Ever since doing the htc unlocker last night, my mobile data speeds have been very slow at best. It would not even download anything at all, even though it says 4G on top. I am running stock and the only thing I have done to my phone is unlock bootloader via htcdev.com. can anyone confirm what the problem is or helps figure it out? Thanks!
Also, could it be Tmobiles network being down?
[EDIT] Now I have called T-Mobile and they have not done anything but filed a request to the engineering department. I still have a very low data connection. Can anyone tell me if the HTC unlocker tool messed up my phone?
Can't anyone put in some thoughts or tips or anything at all??
Call them...
Can someone please help. It shows the 4G icon, and the up arrow blinks a couple of times then they both blink together in about 2 second intervals. What does that mean?
I would really like to get my data back on.
After a long, hour conversation on the phone with a T-Mobile rep, they had done nothing to improve my data connection and filed a service request to the engineering department.
Can anyone tell me if the method I had used on my device to unlock my bootloader through htcdev.com messed up my data connection speeds? Has it done that to anyone else!?!?
Should I try to do a factory reset of my device? Please any help would be appreciated.
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Im hoping someone can shed some light on a problem that is driving me insane! I've looked/searched the forums but cant find an answer so am hoping someone will answer this thread.
I am on an orange contract so have an orange sim. Ive just been given a new 02 xda serra by my brother. (he bought it for his girlfriend but then she dumped him - her loss; my gain bless him ).
Here's the problem:
Anyway, I unpacked it, switched it on and it ran through the whole set up process and loaded 02 customisation on it. Then i put my orange sim in and is says NO SERVICE. I just get the signal icon with an x. The orange sim works in other unlocked phones. Both PAYG and contract. Other network sims also register in this XDA Serra. Ive tried Virgin, O2, Tesco and T-Mobile - all fine, connect and work fine for calls/texts. It seems that the only sim that doesnt work is Orange!!!!
Here's what Ive done to try and resolve it:
Ive been through phone settings and manually selected the orange network. I get a message saying that it is 'REGISTERING ON THE NETWORK' then after a few minutes get another message that says 'UNABLE TO REGISTER ON THE NETWORK, TRY ANOTHER PROVIDER OR SWITCH OF DATA CONNECTION AND TRY AGAIN'. Ive checked in comms and data connection is off. A message tells me that
THERE ARE NO DATA SESSIONS ACTIVE.
Ive hard reset with my orange sim in - I still got 02 setup and no service with orange. I also noticed that after hard reset it prompts for a network as part of the reconfig/setup process but all the options are O2 and appear to be PAYG. I dont know if that makes any difference. It also has an option to remove all settings, I tried this too but still get no service.
Can you help?
I want to know, if this is a setting problem that can be easily fixed? Have I got something turned on/off somewhere that if I adjust, will fix this problem? Do I need to unlock the handset? [Im a complete novice]. Or is it broken?
Failing that, is there someone around the Portsmouth/Havant/Waterlooville/Hampshire area that has experience of 'cooking' these phones and is willing to help me make it work/set it up with whatever it needs?
If it helps, when I switch it on I can see that:
R: 1.02.25.19
G: 52.33.25.17H
D: 1.90.00.00
If you need any more info please ask.
Here's hoping someone smarter than me can figure this out before I pull all my hair out and end up looking like my dad
Absolutely nothing springs to mind but to stop the O2 customisation happening after a hard reset, perform a soft reset in the three second window when it says "custom configuration" or some similar message. I used to do this on my Alpine and it left me with a working Alpine without the O2 garbage.
It's just possible that stopping the O2 stuff installing, and i am guessing that will also include network settings, may enable your orange SIM to get it's feet in the door and let it all work.
Another suggestion would be to flash it with a network neutral ROM from here. It looks as though the Serra is actually Raphael, aka Touch Pro, so go and search in there.
Good luck and persevere, you will get there.
thank you for replying to my question. I tried the hard + soft reset you suggested and it did get rid of the O2 customIsation but unfortunately I still cant get connection using my orange sim. Network still not registering. Screen shows device unlocked.
Since my original post Ive tried an orange PAYG sim rather than my contract one but still no different. So my problem remains.
Im nervous about flashing a new ROM on my own in case I screw my phone up which is why Im asking if theres anyone experienced nearby who can guide me.
Thank you for your encouragement, I will keep trying.
Hi, hoping someone can provide some advice on this, been trawling forums and no one seems to have quite the same issue...
I purchased a HTC Desire from someone who had unlocked it from the Virgin network. Had my Vodafone SIM working in there without any problems whatsoever for several weeks.
