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I was flashed to ROCKO unlocked, and decided that I want to update my sprint stuff cause I wasn't able to on any custom stock ROM, it would stay on "Contacting Network" when I would try to update. So I SBF'd to 198_7 and unlocked again, and I am still not able to update my data profile or prl, still the "Contacting Network". My phone is activate, it just can't update profile/prl.
If I recall correctly, you have to have sprint push the profile update to you. I've read that people, who do stuff like switch roms get flagged in every their system. I think it was something asking the lines of security precaution. I'm pretty sure once you call, they can get your profile updated, then you should be able to update your prl.
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nyckid211 said:
If I recall correctly, you have to have sprint push the profile update to you. I've read that people, who do stuff like switch roms get flagged in every their system. I think it was something asking the lines of security precaution. I'm pretty sure once you call, they can get your profile updated, then you should be able to update your prl.
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^This exactly. Give sprint a ring. If thats still a no go try letting it activate and update through the Sprint Zone activation and updater app.
Thanks guys.
Would I have to lie and tell them that I never root or unlocked the bootloader/flashed other ROMS?
I've looked everwhere in Sprint Zone, and can't find the updater.
I personally have just told them that I was doing an OTA update and it had an issue or something along those lines lol they wont question too much, or atleast never have for me
IDK, I have trouble lying when it doesn't make sense lol. Could I mention that I'm trying to develops apps and need certain permissions etc. ?
Isnt 196_6 current? Or am i wrong?
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motorolatriumph said:
Isnt 196_6 current? Or am i wrong?
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I believe 198_7 is the latest official one.
Plancy said:
I was flashed to ROCKO unlocked, and decided that I want to update my sprint stuff cause I wasn't able to on any custom stock ROM, it would stay on "Contacting Network" when I would try to update. So I SBF'd to 198_7 and unlocked again, and I am still not able to update my data profile or prl, still the "Contacting Network". My phone is activate, it just can't update profile/prl.
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I just updated prl/and profile no issue do you have service maybe do it while on,wifi
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edward.hidalgo said:
I just updated prl/and profile no issue do you have service maybe do it while on,wifi
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It's activated(able to make calls, 3g, etc). It's either flagged like a previous poster has mentioned, or something about PDS partition, from doing all the SBF'ing flashing different roms etc.
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I believe 198_7 is the latest official one.
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Last Official was 198_6, 198_7 was leaked...
Similar Problem Updating Profile/PRL
I am unrooted and for some reason when I go into the Sprint Zone App it tells me there is a Profile and PRL update but if I choose either it gets stuck in "Contacting Network" and all I can do is reboot.
I spoke to Sprint and they made me out an "eTicket" to take to the nearest Sprint "repair" store but I am without wheels at the moment and kinda hoping someone might know whats going on.
The lady I spoke to said that these was a problem with the nearest tower to me, that it was operating at 3/4 efficiency, and that may be why I can't get my phone to update? Has anyone been told this before and is this something that could be the problem or is it just BS?
She said that most likely I would get a replacement when I could take my phone to the Sprint store.
Someone had a similer problem in another thread and a got a reply from someone asking what their H/W version number was. On my phone under H/W version it says unavailable.
Why would that happen and if I could somehow fix that might that be the ultimate fix to my issue?
Any help would be great...This is really the only problem I'm having. I really like this phone. It is a beast. Being in a 4g area is pretty awesome and being able to get constant 8-10 Mb (outside) is worth every penny. In my house during daytime hours I can only get 2-3 Mb but thats pretty damn cool.
If the camera was just a little bit better at taking low-light pics, this might be one of those "near perfect" phones in my opinion.
By the way, everyone that contributes here is awesome. I love this community and all of XDA.
Thanks
Where are the radio choices for this phone? are there any? i havent seen one!
My friend has had the photon for a while and he has always complained about dropping calls, or sms's not going through, I just got done rooting and unlocking it, flashed CM7 and he said it is worst. Anyone out there got some suggestions?
What version build is on the phone?
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well, im not exactly sure what was origionaly on it but I know it was 2.3.4,
but now it has "[KANG][ROM] CM7.2 by Photon Dev team 4-23-2012" on it.
Hmm, is he using it with sprint or another carrier like cricket?
I would just flash him back to stock have sprint update his profile and prl.
And if everything is fine flash custom roms.
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valentinoh said:
Hmm, is he using it with sprint or another carrier like cricket?
I would just flash him back to stock have sprint update his profile and prl.
