Hello,
I am from India. I had purchased a Google Nexus 5 phone (Black/ 32GB) last year (December 20th, 2013)
I have started facing a serious issue since yesterday. My entire mobile network went down all of a sudden. Tried using other SIM but of no use. The same SIM works fine in other phone. Other functions including WiFi in Phone works perfectly fine.
A couple of things that I noticed are:
1) When I try to search for the Network manually, I get the message "Error while searching for Network".
2) I noticed that the PREFERRED NETWORK TYPE is defaulted to LTE. I cannot select any other option 2G or 3G.
3) When used Choose Automatically option - it starts with Automatic Registration and then flashes an error "Can't connect to this network right now try again later"
I tried doing a Factory reset hoping that it would work. But, no success. Have contacted LG Direct Service Center (since I bought it from retailer and not from GooglePlay store) and they suggested it's a PCB problem and it needs to replaced which would cost me around 12K INR. Which I am not ready for.
Please let me know what needs to be done. Any help is highly appreciated.
Regards,
Vijay
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He's clearly not in airplane mode.
I have tried with all basic troubleshooting options, kindly check the attached screenshots. Please please help needed urgently.
I was going to make a new thread, but his problem matches mine almost exactly.
Hi guys, i have this problem for over a week now.. A very frustrating week i must say. I got this n5 about a month ago, my uncle got himself a G3 and gave his nexus to me.
Everything was smooth, amazed by the phone, everything working fine, happy as hell. It all crumbled when I went to spend the holidays at my brothers, where he lives my carrier doesn't work (everyone uses another one). When i got back to my house where the mobile network works fine it just stopped. All other sims would work on my phone and my sim work on other phones.
I gave it a time, thought it would be cause i spent too much time on my brothers and it would be ok after a while. It didn't. Then i started to worry and try to fix it somehow. First i got a new simcard (same carrier), no bueno. They told me to restore my phone and stuff, it didn't work. The phone has always that empty triangle, doesn't matter if it's 3G, 4G or 2G.
So I came to the internet look for help. I saw that some people had bring this to the LG, their response was to do a recovery with fastboot and then put 2G on the mobile network. For a moment i thought it was over, my phone finally had some bars !! But to my disgrace I can't make nor receive calls, i can only send/receive SMS and access internet thru 4G, not 2G as the support said. Oh, if i put 3G or 2G dem bars go missing and the empty triangle ****er appears again. Still, my simcard works on every other phone but now only one carrier works on my phone (not mine unfortunately).
Then I started looking on forums like this one and a whole bunch of others and tried many things, all of them unsuccessful.
I tried many things, maybe forgot some but will list those that i remember.
I tried to flash the factory rom. Then tried to flash only the radio of previous androids (tried too many of them to count). Dialed that *#*#4636*#*# or smth, put LTE/GSM, only LTE, activated/deactivated radio. Airplane mode on/off. Tried to recovery on fastboot again. Tried to make new APN. To finish my story, put a Cyanogemod rom and it also didn't work.
So now i decided to post here as my last shot before i go to that carrier that still works. Also, what guarantees that this carrier won't stop working like the others? I'm afraid that may happen. Further informations, i saw many people complaining about T-Mobile and other carries, but I'm brazilian, so it's not one of these. My carrier is Oi and the one that still works is TIM.
The two threads i got most tips were these and some sites in portuguese:
http://forums.androidcentral.com/google-nexus-5/357547-nexus-5-cell-signal-problem-s-fix.html
http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/help/bug-make-receive-calls-wifi-enabled-t2839814
Thank y'all in advance and sorry if my english make it hard or impossible to understand.
My fingers are crossed!
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I followed method 2 in this thread to unlock my new HTC Sensation. I can't reply to that thread because I don't have ten posts on these forums.
After unlocking my phone, it accepts my SIM but I constantly have "No Service". The SIM works perfectly in other phones. I tried another SIM in my Sensation and got the same problem. I've checked my APN settings and there are no problems there. I've tried restoring my oldest Nandroid backup, restoring factory settings, etc. but with no luck. When I search for network operators, my phone tells me, "Error while searching for networks." I haven't tried restoring with an RUU (where can I get one?) but other users who seem to have the same problem have tried that with no luck.
