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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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afive720 said:
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...
GUARDIANBD said:
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...
Beach_Head said:
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...
GUARDIANBD said:
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"
Is anyone able to force roam to Verizon their Photon? I cant get roam control to work at all it grants SU permissions and never does anything.. And ive tried going to settings-wireless and networks-mobile networks-sytem select- and tried to change from automatic to "Affiliated Networks" but it wont let me select it. It closes the menu and as soon as i open it is shows Automatic again. This is on CM7 btw. Is there any way to force roam with my Photon?? It would really help a TON as im spending the weekend in an area with terrible Sprint service.
You should probably dig around for the Verizon prl which I believe is 11115. Only problem with that is too much roaming will get you kicked off sprint. Its around here some where if I find the prl ill come back and post it.
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not sure if this will work or not, but this is how i changed mine to automatic (since i don't have a SIM card and couldn't change it from the wireless/networks screen)
1. go to dialer
2. type in *#*#4636#*#*
3. navigate to phone information
4. scroll down to 'set preferred network type'
once again, i haven't tried this for roaming and such...
I tried to flash that PRL a while ago, but couldnt get QPST or whatever program was needed to read my phone for some reason. The PRL doesn't really help if i cant make my phone roam when i want it to, for what im trying to do atleast. I want to be able to manually tell my Photon to switch to roaming when I decide it may be better off on Verizons network. I eventually gave up on trying to get that PRL loaded since i cant manually tell my phone when to roam and when not to. Thats what im asking now, is there a way for me to manually select and force it to roam? That dialer menu doesn't allow me to choose roaming or not, just CDMA GSM and that, not to actually force it into roaming. Thanks though!
Get Roam Control. It's been pulled from market but it's on there web site Google it.
Download here.
http://www.multiupload.com/JJNVAO1RZQ
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Is there a way to license it?
you may also want to check with mrwrx here on xda - he's done a lot of developing for forced roaming. good guy.
w0lf215 said:
Is anyone able to force roam to Verizon their Photon? I cant get roam control to work at all it grants SU permissions and never does anything.. And ive tried going to settings-wireless and networks-mobile networks-sytem select- and tried to change from automatic to "Affiliated Networks" but it wont let me select it. It closes the menu and as soon as i open it is shows Automatic again. This is on CM7 btw. Is there any way to force roam with my Photon?? It would really help a TON as im spending the weekend in an area with terrible Sprint service.
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if you're rooted try this option out. it will allow you to force roam (verizon) when you select automatic in the settings. home only works as normal.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1422952
So when/if you do this, do you get charged for roaming?
bullfrog527 said:
So when/if you do this, do you get charged for roaming?
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You shouldn't get charged for roaming, BUT roaming is limited and you will get warned and then kicked from Sprint if you go over. I have seen posts in other forums where this has happened to people. I can't remember for sure, but I seem to remember that this happened to the creator of roam control and he warned others about it...
Hey Guys,
Ive done a search and havent come up with a concrete answer why my phone is not getting mobile network. Im able to connect with wifi but as soon as i leave wifi I have no luck. Im using Virtous Shooter v.3.0.5 and an HTC Evo 3D GSM. With the rooting and such the only thing I made a mistake on was in the revolutionary setup i selected CDMA and the incorrect HBoot. Could you guys give me a hand letting me know.
Thanks
MrToast
In addition im able to make and receive calls and text messages its just connecting to the internet when wifi is unavailable.
I can pay $5 via paypal to the person who helps me out fix this issue
You need to add the correct apn settings for your carrier under mobile network. Menu-settings-mobile network-access point names-menu add and then enter the settings then hit menu then save.
Just google your apn settings for your carrier or call and ask them for the proper settings, but google is quick and easy.
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I have the same problem sometimes.
Everything is correct in the settings.
I also have a connection to mobile network. But I often get a timeout...
On other Roms no problems.
I made a thread literally about a week ago asking this same question, I got an answer, and then I guess the mods deleted it. Anyhow, I put MIUI on, it works great, I can make calls, it says I have 3G connection, but it also says No Service, and I can't use the data at all. This is getting old fast, so, can someone please tell me how to turn the data on? I've tried cycling it, changing it to CDMA/LTE and back, no dice. Help please?
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I made a thread literally about a week ago asking this same question, I got an answer, and then I guess the mods deleted it. Anyhow, I put MIUI on, it works great, I can make calls, it says I have 3G connection, but it also says No Service, and I can't use the data at all. This is getting old fast, so, can someone please tell me how to turn the data on? I've tried cycling it, changing it to CDMA/LTE and back, no dice. Help please?
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Maybe try dialing *228 to activate data
DROID RAZR MAXX
prsterero said:
Maybe try dialing *228 to activate data
DROID RAZR MAXX
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It doesn't need activated, it works fine if I go back to stock
I figured it out. I changed the "Turn off IMS registration required", it now says "Turn on IMS registration required". I also have it on CDMA auto. Should this be ok, or am I going to get roaming charges or something?
!nstaGib said:
I figured it out. I changed the "Turn off IMS registration required", it now says "Turn on IMS registration required". I also have it on CDMA auto. Should this be ok, or am I going to get roaming charges or something?
