I have purchased a Sensation XE on a Vodafone contract with Gingerbread. After getting the ICS OTA update, a new problem has aroused: When switching to another sim card other than the original, WiFi stops working. Its ON but All networks become out of range after a split second, sometimes tries to obtain ip address and then gone!
Now if i insert back the original sim, everything works like a charm.
After lots and lots of reading, i realize it is possible to flash a custom rom on the existing firmware (3.32.401.105) without needing S-OFF. I unlock the bootloader (v1.27) with HTC Dev, flash 4EXT recovery, boot into it, run super wipe script and finally i flash ARHD rom.
After OS starts, The same problem persists provided i have chosen to flash stock kernel during ARHD installation. I tried other Kernels but then WiFi wouldn't even switch on. (Error)
I read that error happens when you have kernel mismatch with custom rom and need to flash custom kernel that came with that rom.
Also i read that HTC dev doesn't fully unlock the bootloader and specific modules cannot be overwritten by custom rom. (like radio and boot.img)
The big dilemna here is that this is a sim related problem. with Voda sim i have no issues at all and my custom ROM works a well as my original rom.
Does anyone have any suggestions to share? Im dying to get my wifi back with any sim card! not only VODA!
I am S-ON, unlocked with htc Dev and now rooted thanks to super user signed script.
Thank you
Update
Had no choice but to s-off the device, super id and reinstall firmware. Did all that..
phone wireless is now working fine even without a sim card..
Then realized the sad truth:
-- UK Sim (Voda): Wifi OK,
-- UK Sim (T-Mobile): Wifi OK
-- Lebanese Sim (MTC Touch): Wifi OK
-- My Syrian Sim: Wifi NOT OK, NOT WORKING AS STATED BEFORE
-- MY Friend Syrian sim from another provide: WIFI not OK, NOt working as stated before..
What da hell?? Is this because of the sanctions? Sim properties?
Please someone help..
SOLVED !
I had found this earlier but had no idea it worked so well !
Check out this thread... Your phone needs to be rooted (have super user permissions) to use this fix.
Insatll APK and let it run !
So simple.. yey
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1445766
Thanks.
I am using HTC Sensation with Singapore SIM card. When I am in Qatar i use Qatari Qtel SIM. Same problem as yours.
called HTC support. They dont have a clue. They are useless in solving this problem.
I have yet to try the method you posted. I will keep this thread informed about my result.
Thanks for your post yeh!
after i flash ICE DS v 4.2 ICS 4.0.4 Sense 3.6 and i mispress the sim tool , i got no network even phone call or message.....even i full wipe and flash another rom that doesn't help
its a wild guess, but worth a try..
Do you have another sim card or another phone, maybe your sim died?..
Check your simcard on other mobile phone. If it works, then something is wrong with your desire s. Try other radio version i guess.
20.71.30.0833U_3831.17.00.16_M
Hi ,
i am facing no service issue with HTC sensation xe with audio beats i have tried custom roms and stock roms with no luck , did factory restore , i have s-off +root.
hboot version is 1.27
baseband : 11.76A.3504.00U_24A.3504.31_M
When i turn on the device without sim card it says "Please insert sim card" and when i put sim card it says limited service and no signal with cross on signal bar .
Please tell me what should i do to fix this issue also what do you think its a hardware related issue ?
One more thing .. when i insert the sim it pops up the available networks and when i try to register on network it says Your Sim card does not allow to connect this network.
Also when i put the phone in air plane mode i can change the network mode to GSM only and WCDMA but when airplane mode is off and radio is on i can't change those settings .
if i go to testing section by pressing *#*#4636#*#* and then i go to Phone settings i see there "WCDMA preffered" as the network mode and when i try to change it from dropdown list it doesn't allow me to change .
do you think if i flash some other radio/rom it will work ?
also what other thing can i do to figure out the issue .
Thanks Much .
djyasirayaz said:
Hi ,
i am facing no service issue with HTC sensation xe with audio beats i have tried custom roms and stock roms with no luck , did factory restore , i have s-off +root.
hboot version is 1.27
baseband : 11.76A.3504.00U_24A.3504.31_M
When i turn on the device without sim card it says "Please insert sim card" and when i put sim card it says limited service and no signal with cross on signal bar .
Please tell me what should i do to fix this issue also what do you think its a hardware related issue ?
One more thing .. when i insert the sim it pops up the available networks and when i try to register on network it says Your Sim card does not allow to connect this network.
Also when i put the phone in air plane mode i can change the network mode to GSM only and WCDMA but when airplane mode is off and radio is on i can't change those settings .
if i go to testing section by pressing *#*#4636#*#* and then i go to Phone settings i see there "WCDMA preffered" as the network mode and when i try to change it from dropdown list it doesn't allow me to change .
do you think if i flash some other radio/rom it will work ?
also what other thing can i do to figure out the issue .
Thanks Much .
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Hi,
It seems that your radio and firmware should work for most ROMS around.
How old is your sim card?
It might be worth trying to get a new one.
malybru said:
Hi,
It seems that your radio and firmware should work for most ROMS around.
How old is your sim card?
It might be worth trying to get a new one.
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My Sim card is new and its working on other handset so its not a simcard issue
Sim Card reader may be broken ?
Envoyé depuis mon HTC Sensation Z710e avec Tapatalk
xeloni said:
Sim Card reader may be broken ?
