hi all,
i read on the thunderbolt section that a user was able to get an LTE thunderbolt on page plus service. Any1 looking willing to make the bionic work?
I intend to try what was done to the thunderbolt, just scared it will brick the phone.
-mike
What is page plus?
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What is page plus?
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+ 1 lol
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http://www.pagepluscellular.com/
Page Plus Cellular is a prepaid mobile carrier runnign VZW towers...
It's not possible
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if thunderbolt was done, why couldn't Bionic?
Kernel i assume.
Why not use the droid x 2 than it is duel core and since LTE is not in the mix why not get a thinner phone. Droid x would be preface.
Newbie guide to programming droid bionic with 3g data on pageplus
1.get a 4glte sim card.
2. factory data reset phone
3. Activate phone by using the first 15 characters of the imei (drop 1 character from the end)
4. Push pageplus prl to phone. (I do not know how to link download files to this forum yet)
I used cdma workshop 3.8 demo version
A.put phone in diagnostic mode power off, hold up and down buttons and power back on, select bp tools at the bottom by button down to it and button up to select bp tools
B. Connect phone to computer open up cdma workshop go to ports and select the one that says diag it should be the one at the bottom.
C. Click connect to connect phone
D. Go to main tab click spc send 000000 to unlock phone, go to other tab to load pageplus prl to phone, select write and find your prl file and it should write it to the phone.
5. Insert sim card.
6. Restart phone. Phone should OTA program.
7. dial *#*#4636#*#* go to phone information go to cdma auto prl and change it to cdma only
Back out of that
8. dial ##program go to test mode next over to evrc hdr hybrid mode change network type to cdma and back out phone will restart
(check menu/settings/phone status make sure mobile network type says CDMA 1xrtt and you have 1x data)
9. dial *#*#4636#*#* go to phone information go to cdma and change it to cdma auto prl
Back out of that
10. Power down and remove sim card and power up.
11. dial ##program go to test mode next over to evrc hdr hybrid mode change network type to cdma and evdo phone will restart
(check menu/settings/phone status make sure mobile network type says CDMA EvDo rev A. if it says eHRPD redo steps 10-14.)
12. dial *#*#4636#*#* go to phone information go to cdma auto prl and change it to unknown
Back out of that
(check menu/settings/phone status make sure mobile network type says CDMA EvDo rev A. if it says eHRPD redo steps 10-15.)
13. Power down phone, replace sim card power up you should have 3g and talk and text
this is the pageplus prl that i used
http://www.4shared.com/file/qryS5x4T/51720_EVDO.html
Did you really get the Droid Bionic to function correctly on Page plus? Reason I ask is cause I just ordered a Bionic to root and get it working on page plus, really hope this works. Can I use the demo verison of cdma workshop to flash my phone?
thanks.
Mike,
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Also, Would be nice to see a video of it working or how you went about flashing it.
Thanks.
Mike,
phullofphil said:
Why not use the droid x 2 than it is duel core and since LTE is not in the mix why not get a thinner phone. Droid x would be preface.
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Some people don't like thin phones.
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I was thinking about getting the droid x2 being I know people got it working with page plus, but I just wanted a newer model, was going to get the razr in fact, but didn't cause I never seen any write ups on people getting it working with page plus, Sure it can be done, these guys here are amazing and have help me through the years, rooting my old school droid and installing ubuntu on it.
Would love to see proof of the droid bionic working on page plus, sure it can be done, same with the razr, where there is a will there is away for sure, Phone will be here tomorrow and will try myself in fact.
Thanks.
Mike,
Your probably better off trying the Droid x2 as it's a 3g phone. Even if you do get the bionic or razr working on pageplus, you probably won't get data as they are lte phones which use a different technology than what pageplus uses.
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I got this to work on a bionic. great phone!!
I will make a video of this when i get time. Use cdma workshop to put a pageplus prl on the phone. It will activate normally if you drop the last character from the IMEI. After that *#*#4636#*#* to turn radio off and change cdma/gsm/auto prl to cdma only to get solid 1x data. The method i use to get 3g works until the phone drops signal. Then you have to repeat the method. It can get agrivating. But i am sending this post on my 3g from droid bionic on Pageplus.
Could someone please help me get my Droid bionic to work on pageplus
Is it possible to flash the bionic over to Revol (similar to cricket if you don't know)
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it is no problem to get the bionic on pageplus, cdma workshop demo will work just fine. you also need a 4glte sim card. factory data reset the phone and you need to install cdma workshop demo first. download a pageplus prl. you can find one at http://www.4shared.com/file/qryS5x4T/51720_EVDO.html
download motorola usb drivers from motorola website
http://www.motorola.com/staticfiles/...iver_5.4.0.exe
and install them.
power off your computer.
you power down your phone and put it in diagnostic mode by holding down both volume up and down buttons and pressing power on button at the top.
use the down button to toggle down to bp tools at the bottom and press the volume up button to select it. your phone will power on in diagnostic mode.
connect your phone via a usb cable to your computer and power on your computer. after your computer is powered up wait for the computer to install the device drivers for your phone
open up device manager and find the modems and look for your phone (moto something or other or or xt875) and see which com port it is on by looking in the advanced tab or one of the other tabs. open up cdma workshop and select the com port your bionic is on and click on the connect button. click read to make sure your phone is connected and go to the security tab and SPC /User lock click send and send spc 000000 to your phone to unlock it so that you can write to it. go to the main tab and at the bottom you will see a drop down menu that says cdma click the drop down arrow and click on cdma-2. go to the r-uim configuration and click on nv only go to the bottom and click write click on the nam-1 and click nam-2 and click write again. now go to the cdma-2 tab and click cdma and go up to the tabs and click other go to the prl and click write and find the location you downloaded the prl file and select it and the program will write it to the phone. now you can power off the phone. activate the imei number by dropping off the last digit to make the number one less (14 instead of 15), power it up normally and the phone will program normally with the 4glte sim card installed. after activation, to get 1x data with mms go to the dial pad and *#*#4636#*#* go down to the turn off radio button and click it. it should now say turn on radio go to the gsm\cdma\prl auto drop down menu and select cdma only and then click turn on radio button back button out of there and you now have 1x data with talk, text and mms. painless
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[/COLOR]i am sure this method will work for other mvno's as well. you would need to put a compatible prl on the phone.
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I will make a video of this when i get time. Use cdma workshop to put a pageplus prl on the phone. It will activate normally if you drop the last character from the IMEI. After that *#*#4636#*#* to turn radio off and change cdma/gsm/auto prl to cdma only to get solid 1x data. The method i use to get 3g works until the phone drops signal. Then you have to repeat the method. It can get agrivating. But i am sending this post on my 3g from droid bionic on Pageplus.
