APN Settings Help - General Questions and Answers

HI, I recently downloaded and flashed CarbonRom (v.1.6 April22) (coming from Stock jb TW and Midnight Rom). It is a beautiful AOSP Rom but due to it being a Sprint Rom, data does not work on my Virgin Mobile S2 (SPH-D710VMUB.)I can make and recieve calls and texts but no 3G/4G so I looked around for some solutions pertaining to my case.
I have found an app called APNsBu in the market and will revert back to stock and attempt to back up the settings info. I will then flash/recover the rom and restore apn settings. I cannot change APN settings within the CarbonRom because it seems this feature has been removed from the mobile network settings. If this does not work can someone direct me to a more efficient/practical way to regain data? Thanks!
Update: So I tried the above, and no luck. The second APN app that I tried stated that android devices 4.0+ did not have the accessibility (disabled feature?) to delete or restore APN settings.
I'm SOL, any help would be greatly appreciated.

So I took a look at the CM10.1 (4.2.2) ROM found over at androidforums.com and saw that in order for data to work on that rom you needed to flash an ICS or older modem (it refers to FL26/FJ12 as opposed to the leaked jb FL14). But, ever since the recent release of the official update GB28, a jb modem, idk if that method applies here. I'm running justlovejoy's kernel on carbonrom annnd my baseband is S:.D710.10S.GB28, model number SPH-D710. I know VM is under Sprints network so I feel this should be an easy fix if I can find out how.
Update: I have looked into the matter further and found a temporary solution. So I went ahead and downloaded these modem .zip files onto my ext-sd card: GB28, FL26, FJ12, and EG30. I flashed Sprints EG30 modem because I've read from a certain VM user that it had worked for them on a couple different jb roms. It indeed works as far as I know and I am getting internet, if not legitimate "3G" connection when off WiFi. Have not tried GPS/4G because of my remote location but will since it seems I now have some sort of mobile data connection. The widgets that I used to confirm connection is: NetworkInfo and Tiny Network Info. According to them I am now on EVDO A. Shows network gen 2.5G when connected, and 3G when not connected. I am on VM so SIM and roaming is irrelevant here for me.
One widget shows -1dBm signal strength and the other has a -100 to -106 dBm signal strength. Where I physically live mobile data is hard to connect to on stock VM modems. Strangely after flashing EG30 I can go in my backyard or within my house and get better download speeds whereas I could not before. **My phone shows only 1X but the speed seems faster sometimes; misleading?**
Edit: Just after posting this update I am now seeing the 3G icon with blue bars; so I can connect! (fast at loading web pages at least). It would be nice to have an official fix, however I am fine with this for now ... my new daily driver

Both Bluetooth and GPS working very well, I'll update on 4G when I can; I doubt it will however.

On ReVolt ROM 4G connects to WiMax I assume but shows LTE icon.
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ROM's
All is well with data (3G & 4G)/bluetooth/wifi/gps! Now, check out my thread on ROM's for Virgin Mobile SGS2.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=42884229#post42884229

Garymeister said:
So I took a look at the CM10.1 (4.2.2) ROM found over at androidforums.com and saw that in order for data to work on that rom you needed to flash an ICS or older modem (it refers to FL26/FJ12 as opposed to the leaked jb FL14). But, ever since the recent release of the official update GB28, a jb modem, idk if that method applies here. I'm running justlovejoy's kernel on carbonrom annnd my baseband is S:.D710.10S.GB28, model number SPH-D710. I know VM is under Sprints network so I feel this should be an easy fix if I can find out how.
Update: I have looked into the matter further and found a temporary solution. So I went ahead and downloaded these modem .zip files onto my ext-sd card: GB28, FL26, FJ12, and EG30. I flashed Sprints EG30 modem because I've read from a certain VM user that it had worked for them on a couple different jb roms. It indeed works as far as I know and I am getting internet, if not legitimate "3G" connection when off WiFi. Have not tried GPS/4G because of my remote location but will since it seems I now have some sort of mobile data connection. The widgets that I used to confirm connection is: NetworkInfo and Tiny Network Info. According to them I am now on EVDO A. Shows network gen 2.5G when connected, and 3G when not connected. I am on VM so SIM and roaming is irrelevant here for me.
One widget shows -1dBm signal strength and the other has a -100 to -106 dBm signal strength. Where I physically live mobile data is hard to connect to on stock VM modems. Strangely after flashing EG30 I can go in my backyard or within my house and get better download speeds whereas I could not before. **My phone shows only 1X but the speed seems faster sometimes; misleading?**
Edit: Just after posting this update I am now seeing the 3G icon with blue bars; so I can connect! (fast at loading web pages at least). It would be nice to have an official fix, however I am fine with this for now ... my new daily driver
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Where did you find those .zip files? I can only find .bin files of those modems.

blaarfengaar said:
Where did you find those .zip files? I can only find .bin files of those modems.
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I believe I just Google (try Sprint Stock SGS2 modems) them; found them in a depository. I no longer have the phone, however.
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blaarfengaar said:
Where did you find those .zip files? I can only find .bin files of those modems.
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This guy had them in a repository at one point:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1764210
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Thanks a lot man!

