Hello firstly appolgies if this has been asked before, You can see i am not a noob to XDA and have spent countless hours trying to find the answer howerver no luck on everything i tried, And that includes like 20 different modems, ROMs and firmwares.
So not really sure what the issue is but a friend got a phone off another friend it was running jellybean 4.3 and has clearly had the EFS updated to v2. So any way the problem was he bought it with the "Not registered on network" error thinking he could fix it.
OK so basically sometimes it works and lets us ring out/recieve calls but other times it doesn't and just says "Not registered on network" we have tried EE, GiffGaff and Three and all sometimes work and sometimes don't (we have had it work atleast once on all sims).
So basically any ideas on what to do? Currently it's on 4.3 i tried downgrading to ICS and back to JB but no luck so reverted back to JB.
Additionally it still has the correct IMEI and Serial and according to GalaxSim (whatever it's called) is running the EFSv2.
Hope you guys can help.
Thanks
- Fma965.
EDIT: appoligies i just posted this in the wrong section, genuine mistake hehe requesting move,
Your question has been posted multiple times . Forum rules require you to search before posting .
Google <<< I9300 your search terms > xda
STICKYS
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2344125
UNDERSTAND FIRST
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2362743
Network IMEI EFS
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2393289
Downgrade and network problems .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2531221
Yeah dude if you can actually spend your time and read my question and then see how many posts i have and how many thanks i have and my XDA Status do you really think i didn't search (ok yeah maybe not as many as you but thats not relevant and im not comparing just stating), I have tried all them allready no luck!.
Thanks anyway.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2344125 <--- read it already - didn't help!
UNDERSTAND FIRST
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2362743 <--- read it already - didn't help!
Network IMEI EFS
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2393289 <--- tried it already - didn't work!
Downgrade and network problems .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2531221 <--- tried it already - didn't work!
Those are your basic answers to this question that i posted the bit at the top well as 99.99% refuse to search or read the faqs i am not going to make a special link just for you sorry .
JJEgan said:
Those are your basic answers to this question that i posted the bit at the top well as 99.99% refuse to search or read the faqs i am not going to make a special link just for you sorry .
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Well thanks, TBH why are you even on XDA then? I have helped many people on both Xperia Play and LG G2 sections hence why i am a RC glad to see your so welcoming. All i am trying to do is fix a phone for a friend i have tried those links already don't give me some BS saying i don't search when you don't know whether i have or haven't, to be clear I HAVE TRIED ALL THAT INCLUDING FLASHING TO 4.0.4 AND 4.X AND CUSTOM MODEMS.
I Also know my way around flashing CWM zips and Odin Tar.gz files. So don't assume i am a noob and don't know what im doing and just need a answer quick (infact this is the exact reason why i never ask for help on XDA regardless to me always helping others, People give you to much **** for no reason)
fma965 said:
Well thanks, TBH why are you even on XDA then? I have helped many people on both Xperia Play and LG G2 sections hence why i am a RC glad to see your so welcoming. All i am trying to do is fix a phone for a friend i have tried those links already don't give me some BS saying i don't search when you don't know whether i have or haven't, to be clear I HAVE TRIED ALL THAT INCLUDING FLASHING TO 4.0.4 AND 4.X AND CUSTOM MODEMS.
I Also know my way around flashing CWM zips and Odin Tar.gz files. So don't assume i am a noob and don't know what im doing and just need a answer quick (infact this is the exact reason why i never ask for help on XDA regardless to me always helping others, People give you to much **** for no reason)
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Ok so used rescue FW and now back on 4.1.2 and EE is working fine but still O2/GiffGaff isn't. Seriously whats up with this? is it locked? if so how come we were able to use GiffGaff before and made atleast one phone call to my phone from it.
I seriously don't know where he got that 99.9% statistic from.
If your imei is not blacklisted then your phone is probably locked, either that or some hardware failure, but i couldn't be certain, I'm not 99.9% sure. Best of luck mate..
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JJEgan said:
Those are your basic answers to this question that i posted the bit at the top well as 99.99% refuse to search or read the faqs i am not going to make a special link just for you sorry .
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No one asked you to make a special link have some respect fma965 is a respected member of XDA and as his own stickies and threads in many forums and I remember him well from my Xperia Play days:good:The only thing you seem to contribute is links to stickies and to put everybody off posting any questions at all.
hierarchy666 said:
I seriously don't know where he got that 99.9% statistic from.
If your imei is not blacklisted then your phone is probably locked, either that or some hardware failure, but i couldn't be certain, I'm not 99.9% sure. Best of luck mate..
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Yeah i dunno, Never seen him before but started looking at his posts and they are all the same stuff. My IMEI can't be blacklisted although it is a Ex-Contract phone but it has rang my phone atleast twice and i have rung it atleast once (When a giffgaff sim was inserted) and yet now i can't get GiffGaff working at all (before it was working some times) EE still always works though. Any ideas? Yeah it could be a HW Fault.
Basically my friend bought the phone for £70 from a friend, It was stolen ages ago and he reported it to the police he was then contacted by the police saying they found the phone, The owner got it back but no longer needed it so sold it to my friend. (DONT READ THIS AS THE PHONE BEING STOLEN AS THATS NOT WHAT IT SAYS )
tallman43 said:
No one asked you to make a special link have some respect fma965 is a respected member of XDA and as his own stickies and threads in many forums and I remember him well from my Xperia Play days:good:The only thing you seem to contribute is links to stickies and to put everybody off posting any questions at all.
