I've got a few questions about the HTC Touch Diamond. I just bought one with a clean ESN that is currently flashed for Sprint. I'm planning on moving it over to Metro PCS (I know that their service can suck, but there is good coverage in my area).
So I'm wondering what I need to do to get it completely functional. I was planning on taking it to one of the stores and getting them to flash it on their network, but I've heard some stories about that process. First of all, it isn't officially supported on their list of phones that they will flash. I've also read reports of many people getting them to flash it anyway.
So I need some advice. Do I need to do anything to the phone before I take it to them to flash? Or do I need to somehow flash it first and then get them to put it on their network. I'm very new to modifying cell phones and I'm not sure what I need to do to make this process happen. If anything needs to be done to the phone, then I'm sure that I can do it. I'm very very computer savy and I modify gaming consoles and stuff like that all the time. I'm just not sure what my process needs to be in this case. Also, I've read that their flashing process will only activate voice and text messaging (not internet and picture messaging). I'd also like to activate the internal GPS, but I'll worry about that after I get the phone online.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!!!
I suggest you go over to the Diamond section and read some of the sticky threads to understand how to unlock, flash.. and so forth
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=430
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Hey guys and experts,
I was browsing through the forums and I came accross the radio thread. I'm extremely confused with it and I'd also like to improve the performance of my 3G and all that. I've been looking around the site but I haven't found anything like an instruction or guide on how to do all that stuff. So I'd like to get some help from you guys if you don't mind.
1) First of all, in regards to version numbers, higher number does not mean it's better right? My radio version is 1.02.25.32 and my 3g reception is spotty and so are my calls sometimes.
2)Another question is, due to the fuze being my first winmo phone ever, when you guys mean security unlock, do you mean the phone being able to use any sim card from any carrier or does it carry a deeper/different meaning. I did get my phone unlocked by calling ATT and asking them for the code in which I provide the IMEI and they gave me a code, the problem is, I'm not sure if it's the same "unlock" that you guys are talking about. (the radio thread said something about having the word security unlocked on the tricolor boot screen, but my phone has the stock ATT rom in it, so I suspect that it might now show)
3) I'm probably inept at searching through forums so I couldn't find any thread that has full instructions on how to change the radios and all that. I'm wondering if anyone can point me to such a thread on how to do that.
I do apologize for such a long post and also the possibility of this question/request being asked already. If you do read through to here, thank you for your time, I'd appreciate any help that is provided.
Higher doesn't necessarily mean better. The poll results give a pretty good indication of overall happiness with any given radio. Based on that, I ditched .32 for .28.
Security unlock is more than SIM unlock. In addition to being sim-free, a security unlocked device can load the radio ROM from another device family.
Check the flashing guides. Essentially, you must load hard-SPL first. That allows you to freely load radios and roms. Always do your research before loading a radio rom though! Radios are the hottest battleground of the spy vs. spy games played by Operators and XDA developers. Operators don't want you changing radios or ROMs and they are always coming up with software that won't allow itself to be changed. If you flash a radio on that has this issue you could be stuck with it. So far, I don't believe any of the radios in the radio thread have issues. You must security unlock before flashing any non Raphael radio however.
Gotcha. Thank you so much for taking the time to reply to me. I'm going to test out a different radio so that maybe I can get better reception. I spend most of my time on edge for some reason.
EDIT: I just noticed that installing HardSPL will clear my PDA of all data. I'm wondering if Sprite Back up is good enough as a backup program or do you suggest something else. I did a bunch of tweaking on my fuze like the PTT remap, camera tweak, network selection, etc etc.
Oh, I did forget to ask what's the favorite back up software for the XDA forum goers. I'm looking for a software that will back up all the tweaks and stuff that I did to the pda before I run HardSPL
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Suggestion on back up softwares please?
I don't think HardSPL clears your phone of all programs and data. That said, I tried to search on that to be sure but couldn't find any confirmation.
Obviously, flashing a ROM will definitely clear all data.
Dunno about flashing a new radio.
There was a particular warning on backing up your data before flashing HardSPL, so I wanted to be on the safe side, the main thing now is that I'd like to find a back up software that will back everything up (registry changes, programs installed, various settings) pretty much everything I did.
Hey guys,
Great forums here, lots of awesome stuff going on and the development community is kicking!
I recently got rid of my iPhone (couldn't stand Job's arrogance anymore) and decided to go with the cost effective route of MetroPCS. When I found Android phones could be flashed to work with it, I was quite excited. I found a phone and someone to do the flashing on Craigslist (actually a local phone shop that does it).
He flashed my phone and loaded Evil Eris onto it. I wasn't under the impression that if he put this rom on, I was going to have issues, like no voicemail notification or softkey leds. Going into this, I was pretty unaware of all the different rom choices, and the effects they have on the phone, and I still kind of am. So I have a few questions, because I've been reading about Ivans and kind of want to try it out, but want to make sure I've covered all my bases.
1. I am still unaware of the exclusivity or co-dependence that "flashing" a phone and changing a rom have with one another. He flashed my phone to work with Metro, and upload the Evil Eris rom. Main question is - if I wipe and load Ivans, do I lose the ability to use Metro? Or is it simply an issue of loading up my Metro APN (i think thats right) settings once I've loaded the new rom?
2. Nandroid backup - I made one the other day. If I go in, try another rom, and screw something up, I am under the impression that I could restore that backup and my phone be working like I never left it, including MetroPCS settings, correct?
3. Can anyone suggest a good program to backup and restore carrier specific settings, so that if I load a new rom I can quickly port settings over? Does something like this exist?
4. Finally, if all of this has been answered somewhere where I didn't find, feel free to send me to those links!
Thanks in advance, everyone! Looking forward to getting to know my new phone better!
anyone able to help me out? or point me in the right direction?
