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as title says, list for apns used by vodafone, o2 and meteor in ireland can be found here
i can't vouch for the vodafone or meteor settings but the o2 ones do work.
after spending days trying to find working apns this was a lifesaver (certain irish based board gives the wrong settings, i know i've tried them)
if i get a chance i'll add the apn settings for 3ireland later
if this is in the wrong section mods, i do apologise, but i was unsure of where to post it
I think it sent, me and the wife are on o2 but she has`nt gotten it, tried applying them settings on her Iphone 3 but it wont set from her`s.
It looks like it sent from my Galaxy S but nothing on her`s?? Any ideas?
I have an unlocked X10 mini pro (has been locked to Austrian operator A1 before). Everything works fine except for data. I configer the APN correctly (my operator is TIM Brasil), I can see the 3G sign on the top bar, but still no data connection. What am I doing wrong?
try turning off and on the device?
also, are you sure the APN config is correct? there is some app on the market called 'apn brasil' which you could try using, it is supposed to config APNs for multiple carriers in brazil (im brazillian btw also =p)
btw: i am assuming you have a wifi connection, of course, to be able to download stuff from the market, LOL
sirmarcelot said:
try turning off and on the device?
also, are you sure the APN config is correct? there is some app on the market called 'apn brasil' which you could try using, it is supposed to config APNs for multiple carriers in brazil (im brazillian btw also =p)
btw: i am assuming you have a wifi connection, of course, to be able to download stuff from the market, LOL
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Turning the device on and off is like checking the tyres pressure when the car can´t run.... it doesn´t solve anything. APN for tim is the simpliest thing - APN tim.br, username tim, password tim. Works on ALL phones. Of course there are also country and network codes (TIM São Paulo - 03). That´s it.
I am considernig debranding the device with Omnius, in order to remove any hidden hooks the original operator may have left. Also it makes no sense to download anything from the market one week before the 2.1 update (which will happen on 24-26th of September).
PS I am not Brazilian, I just live in São Paulo for the last 10 years
Well, I debranded the phone (which was a good idea to do in view of the coming update anyhow), and it still didn´t work. Then I tried a sim card from another operator and lo and behold the miracle happened! Apparently one of the major operators in Brazil - TIM Brasil, left ALL country without internet access for almost 4 days. Which were exactly the days when I tried to use my smartphone.
Moral - don´t blame everything on yourself. If it doesn´t work get a larger hammer.
OK guys the title explains my predicament. I live in Costa Rica and am currently with the I.C.E for any of you that may be from here. I purchased a used S2 from a guy that bought it from Claro. So the first thing I did was get rid of the stock and I flashed everything like I wanted which is:
CheckROM v6
Using DarkKnight's Kernel
I'm using the KI3 radio but I have about 20 others and none of them changes my situation (coming up)
Original info was:
PDA-KG7
Phone- KG4
CSC - KH2
NOW here's the deal, my network icon has full bars but with an R for roaming. The phone works fine, I somewhat have data connectivity although SLOW, BUT when I go to APN settings there is nothing there NOR will it let me save a new APN, BUT I do get the 3G and H icons depending on where I am, I just can't program in a new APN or get rid of the Roaming icon no matter what ROM I flash, kernel or radio combination...
I have tried automatically and manually selecting my networks also, no dice...
I have of course already gone to *#*#4696#*#* and changed settings and tried all the variants but currently have it on WCDMA preferred.
I have also gone to *#2263# and tried all those variants but left it on WCDMA All Channels.
So I am more than open for any suggestions.
Go to Sammobile.com & search for stock firmware for your country/carrier (or just your country if they don't have any carrier specific firmware for your region), flash this firmware via Odin following whatever instructions Sammobile have for firmware downloaded from their site.
Once you've done that, check your APN setting & see if you have full connectivity. If for whatever reason your APN settings are blank (if you only end up downloading/flashing a country specific firmware only, for example), call your carrier for the APN settings and then enter these manually.
