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[q] simple mobile apn keeps changing back to stock

Can some one explain why my phone keeps going back to tmobile's apn and will not connect to the net unless i have tmobiles apn as one of my apns,...

@moe said:
Can some one explain why my phone keeps going back to tmobile's apn and will not connect to the net unless i have tmobiles apn as one of my apns,...
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Are you sure Simple Mobile doesn't use T-Mobile's network? I'm in Canada so I have no idea.

yah they do but i get dropped data when they switch back or most of the times it doesnt work until i put it back to the simple apn

@moe said:
Can some one explain why my phone keeps going back to tmobile's apn and will not connect to the net unless i have tmobiles apn as one of my apns,...
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@moe said:
yah they do but i get dropped data when they switch back or most of the times it doesnt work until i put it back to the simple apn
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Which one is it? You say that it doesn't work without TMobile's APN in the first post and in the second you say it works only without Tmobile's APN.... Anyway, I know that here in Canada, Virgin Mobile uses Bell's network, and so you need to use Bell's APNs.

the problem is that it doesnt matter what apn you ad ... the phone restores back to the orighinal apn that came with the phone which is t-mobile's apn

What rom you use.
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Yah you need to root and maybe use apn back/restore see if that does the trick... If your stock then try custom rom they usually have. Simples apn built in to choose from
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@moe said:
the problem is that it doesnt matter what apn you ad ... the phone restores back to the orighinal apn that came with the phone which is t-mobile's apn
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I doubt that, I have a TMobile branded phone and use it on WIND everyday without a hitch

I have my phone rooted with cm7 1.0.1 .. some times all my apn's just get deleted by itself and I have to hit reset to default apn then I have to manually enter them in agian
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My wife's G2X (on Simple Mobile) had this issue on her stock ROM. Simple Mobile's Facebook page suggested installing APN Manager (free) which I did, and it worked great -- was able to delete the 'Tmobile' APN and leave only the Simple APN.. and its also backed up just in case things go wrong it will restore.
I am also going to test this out on my CM7 issue, where the APNs just disappear and work again on reboot. Maybe the APN manager will help me restore without reboot. This is with Tmobile -- no Simple Mobile even involved.

I had the same issue, and I use simple mobile. With weapon G2x ROM, whitehawkx's, it solved the issue. By default there is T-mobile's which cannot be deleted or edited. I also tried "MIUI 2.1.13 Stock w/ Trinity Kernel" which worked without any issue, just have to turn off auto selection on APN. It detected automatically the APN settings for simple mobile. Even if it is the old one(APN settings for simple mobile), it works. Simple mobile changed their settings, they made it more simple. I used this ROM for almost one day, there were no issue as I am telling, except my internal SD card, which was not available.
Try weapon G2x, see if it works for you.

Easy step by step instruction on how to fix the APN issue on the G2X
Easy step by step instruction on how to fix the APN issue on the G2X
No Root required No Flashing required . . .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...1#post21665981

U saving it when done entering apns?
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Fully working Verizon S3 on T-Mobile

Ive seen a couple thread that claim to get you up and running using a Tmobile Sim card in a Verizon Galaxy S3, none of them worked, either no data connection, dialer crashes, or no signal. I really needed to get this working, and i finally have!
Requirements:
Must have this ROM installed (This is what i used, you might try other JB ROMs) ---->http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1974114
Root access after flashing JB factory image
APN Manager PRO (Must be pro)
Titanium Backup PRO (also must be pro)
Process:
Flash the Jelly Bean factory image as outlined in the link above, make sure to follow through the entire OP, phone will NOT be rooted after flashing so take care to install CWM after rooting in order to Flash SU and unlock the bootloader.
NOTICE:
At this point you can stick a Tmobile (Possibly AT&T?) sim in the phone, go to mobile networks and you should get a message saying "Switch to global?" hit OK. You should then have bars. if you dont get the "Switch to global" message click around in mobile networks, or switch it yourself (options are GSM, CDMA, or Global. Not sure if choosing GSM will work, I only confirmed Global)
Once you're all set and rooted on the JB ROM, install TBP and APN manager PRO. Using TBP convert APN Manager pro to a system app (Under backup/restore click APN manager pro and select convert to system app). Open up APN manager pro, Select Insert APN, and plug in your T-Mobile APN info which are readily available on the web (make sure to include the MMS fields if you want MMS to work) I used these:
http://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-1979
Restart Phone, go back to mobile networks, should get a message asking to switch to Global, hit yes. Congratulations, you now have a Verzion S3 woking with a T-Mobile SIM! At this point only Edge works, i might mess around a bit more to see if 3g/HSPA+ speeds are possible.
Credits:
Credit goes to open1your1eyes0 for the wonderful write up explaining how to flash the JB factory image.
Credit goes to lair12 for the original guide to use the S3 as a global phone, didnt work fully for alot of people but is a great starting point.

