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[Q] Nexus S 4G [SPH-D720] flash to MetroPCS

Hey, you guys! I've been stalking these forums for a long time and now I have a problem where I will need your help. Now, before I get slammed for it, I've searched these and other forums for what I need, I've Googled for hours and hours on end, I've emailed people, and I still can't find a fix to my problem. OK, enough complaining, here is my problem: I bought a Nexus S 4G a few months ago for only $120. I planned on getting it flashed to MetroPCS through their MetroFlash program. I went to their corporate store, and they said they couldn't flash my phone for legal reasons, but they directed me to a man who could flash my phone. I go to him, and he wants $150 to flash it, I say hell no and decide to do it myself. I'm regretting my decision now because ( A.) CDMA Workshop is hard as hell to learn ( B.) There is almost no support out there for this phone.
Anyways, I want to know, has anyone been successful in flashing their NS4G to MetroPCS at home? If you have, please enlighten me! I've been brain-****ting myself to make this work. Right now I'm stuck at the part where I write the ESN. I can read ESN, but when I try to write it, it says "Failed.. ESN has not been changed." I can read/write everything else, except for ESN. I have unlocked it through the SPC and the Internal Security Password. Another issue I'm having is that when I try to read the memory, it gives me an error message saying, "Process is stopped. Phone does not answer" "Process is stopped at: 0000:1000"
This process is too hard, and I call on the great minds of XDA to help me out! Please, all and any information will help! I will love you forever! Thank you in advance!
Edit: I'm using CDMA Workshop 3.8 Trial Version by the way!
Edit: I forgot to mention, everything in this thread is hypothetical and for educational purposes only.

For legal reasons xda forbids on esn hacks. I don't know where you would get help on this but post it if you find something.

Did you search youtube?

Why do you need to change the ESN? That's illegal anyway.
You can follow the Cricket instructions over at howardforums.
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Moritzio said:
Did you search YouTube
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Yes I did, and I messaged several youtubers, but sadly no one wants to help me without charging me, which sort of defeats the purpose of doing it myself.
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obsanity said:
For legal reasons xda forbids on esn hacks. I don't know where you would get help on this but post it if you find something.
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Lol, ok, I forgot to mention that this is a hypothetical question and I don't plan on doing this... I'm just collecting knowledge... xD
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vetvito said:
Why do you need to change the ESN? That's illegal anyway.
You can follow the Cricket instructions over at howardforums.
Sent from my Nexus S
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I need it to transfer the ESN from my MetroPCS dumbphone to my Sprint Nexus S 4G. I'm trying to get the NS4G to work on Metro. Also, can you please link me to or help me find those instructions? The search function over there is weak and I can't find anyone who has information on flashing a NS4G. Thank you so much for guiding me in the right direction though!

Talal916 said:
I need it to transfer the ESN from my MetroPCS dumbphone to my Sprint Nexus S 4G. I'm trying to get the NS4G to work on Metro. Also, can you please link me to or help me find those instructions? The search function over there is weak and I can't find anyone who has information on flashing a NS4G. Thank you so much for guiding me in the right direction though!
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I think the point is that the process is universal, no matter what phone you have

hp420 said:
I think the point is that the process is universal, no matter what phone you have
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I agree, the basic process is universal but right now I can't find help for my issue, and even in forums for phones other than the NS4G, I can't find anyone experiencing the same problem. I could use any and all the information I can get right now, because the NS4G doesn't have any readily available simple tutorials for it to be flashed to MetroPCS. There are tutorials for Boost, Cricket, and PagePlus, and I have tried following those, but run into problems with those as well. I'm at a dead end and need help

You don't suppose to change your ESN. You call your carrier and Activate the ESN on your carrier, all you really need to do is load Metro PCS prl.
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My friend has an EVO flashed to MetroPCS. I thought it was neat. There is also a thread where someone went to craigslist to find a person to flash an Epic 4g. You may find something there. Keep us updated, please. And if you figure it out for yourself, more power to ya

i'm looking to do the same thing but not to MetroPCS... i have another carrier i would like to flash to but it's a new carrier and there's NO INFO online for flashing to them... and they're online so i can't go to their store to flash this... what info would i need to get this ball rolling??

Just pay to have it done by someone who knows what they're doing. I got my NS4G flashed for $40 including 1st month of service.
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Not to bring up an old thread, but I can't get CDMA Workshop to read my donor phone's MSL :/ Any Suggestions?

