Hello everybody,
A friend of mine has a Japanese Photon under the carrier Au (kddi), and by design, the thing can't send SMS messages!
So I want to help him out, are there any Japanese photon users out there? What do you do? Alternately, does anybody know of a short messaging app that utilizes phone numbers and SMS, but doesn't actually send the messages from the phone in the form of an SMS?
Thanks!
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Sign up for google voice
it will work.
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Look at the apn make sure they match what kddi uses for SMS and mms
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Well that's kind of the strange bit, I don't think Kddi uses apns at all. Some rough searching didn't turn up any apn info, and the phone's apn settings are all greyed out.
Silly cdma networks!
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If there arent any apns there you need to add them...his country is gsm i thought...correct me if im wrong though...and if its like the photons/electrify then the apns/cmda would.be disabled by default by the carrier
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ttkyles said:
Sign up for google voice
it will work.
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No it doesn't. I have the Motorola Photon ISW11M on au (KDDI) here in Japan.
I just attempted to access Google Voice with my Photon, and I get the following error message during the sign-up process (at the enter PIN screen):
We have a problem. Your phone number could not be verified. Please try again.
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I don't have time to look into this further at the moment. I am not going to lose sleep over the inability to send SMS, but it would be handy to have the functionality. It is possible that au will activate it with a future firmware upgrade, but who knows.
Also, to the OP, check with your friend and see if he/she has upgraded their Photon's firmware, it will improve the movie recording from 720p to 1080p, as well as improve security etc.
New firmware released today for full SMS (C-mail) support
A firmware update was made available today in Japan for the KDDI Motorola Photon that enables two-way texting (C-mail), and it also adds the Google G+ app, and Google's video app.
Corporate support for 3LM and CPA is also added apparently.
If you did not get the update alert from au, you can update here:
Settings / About phone / System updates / Update Motorola Software
News release on the KDDI site (Japanese - no English yet)
hi,bro i just force update the rec and broken the offical rec.Next,i use a one click update to upgrade to sprint photon and now it can not startup,only show the au android. Help me plz. Or share the offical firmware if you had got it.
either after update 45.1.10
hi i was from indonesia ... a month ago i buy Motorola Photon 4G and it was from japan (ISW11M) from au KDDI, from the sales says been unlock for local CDMA and GSM, i have a couple problem with this phone:
but i didn't notice that I can send SMS (actually i buy this phone only for internet, email and gaming) only work for 1 week after that i can't send. I've been try to factory reset but didn't work, and try to updates the system to lasted updates (45.4.10) but still not work.
and i can open the wimax configuration (##3282#) it always error "The Process com.android.phone has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again" my friend told me for re-install the android. note: i'm not using the CDMA only GSM.
if anyone can help me, because i need my sms for refill my internet quota.
Rundawn said:
hi i was from indonesia ... a month ago i buy Motorola Photon 4G and it was from japan (ISW11M) from au KDDI, from the sales says been unlock for local CDMA and GSM, i have a couple problem with this phone:
but i didn't notice that I can send SMS (actually i buy this phone only for internet, email and gaming) only work for 1 week after that i can't send. I've been try to factory reset but didn't work, and try to updates the system to lasted updates (45.4.10) but still not work.
and i can open the wimax configuration (##3282#) it always error "The Process com.android.phone has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again" my friend told me for re-install the android. note: i'm not using the CDMA only GSM.
if anyone can help me, because i need my sms for refill my internet quota.
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How to unlock GSM card Bro? I have it too, but for GSM RUIM, it's still locked,...
GSM Already Unlock for Global
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How to unlock GSM card Bro? I have it too, but for GSM RUIM, it's still locked,...
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My friend told me that GSM already unlock for glolabl. Only CDMA that must be unlock 1st.
gilrad said:
Hello everybody,
A friend of mine has a Japanese Photon under the carrier Au (kddi), and by design, the thing can't send SMS messages!
So I want to help him out, are there any Japanese photon users out there? What do you do? Alternately, does anybody know of a short messaging app that utilizes phone numbers and SMS, but doesn't actually send the messages from the phone in the form of an SMS?
Thanks!
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does the ussd works on japanese photon while using gsm cards.
have you tried entering sms center no. for text messages on entering code *#*#4636#*#* then going to phone information then entering SMSC no. then click update.
