I have a i727 SR that I bought off a buddy. I first tried to use it as a go-phone with no luck. I then bought a Straight Talk BYOD ATT sim and have tried to use it. When I first activated it I had voice and SMS. I traveled down the road and the 4G led popped up and I then had voice, sms and data (using the tfdata APN). When I returned to my home town, I could only connect to Edge towers and have to service at all. I started out on stock JB, I've tried stock Gb 2.3.5 and the 2.3.6 update. I used the UCLD2 rom linked in the "Unlock free proceed at own risk" thread. And I've also tried stock ICS as well as the SGH-T989_UVMC6_radio w/JB (not sure if that was the correct ROM to use with the TMO radio. I can take that sim and put it in my LG Thrive P-506 and have to problems connecting to 3G (UMTS). I've tried all the APNs I can find (ST website says to use tfdata). I've read, studied, and experimented and now I'm asking for help. Any suggestions?
well for starters the tfdata settings are the correct settings, also check if their coverage map and see what's supposed to work in your area. always test on settings that you know worked previously.
The radio should not be a problem. The stock JB 4.1.2 radio UCMC1 works on all JB ROMs I've tried many of them. Not sure why you tried GB but I would recommend using stock JB as I know straight talk works with them (though you may have some MMS issues) just so you can verify everything works fine before moving on.
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there are at least 2 different apns for straight talk att if you have a sim from say the nokia e71 do a search for E71 apn settings thease are the same from as the original setting from when straight talk FIRST put out there BYOP. at one point they switched to different settings that are currently on there web site. the settings that are on the web site DOES NOT work with every stragttalk att sim you have to try both and see what works for you also they just started selling the att sims again and there might be new settings for those also so you might have to look around to find the correct ones
The sim card that I received works fine in my old thrive go phone (lg p-506). In my skyrocket the only time I have service is when I connect to a 3g or faster tower. When im at work my SR will only connect to edge and I have no service. When I put the sim in my thrive it connects to 3g And works just very slowly. Im almost at the point were I believe it's a hardware problem. I need to find a post-paid att sim and see if it is the phone or not. Another thing that complacates testing is that I have no service at my house. BTW, Thanks for the replies.
I was able to connect to 2g and 3g towers after I installed RUXMA7 r adio and manually selecting frequencies. Does anyone know why I connect to towers through which I don't have service? It's a real pain when driving selecting different frequencies.
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I was able to connect to 2g and 3g towers after I installed RUXMA7 r adio and manually selecting frequencies. Does anyone know why I connect to towers through which I don't have service? It's a real pain when driving selecting different frequencies.
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Because straight talk service sucks so it connects to real providers. Check your apn and roaming settings or get a better provider.
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This is the newest straightalk APN when using a att Sim. Also if u just go a new att LTE Sim from straightalk u will be able with the same settings to get LTE
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i have a gs2 orignal i777 with straight talk works great np at all i recently bought a gs2 skyrocket flash it all up blew the hd chip up had it fixed everything seems fine xcept when i use my st sim in it it drops service not sure whats going on ether i can put it in 1 day it works all day on 4g data np then when i go to bed put on charge it drops out wake up its out of service like the radio is turning off i flashed the hell out of it and tryed all systems gb ics jb everything i have a orignal st sim card when they first ccame out i swop to my i77 gs2 works perfect the reason i got it was i droped my gs2i777 in the tube twice so i bought new but after gettting it out and blow drying the hell out of it it still works but it has problems if anyone thinks of ways to test my new gs2 sky please help do u think i need a new sim possibly i just saw these new apns ima going to try later on tonight and see if this works whats weird is it will work all day fine sometimes then it will drop out and not work at all just at diff times ?
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i have a gs2 orignal i777 with straight talk works great np at all i recently bought a gs2 skyrocket flash it all up blew the hd chip up had it fixed everything seems fine xcept when i use my st sim in it it drops service not sure whats going on ether i can put it in 1 day it works all day on 4g data np then when i go to bed put on charge it drops out wake up its out of service like the radio is turning off i flashed the hell out of it and tryed all systems gb ics jb everything i have a orignal st sim card when they first ccame out i swop to my i77 gs2 works perfect the reason i got it was i droped my gs2i777 in the tube twice so i bought new but after gettting it out and blow drying the hell out of it it still works but it has problems if anyone thinks of ways to test my new gs2 sky please help do u think i need a new sim possibly i just saw these new apns ima going to try later on tonight and see if this works whats weird is it will work all day fine sometimes then it will drop out and not work at all just at diff times ?
