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Is there a way to get around the activation on the Verizon Fascinate? Either through keys or flashing.
Not sure what you mean.
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There is a method to manually activate the phone without over the air activation that is normally done. I'm not sure of the process to actually do so, but was informed that it is possible to do at one point as I was complaining about the poor service in my apartment to a CSR once and they said there is a manual process that can be done.
I think he may mean get past the activation screen without activating the phone. I think it may be something like touching each corner of the screen.
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KenKeno said:
I think it may be something like touching each corner of the screen.
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That sounds more like touch calibration to me. I've seen several reps do this in-store.
Instead of hitting activate, hit emergency dialer and type *#83786633 then press the home key.
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when the "touch android to begin" setup screen appears; touch top left, then top right, next bottom right, and last bottom left of screen. This will bypass the activation portion of setup but phone will need to be activated using *228 after setup. This came in handy when I had my droid x during the 2.2 update. Several issues came up after 2.2 update because of app data from 2.1 and froyo conflicts. bypassing activation allowed the user to turn off automatically restore data before activating the phone in order to avoid restoring 2.1 data to apps.
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when the "touch android to begin" setup screen appears; touch top left, then top right, next bottom right, and last bottom left of screen. This will bypass the activation portion of setup but phone will need to be activated using *228 after setup. This came in handy when I had my droid x during the 2.2 update. Several issues came up after 2.2 update because of app data from 2.1 and froyo conflicts. bypassing activation allowed the user to turn off automatically restore data before activating the phone in order to avoid restoring 2.1 data to apps.
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sorry if previous post seems off. I was trying to reply to post #5 but forgot to quote in reply. veteran forum reader but newb to posting. lol
Florynce said:
Instead of hitting activate, hit emergency dialer and type *#83786633 then press the home key.
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Worked great!
How to bypass activation on VZW
Florynce said:
Instead of hitting activate, hit emergency dialer and type *#83786633 then press the home key.
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This method also works for the new Samsung Illusion which was released in late November 2011 (for which there is not yet a device forum).
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i know i can quickly depress/release the pwr button to lock the screen, but is there a quick method/setting to "lock" the phone requiring a password to unlock without powering down? i'm sure there's an app out there. just wondering if i'm missing something native to the phone or to bamf.
thanks
mark
You can put your screen timeout down to 15 seconds.
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would prefer not to do that. would prefer something like a short cut/keystroke.
by the way, is there a way to create a shortcut for settings>security>lock phone after>immediately?
markkal123 said:
would prefer not to do that. would prefer something like a short cut/keystroke.
by the way, is there a way to create a shortcut for settings>security>lock phone after>immediately?
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+1. I'd like to know that too
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ok anyone have any thoughts on this. it seems such a simple thing. press shortcut. phone is locked (and still powered on). enter password to unlock.
thanks mark
markkal123 said:
ok anyone have any thoughts on this. it seems such a simple thing. press shortcut. phone is locked (and still powered on). enter password to unlock.
thanks mark
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Why would you need something like that though? I don't understand the benefits of it compared to just pressing the power button. j/w
I don't have an answer to the original question, but thought I'd point out that in addition to locking the phone, you may want to lock your "SIM." Doing so prevents someone from using your SIM in another phone and running up your bill.
I believe the default SIM PIN1 is 1111 for all VZW SIMs.
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I don't have an answer to the original question, but thought I'd point out that in addition to locking the phone, you may want to lock your "SIM." Doing so prevents someone from using your SIM in another phone and running up your bill.
I believe the default SIM PIN1 is 1111 for all VZW SIMs.
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I thought that each LTE sim is registered to the MEID of your Thunderbolt and is unable to be used in others. (without extensive EPST work) Hence the reason people were getting brand new TB's also had to get brand new SIM cards?
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I thought that each LTE sim is registered to the MEID of your Thunderbolt and is unable to be used in others. (without extensive EPST work) Hence the reason people were getting brand new TB's also had to get brand new SIM cards?
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You didn't read the material Verizon provided with your phone, did you? Right there on the front of the Activation Guide: "To learn more about your 4G LTE SIM card, visit verizonwireless.com/4GSIM" Poke around, and you'll find this:
the SIM card is portable and can be used in any Verizon Wireless-certified 4G device. All usage will be billed to the account associated with the 4G SIM card.
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markkal123 said:
would prefer not to do that. would prefer something like a short cut/keystroke.
by the way, is there a way to create a shortcut for settings>security>lock phone after>immediately?
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Maybe something like Anycut?
