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fred_dj 07-30-2008 11:58 PM
Sprint PPC6800 Successfully flashed to Metropcs
 
After breaking my xv6700 by dropping it, I bought an used sprint PPC-6800, Changed the ESN to according to my old xv6700 using mtty and QPST procedure, flashed with a new kitchen for Verizon customization, Loaded a MetroPCS PRL on it and BAM! all good, back in business. That took me 5 hours, first timers..... but i'm glad to join the Titan forum now. Thanks for all the topics I reaserched here

jerryyyyy 07-31-2008 12:06 AM
Re: Sprint PPC6800 Sucessfully flashed to Metropcs
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by fred_dj (Post 366408)
After breaking my xv6700 by dropping it, I bought an used sprint PPC-6800, Changed the ESN to according to my old xv6700 using mtty and QPST procedure, flashed with a new kitchen for Verizon customization, Loaded a MetroPCS PRL on it and BAM! all good, back in business. That took me 5 hours, first timers..... but i'm glad to join the Titan forum now. Thanks for all the topics I reaserched here
I'm impressed.

arparent 07-31-2008 12:20 AM
Re: Sprint PPC6800 Sucessfully flashed to Metropcs
 
Welcome to the forum, you certainly earned it!

JustRay586 07-31-2008 07:29 AM
Re: Sprint PPC6800 Sucessfully flashed to Metropcs
 
Wow Thats Cool
Verizon Service On A Sprint Phone

Alfa95 07-31-2008 10:57 PM
Re: Sprint PPC6800 Sucessfully flashed to Metropcs
 
sucks you can only use it for texting and calls.

ronnieespinal 07-31-2008 11:30 PM
Re: Sprint PPC6800 Sucessfully flashed to Metropcs
 
oh so there is a way to use sprint phones on verizon networks, and vice versa...
and they said it couldnt be done.. eh!

arparent 07-31-2008 11:40 PM
Re: Sprint PPC6800 Sucessfully flashed to Metropcs
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by ronnieespinal (Post 367749)
oh so there is a way to use sprint phones on verizon networks, and vice versa...
and they said it couldnt be done.. eh!
Its done all the time, lol.

fred_dj 08-01-2008 10:50 AM
Re: Sprint PPC6800 Sucessfully flashed to Metropcs
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Alfa95 (Post 367704)
sucks you can only use it for texting and calls.
Text, Calls, Internet, Phone As Modem, Google maps and Live search... Unlimited talking and 45 bucks per month, why should I want more?

fred_dj 08-01-2008 10:51 AM
Re: Sprint PPC6800 Sucessfully flashed to Metropcs
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by arparent (Post 367760)
Its done all the time, lol.
lol, yeah I see here all the time, but for me being a first timer is a lot!

[sammich] 08-01-2008 11:19 AM
Re: Sprint PPC6800 Sucessfully flashed to Metropcs
 
As said above, impressive!

Welcome to PPCGeeks. I'm sure you will enjoy your stay

Formula84 08-01-2008 05:12 PM
Re: Sprint PPC6800 Sucessfully flashed to Metropcs
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by fred_dj (Post 368104)
Text, Calls, Internet, Phone As Modem, Google maps and Live search... Unlimited talking and 45 bucks per month, why should I want more?

I have been seeing signs for metroPCS in my area for $40 unlimited text and phone, how much is the internet package? Limits? Did you sign a contract? Speeds? evdo? rev. a?

conejopr 08-02-2008 11:16 PM
Re: Sprint PPC6800 Sucessfully flashed to Metropcs
 
i tried to connect it by dialing *228 and they asked me for my esn and they say it has to be only # but my esn has # and letters

stifiling 08-03-2008 01:15 AM
Re: Sprint PPC6800 Sucessfully flashed to Metropcs
 
OP...was jus wondering where u're from? Metropcs is the largest cell phone provider in metro Detroit right about now.