At one point last night my phone did suddenly have signal and start working properly. I can't imagine what caused this; my phone was sitting on my desk untouched at the time. (I only noticed because it beeped to indicate it had received an SMS.) I tried sending and receiving calls and both worked just fine.
However, some time later I needed to put my SIM back in my old phone to check something. When I put the SIM and battery back in my Sensation, I was back to No Service. After waiting several hours the situation still hasn't resolved itself like it did before.
Does anyone know what's going on here, or better yet, how I can fix it? Is there any way I can reverse whatever the PG58DIAG file did to my phone? I actually have my phone's real unlock code now, so would be very happy if I could set it back how it was and unlock it legitimately. (I resorted to this method because I was impatient last night and am kicking myself now.)
Edit: In the interest of providing as much information as possible, I'm 90% sure I shut my phone down and restarted it at least once after it started working last night. It was only after taking the battery out that it went back to No Service.
I seem to be having more or less the exact same issue. I have an unlocked HTC Sensation and am using a ROGERS SIM card with it. Works perfectly well in my other phone, Curve 9360, and in a couple other phones as well, but the Sensation will have signal for a second then lose it immediately. For example, an SMS came in just like it did for the OP, then the signal was gone again right away.
Funny thing is this just started today, literally a couple hours ago. It was working fine up until then. Battery pulls or soft restarts don't seem to help.
Thanks to all with any ideas.
To clarify, when my phone found a network it wasn't just a brief flash of reception - it stayed connected and fully functional until I took out the battery. I haven't seen it connect to anything since.
But yeah, would be incredibly grateful if anyone could help out.
Hi, I am having the same issue.
I have unbranded a Vodafone Sensation and applied a stock HTC RUU as per the guides at XDA developers (linked to in post above).
All was fine on Thursday - got a T-mobile signal and a text message from them etc. Turned on today to update my phone properly, and I can't get any service from the phone no matter what SIM card I put in it.
What should I do???
Many thanks in advance.
My phone seems to be working now but I'm not sure why.
After my last post, I put my SIM in my Sensation and left it overnight on my desk to see if it would find a signal. No luck; I woke up and it was still saying No Service. I put it in my pocket and cycled to work, and when I got there my phone had signal and was working perfectly. I considered the possibility that my bedroom might have been some kind of no-service-bubble, but my phone is currently sitting on my desk with full signal strength, and as I said earlier, the SIM worked fine in an older phone in the same place.
Last night I installed a custom ROM (Android Revolution HD) and after installing it my phone froze at the startup screen. With no other option I took my battery out, fearing the worst. But when I turned my Sensation back on the new ROM was working fine and so was my SIM card. Just in case, I haven't dared take my battery out since.
Sorry, this probably isn't much help to the other people experiencing similar problems
A quick update to this issue...
I tried reflashing the RUU again, and initially had no luck. 'No Service' at all.
In desperation I entered the boot menu, and noticed that when it came up it said something like:
PG58IMG not found!
I then decided to click the option - 'reboot bootloader' and the phone reset again. When it came back on, lo and behold it had a signal, and has done ever since. Weird.
The signal seems quite flaky, but it all seems to work at the moment apart from the weather app (location wrong) and a weird screenshot capturing bug.
Quite disappointed how buggy the stock HTC software seems to be, nice phone currently being let down by the software methinks.
I had the same problem also. Try flashing the latest radio (10.58.9035.00P_10.15.9035.02_2)
Don't forget the matching RIL! (IMPORTANT!) HTC-RIL 2.2.0173HMQ
I've never lost my signal again!
As for rowlarry, don't worry, HBOOT just checks if you have pushed a new radio.img
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So if any of you need help with flashing a new radio, let me know! Glad to help..
I know how frustrating a non functional sensation can be!
Did everything and still have no signal
boardking_zero thanks for helping but i tried to flash the new radio with the ril file after i installed the rom and it still doesnt work
i bought the phone from a guy on ebay he used it with tmobile and use it as orange
is there anything else i should try to do?
thanks!
i feel so dumb, i did the whole thing without the back cover which is also the antenna of the phone so thats why i had no signal and a weak wifi signal!