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You didn't read the material Verizon provided with your phone, did you? Right there on the front of the Activation Guide: "To learn more about your 4G LTE SIM card, visit verizonwireless.com/4GSIM" Poke around, and you'll find this:
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Ahhhh, so i am actually supposed to read those pages with words on them? I thought it was just packing material.
I've honestly never read one phone manual i've ever had. Not cause I know everything about a phone before I get it, but I just rather find out everything myself. If i had to get a replacement shipped to me I'm sure I would have found that out then.
But also, I don't know if you saw some other threads or not, but i remember people saying they went in and got replacements and had to get a new SIM also. They said the VZW reps had said that the SIM is not transferrable. I don't know for sure, just saying what was said.
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Why would you need something like that though? I don't understand the benefits of it compared to just pressing the power button. j/w
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same reason why i would lock the display of my pc at work. i don't need to turn it off every time i walk away from it. just want to temporarily disable it from prying eyes.
This says it does exactly what you are asking for and its free but i havent downloaded it but you can check it out
https://market.android.com/details?...&rdid=kennethcheng.com.lockscreen.free&rdot=1
IT says a one push software lock app HOPE IT WORKS FOR YA
I JUST used it and it works perfectly
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would prefer not to do that. would prefer something like a short cut/keystroke.
by the way, is there a way to create a shortcut for settings>security>lock phone after>immediately?
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If you set it to lock phone immediately, it will lock when you press the power button fast. The screen will turn off and the phone locks. When you press the power button next, the screen turns on and you need to swipe to unlock screen. You then enter password to unlock phone.
I have done it this way and it works fine. Hitting the power button once fast is the same as if you had an icon for it. The nice part is you can be on any screen.
just use the app i posted and if you need a password set it up in settings in security and viola just what your asking for software app to lock and password on unlock
also here is the patch to make the volume rocker wake the device also so then you could wake the phone with volume button and power buttton
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1046425&highlight=wake+volume+rocker
dang i figured it out.. thanks for all of your help and suggestions.
took your advice nyvideo1.
settings>> display>> screen timeout>> 10 minutes or never
then
settings>> security>> lock phone after>> immediately
I updated on Thursday and have been having some issues since then. The first thing I noticed was the signal strength bars are weaker, where I would normally have 4-5 bars I now have 1-2 still on LTE though.
The next thing that happened was Friday night, there was no service and the phone said there was no SIM card. I power cycled the phone and then it came back up without the error. This happened again tonight, Saturday.
My other issue/question is how do I turn off the phone? Before when I would hold down the power button it would have a dialog that let me put it in airplane mode, restart or power off. Now when I hold it down the 3 buttons blink and it tells me to keep holding down to restart and that's it.
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I updated on Thursday and have been having some issues since then. The first thing I noticed was the signal strength bars are weaker, where I would normally have 4-5 bars I now have 1-2 still on LTE though.
The next thing that happened was Friday night, there was no service and the phone said there was no SIM card. I power cycled the phone and then it came back up without the error. This happened again tonight, Saturday.
My other issue/question is how do I turn off the phone? Before when I would hold down the power button it would have a dialog that let me put it in airplane mode, restart or power off. Now when I hold it down the 3 buttons blink and it tells me to keep holding down to restart and that's it.
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sounds like wipe data time. I don't have that behavior.
midwestkel said:
The next thing that happened was Friday night, there was no service and the phone said there was no SIM card. I power cycled the phone and then it came back up without the error. This happened again tonight, Saturday.
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I have been experiencing this exact same thing. A reboot fixes it, but still incredibly annoying.
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Briankbl said:
I have been experiencing this exact same thing. A reboot fixes it, but still incredibly annoying.
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This has been an issue plaguing the DNA since launch, nothing new.
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Bigandrewgold said:
This has been an issue plaguing the DNA since launch, nothing new.
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I haven't had the SIM card issue on this phone before the update.
U need factory reset. Seems some files corrupted during update.
SIM issue is a know issue for DNA.
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I FINALLY got the SIM issue the other night. I popped the sim out and put it back in and havent had an issue since.
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I was getting the sim car error often before the update I powered off, and re seated the sim card and powered on and I haven't had an issue since then. Also I have never had the issue with signal or the power button.
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After you pop the SIM card, boot into recovery and wipe dalvik cache, cache, and go into advanced and fix permissions. Reboot and profit. This SIM error is a permissions thing getting screwed up.
I did a factory reset last night and just the issue again. My DNA is stock so I don't know how to clear the caches. Any other ideas?