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Internet woes

So my FUZE won't connect to the internet with certain programs (E.g. Internet Explorer). Everything else works fine, opera, mms, etc. When I go to IE, it immediately loads a popup and says "Cannot connect with current connection settings. To change your connection settings, tap settings". Any advice? My 3G speed is also terrible. I have an H icon and tested my speed and got 81kbps... Any advice on that?
hah2110 said:
So my FUZE won't connect to the internet with certain programs (E.g. Internet Explorer). Everything else works fine, opera, mms, etc. When I go to IE, it immediately loads a popup and says "Cannot connect with current connection settings. To change your connection settings, tap settings". Any advice? My 3G speed is also terrible. I have an H icon and tested my speed and got 81kbps... Any advice on that?
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I just noticed this same issue with Internet Explorer. I never see the H - only G and E(dge). I'm on the original ROM. The last registry change I did was to re-map the PTT button. Before that, IE was working and the only changes I did were the top two performance tweaks from the tweak thread here.
hah2110 said:
So my FUZE won't connect to the internet with certain programs (E.g. Internet Explorer). Everything else works fine, opera, mms, etc. When I go to IE, it immediately loads a popup and says "Cannot connect with current connection settings. To change your connection settings, tap settings". Any advice? My 3G speed is also terrible. I have an H icon and tested my speed and got 81kbps... Any advice on that?
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Same here. Absolutely horrendous speeds, usually it actually times out. I still have a Samsung BlackJack II and also a Moto V3XX and I have tested sitting right in the same location, put my SIM in each of those other two devices and go to the same websites, everything works just fine, fast and normal. Then I put my SIM back in the Fuze and it's so slow it's literally unusable.
Going to try going back to the store and getting a replacement but I am afraid this might be an issue with the ROM. But I don't want to flash to a cooked ROM in case ATT won't take it back.
DrunkenOstrich said:
Same here. Absolutely horrendous speeds, usually it actually times out. I still have a Samsung BlackJack II and also a Moto V3XX and I have tested sitting right in the same location, put my SIM in each of those other two devices and go to the same websites, everything works just fine, fast and normal. Then I put my SIM back in the Fuze and it's so slow it's literally unusable.
Going to try going back to the store and getting a replacement but I am afraid this might be an issue with the ROM. But I don't want to flash to a cooked ROM in case ATT won't take it back.
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Hi,
You can always undo what you flashed back to the stock roms/SPL.
HardSPL - http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Raphael_HardSPL
Stock/Shipped ROMS - http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Raphael_WM6.1_ROMs
Search for more information.
bfspider said:
Hi,
You can always undo what you flashed back to the stock roms/SPL.
HardSPL - http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Raphael_HardSPL
Stock/Shipped ROMS - http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Raphael_WM6.1_ROMs
Search for more information.
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Thanks much!
I noticed there are four different versions of the ATT ROM for this device. Since some people are having big data speed issues and some are happily working away, I wonder if some of the stock ROM versions have issues and others don't?
DrunkenOstrich said:
Thanks much!
I noticed there are four different versions of the ATT ROM for this device. Since some people are having big data speed issues and some are happily working away, I wonder if some of the stock ROM versions have issues and others don't?
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I'm not too sure because I haven't played with the stock ROM at all. I jumped on the cooked ROM band wagon and I am now using ROMeOS at the moment. Later, when I get a moment, I'll try out the Cooked ATT ROM that NATF has put together.
One of the major complains of the stock ATT ROM is that HSPDA was shut off and that only 3G was being used. I know when I get a decent H signal, the Internet is pretty snappy. This is on the ROMeOS ROM.
hah2110 said:
So my FUZE won't connect to the internet with certain programs (E.g. Internet Explorer). Everything else works fine, opera, mms, etc. When I go to IE, it immediately loads a popup and says "Cannot connect with current connection settings. To change your connection settings, tap settings". Any advice? My 3G speed is also terrible. I have an H icon and tested my speed and got 81kbps... Any advice on that?
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I had this problem. Navigate to Programs>Tools>Proxy Manager. Once there tap on "Restore Proxy" This did the trick for me.
bfspider said:
I'm not too sure because I haven't played with the stock ROM at all. I jumped on the cooked ROM band wagon and I am now using ROMeOS at the moment. Later, when I get a moment, I'll try out the Cooked ATT ROM that NATF has put together.
One of the major complains of the stock ATT ROM is that HSPDA was shut off and that only 3G was being used. I know when I get a decent H signal, the Internet is pretty snappy. This is on the ROMeOS ROM.
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How fast? My phone shows 3G and using Opera I got the following from DSL reports speed test:
1345 kbit/sec
0.32s latency
6.363s d/l time.again.
And that was after it forced me to do the 1MB download because it wasn't able to calculate the test at the lower file sizes.
Seems like I'm pretty much in line with other posters speeds who show the H, no?
nthdgreee said:
I had this problem. Navigate to Programs>Tools>Proxy Manager. Once there tap on "Restore Proxy" This did the trick for me.
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Yup, that fixed my IE. Thanks!
And my Opera still works.
Must be an INI file or something for IE...
Right now I'm at home, so no 3G for me (Edge if I even get a signal at all usually) so I can't tell if it's (opera) slower.
Will this negatively impact tethering? Haven't tried it yet, but will soon.
I just did a bunch of testing between my Fuze and my Blackjack II for comparison. Others with the speed issues are in another thread, I posted a lengthy post with lots of test data in there. Please check it out and add to it what you can.
Thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=445850
Post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2910946&postcount=18
Where do you guys test your speed? The only DSL reports mobile speed test are up to 100k and that is too small. All the other tests I can find (anywhere) are either flash or java based and those applets never load on either Opera or IE.
I was able to get a toast blue angels test to run. Got 1809k WOOHOO. And IE works now, thanks!
FuzzyLogic_FC said:
Yup, that fixed my IE. Thanks!
And my Opera still works.
Must be an INI file or something for IE...
Right now I'm at home, so no 3G for me (Edge if I even get a signal at all usually) so I can't tell if it's (opera) slower.
Will this negatively impact tethering? Haven't tried it yet, but will soon.
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Glad that did it for you. I've never tried tethering before so I'm not qualified to answer your question. Post your results when you test.
FuzzyLogic_FC said:
How fast? My phone shows 3G and using Opera I got the following from DSL reports speed test:
Seems like I'm pretty much in line with other posters speeds who show the H, no?
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Hmm, maybe it's just me, but it really seems as if 3G speeds have been getting slower for me. I did the same test and got the same speeds as you (and occasionally, it has been falling to 500-600Kbps), but this really does seem slower than before.
One may say it's my imagination, but I have noticed it while watching Youtube. I use the HTC Youtube app and I always watch in high quality. Now I'm forced to watch in low quality simply because downloading high quality videos takes far too long (as long as 15-20 minutes depending on video length). Even the low quality videos takes quite a while to load.
To a smaller extent, web surfing has also slowed down noticeably. Unfortunately, I don't visit enough data-heavy website to be accurate about this.
I've performed numerous tests (different websites, ROMs, browsers, radios, etc), but it all turned out relatively the same. I was able to achieve higher speeds in some cases, but not significantly higher. Overall, though, it seems to me that there have been a large speed drop in AT&T's 3G.

