I have bought a prepaid SIM card in Hungary and am not able to connect to the internet, though I can call and text. The location where I bought the SIM checked their database and could not find my specific phone most probably due to the Photon being only available in the U.S. He looked up the Atrix as it is said that it is the closest to the Photon. They were supposed to send an SMS with instructions, but I never received them. CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP?
Have you tried connecting to Wi-Fi and using tweakker or apn global for the correct apn? Both are free in the play store.
I used a Vodafone sim in Romania and they have great customer service in their email center. I purchased my data plan at the Vodafone store, but with the photon you can't use the ussd codes that many operators require to select which plan you want. So the email center pushed the correct plan to my phone. Maybe try emailing Vodafone Hungary if all else fails.
Good luck.
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Hello,
Have tried searching xda-developers, google, and apps to no avail.
My SGS2 thinks I am roaming when I am not, so certain Apps will not work as they were intended.
Is there anyway and or app that would override the phone/sim to think I am not roaming.
Thanks in advance for any solutions.
There is a option in settings-wireless and network-mobile network... Data roaming, untick that, i do not know if it does anything for you, and maybe choose automatic network selection, according to sim... other than that, i wouldn't know... It is strange if its roaming all the time in a home network...
When un-checking Data Roaming the phone will no longer connect to Data services as it thinks it is Roaming.
If selecting the network or leaving it to automatic it makes no difference.
I had this same issue before with other phones and was hoping with Apps or Root Access I would be able to finally force the phone to think it was not Roaming.
Did you by any chance use same sim card on all of your phones ? if yes, contact you service provider, because no phone should think its roaming all the time. I doubt it its up to the phone, as apps go, i've haven't heard of any, but if i find anything i'll post it..
Yes I have used the same Sim. It is not one of the main local providers in Spain (Movistar, Vodafone, Orange) but rather Simyo which is owned by KPN (major Dutch company). Simyo only sells sim cards on the Internet and are extremely cheap.
I have checked with the service provider and it is something they force, in that Data connection will only work when phone is set to Roaming. Internet, and Skype works but Rebtel will not activate as it thinks I am roaming.
I have this same issue.
Just upgraded my SGSII (GT I9100M) from the stock Bell firmware to Android 2.3.6 XXKL1 Firmware. After the upgrade it thinks it's roaming when it isn't.
Hello,
I was recommended by the internet to ask you guys for help. I recently bought a Nokia 920 unlocked online. However, it has Rogers branding. I inserted my Telus sim and was able to make phone calls and send text messages. I noticed that there were some problems with data connectivity, but figured it was just because the Telus network sucks. I then promptly moved to Switzerland for the summer.
I've now got an Orange Prepaid sim and it's the same thing - can send texts and make phone calls, but no data. When I try to open IE, it brings me to a website that says my phone is not properly configured for Internet and MMS. I downloaded the Nokia Access Point app and followed the instructions on this page:
Google: Orange Network Nokia 920 manually configure internet
But still nothing.
Please help, I'm a complete noob and don't know what to do next. I really don't want to be stuck with a $500 dumbphone. :crying:
Thank you,
Mary
Milner781 said:
Hello,
I was recommended by the internet to ask you guys for help. I recently bought a Nokia 920 unlocked online. However, it has Rogers branding. I inserted my Telus sim and was able to make phone calls and send text messages. I noticed that there were some problems with data connectivity, but figured it was just because the Telus network sucks. I then promptly moved to Switzerland for the summer.
I've now got an Orange Prepaid sim and it's the same thing - can send texts and make phone calls, but no data. When I try to open IE, it brings me to a website that says my phone is not properly configured for Internet and MMS. I downloaded the Nokia Access Point app and followed the instructions on this page:
Google: Orange Network Nokia 920 manually configure internet
But still nothing.
Please help, I'm a complete noob and don't know what to do next. I really don't want to be stuck with a $500 dumbphone. :crying:
Thank you,
Mary
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You need to manually enter the APN for Orange. Where I live the local Orange mobile operator has the APN: "internet".
Hello all,
I have been unable to find a clear answer to this question--I hope you will bear with me:
I have a Galaxy Note 2 from Verizon running Android 4.3. Before leaving for a trip to India this week I confirmed with Verizon customer service that the phone was unlocked. In Delhi I purchased a local sim card (from Airtel) and inserted it. Voice and text work perfectly but the data plan does not. The sim works when inserted into other phones but not in this one. The Airtel techs cannot figure it out. I have access to the APN settings under the Mobile Networks menu and have edited the Name, APN, Server, APN type etc. as indicated by Airtel but no dice. When I go to "Select" it finds Airtel after some spinning and when I select Airtel from "Network Operators" I get a "registered on network" message but still can't get data.
Is it the case that Verizon locks the data on this phone? Is there any way for me to unlock this from India? I don't really know anything about rooting phones.
Any help appreciated!
I also use the same handset in India and use other operator sim...no trouble so far in data
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Hi all, I landed in Heathrow for vacation a couple days ago and immediately bought a local sim (EE 500 mins, unl text, and 2gb data). I swapped it out while on the tube and I got and unknown sim icon in the status bar. Weirdly, it appears I can send and receive texts (I was getting messages from EE) but I cannot use data. Furthermore, when I took the Eurostar to Paris yesterday, I got a text from EE welcoming me to France, informing me of roaming charges etc so it is clearly communicating with their servers.
I'll be heading back to London on Tuesday, and I'd like to have data then.
I am rooted, but still running stock ROM.
Is this a Verizon, LG, EE problem? Or is it a combination?
Any help would be greatly appreciated
Thanks!
Probably some APN issue but I wouldn't know what exactly you need to do to fix it. Anytime you run a phone that's set up for one carrier on a different one you usually have to at the minimum change APN settings to have full functionality.
Maybe where you got the SIM from can give you the correct APN settings. Make sure and back up your existing APNs first.
Enjoy your vacation. Safe travels!
Sent from my VK810 4G
Thanks for the reply! I created the appropriate APN with info from their website but still no dice :/
Ur going to have issue the icon will remain as long as u are you using a non verizon sim as far as data normal issue have been not being able to recieve mms. Make sure data is enabled then recheck your apn make sure its fpr smartphones then if all else fails it possible your carrier may not be able to connect to data via verizon hardware
I am getting the same problem in the UK - see the OP - same 'unknown SIM' icon in the top bar. I have voice & text, but no data.
Two different carriers in the UK give me the same problem - 02 and EE - so it's not unique to one carrier. If anyone has further info I'd appreciate it - otherwise I'm down to put this phone aside & buy a new one as I'm living the the UK for a year or longer.
Has anyone been able to attach a Verizon LG G3 to a UK providers data? If so, how? LMK please!
Thx in advance!
I bought net10 sim cards here in the US to use with my German phones. Everything is working right now, and I want to add the $10 international calling plan. This process seems fairly easy, but to directly call any numbers, I'd need the net10 apk for international calls which I cannot get because my google account isn't yet set to US, as I still have a 12€ value on my German address.
Is there a way of getting the international calling apk? I've used google, but all links I find redirect me to google play sooner or later which won't let me install the app due to regional restrictions.
Thanks for any advise.