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I live in Thailand and the Sensation just arrived here this week and I purchased mine yesterday. I upgraded from a Desire HD and everything works OK but right above my signal strength bars at the top of the screen I have an 'R'? I've never seen that before, anyone know what it means?
Roaming I believe.
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yep, roaming
it happens to me somtimes but usually goes away quickly...if it doesnt, try putting the fone in airplane mode for 5-10 seconds, then disabling airplane mode, that fixes it most times
...unless you ARE roaming, in which case, disregard
are u living near the border of Malaysia?
No, I don't live close to the border but right after I posted the question I received the notification that a software update was available. I installed it and no more 'R' so I guess that was one of the things that they fixed.
Thanks for posting this question. I disabled the autoupdate on my sensation and because of this post it made me check for updates on my SG sensation and I'm glad the 1.35 update is indeed available for SG as well.
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It looks like I spoke too soon, my roaming 'R' disappeared after I upgraded my software to the latest but today it came back. I tried airplane mode on and off, even took the battery out and put it back in but still the 'R' is there above the signal bars even though I'm not roaming. Any more suggestions? Thanks
SamStone said:
It looks like I spoke too soon, my roaming 'R' disappeared after I upgraded my software to the latest but today it came back. I tried airplane mode on and off, even took the battery out and put it back in but still the 'R' is there above the signal bars even though I'm not roaming. Any more suggestions? Thanks
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Have you turned off roaming in the settings?
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What network does it say you are logged onto? Is it the one you expect?
I have a prepaid card in an old Samsung Tocco I use to call abroad. The network is the one I'm expecting and the "R" is always there in a smartphone (iphone 3g, htc desire, samsung omnia 2, htc touch hd, samsung galaxy s, htc desire hd) but it doesn't appear on the Samsung sgh-480. Go figure. The brand is Vectone and it's using some local network.
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SamStone said:
It looks like I spoke too soon, my roaming 'R' disappeared after I upgraded my software to the latest but today it came back. I tried airplane mode on and off, even took the battery out and put it back in but still the 'R' is there above the signal bars even though I'm not roaming. Any more suggestions? Thanks
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Most Android phones display the "roaming"-sign with MVNO-carriers that are basically "reselling" another network. This is normal - some ROMs, like CyanogenMod have an option to activate "national roaming", as opposed to "international roaming" which will get rid of the "R"-sign. Samsung seems to have this as a default setting in its firmwares.
Whatever the reason the 'R' disappeared as mysteriously as it appeared. The correct carrier was shown, roaming was turned off, I always use a prepaid sim card and this phone is the first one to display roaming. I guess if this is the only problem that I have with the phone I should consider myself lucky .
This is in no way a problem with the phone, but default behaviour with stock Android - some manufacturers or custom ROMs just don't display national roaming.
If you are on a MVNO and the "R" is displayed, everything is working as intended.
I purchased the Sidekick 4G from a Pawn Shop recently and immediately started tinkering; rooted, changed roms, so on.
In the haste of all of this it never dawned on me to put my sim card in, long story short when I turn the phone on with the SIM in it takes unusually long to connect and when it does it rings twice when a call is made and disconnects. When connected through WIFI calling though it works flawlessly.
While using the Smooth Maximus ROM GingerClone it would not connect at all so I commenced to changing the Mobile Network settings to GSM only and it worked through Edge perfectly.
I went back to stock (KD1 and KG2) and the results are that it will take about 2 to 3 minutes to show a connection to the network and then the full bars/4g symbol will appear but I cannot connect to the internet nor can I make a phone call.
My question is, after this long explanation sorry, is what is it that I'm doing wrong? Or is it the phone that has a malfunction I am not aware of?
Any help is highly appreciated and sorry in advance if this is in the wrong place or if this question/scenario has been posed.
smayhem said:
I purchased the Sidekick 4G from a Pawn Shop recently and immediately started tinkering; rooted, changed roms, so on.
In the haste of all of this it never dawned on me to put my sim card in, long story short when I turn the phone on with the SIM in it takes unusually long to connect and when it does it rings twice when a call is made and disconnects. When connected through WIFI calling though it works flawlessly.
While using the Smooth Maximus ROM GingerClone it would not connect at all so I commenced to changing the Mobile Network settings to GSM only and it worked through Edge perfectly.
I went back to stock (KD1 and KG2) and the results are that it will take about 2 to 3 minutes to show a connection to the network and then the full bars/4g symbol will appear but I cannot connect to the internet nor can I make a phone call.
My question is, after this long explanation sorry, is what is it that I'm doing wrong? Or is it the phone that has a malfunction I am not aware of?