NOTE:- never ever mess with Select radio Band option. otherwise you will get stuck in gsm with no signal and end up flashing the stock rom to get it working.
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My friend told me that GSM already unlock for glolabl. Only CDMA that must be unlock 1st.
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The CDMA already unlock, but when I put a GSM Card in, this thing pop up a message "Unlock Code" with OK button at the bottom.
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The CDMA already unlock, but when I put a GSM Card in, this thing pop up a message "Unlock Code" with OK button at the bottom.
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That's sim code you need from the card nothing to do with the phone.
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dito33 said:
That's sim code you need from the card nothing to do with the phone.
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photon 4G au kddi a.k.a ISW11M is very suck. as far I know, the bootloader cannot be unlocked. CMIIW
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My friend told me that GSM already unlock for glolabl. Only CDMA that must be unlock 1st.
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lewat sini bro. bayar via paypal
http://sim-unlock.net/
Solution to SMS Problem in Motorolla Photon (Japanese Version)
Hey guys, I had the same problem with not being able to send sms from the phone. All you need to do is go to setting>about phone>software>update software. Let the phone update (may take up to 10 minutes)
After the update a message will come up saying cannot access GSM account use global mode? Click yes and you should be able to successfully send sms.
Hey !!!
Did you get any solution for this problem? I am also facing same problem.
I can receive SMS but I CANNOT send SMS.
Please help.
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hello
having some trouble to activate my Photon 4G im not US resident
and every time after reboot the phone trying to connect to sprint network
but it couldn't of-course because i live in Israel and using different Sim card.
before the Update MR5 i was able to register my device but after the MR5
it's switch's to the Sprint network and says to call the costumer care service.
what is wrong?
Settings, wireless and networks, mobile network and then network mode? Have you tried that? That way it wouldn't search for Sprint.
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Settings, wireless and networks, mobile network and then network mode? Have you tried that? That way it wouldn't search for Sprint.
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what im sayng that im dont have sprint network in israel.
it wont activate it i dont know why.
the stupid update*&*&*&* all up.
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update
i dont know what i just did but its activated but again giving me "WIFI ERROR"
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You need to put it in GSM only mode in network to work off your sim. If its set to cdma it will only search for those specific networks. Also you can do a manual setup by using the codes in the dialer. Not sure if they work but try *#*#3282*#*# and you will need your msl from your carrier to access. Or root it and use the msl app from the market
Edit its ##3282#
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ok im in the menu but i dont see any GSM in none of the menu's
what i see that i can enter 6 digital code to enter
but i dont have it
i send an email to the seller that i'v bought this phone from.
hope that he can give me answer soon.
Why do you need your phone activated on Sprint if you're not going to be using Sprint?
The phone works fine without Sprint activation on an International SIM...
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hello
having some trouble to activate my Photon 4G im not US resident
and every time after reboot the phone trying to connect to sprint network
but it couldn't of-course because i live in Israel and using different Sim card.
before the Update MR5 i was able to register my device but after the MR5
it's switch's to the Sprint network and says to call the costumer care service.
what is wrong?
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What is most likely happening is that the phone is trying to roam by default on Pelephone's old CDMA network (they have not shut it down, it is running in parallel with their newer 850/2100Mhz UMTS network). You can try to go into Settings->Wireless Networks->Network Mode and change it to "Any GSM/UMTS". See if that helps.
becuase everytime after the stupid update i was restarting the phone its trying to
access the Sprint network from some reason.
after i was activated the phone the wifi stopped working entirely.
I'm on an un-activated Photon and just updated myself. I do not seem to have the Wi-Fi issue you are having. Maybe it's something else...
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I'm on an un-activated Photon and just updated myself. I do not seem to have the Wi-Fi issue you are having. Maybe it's something else...
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allot of user complain about it globally
the photon is great but after the update all the problems came to life.
you are lucky
I posted in your other thread.
Try that...
GUARDIANBD said:
allot of user complain about it globally
the photon is great but after the update all the problems came to life.
you are lucky
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try'd 7
no luck...
