this is how it goes, i received a att htc one x from some of xda only..
he said that the phone is already unlocked and he was using it on tmobile..
i'M from india.. AND I'M SERIOUSLY F*CKED UP RIGHT NOW ..
MY PHONE HAS NO SIGNALS.. IT ALWAYS SAYS "PREPARING SIM WHEN I TOGGLE AIRPLANE MODE" BUT NOTHING AFTER THAT .. NO SIGNALS//
ANY ANY KIND OF HELP IS APPRICIATED .. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE HELP
Did you tried a new sim card?
Also there's a trick to add some regular office tape to the back of the sim card to try to make it thicker thus making the sim have better contacts with the phone.
Sent from my HTC One X
i tried my friend's sim card in my phone .. he also owns a htc one x.. but it didn't work//
my sim was working in his phone .. i tried his sim tray in my phone too.. but that didn't work as well//
can you point me to a direction about the tape thing?
sanchitgrover said:
i tried my friend's sim card in my phone .. he also owns a htc one x.. but it didn't work//
my sim was working in his phone .. i tried his sim tray in my phone too.. but that didn't work as well//
can you point me to a direction about the tape thing?
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just add a couple of layers of scotch or packing tape to the back. something light. dont use anything like duct tape
Are you sure its SIM unlocked?
There is SIM unlocking and boot loader unlocking.
They are different. You want SIM unlocked.
You can buy a SIM unlock code from websites.
Sent from my HTC One X using Tapatalk 2
drklazarus26 said:
just add a couple of layers of scotch or packing tape to the back. something light. dont use anything like duct tape
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i added 2 layers of tape on my sim .. though it is the cello tape .. transparent one//
but NO, NO SIGNALS at all.. should i add more layers?
AND YES MY PHONE IS SIM UNLOCKED.. IT DOESN'T ASK FOR ANY CODE WHEN I INSERT MY VODAFONE SIM..
how come the real owner of the phone says it is working for him and not for me ?
can the update to 1.85 help?
it does tranfer my sim contacts to phone ..
factory reset. and/or try new RUU. doesn't work still = damage to the sim reader pins OR your micro sim is damaged. check apn settings too
my phone does read my sim , because it has transfered my sim contacts to the phone ..
i think there is some problem with the radio.. i'm going to update it to the latest ruu first ..
my interenet is sucking like hell right now :'(
hi guys how did you fix this problem as i'm experiencing the same problem....
Haris Mahmood said:
hi guys how did you fix this problem as i'm experiencing the same problem....
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Digging up a thread that is almost a year and a half old and just saying "I have the same problem" without any specifics is not the right way to post a problem.
Is your phone modded (bootloader unlocked, custom ROM, etc.)?
What are you bootloader details?
Stock ROM or custom? If custom, which one?
Did you flash anything recently? What was it?
Did the issue arise after flashing something new, or just started on its own?
Also, a solution was already posted several times on this thread. Did even bother to read the thread, and try the fix?
redpoint73 said:
Digging up a thread that is almost a year and a half old and just saying "I have the same problem" without any specifics is not the right way to post a problem.
Is your phone modded (bootloader unlocked, custom ROM, etc.)?
What are you bootloader details?
Stock ROM or custom? If custom, which one?
Did you flash anything recently? What was it?
Did the issue arise after flashing something new, or just started on its own?
Also, a solution was already posted several times on this thread. Did even bother to read the thread, and try the fix?
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yes i DID bother to read this thread,
I have tried a different sim
My phone is a HTC ONE M7 with unlocked boot loader and S-OFF
i'm using a Viper 2.60 rom
i haven't flashed anything new...
Haris Mahmood said:
yes i DID bother to read this thread,
I have tried a different sim
My phone is a HTC ONE M7 with unlocked boot loader and S-OFF
i'm using a Viper 2.60 rom
i haven't flashed anything new...
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Well, did you try to put tape on the SIM, as suggested multiple times on the thread?
Also, if you tried something, and it didn't work, than you need to state that when asking for help.
