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Root [Virgin Mobile] Radios
- Thread starter iMaYG
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According to this thread [MODEM][JB 4.1.2][cwm][zip][md7][mg2] - xda-developers it looks like a lot of Sprint users have had success with our MG2 modem, so it would certainly appear that the modems are interchangeable, as evidenced by the previous post. Don't know from first-hand experience though, just what I've read. Looks like this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1787677 is a collection of flashable zips for all the Sprint modems if you need it.
Same contributor on XDA who released zip files for the MD7 and MG2 modems just released the MK5 modem from our most recent update: [MODEM][FLASHABLE] MK5 Virgin Mobile/Boost Modem - xda-developers
Been running it all day. Modem is completely separate from the Knox bootloader, so no issues there.
I would say I'm getting probably the same results as with MG2 as far as signal strength. I get full bars at my house on both MG2 and MK5, and will see what happens when I am out and about. Signal strength at work yesterday seemed pretty similar too.
Total1nsan1ty
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So if we are flashing our stock radio, that would mean no apn fixes needed for sprint roms right?
Separate issues I am pretty sure; the APN fixes are going to be a necessity for any VM user on a Sprint ROM. Flashing a ROM doesn't flash a modem unless you are dealing with a stock .tar file. Basically a ROM doesn't care what your modem is as long as the assert lines don't prevent a flash.
Total1nsan1ty
Newbie
Thanks! Right now, I'm using the latest nightly of hellfire for sprint. I flashed the mk5 radio and no APN fixes and have working 3g (no 4g at my house, so I'll look for that in my travels throughout the day).
Very nice. Hellfire is really close to a 4.4 release as well, which is pretty exciting. Keep us posted on what does and does not work for you with this combination.
Total1nsan1ty
Newbie
Received an mms...can't seem to send one though. Now, I flashed a fix and got 4g, but then could neither send or receive mms. I might look into flashing mg2 modem and fix and see what happens
For what it's worth I was able to send and receive MMS multiple times today, and I have been using MK5 modem since yesterday afternoon with no issues. It is a known issue, however, that when on 4G on a custom ROM that MMS will not work but if you toggle to 3G it should work. I also go in to the APN's and delete the Sprint one after I flash MopedRyder's fix #1, leaving just the VM APN settings, this has worked fine for me so far.