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"Limited Service" message !!!!!!!!!!!

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Right im on endymion ....my mobile shows "Limited service "message with all sims but if i change it to other phones they are working.....!!!!!!!1
What does it mean..is it a signal loss?? or sim lock??
what shud i do....

Definitely signal issue. I'm pretty sure it's not sim-unlock. Not to sound like Steve Jobs, but you're probably holding the phone wrong Covering the battery cover with your palm leads to signal loss, try to change your grip. If that doesn't work, try to change your ROM to some other Sense 3.5 ROM, like Virtuous Affinity, or, try AOSP - CM7/Reaper
Also, try another SIM, maybe it's just your carrier.

shrome99 said:
Definitely signal issue. I'm pretty sure it's not sim-unlock. Not to sound like Steve Jobs, but you're probably holding the phone wrong Covering the battery cover with your palm leads to signal loss, try to change your grip. If that doesn't work, try to change your ROM to some other Sense 3.5 ROM, like Virtuous Affinity, or, try AOSP - CM7/Reaper
Also, try another SIM, maybe it's just your carrier.
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Wouldn't changing the radio be more likely to solve the problem?

Issue solved automatically after a day again

Limited service HTC Desire S after flashing oficial ROM
dan-fish said:
Wouldn't changing the radio be more likely to solve the problem?
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Hello, I have now after when I flashing new official ROM on my HTC Desire S. When I put GiffGaff SIM card my phone say: Your SIM card does not allow a connection to this network" I trying input APN settings,use Wi-Fi from PlayMarket download GiffGaff APN,but no chance.I take another sim card Virgin mobile...now I have acces to internet,but I can't make a call.And sometimes when I change sim card my phone says: No sim card.After I Restart my phone or switch OFF and ON again he see the SIM card . Maybe I need flashing again ROM? But I don't know.

HTC One S - Loss of Signal

I recently bought this phone about 2 months ago.
Just got done checking several emails while on 4G. Put the phone down for a minute. Picked it up and lost all signal dealing with the mobile side. It works on WIFI but when it comes to sending texts, making calls or anything that deals with mobile it doesn't work. It says "No Signal Limited service Emergency Calls Only". It has been like this for the past hour and a half. I am currently located in Dallas, TX and I know that we are not going through any outages right now since I used my work phone to call my father's cell which is the same network as mine. If anyone has a clue what is going on, please state. Thank you very much!
It is running Android 4.0.4.
HTC Sense Version 4.1
Stock Rom.
In the NETWORK tab,
Operator Name: Unknown
Signal Strength: 0
Mobile Network Type: Unknown
Service State: Out of Service
Roaming: Not Roaming
I have tried removing the microSIM card and turned off my phone and left it off for about 15 mins. Nothing changed.
Tried changing it to airplane and leaving it for a bit and nothing changed.

Do you have the option to try this microSIM on a different unit, not yours?
Do you have an option to try a different microSIM on yours?

Where did u buy the phone? Sounds like your phone has been blocked.
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orenfl said:
Do you have the option to try this microSIM on a different unit, not yours?
Do you have an option to try a different microSIM on yours?
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As of right now, no since I am at work.
I might stop by a T-Mobile during lunch to see if the mircosim is the problem...

igotdez said:
Where did u buy the phone? Sounds like your phone has been blocked.
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I bought it off somebody from Craigslist about two months ago.
I don't think it can be blocked since this is a different microsim and number.

TXRaunchy said:
I bought it off somebody from Craigslist about two months ago.
I don't think it can be blocked since this is a different microsim and number.
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It's not the sim and number its the phone's imei which gets blocked !! Any way if you want to sell it I can owe you 290$ interested ?
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I went to a local T-Mobile store and they didn't know what was wrong either. Switched to a new sim and it still didn't get signal. Four different people took a look at it and no one knew what was wrong. They just ordered me a replacement phone and should be in a week. I just paid $20 for the shipping.
Now does T-mobile replace phones with refurbished phones or with new ones?

