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How to activate my Droid 2 Global？

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 !

[Q] 3G access issue on Verizon S3

Hi
i have a Verizon SG S3
i got GSM network access successfully here (in tunisia); i can make calls and send sms but when i m trying to make MMS/WAP or Visio Calls it doesnt work
also i checked my APN setting it is empty (it is not configured).
Other things ! i have always Verizon Sim notification "Non-Verizon SIM" " Sorry, this SIM card is not supported. please ...."
it is related to that?
how can i unlock that?

lair12 said:
A: Preliminary steps that were done before leaving the US:
a1 – From Google Play store install the following apps if you do not have them: APN Manager Pro (81 Square), Phone Info ([email protected]), Titanium Backup Pro , ES File Explorer and Open Signal Maps. You may have to pay a few bucks for some of these pro versions, but they are required.
a2 – In Titanium Backup Pro, go to Backup/Restore, find and “long select” APN Manager Pro, and then select “Convert to system app”.
a3 – Open APN Manager Pro, select Insert APN, and input the data needed from your desired service provider (see note 1 below for help). When done, go to APN List and make sure your current APN’s and the new APN’s are both there. What I did was to leave the US with several options for each country I was going to visit already loaded into the APN list so I could be ready for several possible providers. At this point, your phone should still be fully functional in the US with Verizon LTE.
B: When overseas, I did the following steps to go from LTE to GSM:
b1 – Turn off phone, pull out battery and put in micro SIM from your foreign country. DON’T LOSE YOUR VERIZON LTE SIM! Turn phone back on and turn off Wi-Fi.
b2 – Use Phone Info app to change preferred network type "Global" (click on Device Information and scroll down to the first box to change). Some have reported that other choices were needed for their providers, so you may have to experiment.
b3 – Go to Settings>More Settings>Mobile Network>Access Point Names and select the correct APN. I believe that only APN’s that your SIM recognizes will show on this list. (If it’s not here, go back to step a3 and enter the needed APN data).
b4 – Reboot phone. You should have the SIM card working for phone and data.
C: To return to Verizon LTE:
c1 – Use Phone Info app to change preferred network to “LTE/CDMA/EvDo” (click on Device Information and scroll down to the first box to change).
c2 – Turn off Wi-Fi, pull battery and put Verizon LTE micro SIM card back in.
c3 – Power up phone (at this point you might be working properly already, and you are good to go!)
c4 – If needed, go to Settings>More Settings>Mobile Network>Access Point Names and select LTE-Verizon Internet (which is my default here in North Carolina).
Notes and Troubleshooting Issues:
1.Below are several sites to check if you do not know the correct information. I cannot guarantee that this information is current. You may only need to enter some of this information to get data working (I did not try phone or MMS use). In some cases it may be as little as just the APN Name to display and the correct APN (sometimes referred to as GPRS APN), while other providers may require the user names or passwords or more for full functionality. Please report your successful requirements in the thread.
http://www.unlockit.co.nz/mobilesettings/
http://www.vivaelputerio.com/yeldar.html
http://www.guarforum.net/APN
http://www.mygsmforum.com/f160/apn-s...networks-8471/
h t t p ://www.flexispy.com/Mobile%20APN%20Setting%20to%20use%20GPRS.htm
h t t p ://blog.rebelsimcard.com/worldwide-network-gprsedge3g-network-apn-settings.htm
2.I highly suggest that you use Open Titanium Backup Pro and backup your phone apps and data. Go to Backup/Restore; then select the check mark in the upper right corner; then select RUN "Backup all user apps and system data"; and then select the green check mark in the upper right corner. Let this run until complete. You can restore any of your apps from here in the future.
3.I highly suggest that people use the Open Signal Maps widget that comes with this app, and install it in a 1x2 format on one of your screens. This shows exactly what is happening as far as provider, signal strength, and type of signal. This is where I could see that I got 3g, 3.5g and 4g service from time to time in Moscow and Helsinki. I keep this on my home page here in the US.
4.When using your phone in the US or overseas with a non-verizon SIM card, you have a constant icon warning in the notification bar referring to a "Non-Verizon SIM". If this bothers you and you want to remove it, the answer is to freeze or delete the app Setup wizard 1.0 (its icon is a red check mark with a magic wand). Using Titanium Backup, freeze or delete Setup wizard 1.0; or if you freeze/delete with AntTek App Manager, it is the second listed Setup wizard and contains 24.00kb. The app contains very little data in the database (three csv files with nothing of interest), and hopefully can be safely frozen. I have no idea why it is in the phone to begin with.
5.I also suggest learning the great features of ES File Explorer. If will allow you to easily get to your all your files (including system and root). Open it and go to menu>settings; then check "up to root", "root explorer", "mount file system" and "backup system app". Now you have full access and control of your phone files. The external card is found at /mnt/extSdCard, while the internal SD card is at /mnt/sdcard. You can set favorites to get to places you want to visit fast, and that is a plus to this file program.
6.Some phones have the option to check the following: Go to Settings>More Settings>Mobile Network (if available)>then the first instance of Network Mode (before Access Point Names), and make sure it says Global mode or another choice that works for your provider (If not, go back to step b2).
7.Some phones have the option to check the following: Go to Settings>More Settings>Mobile Network (if available)>then the second instance of Network Mode (after Access Point Names), and make sure it says GSM/WCDMA (Auto Mode), at least that is what I needed in Europe. Some providers may need other selections and you may have to experiment.
8.There have been reports of problems with the phone app crashing using the prior, more complex method. If this happens, try restoring your "com.android.phone" app with Titanium Backup. I'm still looking for confirmation that this fixes any issues, so please post to the thread if you have this problem and let us know if this fix works, or if it does not.
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for the "Non-Verizon SIM" notification ===> it is ok i havent no longer the notification, Thanks
but for the GSM 3G network i followed all previous steps mentioned, i installed all applications requested but when i tryed to add new apn with APN Manager app it makes an error message "problem when creating apn"
i m unable to add new apn
in the APN list, i find 55 APNs all for are installed by default and i cant delete any one of them
i think that i should modify the system application related to that (to the APN) to get ability to add new APN
how can i do it so

