What does flashing your mobile phone do?
Written on 5:31 PM by poison_ivy
Mobile Phone Flashing is a process wherein a mobile phone's firmware (or program inside your phone's memory) is updated or re-programmed. Like computers, some mobile phones which are sold have some minor software glitches. Things like your phone restarting, hanging, no signal, etc, are signs that there are problems with your phone's firmware.
To resolve this issues, mobile phone manufacturers usually come up with software updates for mobile phones and the process wherein these updates are incorporated into your mobile phone is referred to as "flashing".
Flashing does not unlock your phone or remove operator restrictions. Unlocking your mobile phone is a completely different process but some unlocking procedures usually involve flashing a phone's firmware so many people have the misconception that flashing your mobile phone will unlock it.
Flashing your mobile phone is pretty straightforward. If you follow the instructions well, you won't encounter problems. There are some people, however, who are not comfortable flashing their mobile phones since they're afraid that they would "brick" their mobile phone (a bricked mobile phone is when your phone does not power up anymore) so they let professionals or service centers handle it.
If you're comfortable with technology, instructions for flashing your mobile phone can usually be found on mobile phone forums. Google it and you'll find a lot of mobile phone resources talking about flashing.
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Hello. I have a quick question for you. Is it possible to flash a cricket phone? And then activate it as a metro pcs?
I think that you need to contact metro pcs directly to activate your phone on their network.
soo, if i got my cingular phone flashed, would it work with my new t mobile sim card?
It depends on what kind of phone you have. Some mobile phones cannot be unlocked by flashing. Sometimes flashing your phone will only upgrade the firmware. Search Google for a more specific way to unlock your phone. Use the keyword: Unlock "Mobile Phone Model" add in the word "forums" so you can get a more specific answer and not some spammy sites that offers to unlock your mobile phone for a fee.
Another thing is that even if you have unlocked your Cingular phone, you can't use your T-Mobile simcard unless both networks operate on the same GSM frequency.
can i get a phone thats been flashed and use it for metro pcs..... ive seen other phones that can be used for metro those phones were voyagers, samsung upstage, and samsung instinct
also most of the phones were from sprint and verizon
Yes you can (according to some forums and websites I've visited). You can ask Metro to do it for you but there's a fee and there's a list of compatible handsets on their website. Also, some handset features might be disabled if you flash to another carrier.
i have a sprint contract. i saw a newer style sprint phone on sale at a cricket retailer...can it be flashed back to sprint?
If its originally a Sprint Phone then there's a good chance that it can be flashed back to sprint.
So if go and get a t mobile phone unlocked and put my att sim card in , the cell phone place said the internet probably wouldnt work, he said flashing it or flexing it may fix this problem? Anyone know?
Can a Blackberry or a Palm Treo be flashed to Metro PCS with internet and all functionality? MetroFlash only allwos for talk and text messaging.
does the sony ericsson costumer centre can deal with this sort of technical glitches? such as my problem, i can only use 1 of my sim card because of the phone lock code i had forgotten hehehe..
or it is better to ask phone shops.
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