TXRaunchy said:
I recently bought this phone about 2 months ago.
Just got done checking several emails while on 4G. Put the phone down for a minute. Picked it up and lost all signal dealing with the mobile side. It works on WIFI but when it comes to sending texts, making calls or anything that deals with mobile it doesn't work. It says "No Signal Limited service Emergency Calls Only". It has been like this for the past hour and a half. I am currently located in Dallas, TX and I know that we are not going through any outages right now since I used my work phone to call my father's cell which is the same network as mine. If anyone has a clue what is going on, please state. Thank you very much!
It is running Android 4.0.4.
HTC Sense Version 4.1
Stock Rom.
In the NETWORK tab,
Operator Name: Unknown
Signal Strength: 0
Mobile Network Type: Unknown
Service State: Out of Service
Roaming: Not Roaming
I have tried removing the microSIM card and turned off my phone and left it off for about 15 mins. Nothing changed.
Tried changing it to airplane and leaving it for a bit and nothing changed.
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My phone does the same sometimes but gets fixed after a restart.

TXRaunchy said:
I went to a local T-Mobile store and they didn't know what was wrong either. Switched to a new sim and it still didn't get signal. Four different people took a look at it and no one knew what was wrong. They just ordered me a replacement phone and should be in a week. I just paid $20 for the shipping.
Now does T-mobile replace phones with refurbished phones or with new ones?
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Consider yourself lucky. It sounds like the guy you bought it from scammed you. Keep your fingers crossed that T-mobile gives you that replacement phone.

Hey guys,
[n00b question]
I didn't want to start a new post, and admittedly I haven't done a thorough search through the One S forums for this issue I'm having, so forgive the thread hijack. I recently acquired a One S (unlocked, unbranded, 'global' version) and after receiving it and placing the SIM in the device -same microSIM as from my SGSIII- the phone acts crazy. I go from bouncing from 3G to H and back several times a minute. I know that can't be right, because I do not have this issue on my SGSIII. Does anyone know what might be causing this?
Also, first time posting in this sub-forum, so please go lightly on me.
[/n00b question]
Thanks guys.

TXRaunchy said:
I went to a local T-Mobile store and they didn't know what was wrong either. Switched to a new sim and it still didn't get signal. Four different people took a look at it and no one knew what was wrong. They just ordered me a replacement phone and should be in a week. I just paid $20 for the shipping.
Now does T-mobile replace phones with refurbished phones or with new ones?
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I got a new one 3 weeks ago as a replacement.
Sent from my HTC One XL

dc211 said:
Consider yourself lucky. It sounds like the guy you bought it from scammed you. Keep your fingers crossed that T-mobile gives you that replacement phone.
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The phone they are sending will be at my house tmrw. I will update.

I have the same problem, and unfortunately since I unlock my device I not covered in warranty they said is the motherboard problem and I have to paid around 170€ (live in Portugal)
No more HTC for me I will wait for nexus 4 and keep my HtcPod lol
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Thought I was the only one and that may SIM card was maybe broken but it seems it's an hardware bug or issue.
Eventhough the first 4 months I never experienced this issue but lately is happening as often as 1-2 per day. Using flightmode doesn't help, shutting down the phone neither only a restart temporarily fixes the issue till the next time. Really annoying since I use this phone when I'm on standby and so I need to check every few minutes to make sure I still got a network connection...

Apex_Strider said:
Hey guys,
[n00b question]
I didn't want to start a new post, and admittedly I haven't done a thorough search through the One S forums for this issue I'm having, so forgive the thread hijack. I recently acquired a One S (unlocked, unbranded, 'global' version) and after receiving it and placing the SIM in the device -same microSIM as from my SGSIII- the phone acts crazy. I go from bouncing from 3G to H and back several times a minute. I know that can't be right, because I do not have this issue on my SGSIII. Does anyone know what might be causing this?
Also, first time posting in this sub-forum, so please go lightly on me.
[/n00b question]
Thanks guys.
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I'm a noob too, but I know that H is 3G. That's regular for it to do.

Any good news after the JB update?
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I had this issue for weeks until HTC released the small update prior to the JB update. Thereafter I never experienced the problem again but this might be pure coincidence, who knows...

bb2htc said:
My phone does the same sometimes but gets fixed after a restart.
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my phone does the same it looks like. same behaviour with old radio and newest radio that i just flashed.

ippon said:
my phone does the same it looks like. same behaviour with old radio and newest radio that i just flashed.
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My phone seems to have improve after JB update.

