I got my SGS III as an upgrade on Orange through Car phone warehouse.
I got through them cos their phones are unlocked so I could use my 3 contract simcard in it as I use that as my main number. But I have noticed in the About Device menu that the number is "Unknown". Yet when I put my orange sim (contract) or my friends 3 (PAYG) sim in the number does show up.
This isn't a major problem as the phone works, but I just wondered if anyone knows why this is?
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Just a bug I guess. Its the same for me- locked from 3 sweden.
+1 on 3uk too.
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Try putting the SIM in an iPhone and look at the SIM phone number. Perhaps 3 ship there's blank.
I had to get a mate with an iPhone to change my number on the SIM after I ported it on t-mobile
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Must be a 3 thing. Still, can't fault them for anything else! (yet)
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Its normal no phone number for many .
jje
Same thing with s2 try getting hold of an older phone non smartphone and pop ur sim in that and set ur number and it should show in s3 then
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Even my phone (in india) doesn't show the phone number.
How can we put a phone number in there without having an iphone?
Wanna use apps needing this number like tikl.
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Seems pretty hit or miss. My S3 says unknown but if I put it in my brothers' Note, it shows up just fine. Besides, I'm sure everyone already knows their own number
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Seems pretty hit or miss. My S3 says unknown but if I put it in my brothers' Note, it shows up just fine. Besides, I'm sure everyone already knows their own number
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The number will show up if it is in the SIM card.
A typical problem scenario is the upgrade where you get given a new SIM card which either has no number in it ("unknown") or a different number that apparently gets changed when you register the new card. Unfortunately, although the phone works using the identity of the new number, the number actually in the card remains wrong and that is what the S3 shows.
It's a classic problem that most android devices can't edit the number in the SIM. There is an app that claims to be able to do it if you are rooted, but dunno if this works with S3. Usual solution is to use another phone like an iPhone that can edit it.
Annoying omission on Google's part if you ask me...
What is this app called?
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I didn't see a post anywhere about this,if so please remove.
I use Google Wallet all the time in conjunction with the Google MasterCard. I've had devices in the past that were able to use tap and pay (NFC) , with the need of root. My AT&T M8 is not rooted and tap and pay is working fine.
I'm sure this will be patched soon with a firmware update, being that AT&T is pushing ISIS and always blocked Google Wallet from being used.
Can anyone else confirm this or am I the only one ? Also, I tested a payment just now at McDonald's without any problems.
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I think AT&T is dropping the exclusivity to Isis. When my GS4 updated to Kit Kat, Google tap to pay magically started working.
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I think AT&T is dropping the exclusivity to Isis. When my GS4 updated to Kit Kat, Google tap to pay magically started working.
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Yet Tap to pay has been stripped out of the AT&T and T-Mobile LG G2.
Grrrr
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I think AT&T is dropping the exclusivity to Isis. When my GS4 updated to Kit Kat, Google tap to pay magically started working.
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Same with the One M7, once updated to 4.4 I had an option to pick google wallet or isis.
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Yet Tap to pay has been stripped out of the AT&T and T-Mobile LG G2.
Grrrr
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That doesn't mean it's their doing. If it was their doing then other devices that were upgraded to 4.4.2 would have been removed but the likes of the M7, and Moto X were not. So there is no clear cut stating who took it out or not.
Google wallet has been working fine for me as well.
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I just set it up. I don't use it that often but it is nice to have. I might actually use it later today. Thanks for reminding me about it.
Good morning guys (i am writing from Sydney so for someone good afternoon),
i bought a second hand phone on gumtree due by the end of my other phone and i am having some issues.
I bought a Samsung Galaxy SII I9100 seems to be brand new even still the plastic cover on the screen, by the way i flashed the phone with the NeatRom
The phone is working 100% fine the only thing that i can't do is calling someone
I have signal on the network and i can even go online using my phone, no wifi, but sadly i cannot make outgoing calls.
I tried loading other ROMS but same problem and i found the NeatRom the more reliable and fast for my experience so i decided to go back in to this.
Now guys i need your help, i could buy a new phone and throw this one away but I like challenge and i would like to get the problem fix.
I notice that many users have the same issue and they reckon could be some application loaded into the phone.
Any idea or suggestion?
I was thinking to load back the Rom stock version?
What do you think?
Could be that the phone has been stolen and locked by the provider (VODAFONEAU) ? in this case what i should do?change provider?change IMEI?
I checked the IMEI on the back and is the same that you get if you query the phone with *#06#
I attached few screenshot taken with the phone to better show the issue, if you notice in the last one i tried to call and i get back a message from the system "we currenlty accept only US number". so wierd...