First thing you do when you have these problems is go back to stock & see if you can reproduce the problem or whether going back to stock fixes same
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Go to Sammobile.com & search for stock firmware for your country/carrier (or just your country if they don't have any carrier specific firmware for your region), flash this firmware via Odin following whatever instructions Sammobile have for firmware downloaded from their site.
Once you've done that, check your APN setting & see if you have full connectivity. If for whatever reason your APN settings are blank (if you only end up downloading/flashing a country specific firmware only, for example), call your carrier for the APN settings and then enter these manually.
First thing you do when you have these problems is go back to stock & see if you can reproduce the problem or whether going back to stock fixes same
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Thanks alot for your response MistahBungle.
Well on stock firmware is where I originally have the problem, that's the reason I began flashing ROMs and radios. IF I use a SIM from the original carrier which is Claro then all is well. BUT if I use a SIM from one of the other two carriers then the phone signal says roaming and I can't save any APN settings, no matter if I'm on stock firmware or any of the other ROMs or radio combinations that I have tried.
OK. Looks like we'll have to dig a bit deeper
So do you have baseband & IMEI in settings/about phone ? That issue of not being able to save APN settings with those other carriers sounds to me like a SIM or network issue. My first thought was it's a problem with the baseband, hence I suggested to flash a stock rom. But if that was the issue, you probably wouldn't be able to enter APN details for any sim/carrier.
Actually, now that I think about it. You know what it sounds like ? That the phone is network locked to your original carrier. That would explain everything.
If your phone *should* be locked (like you're on a contract where you only 'own' the phone at the end of the contract, etc), then I guess you can either pay the original carrier to unlock it. Or you can try one of the many unlock methods you can read about on here/apps you can get on the Market. Or if it shouldn't be locked yet it is, maybe ask the original carrier to unlock it.
You could also try flashing a specific rom for one of the other carriers, but I'm pretty sure that phone is network locked.
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Thanks alot for your response MistahBungle.
Well on stock firmware is where I originally have the problem, that's the reason I began flashing ROMs and radios. IF I use a SIM from the original carrier which is Claro then all is well. BUT if I use a SIM from one of the other two carriers then the phone signal says roaming and I can't save any APN settings, no matter if I'm on stock firmware or any of the other ROMs or radio combinations that I have tried.
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OK. Looks like we'll have to dig a bit deeper
So do you have baseband & IMEI in settings/about phone ? That issue of not being able to save APN settings with those other carriers sounds to me like a SIM or network issue. My first thought was it's a problem with the baseband, hence I suggested to flash a stock rom. But if that was the issue, you probably wouldn't be able to enter APN details for any sim/carrier.
Actually, now that I think about it. You know what it sounds like ? That the phone is network locked to your original carrier. That would explain everything.
If your phone *should* be locked (like you're on a contract where you only 'own' the phone at the end of the contract, etc), then I guess you can either pay the original carrier to unlock it. Or you can try one of the many unlock methods you can read about on here/apps you can get on the Market. Or if it shouldn't be locked yet it is, maybe ask the original carrier to unlock it.
You could also try flashing a specific rom for one of the other carriers, but I'm pretty sure that phone is network locked.
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Ok just to clarify... all that makes sense, but what is ODD to me is that I don't think the phone is locked... I have full phone capabilities. I can make and answer calls, send texts, I even have full internet capability (even if I can't save any APN settings and there are none to be seen in the menu to choose from), I have the full speed of what I'm paying for from my carrier... the phone just won't let me SEE what APN settings it's using and in the signal it says R for roaming, but in networks it shows that it's connected to MY network...
Yes my IMEI does come up, BUT when I try one of those unlock apps I always get the message that it was unable to unlock it, but it's working with my carrier.
Ahhhh. OK. Yep that's a bit clearer now
OK. So we're pretty sure it isn't locked. That is really weird that it won't let you enter APN settings (regardless of which rom you're using), but you still have internet connectivity. Again, showing your network as the network connected to, yet showing up as roaming on the taskbar, is weird.