GUARDIANBD, I am not sure why you are having wifi problems. With respect to your network issues, please confirm that you have indeed changed your network mode to "Any GSM/UMTS". If you have not done this then by not registering on Cellcom, your phone is actually acting as designed. Please understand that this phone is primarily a CDMA phone with GSM/UMTS capabilities added by Sprint as a "bonus" to their customers who go overseas.
Sprint is a CDMA carrier and if your network mode is set to just "Any Network" then they have correctly designed it to first look for a CDMA signal. If it finds one (which in your case it is finding Pelephone's old network), then it ignores any GSM/UMTS networks. If you did indeed change your network mode to "Any GSM/UMTS" and it still is trying to lock onto Pelephone's CDMA network then (and only then) you are right, the phone's software does appear to have a bug in it.
the first thing after i powerdup the phone for the first time i changed it to GSM mode.
like i say'd before its a bug in this update so i want to reverse the process and
return to MR1 update.
if i restart the phone in Airplane mode the wifi works like a charm
but after i change it back to GSM (and for some reason enables the 4G network with it) it disconnected from wifi.
Is 4G enabled on your phone?
Again, if you aren't on Sprint, it would be pretty useless to have 4G enabled.
Un-check 4G in Settings->Wireless & Networks and see if that fixes the issue for you...
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the first thing after i powerdup the phone for the first time i changed it to GSM mode.
like i say'd before its a bug in this update so i want to reverse the process and
return to MR1 update.
if i restart the phone in Airplane mode the wifi works like a charm
but after i change it back to GSM (and for some reason enables the 4G network with it) it disconnected from wifi.
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i dont have 4 in my country (yet) so idont enable it in firstplace.
the stupid.update must be enables it auto.
how.do i get the mr1 sbf? i will flash it back to stock.
You should be on the Motorola forums. I have heard they are very helpful.
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i registered there since the problem started..
no luck though.
what about the MR1 stock sbf?? can any 1 redirect me to download it?
Have you tried flashing mr3?
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Have you tried flashing mr3?
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no i haven't where i can find it? i prefer the mr1 because i was working with it
before the OTA MR5 and was working perfectly.
strange but if i restart the phone in airplane mode the wifi works if i enabled the gsm network the wifi shut itself down
and i cant enable it again having the "wifi error"
1/ Call your Phone Carrier or look around on the internet and ask for the "SMSC Number".
If you're on AT&T or US T-Mobile, here are the codes
AT&T: +13123149810 (Actual Number) = 0713121139418f0 (PDU format - You need this)
T-Mobile: +12063130004 (Actual Number) = 07912160130300f4 (PDU format - You need this)
2/ Follow the Instruction from here
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/SMSC_Updates
Notice the numbers include the +, this matters for the next steps
Converting to PDU format
1.Take your number, including the + and go to http://www.twit88.com/home/utility/sms-pdu-encode-decode
2.Towards the bottom of the page, there is a spot to enter SMSC, Receiver and Message 1.Enter your full SMSC number (including the +)
2.Leave Receiver and message box blank
3.Select Alphabet 7
4.Hit Convert
3.You will get an output in the box on the right side
4.Take the first 16 digits from the second line (examples for above carriers listed)
Sprint: +17044100000 = 07917140140000F0
Verizon: +316540951000 = 0791135604590100
AT&T: +13123149810 = 0713121139418f0
T-Mobile: +12063130004 = 07912160130300f4
Your SMSC number is now in PDU format, now to update your phone:
1.Open Dialer
2.Type the following sequence '*#*#4636#*#*'
3.Open Phone Information
4.Scroll down to SMSC 1.Optional: Hit Refresh to see current SMSC number used
5.Enter in your PDU formatted SMSC number
6.Press Update
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SMSC number (+.......) to PDU format Conversion Web if you can't access from the above link http://www.twit88.com/home/utility/s...-encode-decode
Hope this helps
UPDATE
If you get UPDATE ERROR, under *#*#4636#*#*, you can try this (has been confirmed to work with AT&T)
+ Install GOSMS from Market
+ Go to Settings -> Advanced -> Send Settings -> Enable customized SMSC -> Enter SMSC number obtained from Phone Carrier (REAL NUMBER NOT the PDU
Nice man I'll try this out and report back in a sec btw I'm using my rezound on TMobile
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Damn doesn't work for tmobile even tried the gosms trick rezound loss signal and doesn't regain it until I cancel the text
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vdub804 said:
Damn doesn't work for tmobile even tried the gosms trick rezound loss signal and doesn't regain it until I cancel the text
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Same here man
same here . im on ICS 4.0.3 simple mobil carrier . i get" update error" message , does not retain or save the update , is there an alternate way to do this?
