I have searched all over the Nexus S forums and I couldn't find anything about this... I got a Nexus S this Friday, unlocked the bootloader, and rooted the phone as far as important details go. I was wondering if there's a setting I am missing to allow the Nexus S to remember my Google Account log-in details? I am using the 2-step authorization for my account and having to generate single-app/device passwords every time I power down and switch SIM cards or just rebooting the phone which is a drag... My T-Mobile G2 works just fine when I switch SIM cards or reboots and I am just confused as to why the Nexus S needs a log-in on boot every time.
That's normal. Surprised its not doing it on g2. I have a g2 touch. I swap the Sims around numerous times between my ns and g2. They both ask me for a password.
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Have a Sprint Nexus S
Wrong ROM was flashed resulting in a SIM CARD LOCK on a device which doesn't even have a SIM card, all functionality of device lost
Need either a PUK to unlock or a way to flash correct ROM (usb not recognized on any computer)
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I have been searching forums for days, been to the Sprint store 4-5 times, talked to tech support, international CS, Roaming, etc. Someone from the Sprint store recommended I ask for help from XDA - I hope you can help me!
I have an EVO, it was damaged so before filing an insurance claim, I decided to buy a Nexus from Craigslist because I had been wanting to try the Google phone out. So, I found one online for $180, met the guy and purchased the phone. It was rooted when I got it and would not allow me to get into the programming mode (*#*#811325#*#*) for the Sprint folks to activate it. I talked to them forever and knew in the back of my mind the issue was likely due to the phone being rooted. So, after looking around online for the method to "unroot" the phone, I flashed a stock rom to the device.
Now, it has no signal, under Phone Info, the carrier is unknown, the number is unknown, etc. Under settings (Security), I notice there is a check mark next to "Lock Sim Card, pin required to make calls). I cannot uncheck the box, change the pin, etc without a sim pin number.
I have been told I need a PUK # but Sprint cannot help as they say this phone doesn't even have a place for a SIM card. I have been on the phone with them for hours. Since then, I filed the claim for my EVO and am happily using it. However, I have this phone I just paid close to $200 for which is useless until I get this resolved.
Please help me! I would be forever grateful!
Think you'll need to install the correct ROM, which I believe you can find here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=13633537#post13633537
Flash the correct rom and radio via fastboot.
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Just wondering, if his USB is not recognized, would it be recognized in fastboot or recovery? How would he dl a rom/radio if he can't connect USB?
Op I would check for any existing nandroids on the phone.
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If USB wasn't working, there is still a chance it could work in fastboot. If it was a driver issue yes, if a hardware issue no.
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Thanks for your quick replys. I have been a regular visitor of this site for a while and have installed 10+ roms before so I don't consider myself a newbie, however, I'm not sure how I am supposed to download the "correct" rom and install it with no USB. The Nexus doesn't have a mini sdcard slot, only internal memory which must be accessed via USB.
I will google "fastboot" as soon as I get home in case the answer lies right under my nose, however.
Thanks again!
I found a lost Galaxy Note on a bench at a bus stop with nobody around it. I picked it up and tried to call home (to find the owner) and found that the phone had a passcode. I then popped off the back to check the sim and found a vodaphone SIM, (I'm Canadian so it isn't a phone from around here) I've tried a few "tricks" I read online to figure our who owns the phone such as sticking in another sim into it and calling it, then trying to access the phone from there, but all of the ways to bypass the lock seem to be outdated and not work. It is not in developers/debugging mode so I am not able to connect to it via USB. It seems like a pity not try everything to return the phone to the owner. The last thing I can think of is to factory reset the phone, but then I lose all the personal data which sort of makes things.. worse! Help?
