Thunderbolt fully flashed to Boost Mobile

UPDATE: Boost Flash Guide (Work In Progress)

Because so many people have PM'd me, I decided to post what I currently have, and will edit as people let me know what does or doesn't work. This is actually a collection of screenshots with my settings from QPST and CDMA Workshop, as well as my phone EPST settings. It should be easy enough to follow.

Disclaimer, Thanks, Credits, Etc....

I'm not responsible if you brick your phone, get kicked off your service, get a headache trying to flash your phone, etc.

Most of this work was originally done by the OPs of the following two threads (as far as I know, anyway), and a HUGE thanks to both of them.

http://www.cricketusers.com/verizon...-htc-thunderbolt-cricket-wireless-almost.html
Thanks to Oriax123

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1182260
Thanks to Eljean1



Ok...here's what to do:

1. Download the stuff you'll need...
QPST
CDMA Workshop
the Legal Flash Guide in Post 1 of the following thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1182260
ThunderboltBoostSettings.zip, found here: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/37958254/ThunderboltBoostSettings.zip

2. Unzip the ThunderboltBoostSettings.zip file. Inside there are several folders and the HTC drivers you will need.

3. Enable DIAG on your TB (##3424# - Reboot to Diag+Modem). If you don't already have your 9k modem installed, the HTC drivers should allow you to update drivers. In Device Management, you should see two unknown High Tech Computer devices. The second one is for your 9k modem. Update driver, pick from a list of drivers, select all devices, and use the USB Modem under HTC Corporation. You should now see the modem listed under Modems.

4. Follow the instructions in the CricketUsers thread, Post 6 to get your MEID working on Boost.

5. Next follow the instructions in the "How to: Basic" portion of post 1 in the same thread. These 5 steps are very important! I used PRL 01115, but whatever works best in your area.

6. Your Phone (Which should be recognized in QPST as a SURF/MSM 7630) should now have the correct MEID. Your modem should have ESN 00000000. Don't worry about the rest.

7. Now use the Legal Flash Guide to obtain your donor phone information. Skip the steps about reading memory to find MEID locations. We did this in step 4.

8. Stop once you get to Step 10 in the Legal Flash Guide. Using the folders included in the ThunderboltBoostSettings folder you extracted, use your donor settings and make sure that everything has been transfered over to your TB. In the screenshots, I highlighted things I had to change manually (and of course removed my personal info). Some of them may have changed when the NAMs were written in CDMA workshop. Each folder corresponds to the Program, Radio, and Nam I got them from on my device.

Final note: What finally kicked my 3G on was changing the User Profiles in M.IP in QPST to read 0 on my phone and 1 on my modem. After that I rewrote the HA/AAA passwords on both active profiles, both radios, then rebooted my phone.

I will review more tomorrow and update if necessary.




Ok so here's the bottom line: Got my TB fully flashed to Boost Mobile after weeks of trial and error. I have talk, text, data at 3G speeds (around 1300kbps download and 760kbps upload), MMS, and simultaneous voice and data with any SIM installed. I assume this means that it's also possible to flash the TB to Sprint. I'm not a developer, so I am doing a lot of guessing...but there are no other posts with instructions on how to flash the TB to either Sprint or Boost, at least none that I've found. It'd be awesome for XDA to have it first. If any developers/mods would like to get a tutorial up on this, PM me and I'll share the info I have.

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Thanks. Again, mostly a trial and error process on my part. I used guides from the EVO forum here on XDA, as well as info from the Cricket TB forum. I'm putting together as much of what I know as I can without starting over on my TB. The trick is in the M.IP and PPP Config settings in QPST Service Programming. For the last week I've had a connected status, but couldn't get a stable connection. When I changed the Active user to 0 on the CDMA radio and 1 on the modem, the signal stabilized. I'm hoping to have a clear and concise tutorial up this week.

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The phone must register on the network with an ESN in the Boost database. I've been told they won't even let customers activate Sprint phones anymore.

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Update:
After about a week of using the TB on Boost, the bugs seemed to have worked themselves out. I no longer have dropped calls, and my text messages, while a little slow sometimes, are being sent and received without issue. I did get an error 16 the first time I used Google Voice. I hung up and redialed and the call went through. I swapped ROMs without issue, and have restored a nandroid backup as well. Both times my data connection remained intact. The simultaneous voice/data works with any SIM card installed.

Due to the fact that this was a trial and error process, I'm not 100% sure which steps need to be included in the guide I'm creating. I'm looking for another TB at a reasonable price, or for someone who has flashing experience and the time to test the process with me. Until I know for sure that the guide contains only and exactly what is needed, I won't post it. Please PM me if you have any ideas.

Sorry guys, I was experimenting with an EVO 3D and lost my data also. Smh...

Well now at least I have the information to finish the guide.

Are you getting any type of data connection at all? The data signal icon isn't reliable until you get a real connection. Install Sensorly from Market and look at the Details tab.

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rcstilgar said:

So...is this still working after a month or more? Seems like this is ESN flashing like is done on StraightTalk and then after about 6 weeks they cut you off. Any cutoff.

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Never heard of that. Everything is still fine. I've been with Boost for years. Switched to Cricket for about 2.2 seconds...encountered the data throttling...right back to Boost.