Thanks in advance to all for the attention paid to help me.
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1) You absolutely cannot change IMEI. Any further discussion of this will see your thread locked (it's illegal).
2) First thing you need to do is contact your carrier in the first instance & ask if it has indeed been IMEI locked (all carriers can see this in Australia, once it's locked on one network, it's locked on everyone's). If you have no joy there, then you contact Vodafone & ask the same question (I'd be very surprised if you carrier doesn't answer this one way or another though.
If it is IMEI barred, you won't be getting it unbarred. These things don't normally happen.
3) It may only be network locked by Vodafone rather than IMEI locked. Again, Vodafone will be able to confirm if this is the case/not.
Anything else troubleshooting-wise is a waste of time until you do the above; if it's IMEI barred you put one down to experience & chuck it away, if it's network locked Vodafone will possibly give you an unlock code for free.
Edit - Also, delete the screenshot which shows your IMEI. Last thing you need if it is just a simple case of a network lock that you can get fixed is for someone to see your IMEI & decide to use it for nefarious purposes (easily done). If this happens, your IMEI absolutely will end up barred & the phone useless.
Good explanation above, ask the one who.sold ypu this phone, he might have sold you a barred phone and claimed from insurance.
Hope it is not the case, but do check
Best of luck
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Hi, currently I'm abroad (in India) and have bought myself an S6 edge (which I'm finding so cool right now only had it for a few hours)
My main question is I'm from the UK and eventually I will be going back in a few weeks and wanted to know will this S6 Edge work normally just as if I bought it from the UK with regards to the network signal strength, 4G signal etc and whether or not SIMs from EE(UK) O2(UK) etc will work?
It's completely unbranded and sim free however I am still not sure.
Model: G925I (can provide rest of base band if needed)
Also in the box this was also included
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So all I would need to do is be on a phone call for just over 5 minutes? ^
Also the Official Samsung store where I bought it from assured me that it will work in the UK/Europe.
Finally what kind of signs should I look for to know whether or not my device may be faulty as once I get to the UK I believe the warranty won't work there so being in india is my only chance to make sure I have a good working device before I head back.
Thank you very much for your time.
its pretty clearly written that to use the phone in other region u need to use an indian sim for atleast 5 minutes.
u need to talk to someone for 5mins over phone.
that's it.
the 925i model is an international version too
same model is released in Australia and Malaysia too.so u don't have to worry
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its pretty clearly written that to use the phone in other region u need to use an indian sim for atleast 5 minutes.
u need to talk to someone for 5mins over phone.
that's it.
the 925i model is an international version too
same model is released in Australia and Malaysia too.so u don't have to worry
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Once I've totaled 5 minutes of calling and had to factory reset my phone, would I have to do another call(s) for 5 minutes again?
Thanks for your time.
i don't think so.it's already done..i don't know you if you remember something in Nokia phones.when ever you put ur sim card an auto generated msg forwarded to nokia to let them know that phone is activated from now on.so samsung is using the same technique not by sms though
but just to be sure,u can make another call.
but just to be sure make a call to Samsung India and ask them.
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i don't think so.it's already done..i don't know you if you remember something in Nokia phones.when ever you put ur sim card an auto generated msg forwarded to nokia to let them know that phone is activated from now on.so samsung is using the same technique not by sms though
but just to be sure,u can make another call.
but just to be sure make a call to Samsung India and ask them.
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Ah okay thanks, I'll give them a call when I get the chance.
I'm considering the factory reset once i get to the UK to hopefully get rid of things like Google Maps Voice nav being in an indian accent (even though I've changed all voice/text options to English UK in the phone settings) and the Play Store showing paid apps price in rupees.
Hoping that with a factory reset I can setup and choose language options properly.
play store is set up based on region.if you go to UK then it will show in ur currency
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It doesn't
Play store does not automatically change currency when you are in a different country. But who cares this was 3 years ago. I'm on here to find a solution to the joke of the phone signal with Three in the UK. It's an American t-mobile s6 edge unlocked but then locked again 2 years later for no reason by stupid lock tMobile, manage to unlock it after 4 months of Bollocks. So American s6 edge now on three with the most crappiest phone signal possible. Basically it's 1 bar or no signal most of the time ?it's so bad it's funny apart from thinking why am I I paying for this. It's like the trains in UK. Paying stupid money for a service that India trains would be ashamed of. Anyways, anyone had this problem? Any solutions apart from smashing the phone and moving country? Cheers, Aloha ?
I know that the bootloader on this phone is locked (although there seems to be a workaround in development). Does anyone know whether the T-Mo version of the G5 is locked to the T-Mo network?
