Android Development] usagi111:
Does anyone have this latest PRL .zip?

I'm still on 60681, dunno if that's the latest...if 61007 is a boost prl I would love to test the speeds on it...
[Epic 4G Android Development] garyf:
This guy digiblur from howardforums seems to know all about prls.

http://www.batonrougebroadband.info/

He seemed earlier in September to be saying the prl to get is the 11115, I'm not sure if now the 22081 is better. I'm still using 01120, which was the prl to get in May or June. I haven't seen a need to upgrade so far.

Googling sprint prl zip and the number should get you an xda link to a prl you can install using the instructions in this forum.
[Epic 4G Android Development] bilestoad:
Hey I was the guy using the 61007 PRL on boost that gave me 2mb/sec speeds (once!). I have decided to stay with sprint for a bit though.

I of course would not even THINK about cross-posting, but if any of you Gurus in this thread have the time and inclination, could you give a read of my "[Q] Ok ok epic sprint voice working, no 3g/4g..." question in the Epic4g Question forum?

Thanks!
[Epic 4G Android Development] Leviuqse:
sorry guys that i been out for a looooooooooong time..

can someone put me up today of whats new? lol..

I'm moving pretty soon to a place where there is no boost mobile coverage :(, so bye bye epic..

and also, im seeing that the evo 3D is now able to be connected to boost mobile...yeahh for the chinise who made it possible..lol
[Epic 4G Android Development] scottyd035ntknow:
Basically just a bunch of people asking the same old questions except apparently there is a new error that appears occaisionally when a boost customer on a sprint phone tries to call. "Call could not be completed due to error number 16". It happened to me twice in the last month but I just wait 5 seconds and then retry and it goes away. No idea.

Sent from my boosted Epic 4G. ACS Frozen, Genocide 1.4ghz.
[Epic 4G Android Development] pimpin oh boy:
Hey Guys i wanted to know is there a way to roam on verizon with my boosted epic 4g where i work sprint/boost coverage is very low
[Epic 4G Android Development] Syst3m Deadlock:
What do you mean by "I just wait 5 seconds and then retry and it goes away."? I had to call Boost CS from my house phone when it happened to me. It was only a 5 minute call, so it wasn't really a big deal. They did something on their end, than told me to do a battery pull and restart. Error 16 was gone after I turned my phone back on.

They didn't ask me what kind of phone I'm using, but I know they have for some. I was asked for my cell number and 4-digit PIN, so I'm assuming they had access to my profile and saw I'm "technically" using an Incognito.
[Epic 4G Android Development] scottyd035ntknow:
I just tried calling again and got through just fine. Been good for a week without issue and it only happened twice.

Sent from my boosted Epic 4G. ACS Frozen, Genocide 1.4ghz.
[Epic 4G Android Development] Leviuqse:
never experienced that problem, error 16

most likely a boostmobile network issue..
[Epic 4G Android Development] Syst3m Deadlock:
Some get it, some dont. I myself have only gotten it once, but I've seen reports of people getting it a decent amount.

From the research I've done, it's fairly new and seems like some kind of security feature. It's just a pain in the ass.
[Epic 4G Android Development] LargePrime:
it seems to be related to having a clone and a donor on at the same time.
[Epic 4G Android Development] scottyd035ntknow:
Not possible at least not for me. My donor has NEVER been on since I pulled the needed info. Its been sitting in a box with the battery removed and stored in a separate box soo...