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what exactly does this mean? how do you activate minus 1 character from the IMEI? When you turn the phone on doesn't it just try to activate by itself? Or do you do something to the IMEI to make it work through the cdma workshop?
the imei number is 1 character less than an esn number. the last number in the imei number is not used to program the phone. if you attempt to program a imei number on page plus with the last number it will not program. a 4g lte phone will automatically program with a sim card in it if you have the correct prl file for your carrier that the imei number is programmed for. a 4g lte prl is not compatible with pageplus, thus you will need to push or write a compatible prl file to the phone for it to program to pageplus. (esn or imei mobile identification number is the number you give the carrier ...pagplus...verizon...sprint...etc... so they know where to send your cellular signal to)
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Hello,
I am new to the xda forums, but I have been using CDMA workshop for quite a while now and I'm very familliar with it. I have the LG revolution on PagePlus with everything working such as talk, text, and 1x internet, im really not worried about mms now, I can work on that later. I know its possible to put 3g on it because i know someone with a thunderbolt on PagePlus with 3g. So if you know how to do it please show me, I have CDMA WS 3.8, qpst, and all needed drivers.
Thanks
How did you get the 1x working on the Revolution?
can u tell me how did u flash it to pageplus please
lg revolution
sam.assad said:
can u tell me how did u flash it to pageplus please
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read the meid that starts with 99 etc. leave off the last number and then activate it with page plus. You need workshop to program mdn and min.
I have CW the wewest version. I activated it on PP and then changed it to NV Only. Programmed the PRL, MIN, and MDN. Then configured the EVDO. On the phone I changed it to CDMA Only. Still no internet. Did you do anything special to get the internet to work?
I'm about to put the Revolution on P+. To get data working, you may have to use the ##LGSERVICEMENU code on the dialer. While looking through it, I found an option that said "Use Data from NV" or something like that. I'll activate the Revolution this weekend. If anyone beats me to 3G, please share your results.
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I have CW the wewest version. I activated it on PP and then changed it to NV Only. Programmed the PRL, MIN, and MDN. Then configured the EVDO. On the phone I changed it to CDMA Only. Still no internet. Did you do anything special to get the internet to work?
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how u mange to activate it ..i put on pageplus system but i cant activate the phone it tell me it need sim card and the sim card inside the phone
Here's how to bypass:
Vol Up, Vol Down, Back, Search.
I've got my revo programmed to P+. The only thing I don't have is EvDo. 1X data is easy.
I've tried to get 3G to auth with and without a SIM (I had a SIM with my same phone number from Verizon).
Anyone else having luck with 3G?
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Here's how to bypass:
Vol Up, Vol Down, Back, Search.
I've got my revo programmed to P+. The only thing I don't have is EvDo. 1X data is easy.
I've tried to get 3G to auth with and without a SIM (I had a SIM with my same phone number from Verizon).
Anyone else having luck with 3G?
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can u tell me how did u get to namming system...how u activate the phone what method u did use please?
Did anyone come across a lg revolution that wont respond to ##lgservicemenu
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jamrosz said:
I have CW the wewest version. I activated it on PP and then changed it to NV Only. Programmed the PRL, MIN, and MDN. Then configured the EVDO. On the phone I changed it to CDMA Only. Still no internet. Did you do anything special to get the internet to work?
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go to the evdo tab and change all of the user info to [email protected] (replace this number with your ten digit number)
then under password make sure you put vzw.
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Did anyone come across a lg revolution that wont respond to ##lgservicemenu
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go to the evdo tab and change all of the user info to [email protected] (replace this number with your ten digit number)
then under password make sure you put vzw.
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is there any tutorail how activate this phone on page plus , please ..i put it on page plus but i cant activate this phone i got cdma tool but i dont how to use it i search all over the place i cant find step by step or even a clue on how to put this phone to work on pageplus thanks
LGRevolution on Pageplus
Do I still need to use the 4G SIM card?
I was able to go to Lg Revolution and change all settings per instruction here, activate the phone MEID, program MDN, PRL etc. but still not able to make and receive calls. (getting welcom to Verizon...)This is the new pageplus account with new LG revolution with no LTE SIM.
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Do I still need to use the 4G SIM card?
I was able to go to Lg Revolution and change all settings per instruction here, activate the phone MEID, program MDN, PRL etc. but still not able to make and receive calls. (getting welcom to Verizon...)This is the new pageplus account with new LG revolution with no LTE SIM.
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I think you cant use the phone with the SIM card. i manage to activate the phone with page plus talk and text i used LGNPST to program MDN and MIN but no internet though ..I dont know what to do next...
4glte on pageplus
iv gotten 1x but no 3g
how u did ?
there's to do video for LTE phones to pageplus 3g using a generic sim card IF they are on GB ics will kill your internet connection
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be*g*phone manages to do LTE phones to pageplus 3g using a generic sim card
my droid razr maxx gets solid 3g and everything else
apparently its a secret on what to flash. no forum i can find has instructions on how to do what they do although some claim to know. they use other phones and only get 1x.
only thing i can't do is take ota software upgrades since it will lose the flash. but right now i don't see the necessity
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Hey, Im only getting 1x speeds on the gs2 epic touch 4g with pageplus. how were u able to get 3g?
I have an LG Spectrum and was trying to programm it on a P+ and I had no luck at all
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Could you tell me how did you programm your phone on P+ using LGPNST, please ?
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mibrahim93225 said:
Hello,
I am new to the xda forums, but I have been using CDMA workshop for quite a while now and I'm very familliar with it. I have the LG revolution on PagePlus with everything working such as talk, text, and 1x internet, im really not worried about mms now, I can work on that later. I know its possible to put 3g on it because i know someone with a thunderbolt on PagePlus with 3g. So if you know how to do it please show me, I have CDMA WS 3.8, qpst, and all needed drivers.
Thanks
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How did u activate ur lg revolution on page plus. I bought one on and I can't get it activated...please help me!!!!!
Yep, another noob with a busted phone. Verizon Droid 3, about 5 months old.
I've just noticed that I have no 3G. Not a 3G problem, I've confirmed with another phone that I'm in a covered area. Normally I'm under one Wi-Fi net or another, so I rarely use it. Noticed it yesterday when I needed it.
Allowed the 2.3.4 upgrade back in May. No problems, just had to reroot the phone. Pretty sure this started after the upgrade, but not 100% sure.
I've tried Googling, saw the *228, tried it, nothing. Found threads about task killers causing issues, uninstalled Advanced Task Killer, nothing. Pulled the battery and rebooted, nothing. Saw some thread on APN settings, but those are not available to me with Netwrok Mode set to Global. I can set it to CDMA, still has APN setting greyed out.
Not finding anything else much to go on, could use some help.
One thing you could try is hitting *#*#4636#*#* then Phone Information and changing the network to EVDO only. That would force it to connect to 3g. Then if that doesn't work try manually forcing a PRL using ##Program. You could always call Verizon.
