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[Q] Captivate Unlocked, How to scan networks manually and set n/w to 2G/3G?

Hi,
I am using Samsung Captivate(unlocked) in India on Airtel's network.
Under 'Network Operators' menu, phone displays a read-only setting called 'Default Setup'. there is no way I can scan network manually.
this is problem for me while I am roaming. while roaming, I want the setting to be 'manual' so that I can hop onto my fav network.
usually(in any other phone), there would be a setting to set the network to manual or automatic mode.
other problem is that, there is no place to set the network mode(i.e 2G/3G).
are there any tweaks I can do to enable these settings on Captivate.
I am on JH7 update with out any kind of root.
Thanks

You would have to type in the apn fields manually then. Unless theres a secret menu somewhere which I haven't found yet. Oh and for the 2g 3g theres multiple threads on the q and a section about that
Yay no more fc

This is for me who came back from Dubai and found my stupid captivate would not connect back to AT&T network.
I could not chnage the network as "default setup" was greyed out and phone gave continued warning could not connect to etisalat ( dubai provider).
I found out through a lot of hard searching that I needed to use samservmode then
DEBUG SCREEN > PHONE CONTROL > NETWORK CONTROL -> PLMN AUTO/MANUAL set to AUTO
That fixed it and got me back on AT&T
tytdfn said:
You would have to type in the apn fields manually then. Unless theres a secret menu somewhere which I haven't found yet. Oh and for the 2g 3g theres multiple threads on the q and a section about that
Yay no more fc
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same here
Thanks for this thread.
i just returned from Nigeria and much to my surprise in Atlanta I couldn't get the
AT&T network back on.

doesn't work
I tried the app and it's not working. But for some reason AT&T is back on the air.
So I'm OK for now but can't get the Default Mode to turn to automatic.
Anything else i need to do to phone so SamServMode will work. Or am I not saving the changes properly?

[Q] [SOLVED] Changing Frequency Band

Hey all,
I just moved to France with a i9020a Rogers phone. According to this (http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/Samsung_Google_Nexus_S) my phone can cover the 2100 frequency band and according to this (http://www.worldtimezone.com/gsm.html) France's 3g frequency is 2100. I just got a SIM card and my text and calls seem to be working, however, I can't use data at all. Any ideas?
Phone info:
Type: Rogers i9020A
ROM: 4.0.3 stock
Kernel: eugene's
Radio: UCKE1
Extra (possibly) helpful links:
Radio guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1116884
Rogers frequency band: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=434140
Cheers!

i wanna say its done with the *#*#info#*#* then phone info. I havent backed up anything lately, so Im not messing with mine while Im at work.
I do know mine is set for GSM only, but Im just a USA phone user.
Just a idea, not sure it its right or not

blackhemi4x4 said:
i wanna say its done with the *#*#info#*#* then phone info. I havent backed up anything lately, so Im not messing with mine while Im at work.
I do know mine is set for GSM only, but Im just a USA phone user.
Just a idea, not sure it its right or not
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I tried following the steps below, however, after deactivating and activating my phone radio and pressing menu my phone just went back to the home screen. I remember doing this with gingerbread and having a new screen asking which country and provider I had. Can anyone else do step 5 with ICS?
1. Go to Dialer. Dial *#*#4636#*#*
2. Go to Phone information. Choose the preferred network to
"GSM Auto PRL" or "CDMA Auto PRL" or whatever you have.
3. Scroll down, deactivate and activate Phone Radio.
4. Press Menu button.
5. Select Phone frequency, then choose your country.
6. In the previous menu push the Home button to go back to Homescreen.
7. Reboot.
(By Brainmaster)

Gotten edge working
Update:
I have tried flashing several different radios with no luck. I did find that I did not have any APN settings so I found the APN settings for my provider (http://mobile.free.fr/faq-config-apn-autres.html) and now I have EDGE .
Since I can only have one APN configuration selected at a time how do I configure the MMS to work? Will configuring it under a new configuration work or do I incorporate it into my current configuration.
And of course I still can't get that blasted 3G to work.
Any help would be appreciated!

Solved:
After flashing my original radio (UCKE1) on my phone my 3G is now working . To configure my MMS (for free mobile anyway) I used the APN settings provided by Liel (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1452220). I hope this helps anyone who's having trouble in the future.
Cheers!

How do I enable data connection?