Seems that the problem resolves after some reboots... or what?
How did you flash the radio? Did you use recovery or adb? Because is you used recovery it won't work. The RIL you can flash with recovery.
So in case you used recovery, here is the method I use:
1: Download adb
2: Create new folder on pc's local drive and install adb there. Make sure that adb doesn't create a folder in your new folder
3: Extract the radio.zip on your pc and copy the radio.img to the adb folder.
4: Open cmd ( Start-Run-cmd-enter )
5: type cd c:\adb (If adb is located in C:\)
6: Make sure your phone is connected to pc, powered on(homescreen) and debug on
7: in cmd type, adb devices ( this wil start deamon and id your phone )
8: type, adb reboot-bootloader ( phone will reboot in fastboot USB )
9: Now type, fastboot flash radio radio.img
10: When it's done copying you type, fastboot reboot
Done! Radio flashed the 'safer' way..
Now you can reboot phone in recovery and use it to flash the RIL.zip
Make sure they match!
To check your phone's RIL: Use terminal emulator (market) and use this command:
getprop "gsm.version.ril-impl" This will show current ril
Another trick to reboot your antenna, on dial pad, dial *#*#4636#*#* then choose phone settings. If your default setting is WCDMA Preferred, try gsm/cdma auto (prl)
toggle radio off, then on. Make sure you exit using the Home button, this will save your settings.
Let me know how it works out!
PLEASE HELP ME
i have HTC sensation for Tmobile USE, it has been rooted and using method 1 to find the unlock code... after i enter the unlock code, it said "unlock successful" but i still don't get any signal for AT&T. Also everytime i reboot the phone it asks for the unlock code
hi friend i have the same problem in 2 htc sensation tmobile
i have htc unlocked by revolutionary succes PG58DIAG.nbh clean sc58 ok
but says no serviceee with all sim card
i flash with rom and repeat process of unlock but no signalll
please help me
best regards
Firstly Hi to all!!! I'm Yors from Valencia, Spain.
I'm noob but I have something to share with you.
I had the same problem with my HTC Sensation with Vodafone Operator when I tried to unlock it. I flashed it with SC58 cleaning system and then I tested my sensation with Movistar and Orange SIMs, result -> No signal.
I have solved it changing flight mode into normal mode sometimes (Restarting Signal activation) and waiting for two or three minutes in normal mode, after third change I got signal!!
Be patient and please search a place with good signal. Is very important search signal with rear cover mounted (GSM/3G Antenna is integrated on it).
I wish this help you!
Regards,
I received my HTC Sensation yesterday, and have been having terrible reception issues around my house. Mostly just getting "No Service", but then if I leave the phone sat for a few minutes, when I turn it on, there's 4 bars of signal, and without touching the phone, I sit and watch it disappear down to "No Service". WTF.
I was going to send it back after reading ALL the complaints about this issue with the sensation, but I had an epiphany... If the back cover is the Aerial (Antenna for you yanks ;-) what if it's just not connecting correctly?
In the back of the phone there's several gold contacts that connect to the back cover, I decided to just prise them up a little bit so they made better contact. After very carefully lifting each one by just a fraction of a millimetre the result was astounding! I now get about 3 bars CONSTANT signal (even when making a call) where before I would get "No Service".
I'll see how it goes for the rest of the day, but if this has fixed the poor signal problem I'll be so happy. I wasn't at all happy about having to send back my shiny new phone just before Christmas.
Hope this helps someone with similar issues.
Hi there
I have tried using the s58 unlock method. My phone is no longer rejecting the sim, but it will not make calls or send texts using my "Virgin UK" sim. it will, however, access the HSDPA data stream.
Points about the phone:
It was originally locked to "3UK" (H3G)
S/N: SH16JV802292
it is s-off, rooted and CWM is installed.
I am trying to use it on "Virgin UK". I have also tried an o2 sim, to no avail.
It will acces the Virgin network, shows signal strength and everything.
but only the internet is working.
I have tried Cyanogenmod7, BlackIce, XE stock, and original stock with the latest radio installed.
