Anybody have any luck getting LTE/4G and MMS working with Virgin Mobile? - Sprint Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Before I rooted I was running the Android 6.0.1 OSA update. Now I'm running CyanogenMod 13 Nightly and everything's working awesome except LTE/4G and MMS.
I feel like I've tried everything. With previous devices I was able to use the "Universal VMU APN Fix" to fix any issues but not now. I've also tried the "MVNO Slayer" with no success.
I've even tried pulling the stock build.prop from the stock image file from sammobile.com and making my own "customized" version of the VMU APN fix but I've noticed that the CM13 build.prop file doesn't have any cdma options in it so I'm not sure where those are stored.
And I've tried setting my APN settings manually through the settings menu but that doesn't work either.
Also, trying to revert my device back to stock using image files from sammobile.com results in my device getting stuck at the Virgin Mobile splash screen upon boot.
So I can't get 4G/LTE and MMS working and I can't revert back to stock. I'm worried I've screwed my phone permanently. :/
If anybody can provide some advice that'd be awesome. Thanks!

the weirdness in the first part of your post doesnt make sense as to why your phone is doing that unless the modem got screwed up when you flashed CM13 or if youre on a MM baseband. If i was in your position, i djust go back to square 1 and try again. Reflash the tarball, chainfires root tar, TWRP and let it boot. Make sure its all working fine, then flash a g900p ROM in TWRP and go from there. If you are seeing a virgin mobile bootanimation, they you likely flashes a ROM that wasnt built for your phone. Youre going to want to stick with ROMs made for the g900p specifically
if you want to revert, heres a faster dl of the OK4
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also, check this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/sprint-galaxy-s5/help/cm13-0-nightly-lte-t3422838

youdoofus said:
the weirdness in the first part of your post doesnt make sense as to why your phone is doing that unless the modem got screwed up when you flashed CM13 or if youre on a MM baseband. If i was in your position, i djust go back to square 1 and try again. Reflash the tarball, chainfires root tar, TWRP and let it boot. Make sure its all working fine, then flash a g900p ROM in TWRP and go from there. If you are seeing a virgin mobile bootanimation, they you likely flashes a ROM that wasnt built for your phone. Youre going to want to stick with ROMs made for the g900p specifically
if you want to revert, heres a faster dl of the OK4
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also, check this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/sprint-galaxy-s5/help/cm13-0-nightly-lte-t3422838
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Thank you for your help youdoofus.
I was able to get back to stock using the OK4 image you linked to.
I also tried flashing CyanogenMod 12.1 and applying APN settings to that without success.
So I guess I'm sticking to stock un-rooted for now unless anyone can help me get APN settings working for Virgin Mobile. :/

KodieG said:
Thank you for your help youdoofus.
I was able to get back to stock using the OK4 image you linked to.
I also tried flashing CyanogenMod 12.1 and applying APN settings to that without success.
So I guess I'm sticking to stock un-rooted for now unless anyone can help me get APN settings working for Virgin Mobile. :/
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Ok. Gimme a min. I'll be at my computer shortly. You can also hmu on hangouts, I'm youdoofus there too

If you come up with any ideas youdoofus, that'd be awesome. Otherwise after working on this thing for like 8 hours, I was able to get a stock deodexed rooted rom running with Xposed so I'm content for now, lol.

KodieG said:
If you come up with any ideas youdoofus, that'd be awesome. Otherwise after working on this thing for like 8 hours, I was able to get a stock deodexed rooted rom running with Xposed so I'm content for now, lol.
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does virgin mobile use sprint as their backbone for it as a MVNO? If not, the reason you might not be getting data is the network lock.

youdoofus said:
does virgin mobile use sprint as their backbone for it as a MVNO? If not, the reason you might not be getting data is the network lock.
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I'm not exactly sure what a MVNO is. I know that Virgin Mobile uses Spring for it's mobile network. I was able to get my old device (Galaxy S3) running with CyanogenMod 11 on Virgin Mobile no problem. (After of course running the Universal APN fix)

an MVNO is a "cell provider" that exists only on paper just like straight talk. they buy their air time off other carriers and sell it as their own. I use straight talk but am using AT&Ts physical hardware. I think virgin uses sprint, but im not entirely sure. if thats the case, you should just need to use sprints APN settings. worth a try at least

