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Hi guys,
i used a sim unlock code to unlock the ATT locked Atrix 4g, for use with a european sim card (mobitel, slovenia). it unlocked fine and i could call, but the wifi stopped working it just didnt scan/find or even connect to remembered wifis (home router), which worked perfectly before the unlock. so than i thought it might help to factory reset it, and now the problem persists and i cant even finish the wizard, cuz it wouldnt connect to the cellular (which we have 2g and 3g here) and the wifi has the same problems (so initially it finds all wlans, than after like a few secs it looses them all, i can turn off the wifi and turn it on again and the same thing happens). so i am wodering if anyone has any idea how i could rescue the phone ...
thanks in advance
ok guys i did a hard reset and put in a nonworking sim (doesnt connect to network) and i got the wifi back to working and managed to activate motoblur again. so after that ive put my working sim card in again (3g+ hsdpa+ able), and the wifi stops to work again/behaves the same as i described before. terrible ... anyone has an idea how to fix that ?
ok, more problems, now after ive put the working sim inside and the wifi stopped working, i tried with the nonworking sim (that wifi worked great before with), and the wifi isnt working with the sim it was working before either and even if i try without any sim it doesnt work... ill try with a third sim now and if it wont work ill hard reset it again
Same problem
I have the same exact issue. Anyone know what to do? I can't imagine that this is "bricked" because everything else works fine... thoughts?
where did you guys get the unlock code from?
Actually, I have a similar problem. After entering unlock code the phone accepts my SIM card, but I cannot activate 3G connection. GSM is working, try to call my other phone. APN settings are correct.
In the "hidden" settings menu (*#*#4636#*#*) I cannot chose between radio bands, but only the USA radio band.
Any ideas? Will I need to root it or even put a custom ROM (if it exists)?
So you guys used an unlock code from someone other than the carrier and are now having issues?
Wish I could help on this one. If you used an unlock code from someone other than the carrier, I would contact motorola support.
If you used a piece of software, I would wager that the software broke something and you might as well warranty return it for another.
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DarrellRaines said:
So you guys used an unlock code from someone other than the carrier and are now having issues?
Wish I could help on this one. If you used an unlock code from someone other than the carrier, I would contact motorola support.
If you used a piece of software, I would wager that the software broke something and you might as well warranty return it for another.
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Don't be offended, but I don't think this is the case. AT&T locked their phone to their network with standard network code (as seen in many other phones for years) so that "alien" SIM card would not work. But, additionally, since the AT&T has some value added services on their data plan (like wifi tethering) they made some accommodations (read: locked parts of the android configuration).
I am not a developer, this is just my guess, but it seams sane and probable.
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Don't be offended, but I don't think this is the case. AT&T locked their phone to their network with standard network code (as seen in many other phones for years) so that "alien" SIM card would not work. But, additionally, since the AT&T has some value added services on their data plan (like wifi tethering) they made some accommodations (read: locked parts of the android configuration).
I am not a developer, this is just my guess, but it seams sane and probable.
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No offense taken. This is why I asked about a program. Using an unauthorized code to unlock it may over write a.setting or file. Its also possible that someone broke something using adb.
Best solution, warranty it and try again
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ok. anyone with unlocked phone has a wifi problems besides these 2 nice people ?
I don't have a WiFi problem, I have a 3G problem
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I don't have a WiFi problem, I have a 3G problem
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can you guys tell us what website you use to get your unlock codes from so we can avoid them? thanks
man.. this forum is dead.
even the OP stopped coming here to check his post :/
Based on your replies, I'm guessing you've never unlocked a phone before...
Unlocking a phone to be used for a different carrier affects nothing else but the ability to only use the SIM Card of the carrier you bought the phone from.
To unlock a carrier-locked Motorola phone, you simply need a "Network Unlock PIN" which is an 8 or 16 digit code that you enter to unlock the phone to any network. There is no software installation ivolved in the process.
A 3G issue will occur when your carrier doesn't support the 3G bands that the Atrix supports. Which would be: 850/1900/2100. If your carrier doesn't use any of these bands for their 3G network, then of course you are going to have 3G issues.
The Wi-Fi problem that the OP is having may be as simple as him having an antenna QA issue. But it could never be the Unlock Code.
Unlocking your phone and using another carrier other than AT&T has nothing to do with Wi-Fi issues...
DarrellRaines said:
So you guys used an unlock code from someone other than the carrier and are now having issues?