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Thanks, I'm glad i helped Now all i need is some help in return obviously if people don't know the answer then they can't help and thats fine. But if you do know the answers or have ideas then please let me know.
UPDATE: Just to make sure i haven't missed anything i went through essentially every page of those threads, Guess what... Didn't help.
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Yeah i dunno, Never seen him before but started looking at his posts and they are all the same stuff. My IMEI can't be blacklisted although it is a Ex-Contract phone but it has rang my phone atleast twice and i have rung it atleast once (When a giffgaff sim was inserted) and yet now i can't get GiffGaff working at all (before it was working some times) EE still always works though. Any ideas? Yeah it could be a HW Fault.
Basically my friend bought the phone for £70 from a friend, It was stolen ages ago and he reported it to the police he was then contacted by the police saying they found the phone, The owner got it back but no longer needed it so sold it to my friend. (DONT READ THIS AS THE PHONE BEING STOLEN AS THATS NOT WHAT IT SAYS )
Thanks, I'm glad i helped Now all i need is some help in return obviously if people don't know the answer then they can't help and thats fine. But if you do know the answers or have ideas then please let me know.
UPDATE: Just to make sure i haven't missed anything i went through essentially every page of those threads, Guess what... Didn't help.
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Good to see you on here fma965:good: I'm not going to ask you the noob questions about apn etc etc..But I will though keep my eyes open if I see anything regarding your problem I noticed you said you had problems with O2/GiffGaff you probably know this already but GiffGaff piggy backs on O2 network so if it is working with other networks then I would start looking at the O2/GiffGaff connection or not as the case might be .. I don't think this sounds like a efs problem could it be a problem with O2/GiffGaff blocking it (none paid bill etc can put a block on it) not from you but who ever had the phone before.But then you had it working partially on GiffGaff strange.. Will keep a look out for you anyway good luck hope you solve it.
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Good to see you on here fma965:good: I'm not going to ask you the noob questions about apn etc etc..But I will though keep my eyes open if I see anything regarding your problem I noticed you said you had problems with O2/GiffGaff you probably know this already but GiffGaff piggy backs on O2 network so if it is working with other networks then I would start looking at the O2/GiffGaff connection or not as the case might be .. I don't think this sounds like a efs problem could it be a problem with O2/GiffGaff blocking it (none paid bill etc can put a block on it) not from you but who ever had the phone before.But then you had it working partially on GiffGaff strange.. Will keep a look out for you anyway good luck hope you solve it.
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Hi thanks, Yeah just to clarify i don't own this phone its for a friend so doubt i will be in this section much, Yeah i am aware GiffGaff and O2 are both on O2 masts. Yeah it does seem like a weird issue doesn't it. Also you mentioned APN's etc, Well my friend seemed to have internet on this phone without even registered on a network.
I have also tried the sim from my LG G2 which is on Three and same issue, Only EE works which makes me think its locked still (especially considering it was on EE before my friend got it)
Thanks any way.
Now i understand this is a grey legal area so i am not expecting detailed information just a yes/no, If i was to use the EFS backup from another friends S3 i9300 which is on v1 still and then restore it to this phone and patch the correct IMEI back in would it work?
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Hi thanks, Yeah just to clarify i don't own this phone its for a friend so doubt i will be in this section much, Yeah i am aware GiffGaff and O2 are both on O2 masts. Yeah it does seem like a weird issue doesn't it. Also you mentioned APN's etc, Well my friend seemed to have internet on this phone without even registered on a network.
I have also tried the sim from my LG G2 which is on Three and same issue, Only EE works which makes me think its locked still (especially considering it was on EE before my friend got it)
Thanks any way.
Now i understand this is a grey legal area so i am not expecting detailed information just a yes/no, If i was to use the EFS backup from another friends S3 i9300 which is on v1 still and then restore it to this phone and patch the correct IMEI back in would it work?
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Just a couple of things before I leave you alone You mention internet while not registered on network yep that's true I bought a S3 off ebay hoping to repair it and I did a imei check on it and it was blocked but still had internet (I got my money back from seller he forgot to mention he had not paid the bill when he owned it )
Now your second point about not working on other sims apart from EE apparently if you upgrade to 4.3 roms and unlocked your phone without a paid code ie through Galaxy Sim unlock or similar programs then the sim unlock stops working! Now the only problem with that is I have a S3 which I unlocked with Galaxy Sim Unlock last year(on a 4.1 stock rom) and now switch between 4.3 roms 4.4 roms etc with no problems (lucky me) so that bit still confuses me...
So in conclusion I think you may be right about being locked in to EE and perhaps it needs to be unlocked seems to make sense I may be totally wrong
Also your last question no comment
I have a exact same problem with my s4 19505.
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Hi thanks, Yeah just to clarify i don't own this phone its for a friend so doubt i will be in this section much, Yeah i am aware GiffGaff and O2 are both on O2 masts. Yeah it does seem like a weird issue doesn't it. Also you mentioned APN's etc, Well my friend seemed to have internet on this phone without even registered on a network.