Google Now opens browser instead of application
After the update, Google Now / voice search opens up a browser instead of the application needed.
For instance, if I ask for directions to a place, the phone opens Chrome with directions. The directions are no where near where I am. If I try to dial someone via voice, the Google Now card pops up with the person's contact followed immediately by Chrome.
I'm not sure if anyone has a fix for this, but it's certainly annoying and drastically reduces the capabilities of this phone for me.
Thanks all,
Mike
kampana said:
After the update, Google Now / voice search opens up a browser instead of the application needed.
For instance, if I ask for directions to a place, the phone opens Chrome with directions. The directions are no where near where I am. If I try to dial someone via voice, the Google Now card pops up with the person's contact followed immediately by Chrome.
I'm not sure if anyone has a fix for this, but it's certainly annoying and drastically reduces the capabilities of this phone for me.
Thanks all,
Mike
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I got the update today and google now works same as it did before for me. Ask for directions, it goes to maps and show me directions and try to voice dial someone and their card pops up followed by call initiation. I just use the stock browser though, not chrome. Maybe it is chrome.
Also noticed there is a new location service option now, after update, for google search in addition to the previous options for verizon, google and gps. Will be interesting to see how this changes search accuracy, if at all.
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I got the update today and google now works same as it did before for me. Ask for directions, it goes to maps and show me directions and try to voice dial someone and their card pops up followed by call initiation. I just use the stock browser though, not chrome. Maybe it is chrome.
Also noticed there is a new location service option now, after update, for google search in addition to the previous options for verizon, google and gps. Will be interesting to see how this changes search accuracy, if at all.
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I ended up uninstalling and reinstalling Google Search, it now works properly.
Regarding the turn off, it sounds like you're trying to turn it off from the lock screen. Swipe in and then try.
Otherwise I haven't had any issues with the OTA and it actually helped a lot with the volume (lowest volume was still really loud before) and I seem to be getting better WiFi signal.
So I foolishly tried to flash the gt-i9505 miui rom to tinker with it. I added the files that was in the OP on that thread and got it to boot up but didn't get any further than the setup screen. I had also flash Chronic Kernel alongside it because when I didn't add a kernel it wouldn't boot.
Decided I needed to start fresh and I odin'd back to stock recovery w/out root and now my phone is stuck in roaming mode. I cannot activate my phone at all...when it goes to setup wizard it asks me to press 1 to complete activation but I can't pull up the dialpad to press 1 to activate.
Did I screw up my radio on this? I have a replacement coming but I won't get it til Tues I was kinda hoping to fix this myself since Verizon tech couldn't fix it.
Any help would be appreciated. I'm stock vmdk right now.
Sounds like your apn got hosed. Check to see if it's correct fit your carrier.
jd1639 said:
Sounds like your apn got hosed. Check to see if it's correct fit your carrier.
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That is what I was thinking but how do I go about changing the apn on a stock factory image? I looked in the mobile networks and didn't see anywhere to fix the setting
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That is what I was thinking but how do I go about changing the apn on a stock factory image? I looked in the mobile networks and didn't see anywhere to fix the setting
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You don't see access point names there?
jd1639 said:
You don't see access point names there?
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clicked mobile networks/access point names/say Lte-Verizon Internet with VZWINTERNET below it in small font. The button wasn't highlighted so I clicked the button and it acted like it was going to switch over to data but it went back to roaming...
hit menu button and Add new access point and reset to default it greyed out...can't tap any of those options
blueangel0508 said:
clicked mobile networks/access point names/say Lte-Verizon Internet with VZWINTERNET below it in small font. The button wasn't highlighted so I clicked the button and it acted like it was going to switch over to data but it went back to roaming...
hit menu button and Add new access point and reset to default it greyed out...can't tap any of those options
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Download cyanogenmod. Install and Boot without the sim card in. Go to network settings and change from SIM to NV. Reboot with sim in. Your problem is solved.
andreiantal said:
Download cyanogenmod. Install and Boot without the sim card in. Go to network settings and change from SIM to NV. Reboot with sim in. Your problem is solved.
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I wish I would have thought of this sooner before I flashed the new baseband on it It's getting replaced Tues I just wanted to see if I could fix it myself and thought maybe updating the phone to the new build would have worked (it sure didn't) Thanks for the idea and I'll keep this in mind should it happen again (it better not though)
It will definitely happen if you switch between stock and aosp. If you choose one or the other stick with it. I know it's hard but it will save you a lot of headaches.