Wish I could help on this one. If you used an unlock code from someone other than the carrier, I would contact motorola support.
If you used a piece of software, I would wager that the software broke something and you might as well warranty return it for another.
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No offense taken. This is why I asked about a program. Using an unauthorized code to unlock it may over write a.setting or file. Its also possible that someone broke something using adb.
Best solution, warranty it and try again
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The Wi-Fi problem that the OP is having may be as simple as him having an antenna QA issue. But it could never be the Unlock Code.
Unlocking your phone and using another carrier other than AT&T has nothing to do with Wi-Fi issues...
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I got my unlock code from cellunlock.net. It unlocked my phone just fine. Don't use that as a reason to avoid cellunlock.net. Unlocking is unlocking.
I have swapped back and forth between my prepaid sim and My AT&T SIM about 5 times so far.
WiFi disconnects almost immediately when I try to connect with my prepaid sim inserted, but I can make calls. (Atrix also displays H+, which can't be right)
With my AT&T sim everything works fine, solid as a rock.
I may do a factory reset to test things, but I have a feeling it has something to do with drivers or the network stack on the atrix, or perhaps because my prepaid sim has no data plan. It certainly isn't a hardware problem with the antenna. I am afraid to do a factory reset on the atrix while I am out of the country, considering that it requires network access to unlock itself.
To the original poster:
When you put a non-connected SIM into the phone, if you do a power reset again, the wifi comes back up solid again.
Also, is there some way we can request a merge of these two threads?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=986499
how come only you 2 have this problem ? do you 2 live in the same country ?
this is really surprising :/
It really is quite weird...
ll_l_x_l_ll said:
how come only you 2 have this problem ? do you 2 live in the same country ?
this is really surprising :/
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I was merely suggesting that it could be a multitude of things, but never the unlocking code or the process of unlocking itself.
Also, it can't be your SIM because your SIM has nothing to do with Wi-Fi. If we were talking about GSM and 3G then SIM cards come into play. Other than that, no way.
Have you tried using the phone without a SIM? Do you get the same problems?
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It certainly isn't a hardware problem with the antenna. I am afraid to do a factory reset on the atrix while I am out of the country, considering that it requires network access to unlock itself.
To the original poster:
When you put a non-connected SIM into the phone, if you do a power reset again, the wifi comes back up solid again.
Also, is there some way we can request a merge of these two threads?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=986499
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I was merely suggesting that it could be a multitude of things, but never the unlocking code or the process of unlocking itself.
Also, it can't be your SIM because your SIM has nothing to do with Wi-Fi. If we were talking about GSM and 3G then SIM cards come into play. Other than that, no way.
Have you tried using the phone without a SIM? Do you get the same problems?
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I agree that it has nothing to do with the SIM or unlocking.
I just tested. I get the same problem with no SIM inserted. Screw it.. doing a factory reset and seeing what happens.
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Still does the same thing. But now I have to re-activate app sideloading.
Also, you can reactivate over wifi, which is nice.
Hello All-
I have Att i777 sim unlocked, and it is now on Tmobile svc.
Im not too sure about the APN settings I should put in there to make
sure I can send/ rcv MMS/Text/ Get the best possible data, etc...
Does anyone have any tips for me?
Thank you!
Alex
well i dont know the apn settings but the only data you can get from tmobile is their edge network
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well i dont know the apn settings but the only data you can get from tmobile is their edge network
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You're only going to get their 2G data network cause the chipset in our phone doesn't support their 42MBPS HSPA network.
Okay, thanks!
No big deal for me. I have 10mbps at home and T1 at office. Dont really need a fast phone.
Stupid att and their bull**** shnianigans. I told them they better fix their act up. Bull**** customer service reps that all say "I can only do so much" yadda yadda yadda... Guess what, I finally got my free phone from ATT (i777 out of contract) and canceled service immediately after and went to tmobile. I dont really give a rats ass about speed either. Reception is way better in my area which is all I need. I have a company cell phone for travel. Im still paying less for my phone and my wifes brand new phone with unlimited everything when compared to ATT and their piss poor service for the one line.
I plan to convert the whole company eventually as well. Which is going to be even funnier because one rep told me "Good luck trying that"... (I work for SONY)
See, the issue is, people get big and rich and think they are so bad ass and they think no one can touch them... This is what happened at my work. Now I have a better position, and I am still sticking to my roots. Let this be a lesson to everyone. Im just a stupid ass no body that gets business done
root that phone!