I have also tried the sim from my LG G2 which is on Three and same issue, Only EE works which makes me think its locked still (especially considering it was on EE before my friend got it)
Thanks any way.
Now i understand this is a grey legal area so i am not expecting detailed information just a yes/no, If i was to use the EFS backup from another friends S3 i9300 which is on v1 still and then restore it to this phone and patch the correct IMEI back in would it work?
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I tried that method before it leads me to 0499 invalid imei.
tallman43 said:
Just a couple of things before I leave you alone You mention internet while not registered on network yep that's true I bought a S3 off ebay hoping to repair it and I did a imei check on it and it was blocked but still had internet (I got my money back from seller he forgot to mention he had not paid the bill when he owned it )
Now your second point about not working on other sims apart from EE apparently if you upgrade to 4.3 roms and unlocked your phone without a paid code ie through Galaxy Sim unlock or similar programs then the sim unlock stops working! Now the only problem with that is I have a S3 which I unlocked with Galaxy Sim Unlock last year(on a 4.1 stock rom) and now switch between 4.3 roms 4.4 roms etc with no problems (lucky me) so that bit still confuses me...
So in conclusion I think you may be right about being locked in to EE and perhaps it needs to be unlocked seems to make sense I may be totally wrong
Also your last question no comment
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Yeah i really have no idea whats going on.
Just a quick post to say this thread will remain open, I wish I could help you with this but I have no idea...
I hope you get it sorted :good:
Rixsta said:
Just a quick post to say this thread will remain open, I wish I could help you with this but I have no idea...
I hope you get it sorted :good:
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Thanks for checking in and also confirming that this wasn't the same old repeated problem as it clearly isn't
OK so i can't find the IMEI in the nv_data.bin file so im assuming its been encrypted (old samsung phones didn't do that)
OK after more hours messing i am pretty sure its due to the phone still being locked to EE and it must have been some weird glitch that got GiffGaff / Three working. So yeah can i unlock EFSv2 via a unlock code ? Can i do it for free at all?
Try reinstalling the modem files.... check at sammobile the version of your phone in the CHECK YOUR FIRMWARE link http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/2/
Then look for your modem files..... or try to unlock your phone in sammobime
Did you try any unlocking methods bro?
Maybe this: http://www.redmondpie.com/permanent...-and-galaxy-note-ii-for-free-how-to-tutorial/
Or this: (Paid though) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.spocky.galaxsimunlock&hl=en
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My internet won't work. My carrier is Iwireless I've never had issues with it. I put this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1531135 rom on my phone and afterwards the internet stopped work. I flashed back to stock and the internet still doesn't work.
So earlier I odin my Samsung vibrant back to stock, Thing is I forgot to take my sim and my SD card out... It still worked and I still get service I can text make phone calls and all that. For about an hour or so afterwards my internet worked just fine. Now it doesn't work at all. I'm not sure if this was because of odin back to stock while leaving my sim in or not.. Any help would be appreciated.
127 views and not one reply? No ones ever had this problem...?
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Really.. 127 views and not one reply? No ones ever had this problem...?
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if your sim card was damaged youd have more issues i think, it seems like a software problem what id do is do a full odin back to jfd and try out different modems, you may also have to set your APN's manually which can be a pain in the arse but could be the source of your issues, check your apn settings to be sure.
also seems to be a problem ongoing and being discussed in the thread you linked to, it may be helpful to read through it.
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if your sim card was damaged youd have more issues i think, it seems like a software problem what id do is do a full odin back to jfd and try out different modems, you may also have to set your APN's manually which can be a pain in the arse but could be the source of your issues, check your apn settings to be sure.
also seems to be a problem ongoing and being discussed in the thread you linked to, it may be helpful to read through it.
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Thank you for replying, I have done a full odin back to JFD and it doesn't seem to help, I've also set my APN manually and I know its 100% correct. Still can't seem to figure out why I'm not getting an internet connected. I'm doing a full ODIN again back to JFD. But its most likely not going to change anything.
just an fyi for the future, expecting answers and giving the attitude you were before is not gonna grant you alot of help on these forums generally speaking if you are having an issue with a specific rom its best to ask in that thread and if you ask politely you are more likely to get someone who is receptive and willing to help you.
There was no attitude? At all.. If you took it that way I'm not sure what to tell you.
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127 views and not one reply? No ones ever had this problem...?
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Pretty sure he was referring to this. But yes, it is better to ask in the ROM thread and then if many people are having the same problem it can be worked out there.
No worries though.
One thing. When you put in your APNs did you hit save? I have done that a few times and facepalm each time I forget.
There is an app in the market called APN backup/restore that I have used many times. Something is breaking your connection for some reason. I'll work on it later tonight. Let us know is Odin solves it though.
That doesn't seem like I had an attitude, I just figured someone else would of have the issue. I've posted in the rom thread as well, and no odin didn't solve the issue. From reading in the rom thread it sounds like a modem issue but I have no idea how to go about fixing it. Anyway thanks for taking your time to look into this problem for me. I appreciate it. I also made sure to check the apn, its saved and 100% correct
iwireless APN
If u don't mind me asking, what APN settings are u using? I have iwireless w/ a Vibrant as well and can't get my MMS & data fully working. I have the unlimited monthly plan not Megatalk.
Did you pay the data portion of your bill?