And if everything is fine flash custom roms.
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Be careful letting sprint update your phone. Once you update to 2.3.5 you will be stuck with a locked bootloader till someone figures out how to unlock it. The basebands (radio) currently used by most roms is the one from 198_7 which is 2.3.4. As far as I know there are only 3 basebands for the photon and none of them make that much of a difference in reception if any at all. Currently 198_7 is your golden ticket for any kind of xda support.
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BAleR said:
Where are the radio choices for this phone? are there any? i havent seen one!
My friend has had the photon for a while and he has always complained about dropping calls, or sms's not going through, I just got done rooting and unlocking it, flashed CM7 and he said it is worst. Anyone out there got some suggestions?
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Been using KANG CM7.2 since the beginning on a non sprint network in India. Never had a problem. The rom is almost stable. 99%... And i neither had an issue with the network data nor call drops.
There's a network selection option in
Settings -> Wireless and networks -> Mobile networks -> Network Preference right ??
I have a photon on Verizon and I get 1-3 bars in my basement and once in a while I drop a call but when I leave the basement I get 3+ bars ALL the time. Are you sure you or your friend has strong signal at all ( if possible try another sprint phone).
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BAleR said:
Where are the radio choices for this phone? are there any? i havent seen one!
My friend has had the photon for a while and he has always complained about dropping calls, or sms's not going through, I just got done rooting and unlocking it, flashed CM7 and he said it is worst. Anyone out there got some suggestions?
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The photon has one of the best, if not the best radio of all sprint phones. Unless he is in a bad area for sprint then I don't know what to tell ya.
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Be careful letting sprint update your phone. Once you update to 2.3.5 you will be stuck with a locked bootloader till someone figures out how to unlock it. The basebands (radio) currently used by most roms is the one from 198_7 which is 2.3.4. As far as I know there are only 3 basebands for the photon and none of them make that much of a difference in reception if any at all. Currently 198_7 is your golden ticket for any kind of xda support.
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Updating the PRL and Profile is totally different from updating (upgrade) to 2.3.5.
I see the point of the suggestion to update profile/prl, it can make a difference in call/reception quality.
For those who are concerned about going back to stock for profile/prl updates there is another way. When on rooted stock use an app such as TiBu and freeze the upgrader/updater apk's. Then create a nandroid backup. If you need to go back to 198_6 or 7 for whatever reason you are safe.
My MoPho's in the kitchen sink!!
Well looks like hes SOL, when he first got it I did update the prl and profile and it didnt do much. Figured a custom rom would help. But his photon is on sprint, and his girl has the same exact phone and she has all the same exact problems he has. Like droped calles, and also the phone became very sluggesh over time, one of the worst phones i've ever used, and i've used at least 15 or 20 different android phones on all 4 major carriers foor a substantial amount of time. Sorry to say it, but its just my opinion. So... I think its just a bad area concidering the evidence. But anyway, hes been away for a few days and I cant get to the phone so I can't check anything. Thanks for the reply's though.
So after reading through all the posts about flashing my phone to ics from droidstyle's post, i ended up trying to flash my phone from 2.3.5 (which I was not able to update normally by my crappy carrier) to one of the ics roms. Which ended up giving me zero 3g access. My question is are their specific files i can pull from a working Showcase with the latest carrier supported os, to put on my phone after i flash it to ics to get it to access 3g again? My problem is all these roms and what not tend to be based off verizons phone the fascinate. Which as far as i can tell are almost identiacal except a few differences. I dont have verizon as my carrier but a little kansas based one called nex-tech.
there is a 3g data fix.zip floating around here somewhere in this section...thats what u need.
*edit found it
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/59704791/Data_fix_ISC.zip
So that'll fix it? Ur awesome. I tried searching about 3g but I couldn't find anything
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OK so another question... if that doesn't work how do I revert back to the stock OS from my carrier that gives me 3g access
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OK so another question... if that doesn't work how do I revert back to the stock OS from my carrier that gives me 3g access
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go to rootzwiki and download the stock eh09 or ei20 package then follow the going back to stock part of the guide.
ok, so after all that i still dont have 3g access. Tried reverting back to 2.3.5 but it wont give me my 3g back at all.
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ok, so after all that i still dont have 3g access. Tried reverting back to 2.3.5 but it wont give me my 3g back at all.
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most likely you will have to call your carrier and have them do a esn swap or activate a old phone on your line then switch back.