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Are you on any rom? Stock?
If your on stock, I would go to verizon and ask for a replacement or see if they can give you a replacement or fix it.
If your rooted/custom rom I would try re-downloading whatever rom your using and reflash it. And wipe caches.
I've actually had a few issues with the 3G on my own D3. These steps generally work for me.
Navigate to your APN settings. Settings>Wireless & Networks>Mobile Networks
Press Menu (An option should pop up that says "Reset APN" or "Reset Values")
Press this and wait a few seconds.
Reboot, and you SHOULD be up and running.
If this doesn't work you can edit the greyed out APNs manually (NOT advised) with a trick I can show you. Hope I was able to help!
-End All Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt
I don't think you can even access the apn menu from cdma mode.
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Thanks for the suggestions so far. Unfortunately, none of them have worked. EndAllFUD, even switching over to GSM so I can get to the AFN settings, there is no reset that I could find.
I've went back and tried unfreezing all the oddball authenticators under the assumption that maybe one of then was IDing me to the 3G network. That hasn't worked either. Unless I come up with another idea, I guess I'm going to have to try Verizon and see if they can/will help.
Well, we have a resolution. After everything up to and including a factory reset, it seems that the 3G radio in my Droid has died. Verizon is sending me another; I'm springing for the overnight shipping.
I had forgotten how much effort had went into customizing this thing. The stock phone is just...painful.
I appreciate all the help that was offered.
Sorry to hear about the 3g radio in your D3, but glad to hear you resolved your issue! Also, I was going to amend my solution. I was basing my answer of memory due to the fact that I am currently running Hashcode's CM9. (It's amazing by the way) The proper instructions were as follows: (Amended instructions are in bold.)
Navigate to your APN settings. Settings>Wireless & Networks>Mobile Networks
Set network mode to GSM
Change mode back to Global but quickly start tapping the "Access Point Names" menu until it lets you in.
-(You are now in the locked Global Settings Menu)
Press Menu (An option should pop up that says "Reset to default")
Press this and wait a few seconds.
Reboot, and you SHOULD be up and running.
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I don't think you can even access the apn menu from cdma mode.
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Yeah I just had to throw in a trick I figured out one day when I was screwing around with my phone. My apologies for not remembering to put it in earlier.
Does anyone know how to tweak Droid 3 to make it able to call, message and 3G, but not 1x data?
It isn't possible to make calls or texts using CDMA service locked into EVDO only. If you use Google Voice and a SIP program it would work.
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Hello Everyone,
I've been tempted to purchase a Droid 4 but I'm currently on the Page plus Network. I've seen many tutorials for flashing 4G LTE phones on to page plus but I didn't really see a tutorial for the Droid 4. I was wondering since the D4 is similar to the RAZR/BIONIC, if I can just follow those tutorials. I really want to use the D4 and would appreciate it if someone were to help guide me through the flashing process.
Thanks A lot,
jeanr464.
jeanr464 said:
Hello Everyone,
I've been tempted to purchase a Droid 4 but I'm currently on the Page plus Network. I've seen many tutorials for flashing 4G LTE phones on to page plus but I didn't really see a tutorial for the Droid 4. I was wondering since the D4 is similar to the RAZR/BIONIC, if I can just follow those tutorials. I really want to use the D4 and would appreciate it if someone were to help guide me through the flashing process.
Thanks A lot,
jeanr464.
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Razr xt912 has even same hardware, it shouldn't be a problem to use tutorial for razr and doing same thing on d4
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Droid 4 on ICS different Method. Data Challenge.
olegfusion said:
Razr xt912 has even same hardware, it shouldn't be a problem to use tutorial for razr and doing same thing on d4
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So I received my droid 4 and unfortunatly it was shipped with ICS. So following a lot of the common RAZR/BIONIC tutorials didn't really work out well for me. I saw a lot of people also having trouble trying to get the Droid 4 to work properly on PP with ICS. So I just wanted to say I followed the following steps on this following tutorial and it worked our flawlessly and I was able to get my phone working on talk/text 1X data.
howardforums. com/showthread. php/ 1774610-Droid-BIONIC-ICS-manual-activation-talk-text-mms-3g-all-working
Now my only challenge is getting 3G Data. For every razr/bionic tutorial I saw they went to the Phone info (*#*#4636#*#*) to try to set the radio test settings to get 3G/EVDO. For some reason on my Droid 4 when I enter this it simply disappears on the dialer and nothing happens. Does anyone know how to get 3G working on the Droid 4. So far all I did was disable all the LTE APNs, Enviroment, lte bbpanic disable, and change the sim type to 3g test uicc.
Can anyone help me out with this?
Solution to 3G on D4 ICS running on Pageplus.
jeanr464 said:
So I received my droid 4 and unfortunatly it was shipped with ICS. So following a lot of the common RAZR/BIONIC tutorials didn't really work out well for me. I saw a lot of people also having trouble trying to get the Droid 4 to work properly on PP with ICS. So I just wanted to say I followed the following steps on this following tutorial and it worked our flawlessly and I was able to get my phone working on talk/text 1X data.
howardforums. com/showthread. php/ 1774610-Droid-BIONIC-ICS-manual-activation-talk-text-mms-3g-all-working
Now my only challenge is getting 3G Data. For every razr/bionic tutorial I saw they went to the Phone info (*#*#4636#*#*) to try to set the radio test settings to get 3G/EVDO. For some reason on my Droid 4 when I enter this it simply disappears on the dialer and nothing happens. Does anyone know how to get 3G working on the Droid 4. So far all I did was disable all the LTE APNs, Enviroment, lte bbpanic disable, and change the sim type to 3g test uicc.
Can anyone help me out with this?
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OKAY! After hours of playing with my Droid 4 on ICS on the Page Plus Network, I finally got 3G to work!!!!
First off, I realized the *#*#4636#*#* aka the INFO code wasn't working on the Droid 4 model because it doesn't exist in the firmware. Instead going through the program menu (##PROGRAM) I was able to access the test mode there and change options.
From my D4 ICS experience, to get 3G instead of 1X I had to
1. Access the Program Menu from the dialer ##PROGRAM aka ##7764726
2. Enter the SPC (000000)
3.Scroll Down to LTE TEST SETTINGS
4. Click SIM TYPE and then Choose 3G Test UICC then click Apply
5. Scroll down to LTE bppanic and select disable then click Apply
6.Then Scroll down and Click (Disable Class 1 APN, Disable Class 2 APN, Disable Class 3 APN)
7. Then choose LTE Movement detection and select Disable.
8. Click back twice the phone will restart.
At This point according to tutorials you should have 3G but if you're like me and unlucky didn't have 3G then do this.
