My friend purchased a G900T that was broken for parts, which needed a new screen. Upon replacing the screen, the phone was functional, but he discovered that the IMEI number had been blacklisted on T-Mobile's network. We unlocked the phone to use it on ATT, and the device works fine on the ATT network, with the exception of mobile data. No matter what steps we have taken, putting in custom APN settings, we have not been able to get data to function.
Does anybody have any suggestions as to what might be causing these issues?
Thanks a lot in advance! :good:
Have you tried to flash an AT&T ROM & AT&T Modem?
Or are you still running T-Mobile ROM & Modem?
Still running the stock Tmobile rom and modem. I thought about switching to ATT rom and modem, but I wasn't sure if that would brick the phone or if it should just work with the stock Tmobile modem. Can I just flash an ATT rom?
Just make a Nandroid beforehand.
T-Mobile S5 comes w an unlocked boot loader so you shouldn't have any problem. You put in an AT&T SIM card right?
You do not want to flash AT&T firmware on a Tmobile phone unless you are looking to brick it. You can however flash ROM's from Unified S5 threads (900F, 900T etc.) that are open to multiple model phones.
So if I flashed one of the unified roms, would that change the modem at all? I was thinking that it wouldn't be part of the package. Would just flashing an att modem be a terrible idea? I am using an Att sim card. Thanks for the ideas so far!
No, do not flash an att modem or ROM on a tmo device. It won't work, and it is not meant to work.
Does your subscription have an active smartphone data plan?
Are you getting any data connection (E, 3G, or 4G)_and you're not able to jump on the LTE or just no data at all?
If the answers to above questions are yes, there are a few more things att checks for before authenticating data use on a device.
These fields need to look exactly like this:
ro.product.model=SAMSUNG-SM-G900A
ro.product.name=klteuc
ro.product.device=klteatt
ro.build.product=klteatt
This information lives in the build.prop file of your android OS and you're gonna have to look up how to back up and edit this file. Start off here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1948558 and keep on reading. I kbow this is exciting and you want to make it work quickly but it is not so simple. So reading and researching are your best friends.
Best of luck,
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using XDA Free mobile app
Okay, thanks for the info! We are just plain not getting any data at all, and the user does have an active data plan with ATT. MMS messages are not even able to be sent or received. So in this instance, do you think modifying the build.prop to match the example you gave me would resolve the issue? I'm pretty comfortable working with the build.prop on the device and just working the the Android OS in general so that should not be a problem.
So I guess checking the APN settings won't be a bad idea:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2975336
[Q] Tips on using a G900T on AT&T
See if the APN matches with this one, and toggle airplane mode on/off each time you change things in APN.
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Okay, I had checked APN settings before, but I'm not sure if they were specific to the S5 on ATT or just some generic ATT one I found. That thread looks pretty helpful, I'll see if I can give it a shot later today.
You may also consider loading an international ROM for example http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2732110
Is an excellent ROM
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I know it's a foolish question, but you never know. Are you sure your mobile data is not turned off? My wife did that a while back.
I'm running a AT&T rom on my t-mobile s5 with out any problems as a matter of fact I have better signal.i just flashed rom not modem
Well thank you to everybody for insight into this. The link that Commodore 64 posted pertaining to the APN settings ended up fixing these issues. I had input different ATT APN settings I found in a different thread previously, but I guess they must not have been right. Still running the stock Tmobile rom and we are now able to get data and 4G with really good speeds.
Cheers!
1337free said:
Well thank you to everybody for insight into this. The link that Commodore 64 posted pertaining to the APN settings ended up fixing these issues. I had input different ATT APN settings I found in a different thread previously, but I guess they must not have been right. Still running the stock Tmobile rom and we are now able to get data and 4G with really good speeds.
Cheers!
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May I ask what APN settings you are running? With the APN settings I'm using I get full 4G LTE data just about everywhere I go, besides way out in the stix then I get 4G in some spots.
Sent from my SM-G900T on ATT
Quickvic30 said:
May I ask what APN settings you are running? With the APN settings I'm using I get full 4G LTE data just about everywhere I go, besides way out in the stix then I get 4G in some spots.
Sent from my SM-G900T on ATT
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I'm using the APN settings in this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2975336
Related
Alright so ill start this of by saying, Picked up my note today and loving it so far. Got it rooted thanks to Da G and getting ready to get into roms.
Anyway im making this thread to see if anyone else has tried anything out on the non-AT&T notes(i.e I717M and what not). So far from what i have read people are developing mostly for the AT&T model and saying its not for bell rogers or telus. Now I have been in the samsung world for a while and when it comes to my galaxy there was always ways around this.
For instance most of my ROMs were made for the international version not my bell version. But as long as I kept a copy of the bell modem on my phone i could just flash that and the ROM worked great. So does anyone have a copy of the bell telus or rogers modem for the note? or know if there all the same?
