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Hello Folks,
Just bought myself a samsung galaxy S2 and swapped my AT&T SIM into the new phone. The phone seems to be working just fine but there is no internet connectivity through the 3G network. It doesn't even show that there is a 3G connection. I've tried to go into the settings and have played around but to no avail. Could someone please help or point me in the right direction? Would be a shame to spend 600$ for a phone that only works for voice calling and wifi.
Much appreciated
Harry
I'm having the same problem. Signed up for AT&T since the international version doesn't work with Simple Mobile, have a 2GB dataplan for smart phones and 400 minutes. A friends AT&T sim with an unlimited data plan works fine no problem. Went to the AT&T store and had them test the phone with one of their sim's and it worked... Have to go back to the store on Monday and try and get someone further up the chain to take a look at this.
If you have the Inter model, you will need a 4G data plan... apparently you can swap it. Make sure they set you up in their system under the 4G plan, the price remains the same.
Edit: Have them check your SIM card also, to be safe is compatible with the 4G network.
At Bell, it costs $5 to replace your SIM card. My old SIM worked out of the box with the new phone.
and verify your apn settings. They will vary depending what data plan you are on.
The APN settings are set as the default. WAP.cingular APN gets an unhighlited H+ for a second then it drops to 3G with no connection up or down then it drops off. I'm going to use the ADB log to get more info.
Raised a case with AT&T after verifying everything twice, the latest they'll get back to me is Wednesday.
Ok, so finally got Data working. The AT&T representative, when I first signed up in store, didn't put an IMEI of an AT&T phone in the system so regardless of whether or not I had the correct smart phone data plan, the system wouldn't allow me to properly connect to the data network. So after fussing about the SIM card at the store, the AT&T rep put in an IMEI of an AT&T 4G phone in and then it connected.
Although now that i've found out that H2O wireless has an unlimited $60 plan and is an MVNO that piggy backs on AT&T, i'm tempted to sign up with them. I just need to find out if they support HSPA+ and conditional call forwarding.
I as well has the problem with my S2 not getting a data connection. I did everything that I could think of, but just wasn't getting any connection.
My wife has a Atrix (motorola) and she has the HSPA+ and 3g, so I swapped the SIMs and then my phone was getting the same connection speeds.
I went to the AT&T store and they did give me a new sim (one that said is used for the 4g) , but still nothing.. I told the rep at the counter about me swapping my wife' sim and that happened and she looked at her phone, noticed some setting and basically did a copy and paste and now I got the same speeds.
So, if anyone has any light to shed on what might have been updated.. I sure would like to know.. just in case our account gets changed or updated...
I don't recommend the new unl H2O data plan b/c I had a bad experience with them, their data speed its just too slow. Its like the lowest 3G speed of like 180kbps down and lime 86kbps up.
Using at&t non-smartphone plan I get like 7.5Mbps down and 2Mbps up for $10/mo. (big, big difference), AT&T is the way to go on the GSII.
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A little off subject, will the S2 get 4G? I get the HSPA+ , but the AT&T rep said that it would not get the AT&T 4g
hey guys,
i have this exact problem. I am on a family plan and my phone number has an unlimited $15/mo data plan. I have a sim card from 2002, and it works fine with my dumb phone.
My sony ericsson C905A shows an "H" symbol as well as 3g and i can get the internet/data on it. however, on my international galaxy s2 , all i get is edge and i have no indication of either 3g or H+.
how would i be able to switch to the "4g" plan? what would i need to do when i go to the AT&T store?
4G from AT&T is HSPA+ I'm on AT&T and after some account hiccups now have 4G
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okay... I need to do a speed test, but there is that new 4LTE (or something like that) isn't that the 'true' 4G?
There's HSPA+, which gives "4G"-esque speeds. I've gotten as high as 7 Mbps on it on my EU version phone running KE7. Currently available SGS2's don't support LTE; Samsung has announced a LTE version, but it is, as far as I know, not available just yet.
My understanding is that the AT&T version, due out next weekend, will NOT be LTE-capable.
The LTE version has only just come out in Korea, my guess is the US market may see it on the Verizon network first.
