How can this be?
2 phones, both i9100 AFAIK - they look identical but not sure if they are. Both capable of 3G & 2G. Both on the same Network (Movistar Spain). Both when searching finding Orange, Vodafone ES and Yoigo (but not movistar). When I select any of these networks on my phone it's "Not permitted to register on this network). Not sure about the other phone. Both simcards look very similar and both are prepay.
What can cause this? It has me baffled.
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I have an AT&T rooted Motorola Atrix 4G that I purchased and SIM unlocked (still running Android 2.2). I am using it currently on GCI's (of Alaska) GSM network which is currently 2G (Edge) in my area. However, GCI (yeah, this next part is weird) actually has a 3G network, but it is CDMA. I looked and it looks like I can get a 3G data only package from them for $19 a month (separate from the phone package I already have). I called and they said their systems are separate so I can't "have it all" on one number. The question is, would I be somehow able to use both on the phone? There is an option in the settings to use both types of networks, but I am not sure how I would input the CDMA settings to get it to work (if it would).
Reasons why I would want to do this:
GCI's CDMA coverage is not great outside of town (and some places in town). However, their GSM 2G coverage is the largest in the state (works even in crazy small remote villages). So basically I want to maintain good phone coverage but have the faster data when it's available.
Banger_AK said:
I have an AT&T rooted Motorola Atrix 4G that I purchased and SIM unlocked (still running Android 2.2). I am using it currently on GCI's (of Alaska) GSM network which is currently 2G (Edge) in my area. However, GCI (yeah, this next part is weird) actually has a 3G network, but it is CDMA. I looked and it looks like I can get a 3G data only package from them for $19 a month (separate from the phone package I already have). I called and they said their systems are separate so I can't "have it all" on one number. The question is, would I be somehow able to use both on the phone? There is an option in the settings to use both types of networks, but I am not sure how I would input the CDMA settings to get it to work (if it would).
Reasons why I would want to do this:
GCI's CDMA coverage is not great outside of town (and some places in town). However, their GSM 2G coverage is the largest in the state (works even in crazy small remote villages). So basically I want to maintain good phone coverage but have the faster data when it's available.
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How did you get your atrix to connect to GCI? I can't get it to connect. Mine has 2.3 and the phone wont connect to GCI! Will rooting it help?
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Just recently purchased a goophone4GS (iphone clone) and all good so far but I am unable to get Internet connection on it. The WiFi works fine at home but I cannot get any data through my carrier.
I am with OPTUS Australia, the optus people tell me to switch on 3g but the phone is gsm not 3g if that makes any sense.
I am new to smart phones and just must be missing something, any Idea's?
Thanks
Katohdog
GSM and 3g have no.. relation at all. I'm using a GSM phone and it has 3g reception.
illuminarias said:
GSM and 3g have no.. relation at all. I'm using a GSM phone and it has 3g reception.
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Ok I know my phone has no 3G capabilities, so I will go back to the question how do I get Internet? What settings on the phone do I need to activate?
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To address the above, GSM is '2G' and '3G' usually refers to WCDMA/HSPA. Most newer phones (except the cheap ones) do both, however this particular model is 2G only (which the OP knows ).
I assume this runs Android?
If it does, the APN settings for Optus are what you're missing. Try going into Settings > Wireless and Networks > Mobile Networks > Access Point Names and hitting the menu button. It will give you the option to make a 'new APN'.
APN settings for Optus can be found here.
Good luck!
I bought a Samsung exhibit II 4G unboxed online.
I´m located in Sweden and my phone just won´t work properly, i have two separate operators (3 & Halebop) with my regular operator ( 3 ) i cant get any signal at all (GSM, 3G, 4G) it won´t even find the operator hen i´m doing a sarch (it finds all other operators)
With my other operator (Halebop) i can only connect to the GSM net. I have spoken with my operators at 3 and they have no explanation and just say that they do have support for my mobilephone but can´t say anything about why it does not work. Everything is looks ok in their computers.
Does anyone have any idea at all why this could be?
Hi! I have a specific trouble, searched in Internet and I finally decided to ask here. I hope someone can give me some "illumination" to this...
I have an old FreedomPop sim in Spain (3G only). It works with Orange 3G in my town (the "official" mobile network is Yoigo 3G, but there isn't here, so Orange cover it in its place). The problem is that the carrier set the SIM up wrongly and it "believes" that Movistar is an available mobile network for data, but it doesn't (FreedomPop had contract with them at the beginning, but not anymore, as far as I know).
So, before I went to a town with a Yoigo 3G network, it connected sometimes to Orange, sometimes to Movistar. They never appear together in the mobile networks section in my Android when I look them up: it's just Movistar, Movistar and Vodafone, or just Orange. If I'm lucky, it catches Orange; if not, it connects to Movistar (so no data at all, just emergency calls).
So, after I went to that Yoigo 3G town, my cell phone never catches Orange anymore. FreedomPop offered a free SIM change to us users (with LTE speed), but with worst contract conditions, so I would like to keep this one.
My question is: is there any way to "say" to the cell phone that ignore the SIM info about "it's ok to connect to the Movistar mobile network"? I tried tons of times to find it in the mobile networks section, but Orange doesn't appear (I have another cell phone here that requires Orange and it's always connected)
I have a Sony Xperia Neo V (mt11i) with a manually flashed Android 4.0.4 (official). Any help will be appreciated.
Cheers!
Driving me nuts - should be so simple.
I have a 2nd hand AT&T LG v20 (H910)
The guy I bought it for claims it works on EE
But I cant get it to work with an O2 Postpay sim. (The O2 sim works perfectly in another phone)
Ive been into Settings->mobile networks->View networks and O2 is listed
I can select O2.
O2 is then shown at the top of the screen and there are 3 bars of signal strength
But I cant make or receive a call. If I try to call It eventually times out with the message 'Network Unavailable'
Digging around some more I find
- the networks it can detect include O2 RAT 4G (along with Vodafone, EE, 3 and can be 4G and/or 3G and/or 2G). O2 RAT 4G is the only O2 network detected and the phone says it is registered on this network
- A different (but similar) phone on which the SIM card works (LG V20 H990DS) detects primarily 3G networks (Vodafone, EE, 3, either 3G, 2G or both) including O2 RAT 3G and the phone says it is registered on this network
So maybe I have to change the networks to which the phone can connect . . . . but how do I do that?
Any suggestions as to how I get this phone to work on O2 postpay