I've gotta say I"m pretty much stumped then. Haven't read a similar situation on here in the 4 mths I've been following the Q&A section of the board pretty much every day. Sorry I can't be of more help
Hopefully someone better qualified that me reads your post & can help. If you don't get a reply in a day or two, give it a bump.
cdzo72 said:
Ok just to clarify... all that makes sense, but what is ODD to me is that I don't think the phone is locked... I have full phone capabilities. I can make and answer calls, send texts, I even have full internet capability (even if I can't save any APN settings and there are none to be seen in the menu to choose from), I have the full speed of what I'm paying for from my carrier... the phone just won't let me SEE what APN settings it's using and in the signal it says R for roaming, but in networks it shows that it's connected to MY network...
Yes my IMEI does come up, BUT when I try one of those unlock apps I always get the message that it was unable to unlock it, but it's working with my carrier.
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Ahhhh. OK. Yep that's a bit clearer now
OK. So we're pretty sure it isn't locked. That is really weird that it won't let you enter APN settings (regardless of which rom you're using), but you still have internet connectivity. Again, showing your network as the network connected to, yet showing up as roaming on the taskbar, is weird.
I've gotta say I"m pretty much stumped then. Haven't read a similar situation on here in the 4 mths I've been following the Q&A section of the board pretty much every day. Sorry I can't be of more help
Hopefully someone better qualified that me reads your post & can help. If you don't get a reply in a day or two, give it a bump.
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Hey don't apologize, as you see no one else has ventured to give me a response either and I'm completely stumped myself. I looked for 5 days for an answer before I started a new thread because no one will go off on a noob for not searching quicker than I will, but I just haven't seen anyone with a similar situation on any forum anywhere...
THANKS AGAIN!!
Now to the rest of you devs, come on help a fella out and tell me what files I need to be looking for or modifying
Ok MistahBungles I got an update for ya... I decided to download a different firmware package (the PDA and Phone match mine but not the CSC), it's for Claro Argentina, BUT the ROM isn't branded when I booted it (the ROM the phone came had a CLARO boot logo (another reason I started looking for a different ROM)) and THIS ROM automatically has my APN settings in the menu without me doing a thing and the R in the signal is gone....
So now my question is how do I go about flashing the ROM I wanna use which is CheckROM but not lose my new found freedom (I ask because I'm not sure if this is a simple radio issue)
cdzo72 said:
Thanks alot for your response MistahBungle.
Well on stock firmware is where I originally have the problem, that's the reason I began flashing ROMs and radios. IF I use a SIM from the original carrier which is Claro then all is well. BUT if I use a SIM from one of the other two carriers then the phone signal says roaming and I can't save any APN settings, no matter if I'm on stock firmware or any of the other ROMs or radio combinations that I have tried.
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The Phone maybe Network Locked.(Not sim locked) As taken from gsmlocker.com:
Q. What sorts of locks are there?
A.
- lock phone to SIM
- lock phone to OPERATOR (network lock)
- lock phone to CODE (product lock = offer lock)
If your phone is locked to the sim you cannot use any other sim than the one you have: SIM broken makes phone useless.
If your phone is locked to an operator, you can use any SIM from this operator in your phone. You can switch between contract and prepaid as you wish, but not to a different operator.
If your phone is locked to a code, the phone checks a special "password" (GID) on the SIM that must match your phone. Providers often use different passwords for contract and prepaid.
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The Phone maybe Network Locked.(Not sim locked) As taken from gsmlocker.com:
Q. What sorts of locks are there?
A.
- lock phone to SIM
- lock phone to OPERATOR (network lock)
- lock phone to CODE (product lock = offer lock)
If your phone is locked to the sim you cannot use any other sim than the one you have: SIM broken makes phone useless.
If your phone is locked to an operator, you can use any SIM from this operator in your phone. You can switch between contract and prepaid as you wish, but not to a different operator.
If your phone is locked to a code, the phone checks a special "password" (GID) on the SIM that must match your phone. Providers often use different passwords for contract and prepaid.
