SIM Swap (CDMA-GSM) - Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Before nexus 5 update(4.4.4 official img)
Had to factory reset ROM (data wipe) in order for my phone to switch back to Sprint from T-Mobile(SIM Card)
After nexus 5 update(LRX210 official img)
No longer have to reset ROM. Just pullout. T-Mobile SIM, put in Sprint SIM. Reboot, update prl and profile...and I'm good to go!!!!
Anybody notice this with other carriers?
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I never had to hard reset and I used to switch Sims all the time. Only think I had to do was edit the mobile networks and switch from lte to global and back to lte in order to get mobile data working after a swap..

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Flashing Back to Sprint

I have a Nexus S 4g that I flash to Verizon Prepaid (Pageplus cellular) using these instructions: http://bubhutsa.blogspot.com/2011/11/nexus-s-4g-pageplus.html
What's the best / easiest way to flash it back to Sprint since the phone has to be returned? Will a factory reset do this?
Update for anyone interested:
I found a Sprint PRL, and flashed the phone back to that, along with factory resetting the device. It correctly connected to Sprint towers after this.

[Q] CDMA Subscription Issue: Paranoid Android 3.99

I flashed the pa_d2vzw-BETA-3.99.1-RC1-20130916.zip on my S3 after a full wipe and for some reason it will not pick up the VZW network. The mobile network CDMA subscription is stuck on NV and wont let me change to RUIM/SIM. I don't think the ROM is recognizing my SIM card.
When I flash back to CM10.2 it works fine.
Any suggestions?

Help needed for CDMA data service (downgrading from 4.4.2 to lower version)

