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[How to] Bypass At&t's Throttling in 3 easy steps.

i figure i would make a post since so many people are asking for me for instructions on this.
1. Set up a proper APN
go into settings > wireless & networks > mobile network settings > access point names, and delete everything there and set up 1 apn with these attributes:
Name: ATT
APN: Phone
Proxy: <Not set>
Port: <Not set>
Username: <Not set>
Password: <Not set>
Server: <Not set>
MMSC: mmsc.mobile.att.net
MMS proxy: proxy.mobile.att.net
MMS port: 80
MCC: 310
MNC: 410
Authentication type: <Not set>
APN type: default,mms,supl
APN protocol: IPv4
hit menu > save
setting the apn this way doesnt do much. it just ensures that you are NOT using att's proxy which will slow you down anyways. also never tether using a proxy, as att is allowed to snoop through your data and use it as a claim against you!
2. Disable GPRS/EDGE
something on the towerside makes your phone prefer sending data over the 2g edge network, which is how att throttles you. even if your notification bar says 3g/hspa/4g/hspa+ is available, you will be using edge to send your data. its easy enough to fix this though.
go into settings > wireless & networks > mobile networks > network preferences
it should be "GSM/WCDMA (preferred)" but change this to "WCDMA only"
please note: if you go into an area with 2g only, you will need to change your mobile network back to accepting GSM networks! since most of att's network is 2g, this might become necessary.
3. Make it stick with airplane mode!
go into settings > wireless & networks
check "Airplane mode" and then after being in airplane mode for 10-20 seconds, uncheck it.
be sure to run a speedtest before and after to make sure you are no longer being throttled!
these are the wordings for settings on cm7 which my phone is running. your phone may be slightly different. for example it my say "HSPA" instead of "WCDMA" but it should still hold true.
this is the exact same way tmobile throttles too, but they only start throttling when you hit 5gb down. att claims you will be throttled when you hit the "top 5% of your area" which is not a good policy because for me, that was 1.7gb. att also throttles all lines on an account. they are even throttling my little sister's iphone which used less than 100mb. very uncool att! i have yet to figure out a way around this on the iphone...
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Thanks for this. Ill will give it a try right now. I just received this same text today from at&t and I'm on a grandfathered unlimited data plan so I wasn't happy to see this.
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The Jack of Clubs said:
i i have yet to figure out a way around this on the iphone...
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JAILBREAK! But seriously thanks.
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Erik_T said:
JAILBREAK! But seriously thanks.
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ha. ill keep that in mind. not sure im ready to go through such extremes.

So I just did a speed test and now I'm getting 10mbps down where as earlier today I was only getting 5 down so at&t was throttling me down 50%? Awesome
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I don't see anything for apn protocol
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The Jack of Clubs said:
ha. ill keep that in mind. not sure im ready to go through such extremes.
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Pm'd You man!
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garbagecanman said:
I don't see anything for apn protocol
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Says IPv4... In the op...?
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Erik_T said:
Says IPv4... In the op...?
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You think... I'm saying I have no setting for apn protocol?
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garbagecanman said:
I don't see anything for apn protocol
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its ok if you dont have a setting for apn protocol. its just for ip type. it will prolly default to ipv4.
Erik_T said:
Says IPv4... In the op...?
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might be something with his zues rom. theres alot of changes on samsung based roms and he might not be allowed to select something different.

Hey could you tell me what theme that is that you are using? i like that matte blue look. I am new to flashing roms and I just loaded CM7 and used your APN trick so we will see how the data goes...
Will this make it so we won't get that stupid text message about our data usage anymore also?!

im using an ics theme. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1310925
and sadly youll still get the annoying messages but they wont mean anything anymore.