This may be a total noob question, but that's because I am indeed a noob when it comes to this. A bit of history about my Optimus One: I got it on the internets and I believe it is for Portugal's Vodafone, as suggested by the default APN. This thing runs the original Android 2.2 and I did not bother to root it.
Recently I got the T-mobile's six months of free data promo (I'm in Boulder, CO) and all I get is a whopping 120 kbps downstream. All settings seem to be according to T-mobile's "official" info. Tech support told me that everything is peachy on their end, but my phone is "not supported" and I need to get a "supported" one from T-mobile.
Is this the case, or is it merely a matter of installing a ROM/app that unlocks the proper band for data? I am not really afraid to play with this phone, because in the very worst case I could actually get one from T-mobile. Also, because I have no contract, I could move to another provider, so there's some freedom. Thoughts?
nedomacho said:
Recently I got the T-mobile's six months of free data promo (I'm in Boulder, CO) and all I get is a whopping 120 kbps downstream. All settings seem to be according to T-mobile's "official" info. Tech support told me that everything is peachy on their end, but my phone is "not supported" and I need to get a "supported" one from T-mobile.
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You have 3G data enabled? 3G available in your area? The tech support "advise" is complete crap.
lolphirae said:
You have 3G data enabled? 3G available in your area? The tech support "advise" is complete crap.
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3G enabled on the phone? I don't see anything beyond "enable data" and when it's enabled, there's an "E" next to the sign at the top of the screen.
Yeah, 3G does cover this area and the t-mobile rep claims the setup on their end is right.
nedomacho said:
3G enabled on the phone? I don't see anything beyond "enable data" and when it's enabled, there's an "E" next to the sign at the top of the screen.
Yeah, 3G does cover this area and the t-mobile rep claims the setup on their end is right.
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Well, E is EDGE (which is just a bit faster GPRS), no wonder it is slow. You need H (as in HSDPA). If there's no way to enable 3G on Froyo (strongly suspect you just need to look harder), then upgrade the ROM!
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If there's no way to enable 3G on Froyo (strongly suspect you just need to look harder), then upgrade the ROM!
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Well, I see nothing about 3G under mobile network settings... network mode 'GSM/WCDMA auto', tried with and without data roaming enabled, APN set up as the t-mobile website suggests... Am I looking in the wrong place?
Also, could this be related? Which I guess could effectively mean the tech support was right...
nedomacho said:
Well, I see nothing about 3G under mobile network settings... network mode 'GSM/WCDMA auto', tried with and without data roaming enabled, APN set up as the t-mobile website suggests... Am I looking in the wrong place?
Also, could this be related? Which I guess could effectively mean the tech support was right...
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1/ HSDPA definitely worked for me with Froyo. (No, I will not flash such junk again to verify, being on ICS now)
2/ There has been a GB update available for over a year. Why do not you upgrade?
3/ Normal european P500 specs are
GSM/GPRS/EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
UMTS/HSPA: 900/2100 MHz
Sorry, no idea what T-Mobile uses somewhere in CO. US T-Mobile has been selling this very same phone branded as LG Optimus T.
nedomacho said:
This may be a total noob question, but that's because I am indeed a noob when it comes to this. A bit of history about my Optimus One: I got it on the internets and I believe it is for Portugal's Vodafone, as suggested by the default APN. This thing runs the original Android 2.2 and I did not bother to root it.
Recently I got the T-mobile's six months of free data promo (I'm in Boulder, CO) and all I get is a whopping 120 kbps downstream. All settings seem to be according to T-mobile's "official" info. Tech support told me that everything is peachy on their end, but my phone is "not supported" and I need to get a "supported" one from T-mobile.
Is this the case, or is it merely a matter of installing a ROM/app that unlocks the proper band for data? I am not really afraid to play with this phone, because in the very worst case I could actually get one from T-mobile. Also, because I have no contract, I could move to another provider, so there's some freedom. Thoughts?
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You dont need to flash any ROM if only thing you want is high speed internet..
First call the customer care and ask whether its a 3G pack that you got or normal
GPRS/EDGE. If its EDGE then its the maximum speed you going to get..
if its a 3G pack.. go to settings and select ONLY WCDMA and ask them to send you
3G settings too. Well i Activated 3G and got APN settings automatically.