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OK I get your point BUT the phone if fully functional, I'm using a SIM from a different carrier, I have a data connection, make and receive calls, the whole nine yards, it just won't let me see what APN setting it's using and the R symbol is in the signal... once again, IT IS allowing the use of a different SIM from another carrier
Yes its the same as me! I have the R showing as well.(if you put the Claro sim in the R will disappear yes?)
FlowerPotmen said:
Yes its the same as me! I have the R showing as well.(if you put the Claro sim in the R will disappear yes?)
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Yes when I use a CLARO SIM the R disappears....
BREAKTHROUGH... I think that I have found the culprit... since I live in Costa Rica I use Market Enabler... apparently whatever it changes is causing the problem, which is weird because I have 3 other android devices, I use the same app on all of them and don't have this issue... NOW I'm really scratching my head... guess I need to contact the dev?
Ahhh. So Market Enabler is changing the CSC which is causing the network settings to disappear/barf.
Nice work finding the source of the problem Yeah tell the dev. Hopefully they can find some sort of fix/workaround so you can still use Market Enabler.
cdzo72 said:
Yes when I use a CLARO SIM the R disappears....
BREAKTHROUGH... I think that I have found the culprit... since I live in Costa Rica I use Market Enabler... apparently whatever it changes is causing the problem, which is weird because I have 3 other android devices, I use the same app on all of them and don't have this issue... NOW I'm really scratching my head... guess I need to contact the dev?
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MistahBungle said:
Ahhh. So Market Enabler is changing the CSC which is causing the network settings to disappear/barf.
Nice work finding the source of the problem Yeah tell the dev. Hopefully they can find some sort of fix/workaround so you can still use Market Enabler.
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Well I just through and installed and tried ALL the market unlocking apps and they all apparently do the same thing and causing the same result, my phone thinks it's roaming, so now the head scratcher is why my other Android devices don't behave in the same way? This is my only Samsung. The others are Dell Streaks.
cdzo72 said:
Well I just through and installed and tried ALL the market unlocking apps and they all apparently do the same thing and causing the same result, my phone thinks it's roaming, so now the head scratcher is why my other Android devices don't behave in the same way? This is my only Samsung. The others are Dell Streaks.
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Sorry to bump this up, but I'm having the exact same problem. I was wondering if you ever figured out how to fix it.
I have a HTC Sensation and it happened to me right after I upgraded my custom kernel version to a newer one.
I never installed Market Enabler nor Market Access but when I check the SIM info it shows incorrect MNC and MCC values which
I can't change... they won't save in the system options.
I thought maybe my SIM card is screwed up, so I'm thinking of getting a new one from my service provider.
I just have to check it on a different phone first.
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Sorry to bump this up, but I'm having the exact same problem. I was wondering if you ever figured out how to fix it.
I have a HTC Sensation and it happened to me right after I upgraded my custom kernel version to a newer one.
I never installed Market Enabler nor Market Access but when I check the SIM info it shows incorrect MNC and MCC values which
I can't change... they won't save in the system options.
I thought maybe my SIM card is screwed up, so I'm thinking of getting a new one from my service provider.
I just have to check it on a different phone first.
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Ok, forget it. My SIM card was having issues, got a new one from my carrier. Everything is working fine now.
Hello. I have an unlocked i717 and i have Claro Argentina.
In stock rom, i puted *#2263# and changed gsm to 850/1900 and worked fine.
Now in cyanogen 10.0 i have no 3g, no internet.
I have tried putting *#2263# and it doesnt work anymore.
I have tried chaging apn and, doesn't work anyway.
What can i do ? How can i acces to the same panel that i entered before with *#2263# to change bands?
Thanks
APN must be input exactly the same as the previous APN.
Also, it must be saved prior to leaving the setup screen, or it will be lost.
If the APN is correct, your signal will return ...g
I know that. Apn is ok.