Another example in the galaxy s world was the captivate(Same soft keys as our phones). A person with a captivate could flash an international ROM as long they made a soft key fix when they developed the ROM.
One of the main reasons I ask all of this is because i see so many N7000 ROMs up and running and am wondering what will and wont work.
Look forward to hearing from you all
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For instance most of my ROMs were made for the international version not my bell version. But as long as I kept a copy of the bell modem on my phone i could just flash that and the ROM worked great. So does anyone have a copy of the bell telus or rogers modem for the note? or know if there all the same?
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you can get all the carrier radio/modem, and even the kernel from carrier here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1506212
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and here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1630843
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sorry, I also forgot this kernel: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1589389
Bell note here. Been. The at & t roms with no problem.
The only issue that I have is the Yellow Pages crap that appears in my contact list as well as at& t bloat depending on the rom. Easy enough to deal with though.
Aside from that, it's been perfect.
Currently on Team Perfection 4.0.4.
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I forgot to add that I haven't had any issues with data speeds at all.
Also, Don't venture into the N7000 roms because they will not work.
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The N7000 ROMs can hard brick your phone since the hardware if the two models are completely different. AS Far as ROMs go, most are based off the AT&T software simply because that's the only ICS leak we have available. But you can use any ROM for the i717 on your Bell Note. I have a Bell Note and flashed almost every ROM and never ran into any problems. Also, Ruth the help ofa lot of people on this sure, I've made stock images of the Bell, Telus, and Rogers Notes so we can always go back. Best if luck and don't hesitate to ask anything.
Thanks for the info, I get mine today and was wondering the same thing.
Yesterday I flashed my Rogers Branded Galaxy i717 with Bell Rom and Kernel and have not 1 issue. I chose to flash the rogers i717 with Bell because I use bell mobiletv and this was the only way to get this particular app to work. Again not 1 issue with data or anything else.
No Rooted device either. Just flashed using ODIN.
I'm currently running the UCLE2 Rom on my Rogers i717. I've noticed that I am not getting LTE where I should be. And GPS connectivity is shoddy at best.
I have a second i717 which is stock that is with me to compare (family member).
I am going to flash the Rogers modem to hopefully correct atleast the LTE issue. Anyone know if this would improve my GPS connectivity as well?
For a number of years I have been buying Canadian phones to use on ATT. Canadain ROMs have less restrictions than ATT. For instance tethering and NFC are not locked. Also after rooting my Roger's Note it took under a minute to remove the Rogers branding. (all except splash screen) I was left with a fully optioned unbranded ROM.
I did want to try the stock UCLE2 ROM out of curiosity but I thought it would not install because my phone was not an ATT I717. How did you install it eugenekim618? Personally I would rather wait for the Rogers ICS version. Keep checking everyday to see if it is available.
I have tried quite of a few of the ROMS on here with my Bell i717M, no problems at all so far, other than the "android.phone has stopped working" at startup, I don't know the cause but it only happens at boot.
DO NOT use N7000 roms! But all of the AT&T stuff has worked great for me.
Agoattamer said:
For a number of years I have been buying Canadian phones to use on ATT. Canadain ROMs have less restrictions than ATT. For instance tethering and NFC are not locked. Also after rooting my Roger's Note it took under a minute to remove the Rogers branding. (all except splash screen) I was left with a fully optioned unbranded ROM.
I did want to try the stock UCLE2 ROM out of curiosity but I thought it would not install because my phone was not an ATT I717. How did you install it eugenekim618? Personally I would rather wait for the Rogers ICS version. Keep checking everyday to see if it is available.
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I followed the posts in the Dev section to Root the phone.
Then installed CWM.
The picked a ROM I thought was good and followed the instructions in it's respective post to install.
I've done a lot of ROM installs for the Dell Streak I used to have and for a Sony Xperia X10.
So I am not totally unfamiliar with the process. Just a matter of getting used to the delivery method for each manufacturer. And then, dealing with the quirks of a ROM that is not 100% for your carrier. Goes with the territory, right?
I tried to read all the posts in a given thread as much as I can.
So you are saying you didn't install the one click odin stock UCLE2 ROM?
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So you are saying you didn't install the one click odin stock UCLE2 ROM?
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No, that doesn't work for non AT&T phones I believe. I tried it, and ODIN recognized the COM, but failed to install. From my readings, can't do the one click install on Rogers since it's not a Rogers ROM.
all custom roms should work no problem, ive flashed tons on my unlocked bell note.
its the stock odin files when you want to make sure you get the proper device.
Hey guys Ive flashed pretty much all the roms I can and some I cant lol. So far my experiances have encountered a few setbacks but nothing substantial and allot if not most of the bugs and glitchs occurring in the first & second gen of roms have been fixed or patched.