1. Old information
2. Wrong forum
iSheep... iSheep... Meowww that's Apple

Why not just buy a t- Mobile s3?
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cell128 said:
Why not just buy a t- Mobile s3?
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i have 5 Verizon S3s sittin in the shop from customers that got good deals on them but want to use them on TMobile.
Droid3R:
Im guessing thats why there arent any posts explaining how to do it. Thanks for your wonderful post.

MustangFTW said:
i have 5 Verizon S3s sittin in the shop from customers that got good deals on them but want to use them on TMobile.
Droid3R:
Im guessing thats why there arent any posts explaining how to do it. Thanks for your wonderful post.
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Hey MustangFTW, I'm still having trouble getting any network connection happening. Not even EDGE.
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Nevermind! I got Data to work!
Follow every step of MustangFTW, but put these values in for full functionality on a T-Mobile sim:
Name: T-Mobile Data (or T-Mobile US)
APN: epc.tmobile.com
Proxy: <Not set>
Port: <Not set>
Username: None
Note: For the Username, enter "None" with the keypad. Do not leave it not set.
Password: <Not set>
Server: <Not set>
MMSC: http://mms.msg.eng.t-mobile.com/mms/wapenc
MMS proxy: <Not set>
MMS port: <Not set>
MMS protocol: WAP 2.0
MCC: 310
MNC: 260
Authentication type: <Not set>
APN type: default,supl,admin,dun,mms
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After reboot, to make sure, enable that APN by selecting it from the APN List of the APN Pro app.
Then check APN Settings under Mobile Network to make sure it is enabled, then Global. Then, have fun!
As you can see in the Screen Shot, I currently have Data and it works!
Hope we can get full 4G fix in the future, plus T-Mobile is merging towers with Verizon by the end of 2012, so hope for better connection.
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Add the following...
MMS proxy: 216.155.165.50
MMS seems to be working for me on the latest CM10.1 with the following APN and added MMS proxy.

jtdo said:
Hey MustangFTW, I'm still having trouble getting any network connection happening. Not even EDGE.
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Nevermind! I got Data to work!
Follow every step of MustangFTW, but put these values in for full functionality on a T-Mobile sim:
After reboot, to make sure, enable that APN by selecting it from the APN List of the APN Pro app.
Then check APN Settings under Mobile Network to make sure it is enabled, then Global. Then, have fun!
As you can see in the Screen Shot, I currently have Data and it works!
Hope we can get full 4G fix in the future, plus T-Mobile is merging towers with Verizon by the end of 2012, so hope for better connection.
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Nice! I forgot to add that you have to choose the APN from the APN list, will add that to OP. Thanks!

Thought with the JB updates/leaks all that would need to be done is put in the Tmobile sim and switch for lte evdo to global.....

crazydad said:
Thought with the JB updates/leaks all that would need to be done is put in the Tmobile sim and switch for lte evdo to global.....
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Thought I tried that, I'll give it a shot this week, thanks for

Does anyone know if this method would allow putting my Verizon S3 on US Cellular ? My girlfriend wants one and I may go to a different phone so I'm wondering if this method would work for me or not.
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jlangleyrn said:
Does anyone know if this method would allow putting my Verizon S3 on US Cellular ? My girlfriend wants one and I may go to a different phone so I'm wondering if this method would work for me or not.
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All you would need to do is get a US Cellular APN,
---------- Post added at 06:48 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:47 PM ----------
I'm not sure, but I do not think this will work with CM10 or AOKP, due to that they don't have the Global Function even with the Phone Info app.
If someone has a fix for this, please tell! Thanks ;D