I just got this phone unlocked for Australia and have the aussie Vodafone SIM card. I can receive txts and make calls but how do I enable data. I have a data plan for internet use and it works on other phones but when I try to browse the web its page cannot be displayed.
Also how do I configure it to receive MMS?
I might have some more questions as I am still trying to configure stuff on this phone for first time use

In settings -> Wireless & networks -> check "mobile network"
You may have to tap the next menu option down, which is "mobile networks" and put in the apn (access point names) settings for your provider, choose your network mode, and network operators.
You can get that information from your carrier.
There is also a setting in there for 'always on mobile data' which you should check.
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In your pull-down menu that you can drag down from the top of the screen just about anywhere, you will also notice at the bottom it has a tab for 'quick settings'
If you touch that tab it will get you to a menu where you can set some settings on and off on the fly, and includes a shortcut to 'All settings' in addition to turning mobile networks on and off.

Ok Ill have to get that info from vodafone and Ill test that out tomorrow and see if it works, hopefully it does. On a different note how do I set notification tones and ringtones? I ran a search and on my SD card I created folders called notification, alarms and ringtones. I pasted the mp3 on the notifications folder and then gone into notification tone and selected it. It plays but when I get a txt its the default one still. Reboot didnt work. I downloaded the app ringdroid and that doesnt work also even though I set it to use as notification.

Ok I tried it, when I select APN its blank and empty. Just a black screen only. Ive selected my network provider in network name, but yeh APN is empty nothing happens

Ok I think I found out why the screen is blank. The phone I got is unlocked and I am using it in Vodafone Australia, I did check the frequency to make sure we have the same bands here and I thought we did, for 3g here it should be 2100 correct me if Im wrong. When I set the settings to wcdma only I get no signal at all, but if I get another phone with vodafone carrier it connects to 3g with perfect strength. Not sure why my htc phone wont connect to 3g it should connect unless I have the frequency bands all wrong here for the device and carrier

You need to manually add the APNs to the APN list
When at the APNs list(which will be blank) hit the menu button and you will get some options. Select 'new' which will let you create a new APN then when done editting the fields hit menu again and select 'save' to save the APN you've created.
Select it, then if mobile data is on the mobile data icon should appear next to the signal strength icon
sent from a Nokia 3210

lol epic fail thanks, I was touching the screen flicking it nothing was happening, I didnt know you actually press the menu button on the phone

Archangel22 said:
lol epic fail thanks, I was touching the screen flicking it nothing was happening, I didnt know you actually press the menu button on the phone
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Haha! You're welcome.
sent from a Nokia 3210

Does anyone know how I can get my ringtones and notifications to work as my post awhile back? I still cant get them to work Im not having any luck with them at all.

Archangel22 said:
Does anyone know how I can get my ringtones and notifications to work as my post awhile back? I still cant get them to work Im not having any luck with them at all.
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I use my media/music player to setup the ringtone. When you play a song there's always an option to set it as a ringtone
sent from a Nokia 3210

[Q] 3G access issue on Verizon S3

Hi
i have a Verizon SG S3
i got GSM network access successfully here (in tunisia); i can make calls and send sms but when i m trying to make MMS/WAP or Visio Calls it doesnt work
also i checked my APN setting it is empty (it is not configured).
Other things ! i have always Verizon Sim notification "Non-Verizon SIM" " Sorry, this SIM card is not supported. please ...."
it is related to that?
how can i unlock that?