Slap-Yourself :) said:
Not to bring up an old thread, but I can't get CDMA Workshop to read my donor phone's MSL :/ Any Suggestions?
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Sorry for really late reply, but if you're still having this problem, have you sent the SPC unlock code through CDMA Workshop yet?

donnieace said:
My friend has an EVO flashed to MetroPCS. I thought it was neat. There is also a thread where someone went to craigslist to find a person to flash an Epic 4g. You may find something there. Keep us updated, please. And if you figure it out for yourself, more power to ya
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the1dynasty said:
i'm looking to do the same thing but not to MetroPCS... i have another carrier i would like to flash to but it's a new carrier and there's NO INFO online for flashing to them... and they're online so i can't go to their store to flash this... what info would i need to get this ball rolling??
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Lol I had a forum member help me out with this almost step by step to the point where he helped me get everything working except data,, but I had to eventually go to a guy from Craigslist to get data working. I wish I could give him credit but he wants to remain anonymous. You know who you are! Anyways, I feel terrible for not keeping you guys updated I'd like to make it up to you guys by helping you guys flash your phones or anything related to phone flashing:thumbup:
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Can u help me I'm stuck on the same stuff mines sprint and I want metro how do I start what's the first step
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deathstroyer said:
Can u help me I'm stuck on the same stuff mines sprint and I want metro how do I start what's the first step
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Check your p.m:thumbup:
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[Q] I broke it!!! I think?

total noob and i need help.... here is my problem... I unlocked my new infuse and then rooted the phone. everything was fine fo several hours and all of the sudden it started vibrating and would reset with out turning all the way off. the android drop screen does not function. everytime you try to pull it down it starts the above issue. if a text comes thru it does it again. i did a factory reset and this didnt help. i still have superuser on the phone but cant seem to get phone to function it has power and works to an extent. you can tap apps and go thru most of the phone but it will reset and go back to main screen and vibrate and start process all over.... any ideas. i am a noob and not very technical, prob why my phone is f'ed up right now. using my samsung captivate for now. please help the new guy. i looked for threads with similar issues but found nothing with search bar. thanks ahead of time

I'm not familiar with unlocking...i do know if I'm not mistake you have to root first then unlock....but that should not effect your phone...but phones are so different....even though we all have the same model....
I would reload stock and re root....then re unlock....ate you runnning stock or custom rom?
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thanks
running stock roms, i have no idea how to reload stock 2.2, any ideas?

noobsamsunginfuse said:
running stock roms, i have no idea how to reload stock 2.2, any ideas?
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Why yes glad you asked...check my signature...for the iset page....
You will find a **** ton of info....since your somewhat new...do a lil reading....ok ....do a lot...
Look for the one click methods by qkster....although the new odin links are great also....your choice....
And any questions the op for those threads can provide you with great help and you can pm me also...
And don't forget to thank the op dev that provided you with what you need...kk

In that case I like to suggest you to unbrick the cellphone (restore again to FROYO) and test the cellphone... If you do it, you will loose the root, however the unlock will remains
You can re-root the cellphone later... the issue could be also being caused by an app that you had installed
*** If your cellphone is from AT&T you can use the GTG's Ultimate Unbrick tool, to go back to FROYO
Remember that you must have ODIN to unbrick the cellphone..
Some helpfull links:
Complete Stock (FOR ROGERS USERS ONLY)
GTG's Ultimate Unbrick - Return to stock - For AT&T

thanks!!!
Thanks for the info bigjoe2675 & dantespec...well I feel real stupid now... I looked over all that info and its way above my head. is there anyone I can send my phone to that does this type of work and is trustworthy enough not to steal my phone? i have already trashed it once I dont want a $230 paper weight. I also have a Sprint galaxy s2 epic i would like to have flashed to verizon. i have no clue what I am doing and willing to pay to fix my two phones. mine and the ol ball and chains.

noobsamsunginfuse said:
Thanks for the info bigjoe2675 & dantespec...well I feel real stupid now... I looked over all that info and its way above my head. is there anyone I can send my phone to that does this type of work and is trustworthy enough not to steal my phone? i have already trashed it once I dont want a $230 paper weight. I also have a Sprint galaxy s2 epic i would like to have flashed to verizon. i have no clue what I am doing and willing to pay to fix my two phones. mine and the ol ball and chains.
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ok,
First not a good Idea...sending your device anywhere. And some advice trust no one, not saying we are not trust worthy around here, but...not a great idea...ok
now lets see what we can do...it would be a great learning experience for you to attempt the task at hand...