One night, under heavy use (video streaming etc) the phone crashed, and since then there has been no GSM signal, only 3G. Other SIM cards had the same issue.
At first figured it was a problem with the hardware, so sent it to HTC, but they just sent it back saying 'no fault found'.
Then I figured I'd try a Virgin SIM in it in case it had become 'partially locked' again - though didn't really think such an issue was possible, and bingo - this appeared to work - even in GSM only mode it can make calls.
So I guess I have a few questions:
If I take this somewhere to have it unlocked again, are they actually going to be able to do anything with it? It's not asking for a code, it just doesn't find any GSM signal...
Anyone else have this no 2G but 3G ok issue? Can a crash affect a phone in this way?!
Does it sound like something I can solve myself? I'm loathed to do anything too drastic as it is still under warranty.
If it helps I checked out the simlock menu and it is saying:
MCCMNC file fail
CID file fail
Which I presume has something to do with it...
Hi, sorry if this is promoting clutter but I've scoured the internet (google, wiki, searching these forums and others) and haven't been able to find a solution.
Some background:
Phone: Samsung Galaxy S 4G
Running stock GB 2.3.6
A couple months ago I woke up to find my phone would not pick up and connect to the t-mobile network (it constantly displayed (searching) on the dropdown menu). After trying many things it would sometimes randomly connect to the network and allow me to send/receive messages and make calls, but it doesn't last.
Things I've tried:
Rebooting
Going in and out of airplane mode
Unselecting and re-selecting use packet data
Manually searching for mobile network operators (it recognizes that there are available AT&T and T-Mobile networks, but when I try to connect to either it fails)
Performing a factory-reset
Rooting, Flashing to a different GB ROM
Factory reset, then flashing to Slim ICS instead
Performing another total wipe/reset, and now I'm back to stock.
EDIT: Sorry, I've also gone to the T-Mobile store and switched SIM cards to no avail.
I used the new SIM card in a new phone (another Samsung Galaxy S 4G) and it works perfectly fine, it's just this phone.
If anyone could give me any other ideas I'm all ears, and I appreciate any help lent in advance.
Thank you, and if you need any other information please let me know.
And you have checked your apn settings? You have an imei number listed in the about phone?
Sent from my SGH-T959V using xda app-developers app
Wifi, gps, bluetooth work at all? calling or txting or data or nothing?
Heimdall one click and re-check
Sorry for the late reply, I've been on shift.
Champ: My APN settings look correct (registered on T-Mobile US, epc.tmobile.com), and I do have an IMEI number listed.
Geto: Wifi works. GPS works. Bluetooth I haven't tried. Calling/texts/data doesn't work at all.
Itzi: Just tried heimdall one click with no success =( Picks up on the T-Mobile network (instead of saying (searching)) but doesn't display the 4G/3G/etc. next to the service bars and won't text/call.
Good be a bad chip. I'd call Samsung and talk to them. They made the phone and if your still under warranty they will do the right thing.
Could be a defective modem 'cause it gave you random connections. Are you under a contract with T-Mobile? If so, they will replace it for free. Although u have to pay the replacement fee of $25. Call them.
Hit the thanks button if it helps. It's my motivator to be more helpful.
I was afraid it was a hardware issue... Thank you for all your help, guys.
I'm not under warranty nor am I under contract. Any chance they would still replace it?
Also, if not, is there anything you recommend I do with this phone? (sell it, use it for something else, etc.)
WashboardSlim said:
I was afraid it was a hardware issue... Thank you for all your help, guys.
I'm not under warranty nor am I under contract. Any chance they would still replace it?
Also, if not, is there anything you recommend I do with this phone? (sell it, use it for something else, etc.)
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Out of warranty they will still fix it but the price may be more than the phone is worth. Its still worth calling them to find out. AS Far as other uses the thing makes an incredible mp3 player. The Wolfson DAC in it is way better than most. In airplane more just playing music I can get 20 hours plus out of this phone. Which is pretty sweet.
If you bring it to T-mo lab, Heimdall back to stock without root, or they will blame you for this and get lazy on analysis...
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First allow me to say that I wish my first post was not a question, but a helpful comment to someone who needs it...yet trouble has found me and I can't seem to figure this out on my own and really need someone who has the skills and experience.
I know the phone is OLD and should be retired as it is nearing the EOL of its' technology, but I just can't afford to spend the money on a new one right now.
History of the phone is:
Bought new in late 2011, carrier Metro PCS, rooted on the second day of ownership.
