Flashing EVO back from Boost to Sprint..??
 

So a friend of mine bought a Boost Mobile'd EVO off of Craigslist and wants to use it on his Sprint plan... So obviously it was flashed to Boost and he can't figure out how to get it back to Sprint's service so he asked me for help.. My guess is it would just be the reverse of however it was done.. But since the way to do it is considered illegal to some, I can't find shit anywhere on how to do this... Someone mentioned CDMA Workshop, others mentioned some QPST program, but I'm stumped... Any help would be appreciated..

Just flash a stock Rom. It will provision it back to sprint

Cooler than your EVO

Re: Flashing EVO back from Boost to Sprint..??
 

It would still have a boost ESN..do boost phones work on sprint?

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I thought as long as you change the prl to a sprint one manually after you flash you should be ok

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sprint will only activate sprint esn's
if all else fails check youtube

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try ##786# and do a reset. if memory serves me correct, that will replace the boost esn with the original sprint evo esn.

Re: Flashing EVO back from Boost to Sprint..??
 

We tried that and it didn't work... Took it to boost store and the dude said we'd have to pay $100 to flash it back to sprint, wtf... I'm DEFINITELY not paying some insurgent for something that has to be documented how to be done somewhere on the interwebz lol...

I understand why it is considered illegal, but that's neither here nor there, it should be up to that person whether they still wanna proceed with how to do it or not and suffer consequences if need be...

Also, I found a how to but it's for the Epic and I hear that's diff than the Evo in tons of ways so it probably won't work.. smh..

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the Illegal Stuff has already been done @ modding the ESN for Boost to begin with..

Changing the esn back to its orginal state would be considered "taking the steps to make it Legal" again... afterall its not like you guys modded it, your merely trying to restore the phone to its proper state

Re: Flashing EVO back from Boost to Sprint..??
 

Sorry it doesn't work that way...think of it like having a license..even if you do something to fix something unlicensely done...you still need a license...

Re: Flashing EVO back from Boost to Sprint..??
 

I read on tons of forums that the legal vs illegal thing is overwith as of January 1st this year, supposedly now whatever you do to YOUR own PERSONAL phone is nobodys business but your own... Great news, but still don't think anyone knows how to do this right..?? The Boost guy said it's the exact opposite of flashing from sprint to boost, but i can't find out how anywhere..!?!?!

Re: Flashing EVO back from Boost to Sprint..??
 

Thats completely different...think of it like using a computer..you have right to hack it whatever you want..but if you download illegal software its still illegal..

Effectively the law passed was to protect consumers from being sued by manufacturers for tinkering with the stuff..it does not protect you from breaking federal regulations...

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I see... It's just weird that there's so many people who have it, but nobody knows how to do it lol... I understand what u mean by that being a law or what not, but it still should be up to the persons own discretion if they want to pursue with it or not... The phone was once a Sprint phone, and now it seems impossible to get it back to Sprint since the operation which brought it to Boost is "illegal".. Ya know..?

Baffling..

Re: Flashing EVO back from Boost to Sprint..??
 

Sure...how to build a bomb should also be put up for the public to see...then it should be up to a persons discretion if they want to pursue it or not..:/ lol..and yes I know thats a bit taking it to far..but we have to understand.. ppcg deals with companies to get exclusives on products to review and give news...not to mention advertisers and sponsors...we have to keep things clean (This is an educate guess..not official statement in any way)..regardless the reason this is the site rules..if you wish to dispute it its up to the owner of the site to decide..we mods only make sure that those rules are followed...

Re: Flashing EVO back from Boost to Sprint..??
 

its legal to know how to build a bomb
but when actually build one is when u violate the law
many bomb making books can be found at your local library



so knowing how to swap an esn doesn't violate the law
the act is what violates the law

Re: Flashing EVO back from Boost to Sprint..??
 

Except the fbi has been taking down sites that tell ppl how to build one...even though its not against the law..

Remember the incident where someone posted some video on you tube and a judge held Google liable..same story..the one taking the risk here is not the one posting but the site owner...so it is up to the site owner to decide and that has been reflected by the site rules..

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Google should have applied that ruling

they dont hold the pubic library liable
amazon, etc etc

the anarchist cookbook, poor mans james bond, etc etc
witch is protected by the First Amendment

which if someone published a book on swaping esn's would also be protested by the First Amendment

Anarchist Cookbook, William F. Powell, (9780974458908) Paperback - Barnes & Noble

and im not denying that the owner of ppc has the right ( he has the right cuz when you sign up you agree to his TOS)
im arguing the legality

Re: Flashing EVO back from Boost to Sprint..??
 

At least I'm not alone on this one...