The only reason I could think T-Mobile doesn't work is because they use the aws spectrum which the rezound doesnt have.
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Was hoping this would fix my issue.. but it did not.
I am on AT&T using a Galaxy Nexus running 4.0.1
I can't send SMS but I can receive SMS
xeno3d said:
Was hoping this would fix my issue.. but it did not.
I am on AT&T using a Galaxy Nexus running 4.0.1
I can't send SMS but I can receive SMS
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I was messing around and screwed up my SMS too. try this number 07913121139418f0 I actually did the online PDU thing and discovered that 07913121139418F0 was missing from their documentations.... makes a big difference... after you input that number and click update it'll work... well it did for me
GL
Hi, I bought a rezound and I will try.in Portugal. Portugal have all frequencies soo,I hope can send messages
So anyone have sucess to send sms and mms?
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Centro de Mensagens off Portugal
+351911616161
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alright guys im having this problem at the moment and im on the latest aokp and Franco kernel, and flashed a different radio. this afternoon i couldn't send a sms and i called at&t with no help. I also did all of the above and still dont work. My carrier is At&t. Any other advice
Thanks
Also having a trouble this. New Galaxy Nexus, new SIM card. Nothing working with texts.
This will never work until some dev fix the code
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Cheeze[iT] said:
I was messing around and screwed up my SMS too. try this number 07913121139418f0 I actually did the online PDU thing and discovered that 07913121139418F0 was missing from their documentations.... makes a big difference... after you input that number and click update it'll work... well it did for me
GL
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Quoted for later use.
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It works!!!
Cheeze[iT] said:
I was messing around and screwed up my SMS too. try this number 07913121139418f0 I actually did the online PDU thing and discovered that 07913121139418F0 was missing from their documentations.... makes a big difference... after you input that number and click update it'll work... well it did for me
GL
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Thanks for posting this. I was messing around with my settings about 3 months ago and after that couldn't send any sms, ony mms. I tried this fix and it worked after a reboot and re-enabling data. Also, from the time my sms went out Speedtest.net app wasn't working either and now it is. I'm on StraightTalk over AT&T network and smsc code 07913121139418f0 works!
Thanks again!
I am having similar issues with a T-Mobile branded LG G2 (D801) and an AT&T sim card. I cannot send any sms messages. The really strange thing about it is, that it worked before I traveled to Europe for two weeks at the end of December. Since I got back to the US, no more text messages (I can only receive them). Very frustrating.
I tried updating the SMSC number, but I get an update error when trying to set the PDU number. I can set a regular number but it won't help. When I click "Refresh" the value in the box is "+13123149810",145
Any ideas anyone?
Thanks
didnt work for me either update error
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does sms work on cdma, just not gsm networks?
4218kris said:
didnt work for me either update error
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does sms work on cdma, just not gsm networks?
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1.) SMS with GSM networks not only depends on rom for example you may have issues on KitKat but with Wrong APN or radio setting in the *#*#4636#*#* menu. On both a tmobile and att based card i had no issues sending sms or mms on 4.0 to 4.3 roms. 2.) this problably wont work on other devices like the nexus as it uses different hardware and bands than the rezound itself...speaking of bands on the rezound they are locked by defaultbut nv and qcn editing can change that. Also especially for att this problably wont work until the nv edits and qcn is changed.
Still works
Cheeze[iT] said:
I was messing around and screwed up my SMS too. try this number 07913121139418f0 I actually did the online PDU thing and discovered that 07913121139418F0 was missing from their documentations.... makes a big difference... after you input that number and click update it'll work... well it did for me
GL
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Worked on Samsung Captivate. Rooted w/ REMICS-4.0-Captivate.
Thanks !!!
hy guys, i cant dial *#*#4636#*#*, there is other way?
Hey guys, I just came off of the Galaxy Note to the S3. I never keep the data option enabled all day because of the battery drain, plus I just manually update all my sync'd apps anyway so there's no need for it to drain my battery & use up my pre paid credits at the same time.
