(Q) fixing the Internet issue outside the USA - Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi everyone,
Long story short I live in Kuwait, I am subscribed to ZAIN Kuwait and I can't find any solution that makes me use my Internet on the phone !!!
I tried all the settings possible that used with multiple android phones before, I even changed my sim card, setup different APNs and nothing, I can't Access the Internet or use MMS!!! The only thing that worked is my friend's wataneya line, I tried his sim card and the Internet is perfect
I don't want to changeu operator an I really don't wanna change the Atrix
Did any one else had a problem with the Internet access out of the USA ? Is there some special settings I have to do ?
Thanks in advance

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Hey there im from the uk and flashed my handset with gingerblur was having same problems as you after entering custom apns for my network
however i fixed the issue by switching on roaming via the phones system data menu worked a charm

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Root then change/ system/etc/ppp/peers/pppd-ril.options (as text) to include username and password of your APN
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Funny how many times this comes up, maybe we need to make a little app hey Dennis.
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_Dennis_ said:
Root then change/ system/etc/ppp/peers/pppd-ril.options (as text) to include username and password of your APN
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thanks for the info!
this appears to have worked
for noobs like me youll want to get root explorer and then navigate to this folder, click the mount r/w button, then edit the file in the text editor, save it, then click mount r/o and your done. for orange users the details are user and pass. seems to be working here

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Hi All,
I had the same problem and tried many way also change/ system/etc/ppp/peers/pppd-ril.options (as text) to include username and password of your APN it's not working. i am in Thailand.
no problem with samsung captivate and Milestone.
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Moto atrix -----------------<.........................>----------------S Captivate
or it have not activate yet.
Up to 1.83 https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/67184#Android_Market
The following are some potential issues that may be encountered while attempting to upgrade. Please note that these issues may be seen if any of the key requirements outlined in Step 1 were not followed.
MUST READ BEFORE PROCEEDING:
Step 1 - Requirements needed to ensure a successful upgrade:
A fully charged Motorola ATRIX 4G™ with an active SIM card
A Micro SD card installed in your phone with approximately 20 MB of free space.
Your phone is on the latest Android 2.2 software Version.4.1.26.MB860.ATT.en.US or Version.4.1.57.MB860.ATT.en.US
To ensure optimal performance after the upgrade, the phone software must not have been modified in any way.

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Changing the user name and password actually worked for me
Thanks Alot man

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I had the same problem when trying to use the phone in Japan with Softbank. Took some time to get to this thread.
What did you guys use to edit the file? I used ES File Explorer, didn't work until I did a chmod 777 to the "pppd-ril.options" file via adb.

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I have same problem and I 'm trying to edit "pppd-ril.options" file on my rooted Motorola Atrix mobile and I'm not able to edit b'coz its in readonly mode and even tried to change permission of the file but got below error message.
/system/etc/ppp/peers # chmod 777 pppd-ril.options
chmod: pppd-ril.options: Read-only file system
I even tried using ES File Explorer to change permission but no success.
> AWD_Maniac can you please tell me how did u used adb shell, b'coz i tried it too but not able to change permission.