Rom'd on the third day with GSE, used that for a while then went over to Black Plague.
Used phone this way for the entire time.
Always kept drivers installed on my Windows PC, 7x64.
A little over a week ago I had some driver issue which caused me to re-download the drivers. After I re-installed them I connected the phone and ran the LGMST. It brought me from the ZVD to ZVE without incident.
Phone has not had data service since.
I phoned Metro PCS distributor help line at 800 901 6266 and spoke to someone who tried to help a bit. They did an OTA push then had me try to re-provision the phone with the *228, no go...
I checked through the web for help, reading many posts about APNs, using Any Cut, located my access pin for the service menu. (didn't make any changes for fear of making things worse)
Then I brought the rooted phone into a Metro store I frequent and asked one of the associates who does this stuff on the side to help me out. He spent about fifteen minutes with the phone and told me he couldn't figure out why it wasn't working.
When I got home, I emailed PG about the issue hoping he could offer some advice. He told me to try TOT downgrading. He provided a few links and I set out to DG with TOT.
The LGNPST didn't install. (received error code 2203) tried a couple other downloads of the LGNPST but all fail with the same error. (I am admin, took ownership of files, edited security of folders as described in some forums from Microsoft about the error code and even tried letting windows install with compatibility settings, but darn thing just won't install)
I then figured I'd try un-rooting and a factory reset. t un-rooted fine and reset to stock, but still not an iota of data 4g,3g, or 1g to be found. (everything else works fine)
I then re-rooted the phone and tried L-Drifta's rom for ZVD Number Two.
It installed fine and works good, except for YouTube force closing all the time, but still no data service.
Does anyone have any idea what happened to this phone? If not, then how about someone helping out with how to manually program the radio part of the phone for service.
Thanks to everyone
CDMA Only selected
Update - - -
So I mustered up the nerve to mess with the network settings in the Metro hidden menu and changed it from CDMA & LTE Hybrid mode to CDMA only and have 3G back, but when I change it to LTE or keep it in Hybrid Mode I loose all data service.
I know I shouldn't keep playing around with the settings, but I just can't leave it alone now that I made some progress. It's like a gnat that I gotta keep swatting until it is gone for good.
Anyone have suggestions for getting my 4G service back?
LG MS910 losing 4G and switching to 3G then no data at all!
Device: LG MS910
Carrier: MetroPCS
Issue: No data
I have a cardinal rule with my phone: "Never use WiFi". WiFi networks are bay nature unsecure. I went to Starbucks and decided to connect to WiFi since I only had 1 bar. The area had poor network coverage.
Now my phone starts in 4G, goes to 3G, then no data after that. 5 minutes later the 3G returns. Data speeds are ZERO!
I've been with Metro long enough to know 1xRTT is faster than ZERO data. Did I get an sms trojan? Is MetroPCS messing with the network with no notification to customers?
For data, the LG MS910 has CDMA (1XRTT, EDVO) and LTE (4GLTE) radios. Why is the 3G icon appearing? The LG MS910 on MetroPCS technically isn't capable of T-Mobile's HSPA+ which uses a GSM signal. Regardless if T-Mobile and MetroPCS have merged, T-Mobile is a GSM carrier and therefore MetroPCS customers wouldn't benefit from T-Mobile's HSPA+ network anyway.
Bottom line: Something isn't right. Any ideas?
Anxiously awaiting the bloatwarefree Nexus 5.
Hey everyone and thanks for taking the time to read this,
So the story goes as so: After doing some research couple months ago about the capability of the Verizon Galaxy S3 to work on T-mobile, i purchased it, and got it to successfully work on T-mobile(texts, calls, wi-fi). The problem is, i just recently upgraded to include a data plan, and i cannot access the internet, despite taking my phone to my cell phone dealer and contacting T-mobile.T-mobile even sent me a guide to do a mastery reset to factory in hopes to solve this problem, only to tell me afterwards that the phone version SCH-I535 is a "verizon locked-software" and i won't be able to set up an APN to work on the T-mobile network. This was all due to the fact that i was not able to set up a APN for T-mobile, and every time i tried to access it through setting, it brought me to a blank black page with the only option of "Reset to Default". After reading other forums and talking with some people, many have suggested i take this issue to XDA to find a solution.
So, here i am.....Does anyone know if it is possible for me to break/root/ or whatever it is called so i can successfully access the t-mobile network on my phone? Preferably an easier guide since i am sort of a newbie at this sort of stuff.
Thanks again for reading.