I got the same problem with my HTC One S!
1) I check the ESN and it comes available not reported stolen.
2) I did Factory reset and clear all storage as well = nothing!
3) When i go into phone settings it reads the sim card because you can get the phone number and everything other info from the carrier but nothing! Even i change from GSM/WCDMA Auto to GSM only and back and picks up the Network but it doesn't let me connect..."Your SIM card doesn't allow connection to this network" Message... im giving up guys, any help??

[Q] HTC One X not reading any sim

Hello, I've been reading about this problem I have for pretty much half a day now without finding any concrete solutions or explanation on why my One X is not reading any sim card I put it. I am from canada and bought this phone off ebay a few days ago. Phone is locked to ATT but unlocking it isnt that big of a deal since I've done it before with another One X. So when the phone arrived this morning I tried to put my microsim in and its not recognize that there's one in there at all. At first I thought it was probably just my sim but I also tried another one from Rogers and another from Telus. Both are known to be working on their own phones but not cannot be found on this One X. After searching and reading. Some people said it could be solftware or hardware. I would rather it be software since I don't think I can go through any kind of warranty through ATT or HTC since I am not the one that purchased the phone from them. The situation is very frustrating. If anyone had this problem before or any ideas on how I can go about fixing this would be greatly appreciated. Everything is stock on phone right now with ICS 4.0.4

I've heard some tried a piece or two of scotch tape to thicken the SIM card in similar cases.
I think most had no luck with this but throwing it out there for you to consider as a cheap test.
WR
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HTC still covers these phones for a few more months. Call them they will let you know for sure.
You can try to contact the seller or eBay but that may be a bigger pain
Maybe the credit card you used will help you. Hopefully you didn't use a bank account through PayPal
Sent from my HTC One XL

huyroy said:
Hello, I've been reading about this problem I have for pretty much half a day now without finding any concrete solutions or explanation on why my One X is not reading any sim card I put it. I am from canada and bought this phone off ebay a few days ago. Phone is locked to ATT but unlocking it isnt that big of a deal since I've done it before with another One X. So when the phone arrived this morning I tried to put my microsim in and its not recognize that there's one in there at all. At first I thought it was probably just my sim but I also tried another one from Rogers and another from Telus. Both are known to be working on their own phones but not cannot be found on this One X. After searching and reading. Some people said it could be solftware or hardware. I would rather it be software since I don't think I can go through any kind of warranty through ATT or HTC since I am not the one that purchased the phone from them. The situation is very frustrating. If anyone had this problem before or any ideas on how I can go about fixing this would be greatly appreciated. Everything is stock on phone right now with ICS 4.0.4
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Try to do factory reset. And see if it will solve the problem. Or try to run AT&T RUU. And check your SIM as well.
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I've tried all of the above and more. I contacted the seller and dude was saying that everything was working when he took out his sim card. Called ATT since it's an ATT phone and after about over an hour on the phone and talked to two different people all they could come up with is factory reset which I've tried for more than ten times now. After all that they pretty much said I am best out of luck because since I didnt buy the phone from them they cant give me warranty on it. Brought to a local shop, they said they would probably charge like 100 to change the sim holder inside the phone. Search on ebay and the sim holder is like 7 dollars. At this point I might just try to do it myself. Anyone ever open up their HOX? any tips?

Call htc
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Dispute the charge on you're credit card if htc won't fix it for you
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huyroy said:
I've tried all of the above and more. I contacted the seller and dude was saying that everything was working when he took out his sim card. Called ATT since it's an ATT phone and after about over an hour on the phone and talked to two different people all they could come up with is factory reset which I've tried for more than ten times now. After all that they pretty much said I am best out of luck because since I didnt buy the phone from them they cant give me warranty on it. Brought to a local shop, they said they would probably charge like 100 to change the sim holder inside the phone. Search on ebay and the sim holder is like 7 dollars. At this point I might just try to do it myself. Anyone ever open up their HOX? any tips?
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Sim card issues with this phone seem to be common. Airplane mode solves the issue, i just put tape on the sim to see what happens. Did nothing i guess.

