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Lost reception doesn't come back without restart

I've been having a problem lately with my Captivate. At my work there's a complete dead zone where I lose reception completely (the 4 bars are replaced by a circle with a cross through it). However, when I leave work and go back home the reception never comes back - I've waited and waited and waited, but it still stays Xed out.
The phone requires a restart, and after that it picks up reception normally.
has anyone experienced this?

Did you try enabling flight mode, then turning it back off? Same effect as restarting the phone for your signal problem.
But in answer to your question, I've never had that problem. I have had a problem getting my signal back, but I just hold the phone in the open for a bit, and then stick it in my pocket again once I obtain service.

miztaken1312 said:
Did you try enabling flight mode, then turning it back off? Same effect as restarting the phone for your signal problem.
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I have, and it doesn't work. I have to turn the phone off and back on again.

I have the exact same issue.

I was having the same problem. They changed out the SIM card and have not had the problem sense. If your SIM has been through a few phones my not hurt to get a new one.
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thedoodle said:
I was having the same problem. They changed out the SIM card and have not had the problem sense. If your SIM has been through a few phones my not hurt to get a new one.
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Thanks, I just ordered a new SIM card online. My existing one is 4 years old and scratched up like crazy, that may be it.
On a different note, once I receive my new SIM card does anyone know how to associate it with my plan? The ebay listing for the SIM card said to do it through the following website but I'm not sure which option is correct ("upgrade phone" perhaps?)
https://www.wireless.att.com/activations/

Paladuck said:
Thanks, I just ordered a new SIM card online. My existing one is 4 years old and scratched up like crazy, that may be it.
On a different note, once I receive my new SIM card does anyone know how to associate it with my plan? The ebay listing for the SIM card said to do it through the following website but I'm not sure which option is correct ("upgrade phone" perhaps?)
https://www.wireless.att.com/activations/
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For simplicities sake and for your own safety, take it into at&t and have them do it. At least you know it will be done correctly.
Sent from my Captivate

att gives u free sim card if goto their main stores

If you get a new sim just call at&t and tell them you need to change the sim number.
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ViniD said:
att gives u free sim card if goto their main stores
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I've been through many AT&T stores and they always charge me $25 for a new SIM. How'd you get free ones?

miztaken1312 said:
I've been through many AT&T stores and they always charge me $25 for a new SIM. How'd you get free ones?
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You must be going to private franchises because AT&T charges them for SIMs. If you call 611, they would make a notation to your account that you get a free one and the franchise would get reimbursed by AT&T.
I had to get a new SIM with my phone and it experiences this same issue. Has anybody had any luck with getting rid of the problem?

dennistaylor said:
You must be going to private franchises because AT&T charges them for SIMs. If you call 611, they would make a notation to your account that you get a free one and the franchise would get reimbursed by AT&T.
I had to get a new SIM with my phone and it experiences this same issue. Has anybody had any luck with getting rid of the problem?
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I don't believe they were private. They are regular at&t stores. But next time I'm definitely calling 611 for my similar problems
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i have the same issue. i got a new sim when i got the phone and i rarely touch the sim. I bought the phone on launch day and have only just started seeing the issue. it seems to me that it started after the OTA patch but it is still happening after i flashed Cognition v2.1.7

Sim card not detected

Lately out of the blue when I pull my phone out my pocket I see a pop up saying sim card not detected then I have 2 options. Shutdown or reboot. Is this the phone quality built a little out of place or what? I'm sure someone here has seen this message if not all of ya have.
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Personally I would go to ATT and see if you can get a new sim...because apparently something is not right with the sim card.
or or or
It could be the ROM you are running, If you are running a Rom...

Running android revolution 5.1.6. Crazy how could it be the rom?
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Possibly just a bad installation...
Although it is a reliable ROM they all have glitches, possibly it is the ROM and you should try re flashing it and if the problem is fixed you know it was the ROM, and if it doesnt work Like i said before, your going to have to take a trip to ATT.
It could also be some type of hardware failure in your phone, not sure though.