I went down to the office and they did a swap of a phone they had in the building. No luck what so ever. My girl friend and i have the same exact phone, minus a small hardware update between them. Ive completely erased all of my phone and flashed a generic showcase rom and updated through their website. They programmed it and all that jazz but no luck...
phone info
hardware version 1500.05
firmware version 2.3.5
Baseband version S:i500.05 K.EI20
Biuld number SCH-I500.EI20
If u need any other info im happy to do anything to get this damned 3g back
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I went down to the office and they did a swap of a phone they had in the building. No luck what so ever. My girl friend and i have the same exact phone, minus a small hardware update between them. Ive completely erased all of my phone and flashed a generic showcase rom and updated through their website. They programmed it and all that jazz but no luck...
phone info
hardware version 1500.05
firmware version 2.3.5
Baseband version S:i500.05 K.EI20
Biuld number SCH-I500.EI20
If u need any other info im happy to do anything to get this damned 3g back
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You want an easy fix? Activate it on a Verizon account....
I'm not trying to offend you, but Samsung created it for Verizon network...you might be able to program it to work on another, but you might not...idk
DROID DOES, Apple did...like I forgot when
Well the phone is a Nex-tech phone, that is where i bought it from. That is the local cell phone provider here. Its worked flawlessly rooted for almost 6 months. Then i decided to try and get ics on it and followed the guide droid so awesomely wrote up for everyone. It didnt work so well for me, because Nex-tech is some random generic cdma cellphone provider.
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Well the phone is a Nex-tech phone, that is where i bought it from. That is the local cell phone provider here. Its worked flawlessly rooted for almost 6 months. Then i decided to try and get ics on it and followed the guide droid so awesomely wrote up for everyone. It didnt work so well for me, because Nex-tech is some random generic cdma cellphone provider.
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I had a Sprint Epic for a brief time but live in an area where it was using Nex-tech's towers since Nex-tech is part of Sprint's roaming alliance. I was running custom Froyo roms from XDA because there was no official Froyo release at the time. After a few months it had the same problem with losing 3G. I spent two hours on it with Sprint's tech support and never got it to work again. They even sent me a refurbed phone and it failed right out of the box. They wanted me to drive to the nearest store to have them activate it, which was 1 1/2 hours away when it should have been able to activate thru Nextech's system. Needless to say I ate the ETF and got a Fascinate.
My theory is Nextech has some kind of black list that shuts off data on phones it thinks are roaming for an excessive amount of time. Maybe switching to an ICS Rom designed for the Fascinate might have triggered that.
Good luck with getting it working. The main thing that keeps me from going back to Nextech is their lame tech support and huge repair times instead of refurbished swapouts. I keep hoping when Nextech's contract with Sprint is up next year maybe Sprint will come out here.
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no solution is currently available to use 3g once you ics
even if you have a verizon 4g sim
even beigephone can't come up with one without a 4g chip as of this writing
more of verizon locking down their phones
depending on the rom some will work with 4g but these is a trick to it, try searching the forums
I had no problem putting my razr maxx with ics on pageplus
Just had to reflash it was up and running in less than 10 minutes
Can not get mms to work
I have talk text sms and 3G
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Wardcst : Can you give more info on how you flashed?
Did you do a OTA to ICS and then flash using CDMAWS? Was it a paid version?
I have a Razr, flashed using Beigephone, on stock GB ROM. Havent upgraded to ICS yet but would like to if I can do it myself and get 3g and dont have to send it to Beigephone. Any info will be much appreciated. Thanks!
wardcst said:
I had no problem putting my razr maxx with ics on pageplus
Just had to reflash it was up and running in less than 10 minutes
Can not get mms to work
I have talk text sms and 3G
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depending on the rom some will work with 4g but these is a trick to it, try searching the forums
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i've searched forums for weeks and no avail stock gb 181 to ota ics
like you saying there is a trick to go search doesn't help anyone
people claim to have solution but don't publish it and others don't get all features running
others really don't have ota ics and still on gb
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Wardcst : Can you give more info on how you flashed?
Did you do a OTA to ICS and then flash using CDMAWS? Was it a paid version?
I have a Razr, flashed using Beigephone, on stock GB ROM. Havent upgraded to ICS yet but would like to if I can do it myself and get 3g and dont have to send it to Beigephone. Any info will be much appreciated. Thanks!