t0mmyr 08-03-2008 03:41 AM
Re: Sprint PPC6800 Sucessfully flashed to Metropcs
 
welcome to the club, what rom did u flash to? a stock metropcs?

stifiling 08-03-2008 04:25 AM
Re: Sprint PPC6800 Sucessfully flashed to Metropcs
 
there is no stock metropcs rom....metropcs doesn't sell pda's yet.

fred_dj 08-03-2008 04:27 PM
Re: Sprint PPC6800 Sucessfully flashed to Metropcs
 
I have the 45 plan, unlimited internet is $ 5 a month, but internet for metropcs users is supposed to be just a simple thing that simple nokias or Rzrs can access, not full downloads, google maps, and other stuff we do with our phones. but it works , thanks to posts here with proxy and #777 stuff that i dont know whats called. No contracts, pay by month, 1X speed ( i dont know how different it is from EVDO or 3G ) i never had an internet phone till now.... It's kind of slow, but its good for me. The other day I used the Internet sharing program with my laptop and downloaded something @ 17kbps! not bad right?

[sammich] 08-03-2008 04:29 PM
Re: Sprint PPC6800 Sucessfully flashed to Metropcs
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by fred_dj (Post 370155)
I have the 45 plan, unlimited internet is $ 5 a month, but internet for metropcs users is supposed to be just a simple thing that simple nokias or Rzrs can access, not full downloads, google maps, and other stuff we do with our phones. but it works , thanks to posts here with proxy and #777 stuff that i dont know whats called. No contracts, pay by month, 1X speed ( i dont know how different it is from EVDO or 3G ) i never had an internet phone till now.... It's kind of slow, but its good for me. The other day I used the Internet sharing program with my laptop and downloaded something @ 17kbps! not bad right?
Well, if it was kbps and not KBps, then that means you get 2.5KBps, which means 1MB for every about 500 seconds...

fred_dj 08-03-2008 04:34 PM
Re: Sprint PPC6800 Sucessfully flashed to Metropcs
 
I am in south Florida, people here refer to metro PCS as Metro Piece of S***. I have to agree that their customer service and their signal is not as good as a verizon for example, but i'm with them since they came to south FLa like 7 years ago. I have no complaints. Their problem is that their phones just sucks... I used to like the Nokias but now they dont even have that. They sell stupids MotoKRZR or RAZR for about 200, 300 depending on the phone and other carriers have for 29 sometimes.... so thats the bad part, and this is where my needs to have a pda like a Mogul started. there's no ROM for metro, so I used the kitchen and cooked a Verizon rom. I came back showing "EV" and saying welcome to america roaming something, so i downloaded a PRL from the corolada page and updated the phone using the ##778 thing. , rebooted and then the phone showed 1X right away and like magic the phone was into metropcs' network!

fred_dj 08-03-2008 04:36 PM
Re: Sprint PPC6800 Sucessfully flashed to Metropcs
 
Sorry i mean 17K ... on limewire , what u see next to the download status. a 3.5Mb mp3 came in about 6, 7 minutes.

Twistys 08-06-2008 12:48 PM
Re: Sprint PPC6800 Sucessfully flashed to Metropcs
 
I'd like some info in flashing to metro pcs.
I have a Sprint Touch and would like to flash it over to avoid the purchase of a new 'crappy' phone.

GhettoBSD 08-06-2008 01:03 PM
Re: Sprint PPC6800 Sucessfully flashed to Metropcs
 
this thread is awesome, been wondering about this myself for a while. thanks!

akastixx 08-06-2008 01:12 PM
Re: Sprint PPC6800 Sucessfully flashed to Metropcs
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by conejopr (Post 369603)
i tried to connect it by dialing *228 and they asked me for my esn and they say it has to be only # but my esn has # and letters
there are 2 kinds of esns, the hex and the dec. you had the hex, they wanted the dec. i don't know if this would work for you (if for some strange reason you don't have the dec esn), but open up your calc program on the computer if you are using windows, go to view > scientific, press the hex radio button, type in the esn you were trying to give, then press the dec radio button and give that to them.

mischappc 08-07-2008 09:32 AM
Re: Sprint PPC6800 Sucessfully flashed to Metropcs
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by fred_dj (Post 368104)
Text, Calls, Internet, Phone As Modem, Google maps and Live search... Unlimited talking and 45 bucks per month, why should I want more?
Hi Fred. I'm very interested in what you have done. Congratulations. =D>

I'm considering buying a used Sprint Mogul myself and modding it for use on the MetroPCS network. Seems like you are saying it is possible.