1. Go to the dialer
2. Enter ##PROGRAM aka ##7764726
3. Then enter SPC (000000)
4. Then click Test Mode
5. Click Next and then click next again then you should be on the field test Screen
6. HDR hybrid mode should be (ON)
7.EVDO revision should be (A)
8. CDMA RX Diversity should be (OFF)
9. HDR RX Diversity should be (OFF)
10. Finally look up to where it says Network Mode
11. Change it to EVDO only and Check the top where your signal bars on. Give it a minute, it should pop and say 3G. If it says 3G and you can proceed to the final step and change the network selection to CDMA and EVDO and then back out of the menu.
12. There you go! You should have 3G on the Droid 4 now in ICS running on Pageplus.
In Gingerbread it was a whole lot more simpler. I hope this solution will help people running ICS.
Forgot to mention.
jeanr464 said:
OKAY! After hours of playing with my Droid 4 on ICS on the Page Plus Network, I finally got 3G to work!!!!
First off, I realized the *#*#4636#*#* aka the INFO code wasn't working on the Droid 4 model because it doesn't exist in the firmware. Instead going through the program menu (##PROGRAM) I was able to access the test mode there and change options.
From my D4 ICS experience, to get 3G instead of 1X I had to
1. Access the Program Menu from the dialer ##PROGRAM aka ##7764726
2. Enter the SPC (000000)
3.Scroll Down to LTE TEST SETTINGS
4. Click SIM TYPE and then Choose 3G Test UICC then click Apply
5. Scroll down to LTE bppanic and select disable then click Apply
6.Then Scroll down and Click (Disable Class 1 APN, Disable Class 2 APN, Disable Class 3 APN)
7. Then choose LTE Movement detection and select Disable.
8. Click back twice the phone will restart.
At This point according to tutorials you should have 3G but if you're like me and unlucky didn't have 3G then do this.
1. Go to the dialer
2. Enter ##PROGRAM aka ##7764726
3. Then enter SPC (000000)
4. Then click Test Mode
5. Click Next and then click next again then you should be on the field test Screen
6. HDR hybrid mode should be (ON)
7.EVDO revision should be (A)
8. CDMA RX Diversity should be (OFF)
9. HDR RX Diversity should be (OFF)
10. Finally look up to where it says Network Mode
11. Change it to EVDO only and Check the top where your signal bars on. Give it a minute, it should pop and say 3G. If it says 3G and you can proceed to the final step and change the network selection to CDMA and EVDO and then back out of the menu.
12. There you go! You should have 3G on the Droid 4 now in ICS running on Pageplus.
In Gingerbread it was a whole lot more simpler. I hope this solution will help people running ICS.
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By the way. My 4G lte sim card was in my phone the whole time. I don't know if it makes a difference but from the moment I got the the D4 and started flashing I left my D4 LTE sim inside my phone.
jeanr464 said:
OKAY! After hours of playing with my Droid 4 on ICS on the Page Plus Network, I finally got 3G to work!!!!
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Hi Jeanr464. Does the 3G survive a reboot? The link to the howard forums tutorial in post #3 seems to indicate you need to;
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If your phone gets restarted or turned off. you phone will say needs to be activated again, however you will have talk and text enabled. to regain mms and 3g repeat steps 16-24.
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Hi Jeanr464. Does the 3G survive a reboot? The link to the howard forums tutorial in post #3 seems to indicate you need to;
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Hey devinpatterson!
I can't tell you how many times I rebooted my phone or my phone died and has to turn on. The 3G does stick after reboot and the activatiion doesn't come back. I guess once the phone is succesfully activated the screen doesn't come back. Once you configure your phone settings to get 3G just leave those settings alone. I can confirm on. The droid 4 that it sticks after reboot.
Although, I can tell you if you remove the sim then the phone acts crazy with activation and all that jazz. While I was experimenting for hours getting 3G on the phone I saw some places that you have to remove the sim. So I did. And then activation and emergency calls and everything popped back on,until I put the sim back and reboot the phone.
According to all the tutorials I saw and my experience as long as you use a blank lte sim and successfully activate the phone (manually/*228 etc) the phone sim is programmed to work with your phone and removing or putting another sim with cause activation and data settings to trigger again.
Hope this explaination helps! Best of luck,
jeanr464
jeanr464 said:
According to all the tutorials I saw and my experience as long as you use a blank lte sim and successfully activate the phone (manually/*228 etc) the phone sim is programmed to work with your phone and removing or putting another sim with cause activation and data settings to trigger again.
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Hi jeanr464. Thank you for all of this brilliant info about the Droid 4 with ICS. I'm a newbie also wanting to set up my new Droid 4 with PagePlus and wondering, does Snoop's step of dialing *22800 for activation work on this phone? If not, is manual activation something different, and if so, how do you manually activate? And in general, do all of Snoop's steps work except for dialing *#*#4636#*#* work for this phone?
Thanks in advance,
tubaman101
Manual vs *228
tubaman101 said:
Hi jeanr464. Thank you for all of this brilliant info about the Droid 4 with ICS. I'm a newbie also wanting to set up my new Droid 4 with PagePlus and wondering, does Snoop's step of dialing *22800 for activation work on this phone? If not, is manual activation something different, and if so, how do you manually activate? And in general, do all of Snoop's steps work except for dialing *#*#4636#*#* work for this phone?
Thanks in advance,
tubaman101
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Hey tubaman101,
To answer your question, manual activation is basically manually programming the phone and doing all the steps that *228 would have done. From my droid 4 experience getting on to pageplus, *228 didn't work right off the bat because of sim restrictions or some type of error. What you have to do is manually program the phone first with the correct settings to make basic features works then you'll be able to dial *228 where it will correct everything and fix everything to work like data and roaming etc. According to Snoops tutorial, basically what the manual programming is is the step where he enters ##7764726 aka ##PROGRAM and fixes the min and the mdn and settings the cdma only option. From there you have manually programed the phone. Then after setting those options when you try *228 it should work and then *228 will correct and program automatically all the phone options which then you should have perfect talk text and 1x. To get 3G just follow my steps above on how I did it.
To make it all simple(I'm going to summarize snoop' method) once you get the D4 and a blank sim, insert sim, enter bptools (tutorial shows how), set the phone to nvonly and evdo rev a with cdma workshop, dfs tool or qpst (tutorial shows how to) then from there enter ##PROGRAM in the dialer manually program your phone min and mdn (if you don't know what it is you can request PP customer service or PM me to help you get it, and set your phone to cdma only mode (tutorial explains how) and afterwards *228 and your set.
After to get 3G follow my steps.
It was very troublesome for me at first because I had no clue how to do this but I've done 4 droid 4s and a razr with this method so far so I've became slight savvy with it. If you have ANY trouble just list it here or PM me and I'll be more than happy to help out.
Good luck,
jeanr464
jeanr464 said:
once you get the D4 and a blank sim, insert sim, enter bptools (tutorial shows how), set the phone to nvonly and evdo rev a with cdma workshop, dfs tool or qpst
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Hi jeanr464. I sent you a PM about if it is necessary to load a PagePlus prl file during the process, but I have a couple more questions.
