I'm trying to unlock my I717R to put in an LTE Data SIM from Bell Mobility.
I bought the SIM today and tried inserting it. I've expected to see something like a window asking me for an unlock code.
However, I did not see anything. The phone does not pick up any network, however it sees all three available in 'Network operators' page - Rogers, Telus, and Bell.
Trying to make a call, I see 'Mobile network not available'.
I wonder how the heck I'm supposed to enter the SIM unlock code when I buy it??
My phone is i717R, radio is I717RUXLF4, firmware is CM9 Release.
Oh and BTW the SIM works OK - I've inserted in into my wife's Nexus S (unlocked), and got signal, data, and everything. Even the calls work OK however they shouldn't, but that's a different story.
HEEEELP!
The request to input unlock code only will happen with a stock gb or ics rom. You have to return to stock.
You don't have to unroot or remove CWM, you just need stock rom and modem.
rangercaptain said:
The request to input unlock code only will happen with a stock gb or ics rom. You have to return to stock.
You don't have to unroot or remove CWM, you just need stock rom and modem.
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Thank you Sir, you've just made my day! I was suspecting that previous owner (bought mine on Craigslist) has exhausted unlocking attempts. Paranoia is a killer, mark my word...
One more question - does it make any sense after unlocking to change radio from Rogers to Bell?
Rogers and Bell use the same frequencies, and those match at&t. So no, you can use the stock modem. You just need to input the Bell APN settings after unlocking.
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Rogers and Bell use the same frequencies, and those match at&t. So no, you can use the stock modem. You just need to input the Bell APN settings after unlocking.
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Reverted to stock, unlocked, restored CM9, installed Bell SIM, APN installed by itself.
However, what I see is H in signal icon, and HSPA:11 in phone status. LTE is permitted in settings. What's wrong now?
are you in an LTE network area? I'm not.
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are you in an LTE network area? I'm not.
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I believe I am, Toronto, Yonge & Steeles, Bell's map shows solid LTE coverage...
Well, feel free to flash a different modem and be ready to input the Bell APN settings.
LTE ..
I'm jealous .....g
gregsarg said:
LTE ..
I'm jealous .....g
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me too.
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Yes, a noob (very cool noob video!) with first question. Yes I searched - be gentle with me :angel:
Brand new I717. Never had an ATT SIM in it. Took it out of the box, network unlocked it, put a USA Tmobile SIM in it, and rooted it. Nothing else done yet. Works fine, with expected lack of 3G/4G data. To get that I have to flash a modem - Blaze or similar. This much I know. Questions:
1. I travel a lot. Mostly UK, Iceland, New Zealand. Are there any gotchas with using a custom modem overseas? Which is the best all-rounder for good data performance in USA and overseas?
2. For avoidance of doubt, is there any dependency between ROM and modem? Can I flash a custom ICS ROM e.g. Goldie and worry about modem later? Are they entirely independent? (ok that qualifies as a real noob question lol)
Thanks!
Mike
Roms and modems are independent.
I suggest your next step is to Odin flash CWM recovery.
When traveling overseas most carriers use the same frequencies as AT&T. US T-mobile is pretty unusual with their dual band set up.
So in the US follow the T-mobile suggested modem (blaze) and keep the UCLF5 modem and blaze modem on your sd card. Then you can flash either one depending on the carrier you use.
Have CWM and a few modems in cwm zip format so you don't need a pc.
Many thanks ranger; Seraphim ICS & Blaze modem installed and working and looking like Android is supposed to. Had to go in and manually select carrier before phone would show a signal, but then it came up 4G right away.
Thanks again!
Mike
You might look for the local carrier in the countries you intend to visit now and take a screen shot of the local carrier's APN settings.
Example for Canadian carrier:
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That way when you get your sim you can input the APN info and get right to business.
Its easy. Just google for example "vodafone iceland apn settings".
