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My ESN changed after I flashed
I heard that the Bell firmware was similar to the Telus firmware(which I flashed to), so I decided to post here.
After flashing from Verizon to Alltell to Telus, I got everything working fine, I just noticed that my ESN changed. Is this normal and will I still be able to use Verizon's online ESN changer? Can I still use the ESN listed underneath the battery or would I have to use the "new" one?
Edit: The ESN that displays under "Phone Status" on my phone differs from the one underneath the battery. It is an 11 digit number, no letters.
My ESN changed after I flashed
Posted: Wed, 04/02/2008 - 05:25 by pyde_pypperMy guess is the 11 digit number now matches the DEC# in the battery compartment instead of the 8 digit HEX# in that battery compartment like you are use to. Either number should work fine in all honesty tho. You can activate a phone by using the HEX, DEC or if it is a newer phone by using the MEID number. It's nothing odd mine did the same thing when I flashed to Telus from the Alltel upgrade firmware, and I still use the HEX ( ie ESN) to activate it and it took fine.
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My ESN changed after I flashed
Posted: Wed, 04/02/2008 - 18:08 by paradingpandaYeah, it does match the DEC. I just noticed :P
I also tried doing a *228 then 2 on my phone, cause supposedly, one can do that on the Telus firmware. My phone is constantly switching from saying "Verizon Wireless" on the banner to "No Service" and I can't get any service at all. I had to rewrite my backup CDMA PRI file to get service again. So *228 2 not work?
*228 1 however does work. I was able to switch between two phones successfully and managed to make calls (I just called voicemail). I don't know about text messaging though, so I am assuming it works.