Have you tried using the SIM in a different phone?
Faulty SIMs aren't unheard of.

Nope just this one. It only pops up every now and then but today it did it twice back to back so now I was like wtf. And decided to ask if anybody else seen this before.
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My sister once had a bad 3G SIM card that would only work on EDGE. We were right by an EDGE/3G border, so we could take 3 steps forward and have a working phone in the EDGE zone, or 3 steps back into 3G and have nothing.
My Tilt phone worked fine in both "zones," so I put in her SIM and had no signal in the 3G area, heh.

Oh.. well if the problem is persistant ill just get then to make me another similar
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Uh oh...
Same problem for me here as well. Running CM7, was working fine until later in the evening when suddenly the network "died", and after several reboots noticed the little SIM problem icon next to the signal meter. I had the card locked, but went into settings and unlocked it. Now, logically if the phone couldn't read the card then technically I shouldn't have been able to change the PIN, so...
Confused over here. Is there a known fix to this? Or worse - how do I broach the subject with ATT if I have to go in?

nathisme said:
Confused over here. Is there a known fix to this? Or worse - how do I broach the subject with ATT if I have to go in?
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I don't know about the fix about it, but concerning talking with AT&T, I'd recommend calling Warranty exchange first. They'll let you go through some hoops like getting your imei and possibly cleaning out your sim card with a rubber eraser. They'll also run some network tests on your phone to see if there are any "down towers" in your area. In the end, just request for a replacement sim card from them and have them note on your account that you want to get it free. Ask for confirmation if it's in your account, then head for the nearest AT&T corporate store. They'll tell you you'll have to pay $25 to get a replacement sim card or something, but just say that warranty sent you and it's noted on the account: should get you your sim for free, if possible.

I have never had a problem getting a new sim card for free from a corporate store. Just go in and ask for one.

[Q] Bought used, this is a very hard puzzle

Hey I bought a used Samsung Galaxy S 4G for $110, and wanted to make android apps.
I know a lot of programming stuff, but it doesn't seem to help me much to fix this phone.
OKAY THE LIST OF PROBLEMS/SYMPTOMS
-Doesn't register SIM cards, doesn't even notice them! I can't use the phone like this.
-Stuck in airplane mode if I put it in, requires factory reset to get out of.
-Back speaker for music doesn't work. Earbuds work.
-MicroUSB port is fine, charges, but usually won't show up on my computers. It gave me a "USB Malfunction" error two of the times.
-IMEI and baseband show up in phone as "Unknown."
-Voodoo lagfix is installed? My buddy said this phone isn't even supported.
WiFi, MicroSD and apps all work, it seems fine otherwise. Factory resets do not fix it! Even the power+volume buttons one, where I find the voodoo lagfix crap.
I bought it from a girl, and I think her derpbag boyfriend maybe flashed Vibrant's firmware or did something wrong to it. I might have been ripped off.
Can anyone help me out? Know what to do? I will appreciate it!

First thing you can do is follow the second link in my signature and flash with bootloaders. Missing IMIE is a problem only ODIA can fix.

How do I do this without my USB port connection option?

FreshGaro said:
How do I do this without my USB port connection option?
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You said your USB works... just shows as an error. I give tips on how to help with this situation in the Guide.

lumin30 said:
You said your USB works... just shows as an error. I give tips on how to help with this situation in the Guide.
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YES You were right, I followed your guide and got the phone to do new things.
It asked me for a SIM card and I haven't put mine in, but the IMEI number is BACK and ready. I didn't flash bootloaders yet, but should I still?
The phone's speaker still doesn't work, maybe I can't save that.
I got lucky, I tried plugging it in maybe 10 times I finally got it in download mode, so that's awesome.
Should I flash bootloaders? And what is the next step to possibly fixing the speaker?
I will probably want to root then unlock to use for my AT&T. I won't get a data plan tacked on this way, right?