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I found a lost Galaxy Note on a bench at a bus stop with nobody around it. I picked it up and tried to call home (to find the owner) and found that the phone had a passcode. I then popped off the back to check the sim and found a vodaphone SIM, (I'm Canadian so it isn't a phone from around here) I've tried a few "tricks" I read online to figure our who owns the phone such as sticking in another sim into it and calling it, then trying to access the phone from there, but all of the ways to bypass the lock seem to be outdated and not work. It is not in developers/debugging mode so I am not able to connect to it via USB. It seems like a pity not try everything to return the phone to the owner. The last thing I can think of is to factory reset the phone, but then I lose all the personal data which sort of makes things.. worse! Help?
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Factory data reseting the phone is definitely a last ditch resort and the phone probably will be unidentifiable by then. Did you look at the grease stains on the phone? I've been able to unlock phones with about a 60% success rate just by looking at the grease.
I should have looked beforehand! That would have been the smart thing to do haha.. When I popped the backing of I accidentally wiped the screen so there isn't much in terms of clues from the grease. Is there any way to access the saved emails on the phone? If I could see an email, the to/from email, I could email the owner that I found his phone.
Try googling how to bypass android pattern lock or another similar search term. Something could come up
call VODAPHONE have them check SIM to account
big reward
? PROFIT ??
or..
Finders Keepers...
If I had a GNote I would not be leaving it in public.
Oh that's mine actually....
Not it's not, I jest... Yeah,.call Vodafone. They should know the owner by the imei.
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I apologize ahead of time if this has been asked or even answered but I HAVE been researching and finding NO help in my problem.
I purchased a Straight Talk phone the other day for the SIM chip as my last resort for immediate phone service. I had been told by many people that it would be able to be slapped into my phone and I would have no problems after changing the APN settings. I set up the plan and made my account with Straight Talk and then took the Card out and put it into my device.
My device is rooted with Cyanogen Mod and has S-OFF.
I then tried to start the phone up and got a message saying "No SIM card"
I did not get prompted to enter an unlock code or anything, just the No SIM card error which also means I can't save APNs...
The SIM Card works in the phone I bought it from, which is the Motorola W418G.
Now I have no clue if I am missing something, did I mess up? Or is it that for some god awful reason that SIM chip won't work in my phone at all?
Please any information, links, replies, ANYTHING is HIGHLY appreciated and again I am sorry if this specific question has been asked and answered, I could find nothing on this specific problem and I am hoping I didn't just waste a ton of money on going back to a pretty basic flip phone...
-JV
Pretty sure you need sim from another phone, a couple years ago it was the nokia e71. But nowadays you can just order a sim from the website
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Please post all questions in the Q&A section. Thanks! Thread moved.
I have the exact same issue as you JV. But I'm experiencing it with a Galaxy Nexus that can't recognize the SIM card that was bought with a Samsung SGH-T528G. The SIM card work fine in the T528G but not in Galaxy Nexus and also not in my wife's previous flip-phone. I have a T-Mobile SIM card that works fine in the Galaxy Nexus and in the flip-phone. And yes, the Nexus is running stock, non-rooted and unlocked (from the Play store).
I'm curious - did you figure out the issue? Any solution for your phone might work for mine... Thanks in advance!
- Philip
Look here:
http://www.walmart.com/browse/no-co...072335_1097404/YnJhbmQ6U3RyYWlnaHQgVGFsawieie
You have to cut the sim for micro sim devices to use T-Mo with ST. At least for now. HTH.
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quick question... my scenario is that I used my wifes upgrade to get the m8 and phone just came in today. She is taking my s4. Do I need to first activate it under her account and then do the switch or can I just go online and activate it directly under my account? We have two separate accounts. Just seems tedious to have to first activate it on her account and then do the switch. THanks!
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quick question... my scenario is that I used my wifes upgrade to get the m8 and phone just came in today. She is taking my s4. Do I need to first activate it under her account and then do the switch or can I just go online and activate it directly under my account? We have two separate accounts. Just seems tedious to have to first activate it on her account and then do the switch. THanks!
