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[Q] data and roaming issues

I hope this is in the right place if not I apologize. Anyways I was running AOSP v0.9 and this morning I turned off data to conserve battery life. After that my phone will only connect to 1x and it is always roaming. It seems to realize that it is supposed to be on USCC it even says USCC in the status bar. So I called customer service and they told me to do a *228 and from what I hear this is really bad for anyone running ASOP then I did it anyways and it connected me to verizon so I disconnected the call and am still stuck roaming and with no 3g. Then I decided to switch back to MIUI and I'm still having the same problems. Another weird note, if I set my network to automatic it kills my connection but if I put it on home only I am roaming. Any ideas guys.
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This is the same issue I posted earlier that I haven't resolved yet. I am getting the verizon thing when I dial *228 as well. It is really frustrating because the phone is virtually unusable for data now. Hopefully we get it figured out. I'll let you know if I come up with anything.
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OK so after doing some research, it looks like this issue can happen if you disable your data (using a toggle, such as the ones in the notification bars of some roms), and then flash a new rom or kernel or something with the data off. It looks like it wipes the APN? Anyone know if this sounds like what may be the issue or how we might go about fixing it?

Well I just got off an hour long call with tech support they think it is an issue with the radio and want me to do an exchange since I bought it less than thirty days ago. So I don't know maybe I should just cancel this and get a new phone with a new carrier. Maybe something with 4g. But I love this phone so I don't know what I'm going to do. Keep me updated if you find a fix.
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Check the Showcase AOSP thread. I managed to find a little trick that fixed our phones suffering from the same issue. Its worth a shot on yours.

add144 said:
Check the Showcase AOSP thread. I managed to find a little trick that fixed our phones suffering from the same issue. Its worth a shot on yours.
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Tried your method and nothing. Kind of running out of ideas here. Any radio/modem I should need would be in the ROM right? I have gone as far as to flash all the way back to DI14 and can't get this thing to work. Still can't figure out how it even happened in the first place.

Well I figured it out for me anyways. Call US cellular and they will give you a new phone under warranty. I'm on mine now. It is back to 2.1 and stock but it works!
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bsbokc said:
Well I figured it out for me anyways. Call US cellular and they will give you a new phone under warranty. I'm on mine now. It is back to 2.1 and stock but it works!
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Just got mine working about 10 minutes ago. Call USCC tech and they said that for some reason I was no longer "provisioned" for 3G service so they fixed it. I know our issues were a little different. Glad we're both up and running again. Now lets see if I can do something else to screw this up . . . . .

JayRHamlin said:
Just got mine working about 10 minutes ago....Now lets see if I can do something else to screw this up . . . . .
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Amen to that I spent 4 hours on the phone with them yesterday and they couldn't fix it. So the actually brought me a new phone to my work. I couldn't believe they would do something like that.
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Wow now that's service. I have to say US Cellular has hands down the best customer service I have ever had to deal with. Store, tech support, billing. Everything.
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JayRHamlin said:
Now lets see if I can do something else to screw this up . . . . .
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Well it only took me about three hours I tried flashing a new kernel with an app I downloaded from the market can't remember the name but of course everything went to hell. Since I don't have a computer it took me 2 days to find one and get it flaked to stock in odin now my speaker doesn't work oh well maybe in another couple of days I can flag it again. Maybe I should just quit screwing worth it but it's just to much fun lol.
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Captivate not receiving texts

NY sisters captivate wont receive texts she can send them but not receive. AT&T told her to download something called kaies mini (sp) to her computer and I'm not sure she was confused explaining it. Does anybody have any clue about this?
Also is there any speculation about when the update to allow sideloading is going to come for captivate?
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Samsung kies mini is to update the phones firmware. Is she still running eclair? Still not being able to receive messages shouldn't be because she is running eclair. But nonetheless the phone should be updated. Heres instructions how.
http://ars.samsung.com/customer/usa...ID=2&PROD_SUB_ID=557&PROD_ID=558&AT_ID=368733

Thank you I emailed her the link and ya she is still on eclair
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Glad I could be somewhat of a help. If the problem still exist I'm sure someone will come around to help you out further.

My Cappy did this twice before. The first one was fixed by pulling the battery while the phone was on. Powered back on and got flooded with all my missed texts. Second time, I had to put my SIM in another phone, got the flood, put it back and everything was normal.

