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Root Esteem refuses programming :(

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Shiggitah

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So one day i woke up to my esteem in test mode :( so i followed the guide to fix it and tried to gain service again. my 4g works and can use internet but i was never able to make calls or texts. i went to metro and they tried programming it and it won't stick. The lady at the metro store said all esteems will do this at some point and she said they emailed corporate and still no answer. i also googled it and a link somewhere said it was an ota update to trash rooted phones. I've used lgnpst and all the metro programming codes. i even went as far as downgrading to zvb stock unrooted and upgrade again to no avail. i thought maybe all you tech savvy intellectuals would know how to fix this programming problem.
 
If it doesn't stick there's really no way to "make it" stick. Not sure why some people have this problem and some don't/ I've personally never seen this problem or had issues with it sticking.
 
dang. this saddens me. The Esteem is discontinued so i guess ill have to most likely move on to the spirit. :( on another note i guess i could donate my esteem to a dev. everything works except service.
 
Well its happened to some but hey your lucky day it happened to me and its some good and bad to this matter but i have to ask are you using the correct information in the correct boxes . And at any point did u remove your lte simz card from your device . If you didn't that's a plus but if the stuff wont stick now you have to call metro to do a account reset and over the air programing . Now if you removed the card well well :eek::mad::thumbdown::banghead: not good you will need to get a new card don't get a new device just the card cause the lte simz card has failed and has fried so a new card and now a card and programming is needed not through the lgpnst but through Metro PCS
I had the problem after i bricked my device but lg told me its not the phone the cards are a known problem :eek::D so try this and holla back at doctor fuzzy and Brainz2013
 
I did take my esteem to metro and when they programmed it the same thing happened. The lady said its not the LTE 4G card or other wise my internet wouldnt work. That white card is only for the 4G and picture messaging. She also informed me that the esteem is one of the only phones whos ICC card is not interchangeable. I just think its pretty shitty this happens one month out of my warranty. However i didnt try removing the ICC card and programing it then, Ill try now.
 
What store did u goto and think she told u a lie cause i paid 25.00 for a new card and the metro pcs supervisor did a over the air programing and gave me some money off my bill since my phone didn't work . So what kind of store did u goto if not a corprate store kill the noise and get a card from the corprate store. Or call lg electronics and let them tell u metro is so dumb and a bent third wheel
 
She may have lied. Ill have to plan a day to go to a corporate store, the nearest one is like an hour away. Its just dumb that my internet works but not service, The authorized retail store said they have never seen this and that its always the other way around.
 
But think you paid 300 $ before u would pay that or more to get a new device and to make her sales comm. To go up and her pay check would inprove . If u have internet try doing the over the air programing with metro just make sure u have the min and correct sid information . This over the air is like you just taken it out the box u hit *228. Like u was updating and it does the rest for u trust me i just did this november and december
 
Well now as you said u taken it to metro think how did she get u service for 24 hours . And it seems like u didn't do the ##626* and did u do the prl method
 
when you do ##626* and enter the data and it restarts... it doesnt stay. comes up all zeros. Its the icc id thats failed. with the esteem it is not interchangable. the whole phone has to be replaced. I was fortunate enough to talk to two different regional reps. they both said the same thing. thats one of the many reasons the esteem is discontinued.
 
Wow haven't heard of that this phone still selling in my grocery store :eek: why don't u take the phone to the corporate store ask the rep when u call again where is a corporate store :banghead:
 
Glad to see you quite and couldn't take the time to fix your mistakes you made not my fault cause i didn't put a gun to your head and force u to root i just offered my help cause i had the same problem but i didn't quit and i made it work and now with the same device. So have fun hope u don't brick the new device :eek::confused::D:banghead::what:
 
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