Have you actually tried to boot the phone with an att SIM?
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My rogers one x did the same thing I brought it to rogers it was doa and they gave me a new one this is the 4 hox I now of doing this call HTC soon
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Ive got one here thats driving me mad
No chance of a return
Tried reflash from the start
Then to add insult to injury it says "preparing sim"
then what happens?
Nothing

That doesn't really tell us anything. If you want help you need to provide as much detailed information as possible.
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OK...so i bought a cheap HTC One X at&t from the states
Unlocked the network
Unlocked the bootloader
Rooted it
Flashed Viper rom
all working fine as you can see by the images/screen shot
Now after about a week of no problems the network keeps dropping off/out
I reflashed the rom and as you go through the start up it gives me 3 options at&t generic(i think) and the one i want EE (Everything Everywhere) which is my sim
Now ive tried different sims 3 O2 after ive booted up just to make sure its all ok and unlocked networks and they all appear to work then they to drop out....ive then tried these sims in my back up phone and they work great
Now yesterday no matter what i do NO SIGNAL could it be a radio problem? os is there something else i need to do?

Oadbylad said:
OK...so i bought a cheap HTC One X at&t from the states
Unlocked the network
Unlocked the bootloader
Rooted it
Flashed Viper rom
all working fine as you can see by the images/screen shot
Now after about a week of no problems the network keeps dropping off/out
I reflashed the rom and as you go through the start up it gives me 3 options at&t generic(i think) and the one i want EE (Everything Everywhere) which is my sim
Now ive tried different sims 3 O2 after ive booted up just to make sure its all ok and unlocked networks and they all appear to work then they to drop out....ive then tried these sims in my back up phone and they work great
Now yesterday no matter what i do NO SIGNAL could it be a radio problem? os is there something else i need to do?
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Have you updated your firmware or flashed the Beastmode kernel as per countless suggestions in the Viper thread?
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Bloody mate that was quick
No and no
Also forgot to mention im in the UK
And when i first boot up the phone it says Sim detected preparing to active and it does this on any of the sims ive tried
Then Nothing !!
But i will now go forth and try Firmware and Beastmode kernel
Thank you
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Bloody mate that was quick
No and no
Also forgot to mention im in the UK
And when i first boot up the phone it says Sim detected preparing to active and it does this on any of the sims ive tried
Then Nothing !!
But i will now go forth and try Firmware and Beastmode kernel
Thank you

So heres an update
Did all that was surggested
Firmware
Beatmode
Still the ******* same
So from the back of my head i seem to remember some where that you could strip the phone down and with a needle just ever so slightly raise the contact pins on the motherboard thereby hopefully getting a better contact with the sim
Also you can(if your sim as seen as many phones as mine )get a pencil rubber(eraser in the sates ) and just make sure the contacts on the sim are spotlessly clean
Well i did none of that
but these are just my thoughts on the Sim failed subject
So what did i do
I got a nail board which at the time was to thick to go in the sim tray
So with a hobby knife i whittled it down on the rough side to leave the very fine side just right go brush the contact on the sim reader
And hey presto
FIXED
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So heres an update
Did all that was surggested
Firmware
Beatmode
Still the ******* same
So from the back of my head i seem to remember some where that you could strip the phone down and with a needle just ever so slightly raise the contact pins on the motherboard thereby hopefully getting a better contact with the sim
Also you can(if your sim as seen as many phones as mine )get a pencil rubber(eraser in the sates ) and just make sure the contacts on the sim are spotlessly clean
Well i did none of that
but these are just my thoughts on the Sim failed subject
So what did i do
I got a nail board which at the time was to thick to go in the sim tray
So with a hobby knife i whittled it down on the rough side to leave the very fine side just right go brush the contact on the sim reader
And hey presto....now bear in mind im on EE
FIXED

Cool. If you have any further problems, you can stick a piece of tape to the rear side of the SIM card to force the contacts together a bit better.
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tray
Oadbylad said:
Ive got one here thats driving me mad
No chance of a return
Tried reflash from the start
Then to add insult to injury it says "preparing sim"
then what happens?
Nothing[/have to cal theE]
Go to HTC.com and request a new SIM card tray. There were issues about this since the device came out. They will send u a new one at no charge. That's what I did and it resolved the issue. U might have to call the number listed and talk to a rep.
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htc one x issue
timmaaa said:
That doesn't really tell us anything. If you want help you need to provide as much detailed information as possible.
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ENDEAVoRU PVT SHIP S-ON RL
Hboot-1.73.0000
CPLD-NONE
MICROP-None
RADIO-5.1204.167.31
eMMC-bootmode:disabled
CPU-bootmode:disbaled
HW Secure boot:enabled
MODEM PATH: OFF
Jun 21 2013 ,18:24:41
my htc one x shows sim error i am thinking to downgrade can u send me links,,,or can it solve the problem?