I also want to make sure I posted this in the right place, not sure if it needs to be in the Eris specific forum.
I really hope you've found help already. But if not, I THINK the app called "APN Backup & Restore" is the app you're looking for.
Hi all, it's been a while since I have posted here, but I am in need of some help. I am not an experienced rooter (if that is a word), but I dabble in what I can, and do a lot of research on the subject, and this forum has helped me over the years to achieve my goals, however, I think I may have gotten in a little over my head here.
Here's the situation, my mother in law has an HTC Evo 3D that she received as an upgrade sometime last year on the Sprint network (US), but is now is not activated and just sits in her desk until it can be used again. I was trying to help her to find a cheaper phone company that would allow her to keep her phone without paying an arm and a leg to use it. I told her I would do what I could, but I couldn't guarantee anything. I recently found a post on here that had instructions on how to flash the Evo 3D to the Onessa Boosted (Boost Mobile) Essentials ROM, and I thought it was going to be an easy fix.
Long story short, I rooted the phone, flashed it with the ROM and I ended up with a constant boot loop. I tried to go back to stock, but couldn’t because my dumba$$ forgot to back up the stock rom in the recovery menu and I only ended up unrooting the phone, now I don't know what to do. Now when I boot the phone, it keeps taking me back to the fastboot menu, and it won’t let me use any of the functions in there. I just hope I didn't brick the phone. I don't want to come back to her empty handed, but I feel if I cannot receive any help here, I may have to. Any help that you can provide would be extremely useful at this point.
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Okay so I just picked this up from a buddy an hour ago. My bionic screwed up last night I bricked it, and for the first time in my life I can't fix it. So I'm looking a way to get this phone on Bionic using SIM card, its been done opposite way (Bionic on AT&T). If anyone has any tips on that let me know but that's not my main question right now. These questions are all about stock, no root, of course I'll be rooting soon but I wanna mess with some stuff on stock and maybe even develop a couple of things so before I root & flash, I need to know some things. Is there ANY way to make the NO SIM Card bs go away? Is there anyway to get system updates without SIM card? What is the current build version of this phone? I'm on 2.47.502.7. Thank you very much in advance for your help. I'm not a noob at all I've developed many scripts, a couple root exploits, personal kernels and ROMs for various device, a couple apps, and themes in addition to being one of the main developers of the operating system SwiftLinux. so I'm pretty seasoned I run Ubuntu 12.04 32-bit (mainly for Android reasons), have Fedora, MInt (&LXDE), puppu, DSL, but have access to Win7 64, and a live Ubuntu to use on the 64bit laptop. Just figured I'd include these details if anyone wants to go overboard and load me with info to get goin on this phone. I've missed HTC, my gf has Inc2 but cross-network is more of a challenge. Other than that, I haven't owned a personal HTC since the Eris oooh the good ol days with no locked bootloaders and nobody at HTC/Providers gave a crap.
You could get an unlock code from your carrier, or follow this: http://tau.shadowchild.nl/attn1/?p=411.
isn't it very hard to get an unlock code from the carrier? honestly I can probably do some radio mods and get it working, it's been done in reverse, bionic on at&t through bionic sim card, so i really think it possible and not too much harder to do at&t phone on verizon using the sim card. they are both 4g sim card, because of the network type I may not be able to get 4G, but I just need to activate it and I guess get it working on GSM. I'm about to check the link you posted. thanks.
lol i actually just realized thats one of the links I have open in my browser. just haven't read it yet. thanks.
Hi there
I can only apologize for having to ask this question, and I do feel a complete n00b for having to ask, but I actually can't afford to get this wrong, so need some help from people who know what they are doing
I've just defected from my Apple iPhone 6+, as Android phones are the only ones that are listed as 100% compatible with my Tobii I12 eyegaze communication device. Using this device I can make calls, texts, Facebook, pretty much anything I want to without needing physical access to the phone.
Now, I also have a Samsung Tab 2 (SM-T700) which I rooted, installed recovery, custom ROM etc some time ago, as it was only a cheap tablet and if it all went wrong, I could afford to wait and mess around to try and fix it.
The thing is, it's more essential my S8+ is working, as I use it with my communication aid to get through to the outside world.
OK, so what do I want to do? Obviously, I'm hoping to achieve root, and one of the reasons for this is because I paid full price for my S8+ (not a network upgrade), the full >£700. This in turn means that I get the privilege of being punished by not being able to use Three WiFi Calling. The signal at my house is a bit shaky, and I read that with a CSC (Country Specific Code) I might be able to get VoWifi working It'd also be nice to know my phone had the capability of running what I want it to....
So, I know that rooting is going to trip knox & warranty void. Not an issue. Having a device that does what I ask it to is more important than some stupid warranty.
However, I have read that before doing ANYTHING, I should make sure I have a backup of this EFS/IMEI partition. Because once it's gone, it's gone for good.
Now I never did anything like this for my tablet, so now I'm just a bit scared I'm going to wipe this partition and completely hose my phone in the future.
So, can somebody please let me know what I should be doing? I really can't afford to be without my phone, but I really need Wifi Calling to work!
Sorry if this is a n00b question that has been answered before. Thanks in advance
Never mind.....
Did a bit more reading today and it makes more sense now.... EFS partition is just a partition on the device; and there are many tools that can backup partitions.... with root, I could even just 'dd' it
Going to take it slowly, but hopefully I can start contributing soon instead of just asking questions
Thanks again
I'm kinda curious about this too, this will be my first attempt at rooting a Samsung and I've seen horror stories about losing the EFS partition in the past.
Incidentally, if you're based in the UK, tripping knox doesn't void your warranty.