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Hey everyone and before I start I would like to say thank you for everyone that helps and any help is greatly appreciated!
Ok, so I bought an unlocked T-Mobile G1 off of eBay and I plan to use it on the Rogers Canada network. I inserted my friends Rogers SIM and it works perfectly, just he has no data plan so I was unable to get past the enter your gmail account screen. I will get a Rogers SIM card for myself soon, but seeing as I just spent $450 on the phone I don't have much money left to pay for a plan right away, but I would still like to be able to use the phone for things like internet over WiFi and such until then.
I believe the phone has RC30 on it or higher because as I read here if I enter "<enter>reboot<enter>" and nothing happens I have RC30 or higher. Does this mean I am going to have to wait until I have a data plan with Rogers to begin using my new toy?
Thanks again for any help,
Brad
cant you skip the gmail account part?
bradtraver said:
Hey everyone and before I start I would like to say thank you for everyone that helps and any help is greatly appreciated!
Ok, so I bought an unlocked T-Mobile G1 off of eBay and I plan to use it on the Rogers Canada network. I inserted my friends Rogers SIM and it works perfectly, just he has no data plan so I was unable to get past the enter your gmail account screen. I will get a Rogers SIM card for myself soon, but seeing as I just spent $450 on the phone I don't have much money left to pay for a plan right away, but I would still like to be able to use the phone for things like internet over WiFi and such until then.
I believe the phone has RC30 on it or higher because as I read here if I enter "<enter>reboot<enter>" and nothing happens I have RC30 or higher. Does this mean I am going to have to wait until I have a data plan with Rogers to begin using my new toy?
Thanks again for any help,
Brad
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~sigh~ there's already a guide on how to activate your phone using WiFi without the data plan. Go search it up. Once you can access the phone, you can check your version by going into Settings>About Phone if its over RC30, then just downgrade to RC29 and root it using the guide. Also, you can look up the Roger APN settings and just manually add it in to temporarily use the data connection to activate the phone and then just turn it off when you're done. That's what I did. Once you get to the activate screen, just hit menu, APNs, then add APN and google the Roger Network APN settings and enter those in.
How do I downgrade from RC30+ to RC29? All the tutorials I have found say I need to change the settings (which I can not do because I can not get past the No Sim Card / Emergency Call screen).
Could I follow this tutorial (minus the unlocking) and put in the Rogers APN using the EDGE connection to activate it?
bradtraver said:
Could I follow this tutorial (minus the unlocking) and put in the Rogers APN using the EDGE connection to activate it?
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Yes, that's what I was trying to say above...
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Yes, that's what I was trying to say above...
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Ok, thanks. I just wasn't sure which tutorial you were refering to and if I could use EDGE instead of 3G to set it up.
Ok, so I got a SIM card, got it activated, got these apn settings (i found when i put 720 for mnc instead of 72 the EDGE logo showed up) and it shows 4 bars for signal and it shows the E logo with the up and down arrows but it still says my SIM card is not provisioned for data services, but it is. Any help?
Thanks,
Brad
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I just realized that the up and down arrows even flash white every once in a while while it tries to communicate with google but it still fails. I really want to use my phone
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Ok, so I got a SIM card, got it activated, got these apn settings (i found when i put 720 for mnc instead of 72 the EDGE logo showed up) and it shows 4 bars for signal and it shows the E logo with the up and down arrows but it still says my SIM card is not provisioned for data services, but it is. Any help?
Thanks,
Brad
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I just realized that the up and down arrows even flash white every once in a while while it tries to communicate with google but it still fails. I really want to use my phone
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Try the WiFi method.
I can not figure out how to run the adb program. I installed RC29 and enabled adb on the G1 but I can not get the program to run on my computer..
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I can not figure out how to run the adb program. I installed RC29 and enabled adb on the G1 but I can not get the program to run on my computer..
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What's wrong with the adb on your computer? Its hard to help when I don't know what's wrong.
Sorry, I didn't mean anything is wrong with it, just I can not figure out how to run it.. I read that I have to install eclipse and then update it with adb here, is this correct?
bradtraver said:
Sorry, I didn't mean anything is wrong with it, just I can not figure out how to run it.. I read that I have to install eclipse and then update it with adb here, is this correct?
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? Shouldn't be that hard. Just grab the SDK from somewhere, its everywhere, just use google. Then once you have it, you go under tools and you should see the adb.exe as well AdbWinApi.dll, take both of those, and copy them to c:\android (make a new folder). Then plug the phone into the computer, but do not mount it. Go to device manager and look for the Android Device (or whatever it may be called). Update the drivers to the ones found under usb_drivers from the SDK and you should have adb up and running.
To use it, go into command prompt (cmd) and type:
cd c:\android
then from there, run your adb commands.