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If you learn how to use punctuation I might try to read your post.
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sorry to offend anyone i dont sit at a desk and type for a living just lookn for some advice
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Please put together a coherent post so we can help.
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Traded my Inspire 4g for a unlocked SGS 4G and it works decent. Just disconnects from the AT&T network a-lot, but is there any way to get 3g speeds and better reception so i wont have to restart my phone every hour. i know AT&T runs on 850mhz and i believe 1900mhz but no matter what bands i change my phone to im stuck with 2G.
i used to have my sgs4g on at&t then i switched to simple mobile.what apn r u using? what i recommend you do to help with the connection is download apn manager from the marketplace it comes preloaded with a bunch of at&t apn's and see which one works best with u, or u can take it to an at&t store and ask them to set it up for u using their apn. hope this helps
Tried all the diffrent APN's i could find, it goes 2G or 1G.
i love the phone just wish it worked on at least 3g, if it did i would be content in life.
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Tried all the diffrent APN's i could find, it goes 2G or 1G.
i love the phone just wish it worked on at least 3g, if it did i would be content in life.
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Not to sure but I font tbink you can pick up 3g with this phone. Hopefully someone can pop in and let ya know
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Tried all the diffrent APN's i could find, it goes 2G or 1G.
i love the phone just wish it worked on at least 3g, if it did i would be content in life.
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I unlocked an SGS4G for a friend about 2 months ago and he was on the AT&T network getting 3G speeds. I didn't have to configure any APN specifically. Put the SIM card in and it recognized right away.
This is in Vegas though, so not sure if it's a reception/tower issue where you are.
I did the same thing to a Vibrant for a friend as well. Same story, 3G coverage.
I can verify that 3g does work for AT&T on this phone. Im using it right now. I didnt have to do anything special except unlock it. I dont ever have to restart my phone either.
I purchased the Sidekick 4G from a Pawn Shop recently and immediately started tinkering; rooted, changed roms, so on.
In the haste of all of this it never dawned on me to put my sim card in, long story short when I turn the phone on with the SIM in it takes unusually long to connect and when it does it rings twice when a call is made and disconnects. When connected through WIFI calling though it works flawlessly.
While using the Smooth Maximus ROM GingerClone it would not connect at all so I commenced to changing the Mobile Network settings to GSM only and it worked through Edge perfectly.
I went back to stock (KD1 and KG2) and the results are that it will take about 2 to 3 minutes to show a connection to the network and then the full bars/4g symbol will appear but I cannot connect to the internet nor can I make a phone call.
My question is, after this long explanation sorry, is what is it that I'm doing wrong? Or is it the phone that has a malfunction I am not aware of?
Any help is highly appreciated and sorry in advance if this is in the wrong place or if this question/scenario has been posed.
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I purchased the Sidekick 4G from a Pawn Shop recently and immediately started tinkering; rooted, changed roms, so on.
In the haste of all of this it never dawned on me to put my sim card in, long story short when I turn the phone on with the SIM in it takes unusually long to connect and when it does it rings twice when a call is made and disconnects. When connected through WIFI calling though it works flawlessly.
While using the Smooth Maximus ROM GingerClone it would not connect at all so I commenced to changing the Mobile Network settings to GSM only and it worked through Edge perfectly.
I went back to stock (KD1 and KG2) and the results are that it will take about 2 to 3 minutes to show a connection to the network and then the full bars/4g symbol will appear but I cannot connect to the internet nor can I make a phone call.
My question is, after this long explanation sorry, is what is it that I'm doing wrong? Or is it the phone that has a malfunction I am not aware of?
Any help is highly appreciated and sorry in advance if this is in the wrong place or if this question/scenario has been posed.
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You probably need to manually configure your APNs under Wireless & Networking for your carrier. Without knowing your carrier, that's the most complete advice I can offer. Googling APN and your carrier name should give you all the info you need
smayhem said:
I purchased the Sidekick 4G from a Pawn Shop recently and immediately started tinkering; rooted, changed roms, so on.
In the haste of all of this it never dawned on me to put my sim card in, long story short when I turn the phone on with the SIM in it takes unusually long to connect and when it does it rings twice when a call is made and disconnects. When connected through WIFI calling though it works flawlessly.
While using the Smooth Maximus ROM GingerClone it would not connect at all so I commenced to changing the Mobile Network settings to GSM only and it worked through Edge perfectly.