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andreiantal said:
It will definitely happen if you switch between stock and aosp. If you choose one or the other stick with it. I know it's hard but it will save you a lot of headaches.
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I didn't realize AOSP would do that as well...do very much appreciate your advice and help...thanks again
i'm unfortunately in the same boat here. I was trying to decide between an AOSP and TW rom, screwed up my network connection, and then somehow thought Odin with ME7 update would be a good idea. It sounds like this is just a network settings issue, is there anything that can be done with root and the terminal or some other setting/configuration change?
Please help, thanks in advance for any leads to fix this...
I'm sorry but without a custom rom I doubt you can get to CDMA subscription setting and switch it to the proper value. Look it up maybe someone has a solution that would work with stock.
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andreiantal said:
I'm sorry but without a custom rom I doubt you can get to CDMA subscription setting and switch it to the proper value. Look it up maybe someone has a solution that would work with stock.
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I FIXED IT!
I can't tell you the exact steps (I was doing all sorts of clicking and restarting), but it has something to do with enabling hidden menus and making some changes in there. If anyone else runs into this issue, reply here and I will try to help where I can...
Too bad you are now stuck with just root and stock only.
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default_ said:
I FIXED IT!
I can't tell you the exact steps (I was doing all sorts of clicking and restarting), but it has something to do with enabling hidden menus and making some changes in there. If anyone else runs into this issue, reply here and I will try to help where I can...
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default I just pm'd you I ran into the same roaming issue, your help would be greatly appreciated.
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Too bad you are now stuck with just root and stock only.
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Meh, after a good debloating workout it's not so bad. It's nice to not worry about a random FC, only downside is just preference for some of those visual mods and themes...who am i kidding, I can't wait until Safestrap is rolling.
So now i'm wondering what mods I can use with factory recovery...anything that isn't a full rom should still work...right? I'm a little worried of messing it up again, but I feel like some of the tweaks out there should be possible while running stock.
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unkoil said:
default I just pm'd you I ran into the same roaming issue, your help would be greatly appreciated.
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replied. let me know if you find out exactly which menu/setting it is that does the trick so i can keep record.
default_ said:
i'm unfortunately in the same boat here. I was trying to decide between an AOSP and TW rom, screwed up my network connection, and then somehow thought Odin with ME7 update would be a good idea. It sounds like this is just a network settings issue, is there anything that can be done with root and the terminal or some other setting/configuration change?
Please help, thanks in advance for any leads to fix this...
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Yeah I thought the ME7 update would fix my issue with my phone but it didn't...sadly my replacement phone has wifi and bluetooth problems and all I done was root it (which has NEVER happened to me) Verizon sending me yet again another replacement. Glad to hear you got yours fixed though. Hopefully this thread will help the next person out who ends up with this issue
You can try to deploy 3minit framework but you would have to do it manually since you cannot flash it. If you manage that without breaking it than you should be good without the custom stock rom.
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what did you do ?
default_ said:
I FIXED IT!
I can't tell you the exact steps (I was doing all sorts of clicking and restarting), but it has something to do with enabling hidden menus and making some changes in there. If anyone else runs into this issue, reply here and I will try to help where I can...
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what did you do to fix the issue ?
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I FIXED IT!
I can't tell you the exact steps (I was doing all sorts of clicking and restarting), but it has something to do with enabling hidden menus and making some changes in there. If anyone else runs into this issue, reply here and I will try to help where I can...
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I have this issue! How did you fix it?!
buzz4693 said:
I have this issue! How did you fix it?!
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No promises but...
First, root
Then, enable hidden menus
Finally (I'm not sure yet, waiting on someone to get back me about if this was the fix or not) from the dialer type ##RTN# and at the menu tap Reset, then reboot, double check your network settings, and then come back here and verify that it was the rtn menu that fixed the issue so the next guy who comes along knows what to do...
It's kind of ironic how useless official support is, I spent hours on the phone and hours digging through xda to get my fix...support did nothing, xda helped with everything
Yesterday I noticed that my phone is no longer able to send or receive phone calls.
It's got a good 4G signal and data works, but the "CDMA (3g) Signal Info" in the Advanced Signal Status application is 0%.
I don't know if that zero CDMA signal is normal if you're on 4G, so maybe this is a red herring.
I'm considering trying to ODIN the MK2 Modem onto it. Any other ideas?
You're probably on LTE only mode use an app like phone info to change the radio bands back to lte/CDMA (prl) auto mode.
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Flashing the MK2 modem leaves me at state "No Service". This is not an improvement.