You're in the wrong forum, this is the HTC One XL forum. You need to ask in the HTC One X forum, the people there are experienced with your phone and have the proper knowledge of it to help you.
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[Q] Brain Freeze

Hi, Hoping someone can explain a solution to a problem my missus & I are experiencing with our Desire S mobiles. Got them a couple of years ago from O2 and never bothered deactivating the simlock although they were rooted.
Now we've come to the end of the contract and, having been given new phones we're looking to offload the Desires, but that when the problem manifested itself.
One potential customer, who's on the ASDA network asked me to try their SIM in the phone. This I duly did, but all that happened was that the lock screen appeared and then froze. All I was able to do was scroll down the "Settings" screen, but attempting to access any of the categories just dumped me back on the lock screen.
This means that I'm unable to unlock the phone as, even if the phone recognised a SIM I have no way of inputting a PIN. I then obtained SIMs from several different carriers, with identical results. I even tried restoring one of the handsets to its' previous, un-rooted state but this made no difference. Up until the freeze the boot sequence seems normal.
If it helps, when this happens the taskbar shows a small SIM-like icon with a cross next to it and "Emergency calls only" along with a completely greyed-out signal strength indicator so I'm at a real loss as to where to go from here- any suggestions? Thanks for looking.

leafy2 said:
Hi, Hoping someone can explain a solution to a problem my missus & I are experiencing with our Desire S mobiles. Got them a couple of years ago from O2 and never bothered deactivating the simlock although they were rooted.
Now we've come to the end of the contract and, having been given new phones we're looking to offload the Desires, but that when the problem manifested itself.
One potential customer, who's on the ASDA network asked me to try their SIM in the phone. This I duly did, but all that happened was that the lock screen appeared and then froze. All I was able to do was scroll down the "Settings" screen, but attempting to access any of the categories just dumped me back on the lock screen.
This means that I'm unable to unlock the phone as, even if the phone recognised a SIM I have no way of inputting a PIN. I then obtained SIMs from several different carriers, with identical results. I even tried restoring one of the handsets to its' previous, un-rooted state but this made no difference. Up until the freeze the boot sequence seems normal.
If it helps, when this happens the taskbar shows a small SIM-like icon with a cross next to it and "Emergency calls only" along with a completely greyed-out signal strength indicator so I'm at a real loss as to where to go from here- any suggestions? Thanks for looking.
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Can you give more info?
Unlocked bootloader?
S-ON or S-OFF?
Recovery?Custom ROM or Stock ROM?
If you have sim lock on you should get a pin lock at start.That doesn't mean you can't put other sim in.You will just be asked for pin.

SKENER said:
Can you give more info?
Unlocked bootloader?
S-ON or S-OFF?
Recovery?Custom ROM or Stock ROM?
If you have sim lock on you should get a pin lock at start.That doesn't mean you can't put other sim in.You will just be asked for pin.
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No, I never get as far as a simlock. Putting a valid O2 or GiffGaff (Also O2) SIM into the phone works fine (The phone was originally O2 and was never unlocked). However, any other SIM isn't recognised at all- The Lock screen won't respond to any inputs, the taskbar shows a SIM symbol with an exclamation mark next to it, and although you can drag the taskbar open, as soon as you hit "Settings" you just get returned to the lock screen. The phone is rooted (Cooldroid V9.0) but S-ON and has the 2.00.000 ROM. This is true for both Desire Ss that I have.

leafy2 said:
No, I never get as far as a simlock. Putting a valid O2 or GiffGaff (Also O2) SIM into the phone works fine (The phone was originally O2 and was never unlocked). However, any other SIM isn't recognised at all- The Lock screen won't respond to any inputs, the taskbar shows a SIM symbol with an exclamation mark next to it, and although you can drag the taskbar open, as soon as you hit "Settings" you just get returned to the lock screen. The phone is rooted (Cooldroid V9.0) but S-ON and has the 2.00.000 ROM. This is true for both Desire Ss that I have.
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Looks like carrier lock (O2). XTC clip can open any HTC.There's no way yet to unlock carrier lock yourself without XTC clip or serious hacking.
S-OFF and all other solution won't help much.You can try find how it can be unlocked on other similar phones to Desire.
Sorry.Maybe someone with more exp in this kind of lock can help you.