noukazium said:
for the "Non-Verizon SIM" notification ===> it is ok i havent no longer the notification, Thanks
but for the GSM 3G network i followed all previous steps mentioned, i installed all applications requested but when i tryed to add new apn with APN Manager app it makes an error message "problem when creating apn"
i m unable to add new apn
in the APN list, i find 55 APNs all for are installed by default and i cant delete any one of them
i think that i should modify the system application related to that (to the APN) to get ability to add new APN
how can i do it so
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Hi
after a week searching and making many tests, i finaly found a solution to get 3G on my Verizon SGS3 in Tunisia for Tunisiana APN
source : s3forums
Before leaving the U.S., you need to complete the following:
Root the phone with stock ROM
Use sprint.recovery.image for clockworkmod (others may work as well)
Load APN Manager app from Google Play
Load HiAPN Global app from Google Play
Load Ghost Commander app from Google Play
Load Dropbox app from Google Play
Load PhoneInfo app from Google Play
Back up APN’s to sd card through HiAPN
Edit “apnlist_backup.xml” found at sdcard>HiDroid_Net>HiAPN using Ghost Commander app (select DB text editor to open) and then edit to include your required APN information.
Use HiAPN to restore APN’s
Use APN Manger to see APN list and check that info for new APN is correct (APN manager cannot do anything else or it will crash)
Use APN Manager to check to make sure that APN for now is still set to LTE-Verizon Internet or EHRPD – Verizon Internet
Once overseas, you need to complete the following:
Turn off phone and pull battery and put in micro SIM from your foreign country (I’m using MTS in Russia, but was prepared for several other providers)
Turn phone back on
Turn off wifi
Use PhoneInfo app to change preferred network type “Global” (click on Device information and scroll down for first box to change).
Open HiAPN and select “Click to Autoset APN’s” or hit “Net” one change at a time until you rotate to the correct APN
Go to airplane mode for a minute (this helps reset the radio)
Take off airplane mode
Go to Settings>More Setting>Mobile Network and make sure that is not grayed out. If not there, try going back to HiAPN and doing the “Net” cycle again.
Check Settings>More Settings>Mobile Network>Access Point Names to make sure correct APN is selected. (If not, go back to step 5).
Reboot phone, you should have the cars working.
Once back in the states, complete these steps:
Use Phone Info app to change preferred network to “LTE/CDMA/EvDo”
Pull battery and put Verizon LTE micro SIM card back in
Power up phone
Turn off wi-fi
Open HiAPN and hit “Net” one change at a time until you rotate to VZWINTERNET
Use APN Manager to check to see if it is set to LTE-Verizon Internet or EHRPD – Verizon Internet
Check Settings>More Settings>Mobile Network>Access Point Names to make sure correct APN is selected. (If not, go back to step 5).
If for whatever reason these steps fail (Once back in the states), then do the following:
Reset phone to non-rooted stock, Go here for more info.
Do full phone reset,
Re-root
Re-clockworkmod
Restore ROM through recovery mode.
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the attachement bellow is for Tunisiana APN configuration