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mine is done by beigephone
took ota ics and lost internet connect although in the mobile settings i can see 3g/1x signal strength 3 bars
used cdmaws paid to flash and still can't get it back
beigephone claims they have a fix and i'm sending it back
pltctytc said:
mine is done by beigephone
took ota ics and lost internet connect although in the mobile settings i can see 3g/1x signal strength 3 bars
used cdmaws paid to flash and still can't get it back
beigephone claims they have a fix and i'm sending it back
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Yeah looks like there is a 49.95 service on Beigephone to flash ICS Razr and Razr Maxx. Let us know if it works out for you pltctytc.
Thanks!
droidrazr said:
Yeah looks like there is a 49.95 service on Beigephone to flash ICS Razr and Razr Maxx. Let us know if it works out for you pltctytc.
Thanks!
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they're reflashed for free in the past. although i don't expect it this time
its cheaper than the alternatives in the long run. could have gone to V ported to prepaid for one month then port back to ppc and see what happens. would cost me more than 50 for that
one no one seems to know what bp does different unless they have the uber expensive software that can do more than cdmaws. maybe just a bug in the phone from the update....who knows...
droidrazr said:
Wardcst : Can you give more info on how you flashed?
Did you do a OTA to ICS and then flash using CDMAWS? Was it a paid version?
I have a Razr, flashed using Beigephone, on stock GB ROM. Havent upgraded to ICS yet but would like to if I can do it myself and get 3g and dont have to send it to Beigephone. Any info will be much appreciated. Thanks!
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I used qpst and DFS I don't have cdma workshop
there is a thread on howard forums post 11 tells how
you do not have to use any cut now there is a *#*#4636#*#* for phone info to change the radio to lte cdma evdo
I did the over the air as a tester for motorola simm has to be in for data to work I have no mms
In menu settings about phone status it does not show phone number or prl but when I read phone in qpst or DFS all info comes up
Phone works great though I have not factory reset it not sure if that makes any difference or not
I went from stock rooted 181 to the OTA ICS used voodoo root keeper and restored root after the update and worked perfect
wardcst said:
I used qpst and DFS I don't have cdma workshop
there is a thread on howard forums post 11 tells how
you do not have to use any cut now there is a *#*#4636#*#* for phone info to change the radio to lte cdma evdo
I did the over the air as a tester for motorola simm has to be in for data to work I have no mms
In menu settings about phone status it does not show phone number or prl but when I read phone in qpst or DFS all info comes up
Phone works great though I have not factory reset it not sure if that makes any difference or not
I went from stock rooted 181 to the OTA ICS used voodoo root keeper and restored root after the update and worked perfect
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bionic and razr are 2 different phones 4636 doesnt work on razr there are apps for that or ##program
i have factory reset but it didn't do anything. i was rooted before and after with no problems rerooting
i'm thinking its all in the sim card and might need to be erased or replaced or a dealer needs to activate it somehow...just guessing
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bionic and razr are 2 different phones 4636 doesnt work on razr there are apps for that or ##program
i have factory reset but it didn't do anything. i was rooted before and after with no problems rerooting
i'm thinking its all in the sim card and might need to be erased or replaced or a dealer needs to activate it somehow...just guessing
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uhhh
4636 does work on the razr?
devs would say to use it to toggle to gsm then back to lte to get data working. so i guess not on stock roms?
i have the gsm razr, so i don't know if it's disabled on stock cdma
pltctytc said:
bionic and razr are 2 different phones 4636 doesnt work on razr there are apps for that or ##program
i have factory reset but it didn't do anything. i was rooted before and after with no problems rerooting
i'm thinking its all in the sim card and might need to be erased or replaced or a dealer needs to activate it somehow...just guessing
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I am on 211 OTA ICS on the razr maxx and *#*#4636#*#* sure does work it did not on GB but it works Fine on ICS try it you will see
wardcst said:
I am on 211 OTA ICS on the razr maxx and *#*#4636#*#* sure does work it did not on GB but it works Fine on ICS try it you will see
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tried it a couple times...it makes a phone call on mine cdma drmaxx
gotta have it
pltctytc said:
bionic and razr are 2 different phones 4636 doesnt work on razr there are apps for that or ##program
i have factory reset but it didn't do anything. i was rooted before and after with no problems rerooting
i'm thinking its all in the sim card and might need to be erased or replaced or a dealer needs to activate it somehow...just guessing
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turns out you need the 4g sim for the ota ics on drazr to work on ppc
pltctytc said:
turns out you need the 4g sim for the ota ics on drazr to work on ppc
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Yes for Data you do or it will not work
So pltctytc, were you able to install ICS and get data working on Pageplus with the 4g SIM card?
