Im in Costa Rica on vacation and I just upgraded my wifes Verizon S3 to 4.1.1 in order to unlock the GSM capabilities of the phone. I placed a Costa Rican sim card in the phone and voice calls work great. I have paid for a data plan on the SIM card, but I can not get data to work.
I was told by the phone company here to set my APN to 'kolbi3g'. Unfortunately there is no option to to add an APN.
I just rooted my phone, and I still have no option to add an APN.
When I go to More settings -->Mobile Networks --> APNs and I click the menu button all I get is "Reset to default". With a rooted phone there has to be a way to set the APN
Any help?
Sidenote- I have a rooted RAZR MAXX, and voice and data work great
Thank you
1. Get apn manager pro.
2. Get titanium backup pro.
3. Install both and then make apn manager pro a system app in titanium backup.
Remember they both have to be pro version for it to work
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I had the same issue on my note 2 but there was a moded zip u can flash for the note too enable + apn
This method is as easy seing as I already purchased Both.
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1. Get apn manager pro.
2. Get titanium backup pro.
3. Install both and then make apn manager pro a system app in titanium backup.
Remember they both have to be pro version for it to work
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Awesome I will try this today. Thank you...
I would love to be able to do this instead of going through the hassle of installing a custom ROM.
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Awesome I will try this today. Thank you...
I would love to be able to do this instead of going through the hassle of installing a custom ROM.
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With or without a custom rom you still have to do this.
Also there is less hassle using a custom rom like clean rom or synergy or beans imo.
That worked!!!! Thank you so much
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hi guys i am from cyprus i bought few weeks ago a verizon samsung galaxy siii that i have already unlocked it but unfortunately i have no menu settings so i could add my apn , any solution please?
, if i make a factory reset do i will lost the unlock i have already done to my device? thank you
Yiotis^^ said:
hi guys i am from cyprus i bought few weeks ago a verizon samsung galaxy siii that i have already unlocked it but unfortunately i have no menu settings so i could add my apn , any solution please?
, if i make a factory reset do i will lost the unlock i have already done to my device? thank you
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You can Google now open apn or just download apn setting shortcut from the play store
And yes I believe so if you are referring to odining back to stock fresh
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Thank for ur answer the situation though is that when I am coming in to the mobile network / Apn I can't write manually my Apn. And. The only option I get is reset. To default with us not doing anything
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I downloaded some apn apps. So I could manually install my apn. Settings but unfortunately they are giving me errors like they can't great apn
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So I am a noob but have successfully flashed a few roms onto my phone with no issue. Today I tried to flash cm10.1 and all hell broke loose. I flashed cm10.1 though clockworkmod (now I know that was not correct) and then reset everything and did it though bootrecovery. I also flashed the gaaps and now I do not have data or local cell service. It is showing that I am roaming (like i am out of the country) and asking me if I want the data on and would be charged for it. Any help would be greatly appreciated, at this point I have a phone that I cannot use. Thank you in advance
Check out the thread under Original Development. Known issue on that build.
mxair2001 said:
Check out the thread under Original Development. Known issue on that build.
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Awesome, Thank you for the direction
bigmatt00 said:
Awesome, Thank you for the direction
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can you tell me how you got your data and signal to start working
Do you have a imei #?
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You can use APN manager pro just use titanium backup to make a system app and then you can select Verizon's APN presets that I screen shoted mine are orange because changed mine to gsm and used att
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Hey all. I flashed my first rom today and its just stuck on "activate mobile data service". If I press skip, it would be able to make calls but no 3g data. I took out the sim card and still no luck. There is no APN settings on the mobile options. Not sure what to do here.
toprock23 said:
Hey all. I flashed my first rom today and its just stuck on "activate mobile data service". If I press skip, it would be able to make calls but no 3g data. I took out the sim card and still no luck. There is no APN settings on the mobile options. Not sure what to do here.
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Call Sprint (using a phone other than your Nexus 5) and ask them to re-provision your data. This happens quite frequently on other devices also after flashing a new ROM with Sprint service.
Just keep in mind that neither Google or Sprint have to support the custom ROM. While they may not know that you are on the custom ROM, I would just put it back to stock and see if it work first.
