I got my lovely droid 2 global (white) today, which is amazing. However, when I turned on the phone, it required me to activate. How can I activate it in Toronto, Canada without in US? Thanks.
Exit that wizard, switch to GSM/UMTS and you are ready to go (assuming you unlocked)
hi all,
i've been using my lovely Droid 2 Global outside US for quite a while (unlocked and using GSM network), and it worked all fine till today...
i tried to install fission today, and it didn't work for me (it just won't boot up), so i restore to 2.3.29, and finally managed to boot it up...
but after i power up, and enter PIN for my SIM, it requires me to Activate the phone...when i hit Activate, it immediately show "Phone Activation not supported on this network"...any suggestion on what i should do? i think i have the unlock code that i got from the buyer, but the phone doesn't even give me a chance to enter it!!!
i don't need to use Verizon network, i just want to use my D2G under GSM!! Please help!
i should have asked: why i need to re-activate again simply bcs i restore from a SBF??? I thought it shall stay as activated and unlocked once it was done...am i thinking wrongly?!
Don't freak up. Activation is only for CDMA radio. Every time you do factory restore (wipe data) CDMA programming gets erased too. GSM radio doesn't need activation. Simply ignore this, switch to GSM/UMTS mode and start using your phone.
If you have US account and you want to reactivate so you can use CDMA roaming feature, you need to do manual activation, but you may need Verizon's support to help you with some numbers you need to put up in programming.
BTW - the boot loop happened because you didn't wipe data after SBF. Fission (and any other non-stock ROM) will cause boot loop if you don't wipe data after SBF flash. (SBF flash process does not wipe data as part of the flashing).
GSM radio need to activate to use outside USA ! You need to contact with Verizon to get unlock code or use some unlock sim
tigerboy said:
GSM radio need to activate to use outside USA ! You need to contact with Verizon to get unlock code or use some unlock sim
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You are mistaking unlocking with activation process. On GSM you activate the SIM card (Subscriber Identification Module), while on CDMA the "SIM" is integrated in the radio, hence you activate the radio.
For Droid 2 Global since it has essentially 2 radios - a GSM and a CDMA one, for GSM you need active SIM card to activate and for CDMA you need to make sure phone's MEID is active on your Verizon account then you program it (activte) either automatically while on Verizon network by dialling *228 or manually by calling Verizon support.
For the GSM radio in D2G, in order to use non-Verizon SIM in it, you need to unlock the phone first. Once unlocked, phone remains permanently unlocked and no SBF or wipe or anything will change this status.
Hey guys. I just bought an unlocked D2G on ebay so I thought I would share my experiences.
I got to the same screen where I was told "phone activation not supported on this network" and it was extremely frustrating. my only option was to hit ok and go back to the "touch the android" screen. I tried everything including the menu button. Nothing worked. This was with my SIM card inserted.
So I took out my SIM card and tried again. this time the menu button worked; it brought up the wireless options menu. I wanted to switch to "GSM only" as I had a feeling that would fix the problem. But I was told "no GSM card, must use CDMA mode". So, feeling stuck, I called Verizon, and after waiting on hold with the first CSR, and getting about 30 seconds into the phone call with the high up tech guy, I was in the middle of telling him about how in CDMA mode the wireless options menu would come up, but not with a SIM card inserted, the wireless options menu actually did come up. So I switched to "GSM only" and I was in!
Well, sorta. I had to get the phone linked with my google account via wifi, because the phone had no internet at all. A quick search of the internet revealed that this was a common problem - "I can talk on my D2G, but no data!" I called Rogers and sure enough, there were some settings I had to change to make this work.
Go into wireless options, then mobile network settings, then GSM/UMTS options (I assume you have a D2G because you want a droid you can put your SIM card in, right?) and then to Access Point Names. As this phone is unlocked, there are no APNs listed and your phone is neutered until one is added. I had no idea because my last phone was straight from Rogers and was of course hardwired to know this stuff.
Setting up the APN is really easy. just give it any name, list the APN as internet.com, MCC is 302, and MNC is 720. That's all. Back out. You will notice nothing is showing there. Don't do it again. It's there, but it's not showing up until you reboot. On my first reboot I had the 3G icon pop up in the notification bar and just about filled my pants. finally, the phone I paid $400 for was fully functional! No issues since then. Smooth as butter.
Thanks for the information and sharing leobg and seventieslord!
Gingerbread's rolling out, I'm planning to update my dad's D2G, but we're outside the US with an unlocked phone using GSM. I was worried after updating to Gingerbread, the phone would ask for a reactivation. This thread put my mind to rest
seventieslord said:
Hey guys. I just bought an unlocked D2G on ebay so I thought I would share my experiences.
I got to the same screen where I was told "phone activation not supported on this network" and it was extremely frustrating. my only option was to hit ok and go back to the "touch the android" screen. I tried everything including the menu button. Nothing worked. This was with my SIM card inserted.