I started with the steps you outlined using DFS. I don't think the nvonly and evdo rev a settings stuck because I got some sort of error message in the DFS Tools log, and I was not able to complete the next step of dialing ##program.
I'm wondering if it is because my sim isn't blank. I bought my Droid 4 on eBay new. (It was actually a warranty replacement phone that had never been opened or used.) It came with a new Verizon 4G sim card on top of the box. I wonder if this card was "assigned" to the previous owner, and so perhaps isn't blank.
Do you think I need to buy a new "blank" sim card? …and if so, do you have any recommendations as to where to get one?
Also, I was wondering if the port I chose in the CDMA tools was the right one. I chose "COM 6" in the attached picture. Was that correct?
(In case it matters, I'm doing this in Windows 7 on a partition created on my Mac computer.)
Thanks again!
tubaman101
The Hopeful solution.
tubaman101 said:
Hi jeanr464. I sent you a PM about if it is necessary to load a PagePlus prl file during the process, but I have a couple more questions.
I started with the steps you outlined using DFS. I don't think the nvonly and evdo rev a settings stuck because I got some sort of error message in the DFS Tools log, and I was not able to complete the next step of dialing ##program.
I'm wondering if it is because my sim isn't blank. I bought my Droid 4 on eBay new. (It was actually a warranty replacement phone that had never been opened or used.) It came with a new Verizon 4G sim card on top of the box. I wonder if this card was "assigned" to the previous owner, and so perhaps isn't blank.
Do you think I need to buy a new "blank" sim card? …and if so, do you have any recommendations as to where to get one?
Also, I was wondering if the port I chose in the CDMA tools was the right one. I chose "COM 6" in the attached picture. Was that correct?
(In case it matters, I'm doing this in Windows 7 on a partition created on my Mac computer.)
Thanks again!
tubaman101
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Okay, I don't think the sim card would be that much of a problem, but if the problem persists after trying the next steps then you can get a new one off ebay for 5 dollars like I did. In any case, you did choose the correct port in DFS tools. You brought up a very good point that I forgot to mention. You do need to load a pageplus prl. The one I used during the process was the 51720 EVDO prl. Once you find that one "google will be a great help", open up DFS tools and then make sure after you load up the program and select the port you enter the SPC 000000, its on the top right corner of DFS I believe ( I used Cdma ws). After that overwrite the PRL using the program and then make sure you set nvonly on nam 1 and nam 2 and set evda a. If you keep on getting errors with DFS tool let me know. In this case we might have to figure something else. In any case if you are successful, then once you trestart the phone you should if you hadn't already, bypass the activation or welcome screen, if you don't know how to do that let me know but if you are already on the regular screen with the apps and everything then proceed to the dialer and press ##program and follow the rest of snoops guide and you should be fine.
Honestly, the hardest part of this whole process is the programming on PC. After that you should be fine. As far as windows 7 is concerned, I used windows 7 and I was fine.
Enter the Phone in BPtools
Connect to PC
Go to system settings and make sure you got the diag port com #
Open DFS
Select the com # and read
Send SPC 000000
Load PRL 51720EVDO
Write it to the phone
Change nam 1 and nam 2 to NVONLY instead of RUIM
change data to EVDO REV A.
make sure all settings are written and restart phone
If you are at the welcome screen bypass it (four corners unlock) if the phone is at the regular menu with the apps then go straight to dailer and ##PROGRAM
Change MDN and MIN
enter test mode and click next until you see the options to change the phone network to CDMA only
click back twice and the phone should restart
at this point you should have somewhat some type of service but then press *228
It might reject it the first time but try again and the activation screen will come up and the music will play and activate your phone
After that look above to figure out 3G
If you still have trouble PM me and we'll see what we can do.
Forgot mention
jeanr464 said:
Okay, I don't think the sim card would be that much of a problem, but if the problem persists after trying the next steps then you can get a new one off ebay for 5 dollars like I did. In any case, you did choose the correct port in DFS tools. You brought up a very good point that I forgot to mention. You do need to load a pageplus prl. The one I used during the process was the 51720 EVDO prl. Once you find that one "google will be a great help", open up DFS tools and then make sure after you load up the program and select the port you enter the SPC 000000, its on the top right corner of DFS I believe ( I used Cdma ws). After that overwrite the PRL using the program and then make sure you set nvonly on nam 1 and nam 2 and set evda a. If you keep on getting errors with DFS tool let me know. In this case we might have to figure something else. In any case if you are successful, then once you trestart the phone you should if you hadn't already, bypass the activation or welcome screen, if you don't know how to do that let me know but if you are already on the regular screen with the apps and everything then proceed to the dialer and press ##program and follow the rest of snoops guide and you should be fine.
Honestly, the hardest part of this whole process is the programming on PC. After that you should be fine. As far as windows 7 is concerned, I used windows 7 and I was fine.
Enter the Phone in BPtools
Connect to PC
Go to system settings and make sure you got the diag port com #
Open DFS
Select the com # and read
Send SPC 000000
Load PRL 51720EVDO
Write it to the phone
Change nam 1 and nam 2 to NVONLY instead of RUIM
change data to EVDO REV A.
make sure all settings are written and restart phone
If you are at the welcome screen bypass it (four corners unlock) if the phone is at the regular menu with the apps then go straight to dailer and ##PROGRAM
Change MDN and MIN
enter test mode and click next until you see the options to change the phone network to CDMA only
click back twice and the phone should restart
at this point you should have somewhat some type of service but then press *228
It might reject it the first time but try again and the activation screen will come up and the music will play and activate your phone
After that look above to figure out 3G
If you still have trouble PM me and we'll see what we can do.
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Forgot to mention one thing, after you program the phone on DFS tool you should switch the esn from PP from your other phone. Your MEID is the IMEI without the last digit so you should have 14 characters in total. Once you switch the esn or set a new activation from PP then proceed to the step with the ##program etc.
Droid 4
jeanr464 said:
Hey tubaman101,
To answer your question, manual activation is basically manually programming the phone and doing all the steps that *228 would have done. From my droid 4 experience getting on to pageplus, *228 didn't work right off the bat because of sim restrictions or some type of error. What you have to do is manually program the phone first with the correct settings to make basic features works then you'll be able to dial *228 where it will correct everything and fix everything to work like data and roaming etc. According to Snoops tutorial, basically what the manual programming is is the step where he enters ##7764726 aka ##PROGRAM and fixes the min and the mdn and settings the cdma only option. From there you have manually programed the phone. Then after setting those options when you try *228 it should work and then *228 will correct and program automatically all the phone options which then you should have perfect talk text and 1x. To get 3G just follow my steps above on how I did it.