I've spent a week trying to figure this out. I used kies to update to ics. flashed CWM via Odin, and then flashed the update.zip for SU. I have root and i'm happy. But the problem is, i have no network. Checking the apn list, it has no settings. Is there a flash or a list i can restore these settings fomr. for now i am using the apn's i have for the old cingular towers. but it doesnt allow for 4g. any help is hot.
flash hotwires cm9 rom....Its pretty stable and is overclocked if wanted...plus all the apn are there..if not I took 2 screen shots of At&t lte apn for ya
wish777 said:
flash hotwires cm9 rom....Its pretty stable and is overclocked if wanted...plus all the apn are there..if not I took 2 screen shots of At&t lte apn for ya
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i only see one screenshot. thanks in advance for the other
2nd..sorry didn't post
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Must be a rom thing. my apn type only says internet, mms, internt+mms. ill assume i go with the last option. ill be testing it for a few days.
basically you should have 2 apns settings one from cingular and one from at&t lte...I leave Cingular there and just enable the At&t Lte..
wish777 said:
basically you should have 2 apns settings one from cingular and one from at&t lte...I leave Cingular there and just enable the At&t Lte..
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wish i had known that. i already removed the apn for cingular.
McBang2023 said:
wish i had known that. i already removed the apn for cingular.
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need it too?
here ya go....
McBang2023 said:
wish i had known that. i already removed the apn for cingular.
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just leave the at&t lte one on...but here is cingular in case
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just leave the at&t lte one on...but here is cingular in case
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gotcha. thanks again for your help
You're on a stock rom and it was missing the APN list?
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You're on a stock rom and it was missing the APN list?
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yep. it was there before the update to ics, but after updating via kies, i had no service.
There is an xml file that includes APN's for all carriers that a developer can insert into the rom. I had it back in the Vibrant days. No one complained about bad APN settings after we got the file.
As a relative newbie, I have a question. I have flashed a Rodgers modem, onto my ATT note. In an attempt to improve the GPS function. The note is rooted, and running Flapjaxx's latest Rom UCLF6. Now I appear to be having voice issues. If I try to re-flash another modem, how do I go about removing the Rodgers modem? And which modem works the best?
Thanks
Are you a Rogers subscriber?
No? Then UCLF6, the stock modem is best for at&t. Just get the zip file and put it in your sd card. Boot into recovery and flash it. The flash process will write over the top of the Rogers modem. Reboot, give the phone a few minutes to settle in.
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As a relative newbie, I have a question. I have flashed a Rodgers modem, onto my ATT note. In an attempt to improve the GPS function. The note is rooted, and running Flapjaxx's latest Rom UCLF6. Now I appear to be having voice issues. If I try to re-flash another modem, how do I go about removing the Rodgers modem? And which modem works the best?
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if i understand once you flash another modem on top, it will do away with your last modem no need to remove old modem you had...which modem? That depends on the location.
edit: sorry ranger didn't see you posting, you slip in under my radar...LOL
I just tried something for you.
Just reflash the Flapjaxxx rom and it will overwrite your modem. You only need to wipe the cache when in recovery before you flash.
To fix your GPS issues Flapjaxxx includes a gps fix in his tools. See your settings menu:
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And att fix. Reboot. GTG
Haha Mr. Joe -- I can't believe we were typing the exact same thing at the exact same time!
How do you keep your phone dry? You have to be in that gorgeous pool today with the wife or GF.
ATT Note
Thanks folks, I appreciate it.
You are welcome.
Please edit your title to say [solved].
See you again?
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Haha Mr. Joe -- I can't believe we were typing the exact same thing at the exact same time!
How do you keep your phone dry? You have to be in that gorgeous pool today with the wife or GF.
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Ha Ha, yerp we have a rule all phones stays outside the pool gate...lol
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Ha Ha, yerp we have a rule all phones stays outside the pool gate...lol
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We have something similar....Our rule is all hand grenades stay out of the back yard.