lair12 said:
A: Preliminary steps that were done before leaving the US:
a1 – From Google Play store install the following apps if you do not have them: APN Manager Pro (81 Square), Phone Info ([email protected]), Titanium Backup Pro , ES File Explorer and Open Signal Maps. You may have to pay a few bucks for some of these pro versions, but they are required.
a2 – In Titanium Backup Pro, go to Backup/Restore, find and “long select” APN Manager Pro, and then select “Convert to system app”.
a3 – Open APN Manager Pro, select Insert APN, and input the data needed from your desired service provider (see note 1 below for help). When done, go to APN List and make sure your current APN’s and the new APN’s are both there. What I did was to leave the US with several options for each country I was going to visit already loaded into the APN list so I could be ready for several possible providers. At this point, your phone should still be fully functional in the US with Verizon LTE.
B: When overseas, I did the following steps to go from LTE to GSM:
b1 – Turn off phone, pull out battery and put in micro SIM from your foreign country. DON’T LOSE YOUR VERIZON LTE SIM! Turn phone back on and turn off Wi-Fi.
b2 – Use Phone Info app to change preferred network type "Global" (click on Device Information and scroll down to the first box to change). Some have reported that other choices were needed for their providers, so you may have to experiment.
b3 – Go to Settings>More Settings>Mobile Network>Access Point Names and select the correct APN. I believe that only APN’s that your SIM recognizes will show on this list. (If it’s not here, go back to step a3 and enter the needed APN data).
b4 – Reboot phone. You should have the SIM card working for phone and data.
C: To return to Verizon LTE:
c1 – Use Phone Info app to change preferred network to “LTE/CDMA/EvDo” (click on Device Information and scroll down to the first box to change).
c2 – Turn off Wi-Fi, pull battery and put Verizon LTE micro SIM card back in.
c3 – Power up phone (at this point you might be working properly already, and you are good to go!)
c4 – If needed, go to Settings>More Settings>Mobile Network>Access Point Names and select LTE-Verizon Internet (which is my default here in North Carolina).
Notes and Troubleshooting Issues:
1.Below are several sites to check if you do not know the correct information. I cannot guarantee that this information is current. You may only need to enter some of this information to get data working (I did not try phone or MMS use). In some cases it may be as little as just the APN Name to display and the correct APN (sometimes referred to as GPRS APN), while other providers may require the user names or passwords or more for full functionality. Please report your successful requirements in the thread.
http://www.unlockit.co.nz/mobilesettings/
http://www.vivaelputerio.com/yeldar.html
http://www.guarforum.net/APN
http://www.mygsmforum.com/f160/apn-s...networks-8471/
h t t p ://www.flexispy.com/Mobile%20APN%20Setting%20to%20use%20GPRS.htm
h t t p ://blog.rebelsimcard.com/worldwide-network-gprsedge3g-network-apn-settings.htm
2.I highly suggest that you use Open Titanium Backup Pro and backup your phone apps and data. Go to Backup/Restore; then select the check mark in the upper right corner; then select RUN "Backup all user apps and system data"; and then select the green check mark in the upper right corner. Let this run until complete. You can restore any of your apps from here in the future.
3.I highly suggest that people use the Open Signal Maps widget that comes with this app, and install it in a 1x2 format on one of your screens. This shows exactly what is happening as far as provider, signal strength, and type of signal. This is where I could see that I got 3g, 3.5g and 4g service from time to time in Moscow and Helsinki. I keep this on my home page here in the US.
4.When using your phone in the US or overseas with a non-verizon SIM card, you have a constant icon warning in the notification bar referring to a "Non-Verizon SIM". If this bothers you and you want to remove it, the answer is to freeze or delete the app Setup wizard 1.0 (its icon is a red check mark with a magic wand). Using Titanium Backup, freeze or delete Setup wizard 1.0; or if you freeze/delete with AntTek App Manager, it is the second listed Setup wizard and contains 24.00kb. The app contains very little data in the database (three csv files with nothing of interest), and hopefully can be safely frozen. I have no idea why it is in the phone to begin with.
5.I also suggest learning the great features of ES File Explorer. If will allow you to easily get to your all your files (including system and root). Open it and go to menu>settings; then check "up to root", "root explorer", "mount file system" and "backup system app". Now you have full access and control of your phone files. The external card is found at /mnt/extSdCard, while the internal SD card is at /mnt/sdcard. You can set favorites to get to places you want to visit fast, and that is a plus to this file program.
6.Some phones have the option to check the following: Go to Settings>More Settings>Mobile Network (if available)>then the first instance of Network Mode (before Access Point Names), and make sure it says Global mode or another choice that works for your provider (If not, go back to step b2).
7.Some phones have the option to check the following: Go to Settings>More Settings>Mobile Network (if available)>then the second instance of Network Mode (after Access Point Names), and make sure it says GSM/WCDMA (Auto Mode), at least that is what I needed in Europe. Some providers may need other selections and you may have to experiment.
8.There have been reports of problems with the phone app crashing using the prior, more complex method. If this happens, try restoring your "com.android.phone" app with Titanium Backup. I'm still looking for confirmation that this fixes any issues, so please post to the thread if you have this problem and let us know if this fix works, or if it does not.
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for the "Non-Verizon SIM" notification ===> it is ok i havent no longer the notification, Thanks
but for the GSM 3G network i followed all previous steps mentioned, i installed all applications requested but when i tryed to add new apn with APN Manager app it makes an error message "problem when creating apn"
i m unable to add new apn
in the APN list, i find 55 APNs all for are installed by default and i cant delete any one of them
i think that i should modify the system application related to that (to the APN) to get ability to add new APN
how can i do it so