And dude, you aren't even in the right forum section. This is for the One X/XL, not the One.
redpoint73 said:
Well, did you try to put tape on the SIM, as suggested multiple times on the thread?
Also, if you tried something, and it didn't work, than you need to state that when asking for help.
And dude, you aren't even in the right forum section. This is for the One X/XL, not the One.
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The problem in my case was RADIO. I flashed a new radio and it worked perfectly after that.
Limited Service Error - HTC Amaze
sanchitgrover said:
The problem in my case was RADIO. I flashed a new radio and it worked perfectly after that.
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Hi,
I'm facing this issue, i'm not sure how to flash a new radiio in my device. Could you please detailed steps to flash new radio?
Thanks
ramrajkandasamy said:
I'm facing this issue, i'm not sure how to flash a new radiio in my device. Could you please detailed steps to flash new radio?
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This forum section is for the HTC One X/XL (code name EVITA). We can't help you with the Amaze.
sanchitgrover said:
The problem in my case was RADIO. I flashed a new radio and it worked perfectly after that.
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Hi, I just achieved s-off and flashed a BM Nandroid but I still get no signal... the phone reads my simcard and contacts.
How did you know which RADIO to flash?
finxster said:
Hi, I just achieved s-off and flashed a BM Nandroid but I still get no signal... the phone reads my simcard and contacts.
How did you know which RADIO to flash?
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It doesn't matter which radio you flash, as long as it's an Evita radio it's compatible. You've possibly got a hardware problem. Have you tried running an RUU?
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wifi/no signal
if you r on latest firmware 5.18 and you facing same issue try flashing Telstra_5.06.841.1_Radio
and pls reply with results....
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OK so me and my gf decided to trade phones I have a rooted HTC Inspire and she has a samsung galaxy S2. I went into recovery wiped cache and did a fullwipe put her sim card in and get no service at all. I put my sim card back into the inspire and still get no service
Can someone help please I need my phone for work!
Got this message when I tried to connect to the ATT Network
your sim card does not allow connection to this network
Lolclint said:
OK so me and my gf decided to trade phones I have a rooted HTC Inspire and she has a samsung galaxy S2. I went into recovery wiped cache and did a fullwipe put her sim card in and get no service at all. I put my sim card back into the inspire and still get no service
Can someone help please I need my phone for work!
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Sorry, I am bit confused...you did a full wipe, didn't flash a new rom and the old one is working?...have you tried swapping SIM Cards before? because not all sim cards are compatible with unlock Inspire....search the Ace Hack Kit thread, because someone came into that problem....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=952352
Hope it helps...
EDIT: Sorry I just saw the error message the phone is sending you...haven't you erased anything?...If the sim card is ATT it doesn't matter is the phone is rooted or not....but haven't you erased anything? try using this menu:
dial * # * # 4 6 3 6 # * # * and then go to bands pressing menu. Check if the bands there.
glevitan said:
Sorry, I am bit confused...you did a full wipe, didn't flash a new rom and the old one is working?...have you tried swapping SIM Cards before? because not all sim cards are compatible with unlock Inspire....search the Ace Hack Kit thread, because someone came into that problem....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=952352
Hope it helps...
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I had a ton of stuff on the phone she did not want, So I did a full wipe and flashed the HD revolution rom again and still no service. I understand that not all sims will work but even putting mine back in there is no service.
Can it be something wrong with the radio?
Lolclint said:
I had a ton of stuff on the phone she did not want, So I did a full wipe and flashed the HD revolution rom again and still no service. I understand that not all sims will work but even putting mine back in there is no service.
Can it be something wrong with the radio?
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Perhaps...but if you didn't change radios, have you?...then it might not be that.
Do the following...try go flash ARHD againg or an Stock rom and see what happens....maybe you had a bad flash....
you can find stock roms here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1385016
glevitan said:
Perhaps...but if you didn't change radios, have you?...then it might not be that.
Do the following...try go flash ARHD againg or an Stock rom and see what happens....maybe you had a bad flash....
you can find stock roms here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1385016
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I just did the superwipe and flashed ARHD rom again with MY sim card in and still no service..