Thanks for the info
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just a fyi
im on zeus and my network mode returns to auto after toggling airplane mode.....doesnt seem to do so if i dont tho, also seems to stick so yeah theres that.
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okay so i used this APN for a couple hours and could not receive or send MMS at all... I went back to this:
PHP:
Name: ATT
APN: wap.cingular
Proxy: wireless.cingular.com
Port: 80
Username: [email protected]
Password: CINGULAR1
MMSC: mmsc.cingular.com
MMS proxy: wireless.cingular.com
MMS port: 80
MCC: 310
MNC: 410
APN type: default,mms,supl
Everything else:
Menu - Save
Open Phone Dialer
Dial: *#*#4636#*#*
Press Phone Information
Hit Menu
Choose Select Radio Band
Choose USA Band
Turn on Airplane Mode for about 20 seconds and then turn it off.
Any ideas of how to bypass throttling and have accurate data/mms? thanks alot!

not working for me using C7 like you are and i did what you did but still slow data speeds can't get higher then .20 download speeds lmaoo and i'm slowed down for the next 12days

The Jack of Clubs said:
i figure i would make a post since so many people are asking for me for instructions on this.
2. Disable GPRS/EDGE
something on the towerside makes your phone prefer sending data over the 2g edge network, which is how att throttles you. even if your notification bar says 3g/hspa/4g/hspa+ is available, you will be using edge to send your data. its easy enough to fix this though.
go into settings > wireless & networks > mobile networks > network preferences
it should be "GSM/WCDMA (preferred)" but change this to "WCDMA only"
3. Make it stick with airplane mode!
go into settings > wireless & networks
check "Airplane mode" and then after being in airplane mode for 10-20 seconds, uncheck it.
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J of C- I make all the changes in your post, put my phone in flight mode, everythings all good but can't get "WCDMA only" to stick.

rawhide85 said:
J of C- I make all the changes in your post, put my phone in flight mode, everythings all good but can't get "WCDMA only" to stick.
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do not put it in flight mode at the end
i think this trick may have to be done every time the phone is booted
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sparks83 said:
So I just did a speed test and now I'm getting 10mbps down where as earlier today I was only getting 5 down so at&t was throttling me down 50%? Awesome
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If you were getting 5 down, you weren't being throttled. If and when it happens, you'll know. You can read up on network selection as to why your speeds increased.
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Don't seem to be working at all... Phone is connected to "H" and it's not going through the Proxy... and I am still slowed to a 10 Kbps... I mean Really? I've used 800 MB's this month and I'm getting 10 Kbps!!!
I'm going to flash a new ROM I'm currently on MIUI and see if that helps any but I doubt it considering I believe it's going through AT&T's Profile for your phone # "Registration" that they limit you that way... Not 100% sure but pretty sure. ( I might just alternate my SIM Cards considering I have 2 Unlimited Data Plans which only one line is used but is retarded that I have to swap phone #'s every other month...
Will report back soon as I get this ROM Downloaded.

Sensation 3G

Hi guys!
I bought my Sensation from Vodafone, Italy. It was unlocked, but branded. The problem is, Im using the phone in Romania and neither before, nor after debranding it, I am not able to receive 3G signal. Please help!

Have you checked you have the APN's for your mobile network?

Thanls 4 answering dude!
I don't have a data plan, but I know that 3G signal should be displayed regardless of this. I have debranded it and installed this stock ROM: RUU_Pyramid_HTC_Europe_1.45.401.2_Radio_10.56.9035.00U_10.14.9035.01_M_release_208857_signed
Does that U I have bolded has anything to do with the signal?

No, I don't think so. You should get 3G regardless of what radio version you have.
Check you have the correct APN set up via this: http://www.htc.com/help/uk/howto_iframe.aspx?id=52432&type=1&p_id=399
It should be something like Vodafone PAYG WAP or T-Mobile Contract WAP.

I don't have a data plan. It should still display 3G, event without a data plan, right? What could it be?

I assume you have a SIM card inserted? If so, what network is the SIM card?

What network? Like, what provider? Cosmote Romania.
And my HTC is a Z710e model.