It worked! I cant thank you enough!
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It worked! I cant thank you enough!
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No problem, this is what this forum is for, could you do us a favor and added [SOLVED] to your title so others know?
Will do, one thing though.. How do I change it?
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Will do, one thing though.. How do I change it?
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Edit your first post and change the title from there.
I would like to say, just to follow up I am now getting to know my way around ADB fairly well, I have updated my phone to Cupcake, realized I wanted a rooted phone, downgraded to RC29, updated to JFv1.41 because I couldn't find a working 1.51 build online, then am updating to 1.51 now. I would just like to say thank you so much, I have learned everything here so far and can not thank you enough!
-Brad
Again, you're very welcome.
Hey Guys,
I'm really liking my first Android phone, but am having a heck of time working out the kinks. Phone calls and text work. Here's a list and if anyone can help out with any of them, I'd really appreciate it.
1. The phone constantly tries to do Sprint Auto-Activation. I *believe* this is causing the GUI to crash constantly...I've tried three ROMs and none run very stable. Is there a way to disable that pesky auto-activate?
2. I need data settings for Virgin or Boost. Coming from an iPhone, I don't see a setting for an APN anywhere. I think I have the settings, but I'm not sure I'm putting them in the right place.
3. Is there a special ROM I should install since I'm not on Sprint? I'm surprised there aren't more Verizon ROMs around.
Please help with any suggestions.
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bond00 said:
Hey Guys,
I'm really liking my first Android phone, but am having a heck of time working out the kinks. Phone calls and text work. Here's a list and if anyone can help out with any of them, I'd really appreciate it.
1. The phone constantly tries to do Sprint Auto-Activation. I *believe* this is causing the GUI to crash constantly...I've tried three ROMs and none run very stable. Is there a way to disable that pesky auto-activate?
2. I need data settings for Virgin or Boost. Coming from an iPhone, I don't see a setting for an APN anywhere. I think I have the settings, but I'm not sure I'm putting them in the right place.
3. Is there a special ROM I should install since I'm not on Sprint? I'm surprised there aren't more Verizon ROMs around.
Please help with any suggestions.
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So your on virginmobile but with a cdma hero? Awesome to get to the apn settings just hold the green call button down till you get the voice dial or just do it from your menu. When it comes up say, "open apns". It will take you to the apns. Are you rooted? Also to get the phone to stop doing that pesky
Thanks for the help. I'm working on the APN stuff now. I think your last post got cut short. I'd really like to know how to disable to auto-activate crap. I'm also getting invalid username/password, but I'm sure thats just becuase its trying to log into Sprint.
So u can use sprint phones on virgin mobile? please how do u do this..that 25 buck plan looks to good to pass up.. How would i say use my hero on virgin mobile..
I'm only able to place calls and text. NO DATA which is driving me nuts. I need the APN/Data settings for VM, but no one seems to have them.
And my phone keeps trying to do Sprint auto-activation, which is also driving me nuts. And I keep getting GUI crashes no matter which ROM I use. So far the process has been anything but smooth.
Does anyone have ideas on disabling Sprint auto-activation? Thanks!
I'm only able to place calls and text. NO DATA which is driving me nuts. I need the APN/Data settings for VM, but no one seems to have them.
And my phone keeps trying to do Sprint auto-activation, which is also driving me nuts. And I keep getting GUI crashes no matter which ROM I use. So far the process has been anything but smooth.
Does anyone have ideas on disabling Sprint auto-activation? Thanks!
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Have you tried using the bitter r sweet Rom or what ever its called for non Sprint heros?
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bond00 said:
I'm only able to place calls and text. NO DATA which is driving me nuts. I need the APN/Data settings for VM, but no one seems to have them.
And my phone keeps trying to do Sprint auto-activation, which is also driving me nuts. And I keep getting GUI crashes no matter which ROM I use. So far the process has been anything but smooth.
Does anyone have ideas on disabling Sprint auto-activation? Thanks!
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I knows this isn't much help but do a search for cricket. I saw a way earlier just gotta find it cuz i'm not doing anything i'll look to ..... try this enter ##data# then hit edit enter your msl then turn off vocoder. Also hit menu then commit changes
I'm pretty sure I seen an APK in the phone somewhere that was related to the over the air activation stuff... might wanna look for it.
I could be wrong, that may be for the Moment, but that's Android on Sprint too so I dont see why the Sprint Hero would be different.
I too am really interested in putting my Hero on Virgin Mobile US. Has anyone figured out the data settings for wap/apn and whatever else is needed? If not, if one were to purchase a cheap virgin phone, say a jax, could the information be taken from there?
Also, would it be necessary to use a non-sprint ROM since virgin mobile runs on the Sprint network???? Thanks for any help.