noukazium said:
for the "Non-Verizon SIM" notification ===> it is ok i havent no longer the notification, Thanks
but for the GSM 3G network i followed all previous steps mentioned, i installed all applications requested but when i tryed to add new apn with APN Manager app it makes an error message "problem when creating apn"
i m unable to add new apn
in the APN list, i find 55 APNs all for are installed by default and i cant delete any one of them
i think that i should modify the system application related to that (to the APN) to get ability to add new APN
how can i do it so
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Hi
after a week searching and making many tests, i finaly found a solution to get 3G on my Verizon SGS3 in Tunisia for Tunisiana APN
source : s3forums
Before leaving the U.S., you need to complete the following:
Root the phone with stock ROM
Use sprint.recovery.image for clockworkmod (others may work as well)
Load APN Manager app from Google Play
Load HiAPN Global app from Google Play
Load Ghost Commander app from Google Play
Load Dropbox app from Google Play
Load PhoneInfo app from Google Play
Back up APN’s to sd card through HiAPN
Edit “apnlist_backup.xml” found at sdcard>HiDroid_Net>HiAPN using Ghost Commander app (select DB text editor to open) and then edit to include your required APN information.
Use HiAPN to restore APN’s
Use APN Manger to see APN list and check that info for new APN is correct (APN manager cannot do anything else or it will crash)
Use APN Manager to check to make sure that APN for now is still set to LTE-Verizon Internet or EHRPD – Verizon Internet
Once overseas, you need to complete the following:
Turn off phone and pull battery and put in micro SIM from your foreign country (I’m using MTS in Russia, but was prepared for several other providers)
Turn phone back on
Turn off wifi
Use PhoneInfo app to change preferred network type “Global” (click on Device information and scroll down for first box to change).
Open HiAPN and select “Click to Autoset APN’s” or hit “Net” one change at a time until you rotate to the correct APN
Go to airplane mode for a minute (this helps reset the radio)
Take off airplane mode
Go to Settings>More Setting>Mobile Network and make sure that is not grayed out. If not there, try going back to HiAPN and doing the “Net” cycle again.
Check Settings>More Settings>Mobile Network>Access Point Names to make sure correct APN is selected. (If not, go back to step 5).
Reboot phone, you should have the cars working.
Once back in the states, complete these steps:
Use Phone Info app to change preferred network to “LTE/CDMA/EvDo”
Pull battery and put Verizon LTE micro SIM card back in
Power up phone
Turn off wi-fi
Open HiAPN and hit “Net” one change at a time until you rotate to VZWINTERNET
Use APN Manager to check to see if it is set to LTE-Verizon Internet or EHRPD – Verizon Internet
Check Settings>More Settings>Mobile Network>Access Point Names to make sure correct APN is selected. (If not, go back to step 5).
If for whatever reason these steps fail (Once back in the states), then do the following:
Reset phone to non-rooted stock, Go here for more info.
Do full phone reset,
Re-root
Re-clockworkmod
Restore ROM through recovery mode.
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the attachement bellow is for Tunisiana APN configuration

[Q] After CM11 phone switched from GSM to CDMA?

Hello, yesterday I rooted my N5 and installed CM11 stable. After a few hours I started getting no service, so I tried rebooting it.
Nothing, still no service.
Then I thought to myself "F this, I'm going back to stock". Flashed the stock image (ktu84p) and set up my phone.
"searching for service".
I noticed that there's written CDMA in the mobile options and so I turned it off and reinserted SIM. Booted up, "Searching for service". The menu shows no option to select a mobile network. It only states that there are CDMA options.
Later I found out that my "about phone" page states something about MIN number, which wasn't there before.
Sounds like my phone switched to CDMA? How do I revert this? Tried flashing it twice, but no luck. What do I do?

SOLVED
SOLVED! For anybody else with "Searching for service" Nexus 5 problem: (worded it this way for Google search engine)
1. Dial *#*#4636#*#*
2. Go to "Phone information"
3. Scroll down to "Set preferred network type:"
4. Select "LTE/GSM auto (PRL)" or whatever you want