FreshGaro said:
Should I flash bootloaders? And what is the next step to possibly fixing the speaker?
I will probably want to root then unlock to use for my AT&T. I won't get a data plan tacked on this way, right?
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If you're already on Gingerbread (You can check by going into settings > about phone) then you don't need to flash bootloaders. If you're on Froyo, then yes flash the bootloaders.
If you want to unlock your phone, click on the "SGS4G Unlocker" link in my forum signature. It'll get you your unlock code, which you can use after you insert an AT&T sim into your phone.
I'm not sure whether they'll tack on the data plan, but if AT&T works like T-Mobile, they'll require customer authorization to add any features to your account.

Well hey AWESOME.
I did flash bootloaders, didn't notice any difference.
THEN I went and tried to unlock it, the sdcard could only be read and not read/write from the Terminal emulator.
So I rooted it even though the root checker said it was rooted, and I did somehow have "superuser" already installed.
Now I also unlocked it afterwards, and it's working with my SIM and phone contacts. I sent a text and it's too late to call anyone today, but I'm expecting it to work fine tomorrow.
Your guide was fantastically helpful and easy to follow. Thanks a lot man!
The back speaker doesn't seem to work still, but I'm still counting it as a victory.

I recommended flashing bootloaders as a precautionary measure. Yes - you were already rooted. Glad you are up and running.
Maybe you can try replacing the loudspeaker if you cannot get it to work:
http://www.globaldirectparts.com/Sa...-T959V-Loud-Speaker-Module-p/smsng6103100.htm

As for the AT&T thing, they can't find out that you are using smart phone since they don't have T-Mobile's list of IMEIs, so they won't automatically charge you with a smartphone plan. Also, if you previously had a 3G data plan with that AT&T SIM card you are good. However, if you don't, you need to turn off packet data and roaming at Settings --> Wireless and Networks --> Mobile Networks.
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[Discontinued] Unlock VZW GSIII for use on other networks (No data on GSM currently)

