I bought a sprint GS3 recently, and I haven't been able to find the spec or msl code. I tried the alogcat, viper boy, on lj7, find my msl, sprint msl finder, probably others I'm forgetting too. Cdma wont let me do anything, say bad param or sometimes efs error. Efs explorer won't let me in w/o spec.
It has a esn in the settings menu that ting won't accept, but the esn on the sticker is good. I want to either try the sticker's ESN, or flash to something like page plus.
Oh, and if I tinker around a little in android terminal emulator I can get the get prop ril.MSL command to show a five digit number, 01324, which is almost the same as the OSTKL number, 801324.
I have the same issue. Only get the 5digi Msl
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Try this sometimes it works. Call Sprint tell them you where talking to a tech the day before and he had you pull up the msl code in order to correct an issue. That you wanted to know if thy can give you the msl code so you can have it for future use when speaking to one of their techs. That the process took over 20 minutes with them explaining how to get it.
They will give it to you 7 out of 10 times.
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just activate your phone online again. when they give you the "special security code" or whatever they call it; that's your msl
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Is it a sprint password? if not i need to know where to get the right now! thanks!
Search for msl.
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RMACEVO427 said:
Is it a sprint password? if not i need to know where to get the right now! thanks!
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It's your MSL number. Look for MSL Reader in the market. Your phone has to be rooted.
don't know if you have found this yet, but the password should be your MSL. there was a thread on finding this in the past I think (search for MSL in the EVO forum), you can call though and ask for it (it's different for each device) or call and complain about something like error 67 where it says it can't retrieve your profile, they will tell you what the password is during the troubleshooting.
What are you trying to do in DATA though ?
also next time put this in QA, this is a question, and try the search button, but until this thread is moved we can help you w/ what you are looking for in data to fix.
Download MSL Reader from the Market my friend.
Hey everyone i need your help.
so i bought an htc evo 4g from craigslist already flashed to boost mobile the phone worked fine on the guy who i bought it from he gave me his boostmobile account info to transfer his phone to my acc. so i got home with the phone i transfered his account info to my boost account and now i cant get calls or anything no interenet nothing!! i look at the phone identity and it still has his number under it i called boost and they walked me through a procedure even did ##(some numbers)# to bring up a screen to put in my new number i did tht ut still nothing. it shows his number still in the phone identity im lost please help i spent 170$ and i want my phone to work some1 help me
do you know your Evo's MSL or SPC? If so, try pushing ##123456# (123456 should be your MSL) then on the pop up menu that comes up select "Edit Mode" then you need to change your MDN to your new number and you need to change the MSID to the new one too. If you already talked to Boost then hopefully you wrote these 2 numbers down. If not, call them again and tell them you switched numbers/phones and need to re-enter that info. Just tell them you need the new MDN and MSID so you do not have to sit and have them try and walk you through steps to that are not for the Evo. DO NOT tell them it is an Evo obviously. If you do not know your Evo's MSL then it is pretty easy to get through CDMA WS, pm me and I can help you with that part if necessary. Hope this helps, if you need anything else feel free to ask!
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thanks man now i need help with the internet its not working and i have no idea wat to do
Push ##33284# then select EVDO Engineering. Scroll all the way to the bottom an tell me what it says next to AN/AAA
Did you try going to settings, system updates, update profile yet? Also it can take up to 48 hours for everything to work IF it says 1- authenticated after AN/AAA
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it says to 2=failed authentication
ive also tried up dating profile it would let me
If it says authentication failed then your AAA and HA keys are wrong. Did you get the donor phone from the guy you bought the Evo from???? If you did then it will be pretty simple to pull the correct AAA and HA keys from it.
If you do not have the donor, you might try ##786#, then hit menu then hit reset. Be warned, it will reset everything back to factory so make sure you back up anything worth saving first. When the phone resets itself, it will try to perform an OTA activation. I am wanting to say it should provision the AAA keys on its own after that (If I am wrong on this part, please feel free to step in and correct me guys)
what do i need to save to be backed up and i dont have doner phone
Dont think you can do that, tell you what I did. I bought an Evo also off ebay fixed the glass and found someone to flash it to boost. after 2 months with phone the 3g went out, tried to get help from flasher but no go, I found a guide myself and started testing, first flash success, so wanted to reflash my phone and only way to get it done was to buy a donor phone, attach it to your boost account, hook it up pull the info, reflash EVO and all done. You cant just take a phone and move it to your account, wont work.