I have only bought this phone as a toy, and am willing to use it for any "guinea pig" tests or procedures which you might be able to offer.
Thanks for your time guys.
Gomez
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PLEASE HELP ME
i have HTC sensation for Tmobile USE, it has been rooted and using method 1 to find the unlock code... after i enter the unlock code, it said "unlock successful" but i still don't get any signal for AT&T. Also everytime i reboot the phone it asks for the unlock code
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Hi - I have the same issue. Have you found a solution for this.
Hi
I would like to add my experience of this...
I bought my sensation (unloacked) about 7 or 8 months ago and immediately rooted it and loaded the Revolution HD 6.7 ROM, etc. and upgraded thebattery to an Anker.
My phone worked perfectly from that point. Now suddenly about 2 weeks ago I started getting problems with 'No service' and 'No SIM installed'. I tried all the tricks like the piece of tape on the back of the sim to hold it more securely, I wiped all the contacts on the reverse of the phone and inside cover and prised the contact up a little to make sure.
But what i found was that if I was playing a game on phone it started to get very hot and all the heat is around where the sim and sd card are held. The the signal would be lost and rebooting would not cure it and sometimes the reboot made it go from 'no service' to 'no sim iunstalled'. In fact last night the same thing happened. My phone had just been chaged to 100%, I play a game for about 10 minutes and the signal was lost. I rebooted a few times and the phone is really hot. The battery went from 100% to 70%. almost instantly. I switched it off and left it over night. This morning I switched it on and the signal was back and the phone at normal temperature and the battery was now at 50%.
So it seems the phone is overheating and this is causing problems with battery draining or something.
I am wondering if I should flash a new radio but I am using recovery and I think it is not s-off (I think that is because of recovery) even though it is permanently rooted.
Anyway, I think this weekend I might upgrade to Revolution hd 7.2 and along the war flash a new radio (if this is possible).
Does anyone think the overheating is down to a fault or certain apps/games or down to the radio?
It's very frustrating when it happens. I am considering buying a Galaxy SIII for peace of mind as I can't have my phone playing up like this as my wife is pregnant and I need to be contactable.
Any thoughts?
Just after writing that post I went to check the phone using the #*#*4636#*#* code and my phone lost signal again. I went to aircraft mode on and the off and then the phone is saying 'no sim installed'.
I switched if off and left it for a while and when I switched it on it was fine. I went to check my gmail and it lost signal again.
I think this phone is now faulty. Any suggestions as to what I can try before I bin it? If I factory-reset it will I lose my custom ROM? Are there any benefits to doing the factory-reset?
FYI, I'm all sorted. It was the SIM.
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Hello,
I've had this issue since day one: my phone randomly loses signal, usually after not using my phone for a couple of hours. In contrast to multiple other threads posted here, however, turning Aeroplane mode on and off does _not_ fix the issue. The only thing that will get me back on the network is a complete reboot. Needless to say, the issue is extremely annoying.
I've tried flashing various roms, and eventually switched back to stock, but the issue persists. Can this be a carrier problem or an issue with my sim? Or is the phone to blame? I really wouldn't want to go through the hassle of getting a replacement...
Any help would be appreciated!
In short, the phone is to blame IMO. Personally I think its an issue with the QFE1100 Qualcomm chip. Then again, what do I know - lol. Just an opinion.
So many other threads on this issue - both here and on the google product forums but still no resolution or acknowledgement of a problem from Google.
Some folks will say flash the 4.4 radio but YMMV. The only known workaround at this point is to change from 'LTE Preferred' to '3G'. This should keep you connected to the mobile network.
http://productforums.google.com/forum/#!starred/nexus/7s7DsI4DUYo
or,
http://productforums.google.com/forum/#!starred/nexus/eOToYgJXdrw
Thanks for your reply!
I forgot to mention though that I tried this setting as well with no effect, it's still happening with the mode set to 3G :/
Welcome to the club
**Team Nexus 5 battery is crap**
It couldn't hurt to check to see if your imei number got blocked by your carrier. Verify this with your carrier first.
i don't see how my imei could be blocked with my phone working fine 99.9% of the time. i did, however, request an update for my (pretty ancient) sim card earlier today, and considering trading my sim for a new one if that doesn't help.
then of course there's still the option to replace my nexus 5 as a last resort. not giving up yet
i don't want to jinx it, but since replacing my sim last week i haven't had any (complete) loss of signal
Hi guys,
I've been having this problem with my N5.