Edit: sorry all, I have discontinued my efforts due to no time. I apologize, hopefully there is someone who can figure this out and implement an easy fix.
Ok, so I have been slacking on actually getting this in the pipeline, but I did
unlock my Verizon GSIII day 1 with the generic code from the pre-order agreement. Per the pics that will follow my post, you will see that I do not have the SIM popup bugging me, and in fact am running the Verizon GSIII on AT&T EDGE:2 & GPRS. I am currently unable to pull APN's from AT&T, and do not currently have data. Voice works flawlessly, however.
For those who DIDN'T read, and signed their name on the dotted line because they want to be left in the dark to their own problems, here are the 2 generic unlock codes:
123456
or
000000
This should be entered in the popup you will receive from using an invalid SIM.
More to come.
Here are instructions for flashing to another CDMA network, credit MikeyCriggz.
MikeyCriggz said:
Please Note:
You must be on an AOSP ROM in order for this to work. If you're not on one and would like to keep the stock ROM, make a NANDROID backup and flash one (CM10, AOKP, etc.). I take no credit for this, I am only providing the information (all credits go to adam3rd for his post in the Motorola Bionic forums)
Before Starting:
Make sure your SIM card is NOT in your phone
Activate phone through Page Plus using the first 15 digits of the IMEI (drop the very last digit)
Download this Page Plus PRL file: http://www.4shared.com/file/qryS5x4T/51720_EVDO.html
Download CDMA Workshop 3.8 Demo: www.cdma-ware.com
I used CDMA Workshop 3.8 demo version to do this and can verify it works.
Let's Do This:
1) Put phone in diagnostic mode (here's how: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtcEop4Dhdk)
2) Download and install all necessary drivers here: http://www.samsung.com/us/support/owners/product/SCH-I535MBBVZW
3) Connect phone to computer via USB
4) Open CDMA Workshop & click on the "Ports" drop down menu. Select the one that says "diag", it should be at the bottom. If not, then open Windows Device Manager and find your device. Note what COM port it's connected to and select that in CMDA Workshop (for example: COM12).
5) Click "Connect" to connect phone
6) In the main tab, click "SPC" send "000000" to unlock your phone.
7) Go to the PRL tab to load the Page Plus PRL to your phone. Select "Write" and find the PRL you downloaded earlier. It should now write to your device.
8) Turn off phone and pull the battery.
9) Insert your SIM card and replace the battery. Power up and after boot your phone should go into OTA Programming (if not, then dial *22890)
10) Open the dialer and dial *#*#4636*#*# (it will prompt you for a passcode, type "000000"). Go to "Phone Information" and find the drop down menu that says "CDMA Auto PRL" and change it to "CDMA Only"
11) Back out of this and go back into the dialer. Dial ##program and go to "Test Mode". Press next until you see a screen that says something like "EVRC HDR Hybrid Mode". Change the Network Type to CDMA and back out to the main screen. Your phone will now restart.
12) Check Settings>Phone>Status and make sure the Mobile Network Type says CDMA 1XTT. You should now have 1X data, voice, and text.
13) Dial *#*#4636*#*# again (entering in the "000000" passcode when prompted) and go back to "Phone Information". Change the "CDMA Only" back to "CDMA Auto PRL". Back out until you are at the home screen
14) Power down, remove battery and SIM card, replace battery and power back up.
15) Dial ##program again and go back into "Test Mode". Hit "Next" until you're back at the screen that says "EVRC HDR Hybrid Mode" again. Change Network Type to EVDO and press back until your phone restarts.
16) Check Settings/Phone/Status and make sure the Mobile Network Type says "CDMA EvDo rev A". If it says eHRPD, then you need to redo steps 10 through 15 again.
17) Dial *#*#4636#*#* go and go back to "Phone Information". Change "CDMA Auto PRL" to "Unknown" and back out.
18) Check Settings/Phone/Status and make sure the Mobile Network Type says "CDMA EvDo rev A". If it says eHRPD, then you need to redo steps 10 through 15 again.
14) Power down your phone, replace the SIM card and power back up. You should now have 3G data, talk, and text.
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This would be nice to have. I usually travel outside the country once a year, so knowing my phone is unlocked would be great.
Sent from sexy a** Galaxy S III

Well, as of now voice works.

AtLemacks said:
but I did unlock my Verizon GSIII day 1 with the generic code from the pre-order agreement.
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Wait a second, what code is this? And where am I supposed to find it?

Yea someone else posted in another forum that he requested a code from verizon and everyone was saying what code how where what? The guy replied 'i guess im the only one who read the preorder agreement'
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I am watching this thread, for sure!
Yes, I also would like to find this agreement as well (I got my GS3 thorough a 3rd party reseller). I am on T Mobile BTW and Im 110% aware of the pitfalls regarding data any faster then Edge, believe me Ive been there before.
Im willing to be the Guinea pig here, what do we need to do?

AtLemacks said:
Ok, so I have been slacking on actually getting this in the pipeline, but I did unlock my Verizon GSIII day 1 with the generic code from the pre-order agreement. Per the pics that will follow my post, you will see that I do not have the SIM popup bugging me, and in fact am running the Verizon GSIII on AT&T EDGE:2 & GPRS. I am currently unable to pull APN's from AT&T, and do not currently have data. Voice works flawlessly, however.
More to come.
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It would be good to have a global SIII.
About APNs,I do not know anything so forgive my ignorance.... but on another phone I used a battery saving app whuch screwed up my data, and I finally got my data back by using Anycut, APN, then restore default APNs.. then rebooted and my data was restored.
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AtLemacks said:
Well, as of now voice works.
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Would you please post the text of the pre-order agreement you are talking about?

