Skip to main content

Get 50 GB Free Storage On Box.net on Any Android Device

Remember the 50 GB Box.net offer for LG Android phones that was announced a few days ago? If you don’t have an LG manufactured phone don’t fret, because you can easily spoof your phone’s manufacturer's name and model number. All you need is a rooted phone and some guts to tinker around with core Android files.

First install Box.net app normally from the market. If your phone is displayed as incompatible, download the APK file and install it manually.

The next step is to root your phone if it’s not already rooted. To learn how to root, go to XDA forums and look under the section dedicated to your phone’s model. You will surely find instructions on how to root your phone.

Get Root Explorer (paid) or Super Manager (free) and navigate to the directory /system. Tap on Mount R/W so that Mount R/O appears. Now open the file build.prop in the text editor. Find the following lines:

ro.product.manufacturer=X
ro.product.model=Y

Change these to

ro.product.manufacturer=LGE
ro.product.model=VS910 4G

Reboot the phone and open Box.net app. Register for an account using your email address or login to your existing account and you should be automatically upgraded to 50 GB.

Revert the changes you made to the file build.prop. It’s better to make a backup of the file before you edit it so that you can simply restore the original file once you have successfully upgraded your Box.net account.

[via XDA forum]

Labels:

Comments

  1. AnonymousDecember 13, 2011 at 8:08 AM

    Fixed headline:
    Get 50 GB Free Storage On Box.net on Any *Android* Device

    ReplyDelete
  2. vvvladDecember 13, 2011 at 6:50 PM

    can this be done with regular web browser or iphone safari?

    ReplyDelete
  3. Kaushik PatowaryDecember 13, 2011 at 7:08 PM

    @vvvlad, no. But it might be possible to install Box.net app on Android emulator and upgrade your account. There are tutorials on how to install APK on Android emulator... try searching for them.

    ReplyDelete
  4. OOOOLsJanuary 24, 2012 at 6:34 PM

    There are few ways to Sync with PC too. You can use SocialFolders for free with 2000file / month limit or if you sign up from this link https://socialfolders.me/r/1voj6 we both will get addional 1000 files/month. For me that's more than plenty. :) With this feature I love it more than dropbox :)

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

How to Record CPU and Memory Usage Over Time in Windows?

Whenever the computer is lagging or some application is taking too long to respond, we usually fire up task manager and look under the Performance tab or under Processes to check on processor utilization or the amount of free memory available. The task manager is ideal for real-time analysis of CPU and memory utilization. It even displays a short history of CPU utilization in the form of a graph. You get a small time-window, about 30 seconds or so, depending on how large the viewing area is.
17 comments
Read more

Diagram 101: Different Types of Diagrams and When To Use Them

Diagrams are a great way to visualize information and convey meaning. The problem is that there’s too many different types of diagrams, so it can be hard to know which ones you should use in any given situation. To help you out, we’ve created this diagram that lays out the 7 most common types of diagrams and when they’re best used:
Post a Comment
Read more

How to Schedule Changes to Your Facebook Page Cover Photo

Facebook’s current layout, the so called Timeline, features a prominent, large cover photo that some people are using in a lot of different creative ways. Timeline is also available for Facebook Pages that people can use to promote their website or business or event. Although you can change the cover photo as often as you like, it’s meant to be static – something which you design and leave it for at least a few weeks or months like a redesigned website. However, there are times when you may want to change the cover photo frequently and periodically to match event dates or some special promotion that you are running or plan to run. So, here is how you can do that.
1 comment
Read more