Need help with browser

This is my first android device and so far I like it a lot (was previously on windows mobile)
I help run a sim racing site and I'm having a problem with a url to a scoring program we use. It always says "Data connectivity problem. The server failed to comminicate." on the captivate.
and it has the upside down android in the spots the data should show in.
I have tried multiple browsers with no luck. It works fine on my old moto q and it works on my friends iphone both with at&t. I should also mention that it works on my captivate if I am on wifi.
Here is a link to our site h t t p://nr2003.com and here is a link to the content I'm trying to view h t t p://gs58.mtco.com:27035/ARCAHotlaps
Any help is greatly appreciated.
I was able to use Wifi, but not 3g. I believe AT&T might have an issue with directing to a certain point on your server (27035).
This is a connectivity issue with AT&T. I'll try Dolphin browser next.
EDIT: Dolphin did not work but Opera did work. Opera uses their servers to transfer data. I believe it helps speed up data transmission over 3g networks.
Thanks madjsp but would they have an issue with this phone only?
I don't understand why it comes through on the q and the iphone and they are both with at&t also.
I can get there on the captivate's default browser by using a get.php file.
h t t p://tools.fantasyfootball.com/get.php?url=h t t p://gs58.mtco.com:27035/ARCAHotlaps
Could that port be blocked on the phone maybe or is that possible? As you can probably tell, I don't have a clue about this stuff lol
Sorry for the spaces in the links but I can't post a link.
I've been browsing this forum for a couple years and just now had the need for a post
XDA is awesome!!
Some browsers do block non-standard ports, but I would expect it over 3G and WiFi. Do you have another Android phone you can try it with?
I can only come to the conclusion that the iphone data plan offers different browsing experiences. Try calling att and ask them about it. They might be able to tell you why.
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I called at&t this morning and they said it wasn't an issue with them but who knows.
They told me to call samsung in the morning. I dread that call.
I am unable to find anyone here at work with at&t and android but I did test a droid through sprint and it worked perfectly with a 1.5 version of android.
I also tried it on a verizon ally on a 2.1 version of android but his is an ere27 build I think and mine is an eclair build.
If someone out there with a different build of android through at&t could try it, it would help tremendously.
Either way, I'm calling samsung when I get home from work in the morning and while I'm at it, I might as well mention the gps issues.
If I could get these two issues resolved, this phone would be perfect for me.
This has gotten even more weird.
With wifi the web pages open ok but with the 3G network they dont.
This all with the captivate browser, with the opera everithing is ok (but I like the original browser more)
Here are some pics One with WIFI(page ok) the other with 3G (page not ok)
I have Auto fit checked
text zize medium
no landscame only( thw problem does not fix)
I have reseted my phone and my browser and the problems does not fix.
Please help.