DROID3R said:
Yea someone else posted in another forum that he requested a code from verizon and everyone was saying what code how where what? The guy replied 'i guess im the only one who read the preorder agreement'
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That would be me.
kola1228 said:
Lol i guess he's the only one. Where do you even find this pre-order agreement??
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It is the agreement you "signed" if you pre-ordered online.
JDMpire said:
I am watching this thread, for sure!
Yes, I also would like to find this agreement as well (I got my GS3 thorough a 3rd party reseller). I am on T Mobile BTW and Im 110% aware of the pitfalls regarding data any faster then Edge, believe me Ive been there before.
Im willing to be the Guinea pig here, what do we need to do?
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If you are using the T-Mobile version you aren't of any help to me right now. I am working on getting only the Verizon version working.
griffis said:
It would be good to have a global SIII.
About APNs,I do not know anything so forgive my ignorance.... but on another phone I used a battery saving app whuch screwed up my data, and I finally got my data back by using Anycut, APN, then restore default APNs.. then rebooted and my data was restored.
Sent from my Samsung SIII Galaxy via Tapatalk
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I have already tried all of the common routes. The settings menu crashes/force closes anytime I try to restore defaults or anything like that. The *#*#4636#*#* menu is the only one that I can actually make changes in that stick. Anything in the network settings crashes.
satadru said:
Would you please post the text of the pre-order agreement you are talking about?
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Did you pre-order online? If so, should have read it, if not, that's why you don't have one!

See the codes in the OP.
Thanks

AtLemacks said:
Ok, so I have been slacking on actually getting this in the pipeline, but I did unlock my Verizon GSIII day 1 with the generic code from the pre-order agreement. Per the pics that will follow my post, you will see that I do not have the SIM popup bugging me, and in fact am running the Verizon GSIII on AT&T EDGE:2 & GPRS. I am currently unable to pull APN's from AT&T, and do not currently have data. Voice works flawlessly, however.
For those who DIDN'T read, and signed their name on the dotted line because they with to be left in the dark to their own problems, here are the 2 generic unlock codes:
123456
or
000000
This should be entered in the popup you will receive from using an invalid SIM.
More to come.
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I heard somewhere that now you will not be able to switch back to CDMA

Dumb question but are you using an active AT&T sim card in your verizon g3? Or what sim card do you have in the phone?

OP, have you switched back to Verizon's network? Did everything work?

dincodee said:
I heard somewhere that now you will not be able to switch back to CDMA
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That's false as I'm replying to you right now over cdma 3g.
mb27 said:
Dumb question but are you using an active AT&T sim card in your verizon g3? Or what sim card do you have in the phone?
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Active, I have a line on AT&T that I'm using my Rezound on.
NOsquid said:
OP, have you switched back to Verizon's network? Did everything work?
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Yes and Yes.
kola1228 said:
Could you please spare us the lecture and provide the text?
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Last time I checked I don't work for you.
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I just had an epiphany. I realized I had both phones on AT&T SIM card at the same time. Will turn off Rezound when I get home and try again.
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For those concerned about going back to cdma/lte. And before speculation occurs, I don't have a gsm s3. I have 2 phones right now and that's the Rezound and s3.
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AtLemacks said:
If you are using the T-Mobile version you aren't of any help to me right now. I am working on getting only the Verizon version working.
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Who said anything about having the T Mobile version. I said I was trying to get it working on T Mobiles network, not that I had the GSM version of the S3.
If I need to put it in writing so you can see, I HAVE THE VERIZON S3.