SKENER said:
Looks like carrier lock (O2). XTC clip can open any HTC.There's no way yet to unlock carrier lock yourself without XTC clip or serious hacking.
S-OFF and all other solution won't help much.You can try find how it can be unlocked on other similar phones to Desire.
Sorry.Maybe someone with more exp in this kind of lock can help you.
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Many thanks for the explanation. TBH I'd never heard of clip lock, tho considering my experience of O2 over the past couple of years I'm not really surprised. Do you know if there's any way to confirm carrier lock, and how certain is it that XTC Clip can solve this problem? I actually have a couple of Desire Ss in this state so I'm weighing up whether it would be more economical to buy an XTC rather than continuing in my quest to get them sorted by other means!

leafy2 said:
Many thanks for the explanation. TBH I'd never heard of clip lock, tho considering my experience of O2 over the past couple of years I'm not really surprised. Do you know if there's any way to confirm carrier lock, and how certain is it that XTC Clip can solve this problem? I actually have a couple of Desire Ss in this state so I'm weighing up whether it would be more economical to buy an XTC rather than continuing in my quest to get them sorted by other means!
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Read this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=939801.
From what you can see XTC clip make phone Super CID (unbranded).You can find someone who have it at unlock your phones for low price.
To confirm carrier lock install custom rom and put sim card from othet provider in and try to access phone.If it ask for unlock code (not pin code) or you don't get anything (no service and only emergency call) then it is carrier lock.You can use search here on desire s xda forum with unlock phone and read about that problem.
GL

SKENER said:
Read this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=939801.
From what you can see XTC clip make phone Super CID (unbranded).You can find someone who have it at unlock your phones for low price.
To confirm carrier lock install custom rom and put sim card from othet provider in and try to access phone.If it ask for unlock code (not pin code) or you don't get anything (no service and only emergency call) then it is carrier lock.You can use search here on desire s xda forum with unlock phone and read about that problem.
GL
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Here's an update to my saga; After several visits to various phone shops that "guarantee" unlocking I was beginning to lose the will to live. I therefore thought I'd attempt to get this "carrier lock" that was mentioned removed so I rang O2 who originally supplied my phone. I spoke to one of their drones, who seemed to know what I was on about. He promised that he'd unlock the phone, and send me instructions via e-mail to implement the procedure.
This really cheered me up- for about 24 hours, when the promised e-mail arrived. It contained a code number and a list of steps, the first of which was "Load a non-O2 SIM into the phone and switch on". As you know this is impossible as the phone freezes on the lock screen whenever it senses a foreign SIM, leaving you with no way of inputting a code. So it looks like carrier lock is excluded from the list of culprits.
In the course of my frantic searching I've come across a couple of "possible" solutions, and I'd like your thoughts on their viability. First of all I read that an RUU may be the solution to my woes. I'd just like to know a)Is this really do-able, 2)Where would I obtain one from, and 3)What exactly IS an RUU? My other plausible scenario is to get hold of an XTC clip. They're pretty cheap, especially as I have 2 phones with the same symptoms, but what are my chances of success? Any help or advice would be really welcome- in the meantime I'm on the lookout for a piece of sturdy rope, a wobbly stool and a robust light fitting! Thanks for reading.

