How to change SPC to 000000 on your sprint galaxy!

pid1981 · Dec 7, 2012

Here is an easy way to do. So easy a cave man can do it.

I am assuming that you know your MSL code, if you don't there are many guides on this forum for that.
I am using QPST 2.7 Build 374.

1)You must downgrade your radio to LG2 (search the forum, there are guides to do that)
2)After you downgrade, you will be able to read the phone in QPST EFS explorer.
3)Read the phone with EFS explorer
4)Move NV item 85 to a folder to your desktop. Change it to "000000" hex code 303030303030
5)Load back the NV item back to your phone and Voila, you are done.

After your change your SPC to "000000" you can upgrade your radio again.

Do not PM me, feel free to ask questions on here.

cnstarz · Dec 7, 2012

What is the purpose of this?

pid1981 · Dec 7, 2012

cnstarz said:
What is the purpose of this?

For those trying to flash their phone to other carriers.

milky1112 · Dec 7, 2012

pid1981 said:
For those trying to flash their phone to other carriers.

Might be helpful to add this to the OP. (Title) to prevent further ? and confusion.

Anonymously_Unknown · Dec 7, 2012

pid1981 said:
For those trying to flash their phone to other carriers.

Pardon my noobness, can this also be used on the i747 to allow me to flash the international 4.1.2 i9300 ?
I'm itching to get the 4.1.2, but I don't want to root just yet.

milky1112 · Dec 7, 2012

Anonymously_Unknown said:
Pardon my noobness, can this also be used on the i747 to allow me to flash the international 4.1.2 i9300 ?
I'm itching to get the 4.1.2, but I don't want to root just yet.

I747 has different internals then the I9300, Flashing anything for the I9300 on a US version will brick it. Unless you want a $500 paperweight, then don't do it! lol.. (Seen alot of post lately with someone rooting and flashing a I9300 rom.. It has a Quad core processor and some other goodies as ours has a Dual core.) Just wait for the release!

He is refering to other carriers Such as Boost, Verizon, T-mobile things like that.

Anonymously_Unknown · Dec 7, 2012

milky1112 said:
He is refering to other carriers Such as Boost, Verizon, T-mobile things like that.

This, I understand. What I wanted to know is if I could get the ROM that Google seeds to the carriers before they add their bloatware to it.

milky1112 · Dec 7, 2012

Anonymously_Unknown said:
This, I understand. What I wanted to know is if I could get the ROM that Google seeds to the carriers before they add their bloatware to it.[/QUOTE}

There are plenty floating around.. Who is your wireless carrier? (our model is the SPH-L710 for Sprint) you said you have the I747, Which is a different carrier.. So best bet would be to find the forum for that model, Go into Android Development section.. And you'll find a load of Roms!

Anonymously_Unknown · Dec 7, 2012

milky1112 said:
Who is your wireless carrier?

My phone's wireless carrier is AT&T. The phone is unlocked and as such I use it with Digicel as I'm Jamaican.
I really want to just get the 4.1.2 update to see what it is about.

milky1112 · Dec 7, 2012

Anonymously_Unknown said:
My phone's wireless carrier is AT&T. The phone is unlocked and as such I use it with Digicel as I'm Jamaican.
I really want to just get the 4.1.2 update to see what it is about.

Have to look for the ATT S3 Forums then for roms and things that would work for your phone specifically. AT&T/T-mobile uses Sim cards for the network.. Verizon and Sprint use CDMA. So if you flash anything from this thread (Sprint S3) you will brick your phone.. Just trying to ensure you don't cause any damage to render your phone nothing more then a paper weight.

Anonymously_Unknown · Dec 7, 2012

milky1112 said:
Verizon and Sprint use CDMA.

Thanks for enlightening me.

milky1112 · Dec 7, 2012

Anonymously_Unknown said:
Thanks for enlightening me.

No problem. We are all here to help where we can.

HQRaja · Dec 8, 2012

Can anyone please confirm that this does not involve (or allow) modifying the IMEI number (since that would be illegal in most parts of the world, including USA where it applies most)?

milky1112 · Dec 8, 2012

HQRaja said:
Can anyone please confirm that this does not involve (or allow) modifying the IMEI number (since that would be illegal in most parts of the world, including USA where it applies most)?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=950205
From droid forum

Doesn't appear to change the IMEI number at all from what i read on the Global forums. Just allows different radio access from what i can tell.

Here's another thread to bounce it off of Raja... Has step by steps of flashing to Boost (prepaid)
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1473141

HQRaja · Dec 8, 2012

Thanks a bunch. =) That makes it clear.

milky1112 · Dec 8, 2012

HQRaja said:
Thanks a bunch. =) That makes it clear.

No worries. Don't mind helping out here and there.

swordsx48 · Dec 13, 2012

so after i do this, I can go to verizon and ask them to activate this phone for my number and they will do it? wont they see that the imei was previously used or sprint? or they cant see it? or they just dont care?

blackhand1001 · Dec 13, 2012

milky1112 said:
Have to look for the ATT S3 Forums then for roms and things that would work for your phone specifically. AT&T/T-mobile uses Sim cards for the network.. Verizon and Sprint use CDMA. So if you flash anything from this thread (Sprint S3) you will brick your phone.. Just trying to ensure you don't cause any damage to render your phone nothing more then a paper weight.

Quick correction. While verizon still uses cdma in their network their LTE phones use Sim cards unlike sprint.

lj27416 · Dec 13, 2012

No

There is way more involved in changing a phone from one carrier to another. Reading/Writing SPC is only the beggining.
If you send the 16-Digit Samsung Default Password you can pretty much do anything to this specific model.

Once i get a chance i will post how to get this model Fully Flashed to Cricket/PagePlus the "manual" way. (Via CDMA Workshop, QPST, etc.)
Would that be useful to anyone here?

lj

---------- Post added at 10:12 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:06 PM ----------

Also the only carriers that accept foreign MEID (CDMA Version of the IMEI)
Are MVNOs or Cricket/Pageplus/MetroPCS etc....
to my knowledge Verizon does NOT accept MEID that are not VZW

LJ

LordLugard · Dec 13, 2012

blackhand1001 said:
Quick correction. While verizon still uses cdma in their network their LTE phones use Sim cards unlike sprint.

Sprint's LTE uses a SIM card as well (just like Verizon), it's just embedded where you can't see it or get to it without taking the phone apart.

Sprint and Verizon are similar in their network, both are CDMA (use the same CDMA freq, can roam off each other for voice and 3G data) but use different LTE frequencies.

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