D F said:
What network? Like, what provider? Cosmote Romania.
And my HTC is a Z710e model.
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Yep, that. You need an APN to connect to the 3G network.
Please try follow these instructions and then reboot:
- Press Main
- Select Settings
- Select Wireless and Networks
- Select Mobile Networks
- Select Access point Names
- Delete all APN's in this section.
- Press Menu
- Press New APN
- Enter the follow settings one for General Data . The other for MMS
Name: RO - Cosmote (WnW) Web
APN: wnw
Proxy:
Port:
Username: wnw
Password: wnw
Server:
MMSC:
MMS Proxy:
MMS Port:
MMS Protocol: WAP 2.0
MCC:
MNC:
Authentication Type: PAP
APN Type: default, supl
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I'm not sure if it would have helped, cause in order to connect to 3G I don't only need to set my phone, but to be allowed to use the network,too, which is done by the provider.
My other phone didn';t need an APN in order to receive and display the 3G sign.
Incorrect settings...
Maybe I did something wrong, assuming that I don't need to have activated a data plan.
Ididn't really understand the last line "Enter the follow settings one for General Data . The other for MMS". Where do I make this modifications. I have created an access point as in your example, but how about the MMS one?
Thanks for helping dude, I really appreciate this!
Bottom line: without a valid APN, the phone isn't able to connect on 3G (like voice and video call?)

D F said:
I'm not sure if it would have helped, cause in order to connect to 3G I don't only need to set my phone, but to be allowed to use the network,too, which is done by the provider.
My other phone didn';t need an APN in order to receive and display the 3G sign.
Incorrect settings...
Maybe I did something wrong, assuming that I don't need to have activated a data plan.
Ididn't really understand the last line "Enter the follow settings one for General Data . The other for MMS". Where do I make this modifications. I have created an access point as in your example, but how about the MMS one?
Thanks for helping dude, I really appreciate this!
Bottom line: without a valid APN, the phone isn't able to connect on 3G (like voice and video call?)
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I see!
The instructions were taken off this website: http://www.unlockit.co.nz/mobilesettings/settings.php?id=153
I didn't think you'd need the MMS settings so didn't quote them.
Without 3G you should still be able to get voice calls and texts but no Mobile Internet.
If the APN didn't work I'm not sure what the problem is to be honest. Usually when people report 3G not working it is just an APN that needs tweaking.

I see.
Well, my question was: Must I have a data plan for 3G signal on HTC Sensation?
I can call and text, but I was wonderring if I could initiate a Vido call too.

D F said:
I see.
Well, my question was: Must I have a data plan for 3G signal on HTC Sensation?
I can call and text, but I was wonderring if I could initiate a Vido call too.
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No, you shouldn't need a data plan for 3G signal.
You should be able to Video call over Wi-Fi but not over 3G.

Then, that means I have a problem, or I only need to create a valid APN?
Sry 4 bothering dude, but this is my first Android phone...

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With and without 3g.
If your 3g network is turned off, because you don't have internet plan, 3 g icon is not showing up. Only signal bars.
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You mean that, even if I choose WCDMA only, but don't have a data plan, my phone won't receive 3G? Is that it?

D F said:
You mean that, even if I choose WCDMA only, but don't have a data plan, my phone won't receive 3G? Is that it?
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If you turn mobile network On , 3g icon will appear, otherwise on his place is nothing. 3g is for internet only I mean E,G,3G and H. They show you how strong is your internet connection on the moment.
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Thank you guys for taking time to answer.
I tried Mobile Network, on and still no 3G.

D F said:
Thank you guys for taking time to answer.
I tried Mobile Network, on and still no 3G.
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Hey there . On a site i found different APN to create:
Cosmote
Hope it helps.

Guys, thanks for everything, but I managed somehow to find the answer by myself.
It seems that my phone was connected on 3G, but the 3G icon only appears when data transfer is made. If there is no data transfer involved, the phone still connects to 3G, when this network is available, but the 3G icon is not displayed.
If you want to see what kind of network is in your area, just go in dual mode network ( Settings> Wireless & Networks> Mobile network and from the Network menu, choose GSM.WCDMA auto, which is the default setting anyway) and then check it in Settings> About Phone> Network> Mobile Network Type. Here, you should be able to see HSDPA or EDGE, or whatever.
That's all. Cheers!

How can I disable LTE/ use 3G only

How can I only use 3g and turn off lte?
Is there different apn settings?
I am rooted, bl unlocked and running clean Rom.
Thank you.
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Can anyone help?
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yes just turn off LTE in the mobile data setting O_O

What carrier?
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>open settings
>click on mobile data
>click on preferred network mode
>click GSM/HSPA auto.