I went back to stock (KD1 and KG2) and the results are that it will take about 2 to 3 minutes to show a connection to the network and then the full bars/4g symbol will appear but I cannot connect to the internet nor can I make a phone call.
My question is, after this long explanation sorry, is what is it that I'm doing wrong? Or is it the phone that has a malfunction I am not aware of?
Any help is highly appreciated and sorry in advance if this is in the wrong place or if this question/scenario has been posed.
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Try calling up tmobile you probably don't have there 4G plan, w/o it you'd only be getting edge speeds. I experienced this coming from a windows mobile fone when I switched to a G2 I wasn't getting 4G you might even need a 4G sim. It could be a number of issues. . .
I had to switch my sim card I had a razor before this lol I know but I was having loss of service ect... switched sim and bam there it was great service!
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I purchased the Sidekick 4G from a Pawn Shop recently
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I purchased the Sidekick 4G from a Pawn Shop
Well there's yur problem rite there. The thingamabob is missing.
Er, I mean, you get what you pay for sometimes. How much did you pay, and how used did it look?
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Try calling up tmobile you probably don't have there 4G plan, w/o it you'd only be getting edge speeds. I experienced this coming from a windows mobile fone when I switched to a G2 I wasn't getting 4G you might even need a 4G sim. It could be a number of issues. . .
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There is no such thing as a 4G sim card there is 2G and 3G(UUIC) the newest type. They dont evenhave 4g tech just speed so essentially its 3g sim still
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There is no such thing as a 4G sim card there is 2G and 3G(UUIC) the newest type. They dont evenhave 4g tech just speed so essentially its 3g sim still
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I have the same problem. My Sidekick 4G works flawlessly except it cannot connect to T-Mobile network. When using wifi, everything works (wifi calls, text, receiving calls, etc). When calling via T-Mobile network, it shows dialing, then just goes out of the phone screen. I cannot get data nor text messaging either when trying to use T-Mobile network.
I have reset the user setting and even flashed back to a clean KG2 firmware. Neither has helped. Also, tried multiple SIM cards all with the same problem.
Any one with any tips?
I had that problem when I first flashed some ROM.
Setting>Wireless and Network>Mobile Networks>Access Point Names
From here press the Menu button and select "Reset to Default"
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chaostic_2k1 said:
I purchased the Sidekick 4G from a Pawn Shop
Well there's yur problem rite there. The thingamabob is missing.
Er, I mean, you get what you pay for sometimes. How much did you pay, and how used did it look?
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Lol...I almost **** my pants.
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I have requested my unlock code from T-Mobile. I have my Straight Talk SIM card ready to go. Now, my question is:
Does having Root and/or custom roms affect the process of unlocking a device?
I just want to make sure ahead of time so I can make the process as smooth as possible. Thanks in advance!
I believe you just need to be on a stock ROM, then it'll always be "activated" no matter what you flash.
So root makes no difference?
Doesn't make a difference.
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OK thanks!!!
You must unlock in stock, but once you do, you are free to root away.
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Being rooted and running a custom rom doesn't matter... I have unlocked two of mine one running Weapons and the other running Hellfire Sandwich 1.7 (dirty) and they both unlocked fine
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Well I ended up having to flash a stock rom to get it to work, but my phone is unlocked. which led me to a weird question:
I put my friends Straight Talk sim card in my phone to be sure it was working, and the phone had service and data on it right away. I was able to make phone calls, surf the web, send texts (I didn't test out the MMS). I thought adjust the APN settings was a must for all that stuff to work...? I didn't change a thing. But then it got me curious as to what my APN settings actually were. But when I went to click on the APN button under settings>mobile networks, I get the horrible "Unfortunately the process com.android.phone has stopped" error. I haven't seen that since I stopped using Wifi calling. Now it looks like I can't change my APN if the need arises. Anyone know of a loop hole to this?
Does 3g/hspa work for you sorry to change subject but can't find info on this subject I'm thinking of moving to this phone from the thrill 4G but in afraid my straight talk Sim won't connect 3g since it's TMobile phone and straight talk is Att towers to best of my knowledge
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Straight talk runs on a variety of frequencies from its parent companies depending on what device you have. AT&T devices are equipped for Straight Talk's 3G network because they operate on the frequencies. T-Mobile devices operate slightly differently. However, adjusting the APN settings correctly to transmit date via AT&T's service is supposed to to more or less resolve the issue. Unfortunately I can't seem to do that. It may be something to do with the rom I'm using, but I'm not sure. I'll have to text it out.
that would be awesome I'll keep checking back to see your results
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If straight Talk uses Att's 3g frequencies then you won have 3g on this phone. This phone does not have the proper radio frequency for it.