I have the 4g SIM Card that came from Verizon in the phone and if i remove it, data doesnt work on GB and goes on roaming mode. Putting back in, data starts working again.
I was thinking of safestrap and install an ICS leak on the safe-side but what I have read is that you have to have ICS on the non-safe side also. The other option is safestrap and then install the stock .181 on the safe side and then try and see if it will OTA update from it to ICS. If anything goes haywire, i can go back to the non-safe side.
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Yes for Data you do or it will not work
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droidrazr said:
So pltctytc, were you able to install ICS and get data working on Pageplus with the 4g SIM card?
I have the 4g SIM Card that came from Verizon in the phone and if i remove it, data doesnt work on GB and goes on roaming mode. Putting back in, data starts working again.
I was thinking of safestrap and install an ICS leak on the safe-side but what I have read is that you have to have ICS on the non-safe side also. The other option is safestrap and then install the stock .181 on the safe side and then try and see if it will OTA update from it to ICS. If anything goes haywire, i can go back to the non-safe side.
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as far as i know you always needed a sim (3g on gb) no matter what on at least the razr for internet (without wifi)
beigephone said i needed the 4g sim to get it working now with ics. $15. i have no idea what info is on the sim. maybe it just acts like a key and you'll be good
i don't mess with leaks and safestrap etc. i take the authentic ota's and keep rooted. on my dx i did sbf's but not with the maxx
its just verizon locking down 'their' phones
works w/ 4g card
got maxx back from bp today 3g works and has v sim card installed
in the settings 3g card is checked not 4g
preferred network mode lte/cdma
sms does not work but that is a current bug in a lot of ics updates...there is an app that gets it back.. android 4 ics sms
pltctytc said:
as far as i know you always needed a sim (3g on gb) no matter what on at least the razr for internet (without wifi)
beigephone said i needed the 4g sim to get it working now with ics. $15. i have no idea what info is on the sim. maybe it just acts like a key and you'll be good
i don't mess with leaks and safestrap etc. i take the authentic ota's and keep rooted. on my dx i did sbf's but not with the maxx
its just verizon locking down 'their' phones
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I just got a Razr XT912 that came with a SIM. I assume you mean a "clean" SIM? Does this just apply to the Maxx? I'd really like to be on ICS (now on GB 2.3.6) before I try flashing on my own.
help
pltctytc said:
got maxx back from bp today 3g works and has v sim card installed
in the settings 3g card is checked not 4g
preferred network mode lte/cdma
sms does not work but that is a current bug in a lot of ics updates...there is an app that gets it back.. android 4 ics sms
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hi,I have the same issue any advice?
I have a post for my Rezound with several issues that I need help with under MsIrish. Can someone please get me through this?
Thank you
MsIrish
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If I remember you had the rezound on t mobile? Are you meaning the pre paid plan? Post as much info as you can about your situation and ill try to help either here or my pm box
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Hi- thank you for responding. I am using a 2g card on rez. On regular contract tried latest sim won't work. Won't get its supposedly bc on tmobile. Your thoughts...where should I begin to be cought up with everyone else?
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Rezound radios are designed for verizon towers, im not sure it will work with a t mobile sim. But you could still unlock it and what not it just won't get service or data
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Rezound radios are designed for verizon towers, im not sure it will work with a t mobile sim. But you could still unlock it and what not it just won't get service or data
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I have been sucessfully using the phone since I purchased it in March. I know there has been a fix for data and I believe SMS. Now there is an ICS update. I cave not rooted or flashed or modded just kind of waited until the official update to see what it changed. Your thoughts?
I'm using my Rezound on T-Mobile. You will only get EDGE (2G) since the rezound doesn't have T-Mobile's AWS band. The same with AT&T I believe (only 2G). The Rezound is already SIM unlocked all you need is a GSM ROM
Unless you live in an area where they have refarmed their 2G to 3G. AT&T has already done it in New York City (downtown). And T-Mobile in Washington State (some city there idk).
The gist of it is. For the moment on the HTC Rezound with a US GSM carrier you will only have 2G (EDGE) data connection. Until those carriers switch their 2G off and refarm it to 3G.
I just want to update it with ics. Try the fixes for data, sim etc that everybody else has used. I just don't know where to start.
Phone service works
Phone service is fine live in California 3g/4g area no dropped calls. I use WiFi for data, but want to get data from my carrier and text. Any thoughts?
msirish said:
Phone service is fine live in California 3g/4g area no dropped calls. I use WiFi for data, but want to get data from my carrier and text. Any thoughts?