Please clarify:

Do I need to use the $35 metroflash service - which just offers voice & texting - as a prerequisite for your mod? Or do I bypass that step entirely?

Which features on your PPC6800 are now fully enabled to work on the MetroPCS network and which are not?

When you say "internet" are you talking about full, fast access to the Mogul's full IE web browser or painfully slow access to the (pathetic) Metro Web browser? Like what speed? Does https: encryption work - e.g. can I pay my bills online with the Mogul?

Does email work? I don't particulary want or need an @metropcs account, but @gmail access would be useful. Have you successfully set up POP & SMTP & SSL?

What kind of upload/download speeds are possible thru MetroPCS network in wireless modem mode connecting to laptop? I guess unlimited data is part of the MetroPCS $45 plan, or does it violate any terrms of use?

Is the MetroPCS network reliable/stable enough for all functions or do you drop in and out with voice and data?

Have you successfully added MMS for sending picture to phone numbers?

How do you find the camera's still and video quality?

Is there a step by step you have worked out available online, or would you prefer to email/chat privately? Please feel free to email me. (Please let me know if this is OK to do in this forum as I would not wish to offend. )

Thanks. Thanks. Thanks.

Oh... did I say Thanks?

GhettoBSD 08-07-2008 11:58 AM
Re: Sprint PPC6800 Sucessfully flashed to Metropcs
 
I think some of the questions are going to be hard to answer. When Cingular (now merged with AT&T) came out, they had the best rates/prices in the cell market, but their service sucked. As they snatched up consumers, they built a better infrastructure with the investment their clients made. Eventually they were good enough for AT&T to buy out.

I've questioned metropcs' signal as well as i am interested in their service. But it's hard to get an answer to that because every area is different. Shoot, my buddy who has a motoq has excellent signal here at my desk while my sprint mogul has 1 or no bars, just the tree.

Quote:
Originally Posted by mischappc (Post 374594)
Is the MetroPCS network reliable/stable enough for all functions or do you drop in and out with voice and data?

Oh... did I say Thanks?

mischappc 08-07-2008 04:25 PM
Re: Sprint PPC6800 Sucessfully flashed to Metropcs
 
Not sure if whether you're implying your buddy's motoq is on metroPCS network. Can that be flashed to metro? I was under the impression that motoq is not supported by the houdinisoft flashing app which metroPCS metroflash is using now. Also I read somewhere your site that there's no moto kitchen. Do I have that right?

mischappc 08-07-2008 04:35 PM
Re: Sprint PPC6800 Sucessfully flashed to Metropcs
 
Unrelated question - I'm on eBay right now looking at some htc smartphones - is it true that the Mogul has a maximum video clip capture length of only 30 seconds - or is that moddable to? This actually affects my purchase decision since I use that feature alot and need to be able to take longer vids spontaneously without lugging a camcorder. If its only 30 secs, are there any comparable HTC smartphones which are limited only by flash memory capacity? Thanks

GhettoBSD 08-08-2008 11:56 AM
Re: Sprint PPC6800 Sucessfully flashed to Metropcs
 
Oh sorry, my friend with the motoq is on verizon.

The mogul's video record feature with video and sound captures unlimited amount of video+sound limited only by the space available on your device or it's memory card. I've taken 10 mins of video before.

mischappc 08-08-2008 12:37 PM
Re: Sprint PPC6800 Sucessfully flashed to Metropcs
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by GhettoBSD (Post 376195)
Oh sorry, my friend with the motoq is on verizon.