As far as roms go as was already mentioned as long as you stay away from n7000 model roms and stick to i727 youll be ok. With at&t roms I always seem to have signal and gps issues. Generally tho I find my signal problem will clear itself up on its own and I believe is actually just just caused by the fresh software 'settling in', even though my signal appears low or fluctuating speed testing always shows Im getting peak d/l & u/l speeds. If the signal doesnt seem to improve flashing the Bell stock modem via cwm always does the trick. Gps usually works great, very fast & accurate, when Im having location issues I use the 'faster fix' app from the market, I dont know about anyone elses experiance but allot of the times theres a problem the gps server isnt set to the normal 'north america pool' but servers Ive never seen before or set to an 'international pool'.
All in all besides signal headaches the only other recurring problems are the inherent and unpredictable random force closing of system apps. It can be pretty random but I find a few constant trouble makers to be at&t software update, android phone. At&t update can be disabled easily under applications in the main settings or I was able to actually remove it using 'rom toolbox's app manager but strangely not with root toolboxs remove system apps. For pretty much all other f/c problems the remedy is a running of 'fix permissions', there are a bunch of ways/apps to do it and Ive found using 'rom manager' works the best meanwhile rebooting into recovery and fixing permissions from there will actually cause more problems.
Ok so those are the most recurring and annoying issues Ive had to name a few but the list is too big to write merely because Ive tried just about every rom right from the sketchiest unstable first releases and everything in between lol so feel free to drop me line if your stuck on a problem cause I might be able to help.
But before I end this novel here lol I just flashed the new 'OnlyOne Beta2' rom from the development section and it runs great. The rom is super stable, very fast and features both fully functional S Voice app and fully functional S Notes app. If you havnt tried S Notes yet its awesome the new functions and abilities totally blew me away so I highly recommend you give this rom a try!
eugenekim618 said:
I'm currently running the UCLE2 Rom on my Rogers i717. I've noticed that I am not getting LTE where I should be. And GPS connectivity is shoddy at best.
I have a second i717 which is stock that is with me to compare (family member).
I am going to flash the Rogers modem to hopefully correct atleast the LTE issue. Anyone know if this would improve my GPS connectivity as well?
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If you had LTE before and lost it through flashing a custom ROM or whatever then try changing your APN to your Carrier LTE network. If you never had LTE when you bought your phone, probably the seller gave you a wrong sim. tell her to give you a 403 LTE capable sim, the 401 is only 4G.
andronikal659 said:
If you had LTE before and lost it through flashing a custom ROM or whatever then try changing your APN to your Carrier LTE network. If you never had LTE when you bought your phone, probably the seller gave you a wrong sim. tell her to give you a 403 LTE capable sim, the 401 is only 4G.
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Thanks for the tip. But I got everything running again. I did have LTE to start, and have a LTE sim card. The *#2263* certainly helped. And Flapjaxxx's GPS tools in his ROM helped me get the GPS back up to par.
eugenekim618 said:
Thanks for the tip. But I got everything running again. I did have LTE to start, and have a LTE sim card. The *#2263* certainly helped. And Flapjaxxx's GPS tools in his ROM helped me get the GPS back up to par.
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ok now I just lost my LTE after flashing new ROM from Seraphim Stratosphere. How did you get it back. I factory wipe everything and flash Rogers modem and it doesn't work. How did you manage to get LTE back? btw I have a Canadian Note with Rogers. the Saurom ROM was canadian and I had LTE too.
andronikal659 said:
ok now I just lost my LTE after flashing new ROM from Seraphim Stratosphere. How did you get it back. I factory wipe everything and flash Rogers modem and it doesn't work. How did you manage to get LTE back? btw I have a Canadian Note with Rogers. the Saurom ROM was canadian and I had LTE too.
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Try *#2263#
Then force select LTE, and select ALL. That should force the LTE connection. So watch the connection bars. You should see a loss of connection, then reconnect on LTE. Once that is established, do the code again, and just select automatic.
eugenekim618 said:
Try *#2263#
Then force select LTE, and select ALL. That should force the LTE connection. So watch the connection bars. You should see a loss of connection, then reconnect on LTE. Once that is established, do the code again, and just select automatic.
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When I try dialing it, it says error can't find USSP or something like that... What does this mean?
Just to be clear that im doing the right thing. I go to the dialer and punch the code *#2263#. How do I "force select LTE"? will something popup for me to select it or should I go to settings/ wireless and networks... I don't have those options in "wireless settings", I only have APN settings...
After happily using my 'old' S4 on T-Mobile with HSPA+ since having the Note 3 as my primary line, I was naturally excited to update the baseband and unlock Band 4 LTE. However I noticed some caveats which I've now solved which will undoubtedly confuse everyone at some point.
Assuming you've got the correct APN for T-Mo (fast.t-mobile.com) and naturally install the SIM, if your phone is on global you will happily see working LTE but not so fast (no pun intended). If you call or text, it fails. If you quick check your About -Status in settings and look under network it will say say Unknown and not T-Mobile. Why? Essentially you're in LTE data only mode because by default the baseband is looking to connect to CDMA for everything else in the CDMA/LTE marriage that is Verizon unique, which obviously won't work here. The assumption otherwise is that you will only need GSM if traveling internationally so it never looks for LTE with GSM.