lmao ok i can try
bigjoe2675 said:
ok,
First not a good Idea...sending your device anywhere. And some advice trust no one, not saying we are not trust worthy around here, but...not a great idea...ok
now lets see what we can do...it would be a great learning experience for you to attempt the task at hand...
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I can try. ok this is what i have installed on my phone.... superuser v2.3.6.1 also rom toolbox pro and ti back up. but i have noidea how to use it. i also hvae odin v1.81 on my cpu

noobsamsunginfuse said:
Thanks for the info bigjoe2675 & dantespec...well I feel real stupid now... I looked over all that info and its way above my head. is there anyone I can send my phone to that does this type of work and is trustworthy enough not to steal my phone? i have already trashed it once I dont want a $230 paper weight. I also have a Sprint galaxy s2 epic i would like to have flashed to verizon. i have no clue what I am doing and willing to pay to fix my two phones. mine and the ol ball and chains.
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If you can not figure out how to go back to stock, then i know mobiletechvideos. They got my old infuse running again when the usb port got borked. If you need a link ask me, idk were the link is lol. Trust me though, it worked well. Only thing is it costs money. Better off to learn how to do it unless if hardware is actually broken, not software.
Btw you may want to learn how to unbrick and learn your basics before you attempt at doing something like this again. Just making a very logical suggestion.

For sure check out the Odin videos... I have a feeling that they are going to come in handy a few times..
Everyone has to start somewhere and we all had to learn, I was really overwhelmed when I first started looking into it, but then it was like "oh! That's it?"
Most people here are super helpful (I'm not... I'm a n00b) but don't be mailing your phones to someone you don't know or anything like that... you're begging for someone to rob ya..
Just take it slow and read, read, read... when you have read enough to have a handle on it.. read some more!

drnecropolis said:
For sure check out the Odin videos... I have a feeling that they are going to come in handy a few times..
Everyone has to start somewhere and we all had to learn, I was really overwhelmed when I first started looking into it, but then it was like "oh! That's it?"
Most people here are super helpful (I'm not... I'm a n00b) but don't be mailing your phones to someone you don't know or anything like that... you're begging for someone to rob ya..
Just take it slow and read, read, read... when you have read enough to have a handle on it.. read some more!
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Thanks for all the help guys, it worked using odin and youtube.

noobsamsunginfuse said:
Thanks for all the help guys, it worked using odin and youtube.
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See....what did i tell you...lessons being learned....good **** huh?
Now keep going....slap a custom ROM from one of these great dev we have....
And don't forget to thank the dev that provided you with the odin package....don't thx us we just punted you to threads for you to do learning...k

noobsamsunginfuse said:
Thanks for all the help guys, it worked using odin and youtube.
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Awesome brother!
Welcome to the addiction!
It is so interesting to me what can be done with minor and major changes how simple things make HUGE differences.
Next thing you know, you will be grinding out apktool changes and making themes!

[Q] can i get my verizon s3 to work on cricket

I am trying to help a friend of mine get his verizon s3 to work on cricket. I have a tmibile s3 that is rooted with trw recovery so Im not a noob but I have never encountered something like this before. If anyone can point me in the right direction I would certainly appreciate it and I will be sure to hit the thanks or buy your a beer if you have donation set up. You guys have got me through so much crap in the past I hope I can find some help here tonight. I have searched the web but I keep getting conflicting stories so I figured I should just ask my brothers here for the help. again. I really appreciate any input you may have. Thanks

Don't remember seeing a thread on here for it. I would say it might could be done but not high priority and not much information.
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Root access for H900 on MM

I just want to know if anyone has found a root method for the V10 H900. I have looked under every rock and nothing so i am just curious as to if any has found one at all. I also want to know if anyone has figured out how to access the tethering. My phone is factory unlocked and I am using a different carrier and when I try and turn it on and it keeps trying to make me contact AT&T to pay for it.

No root on MM and probably there won't be

Affangta said:
No root on MM and probably there won't be
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well then maybe it's not worth trying to figure out a way with the people I've been working with. Noted, I'll keep it to myself once i get it to work.