Incidentally, someone asked for details from the actual handset. Sorry for the delay; they are
**** UNLOCKED ****
SAGA PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-2.00.0002
RADIO-3822.10.08.04_M
eMMC-BOOT
Aug 22 2011,15:22:13
Unlocked Bootloader (via HTCdev)
ROM- CoolDroid Revolution v9.0
Recovery 4EXT
Hope that helps.

leafy2 said:
Incidentally, someone asked for details from the actual handset. Sorry for the delay; they are
**** UNLOCKED ****
SAGA PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-2.00.0002
RADIO-3822.10.08.04_M
eMMC-BOOT
Aug 22 2011,15:22:13
Unlocked Bootloader (via HTCdev)
ROM- CoolDroid Revolution v9.0
Recovery 4EXT
Hope that helps.
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Rom Update Utility (RUU) is update for HTC phones.It official update and it must match your phone CID.RUU update all and that mean all-radio,ril,hboot,rom.
Before trying RUU I advise you to try install unofficial CM 10.1 or 10.2 and insert non-O2 card and see what happen.If you got unlock dialog that would be great.If not then you can try RUU.
For using RUU first need to get phone CID.Best way is adb command get_allvar (or something like that-you can search for it).When you get CID then you find list of all CID here that point you to right RUU's for your phone.
RUU can be older then your current system and it will say it can't be updated but you can trick it with adb.You can read about it in downgrading hboot tutorials here.
But first try CM 10.1 or 10.2.
Sorry for english errors.

Phone wont register on network!! Need Help!!

Hello guys!
I love this phone, but i am having problems getting it to function properly here in Sweden. It was originally bought on a contract and simlocked to Tre (carrier). I bought the phone second hand from swedish ebay (much cheaper than brand new) with the intention of unlocking it and using with my carrier (Telenor).
Tre would not unlock the phone for me (have to see out 24 month contract) so i unlocked it myself using the services of unlockscope.com. The process was successful, and the phone no longer asks for a network unlock code when using previously locked sim.
The problems start now.. It just refuses to register on the network! If i switch the phone off, insert sim and start, then i get a brief flash of the carrier name in top left corner (2 seconds), and then it goes back to saying emergency calls only.
I cannot register manually, i have tried hundreds of times, even though the carrier appears in the list. The apn settings are also correct for my carrier.
I have also contacted my carrier and they dont understand the problem. I even had them run a check on the imei to see if it was blocked on their network (possible stolen phone) but it came back negative, no blocking whatsoever!
The weirdest thing is that it works when using my brothers Tele2 sim card! The phone registers in seconds and displays a nice 4g symbol next to the signal indicator! A thing to note is that this Tele2 nano sim fits very nicely in the tray and stays in place, whereas my telenor sim is extremely loose and falls out, though i have tried taping my sim in place with no success.
Can anybody relate to this problem or think of a possible cause? I dont know what to try anymore! I'm thinking that there must be something wrong with the phone, but then why does Tele2 work perfectly??!!
Sorry for the long post! I appreciate any help offered!

vinnibinni said:
Hello guys!
I love this phone, but i am having problems getting it to function properly here in Sweden. It was originally bought on a contract and simlocked to Tre (carrier). I bought the phone second hand from swedish ebay (much cheaper than brand new) with the intention of unlocking it and using with my carrier (Telenor).
Tre would not unlock the phone for me (have to see out 24 month contract) so i unlocked it myself using the services of unlockscope.com. The process was successful, and the phone no longer asks for a network unlock code when using previously locked sim.
The problems start now.. It just refuses to register on the network! If i switch the phone off, insert sim and start, then i get a brief flash of the carrier name in top left corner (2 seconds), and then it goes back to saying emergency calls only.
I cannot register manually, i have tried hundreds of times, even though the carrier appears in the list. The apn settings are also correct for my carrier.
I have also contacted my carrier and they dont understand the problem. I even had them run a check on the imei to see if it was blocked on their network (possible stolen phone) but it came back negative, no blocking whatsoever!
The weirdest thing is that it works when using my brothers Tele2 sim card! The phone registers in seconds and displays a nice 4g symbol next to the signal indicator! A thing to note is that this Tele2 nano sim fits very nicely in the tray and stays in place, whereas my telenor sim is extremely loose and falls out, though i have tried taping my sim in place with no success.
Can anybody relate to this problem or think of a possible cause? I dont know what to try anymore! I'm thinking that there must be something wrong with the phone, but then why does Tele2 work perfectly??!!
Sorry for the long post! I appreciate any help offered!
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Hi mate
Maybe is the sim card......did you try your card in your brothers phone??