Yes I have.. I'm not dumb thanks. I've also posted in the Rom developers thread and he wont even respond to me. No one seems to want to help, everyone says flashing another Kernal fixes the issue but It hasn't fixed it for me. I still have no data and my data worked just fine before flashing his rom.
Ok, here its goes, i updated my i9100 through kies to 4.0.3. (XWLP7) a number of weeks ago...
since then ive been getting network drops 6/7 times a day (absolutely no network at all, try to make calls and i get a message saying mobile network not available, so i seached this site multiple times for answers, ive flashed stock ROMs, flashed custom ROMs, flashed multiple radios/modems, wiped data/factory resets EVERYTHING!
and the problem still persists! I installed the latest official ics rom 4.0.4 (LPM) hoping samsung would have fixed this issue but.....NO! could this be a hardware issue?
I am at wits end here any help would be really appreciated.:laugh:
How many modems have you tried ?
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How many modems have you tried ?
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About 4 or 5, Im situated in Ireland and my carrier is meteor, everything was fine untill the keis update!
I had a period where my signal was constantly weak in usually strong areas. Like you I went through the options of modems, wipes and ROMs. As a last resort i repaired my EFS folder using the app by hell cat (I think that's his name). After that everything was back to normal.
Edit: Please research in depth regarding the EFS folder as a mistake will turn your phone into an Android Ipod.
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I had a period where my signal was constantly weak in usually strong areas. Like you I went through the options of modems, wipes and ROMs. As a last resort i repaired my EFS folder using the app by hell cat (I think that's his name). After that everything was back to normal.
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I read a little about this folder yesterday, its unique to each handset? you wouldnt happen to have a link for that app do you? if this works you are an absolute LEGEND!
In play store just search GSII repair. This will repair backup and restore efs. HC-tool in play store also will save and restore efs. And in this forum there is EFS_PRO where the repair and back up is done on a PC. Sorry about lack of links fairly new to this site. Read up before trying, all the best
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4 or 5 ? There are dozens of modems.
Before you go trying something that will potentially trash your EFS/IMEI & require a repair by Samsung that you'll end up paying for, I'd try a whole bunch more modems if I were you. There are dozens and dozens of threads on here with links to modems.
But if you want to ignore Occam's Razor & try the most complicated/difficult/dangerous fix first, knock yourself out.
If it were me, I'd only use GS_II Repair if I had the generic IMEI or no EFS details.
Actually, before you do anything else at all, check your IMEI in settings/about phone/status. Does it start with 0044 ? (do not post your IMEI here, a yes/no will suffice).
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About 4 or 5, Im situated in Ireland and my carrier is meteor, everything was fine untill the keis update!
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If your efs folder is broken you have no service all the time.
So i think its a modem related issue.
Try the KH3 modem that i have installed too. Before that I had the LPX modem installed and i had network drops too.
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4 or 5 ? There are dozens of modems.
Before you go trying something that will potentially trash your EFS/IMEI & require a repair by Samsung that you'll end up paying for, I'd try a whole bunch more modems if I were you. There are dozens and dozens of threads on here with links to modems.
But if you want to ignore Occam's Razor & try the most complicated/difficult/dangerous fix first, knock yourself out.
If it were me, I'd only use GS_II Repair if I had the generic IMEI or no EFS details.
Actually, before you do anything else at all, check your IMEI in settings/about phone/status. Does it start with 0044 ? (do not post your IMEI here, a yes/no will suffice).
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having a similar problem, since i got my phone booted and fully operational the signal is BAAADDDD
tried 8 different modems from the LP and LQ modems with no result
MistahBungle said:
4 or 5 ? There are dozens of modems.
Before you go trying something that will potentially trash your EFS/IMEI & require a repair by Samsung that you'll end up paying for, I'd try a whole bunch more modems if I were you. There are dozens and dozens of threads on here with links to modems.
But if you want to ignore Occam's Razor & try the most complicated/difficult/dangerous fix first, knock yourself out.
If it were me, I'd only use GS_II Repair if I had the generic IMEI or no EFS details.
Actually, before you do anything else at all, check your IMEI in settings/about phone/status. Does it start with 0044 ? (do not post your IMEI here, a yes/no will suffice).
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Tried the EFS method last night... to no avail signal dropped 3/4 times today and had to reboot to get it back,
Ive tried the KH3 modem already, LPS LQ6 etc so im bringing it to phonemenders im burnt out here, amd my imei starts with 3588, but its says that on the box my handset came with too
I know it's a silly question but have you checked with your service provider to see if there is a fault at their end
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Given your IMEI is good, then you have a whole lot more modems to try. Trying 4 or 5 is not trying 'a lot of modems'.
Also, Handsy's suggestion to check whether it's a local issue with your carrier is far from silly & makes a lot of sense. I'd be very surprised if this is a physical fault with the phone.
Due to carriers using different equipment & sometimes different spectrum in different locations/different base stations/towers, finding a modem that works is an inexact science.
You really do have to try as many as you have to until you find one that works.