Thanks I told her to try the battery trick and it didn't work and unfortunately she dont have another att phone around yo stick the Sim in so she will go to the store and try it tomorrow
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she can call the carrier up and have them basically re-activate the phone. I've done this 3 times to fix the same problem.

When I had to do it, I just put the SIM in a buddy at work's P.O.S. RAZR. Worked like a charm. She must know SOMEONE who has AT&T. Just borrow theirs for a minute.
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Check the "Message Centre" section on the SMS settings. When I left the country and came back it wiped this number from my phone making everything fail. Probably not the issue but might be a good idea to check.

Did you try searching?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=824213
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[FIX]Incoming calls (any GB ROM)

Well I didn't want all the work and time I spent with the GummyCharged GBE to go to wast so last night I put in some serious hours testing and guessing
In the end I got er fixed...............
Looks like when the phone goes into sleep mode it shuts the radio off on the.. Assuming this was a Power Manger issue I went digging.. After trying to port the strait AOSP pieces and then the EEG ones (both boot-loop failures).. Then at last I tried the Fascinate's GB leak which is when I struck gold
I do want to point out an issue.. It seem that after applying this patch that your menu button light stay on sometimes after turning your screen of, this is completely random.. Eityherway it is worth the trade-off of being able to receive calls
As it says in the OP this patch will work on any GB as all GB leaks suffer from this issue.
To apply this patch simply install it via CWM
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Donate if you like what I do by buying me a round of beers!

I installed this yet its not working. I have donated anyways because of the hardwork you are putting in for all of us. Also send you a message.

rukshmani said:
I installed this yet its not working. I have donated anyways because of the hardwork you are putting in for all of us. Also send you a message.
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What rom are you on? We have tested and tested and so far everyone has had good luck... There is one person who said they needed to wipe before it worked for them
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I am on your Gummy Gingerbread Rom. I tried wiping data and factory reset, cache,dalvik, went back to ED1, ED2 and then installed the Gingerbread stock, then installed your rom, then Installled the call fix, reinstalled after wiping and installed the fix again, but nothing seems to work, may be its my phone.

Dosnt work for me either on your gb2 beta. Puzzle lock fix works though. Not complaining...just giving you the heads up. Thanks for all the hard work!

Yes I agree I love all the hard work he is putting in. Also what does Puzzle lock fix do?

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Yes I agree I love all the hard work he is putting in. Also what does Puzzle lock fix do?
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It adds the crappy puzzle lock back, but it fixes incoming calls.

Tried that too
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It adds the crappy puzzle lock back, but it fixes incoming calls.
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For me that was never broken yet I downloaded that and tried that too but still no go.

Wait so what has never been a problem in yours? Calls going through? Because thats what the fix...fixes lol as well as the puzzle lockscreen patch the other person posted.

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Wait so what has never been a problem in yours? Calls going through? Because thats what the fix...fixes lol as well as the puzzle lockscreen patch the other person posted.
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The puzzle lock was also posted by me

calls never going through
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Wait so what has never been a problem in yours? Calls going through? Because thats what the fix...fixes lol as well as the puzzle lockscreen patch the other person posted.
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Calls not going through while screen s locked was the problem, puzzle was not the problem.
Calls is still my problem. I tried changing the odin as well.
These are my steps tell me if i am missing something.
1). Went to ED1, applied EE4.
2). Installed GB Bloated with Odin ( that installed cwr)
3). Restarted phone.
4). Saved Gummy GB, Incoming call fix on sd card.
5). Went to CWR, wiped data and cache both.
6). Installed Gummy GB, installed call fix.
7). Rebooted, Tested call receive while screen unlocked. Worked.
8). Wait for 4-5 minutes to let screen get blank.
9). Tried calling and did not receive call.
10). Went to CWR wiped data and cache again.
11). Tested and no calls yet and so repeated the whole process without going to ED1. Still issue not resolved.
I suspect its my phone.

Ok. Toggle wifi on and off and see if that works. At least it will work if you need it. Toggle off then on.
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Don't know what I did but I put the Kejar patch one on top of the other 3 times and notes it work with calls coming in. lol
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This worked flawlessly! Thanks so much. Google voice also works now because of this. You are the man!

My 3G randomly dies and I can only use 1x. I know the fix, but what ROM supports it?

