To begin with, I odin'd back to stock. After installing my apps, I rooted and backed up. I installed miui rom, but after running it for a few minutes, I totally lost service with vzw. I thought it might have been something I did, so I restored from my backup back to factory default. Still nothing.
So I went ahead and odin'd back to stock unrooted again. But somehow I still have no service. I can connect via wifi, but get nothing otherwise. Any idea's what I have done and how to fix it?
What does your imei say. If it's zero
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=31051731
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fortunately or unfortunately, the imei is still there and correct.
When I go in and manually search for networks, it finds AT&T Cincinnati bell and t-mobile, just not Verizon. And since service iwith Verizon, I don't know what to do
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udrunner said:
When I go in and manually search for networks, it finds AT&T Cincinnati bell and t-mobile, just not Verizon. And since service iwith Verizon, I don't know what to do
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You changed your CDMA phone to GSM which is what is supported by MUI. Now it is up to you to get your device back to CDMA/LTE. We have no clue how to fix it.
I was afraid of that when I saw those networks come up. I'll keep searching for how to switch back.
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You changed your CDMA phone to GSM which is what is supported by MUI. Now it is up to you to get your device back to CDMA/LTE. We have no clue how to fix it.
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I finally found it. I got an app called phone info, and was able to switch back to cdma using it.
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Alright here's the thing. A friend of mine went to Mexico a while back. There is a wifi access point in the area and he tried to get on the internet with his phone. He told me that he was able to connect for about 5 seconds before he lost internet. Back in the states, he has not been able to use his data at all on his inspire. He can get on wifi fine though. Additionally he cannot send or receive picture messages, but he can still text other than that.
I don't get it, I've tried a billion things. flashing radios/roms/etc and can't figure it out. Right now hes paying X amount of money for something he isn't using and hes probably going to have to buy a new phone soon if this issue keeps up. If someone could toss me some advice that would be great, thank you.
Have you looked into the apn settings?
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yup, followed countless guides on different AT&T apns. tried it with two apns as well as just one, selecting it, rebooting. nothing. i dont get it.
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Alright here's the thing. A friend of mine went to Mexico a while back. There is a wifi access point in the area and he tried to get on the internet with his phone. He told me that he was able to connect for about 5 seconds before he lost internet. Back in the states, he has not been able to use his data at all on his inspire. He can get on wifi fine though. Additionally he cannot send or receive picture messages, but he can still text other than that.
I don't get it, I've tried a billion things. flashing radios/roms/etc and can't figure it out. Right now hes paying X amount of money for something he isn't using and hes probably going to have to buy a new phone soon if this issue keeps up. If someone could toss me some advice that would be great, thank you.
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Was it working before mexico, or did he buy it in mexico? Also have you tried to install the stock ruu for this device. If it was purchased in the states and you are completely stock then the sim card probably needs to be replaced. Warm climates like mexico can cause electronics to run hotter than expected and things can fail.
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Was it working before mexico, or did he buy it in mexico? Also have you tried to install the stock ruu for this device. If it was purchased in the states and you are completely stock then the sim card probably needs to be replaced. Warm climates like mexico can cause electronics to run hotter than expected and things can fail.
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It was purchased in the states and the phone was completely stock and untouched by me when he was in mexico, I only started messing with it afterwards. I didn't even think about the sim card, thanks I'll let him know. Would it be possible to buy a new sim card while hes rooted or should i reverse that beforehand? Also got any idea about how much they cost? thanks!
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It was purchased in the states and the phone was completely stock and untouched by me when he was in mexico, I only started messing with it afterwards. I didn't even think about the sim card, thanks I'll let him know. Would it be possible to buy a new sim card while hes rooted or should i reverse that beforehand? Also got any idea about how much they cost? thanks!
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Just return it to stock firmware and take it to your carrier and tell them MMS isn't working. They will most likely just give you a new one.
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Just return it to stock firmware and take it to your carrier and tell them MMS isn't working. They will most likely just give you a new one.
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Would i be able to return it even if its unlocked, s-off, and all that craziness? I'm sure it would be reversible right?
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Would i be able to return it even if its unlocked, s-off, and all that craziness? I'm sure it would be reversible right?
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Yes you can reverse it but as long as its the stock firmware i doubt they will notice.
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Got it, I guess that's what were going to have to do. Thanks for all your help Gizmoe.
As of approximately 12:00PM today I cannot get service on my rooted SG3 running the stock rom. After going to the Verizon website, it shows the device as being "non-vzw"...All other devices on the plan work fine. The only major system modification I have made is that I disabled OTA updates.
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As of approximately 12:00PM today I cannot get service on my rooted SG3 running the stock rom. After going to the Verizon website, it shows the device as being "non-vzw"...All other devices on the plan work fine. The only major system modification I have made is that I disabled OTA updates.
Is it possible that Verizon is blocking rooted devices from their network?
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You need a new sim card, i had a rszr that did the exact same thing
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kintwofan said:
You need a new sim card, i had a rszr that did the exact same thing
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I will be going to the VZW store to see if this is the case after my classes today...I will report back later. Thank you for the timely response.
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I will be going to the VZW store to see if this is the case after my classes today...I will report back later. Thank you for the timely response.
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I went to the Verizon store and got a new SIM card, but I still can't get service for my phone. After some investigation, it appears my ESN/MEID is corrupted (reads B000000). I have read that this can be caused by a bad flash. Does anyone have any experience regarding ESN corruption?
check your imei?