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You should call Verizon and see if they can activate it to yours, but you're probably going to need to go into a store to get a SIM card that is provisioned for your account. The SIM is what matters and what they sent you is probably set up for her line.
If you have a micro SIM you can just pop yours in and be fine. But I don't know if the s4 uses the same size SIM card.
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i do this all the time with work. You can call them and authorize the device to be switched to your account without activating it on her line. You will have to be an admin on the her account or have someone on the line who is.
topaz330 said:
quick question... my scenario is that I used my wifes upgrade to get the m8 and phone just came in today. She is taking my s4. Do I need to first activate it under her account and then do the switch or can I just go online and activate it directly under my account? We have two separate accounts. Just seems tedious to have to first activate it on her account and then do the switch. THanks!
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I did the same thing as you, i just called in Verizon and they switched it over without activating the new M8 on my sister's line.
it will work fine!
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I did the same thing as you, i just called in Verizon and they switched it over without activating the new M8 on my sister's line.
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thanks! did your sister need to be there or did they just activate this on your account? I just spole with a rep and they said since it's on two different accounts the phone needs to be active on her account for 24 hours before i switch. is that true?
There's no magic in the SIM. You simply need the SIM number tied to your phone number. You can switch the SIM the same as you could switch the IMEI on older phones. The website walks you through it if you choose activate or switch device.
Assuming you're trying to keep your unlimited data, I would do it in the below order.
Activate the device on her account when you get it.
Log into her account and switch her old phone back on the line.
Log into your account and put the M8 and SIM on your line.
Take her SIM from the old phone and plug it into the GS4. If her old SIM is not a micro sim, simply go through the switch process again with your S4 and SIM.
You should be able to do all of the above as quickly as you can click through the website.
got it to work... just called back CS and got someone competent on the phone. They did the switch and all is well. THanks for the help fellas!
I wouldn't imagine there'd be any need to call CS, just pop your SIM into the new phone (assuming it's a nano SIM (or you can cut it down)) and turn it on. The only thing that needs activating via CS is the new nano SIM that comes inside the M8, if you're using your original SIM then there shouldn't be anything to call CS about.
The above only applies if both phones and lines are using LTE phones with SIM cards, if they're still on 3G phones with no SIM, then you'll need CS to switch lines and phones around.
Your must activate it first on the upgrade plan, if you don't you will lose your plan. My wife did our wrong when she got her motox.
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Yeah I did the same thing..
I got on a separate phone from any phone on my account and called the activation line went through it and the options lead you to a choice of activating the new phone/sim with a line other than the one the renewal was used on. At that point I had to talk to a customer service person and it was a piece of cake. They did try and sell me insurance again.
Easy though
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Well back in 2014 I purchased the htc one m8 from Verizon which was a huge mistake because the bill was huge aswell. I then left Verizon after about half a year and went to metropcs and purchased an lg. Me being a noob I didn't know that you could unlock phones for a different carrier. So for the longest time I've just been using the m8 as a really nice Ipod. So just a few weeks ago I purchased sunshine and unlocked and s off my m8. I did research and found I needed apn settings and I found the correct settings I needed for my phone. After that I called metro pcs and they tied the device to my account with the imei and the SIM card number, over the phone. It worked out dand, I could see the word metropcs at the top and I could call my friends and my parents, I could text and send picture message. It even said I had 4g lte at the top. But here's the problem. About 4 times a day I will lose all service, and to make it come back on I have to attempt to make a call and as soon as I make the call it drops and says call lost. And then give it about 5 mins and I have my service back and I get all my messages that I would have gotten before all at once. Unless I try to make that call I won't have any service. This happens about 4 or 5 times a day and it's really annoying. I need help on how to fix this. Would I need to flash a custom rom like viper rom instead of this Verizon crap? I'm running android version 5.0.1 and I am unlocked and s off.
Try a different ROM like viper and see if it solves it?
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