Sent from my boosted Epic 4G. ACS Frozen, Genocide 1.4ghz.
[Epic 4G Android Development] prominator:
I have LG optimus s that I want to convert to Virgin Mobile. the only problem is that I cant get the Data to work only voice and txt.

the problem that I am having is:

the in M.IP settings for

profile 0 the NAI is MEID(DEC)@hcm.sprint.com

Example: 26844444444444@hcm.sprint.com

every time I change that to my virgin mobile setting it revert back to spring settings. I cant change it.
[Epic 4G Android Development] savior02:
I flashed to the new CM7 3g data doesnt work but I get the icon to show up. I flashed back to another GB rom and it works again. The seetings are correctly set obviously. It looks like something in CM7 rom is keeping the data from working. Plus I cant even check my settings with QPST since CM7 doesnt have dialer codes service menu cooked in it. This rom is awsome and I would love to use it on my flashed epic. Any ideas?
[Epic 4G Android Development] BoominSVX:
I answered you in the CM7 thread. Go check that out for S&G's.

Answer back here and let us know. There's no need to add to the mayhem over there. :-)
[Epic 4G Android Development] savior02:
I saw your post. I will try your method although I did try a similar one. I backed up my apn with apn backup and restore with a rom that works and restored it under cm7 and it was a no go. What radio are you using with cm7?

Sent from my Samsung Epic.
[Epic 4G Android Development] BoominSVX:
I've used both ec05 and eh22, but it shouldn't matter. It's worked for me with all the roms I've tried so far. How'd it go for you?
[Epic 4G Android Development] gotanmp3:
I just got an Error 16 late in the afternoon when trying to call my voicemail. I hung up, tried calling again and it went through just fine. I'm inclined to believe something on Sprint's network isn't working properly.

Maybe after enough people complain, they'll dial down the sensitivity on whatever sets this off.
[Epic 4G Android Development] savior02:
I downloaded your apn and the manager and I decided to hold off until cm7 becomes more stable so I'll report back hopefully its sooner rather than later

Sent from my Samsung Epic.
[Epic 4G Android Development] XzavierL:
I have a self flashed Epic and im experiencing horrible 3G speeds. I've seen few people claim they actually have normal 3G speeds. Has anyone found a solution to these slow speeds
[Epic 4G Android Development] Syst3m Deadlock:
Search this thread. But the most logical fix is most likely to update the PRL. Got blazing fast speeds instantly after updating my PRL through odin
[Epic 4G Android Development] savior02:
What prl are u using.

Sent from my Samsung Epic.
[Epic 4G Android Development] XzavierL:
Ok thanks, i'll check that out. Did your speeds last?
[Epic 4G Android Development] Syst3m Deadlock:
I'm using Sprint PRL 60677

Yup, they've lasted and I havent had any issues. Doesn't surprise me though since coverage is excellent in my area. Here's the how to update your PRL thread for anyone who needs it- http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=898628

Before updating the PRL I was in and out of 1x and EvDo rev.0 speeds. Than after updating the PRL through odin, I instantly saw EvDo rev.A speeds after restarting my phone. Can't say that it'll work for others, but it definitely did for me.
[Epic 4G Android Development] scottyd035ntknow:
I've recently noticed upload speeds have gone through the roof lately, I just pulled 1264 down and 764 up at 7:30pm EST. They finally upgraded the tower where I just moved to as well which probably helps. I was streaming Sunday Ticket straight to my phone during my lunch break at work on Sunday (weekend duty every other week blah) and the "wtfomg" looks I was getting were pretty funny.
[Epic 4G Android Development] savior02:
Just tried your method today with CM7 and it did not work. Also the newest version wifi is broken. So pretty much I had a data dead phone. Although it did work with other roms I tried out.
[Epic 4G Android Development] sin360:
Great guide. Can I use this guide for a Samsung Fascinate? Is the latest PRL the one in the first post? If there is anything different to change from a VRZ Samsung Fascinate to boost can someone let me know.

Thanks
[Epic 4G Android Development] XzavierL:
Did the full routine on my Epic, updated prl's, flashed frozen 1.2 rom and kernel. Looks nice and all im happy with results but nothing really changed much as far as speed wise. :-\ Still bloody slow
[Epic 4G Android Development] garyf:
CyanogenMod looks like it's coming along, especially since official gingerbread source had been released a few days ago.