Edit: look at my answer in your other post.
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Because I live in the "Shire" and do not get great coverage by AT&T, I got a MicroCell to hopefully fix my lack of reception.
I got it all setup, associated with my accounts, all lights are green on the MicroCell. My cell number is associated with the MicroCell through the AT&T website..
My One X on the other hand will not connect to the MicroCell -- it insists on connecting to the 1 bar of signal strength offered by the AT&T tower.
I've tried forcing the phone into airplane mode, restarting the phone, etc., but it just will not connect to the MicroCell.
Any thoughts on what I might be missing?
I also have a Microcell working with my One X on it consistently. Have you tried going to the Microcell management, uninstalling it and then reinstalling it?
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I have a microcell working fine too. Has it ever successfully connected to the microcell, or is it just that it keeps dropping to the outside signal?
Or maybe the outside signal is LTE and the phone is configured to grab LTE first. Sounds like you don't live in an LTE area though.
Thanks for the responses.
No LTE here, just the 4G hspa ..
I did try disconnecting the microcell through the AT&T website, resetting the microcell using a paper clip in te reset hole, then reactivating it on the AT&T site.
Dang phone still won't connect to the microcell. This is using the 1.85 firmware oo.
Think I might have to call AT&T on this one.
Make sure you have the HOX phone number stored correctly in the Micro Cell data base. Do you have any other phones setup with the MC and are they working?
ATT MC support is quite good, I have used them before so they should be able to help you out.
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Make sure you have the HOX phone number stored correctly in the Micro Cell data base. Do you have any other phones setup with the MC and are they working?
ATT MC support is quite good, I have used them before so they should be able to help you out.
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Pretty sure I have the phone number setup correctly in the MC -- it is the only device that will be using the MC, so I unfortunately don't have any others to try out.
I put in a call to support, just waiting to hear back from them. I'm wondering if it could have something to do with the 1.85 firmware?
Nah, the MC is just like an ATT tower. If your phone works right now on ATT then the MC should work too, nothing to do with the FW of the phone.
Did you reboot the One X?
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Nah, the MC is just like an ATT tower. If your phone works right now on ATT then the MC should work too, nothing to do with the FW of the phone.
Did you reboot the One X?
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Definitely rebooted the One X, even left it powered off overnight with the MC left on thinking it might just need activation time.. Still no dice.
Ok to make sure you did all of this.
1. Set up MC on your ATT account
2. Added your HOX phone number to the MC account and saved it.
3. All Green lights are on on the MC
4. The HOX can make and receive calls on ATT where you are.
5. Rebooted the phone and MC
If you did all of this then your MC is DOA IMO.
I also have a MC, and have had no problems with it.
Sounds like you need to work with AT&T on this, since it seems like the problem is with the MC itself.
I also have a new HOX and an Mcell
It used to work find with my 3GS, reported as 3G signal.
AT&T coverage had improved, so I've had it disconnected for some time.
Just for grins, I fired it back up, to see how well the HOX worked with it, as well as see if it supported HSPA.
Well, not only did I NOT get an HSPA connection, I didnt even get 3G. I got an EDGE connection..
Anyone else get better? I've pulled the plug on it, since I get better service from the full towers.
I had an issue with my microcell after my ISP made some network upgrades. Unplugging the microcell completely and rebooting it fixed the issue. All the lights were green on my microcell as well.
I've also found that you need to reboot the thing occasionally. Since it works off your broadband connection, it's sensitive to hiccups from your ISP/modem.
One does not simply set up a micro cell in the shire
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Chances are you need to exchange the MC, it is likely faulty.
I've had a MicroCell in my apartment for over a year now and it's always been spotty. I live in Manhattan by the Williamsburg Bridge and it frequently connects to the AT&T tower on the Brooklyn side of the East River. If I'm standing right next to it might connect but I've never been impressed by it's performance.
My microcell worked with my att HOX fine until today. I rooted, unlocked and flashed clean4.5 rom and it no longer connects to the microcell. The exact same thing happened with my old samsung infuse 4g, custom roms often dont work with Microcell. i believe it has something to do with basebands offered by the microcell but im no expert
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My microcell worked with my att HOX fine until today. I rooted, unlocked and flashed clean4.5 rom and it no longer connects to the microcell. The exact same thing happened with my old samsung infuse 4g, custom roms often dont work with Microcell. i believe it has something to do with basebands offered by the microcell but im no expert
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I too have lost microcell access right after flashing a new CM 10.1 rom. My second HTC One X (CM 10.0) is working happily on the microcell as mine did pre-flash. I enabled the Microcell while both phones were at CM 10.0. I'm wondering if something was written in one direction or the other between the phone and ATT that signed an identity or something.