Also in standard rom i DIDN'T have 3g until i change bands to gps 850 /1900 by the *#2263# mode (with same APN), problem is that now with cyanogenmode that *#2263# dont work anymore, and i cant change bands to 850/1900.
UODATE: If i put "Use only 2g networks" works fine.
Your input code is obviously a carrier function...
And if your current rom will not support the code change, then the obvious choice would be a return to the previous rom.
I dont know what rom you had before, but if manual entry of the APN fails, and the carrier code fails also,
You are likely missing the associated RIL's that accompany the radio baseband.
And in order to restore the radio interface libraries, you will need to restore your previous build, (it contains the RIL's)...
Or use a compatible, NON-AOSP build.
Cyanogenmod does not contain the libraries that were issued in your stock rom .....g
gregsarg said:
Your input code is obviously a carrier function...
And if your current rom will not support the code change, then the obvious choice would be a return to the previous rom.
I dont know what rom you had before, but if manual entry of the APN fails, and the carrier code fails also,
You are likely missing the associated RIL's that accompany the radio baseband.
And in order to restore the radio interface libraries, you will need to restore your previous build, (it contains the RIL's)...
Or use a compatible, NON-AOSP build.
Cyanogenmod does not contain the libraries that were issued in your stock rom .....g
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Sory im new to android, and i dont understand very well.
I know that the input code is a carrier function, what i don't really understand if why i i put automatic mode internet doesnt work. By the way, internet doesnt work but the icon of "3g" and "h" is there...
I know that i can return to the previous rom, but i would prefer to have android 4.1, default version is 4.0.4, and i also like cyanogen futures.
My before rom, was the samsung rom ATT, original.
I don't know whar RIL's are.
What is an NON-AOSP build?
Is there anyway i can use cyanogenmod ? If not, is there any other rom (non default) that i can use?
Thanks
AOSP stands for "android open source project "...
It is pure android software , that lacks the "skin" or theme that is applied from Samsung.
It also means that some dependent software may also be missing. RIL's for example...
Ril's ...or radio interface libraries, are carrier added software that allow your radio..(transmitter chip) to communicate with your network , or other networks around the world.
And if they are missing, will break function with their respective carriers.
My first impression was that you are missing these files that are present in a stock rom, but not present in an AOSP build.
And that is a possible cause for your data issues.
But your saying that you do see the 3g, and H icons ??
This tells me that your device does see the network, but takes us back again to the APN settings, or the RIL'S..
Having voice service, but no data, would indicate a bad APN....but you said it's correct, and I believe you.
Of course, you have data enabled ??
I'm not doubting ....just making sure.
3g and H icons are a good sign....but the carrier is not seeing the device on the data side..
And this can be caused by a number of issues.
APN's and Ril's ....
Then we move to much more in depth causes..like device ID numbers missing, and carrier lockouts.
I don't think we are at those levels, and feel that we need to test the rom theory.
If you are willing to revert to the factory rom, we can then verify your current rom as the issue. And if the problem persists...we look deeper.
If the stock rom fixes the problem ....we'll find a suitable rom that won't break functionality for you ....g
Edit: very late here , and I'll be logged off for tonight, but will be back in the morning and continue to help you if needed...g
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AOSP stands for "android open source project "...
It is pure android software , that lacks the "skin" or theme that is applied from Samsung.
It also means that some dependent software may also be missing. RIL's for example...
Ril's ...or radio interface libraries, are carrier added software that allow your radio..(transmitter chip) to communicate with your network , or other networks around the world.
And if they are missing, will break function with their respective carriers.
My first impression was that you are missing these files that are present in a stock rom, but not present in an AOSP build.
And that is a possible cause for your data issues.
But your saying that you do see the 3g, and H icons ??
This tells me that your device does see the network, but takes us back again to the APN settings, or the RIL'S..
Having voice service, but no data, would indicate a bad APN....but you said it's correct, and I believe you.
Of course, you have data enabled ??
I'm not doubting ....just making sure.
3g and H icons are a good sign....but the carrier is not seeing the device on the data side..