You can only use US Cellular phones on their network if I am not mistaken. The CDMA networks (sprint,verizon,us cell) don't allow eachother's phones on their networks.

jtdo said:
Hope we can get full 4G fix in the future, plus T-Mobile is merging towers with Verizon by the end of 2012, so hope for better connection.[/COLOR][/I]
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Lol source for this? I call BS. That will NEVER happen.
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voodoomanx said:
Lol source for this? I call BS. That will NEVER happen.
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http://m.cnet.com/news/verizon-t-mobile-swap-spectrum-for-mutual-lte-growth/57459728
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kintwofan said:
http://m.cnet.com/news/verizon-t-mobile-swap-spectrum-for-mutual-lte-growth/57459728
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That's an OLD article from June. It fell through a while ago. That's why T-Mobile is merging with metropcs to get some LTE love/spectrum.

Durthquake said:
That's an OLD article from June. It fell through a while ago. That's why T-Mobile is merging with metropcs to get some LTE love/spectrum.
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Fair enough I googled it real quick while the coworker I was with was grabbing breakfast. So here you go. Also why do you say it feel through? I haven't really researched it much, but seems in progress to me.
http://www.fiercewireless.com/story...ws-purchase-t-mobile-spectrum-swap/2012-08-23
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The cable company spectrum purchase went through after that article. I still say it will be a cold day in hell when tmo roams on vzw.
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Will this work with straight talk?

bL33d said:
Will this work with straight talk?
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its possible, only tried it with tmobile so far, once i get done with finals in a week or so ill test it out with a few different carriers and update the thread. Hoping to try out that sprint S3 on other CDMA networks trick ive heard of too

Do we know if the Verizon s3 even support 1900mhz hspa?
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Also something just came to me. T mobile sports both 1700mhz and 2100mhz for theyre 3g wcdma service (1700mhz uplink and 2100mhz downlink) as it's stated that the sghi535 supports 2100mhz gsm wcdma, shouldn't we be able to attach to T-Mobile 3g network for downlink and only edge for uplink?
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Net10 Internet Not Working

This worked before I rooted an upgraded and all. I have the AT&T HTC One X using Net10 services. I have the latest Evita install of CarbonROM. I set the APN setting exactly like this: http://www.net10sim.com/support.php#q1 and restarted but still no luck. What can I do about this?
UPDATE: I got internet working and can RECIEVE MMS with the following settings:
Code:
NAME: net10
APN: wap.tracfone
MMSC: http://mms-tf.net
MMS PROXY: mms3.tracfone.com
MMS PORT: 80
Which is T-Mobile's APN with AT&T's MMS settings.
I still can not SEND MMS but I can not receive, still trying to figure that out.

Is your phone sim unlocked?
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mirGantrophy said:
Is your phone sim unlocked?
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No, at least not to my knowledge. Didn't think I needed it since it worked before the root. I guess it's worth the shot to try.

There is no free way of doing this yet?

un-believable apn settings for net10
Egoista said:
This worked before I rooted an upgraded and all. I have the AT&T HTC One X using Net10 services. I have the latest Evita install of CarbonROM. I set the APN setting exactly like this and restarted but still no luck. What can I do about this?
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Hey man I had the same problem. Your probly not going to believe me but here goes...
I had to use the t-mobile settings!! I have an AT&T HOX with Carbon too!! small rom world ha.. anyway I was banging my head about this for hours setting up my net10 after a while I said F**K IT!! I'll just try the t-mobile settings...lo and behold it worked!!(for data only) I couldent believe it. MMS on the other hand...well I've been messing with that for days and no luck. Just try it with the t-mobile settings see if it works. I'd like to know. Also If anyone knows the APN settings for MMS that would be nice too.
NET10 NEEDS TO UPDATE THIER SITE WITH CORRECT INFO. There is a LOT of people struggling with this.