My problem is this. With the galaxy note when I would go to either send or receive an MMS I wouldnt have to have my data connection permanently on. It would automatically enable the connection to send or recieve the incoming MMS, download the pic for me then automatically disconnect it when it was done. No muss no fuss. The GS3 does not automatically enable data to retrieve ur messages, you instead get a little download button in ur text you have to click. Problem is even after I enable data and click download to retrieve my mms, 95% of the time nothing happens, no activity is shown that the pic is actually being downloaded and you just end up staring at the screen for an hour until you get bored and turn it off, without your mms.
Is there a setting somewhere or something I can hack that will turn on the feature that will automatically enable data to retrieve your mms just like I had on the note? Its a bit hard to believe they'd have it on there then disable it on their brand new one. Not everyone likes to have data on all day :|
Thanks guys
Do you have Auto-Retrieve set to on in the messaging app? Just checking.
Check you apn settings
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Yupyup auto-retrieve has been checked since the get go. What do I need to check in APN settings?
Im too facing the same issue n im working on it to get a way out :-I
Apn has nothng to do with this n auto retrival has been tried but no luck
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Anyone on board has a solution for this ???????????
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Find APN setting for your network provider. In apn type, type in 'mms' without quot
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mms is already in the APN section. The settings were sent to my phone after I put my sim card in. Looks like there mightn't be a fix for this... :|
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mms is already in the APN section. The settings were sent to my phone after I put my sim card in. Looks like there mightn't be a fix for this... :|
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Hey, I had the same problem and I just fixed it. it will take you about 10 seconds.
1. go to mobile networks in wireless and networks.
2. choose access point names
3. menu button and choose New APN.
4. Im on AT&T so this is what I put (may be different if you have some other carrier)
Name: ATT PHONE
APN: Phone
that's all you have to put, everything else will already have values in there so dont change them.
5. once youre done with this just choose the APN you just created and your MMS will work.
**If you have a carrier other than AT&T then maybe this will work exactly the same, just find a phone with the same carrier and copy what's already there.
Thanks for the tip jon, however it still didnt work for me
djleez82 said:
Thanks for the tip jon, however it still didnt work for me
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are you on AT&T?
No I'm in Australia on Optus Network
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No I'm in Australia on Optus Network
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Oh, that explains it. you could probably use the same method but copy the info from another phone using the Optus network. for example, here in the US, AT&T has several settings that I can choose from so if one doesn't work I can switch to another (which I did by inputting the info manually)
Maybe Optus has more than one setting so you can just use another. borrow a smartphone from someone and see what settings they have, if its different than what you're using now, try the one they have.
Hi
I also have this issue but it is important to note that there is nothing wrong with the MMS settings. The problem is caused by the S3 requiring Mobile Networking to be active to send and receive MMSs, but I choose to keep Mobile Network disabled unless I specifically wish to use it.
On my previous mobile of another make, even with Mobile Network disabled, the network would come to life to send and receive MMSs and then switch off again. The S3 does not behave this way and needs the Mobile Network to be specifically enabled manually.
This is an irritation! I would love to know if anyone has a fix or workround for this.
So.. there isn't a work around because its how they designed the phone eh. Is it something that they can tweak in a custom rom? Or do I just have to wait until the release the new galaxy note and hope they they put it back in again?
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So.. there isn't a work around because its how they designed the phone eh. Is it something that they can tweak in a custom rom? Or do I just have to wait until the release the new galaxy note and hope they they put it back in again?
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I haven't heard of this in any of the new SIII roms (I have the tmobile version), but it's still early on in the rom-making process...
I am having a problem with sending multimedia messages with my Galaxy S running on 2.3.5
If you can help with this, thanks in advance
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MRabon said:
I am having a problem with sending multimedia messages with my Galaxy S running on 2.3.5
If you can help with this, thanks in advance
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are you on AT&T? If so, with the Galaxy S the problem is not with your phone's settings but on AT&T's end. turns out that sometimes your phone just disconnects from their network and they have to reset it--takes the only about 2 minutes to do over the phone.
It's on US Cellular, calling then would fix it though?
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MRabon said:
It's on US Cellular, calling then would fix it though?