So I took out my SIM card and tried again. this time the menu button worked; it brought up the wireless options menu. I wanted to switch to "GSM only" as I had a feeling that would fix the problem. But I was told "no GSM card, must use CDMA mode". So, feeling stuck, I called Verizon, and after waiting on hold with the first CSR, and getting about 30 seconds into the phone call with the high up tech guy, I was in the middle of telling him about how in CDMA mode the wireless options menu would come up, but not with a SIM card inserted, the wireless options menu actually did come up. So I switched to "GSM only" and I was in!
Well, sorta. I had to get the phone linked with my google account via wifi, because the phone had no internet at all. A quick search of the internet revealed that this was a common problem - "I can talk on my D2G, but no data!" I called Rogers and sure enough, there were some settings I had to change to make this work.
Go into wireless options, then mobile network settings, then GSM/UMTS options (I assume you have a D2G because you want a droid you can put your SIM card in, right?) and then to Access Point Names. As this phone is unlocked, there are no APNs listed and your phone is neutered until one is added. I had no idea because my last phone was straight from Rogers and was of course hardwired to know this stuff.
Setting up the APN is really easy. just give it any name, list the APN as internet.com, MCC is 302, and MNC is 720. That's all. Back out. You will notice nothing is showing there. Don't do it again. It's there, but it's not showing up until you reboot. On my first reboot I had the 3G icon pop up in the notification bar and just about filled my pants. finally, the phone I paid $400 for was fully functional! No issues since then. Smooth as butter.
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God damned life saver ...... It is such a small change.... Add a APN.....
THANK YOU !
I was messing around with my phone and somehow I messed up my radio setting or phone info settings. I am now unable to make or receive phone calls. My phone is stuck on LTE only in the phone info settings (*#*#4636#*#*). If I change it from LTE only to perhaps LTE/GSM or LTE/GSM/CDMA it would work for awhile and I would be able to make and receive calls but if I restart the phone it goes right back to LTE only.
I am trying to avoid resetting my whole phone.
Thanks
TolaSkamp said:
I was messing around with my phone and somehow I messed up my radio setting or phone info settings. I am now unable to make or receive phone calls. My phone is stuck on LTE only in the phone info settings (*#*#4636#*#*). If I change it from LTE only to perhaps LTE/GSM or LTE/GSM/CDMA it would work for awhile and I would be able to make and receive calls but if I restart the phone it goes right back to LTE only.
I am trying to avoid resetting my whole phone.
Thanks
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I guess you found the solution? I am stuck in a similar situation, can use your help!
Taimur Akmal said:
I guess you found the solution? I am stuck in a similar situation, can use your help!
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I think I remedied this problem for myself...
Went to the Phone Info screen (#*#*4636*#*# -> Phone information)
Hit the overflow button. Selected Set Radio Band. Selected the appropriate band (depends on your area)
Disabled data (from the same overflow menu), then enabled. It picked up LTE/GSM only. After restart, the setting stuck.
Good luck
hi team " how to turn on radio " in phone info settings *#*#4636#*#* menu
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I've used DFS CDMA Tools and Nexus Field Test to modify some settings on my Nexus 5 (Including LTE settings and NV/RUIM, NAM and PRL stuff), but now the communications are having problems. So I'd like to know how to reset all these settings. (I thought factory reset would do the trick, but in fact it didn't.)
I've seen lots of posts telling me doing a PRL update, but I didn't find "Carrier Settings" under "Mobile Networks".
BTW, is there any difference between simply using "Factory data reset" and flashing ROM downloaded from Google?
I also tweaked some now don't get gsm data working. Rest s fine. Dint know how to restore it. Did some with dfs ****. Had u been successful ?
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Long story short, I reset some of my APN settings to default while running Dirty Unicorns, I could connect to data but couldn't text/call. I've now flashed my phone to stock and performed a factory reset but no luck. I also took my phone into Sprint and they were unsuccessful. They told me I could upgrade or pay $75, I don't want to do either so I'm really hoping someone knows a solution!
Some things:
1) If I look in my phone identity information, the MIN and phone number say unknown
2) Data doesn't work at all now
3) If I change to CDMA only then it simply shows not connected to any network.
Hello all and thank you for your time,
I recently updated my Verizon GS6 from Lollipop to Nougat using the Verizon Wireless Software Upgrade Assistant because the update wouldn't occur using the phone's update software feature. Since updating I've lost the ability to use the LTE network by any means at all. I have no data whatsoever, as the APN settings have been altered through this update. I am registered to Straight Talk Wireless and the phone is trying to connect to Verizon using a generic APN. I'd love to change the APN setting but the phone will not allow me to edit anything but the name of the APN. Adding or editing further is completely colored out.
So far I've tried:
1. Soft resets
2. Hard resets
3. Wiping the cache
4. Swapping SIMS of all 4 networks
5. Turning Wi-Fi on and off Turning Mobile data on and off
6. Searching all throughout the internet for answers
So if no one has the answer how to fix this situation is it possible to reverse my update and head back to Lollipop? Is it possible to root the phone to somehow access the APN settings by other means?
Any help would be greatly appreciated as I need to use data for my job.
Thanks!