Berserk87 said:
>open settings
>click on mobile data
>click on preferred network mode
>click GSM/HSPA auto.
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the option to choose a preferred network mode is not available on the at&t one x. I have also tried using other apns but it still stays on LTE. Furthermore, I have also tried dialing *#*#4636#*#* to go to more settings, and it still wont let me change the prefferred network. stupid AT&T! I believe there is a GSM patch available on the development section for LTE toggle, but it is said that it doesn't work on at&t. I did not try that patch so I don't know for sure if it really doesnt work. Is that GSM patch the only way? thanks..
Running on sick-sense ROM

acPIZZA said:
How can I only use 3g and turn off lte?
Is there different apn settings?
I am rooted, bl unlocked and running clean Rom.
Thank you.
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Good luck! :good:

Now of course AT&T disabled this option, but here's a workaround:
go to Settings>Mobile Network>Access Point Names
Click the Menu button, and select "New APN"
Enter the following:
Name: Media Net (name doesn't really matter, as long as its different from the original APN)
APN: wap.cingular
Proxy: Not set
Port: Not set
Username: [email protected]
Password: Not set
Server: Not set
MMSC: http://mmsc.cingular.com
MMS proxy: wireless.cingular.com
MMS Port: 80
MMS Protocol: WAP 2.0
MCC: 310
MNC: 410
Authentication type: Not set
APN type: default,supl,mms (no spaces after each comma)
Bearer: Unspecified
After entering the values, hit Menu again, and select "Save". Now go back, and you should see your "new" APN listed along with the "original" one (should be AT&T PTA). Just select the new APN, and hit back or home. You will see the 4G LTE icon disappear, and you will lose data for a minute or so (if you use the browser, it will give a no connection error). Then you should see the "4G" icon come up (no LTE), and you should have your data connection back.
Like I said, I'm still testing this out. Try it out, and let me know if it works for you. You should probably try sending and receiving MMS, just to make sure those work (I tested by sending a photo to myself, and seems to work fine). The wrong APN info can sometimes mess up MMS, but if that works, and other data works, you should be good to go.
I'm in a LTE market, and LTE is actually one of the reasons I bought this phone. So I actually intend to keep LTE on for the most part. But it would be nice to be able to shut if off if in a fringe LTE reception area, which may kill the battery quickly and/or cause connection problems. Or possibly save some battery if in a non-LTE market.
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Information from "redpoint73" over at the AT&T Community Forums
Original Post: Disabling 4G LTE - AT&T Community Forums

Tag, this looks very useful for some of us who are having battery issues in LTE areas when losing/regaining signal (i.e. subway ride).

danny39 said:
Now of course AT&T disabled this option, but here's a workaround:
Information from "redpoint73" over at the AT&T Community Forums
Original Post: (See link in his post) Disabling 4G LTE - AT&T Community Forums
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It worked for me! Thanks!
(Note: After I followed those instructions, I went into airplane mode, then turned airplane mode off, and then waited several seconds. Then the LTE label up top went away. Not sure if this was necessary.)
EDIT: I'm on the latest official AT&T/HTC ROM w/o rooting or unlocking: 2.20.502.7 710RD

This worked fine on my AT&T HTC ONE X -- "EDIT: I'm on the latest official AT&T/HTC ROM w/o rooting or unlocking: 2.20.502.7 710RD"

mikebb00 said:
This worked fine on my AT&T HTC ONE X
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FYI, I subsequently found out that the method I previously posted of adding the non-LTE APN apparently does not completely turn off the LTE radio. Somebody commented that it will still seek for an LTE signal. But you may get some battery drain benefit, anyway.

oh man thank you for this tip! I'm in Houston, bought the phone in town where I work, was getting 16.5 mbps down. So happy. Got out to my house in the suburbs and was getting 600kbps and couldnt find a way to shut off LTE. The 2.5mbps I'm getting when I switch access points isn't amazing by any stretch, but at least it'll be usable until ATT decides to expand a little bit. I love xda.