JDMpire said:
Who said anything about having the T Mobile version. I said I was trying to get it working on T Mobiles network, not that I had the GSM version of the S3.
If I need to put it in writing so you can see, I HAVE THE VERIZON S3.
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This is all you said:
Yes, I also would like to find this agreement as well (I got my GS3 thorough a 3rd party reseller). I am on T Mobile BTW and Im 110% aware of the pitfalls regarding data any faster then Edge, believe me Ive been there before.
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Being that this is a melting pot of US GS3 and we have other users from other providers posting, just stating you are on TMo only tells me that you are on TMo, not that you have the d2vzw device.
You may have not read above, but getting pissy with me isn't going to convince me to help you. I am doing this on MY free time for free for everyone's benefit. I could just as easily move this to my own website and charge for it, but it isn't even worth it. So until people stop acting like they are owed something or getting an attitude with me, I will continue to take my sweet time. :good:

Let keep the childish trolling to a non existence. I do not wish to close this thread or have to issue out any infraction but I can be easily persuaded

AtLemacks said:
I just had an epiphany. I realized I had both phones on AT&T SIM card at the same time. Will turn off Rezound when I get home and try again.
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Anything come of this?

Running the phone after Factory Data Reset Without Verizon SIM, How ?

Hello guys,
After loosing my HTC ONE X on the street a week ago, I bought from some guy an almost brand new GALAXY S3 without knowing it is a VERIZON version.
I live in Israel so i had no idea what is the meaning of buying a device that will work only on Verizon network, we only have GSM here.
The guy i bought it from also had no idea what it means as his father bought it on the US and brought it here wishing to sell it as he had no use in it.
Without realizing the mistake I've made, I then made another one, Taking out the VERIZON SIM CARD and giving it back to the owner!
I thought to myself... well... that's his SIM CARD, not gonna be using that one...
Well, i got home to find out i'm in trouble with this deal I've made, i searched for a way to unlock it for GSM networks and i saw that here in XDA someone made it possible.
As i started working on it i had to download from Google play an application, when i was asked to pay for it i saw it's running on the old owners google account, so i decided i don't wanna pay with my credit while he might get the receipt for it and i figured i should do a Factory Data Reset for the phone and start from point zero the whole process.
Sadly i had no idea i'm doing another big mistake because when the phone finished the reset it asked for a VERIZON SIM CARD in order to run, well you know where that SIM Card is - back at the previous owner and i'm not even sure i will be able to track him down again.
I wish to get this device working without any traces of Verizon, maybe beside the name on the back panel of the device.
Now that the device won't even run without the SIM, what should i do ?
Thanks in advance,
Ohad.

ohadgfn said:
Hello guys,
After loosing my HTC ONE X on the street a week ago, I bought from some guy an almost brand new GALAXY S3 without knowing it is a VERIZON version.
I live in Israel so i had no idea what is the meaning of buying a device that will work only on Verizon network, we only have GSM here.
The guy i bought it from also had no idea what it means as his father bought it on the US and brought it here wishing to sell it as he had no use in it.
Without realizing the mistake I've made, I then made another one, Taking out the VERIZON SIM CARD and giving it back to the owner!
I thought to myself... well... that's his SIM CARD, not gonna be using that one...
Well, i got home to find out i'm in trouble with this deal I've made, i searched for a way to unlock it for GSM networks and i saw that here in XDA someone made it possible.
As i started working on it i had to download from Google play an application, when i was asked to pay for it i saw it's running on the old owners google account, so i decided i don't wanna pay with my credit while he might get the receipt for it and i figured i should do a Factory Data Reset for the phone and start from point zero the whole process.
Sadly i had no idea i'm doing another big mistake because when the phone finished the reset it asked for a VERIZON SIM CARD in order to run, well you know where that SIM Card is - back at the previous owner and i'm not even sure i will be able to track him down again.
I wish to get this device working without any traces of Verizon, maybe beside the name on the back panel of the device.
Now that the device won't even run without the SIM, what should i do ?
Thanks in advance,
Ohad.
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In setup when you are on language screen press left corner/right corner/left corner/right corner/volume up. Should boot to home screen.

prdog1 said:
In setup when you are on language screen press left corner/right corner/left corner/right corner/volume up. Should boot to home screen.
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Thanks but i was able to track down the previous owner and get the verizon sim card.
I found away to use it on GSM but still im very disappointed because im not sure there´s a real way to remove any trace for the verizon stuff installed here and there are few errors like it is connected to the provider but it says no verizon sim card connected.
and im not so sure all the device's frequencies are "open" for my provider.
I was wondering if there's any option to burn an international galaxy version to the device and it will bypass all of these issues.

