I plan to use Optimus V on a Canadian carrier TELUS as per tutorials:
[HOWTO] Edit PPP and M.IP to enable Data on Different Carriers
Dump Your Phone Memory. Moreover, I plan to use a regular Telus Evdo dumb-phone (not an Android) as a donor. Will it work?
At very least, I want to get my Telus EVDO data running on Optimus, so I can install Android VOIP apps Nimbuzz and Skype.
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I'm on Fido which uses Rogers' network. As far as I can tell, Rogers uses HSPDA as opposed to WCDMA.
I recently flashed my phone (back to WM5, after giving WM6 a try but abandoning it due to the lack of a working Mac sync product at the moment), and now have the following versions:
R 1.38.00.10
G 32.71.7020.12H
D 2.11
I understand the 'H' indicates an HSPDA radio protocol, but I'm confused because the Phone->Band settings give me Auto, GSM and WCDMA as options. Is this just some sort of mismatch between text strings, or a larger problem?
The reason this even came up is that I can no longer send / receive text messages or make / receive phone calls when logged into the 3G network, but when forcing a login to the GSM network everything is fine.
Will a new radio version fix this?
(As an aside, WiFi isn't working right now either, which may or may not be an issue with the phone, and SMS notifications no longer vibrate or notify via sound since the update... fun times)
HSDPA is WCDMA. If your protocol has W that just means it can't use the faster HSDPA protocol.
Technically, WCDMA is a lower-level communications protocol. UMTS is what's commonly known as 3G for us GSM people - it's the higher-lever communications technology responsible for voice and data transfer that uses WCDMA. HSDPA is an upgrade to UMTS that provides high-speed data downloads (but not uploads). When a carrier implements HSDPA, regular-speed UMTS is still available for those that don't support or don't enable HSDPA.
Wow, that's a lot of acronyms. There should be a wiki article on this...
3g=umts , 3.5g= Hsdpa
Ok, I purchased this LG Optimus T P509 from T-Mobile. I unlocked it officially for AT&T, it is for my sister who wanted an Android but no data plan. It is perfect for her. She loves the keyboard, gets great service, nice texting interface, but she can't MMS! I went into settings and set-up the AT&T APN, and the AT&T MMS APN. The phone was going onto mobile data and to prevent her getting a high bill, I turned off mobile data. With a mobile data block there is no MMS! So I bought this app called APNDroid. I said keep MMS enabled, turn APN off. MMS doesn't work. APNDroid worked on my phone. However, my phone is a carrier unbranded Gingerbread phone.
PLEASE HELP! I have been looking high and low for months. Any help is appreciated. We don't want a data plan but I don't understand why MMS works on my data-plan less phone and not on hers. She gets a download button for MMS, it says downloading.... then failed!
About her phone: LG Optimus T P509, Android 2.2.2, texting and calling work, tried mobile data once and it worked!, uses WiFi all the time,
I bought a used HTC evo3d phone from ebay in the U.S and it is a CDMA Sprint phone. Well, Sprint hasn't existed in Canada and since Rogers bought the Canadian division in 2005, and at that time they were only home phone and cable.
My question is, to have another CDMA mobile provider such as Bell activate the phone, it needs to be "unlocked" so to speak. I have learned that the EPST menu, which can be accessed by dialing ##778#. you can choose view, or edit. Editing requires MSL password(which I obtained by root app called MSL reader) I can edit many of the phone's CDMA receiver frequencies and NAM settings, Home SID/NID, modem settings, PRL, data parameters, M.IP settings etc etc I can even see the previous owner's old sprint phone #, her sprint email address....
I am 90% sure the new provider will just flash all these settings to optimize the phone for their network...Is there a way to wipe all the old Sprint EPST to create a blank slate in which a new carrier can flash their new EPST settings into the phone?
According to the specification sheet, my Le Max 2 (Model X820) has all the bands required for Verizon. I am always interested in finding out whether it can be used on Verizon network, and if so, how. I have done quite a bit of experiments and would like to share my findings.
First thing first, and I am sure most of us know it - you cannot activate a Verizon SIM using this phone. It must be an activated Verizon SIM that you pop into this phone.
I am using an Xfinity Mobile SIM, which uses Verizon. It is not a Verizon prepaid or post-paid SIM. I do not think it makes any difference in my experiment though.
I can get one of the two working conditions: (1) 3G voice + 3G data, or (2) 4G data but no voice. In case (1), the phone is connected to Verizon’s EvDo network. Voice works fine. Data also works, but it is only 3G. In a phone call, data is disconnected, which is what an EvDo network does. In case (2), LTE data works, but Voice is out of service. I did try VoLTE but to no luck (The same SIM works fine with VoLTE in a Nexus 6P).
To me, only case (1) is a workable solution. When one would like to think in case (2), we can supplement Verizon’s LTE data with voice from another SIM. It does not work. When LTE data is set to use Verizon, the other SIM does not work at all. Some people may be fine with Hangouts or a VoIP solution though.
For a dual-SIM set up, it goes like this: SIM 1 – Verizon, for voice/SMS, SIM 2 – ATT or T-Mobile, for data. The drawback is that when you are in a call, data is disconnected.
But even for such a set up to work, there is some work to be done. Based on my limited knowledge of how Verizon’s CDMA network works, it seems that for voice to work, some provisioning must be done (information such as MDN, PRL, etc.). I find that this provisioning is only doable in a Chinese stock ROM. Once that is done, use TWRP to make a copy of the EFS partition. That is my savior. With such a “provisioned” EFS, it is possible to use Verizon in custom ROMs such as RR or lineage. If this EFS partition is overwritten, then the phone will not work with Verizon in case (1).
I know in the past, people have used software such as CDMA workshop, or Qualcomm’s programming software to set parameters for CDMA network. I do not know if it will work for this phone or not. But that is clearly beyond my skill level.
How do you get 3g voice and 3g data work?
Heyyo, tbh I made a build of LineageOS 15.1 with some kanged verizon files from Sagit (Xiaomi Mi6) but of course I can't test it as I am in Canada... if you're willing to try it out and report your testing it would be appreciated.
LineageOS 15.1 test build with Verizon files:
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=890129502657588300
This is the change:
https://github.com/TheMuppets/proprietary_vendor_leeco/pull/25
I cannot test it since I am not on lineage. Op mentioned he can get 3g voice and 3g data. I would wonder how to get those since I only get 4g data.
xdataibai said:
I cannot test it since I am not on lineage. Op mentioned he can get 3g voice and 3g data. I would wonder how to get those since I only get 4g data.
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For 3G voice and data to work, I chose to force 3G in settings. I used the RR ROM. Settings --> More --> Cellular networks --> Preferred network type: Choose 3G instead of LTE.
You can also use the dialer, enter *#*#4626#*#*, then Phone information. You can choose network mode there too.
Have been using an OEM Motorola version of the XT1527 on AT&T, and since it only has the base wifi hotspot app installed, I can use it no problem since there is never a network check for a hotspot subscription etc.
Now I recently tried setting up both an AT&T branded XT1527, and also a Verizon branded XT1528, and was able to successfully get them 4G enabled, but since they both use a custom version of the wifi hotspot app, they denied enabling the hotspot.
I understand that once rooted, you can edit some files and change the config to not do a network check. Trying to avoid rooting if possible though, and see if there are other variations that may work out of the box.
How about Cricket or Cingular branded XT1527, does they have the same hotspot restriction? Any other GSM versions which may just be rebranded with all OEM software like my original one?