danny39 said:
Now of course AT&T disabled this option, but here's a workaround:
Information from "redpoint73" over at the AT&T Community Forums
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Well, I managed to piss off AT&T by using more than 5GB on my "unlimited" (Horse sh!t) data plan to watch Netflix on my phone, and they sent me their hate-texts and started throttling my LTE speeds...
So, using the Ookla Speed Test app for Android, I ran several tests and came up with download speeds ranging about 0.51Mbps to 0.61Mbps. Then I entered the settings outlined here and forced my One X to stop using the LTE radio, and ran more speed tests - BAM! Suddenly I'm getting download speeds of 1.53, 2.34, 2.35, and 2.52Mbps. I mean, still not super-fast, but around 200k/second or so is plenty fast enough to watch videos at decent quality on YouTube, and surf with general ease.
Seems like they're more interested specifically in throttling the high-bandwidth LTE signal, since regular 3G/4G is so much slower anyway (but still way faster than a throttled LTE connection). So if you run over your LTE data plan and get throttled, then run some Ookla speed tests, switch to 3G/4G, then run some more speed tests and you might be pleasantly surprised - can't guarantee this will work for everyone, but it sure helped me a lot.
FYI I'm in Honolulu, Hawaii in a 19th floor penthouse apartment, so I get 4-5 bars constantly; Your mileage may vary depending on your area.
Thanks for the post! Life-saver!

Text messaging problem

Well, yesterday I played around with the working touchscreen jellybean we have here on our lovely infuse forums... Of course, nothing with cell works so I can't really use that. I restored back to my ICS rom and all was well until I woke up the next morning. I can receive texts, receive/send calls but I cannot send texts. All of them failed. I tried flashing new, wiping and flashing new, reflashing modem, flashing to stock... The works. None of this fixed it. I have no idea what the problem is but I know it's not something I can live with.

darknessrise1234 said:
Well, yesterday I played around with the working touchscreen jellybean we have here on our lovely infuse forums... Of course, nothing with cell works so I can't really use that. I restored back to my ICS rom and all was well until I woke up the next morning. I can receive texts, receive/send calls but I cannot send texts. All of them failed. I tried flashing new, wiping and flashing new, reflashing modem, flashing to stock... The works. None of this fixed it. I have no idea what the problem is but I know it's not something I can live with.
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Try change your APN settings don't forget to Save then Reboot your phone after making changes to it.
Name: ATT
APN: wap.cingular
Proxy: wireless.cingular.com
Port: 80
Username: [email protected]
Password: Not set
Server: Not set
MMSC: http://mmsc.cingular.com
MMS Proxy: 66.209.11.32
MMS Port: 80 or 8080
MCC: 310
MNC: 410
Authentication type: Not set
APN type: default,mms,supl
APN protocol: IPv4

PoXFreak said:
New issue with my current CM9 that's probably unrelated but...
Installed JB yesterday to take a look-see, restored from recovery, now cannot send SMS/MMS messages.
Reset and checked apns, all good there...
Phone works, data works, just no messaging.
Even restored to an earlier date than yesterday, still no messaging.
Checked SMS/MMS/IMS settings under "testing" mode, nothing wrong there.
Wiped dalvik/fix permissions, didn't help.
Checked everything I know how, only thing I didn't do was swap SIM cards with someone to be sure it's the phone's fault, but I'm pretty sure it is.
It's like it's blocked from going out... I can receive messages but I can't reply.
Clues? Hints? Erroneous finger gestures? Anything will help at this point.
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That they do...
On a side note, I got a PM from someone who had me look at the SMSC, which should have a long string of digits. Mine only says 0180, go figure.
I'll do a search on that and see what I get out of it.
Got it! The SMSC got fuggered somehow and had to be reentered, which was quickly supplied by the person on the other end of the PM. Messaging works, I'm just on the EDGE network... something else to figure out.
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Taken from the jelly bean thread...not sure what the smsc is...but if you want more info I on how to fix it I suggest giving poxfreak a pm.
Also I would suggest using a frresh install instead of a backup...something tells that jellybean is partially broking the restore...
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mg2195 said:
Taken from the jelly bean thread...not sure what the smsc is...but if you want more info I on how to fix it I suggest giving poxfreak a pm.
Also I would suggest using a frresh install instead of a backup...something tells that jellybean is partially broking the restore...
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Well, as I said in the first post.... I have already reflashed, wiped and reflashed, and heimdalled to stock. None fixed it.