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Im not sure how US Cellular works. I have AT&T. before you called them you can check your settings and make sure mobile data is turned on and you can also check your APN settings. on my GS2 I have 2 settings for APN, one is AT&T the other is Cingular. on my Wife's GS3 she was having MMS issues so I added a second APN to her phone and it worked--for a while then it happened again, called AT&T and it was something on their end.
Hi All,
I know its a topic which has been addressed differently in different threads. I am a user from India and have a GSM SIM. I have got a Verizon S4 phone. I tried using it with Vodafone SIM and get a problem in using it. Surprisingly a NOTE 2 from Verizon works just fine. I am able to use it for data with 3G but not able to use it for voice. Following steps have been tried already.
- Default Options of using Global Mode and GSM/UMTS ** Doesnt search the network at all.
- Hidden Menu Changes using # codes. ** Shows network but emergency mode only.
- Phone Info app to change the mode. ** Shows network but emergency mode only.
- RF Band change using the hidden menu. ** Shows network but emergency mode only.
It does say that it has GSM radio but cant be used for some software reason I suppose. I checked with Verizon Rep and was told that it cannot be used in India with a GSM SIM and would need the Verizon SIM only to connect with International Roaming.
Can I install a I-9505 ROM on this and then would it pick up the GSM signal for voice and data. Please help.
I don't think your Verizon rep is correct. I bought a Verizon S4 just before going to Europe for 1 month. I used first a gsm SIM card from Germany, and then a gsm card from France. I had to add APN's to get data (I used "offline sim APN database" from the market to help get the necessary APN info), but had no trouble with voice or data for my entire trip. The gps and navigation services on the phone were extremely valuable on a couple of occasions, as was the wifi hotspot. In France, you can purchase 2 GB of data service for 20 Euros. I checked with Verizon global services ( 908-559-4899 outside the US or 800-711-8300 from inside ) before I left, and the Verizon S4 was sim unlocked out of the box. They did not make a big deal of my plan to use other SIM cards either.
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Installed WamanLite I9505 ROM
Hello All,
I found that Wanam Lite I-9505 ROM can be installed on Verizon S4. I installed it and patched it with Loki-Doki patch to boot up as I got the Verizon Software error. Yet my phone doesnt pick up the GSM signal for voice and SMS. It picks up the signal and I am able to browse internet on it but no calls or SMS. Please help...!!
Is there any way that I can install or flash a regular GSM radio over the phone ? Or tweak it in someway to use the GSM signal as primary for voice and sms.
phrozenwire said:
Hello All,
I found that Wanam Lite I-9505 ROM can be installed on Verizon S4. I installed it and patched it with Loki-Doki patch to boot up as I got the Verizon Software error. Yet my phone doesnt pick up the GSM signal for voice and SMS. It picks up the signal and I am able to browse internet on it but no calls or SMS. Please help...!!
Is there any way that I can install or flash a regular GSM radio over the phone ? Or tweak it in someway to use the GSM signal as primary for voice and sms.
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I have also Verizon's S4 (i545) and use it in GSM network with only one small problem - it will not send SMS with in-ROM SMS apk to international-formatted numbers (+380-XX-XXX and so on), but send without problem to local-formatted numbers (XX-XXX...) All the rest is working good.
Could you tell me please - how did you get to install i9505's ROM on your device? I have also Verizon's error after installation, and don't know how to run it...
Hi I too have the vzw s4 in india.. and niether voice nor sms is functioning on it.
By rooting it and installing apn manager I was somehow able to get the data 3g working for vodafone ind.
I too am struggling to find a solution to this.
Ive haventvyet flashed it. I came across a guy who said he will be able to get it working but somehow I havent yet been abke to follow up with him.
Guess we both are on the same boat.
Lets keep in touch and update if any of us finds a solution to this.
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You all can try to flash my port of ARHD 2.0 ROM, that can be found it this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2346365
It is fully GSM and as international as regular GSM-version of S4. CDMA can be turned on only on hidden test application. Everything else is working and was tested in different networks.
I too created a post seeking help in this regard but didn came across anything concrete yet.
Everyone out here believes it to be a world phone and some have even been using the gsm network in europe but its not working in india.
Ive failed to understand that how come its detecting signals with functioning data is not working on either voice or sms.