[Q] URL access blocked?

I'm new to android and had a friend help me root my inspire 4g, flash a new rom and a new radio. everything works well except for surfing the web on the data network. Apps that pull data work over the network work, I can access my email and the browsers work on wifi. But when I'm on the data network alone, i get an error saying "Access to this URL has been blocked". What could cause this? is it a setting?
I've tried different browsers and many different websites and i get the same thing.
help please...thanks
Just to clarify, he is running Coredroid v3.1 (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=965207) with the recommended radio 26.04.02.17_M2
He also is using a SIM card that used to be in an iPhone, if that effects anything.
If he is using the stock APN, he will need to get on the HSPA+ data plan for it work correctly.
flashing coredroid does nothing with the APN correct? Howcome it worked before the root/rom then?
cardriverx said:
flashing coredroid does nothing with the APN correct? Howcome it worked before the root/rom then?
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Actually, it very well may. APN's are stored in the ROM. It also could be that coredroid has a hosts file that is causing the problem, redirecting to localhost. I haven't tried it so I can't say either way.
What APN is listed in the settings?
it seems to be wap.cingular. does that sound right?
That is not the stock Inspire one, that is for non hspa + devices. It shouldn't cause any issues but it may. Search for a thread I started asking for the default stock apn.
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i found some settings that someone said worked on that thread but they are the same as the one that my phone is currently using
wont let me copy them to here cause i havent posted enough
I seem to have fixed it. i found the stock apn settings for the inspire and made a new apn with them and it's working. it's slow cause im on the EDGE network up here in erie pa but whatever...it works! thanks guys