Its a d820 model, unlocked and rooted.
I have no signal, cant register to the network either.
I can use wifi with no problem too.
I changed the micro sim card with other carriers, same issue. I asked for a new micro sim to my carrier too (not cut), but still getting the same problem.
It's worth mentioning that the micro sim works flawlessly. Im using it everyday on an HTC One S and signal and data works perfectly.
When I first get the simcard on the N5, it asks for a reboot, after it comes back up, it shows strong signal, but I can't make any call or receive, no messages either.
After a few minutes, the signal goes down and it shows only emergency calls.
Going into mobile networks and searching for my carrier takes quite some time, but no matter how many times I try to select my carrier,it always comes back with not able to register in the network.
I did a factory reset, and went back to stock, and then performed the system updates to 4.4.4.
I flashed a couple of radios as well, but no luck.
The IMEI shows well, and its the same that shows on the box, so I guess no problems there with a corrupt IMEI.
Has anyone else had any problem like this? Any suggestions?
I've been reading some threads here, and I still have to try a different kernel/ROM, but if anyone else knows of a similar situation, I would appreciate any suggestions.
May be it has something to do wid preferred network...
If u use 3g go to dialpad
Type
*#*#4636#*#* phone info
Select modem as wcdma only...
If u use lte select lte only... See if this works
I think I already tried that, but cant remember for sure
Will give it a shot, thanks
Is the phone second hand?
Have you checked if the IMEI is blocked by the network?
sounds like you bought a used phone that has been blacklisted. if blacklisted, your phone wont work on any US carrier, and many Canadian carriers.
Yes its a second hand phone, and I don't know if it is blacklisted on USA, but Im in South America, so that shouldnt be a problem
And there are no carriers here working with N5 so they cant blacklist the IMEI either
(This doesnt mean that the phone doesnt work here, actually, my wife has another N5 that works like a charm here)
masok said:
Yes its a second hand phone, and I don't know if it is blacklisted on USA, but Im in South America, so that shouldnt be a problem
And there are no carriers here working with N5 so they cant blacklist the IMEI either
(This doesnt mean that the phone doesnt work here, actually, my wife has another N5 that works like a charm here)
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the carriers dont have to work with the n5 to blacklist it. in other words, they can blacklist any phone that connects to their network. as soon as you connect to the network, they know your imei and other info about your phone. anyways, they blacklist your imei, so when your phone tries to connect, it cant. the agreement that carriers have in the US and Canada, could possibly be for all of the americas, or, in south america, they could have their own blacklist.
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googling, i found that carriers worldwide are sharing blacklists.
The GSMA, an international association of wireless carriers, also keeps a database that wireless carriers worldwide could check to prevent stolen phones from being reactivated on their networks.
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I will check on that, I think I can just call my carrier and ask if that IMEI is blacklisted or not
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I will check on that, I think I can just call my carrier and ask if that IMEI is blacklisted or not
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yup, thats the best thing to do. the people that first answer the phone, customer service, probably wont be able to help, maybe someone in tech. or, use this website to check(there art other sites as well).. http://swappa.com/esn
Well I just checked. IMEI not blacklisted on my carrier, also checked with swappa, not blacklisted either.
I used the *#*#4636#*#* to select wcdma as well as other options there, but still no go.
Also, under Mobile network settings, changed the preferred network type to LTE, 3G and 2G, but no luck
Tried Choose automatically the network, but still getting the message that its unable to register to the network right now and that I should try again later
I guess Im left with flashing some other ROM/kernel to see if it helps, unless someone has any other suggestions
masok said:
Well I just checked. IMEI not blacklisted on my carrier, also checked with swappa, not blacklisted either.
I used the *#*#4636#*#* to select wcdma as well as other options there, but still no go.
Also, under Mobile network settings, changed the preferred network type to LTE, 3G and 2G, but no luck
Tried Choose automatically the network, but still getting the message that its unable to register to the network right now and that I should try again later
I guess Im left with flashing some other ROM/kernel to see if it helps, unless someone has any other suggestions
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call your provider first, problem can be on their end.