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Tried the EFS method last night... to no avail signal dropped 3/4 times today and had to reboot to get it back,
Ive tried the KH3 modem already, LPS LQ6 etc so im bringing it to phonemenders im burnt out here, amd my imei starts with 3588, but its says that on the box my handset came with too
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I know it's a silly question but have you checked with your service provider to see if there is a fault at their end
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Yeah ive been to them, all they said was try a new simcard so ive gotten 2,
ah fudge it anyway ive reset absolutely everything so im gonna drop it into phonemenders, im fed up with figiting with it now i shouldnt have to repeatidly flash new modems it should just work the way its supposed to!
I'll let you guys know how i get on in the end, thank you for time
No problem and all the best with your device.
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Dear All,
today I ran into a massive problem with my brand new i9300, which i bought 2 days ago and literally bricked the phone in very unusual way - no network available so I can not make/receive calls, texts or data.
I bought the phone in Bangkok(Thailand), as is(without warranty as it is not from original thai distribution therefore I saved bit over 100 bucks). When I got home and start exploring the phone a little I noticed weird thing - when booting up the logo is GT-I9300T and when I checked on firmware, it was showing GT-I9300T as well but the paper boxe(written in french) showed GT-I9300 as well as the sticker under the battery(GT-I9300). The phone was unlocked and rooted, can not remember the firmware it was equipped with but it was TELSTRA branded(boot on/off animation plus lots of crap appz TELSTRA related). Plus there were few bugs like phone was not able to lock itself(pin, face unlock etc. etc. - nothing was working, no unlocking needed because it never locked anyway) no matter what I did. That really annoyed me so I decided to flash DarkyROM III v3(have been playing with DarkyROMs for last 2 years on my SGS) as I learned that i9300 and i9300T firmwares are interchangable anyway so it should not matter. So I flashed according the guide, no problems encountered at all, it went very smooth. But after the phone booted up, despite everything else was working nicely, there was no signal/network available. Only the "crossed-circle" in the top-right corner where usually the signal bars are.
So I went to the service mode, tried to force different bands in both - GSM and WCDMA but no luck. Still no networkd available. So I decided to give a go to few another modems - both versions i9300 and i9300T - flashed in CWM and Odin too - no luck, still the same. So I reflashed few SAMSUNG stock firmwares plus tried the various modems again, still the same result - crossed circle instead of signal bars, no network. So I went to SAMSUNG SERVICE CENTER, they were very helpful, played with my phone for almost an hour, flashed latest official thai firmware but the result is still the same. No network. They even reflashed the initial bootup animation so now it is showing correctly GT-I9300. They checked the imei+s/n and confirmed the phone is I9300 coming from France originaly(french distribution) and apologized, because it is french phone they do not have the required firmware/software on hand so that they can help me and fix my phone. So what can I do? I guess if SAMSUNG Service Center can not help me, does it mean I should throw away my phone into the nearest thrashbin? I spent almost 600USD on it - its a lots of money for me. Well lesson for me is - never buy anything from unofficial distribution!
But please let me ask you guys - any idea what can I do to make it work again? Anyone else have similar experience as me?
The phone shows same IMEI as on the paper sticker below the battery, but the serial number shows ony zeros(0000000) instead the letters/numbers which are mentioned on the sticker.
Any more info, please let me know. I will appreciate any suggestion/help/assistance to make my SGS3 work again, please please please help me!
Thanks a lot, kind regards
Tomas
Are you absolutly sure that this phone wasnt stolen? It can be locked by IMEI If it was.
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Are you absolutly sure that this phone wasnt stolen? It can be locked by IMEI If it was.
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I have no idea, how can I find out? I guess SAMSUNG Service Center would tell me, no? And the phone was working perfectly until the flash.
Its not brand new if its been rooted .
See the recent posts regarding the T Model and network .
jje
Maybe this phone was simunlocked in some kind of temporary way. After flashing original firmware efs was rebuilded with simlock to original carrier, Telstra in this case? I dont think you have got their sim to check this. Maybe try few ways to simunlock now, just after flashing a tripplefile stock firmware with mx.pit and repartition checked in Odin.
Take out your current simcard and external sd card while flashing.
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@JJEgan: thanks but as per SAMSUNG SC the unit is i9300, not i9300t as was flashed originally.
@SirKunon: how complicated is it to simunlock? Do I need some specialized equipment/sw? So what you suggest is to find stock firmware with three separate files - pda, phone, csc - and flash them together with mx.pit repartition ticked? Can't that mx.pit do some more harm? And how about bootloader, what is it really good for?
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@SirKunon: how complicated is it to simunlock? Do I need some specialized equipment/sw? So what you suggest is to find stock firmware with three separate files - pda, phone, csc - and flash them together with mx.pit repartition ticked? Can't that mx.pit do some more harm? And how about bootloader, what is it really good for?
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Bootloader is usualy included in all firmwares and flashed, no matter is it one or three files. But generaly only roms with separete csc, pda and modem include script commands for wiping data (dalvik also) and cache just after flashing a firmware. Some carriers are using diffrent than stock recommended partition layout and that why i suggest repartition - to wipe all junks from Telstra branding.
About simunlock You should search this forum, I didnt do that with my s3 becouse its stock unlocked. I only debranded my phone from T-mobile to stock. On sgs and sgs2 i have to use some soft, I dont remember how its names. From efs folder (root needed) extract nvdata.bin in this file are informations about IMEI and simlock encoded. You need to find that software which will remove simlock bytes and after that push nvdata.bin back to efs partition and set right owner (radio or root) and permissions. Maybe three is also easiest way to do that. But root always will be necesary.