The quick easy fix is to drop out of Global back to the GSM/UMTS setting, which will bring everything back, network restored to T-Mobile, but now it won't use LTE again, lame.
Luckily there is a fix. Use the PhoneInfo app or however you prefer to get to the Testing App. Under device information change the dropdown to LTE/GSM (auto PRL). Toggle airplane mode or restart. When it comes up you should be on LTE and quick check settings again you'll see T-Mobile, and everything will work. So far this seems to hold pretty well.
EDIT: Note: This works for TW Roms. I have not had success in CM10.2. In CM I've only gotten LTE data (wrongly labeled Verizon) and nothing else. Doesn't even pick up my phone number regardless of settings used.
Can you send me the link to the TW rom you are using for this? Thanks!
A walk through would be nice
Sent From The Future
majorlag said:
Can you send me the link to the TW rom you are using for this? Thanks!
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Just stock actually. Nothing special.
killajoe said:
A walk through would be nice
Sent From The Future
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Use this app, hit Device Information, and change the dropdown to LTE/GSM (auto PRL). Given the simplicity not sure you need much more of a walk through than that. A video would require a bunch of editing to blot out IMEI and phone #s.
zepfloyd said:
Use this app, hit Device Information, and change the dropdown to LTE/GSM (auto PRL). Given the simplicity not sure you need much more of a walk through than that. A video would require a bunch of editing to blot out IMEI and phone #s.
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I am using this app and it is great. When it works, it would show T-Mobile as Net. Op instead of Unknown. Only issue I am seeing is that 4G LTE signal is not so great over where I am at and once in a while it would drop to H+ and then get back to LTE. During that cycle, the Net. Op would become Unknown again. Wish there was a way to fix this permanently like tricky the SMS app to send GSM or whatever it is causing Net Ops to be unknown.
majorlag said:
I am using this app and it is great. When it works, it would show T-Mobile as Net. Op instead of Unknown. Only issue I am seeing is that 4G LTE signal is not so great over where I am at and once in a while it would drop to H+ and then get back to LTE. During that cycle, the Net. Op would become Unknown again. Wish there was a way to fix this permanently like tricky the SMS app to send GSM or whatever it is causing Net Ops to be unknown.
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Couple of things. Remember as I started with the baseband in i545 when on LTE really wants to use CDMA as the default so when it's searching it's not going to obtain GSM as instantaneous As it otherwise would. Don't see any specific way of that getting patched ever as we're going against the grain of how it's typically supposed to be used. If you are on a fringy area for it, you may be better off just leaving LTE off, H+ speeds are practically the same anyway. Tmo is only using 3-5mhz channels for band 4 as they use other channels too so for us it's not going to be superfast like Verizon on average anyway.
My phone is in Global mode, I have fast LTE internet and calls/texting works just fine. I am using a Verizon S4 with MJ7 and a T-Mobile simcard. No need to change anything except the APN and switch to Global.
elite-fusion said:
My phone is in Global mode, I have fast LTE internet and calls/texting works just fine. I am using a Verizon S4 with MJ7 and a T-Mobile simcard. No need to change anything except the APN and switch to Global.
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Stock?
Sent From The Future
yep, cant really install anything on MJ7 since there is no official root even, so yeah, bone stock. Fastest I have gotten the internet to be was 25-26mbps download which isnt great, but for a cellphone is more than enough lol
So maybe the MK7 bootloader fixes this SMS issue...
How is this holding on for u ? I got it to work one time with hyperom and I restarted and it doesn't want to work. I did however get it working completely on a mj7 ROM and gummy kikat ROM. Weird.
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If you happen to have an MDK and want to run CM10.2 with GSM service run the ATT "I337" ROMS, fixes all the Verizon CDMA quirks
Black6spdZ said:
If you happen to have an MDK and want to run CM10.2 with GSM service run the ATT "I337" ROMS, fixes all the Verizon CDMA quirks
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I did that and it kept failing.... TWRP recovery just would not get it to take.
So I flashed the MJ7 rom again and I got it working on it. I'm not sure why it didn't work on hyperom. Very weird. Tried the method and nothing. But I tried the method on mj7 ROM and it works perfectly. Weird weird weird.
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420haxr said:
How is this holding on for u ? I got it to work one time with hyperom and I restarted and it doesn't want to work. I did however get it working completely on a mj7 ROM and gummy kikat ROM. Weird.