Lolclint said:
I just did the superwipe and flashed ARHD rom again with MY sim card in and still no service..
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Try ARDH Q&A thread they might have come with this problem in the past...I have no idea...sorry
Sent from my Inspire 4G using XDA App
glevitan said:
Try ARDH Q&A thread they might have come with this problem in the past...I have no idea...sorry
Sent from my Inspire 4G using XDA App
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Wow.... Ok I figured it out I am a ****ing idiot. I did not put the bottom cover back on after swapping sims cause I needed the SD card. Thank you for your help tho
Lolclint said:
Wow.... Ok I figured it out I am a ****ing idiot. I did not put the bottom cover back on after swapping sims cause I needed the SD card. Thank you for your help tho
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Uppps...hahaha well, that was easy. I am glad you solved it. See ya...
Sent from my Inspire 4G using XDA App
Glad you got it squared away. Please leave the swearing off the forums. Also please don't always expect a fast reply as this is not a support forum. Once again glad you figured it out.
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I have big problem, the phone was working perfect with Viper room, i have installed avast mobile sec and wrote on nand for some protection than installed on crack for one app and than NO SERVICE im unable to register the sim to the network!
i have reinstall the room, full wipe replaced boot loader but without success any suggestion?
htcsensation said:
I have big problem, the phone was working perfect with Viper room, i have installed avast mobile sec and wrote on nand for some protection than installed on crack for one app and than NO SERVICE im unable to register the sim to the network!
i have reinstall the room, full wipe replaced boot loader but without success any suggestion?
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Dots the baseband version in settings/about phone look ok?
Baseband 0.16.31501S.02_10.18.31501S.08L
Build Number 2.31.401.5
HBOT 1.06.0000
radio 0.16.31501S.02
i was using T-mobile baseband/radio and the waves icon came just right away but still no connection, no one can reach me!
htcsensation said:
i was using T-mobile baseband/radio and the waves icon came just right away but still no connection, no one can reach me!
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guess you better restore a backup before you played with that avast stuff....you really don't need mobile security if you only install safe market apps.
what should i do in this case?
htcsensation said:
what should i do in this case?
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If you don't have a backup of Viper or another ROM before you started mucking, you might try searching and learning about RUU.
htcsensation said:
what should i do in this case?
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Not make the exact same post within minutes of each other...or at all tbh...
Just sayin
Sent from my HTC VLE_U using xda app-developers app
some time the sim is working and i can make calls sometimes not.
any one can help me out ?
htcsensation said:
some time the sim is working and i can make calls sometimes not.
any one can help me out ?
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try getting a new sim from you provider. they don't last forever.
From my experience Avast! is a load of crap. I had it before on my phone and PC, and both had problems with lagging very badly.
Sent from my HTC One S using Tapatalk
that sim is working perfect on different phone!
i was trying to install stock RUU latest tmobile and ive read that without relocking doesnt work, in that case i couldnt put my phone on recovery every time i reboot it is transfering me to the fast boot.
any suggestion pls?
things is getting worst
updated tmobile stock:
baseband 1.08ts.50.02.16_10.08e.50.04L
Build number: 2.35.531.7 CL96068
Hbot 1.14.0004
radio 1.08ts.50.02.16
now no service all of the time!
any suggestion again?
well ive learned to much things while having these problems,,
i have try many ways, method but still having the same issue with NO SERVICE, dropping calls, loosing connection while signal appears to be 100% !
no one can write few words? no one having same issue?
htcsensation said:
well ive learned to much things while having these problems,,
i have try many ways, method but still having the same issue with NO SERVICE, dropping calls, loosing connection while signal appears to be 100% !
no one can write few words? no one having same issue?
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Well, if you completely ran the RUU and updated to the latest, I can only think of two things:
1. Your phone is blacklisted
2. Your phone hardware is damaged.
It could just be a coincidence that you flashed apps and ROMs prior to it dying. Relock and return to your vendor is all I got...
htcsensation said:
some time the sim is working and i can make calls sometimes not.
any one can help me out ?