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also, what kind of nexus 5 is it, a d820 or d821? it would make a difference signal-wise. ones for north america, ones for europe. honestly, i have no idea which you would need http://www.phonearena.com/news/Differences-between-the-two-Nexus-5-models-D820-and-D821_id48985
I don't know if the problem is with the carrier, since I'm using the very same simcard with another phone and I have data and network with no problem.
The phone is d820, but I know it works here (my wife has the same one), network 2g and 3g work well here, LTE is the only thing that won't work here with this phone but I don't care about that
I'll keep looking just in case, and I guess tomorrow I'll flash different ROM
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masok said:
I don't know if the problem is with the carrier, since I'm using the very same simcard with another phone and I have data and network with no problem.
The phone is d820, but I know it works here (my wife has the same one), network 2g and 3g work well here, LTE is the only thing that won't work here with this phone but I don't care about that
I'll keep looking just in case, and I guess tomorrow I'll flash different ROM
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If the problem is wid radio flashing a different rom won't matter ..
Have u tried flashing a factory image ?
I know flashing a new ROM wont help with radio, but I've seen that using *#*#4636#*#*, going into phone information and then Select Radio Band, gives me an error and force closes.
I've seen some threads about that, and someone saying that it was working on a CM ROM, so I was thinking of trying that in order to be able to select the radio band and see if that helps.
About the factory image, yes, I used the google images to go back to stock, and then performed the system updates.
Well I flashed Slim Rom, and was able to get into *#*#4636#*#* to change radio band. Tried them all, no change.
Played around with the preferred networks and no luck either.
I'm officially out of ideas, but I'll keep digging around to see what I can find.
Any suggestions welcome.
Also, I know that there is a known issue with the GPS signal on some Nexus 5, and there are a few videos on Youtube showing how to fix it (basically opening the back of the phone, and sticking a piece of paper under the connector).
Does anyone know if there is something similar happening with the radio? Does anyone have a photo of the phone showing which part would be the antenna?
One additional thing I noticed.
If I switch, or just take out and reinsert the micro sim, the phone asks for a reboot. After doing that, when the phone boots up, I see I have network (full bars), going into mobile operators, I can see my carrier, and I can register too. But I cant make or receive any calls or messages.
During this 10 minutes that I have this sort of fake signal, if I go into *#*#4636#*#* and phone info, I can see my carrier, but it doesn't show my phone number. Weird.
Lg nexus 5 network issue
i am facing the same issue with exus 5 .In my hometown in India,the phone simply shows "Emergency calls only" and shifts to normal working mode with full network coverage once i travel to other parts of my state (parts which probably has a better signal strength ,i dont know ).i have tried out changing the sim card and a factory data reset ..Both didnt help ..
masok said:
Hi guys,
I've been having this problem with my N5.
Its a d820 model, unlocked and rooted.
I have no signal, cant register to the network either.
I can use wifi with no problem too.
I changed the micro sim card with other carriers, same issue. I asked for a new micro sim to my carrier too (not cut), but still getting the same problem.
It's worth mentioning that the micro sim works flawlessly. Im using it everyday on an HTC One S and signal and data works perfectly.
When I first get the simcard on the N5, it asks for a reboot, after it comes back up, it shows strong signal, but I can't make any call or receive, no messages either.
After a few minutes, the signal goes down and it shows only emergency calls.
Going into mobile networks and searching for my carrier takes quite some time, but no matter how many times I try to select my carrier,it always comes back with not able to register in the network.
I did a factory reset, and went back to stock, and then performed the system updates to 4.4.4.
I flashed a couple of radios as well, but no luck.
The IMEI shows well, and its the same that shows on the box, so I guess no problems there with a corrupt IMEI.
Has anyone else had any problem like this? Any suggestions?
I've been reading some threads here, and I still have to try a different kernel/ROM, but if anyone else knows of a similar situation, I would appreciate any suggestions.