To make it all simple(I'm going to summarize snoop' method) once you get the D4 and a blank sim, insert sim, enter bptools (tutorial shows how), set the phone to nvonly and evdo rev a with cdma workshop, dfs tool or qpst (tutorial shows how to) then from there enter ##PROGRAM in the dialer manually program your phone min and mdn (if you don't know what it is you can request PP customer service or PM me to help you get it, and set your phone to cdma only mode (tutorial explains how) and afterwards *228 and your set.
After to get 3G follow my steps.
It was very troublesome for me at first because I had no clue how to do this but I've done 4 droid 4s and a razr with this method so far so I've became slight savvy with it. If you have ANY trouble just list it here or PM me and I'll be more than happy to help out.
Good luck,
jeanr464
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Jean I think I followed all the instructions on here but it still says fail to connect NAM after I put in the MIN and MDN so I can never I finish programing my droid 4 to Page plus. Can you please help me.
Warning Droid 4 JellyBean Upgrade + Pageplus Users
Just a fair warning to everyone using Pageplus. As you all the Jellybean update has been released and your phone might've already offered to upgrade your OS.
DO NOT UPDATE!!!!! I REPEAT DO NOT UPDATE!!!!
Although JellyBean is very beautiful, this update will break your Page plus configuration. I had two friends already who were on Droid Razr/Maxx and updated to JellyBean. The whole CDMA WS config has been reset so options like NV_ONLY and evdo config has been erased leaving the phone in a non working state- In terms of calling, texting or data.
I'm very tempted to get JellyBean and everyone is looking for a safe solution to upgrade to JellyBean and have PP. As far as I've seen online, there have been successful tutorials but it required re-flashing the system to a factory state and re-configuring and other had it where you need a new sim and was necessary to root the phone. I'll be experimenting and posting my results soon. If anyone comes up with a success, please share!!!:laugh:
Good Luck and be pre-cautious!,
jeanr464
Working Perfect
I have my Droid 4 JB flashed working with full 3G on Pageplus never activated SIM and no problems. Same way as with the RAZR/RAZR MAXX. You can use any sim and not have any problems.
What was your situation?
How did you do it? I performed a straight upgrade and my config screwed up. Did you just reflash it and reconfigured it? Can I apply the same CDMA workshop method to this firmware?
lionsro said:
I have my Droid 4 JB flashed working with full 3G on Pageplus never activated SIM and no problems. Same way as with the RAZR/RAZR MAXX. You can use any sim and not have any problems.
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Getting 3G to stick
Hey. Thanks for the tutorial on how to get 3G working. I haven't gotten it to work for some reason. I'm running ICS and I have 1X working. My girlfriend has the same phone and I did the same thing, but for whatever reason, not even 1X will work on hers. I did your settings in the ##program menu. The LTE and test settings. I'm not having luck getting 3G to stick.
It also seems that I cannot always get data to work by toggling wifi off. I have to not be around it or turn off my router. Getting 1X to work seems to sometimes be random. If I get 1x working and then If I go into the ##program menu now and turn EDVO only, 3G will come up for about 5 seconds and then disappear. After many restarts and trying things, 1X is all I can get. I wonder if it has something to do with where I am? Great Falls, Montana.
Any ideas would be appreciated.
Try this.
drossvirex said:
Hey. Thanks for the tutorial on how to get 3G working. I haven't gotten it to work for some reason. I'm running ICS and I have 1X working. My girlfriend has the same phone and I did the same thing, but for whatever reason, not even 1X will work on hers. I did your settings in the ##program menu. The LTE and test settings. I'm not having luck getting 3G to stick.
It also seems that I cannot always get data to work by toggling wifi off. I have to not be around it or turn off my router. Getting 1X to work seems to sometimes be random. If I get 1x working and then If I go into the ##program menu now and turn EDVO only, 3G will come up for about 5 seconds and then disappear. After many restarts and trying things, 1X is all I can get. I wonder if it has something to do with where I am? Great Falls, Montana.
Any ideas would be appreciated.
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Okay, I'm actually stumped about your situation.. Seems very awkward. In any case let's see what we can do. "Hopefully your on ICS and not JellyBean"
I'm going to post my phone settings and try to match her settings to mine. You said you already did the LTE bbpanic off , apns disable, and test settings...
Okay Go to test settings in the program menu, click next until you see the Field test screen and make sure your phone matches these settings:
Service Option - EVRC
HDR Hybrid Mode - ON
EVDO Revision- A
Network Mode- CDMA and EVDO
CDMA RX Diversity- OFF
HDR RX Diversity- OFF
then hit the back button on your phone twice so it can restart.
If 3G still doesn't work then we need to CDMA WS your phone. It would seem the there is something wrong with the EVDO settings. To me it sounds like the EVDO protocol might be wrong.
jeanr464 said:
Okay, I'm actually stumped about your situation.. Seems very awkward. In any case let's see what we can do. "Hopefully your on ICS and not JellyBean"
I'm going to post my phone settings and try to match her settings to mine. You said you already did the LTE bbpanic off , apns disable, and test settings...
Okay Go to test settings in the program menu, click next until you see the Field test screen and make sure your phone matches these settings:
Service Option - EVRC
HDR Hybrid Mode - ON
EVDO Revision- A
Network Mode- CDMA and EVDO
CDMA RX Diversity- OFF
HDR RX Diversity- OFF
then hit the back button on your phone twice so it can restart.
If 3G still doesn't work then we need to CDMA WS your phone. It would seem the there is something wrong with the EVDO settings. To me it sounds like the EVDO protocol might be wrong.
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I can confirm I am not on Jellybean. I didn't update it yet because I thought it might break it. Also all of those settings match on both of our phones.
Lets Go Through Your Settings
drossvirex said:
I can confirm I am not on Jellybean. I didn't update it yet because I thought it might break it. Also all of those settings match on both of our phones.
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Okay. So... I think it might have to be with the configuration of the phone. I believe it could be:
1. The PRL
or
2. EVDO settings
So we're going to have to CDMA WS or DFS your phone and check the settings. (Recommend DFS since everything is available.)
www.cdma-ware.com or http://www.cdmatool.com/
Put your phone in Bptools mode - (Turn off, press volume +/- buttons and press power, scroll to bptools, press volume up)
Connect it to the computer
Go to device manager and find out what COM port it's on.
Open DFS and select the ports on the top left, double click on the port of your phone (A green circle should appear next to it after your click) then exit out of the port selection screen.
Then on the top left of the screen under Ports you should see SPC. Click on it to unlock the SPC of your phone.
Now click on the Programming tab. Once you click the Programming Tab, Click on the NAM tab under ( It's between general and Data).
Now there should be a section to the right that says PRL. on the bottom click READ and then tell me what PRL number shows up. (The number is located in the box on top of the Read button).