xxxSuperserieSxxx said:
Try change your APN settings don't forget to Save then Reboot your phone after making changes to it.
Name: ATT
APN: wap.cingular
Proxy: wireless.cingular.com
Port: 80
Username: [email protected]
Password: Not set
Server: Not set
MMSC: http://mmsc.cingular.com
MMS Proxy: 66.209.11.32
MMS Port: 80 or 8080
MCC: 310
MNC: 410
Authentication type: Not set
APN type: default,mms,supl
APN protocol: IPv4
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Just tried this and no go. Is it possible that it's the towers around here? My area is horrible. Just doesn't make sense how everything BUT text sending works.

mg2195 said:
but if you want more info on how to fix it I suggest giving poxfreak a pm
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darknessrise1234 said:
Well, as I said in the first post.... I have already reflashed, wiped and reflashed, and heimdalled to stock. None fixed it.
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And as I said...give poxfreak a pm...
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darknessrise1234 said:
Just tried this and no go. Is it possible that it's the towers around here? My area is horrible. Just doesn't make sense how everything BUT text sending works.
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Without doing any kind of flashing or updating my texts partially stopped working. I was on uniporn ICS. I could send but couldn't receive. One possible fix I found in the past was to stop using the stock message app...I swItched to go SMS and things started working again. Not that I really cared for go SMS but it worked.
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Check your message center number. Open messages where you can see all the threads and then hit menu>settings>message center. If it is blank you will need to find the number for your area. If it is not blank then IDK.

Go SMS no go.
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kirbee213 said:
Check your message center number. Open messages where you can see all the threads and then hit menu>settings>message center. If it is blank you will need to find the number for your area. If it is not blank then IDK.
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Don't even have a message center option.
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I had the same problem a couple of days back. Get SMSC no from your service provider
For Nexus S this SMSC no.does not work directly. You have to convert it in some other form.....
I did following.....
1. Take out your sim card and insert it in a Non Smart phone
2. Go to message settings
3. Type in the SMSC no you got from your service provider
4. Change Send as TEXT if it is anything else.
5. Save. Remove the sim ans try in your phone
It will work.
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amangoenka said:
I had the same problem a couple of days back. Get SMSC no from your service provider
For Nexus S this SMSC no.does not work directly. You have to convert it in some other form.....
I did following.....
1. Take out your sim card and insert it in a Non Smart phone
2. Go to message settings
3. Type in the SMSC no you got from your service provider
4. Change Send as TEXT if it is anything else.
5. Save. Remove the sim ans try in your phone
It will work.
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That's what poxfreak was referring to...
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So what good will doing this do me if I have no others phones?
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Maybe want to look at here about SMSC

xxxSuperserieSxxx said:
Maybe want to look at here about SMSC
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Thanks man, fixed the smsc and we're back in business. That fix should probably be put in jellybean op.

darknessrise1234 said:
Thanks man, fixed the smsc and we're back in business. That fix should probably be put in jellybean op.
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You're welcome bro glad it works.

xxxSuperserieSxxx said:
You're welcome bro glad it works.
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THX...cus I was gonna pm poxfreak...myself...just because.....:highfive:
LMAO...:laugh:

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xxxSuperserieSxxx said:
Maybe want to look at here about SMSC
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I was looking all over for this, i had the same problem when i switched carriers. my wife's phone let me send txts and her sim card worked on my phone but when i used my new sim card with my infuse it just wouldn't work! i stumbled upon a fix on some random android forum and that fixed it, i'm going to have to bookmark that wiki post lol. thanks!

