Root Flashed to MetroPCS. Now what?

Vehlor · Feb 8, 2013

Hi
I got my phone flashed to MetroPCS. I din't do it my self, a guy at the moetro store did it. Everything is working fine. I rooted the phone before it was flashed. My question are: Can I install a custom ROM to the phone now that it is flashed? If so, what are the risks?

Thanks!

DragonSlayer95 · Feb 9, 2013

There aren't really many risks, you'll need to adjust your apn settings though afterwards and every time you flash a Rom.

AndroidAdmire · Feb 10, 2013

I would like to install CM10.1 on the Epic Touch 4G flashed to Metro. Will it remove the flash if I install it? If so, how are there ways around it and how can I change my apn settings again? Thanks!

DragonSlayer95 · Feb 10, 2013

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.riteshsahu.APNBackupRestore

Download that to backup and restore your current apn.

Make sure to use titanium and make it a system app to restore apn

Just flashing roms won't cause your metro flash to to away.

As your aware I'm sure a factory reset is needed to when flashing roms, that's where that app comes in.

Vehlor · Feb 11, 2013

Hello
I installed CM 10.1 last night following this video
How to Install CyanogenMod 10.1 Jelly Bean on Samsung Epic 4G Touch - YouTube
Voice and text worked. I didn't read the part where you have to use titanium backup to convert the backup to system app so I couldn't restore the apn settings. I reinstalled stock ICS rooted using this guide:
http://androidforums.com/epic-4g-touch-all-things-root/680915-root-guide-start-finish-fi27.html
I installed the one that resets everything. Now internet is working again but no mms.
When I get CM10.1 fully working I will post in detail what I did.

DragonSlayer95 · Feb 11, 2013

Let me look around to see if I can find the metro mms fix, I think I've seen it somewhere before

Vehlor · Feb 11, 2013

This is supposed to work for mms
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1912451
but I haven't even tried cause I can not get internet acces on CM 10.1 . I already converted the APN app to system app and restored the APN but still dont have internet access. Is there any way to cange the APN manually? I have been looking for APN settings but can not find it

DragonSlayer95 · Feb 11, 2013

Vehlor said:
This is supposed to work for mms
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1912451
but I haven't even tried cause I can not get internet acces on CM 10.1 . I already converted the APN app to system app and restored the APN but still dont have internet access. Is there any way to cange the APN manually? I have been looking for APN settings but can not find it

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1756464

Follow that, no Internet required, just voice search.

Vehlor · Feb 12, 2013

Hey
i installed this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=22162851&postcount=10
then installed the mms fix and everything is working so far.

DragonSlayer95 · Feb 12, 2013

Cool good to hear

Glad it's working for ya now

Vehlor · Feb 14, 2013

My signal and data speed are really low with CM 10.1 (400 kbps). Using stock FI27 or Blu Kuban, my data is much better (700 - 1200 kbps). Maybe it is because I had to install the alternative carrier data fix:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=22162851&postcount=10
to get data using CM 10.1. Maybe it is because CM 10.1 is JB. I have no idea. But I would love to have good data speed using CM 10.1. Battery life is amazing with this ROM.

Vehlor · Feb 20, 2013

Hello
I installed CM 10.1 nightlie feb-15. This time I installed the mms fix before the data fix and my data speeds are good D:800 kpds U:500 kbps. Great battery life.

AndroidAdmire · Mar 1, 2013

Okay. Can somebody tell me how to root JellyBean FK23 Flashed to Metro? Thanks!

dscott90000 · Jun 7, 2013

What do you guys mean when you say MMS fix? I just had my S2 flashed to METRO and my messenger with not give sound notifications anymore...I did not root before flash... What can I do?

DunderMifflin · Jun 30, 2013

How exactly do you flash to Metro?

zimlokks · Jun 30, 2013

yea same question didn't metro stop the metroflash thingy already?

driftinanomaly · Jul 1, 2013

zimlokks said:
yea same question didn't metro stop the metroflash thingy already?

The last time that I had checked, they had stopped doing it in most of the country, but there was a few places that they still do.

zimlokks · Jul 3, 2013

i wonder where, im in cali and would love to start using my phone for once lol.

DunderMifflin · Jul 4, 2013

zimlokks said:
i wonder where, im in cali and would love to start using my phone for once lol.

Me to, i bought mines really cheap on ebay! and i want to find out how to flash it with metro.

driftinanomaly · Jul 4, 2013

zimlokks said:
i wonder where, im in cali and would love to start using my phone for once lol.

Last time I checked, they did it in the Bay area and around Sacramento. Where in Cali are you?

driftinanomaly · Jul 4, 2013

I glanced at your profile and see that you are in LA. A quick search shows that there were still stores there flashing to metro as recently as September.

My best advice to find one is to find a store that sells new and used phones that is also a Metro PCS distributer. Or even better, find one that does repairs as well. When I was looking at flashing a phone to Metro, that is how I had the best luck. They had two tiers of flash: phone and text or 3g as well. I was looking at flashing an old Epic 4g (s1) and the 3g flash didn't always stick, so look into that and try to get a guarantee.

zimlokks · Jul 4, 2013

South Central LA

DunderMifflin · Jul 10, 2013

driftinanomaly said:
I glanced at your profile and see that you are in LA. A quick search shows that there were still stores there flashing to metro as recently as September.

My best advice to find one is to find a store that sells new and used phones that is also a Metro PCS distributer. Or even better, find one that does repairs as well. When I was looking at flashing a phone to Metro, that is how I had the best luck. They had two tiers of flash: phone and text or 3g as well. I was looking at flashing an old Epic 4g (s1) and the 3g flash didn't always stick, so look into that and try to get a guarantee.

When you get it flashed, do u need to have service with sprint first? or can i just take it? Also is there a charge for flashing?

driftinanomaly · Jul 10, 2013

DunderMifflin said:
When you get it flashed, do u need to have service with sprint first? or can i just take it? Also is there a charge for flashing?

If you can even find a place that still flashes them, the will definitely be a charge. Just phone and text was $30-50 and having data and sms was $20 more. I don't know if it is still even possible now.

DunderMifflin · Jul 18, 2013

I found a site called unlocktotalk that allows flashing but for a price... It comes with a free thing called half flash but it doesn't really do anything but give you the metro signals.

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