[FIX] ICS data drops for T-Mobile Users

Updated: instructions Aug-10
Updated: New file optimized for US T-Mobile New instructions - Aug-15
If you have data drops after this please communicate with me. I hate it when someone tells me this fix sucks and then never answers my troubleshooting questions.So as far as I know they have a separate issue!
This is a more public post of what has been going on in the Paranoidandroid developmet thread, but this fix works for all T-Mobile ICS ROM users.
The APN list I have provided here is a US T-Mobile APN list built from the original I pulled apart on the original T-Mobile ROM. Now...this means IT WILL NOT WORK for users on other carriers or in other countries. I might work for the Canada Wind Mobile users as well.
What this did for me and the other T-Mobile testers: It removed the data drops completely for myself and the original testers. This whole data drop thing (and why many others never see it) may be a issue with the "Simple" mobile APN in the default list. Simple uses the same towers as T-Mobile but with different authentication.
What that means is T-Mobile users get small drops as the phone tries to connect to the Simple (which looks like T-Mobile to the phone) towers and then fails because the SIM is not authorized on Simple. Then the next APN in the list "T-Mobile US" is used and connected.
This is an example for others with data drops: Seeing as I have no idea if non-T-Mobile users have ever experienced this problem, I have no idea if trimming down the APN list to include only your carrier APNs willl make any difference. But a smaller APN file could not hurt. The ROM builders must keep the larger file in thier builds to ensure all users everywhere can connect to their carrier. Bad thing is that most of this list is filled with carrier discontinued APNs (Mergers, acquisition, etc) but some may be needed to support older SIM cards.
I would love to have feedback though. Trimming the APN list and importing the settings from the original APN file was a little weird because it was from an older format, but you just use the same format as the new APN list. Even the new included default APN list does not follow the version 7 rules completely. Most important part is the type= identifier in each APN. This defines what functions the APN have. (Default, MMS, SUPL, DUN)
Instructions
CWM Flashable Download: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/14980920/tmobile_apnfix.zip
Step 1: download the zip to your SDcard and reboot into Recovery.
Step 2: install the zip and reboot
Step 3: Wipe Dalvik cache is not doing this while flashing a new ROM
Step 4: verify that "Simple" is not in your APN l list - System Settings > Wireless and Networks > More > Mobile Networks >Access Point Names (If it is then delete it)
Troubleshooting
Sudden horrible data connection issues: Verify the permissions on file "/etc/apns-conf.xml" are 644. Some have had the permissions randomly change on this file, not sure how or why.
The APN list this modifies is only a reference file to the APN function deeper in the phone. That is why Simple can reappear after the flash is applied if you did not apply this during a fresh install of a ROM.
Is there any way you could just post what specific changes you made so we don't have to use the flashable file?
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I find my data stays well using PA build5. I am watching new builds to see for changes that come!
Doesn't appear to "fix" the data drop for me on paranoid build 7, the data appears to kick back in faster but it still is dropping and leaving my GPS struggling to get a lock and messenger booting off due to the other known things to make the data drop
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xBkKx said:
Doesn't appear to "fix" the data drop for me on paranoid build 7, the data appears to kick back in faster but it still is dropping and leaving my GPS struggling to get a lock and messenger booting off due to the other known things to make the data drop
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Where are you getting data drops at, I mean what activities are you doing or what programs are you using when this happens? And does the bars change from blue/grey; or are you loosing the H/3/2 above the bars?
Sending MMS and anything that uses the GPS, both, goes gray and lose data icon
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So I flashed this and can see no discernible difference in my APN list. Simple is still there, and the T-Mobile APN appears unchanged. Also still experiencing the data drops at the same rate
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Likewise, still having data drop issues, not much of a difference from what I can tell
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Ok, if the Simple APN still appears in your list it is a carry over from the previous settings. Just delete that APN from your list and it should not show up again. I think I remember that happening as well and forgot to mention some had to manually delete it. I will update the OP.
rtotheichie said:
Is there any way you could just post what specific changes you made so we don't have to use the flashable file?
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You can just open the apns-conf.xml file in the zip and see the changes. I'm not going to paste it here and clutter the post up
Just to make one thing clear, as I heard it before.