Has anyone put a Boost mobile Epic 4g onto CM7?

Should it work just like any other rom (I'm on an EC05 rom now) or are there special considerations to take into account?
[Epic 4G Android Development] pumacat311:
Epic 4g touch on boost mobile

Can i flash my epic 4g touch to boost the same way i did my epic 4g. Its on metro right now but i want to switch over completel;y to the touch. And response to the question about using CM on boost is YES. I have flashed every rom, through odin, cwm, and done so over and over and it never completely broke my flash once I had everything set up right.
[Epic 4G Android Development] Syst3m Deadlock:
Definitely the best speeds I've gotten in the last few weeks.
[Epic 4G Android Development] kbnguy:
"...after updating the PRL through odin, I instantly saw EvDo rev.A speeds after restarting my phone". Huh? you updated PRL through ODIN? :eek:. O"RLY? Yeah, uh huh, ok...

Njoy the new speed. Good for u.

Boost really suck balls here in SA
[Epic 4G Android Development] savior02:
I'm running 60681 prl with eh17 radio and my speeds are crappy as always at my house in Miami.

Sent from my Samsung Epic.
[Epic 4G Android Development] jumpman6235:
I have done absolutely everything possible to get my epic 3G data working. I am not a noob to this stuff, its just NOT working. I am extremely frustrated.

I triple checked my Profile 0 and profile 1 AAA passes.. they are correct. No 3G icon popping up. Talk/text working fine.

I even copied NV items 465/466/1192/1194 from incognito to epic.. still nothing. I tried everything. i dont know what it could be??
[Epic 4G Android Development] Maxpowersxp:
nv items not sticking no 3G

So I have 2.1 update 1 DI18 (original rom rooted) installed and im running into an issue when i write the aaa settings with cdma 2.7 it seems to mess up items 466,1192, 1194. so i have to go back with qxdm and rewrite the items... I have gotten the phone to the point where it says rev a in the settings screen and the sprint activation keeps poping up( before it never showed up until no matter what i edited) maybe im on the right path...

should i be using a custom rom?

also am i supposed to make my own apn file for data to work?(im not in the usa so the cricket ones or boost ones are useless)

any one know where i can write the hdr username and aaa password in nv items?(if i use cdma2.7 to write it do i click on the req pw enc and is password in hex or text?)

any advice would be awesome. thanks guys
[Epic 4G Android Development] weinerwad3000:
what about your ha shared secret???

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just try to read the password in qxdm or read the nv item in a notepad and go into qpst programming and go to the data tab and open up the profiles and enter the AAA password there.
[Epic 4G Android Development] BoominSVX:
Just a thought here. If you used my method and it still wont work, try going into the sms app where you can see all the thread conversations then:

Menu softkey

Settings

Custom User Agent

Tap ok to accept Android-Mms/2.0

Reboot

Sometimes the user agent can make CM7 a little finiky.

Enable the setting for splitting sms messages is one that I know of off the top of my head. There are a few things to get CM7 CDMA friendly that you should remember. I'll try to update the post as I remember them.

OH, and side note tip. Download Voice Search from the market, install it, and then use it by saying "Open A.P.N. to get to your APN settings in CM7. Be sure the one you have is set to active with a green bar.
[Epic 4G Android Development] jumpman6235:
HA is always "secret".. so yea i know its correct on the phone
[Epic 4G Android Development] odz:
I just went through the process and heres what i noticed that isn't in the first post.