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so using the 4.4 gummy rom you were able to connect to LTE / HSPA+ networks easily? And SMS / MMS worked just fine? Upon trying with the MJ7 update, non-rooted, I could only connect to Edge services under the GSM profile. Using global would barely warrant the HSPA band.
zepfloyd said:
After happily using my 'old' S4 on T-Mobile with HSPA+ since having the Note 3 as my primary line, I was naturally excited to update the baseband and unlock Band 4 LTE. However I noticed some caveats which I've now solved which will undoubtedly confuse everyone at some point.
Assuming you've got the correct APN for T-Mo (fast.t-mobile.com) and naturally install the SIM, if your phone is on global you will happily see working LTE but not so fast (no pun intended). If you call or text, it fails. If you quick check your About -Status in settings and look under network it will say say Unknown and not T-Mobile. Why? Essentially you're in LTE data only mode because by default the baseband is looking to connect to CDMA for everything else in the CDMA/LTE marriage that is Verizon unique, which obviously won't work here. The assumption otherwise is that you will only need GSM if traveling internationally so it never looks for LTE with GSM.
The quick easy fix is to drop out of Global back to the GSM/UMTS setting, which will bring everything back, network restored to T-Mobile, but now it won't use LTE again, lame.
Luckily there is a fix. Use the PhoneInfo app or however you prefer to get to the Testing App. Under device information change the dropdown to LTE/GSM (auto PRL). Toggle airplane mode or restart. When it comes up you should be on LTE and quick check settings again you'll see T-Mobile, and everything will work. So far this seems to hold pretty well.
EDIT: Note: This works for TW Roms. I have not had success in CM10.2. In CM I've only gotten LTE data (wrongly labeled Verizon) and nothing else. Doesn't even pick up my phone number regardless of settings used.
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how did you update and unlock to baseband 4? What developer makes the PhoneInfo app? thanks
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elite-fusion said:
My phone is in Global mode, I have fast LTE internet and calls/texting works just fine. I am using a Verizon S4 with MJ7 and a T-Mobile simcard. No need to change anything except the APN and switch to Global.
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Are you actually getting "LTE" or reframed 4G?
please school me how to change apn.
well let me give you a trick, flash an i9505 rom which you can find them here http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4/i9505-develop
then flash any verizon kernel (because if you just flash an at&t or t-mob rom it wont reboot it will say triangle and not authorized verizon software)
dont forget to update your baseband to lastest then you can enjoy LTE (and fast) without any problems.
if you get and prop. issues while flashing international roms just change the "updater-script" first line to :
assert(getprop("ro.product.device") == "jfltevzw" || getprop("ro.build.product") == "jfltevzw"
then you can flash anything you want.
Here is how I did it
Here is how I did it, but needs some minor updates since then. Please let me know if anyone tries it and is happy with the result.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2560128
zepfloyd said:
Use this app, hit Device Information, and change the dropdown to LTE/GSM (auto PRL). Given the simplicity not sure you need much more of a walk through than that. A video would require a bunch of editing to blot out IMEI and phone #s.
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App wont open for me.
Running a rooted stock MK2.
any ideas?
So i flashed the correct i9205 cwm flashed the pa 4.4 rom people claim work on metros mega
It installed fine..
No Data?
I've tried both tmobile APN settings that are built in by default Data won't kick on.
Makes calls texts fine.
?
Modem needed? What's the issue ?
This ROM is noted to work on metros mega
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Try the following
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lojak29 said:
So i flashed the correct i9205 cwm flashed the pa 4.4 rom people claim work on metros mega
It installed fine..
No Data?
I've tried both tmobile APN settings that are built in by default Data won't kick on.
Makes calls texts fine.
?
Modem needed? What's the issue ?
This ROM is noted to work on metros mega
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By going into the APN and manually adding MetroPCS I was able to get LTE.
I used these settings.
hit the + sign in the upper right corner, enter these settings.
Name - MetroPCS LTE
APN- fast.metropcs.com
MMSC- http://metropcs.mmsmvno.com/mms/wapenc
This T-Mobile APN also seems to work.
Name: T-Mobile US
APN: epc.tmobile.com
MMSC: http://mms.msg.eng.t-mobile.com/mms/wapenc
than click the three dots in the upper right corner select save.. You should now have LTE on Metro. :good:
Another thing I suggest to do is when on your stock ROM go to your APN , copy the info from the APN setting that your stock is using. Than when you are on a custom ROM us that APN setting.
Don't lick the three dots lol
2SHAYNEZ
shayneflashindaily said:
Don't lick the three dots lol
2SHAYNEZ
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shhh I want him to lick his screen.
bnb25 said:
shhh I want him to lick his screen.
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Hahahah hilarious
2SHAYNEZ
lojak29 said:
So i flashed the correct i9205 cwm flashed the pa 4.4 rom people claim work on metros mega
It installed fine..
No Data?
I've tried both tmobile APN settings that are built in by default Data won't kick on.
Makes calls texts fine.
?
Modem needed? What's the issue ?