DollarStrawz said:
Hey man I had the same problem. Your probly not going to believe me but here goes...
I had to use the t-mobile settings!! I have an AT&T HOX with Carbon too!! small rom world ha.. anyway I was banging my head about this for hours setting up my net10 after a while I said F**K IT!! I'll just try the t-mobile settings...lo and behold it worked!!(for data only) I couldent believe it. MMS on the other hand...well I've been messing with that for days and no luck. Just try it with the t-mobile settings see if it works. I'd like to know. Also If anyone knows the APN settings for MMS that would be nice too.
NET10 NEEDS TO UPDATE THIER SITE WITH CORRECT INFO. There is a LOT of people struggling with this.
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Thank you so much, that got my internet working but you are right, MMS is a bit weird, but I'll keep messing around with it and seeing what I can get and I will let you know. Thank you so much! If you ever find the fix, let me know, it'd be much appreciated.

Nice!
SWEET!! Right on! I'm glad your data is at least working. Man isn't that so weird? I've been trying to fix the mms thing for awhile and it's crazy!! I've literally seen like 8-10 different configurations on all the forums I've been reading on this subject. If you want to see something really funny go to the net10 forum and try looking for a solution to this. I cant complain though net10 is a pretty solid deal. I was kinda pissed about the 1.5 gb cap on "at&t compatible phones" what kinda s**t is that?? Anyway man I'm glad you have data now. I'll keep searching about the MMS I dont think it looks good though.

DollarStrawz said:
SWEET!! Right on! I'm glad your data is at least working. Man isn't that so weird? I've been trying to fix the mms thing for awhile and it's crazy!! I've literally seen like 8-10 different configurations on all the forums I've been reading on this subject. If you want to see something really funny go to the net10 forum and try looking for a solution to this. I cant complain though net10 is a pretty solid deal. I was kinda pissed about the 1.5 gb cap on "at&t compatible phones" what kinda s**t is that?? Anyway man I'm glad you have data now. I'll keep searching about the MMS I dont think it looks good though.
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I've noticed that if the MMS settings are set to AT&T Which are:
Code:
MMSC: http://mms-tf.net
MMS PROXY: mms3.tracfone.com
MMS PORT: 80
I can receive MMS but I can not send it.

APN Question

In "more" under mobile networks... Under APN, are these all supposed to NOT be checked?? TIA!
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This is what I have
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ajr0312 said:
This is what I have
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Hmmm, that's really weird lol. You only have 1 option and it's check marked, I have 3 and none of em' are... odd.

Yeah and I got 5 options and none of em are selcted lol. I know nothing about APNs so I couldn't really comment on it. Curious myself.
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I restored a Nandroid and now it looks like this....
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Im still wondering why I only have one.
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ajr0312 said:
Im still wondering why I only have one.
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I remember checking the apn settings the first day I got the phone. I only had one option then too. Not sure why I have 5 now. Reading up on APNs now!
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reverepats said:
I remember checking the apn settings the first day I got the phone. I only had one option then too. Not sure why I have 5 now. Reading up on APNs now!
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Please update us on your findings man.
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Joe0113 said:
I restored a Nandroid and now it looks like this....
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That's what mine looks like. Running R.O.D.T ND2.
What's all this APN stuff mean?

mswlogo said:
That's what mine looks like. Running R.O.D.T ND2.
What's all this APN stuff mean?
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I honestly have noooo clue lol.

Took this from Wiki
A mobile device making a data connection must be configured with an APN to present to the carrier. The carrier will then examine this identifier to determine what type of network connection should be created, for example: what IP addresses should be assigned to the wireless device, what security methods should be used, and how or if, it should be connected to some private customer network
Makes sense, the APK is needed so you device can communicate it the carrier to determine which network your phone should connect with. Still not sure what the need is, for multiple APNs, but at least I understand now what there used for exactly. The past week, I've worked again in downtown Boston, and my phone had no issues with handing off from 3G to LTE. Unfortunately I can't say the same for when I'm at home about 4 miles away. Kinda sux really. I know this isn't the topic for this thread, but I'm just hoping Sprint fixes this Spark issue soon, cause it's extremely frustrating.
Anyway, for anyone who wants a bit more info on APNs, Judy check out the Wikipedia page.
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Well I just selected "reset to defaults" under APN and lost data connectivity!!

