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I cannot recieve texts or calls. Making calls and sending texts work perfect, even data works fine. I am unlocked and rooted, but everything else is factory stock.
For kicks and grins, I run "fix permissions" in TWRP. I've had the phone for 12 days and this problem just started yesterday evening (6/12/2012).
I called Sprint, they did everything they could, and they started a ticket for the "engineers." Said they would get a hold of me within 72 hours. Sprint said it was a network problem and not my phone, but I don't think she found any "outages" .
However, I am wondering if I should relock and unroot, or if that even makes a difference? I don't see how it could, but wanted advice from the community.
And, Has anyone had this problem, any other advice anyone has i would be much appreciative to hear it..???
edit: I was in my 14 days so I went up to my local Sprint store and they said that the Sprint CS should never have started a ticket, I should just exchange for a new phone, so I went home and relocked, run RUU and went back and exchanged. And the new phone works fine!!! It was not the network. Just wanted to tell you my experience.
Me and John over at GoodandEVO had the same issue, ours was a google voice integration issue (we're assuming)
uninstall google voice
go to google.com/voice, settings de-integrate
call from a landline, see if suddenly you're not getting calls
wait 15 minutes
re-integrate
wait a couple of minutes
install google voice on the phone
bam
that either fixed it for both of of or it was a freaking random occurance.
Yeah I've also had issues in the past with google voice such as prompting me to press one to take a call. I imagine as said it can be fixed on the gv website
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My girlfriend has a similar issue with her evo 3d. She doesn't receive texts from non sprint customers. I was told by tech support they were doing upgrades in the area and they have been having a few issues like this. He opened a case with the engineers for her as well. Maybe they are upgrading you area as well?
i read the article at Good and Evo. I've never used Google voice though. That is an awesome site!! I went to that site you referred to . It doesnt have the "de-Integrate" option. It does have "activate" though. Like i said, i've never used google voice. so it looks like that isn't it???
maxdamage2122 said:
My girlfriend has a similar issue with her evo 3d. She doesn't receive texts from non sprint customers. I was told by tech support they were doing upgrades in the area and they have been having a few issues like this. He opened a case with the engineers for her as well. Maybe they are upgrading you area as well?
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That is interesting. I hope it is something as simple as this. How long did that take before her phone was working properly? they told me that engineers would be in touch with me within 72 hrs! That is a long time with a messed up network!
mtg981 said:
That is interesting. I hope it is something as simple as this. How long did that take before her phone was working properly? they told me that engineers would be in touch with me within 72 hrs! That is a long time with a messed up network!
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Well yesterday was 72hrs but sprint did call and say they found and are fixing the issue and that she should be getting another call when it is fixed for her to test and make sure its fixed. If it isn't fixed but tomorrow morning I'll be giving them a call again.
I believe my girlfriend's phone (verizon M8) may have been stolen, and also turned off, or put into airplane mode. I can not find any info about options for tracking it down if it doesn't have service currently turned on. She says it was taken from a desk in her office. She called the phone immediately but it was on silent. A few moments later, it started going straight to voicemail, and has been ever since (since yesterday afternoon). The phone had 3/4 battery. No luck with Device manager either, since it must be either off or in airplane mode. Only thing we can think of is that it either somehow got destroyed, turning it off, or someone stole it and placed it in airplane mode. She had no password protection, which makes this all quite scary that someone could be going through all of her info on the phone.
Any advice is highly appreciated.
cgibsong002 said:
I believe my girlfriend's phone (verizon M8) may have been stolen, and also turned off, or put into airplane mode. I can not find any info about options for tracking it down if it doesn't have service currently turned on. She says it was taken from a desk in her office. She called the phone immediately but it was on silent. A few moments later, it started going straight to voicemail, and has been ever since (since yesterday afternoon). The phone had 3/4 battery. No luck with Device manager either, since it must be either off or in airplane mode. Only thing we can think of is that it either somehow got destroyed, turning it off, or someone stole it and placed it in airplane mode. She had no password protection, which makes this all quite scary that someone could be going through all of her info on the phone.
Any advice is highly appreciated.
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Youre probably out of luck. If anyone wiped it and uses a new google account then google wont track it under your girlfriends account.
Probably need to notify Verizon and wait until someone tries to activate it.
chevyjohn01 said:
Youre probably out of luck. If anyone wiped it and uses a new google account then google wont track it under your girlfriends account.
Probably need to notify Verizon and wait until someone tries to activate it.
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She has insurance so isn't a giant deal if someone wipes it. Much more worried about stolen pictures, info, etc. As far as I can tell, if they have it in Airplane mode, they have free reign to view everything in her phone. Have already notified Verizon and will be filing a police report as well.