This ROM is noted to work on metros mega
Sent from my GT-I9205 using xda app-developers app
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So your saying the apns that are pretty configured in the ROM are faulty
Must add them manually after install
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You can use T-Mobile LTE APN settings on metro phones we have 90% gsm phones that use T-Mobile LTE
Since there merged with tmobile only a few phones are using the orange CDMA cards .
I ran T-Mobile APN fine on my metro s4 m919nand metro s3
There's no difference from fast.tmobile.com or fast.metropcs.com
The issue apparently is within using the apn settings that are pre configured upon the first boot up
I'm on cm11,that worked right away .
Anyways thanks for the info .:thumbup:
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lojak29 said:
You can use T-Mobile LTE APN settings on metro phones we have 90% gsm phones that use T-Mobile LTE
Since there merged with tmobile only a few phones are using the orange CDMA cards .
I ran T-Mobile APN fine on my metro s4 m919nand metro s3
There's no difference from fast.tmobile.com or fast.metropcs.com
The issue apparently is within using the apn settings that are pre configured upon the first boot up
I'm on cm11,that worked right away .
Anyways thanks for the info .:thumbup:
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you over think there bud.
How can I download the pa 4.4 for metropcs galaxy mega m8xxn . I get a fail message in twrp
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For the life of me I can't get LTE (I tried all these cm based roms - pa, cm11, slimkat, beanstalk, etc., same thing). I can't get a data signal in LTE network Mode. I tried all methods from this (and other) threads.
I get hspa+ when I change the network mode to 3G (15mbps down, 2mbps up). But in LTE mode I can't get a data signal under any circumstance.
I tried fast.metropcs.com, fast .t-mobile.com, other available APNs, I went into network setup and searched automatically, and also tried manually selecting every available network, nothing gets me LTE. I even used secret code *#*#4636#*#* to get into network mode that way to try to make changes but to no avail. I tried all available options (including Unknown). I turned the radio off and back on, etc.. I can only get G, Edge, and 3G, but no LTE.
Even though 3G is not really slow, I had the GT- i9200 (international version Mega) and bought the SGH-M819N specifically to get LTE.
My lack of getting LTE data is the only thing that's keeping me from using the CM-based roms. Been trying to get LTE on them for a couple weeks now. If I settle for 3G, then I'm not getting the benefit of why I actually bought the SGH-M819N (specifically for the LTE). So, as such, I keep going back to my stock touchwiz rom backup. This is the only way, so far, that I've been able to get LTE. Am I missing something?
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Quick question
bnb25 said:
By going into the APN and manually adding MetroPCS I was able to get LTE.
I used these settings.
hit the + sign in the upper right corner, enter these settings.
Name - MetroPCS LTE
APN-
MMSC-
This T-Mobile APN also seems to work.
Name: T-Mobile US
APN:
MMSC:
than click the three dots in the upper right corner select save.. You should now have LTE on Metro. :good:
Another thing I suggest to do is when on your stock ROM go to your APN , copy the info from the APN setting that your stock is using. Than when you are on a custom ROM us that APN setting.
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Before i say something i just want to say that im new on android and using custom roms , I just want to ask , Why cant I use my Mobile (Metro PCS) data as wifi , I do calls fine , But how to i use Mobile Data to use Internet Access (ex. use the Browser , use Google play , Watch videos in youtube)
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For the life of me I can't get LTE (I tried all these cm based roms - pa, cm11, slimkat, beanstalk, etc., same thing). I can't get a data signal in LTE network Mode. I tried all methods from this (and other) threads.
I get hspa+ when I change the network mode to 3G (15mbps down, 2mbps up). But in LTE mode I can't get a data signal under any circumstance.
I tried fast.metropcs.com, fast .t-mobile.com, other available APNs, I went into network setup and searched automatically, and also tried manually selecting every available network, nothing gets me LTE. I even used secret code *#*#4636#*#* to get into network mode that way to try to make changes but to no avail. I tried all available options (including Unknown). I turned the radio off and back on, etc.. I can only get G, Edge, and 3G, but no LTE.
Even though 3G is not really slow, I had the GT- i9200 (international version Mega) and bought the SGH-M819N specifically to get LTE.
My lack of getting LTE data is the only thing that's keeping me from using the CM-based roms. Been trying to get LTE on them for a couple weeks now. If I settle for 3G, then I'm not getting the benefit of why I actually bought the SGH-M819N (specifically for the LTE). So, as such, I keep going back to my stock touchwiz rom backup. This is the only way, so far, that I've been able to get LTE. Am I missing something?
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I'm not sure what to tell you. I haven't had issues getting lte or data on my phone. When I didn't get LTE I just manually input the APN and it worked. Maybe your area just stinks with LTE. Sorry. Maybe Metro had something changed with the phone since I bought mine.
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curgervending said:
For the life of me I can't get LTE (I tried all these cm based roms - pa, cm11, slimkat, beanstalk, etc., same thing). I can't get a data signal in LTE network Mode. I tried all methods from this (and other) threads.