ChadH42 said:
Well I just selected "reset to defaults" under APN and lost data connectivity!!
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Lmfao I did that the other day and I hadda restore my nandroid -____-

reverepats said:
Took this from Wiki
A mobile device making a data connection must be configured with an APN to present to the carrier. The carrier will then examine this identifier to determine what type of network connection should be created, for example: what IP addresses should be assigned to the wireless device, what security methods should be used, and how or if, it should be connected to some private customer network
Makes sense, the APK is needed so you device can communicate it the carrier to determine which network your phone should connect with. Still not sure what the need is, for multiple APNs, but at least I understand now what there used for exactly. The past week, I've worked again in downtown Boston, and my phone had no issues with handing off from 3G to LTE. Unfortunately I can't say the same for when I'm at home about 4 miles away. Kinda sux really. I know this isn't the topic for this thread, but I'm just hoping Sprint fixes this Spark issue soon, cause it's extremely frustrating.
Anyway, for anyone who wants a bit more info on APNs, Judy check out the Wikipedia page.
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Ok, first BUCK FOSTON!!! hahaa
Seriously though, I'm still confused as to why I have 3-4 APN configurations and some others her have less, and then I'm even more confused as to why none of mine are selected, yet data and stuff still work....

Joe0113 said:
Ok, first BUCK FOSTON!!! hahaa
Seriously though, I'm still confused as to why I have 3-4 APN configurations and some others her have less, and then I'm even more confused as to why none of mine are selected, yet data and stuff still work....
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I went into More Networks->Mobile Networks->Network mode and switched it to Automatic from LTE/CDMA and the device repopulated all of my APN entries during the reboot!

ChadH42 said:
I went into More Networks->Mobile Networks->Network mode and switched it to Automatic from LTE/CDMA and the device repopulated all of my APN entries during the reboot!
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1. Are any of the APN's selected?
2. What's the difference between automatic and LTE/CDMA; are you still getting 3G + LTE?

Joe0113 said:
1. Are any of the APN's selected?
2. What's the difference between automatic and LTE/CDMA; are you still getting 3G + LTE?
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APN EHRPD Internet is selected.
All data speeds work; 4g/LTE, 3g,
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ChadH42 said:
APN EHRPD Internet is selected.
All data speeds work; 4g/LTE, 3g,
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This APN stuff is confusing as sh!+!!

Agreed, wish we could get some definitive answers on what the various APN settings are/what they are used for.

Joe0113 said:
This APN stuff is confusing as sh!+!!
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That's a big 10-4!!!

Issues with MMS

Recently went to a CM12 build and even with CM11 I had the same issue. I am using ATT for my OPO and I can not send picture mails (mms) out of my messaging app. I changed to hangouts, and it sends out fine. Any one know why this is going on?
Thanks in advanced

What APN settings are you using?
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Spectre51 said:
What APN settings are you using?
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http://imgur.com/t9eIcZZ
http://imgur.com/nq44BKV
Here they are, thank you so much for the reply

I'm on Rogers in Canada, in my case there's multiple APN on my Sim card..
I have an LTE APN and another APN for 3G I think. Everything else is the same within each APN, just the first couple lines are different. MMS doesn't work for me with the LTE APN but it works great with the 3G APN for some reason
Maybe your situation is similar?
I attached my APN list
In hangouts you're able to specify which APN you want to use, so I use LTE APN for my phone while I chose 3G APN for hangouts. The new Google messenger app doesn't allow for this unfortunately..
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denellum said:
http://imgur.com/MTiVVvU
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Here they are, thank you so much for the reply
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That looks like the same one I am using. Did you have an LTE phone before this one on AT&T? Have you tried changing to one of the other AT&T APN settings seeing if it works or not then changing back?
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Spectre51 said:
That looks like the same one I am using. Did you have an LTE phone before this one on AT&T? Have you tried changing to one of the other AT&T APN settings seeing if it works or not then changing back?
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What i ended up doing is getting off a daily cm12 build, and went to blissrom, solved all my issues. No idea why though.... using the same messaging app T_T
<3 thanks though

I have had similar results with different ROMs. Sometimes messenger app works fine with MMS and other times I have to use Hangouts. I also see this happening when people send MMS from iOS to me.