And this can be caused by a number of issues.
APN's and Ril's ....
Then we move to much more in depth causes..like device ID numbers missing, and carrier lockouts.
I don't think we are at those levels, and feel that we need to test the rom theory.
If you are willing to revert to the factory rom, we can then verify your current rom as the issue. And if the problem persists...we look deeper.
If the stock rom fixes the problem ....we'll find a suitable rom that won't break functionality for you ....g
Edit: very late here , and I'll be logged off for tonight, but will be back in the morning and continue to help you if needed...g
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In fact, "3g" and H icons are showed. There were also showed in stock rom and i had the same problem before changing gsm bands by putting the code. (3g icon but not internet). When putting the code and selecting first option (auto), 3g still doesnt worked, i had to change to manual select of gsm 850/1900.
Thats why i think there is a band problem. Because is exactly the same problem that i have now with cyanoged, that the one i haved with default rom before selecting manually 850/1900. Problem here, is i think cyanogen doesn't have an option to select manually the bands.
APN im sure is fine, cause i have checked all, (that was also the first i do in stock rom).
About devices ID number, once, when i pluged the phone to the pc, win 7 says that "the id number of the hardware was wrong" or something like that. I reinstalled drivers, and problem solved, i don't know if could be something of that.... (i still don't think so, because in stock version i had the same problem, as i have written).
I know that stock rom will work (only if i put manually the gsm bands).
So what should i do? Reset to factory rom and loose cyanogen ? (I prefer cyanogen, but if there is no solution to my problem....),
Thanks
PD: Also like i said, if i select 2g network only, icon shows "E", and i have internet.
Settings/wireless and networks/more/mobile network.....
You will find the manual network switch for cyanogenmod.
We have it for ATT also, but the network restricts us so it won't work. But should work for you.
I'm running CM9.1.0 stable ...
Also ....your radio baseband should not have changed by flashing cm, as the rom does not contain the radio image.
I would not flash a different radio image, as yours hasn't changed ....g
Yesterday night i have tried again with stock rom,
I noticed that in gsm 850/1900 shows "E" = 2g, the sane as cyanogen, If i change to wcdma 1900, it shows 4g and doesnt work, SOOO, i put another SIM of other company, and works perfectly fine in 4g.I ve called today to my company, and they told me that there was a problem with the antenna.
Finally, there was no problem in the cellphone, and i can use cyanogenmod, unique problem is beacuse of CLARO that is a fu****** ****.
Thank you
Glad to hear the good news ....
Happy flashing ....g
Yeah, lots of places use the 850 band. Especially where towers are far apart. Low frequency waves travel farther. Is Voda or Orange an option?
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Yeah, lots of places use the 850 band. Especially where towers are far apart. Low frequency waves travel farther. Is Voda or Orange an option?
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Here we only have CLARO, PERSONAL and MOVISTAR.
Here in my house, where i am now, i have 3g, h and h+. So finally there was not a problem of the rom nor cellpone.
Problem solved.
Thank you all.
I recently purchased a refurbished phone Samsung Galaxy S21 5G. I just got it yesterday, and found that I am not able to use my mobile network. The sale said it is factory unlocked, and according to the descriptions, it should work just fine with my US Mobile SuperLTE network as well. When I switched on the phone, I see Verizon on the screen and so, I assume that it was locked to Verizon in the past.
When I tried to change the network settings, specifically the APN settings, I get the message "Access Point Name settings are not available for this user." The three dots on the top with reset to default is also greyed out along with Network mode in the previous page. When I click Network Operators and try to connect to the network manually, I am only able to connect to Verizon Wireless and no other. But, calling and messaging seems to work fine. Is it that the unlock process has not been completed properly? Did any of you face the same problem before? It would be great if there is something that I could do to unblock the APN settings as the rest of the phone works really well. The specific model is SM-G991U.
Thanks!