Universal apn flasher for virgin mobile. Flash your rom then flash this zip. Works on 4.4.2,4.4.4 and lollipop but cant vouch for it on marshmallow as i havent updated my s5 to marshmallow to try it. Although it shoild work ok.

i'm on aokp MM PCA baseband and used the APN backup and restore method.
2nd post on this page:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1794956
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i'm on aokp MM PCA baseband and used the APN backup and restore method.
2nd post on this page:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1794956

So I figured out what was wrong with my 4G/LTE. After restoring back to the stock rom, I realized that my 4G/LTE still wasn't working. I talked to the Virgin Mobile customer service rep for a little bit a figured out that my SIM card didn't support LTE. I had actually purchased my phone used via Swappa.com and I purchased the SIM card from Amazon. So apparently I got the wrong SIM card. Virgin Mobile sent me a new one and now I have 4G/LTE again! Still have to test it with a non-stock rom but I'm pretty sure it'll work just fine.
Thank you everybody for the help/suggestions!

KodieG said:
So I figured out what was wrong with my 4G/LTE. After restoring back to the stock rom, I realized that my 4G/LTE still wasn't working. I talked to the Virgin Mobile customer service rep for a little bit a figured out that my SIM card didn't support LTE. I had actually purchased my phone used via Swappa.com and I purchased the SIM card from Amazon. So apparently I got the wrong SIM card. Virgin Mobile sent me a new one and now I have 4G/LTE again! Still have to test it with a non-stock rom but I'm pretty sure it'll work just fine.
Thank you everybody for the help/suggestions!
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Anybody that pays for a lte sim card should get their money back. If you call your provider they will give you one.

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[Q] D850 but now on T-mobile how hard is it to get CM11/12

