Is there a free way to unlock a rogers HTC legend to use on the Bell network?
Bell and Virgin originally sold the HTC Legend. If you're on Rogers, it's already unlocked.
That's strange, because I put a Bell SIM card into a Legend that was originally used on the Roger's network and it didn't work
What do you mean by it not working? Does it say it's SIM-locked? Does it require you to enter a code? That shouldn't be right if you used it on Rogers.
It should work super-duper fine, natively brilliant on the Bell/Virgin network. Can you say how it doesn't work?
It says "no service". No prompts for anything.
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Ah, then your phone is truly unlocked. Check your APN settings though. You can obtain them by doing a little Googling or asking a CSR. What ROM are you using?
Its running cm7. Its not my main phone, I'm helping a friend out with it. If you could link me to any helpful sites it would be much appreciated.
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http://support.bell.ca/en-on/Mobili...y_HTC_Hero_for_the_Bell_Mobility_HSPA_network
Be sure to mention if it doesn't work!
So this should allow me to make/receive calls ?
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Filling in correct APN settings should allow you to fully utilize Bell's network, especially its 3G network!
Try it! If something horrible happens or if you want to revert, just delete the APN you created and use the previous one. If you have no clue which to use, just backup and restore with nandroid then and there.
To have an HTC Legend used on the Rogers network, with CM7, I had to have had filled out APN settings before it clicked. It shouldn't be like that for a Bell phone seeking to succeed service on the Bell network. What you're experiencing is most strange.
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Hey, I'm running Z's free x10, and under settings, wireless, mobile networks, network operators. I occasionally get these three results:
AT&T, AT&T, T-Mobile.
When I hit T-Mobile, it says cannot connect, try again later. I am AT&T customer, so I can connect to them fine.
So the question is this: how can I use the T-mobile thing, and if not, why does it show up?
Also, I have already tried enabling "national data roaming" which should allow me to use other data providers in-country.
Any ideas/ suggestions?
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Need a t mobile sim card XD to connect to t mobile band. Att phones only get edge on t mobile.
Well I couldn't even get that. Also, if I need T-Mobile sim card to use it, why is it in the list when I have at&t simcard?
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One of the reasons you have it in your list is because from where you are sitting, your phone sees two good AT&T sources (towers, usually), and a T-Mobile source. I had that at work the other day, cuz I was fiddling with mine. I had three Rogers, two Bell, and a Fido.
Just pick your AT&T, and you're golden. Doesn't really matter which one - both should have all the standard APN settings for you to use your phone and mobile internet.
Hi,
I recently moved from the US (AT&T) to Australia (and now use Telstra). I got my phone working... all except my data. I have absolutely no data. When I first unlocked my phone, I recieved emails, but now, nothing.
I checked my APN and entered in all of Telstra's info, and still, nothing.
What caused this? How do I fix it? I have been reading of people swapping radios without changing their SBF.. How do you do that? Is the process hard? lay it all out for me.
My AT&T Atrix is working on Telstra. Use http://configure.telstra.com.au/ it will provision the correct APN values for you automagically. That should fix it
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SC youre my hero. Seriously, that was awesome. I went to Telstra and they just entered it in manually (idk why that didnt work and this did, but either way... AWESOME)
You sir are amazing.... THANKS DUDE
hello, I have a rooted and bootloader unlocked htc amaze.
I have checked the threads here but for my wind mobile network, mms is not working.
I am surprised you can have 1 apn for both internet and mms.
is anyone having the same issue or better yet resolved this?
Thanks for any help
I have the same problem, i tried putting in APN Settings for Internet and MMS on a telus unlocked HTC Amaze 4G. I suggest you try a custom rom (bulletproof? or energize i think they have the correct APNs built in and with a newer Camera App)
Hm same situation here but I am on mobilicity. Weird it used to work on X's 3.5 sense but on NRG it doesn't.
If ur on nrg rom, if ur not on tmobile u need to manually enter your carriers apn settings
Check here for apn settings:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=21105129
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I already did
I am on most recent energy rom release.
I have 4 apn's pre populated, don't know what 2 are for, Broadband and WAP.
The internet and mms apn's that are pre populated, all look OK.
Spent couple hours on phone with Wind tech support and they no help at all. They just told me to do hard reset, then checked my account, all looked OK. They refreshed settings and reloaded things on their end, still nothing.