This is only things that may help if sammys SC itself failed.
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Easy solution for you :-
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1838480
Can people stop using the term "bricked" when it's clearly not please.
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riso123 said:
Can people stop using the term "bricked" when it's clearly not please.
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I'm sure people like me can stop using the term "bricked" if you know a better term for a cell you can not use for calling, texting and using data anymore(sorry but phone u can not use for its main purpose is a brick to me). But honestly I would expect more from a senior member like u than an "advice" like that just to add an 1 extra count on your posts count. If you don't know how to or don't want to help, just say that straight away or don't reply at all. Your comment like this is not gonna help anyone and certainly no-one is gonna learn anything new from it.
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I'm sure people like me can stop using the term "bricked" if you know a better term for a cell you can not use for calling, texting and using data anymore(sorry but phone u can not use for its main purpose is a brick to me). But honestly I would expect more from a senior member like u than an "advice" like that just to add an 1 extra count on your posts count. If you don't know how to or don't want to help, just say that straight away or don't reply at all. Your comment like this is not gonna help anyone and certainly no-one is gonna learn anything new from it.
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What does me being "senior" have to do with it? It doesn't make me any more of a role model, doesn't earn me extra money and doesn't make my poopie smell nice...
Your phone is not bricked, it's just lacking in functionality at the moment. It's likely something that can be fixed... if it was bricked, you would have no functionality and no way to fix the device, thus making it a useless brick...
So yeah, my original post stands... your using the term, along with a lot of other people, incorrectly and it's annoying.
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try flashing it with stock rom for australia.
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What does me being "senior" have to do with it? It doesn't make me any more of a role model, doesn't earn me extra money and doesn't make my poopie smell nice...
Your phone is not bricked, it's just lacking in functionality at the moment. It's likely something that can be fixed... if it was bricked, you would have no functionality and no way to fix the device, thus making it a useless brick...
So yeah, my original post stands... your using the term, along with a lot of other people, incorrectly and it's annoying.
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Well what else can I add, maybe just "thank you very much for your very useful advice, it's very much appreciated and it helped me a lot". But on a serious note now, obviously you have absolutely no idea how to help as the SAMSUNG SC does, but at least they don't try to be a smart ass and admit that straight away. Anyways my apologies to everyone who got offended by my term "brick", I should use more proper term "useless". I hope this will make you happy now so you can get a good night sleep Mr. Smart###!
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Well what else can I add, maybe just "thank you very much for your very useful advice, it's very much appreciated and it helped me a lot". But on a serious note now, obviously you have absolutely no idea how to help as the SAMSUNG SC does, but at least they don't try to be a smart ass and admit that straight away. Anyways my apologies to everyone who got offended by my term "brick", I should use more proper term "useless". I hope this will make you happy now so you can get a good night sleep Mr. Smart###!
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You have been given the needed advise to fix the problem. The only reason that flashing your carrier and country brand firmware would be that your IMEI has been blocked. If your IMEI is blocked then the phone is likely a stolen unit.
What more advise do you want/need, Mr Arrogant?
Edit: oh, and of course your EFS could be screwed. But again, flashing to stock would fix that too...
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First if all, not all country implemented the IMEI blocking.
It requires huge resource to maintain the database.
Which country and network you are trying to use it at?
Secondly I haven't seen one method of flashing to change the boot logo like SAMSUNG SC did.
Can the Thai have done the same originally?
What is the model number under the battery.
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priyana said:
First if all, not all country implemented the IMEI blocking.
It requires huge resource to maintain the database.
Which country and network you are trying to use it at?
Secondly I haven't seen one method of flashing to change the boot logo like SAMSUNG SC did.
Can the Thai have done the same originally?
What is the model number under the battery.
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Sorry I have no idea about IMEI blocking - maybe it is not that common here due to huge amount of mobiles in use around here? I am in northern Thailand, trying to use it on DTAC and yesterday got 2 more SIMs to try another operators - AIS and TRUEMOVE. Even tried my czech and indonesian SIMs, without luck.
I do not know the way SAMMY SC used to change my boot logo but they did it somehow. And this morning I dropped my S3 to one of those street shops specialised in unlocking and repairing phones - they said should be no problem to fix it, left it there for an hour but they returned it to me with apologies that they reflashed what they could and tried different firmwares but no luck. And BTW they reflashed the boot logo too - now it is back to GT-I9300T(which is annoying, will go to SC again on Monday to reflash it back to I9300).
The model number under the battery states: GT-I9300 and SAMMY SC confirmed I9300.
And yes I am sure despite the fact the phone has been sold to me as brand new, someone must have tampered with it - I guess to unlock it or something - it was rooted and CWM was installed. As I mentioned according SAMMY SC the phone comes from french distribution, is GT-I9300 but it was TELSTRA(I think australian) branded and flashed with GT-I9300T.
And to top it up - KIES can not identify what was the original FW for this unit - after inserting the model and S/N into KIES, it just says to check the S/N again and insert the correct one. Real mistery!!!:crying:
But anyway thanks a lot for help and suggestion priyana,
Tomas
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Sorry I have no idea about IMEI blocking - maybe it is not that common here due to huge amount of mobiles in use around here? I am in northern Thailand, trying to use it on DTAC and yesterday got 2 more SIMs to try another operators - AIS and TRUEMOVE. Even tried my czech and indonesian SIMs, without luck.