As the title says, I am on T-mobile now with my D850. My phone is currently unlocked and rooted using stock rom.
the last phone i flashed a custom rom was with my htc one x and frankly i forgotten all the little details and never bothered because it took a lot of time. i know i need bootloader unlocked to install a custom recovery to flash the rom then back up, install gapps, etc etc. I don't have time or the patience to relearn everything.
I got interested in learning that CM11 is available and i checked out the CM website and was surprised to hear all i have to do is install the installer on both my phone and PC and boom, everything else is automated. This is what i want to try. Here are my questions:
- do i have to manually install any apn, radio, etc. things of that nature to get the proper t-mobile network signal for voice, LTE data, and text messaging?
- is an official D850 released so that once i install, i can simply keep up to date into CM12 via automatic updates through the software? (one click update OTA)
- do i need to make a titanium back up or will all my apps and settings stay when i flash CM?
I appreciate any and all answers. I have not unlocked bootloader via bump yet. but my main worry is will i have to custom install/input all the t-mobile apn and radios because that will require me to manually find and install and risk messing things up.
chillsen said:
As the title says, I am on T-mobile now with my D850. My phone is currently unlocked and rooted using stock rom.
the last phone i flashed a custom rom was with my htc one x and frankly i forgotten all the little details and never bothered because it took a lot of time. i know i need bootloader unlocked to install a custom recovery to flash the rom then back up, install gapps, etc etc. I don't have time or the patience to relearn everything.
I got interested in learning that CM11 is available and i checked out the CM website and was surprised to hear all i have to do is install the installer on both my phone and PC and boom, everything else is automated. This is what i want to try. Here are my questions:
- do i have to manually install any apn, radio, etc. things of that nature to get the proper t-mobile network signal for voice, LTE data, and text messaging?
- is an official D850 released so that once i install, i can simply keep up to date into CM12 via automatic updates through the software? (one click update OTA)
- do i need to make a titanium back up or will all my apps and settings stay when i flash CM?
I appreciate any and all answers. I have not unlocked bootloader via bump yet. but my main worry is will i have to custom install/input all the t-mobile apn and radios because that will require me to manually find and install and risk messing things up.
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You just need to install Bump! And a backup is recommended in case something goes wrong, as far as connecting to tmobile all you need is the APN, i have a D850 and i live in mexico and CM11 and 12 work fine with just the apn, also everything will get wiped except for pics and music if you dont wipe internal storage
SmokeyTech1 said:
You just need to install Bump! And a backup is recommended in case something goes wrong, as far as connecting to tmobile all you need is the APN, i have a D850 and i live in mexico and CM11 and 12 work fine with just the apn, also everything will get wiped except for pics and music if you dont wipe internal storage
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errr i am not comfortable with adb to install bump! would the automated installer on pc and phone do all this for me? i guess i can try? i just love how CM installer does everything for you. also thanks for confirming all i need to do is input the APN which i'm familiar with when i had switched to t-mobile after i had unlocked my phone. lastly will i have to install gapps separately? Thank you so much, i wish i didn't have to use adb to bump!
chillsen said:
errr i am not comfortable with adb to install bump! would the automated installer on pc and phone do all this for me? i guess i can try? i just love how CM installer does everything for you. also thanks for confirming all i need to do is input the APN which i'm familiar with when i had switched to t-mobile after i had unlocked my phone. lastly will i have to install gapps separately? Thank you so much, i wish i didn't have to use adb to bump!
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Dont need to use adb, just download flashify from the play store, does it all by itself, very easy, the automated installer is just for the rom, you need a recovery first, the gapps should be installed at the same time as the rom, but ive never used the auto installer, i would flash it with the recovery, i like to things manually
Just to let you know that with every AOSP ROM with a T-Mobile Sim you will get a kernel panic if using LTE. I have the D850 but using a T-Mobile Sim. I have to have it on 3g instead of LTE. No ones been able to figure it out I'm guessing because there is only one or two of us using a T-Mobile Sim with this phone. Bummer huh
???CAUTION???
May ruin other ROMS after this
because nothing compares
coletague said:
Just to let you know that with every AOSP ROM with a T-Mobile Sim you will get a kernel panic if using LTE. I have the D850 but using a T-Mobile Sim. I have to have it on 3g instead of LTE. No ones been able to figure it out I'm guessing because there is only one or two of us using a T-Mobile Sim with this phone. Bummer huh
???CAUTION???
May ruin other ROMS after this
because nothing compares
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Well then have you thought of changing carriers? It is a d850 for Att ..... Does it kernel panic on stock Roms ? You might just be **** out of luck cause I'm pretty sure everyone here uses Att. I use straight talk with no issues. You have slim choices..... Change carriers. .... Quit using T-Mobile if you are unhappy with the custom ROM and LTE kernel panics. Or buy a T-Mobile g3..... Lol suck eh... But just telling you what you need to hear.
Or maybe if you are ballsy try to see if a Dev for T-Mobile can help you with this cause I'm thinking that may be your beat bet cause none of us use T-Mobile. :thumbup::beer:
2SHAYNEZ
It's fine with stock based ROM s which I'd rather be on AOSP with HSPA
???CAUTION???
May ruin other ROMS after this
because nothing compares
coletague said:
It's fine with stock based ROM s which I'd rather be on AOSP with HSPA
???CAUTION???
May ruin other ROMS after this
because nothing compares
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Maybe it will iron itself out after a while. Good luck
2SHAYNEZ
Do you have a beef with him or what?
4ndroid4Life said:
Do you have a beef with him or what?
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You chose to say this for your first post on XDA ....... Wow...
2SHAYNEZ
coletague said:
Just to let you know that with every AOSP ROM with a T-Mobile Sim you will get a kernel panic if using LTE. I have the D850 but using a T-Mobile Sim. I have to have it on 3g instead of LTE. No ones been able to figure it out I'm guessing because there is only one or two of us using a T-Mobile Sim with this phone. Bummer huh
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interesting note, will update you, LTE seems to be working fine, speeds are fine, but i need to use LTE longer to see the kernel problem. I'm on the CM 11, dec 6 nightly currently. how about you?
Latest nightly of cm12. Try downloading a ROM over LTE
???CAUTION???
May ruin other ROMS after this
because nothing compares
It's always recommended to use WiFi to download any Roms anyways ..... Do you have a crap ton if data or something ...
2SHAYNEZ
I don't have Internet.
I have literally unlimited data. My phone was free and my service is free
coletague said:
I don't have Internet.
I have literally unlimited data. My phone was free and my service is free
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That's crazy... You must work for tmo
2SHAYNEZ
Is it now understandable why I use T-Mobile? Lol
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May ruin other ROMS after this
because nothing compares
coletague said:
Is it now understandable why I use T-Mobile? Lol
???CAUTION???
May ruin other ROMS after this
because nothing compares
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Oh yeah absolutely... Hook me up jeez.... Straight tall is good and all but unlimited unthrottled just isn't fair lol. Jeeez
2SHAYNEZ
Ha I can only have two Sims the way I do and that one is occupied. Fix my kernel panics lol I'll give you a last kmsg
???CAUTION???
May ruin other ROMS after this
because nothing compares

