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Originally Posted by pdx77
Simply editing the registry with the id of a touch won't work, I've tried that, and still got the same results.
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The real key here would be to emulate (think clone) a touch esn.
The system has to believe the handset is a touch from the moment you get network.
The authentication is a combination of software (application) and hardware (ESN, MSID) in order to work.
ESN/IMEIs are like MAC addresses with network adaptors, each one is individual and keyed to make/model of the handset. The minute the system gets an authentication request from your handset for network access it registers your esn as well as other subscriber info.
This is what i have tried to more simply explain all along, that modifying the STV app and your handset OS settings is only half the task. Its really not more complicated than cloning a touch esn for this situation. Its a bit of a futile task unless you address the hardware/network aspect.
Cloning handsets is illegal with criminal penalties if your caught using a "cloned" handset on a network. Sprint uses an "Approved ESN/IMEI List" which means you would need to duplicate an existing, pre-approved ESN. The duplicate ESN will get picked up by the network.
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FYI for those thinking about how this impacts the Open Network/Handset Alliance, it really does not. The alliance is more about OpenSource OS for the handsets themselves. The Network portion would still need to have a handset screened by the system in order to function. If it were a "home built" device it would use an approved radio kit which would come with the appropriate "usable" ESN. There are no plans to allow "home built" radios themselves to access the network. Each network has an enormous budget directed to testing handsets for network usablity prior to launch (i know we all wonder how some still make it) with manufacturers often having to make hardware mods to satisfy the carrier (good example is the 6700 antenna "nub" they added it because they thought it would improve CDMA PCS reception).