Not sure what her office atmosphere or security is like. But unfortunately its not an uncommon event where thieves walk around office buildings pretending like they work there, and steal laptops, phones, etc. To gain entrance, they will even "piggyback" behind an employee, after the employee has swiped their security badge at an entrance. Which is why my building is strict about checking the badge of anyone that tries to piggyback behind you, if you don't recognize them.
Although of course it also possible it was stolen by someone that works in the building.
I'd absolutely report to Verizon, so they can blacklist the phone (does Verizon do that?). And report to the building management/security. They might have security camera footage, or at least get the word out to the office that a thief is around.
redpoint73 said:
Not sure what her office atmosphere or security is like. But unfortunately its not an uncommon event where thieves walk around office buildings pretending like they work there, and steal laptops, phones, etc. To gain entrance, they will even "piggyback" behind an employee, after the employee has swiped their security badge at an entrance. Which is why my building is strict about checking the badge of anyone that tries to piggyback behind you, if you don't recognize them.
Although of course it also possible it was stolen by someone that works in the building.
I'd absolutely report to Verizon, so they can blacklist the phone (does Verizon do that?). And report to the building management/security. They might have security camera footage, or at least get the word out to the office that a thief is around.
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It's a well known engineering firm, which makes it so crazy that someone in her office would do that. She has had half the office helping her out with no one able to find anything. No one can get in the office without a badge, as you said. Unfortunately, the only security cameras are in the staircase, not the room she was in. I just can't imagine a fellow employee would risk their career on this, but no other scenario really makes sense to me.
Verizon has flagged the phone already, so that's good.
So I've been using the Gear S for a few days, and thoroughly enjoyed leaving my Note 4 in the truck or at home for quick errands. But aside from call forwarding I think I'm a bit confused about the functionality of the watch in terms of it as a stand alone device, and don't get me wrong it came through as promised as a stand alone, and I love this thing, the wait was worth it.
But the question is: when paired to my phone as Bluetooth I can not receive calls direct to my Gear S number, unless I'm missing something, but it goes straight to voicemail when I'm connected to my phones, can I set call forwarding to phone from my watch number or just only my phone to my watch? And do I only get text/calls forwarded, or all of my notifications (aside from emails which I know you got to add to the email app.) and does my phone need to stay on while at home?
I studied the crap out of this watch for 2 months before release, but a lot of the information was vague or speculation, then out of no where it dropped and just kind of looking for solid informed information now.
Overall, I'm still on the fence about using it on a plan, not because its come up short on what it promised, but because I'm not sure how often I'll use it. Im mainly just looking for any and all advice/tips to get the most out of this thing thinking maybe I've missed something ...
I justify the At&t $10 a month, because out the gate I saved $100 (Basically a free 10 months of stand alone service) and I do see the beauty of leaving my phone at home sometimes, plus for hitting the gym or taking the dog for a walk, I love my Note phones, but they do take up a lot of pocket real estate, so the watch is a nice feature.
And as far as battery life, I def get more on Bluetooth than as a stand alone, I can easily get a full day with cellular connection, but probably 2+ with just Bluetooth, and those numbers are wifi off/motion off.
Today: 8am - 100% - 12:45pm 92%.
Bluetoothed, Motion on, 19 Apps set to notify, brightness very readable but low.
Chances are I'll keep the cell plan on it, as far as the watch try and pry this thing from my hand ... at least until the Gear S2 drops lol. I'm just looking for any tips or tricks with the watch I might have missed, or maybe stories on how having there stand alone watch has improved your life.
It seems as if they focused too much on locking this watch down so you can ONLY use it with Samsung devices that they ended up with a watch with so much potential.
I thought I would be able to log in to my Google account on my watch and still be able to receive notifications on it. But nope, Samsung can't have us set up the phone temporarily and keep using it without a Samsung device. There's really no justification at this point to have a SIM card on this watch and being charged a monthly plan.
I wish another company would have released this device without the greediness of Samsung.
See I only buy Note series phones, so the locked to Samsung phones doesn't bother me, all the other watch companies would do the same if they weren't only making Android Wear devices and had proprietary software, just like the Iwatch will only run off an iPhone and not a peep will be said about that, people will praise it's old tech and uglymess as the second coming of jesus. Only samsung seems to catch the heat.
Let me reiterate that I'm 1000% happy with this watch, it's beautiful and functional, and the stand alone is great, just looking for a reason to keep it on a data plan in terms of fitting my lifestyle and need, I can see a lot of people needing this feature. The watch will stay on my wrist regardless. Me, I'm trying to justify the contract just to leave my phone in the truck during a shopping trip or to run errands or something. But again it's just $10 so it's not a huge deal.