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I work for tmo, quick question, how long has it been since you got a new sim card? You want to get a new one every year or so. Just make sure you go to a corporate store and not a branded retailer. I don't trust those guys. And if the store has one in stock, ask for a sim made in India. By far the best reception. Either the rep or you will have to cut it to micro though, it's a standard sized sim card.
Sent from my HTC One S using xda premium
el_smurfo said:
Well, if you completely ran the RUU and updated to the latest, I can only think of two things:
1. Your phone is blacklisted
2. Your phone hardware is damaged.
It could just be a coincidence that you flashed apps and ROMs prior to it dying. Relock and return to your vendor is all I got...
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How to check if its blacklisted?
About hardware i didnt have a problem within 10 days of usage..
Sent from my HTC One S using xda premium
Hey all, so i decided i wanted to try out some radios (was running viper xl)
and tried flashing a few different radios
from this thread and
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1694012
this section
"These are radios for flashing in Sense OR CM 10.x builds after 7/15 nightly!!!. They don't include the RIL files."
anyways, now i have been problems, phone randomly thinks sim card is being removed/inserted.
and having random reboots
tried flashing the 3.18 ruu
and flashed viper again,
and am still having these problems
so what else can i do?
any suggestions would be great
Well for the latest version of Viper you need to upgrade your firmware. Which build of Viper are your running?
Sent from my Evita
timmaaa said:
Well for the latest version of Viper you need to upgrade your firmware. Which build of Viper are your running?
Sent from my Evita
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4.2.0
which firmware do i need to upgrade to ?
(i do belive my hboot was 2.15 before) but i cant seem to remember which ruu that would be
edit:
think i just found it
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2517148
is that the correct version?
Yeah that's the one you need.
Sent from my MID-1040
Thanks it had been forever since I'd run an ruu , completely forgot about the firmware upgrade
Sent from my HTC One XL using Tapatalk
No problems.
Sent from my MID-1040
timmaaa said:
No problems.
Sent from my MID-1040
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To add to this thread so a new one doesnt need to be created, I to am having problems with my Sim card. I have tried flashing different radios, I have done the 2.15 firmware upgrade. I am about ready to give the 5.18 RUU a run and then go through the process of re-flahsing viper.
deepsouth06 said:
To add to this thread so a new one doesnt need to be created, I to am having problems with my Sim card. I have tried flashing different radios, I have done the 2.15 firmware upgrade. I am about ready to give the 5.18 RUU a run and then go through the process of re-flahsing viper.
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Please post your bootloader details, your recovery version, your current ROM and kernel, and the exact problem you're facing.
Sent from my Evita
timmaaa said:
Please post your bootloader details, your recovery version, your current ROM and kerncontinuehe exact problem you're facing.
Sent from my Evita
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Hboot details are in the screen shot. TWRP 2.7.0. Viper 4.2.0. Kernel is beastmode 3.4.10.
So my problem that I am having is that my phone continues to loose all data and voice service due to the phone telling me that there is no sim. I have tried different Radios with no differnce. sometimes the phone will start reading the sim if I toggle the phone into airplane mode.
I believe the radio is your problem, you need to make sure you have one of the radios that came bundled with Sense 5 releases installed. They'll be the ones that are 1.31 and upwards.
Sent from my Evita
timmaaa said:
I believe the radio is your problem, you need to make sure you have one of the radios that came bundled with Sense 5 releases installed. They'll be the ones that are 1.31 and upwards.
Sent from my Evita
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Ok, I read something similar to what you are saying and I did flash a radio 1.31 from this link with is 2.15 firmware. http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2517148. However the same problem was still happening. After flashing the current radio (from the above attachment), what I have noticed is that the No Sim icon only seems to happen when I have WiFi turned on for an extended time, this was just a brief observation from last night and this morning.
I am about to flash a stock RUU (possibly the 5.18) to 1) get the phone up to date with the latest firmware and 2) to see if this will help with my Sim Card problems. Or should I use a different RUU to start from Stock again?