MAX 404 said:
Hi mate
Maybe is the sim card......did you try your card in your brothers phone??
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Hello
Already tried that and it works fine I also recieved a new sim from my carrier and that works fine in other phones but not in my S7

vinnibinni said:
Hello
Already tried that and it works fine I also recieved a new sim from my carrier and that works fine in other phones but not in my S7
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Hi
This is getting weird , did you try to do a factory reset from recovery also wipe cache and if that do not work you could also try to flash the firmware of the phone again ( odin)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s7/how-to/official-stock-firmware-update-odin-t3369431
Just in case is some odd firmware problem , back up everything important first...just in case

MAX 404 said:
Hi
This is getting weird , did you try to do a factory reset from recovery also wipe cache and if that do not work you could also try to flash the firmware of the phone again ( odin)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s7/how-to/official-stock-firmware-update-odin-t3369431
Just in case is some odd firmware problem , back up everything important first...just in case
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I have already tried flashing with stock swedish firmware using odin (G930FXXU1APEQ_G930FVDS1APF1_VDS) but same problem persists.. One weird thing to note though is that even though i do a clean flash with unbranded swedish rom, the phone installs some carrier specific apps from the original carrier the phone was simlocked to upon first boot. How can that be??
Maybe its worth trying an international version?
Thanks for the suggestions

vinnibinni said:
I have already tried flashing with stock swedish firmware using odin (G930FXXU1APEQ_G930FVDS1APF1_VDS) but same problem persists.. One weird thing to note though is that even though i do a clean flash with unbranded swedish rom, the phone installs some carrier specific apps from the original carrier the phone was simlocked to upon first boot. How can that be??
Maybe its worth trying an international version?
Thanks for the suggestions
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That is odd , yes try a totally different rom just to see how it turns out , even from another country it should not make any difference for the phone and connect easily to a network.
check this thread also
http://forum.xda-developers.com/s7-edge/how-to/guide-how-to-fix-check-drk-imei-issues-t3379516
EFS is a very important partition , is where the modem information is.......maybe?

MAX 404 said:
That is odd , yes try a totally different rom just to see how it turns out , even from another country it should not make any difference for the phone and connect easily to a network.
check this thread also
http://forum.xda-developers.com/s7-edge/how-to/guide-how-to-fix-check-drk-imei-issues-t3379516
EFS is a very important partition , is where the modem information is.......maybe?
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I will try with an international firmware and see if there is any difference.. if not i will follow that guide on efs partition in case that is corrupt.. This is so frustrating!!!
Is it at all possible that a very loose fitting sim could be the problem? As the simcard of the carrier that works fits very snugly in the sim tray.

vinnibinni said:
I will try with an international firmware and see if there is any difference.. if not i will follow that guide on efs partition in case that is corrupt.. This is so frustrating!!!
Is it at all possible that a very loose fitting sim could be the problem? As the simcard of the carrier that works fits very snugly in the sim tray.
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I get you mate........sim problem, yes very possible !!!!

MAX 404 said:
I get you mate........sim problem, yes very possible !!!!
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I have now found out that the phone is stolen!!! So that explains everything. I dont know why the carrier couldnt see that the first time they checked, would have saved me days of frustration!!
It has been reported to the police here in sweden, so hopefully they will find who is responsible and i can get my money back!
Thanks for the help guys, very much appreciated even though it was an impossible case to crack!

vinnibinni said:
I have now found out that the phone is stolen!!! So that explains everything. I dont know why the carrier couldnt see that the first time they checked, would have saved me days of frustration!!
It has been reported to the police here in sweden, so hopefully they will find who is responsible and i can get my money back!
Thanks for the help guys, very much appreciated even though it was an impossible case to crack!
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so sorry mate
you cant trust anyone........very sad
thanks for letting us know

vinnibinni said:
I have now found out that the phone is stolen!!! So that explains everything. I dont know why the carrier couldnt see that the first time they checked, would have saved me days of frustration!!
It has been reported to the police here in sweden, so hopefully they will find who is responsible and i can get my money back!
Thanks for the help guys, very much appreciated even though it was an impossible case to crack!
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Oh no. Have the police found out the thieves? I think my phone may be stolen too because I have the exact same problem.