The mogul's video record feature with video and sound captures unlimited amount of video+sound limited only by the space available on your device or it's memory card. I've taken 10 mins of video before.
That makes a lot of sense. Thanks for the clarification and reassurance.

I've looked all over the web and nearly every spec sheet and review for the mogul specifically states there's a 30 second maximum video clip length. Even the respectable cell phone review sites. But I was skeptical because it didn't make any sense why there would be such a limitation with expandable flash memory slot.

I just downloaded the Mogul User Guide PDF and there is no mention of 30 seconds. I wonder how they all got it wrong?

GhettoBSD 08-08-2008 05:07 PM
Re: Sprint PPC6800 Sucessfully flashed to Metropcs
 
MAYBE it was an older version of the rom or the previous version of windows mobil? I honestly don't know.

GhettoBSD 08-08-2008 05:11 PM
Re: Sprint PPC6800 Sucessfully flashed to Metropcs
 
i just tested the video function i recorded easily over 2 mins of video.

cheers!

fred_dj 08-09-2008 09:07 AM
Re: Sprint PPC6800 Sucessfully flashed to Metropcs
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by mischappc (Post 374594)
Hi Fred. I'm very interested in what you have done. Congratulations. =D>

I'm considering buying a used Sprint Mogul myself and modding it for use on the MetroPCS network. Seems like you are saying it is possible.

Please clarify:

Do I need to use the $35 metroflash service - which just offers voice & texting - as a prerequisite for your mod? Or do I bypass that step entirely?

Yes and no. If they could flash it for you its better. if not, there's another way to do it. you need the 45 plan with internet

Which features on your PPC6800 are now fully enabled to work on the MetroPCS network and which are not?

Well, i got full access to internet ( slow of course, its 1x network ) but its a life saver sometimes. i use google maps a lot. Got SMS but MMS is not possible for what i know.... Just a few days ago i found out that the GPS works like a champ. with googlemaps, live search and the TOmtom navigator. so it's fully functional almost.

When you say "internet" are you talking about full, fast access to the Mogul's full IE web browser or painfully slow access to the (pathetic) Metro Web browser? Like what speed? Does https: encryption work - e.g. can I pay my bills online with the Mogul?

Some pages work, some doesnt. for example i can log in into my bank account from there but i cannot pay my FPL bill. dont know why. But i read some threads about making the webpages think your pocket pc browser is an IE 6.0 and then it will work... something like that. but whenever i need to log in into more serious pages like these mentioned, i plug into my laptop and use internet sharing. ( you need to configure a proxy connection on the windows mobile ) i can tell you how later if you decide to flash it )

Does email work? I don't particulary want or need an @metropcs account, but @gmail access would be useful. Have you successfully set up POP & SMTP & SSL?

Works fine, i have on my "messaging" tab on the phone, my GMAIL, my text messages, my hotmail and my business IMAP outlook email.

What kind of upload/download speeds are possible thru MetroPCS network in wireless modem mode connecting to laptop? I guess unlimited data is part of the MetroPCS $45 plan, or does it violate any terrms of use?

it can be very slow sometimes , and not to slow sometimes... never fast!
it will get you on the web to do emergency stuff. but dont rely on that as your internet provider.
terms of use..... hum, they say its unlimited web access, so i figured i can use whatever i want. They just expect us to use a crappy phone browser to search for movie tickets, weather and headlines. but i dont think it violates. unlimited means unlimited.

Is the MetroPCS network reliable/stable enough for all functions or do you drop in and out with voice and data?

well , a lotta people call it metro Piece of S***. i dont. im with metro for 7 years. Sometimes you call, you own phone in your lap with another phone and you get your voice mail right away even if you have full bars on the signal. sometimes it drop calls on I95 suddenly, sometimes you get pissed with customer service... but hey... you're paying much less that sprint or verizon... i am happy with metro afterall

Have you successfully added MMS for sending picture to phone numbers?