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How did you do this?
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menu-full settings-mobile networks-enable data
then, below at access point names select the one for you (I'm on prepaid, so live.pre)
then at network type selection put 3G prefered
cheers
Is there a way to force LTE so that 1X and EVDO are disabled?
The LTE Only mode in the Device Info screen via Additional Options via the Advanced Signal Info app will not work. I am able to make EVDO Only selection work as confirmed by going to Mobile Networks under System Settings and then More Settings.
However, LTE Only selection will have no effect if Global or LTE/EVDO/CDMA is already selected. No change is made as confirmed under Mobile Networks. The LTE Only selection reverts back to the previous selection.
If EVDO Only mode is active, then LTE Only selection will prompt for Global mode periodically until the user confirms. Selecting Cancel will just postpone the prompt to enable Global mode for a short time. Unless user selects Global mode, EVDO Only mode is confirmed as active in the Mobile Networks settings page.
Another method that also failed is using the app Hidden Menu to open the IOTHiddenMenu. Under LTE Mode Menu, one can select LTE Service Forced, but no changes or popup notification appears. Popup notifications appear for other selections in the same LTE Mode Menu. The other selections under the LTE Mode Menu also do have a working effect-- it is just the LTE Service Forced selection that has no effect.
This is pretty disappointing as I believe the baseband or radio software version does not support Forced LTE. The HTC Rezound and Motorola RAZR seem to work fine with Forced LTE.
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Bump. I have the same question/issue...
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I would like to force mine into EVDO only so I can tether without calls or texts interrupting my data. I live in a 3g area.
Anyone know how to turn 3g off but keep LTE on and still make calls/text?
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There is an app in the play store that will force 3G only. But it doesn't do the other things that people are asking for. But I've never tried it on the Note 2.
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Foots said:
I would like to force mine into EVDO only so I can tether without calls or texts interrupting my data. I live in a 3g area.
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Bad news bud. This phone doesn't support SVDO. So without LTE you'll never be able to tether and make calls at the same time
Sucks because my old crappy Thunderbolt had the right radio setup for that, but the newer device doesn't. Meh. I'm just glad my area is fully soaked in 40/15mbps LTE speeds.
DaRkL3AD3R said:
Bad news bud. This phone doesn't support SVDO. So without LTE you'll never be able to tether and make calls at the same time
Sucks because my old crappy Thunderbolt had the right radio setup for that, but the newer device doesn't. Meh. I'm just glad my area is fully soaked in 40/15mbps LTE speeds.
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Lol, I think you misunderstood what I meant. I DON'T want calls or texts interrupting the data, so I want to force it to data only while on 3g since I don't have 4g at home. I used to do it all the time on my Incredible (HDR only) and Touch Pro 2 (EVDO only). I did figure it out using the Hidden Menu app though, so I'm good to go now.
Verizon did just build a tower about two miles north of my house. Surely it will be a 4g tower. It just isn't operational yet, but hopefully soon I'll be soaking up some 4g myself.
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I too would be interested in something that forced 4g. I live in an area where 4g is present but weak, and it switches back to 3g which is much slower data speed wise....
The phone info app will do what you want. I had to use it for a bit when I lost my 4g prl. It will force lte only, evdo only, etc
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Sorry for bumping this thread, but tried phone info, and it didn't work. I also cant seem to find the network settings in mobile networks. I go into settings, choose more settings, choose mobile network, but it doesn't have an advanced toggle, or more setting. Where do you do this at? I believe it was network mode that I clicked on which isn't there anymore. Did. I fudge this up somehow? I know I accessed it before, but I can't find it now. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
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These is the options I have using the phone info app. Clearly LTE only is an option. I'm not sure if it's a function of my Rom. I'm using jelly thunder with the Verizon patch from Scott.
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It is an option, but when you enable it, it doesnt do anything. When ever I used it on my rezound, you would see the phone switch networks. When it would not find lte, it would show no network in both the app, and the status bar. When I do it on my note 2, there is no switch, and it maintains 3g. What version is the app that you are you are using? The other thing that confuses me is that i lost network mode on my phone in settings. It isn't in my wife's phone either, and hers is modded very little. Mine is rooted, deodexed, with multiwindow, and 23 toggles enabled. Thanks for the reply
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What modem version do you have?
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RALL4 is my baseband version. Also whenever I do change my network type, and back out of the app, it resets back to the prior mode.
Edit: here is the same problem on on another forum. It seems some have this problem, and others don't. It just blows my mind that I lost network mode in settings. It was there a couple days ago, and now it is gone. Reverted to my oldest nandroid, and it was still gone. Anywho, here is the link.
http://forums.androidcentral.com/verizon-galaxy-note-2/233006-cant-change-radio-type.html
Edit 2: turns out a call recording mod makes it go away. Set up fresh, and tracked down why it happens. Phone info still doesn't control lte only for me though even on a stock deodexed rom thanks for the help.
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I am going to bump this thread again because I finally found a way that works for me. If phone info works for you great, but ot never did on my note2. What you need to do is follow this post of mine. Nome of the info is mine, just found it on the web
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=42876028
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