Any help is highly appreciated and sorry in advance if this is in the wrong place or if this question/scenario has been posed.
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You probably need to manually configure your APNs under Wireless & Networking for your carrier. Without knowing your carrier, that's the most complete advice I can offer. Googling APN and your carrier name should give you all the info you need
smayhem said:
I purchased the Sidekick 4G from a Pawn Shop recently and immediately started tinkering; rooted, changed roms, so on.
In the haste of all of this it never dawned on me to put my sim card in, long story short when I turn the phone on with the SIM in it takes unusually long to connect and when it does it rings twice when a call is made and disconnects. When connected through WIFI calling though it works flawlessly.
While using the Smooth Maximus ROM GingerClone it would not connect at all so I commenced to changing the Mobile Network settings to GSM only and it worked through Edge perfectly.
I went back to stock (KD1 and KG2) and the results are that it will take about 2 to 3 minutes to show a connection to the network and then the full bars/4g symbol will appear but I cannot connect to the internet nor can I make a phone call.
My question is, after this long explanation sorry, is what is it that I'm doing wrong? Or is it the phone that has a malfunction I am not aware of?
Any help is highly appreciated and sorry in advance if this is in the wrong place or if this question/scenario has been posed.
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Try calling up tmobile you probably don't have there 4G plan, w/o it you'd only be getting edge speeds. I experienced this coming from a windows mobile fone when I switched to a G2 I wasn't getting 4G you might even need a 4G sim. It could be a number of issues. . .
I had to switch my sim card I had a razor before this lol I know but I was having loss of service ect... switched sim and bam there it was great service!
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smayhem said:
I purchased the Sidekick 4G from a Pawn Shop recently
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I purchased the Sidekick 4G from a Pawn Shop
Well there's yur problem rite there. The thingamabob is missing.
Er, I mean, you get what you pay for sometimes. How much did you pay, and how used did it look?
tarroyo said:
Try calling up tmobile you probably don't have there 4G plan, w/o it you'd only be getting edge speeds. I experienced this coming from a windows mobile fone when I switched to a G2 I wasn't getting 4G you might even need a 4G sim. It could be a number of issues. . .
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There is no such thing as a 4G sim card there is 2G and 3G(UUIC) the newest type. They dont evenhave 4g tech just speed so essentially its 3g sim still
bipoler said:
There is no such thing as a 4G sim card there is 2G and 3G(UUIC) the newest type. They dont evenhave 4g tech just speed so essentially its 3g sim still
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I have the same problem. My Sidekick 4G works flawlessly except it cannot connect to T-Mobile network. When using wifi, everything works (wifi calls, text, receiving calls, etc). When calling via T-Mobile network, it shows dialing, then just goes out of the phone screen. I cannot get data nor text messaging either when trying to use T-Mobile network.
I have reset the user setting and even flashed back to a clean KG2 firmware. Neither has helped. Also, tried multiple SIM cards all with the same problem.
Any one with any tips?
I had that problem when I first flashed some ROM.
Setting>Wireless and Network>Mobile Networks>Access Point Names
From here press the Menu button and select "Reset to Default"
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chaostic_2k1 said:
I purchased the Sidekick 4G from a Pawn Shop
Well there's yur problem rite there. The thingamabob is missing.
Er, I mean, you get what you pay for sometimes. How much did you pay, and how used did it look?
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Lol...I almost **** my pants.
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At work in a particular lab area, I have 4-5 bars of "4G" connection... it shows Connected on the mobile network...
However, I have no access... it does not have any data connection and voice calls do not come in or go out...
Anybody have any suggestions on what may be the problem?
It's a known issue. Either reboot the phone or put it in airplane mode then turn airplane mode off. If rebooting turn off fast boot in power options.
What exactly is the issue and is it fixed in the latest leak?
Nobody knows what causes it, it's just a random problem. Sometimes even rebooting and airplane mode don't work for me
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Not sure why it happens. I never saw it myself. What firmware are you on now?
1.85.. I did airplane mode, then it picked up lte but weak signal... now it says no signal... why can't it just connect to the non lte connection and actually be connected... :-/
I've heard that getting a new sim card can fix it. If that doesn't work exchange the phone. It should fall back to hspa if it can't get lte
restarted, now it shows full strength LTE... but still no activity... it shows an upload signal, but nothing down... and goes straight to voicemail when called...
Now it fell back to no signal... guess I'll try a new simcard first... then go from there... I think my first one was similar in doing this as well, so maybe it is the sim card...
Good luck!
Now its back on the 4G but no connectivity... which is VERY ANNOYING...
I know some places I've had 4G (no LTE) and it has worked... it could be this lab... but, doesn't make sense why it shows signal strength but just doesn't work...