I do not know the way SAMMY SC used to change my boot logo but they did it somehow. And this morning I dropped my S3 to one of those street shops specialised in unlocking and repairing phones - they said should be no problem to fix it, left it there for an hour but they returned it to me with apologies that they reflashed what they could and tried different firmwares but no luck. And BTW they reflashed the boot logo too - now it is back to GT-I9300T(which is annoying, will go to SC again on Monday to reflash it back to I9300).
The model number under the battery states: GT-I9300 and SAMMY SC confirmed I9300.
And yes I am sure despite the fact the phone has been sold to me as brand new, someone must have tampered with it - I guess to unlock it or something - it was rooted and CWM was installed. As I mentioned according SAMMY SC the phone comes from french distribution, is GT-I9300 but it was TELSTRA(I think australian) branded and flashed with GT-I9300T.
And to top it up - KIES can not identify what was the original FW for this unit - after inserting the model and S/N into KIES, it just says to check the S/N again and insert the correct one. Real mistery!!!:crying:
But anyway thanks a lot for help and suggestion priyana,
Tomas
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Hi Tomas,
I am experiencing the same problem have u been able to fix your phone? If so how did you do it? I hv tried flashing so many firmwares and took it to like 10 stores without success. Imei is shown also, but sn differs from the one on the sticker. Thanks!
Yes, the issue has been solved easily and free of charge although Sammy SC in Czech Republic and Thailand told me it is a hardware issue and motherboard has to be replaced(costs 225UDS in Thailand and 250EUR in Czech Republic). I repeat it is a lie and trick how to rip you off of some cash - it is SW issue only and I found a place where it has been fixed in less than half an hour and free of charge. Sorry, I m travelling now, will give u more details later Keep hope alive!
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manormachine said:
Hi Tomas,
I am experiencing the same problem have u been able to fix your phone? If so how did you do it? I hv tried flashing so many firmwares and took it to like 10 stores without success. Imei is shown also, but sn differs from the one on the sticker. Thanks!
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You need to visit some service centre wih SPT box.
It will make your phone functional.
But you need to remove modem before flashing roms
If you flash modem after repair you will loose signals.
muhammad.ali123 said:
You need to visit some service centre wih SPT box.
It will make your phone functional.
But you need to remove modem before flashing roms
If you flash modem after repair you will loose signals.
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So this issue can not be solved and I will have to stay on the same modem forever? So how can we ever update our firmware if modem can not be tampered with? It sounds like this issue bans us completely from updating our firmware I wanted to try other stock/modded firmwares or at least kernels but now I m afraid to touch the firmware in order not to lose signal again:'(
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Hi!
I have come to this forum many times for solutions to problems with my cell phones. And I did check for other similar issues to this, but since my situation is not exactly the same as the other posting I found on this topic, I wanted to ask for help with my specific issue.
Anyway, after going through a year of problems with my HTC Desire my b/f got me a Galaxy S3 for my birthday, (GT19300). It takes a micro-Sim which my old phone didn't so I cut down my old Sim and tried it in the Galaxy. All I could get was a message "No Sim card-Insert Sim Card." Naturally I figured an easy solution would be get a new Sim. My carrier is AT$T. I didn't want to go through the hassle of going to an AT$T store for a new micro-Sim and get bullied into a data plan etc. So I got a new regular sim from AT$T and cut it down, it fits perfectly. (I know the Sim card is fine because I tried it in another OLD crappy phone I have that takes a micro-Sim). However, in the Galaxy it just keeps having the same problem: "No Sim card/Insert Sim."
I've tried clearing the cache, I've tried updating, done factory restores, I've tried removing the batt and Sim etc, all the "easy" solutions, nothing has worked. I've tried the solutions posted on various threads here, nothing.
My b/f assures me the phone is unlocked since he did that himself before he gave it to me. I don't know if he tried using the phone or not, but I presume he did. So i don't see how the phone could still be locked.. And from what I've read IF the phone were still locked there would be a different message in regards to the Sim. Everything works on the phone just fine, EXCEPT it will not recognize a Sim card at all.
I read on another forum that Galaxy S3 users were having a lot of issues with their rooted phones that disappeared after they unrooted, soooo, if this is happening because my phone is still rooted, than obviously I don't really have a choice if I want to actually use this phone for something other than taking nice photos. Could the fact it's still a rooted phone be why it will not recognize a Sim??
Does anyone have any suggestions I can try to solve this problem? I have a feeling it's either a very easy fix or a major pain in the *bleep*. But either way, this is driving me crazy trying to solve the problem. I'd LOVE to be able to use this phone especially after my b/f paid good money for it, not to mention I've made-do with the HTC I had and all the issues it had for over a year.
Any ideas, tips, or suggestions would be most appreciated!
Thank you to anyone who replies!!!!!
*I originally posted posted this in the wrong forum, thanks Audit!
First try a full wipe and flash latest stock with odin. Next replace the sim reader.
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boomboomer said:
First try a full wipe and flash latest stock with odin. Next replace the sim reader.