When the color of the icons change from blue to grey this does NOT mean that your data drops. Blue color indicates that it's connected to Googles servers. A data drop only occurred when there's no G/E/3G/H icon anymore.
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xBkKx said:
Sending MMS and anything that uses the GPS, both, goes gray and lose data icon
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First, delete the Simple APN and retest, Simple does not show up to begin with when using this process: Flash ROM, Gapps, BBfixes if needed, APN fix if needed. Flashing the APN fix on an existing build may not clear the Simple APN from the phones memory at first reboot.
I was hoping to avoid explaining this but here is the thing with the grey/blue bars because the APN function was complicated as it is. Tonyp and a few others had discussed this offline. The blue/grey bar thing gives greater granularity to Google Services connectivity at the expense of making us think we may have lost cellular data.
My bars turn grey when in Google Maps and when sending/receiving MMS
In most ICS builds:
Blue Bars = Connected to Google services / cellular data is connected
Grey Bars = Not connected to Google services / data is still connected
This color changing thing never happened in my original ROM
My T-Mobile ROM never changed colors so I never would have know if or when Google servers lost connection. Don't know what to tell ya as I don't have anything else to go off of.
You are not really losing data because you will notice the data activity still happening in the signal bar overlay (the up/down arrows). The MMS still goes through and the Google maps application still updates the map data as you scroll around. If this is not the case for you, then something else is going on. Tonyp discovered a larger problem in the framework.apk that he ended up patching and I believe includes in the newest build, that resolved a GPS-data problem. The fix allowed the radio to recognize a data connectivity drop and reconnect. But if it reconnects to Simple first, then you still get a pause in connecting back to the TMobile APN until Simple fails.
I will have to add this to the already long OP.....now that I am out of breath.
Alright, so I flashed this, deleted Simple, and I will say it seems to have fixed a problem I had with receiving MMS. thanks for this!
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Thanks OP, tested and confirmed working. Props for putting the explanation up as well.
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Simple isn't in my APN list, I flashed the zip from OP, my Data is dropping the same it just starts up a lot faster but it is still dropping. Maps will stop updating for a few seconds, no data or buffer, bars, arrows, and data icon go away. Instant Messenger always kicks accounts off.
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put genesis stable 1 on my phone to try this and it flashed fine, left simple listed as an APN so i deleted it
was able to download from the browser but when i went into the Play Store i couldnt download anything, even after clearing the app data. so i reflashed, installed this fix, same thing. did not check mms messages though, too put off about the play store not working
dodgefan67 said:
put genesis stable 1 on my phone to try this and it flashed fine, left simple listed as an APN so i deleted it
was able to download from the browser but when i went into the Play Store i couldnt download anything, even after clearing the app data. so i reflashed, installed this fix, same thing. did not check mms messages though, too put off about the play store not working
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I'm back on Domination build 80. I wiped cache/dalvik, flashed the APN fix, fixed permissions, rebooted, deleted Simple, rebooted, wiped cache/dalvik again, and then rebooted. I went to the Play Store on my desktop browser, chose to install YouTube, it pushed to my phone just fine and it appears to be downloading with no issue (aside from the fact that phone signal at my job is so bad tha it's literally worse than dial up...). I haven't had a chance to try MMS because it's usually a headache trying to receive pictures while at work so I don't even want to try.
Man I am struggling trying to think what would be happening for you. I have blue bars off/on during maps...showing intense data usage...but always get map data. The Play Store, I have browsed all around it, watch videos, downloaded apps, updated apps...I don't get any drops. I'm going to have to ask for some logcats from the two of you here to try to help. What chat program are you using, maybe I'll try it and see what it does for me.
Please help me by providing the following also, as I really do want to figure this issue out for all users if possible...
Which baseband are you on?
What RIL are you on? ( Use getril in the store, I want to know if this could be a BB thing and if you have matching BB/RIL)
Thanks for the help!
Heads up, I have noticed that fixing permissions after applying this package can screw up the permissions on the /etc/anps-conf.xml file. This causes major data connection issues. Either apply the apn fix again, after fixing permissions, or change the permissions manually to 644.
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New file available
From the few people that have given me feedback, thank you!!! As a result the OP has been updated with a new file to download. This should help the few that did not see improvements with my original posting.It also should work for Canada WIND users but I need tester feedback.