its only "secret" if your using a tp2. incognito's have their own random HA key(s) for both sprint and boost profiles. Incognitos profile 0 has NAI as MEID HAX but it must be changed to the MEID DEC. If anyone is having issues with no data reread op's post and remember that all A0768564@hcm.sprintpcs.com should be like 2684672368762@hcm.sprintpcs.com ) the same goes for user id in PPP config > AN.
[Epic 4G Android Development] jumpman6235:
I dont think that is correct. The HA is always "secret" using any phone (tp2, incognito, anything else) I even confirmed this by converting the incognitos HA hex to acsii (text) and it comes out as "secret". Now the A0768564@hcm.sprintpcs.com or 2684672368762@hcm.sprintpcs.com is something i am not sure about, which one is correct? i have seen some people say the first, some say the second... I dont have the phone with me tonight so i cannot try that. but i believe the meid Hex is the correct one (A000123@)... but i cannot confirm this
[Epic 4G Android Development] LargePrime:
google ASCII to text converter

secret is 73:65:63:72:65:74

which is both profiles HA key, right?

also boosts is only 6 didgets

Also you will see all this in the NV items you wrote to the phone too!
[Epic 4G Android Development] garyf:
This is my first time seeing the idea that the HA key is always secret. My sprint profile definitely, definitely had a different HA key from my boost profile. I don't remember what either was and didn't convert either from hex to ascii.

If you don't want to follow the instructions in this thread, then don't.

But if you have 3g working on a boost incognito and voice/text working on a boost epic 4g, then the instructions here, followed exactly, will get 3g working on the boost epic.
[Epic 4G Android Development] jumpman6235:
HA is secret for both profiles.. AAA is what is different

I just now double checked my HA's on the incognito and they ARE "secret"

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I GOT IT

A simple OEM flash is what it needed, even though it was on original rom.
[Epic 4G Android Development] LargePrime:
also, open the NV items in a text editor, there is the HA and AAA of both profiles.
[Epic 4G Android Development] Maxpowersxp:
update it seems that cdma ws2.7 keeps messing up my nv items. DFS 3.1.0.1 seems to work farily well. I still cannot get data even though i have all profiles and keys set up... i have a few questions maybe some one can fill me in???

what nv item 465 stand for?

Whats the diff between hdr_an_auth_passwd_long and hdr_an_auth_passwd without the long ( i tried to read these from my Original phone and its missing the non longone) but a buddies newer touch has the short password as the esn in hex without a login name(this is from DFS)

One of my 466 passworld lengts in nv items is 0x0B long but its only 10 lines... should that be a 10 instead of a 0B?

Thanks guys
[Epic 4G Android Development] jumpman6235:
First off if you unsure of what an NV item is extract it using cdma WS then use a Hex to ascii converter (like this) then you will see what it is.

465 is [MEID HEX]@hcm.sprintpcs.com

466 is your HA, which is always "secret"

hdr_an_auth_passwd_long is NV 1192.. AKA your profile 0 AAA pass
[Epic 4G Android Development] Maxpowersxp:
Ok thanks for the advice and I think i have the key stuff figured out as when i go into the diag screen under data I used to always get unknown data error now sometimes i see "activating ppp" then "setting up is conneciong" i will eventually see "protocol errors" I guess my next steps are to play with the Data Config and Data SCP options in DFS any suggestions?? the Mode portion all matches. also in QXDM all the numbers are matched up for all the profiles from donor phone.
[Epic 4G Android Development] cubajean10:
10 posts to say thanks

I just wanted to say thank you very much I was struggling to do all of this but in the end it worked :D
[Epic 4G Android Development] pumacat311:
epic 4g touch

Can anyone give me a little advice on getting the epic 4g touch to boost please. I have my epic 4g on boost and want to transfer that boost line onto the epic.
[Epic 4G Android Development] garyf:
There's a youtube video that explains how to get an epic onto Boost. You'd have to search for it, but "epic 4g boost guide" will get to it from google.

Once the phone connects, which is pretty easy, if those instructions don't get 3g working, (I think they might if you just leave the phone alone for 30 minutes or something) then use these instructions from the first post here.

These instructions followed exactly will always get 3g working if you don't mistype a password.
[Epic 4G Android Development] odz:
Is it safe to flash a EH17 rom after everything is up and running? like "[Odin]|[Heimdall] Stock EH17 + stability fixes"