Try deleting all the apn that are not for your carrier. Shut down phone and do a battery pull, then see if it works. Not sure it will i just saw it recommended in a diff devices forum
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aj_2423 said:
Try deleting all the apn that are not for your carrier. Shut down phone and do a battery pull, then see if it works. Not sure it will i just saw it recommended in a diff devices forum
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Thanks for suggestion, however, only apn's showing are for Wind, my carrier.
What about the broadband and WAP apn's what are these for?
Never seen them before. Should I delete them?
Thanks
windcan said:
Thanks for suggestion, however, only apn's showing are for Wind, my carrier.
What about the broadband and WAP apn's what are these for?
Never seen them before. Should I delete them?
Thanks
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U can take a screen shot of them or write them down just in case then delete them and see wat happens. I dont have those so idk wat they are
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Ok. Had the same problem setting up my mom's Amaze on Wind. It did not want to receive mms not matter what I tried. I called in to tech support, battery and Sim pulls. Got frustrated as hell with the locked APNs!
But in the end, the magical key to unlocking mms on her phone was so damn easy....try sending one instead of just testing by receiving them. Don't know why I hadn't tried it sooner. Also don't know why it worked. I just assumed it initialized something within Wind's backend. After that, it receives perfectly every time!
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thank you to all whom have replied, however, it is still not working for me.
Could it at all be linked to the ROM?
I am currently on the most recent version of Energy.
I am almost for certain I had it working at some point previous to this but just not sure when (not sure if I was rooted yet or which ROM or maybe I was OEM, not sure).
After you root and put custom ROM on, is it possible the Wind network sees you as a Non Wind phone even if you bought the phone from a Wind store?
Just trying to trouble shoot this.
Thanks for any help others can provide.
My Mom's phone is fully stock. However it had this problem originally. This was the first phone from Wind. Everything else was either Tmo, nexus, or a dev device, but all worked for mms. I have a feeling its on the network side. Call them back and push them to dig a bit deeper.
Mobile Internet on ICS doesn't work.
I was running GB on WIND, with the phone unlocked and with S-OFF. Then I downloaded the T-Mobile ICS upgrade. After the ICS upgrade everything works except Mobile Internet. I tried the WIND APN's to see if that would help, but no joy. Any idea why the mobile internet doesn't work after an ICS upgrade? Wifi internet works just fine.
I also tried to load the WIND ICS upgrade (over the air version) I found on the WIKI (after the fact) but it won't load over the T-Mobile ICS build.
I was curious because I heard that the Droid Incredible 4G has a GSM radio in it so I did an experiment. I used a T-mobile micro SIM. I used the 4GLTE switch app for the Thunderbolt to access the hidden menu and I changed the radio mode to one that included GSM/W-CDMA. I popped in my T-mobile SIM and, presto, I got a T-mobile signal. I tested and I was able to make and receive calls and text messages. I had to manually set the APN for data to epc.tmobile.com and now I have EDGE data. I am sure an AT&T Sim will get HSPA+. The GSM appears unlocked now but hard to access. I am afraid, however, that once Verizon releases the update to make GSM roaming available, that it will be locked. Anyway, for now, you can pop in a GSM SIM and use your phone native.
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I was curious because I heard that the Droid Incredible 4G has a GSM radio in it so I did an experiment. I used a T-mobile micro SIM. I used the 4GLTE switch app for the Thunderbolt to access the hidden menu and I changed the radio mode to one that included GSM/W-CDMA. I popped in my T-mobile SIM and, presto, I got a T-mobile signal. I tested and I was able to make and receive calls and text messages. I had to manually set the APN for data to epc.tmobile.com and now I have EDGE data. I am sure an AT&T Sim will get HSPA+. The GSM appears unlocked now but hard to access. I am afraid, however, that once Verizon releases the update to make GSM roaming available, that it will be locked. Anyway, for now, you can pop in a GSM SIM and use your phone native.
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if its like verizon other global settings (inc2) you can request the unlock code from them (they ll give you crap about using their intl plans first, but just yell until someone does it)
Brooose said:
I was curious because I heard that the Droid Incredible 4G has a GSM radio in it so I did an experiment. I used a T-mobile micro SIM. I used the 4GLTE switch app for the Thunderbolt to access the hidden menu and I changed the radio mode to one that included GSM/W-CDMA. I popped in my T-mobile SIM and, presto, I got a T-mobile signal. I tested and I was able to make and receive calls and text messages. I had to manually set the APN for data to epc.tmobile.com and now I have EDGE data. I am sure an AT&T Sim will get HSPA+. The GSM appears unlocked now but hard to access. I am afraid, however, that once Verizon releases the update to make GSM roaming available, that it will be locked. Anyway, for now, you can pop in a GSM SIM and use your phone native.