What accessory are you using for this? lol

abine45 said:
well then maybe it's not worth trying to figure out a way with the people I've been working with. Noted, I'll keep it to myself once i get it to work.
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If you figure it out and share, I'd be willing to donate for this as I need to unlock wifi tether. I messed up and bought an unlocked ATT phone to be used on a different network. I should've investigated before buying it, but never expected the community to be this dead for such a good phone.

abine45 said:
well then maybe it's not worth trying to figure out a way with the people I've been working with. Noted, I'll keep it to myself once i get it to work.
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Abine...many threads in the forums all repeat the fact that achieving root on our H900 will be impossible unless a way is figured out, or ATT helps, to unlock the bootloader. In your comment above, it states that you've been working with some people, and none of us know who they are, nor is that our concern or business. But, are you close to getting something that will work on our phone? Would you mind sharing with the hope that others will assist and benefit? MANY of us are eager to root this phone, so you will not be short of helpers or testers.

Question PLEASE HELP ME!

To anyone that has the time an is smart enough to help me. I have two very questionable roommates. I have a Samsung A32. My room mates are "wanna be hackers". Well about a week ago i was on a jobsite till about 8 pm. Came home passed out. Woke up next day an they was acting shady as hell. Ever sonce that day my emails, my phone, my service.... hardly any of it works. Ive lost about 800$ from purchases made from my phone that i didnt make. Long story short ive read about phone an sim card cloning but im 45 years old an i know nothing of this..... My question.... Can anyone help me find out whats happened to my phone? Walk me through it? Cause the roomates i speak of are my girlfriends 18 an 24 old sons. And i would need to be able to prove this is happening so i dont feel horrible kicking my girls kids out. If someone could help me prove this or if someone could help me stop this from happening. All advice will be much appreciated an wont be forgotten. Thank you

StoneNSteele said:
To anyone that has the time an is smart enough to help me. I have two very questionable roommates. I have a Samsung A32. My room mates are "wanna be hackers". Well about a week ago i was on a jobsite till about 8 pm. Came home passed out. Woke up next day an they was acting shady as hell. Ever sonce that day my emails, my phone, my service.... hardly any of it works. Ive lost about 800$ from purchases made from my phone that i didnt make. Long story short ive read about phone an sim card cloning but im 45 years old an i know nothing of this..... My question.... Can anyone help me find out whats happened to my phone? Walk me through it? Cause the roomates i speak of are my girlfriends 18 an 24 old sons. And i would need to be able to prove this is happening so i dont feel horrible kicking my girls kids out. If someone could help me prove this or if someone could help me stop this from happening. All advice will be much appreciated an wont be forgotten. Thank you
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Theres tons more to it then this. This is just basic. If u have any questions about any of this info ask please. This is a mess

submit error report to samsung members app > get help > error report . then title it something like "I've been hacked" or "suspected hacking"
there is a separate team that handles hacking issues at samsung. Hope you get your $ back (this part you'll have to talk to your bank and ask for help for suspected theft/hack/fraud)

Yeah, I tried that on advice from a co worker. Samsung said I was pretty much screwed on return cause it was a At&t problem. So At&t trouble shot, but did no good. Is there no way to just find out what happened an when? I appreciate you commenting. Please anymore advice will be greatly appreciated.

StoneNSteele said:
Yeah, I tried that on advice from a co worker. Samsung said I was pretty much screwed on return cause it was a At&t problem. So At&t trouble shot, but did no good. Is there no way to just find out what happened an when? I appreciate you commenting. Please anymore advice will be greatly appreciated.
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did you call samsung or did you report error as I suggested? calling them only gets you to Customer Service agent that works off of scripts.
Reporting error gets it to the engineers who look through the logs and analyze device events.
If it is hacking then as noted before, the team that deals with hacking will help you out... otherwise samsung engineers should be able to identify what the potential cause of this is.
Similar with AT&T, unless the engineers have the device with them or is able to look into the software to analyze the events recorded... there's not a whole lot they can do.
If you've already submitted an issue ticket and that's the reply that you got back... then I don't know what else to tell you

Go to the police? You seem to have some answers already if you suspect sim cloning...

TimmyP said:
Go to the police? You seem to have some answers already if you suspect sim cloning...
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yea... that could be one option I suppose. As long as you don't mind making the 'friend' relationship awkward a.f. by bringing in the police. If they aren't that close in the frist place and you can manage to break ties with them, then sure... I'd go for it as well.

Hey guys can someone please help me with some awesome and legit tools to unlock my Galaxy A32 5G from MetroPCS by T mobile?

Afri_giant said:
Hey guys can someone please help me with some awesome and legit tools to unlock my Galaxy A32 5G from MetroPCS by T mobile?
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unlock as in root the phone or unlock as in release the phone from being locked to Tmobile? if the latter, then you just need to pay off the phone or wait a few months (depends on the TMobile rules on unlocking the phone) and ask for the phone to be unlocked.