Sprint Nexus 5 APN, 3G, LTE, SMS, MMS, all jacked up

I have a Nexus 5, rooted, unlocked. A couple of months ago, I started having data issues on CyanogenMod 12.1. Could not change APNs, couldn't really do ANYTHING about it. Tried modifying telephony.db files to no avail. Tried deleting them and letting new ones generate (they generated but it didn't help). Tried copying the telephony files from a working nexus 5 over and it worked for 5 minutes.
Eventually I flashed CleanCore and CleanCore 's radio. That worked BEAUTIFULLY and I had no Data issues for a long time. Well the other day, I went back to stock, upgraded to the most recent Nexus 5 Build and now no matter what I do, I can't get it to work. Tried reflashing CleanCore (nada) CyanogenMod 12.1 (nada) CyangenMod 11 (Nada) Factory Reset before AND after flashes (nada) I am barred access to APN settings on ALL roms I flashed and NO changes I make stick.
I have a Nexus 5 that is no good to me unless I have Wifi. and Even then, what good is that?
Please help.
Edit: Im thinking the problem lies soley in the APN settings being broken. Does somebody have a current flashable Sprint APN file? Im desperate people. I dont have a phone right now. And Sprint told me they were stumped (nice right?)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/general/fix-sprint-data-to-custom-roms-t2541924
this is the one i've been using for a while on my n5 hope this helps
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if that doesnt work download the stock image from google and manually flash those and then if that still doesnt work flash that zip after a reinstall of twrp hopefully that should work @NexusGazer
What ROM are you running that with? I tried flashing it with the latest cm 12.1 nightly and no dice. It flashed successfully, but I didn't have data, and the standard and non standard troubleshooting methods didn't change anything.
Then attempting to access apns went and wiped em all away again. And ideas @R800x_user
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Have you flashed the sprint.zip by any chance? After flashing any rom and try cataclysm that one should work with the sprint n5. Data was working fine on that @NexusGazer
Sent from my Nexus 5 using XDA Free mobile app
I got it working finally, and Now Im running CM 11. It says in the other thread that support for the zip stops around 5.04 or some stuff. But you say it was working with the Marshmallow preview.... Hmmm. Decisions decisions.

[Q] Has anyone been able to access network on XT1548 after flashing CM12 based roms?