OP, you sound like the kind of guy who would get a sense of satisfaction each time a bloat-app gets deleted. I know I do...
mgd76 said:
OP, you sound like the kind of guy who would get a sense of satisfaction each time a bloat-app gets deleted. I know I do...
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Pshhhhh that **** was rooted & sim unlocked before the fedex driver left my driveway. I was planning this since nov last year just waiting to get back from japan. Now AOKP on T-Mobile...and I'm getting att spam mail ever since lol
Hey friend, I have a magicsim adapter and have both AT&T and T-Mobile. I've had no problems with the following for working data and voice (not tried mms).
http://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-1976
Also, fair warning, if you're roaming in AT&T's network (which is practically everywhere I go since T-mo sucks), you won't have a data connection of any sort. You can tell which network you're actually on if you go into "About phone -> Status"
Why even bother using T-Mobile if I don't mind asking. Ever since At&t backed out on buying T-Mobile, I don't see the point of even using them as a carrier, yes I know at&t sold them bandwidth for roaming on their network so your service will get better. But why T-Mobile?
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tmos website will give u all apns
coverage is worse. at least in my area
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jthatch12 said:
Why even bother using T-Mobile if I don't mind asking. Ever since At&t backed out on buying T-Mobile, I don't see the point of even using them as a carrier, yes I know at&t sold them bandwidth for roaming on their network so your service will get better. But why T-Mobile?
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Well, I went from paying about 150ish a month for 2 lines to 100 a month for 2 lines. I dont need extraordinary service just to say "Good morning Sweetie" to my wife and text message grocery lists and ****
ssmr2t said:
Well, I went from paying about 150ish a month for 2 lines to 100 a month for 2 lines. I dont need extraordinary service just to say "Good morning Sweetie" to my wife and text message grocery lists and ****
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Boeing employee discount with At&t: 4 lines, all with data plans, 189 a month
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The default Tmobile APN settings work pretty well for me. I used to get free data through some older APN settings but they took that off now
And why not use Tmobile? Their plans are cheaper, often better, and I get great service.
ok so i flashed cyanogen mod on my phone, everything running cool, even ran galaxy unlock pro (paid 5 bucks) to unlock my phone. it unlocked alls is technically peachy, except with my t-mobile sim card it keeps saying emergyency calls only. i have 3 different apn's to choose from(all tmobile) but each time i select one and return to the home screen nothing changes.
I unlocked with cellphoneunlock.net and got Tmobile, I get 3g its great.
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wanna unlock ? do this
i777UCKH7-CL503881-No-BL file google it 276mb zipped
single file unzipped with mfc logo 512mb
turn phone off
install kies to pc reboot pc
plug usb to pc then with phone off hold vol up and down at same time while plugging in usb ..download mode comes on screen
press vol up
now right click the mfc logo 512mb unzipped file
run as admin
app comes up on screen if no yellow connected icon appears in one of the blanks just unplug usb replug back in
see yellow connect icon ?
make sure phone battery 40-70% charged
now hit run sit back and wait
you will uploaded to a no bootloader rom with cwm recovery and root already done
when reboots your good to go rooted if bootloop enter recovery wipe cache and system ..do not do the wipes if your on custom kernals n junk I hear errors and emmc brick idk if it applies to 2.3.4 but do at own risk if you come from a custom kernel u will have to make sure it all is not custom I guess
now find the helroz galaxy s unlock apk google its on xda somewhere
verify you have root and go to market and download busybox let it load then install I advise after install to reboo phone
now with busy box a rooted phone and 2.3.4 you can download the helroz galaxy s unlock app should have purple menus
its not in store anymore eu have to find the apk online transfer to phone and uncheck the install from other sources in settings
now run it click back up efs
then click unlock
be patient and do not have a sim in while doing this
this will hang maybe for 30sec or so even if it says unresponsive it the wait for app opton itwill eventually do its work and be done or auto reboot your phone after words go back to app and click the done 3rd button
reboot again and verify your unlocked
just did it myself but I acc did a odin root app before I member this 1st file is perooted so now I don't have yellow triangle but it says 1 custom binary I try with cwm to go to aokp and use triangle away but didn't work so fear of issue I just left it alone no more triangle now after reverting back to stock 2.3.4 unrooted but whatever don't care to go jerking it around
Aztlanow said:
I unlocked with cellphoneunlock.net and got Tmobile, I get 3g its great.