ohadgfn said:
Thanks but i was able to track down the previous owner and get the verizon sim card.
I found away to use it on GSM but still im very disappointed because im not sure there´s a real way to remove any trace for the verizon stuff installed here and there are few errors like it is connected to the provider but it says no verizon sim card connected.
and im not so sure all the device's frequencies are "open" for my provider.
I was wondering if there's any option to burn an international galaxy version to the device and it will bypass all of these issues.
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not unless you want paperwieght for a device.

Why don't you just flash CM10 or similar to get rid of all the VZW stuff.... that's what I did.
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droidstyle said:
not unless you want paperwieght for a device.
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Why would that happen ? There's no option to do something like that what so ever ?
Beemer533 said:
Why don't you just flash CM10 or similar to get rid of all the VZW stuff.... that's what I did.
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Not sure how to do so, but either way i'm not sure i will get the device working completely normally with my local SIM card on a gsm network, without bugs, without asking me to put a verizon sim card all the time, without having any option to update the device...
I dunno, i thought i could easily get this Galaxy version to become unlocked completely and get it running like all the other guys around...
Unless anybody here have a good recommendation about what should i do to overcome the verizon and networks issues, maybe i should just sell this guy on ebay and get a normal version...
Do you think this would be a smart move to do ?
Beemer - after you flash the CM10, do you still need to unlock the device and do you still get issues running on other than Verizon providers or do you enjoy a device that is similar to the worldwide versions ?
Thanks,
Ohad.

If you flash an international ROM on a Verizon S3, your phone will no longer power on or do anything useful. That's why it will become a paperweight. Flashing an international ROM on your Verizon S3 is one of the easiest ways to make it useless.

International=quad-core us=s4 processor, very different guts.I'd listen to the ppl on this forum, unless you want to end up with a paper weight.
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ohadgfn said:
Why would that happen ?
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it will put your phone into qpst diag mode and the only way to recover it will be with jtag. try it if you dont believe...what do i know.

droidstyle said:
it will put your phone into qpst diag mode and the only way to recover it will be with jtag. try it if you dont believe...what do i know.
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alright then... i won´t go for it.
but what about the other issues ? what do you guys recommend to do with the device ?
I'm thinking "get rid of it or get it working smoothly", the question is, is it possible to have it running "just like the unlocked international version" ?

prdog1 said:
In setup when you are on language screen press left corner/right corner/left corner/right corner/volume up. Should boot to home screen.
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This just works on stock rom??? Whats happened in cm10 or aokp?? How to avoid activating screen?
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tiraceite said:
This just works on stock rom??? Whats happened in cm10 or aokp?? How to avoid activating screen?
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Know it works on Touchwiz roms. It may not be in AOSP based roms.

Well, i flashed CM10 successfully, i was able to receive and send SMS before with the Stock ROM, and also to make/receive phone calls but i had sim card issues and errors and also some unwanted Verizon apps and stuff.
After updating the device to the latest Verizon version, i couldn't make phone calls, just receive and i could send and receive SMS.
Now that device runs much faster on the CM10 and i can make/receive phone calls but i can't send SMS.
*UPDATE: I have updated to the latest CM10 version, now i can't connect to the provider at all... no internet/phone/sms at all.
SOS

Ok, Im going to try a different tactic, i saw some people tried flashing At&t Roms on their verizon devices and they done it with success.
So far i tried doing it twice, one time with CM10 ROM for at&t, the 2nd time with stock at&t ROM.
I've tried doing it through CWM.
Both times i got an error while installing... it just didn't move on.
Luckly i had the CM10 for the verizon Zip file over there aswell so i installed that ROM again just to get the device running.
Any ideas how to flash the AT&T ROM on the Verizon Device ???