I get hspa+ when I change the network mode to 3G (15mbps down, 2mbps up). But in LTE mode I can't get a data signal under any circumstance.
I tried fast.metropcs.com, fast .t-mobile.com, other available APNs, I went into network setup and searched automatically, and also tried manually selecting every available network, nothing gets me LTE. I even used secret code *#*#4636#*#* to get into network mode that way to try to make changes but to no avail. I tried all available options (including Unknown). I turned the radio off and back on, etc.. I can only get G, Edge, and 3G, but no LTE.
Even though 3G is not really slow, I had the GT- i9200 (international version Mega) and bought the SGH-M819N specifically to get LTE.
My lack of getting LTE data is the only thing that's keeping me from using the CM-based roms. Been trying to get LTE on them for a couple weeks now. If I settle for 3G, then I'm not getting the benefit of why I actually bought the SGH-M819N (specifically for the LTE). So, as such, I keep going back to my stock touchwiz rom backup. This is the only way, so far, that I've been able to get LTE. Am I missing something?
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Before i say something i just want to say that im new on android and using custom roms , I just want to ask , Why cant I use my Mobile (Metro PCS) data as wifi , I do calls fine , But how to i use Mobile Data to use Internet Access (ex. use the Browser , use Google play , Watch videos in youtube)
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what ROM are you using? if you are on stock ROM make sure you have Mobile data checked. you'll find that under (More Networks) than go to (Mobile networks)
At home on the stock rom, I get 30mbps down and 15bps up. then I flash one of the CM based roms and can't get a data signal at all. I immediately flash back to my stock rom and I'm back to 30mbps down and 15mbps up. So I think I'm definitely in a good LTE area. Unexplained phenomenon. Lol.
It kinda hurts because I really want to use a CM based rom especially now that we have an overclocked kernel for the KitKat custom CM roms. Oh well....
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How can I download the pa 4.4 for metropcs galaxy mega m8xxn . I get a fail message in twrp
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Try installing a different custom recovery....after that try installing it and let me know if there are any problems
I too am having the same issue where I cannot get data. After installing PA, the APN settings are the same for MetroPCS LTE from the stock rom. However that doesn't work. I deleted all the APN listings and started from scratch. Typed in the fast.metropcs.com APN information and it was a no go. Then I tried the T-mobile one and could only get 3G. I figured I may have typed something wrong with the Metro info, so I deleted both and now no matter which one I use, I can't get 3g data anymore. PA was running so smooth that I almost decided to leave the 3g connection. But knowing how fast LTE was, I had to revert back to Touchwiz in the end.
MetroPCS LTE Data
To access LTE Data APN protocol needs to be set to IPv6. This works for both the MetroPCS and T-Mobile APNs.
This is confirmed to work in South Florida with CM, Carbon, and Slimkat roms. LTE will connect in about 30 seconds after changing the APN protocol.
CyberChulo said:
I too am having the same issue where I cannot get data. After installing PA, the APN settings are the same for MetroPCS LTE from the stock rom. However that doesn't work. I deleted all the APN listings and started from scratch. Typed in the fast.metropcs.com APN information and it was a no go. Then I tried the T-mobile one and could only get 3G. I figured I may have typed something wrong with the Metro info, so I deleted both and now no matter which one I use, I can't get 3g data anymore. PA was running so smooth that I almost decided to leave the 3g connection. But knowing how fast LTE was, I had to revert back to Touchwiz in the end.
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what recovery are you using?
yerpman said:
To access LTE Data APN protocol needs to be set to IPv6. This works for both the MetroPCS and T-Mobile APNs.
This is confirmed to work in South Florida with CM, Carbon, and Slimkat roms. LTE will connect in about 30 seconds after changing the APN protocol.
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I gave this a try on yesterday. I reinstalled the latest 20140310 cm11 rom and the 2-27 standard gapps, set the APN protocol to IPv6. Did this for both the metroPCS and T-Mobile APNs but neither got me LTE. Waited for probably a few minutes to see if it would eventually connect but got nothing.
I continue to only get hspa+ data (when I change the network mode to 3g). When the network mode is set to LTE I get no data under any circumstance with any of the AOSP based roms. It's very strange. especially since others are getting LTE with no problems. A few of us are just not getting anywhere.
So I restored my the stock rom nandroid backup. Of course, LTE on the stock rom works perfectly.
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what recovery are you using?
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I know this question was not to me but, as one having problems getting LTE data (you can refer to some of my previous posts), I tried both the TWRP with kitkat support and Philz touch recovery CWM. Seems I tried everything everybody recommended without success. I won't reiterate it but if you go up a few posts you will see the various things I tried. Nothing seems to work for me. I only get LTE with the stock ROM.
By the way, I've been trying to get LTE on an AOSP based ROM going back to the beginning of the year (refer to my post dated January 5th on this thread). I'll add that I installed both the TWRP with kitkat support and philz touch (cwm) recovery (which also has kitkat support).