OK i have a i717 I have rooted and CWMR as long as I flash a JB rom I can get 4g LTE or any other rom however if I flash a KK rom all I can recieve is H or H+ as well as my signal drops in or out the KK roms that I have tried are :
LS-KK-v3.0-2014-02-15-quincyatt
Slim-quincyatt-4.4.beta.1-UNOFFICIAL-20131202-1440
BeanStalk-4.4.249-20140220-quincyatt
CandyKat-v1.1-20140220-quincyatt
Currently I am running :
BlackStar BlackJelly ver 2 = 4g LTE
none of the above KK roms i am able to receive the same signal with not just data the cell signal drops in and out. I have wiped multiple times before installing any new this includes the system as well as cache and dalvik etc. No matter how i install or how many times i wipe no success has any had this issue before or have a solution? I would like a lite rom for KK Short of editing the rom myself I do not know what the issue is. Do these roms just not support LTE speeds or...........
I thought H+ was LTE ?
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I thought H+ was LTE ?
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It's close, but not technically LTE.
IDK if you tried this but: go to dialer, *#*#4636#*#* then click phone settings, scroll down to preferred network type and select LTE/GSM. also go to settings, more, and select the LTE APN for your carrier.
4G/LTE
I have the same issue. I get 4g/LTE on the jellybean roms, but not on the KK roms. I have tried numerous Radios to no avail. The *#*#4636#*#* doesn't work at all. On some radios you can change the LTE/GSM, but it doesn't show it under settings in the rom. It just says "LTE recommended", but there is no way to select it.
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IDK if you tried this but: go to dialer, *#*#4636#*#* then click phone settings, scroll down to preferred network type and select LTE/GSM. also go to settings, more, and select the LTE APN for your carrier.
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Hey this worked like a charm. Went from 2.9mb to 9.6mb DL. First settings, connection manager, check LTE (here my speeds bumped from 2.99mb to 5.18mb. Then *#*#4636#*#* select bet. Automatic and USA Bands. I don't know on which mine's was but the latter produced the higher speeds.
Thanx!
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As the title states, I bought an AT&T S5 for my wife for christmas. She likes some of the stock apps that tmobile offers and I was wondering if i could just install the tmobile rom on the AT&T phone with minimal risk.
Thanks for the help.
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As the title states, I bought an AT&T S5 for my wife for christmas. She likes some of the stock apps that tmobile offers and I was wondering if i could just install the tmobile rom on the AT&T phone with minimal risk.
Thanks for the help.
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Usually people buy the t-mobile S5 to use on at&t. You could always just download a Tmo rom and pull the apks from the zip.
As for flashing a Tmo rom not to sure. Barely learned tmo S5 supports international roms.
I want to do the same thing.
I have restored 900A to old AT&T stock firmware with odin, towelroot then worked.
What is my next step now?
I want T-Mobile softcard and T-mobile call-over-wifi to work and also simply removing all the AT&T default apps.
So I want my phone to be like it came from from T-Mobile store.
A at&t and t-mobile S5 phone should be in hardware the same?
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Important Note: You may only download and install the specified stock firmware according to your Galaxy S5 phone model number. As you may not know, there are numerous versions of the Galaxy S5 in each and every countries. Each of these Galaxy S5 versions uses different firmware build, flashing a non-specified stock firmware to other Galaxy S5 variants may result into bricks. Meaning it will also causes damage to your phone and you cannot recover it by your own.
Solved my issue, not the overall thread, sorry for the confusion. (please delete this post, I can't do it from Tapatalk)
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Solved
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Please do tell what solution you came up with! I'm in the same predicament. I would love a Tmobile rom that supports wifi calling on my att s5 900a.
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Please do tell what solution you came up with! I'm in the same predicament. I would love a Tmobile rom that supports wifi calling on my att s5 900a.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=60638012&postcount=619
Another option, but beware, homie in the thread said Wifi Calling not working for him
Btw I decided against trying this out for now, and am just using Hangouts as a wifi calling solution