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Very nice info there Broose. Thanks for taking the time to try it.
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I was curious because I heard that the Droid Incredible 4G has a GSM radio in it so I did an experiment. I used a T-mobile micro SIM. I used the 4GLTE switch app for the Thunderbolt to access the hidden menu and I changed the radio mode to one that included GSM/W-CDMA. I popped in my T-mobile SIM and, presto, I got a T-mobile signal. I tested and I was able to make and receive calls and text messages. I had to manually set the APN for data to epc.tmobile.com and now I have EDGE data. I am sure an AT&T Sim will get HSPA+. The GSM appears unlocked now but hard to access. I am afraid, however, that once Verizon releases the update to make GSM roaming available, that it will be locked. Anyway, for now, you can pop in a GSM SIM and use your phone native.
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Works on AT&T with EDGE data as well. I haven't gotten HSPA (any variant) or AT&T LTE working, and I can't play with it too much because it's not my SIM
ATT LTE won't work because the frequencies are different from Verizon but I am surprised that HSPA didn't work. Did you use a setting that included W-CDMA? GSM only would likely mean Edge only.
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Can you link the app you used that worked?
No problems switching back?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.andirc.lteonfoff
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Im afraid I cant get this to work. Does it require a rooted phone?
I have the app, I have a T Mobile micro sim installed. I click on the drop down menu (within the app) and choose the first menu item "Select radio band" and pick PCS (1900-MHz Band) and I get a "successful" prompt afterwards (only when the Tmo sim is installed btw).
I am unable to choose "GSM Only & GSM auto (PRL)" menu choices. Is this normal? I am able to choose GSM/WCDMA/LTE auto though. I dont get any sim error messages, but the phone never seems to want to camp on any GSM network.
You are looking in the wrong place. You need the drop down menu that includes GSM, W-CDMA, EVDO, LTE in various combinations. Select one with GSM in it. Also, I found that you need to have your Verizon SIM in first and then hot swap it with the t-mobile sim.
On the Rezound if you make a couple build.prop tweaks it fixes texting and data on GSM.
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You are looking in the wrong place. You need the drop down menu that includes GSM, W-CDMA, EVDO, LTE in various combinations. Select one with GSM in it. Also, I found that you need to have your Verizon SIM in first and then hot swap it with the t-mobile sim.
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No, I was in the right place to begin with, I just thought it would be able to pick just gsm but it wont.
And you left out that piece of informationin bold, but still not working...
Can you give us your firmware & radio version, perhaps some phones have been updated to block this.
Anyone have any luck with this?
OP, is your phone stock? Rooted?
What if it has a bad ESN will this work or a way to make gsm work even with a bad ESN I'm asking because if Verizon does not have droid 3 s I will get this phone then go with at&t but will like to know if I can change the radio so I can so this
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One additional thing I found was that I got it to work by hot swapping the Sims. It seems like the Verizon sim has to be in when the phone boots. Once it boots, use Phone Info to change the mode to GSM and then switch your sim.
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One additional thing I found was that I got it to work by hot swapping the Sims. It seems like the Verizon sim has to be in when the phone boots. Once it boots, use Phone Info to change the mode to GSM and then switch your sim.
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So your saying this works on a bad ESN one?
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leerpsp said:
What if it has a bad ESN will this work or a way to make gsm work even with a bad ESN I'm asking because if Verizon does not have droid 3 s I will get this phone then go with at&t but will like to know if I can change the radio so I can so this
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I would think it should work. The ESN is used for the CDMA networks, the IMEI is used for GSM. Stick with GSM and you should be ok...
Dinc 4G now Global Ready
I was just chatting with a VZ rep online and was told that Verizon has already released a software update, thus making Dinc 4G officially global ready. Can anyone confirm/deny?
I asked her for a software version number which enables this, but she wasn't able to provide it.
Pete7874 said:
I was just chatting with a VZ rep online and was told that Verizon has already released a software update, thus making Dinc 4G officially global ready. Can anyone confirm/deny?