Same thing happened to me. After being on the phone with AT&T for 45 minutes we could not figure it out. THEN, I looked in messaging, opened up settings, saw there was no number in "message center".. Put in my # which is "+13123149810". Wha la... worked. I kicked myself because I should have looked for the simplest solution first.
Hope I helped

Can I Unlock Wifi Hotspot/Tethering on Cricket Samsung Galaxy S7?

I'm trying to unlock the Hotspot on my Samsung Galaxy S7 Cricket. I can't find any guides; there are several for the Sprint variant, but I can't find any for Cricket and the method doesn't seem the same.
I bought my phone retail for sticker price - I own it and no goofy contracts. Cricket wants to charge me $10/month for a hotspot, which is ridiculous - I'm already paying for my plan and paying for my data; I'm not going to pay for it again. I had tethering on my HTC One under the same Cricket plan, also without paying extra.
Haven't rooted yet, but I will do so if it's required to get Hotspot working - but I can't find any guides, even with a rooted phone.
Any help? Thanks in advance.

Should have bought the tmobile unlocked version, works on my tmobile note 4.. all I did was buy it unlocked from swappa, works very well... you will have to root it, not sure u can with the cricket model.. what's the model number on the phone? Always wondered where there got there phones from
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If you can't find a tutorial try using Foxfi from the play store.

Outbreak444 said:
If you can't find a tutorial try using Foxfi from the play store.
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Foxfi and Pdanet+ both said "carrier disabled" and wouldn't work. But wifi hotspot worked with my old phone on the same network so it's definitely possible

EatingSteak said:
Foxfi and Pdanet+ both said "carrier disabled" and wouldn't work. But wifi hotspot worked with my old phone on the same network so it's definitely possible
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That's odd, I'm on Verizon, I would assume they could block it before cricket could and mine works flawlessly. Are you sure you're setting it up right?

I have tried FoxFi, Wifi Tether Router, and swapping TetheringAutomation for a modded Tethering Provisions and nothing is working. I'm obviously rooted and on T-mobile. Any info would be nice

playingbball20 said:
I have tried FoxFi, Wifi Tether Router, and swapping TetheringAutomation for a modded Tethering Provisions and nothing is working. I'm obviously rooted and on T-mobile. Any info would be nice
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Check with your forums for the T-Mobile S7, I know they have quite a few tutorials in there for you.

Outbreak444 said:
Check with your forums for the T-Mobile S7, I know they have quite a few tutorials in there for you.
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There is nothing on the s7 or s7 edge

Kind of an unorthodox way but here it is. 1st - make a new apn with the following settings.
Name: whatever you want
Apn: ndo
Proxy: proxy.cricketwireless.net
Port: 80
MMSC: http://mmsc.aiowireless.net
MULTIMEDIA MESSAGE PROXY: proxy.aiowireless.net
MULTIMEDIA MESSAGE PORT: 80
MCC: 310
MNC: 150
APN TYPE: default,mms,hipri,supl,fota
The rest leave blank and save it.
2nd now select the new apn you just created and wait for it to connect. Once it does go back into hotspot and turn it on. It should provision now(allowing you use hotspot).
3rd go back to your apn's and Re select your original apn(while the hotspot is active). Should be good to go.
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Let me know if this works or not for you
"Mvno Master"

This works well with my ATT S7 on Cricket. Thank you very much enigma.

alonzo222 said:
This works well with my ATT S7 on Cricket. Thank you very much.
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what did you do to make it work?

diego97yey said:
what did you do to make it work?
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Followed Enigma's suggestion.

No problem everyone, hit the thanks button if it helped you
"Mvno Master"

enigma2446 said:
Kind of an unorthodox way but here it is. 1st - make a new apn with the following settings.
Name: whatever you want
Apn: ndo
Proxy: proxy.cricketwireless.net
Port: 80
MMSC: http://mmsc.aiowireless.net
MULTIMEDIA MESSAGE PROXY: proxy.aiowireless.net
MULTIMEDIA MESSAGE PORT: 80
MCC: 310
MNC: 150
APN TYPE: default,mms,hipri,supl,fota
The rest leave blank and save it.
2nd now select the new apn you just created and wait for it to connect. Once it does go back into hotspot and turn it on. It should provision now(allowing you use hotspot).
3rd go back to your apn's and Re select your original apn(while the hotspot is active). Should be good to go.
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dude thanks! youre breaking barriers.

