I have a T-Mobile account and an android smart phone that includes hotspot service with them. The app that authenticates that uses my phone number to check against the database of phones that are allowed.
Now I know we have the ability to fake an IMEI, but can we also fake a mobile number so my nook color can sign into my hotspot account?
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loganthered said:
I have a T-Mobile account and an android smart phone that includes hotspot service with them. The app that authenticates that uses my phone number to check against the database of phones that are allowed.
Now I know we have the ability to fake an IMEI, but can we also fake a mobile number so my nook color can sign into my hotspot account?
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I'm a bit confused regarding your situation. I suppose my situation may differ from yours but all works for me. I have a mytouch 4g with the wifi hotspot app and have no issues connecting my nook and (or) any other pc or phone to my wifi hotspot.
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He's asking if it's possible to configure his Nook to masquerade as his phone, rather than tethering to his phone first.
Settings, Call Settings, Additional Settings, My phone number
Believe it helps my NC use my Fios apps that appear to require a valid number
You've got it right. Want to make the nook pretend to be my phone.
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I successfully use this technique via the call settings to enter a phone number to get the fios remote app to work, BUT I find the phone number entered doesn't stick to well. It always seems to revert to unknown after some time which can be from a few hours to a few days of use.
I suspect the number is cached somewhere but then the OS decides to refresh it from a non-existent SIM and it gets lost. Currently I have to check the phone number each time before firing up the fios remote app.
Anybody else experience this or know how to make this setting stick.
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Hi all, i've been having this problem with my Sony Ericson xperia Play.
My bills came in as a hefty $$ bomb. I do not have data plan, so all internet activities are charged at GPRS connection rate. I've had my mobile network switched off, so there's no possibility that applications would still connect to data? Or there is? i only use my phone for smsing and dealing calls.
I called my service provider up, and they told me that my phone's internet activity is active and running. have you guys ever encountered such problem? Could anyone please enlighten me?
Thanks in advance to all.
Usually there arent any problems like this for android. And just to
make sure, the box u checked off was in Settings>Wireless & Networks>
Mobile Networks>Data enabled right?
Normally once you get a phone, the data will automatically on. So normally I will boot up without sim at first, then switch off data.
(I've unlimited plan btw)
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Dataslycer said:
Usually there arent any problems like this for android. And just to
make sure, the box u checked off was in Settings>Wireless & Networks>
Mobile Networks>Data enabled right?
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Yes it was unticked.
melvinchng said:
Normally once you get a phone, the data will automatically on. So normally I will boot up without sim at first, then switch off data.
(I've unlimited plan btw)
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Hmm normally on as in, everytime you switched it on. The data runs automatically even when i unticked Data Enabled??
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You could always use an app that will not allow any apps to access the network. ie a firewall like (droid wall for rooted users). That would eliminate your problem. There are many apps out there which need permission to access the network, including the stock email, google maps, the market, and etc.
I'm of the same mind as the previous posters. But if you see data being used ie. the 3G symbol or whatever your data symbol is and it lights up or is present when the check mark on mobile data is off then it's not actually off. In other words if you don't see only the cell singal bars you could be using data. Hope that helps.
Edit: Also you said "SMSing" would that also include pictures or video in your defn of that? If so those are data. At least in the U.S. they are.
There is a program called APNdraoid or sg like that. this program modifies the apn settings and dont allow your phone to connect to mobile internet. btw you can manually change the apn settings from Settings->Wireless&Networks-> Mobile Networks->Access Point Names. all you have to do is to modify the settings (add some text to the end of the apn row)
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To avoid data charges (and seems that you don't have a data plan), I would suggest delete all your APN settings under Access Point Name in Mobile network settings.
If the problem still occurs, you can call your operator to disable internet access from your mobile account.
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You could always use an app that will not allow any apps to access the network. ie a firewall like (droid wall for rooted users). That would eliminate your problem. There are many apps out there which need permission to access the network, including the stock email, google maps, the market, and etc.
I'm of the same mind as the previous posters. But if you see data being used ie. the 3G symbol or whatever your data symbol is and it lights up or is present when the check mark on mobile data is off then it's not actually off. In other words if you don't see only the cell singal bars you could be using data. Hope that helps.
Edit: Also you said "SMSing" would that also include pictures or video in your defn of that? If so those are data. At least in the U.S. they are.