Tmobile and atnt gs4 guess have this service menu from where they can be network unlocked explicitly..but unfortunately I havent yet come any such thing for vzw gs4.
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ashroh said:
I too created a post seeking help in this regard but didn came across anything concrete yet.
Everyone out here believes it to be a world phone and some have even been using the gsm network in europe but its not working in india.
Ive failed to understand that how come its detecting signals with functioning data is not working on either voice or sms.
Tmobile and atnt gs4 guess have this service menu from where they can be network unlocked explicitly..but unfortunately I havent yet come any such thing for vzw gs4.
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Zer0r said:
You all can try to flash my port of ARHD 2.0 ROM, that can be found it this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2346365
It is fully GSM and as international as regular GSM-version of S4. CDMA can be turned on only on hidden test application. Everything else is working and was tested in different networks.
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I tried installing the ARHD 2.0 ROM but still the same issue persists. The phone picks up the signal for data but when tried selecting network manually or automatic using the GSM / UMTS option, it says disable data to search networks, when data is disabled, the phone shows available networks says phone registered to network but the status still says Emergency Calls Only. Also if tried dialing a phone it says no network available. There has to be something in the modem settings which can be tweaked through the service menu which will change the use of GSM for voice and data and not use CDMA.
phrozenwire said:
I tried installing the ARHD 2.0 ROM but still the same issue persists. The phone picks up the signal for data but when tried selecting network manually or automatic using the GSM / UMTS option, it says disable data to search networks, when data is disabled, the phone shows available networks says phone registered to network but the status still says Emergency Calls Only. Also if tried dialing a phone it says no network available. There has to be something in the modem settings which can be tweaked through the service menu which will change the use of GSM for voice and data and not use CDMA.
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Did you do a full wipe when flashing ROM? It is mandatory. You will lose all your data though. If there will be no changes after full wipe - then try to install this card into another phone and ckeck if voice calling is working.
Zer0r said:
Did you do a full wipe when flashing ROM? It is mandatory. You will lose all your data though. If there will be no changes after full wipe - then try to install this card into another phone and ckeck if voice calling is working.
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I did a full wipe. I have 2 Galaxy S4's and also an Optimus G. The card that I am using is my regular SIM card so its not an issue with the card for sure. The ROM was installed on both the phones and neither of them picked up the signal for voice and SMS.
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I did a full wipe. I have 2 Galaxy S4's and also an Optimus G. The card that I am using is my regular SIM card so its not an issue with the card for sure. The ROM was installed on both the phones and neither of them picked up the signal for voice and SMS.
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Ok. To go and chose type of radio-band you may install Battery Monitor Widget from Google Play (well, the main purpose of this app is different, but it is what comes first in my mind). Put it's widget on the desktop, open it and go for bottom right button, named Test. There you can first menu (Device Info) and there you will be able to change all variations of the radio bands and their combinations, available for i545. If non of the combinations will help - mosty probably your operator works on unsupported for this phone cellular format.
Zer0r said:
Did you do a full wipe when flashing ROM? It is mandatory. You will lose all your data though. If there will be no changes after full wipe - then try to install this card into another phone and ckeck if voice calling is working.
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Zer0r said:
Ok. To go and chose type of radio-band you may install Battery Monitor Widget from Google Play (well, the main purpose of this app is different, but it is what comes first in my mind). Put it's widget on the desktop, open it and go for bottom right button, named Test. There you can first menu (Device Info) and there you will be able to change all variations of the radio bands and their combinations, available for i545. If non of the combinations will help - mosty probably your operator works on unsupported for this phone cellular format.
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I have the Phone Info app which allows band select. Tried on all possible modes. Same issue persists. Strangely the Note 2 purchased from Verizon works flawlessly without any mods or changes. I am thinking of giving to some professional phone guy who may have code level flashing or modding tools to try and fiddle around with settings of the modem or the radio to pick up the signal here.
phrozenwire said:
I have the Phone Info app which allows band select. Tried on all possible modes. Same issue persists. Strangely the Note 2 purchased from Verizon works flawlessly without any mods or changes. I am thinking of giving to some professional phone guy who may have code level flashing or modding tools to try and fiddle around with settings of the modem or the radio to pick up the signal here.