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where did you get your phone from? I have an at&t phone that just went out of contract, got the unlock code from them and popped in a tmo sim. I can only get edge connection like everyone is stating in this thread. Is there a separate modem file that you flashed? Is it possible to flash a different modem file to access tmo's 3g and up networks?
In around two weeks, I'm leaving to Europe on a school trip. I found a website http://goo.gl/LyKpj that sells SIM cards that work in most of Europe. My two questions are that will my Amaze work with just the voice and text plan (no data) and does the Amaze use the 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 frequencies? Thank you
https://t-mobile.jive-mobile.com/#jive-document?content=/api/core/v1/documents/2614 n yes u could use it internationally
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BTW: If you need to call US and have WiFi connection and use TMO SIM card, WiFi calling is free.
Can u really call anywhere with wifi n its free ? I mean south america or central America?
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invisiblefire101 said:
Can u really call anywhere with wifi n its free ? I mean south america or central America?
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I use Viber to talk to my friend in China. It's a free wifi calling/texting app on the Market.
Give it a try.
Don't forget to call t-mobile
and get your sim unlock codes. They email it to you, and you can't enter it until you put the foreign sim in. I'd wait to get the sim until you get to where your going to, as you'll be surprised at the deals you can get once your there.
Get a different pay-as-you-go sim card in each country for the best deals.
Not much free wifi in Europe.. Don't rely on it.. In your hotel you should be ok though..
invisiblefire101 said:
Can u really call anywhere with wifi n its free ? I mean south america or central America?
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You can call FROM anywhere back to the US via wifi and it's free, not call from the us to anywhere.
mikeeed said:
and get your sim unlock codes. They email it to you, and you can't enter it until you put the foreign sim in. I'd wait to get the sim until you get to where your going to, as you'll be surprised at the deals you can get once your there.
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Yep.
AFAIK, to request SIM unlock code for subsidized phone (from TMO), you need to be 90 days on contract at least.
Or if you don't have subsidized phone (i.e. you bought it yourself) - you need to be on active contract.
It's explained somewhere on TMO site.
Or s-off and use the free method in the general forum to sim unlock your device.
Thanks for all the help. Prior to the post, I already sim-unlocked my phone from the method in the general section. I also already bought the SIM card and it seems to work. I placed it in and typed in the pin and everything seemed to be fine, except for the fact that they don't have connection in the US. Hopefully all goes well on my trip.
HuskyHamburger said:
Thanks for all the help. Prior to the post, I already sim-unlocked my phone from the method in the general section. I also already bought the SIM card and it seems to work. I placed it in and typed in the pin and everything seemed to be fine, except for the fact that they don't have connection in the US. Hopefully all goes well on my trip.
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Have fun be safe and don't forget to visit us at an internet cafe!
No Mobile network in France
Hello, I've just receive an unlocked T-Mobile Amaze 4G phone from the US. The phone is not rooted and has a stock rom. Everything seems to be working fine but one thing:
NO MOBILE NETWORK (can't use mobile internet)
It looks like compatibility issue between the French operator (I'm not sure that it supports 4G format) and the phone radio. What should I do first:
- call my operator support service
- root and flash a custom rom
- update radio version
- ...
Would appreciate any help.
zandgreen said:
Hello, I've just receive an unlocked T-Mobile Amaze 4G phone from the US. The phone is not rooted and has a stock rom. Everything seems to be working fine but one thing:
NO MOBILE NETWORK (can't use mobile internet)
It looks like compatibility issue between the French operator (I'm not sure that it supports 4G format) and the phone radio. What should I do first:
- call my operator support service
- root and flash a custom rom
- update radio version
- ...
Would appreciate any help.
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Check your Internet APN settings, I had tonnes of issues until I found the right ones. Even if your network doesn't support 4G it will still default to 3G so you can get Internet..
So I put the latest .10 ICS leak on my phone yesterday because I can't wait for the OTA since i'm leaving soon. I downloaded the 4G on off app and am thinking I should be able to pop in any SIM card and it should work on GSM. Is the phone unlocked? Also I might need to use my normal Verizon SIM to use in Italy and Spain. The verizon reps said if I left it in it would work just fine. Is this true? I currently don't have any GSM cards to test with and I've been looking everywhere for the answer but no success. Help would be amazing.
Thanks in advance
For full GSM support I believe you need to install one of the custom roms with it added...
mjones73 said:
For full GSM support I believe you need to install one of the custom roms with it added...