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nope just plain text, in sg pictures and vid would be charged too.
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There is a program called APNdraoid or sg like that. this program modifies the apn settings and dont allow your phone to connect to mobile internet. btw you can manually change the apn settings from Settings->Wireless&Networks-> Mobile Networks->Access Point Names. all you have to do is to modify the settings (add some text to the end of the apn row)
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To avoid data charges (and seems that you don't have a data plan), I would suggest delete all your APN settings under Access Point Name in Mobile network settings.
If the problem still occurs, you can call your operator to disable internet access from your mobile account.
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Thanks for the suggestions ! i'd just go ahead and change the apn ! But i still can't find the root to the problem. It's like paying for something i had never used at all ..
Btw, I am curious that if you tried to load a webpage in your browser when mobile network is unticked? If you did, does it load?
So I got my GT-I9300 less than a week ago, marble white. Using it on ATT GoPlan with $50 a month talk/text/web included. With this plan you do get the $10 unlimited data for non smartphones. Everything was working fine until this morning. Data is not working anymore ? It does show up in notification bar as H and switches from H+ also sometimes 3G.
What could be wrong here?
I called ATT and they told me everything is still same with my plan and it shows as Unknown Device after I gave them the GS3 # number. Anyone have any similar experience...
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If you get the H, data connection is established. So the issue must be either in your phone or on the carrier's side.
Try ping-'ing an IP through command line to see what error message it reports if any.
When i open terminal app and type ping wwe.yahoo.com i get no activity. Damn
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Type *#*#4636#*#* in dialer, then go to 'Device information' and click 'Run ping test'.
What does it show in the following lines? (screenshot please)
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I had a similar problem to this. Talked to ATT and Samsung. Went through the data settings several times. Finally did a factory reset and was able to get my connecting back right away.
On a side note, I can't buy apps on playstore. Anyone else have this problem? It says error, try again later after I select payment method and confirm.
Hey guys, I just came off of the Galaxy Note to the S3. I never keep the data option enabled all day because of the battery drain, plus I just manually update all my sync'd apps anyway so there's no need for it to drain my battery & use up my pre paid credits at the same time.
My problem is this. With the galaxy note when I would go to either send or receive an MMS I wouldnt have to have my data connection permanently on. It would automatically enable the connection to send or recieve the incoming MMS, download the pic for me then automatically disconnect it when it was done. No muss no fuss. The GS3 does not automatically enable data to retrieve ur messages, you instead get a little download button in ur text you have to click. Problem is even after I enable data and click download to retrieve my mms, 95% of the time nothing happens, no activity is shown that the pic is actually being downloaded and you just end up staring at the screen for an hour until you get bored and turn it off, without your mms.
Is there a setting somewhere or something I can hack that will turn on the feature that will automatically enable data to retrieve your mms just like I had on the note? Its a bit hard to believe they'd have it on there then disable it on their brand new one. Not everyone likes to have data on all day :|
Thanks guys
Do you have Auto-Retrieve set to on in the messaging app? Just checking.
Check you apn settings
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Yupyup auto-retrieve has been checked since the get go. What do I need to check in APN settings?
Im too facing the same issue n im working on it to get a way out :-I
Apn has nothng to do with this n auto retrival has been tried but no luck
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Anyone on board has a solution for this ???????????
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Find APN setting for your network provider. In apn type, type in 'mms' without quot
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mms is already in the APN section. The settings were sent to my phone after I put my sim card in. Looks like there mightn't be a fix for this... :|
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mms is already in the APN section. The settings were sent to my phone after I put my sim card in. Looks like there mightn't be a fix for this... :|
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Hey, I had the same problem and I just fixed it. it will take you about 10 seconds.
1. go to mobile networks in wireless and networks.
2. choose access point names
3. menu button and choose New APN.
4. Im on AT&T so this is what I put (may be different if you have some other carrier)
Name: ATT PHONE
APN: Phone
that's all you have to put, everything else will already have values in there so dont change them.
5. once youre done with this just choose the APN you just created and your MMS will work.
**If you have a carrier other than AT&T then maybe this will work exactly the same, just find a phone with the same carrier and copy what's already there.
Thanks for the tip jon, however it still didnt work for me
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Thanks for the tip jon, however it still didnt work for me
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are you on AT&T?