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what recovery are you using?
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I tried twrp 2.6.3.0 and twrp 2.6.3.5
I know this has been addressed a few times, but with the new radio's and T-mobile running on LTE bands I feel it can be addressed again.
I have been running a T-Mobile sim in my Verizon S4 for about 9 months now having 90% functionality of T-Mobile apps and after 4.3 using LTE with a few MMS hiccups that seem to have been ironed out.I have ran just about every ROM available here on XDA, and even attempted to write my own Rom a couple times with limited success. And every ROM I have ran was written for Verizon, I just changed the APN settings, and sometimes had to flash some other items to get them working 100%.
I have a few things I am working on trying to "fix" such as Hotspot and a few T-Mobile only apps. I have convinced my phone it is a SGH-M919 changing a lot of info in the build prop, which allows me to use the T-Mobile TV app. But being a trial and error kinda guy I don't know how much of my editing was necessary, or if I actually needed to change more to allow me to use the hot-spot app. I have bricked my phone to many times to count trying out Radio's and changing setting in the ROMs trying to make my I545 more a T-Mobile phone than a Verizon phone.
I have seen alot of "ports" such as the 4.4.2 GE that I am currently running ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2643031 ). The first release I had amazing signal and no connection issues. But after the DEV (Danvdh) plucked away at it making it work better for Verizon and fixing a lot of Verizon data issues has started to have a couple signal issues here and there. Nothing that I would say broke the connection but definitely slowed a few things for me down.
Same for the INT build ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2552605 ) from jrkruze it works amazing then started to slowly after updates not work as well as it did from his first release. The ROM got better but my "connection" got worse.
So on to my question:
What is being changed in the ROMs that make them better for Verizon? I know that I am part of a small majority of people here running a SIM and a network that it was never supposed to run on, but it does work and I would like to make it work as best as it can. I know I can go back and use the older versions of the ROMs but I like the other changes and I like being able to update.
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I have been running a T-Mobile sim in my Verizon S4 for about 9 months now having 90% functionality of T-Mobile apps and after 4.3 using LTE
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How do you have LTE working? Correct me if I'm Wrong but TMO has LTE on 700/1700, the i545 doesn't support either of those bands. HSPA+ with a 4gLTE logo maybe?
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How do you have LTE working? Correct me if I'm Wrong but TMO has LTE on 700/1700, the i545 doesn't support either of those bands. HSPA+ with a 4gLTE logo maybe?
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The AWS spectrum was unlocked for the i545 a few updates ago. Since TMobile LTE runs on the AWS band, a Verizon S4/i545 is capable of running TMobile LTE
AWS was unlocked with the MJ7 modem.
I get 29Mbps down 6.5 up defenitly not H+ the whole Seattle area is AWS so I am loving it. That combined with T-mobiles truly unlimited data I torrent on the go!
Do you receive SMS? I just switched about an hour ago to T-Mobile and everything works except for receiving SMS messages. Not sure how to get it working.
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Do you receive SMS? I just switched about an hour ago to T-Mobile and everything works except for receiving SMS messages. Not sure how to get it working.
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you have to change your APN settings.
If you are interested I am working on something else, that would give us T-Mobile guys a working 4.4.2 TW ROM...
Go here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2675384
justda said:
you have to change your APN settings.
If you are interested I am working on something else, that would give us T-Mobile guys a working 4.4.2 TW ROM...
Go here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2675384
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I changed my apn settings to T-Mobile fast LTE and did get LTE and HSPA+. And I'll check out the thread right now.
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I have a vzw s4 and might be switching to T-Mobile using byod. Do I flash tmo roms or vzw roms with tmo apns or modules?
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I have a vzw s4 and might be switching to T-Mobile using byod. Do I flash tmo roms or vzw roms with tmo apns or modules?
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If you are on MDK, you'll be flashing VZW ROMs anyways since the jflte is a unified build. If you are not on MDK, that might be a fun time for some trial and error on flashing different carrier ROMs, but have ODIN ready! I think people have covered different network switching ROMs in here before, but I can't clearly remember.
If you switch, do it before installing any new ROMs. Power off the phone, put in the TMo SIM, boot it back up. It may not get data but that's ok. Go into Settings->More->Mobile Networks->Access Point Names and add a new one. Put in the TMo APN settings, and make sure you save them. Reboot the phone. You should have your TMo phone and data signals coming in.
Once that is done, do the usually send/receive text/MMS, send/receive phone call. If any of those don't work, search the forums as there is usually a solution. I went to AT&T and had to add a 'U' onto the end of one of the build.prop entries for telephony RIL newCallerUI or something.
Once you verify everything works, make sure you keep the APNs somewhere and whatever you needed to do to get it working, as you'll have to do this each time you do a fresh ROM install with a data wipe. I've done it a couple of times now and been just fine. Good luck!