Will paypal $25 usd for stable jellybean cm 10, 10.1, and 11 roms (not kitkat)

KitKat Sucks. My battery life is just magically drained all day. And the updates killed my texts.
REGARDLESS OF THIS - I AM OFFERING $25 PER ROM FOR ANYONE THAT SENDS ME STABLE CM JELLY BEAN ROMS FOR THE MOTOROLA PHOTON Q, I AM MOSTLY LOOKING AT PEOPLE LIKE KABALDAN, AAAAARGH, ETC WHO MIGHT HAVE THEM STASHED AWAY ON A HARD DRIVE SOMEWHERE.
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I'll see what I can dig up I spose. Either way, check your wakelocks.
Edit - I found a really old build of an unofficial cm10.1...xt897c. From April 29 2013. Not sure you want it, I'm not really sure what it is. I'll keep poking to see if I can find something official...
Edit 2 - cm11 is kitkat, just FYI
Edit 3 - checked my roomie's phone (he uses the Q now) and I only seem to have a couple of sideload's which I doubt are what you want... and a TWRP backup of stock jb.
I doubt you'll want this upload I have of some random 10.1, I seriously doubt it's "stable" by any stretch of the word. cm11 runs fairly well IMHO, but you seem to be completely against it... maybe someone else will have and old zip of cm kicking around.
Edit 4 - found some gold for you. Will be better I'm sure than the random build I have on my dropbox. No need to donate me any money, I'm just trying to help.
http://download.cyanogenmod.org/?device=xt897c
I guess that either an app causes wakelocks or the media scanner is going crazy (that's why I use XPosed + a module to modify its behavour).
For the latter it should be enough to remove all kind of media from the phone and the sdcard. After done that, insert the sdcard to the PQ.
The media scanner will be running in the background. If you want to reboot, do it before or right after you insert the sdcard. While the media scanner is running you should not reboot (just let it alone for a few hours).
I'm not quiet sure but if I remember correct, the media scanner starts a full scan after the sdcard has been inserted. It possible that it does the same after a reboot...
PS: Don't forget that any kind of repeated crashes or app-misfunctions cause a log entry. This can let to a wakelock like behavour.
To avoid this, don't use badly programmed apps.
I wanted to like KitKat. I feel that I have given it plenty of opportunity. But I dont even use my phone for an hour or two and then i have like 1/4 - 1/3 battery gone. And I'm buying brand new sealed MPQs from ebay so its not a battery wear issue.
There were some CM JB roms where the battery wouldnt move all day if you didnt touch the phone. 5 hours later, 99%. Never happens anymore.
I just feel like the JB roms were optimized for the phone and KK roms are an afterthought with no active development. When my texting was killed in an update, that was the last straw.
I love this phone cuz its the last great slider. I REFUSE TO ASSIMILATE. I also use the phone for actual work almost constantly. Emails, spreadsheets, forms, etc. I demand a keyboard for this work. It is definitely worth $25 to me to have a stable rom for the future of this phone. If the market doesnt provide a new slider phone I can still see myself with this phone in 5 years. So I am really trying to prepare for the future with nailing down some good stable roms for this phone that I can stick with for longevity.
I will try the rom(s) in your last link and if it pans out I'll send you some beer money. Thank you very much for taking the time to respond and dig around your files.
I know what you mean. I used to rock cm10.2 on my PQ and the battery would last like forever. I'm talking about 3-4 days with 6-7 hours of screen time. If I didn't touch the phone much it would last a week.
Sooner or later I updated to kitkat and at some point lost the backup. I wasn't satisfied with kitkats battery life so I tried to get back. But even after flashing some of the recent cm10.2 roms of that time my battery life would never get as good as the particular version I had.
Sent from my XT897 with Tapatalk 4
Kabaldan or skrillex or someone had their own build concurrent with the official builds and i think his had some good tweaks, that is the hardest one to find.
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Edit 4 - found some gold for you. Will be better I'm sure than the random build I have on my dropbox. No need to donate me any money, I'm just trying to help.
http://download.cyanogenmod.org/?device=xt897c
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I downloaded CM 10.1.3 stable and I have no mobile data. I went with a CM11 nightly from the same list and still had no mobile data.
I believe its because I switched to ting, these builds default to an old sprint LTE or something. In any event, the phone status says "Mobile Network State 'Disconnected'" in both apps.
I am thinking about restoring my stock ting image and then flashing over it without wiping the data to see if this resolves the issue. If not, what was that secret code to get into the radio menu to activate/deactivate different radios and bands and stuff?
matt2k12 said:
I downloaded CM 10.1.3 stable and I have no mobile data. I went with a CM11 nightly from the same list and still had no mobile data.
I believe its because I switched to ting, these builds default to an old sprint LTE or something. In any event, the phone status says "Mobile Network State 'Disconnected'" in both apps.
I am thinking about restoring my stock ting image and then flashing over it without wiping the data to see if this resolves the issue. If not, what was that secret code to get into the radio menu to activate/deactivate different radios and bands and stuff?
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My roomie is on Ting, and I just flashed the latest CM11 snapshot and mobile data hooked up no problem IIRC... I can doublecheck his exact settings tonight.
Did you check the APN settings? Did you check which network 'mode' is chosen?
CM 10.2 2013 Feb 5 nightly boot looped on the dirty flash.... grrrr...... knew this wasnt going to be easy.
matt2k12 said:
CM 10.2 2013 Feb 5 nightly boot looped on the dirty flash.... grrrr...... knew this wasnt going to be easy.
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You can't dirty flash between ROM's... At least it's highly advised against.
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My roomie is on Ting, and I just flashed the latest CM11 snapshot and mobile data hooked up no problem IIRC... I can doublecheck his exact settings tonight.
Did you check the APN settings? Did you check which network 'mode' is chosen?
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How do I check the APN settings?
OK I changed network mode to CDMA + LTE/EVDO and I at least have 3g for now. It may even be 4g masquerading as 3g, I remember there was an icon glitch....
But how do I get to APN settings and the secret code for the programming menu? Or is that functionality gone in CM?
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How do I check the APN settings?
OK I changed network mode to CDMA + LTE/EVDO and I at least have 3g for now. It may even be 4g masquerading as 3g, I remember there was an icon glitch....
But how do I get to APN settings and the secret code for the programming menu? Or is that functionality gone in CM?
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UPDATE - As I pushed reply I glanced at my phone and the 4g icon is now present. Yay!
Will post updates as I test out the app
EDIT - spoke a little too soon - 4g timed out, sent and received a little data, but still not functional.