No I'm in Australia on Optus Network
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No I'm in Australia on Optus Network
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Oh, that explains it. you could probably use the same method but copy the info from another phone using the Optus network. for example, here in the US, AT&T has several settings that I can choose from so if one doesn't work I can switch to another (which I did by inputting the info manually)
Maybe Optus has more than one setting so you can just use another. borrow a smartphone from someone and see what settings they have, if its different than what you're using now, try the one they have.
Hi
I also have this issue but it is important to note that there is nothing wrong with the MMS settings. The problem is caused by the S3 requiring Mobile Networking to be active to send and receive MMSs, but I choose to keep Mobile Network disabled unless I specifically wish to use it.
On my previous mobile of another make, even with Mobile Network disabled, the network would come to life to send and receive MMSs and then switch off again. The S3 does not behave this way and needs the Mobile Network to be specifically enabled manually.
This is an irritation! I would love to know if anyone has a fix or workround for this.
So.. there isn't a work around because its how they designed the phone eh. Is it something that they can tweak in a custom rom? Or do I just have to wait until the release the new galaxy note and hope they they put it back in again?
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So.. there isn't a work around because its how they designed the phone eh. Is it something that they can tweak in a custom rom? Or do I just have to wait until the release the new galaxy note and hope they they put it back in again?
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I haven't heard of this in any of the new SIII roms (I have the tmobile version), but it's still early on in the rom-making process...
I am having a problem with sending multimedia messages with my Galaxy S running on 2.3.5
If you can help with this, thanks in advance
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I am having a problem with sending multimedia messages with my Galaxy S running on 2.3.5
If you can help with this, thanks in advance
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are you on AT&T? If so, with the Galaxy S the problem is not with your phone's settings but on AT&T's end. turns out that sometimes your phone just disconnects from their network and they have to reset it--takes the only about 2 minutes to do over the phone.
It's on US Cellular, calling then would fix it though?
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It's on US Cellular, calling then would fix it though?
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Im not sure how US Cellular works. I have AT&T. before you called them you can check your settings and make sure mobile data is turned on and you can also check your APN settings. on my GS2 I have 2 settings for APN, one is AT&T the other is Cingular. on my Wife's GS3 she was having MMS issues so I added a second APN to her phone and it worked--for a while then it happened again, called AT&T and it was something on their end.
Hey everyone, I've been looking around the forum for different solutions but can't find anything. I just switched to the optimus g from an iPhone, now I can't get any Mms from anyone. I can send them to no problem but can't receive any, no fixes from the forums here or online have been able to help. I'm running the stock os and using go sms.
What have you tried??
First move is to check, double check apn settings.
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I've tried different apps as a messaging service, changes all the different settings for Mms. I've made sure all my apn settings are correct and manually entered them in to go sms. I've even called my provider and they haven't been able to help.
Is data enabled in the connectivity-> mobile networks settings?
I also see your carrier is Telus? Are you using an E970?
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You probably forgot to turn data on. With the iPhone, it's always on unless you turn it off so you probably don't think of it. But yeah, to get MMS, you have to have data on, just like on the iPhone
EDIT: I also realize TangoXray just said this lol
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At first I thought it had to do with data being off but even with it on and no data restrictions nothing is working. I'm on Telus have the 973 version.
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At first I thought it had to do with data being off but even with it on and no data restrictions nothing is working. I'm on Telus have the 973 version.
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Have you check in the Canadian forum? There may be something specific to the E973 device or to Telus (carrier help desks can be far from helpful), that someone in that forum knows about.
I would check with the carrier again also. My aunt got a new phone and couldn't receive mms. Took at&t a couple days to figure out exactly what was wrong (which was something with how her account was set up that was beyond the level of the store people and L1 tech support).
I bought two phones one a N7100 Chinese clone with 4.1.9 and another Phone running 2.3.3. Insert Sim card in both and APN info. Is set by the network but neither will allow any data access.
Check settings with provider (Smart) they say the settings are correct but still no data access (wifi access works fine)
Here is the weird thing if I put the n7100 in hotspot mode other devices can access 3G data(internet) when connected to it. How can that be ? Isn't Hotspot mode using the same apn settings as when accessing the net directly?
Can someone explain what's going on behind the scene with both. Oust trying to figure out why data access one way but not the other on the same device.
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