Had my TB for about a month now, everything was great till my 3G decided it didn't want to work. It just died completely out of nowhere. So after googling,I found if I dial ##778#, I can reset my modem and my 3G will come back.
The first time it died I was on Das BAMF 3.0 RC. Dialing ##778# did not work. I just got a FC. So I said screw it and unrooted my phone and flashed the stock froyo ROM back. Used that for a few days and my 3G died again, so I tried ##778# and it worked, I got my 3G back. I figured it was a random bug, so I put a different ROM on - samething happened: no 3G, ##778# doesn't work. Since it died again, and I didn't have access to the menu to reset it, I had to unroot my phone again. So then I rerooted but kept the stock froyo rom on just in case (since I knew I could reset the 3G here). Everything is good so far...
Only problem is, I don't really wanna use the stock rom. Every rom I've tried doesn't seem to have ##778# working... do you all know anyway to access that menu other than dialing? Or a different way to access it on other ROMs? Thanks!
tldr: What ROMs allow me to dial ##778# to fix my phone loosing 3G randomly? Everyone I've tried I get FCs

There is an app called phone info that allows you to do the same thing and should run on any routed Tbolt.
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LTE onoff is an app for the thunderbolt that puts you in the menu you are looking for also. If I remember correctly its from team AndIRC plus its free and works great

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LTE onoff is an app for the thunderbolt that puts you in the menu you are looking for also. If I remember correctly its from team AndIRC plus its free and works great
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There is an app called phone info that allows you to do the same thing and should run on any routed Tbolt.
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Thanks for the replies, but that's not the menu I need to access... I'd post a link but I can't since I have less than 8 posts. If you google "EPST thunderbolt" and go to images, you'll see what I'm talking about

i just tried it works on gingerbean but i hit edit it tells me enter code does anyone know the code is thankxs
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It's: 000000
The fact that you saw that is great, so that's one ROM I can try now woohoo! Thanks!

[Q] Problem with calls

Ever since day one (start of August or so) I've been having a few problems with this phone. At first, I thought it was just the network or maybe the recipient's network. Then I realize it may very well be the Blaze itself.
The problem I'm facing is this...
Almost every time I try to make a phone call I can't hear anything. No dialing sound audio. No person on the other line... just nothing. The phone does go through, but I can't hear anything. I don't use any BlueTooth device. I have to wait several minutes or reboot my phone several times in order for the calls the work properly. This issues has been going on from GB (stock, no root) to ICS (stock, no root) until now that I'm flashing the phone to see if I can fix it (currently using PA's latest version as ROM). I thought the updated radio from ICS would fix it but to no avail. Goes to say, this issue happens to my father, too (same phone, got them for free when we started the contract).
This has caused an annoyance for both me and for friends.
Anybody else experiencing this? Any ideas as to why this happens?
IDK if this helps but I'm from Puerto Rico.
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Same here!!!! I'm in California and on stock rooted ICS
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It happens to me but not my brothers who have the same phone... They are on stock GB tho
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Tell you what, I have been having the same problem. Make sure you call tmobile and complain! They are telling me that this is not a known issue and there are no complaints on it. I had a detailed complaint filed. I sent my phone back, got another one and it is worse than the first with this issue! Another strange thing is that it will suddenly make doubles of my custom ringtones and one of the files doesn't work. It defaults to generic ringtone. Very glitchy. Sometimes, will still show that the custom notification tone is selected but will play default tone. I am sending this one back too. I am really bummed to hear that rooting did not fix the issue on the phone calls. I was actually considering doing this next...... Really hope the next phone doesn't have this issue. I like the Blaze and don't know of another tmobile phone that is comparable to replace it with.

ditto
I have the same problem I believe. I currently dorm near the Bay Area, California. I haven't been able to hear or reply through my calls even though they connect to the other person's phone. This isn't exactly a signal problem because the phone still has bars and I can still tell when someone is trying to call me. I still receive texts, use wifi, and sound is working perfectly fine. I am glad I am not the only one with these problems.
edit: This whole "unable to hear or speak" into the mobile phone problem began around November 22nd (thanksgiving overload?).
I am using CyanogenMod 9, rooted of course.
edit2: So I just tinkered around with the sim card and battery by taking it out and waiting for a minute or two before putting it back in. Voila! I can now hear my voice mail.

