Changing carrier name?

[SouthParkFan15]

Is there a known way to change the carrier name on the start screen and notification bar from "virgin mobile" to whatever i would like to change it to. I have tried these methods thus far with no success:
*Editing the build.prop file
*The app "Carrier Name"
*Going in to the eri.xml file and searching for "virgin mobile" but it's not there
*A brief period in cdma workshop (Didn't try much)
Note:In cdma workshop under "banner" it shows random numbers and letters when it should say "virgin mobile".

Thanks to all of y'all in advance!

 

[yodatom10]

I don't think u can do it unless it rooted.

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[SouthParkFan15]

I don't think u can do it unless it rooted.

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I am rooted. I should have clarified that in the original post.

 

[mthorn79]

I believe with Root Explorer you can goto the boot directory and find the on from VM and delete

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[SouthParkFan15]

I believe with Root Explorer you can goto the boot directory and find the on from VM and delete

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It sounds like your talking about the startup animation/sound. I am talking about changing the carrier name to whatever i want. But if i am mistaken, please let me know.

 

[Todd042]

Here is a guide to change the carrier name on your notification bar and lockscreen and the other way is by an App in the Market, Hope this helps.

 

[SouthParkFan15]

Here is a guide to change the carrier name on your notification bar and lockscreen and the other way is by an App in the Market, Hope this helps.

Hey, i appreciate your effort although i have already tried both of those methods with no success.

 

[bjones72751]

Hey, i appreciate your effort although i have already tried both of those methods with no success.

No offense intended, but did you make sure it saved when you edited the build.prop and did you reboot? I don't think it applies until a reboot.

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[SouthParkFan15]

No offense intended, but did you make sure it saved when you edited the build.prop and did you reboot? I don't think it applies until a reboot.

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Ya i edited it with es file manager text editer, then saved it and rebooted it. But it didn't do anything.

 

[srmuc69]

Is there a known way to change the carrier name on the start screen and notification bar from "virgin mobile" to whatever i would like to change it to. I have tried these methods thus far with no success:
*Editing the build.prop file
*The app "Carrier Name"
*Going in to the eri.xml file and searching for "virgin mobile" but it's not there
*A brief period in cdma workshop (Didn't try much)
Note:In cdma workshop under "banner" it shows random numbers and letters when it should say "virgin mobile".

Thanks to all of y'all in advance!

Did your MT show up and CDMA Workshop and you where able to read from it? I was able to connect on the COM Port but any read was not successful. Which version from CDMA Workshop do you have and what options did you set?

 

[SouthParkFan15]

Did your MT show up and CDMA Workshop and you where able to read from it? I was able to connect on the COM Port but any read was not successful. Which version from CDMA Workshop do you have and what options did you set?

Yes everything was able to show up correctly and I am running cdma workshop 3.4.1. Besides "banner" there is "ZRF6500" and if I change it and reboot "virgin mobile" always still shows up. I left all the options alone.

 

[srmuc69]

Yes everything was able to show up correctly and I am running cdma workshop 3.4.1. Besides "banner" there is "ZRF6500" and if I change it and reboot "virgin mobile" always still shows up. I left all the options alone.

I have no luck with CDMA Workshop in Version 3.7.0 the latest. Go figure you would think it supports the latest Qualcom modems. QPST shows the modem a SURF MSM7630.

Did you do anything special on CDMA Workshop so that it can be read, e.g. set any options or so? I'm tyring to connect it to CDMA Workshop, may have to find the old version.

May be that is a reason why the CDMA saving does not work. When I try to open my QPST file, e.g. I saved what I read from the phone as a file with the ZRF6500 it says it does not fit. So now I wonder if QPST or CDMA is right about the modem version.

 

[SouthParkFan15]

I have no luck with CDMA Workshop in Version 3.7.0 the latest. Go figure you would think it supports the latest Qualcom modems. QPST shows the modem a SURF MSM7630.

Did you do anything special on CDMA Workshop so that it can be read, e.g. set any options or so? I'm tyring to connect it to CDMA Workshop, may have to find the old version.

May be that is a reason why the CDMA saving does not work. When I try to open my QPST file, e.g. I saved what I read from the phone as a file with the ZRF6500 it says it does not fit. So now I wonder if QPST or CDMA is right about the modem version.

I didn't change any settings. Keep me posted of your progress.

 

[srmuc69]

I didn't change any settings. Keep me posted of your progress.

I will, as I bought the CDMA Workshop I have written to their support team. QXDM is also funny with the MT so only QPST seems to work at the moment. At least that was good enough to update the PRL List. The Optimus V from VM was already more locked down but this one seems even more or it is used to young on the market that more interals have leaked so far.

 

[srmuc69]

I will, as I bought the CDMA Workshop I have written to their support team. QXDM is also funny with the MT so only QPST seems to work at the moment. At least that was good enough to update the PRL List. The Optimus V from VM was already more locked down but this one seems even more or it is used to young on the market that more interals have leaked so far.

Ok, I got a response from the maker of the CDMA Workshop. I can use the program but NOT THE READ button on top, this will be fixed. This is what I did and not using any of the reads in the security section etc. They work. Normally I use CONNECT and then the READ button next to it to get the first screen filled. As this did not work I assumed the whole program did not work. Go Figure...

 

[SouthParkFan15]

Ok, I got a response from the maker of the CDMA Workshop. I can use the program but NOT THE READ button on top, this will be fixed. This is what I did and not using any of the reads in the security section etc. They work. Normally I use CONNECT and then the READ button next to it to get the first screen filled. As this did not work I assumed the whole program did not work. Go Figure...

So did you successfully change the banner? If so, how?

 

[srmuc69]

So did you successfully change the banner? If so, how?

No, I did not try it as I'm waiting for the new release of CDMA which should be out in a couple of days. I did not want to mess up my phone if the version is not working totally.

 

[SouthParkFan15]

No, I did not try it as I'm waiting for the new release of CDMA which should be out in a couple of days. I did not want to mess up my phone if the version is not working totally.

Ok, good point.

 

[Ticojpunk]

Was there any resolution to this? Did anyone end up successfully modifying the carrier name?