You should have just left it the way it was, now you'll need to get a donor phone and start over, I did and doing fine now.
If you need help let me know.
Yep, I agree. If you do not have the donor, I would suggest buying a new one. Even if you do manage to fix data this time, you will have more problems later. The fact that you did not get the donor might mean the Guy is activating more than one evo with it and that means you might start getting the error 16 in the future. I have always given the donor back to the person I flashed for because I do not need it and more importantly I have no legitimate reason for keeping it.
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Would this be the same steps if i call Boost and change my old number, im giving my EVO to my daughter but she doesnt want my number.
It will be the same steps as to changing the numbers in the setting once i enter the MLS???
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I am a noob so please be gentle Ok here goes. I believe i have pretty much got my phone flashed. Meid and esn all took spc also took, By took I mean the Evo has the info from my donor now. so on the last step where I reboot it said it should do a hands free update, but when it tries it keeps saying unable to connect to network. So I tried just for the heck of it to dial 611, and see if I could get boost care. All I got was the same message I got before I began the flash. I assume it is a sprint error. something about error code 16 . Also I noticed when I was checking the phones meid ect that under phone number there is justt Zeros with 24 at the end I believe. So if anyone has any info on what I should do next thank you in advance.
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Hello everyone.
I am a noob so please be gentle Ok here goes. I believe i have pretty much got my phone flashed. Meid and esn all took spc also took, By took I mean the Evo has the info from my donor now. so on the last step where I reboot it said it should do a hands free update, but when it tries it keeps saying unable to connect to network. So I tried just for the heck of it to dial 611, and see if I could get boost care. All I got was the same message I got before I began the flash. I assume it is a sprint error. something about error code 16 . Also I noticed when I was checking the phones meid ect that under phone number there is justt Zeros with 24 at the end I believe. So if anyone has any info on what I should do next thank you in advance.
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Is your wifi on? If so, turn it off and reboot. I had this same problem when switching my EVO over to Ting. The wifi conflicts with the radio trying to switch carriers.
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Is your wifi on? If so, turn it off and reboot. I had this same problem when switching my EVO over to Ting. The wifi conflicts with the radio trying to switch carriers.
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Yeah the wifi is off, but thanks for trying. I called boost and gave them the bit about having issues, and they said they reset system, but who knows. If I try to wait after the code when I try calling out it just disconnects me. Right now I deactivated the donor, and will reactivate it when I get a answer that may work.
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Yeah the wifi is off, but thanks for trying. I called boost and gave them the bit about having issues, and they said they reset system, but who knows. If I try to wait after the code when I try calling out it just disconnects me. Right now I deactivated the donor, and will reactivate it when I get a answer that may work.
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Sounds like a pain. Dunno about Boost Mobile. Never tried them. When I switched over to Ting the wifi was the only problem I had. Best of luck man.
landen_michael77 said:
Hello everyone.
I am a noob so please be gentle Ok here goes. I believe i have pretty much got my phone flashed. Meid and esn all took spc also took, By took I mean the Evo has the info from my donor now. so on the last step where I reboot it said it should do a hands free update, but when it tries it keeps saying unable to connect to network. So I tried just for the heck of it to dial 611, and see if I could get boost care. All I got was the same message I got before I began the flash. I assume it is a sprint error. something about error code 16 . Also I noticed when I was checking the phones meid ect that under phone number there is justt Zeros with 24 at the end I believe. So if anyone has any info on what I should do next thank you in advance.
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As long as you are positive MEId is correct you should be able to do a ##786# reset, changing SPC/MSL to match donor is not needed btw. If you are still not able to do an OTA activation after ##786# , then you can always manually enter the needed info to make voice and text work. Just press ##123456# (123456 is your MSL) select edit or whatever and then in first pop up enter your phone number and in second pop up enter your MSID. Then hit ok and phone should reboot and voice and text should work then, if not let me know and I will help you get it up and running.
Hope this helps...