Aisp said:
I recently purchased a refurbished phone Samsung Galaxy S21 5G. I just got it yesterday, and found that I am not able to use my mobile network. The sale said it is factory unlocked, and according to the descriptions, it should work just fine with my US Mobile SuperLTE network as well. When I switched on the phone, I see Verizon on the screen and so, I assume that it was locked to Verizon in the past.
When I tried to change the network settings, specifically the APN settings, I get the message "Access Point Name settings are not available for this user." The three dots on the top with reset to default is also greyed out along with Network mode in the previous page. When I click Network Operators and try to connect to the network manually, I am only able to connect to Verizon Wireless and no other. But, calling and messaging seems to work fine. Is it that the unlock process has not been completed properly? Did any of you face the same problem before? It would be great if there is something that I could do to unblock the APN settings as the rest of the phone works really well. The specific model is SM-G991U.
Thanks!
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So, you need to go into the settings menu and find about phone, software info. What you want to find is the CSC information.
It will basically look something like this: XAA / XAA-XAA / XAA (or some other letters like VZW or ATT or TMB etc etc.
What taht will tell you is very helpful in determining what rom the phone is running and what kind of device it was originally. Find that in your device and post it and people will help you to figure out what it means.
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So, you need to go into the settings menu and find about phone, software info. What you want to find is the CSC information.
It will basically look something like this: XAA / XAA-XAA / XAA (or some other letters like VZW or ATT or TMB etc etc.
What taht will tell you is very helpful in determining what rom the phone is running and what kind of device it was originally. Find that in your device and post it and people will help you to figure out what it means.
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Thank you so much for your reply. I looked through the software section in the about section. I found the following codes about the rom.
Aisp said:
Thank you so much for your reply. I looked through the software section in the about section. I found the following codes about the rom.
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So the csc info is complicated, I'm no expert on it. But it does look like the OYN indicates it's a multi csc rom. It does have XAA as a part of the code, and that indicates it's 'open' for that specific part. But all the others are VZW. So it's running a vzw rom, obviously.
Your sim US Mobile uses both verizon and t-mobile networks. So it working for calls and texts makes sense, as a vzw phone. You could use patched Odin and flash a different (open) rom, but first you should verify that the device really is unlocked from vzw.
Best way to do that would probably be to insert another carriers sim card and see if it can make calls / texts. If not, it's not unlocked. But are you saying everything works now except mobile data? IOW, no internet access?
I had an international sim card at hand and I put it in. Interestingly the APN settings are no longer blocked. But, I do get a notification from setup wizard saying the inserted sim is not from Verizon and some services may not be available. But, messaging still seemed to work and I was also receiving 4G.
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I had an international sim card at hand and I put it in. Interestingly the APN settings are no longer blocked. But, I do get a notification from setup wizard saying the inserted sim is not from Verizon and some services may not be available. But, messaging still seemed to work and I was also receiving 4G.
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Oh then yer okay. That message from verizon can be gotten rid of a couple of ways; 1) use adb commands to disable the specific packages 2) use patched Odin and flash a different rom
VZW is the only rom I think that does that, and it's very annoying. I don't remember exactly which packages have to be disabled, but search google and use xda and vzw in keywords and u should find it.
The 2nd option would be my choice. It would do away with vzw crap and with an open rom you may find volte and vowifi will work also.
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Thank you so much for your reply. That sounds great! To just give it a try, I tried putting in a TMobile sim and phone restarted to install software for TMobile. After that the APN settings were unlocked and now I am also able to connect to the internet using my US Moblile sim. The only problem is the the network mode is greyed out.
This rom I think only recognizes network from major telecom providers. So, just flashing with an unlocked rom would just help to unlock all the features and also remove telecom specific crap. I will try to flash it today.
Thank you again!
I also just flashed the stock firmware which is fully unlocked. And there is no bloatware from telecom OEM's. I am now able to use the network and set the APN's, but the Network Mode is still greyed out. Is it possible to know why? I am guessing that if the phone is fully unlocked, I should be able to change the Network Mode. Is there any other info that I can give you to help understand what is happening? I do not see vowifi as well.