I found the fix. There's a flashable apn zip for sprint that got me data.
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toprock23 said:
I found the fix. There's a flashable apn zip for sprint that got me data.
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I have same issue, can i have link to the apn flash?
Nwbmonkey said:
I have same issue, can i have link to the apn flash?
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Here you go http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=47813564
[FIX] Get Sprint Data To Work On Custom Roms.
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I have the same problem
Hi guys I have the same problem. My sprint Galaxy s4 had a custom rom installed,and sprint told me I cannot activate my phone because of this. Anyhow I installed the factory rom on it. After that they activated it for me, I'm wondering if I can root it again and flash an custom rom again. Please someone help. Would it affect my phone service.
Um this is nexus 5 forum
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this is to fix mms messaging on metropcs flashed verizon galaxy s3. place zip on sdcard, reboot into recovery and flash the zip then reboot. once phone boots up go to settings, more settings, mobile networks, access point names. you will see lte-verizon internet apn click on it to activate apn then reboot. once booted back up send yourself a mms message, it may hang on sending/pending if so turn on airplane mode, then turn off airplane mode and all should be good. this was tested on 4.1.2 with verizon sim in the phone. with non-verizon sim or no sim in had to use apn manager to activate apn
extremely huge thanks to mrctony for being so awesome to mail me a test s3 to develope this fix u rock man
Update: now added 4.3 test zip. The 4.3 zip is for DEODEX ROM ONLY pls post results.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/2c1f3luharilu70/verizon-s3-4.3-metropcs-mms-fix-test-deodexed.zip
thank you!
Anytime! and thanks a lot for all your efforts oakieville!
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Anytime! and thanks a lot for all your efforts oakieville!
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I would like to thank both of you and let you and other know that this fix also works on CM11 as long you have a verizon sim on the phone.
On another subject does anybody knows how to avoid or stop the auto-call *22899 on Verizon GS3 flashed to MetroPCS, it's bother me.
Thank you again!!:good:
diegov600 said:
I would like to thank both of you and let you and other know that this fix also works on CM11 as long you have a verizon sim on the phone.
On another subject does anybody knows how to avoid or stop the auto-call *22899 on Verizon GS3 flashed to MetroPCS, it's bother me.
Thank you again!!:good:
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My zip didnt stop it it did stop activation and auto dial for me I beleave I dont think I change anything else but I know I did get it stopped
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My zip didnt stop it it did stop activation and auto dial for me I beleave I dont think I change anything else but I know I did get it stopped
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Yeah, it might be something with CM11 then, it doesn't happen all the time but I get it quite often since CM11.
I also get 3g data drops, and I have to restart in order to get it again,I hope CM11 fix that soon.
Thanks for your response.
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Yeah, it might be something with CM11 then, it doesn't happen all the time but I get it quite often since CM11.
I also get 3g data drops, and I have to restart in order to get it again,I hope CM11 fix that soon.
Thanks for your response.
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Im experiencing data loss after the zip flashed...before I flash the zip internet was working fine...
stock touchwiz 4.1.2 .
mrctony said:
Im experiencing data loss after the zip flashed...before I flash the zip internet was working fine...
stock touchwiz 4.1.2 .
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Well crap let me see if I can figure anything out. If u use phoneinfo.apk and set cdma auto (prl) does it make a difference do u know
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oakieville said:
Well crap let me see if I can figure anything out. If u use phoneinfo.apk and set cdma auto (prl) does it make a difference do u know
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Hello oakie!
Do you have a fix for the Verizon GS3 CM 10.2?
I do really appreciate if you send to me...
BTW my data is not going in and out on CM,but while in TW it does all the time,I'm not sure if your zip was what caused this issue...thanks a lot man.
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mrctony said:
Hello oakie!
Do you have a fix for the Verizon GS3 CM 10.2?
I do really appreciate if you send to me...
BTW my data is not going in and out on CM,but while in TW it does all the time,I'm not sure if your zip was what caused this issue...thanks a lot man.
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Try this not sure if it will work
OK I will keep you updated..