Sounds like Handset issues with me... send them back and have them send you new ones... that's some BS if it is doing that Stock.
Just my opinion... being through a lot of phone and that is what it sounds like. just one mans opinion... cheers

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I have the same problem I believe. I currently dorm near the Bay Area, California. I haven't been able to hear or reply through my calls even though they connect to the other person's phone. This isn't exactly a signal problem because the phone still has bars and I can still tell when someone is trying to call me. I still receive texts, use wifi, and sound is working perfectly fine. I am glad I am not the only one with these problems.
edit: This whole "unable to hear or speak" into the mobile phone problem began around November 22nd (thanksgiving overload?).
I am using CyanogenMod 9, rooted of course.
edit2: So I just tinkered around with the sim card and battery by taking it out and waiting for a minute or two before putting it back in. Voila! I can now hear my voice mail.
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I live in the Bay Area too and I have the same problem. It has been gone gone since before Thanksgiving though. Any help would be great thanks.
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I would be better off getting a new, better phone, it seems. It is quite annoying. Either way I voided my warranty by flashing. I don't suppose I can actually return it back to stock (like, literally returning to stock and unrooting and wiping and formatting every data) so I can still give it back... can I?
PS: Thanks for the replies.
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DarkDragonPR said:
I would be better off getting a new, better phone, it seems. It is quite annoying. Either way I voided my warranty by flashing. I don't suppose I can actually return it back to stock (like, literally returning to stock and unrooting and wiping and formatting every data) so I can still give it back... can I?
PS: Thanks for the replies.
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See the 'return to stock Odin thread' in the dev section. You will also need to flash the flash counter reset from the themes section.
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eggytoasty said:
Sounds like Handset issues with me... send them back and have them send you new ones... that's some BS if it is doing that Stock.
Just my opinion... being through a lot of phone and that is what it sounds like. just one mans opinion... cheers
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I got my third phone from tmobile the other day (all Blaze) and my very first phone call it happened on. To add to what someone else said. The phone shows plenty of signal strength and in fact, if I hang up and call right back the call goes through as it should. This from sitting in the exact same spot. I can't figure out what's going on? I had thought on this and realized that I had been turning off apps on the phone that I don't use (pre loaded junk). On the off chance that had something to do with it I turned them all back on. Still does it. I'd say it is a good 30-35% of my calls that this happens on. Very frustrating. I really like this phone but it won't function as a phone for me. I guess now they have to give me a different phone if I return this one too but I don't know what phone is comparable in size and function. I picked this phone specifically for the size. My wife got an s3 and I was not interested in it at all due to how big it is. This sucks.

I have to chime in. i just bought the blaze for my g/f, and i've using an sgh-t989 (galaxy s2), having the same issue you are describing. stock radio, stock ROM, just rooted.

Such a shame considering it is such a great phone for the price it is offered at. Safe to assume it is a hardware problem?
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NetrixTardis said:
I have to chime in. i just bought the blaze for my g/f, and i've using an sgh-t989 (galaxy s2), having the same issue you are describing. stock radio, stock ROM, just rooted.
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Are you saying that you are having this problem with the blaze or the s2? Both?

Both phone are having this behavior. new SIM used in both phones aswell.

Yeah, I went down and switched out my sim card as well. My wife has an s3 and has no problems so I don't know what's up? Shows signal but calls won't connect properly. Hang up and call back, it works. Huge pain when I am driving or short on time though.

Any fix this problem found? I talked to samsung and t-mobile today, samsung was no help at all and t-mobile asked me to master reset it. Once that didn't work they offered a warranty exchange. Any one have luck correcting the issue?

So far? No. But my phone seems to be behaving for the past few days (3). Which is weird. I'm probably jinxing it right now.
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Restart during a call, the handset will not send sound.

Maybe they got a bad batch of Blaze 4G's. NOT making an excuse for them but I know it's happened in this business and others.... If I were u I wouldn't keep on dealing, hats to your patience. Let know where you're at. I've flashed to CM 10 nightly 20121207 and my Blaze is just damn sexy lmao, "figure of speech" good luck brought cheers
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So far? No. But my phone seems to be behaving for the past few days (3). Which is weird. I'm probably jinxing it right now.
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Same here

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Both phone are having this behavior. new SIM used in both phones aswell.
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Whas ROM are you using? ICS and gingerbread have a call preference switch in settings. Set it to data preferred. Cm 10 has a lte switch in settings use it. Battery apps can cause delay in data connect. Try these and let me know how it works.