Do ask customer care if your area has 3G coverage!!
T-Mobile does not support the European 3G bands in your area. In certain metropolitan areas you will get a 2100MHZ signal on T-Mobile, but most of the time you will be getting incompatible frequencies hence the need to use EDGE (2G aka the E which is much slower than 3G).
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Thanks guys.
I think several responses are due to the fact that I did not make my location clear: I am in the US and the phone was originally for a European provider. I did confirm with the customer service that I am supposed to have a 3G/4G connection.
luiejongen said:
T-Mobile does not support the European 3G bands in your area. In certain metropolitan areas you will get a 2100MHZ signal on T-Mobile, but most of the time you will be getting incompatible frequencies hence the need to use EDGE (2G aka the E which is much slower than 3G).
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I'll have a chance to test it in Chicago next week.
I suppose the frequency incompatibility is at the hardware level and changing the ROM wouldn't help. Can you confirm this? I am ready to flash cyanogenmod (or whatever you guys can suggest), but if this is a hardware issue, there's no point, is there?
nedomacho said:
Thanks guys.
I think several responses are due to the fact that I did not make my location clear: I am in the US and the phone was originally for a European provider. I did confirm with the customer service that I am supposed to have a 3G/4G connection.
I'll have a chance to test it in Chicago next week.
I suppose the frequency incompatibility is at the hardware level and changing the ROM wouldn't help. Can you confirm this? I am ready to flash cyanogenmod (or whatever you guys can suggest), but if this is a hardware issue, there's no point, is there?
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Yes, you can't just change frequencies by just flashing another ROM. It is hardware related
I just got my Jetstream and love it! Its unlocked and i just got a tmobile prepaid sim card. I think I have my APN right cause I can get SMS and EDGE to work but I was wondering if anyone has used it on T-mobile and gotten 3G or LTE to work, and how. Any ideas would be appreciated!
banishedskull said:
I just got my Jetstream and love it! Its unlocked and i just got a tmobile prepaid sim card. I think I have my APN right cause I can get SMS and EDGE to work but I was wondering if anyone has used it on T-mobile and gotten 3G or LTE to work, and how. Any ideas would be appreciated!
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First of all, let me preface this with the fact that this is my experience, so ymmv.
I tried it with tmobile 3G here in Orlando (the js won't do the tmo lte frequencies, iirc) and it was absolutely horrid. I've since moved it to at&t lte and it is obviously much faster, though, not quite as fast as my galaxy s3.
Hope that helps.
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First of all, let me preface this with the fact that this is my experience, so ymmv.
I tried it with tmobile 3G here in Orlando (the js won't do the tmo lte frequencies, iirc) and it was absolutely horrid. I've since moved it to at&t lte and it is obviously much faster, though, not quite as fast as my galaxy s3.
Hope that helps.
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I'm up in Washington State, and service is great up here.
Most of the areas I frequent have the re-farmed 1900mhz PCS spectrum, so I've been able to use the Jetstream on cellular all the time.
I took a couple screenshots of what we're working with. I apologize in advance, the DPI isn't very forgiving using the SpeedTest app on the tablet.
The first is a screenshot of the cell info - showing that the JS is connected to T-Mobile's Network.
The second are the SpeedTest results on the Jetstream, on the 1900mhz network.
The third are the SpeedTest results on my GS3, on the 1700/2100mhz AWS network.
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I'm up in Washington State, and service is great up here.
Most of the areas I frequent have the re-farmed 1900mhz PCS spectrum, so I've been able to use the Jetstream on cellular all the time.
I took a couple screenshots of what we're working with. I apologize in advance, the DPI isn't very forgiving using the SpeedTest app on the tablet.
The first is a screenshot of the cell info - showing that the JS is connected to T-Mobile's Network.
The second are the SpeedTest results on the Jetstream, on the 1900mhz network.
The third are the SpeedTest results on my GS3, on the 1700/2100mhz AWS network.
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UPDATE!
I've been getting areas of the state where I'm getting 4G LTE. the icon changes and everything, I'm not with the tablet currently but will post screenshots when I'm home. success!