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Hey phrozenwire, I am able to use both voice n sms now in my VZW GS4.
And I literally did nothing to make the voice n sms functional. I too had troubles for like 2 weeks and it didn work for me then.
I rooted the phone to add apn settings and the data got activated. But today morning when I woke up ... surprise surprise .. it began to work.. rcvd sms and calls and I was so happy. . Last I remember I switched on the power save mode and my cell fell down twice and guess it did the trick for me.
Thanks all for your help and comments.
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Hello Folks,
I was planning to by VZW S4 to use in India & by looking at all your comments it makes me not to buy. Any further updates after so much of discussion on this phone to make it work in India's cellular service. I see the last post was on July 2013 & now any further lucks/success in making this phone work over there in India??
Tx,
Naraynar
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Hello Folks,
I was planning to by VZW S4 to use in India & by looking at all your comments it makes me not to buy. Any further updates after so much of discussion on this phone to make it work in India's cellular service. I see the last post was on July 2013 & now any further lucks/success in making this phone work over there in India??
Tx,
Naraynar
Hello,
I recently put the GPe rom in my HTC One, and have had network problems related to my APN.
Could anyone who HAS an AT&T HTC One post their APN settings so I could fix this problem.
Thanks in advance!
What sort of problems?
danfogerty said:
I recently put the GPe rom in my HTC One, and have had network problems related to my APN.
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What sort of problems have you had?
I just put GPe on this morning, and I've had some problems too. I went to a place I usually have good coverage, but I had no *data* coverage. My wife had good coverage there, including data.
Trinition said:
What sort of problems have you had?
I just put GPe on this morning, and I've had some problems too. I went to a place I usually have good coverage, but I had no *data* coverage. My wife had good coverage there, including data.
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I am also having issues when installing apps from Play store - some will go through; some won't - error message "Package file is invalid"
This happens randomly; I cant even update Google Hangouts because of this - also can't install Lookout Security
Here's my APN settings, 100% stock att, unrooted and locked.
Bearer was unspecified
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fongz27 said:
I am also having issues when installing apps from Play store - some will go through; some won't - error message "Package file is invalid"
This happens randomly; I cant even update Google Hangouts because of this - also can't install Lookout Security
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I starting getting the "package file is invalid" error last night and I am unrooted stock.
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SIM unlock - NO signal
After putting in these settings I get no response from my TMobile HTC One. The signal bar is blank and it says emergency calls only. I got the sim from an ATT store. Currently running ARHD GE. Thanks a lot!
After updating to 41.0 m mobile data doesn't work. I reset the APN to default at&t but still can't use mobile data. Can someone please help? Thanks in advance.
Delete stock APN on HTC One M7 (AT&T)
Hello everyone.
Introduction. I have unlocked HTC One M7 (AT&T) with stock Jelly Bean 4.3 ROM + AT&T sim card with 3G data service (Not 4G/LTE).
As I have sim card specifically with 3G data it works only with APN settings on phones - wap.cingular. It doesn't work with others APN settings such as "phone" for LTE data service.
HTC One M7 AT&T version has pre-setted APN settings for LTE data service (APN: "phone").
Problem is when I try to enter new APN (wap.cingular) it says "This APN is not allowed on this device".
I rooted this phone and tried to find /system/etc/apns-conf.XML file as for One X but apns-conf.xml file doesn't exist in One M7, I searched entire root content on it. There other .xml files with wifi settings etc. Also tried to find similar files on other folders but with no luck.
Anybody knows what file on M7 contains this settings or how to remove restrictions for setting wap.cingular APN?
Thanks
aWisseh said:
After putting in these settings I get no response from my TMobile HTC One. The signal bar is blank and it says emergency calls only. I got the sim from an ATT store. Currently running ARHD GE. Thanks a lot!
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A T-mobile phone won't work on the ATT network even with the APN settings. The radio in the Tmo phone works on a different frequency.
And which was that for ?.. does this also maybe apply to the m8 and or m9 because the restrictions some are on them as well... GSM models are different though tmobile far as I know can be lifted if u get unlock code for them , I called tmobile and they told me and if I keep there service for at least 6 months they would provide me the unlock keys ?.. what!?. I was like this is ridiculous because I thought htc would provide the keys for this matter?....