Also When looking at the Radios thread I dont see any radios that are 1.31 and up for ATT. All of them seem to begin with 0.xx. The thread i am looking at is http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1694012
The latest RUU is probably your best bet.
Sent from my Evita
timmaaa said:
The latest RUU is probably your best bet.
Sent from my Evita
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With S-Off and my CID all 1s I wouldnt have to worry about doing the root again? After the RUU i should be able to install TWRP again and then a custom rom?
Your bootloader will remain unlocked, your CID will remain as 11111111, and your s-off status will survive the process. It's as simple as flashing TWRP afterwards and then the ROM of your choice.
Sent from my Evita
deepsouth06 said:
Hboot details are in the screen shot. TWRP 2.7.0. Viper 4.2.0. Kernel is beastmode 3.4.10.
So my problem that I am having is that my phone continues to loose all data and voice service due to the phone telling me that there is no sim. I have tried different Radios with no differnce. sometimes the phone will start reading the sim if I toggle the phone into airplane mode.
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Did the issue start after flashing the ROM, or any other mods. Of did it just randomly start happening? Have you tried the stock kernel?'
Have you tried the trick of simply putting Scotch tape on the SIM (don't cover the contacts) to "fatten" it and force it to make better contact in the SIM tray? Loose SIM tray is known to cause the same issue.
timmaaa said:
Your bootloader will remain unlocked, your CID will remain as 11111111, and your s-off status will survive the process. It's as simple as flashing TWRP afterwards and then the ROM of your choice.
Sent from my Evita
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Much thanks. I will be trying this out.
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redpoint73 said:
Did the issue start after flashing the ROM, or any other mods. Of did it just randomly start happening? Have you tried the stock kernel?'
Have you tried the trick of simply putting Scotch tape on the SIM (don't cover the contacts) to "fatten" it and force it to make better contact in the SIM tray? Loose SIM tray is known to cause the same issue.
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To my best knowledge the issue started happening randomly. Phone was working fine for some time while I was one Viper. I believe but not 100% I started noticing this after a drop so a loose tray could very well be the problem. Also this issue was present with the stock kernel as well.
deepsouth06 said:
To my best knowledge the issue started happening randomly. Phone was working fine for some time while I was one Viper. I believe but not 100% I started noticing this after a drop so a loose tray could very well be the problem. Also this issue was present with the stock kernel as well.
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Those answers (randomness, possible dropped phone) to me point to loose SIM tray. Also, have you tried taking the SIM out, and putting it back in, to make sure its seated properly (if dropped, it could have loosened it)?
If none of the suggestions work, you might also try to get a new SIM from your carrier.
redpoint73 said:
Those answers (randomness, possible dropped phone) to me point to loose SIM tray. Also, have you tried taking the SIM out, and putting it back in, to make sure its seated properly (if dropped, it could have loosened it)?
If none of the suggestions work, you might also try to get a new SIM from your carrier.
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No i havent tried taking it out. I will try that out tonight. If all else fails I may end up going for a referb phone, but now with 5.18 I might hold off for as long as i can.
Thanks for your help as well.
To all, would disabling Google play services have any affect on the SIM card. I ask because after I flashed the 5.18 RUU I flashed a recovery and the flashed Viper. Phone was up and running about 1pm yesterday. Phone ran good with no problems the rest of day. This morning I unplug the phone from charger and within an hour or so I'm already at 87 percent battery. Looking up what is keeping the phone awake the culprit Google play services ( getting very annoyed of this app) so I force stop and disable play services and within one minute I get that icon of no SIM card. So with my story does google play services have any affect on the SIM cards? And how can I limit the wake locks of Google checkin.
Sorry for the long post.
deepsouth06 said:
To all, would disabling Google play services have any affect on the SIM card. I ask because after I flashed the 5.18 RUU I flashed a recovery and the flashed Viper. Phone was up and running about 1pm yesterday. Phone ran good with no problems the rest of day. This morning I unplug the phone from charger and within an hour or so I'm already at 87 percent battery. Looking up what is keeping the phone awake the culprit Google play services ( getting very annoyed of this app) so I force stop and disable play services and within one minute I get that icon of no SIM card. So with my story does google play services have any affect on the SIM cards? And how can I limit the wake locks of Google checkin.