I believe it's normal practice for T-Mobile to unlock the phone once it's been paid for. My back up grand prime even has a app for this.
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Be careful, though. It sounds like T-Mobile has quite a few requirements for unlocking, with which a lot of people are displeased. I'm on AT&T and considered buying the T-Mobile version in full and requesting an unlock code, but it sounds like they won't give you a code unless you have an active T-Mobile account/phone plan and have used the phone on the account for several days (claims range from a couple to 40 days). T-Mobile CLAIMS it's because they have to register the imei of the phone on their system before they can unlock it. I think it's a load of crap, because with AT&T, all you have to do is pay in full and send them the imei number. I don't see why T-Mobile should be different, but it seems to be.
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Be careful, though. It sounds like T-Mobile has quite a few requirements for unlocking, with which a lot of people are displeased. I'm on AT&T and considered buying the T-Mobile version in full and requesting an unlock code, but it sounds like they won't give you a code unless you have an active T-Mobile account/phone plan and have used the phone on the account for several days (claims range from a couple to 40 days). T-Mobile CLAIMS it's because they have to register the imei of the phone on their system before they can unlock it. I think it's a load of crap, because with AT&T, all you have to do is pay in full and send them the imei number. I don't see why T-Mobile should be different, but it seems to be.
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Maybe I'd just be better off waiting and paying the same price for an unlocked phone through B&H?
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Maybe I'd just be better off waiting and paying the same price for an unlocked phone through B&H?
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I think that's what I'm probably going to do. Just fingers crossed its bootloader will be as easy to unlock as T-Mobile's! I don't really need an unlocked bootloader, but I definitely need root. And with Marshmallow requiring an unlocked bootloader just for root, this is now non-negotiable for me.
http://phandroid.com/2016/04/01/loo...ader-custom-rom-development-likely-to-follow/
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Hello everyone,
I am having trouble with the battery + charging cradle promotion from LG. I have tried to enter my EMEI for at least 3 days now. Does anyone else have this problem? I am on AT&T and one of the support people says that AT&T has trouble with their EMEI system.
Veliion said:
Hello everyone,
I am having trouble with the battery + charging cradle promotion from LG. I have tried to enter my EMEI for at least 3 days now. Does anyone else have this problem? I am on AT&T and one of the support people says that AT&T has trouble with their EMEI system.
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Emei or IMEI? Maybe you entered the wrong code?
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Veliion said:
Hello everyone,
I am having trouble with the battery + charging cradle promotion from LG. I have tried to enter my EMEI for at least 3 days now. Does anyone else have this problem? I am on AT&T and one of the support people says that AT&T has trouble with their EMEI system.
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Bottom line is that you have to keep trying. I was told that their techs are aware of the problem and to keep trying. I did and was able to register 3 or so days ago.
barondebxl said:
Emei or IMEI? Maybe you entered the wrong code?
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Oops, I meant to say IMEI
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Oops, I meant to say IMEI
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Oh ok. Yeah keep trying like the person said
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LG Promo is messed up
Veliion said:
Hello everyone,
I am having trouble with the battery + charging cradle promotion from LG. I have tried to enter my EMEI for at least 3 days now. Does anyone else have this problem? I am on AT&T and one of the support people says that AT&T has trouble with their EMEI system.
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I had the same issue - javascript 1 error. You can try forever - it will not work.
I wrote to a few LG execs (whose email I found by searching) and one said that he was running the promo.
According to him AT&T has not entered all their IMEI's into the database.
They manually entered mine and I was able to complete the form.
LG chat was useless. One disconnected on me, another told me that there were limited supplies and implied that I should just give up.
Of course this is not acceptable. LG and AT&T are being the major corporate douchenozzzles.
I appreciate the help guys and gals
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yeah I just got my G5 today, and did the battery promotion about 2 hours ago and had no problem at all
I preordered my G5 on March 22 & received it on March 30. I've been trying to enter my IMEI since the 30th with no luck. I've spoken with AT&T. I've emailed LG. I preordered a second G5 on March 29 and received it on April 4. I successfully registered it for the promotion yesterday but still no luck with my own. It says my IMEI number is incorrect. I'm going to try calling LG on Monday but I have college classes and can't spend all day on the phone for this!
I've been having the same problem as well. Bought in store on April 1st and have tried at least once a day since then. Got the same "having trouble with AT&T IMEIs" response from LG. Really it's the only annoyance I've had with the phone so far.
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I finally got the IMEI to work about 2 days ago, I urge you all to keep trying
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Keep trying its worth it
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Wish we had this promotion in the UK!
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Keep trying its worth it
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how long did it take to get the battery dock