Thanks, working on a new apn mix to get the best Latency, speed up and down for a more enjoyable experience . Been hitting a lot of walls in the process. I'll post back whenever I discover something. Thanks everyone.
"Mvno Master"

To give a taste. Although it ain't consistant it's still a work in progress. This was done doing a speedtest from another device connected to the hotspot.
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Please post your speedtests with location
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Disregard

Worked for me with Cricket Wireless and an unlocked AT&T SM-G930A. At least I've got hotspot- which is great. The trick is that you have to switch APN's every time you want to enable hotspot, then switch back to actually use the Internet. (update 3: I'm not 100% sure you have to switch back. I'm still testing.)
UPDATE: It only works for about 10 minutes, then shuts off by some daemon or another. AGH this is frustrating!
UPDATE 2: It appears that it only shuts down if no devices are connected. I have it up and running for quite a while now (over 1/2 hour). My Nexus 5 had given me no surprises on this; it just worked (using my exact same Cricket account and phone number).
UPDATE 3: After 4 hours of ping'ing Google, I can say that it's reliable and it stays up. Furthermore, it works on both the original APN and the one recommended here. However the cellphone will not work with the new APN. Switching between APNs seems to incur only a 3 second outage on my hotspot connection, and then it continues on, pretty as you please.
Not so great is that I've had Google Nexii up until this week, and this is my first time bumping into this bull****. I never even knew it existed! What a horrible business practice. This stuff should be illegal. I am paying for 5GB of data. How I download that data is my business. Hopefully they won't somehow munge my system and take this away. If they do, I'll go to T-Mobile or something. Not because they're better, just because these carriers should know that if they screw a happy customer, that customer will leave for elsewhere.
</rant> But thanks, enigma!!! You've done a great service to your country.
enigma2446 said:
Kind of an unorthodox way but here it is. 1st - make a new apn with the following settings.
...
2nd now select the new apn you just created and wait for it to connect. Once it does go back into hotspot and turn it on. It should provision now(allowing you use hotspot).
3rd go back to your apn's and Re select your original apn(while the hotspot is active). Should be good to go.
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GreyGnome said:
Worked for me with Cricket Wireless and an unlocked AT&T SM-G930A. At least I've got hotspot- which is great. The trick is that you have to switch APN's every time you want to enable hotspot, then switch back to actually use the Internet. (update 3: I'm not 100% sure you have to switch back. I'm still testing.)
UPDATE: It only works for about 10 minutes, then shuts off by some daemon or another. AGH this is frustrating!
UPDATE 2: It appears that it only shuts down if no devices are connected. I have it up and running for quite a while now (over 1/2 hour). My Nexus 5 had given me no surprises on this; it just worked (using my exact same Cricket account and phone number).
UPDATE 3: After 4 hours of ping'ing Google, I can say that it's reliable and it stays up. Furthermore, it works on both the original APN and the one recommended here. However the cellphone will not work with the new APN. Switching between APNs seems to incur only a 3 second outage on my hotspot connection, and then it continues on, pretty as you please.
Not so great is that I've had Google Nexii up until this week, and this is my first time bumping into this bull****. I never even knew it existed! What a horrible business practice. This stuff should be illegal. I am paying for 5GB of data. How I download that data is my business. Hopefully they won't somehow munge my system and take this away. If they do, I'll go to T-Mobile or something. Not because they're better, just because these carriers should know that if they screw a happy customer, that customer will leave for elsewhere.
</rant> But thanks, enigma!!! You've done a great service to your country.
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Thanks for the reply. I mainly use the apn that enables the hotspot but I don't have a timeout issue like your describing. I keep my doner cheap cricket phone plugged in and hotspot on 24/7 with or without devices connected. Something for me to look into though.
"Mvno Master"
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Also there should be a setting in regards to hotspot timeout when it's inactive. I set mine to never
"Mvno Master"
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Anyone on the Unlimited plan from cricket? If so whats the highest amount of data used?
"Mvno Master"