How To: Use another carriers HTC on VZW

[Getitnowmarketing]

Originally Posted by drellisdee

Have you actually tried this method on a 6800/6900? Or is this just a theory.

I have an xv6800 and yes it worked on converting a bad esn sprint 6800 over to vzw which my brother is now using. The vzw dmu key is the secret to getting data live. I had to get tech support to load the sprint 6800 into the device database however. On the 6900 its just a theory but the phones are so similar it should work as well.

[internationalistic]

I have a sprint 6800 that i'm trying to convert to vzw. I put it in diag mode, Set the Qualcomm Diagnostics Interface Driver to COM2, started se47.exe, set it to COM2 and pressed connect. I still get the same error in reading security. I tried it on a vista computer and an XP and the result is the same. Did I miss something???

This worked for me on a Quest 6700 but not the Sprint 6800... Did you do something different than this to convert your Sprint 6800 to vzw?

UPDATE: The QPST route worked great! I still don't know why se47 didn't... I just followed the directions in this post: http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread...hlight=ppc6800

Thanks Everyone....I've wanted to do this for a year!

[Getitnowmarketing]

You should be able to use getspc and qpst to get and break msl.

[sko]

Originally Posted by internationalistic

I have a sprint 6800 that i'm trying to convert to vzw. I put it in diag mode, Set the Qualcomm Diagnostics Interface Driver to COM2, started se47.exe, set it to COM2 and pressed connect. I still get the same error in reading security. I tried it on a vista computer and an XP and the result is the same. Did I miss something???

This worked for me on a Quest 6700 but not the Sprint 6800... Did you do something different than this to convert your Sprint 6800 to vzw?

UPDATE: The QPST route worked great! I still don't know why se47 didn't... I just followed the directions in this post: http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread...hlight=ppc6800

Thanks Everyone....I've wanted to do this for a year!

How did you get it to work?!?! I cannot see my phone in qpst and been trying everything to get it to work. Also what / where has to be changed to com2?

[Getitnowmarketing]

Originally Posted by sko

How did you get it to work?!?! I cannot see my phone in qpst and been trying everything to get it to work. Also what / where has to be changed to com2?

The se47 program will not work on 6800 or 6900 only on 6700's. To change on xp go to control panel/ system/ hardware/ device management and find the phone. Right click it and you change the com port under advanced. The com port needs to be 2 for a 6700 with se47 program only. To detect the phone make sure you have the drivers installed from post#1 if you have xp. Put it in dm mode which is ##diag (vzw) or ##diag# (sprint) and it should display in qpst you might have to click add new port for the phone to be visable.

[yobuaa]

Originally Posted by drellisdee

The se47 program will not work on 6800 or 6900 only on 6700's. To change on xp go to control panel/ system/ hardware/ device management and find the phone. Right click it and you change the com port under advanced. The com port needs to be 2 for a 6700 with se47 program only. To detect the phone make sure you have the drivers installed from post#1 if you have xp. Put it in dm mode which is ##diag (vzw) or ##diag# (sprint) and it should display in qpst you might have to click add new port for the phone to be visable.

If there is anything that can help me? I am attempting to do this now but I have vista. Is there a way to get my phone to show on com2. I have an alltel UTStarcom PPC6700. Thanks in advance!

[klindoug]

drellisdee,

What do you say to the Verizon service person when you are trying to get them to add a bad Sprint ESN in their database? Do you usually get a lot of flack from them, or are they easy going? Please let me know. Thanks.

[Getitnowmarketing]

Originally Posted by klindoug

drellisdee,

What do you say to the Verizon service person when you are trying to get them to add a bad Sprint ESN in their database? Do you usually get a lot of flack from them, or are they easy going? Please let me know. Thanks.

Just tell them you have an altell 6700 that needs to be added to the esn/ device management database. Don't mention bad esn as they don't check and no need to raise any flags. It usually takes about 3-5 business days to get a device added in.

[gregshap]

Originally Posted by drellisdee

1)

Place the phone in dm mode again ##diag talk or your carriers version of it. Load bitpim and select other cdma phone on port 2 and save the nvm_htc file to desktop. Load xvi32 (hex editor) and change the carrier wording ie. vzw__001 or your carrier's wording (will be 8 spaces) to "SUPERCID" and save file. Use qpst and overwrite the nvm_htc with the supercid nvm_htc file.

I am trying the step quoted above but when I explore the phone, the NVM folder has an cross over it and won't let me open it or write anything in it. Do you have a suggestion? This was a Sprint PPC6800 phone that I am putting on VZW.

Thanks

[Getitnowmarketing]

supercid the way i posted is only for a 6700. This is a link to a 6800 supercid it is much harder and and should not be needed. 6800 supercid link http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread...light=supercid