I asked her for a software version number which enables this, but she wasn't able to provide it.
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Deny. No update has come out so far. You would be able to read about here if it had come out.
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I would think it should work. The ESN is used for the CDMA networks, the IMEI is used for GSM. Stick with GSM and you should be ok...
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Thanks I think I will go buy one cheep forum ebay
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My friend purchased a G900T that was broken for parts, which needed a new screen. Upon replacing the screen, the phone was functional, but he discovered that the IMEI number had been blacklisted on T-Mobile's network. We unlocked the phone to use it on ATT, and the device works fine on the ATT network, with the exception of mobile data. No matter what steps we have taken, putting in custom APN settings, we have not been able to get data to function.
Does anybody have any suggestions as to what might be causing these issues?
Thanks a lot in advance! :good:
Have you tried to flash an AT&T ROM & AT&T Modem?
Or are you still running T-Mobile ROM & Modem?
Still running the stock Tmobile rom and modem. I thought about switching to ATT rom and modem, but I wasn't sure if that would brick the phone or if it should just work with the stock Tmobile modem. Can I just flash an ATT rom?
Just make a Nandroid beforehand.
T-Mobile S5 comes w an unlocked boot loader so you shouldn't have any problem. You put in an AT&T SIM card right?
You do not want to flash AT&T firmware on a Tmobile phone unless you are looking to brick it. You can however flash ROM's from Unified S5 threads (900F, 900T etc.) that are open to multiple model phones.
So if I flashed one of the unified roms, would that change the modem at all? I was thinking that it wouldn't be part of the package. Would just flashing an att modem be a terrible idea? I am using an Att sim card. Thanks for the ideas so far!
No, do not flash an att modem or ROM on a tmo device. It won't work, and it is not meant to work.
Does your subscription have an active smartphone data plan?
Are you getting any data connection (E, 3G, or 4G)_and you're not able to jump on the LTE or just no data at all?
If the answers to above questions are yes, there are a few more things att checks for before authenticating data use on a device.
These fields need to look exactly like this:
ro.product.model=SAMSUNG-SM-G900A
ro.product.name=klteuc
ro.product.device=klteatt
ro.build.product=klteatt
This information lives in the build.prop file of your android OS and you're gonna have to look up how to back up and edit this file. Start off here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1948558 and keep on reading. I kbow this is exciting and you want to make it work quickly but it is not so simple. So reading and researching are your best friends.
Best of luck,
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Okay, thanks for the info! We are just plain not getting any data at all, and the user does have an active data plan with ATT. MMS messages are not even able to be sent or received. So in this instance, do you think modifying the build.prop to match the example you gave me would resolve the issue? I'm pretty comfortable working with the build.prop on the device and just working the the Android OS in general so that should not be a problem.
So I guess checking the APN settings won't be a bad idea:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2975336
[Q] Tips on using a G900T on AT&T
See if the APN matches with this one, and toggle airplane mode on/off each time you change things in APN.
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Okay, I had checked APN settings before, but I'm not sure if they were specific to the S5 on ATT or just some generic ATT one I found. That thread looks pretty helpful, I'll see if I can give it a shot later today.
You may also consider loading an international ROM for example http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2732110
Is an excellent ROM
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I know it's a foolish question, but you never know. Are you sure your mobile data is not turned off? My wife did that a while back.
I'm running a AT&T rom on my t-mobile s5 with out any problems as a matter of fact I have better signal.i just flashed rom not modem
Well thank you to everybody for insight into this. The link that Commodore 64 posted pertaining to the APN settings ended up fixing these issues. I had input different ATT APN settings I found in a different thread previously, but I guess they must not have been right. Still running the stock Tmobile rom and we are now able to get data and 4G with really good speeds.
Cheers!
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Well thank you to everybody for insight into this. The link that Commodore 64 posted pertaining to the APN settings ended up fixing these issues. I had input different ATT APN settings I found in a different thread previously, but I guess they must not have been right. Still running the stock Tmobile rom and we are now able to get data and 4G with really good speeds.
Cheers!
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May I ask what APN settings you are running? With the APN settings I'm using I get full 4G LTE data just about everywhere I go, besides way out in the stix then I get 4G in some spots.
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May I ask what APN settings you are running? With the APN settings I'm using I get full 4G LTE data just about everywhere I go, besides way out in the stix then I get 4G in some spots.
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I'm using the APN settings in this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2975336