So I did the old 228 trick and now my phone only stays in 3G. How can I get it back besides taking it into the store?
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So I did the old 228 trick and now my phone only stays in 3G. How can I get it back besides taking it into the store?
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I don't think it was a very good idea to dial the *228, further more you may need a new sim card now.
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Never *228 a 4G phone. A new sim is in your future, assuming that you have cdma/lte enabled under your network settings.
You guys were both right, SIM was done. I had to restore back to stock just to take it in, now re-rooting.
Okay, so I will explain the situation. I used to own a iPhone 4, but now I own a Samsung Galaxy S GT-I90000M. The problem was that it was locked to Bell and my provider is Rogers. So I decided to root my phone and unlock it. I spent about 6-8 hours trying to figure that out. Eventually I found out it needed drivers to be recognized and then I successfully rooted the thing, then I followed the instructions to unlock it. now when I type in the *#SIMLOCK#* code it tells me all the locks are off. cool. Then I put my sim card in there. Perfect I can call and text. But no 3g, plus now I can't update on Kies because it won't recognize my phone because it's rooted. So I tried to unroot with the "One-Click" to no avail It says E:// signature is invalid or something rather. I wanted to unroot so I could get on to kies and update my phone and hopefully restore my phones 3g and have the latest android version or OS or whatever you want to call it on my phone. If You could help me it would be soooo fricken appreciated.
I don't know what model that is by heart, but I would look in your device's forum or on Google for the latest stock ROM and flash it - or choose a custom one. You'll need a custom recovery if you don't have one.
Root alone shouldn't matter when getting updates, though. You should still get them, you just might lose root if you use it.
I'm thinking the problem might be that the phone you have and the carrier you are on are using different bands - meaning that it can't access the 3/4g or whatever. I have no idea of you can fix that - but it seems you usually can't, so it might end up being best to sell that phone and get a compatible one if that's the problem.
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Have you checked to see if your apn settings are correct for rogers? It could be as simple as that.
Edit: here, I googled up the rogers apn settings for you. Wouldnt you know it, someone posted them on these forums
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1187611
To put them in, go to settings, wireless and networks, mobile network, access point names, press menu button and choose new apn.
Good luck.
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Same issue too
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Have you checked to see if your apn settings are correct for rogers? It could be as simple as that.
Edit: here, I googled up the rogers apn settings for you. Wouldnt you know it, someone posted them on these forums
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1187611
To put them in, go to settings, wireless and networks, mobile network, access point names, press menu button and choose new apn.
Good luck.
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Followed your directions entered everything in. Bam! It works, thank you so much!
Hello,
I was running a total stock Jelly Bean OTA and last week lost the ability to get a 4G signal in a known strong 4G area.
For some stupid reason, I had tried running a *228 last week and am wondering if that caused the issue. I was also wondering if Verizon was somehow throttling me to 3G because of data usage (was up to around 10 gig for the month). I had been using FoxFi (PDANet+) probably for about half of that.
I called Verizon and they said I needed to do a factory reset. I decided that I wanted a backup of everything and took this opportunity to root and unlock my phone using open1your1eyes0 guide. Got everything backed up using Titanium Backup and went ahead and did factory reset. Of course, still no 4G! Called Verizon and they said they're going to send me a new SIM card.
What is the likelihood of this solving the problem? Is there way to test the 4G radio to make sure it's not a hardware issue? Any other things I should be looking at? I verified the Mobile Network was set to Global in both Mobile Settings and in Phone Info.
Thanks for any help you can provide!
The only way to check it's not hardware (which I'm sure it isn't) is if you Odin flash either ICS tar of VRALG1 or VRALF2 then reprovision your sim card. The reprovision dialer code is
*2767*3855#
but be aware that this formats /sdcard aka your internal storage. This code only works on the above based ICS roms.
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The only way to check it's not hardware (which I'm sure it isn't) is if you Odin flash either ICS tar of VRALG1 or VRALF2 then reprovision your sim card. The reprovision dialer code is
*2767*3855#
but be aware that this formats /sdcard aka your internal storage. This code only works on the above based ICS roms.
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Great, thanks! So, are you thinking it is the SIM card then? It's supposed to arrive on Monday, but I won't be able to test out the new one in a known 4G area until Tuesday.
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Great, thanks! So, are you thinking it is the SIM card then? It's supposed to arrive on Monday, but I won't be able to test out the new one in a known 4G area until Tuesday.
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Yea it likely is the sim if LTE went away after you performed a *228. That's for only for 3g phones and typically you would run this to update your Preferred Roaming List (PRL). For LTE sim phones, you just need to remove the sim for 15 to 30 seconds then put it back in to initiate your phone to update its PRL. Updating your PRL is useful to make your phone (whatever phone it is) associate itself with any new and all towers in your area.
Also, why can't you just go into the Verizon store and pick up a sim? Why wait for them to deliver it?
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SlimSnoopOS said:
Also, why can't you just go into the Verizon store and pick up a sim? Why wait for them to deliver it?
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I thought about that and they offered, but, unfortunately, my work and home schedule prevented me from going to the nearest Verizon store.
UPDATE:
The new SIM card did the trick! 4G is once again available and blazing fast.
Thanks again!