Envoyé depuis mon HTC Sensation Z710e avec Tapatalk
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No .. Sim card reader is also fine because i can still see the sim toolkit folder and when i put the sim in device it shows me a popup to select network when i try to join it fails to register on network .
also i can dial emergency numbers.
i don't think the sim card reader is broken . phone is detecting the sim but no signal .
if there is a problem with signal IC then it should not detect any network operator to choose from .. so it seems its not a hardware issue
Thanks
djyasirayaz said:
My Sim card is new and its working on other handset so its not a simcard issue
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I have just installed CM10 rom and now phone is displaying my network operator name on the lock screen but still no signal
djyasirayaz said:
I have just installed CM10 rom and now phone is displaying my network operator name on the lock screen but still no signal
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I just checked in secret hidden testing mode "*#*#4636#*#*" that i am getting -60dbm Signal strength i don't know if its enough to show in bar or not .. but when i try to call it says "Mobile Network not available" .
htc sensation xe no signal
djyasirayaz said:
I just checked in secret hidden testing mode "*#*#4636#*#*" that i am getting -60dbm Signal strength i don't know if its enough to show in bar or not .. but when i try to call it says "Mobile Network not available" .
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Hi, have you managed to fix this issue? I have exactly the same problem with a 3 week old phone!
I called HTC to let them know and they think it is a sim problem, however, my sim is very new and is working in other phones!
I don't know what to do, I needed a new phone for school and to my dismay, it is not working!!
It was working until last week and I haven't damaged the phone at all, I am very protective over it!!!
I have read stories over flashing the phone, but I worry that I will damage it if I do so, and my parents just spent a lot of money on it for me. LOL!
My sisters' and I all got the same phone, but theirs' working fine!
Please let me know if you can help me
Thank you
sashaarora said:
Hi, have you managed to fix this issue? I have exactly the same problem with a 3 week old phone!
I called HTC to let them know and they think it is a sim problem, however, my sim is very new and is working in other phones!
I don't know what to do, I needed a new phone for school and to my dismay, it is not working!!
It was working until last week and I haven't damaged the phone at all, I am very protective over it!!!
I have read stories over flashing the phone, but I worry that I will damage it if I do so, and my parents just spent a lot of money on it for me. LOL!
My sisters' and I all got the same phone, but theirs' working fine!
Please let me know if you can help me
Thank you
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type in dialer *#*#4636#*#* and go to phone info
from there it has options for network
I seem to have the exact same problem as described above (no signal, sim card seems to be fine)
Did any of you fix this?
Had same problem on nexus s after updating from jb to ics,no signal problem...changed sim card,everything fine..
Sent from ViperS
HTC Sensation T-Mobile 4G
I think I had the same issue (as described here). While I'm not really sure which of all the tricks tried that made it work, I'd recommend trying yet another SIM. Good luck!
Edit: After all, it doesn't look like it works. My current provider claims this HAS to be related to SIM-locking.
Edit #2: Check for IMEI blocking.
hi guys... same problem
1 week, every night on this device (my girlfriend device)
two times i've luck and phone have signal, with a ruu. but i'd like to flash viper rom, so unlocked hboot 1.27, flash recovery 4ext, reboot in the same stock rom, and.. not signal......... same radio, same rom... only hboot unlocked e 4ext recovery
i don't understand
someone found the solution???
thx
robertoc1 said:
hi guys... same problem
1 week, every night on this device (my girlfriend device)
two times i've luck and phone have signal, with a ruu. but i'd like to flash viper rom, so unlocked hboot 1.27, flash recovery 4ext, reboot in the same stock rom, and.. not signal......... same radio, same rom... only hboot unlocked e 4ext recovery
i don't understand
someone found the solution???
thx
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type in dialer *#*#4636#*#*
go to phone info and change the network to WCDMA only or WCDMA preffered or GSM only
see how it goes
rzr86 said:
type in dialer *#*#4636#*#*
go to phone info and change the network to WCDMA only or WCDMA preffered or GSM only
see how it goes
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0 dBm in all situation
try with 2 different sim (Wind + TIM)
robertoc1 said:
0 dBm in all situation
try with 2 different sim (Wind + TIM)
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is the device on S-OFF?
rzr86 said:
is the device on S-OFF?
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yes
robertoc1 said:
yes
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use getril app from playstore
it will show you the best combination of radio/ril
check this also
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1202867
rzr86 said:
use getril app from playstore
it will show you the best combination of radio/ril
check this also
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1202867
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change 3 ril, reboot any times but nothing happens. then i go to have a breakfast and when i return after 20 minutes... i have signal!!
i don't know how, i don't if it happens by change the ril because during last week i flash many ril but nothing happens.
No sim no service
Hi when i boot the mobile say no sim no service , but when i go to settings / mobile networks i can choose my operator (o2 uk) , its really anoying , I have Unlocked bootloader, S OFF , ROOTED , NEW Firmware , but nothing helped , I really like this ROM can you pls help me thx .
Hello
After installing the custom ROM, WiFi and Bluetooth don't work on my HTC Wildfire S. In case when (wipe-format-) flash ROM where SIM card is not in the phone, WiFi will only work until SIM card is inserted for the first time. In another case, when SIM card is in the phone during flashing and rebooting the system, WiFi will not work at all. I tried this with AOKP and Sense 5, it was the same scenario with both ROMs.
Does anyone know how to solve this?
Thanks
My phone is GSM, S-ON, Unlocked, bought in 2011...
guys, i have a problem i that cant figure out what to do to solve it... Yesterday before i wad flashing the Wolla mashmallow sense 7 rom, i m using skydragon v1.5.1 rom. Before flashing the wolla rom, everything is fine, but right after i flashed the rom, my sim card cant be detected anymore, there arent any error msg saying cant detect sim card or preparing sim card, just the signal bar has a cross on it. Then i realize that the baseband number and imei number became unknown too. I tried to reinsert sim card but nothing happens too.
Then, i tried to flash back to the skydragon rom, but the same prob is still there. The sim card cant be detected and baseband and imei number became unknown. I even tried to restore my stock rom from nandroid but the same prob still exist.
Anyone knows what happened to the phone? Any solution for this? Thx in advance