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As long as you are positive MEId is correct you should be able to do a ##786# reset, changing SPC/MSL to match donor is not needed btw. If you are still not able to do an OTA activation after ##786# , then you can always manually enter the needed info to make voice and text work. Just press ##123456# (123456 is your MSL) select edit or whatever and then in first pop up enter your phone number and in second pop up enter your MSID. Then hit ok and phone should reboot and voice and text should work then, if not let me know and I will help you get it up and running.
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Thanks for the info I will keep it in mind for the future. I sat down at my other pc, and redid the whole flash, and it worked this time. I had 2 numbers backwards I think. Now how do I know which root I need to do? I see there is a couple different ones. Thanks for any info in advance.
I have been searching for a way to get my SPC code and have had no luck, I remember back in the vibrant days, it was as easy as an app, I have found tools that will pull it from cdma phones, but our s4 don't count. if anyone can point me in a direction to either pull the SPC or MSL for our s4 it would be appreciated, I am a beginner dev and trying to keep up, Thanks
Hmmmm Msl codes are only for CDMA phones this would include only the Sprint Variant .... Not the T-mobile or Att Verison.
How ? Pay for it there are plenty of sites that get it for you for $2 dollars or less...
But if your talking about Network unlocking the phone ... go to T-mobile or any phone shop with a skilled tech he will unlock it ....
specifically I need the spc code but they are seeming used interchangeably where all searches take you, that's why I included it with my post... its for tinkering with more advanced settings myself,
Its like 2-5 dollars to get it calculated ..
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S4 spc retrieval
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I have been searching for a way to get my SPC code and have had no luck, I remember back in the vibrant days, it was as easy as an app, I have found tools that will pull it from cdma phones, but our s4 don't count. if anyone can point me in a direction to either pull the SPC or MSL for our s4 it would be appreciated, I am a beginner dev and trying to keep up, Thanks
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Its simple, go to the play store and download get my msl. Then go to the dialer of the phone, type ##data# and click edit, where it asks for the spc, put six 0's. Only do this once or your phone will restart, It will tell you the code is incorrect. Now go back to "Get My MSL" and click view MSL, profit!
I am trying to use my phone as a wifi hotspot. I've tried calling sprint, the sprint store i purchased the phone from, and live chat attempting to get my MSL code. I've tried the terminal getprop ril.MSL rooted and non. .. nothing is working. The msl apps don't work. Does anyone know another way to get my msl, or a way to use root access to allow wifi hotspot without msl?
I called sprint and told them that i always write down my ESN and my MSL number for reference and they gave me my MSL without hesitation. if it doesn't work then call back and try someone else.
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Or, if you're rooted you can enable hotspot this way:
Download sqlite editor
Open sqlite editor, select files
Then /data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/databases/telephony.db/
Select carriers
The last 2 lines (APN2LTE internet) and (APN2 EHRPD internet) you will see (default,mms)
add ,dun
It will look like this "default,mms,dun"
Make changes in both lines, reboot, enjoy.
if you are not rooted and have access to another clean esn. use the website to swap between phones. when you activate a new one online they will give u an activation code. thats your msl
I have tried the steps above with the Sprint Samsung S6 but it borks my net ani idea why?
I tried and tried with Sprint to get my MSL, if you own the phone outright they will give it to you no problems, all you have to do is ask, its not like you can switch carriers on them because only in the USA are phones carrier branded inside, which means you can't flash a T-Mobile firmware on your Sprint Galaxy s6, it will bork the phone. (you have to get another phone specific to that carrier)(USA ONLY) If you lease the phone like I do or you are paying off the phone monthly in your contract they will not give you the MSL, some say they got it but I tried so many times, and every time you chat or call they log what you say in your account, I called back so many times they said we can't give you the MSL# before I even asked them for it.
What I did since I still had my old S4 in the my dresser, I got online and went into my sprint account and I activated my old phone (s4) I got to the page that said thanks and says here is your activation code if needed, this code is your MSL#, so I clicked activate phone and selected my new phone (s6) got to the thanks page and got my activation code... you can only have one phone at a time activated with your phone number and every phone you ever had with your number with sprint you can select and activate anytime. I did not talk to anyone and it was like a total of 10 minutes of time to swap and swap back if even that long, its easy if you ever had a previous phone with THEM. I have my MSL# now, even got the same info from the website in an email a few minutes later so this was the easiest for me.