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I doubt that Google Play would have that effect on the SIM. I think its just a coincidence (red herring).
deepsouth06 said:
Sorry for the long post.
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No need to be sorry. More detail is almost always better. Its the short posts that I have a problem with; where people ask for help and don't give any specifics or details. Makes it much harder to help.
Heya! My friend gave me an HTC one m8 (verizon) after my at&t was stolen. I popped in the sim card and I can make calls and send txts and all but no data. I tried changing roms and flashing kernel but nothing seems to work. called att and after some adjustment they made to my account it still didnt work. went to att store to change my sim card (they said at support that it might be a sim card issue) and still I get nothing I know that I wont get LTE but having no data at all just sux. Do you know anyone who is using ATT sim card on verizon m8?? or maybe can someone give me directions on what to do? Ive been reading about it for past few days and I see that it works great for tmobile users.
Im rooter, soff, unlocked and cid 1.
please help?
e.squash said:
Heya! My friend gave me an HTC one m8 (verizon) after my at&t was stolen. I popped in the sim card and I can make calls and send txts and all but no data. I tried changing roms and flashing kernel but nothing seems to work. called att and after some adjustment they made to my account it still didnt work. went to att store to change my sim card (they said at support that it might be a sim card issue) and still I get nothing I know that I wont get LTE but having no data at all just sux. Do you know anyone who is using ATT sim card on verizon m8?? or maybe can someone give me directions on what to do? Ive been reading about it for past few days and I see that it works great for tmobile users.
Im rooter, soff, unlocked and cid 1.
please help?
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Hi my friend have the same problem, can make phone call and send SMS but no data at all. Have you maybe found some solution to this? I also wanted to try to flash other roms, but now that i have read your comment i gave up. Have you tried with cyanogenmod?
What fixes on VZW is RUU back to 5.01. Some say further but it must be Stock. Let it boot. Before doing anything else, boot into STOCK Recovery and Factory Reset. You really need to read hear as the process is covered in detail over, and over, and over, and over..........
Worth a try.
schneid said:
What fixes on VZW is RUU back to 5.01. Some say further but it must be Stock. Let it boot. Before doing anything else, boot into STOCK Recovery and Factory Reset. You really need to read hear as the process is covered in detail over, and over, and over, and over..........
Worth a try.
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Ok, so I am having a similar issue and I've tried this with no luck. I've used all RUU except for 6.0, booted immediately back into recovery (stock b/c RUU, correct me if I'm wrong), and performed a factory reset. Any other ideas? I really love this phone, but I'm starting to lose patience.
bigshot2 said:
Ok, so I am having a similar issue and I've tried this with no luck. I've used all RUU except for 6.0, booted immediately back into recovery (stock b/c RUU, correct me if I'm wrong), and performed a factory reset. Any other ideas? I really love this phone, but I'm starting to lose patience.
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Active Verizon sim card inserted? Do you have another sim to try? If no data at all after factory reset your modem might be toast.
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dottat said:
Active Verizon sim card inserted? Do you have another sim to try? If no data at all after factory reset your modem might be toast.
Sent from my XT1575 using Tapatalk
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It took some effort to get another sim, but that did the trick. Essentially the folks at VZW gave me a thoroughly busted SIM. All is well now.
bigshot2 said:
It took some effort to get another sim, but that did the trick. Essentially the folks at VZW gave me a thoroughly busted SIM. All is well now.
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Sounds good ...glad you got it sorted out.
Sent from my XT1575 using Tapatalk
There are very few posts found on any site about this issue so I wanted to post a success.
Symptom: M8 that either from a ROM install or OTA is 'stuck' on 3G. This persists across radio revisions and OS.