I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 SCH-I535 CDMA Verizon & GSM phone. Originally it was on android 4.1.2 and working fine for both CDMA and GSM (one at a time). CDMA EVDO Rev A data service was working fine.
I am using this phone in Nepal (not in USA). It was carrier unlocked for both CDMA & GSM when I purchased from Amazon. (so, I guess, Originally it may had some customized firmware/ROM for International use, I don’t have much idea).
I was asked for firmware upgrade every time when I run Samsung Kies. One day I clicked to upgrade the firmware. The upgrade was over successfully. But the new android version I found on my phone was 4.4.2.
In this version /new upgrade, I was unable to use CDMA data (EVDO-rev A). So I wanted to reverse back to old version. I search the process in Google and tried to load firmware with the help of Odin3 using this file:- “I535VRBMF1_I535VZWBMF1_VZW.zip”, but it was not successful. Result: Fail(Auth)
Then I loaded firmware for 4.4.2 using Odin3.09 (AP: “I535VRUDNE1_I535VZWDNE1_I535VRUDNE1_HOME.tar.md5”) and now the phone is working.
• If I use GSM SIM I can make call and use HSPA data service as well by adding new APN.
• If I use CDMA RUIM I can make call, BUT DATA SEVRICE using CDMA EVDO Rev A is NOT WORKING!! (I can not save APN in this case).
Now my issue is how to make CDMA EVDO data service working in my phone, because my basic requirement is to use this phone for CDMA service (voice + data).
I can edit the APN but when I click “Save”, nothing was saved. So I can not select APN for my carrier. I tried using APN Manager Pro too, here I can enter & enable the APN, but did not work. The phone is not able to dial the data access code #777 (verified from CDMA service provider side trace).
Can someone help me what I should do to make my phone working for CDMA data. My phone is rooted.
I guess it may work for CDMA data if I downgrade it to 4.3 or 4.1.2,
Can I do that. If so what are the procedures / steps. Any help in this regard would be highly appreciable.
My data worked this way
kkafle said:
I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 SCH-I535 CDMA Verizon & GSM phone. Originally it was on android 4.1.2 and working fine for both CDMA and GSM (one at a time). CDMA EVDO Rev A data service was working fine.
I am using this phone in Nepal (not in USA). It was carrier unlocked for both CDMA & GSM when I purchased from Amazon. (so, I guess, Originally it may had some customized firmware/ROM for International use, I don’t have much idea).
I was asked for firmware upgrade every time when I run Samsung Kies. One day I clicked to upgrade the firmware. The upgrade was over successfully. But the new android version I found on my phone was 4.4.2.
In this version /new upgrade, I was unable to use CDMA data (EVDO-rev A). So I wanted to reverse back to old version. I search the process in Google and tried to load firmware with the help of Odin3 using this file:- “I535VRBMF1_I535VZWBMF1_VZW.zip”, but it was not successful. Result: Fail(Auth)
Then I loaded firmware for 4.4.2 using Odin3.09 (AP: “I535VRUDNE1_I535VZWDNE1_I535VRUDNE1_HOME.tar.md5”) and now the phone is working.
• If I use GSM SIM I can make call and use HSPA data service as well by adding new APN.
• If I use CDMA RUIM I can make call, BUT DATA SEVRICE using CDMA EVDO Rev A is NOT WORKING!! (I can not save APN in this case).
Now my issue is how to make CDMA EVDO data service working in my phone, because my basic requirement is to use this phone for CDMA service (voice + data).
I can edit the APN but when I click “Save”, nothing was saved. So I can not select APN for my carrier. I tried using APN Manager Pro too, here I can enter & enable the APN, but did not work. The phone is not able to dial the data access code #777 (verified from CDMA service provider side trace).
Can someone help me what I should do to make my phone working for CDMA data. My phone is rooted.
I guess it may work for CDMA data if I downgrade it to 4.3 or 4.1.2,
Can I do that. If so what are the procedures / steps. Any help in this regard would be highly appreciable.
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I think your problem is the region is not set Nepal...I installed dark jb rom in my phone and data was gone since then. Then I manually downloaded stock firmware and flashed through odin but still data wasnt working,nd while in recovery mode i saw region INS ie India. then something came in my mind and.. .I changed it to NPL and now i can use data in only sim 1 only not in both sims. So i also may need some help.
For you *#272*IMEI# . Use your phones IMEI number there (*#06#) . Select NPL region.
NOTE: It will hard format your phone installing required carrier apps, aps, bla bla and hope work on your phone
Pujan Shrestha said:
I think your problem is the region is not set Nepal...I installed dark jb rom in my phone and data was gone since then. Then I manually downloaded stock firmware and flashed through odin but still data wasnt working,nd while in recovery mode i saw region INS ie India. then something came in my mind and.. .I changed it to NPL and now i can use data in only sim 1 only not in both sims. So i also may need some help.
For you *#272*IMEI# . Use your phones IMEI number there (*#06#) . Select NPL region.
NOTE: It will hard format your phone installing required carrier apps, aps, bla bla and hope work on your phone
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I found that the hidden menu (& hence secret code dialing) was disabled in my phone. Following guides from Google search I enabled it. Now codes likes "*#06#",*#1111#", "*#0228#" etc are working, but "*#272*IMEI#" is not working. Any idea, why it is not working?
kkafle said:
I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 SCH-I535 CDMA Verizon & GSM phone. Originally it was on android 4.1.2 and working fine for both CDMA and GSM (one at a time). CDMA EVDO Rev A data service was working fine.
I am using this phone in Nepal (not in USA). It was carrier unlocked for both CDMA & GSM when I purchased from Amazon. (so, I guess, Originally it may had some customized firmware/ROM for International use, I don’t have much idea).
I was asked for firmware upgrade every time when I run Samsung Kies. One day I clicked to upgrade the firmware. The upgrade was over successfully. But the new android version I found on my phone was 4.4.2.
In this version /new upgrade, I was unable to use CDMA data (EVDO-rev A). So I wanted to reverse back to old version. I search the process in Google and tried to load firmware with the help of Odin3 using this file:- “I535VRBMF1_I535VZWBMF1_VZW.zip”, but it was not successful. Result: Fail(Auth)
Then I loaded firmware for 4.4.2 using Odin3.09 (AP: “I535VRUDNE1_I535VZWDNE1_I535VRUDNE1_HOME.tar.md5”) and now the phone is working.
• If I use GSM SIM I can make call and use HSPA data service as well by adding new APN.
• If I use CDMA RUIM I can make call, BUT DATA SEVRICE using CDMA EVDO Rev A is NOT WORKING!! (I can not save APN in this case).
Now my issue is how to make CDMA EVDO data service working in my phone, because my basic requirement is to use this phone for CDMA service (voice + data).
I can edit the APN but when I click “Save”, nothing was saved. So I can not select APN for my carrier. I tried using APN Manager Pro too, here I can enter & enable the APN, but did not work. The phone is not able to dial the data access code #777 (verified from CDMA service provider side trace).
Can someone help me what I should do to make my phone working for CDMA data. My phone is rooted.
I guess it may work for CDMA data if I downgrade it to 4.3 or 4.1.2,
Can I do that. If so what are the procedures / steps. Any help in this regard would be highly appreciable.
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Well, it looks to me as though you've locked your bootloader and are now stuck on 4.4.2. For some reason, Verizon forces Samsung to lock their bootloaders, which means we (the consumers) cannot install "custom" firmware on our devices (or downgrade).
Once you're on 4.4.2 NE1 your stuck with it. No downgrade possible at least not without a Jtag service
Sent from my SCH-I535 using Xparent ICS Tapatalk 2
I have faced similar problem I can't create apn I am using it in India . So my data i not working on any sim card but i can make and receive calls . My android version is also 4.3 . So please help me i want to use both hspa and evdo .
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[Q] Wrong radio flash