NOOOOO, thats somethin a lot of people have been working on. not only with metro, with other carriers too.

How do you find the camera's still and video quality?

great, 2.0 megapixel for a phone.... the video is not so great comparing to a real camera like sony, but like i said, its a phone....

Is there a step by step you have worked out available online, or would you prefer to email/chat privately? Please feel free to email me. (Please let me know if this is OK to do in this forum as I would not wish to offend. )

yes there is.... i found on this page. download the file cracking-6800.rar and it tells you step by step. also comes with all neccessary software like MTTY, and QPST. http://www.rimweb.in/forums/index.php?showtopic=12817&st=0&start=0

Thanks. Thanks. Thanks.

Oh... did I say Thanks?
you're welcome. I was so happy the moment i called my own numer after cracking the mogul and got my voicemail! i might as well share it!

fred_dj 08-09-2008 09:09 AM
Re: Sprint PPC6800 Sucessfully flashed to Metropcs
 
On noo.... motorola phones are just so stupid! it's not made for curious people like us! the Mogul and the apache are muuuch better phones!

mischappc 08-09-2008 08:12 PM
Re: Sprint PPC6800 Sucessfully flashed to Metropcs
 
Fred - I may get an HTC smartphone on ebay this weekend. Hope I can still look forward to your help in the future, and of the others, because though I do have a few geek credentials, I'm not nearly as savvy about all these mad modding matters - certainly not compared to you and the others on this forum. It looks like it might be all too easy to cook up a veggie brick with all these kitchens and cracks and things. ;-) Like the sorcerer's apprentice, knowing just enough to get into some real trouble.

Also -- Anyone have an opinion about choosing between the Sprint version HTC 6800 Mogul, Verizon version 6800, Sprint version HTC 6900 Touch CDMA, Verizon version, Alltel, etc? They all appear on ebay.

Which is best? Which is most easily adapted to flashing/modding to (almost) full functionality on MetroPCS?

Thanks again.

raulk 08-09-2008 08:50 PM
Re: Sprint PPC6800 Sucessfully flashed to Metropcs
 
I want to take my 6800 to metro pcs cuz sprint is charging alot can u do a walk through with me on how to go from sprint to metro?

GhettoBSD 08-10-2008 02:41 PM
Re: Sprint PPC6800 Sucessfully flashed to Metropcs
 
I think if those of you who have done a sprint.verizon.whatever to metro pcs conversion could do a walk through step by step guide, it would be much appreciated by everyone.

maxxed 08-10-2008 05:26 PM
Re: Sprint PPC6800 Sucessfully flashed to Metropcs
 
wat are you download speeds like?

**nvm seen above post...

fred_dj 08-10-2008 11:10 PM
Re: Sprint PPC6800 Sucessfully flashed to Metropcs
 
Guys, im not an expert at all!!! im new to the PPC phones too, i was just successfull on following instructions how to flash the phone, but i'm here more than happy to share the steps i got stuck in, the final outcome and etc.
By the way yesterday i messed up my phone by installing HTC home plugin, it would boot again .I had to hard reset it and lost all my contacts and messages.... so this is our lives here, we're never happy enough and always experimenting new software and sometimes we are not that lucky!

conejopr 08-11-2008 01:02 AM
Re: Sprint PPC6800 Sucessfully flashed to Metropcs
 
can you give me a phone number to a store that will let me connect my phone with metropcs because no store wants to connect it???

fred_dj 08-11-2008 02:44 AM
Re: Sprint PPC6800 Sucessfully flashed to Metropcs
 
I have no idea which store will do it... if you cant find it, you gotta do it yourself like I did and many other people here. they might do the flash thing only with simple phones, not pdas

bamrock 08-11-2008 07:24 AM
Re: Sprint PPC6800 Sucessfully flashed to Metropcs
 
That's awesome...congratulations! I remember having MetroPCS when it FIRST came out and the problem (besides the obvious lack of service anywhere I went) was that they had literally ONE phone when they first came out.


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