I have Virgin Mobile's version of the phone and every attempt to use a CM based rom, I can't access VM's network. When I look in my phone settings, my phone number is displayed as 000-000-1432. (Which is obviously wrong) I've tried to use the VM network fix, tried changing my mobile network settings, and tested verious other methods from other phones to get network back,but it hasn't worked. I've also tried to nandroid backup into CM from a working stock rom. That works for about 10-20 minutes then the number reverts to the 1432 one and no longer have access.
I have heard that the CM rom is based specifically on the Sprint version and that the "pre-paid" versions are slightly different, but no one has confirmed this. Has anyone been able to get it working or do I have to wait for someone to develop a CM based rom specifically for the XT1548?
Yes
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=63904302
[ROM][osprey] CyanogenMod 12.1 for Moto G (3rd Gen)
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coffe34 said:
I have Virgin Mobile's version of the phone and every attempt to use a CM based rom, I can't access VM's network. When I look in my phone settings, my phone number is displayed as 000-000-1432. (Which is obviously wrong) I've tried to use the VM network fix, tried changing my mobile network settings, and tested verious other methods from other phones to get network back,but it hasn't worked. I've also tried to nandroid backup into CM from a working stock rom. That works for about 10-20 minutes then the number reverts to the 1432 one and no longer have access.
I have heard that the CM rom is based specifically on the Sprint version and that the "pre-paid" versions are slightly different, but no one has confirmed this. Has anyone been able to get it working or do I have to wait for someone to develop a CM based rom specifically for the XT1548?
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You need to flash the 3rd try of Alberto's derp boot IMG after flashing ROM.
Then you can change CDMA subscrition to RUIM/SIM
Glad to see more folks using the VM moto.
Seemed like just me for awhile
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Here is apn I use
https://www.dropbox.com/s/96wnvah13ilbt9d/apns-conf.xml?dl=0
Lol, I thought I was the only one using the VM variant. Thanks for the tip. Ill give this a try when I get home.
Flash Modem Files!
Hi! , I'm James, and il be happy to try and help you today
My suggestions are the following
Try and add the correct APN details for your provider (VM). These details can easily be found on Google !
Try the following commands to fix the issue: Download the stock firmware files for your device, load fastboot & adb , and then make sure that USB debugging is enabled. type adb reboot-bootloader . then type into fastboot : fastboot flash modem NON-HLOS.bin , then type fastboot erase modemst1 fastboot erase modemst2
Hopefully this helped !
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Thanks for the info hossman. Everything worked and was able to sustain connection through multiple reboots. Ill update after a few days of use.