It's now asking me to switch to Global mode.
I tried using "Phone Info",
Network Type is 13 (LTE).
Phone Type is 2 (CDMA).
SIM State is 5 (Ready),
OK, any other ideas?
Damn wish I could help this is a weird one. Do you think you did anything before hand that might have affected it?
Just to be clear, when you go to mobile networks settings your network mode is set to CDMA/LTE?
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Damn wish I could help this is a weird one. Do you think you did anything before hand that might have affected it?
Just to be clear, when you go to mobile networks settings your network mode is set to CDMA/LTE?
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Yup, it's a strange one.
Network mode is LTE/CDMA.
More data - I just plugged in my UK SIM. It came up, asked me to switch to Global mode, and now shows coverage as AT&T UK, which is what it has done in the past. GSM is apparently working OK. Network is AT&T HSPA, Roaming mode.
Power off, re-insert the Verizon SIM. Service says "Emergency Calls Only" due to Global mode.
Switching to LTE/CDMA gives me an "Attention" box saying "Searching for LTE/CDMA" with OK and Cancel buttons.
Pressed "OK" and now, instead of "No Service" it says "Verizon Wireless".However, still no phone calls in or out.
I just decided to use Safestrap to install Hyperdrive, figuring that if it was something corrupt in the base ROM it'd be obvious.
Unfortunately, no luck - it has the same "No Service" problem, and still can't make or receive calls.
I think I've got broken hardware.
For the record: Factory data reset brought it back to life.
I haven't any idea what did this, but I don't care since it's now working and I don't need to stand in line at the vzw store.
k1mu said:
For the record: Factory data reset brought it back to life.
I haven't any idea what did this, but I don't care since it's now working and I don't need to stand in line at the vzw store.
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If I'd have seen this a few hours ago, could have saved you some aggravation. I've seen on here before where a factory reset was the only thing that seemed to fix this weird issue. Glad you got it fixed. If I remember correctly that user was messing with their apn settings.
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I don't mean to hijack the thread, but I had a similar (but not the same) situation yesterday, and hope that I can contribute help to anyone in the future using the search function.
I had fully-functional 4G and 3G but could not make/receive calls. I could even text. The phone showed 3 bars of signal, but when I called a number, it went to the circle with the line through it. The message said something like, "Out of network range". (I was right in the heart of my home city).
I rebooted and it said, "invalid PUK"
Anyway, I ended up taking the SIM card out and reinserting it, and the problem was fixed.
I am using the rooted/deodexed international debloated stock 4.3 rom. I wonder if my next step would be to unlock the SIM.
Anyway, I hope this helps someone....and glad to hear that you got your problem fixed!
Steve
probs
k1mu said:
For the record: Factory data reset brought it back to life.
I haven't any idea what did this, but I don't care since it's now working and I don't need to stand in line at the vzw store.
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Which restore did you use? sory to bump old thread but I still had this issue after restore- on MK2
mghwater said:
Which restore did you use? sory to bump old thread but I still had this issue after restore- on MK2
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Did you use Odin?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2578209
That should definitely work.
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Which restore did you use? sory to bump old thread but I still had this issue after restore- on MK2
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I booted into stock recovery and used that to perform a factory reset.
Forgot about the reset after Odin, thanks-
Unfricken believable this worked, Thank you! I suddenly had the same problem with my S4 from Verizon on MK2 I tried to make calls but I could not get a Dial Tone and it would drop the call all at the same time go to no service mode. It was actually rooted but on stock rom, worked fine for 3 months and all of a sudden I kept dropping signals, rebooting, etc didn't help. I even used Safestrap 3.71 to do a recovery of stock rom to day one stock rom. (When I first got the phone and rooted) AND I did a factory state reset in Safestrap and that did not even fix the problem. I was going to try Odin reset, but I tried the Factory reset using the phone's options by going into "Settings"-->"Accounts"-->"Backup and Reset" and I unchecked data backup and automatic restore as I already had backed up my contacts, etc. using Samsung Kies 3. I just clicked "Factory data reset" and confirmed the options when prompted and after reboot, BAM! everything is working like day one!
My only culprit maybe is that this may have occurred when I tried to do a unlock via Service Mode menu and it screwed up with the Global settings or so and from there it kept asking me if I wanted to switch to global mode. Which it still worked fine for 2 weeks after the service menu mode. What I thought my phone was unlocked, I'm still not sure if the service menu mode method unlocked my phone or not but Factory reset via phone's options works wonders! I was just about to head over to Verizon to help fix my issue.