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oakieville said:
Try this not sure if it will work
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Didn't work got stuck in "sending"...
mrctony said:
Didn't work got stuck in "sending"...
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activate the apn with metropcs info in it should be "lte - verizon internet"
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I did,NO go
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Damn let me try again hold on
Can someone pls test this u will probably need to follow the directions in the OP thanks
Nevermind scratch that
OK now can someone test this follow directions in op (activate APN and do airplane mode on off)
Hey everyone, I have flashed many Sprint variants to MetroPCS but never a Verizon. Is the process the same? Does the SIM slot need to be unlocked?
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Hey everyone, I have flashed many Sprint variants to MetroPCS but never a Verizon. Is the process the same? Does the SIM slot need to be unlocked?
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Verizon phones usually are factory unlocked but that doesn't matter for flashing it that only matters if u want to put it on metropcs gsm. As for flashing its basically the same but verizon u will prob have to enable hidden menu and when u flash connect to it send spc and set it to nv only then reboot then reconnect write prl and flash as normal
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Hi everyone, Im hoping someone knows the apn settings for our S3. Ive tried going to Straight Talk's website to the get apns that way and it just gives me an error saying that if i am using a sprint of cdma phone then i dont have to update my APN. one problem with that. theres no APNs in the list at all. My s3 was running 4.1.2, but i have recently rooted it and flashed Gummy 4.4.4 to it. still a locked bootloader though. any ideas or help with the APN will def be appreciated
You'll need to use a third party messaging app and enter the APN info in the apps settings. I work recommend 8sms for a close to stock experience. In the MMSC section of the APN settings you'll need to enter "http://mms.vtext.com/servlets/mms" without quotes.
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You'll need to use a third party messaging app and enter the APN info in the apps settings. I work recommend 8sms for a close to stock experience. In the MMSC section of the APN settings you'll need to enter "http://mms.vtext.com/servlets/mms" without quotes.
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not what im asking for. i can get into the apn settings in my droid. what im asking for is the settings themself so i can get all my data working again. i dont need a 3rd party app for mms..
http://pastebin.com/zPJA5bQY
The link is to the straight talk Verizon APN settings I got from a backup I made with the app APN Backup and Restore.
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What phone model are you using?
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matt_man said:
http://pastebin.com/zPJA5bQY
The link is to the straight talk Verizon APN settings I got from a backup I made with the app APN Backup and Restore.
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What phone model are you using?
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I have the SCH-S968C, the Samsung S3 for Straight Talk. and your pastebin link helps but i downloaded the apn backup and restore application and tried that but an error popped up saying that it was supported with Android 4.0+.
I lost data the first time I flashed CM and the only way I could get data back was by restoring from an unbrick image. Have you tried going back to stock? There are directions on another XDA thread on how to use APN backup and restore with Kit Kat roms but the APN settings don't seem to take on this phone.
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matt_man said:
I lost data the first time I flashed CM and the only way I could get data back was by restoring from an unbrick image. Have you tried going back to stock? There are directions on another XDA thread on how to use APN backup and restore with Kit Kat roms but the APN settings don't seem to take on this phone.
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I dont want to go back to stock is the thing lol is it all KK roms? ive only tried flashing the Gummy 4.4.4 and ive been using it. I tried to flash PACman rom but it boot looped my phone to the point i had to restore using Verizon's Update and restore program.
I am currently on stock but have successfully flashed CM, Pacman, PA and SlimKat. When I first lost data I restored to stock which restored data and the next time I flashed a KitKat ROM it worked fine.
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I am currently on stock but have successfully flashed CM, Pacman, PA and SlimKat. When I first lost data I restored to stock which restored data and the next time I flashed a KitKat ROM it worked fine.
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did you do a complete wipe when you flashed 4.4.4? i have a twrp backup of my stock that i can go back to and start from there.
I always do a factory restore and wipe dalvic and cache before flashing a new ROM.
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hope ya figure it out!
Its been a month since the no data problem started with our phone and CM and since trickled down to PA and slim ect ect.. You should be fine with most roms before Aug.
Im ditching this phone.
fixes for the d2vzw and d2lte roms has been found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2516498&page=30
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