In my case, I had a M8 with S-off arrive from Swappa but it was 3g only on 4.4.4 so I took the OTA... No change. Following, I tried 3 different SIM and opened a support case with Verizon. As with the other 2 cases I found reference to in a search, the determination was a fault with the phone and it would be factory replaced under warranty. BUT this phone is S-OFF!... so I kept digging. After trying various RUU from 4.4.3, 4.4.4. and 5.01 NONE of them worked, still trapped in 3G land even with factory reset wiped cache and clean install of 4.4.4 with the Verizon OTA update to 5.01 full path.
Solution: Roll farther back! I found a very early RUU from 4.4.2 and flashed the baseband. Immediately 4g worked. Rolling forward, every firmware version I flashed after (any baseband) also worked. SO if you have a M8 that does only 3G just roll all the way back to release baseband and then back forward to 5.01.. should fix! Verizon also indicated they know of this phone sometimes not 'taking' a SIM so try a 2nd one too.
Regards and good luck,
TekGnosis said:
There are very few posts found on any site about this issue so I wanted to post a success.
Symptom: M8 that either from a ROM install or OTA is 'stuck' on 3G. This persists across radio revisions and OS.
In my case, I had a M8 with S-off arrive from Swappa but it was 3g only on 4.4.4 so I took the OTA... No change. Following, I tried 3 different SIM and opened a support case with Verizon. As with the other 2 cases I found reference to in a search, the determination was a fault with the phone and it would be factory replaced under warranty. BUT this phone is S-OFF!... so I kept digging. After trying various RUU from 4.4.3, 4.4.4. and 5.01 NONE of them worked, still trapped in 3G land even with factory reset wiped cache and clean install of 4.4.4 with the Verizon OTA update to 5.01 full path.
Solution: Roll farther back! I found a very early RUU from 4.4.2 and flashed the baseband. Immediately 4g worked. Rolling forward, every firmware version I flashed after (any baseband) also worked. SO if you have a M8 that does only 3G just roll all the way back to release baseband and then back forward to 5.01.. should fix! Verizon also indicated they know of this phone sometimes not 'taking' a SIM so try a 2nd one too.
Regards and good luck,
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Thanks for this share. I am having an issue that may or may not be related. I have a feeling that my sim card reader is broken but my phone was actually having a similar symptoms before its radio stopped working altogether. I came back from international roaming today (and a non vzw sim) and when I arrived stateside, my phone would only pick up CDMA evdo 3g. After much fiddling in the *#*#4636#*#* menu, I did not have any luck. Then all of the sudden my phone read "no service" and wouldn't even connect to vzw at all. I tried a new sim from a vzw store, no dice. My plan was to ruu tomorrow as a last resort. I am s-off. Would you mind sharing the 4.2.2 ruu link? I'd like to try.
bacon612 said:
Thanks for this share. I am having an issue that may or may not be related. I have a feeling that my sim card reader is broken but my phone was actually having a similar symptoms before its radio stopped working altogether. I came back from international roaming today (and a non vzw sim) and when I arrived stateside, my phone would only pick up CDMA evdo 3g. After much fiddling in the *#*#4636#*#* menu, I did not have any luck. Then all of the sudden my phone read "no service" and wouldn't even connect to vzw at all. I tried a new sim from a vzw store, no dice. My plan was to ruu tomorrow as a last resort. I am s-off. Would you mind sharing the 4.2.2 ruu link? I'd like to try.
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I have all of the ruu in one thread which is stickied in the general section.
dottat said:
I have all of the ruu in one thread which is stickied in the general section.
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Thanks man. U think I can just reflash radio for a fix instead? Hoping for a quicker fix rather than backup> ruu >flash twrp>restore nandroid...
bacon612 said:
Thanks man. U think I can just reflash radio for a fix instead? Hoping for a quicker fix rather than backup> ruu >flash twrp>restore nandroid...
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The s-on ruu will not wipe. They will not affect s status or unlock status. Flash ruu. Flash twrp. Flash supersu. Ten mins or less.
dottat said:
The s-on ruu will not wipe. They will not affect s status or unlock status. Flash ruu. Flash twrp. Flash supersu. Ten mins or less.
