Can the htc evo be unflashed back into sprint?

djzombeatz89 · #1 (**permalink**) 09-17-2010, 04:54 AM

i bought an htc evo from some guy at craigslist yesterday and the esn number was clean and activatable to sprint so i activated it but me and the agents had such a hard time because the phone would not activate. they tried to get me to dial some pound numbers to bring up the programming menus but would never pull up also they tried the hands free activation and never worked. either so turned out that i was told that the phone was flashed to cricket. according to sprint. they said not even the sprint store peoplel could unflash the phone. wanted to find out if any body knows how to unflash this phone becuase i really want to use it on my sprint service. and not with cricket. also how could i know if the phone really is flashed?

**Karl** · #2 (**permalink**) 09-17-2010, 05:40 AM

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Originally Posted by djzombeatz89

i bought an htc evo from some guy at craigslist yesterday and the esn number was clean and activatable to sprint so i activated it but me and the agents had such a hard time because the phone would not activate. they tried to get me to dial some pound numbers to bring up the programming menus but would never pull up also they tried the hands free activation and never worked. either so turned out that i was told that the phone was flashed to cricket. according to sprint. they said not even the sprint store peoplel could unflash the phone. wanted to find out if any body knows how to unflash this phone becuase i really want to use it on my sprint service. and not with cricket. also how could i know if the phone really is flashed?

try this its the factory shipped rom for the evo
Filename:

RUU_SuperSonic_S_Sprint_WWE_3.26.651.6_Radio_2.15. 00.07.28_NV_1.40_release_140444_signed.exe

File Size: 193Mb

Download here

to use the fone with cricket you just had to flash the cricket prl

the above file should apply a sprint prl

tech · #3 (**permalink**) 09-17-2010, 11:14 AM

If that dont work for sure the guide to downgrade to
2.1 will work it will go back to stock 2.1 from sprint then just apply the ota 2.2 stock rom it should have all the settings and prl
Sent from my PC36100 using Tapatalk

djzombeatz89 · #4 (**permalink**) 09-17-2010, 11:38 AM

and when i download it were do i install it or what??

djzombeatz89 · #5 (**permalink**) 09-17-2010, 11:50 AM

cool but my evo is already in 2.1 im concernd like i was told if my phone is flashed to cricket that i would see cricket apps on the phone but i dont see any also when i call cust. care it takes me to sprint customer care shouldent it take me to cricket customer care if it were to be flashed?

demolasko · #6 (**permalink**) 09-17-2010, 12:10 PM

download the RUU .. install HTC sync on to your pc .. connect your phone .. run RUU

BenC · #7 (**permalink**) 09-17-2010, 12:17 PM

The information in 6 and related posts is what you need to pay attention to and complete. It will work.

4biddenfruit · #8 (**permalink**) 03-23-2011, 04:21 PM

I have an Evo that has been converted to Boost but it was flashed to cricket before it was converted. Now, the problem is the the flash wont let me use my phone. If I use that file would it erase the boost conversion?

**aman1127** · #9 (**permalink**) 03-23-2011, 04:28 PM

yep, it will be as if it were shipped from the factory.

mikewest · #10 (**permalink**) 03-24-2011, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by djzombeatz89

i bought an htc evo from some guy at craigslist yesterday and the esn number was clean and activatable to sprint so i activated it but me and the agents had such a hard time because the phone would not activate. they tried to get me to dial some pound numbers to bring up the programming menus but would never pull up also they tried the hands free activation and never worked. either so turned out that i was told that the phone was flashed to cricket. according to sprint. they said not even the sprint store peoplel could unflash the phone. wanted to find out if any body knows how to unflash this phone becuase i really want to use it on my sprint service. and not with cricket. also how could i know if the phone really is flashed?

use the ##786# command after you flash a stock rom from www.shipped-roms.com...you need to make sure that the ESN that it displays matches the one on the sticker underneath the battery.

It is common for people to "repair" a sprint ESN with a boost/cricket ESN...

The hands free activation will not work if the ESN has been repaired to another number. If you try to provide sprint with the "repaired" ESN number, it probably will not work, because that number is likely a boost/cricket number, that is not even from an EVO.

I am sure you can find the steps that were used to "repair" the ESN by whoever did it, you can follow those steps, but "repair' the actual ESN number... In this case I suppose it would be a true ESN repair?