I have just rooted and unlocked my bell vibrant galaxy s
and using it with rogers network now.
However, I can't use gps, I don know why.
After I clicked 'my location' at the google map, it keeps saying 'your current location is temporarily unavailable.'
Is my phone just defected?
or is there any fix for this situation?
any suggestion?
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I am only able to use gps with the option 'Use wireless networks' enabled.
Is this normal with this phone?
Thank you
Welcome to the club. It only works with Wireless Networks enabled because it is only using Wireless Networks to locate you. The GPS is not working.
Did it work on the Bell network?
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Can somebody help me set up my device to correctly access the Rogers network in Canada?
I had a Rogers branded motorola phone and had no problem moving my sim over to the Advantage. Able to do phone functions with no problem.
Everytime I reboot my device the network settings dialogue complains that it is not set correctly. Of course the built in settings don't work for Rogers and I'm not sure what needs to be done to get it set up and working.
Thanks.
I'm using Rogers in Calgary.
Go Start>Settings>On the "personal" tab tap the Phone icon>Tap the "band" tab>Network type "Auto" and GSM/UTMS band to the third one down "GSM(1900+850....)
Try that and let me know if it works. I always cancel the network wizard when it pops up because it doesn't have Rogers in its data base.
Does anyone know how to access AT&T Wifi Hotspots with the Streak? I have an unlimited data plan and should be able to access them for free (I used to on my BB's) but the Streak does not auto authenticate...?
Are you running a carrier unlocked Streak?
I bought the unlocked Streak last month and the apps to authenticate the phone on the AT&T wireless hotspots are not on the phone.
I have not tried calling AT&T yet to see if there is another way to get access.
I am actually using DJ Steve's ROM .
marvin02 said:
Are you running a carrier unlocked Streak?
I bought the unlocked Streak last month and the apps to authenticate the phone on the AT&T wireless hotspots are not on the phone.
I have not tried calling AT&T yet to see if there is another way to get access.
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Maybe someone has the apps and can share with those of us on AT&T who have unlocked Streaks?
I have found that if you install battery doctor (free app - market) and go to settings, its gives you the option to turn on the WIFI hotspot. You can then configer security for it.
jimcompoli said:
I have found that if you install battery doctor (free app - market) and go to settings, its gives you the option to turn on the WIFI hotspot. You can then configer security for it.
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This discussion is about the free WiFi hotspots provided by AT&T. In the US almost every McDonalds and a lot of other places have WiFi provided by AT&T. If you are an AT&T customer these are supposed to be free to connect to, but the software that is on AT&T locked phones is not on unlocked phones purchased from Dell. Using these free WiFi hotspots helps prevent using up your data allotment.
I believe that what you are talking about is turning on the portable WiFi hotspot that the phone can provide to other devices.
Sorry I misread the post.
ATT Hotspot - There is no App
You connect to AT&T hotspots through settings. Do the following:
Settings>Wireless & Networks > Wi-Fi settings then select attwifi.
It's been a while since I did this so I don't remember is you may be asked for your AT&T email account and password.
There is no app. It's just a setup.
Edit: Forgot to say you have to be at the hotspot e.g. McDonalds to setup the connections.
sonebwood said:
You connect to AT&T hotspots through settings. Do the following:
Settings>Wireless & Networks > Wi-Fi settings then select attwifi.
It's been a while since I did this so I don't remember is you may be asked for your AT&T email account and password.
There is no app. It's just a setup.
Edit: Forgot to say you have to be at the hotspot e.g. McDonalds to setup the connections.
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Not as simple as that. You get a page saying you can sign up for AT&T wifi or login to your existing wifi account. If you have an iPhone it connects with no issue.
Dell Streak powered by Streakdroid 1.8.1
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I have my nice new SGS2 but there is no option for network roaming, only data roaming. In order for me to use orange network i need to re-scan and select tmobile/orange, but only get "G" data connection. When i rescan and select Tmobile i get full "H" data connection. Is this normal or am i missing a setting where it will automatically switch. I have set it to automatically but it does not switch between the two. (it's a PAYG O2 handset but unlocked)
Any ideas or will i just have to switch it all the time. Not a real problem as its onyl in my place of work that t-mobile signal is awful yet orange is fine.