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But I thought that was one part of the ICS update. So is the phone kinda locked like I can only use verizons rates? I want to try a SIM but I don't have one
With GB or the ICS leak you probably can get basic calling and texts with a GSM cell company sim card.
With the conrom ROM you should also get mms and data to work. Supposedly everything works.
Also, I suspect gsm antenna is not in the extended battery cover, so you should use the standard back cover that came with the phone.
I personally have not tried gsm in my rezound, so the above advise might be incorrect. this is just something I am interested in.
howard
p.s. T-Mobile sells a $1 sim card with 10 minutes of talk time, an internet deal. So you can buy this $1 simm to test with.
p.p.s. You will also need to go into the settings and add the apn settings for the cell company whose sim you are using. data and mms won't work without this.
HowardZ said:
With GB or the ICS leak you probably can get basic calling and texts with a GSM cell company sim card.
With the conrom ROM you should also get mms and data to work. Supposedly everything works.
Also, I suspect gsm antenna is not in the extended battery cover, so you should use the standard back cover that came with the phone.
I personally have not tried gsm in my rezound, so the above advise might be incorrect. this is just something I am interested in.
howard
p.s. T-Mobile sells a $1 sim card with 10 minutes of talk time, an internet deal. So you can buy this $1 simm to test with.
p.p.s. You will also need to go into the settings and add the apn settings for the cell company whose sim you are using. data and mms won't work without this.
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Thank you so much. I just need calling and data and mms to work. I'm just going to google how to change the APN setting as you said. Thanks a lot for the help man. I have the ICS leak which is supposed to support global roaming straight from VZW.
Well, there is a thanks button you can click on.
I do not know much about Verizon's New global roaming, bit I suspect it will be expensive per minute. Using a local cell company's sim card probably will cost less for long visits overseas.
I wrote an app called HZUTILS which can also do the radio changes like the LTE on off app. My app is free, also does a few other functions, and if you click on an advertisement I earn a few cents.
The CONROM is available in the development forum. During installation one is asked GSM or LTE. no easy switching back and forth. I suggest you make a nandroid backup first with Ramon ra recovery or the touch recovery. Restoring the backup is a method for returning to LTE. Or one can reinstall the conrom and select LTE.
If you look through the development forum you will find other gsm ROMs. The CONROM does both LTE and GSM, was made from the latest .10 ICS leak, and sounds like it is very reliable.
p.s. let me know how this works for you.
Thank you but I don't wanna root my phone really.. I forgot something last time and almost bricked it. Well not really but it was scary. My only question is really can I just switch it from your app as it is now because I can or must I have a custom Rom for some type of reason?
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ajv00 said:
Thank you but I don't wanna root my phone really.. I forgot something last time and almost bricked it. Well not really but it was scary. My only question is really can I just switch it from your app as it is now because I can or must I have a custom Rom for some type of reason?
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I recall, a few months ago, reading a very long multiple page posting about people having various levels of success with stock GB and changing the radio setting using LTE on off app. People were successful with phone calls and texting, but had difficulties with mms and data.
People did strange things to get data working, and it only worked for some people. I think it involved driving the phone in a car to get somewhere with no cell signal, then back home? Not sure, as I don't recall it very well.
Then people started typing in the APN for their gsm provider. This evening, just for fun I tried typing in the APN for T-Mobile into .10 ICS leak rezound, and it would not get saved. No error message. Verizon appears to have locked out the capability to add a non Verizon APN. So, yes, I think a gsm ROM is needed.
BTW, there must be plenty of rezound owners using GSM who can more confidently give you more concrete advise. They can tell you what they tried, what worked, what didn't, and what is the best approach. I think the answer is a GSM ROM, or paying high roaming charges to Verizon.
Alright ill just try and get a sim off someone on at&t and see what happens. But thanks a lot man I hope I get an answer from someone doing it. You were a lot of help ill let you know how it goes!!
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I tried putting in a SIM and changing the radios and I got nothing /: I need to get this working
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Global in VZ ICS
ajv00 said:
I tried putting in a SIM and changing the radios and I got nothing /: I need to get this working
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I just received the official Verizon ICS in the last hour. I am poking around looking for the global feature, since it is THE promised reason I bought the phone. Offhand, I do not see the global feature anywhere . Network mode still only shows' LTE/CDMA' or 'CDMA only' as the choices, so it seems that 'global' is still not official from Verizon in the ICS as just shipped.