APN file perhaps?
I don't know enough about how this works to diagnose.
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I too have lost microcell access right after flashing a new CM 10.1 rom. My second HTC One X (CM 10.0) is working happily on the microcell as mine did pre-flash. I enabled the Microcell while both phones were at CM 10.0. I'm wondering if something was written in one direction or the other between the phone and ATT that signed an identity or something.
APN file perhaps?
I don't know enough about how this works to diagnose.
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I flash different ROMs all the time, including the latest CM10.1 and have had no problems with my micro cell and my HOX. I have yet to have any problems with things working but I would reconmend just power down your modem, router, and micro cell for 5 min then power them all back up and wait a few minutes to see if that fixes anything. maybe try another reboot with your phone after restarting your other hardware
Ok, so my situation is a bit complicated, so bear with me. I've got an ATT voice plan, with no data or text. I've got an unlocked/rooted SK4G. I'm currently running GOv3.3. I was working just fine on the ATT network, but the people in the office next to mine couldn't get ATT signal, so they setup this little ATT microcell thing. It's about the side of a router and I guess it's basically giving them access to ATT via VOIP. They add their phone numbers to the list and then they can get on. Somehow, this thing is running over the regular ATT signal that I WAS getting just fine in my office on the other side of the wall. Now, I can't connect to ATT's network while inside the building. He's tried to add me to his list, but I can't connect to his microcell either. It doesn't show up at all when I search for carriers. He said that when he added me to his list, it gave him some message about how my number isn't registered with the att network. I'm trying a couple of different modems now just in case it's a modem issue, but I have little hope of that working. Any thoughts?
Have you tried manually searching for available providers to see what shows up?
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Have you tried manually searching for available providers to see what shows up?
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Thanks for the reply. Yes, I guess I didn't explain clearly. It shows ATT when you search, but it won't register n the network. If I unplug that damned microcell thing they're using, then I can connect just fine.
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Thanks for the reply. Yes, I guess I didn't explain clearly. It shows ATT when you search, but it won't register n the network. If I unplug that damned microcell thing they're using, then I can connect just fine.
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You might need to set your apn manually for it
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You might need to set your apn manually for it
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Excuse my naivety, but can you explain that one to me? I have no idea what that means our how to do that. Though. ..I suppose I could probably find out with a little googling.
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Excuse my naivety, but can you explain that one to me? I have no idea what that means our how to do that. Though. ..I suppose I could probably find out with a little googling.
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Apn is access point name its pretty much the address and port that your phone uses to connect to your network. You can find the setting for this under network settings.
Your using a T-Mobile phone to run on att I'm surprised you get service at all. Even having the device unlocked you still need to set up the apn which by default would be all tmobile. Definetly Google it because I do not know att apn settings I've always used T-Mobile. Hope my brief summary was at least a little help
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Apn is access point name its pretty much the address and port that your phone uses to connect to your network.
Your using a T-Mobile phone to run on att I'm surprised you get service at all. Even having the device unlocked you still need to set up the apn which by default would be all tmobile. D
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This is actually a REALLY common thing to do. As long as you're using a GSM phone, it doesn't matter what provider it was originally used on, you can use it on another GSM network. This is my 3rd such phone (from t-mobile to ATT) and I've never had any problem getting them to work on ATT. And this phone still works just fine on ATT also...as long as I'm not within range of that damned microcell thing they're using in the office on the other side of this wall. As soon as I step outside, I connect back up to the normal ATT network.
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This is actually a REALLY common thing to do. As long as you're using a GSM phone, it doesn't matter what provider it was originally used on, you can use it on another GSM network. This is my 3rd such phone (from t-mobile to ATT) and I've never had any problem getting them to work on ATT. And this phone still works just fine on ATT also...as long as I'm not within range of that damned microcell thing they're using in the office on the other side of this wall. As soon as I step outside, I connect back up to the normal ATT network.
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I have no idea with anything to do with microcells I just figured I'd try to share a fix I know works for lots of people. I hope you get this issue worked out
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This may be something you have done already but I figured.... ahhh, what the hell. Have you tried removing the sim card for a minute then insert it and power it on?
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