It really depends on how your going to use it. Everyone is not going to use it the same way.
The price plan was not a concern at all and i was fine with that. I knew I was going to have the plan on it. Mines is mainly used for going on walks or runs. Sometimes i may still bring my phone, sometimes i may not. Felt i was covered either way. Making quick trips to shop, I'm set. Basically an "quick and short insurance policy" for me. Everything else is cool for me, but chances of me using is slim to none. And to do for $10. I'm good with that. It's doing every bit of what I had hoped it would.
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Dmac1984 said:
See I only buy Note series phones, so the locked to Samsung phones doesn't bother me, all the other watch companies would do the same if they weren't only making Android Wear devices and had proprietary software, just like the Iwatch will only run off an iPhone and not a peep will be said about that, people will praise it's old tech and uglymess as the second coming of jesus. Only samsung seems to catch the heat.
Let me reiterate that I'm 1000% happy with this watch, it's beautiful and functional, and the stand alone is great, just looking for a reason to keep it on a data plan in terms of fitting my lifestyle and need, I can see a lot of people needing this feature. The watch will stay on my wrist regardless. Me, I'm trying to justify the contract just to leave my phone in the truck during a shopping trip or to run errands or something. But again it's just $10 so it's not a huge deal.
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Dmac1984 said:
But the question is: when paired to my phone as Bluetooth I can not receive calls direct to my Gear S number, unless I'm missing something, but it goes straight to voicemail when I'm connected to my phones, can I set call forwarding to phone from my watch number or just only my phone to my watch? And do I only get text/calls forwarded, or all of my notifications (aside from emails which I know you got to add to the email app.) and does my phone need to stay on while at home?
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The Bluetooth thing if you forward your calls to GS your phone (on smartphone will ring) If you forward GS calls to smartphone it will ring both numbers. Its how you set up your GS. Think of GS as a house phone. When your home bluetooth/wifi your GS to pair with the smartphone. When you are out and about leaving your phone at home you may forward your calls to bluetooth as well as accept calls from your GS.
I have a Sprint note 4 and a Gear S T-mobile. I will not pay the Sprint plan for the GS the detailed plan does not work for me so T-mobile GS I got. I many never use my GS number on my watch but it's nice having it in case I may need an emergency phone.
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I'm not your average bear boo-boo (Yogie)
Super subjective ...
I see that dilemma as one of extreme subjectivity ...
I carry my phone with me everywhere I go, for the most part. What I discovered today is that if my phone is at home, and I connect my watch to WiFi wherever I am, I can still see missed calls, browse the web, receive and respond to text messages, and view new emails (though there is a weird glitch in there with composing), all of which came to my phone while I was out.
That said, having a mobile plan can certainly be a safety net because it allows calls when you leave your phone somewhere ... and when you're out of WiFi range ... but I can't say for me that's all that much of a problem. When I run to court or have to do quick errands, I'm not usually gone long enough to have to worry all that much about receiving urgent messages -- that's not to say that it isn't convenient to still be able to.
Ten dollars monthly really isn't a lot of money. It's actually kind of a negligible amount. For me, though, it costs a lot more. I threw in a StraightTalk sim because I bought the device at AT&T but have Verizon phone service, and it was pricey, plus it doesn't feel worthwhile to pay 30 bucks for something that I only need as a safety net or a convenience.
I just went through the full specifications of the device via the model-config.xml file on it, and I also started digging through the folders on the device. This thing is nowhere near its potential right now ... but we will have to see what Samsung does with it, and more importantly, what developers do with it. It really is a phone on the wrist and it has a ton of power that isn't being used just yet.
Hi Guys, I have lost or had my phone stolen , am pretty sure it has been stolen however I am not 100%,
I attended a small party on the 13th of September, yesterday. from 7am to about 12pm It was my friends house and his mum and family where their I knew everybody but one person who lives a long way away, and I have my doubts that this one person has something to do with the whereabuts of my phone but I cannot pinpoint her or accuse her?
I let one of my friends use my phone at 9am which is all logged. on my network usage so I know he had it around that time he told me he passed it to me on the table which I think can remember him doing. I then believe I put it on charge but since then it has disappeared . I have been out with this guy lots of times and honestly don't believe it to be him if it was stolen. but this other girl I have my doubts.
Its a Samsung galaxy s5 I have registered the phone with Samsung and I have sent a message to my phone with a password on it. Each time I try to locate my phone it says unavailable and last seen 13th September.
I was sure I has battery in my phone but now its been turned off, goggle timeline shows the phone at 10:30am on google maps at the house the small party was, but this does not really help finding the phone. I didn't leave the house so its either in the house or stolen.