Help Needed with Samsung G920P after root

Hi Guys, I know I am an idiot for not following all those guides properly and now I think I have bricked my device?
Well I am in Australia and I have this G920P model on android 5.1.1 (Unrooted). All was working fine, I bought it second hand from someone, I believe this is a U.S Sprint version, But I had my Telstra sim working in it with 4g data without issues.
So I decided to root it (without backing up- I know my mistake) and then flash XtreStoLite rom (again without doing any backup of original Rom). After that My device did not detect my sim card and there is nothing in the IMEI section of the phone.
I tried to flash official G920P rom via odin which installed successfully, and it shows signal on my phone, let me make calls but No Data. Seems like it is not registering my phone on the network properly.
So what have I done to my phone? Any chances to recover it somehow?
lovemusafir said:
Hi Guys, I know I am an idiot for not following all those guides properly and now I think I have bricked my device?
Well I am in Australia and I have this G920P model on android 5.1.1 (Unrooted). All was working fine, I bought it second hand from someone, I believe this is a U.S Sprint version, But I had my Telstra sim working in it with 4g data without issues.
So I decided to root it (without backing up- I know my mistake) and then flash XtreStoLite rom (again without doing any backup of original Rom). After that My device did not detect my sim card and there is nothing in the IMEI section of the phone.
I tried to flash official G920P rom via odin which installed successfully, and it shows signal on my phone, let me make calls but No Data. Seems like it is not registering my phone on the network properly.
So what have I done to my phone? Any chances to recover it somehow?
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Have you the efs folder in your / partition? To check:
-Open any root explorer
-Go to / and check if efs folder exist
-If exists any file into it, tell me.
Giovix92 said:
Have you the efs folder in your / partition? To check:
-Open any root explorer
-Go to / and check if efs folder exist
-If exists any file into it, tell me.
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Thanks for a quick response, I Installed a root browser app and yes I can see EFS folder there and there are a bunch of folders and files in the EFS folder. e.g bluetooth, carrier, cpk, Factoryapp, imei, lost+found.... and so on
Appreciate your help in advance.
Have you checked your apn setting ? Make sure your carriers apn settings are restored.
Ok. I'll look into it. Thanks.
moditall said:
Have you checked your apn setting ? Make sure your carriers apn settings are restored.
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Ok, I have entered my network's pan settings manually and I get can get the data working but it only picks up 3g not 4g. I can make calls too.
But every time i restart the phone it keeps on checking the network status and picks up the signal after 3-4 minutes.
Also its stuck on the Hands Free activation screen and keeps on re-trying it.
Any help would be appreciated if I can get my device back to a normal one. Any other ROM's should i try?
One more question guys, Is there any non - sprint ROM for this device G920P? Because when I bought the device, I had no sprint stuff on it. No boot up splash screen or anything. I did not make note of which build version was it on but it definitely said G920P and it was on android 5.1.1.
Thanks
You may find and extra menu by typing ##scrtn#. I wouldnt reset to defaut as those general would be sprints settings. Try to find your carriers apn settings online.You should be able to cancel the hands free default activation. Are you still rooted?
lovemusafir said:
Ok, I have entered my network's pan settings manually and I get can get the data working but it only picks up 3g not 4g. I can make calls too.
But every time i restart the phone it keeps on checking the network status and picks up the signal after 3-4 minutes.
Also its stuck on the Hands Free activation screen and keeps on re-trying it.
Any help would be appreciated if I can get my device back to a normal one. Any other ROM's should i try?
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Hmmm... Go to settings-info and verify if your imei/other address (ex. bluetooth) is correct...
lovemusafir said:
One more question guys, Is there any non - sprint ROM for this device G920P? Because when I bought the device, I had no sprint stuff on it. No boot up splash screen or anything. I did not make note of which build version was it on but it definitely said G920P and it was on android 5.1.1.
Thanks
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Stock or custom? If i find it i'll give you a notice asap.
I am now on a stock rooted rom. Would prefer to have a rooted rom. I have tried installing renegade but it get stuck on finding network and stuck in a loop.
Imei number is now showing up. But i wonder what version this phone was on when it was unrooted ? As everything was working perfect and i had no traces of sprint either.
lovemusafir said:
I am now on a stock rooted rom. Would prefer to have a rooted rom. I have tried installing renegade but it get stuck on finding network and stuck in a loop.
Imei number is now showing up. But i wonder what version this phone was on when it was unrooted ? As everything was working perfect and i had no traces of sprint either.
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I haven't found any custom rom. Only pre-rooted and deodexed rom
Sounds to me like you had the "XtreStoLite Odexed Pure ROM"
moditall said:
Sounds to me like you had the "XtreStoLite Odexed Pure ROM"
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Hmmm.. this morning i have found the stock prerooted rom... If i found the XtreStoLite rom i'll give you an update.

Network problems after updating to Marshmallow.

