Here are the procedure you will need to do to eliminate Activation Required.



Obtain these two programs:

1. uniCDMA  download here 
2. Hexworkshop download here

1. Install your blackberry desktop manager and plug in your storm.

2. Run desktop manager

3. Minimize DM and run uniCDMA

4. Select "Qualcomm" under the mode drop menu

5. Click setup and change the port to com4

6. Click read all and it should fill in the boxes on the left with your blackberry information

7. Click memory and change the starting address to 0x17c455be or 0x17c47cce and length to 524288. Click read and save to file.

8. Now open Hexworkshop and open the file you just created.

9. In the right box you will see a 6 digit number. That is your MSL password.

10. Unplug your blackberry and call ##XXXXXX (XXXXXX is the MSL password) Press Send

11. Change the Mobile Directory Number to you 10 digit cell number.

12. Press Menu then close and it will reset your phone and you are good to go.

Tips and trouble shooting


 ANS: if you have a non-factory OS installed while doing it. such as .114 installed when you tried and it wouldn't work.  Reloaded the carriers default storm OS, try it and it should work

2. Q:  At step 9 In the right box you will see a 6 digit number. That is your MSL password", which part of the screen are they talking about? I don't see any numbers anywhere

ANS: In Hexworksop go to Tools > Find Strings... Set your value to 6 and press find. Then in the lower right   hand corner you should see a six digit   number in your 'Search Results' box.