How do you take a screen shot on it?
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How do you take a screen shot on it?
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If you have a stylus then you can tap the pen icon -- the fourth icon on the status bar. My Jetstream has a list of two options here: one that takes you to a nearly barren Pen settings screen and one that lets you Take a screenshot. From this point on it is self explanatory.
If you don't have a stylus then I hope you have root. I believe that all screen capture apps in the market require root. I have had success (on my Jetstream) with an app called Screen Capture. The following is a QR code link.
[QRCODE]play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tools.screenshot[/QRCODE]
If you don't have a stylus or root then I think that you are out of luck. Someone please chime in if you have another solution.
I recently purchased my Oppo R5 from Hong Kong, and was told it would work here in the US (Pennsylvania) on my current Verizon network on 3G. SIM card inserted, contacts updated, but when trying to call/text; "Mobile Network Not Available" message comes up. Can anyone help me out?? It shows no service; which I don't understand why...
Much appreciated!!!
Whoever told you that the R5 would work on Verizon was incorrect. The R5 is a GSM device, while Verizon requires CDMA devices for their network. (sometimes you can use Verizons CDMA devices on GSM networks though, since the newer devices have SIM slots and support GSM networks).
You should be able to use it on AT&T or TMo (or something like StraightTalk or Cricket)
Don't Update if You have ROOT, here's why, ColorOS <====
Use straight talk, it works good in US, and its cheaper than Verizon. I have straight talk on my R5 in Northern California, works great at my house, way better then 4GLte from Verizon. H+ speeds very effective not much difference coming from 3-4 bars of 4GLTE from Verizon(GS$ i9545, Now I get full bars H+ for 45 dollars amonth no tax, whereas before I was paying verizon 77.43 a month. LOL I am having the trouble getting my apps to work. i cannot get spotify to work and I can't get any sync action because google play services isn't working. OMG the phone was absolutely amazing rooted (more perfect out of the box than any phone ever, rooted)with like super duper battery life I'm talking like 2 days+ and now, **** man, I shouldn't updated :/ damnit color OS, had my phone perfect and everything GONE because of update. Oh well, live and learn, I'm just figuring out to turn off windows updates. LOL its been two weeks, :**************************************crying: Oh yea, StraightTalk.com offers better packages also, for less money, so you get more, even if you don't get 4g, I don't think that is going to happen with this phone for some time. If someone gets 4GLTE working, I would like to know. Thank You and Good day.
~Pooton:sillySmg just gimme what I had, it was amazing.
Verizon uses CDMA bands along with Sprint, whereas T-Mobile and AT&T use GSM bands, so your pretty much SOL unless you switch over to T-Mo or AT&T.
I searched the web for 15 minutes and came up with nothing good, so I'm asking the general audience here at XDA.
Basically, it comes down to: If I need to use APN settings for my carrier, like using Verizon Note4 on T-Mobile network, what happens when my phone connects to another carrier like AT&T with HSPA+ that doesn't match up to the current APN settings?
The immediate answer appears to be that I won't get any data while on the AT&T network.
In more detail:
I have a Note 4 that was purchased through Verizon long ago. I recently rooted and rommed this device to CyanogenMod and put a T-Mobile SIM in it. I added the T-Mobile APN settings and it works fine on T-Mobile LTE since the Note4 has the correct 700MHz band (or whatever). However, when I'm driving to work, the connection drops from T-Mobile and it hooks up to AT&T (I think) and shows H+ in my notification bar. I assume that's HSPA+ from AT&T, as that is the only carrier that has HSPA+ in my entire state. When it does this, I believe that my data connection does not work because SiriusXM stops playing music and stuff. Sometimes the Note4 will reconnect to T-Mobile network pretty quickly and SiriusXM resumes playing (at 2x speed like Chipmunks....it's a terrible app honestly).
I'm wondering if I need APN settings for the AT&T HSPA+ network that my phone connects to while driving. Which makes me wonder how APNs work, like does the phone detect which one it needs to use as your cellular connection changes. Or can you combine 2 APN's to help my situation somehow? Is this why people have multiple SIM cards?
Thanks!