Thanks
I think Everything Everywhere rolled out to everyone automatically but by the sounds of it you were missed out. As you're on T-Mobile you can sign up here:
http://www.t-mobile.co.uk/share/
For anyone on Orange, sign up here:
https://kareena.orange.co.uk/signal/
Also, if you haven't ticked the data roaming then tick it! You won't move to any other network than Orange in the UK. Just remember to turn it off when you leave the country.
steve228uk said:
I think Everything Everywhere rolled out to everyone automatically but by the sounds of it you were missed out. As you're on T-Mobile you can sign up here:
http://www.t-mobile.co.uk/share/
For anyone on Orange, sign up here:
https://kareena.orange.co.uk/signal/
Also, if you haven't ticked the data roaming then tick it! You won't move to any other network than Orange in the UK. Just remember to turn it off when you leave the country.
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Done that but still it does not switch to orange when i have no t-mobile signal. If i do it manually it shows great orange signal....just does not automatically switch...
It won't switch automatically if there is a T-Mo signal available no matter how weak or strong.
Or is there no signal available to you with T-Mobile?
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sheridan2000 said:
Hi
I have my nice new SGS2 but there is no option for network roaming, only data roaming. In order for me to use orange network i need to re-scan and select tmobile/orange, but only get "G" data connection. When i rescan and select Tmobile i get full "H" data connection. Is this normal or am i missing a setting where it will automatically switch. I have set it to automatically but it does not switch between the two. (it's a PAYG O2 handset but unlocked)
Any ideas or will i just have to switch it all the time. Not a real problem as its onyl in my place of work that t-mobile signal is awful yet orange is fine.
Thanks
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I can't say for the SGS2 but I can tell you how it is on my Hero, and im guessing it should be same on the SGS2 as its an Android setting ...
If you're on T-Mobile, as I am, then scan your network and select "T-Mobile" only and tick the Data Roaming option. That's the only option you need and it's the only option available. This should then automatically switch over to Orange only when you can't access a T-Mobile signal. You'll know its done it as your network will be displayed as Orange as opposed to T-Mobile.
This is how it works on my phone and it works fine. It should be the same on the SGS2 as well.
Also apparently you'll only get "G" or "E" connections on the Orange signal. That's all they are allowing at the moment.
Hi, I have a Hero and that switches fine but the sgs2 will just show no network when i lose tmobile and not switch to orange. I see that if i get orange manually i will only get "G", its just the automatic switching does not seem to work. Checked tmobile web site and they dont have internet settings for the phone yet, but do have mms/sms settings...maybe in june when they release it they will update the settings and ill be able to down load.
zee54 said:
I can't say for the SGS2 but I can tell you how it is on my Hero, and im guessing it should be same on the SGS2 as its an Android setting ...
If you're on T-Mobile, as I am, then scan your network and select "T-Mobile" only and tick the Data Roaming option. That's the only option you need and it's the only option available. This should then automatically switch over to Orange only when you can't access a T-Mobile signal. You'll know its done it as your network will be displayed as Orange as opposed to T-Mobile.
This is how it works on my phone and it works fine. It should be the same on the SGS2 as well.
Also apparently you'll only get "G" or "E" connections on the Orange signal. That's all they are allowing at the moment.
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They aim to do 3G roaming at some point in the future but for now it's EDGE only on data.
My network currently (ie when I drag down notification bar) is 'Orange T-mobile'
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Im on t-mobile and mine seems to auto switch without setting anything. A few days ago I remember it saying orange but most the time it says t-moble.
PS: the other day I found out my phone had been emergancy calls only for neely 24hrs the only way i could get signal again was to turn it off and on so dont know if that had anything to do with it messing up when it tryed to change
Hi,
I have LG Thrive (P506) purchased at US unlocked from ATT. I am trying to use 3G services with Airtel. I have created a new APN with all required setting and 3G symbol start appearing on status bar on top. But I am not able be access any data and "no network connection" message appears. I tried the same sim on different mobile and with that mobile 3G is working fine. So its not a carrier problem.
One other thing I noticed is that the phone has some predefined APNs by ATT with name
1. Media Net
2. Entitlement
I am not able to edit/delete these APNs. There are some ATT applications also which can not be uninstalled.
How can I enable the 3G services on phone? Is this because of those predefined APNs? Do I need to root the phone to remove those APNs ?
Thanks,
Viv
Is this because my phone is not properly rooted?
Viv
Hello,
I purchased a S9+ from Samsung for the ATT network. I just had my ATT account suspended due to a military move and had the phone unlocked. I just got TMobile service, the unlock worked fine, I still see the ATT stuff when it's booting and I know that's firmware related, but when I try to enable wifi calling, it let's me turn the slider to on, but as soon as I do, it closes the page and the calling option is still greyed out. Any suggestions, I am going to need this feature overseas.
I think wifi calling only works on the phone's network. If you change networks it stops working.