I have experienced this issue when I drive from HSPA area to LTE. It doesn't always quickly switch to LTE and shows 4G. But, doesn't connect. As others mentioned, turning on/off airplane mode takes care of it.
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Well... seems like my phone just works once in a while... doesn't stay connected and is switching between LTE and 4G, 4G having the much better signal quality... but neither one of them seeming to work after it has switched one time... so is this likely a sim card issue? Or just a flaw in the one x?
I had a similar issue after flashing a new Rom. phone was showing 4g but if I dug deeper it actually wasn't connected. I pulled the sim and threw it back in, no problems since then.
Centex, you should stop working in a secret lab deep in the earth's crust
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yeah, mine will show connected... tried pulling the sim just to try that... and same problem... Will run by store to get new SIM at lunch today...
Are you rooted? I was having same issues I flashed back to the 1.73 radio.. there is an xda forum for you to find it... I am using the cm9 alpha 4 build...non lte area..
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I've been happily using an HTC MT4G Slide/Doubleshot I got on Ebay since December (I'm in Canada, using it with Wind Mobile, AWG 3G bands). Last Sunday my phone suddenly started showing "No Signal" for the cellular connection (wifi still works just fine), even though I had full signal bars, and I was unable to complete calls, even the *611 carrier service calls. With the Wifi turned off, I noticed I was still receiving emails, oddly enough, even though I could not register on my network. My SIM was working fine in other phones, and a SIM from another carrier (GSM 2G only) worked just fine. I tried a new SIM from my carrier, no luck, same thing.
I know AWS splits its up/downlinks between the 2 sets of bands it uses (1700MHz for up, 2100MHz for down), so I'm guessing something strange happened to selectively knock out the up bands only. But what? My phone is on EmmanuelU's KitKatDS 1.3, but the only unusual thing I could think of software wise was that I had recently updated Xposed framework to the latest version. I though maybe that did something weird to the baseband firmware, so I restored the original stock Gingerbread ROM via ClockworkMod - no change. I applied the available OTA updates from T-Mo - nothing. Re-flashed KitKatDS & restored by current set-up - nothing.
I'm completely stumped and seriously starting to worry it's some freak hardware thing. Anyone here ever experience something like this?
Thanks for any of your thoughts!
Never seen this myself before, check your apns would be my next step. Maybe try *#*#4636#*#* from the dialer and see if what it says there too. But mostly I'm stumped
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Dear experts.
i have finally decided to share my ''unlucky epxerience'' with you.
i have got a serious problem which i have been fighting with since the first day i purchased my phone.
i have a white nexus 5 32 Gb version,D821 model.
and i'm from morocco,which means 4G will work for me because my phone is the indian version not the american version that doesn't support 4G in the rest of the world.
so,my problem is like that: when i first bought this phone i got stuck in ''emergency calls only'' for one week like every nexus 5 users did due to this known problem about the phone.
and after many reboots,clearing cashe,and searching manually for network,i got the signal again.
i never tried to switch to LTE mode,becuz i thought it would charge me a lot of data.
but,after a while i decided on and switched to LTE and got stuck again in emergency calls only !!!
i tried many things like contacting my carrier,searching manually,inserting another Sim card,force switching to LTe by dialing *#*#4636#*#*
but to no avail.
i decided to go to the nearest 4G tower and make sure if the problem had to do with 4G coverage or my phone's antenna.
then,i finally saw the LTE logo with full bar.
to sum up,now,i can't use 4G unless i'm near a 4G tower.
moreover,sometimes my phone loses signal even when i'm using only 3G which leads me to switch to 2G to catch the signal or reboot my phone many times and manually search for network.
i don't know if the problem has to do with the antenna or the bands of my phone.
and since i know nothing about flashing drivers or enabling bands.
i don't wana risk and end up by disabling any obviously enabled band.
i never took my phone to repair,because Lg service isn't available in my erea,plus i don't wanna give my phone to a dumb that would make it worse,because i fix my phone all by myself.
please help me solve this problem.
if anyone has any clue like repairing my 4G with octobox or trying to fix the antenna please.
any kind if suggestion is accepted.
best regards
Zakaria.
Edit : yesterday,i removed the back cover of my nexus 5 and found out that it's actually a D820
that's weird because rebooting the phone to bootloader it says D821 (H)
and i was wondering what does that (H) revers to ?
but the thing that confuses me is if it's actually a D820 why does it catches LTE near a 4G tower?
does that mean the bands are already enabled ?
do i still need to enable any other band to make it work properly ?
thank you so much in advance and waiting to hearing from you soon.