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Boom,
Thank you for the reply. I will try your suggestions. I take it this is a very common problem from what I've been reading. Though I cannot find a precise answer to what it could be. So I'll try your ideas for sure.
* I certainly hope your "signature" isn't referring to my post. I DID indeed look through the questions/threads/posts here before I posted. I spent probably 5 hours checking around for an answer... IF you are referring to my question, dude you just offended me terribly...I get where you're coming from though, but people just won't take the time to read through and look for answers before posting, it's that way on pretty much all forums, at least all the ones I've been on and that's A LOT. And if you read my post thoroughly you would have seen that I did mention searching through threads here and elsewhere before I posted.
No, my signature is not aimed at you -the words are from another user, but describe around 80% of the threads created here.
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Hello guys. I bought a second hand Note 8 from a classmate a week ago. It was at a good price so I went for it. The internet was not working properly in it, it would just stop working for around 20 seconds and then start working again, i thought it might be because of the rain or something but after using it for 4 days I thought something was fishy. I put my sim into another phone and Internet worked perfectly good and normal, i put in different sim cards into my note 8 but the internet issue remained. In the settings it showed N950F. I put in it Download mode and noticed that its not N950F, Its N950N, I googled it and it turned out to be a korean model. I did deeper digging and found out its been converted to dual sim N950F by flashing a Custom rom. I told him all this and asked my money back to which he told me he spent it all. Now i'm stuck with this phone. I feel like i have wasted my hard earned money. I searched online found videos on youtube but i did not try them fearing my note 8 may get hard bricked or worse. Now i am not sure if it is a hardware issue or a bug in the custom rom, I am just assuming it's because of the custom rom. Please help me out. It's a korean model Note 8 256gb. If there's a way where i can keep the dual sim funtionality and get my internet issues fixed, I would love that, if that's not possible, then just fixing the internet issues would be much appreciated too. Thank you very much.
mohdiqbal said:
Hello guys. I bought a second hand Note 8 from a classmate a week ago. It was at a good price so I went for it. The internet was not working properly in it, it would just stop working for around 20 seconds and then start working again, i thought it might be because of the rain or something but after using it for 4 days I thought something was fishy. I put my sim into another phone and Internet worked perfectly good and normal, i put in different sim cards into my note 8 but the internet issue remained. In the settings it showed N950F. I put in it Download mode and noticed that its not N950F, Its N950N, I googled it and it turned out to be a korean model. I did deeper digging and found out its been converted to dual sim N950F by flashing a Custom rom. I told him all this and asked my money back to which he told me he spent it all. Now i'm stuck with this phone. I feel like i have wasted my hard earned money. I searched online found videos on youtube but i did not try them fearing my note 8 may get hard bricked or worse. Now i am not sure if it is a hardware issue or a bug in the custom rom, I am just assuming it's because of the custom rom. Please help me out. It's a korean model Note 8 256gb. If there's a way where i can keep the dual sim funtionality and get my internet issues fixed, I would love that, if that's not possible, then just fixing the internet issues would be much appreciated too. Thank you very much.
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Have you tried checking to see if the APN settings are correct for your sim? That could fix it.
You could just flash stock filmware for the device, which can be found on "Sammobile" or "Updato" but would obviously return it back to single sim.
stonedpsycho said:
Have you tried checking to see if the APN settings are correct for your sim? That could fix it.
You could just flash stock filmware for the device, which can be found on "Sammobile" or "Updato" but would obviously return it back to single sim.
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Yes I tried the APN settings, there was nothing wrong there.
The problem is, flashing the original stock rom might restrict my network connections to Korea only. It might not have other languages as well. If you have any other suggestions please tell me, if you know someone who might, kindly mention him.
Thank you for replying.
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Yes I tried the APN settings, there was nothing wrong there.
The problem is, flashing the original stock rom might restrict my network connections to Korea only. It might not have other languages as well. If you have any other suggestions please tell me, if you know someone who might, kindly mention him.
Thank you for replying.
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I wish I knew other suggestions to offer, but I am limited in my knowledge, especially with issues like this. Not something I have encountered before. I can't find an answer on Google to see if you would be okay using your sim on the Korean variant.
Hopefully someone more knowledge will answer, if you don't get a reply, just keep bumping the thread.
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I wish I knew other suggestions to offer, but I am limited in my knowledge, especially with issues like this. Not something I have encountered before. I can't find an answer on Google to see if you would be okay using your sim on the Korean variant.
Hopefully someone more knowledge will answer, if you don't get a reply, just keep bumping the thread.
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Thank you. Yes I'll keep bumping it.
I had a problem with data and MMS not working. It's silly but make sure with your APN type is "default,dun,supl,mms". Mine was blank and wouldn't work without putting that in.
Good luck.
mikey199 said:
I had a problem with data and MMS not working. It's silly but make sure with your APN type is "default,dun,supl,mms". Mine was blank and wouldn't work without putting that in.
Good luck.
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Thanks, I'll try that.
I would take your device to the high street branch of your Service Provider and let them take a look at it. It is probably the Network Settings which need to be configured on your device.
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I would take your device to the high street branch of your Service Provider and let them take a look at it. It is probably the Network Settings which need to be configured on your device.
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I tried that. It didn't work. I Flashed a different Custom ROM, the problem still remained. I'll flash stock ROM and see what happens.