Ok, I tried the BitterSweet and the nags went away and everything is running smooth on my Hero...I'm really liking it. Just no DATA. I'm still waiting on settings from someone. I tried VM tech support and they didn't even know what an APN was...seriously.
Yes, you can buy a cheap $10 Virgin Mobile phone and use those "settings" for the Hero. That's all I'll say about that.
bond00 said:
Yes, you can buy a cheap $10 Virgin Mobile phone and use those "settings" for the Hero. That's all I'll say about that.
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Lol, not asking about that one setting. I already knew that part, I mean if someone were to buy a cheap phone would they be able to get all the settings, apn/wap and so on from it. If so, which phone, and what else would be needed?
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I too am really interested in putting my Hero on Virgin Mobile US. Has anyone figured out the data settings for wap/apn and whatever else is needed? If not, if one were to purchase a cheap virgin phone, say a jax, could the information be taken from there?
Also, would it be necessary to use a non-sprint ROM since virgin mobile runs on the Sprint network???? Thanks for any help.
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can program your apns in by holding down the green call button and saying "open apns" also try pushing ##data# and you'll get a menu with data and mms stuff. Another note I've been doing some research to avoid the overpriced $75 dollars to get the phone flashed to metropcs and (two things) one they say they've rooted the hero. Two they say that for a normal flash all they do is change the prl.
I've accessed the ##DATA# and APN menus, but I have no idea what to change them to. I've also looked into PRLs but I can't seem to find one for Virgin. I know they just use the Sprint network so wouldn't the PRL be the same?
If anyone is really interested in using the Hero on Virgin, Boost, or Cricket PM me. I searched the internet for hours finding all the info and I don't mind helping someone else out. The more people we get working on this, the more likely we are to figure these settings out.
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I've accessed the ##DATA# and APN menus, but I have no idea what to change them to. I've also looked into PRLs but I can't seem to find one for Virgin. I know they just use the Sprint network so wouldn't the PRL be the same?
If anyone is really interested in using the Hero on Virgin, Boost, or Cricket PM me. I searched the internet for hours finding all the info and I don't mind helping someone else out. The more people we get working on this, the more likely we are to figure these settings out.
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**** I'm trying to get it to work on metro. My main thing right now is to stop it from doing the hands free activation. I know we have slightly separate goals but that is something we could work on together. What you really need is for the op of this thread to send you his prl.
I got rid of the Sprint Auto-Activation by installing BitterSweets ROM. It's working great so far.
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I got rid of the Sprint Auto-Activation by installing BitterSweets ROM. It's working great so far.
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Unfortunately for me the phone I wanna do this on is a nonrooted phone. I did find a good really good explanation here
Just realized you were the op can you upload your prl for others? A full nandroid would be awesome
The PRL I'm using is the standard one that comes with the Hero. I haven't changed it. I can upload it, but it should be one everyone has by default on Sprint. I forget the version...
bond00 said:
The PRL I'm using is the standard one that comes with the Hero. I haven't changed it. I can upload it, but it should be one everyone has by default on Sprint. I forget the version...
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okay if it's 60665 or 60664 don't worry about it thanks though
I checked the FAQ and did not see anything...
I am getting bored with my Moment, last week I flashed 2.2 on the Vogue just to see what it is like. Glad to see you guys are still developing on it! We don't even have 2.2 yet, just the FroYo JIT.
If I remember correctly you have to flash Windows Mobile back on the Vogue before you can activate it, right?
yes that is correct. And how are you getting board with your moment.Just wondering cuz thats a phone i really want
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I checked the FAQ and did not see anything...
I am getting bored with my Moment, last week I flashed 2.2 on the Vogue just to see what it is like. Glad to see you guys are still developing on it! We don't even have 2.2 yet, just the FroYo JIT.
If I remember correctly you have to flash Windows Mobile back on the Vogue before you can activate it, right?
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I don't know how sprint does it, but this has been my experience on verizon:
I have a touch and a touch pro. I switch back and forth maybe twice a week via the website and never bother dialing activation. my guess is: the first time your activate a phone on your number, you have to call activation to get the akey sorted out. after that, the akey should never change, so you can switch back and forth between those two devices without having to call activation just by switching your esn with the carrier.
again, i'm on verizon, and this could definitely be carrier specific, but it's painless to test for yourself.
Sprint is different after being activated the phone dials #777 then that starts the provisioning I know dzo had some script that could be used for activation but I don't know what became of it
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jadenj5 said:
yes that is correct. And how are you getting board with your moment.Just wondering cuz thats a phone i really want
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I am a ROM flashing junkie!
SDX has been keeping me busy with ROMs for the Moment, but I remember the initial excitement with putting Android on a phone that was never meant to go further than Windows Mobile 6.1. Good times.