Afterwards, click on the Data tab ( It's next to the NAM tab you clicked earlier)
On the bottom there should be a READ button. Click that button.
Now Tell me in your next post if the PPP config to the left has your phone number @dun.vzw3g.com and post all your the MODE settings
Ex:
SIP NAI= (Your Phone) @dun.vzw3g.com
UID=(Your Phone)@vzw3g.com
MODE:
HDR SCP force AT config: =
HDR SCP force release 0 config=
Hybrid preferred mode:
Data MDR (HSPD) mode:
Data service option:
I'll Post screenshots of my phone config so you can compare. Before you change anything POST what your phone settings display.
Hope we can solve this,
jeanr464
OK so I went and Had a guy (page plus Dealer) switch my BIONIC over to Pageplus...I can make phone calls no problem.
BUT NO 3G or MMS.
running android 4.1.2
sys version 98.72.22.xt875
build number 9.8.8o-72_vzw-22
I don't think its rooted.
the guy did something where I dont need a sim.
I have scanned the pages but cant seem to find any help with the recent update.
I am not half as smart as some of you all so if you can give me step by step directions on how to fix this I would greatly appreciate it.
still no answer or help? WOW
How are you supposed to make phone calls without a sim? I'd take it back to Pageplus and have them fix the issue. Your build number looks funny, even though you are not on the latest ota update. Are you on a custom rom? That could be the problem.
cucci_slamr said:
OK so I went and Had a guy (page plus Dealer) switch my BIONIC over to Pageplus...I can make phone calls no problem.
BUT NO 3G or MMS.
running android 4.1.2
sys version 98.72.22.xt875
build number 9.8.8o-72_vzw-22
I don't think its rooted.
the guy did something where I dont need a sim.
I have scanned the pages but cant seem to find any help with the recent update.
I am not half as smart as some of you all so if you can give me step by step directions on how to fix this I would greatly appreciate it.
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You need Verizon 4G LTE sim to make data work like we did on ICS..
Please insert any blank Verizon 4G LTE sim and your data will start automatically....
matriX1218 said:
You need Verizon 4G LTE sim to make data work like we did on ICS..
Please insert any blank Verizon 4G LTE sim and your data will start automatically....
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ok so I got the sim but where do I find instructions on how to get the data (3g) and MMS working?
I have no clue as to how the phone works without a sim either. All I know Is that I can make calls and send texts without a sim card.
OK with the verizon sim in I get a solid 1X but no MMS or 3G...I have tried the other pages advice and instructions but am sooooo lost.
PLEASE HELP
cucci_slamr said:
OK with the verizon sim in I get a solid 1X but no MMS or 3G...I have tried the other pages advice and instructions but am sooooo lost.
PLEASE HELP
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Glad 1x is working...
Now press *#*#4636#*#* on dial
Select Phone Information
Scroll down to bottom and change network type to CDMA auto prl...
Wait for few seconds...
Press back and go to home...
Reboot...
Voila 3G will start :thumbup:
sent from my DROID BIONIC via Reliance Wireless
matriX1218 said:
Glad 1x is working...
Now press *#*#4636#*#* on dial
Select Phone Information
Scroll down to bottom and change network type to CDMA auto prl...
Wait for few seconds...
Press back and go to home...
Reboot...
Voila 3G will start :thumbup:
sent from my DROID BIONIC via Reliance Wireless
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I did that but everytime I turn my phone back on it keeps showing CDMA only
Turn off radio...
Change it to cdma auto prl... wait for a while...
Turn radio on again....
And see...
sent from my DROID BIONIC via Reliance Wireless
matriX1218 said:
Turn off radio...
Change it to cdma auto prl... wait for a while...
Turn radio on again....
And see...
sent from my DROID BIONIC via Reliance Wireless
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OK still no 3G or mms I have done this several time and nothing still looking at a blue 1x.
it says GSM Disconnects========DATA=======
cucci_slamr said:
OK still no 3G or mms I have done this several time and nothing still looking at a blue 1x.
it says GSM Disconnects========DATA=======
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Pm me ill help get 3g and mms
Sent from my SGH-M919 using xda premium
JUSMEJOSE said:
Pm me ill help get 3g and mms
Sent from my SGH-M919 using xda premium
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CLEAN SIM...only 1X I need real help...PMing you is not working as well either so I need a solution quick.
Don't want to pay for data I wont use!!!!
I upgraded mine... everything works flawlessly...
Pm me...
sent from Motorola DROID BIONIC on Reliance Wireless
I have mms but no 3g
I'm at the same build, version, etc as cucci_slamr. I have MMS and 1x but no 3G. Paid to have it flashed, really don't want to have to pay somebody else to redo flash just to get 3G. Any ideas? My network type is already set to CDMA auto (PRL). Thanks
I thought of adding this thread since, there are many people struggling to get 3G in countries other than US when they are using SIM unlocked Sprint One M8. Instead of answering many PMs I thought it is a good idea to share here.
100% working - Permanent
Using this method I unlocked 3G on couple of devices successfully and getting a speed of around 10.5MB/s (using speedtest.net-don't try to check the speed many times as the website absorbs most of the data while performing the test when speed is high-I am losing around 50MB per test)
Credits:
@pisang_aza for Sim unlock method
Qualcomm Incorporated for QPST tool
ESCcode for MSL Reader application
philipp Mangelow for network application
HTC for awesome device
What you need?
1. Unlocked and rooted S-OFF Sprint HTC One M8. Search rooting/S-OFF(may work on S-ON too, test it yourself) thread in this forum to know how to root.
2. Network App to change network type easy and quick - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.mangelow.network
3. MSL Reader - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.esccode.msl
4. QPST Configuration tool - https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8arB2n-B2PSaGxBek55SUd0Zm8/edit?usp=sharing
5. HTC Drivers installed in the computer
6. Basic knowledge
Procedure:
1. Unlock the GSM network using the SIM unlock method as in http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2718150.
2. Turn CDMA network on using the network app from https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.mangelow.network. You may change the network type by using default network preference (if it is not greyed out) or use the code *#*#4636#*#*. For me the app works quick
3. Download MSL Reader from https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.esccode.msl. And note down the MSL and save it as you may need in the future as well. Make sure you are on CDMA network to make this app work
4. Install QPST Configuration tool in your computer and make sure you have all the HTC drivers installed.
5. in the dialpad dial ##3424#. Enable Diag Mode in your phone (there will be a popup when you dial this number)
6. After enabling the Diag mode connect the phone to your computer via USB
7. Now open the QPST software in your computer. In the port tab make sure you can see your connected phone
8. From start client menu select choose service programming then click ok. Click on Read from phone
9. during this step the tool will ask for SPC, enter MSL obtained from MSL reader
10. On system tab (you may have to scroll right side) In the roaming preference choose automatic
11. On UMTS System tab :
A. Preferred service domain - Any, Pref Aquisition order-Automatic, Preferred network selection mode-Automatic
B. Under Preferred band table below select the checkbox Any BC (this selects all the bands)
12. Now click on write to phone tab, and now your mobile will reboot
13. dial ##3424# and disable diag mode. Using network app select WCDMA only to check whether you are getting 3G signal or not. Select GSM Prl mode which is pretty consistent and gives you stable 3G signal.