Was up to many hours and accidentally flashed tmobile marshmellow radio onto my phone. reflashed with propper radio and original firmware and know only get edge when trying to use gsm sim.. previously was getting 4glte with gsm sim. have tried dfs and enabled the lte bands and saved it but when try to add the lte config data never sticks ... help please cause edge sucks lol..
bigfdaddy2 said:
Was up to many hours and accidentally flashed tmobile marshmellow radio onto my phone. reflashed with propper radio and original firmware and know only get edge when trying to use gsm sim.. previously was getting 4glte with gsm sim. have tried dfs and enabled the lte bands and saved it but when try to add the lte config data never sticks ... help please cause edge sucks lol..
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Stock recovery factory reset tried yet?
Sent from my SM-T810 using Tapatalk
dottat said:
Stock recovery factory reset tried yet?
Sent from my SM-T810 using Tapatalk
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yes i have tried that multiple times ..phone wont go into global mode stays in lte/cdma mode but have gotten lte back flashing the marshmallow firmware verizon pushed out ...so know gotta get rest back hopefully ... any help on that front be great ...
bigfdaddy2 said:
Was up to many hours and accidentally flashed tmobile marshmellow radio onto my phone. reflashed with propper radio and original firmware and know only get edge when trying to use gsm sim.. previously was getting 4glte with gsm sim. have tried dfs and enabled the lte bands and saved it but when try to add the lte config data never sticks ... help please cause edge sucks lol..
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phone know gets 4g lte but is stuck in lte/cdma mode wont switch to global.....
Any help
Sent from my SM-N910V using Tapatalk

HTC Inspire 4G - Mobile Data issue after flashing custom rom

Hello everyone,
I just dug up my old phone (HTC inspire 4g AT&T - Sim factory unlocked) and managed to install a custom rom from this site (from interestit.com). The phone is not rooted i think and has S-ON. But the problem i have is although i am able to put a sim and get the local carrier working i am not able to start up mobile data.
When turning on mobile data from the drop down menu a red cross is shown and no data i being transferred through the network, i tried setting up the APN settings but it doesnt work
Any help given is really appreciated.
Thanks

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