Sprint GS6 Edge - Unlocked by Sprint - Android 6.0.1
I updated to Marshmallow earlier today and everything is great except for the fact that I am not getting signal on my phone. It keeps saying Searching for Service on the top left of the screen and the signal bars stay at 0.
I tried changing Network Mode but I get an "Emergency Calls only" if i switch to GSM/ UMTS and if I try to look for my network provider manually I get no results. With both LTE/ CDMA and CDMA it just keeps looking for Service.
I am not in the States but have been using this phone for the past year or so with no problems until I updated this morning (downloaded .tar file and flashed it with Odin).
I was rooted and had a custom rom before I updated but I made sure to clean the phone and do all the steps correctly to update. Also, the phone gets signal even without rooting/ custom rom in 5.0.2 (again, Sprint unlocked the phone when I first got it).
Any ideas on what to do/ how to fix this? If it is a problem with the update, is there a way for me to go back to 5.0.2?
Thanks for the help!
Same problem OTA update.
Did u find any solution to your problem I am also outside US, I got an OTA update of Marshmallow for GS6(unlocked by sprint), and it can't find the network anymore, I've been using the phone with the same regional carrier for months and now after the update can't find the network.
Same issue here... I have tried everything... and nada!
Also out of the country with a rooted and unlocked Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge SM-925P - I tried and searched everywhere, even went to a "GSM Phone Genius Store" and they could not do anything for me. I do get on my network (Orange), on automatic or LTE data works fine but I can't either receive nor make calls. At first I thought it had something to do with the Hands Free Activation pop up but after I could not find any solution I went back to 5.1.1 the Hands Free Activation popped again and of course would not register just like on 6.0.1 but... I had all my network connections working fine. I was able to make calls, receive them and LTE data as well. So that was not the issue. I then (rooted) took off the Hands Free Activation pop up by renaming the SprintDM.apk file to .bak just in case you guys want to remove the annoying notification... In all the searching I found that this was a glitch on Sprint's version of the Marshmallow update, since this is the only 6.0.1 for my SM-925P I could not use another country's 6.0.1 I tried jejeje, believe me I tried... So, it appears that we will have to wait until Sprint finds it in them to fix this but I am very hopeful the REAL Geniuses of XDA could come up with a patch for this issue. The guys at the store I went said that the cell's operating system was not getting the GSM network and that is why I could not make or receive any calls and the LTE was working fine. Hope this helps some and even more hopeful that any of the boyz/girlz of XDA take pitty on us and come up with a fix for this thanks in advance...
Mario Bello Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge SM-925P
Is it because you're out of the States has something to do with it?
A few of us did the same thing but didn't encounter any of the issues you're mentioning?!
So far everything is working smoothly. I just can't wait for a nice MM based ROM to come out for Sprint variants..
I guess but I went back to 5.1.1 and everything works fine... So, I do think so... Oh well, me too waiting on a MM Rom to see if something changes... But meanwhile still NOT able to make or receive calls ...
Possible Fix
I had this problem with a Sprint S6 Flat too, what I did to fix it was to download an older firmware where the S6 was gettin signal then extract the modem.bin from it and flashed it in odin, restart the phone and got signal
How did you extract de file to get the modem?
How did you extract to get the modem?
Extracted and flashed... still issues...
GTOFerrari said:
I had this problem with a Sprint S6 Flat too, what I did to fix it was to download an older firmware where the S6 was gettin signal then extract the modem.bin from it and flashed it in odin, restart the phone and got signal
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Wow really thought this was gonna work, many thanks... I did as you said and was very hopeful... once I flashed the modem the phone did come up with a signal and I could make calls but now the phone does not switch from GSM to LTE back and forth. If I have it on (Automatic) LTE/Data works fine, as soon as I try to make a call it goes to 3g then just signal up but it does not make the call and then it wont bring back LTE, stays on 3g... I'm dying here with this! If I put it on GSM / UMTS I am able to make calls but no Data...
I did do it with the 6.0.1 as it was, I gonna try this, do a factory reset, flash a clean version of the 6.0.1 and then flash the modem to see what happens.
Again, many thanks GTOFerrari, by far the best option TO FIX this I have see to date.
Mario Bello
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Nanakwameampong said:
How did you extract to get the modem?