The LTE ON/OFF app seems to have a few more options than when I last looked, but I've no idea what's may have changed.
I put in a tmobile SIM card and changed the settings in the app to GSM and wcdma and it worked calling and texting! It didn't have data but if you go to mobile network settings and access point names I feel like you could add the apn and be golden using data and mms over gsm. I'm Hoping this is the truth but I don't have anything to test it with
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I'm on the leak from three months ago, in Afghanistan. Popped in a sim card from a shop on base and it works with no problems. Calls only though no data. I'm using the extended battery. Had to use the lte on off app to put it in gsm.
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GSM switch gone in ICS OTA?
Looks like option to switch to GSM is gone. Dialing *#*#4636#*#* does nothing...
that option to show network modes when dailing *#*#4636#*#* is removed in latest RUUs and official OTA, but however you may flash any of ROMs available to get GSM
ajv00 said:
I put in a tmobile SIM card and changed the settings in the app to GSM and wcdma and it worked calling and texting! It didn't have data but if you go to mobile network settings and access point names I feel like you could add the apn and be golden using data and mms over gsm. I'm Hoping this is the truth but I don't have anything to test it with
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So SMS worked with the ICS OTA, both send and receive? Last time I tried 2 months ago under Gingerbread, GSM calls were fine, but could only receive SMS text, could not sent texts, and never got data to work.
I've spent over 1/2 of the last 3 months overseas, so this is a big deal to me. Even if just the calls and SMS send/receive work, I will be pleased. VZ told me the global feature is not in this latest Verizon ICS OTA, but maybe the inner workings are there and they just haven't put in the frontend and any VZ profitmaking carrier lockouts?
I am off to South Africa next Friday. Sounds like I will have to get an MTN sim in ZA and try again when I get there. Maybe this ICS OTA will have some value to me afterall. I'll try to remember to post back here, whether it works or not. If it all works, however, I'm pretty sure the posting will only be redundant info, since my screams of giddiness would be heard around the world... afterall, I've been using an old unlocked GSM RAZR flip phone when I travel.
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postmortem. said:
Looks like option to switch to GSM is gone. Dialing *#*#4636#*#* does nothing...
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The LTE ON OFF app still seems to allow access. However, until I get overseas I'm not sure how to tell if it is truly switching/working
I only tried receiving a text/: sorry I can't confirm sending. But if you flash a gsm Rom which I might everything works
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Hey guys I've spent the last few days reading old threads about using the i545 on USA GSM Carriers.
I bought a Bad ESN Verizon Galaxy S4 on eBay. From what Ive been reading these phones come factory unlocked and i figured I would
buy one to use on T-Mobile.
I have tried countless things now and for some reason all I get in the status bar is a circle with a line through it.
I have tried various APN settings found around older threads but still i get no signal.
I rooted and installed the newest hyperdrive and still nothing.
Ive even tried an AT&T sim & an old Orange Sim I have lying around for these testing situations.
They both show a circle with a line through the middle and when I try to make a call it just says "Mobile Network Not Available"
If I remove sim and power on the phone it states there is No Sim Installed.
I am running Hyperdrive RLS15 with 4.3 MK2
I've heard that if a phone is blacklisted it cannot be used in the USA on any carrier is that true? and if so why are some users stating they bought a bad esn phone and works fine on GSM US Carriers? I am really confused decided to make an account and maybe get some more insight.
Thank You guys!
Any XDAers have any suggestions?
Anything would be appreciated, Thank you guys again
I apologize for the self bumpage, I dont now what else to do.
This is my final bump, Should I just resell on ebay?
How can you even use this phone can it be flashed to any service or used anywhere?
tried at&t and t-mobile sims with apn settings to no avail just a circle with a line through it on the status bar.
Thanks
Peace
Bad ESN usually means it was reported stolen. You're basically SOL
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Kole_Ackerson said:
Bad ESN usually means it was reported stolen. You're basically SOL
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Thanks man, I guess I didnt want to face this truth,
Is it SOL internationally as well? Wondering if i can state that if I try to resell it on ebay.
Since im honestly dubious this thing works anywhere, is there a global IMEI database?
hempcures said:
Thanks man, I guess I didnt want to face this truth,
Is it SOL internationally as well? Wondering if i can state that if I try to resell it on ebay.
Since im honestly dubious this thing works anywhere, is there a global IMEI database?
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Sorry but you will have a hard time getting any help with a bad IMEID phone.
That's a stolen or insurance fraud device. Parts only.