The PRL is the same on my stock ting which is updated and has 4g and full service, and on these other builds (54022)
What is not the same is my "mobile network type". On CM it just says "LTE" but on stock Ting it says "LTE:13" and again, "network state = disconnected"
Ok, here is a rundown of my current situation -
In an effort to verify that mobile data is working on any of my CM roms I went with the latest CM 11 nightly for jbbl.
I have no data in the latest CM11 nightly, and I also have no text messaging (send button greyed out / disabled), which is the reason I decided to start this adventure for old roms in the first place, when my texting went out on the 1/3/2015 nightly.
I need to figure out how to get to that hidden radio menu and see if that can help me, if anyone has the dialer code to get to that menu on CM it would be greatly appreciated. But it might not even be accessible on CM.
The only thing I can think of now is flashing the stock FZX and starting over..... not very excite.
matt2k12 said:
Ok, here is a rundown of my current situation -
In an effort to verify that mobile data is working on any of my CM roms I went with the latest CM 11 nightly for jbbl.
I have no data in the latest CM11 nightly, and I also have no text messaging (send button greyed out / disabled), which is the reason I decided to start this adventure for old roms in the first place, when my texting went out on the 1/3/2015 nightly.
I need to figure out how to get to that hidden radio menu and see if that can help me, if anyone has the dialer code to get to that menu on CM it would be greatly appreciated. But it might not even be accessible on CM.
The only thing I can think of now is flashing the stock FZX and starting over..... not very excite.
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Most of the dialer codes won't work in CM. You need to sort out any programming in stock, then move to CM.
If your data worked on stock before moving to CM, then there's something awry with your CM configuration I suppose.
From your last post, data works just not LTE? What APN is configured? PRL is a preferred roaming list, shouldn't have anything to do with regular service. Only applies when you are roaming.....
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Most of the dialer codes won't work in CM. You need to sort out any programming in stock, then move to CM.
If your data worked on stock before moving to CM, then there's something awry with your CM configuration I suppose.
From your last post, data works just not LTE? What APN is configured? PRL is a preferred roaming list, shouldn't have anything to do with regular service. Only applies when you are roaming.....
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I dont know how to get to APN settings on the different builds. Only one of them actually had "Access Point Names" in the mobile networks menu. If you can tell me how, I can get you this information.
On CM10.1.3 "Stable" from your link I get a 3G icon and mobile data (not sure if 4g, probably not) Mobile Network Type states - CDMA / EvDo rev A:6
(I seem to remember browser crashing, which it is, and Chrome becoming my internet app, with this build)
On CM 10.2 20131205 I get no data service, no data icon, and mobile network type is "LTE" and state is "disconnected".
On the latest CM11 nightly I am on "Mobile Network Type - LTE" "Mobile Network State - Disconnected" obviously no data
I do have phone service on all the builds. But no 4g and spotty 3g only on CM10.1.3 stable
I noticed when the latest nightly booted up that I had debugging mode already activated. IS there any chance that I had debugging mode activated during one of my flashes and that is the root of all my problems with this?
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I dont know how to get to APN settings on the different builds. Only one of them actually had "Access Point Names" in the mobile networks menu. If you can tell me how, I can get you this information.
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Access Point Name == APN, should be in the mobile networks menu like you stated. Maybe since you're on old CDMA builds it's not available, try on CM11.
matt2k12 said:
On CM10.1.3 "Stable" from your link I get a 3G icon and mobile data (not sure if 4g, probably not) Mobile Network Type states - CDMA / EvDo rev A:6
(I seem to remember browser crashing, which it is, and Chrome becoming my internet app, with this build)
On CM 10.2 20131205 I get no data service, no data icon, and mobile network type is "LTE" and state is "disconnected".
On the latest CM11 nightly I am on "Mobile Network Type - LTE" "Mobile Network State - Disconnected" obviously no data
I do have phone service on all the builds. But no 4g and spotty 3g only on CM10.1.3 stable
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Again, if LTE works fine on stock then you probably just have some bad settings on CM...
matt2k12 said:
I noticed when the latest nightly booted up that I had debugging mode already activated. IS there any chance that I had debugging mode activated during one of my flashes and that is the root of all my problems with this?
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Are you clean flashing every time you jump around? Each time you are basically jumping to a completely different version of CM, so make sure you are completely clean flashing (IE wipe all of the partitions (except external SD) including system and internal SD before trying another CM.
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Access Point Name == APN, should be in the mobile networks menu like you stated. Maybe since you're on old CDMA builds it's not available, try on CM11.
Again, if LTE works fine on stock then you probably just have some bad settings on CM...
Are you clean flashing every time you jump around? Each time you are basically jumping to a completely different version of CM, so make sure you are completely clean flashing (IE wipe all of the partitions (except external SD) including system and internal SD before trying another CM.
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I'm using open recovery and wiping data/factory reset, davlik, and cache every time
Hey Scott, you mind giving one of those old builds a whirl for me? Just for science's sake.
Update - I wiped the whole phone with RSD lite - same issues................................. jumped straight into the latest nightly - no data, AND no text messaging - mobile network state = disconnected
I have 2 MPQs, one on stock rom and one I am trying to get on CM - the one on stock rom always says Mobile Network Type = LTE:13. That is from Ting. The Mobile Network Type once I flash CM always just says "LTE" - obviously not the same. Does it matter that my base rom is 4.1.2?
Final Update - I downloaded the CM10.2 snapshot from the link you downloaded. At first I had no data. Then I switched to EVDO only and I had 3g. Then I went to the tile menu and I added LTE to the tile menu. LTE was off by default on the tile menu. I re-enabled LTE and then went to mobile networks and switched to CDMA +LTE/EVDO and miraculously, 4g appeared! I followed these steps on previous builds but it never did anything for me. So I dont know if it was the snapshot version or just messing with the settings over and over but I wish I had that 12 hours of my life back.
Its working now and I am going to let everyone know how it does. I appreciate your help as always Scott!
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