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praveenkrishnan said:
i am facing the same issue with exus 5 .In my hometown in India,the phone simply shows "Emergency calls only" and shifts to normal working mode with full network coverage once i travel to other parts of my state (parts which probably has a better signal strength ,i dont know ).i have tried out changing the sim card and a factory data reset ..Both didnt help ..
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Has anyone been able to track down the issue and get it resolved? I'm facing the same situation, and almost taking it to an authorized LG support so that they can change the motherboard.
Hi,
I hope someone could help me save a useless phone.
I got a Z3 from ebay (it's O2 Germany). As soon as I turned it on it updated to 5.0.2.
Then later I inserted the SIM card (took me some time to get the nano from the carrier).
It's not SIM locked.
The problem is that I can't get a steady signal. AT ALL. It hits a signal for 2 sec, then nothing.
It can recognize my carrier in the split second that it's on, I got the access points and all. I can even search for carriers and get a list of several to choose from.
The same phenomena is apparently happening with the NFC - the software switch turns on then straight off (same radio chip issue?)
I have tried GSM only, WCDMA only, LTE.
Tried changing the bands used using the internal *#*# menus.
Using flashtool I have flashed a stock global rom instead of the german. And local stock.
I have read that some people had this issue after the lollipop update so I rolled back to stock 4.4.4, same issues with cellular and NFC.
I'm really at a lost. I have this fancy brick that I was hoping to give my dad (he needs the screen size, the old fool) and instead I'm wasting valuable time at work trying to fix it...
Anyone?
Thanks,
Juv.
J_McBurst said:
Hi,
I hope someone could help me save a useless phone.
I got a Z3 from ebay (it's O2 Germany). As soon as I turned it on it updated to 5.0.2.
Then later I inserted the SIM card (took me some time to get the nano from the carrier).
It's not SIM locked.
The problem is that I can't get a steady signal. AT ALL. It hits a signal for 2 sec, then nothing.
It can recognize my carrier in the split second that it's on, I got the access points and all. I can even search for carriers and get a list of several to choose from.
The same phenomena is apparently happening with the NFC - the software switch turns on then straight off (same radio chip issue?)
I have tried GSM only, WCDMA only, LTE.
Tried changing the bands used using the internal *#*# menus.
Using flashtool I have flashed a stock global rom instead of the german. And local stock.
I have read that some people had this issue after the lollipop update so I rolled back to stock 4.4.4, same issues with cellular and NFC.
I'm really at a lost. I have this fancy brick that I was hoping to give my dad (he needs the screen size, the old fool) and instead I'm wasting valuable time at work trying to fix it...
Anyone?
Thanks,
Juv.
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I got the exact same problem, im in Norway and using mye Operator firmware..
I'm having the NFC problem. I have the US T-Mobile version (D6616), and NFC stopped working right after I updated to Lollipop.
Factory reset, and repairing using Sony's PC Companion does not help. On first boot, i'll get a "NFC firmware update failed (-1)".
Hello, I'm having a major problem with my phone and I'd be extremely grateful for any help or expertise.
PROBLEM:
I cannot get any kind of CDMA signal on TWO Verizon HTC M8 (I didn't post in that specific thread for a reason, I'll explain, please don't move it).
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HOW THIS HAPPENED:
The first phone, I was using as normal and it was fully functional.. One night i flashed a ROM and ended up falling asleep before if built the ART cache (so it was just playing the bootanimation) and the next morning I awoke to find the boot animation still running. The phone wasn't hot but ever since then I could never get any kind of CDMA service (so i can't use my carrier.)
The second one i just bought and put my sim in and BAM. Same problem.
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MORE DETAILS ON THE PROBLEM:
If i put my sim in, i can usually get 4G data but can NEVER get any lower bands. CDMA settings are greyed out in settings. This persists across ROMs and radio firmwares. My immediate thought was to get a new sim but my sim works absolutely fine in my LG G2. The sim is cut from a microsim but the point there is it worked fine before (and still works in my G2) and it didn't shift in the tray. I tried my friend's sim from an Iphone 5s and it did the same thing. I've tried everything i possibly know to do. This problem has basically cost me $400 dollars or 2 M8s.
Even if i go into the phone info hiddenmenu, i cannot select the CDMA or EvDo bands by themselves.