14. I suggest you all to try Bad Boyz Sprint ONE M8 ROMz which is stable+good battery life+good network coverage. Consider donating for that ROM developer @O.M.J.
I would like hear good news from all of you If you are extremely happy consider donating me @ my paypal address: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webs...=PP-DonationsBF:btn_donateCC_LG.gif:NonHosted
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Will regular CDMA network work when/if you switch back to Sprint, with Spark, etc?
Captain_Throwback said:
Will regular CDMA network work when/if you switch back to Sprint, with Spark, etc?
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Yes, it should work. Here we're editing only UMTS part, it doesn't alter anything in CDMA ( just don't change anything in CDMA tab of QPST)
Sent from my 831C using XDA Free mobile app
cashreedhar said:
i thought of adding this thread since, there are many people struggling to get 3g in countries other than us when they are using sim unlocked sprint one m8. Instead of answering many pms i thought it is a good idea to share here.
100% working - permanent
using this method i unlocked 3g on couple of devices successfully and getting a speed of around 10.5mb/s (using speedtest.net-don't try to check the speed many times as the website absorbs most of the data while performing the test when speed is high-i am losing around 50mb per test)
credits:
@pisang_aza for sim unlock method
qualcomm incorporated for qpst tool
esccode for msl reader application
philipp mangelow for network application
htc for awesome device
what you need?
1. Unlocked and rooted s-off sprint htc one m8. Search rooting/s-off(may work on s-on too, test it yourself) thread in this forum to know how to root.
2. Network app to change network type easy and quick - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.mangelow.network
3. Msl reader - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.esccode.msl
4. Qpst configuration tool - https://drive.google.com/file/d/0b8arb2n-b2psagxbek55sud0zm8/edit?usp=sharing
5. Htc drivers installed in the computer
6. Basic knowledge
procedure:
1. Unlock the gsm network using the sim unlock method as in http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2718150.
2. Turn cdma network on using the network app from https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.mangelow.network. You may change the network type by using default network preference (if it is not greyed out) or use the code *#*#4636#*#*. For me the app works quick
3. Download msl reader from https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.esccode.msl. And note down the msl and save it as you may need in the future as well. Make sure you are on cdma network to make this app work
4. Install qpst configuration tool in your computer and make sure you have all the htc drivers installed.
5. In the dialpad dial ##3424#. Enable diag mode in your phone (there will be a popup when you dial this number)
6. After enabling the diag mode connect the phone to your computer via usb
7. Now open the qpst software in your computer. In the port tab make sure you can see your connected phone
8. From start client menu select choose service programming then click ok. Click on read from phone
9. During this step the tool will ask for spc, enter msl obtained from msl reader
10. On system tab (you may have to scroll right side) in the roaming preference choose automatic
11. On umts system tab :
A. Preferred service domain - any, pref aquisition order-automatic, preferred network selection mode-automatic
b. Under preferred band table below select the checkbox any bc (this selects all the bands)
12. Now click on write to phone tab, and now your mobile will reboot
13. Dial ##3424# and disable diag mode. Using network app select wcdma only to check whether you are getting 3g signal or not. Select gsm prl mode which is pretty consistent and gives you stable 3g signal.
14. I suggest you all to try bad boyz sprint one m8 romz which is stable+good battery life+good network coverage. Consider donating for that rom developer @o.m.j.
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yesss my friend thanks a lot
got an error after write to phone and when rebooted i got no even edge
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Got this error after hit write to phone
The mobile reported the following errors while writing NV items
NV_UE_IMEI_I NV_READONLY_S
Torayem said:
got an error after write to phone and when rebooted i got no even edge
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Got this error after hit write to phone
The mobile reported the following errors while writing NV items
NV_UE_IMEI_I NV_READONLY_S
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That error is not a problem. Though you get the error it is written to the phone. Just check if you get 3G signal by selecting network mode to wcdma only. If you get the signal it's 3G enabled. You might not be getting edge because it messes up the apn setting.
In apn settings from menu select restore to default and select the right apn
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I went to #*4636#*#* and chose wcdma preferred and still nothing happens
I live in Egypt and phone was catching only edge on the same APN SETTING
Now from phone setting I chose GSM/UTMS ONLY to get SIM signal which works fine ,
Damn it doesn't even show any connection
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I agree it doesn't show edge anymore but nothing at all ?
I am on wcdma only and phone setting is on GSM/UMTS ONLY
but nothing happens
well
this method isnt working or not anymore
also op said its permanent , which is wrong i just updated firmware and installed new rom and i am back to edge ad old settings
Torayem said:
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this method isnt working or not anymore
also op said its permanent , which is wrong i just updated firmware and installed new rom and i am back to edge ad old settings
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That's strange, I've used 2 ROMs didn't find the problem. Of course I've been using the updated firmware and didn't get a chance to upgrade
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Cashreedhar said:
That's strange, I've used 2 ROMs didn't find the problem. Of course I've been using the updated firmware and didn't get a chance to upgrade
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So, any news? Is it worth the shot?
How about 4G ?
I doesnt Work how can I undo this?
Just simple , IT IS NOT WORKING METHOD , JUST FLASH NEW FIRMWARE
Well, its working method if you follow the instructions clearly. It will unlock different 3G bands, but in your location if there is no 3G signal it won't bring the signal. It worked for me and for few others too. The whole purpose of QPST s/w is to help with this. If you failed in the first attempt try again.!!
when i try to select to select a radio band it only let me choose USA Band, and only give me USA Band, Cellular (800 Mhz), PCS (1900 Mhz) and Secondary 800 Mhz band, what should I do?
chichashi said:
when i try to select to select a radio band it only let me choose USA Band, and only give me USA Band, Cellular (800 Mhz), PCS (1900 Mhz) and Secondary 800 Mhz band, what should I do?
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Have you unlocked your GSM network to other sims yet? You need to follow SIM unlock method first and later you need to run this. When in QPST select all bands (last option) in the UMTS tab, that should enable all the bands
do you heve the original settings from sprint my phone dont want to connect to lte anymore
@Captain_Throwback hey by any chance u have the original settings from the umts changes my phone doesnt connect to lte no more
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Have you unlocked your GSM network to other sims yet? You need to follow SIM unlock method first and later you need to run this. When in QPST select all bands (last option) in the UMTS tab, that should enable all the bands
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Yes it is already unlocked, I have EDGE connection, sometimes I can connect to 3G but calls drop and the connection is not stable, so its not usable.