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But I am s-off running an aosp rom. That matter? I am under the impression that flashing that ruu will take my phone back to the way it came out of a box
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But I am s-off running an aosp rom. That matter? I am under the impression that flashing that ruu will take my phone back to the way it came out of a box
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Yes that could be a problem. If you were on a sense rom it would not be. Because it does not wipe. Those ruu are unique in that they don't. The s-off ones and every other carriers ruu do wipe.
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dottat said:
Yes that could be a problem. If you were on a sense rom it would not be. Because it does not wipe. Those ruu are unique in that they don't. The s-off ones and every other carriers ruu do wipe.
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Im going to attempt to reflash the latest verizon radios in Hboot and see if it clears the whatever band settings i changed that killed my radio? Perhaps this is the same as what a full RUU would be but radio only.
Edit: that didnt work. Still "no service"
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Im going to attempt to reflash the latest verizon radios in Hboot and see if it clears the whatever band settings i changed that killed my radio? Perhaps this is the same as what a full RUU would be but radio only.
Edit: that didnt work. Still "no service"
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Factory reset on stock recovery now?
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Factory reset on stock recovery now?
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Did a full RUU. That didnt work. Factory reset worked!!!!! Thanks so much!
bacon612 said:
Did a full RUU. That didnt work. Factory reset worked!!!!! Thanks so much!
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Yeah. That's always been the old standby as it sets the nv golden config back.
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So while that did reset my radio. My SIM card reader is also broken. My LTE comes in and out. Its my fault.
I have been sent a warranty replacement from VZW but its running the 5.0.1 firmware. I have come to learn that there is no way to RUU downgrade to a 4.4.4 firmware so I can run sunshine to S-Off.
Does this mean I am SOL installing TWRP and roms since im stuck S-ON? ive actually never been S-On on an HTC device before.
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So while that did reset my radio. My SIM card reader is also broken. My LTE comes in and out. Its my fault.
I have been sent a warranty replacement from VZW but its running the 5.0.1 firmware. I have come to learn that there is no way to RUU downgrade to a 4.4.4 firmware so I can run sunshine to S-Off.
Does this mean I am SOL installing TWRP and roms since im stuck S-ON? ive actually never been S-On on an HTC device before.
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You can use a Java Card to S-OFF your M8 - check out the Verizon M9 Java Card thread.
(@dottat has one, he is my recommendation - but all are very trustworthy and if someone is closer it may be easier on you to go with them)
Been having this issue myself. Tried RUU, flashing all radios from 4.4.2 on up, factory reset, etc. I'm only getting 3G-- not LTE whatsoever. Any ideas?
Edit: Got a new SIM-- no cigar. Unless there are some network settings that I don't know about, the 4G antenna might just be broken or something
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Factory reset on stock recovery now?
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Thank you! This saved me from having to get a new M8 from Verizon (after the new SIM didn't work) and losing S-OFF.
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Thank you! This saved me from having to get a new M8 from Verizon (after the new SIM didn't work) and losing S-OFF.
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It's not possible to lose s-off? Did you turn it on yourself?
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It's not possible to lose s-off? Did you turn it on yourself?
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I meant that I can keep my current M8 (still S-OFF) and have working LTE, instead of having to swap it with the new M8 that Verizon is sending to me (which I can now return).
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I meant that I can keep my current M8 (still S-OFF) and have working LTE, instead of having to swap it with the new M8 that Verizon is sending to me (which I can now return).
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Thank you for the clarification. Gotta keep the folks from spinning rumors you can lose s-off
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Thank you for the clarification. Gotta keep the folks from spinning rumors you can lose s-off
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Sorry for the confusion, and thanks again!
No dice. On any of these fixes. I've gone through all the RUUs that dottat has posted, full back to stock (with root /s-off). I'm at a complete loss. Does anyone have any other suggestions to try and get this fixed?
After I flashed on of the RUUs I have 4G for about 10 mins, then it bumps back down to 3G. I've checked this in three different cities (Home, Work, Friends) so its not the network in my area. I was thinking of stopping at Verizon, maybe get a new SIM, but I'm not sure if that would work.