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Data is just a matter of Setting the APN... While SMS is deeper in the ROM..
If you are on Stock ICS then flash this http://dl.dropbox.com/u/46585775/HTC Rezound/STOCKGSMFIX.zip
Then go into your dialer *#*#4636#*#* and check under phone information that GSM is selected.
BACKUP!! BEFORE ATTEMPTING ANYTHING
Or you can just flash one of the ICS roms (GSM) that have Sense 4 so you won't get the "Invalid Sim blah blah"
My APN area is locked down and grayed out. How can that area be unlocked? I am currently running th and want to update to ice.
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My APN area is locked down and grayed out. How can that area be unlocked? I am currently running th and want to update to ice.
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? Even when I had Verizon the APN settings was changeable...
Why don't you just backup and flash either the Stock ICS or a custom ROM and then restore just your DATA and see if it doesn't give you any issues?
What do you recommend for a good back up application and where should I get the ics flashed from? I don't know why the APN is grayed out if I knew how to do a screen shot I would post it for you.
msirish said:
What do you recommend for a good back up application and where should I get the ics flashed from? I don't know why the APN is grayed out if I knew how to do a screen shot I would post it for you.
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If you are dev-unlocked or have S-OFF you can use amon ra to do a complete system backup...
But there is an app in the Play Store called ROM Toolbox Lite which lets you backup apps, bookmarks etc to your sdcard... Then all you got to do is flash a rom you want and redownload the Toolbox app from the play store and restore.
I downloaded the tool box lite and received a message that it failed to obtain root access. I guess that means that I am unrooted? Not quite sure what root or unroot means.
msirish said:
I downloaded the tool box lite and received a message that it failed to obtain root access. I guess that means that I am unrooted? Not quite sure what root or unroot means.
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By that I assume you do not have an unlocked bootloader? And you are as stock as you can get.
If you are 100% Stock and you want ICS.. You could update by flashing the ICS PH98IMG.zip via the bootloader.. but that will cause a factory reset with no hope of getting anything backed up.
Back when the rezound was released there was a Temp Root method but it never worked for me. If you acheive Temp Root you can run ToolBox and do an app backup.
Root = Having control of Androids System and being able to do backups/restore
Yes, I am out of the box as stock as you can get. The only thing I did was change GSM to get T-Mobile and then patiently waited for official ICS to come. With that said where do I start and please assume I know nothing it is just safer for the phone that way.
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Yes, I am out of the box as stock as you can get. The only thing I did was change GSM to get T-Mobile and then patiently waited for official ICS to come. With that said where do I start and please assume I know nothing it is just safer for the phone that way.
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If you achieve Temp Root using the link i posted.. All You will gain is root privilege until the phone is powered off.
While in Temp root you should be able to create a backup of your phone to your sdcard.
So Make Sure you Have the HTC Drivers Installed
And that you have ADB installed
Sounds good.....here is my hand please walk me through this. Is this what I need to do to upgrade to ics?
msirish said:
Sounds good.....here is my hand please walk me through this. Is this what I need to do to upgrade to ics?
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Well technically the update should present itself to you aslong as you have an active DATA connection. Now being on T-Mobile might be whats stopping the update from coming to your rezound.
You do not need Root to update to ICS since the update is available on the internet for you to download and install it via sdcard. But you won't be able to backup anything besides what Google Backs up on it own (Contacts & App purchases).
So If you want to stay Stock and upgrade to ICS then you can go ahead and download the ICS update and install it via sdcard. Just remember you will loose everything not saved in the sdcard (internal or external won't be touched).
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Data is just a matter of Setting the APN... While SMS is deeper in the ROM..
If you are on Stock ICS then flash this http://dl.dropbox.com/u/46585775/HTC Rezound/STOCKGSMFIX.zip
Then go into your dialer *#*#4636#*#* and check under phone information that GSM is selected.
BACKUP!! BEFORE ATTEMPTING ANYTHING
Or you can just flash one of the ICS roms (GSM) that have Sense 4 so you won't get the "Invalid Sim blah blah"
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I am backing up my data now. Still on stock GB. Can you tell me what I should flash to if there is a link to upgrade this to ICS since I am on
Verizon I will not get the upgrade notice and need to do a manual install. I also want to get data and SMS too. A lot of this has been since
resolved, but I am not sure which are which. Could you please, tell me so I can get this done once and for all. I feel like I am living in the stone
ages.
Thank you,
MI