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Yeah, I was curious as to how to do that as well, spent sometime in google but I found the way, and it is actually very simple. You download the firmware from which you would like to extract the modem. Then with WinRAP or any software like that you find the firmware and click extract on a folder cause about 5 files extract from it or so and you will see the modem.bin file there. Now, the issue was how to flash the bin file through Odin, it does not say "Phone" anymore like previous versions of Odin, so more google time spent and what I ended up doing was converting the .bin file to TAR and then flashed it through Odin clicking on AP like always. I found a software called PeaZip that converts the .bin file into TAR... There's probably a way to flash it through Odin as a .bin file clicking on one of the other options BL, CP (probably this one CP) or CSC but I don't know which represents "Phone" for sure so I converted the file as instructed on another XDA thread and that's how I did it.
Hope this helps, and again, the props on the solution goes to GTOFerrari...!
Mario Bello
mariobello said:
Wow really thought this was gonna work, many thanks... I did as you said and was very hopeful... once I flashed the modem the phone did come up with a signal and I could make calls but now the phone does not switch from GSM to LTE back and forth. If I have it on (Automatic) LTE/Data works fine, as soon as I try to make a call it goes to 3g then just signal up but it does not make the call and then it wont bring back LTE, stays on 3g... I'm dying here with this! If I put it on GSM / UMTS I am able to make calls but no Data...
I did do it with the 6.0.1 as it was, I gonna try this, do a factory reset, flash a clean version of the 6.0.1 and then flash the modem to see what happens.
Again, many thanks GTOFerrari, by far the best option TO FIX this I have see to date.
Mario Bello
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Yeah, I was curious as to how to do that as well, spent sometime in google but I found the way, and it is actually very simple. You download the firmware from which you would like to extract the modem. Then with WinRAP or any software like that you find the firmware and click extract on a folder cause about 5 files extract from it or so and you will see the modem.bin file there. Now, the issue was how to flash the bin file through Odin, it does not say "Phone" anymore like previous versions of Odin, so more google time spent and what I ended up doing was converting the .bin file to TAR and then flashed it through Odin clicking on AP like always. I found a software called PeaZip that converts the .bin file into TAR... There's probably a way to flash it through Odin as a .bin file clicking on one of the other options BL, CP (probably this one CP) or CSC but I don't know which represents "Phone" for sure so I converted the file as instructed on another XDA thread and that's how I did it.
Hope this helps, and again, the props on the solution goes to GTOFerrari...!
Mario Bello
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In many forums that I've read, mentions that most sprint mobile works only on 3G outside the US
I'm from México and that's how we use it, sometimes get LTE, sometimes not
And the modem.bin is flashed in CP in the latest Odin
conversion of bin to tar?
can you please help with how to do the conversion of the bin file to a tar file using peazip?
Nanakwameampong said:
can you please help with how to do the conversion of the bin file to a tar file using peazip?
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No need to convert .bin to .tar
Just flash modem.bin in latest Odin in CP
Forgot I had posted this here, too.
Tried what GTOFerrari said and it is working now.
Thanks for the help!
GTOFerrari said:
No need to convert .bin to .tar
Just flash modem.bin in latest Odin in CP
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Yes, it is working now, many thanks GTOFerrari...!
Mario Bello
Like GTOFerrari said, just click on CP in Odin and put the modem.bin file there... Works fine like that. No need to convert to tar like I did before...
Mario Bello
Same issues
I have the same problem here. Where's the modem.bin located on
I have the new marshmallow in my note 4 sm-n910p used to have Lte network before fine but know I don't have signal. I did flashed the modem. Bin from the version 5.1.1 that used to work but still have the same issue. Any ideas?
Maybe simple but...
T8by said:
I have the new marshmallow in my note 4 sm-n910p used to have Lte network before fine but know I don't have signal. I did flashed the modem. Bin from the version 5.1.1 that used to work but still have the same issue. Any ideas?
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You know, I did that and did not work but I took the SIM out and rebooted and it has worked ever since... you probably have already done this but still no harm in mention it, give it a try if you haven't yet, hope it works.
Best, Mario Bello :good:
Thank you for the reply. I tried that without success.. Still no signal. The modem version that I have now is N910PVPU4COG5. Which one are you using Mario, if it is not too much to ask?
Modem version...
T8by said:
Thank you for the reply. I tried that without success.. Still no signal. The modem version that I have now is N910PVPU4COG5. Which one are you using Mario, if it is not too much to ask?
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I am on a Sprint Galaxy Edge SM-925P though, I see you are on a Note 4 - probably shouldn't matter but still worth mentioning... My modem version is on the 5.1.1 that worked fine: G925PSPT3BOL1
Hopefully one these great guys can help you better, there are real geniuses here :good:
Best, Mario Bello
Thank you Mario. I noticed that my network options used to included in the version 5.1.1 CDMA/EvDo/GSM/ O WCDMA , and my used to work fine in H+ in network mode gsm/wcdma. Now I only get the network options Cdma/Lte .. Gsm/Umts. I will keep trying and let you know if I get it to work.

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