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Sprint is different after being activated the phone dials #777 then that starts the provisioning I know dzo had some script that could be used for activation but I don't know what became of it
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a script to activate would be awesome.
so is this possible: set up the sprint touch with android the way i want it (phone, internet and everything working), then change the phone out and put my wife's account on that touch android phone. or would i have to go back to winmo before putting wife's phone number/account on it?
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a script to activate would be awesome.
so is this possible: set up the sprint touch with android the way i want it (phone, internet and everything working), then change the phone out and put my wife's account on that touch android phone. or would i have to go back to winmo before putting wife's phone number/account on it?
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at this moment it would be to flash back to windows mobile activate it and switch back
i was able to activate my phone from myns warm donut using *228 option 1 on verizon after a whole mess of flashing to get my gps to work. i activated my old phone during the whole process so i wouldnt miss any calls. i ended up with nfs fan 6.5 and i couldnt activate my phone, so i tried it on warm donut from my sd card for the heck of it and it worked. not sure if its rom specific or what not but that worked for me...hope that helps
do any of you guys know of prl hack or something similar that woud let me roam on verizon with 3g speed? thanks a lot
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Sprint doesn't have 3G where I live, so I found a work around. You will need a stock htc dialer. Press ##775# and you will need to enter your MSL which you can get from Sprint (Edit: Or you can download msl reader from market). I don't remember the exact options in the menu, but it's not difficult to sort through. There are several PRLs you can use from Verison, but some will show your data as roaming. I use this one:
http://www.the-answerman.com/sidlist/prl/40060.prl
I've had it for three months now, and no data roaming. I get great reception (even in elevators) and voices come through clear.
Edit: This is under the assumption you have Sprint service.
When I upgraded to the Evo in December, and I would use this, it would show on the bill as data roaming.
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Sprint doesn't have 3G where I live, so I found a work around. You will need a stock htc dialer. Press #775# and you will need to enter your MSL which you can get from Sprint (There is a thread somewhere about how to get it without calling Sprint, but I had already called by the time it was posted). I don't remember the exact options in the menu, but it's not difficult to sort through. There are several PRLs you can use from Verison, but some will show your data as roaming. I use this one:
http://www.the-answerman.com/sidlist/prl/40060.prl
I've had it for three months now, and no data roaming. I get great reception (even in elevators) and voices come through clear.
Edit: This is under the assumption you have Sprint service.
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Yeah I updated to this prl, but still I roam with only 1G speed, any other prls that I can find please?
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Yeah I updated to this prl, but still I roam with only 1G speed, any other prls that I can find please?
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Here are the rest of the Verizon PRLs that I was able to find. There are around 7 or 8 in the zip file. Use whichever one works best for where you are...
I take no credit for making any of these modified PRL files. All credit goes to techknowfile from this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=696073
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Here are the rest of the Verizon PRLs that I was able to find. There are around 7 or 8 in the zip file. Use whichever one works best for where you are...
I take no credit for making any of these modified PRL files. All credit goes to techknowfile from this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=696073
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Thanks for your help.
When we retired my wife's hero we gave it to the kids. I have it set up as a wifi phone. It works for calling everybody except my wife. I think that this is due to the fact that the phone says it is the same as her phone number. When you go into the settings it says my wifes number. It goes directly to voicemail when calling my wife's phone. Wondering how to either change how the phone sees itself or delete it out. Prefer to change the number to his wifi number. Thanks for any answers in advance. If this has been covered before if you can point me in the right direction.
Hi,
From market get the MSL app to get ur phones MSL code, now Flash to a sense ROM like
Liquid sense or NFX so u can use ur dialer codes.
From the sense ROM dial ##786#
Then it should ask for ur msl when u select reset phone.
Please note that this is not the same as factory reset cuz that will not help in it case.
Worse case call sprint after u put the sense ROM onto phone.
Good luck
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Got the Msl code and would work great but for some reason it would let the call go through today. Weird. They aren't willing to lose their info now so won't let me do it. Appreciate the info. When I talk them into switching stuff this info will work wonderfully. You know I'm the parent and should just do it. Just can't bring myself to mess with someones stuff/tech without permission. Had to harrass the wife for a good six months to let me root her evo. thanks for the info.
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Got the Msl code and would work great but for some reason it would let the call go through today. Weird. They aren't willing to lose their info now so won't let me do it. Appreciate the info. When I talk them into switching stuff this info will work wonderfully. You know I'm the parent and should just do it. Just can't bring myself to mess with someones stuff/tech without permission. Had to harrass the wife for a good six months to let me root her evo. thanks for the info.
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Try doing a Nandroid Backup, this way you Won't lose any info...