I don't know what else I can possibly try ? am gutted
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Hi,
What you can do is:
You can use Samsung’s Find My Mobile to find your phone which I hope that you set it up right when you bought the phone.
Your 2nd option is Google Maps Timeline
Plan B used to be a good option but it doesn't work with 4.0+ Android Phones
Otherwise, to the best of my knowledge, there is no other options.
Good luck!
duffy1807 said:
Hi Guys, I have lost or had my phone stolen , am pretty sure it has been stolen however I am not 100%,
I attended a small party on the 13th of September, yesterday. from 7am to about 12pm It was my friends house and his mum and family where their I knew everybody but one person who lives a long way away, and I have my doubts that this one person has something to do with the whereabuts of my phone but I cannot pinpoint her or accuse her?
I let one of my friends use my phone at 9am which is all logged. on my network usage so I know he had it around that time he told me he passed it to me on the table which I think can remember him doing. I then believe I put it on charge but since then it has disappeared . I have been out with this guy lots of times and honestly don't believe it to be him if it was stolen. but this other girl I have my doubts.
Its a Samsung galaxy s5 I have registered the phone with Samsung and I have sent a message to my phone with a password on it. Each time I try to locate my phone it says unavailable and last seen 13th September.
I was sure I has battery in my phone but now its been turned off, goggle timeline shows the phone at 10:30am on google maps at the house the small party was, but this does not really help finding the phone. I didn't leave the house so its either in the house or stolen.
I don't know what else I can possibly try ? am gutted
thanks
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I would contact Samsung if you have an account or your box it came in you should have or they should have the phone serial numbers. So if the person tries using it or setting it up with a carrier ect they find it. Ask them if they can help you.
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You want to deactivate your service and you should of made a police report also notify friends or family who are contacts so they can't be victimized by the criminal. If it was stolen.
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Back in March, purchased four new Nokia 7.2 phones for the family. Moved the Sims from old to new devices and activated them through my carrier, and all was working fine with all four phones.
Then today, one of them, one that belonged to one of my kids, started behaving really oddly. I should say, some other things started a few days earlier, like some mmorpg aps started telling my kid to use device he made account with, which is what they were doing when trying to log in.
Today, it got stranger. Went to send my same child to a party using my AP to buy the ride and send it to my kids phone. My side showed it was working, but my kids got no notifications what so ever, so made a share link, and sent that which worked.
Once AP showed me they got to their location, waited for the call which was a system we set up to verify they got to where they were supposed to. Call didn't come, which was not normal, so called their phone and also sent a text message. Phone rang and rang first time with no one picking up. Figured maybe they got absent minded, as they were at a party saying bye to their best friend who was moving from the USA. So tried again, to have someone answer who was obviously very angry, and yelled in a language I still have no clue, and then hung up. I immediately believe either they are in trouble, or had their phone stolen, so call their friend who hands my kid their phone and my kid tells me, he tried calling me, but call would not work, just total silence so they called my wife instead to say they were ok. My kid also tells me they still have their phone and it's been on them all this time, so no clue how someone else could have answered their phone.
I decide to try something, and log into my account as all 4 phones are registered to me, and go to see where their phone is located, but was unable to as their phone did not show up, only the other 3 did.
I then try something else and log directly into my kids account to try same thing, except doing so, caused the application to lock up almost every try.
When I finally did log in, did a location find, and every time map refreshed, it either showed my kids location or jumped outside the USA map and locked up. I try making phone ring, a few times, which resulted in getting two text messages in a foreign language with characters I never seen. I even noticed that the two pop up messages were not even in the mms text message ap.
Shortly after, my kid calls me to say his phone location ringer went off once, and wanted to make sure it was me. Only once, out of 6 or 7 tries.
After they got off, their phone showed up on the other account where it was missing earlier, and the location stayed now where my kid was. When they got home, checked the parental so, and saw only one location ring was recieved.
Is their something new, that allows someone to steal services off ones phone? Makes me wonder if we got a used phone.
Reminds me of a neighbor who got arrested for many break-ins several years ago. They would break into homes and steal what people wouldn't miss, but stupidly got caught because the idiot who broke into our house and stole an old tablet packed up in our garage, was only a house down from mine and close enough to connect to our asus router. When I saw the request to connect by a device that should be dead after 4 years boxed up, did a gps and not only shocked to see it in my neighbors home, but the amount of times they went back and fourth between not just our home, but other neighbors as well. Pd was going to call it a civil matter, but quickly changed when I activated the very loud siren sound I had saved as a location ringer. Look on their face was priceless. Anyways, not sure if getting a new sim is in order, or just make the seller replace the phone in question as the whole mess with my kids phone is baffling.