Possible call fix for Sprint and other devices running P

I'm on Sprint and was never able to make or receive calls regardless of Network settings in the easily accessible options menu after flashing the P Preview.
The following fixed my issue. You can access this menu without downloading an app but I forget how so it's easier to just download the free app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.xsquarestudio.forcelte
I had my network mode set to LTE/CDMA when first using this app, and somewhere in the middle I changed it to CDMA but I'm not sure how much that impacted the actual fix.
These were my steps. I'm not responsible for any damage this may cause to your device as I'm not sure if messing with these settings is foolproof or not.
First, opened previously linked app "Force LTE" then under "Set Preferred Network Type" I changed to CDMA only. Enabled/disabled airplane mode. This seemed to do nothing as LTE was still showing in statusbar.
I then chose CDMA auto (PRL), airplane mode on/off, didn't seem to do much either. LTE still showed in statusbar and couldn't make calls. Also "Voice Network Type" showed "Emergency Calls only" inside the app.
I then chose the 3 dot menu and chose "select radio band". I changed that to United States, without resolving problem. Then selected "Cellular 800" and this may have solved the problem, but I continued on and selected PCS, fiddled with some settings in Phones settings menu. Was finally able to receive calls and my signal indicator showed 3G. In app Voice Network Type was listed as 1xRtt. I decided to select radio band once more and chose Class 10.
Calls were still functioning fine. So I went into Main settings menu and changed mobile network from CDMA to LTE/CDMA. LTE kicked in and calls still work!
Again, these settings may only work for Sprint hence the PCS Network option, and I believe Sprint may utilize the 800mhz frequency. The app might show you different options depending on your carrier. I don't know.
Anyway, fully functioning! Woohoo!!

Android P cannot make calls
I found an easier way
1. Remove your sim card from your phone, and turn off phone
2. Insert a different Sim from anywhere and restart the phone.
3. Try using the phone to make calls
4. Turn off the phone and remove the Sim card
5. Insert the main sim card( your original Sim card) and restart your phone
6. After start allow the phone to automatically reconfigure your network
This method worked for me. Hope it helps someone out there

fidelnelson said:
I found an easier way
1. Remove your sim card from your phone, and turn off phone
2. Insert a different Sim from anywhere and restart the phone.
3. Try using the phone to make calls
4. Turn off the phone and remove the Sim card
5. Insert the main sim card( your original Sim card) and restart your phone
6. After start allow the phone to automatically reconfigure your network
This method worked for me. Hope it helps someone out there
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Thanks, somewhat easier if ya have an extra sim.

Verizon z4 on tmobile

Finally upgraded from my moto Z2 force. Wanted to keep all my motto mods so I purchased a Verizon unlocked moto Z4. Calling text data all work fine but I'm unable to get an option for voice over LTE and and when I make a phone call it drops to 3G. I visited a store and they replaced the SIM card. Unfortunately I'm still getting the same results, any hint tips clues on how to make this work ?

Stopdrpnro said:
Finally upgraded from my moto Z2 force. Wanted to keep all my motto mods so I purchased a Verizon unlocked moto Z4. Calling text data all work fine but I'm unable to get an option for voice over LTE and and when I make a phone call it drops to 3G. I visited a store and they replaced the SIM card. Unfortunately I'm still getting the same results, any hint tips clues on how to make this work ?
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I have a Retail unlocked Z4 on verizon service, so a different situation than you. However, I have had some experience with my VoLTE disappearing from my Phone Settings>Network&Internet>Mobile Network menu.
To fix this:
1. I log into my verizon account from a pc,
2. go to Features/Add-Ons
3. Disable the Advanced Calling/VoLTE
4. Accept the terms&conditions about "changing your plan"
5. Confirm the change.
6. Reboot phone.
7. Go back into Features/Add-ons
8. Enable the Advanced Calling/VoLTE
9. Accept the terms&conditions about "changing your plan"
10. Confirm the change.
11. Reboot phone, and VoLTE should be showing back up on your phone settings (may have to give it an hour or two then try rebooting phone, just turn off and back on again).
The last time my VoLTE disappeared, I kept getting an error when trying to disable the Feature online in my account on my pc. I did the above steps disabling and then enabling a different free feature, and the end result was the same: VoLTE was back on my phone settings.
Maybe try doing something similar while viewing your TMobile acct on a computer.
Alternatively, if you have a family member or buddy that can let you pop in their VZW SIM card in your Z4, then go into their acct settings on a pc, do what I mention above, and then once you have VoLTE back on your phone settigs: Turn off phone and give them back their SIM Card, nothing would have really changed on their acct, and your phone should still have VoLTE in settings (until...I find the VoLTE disappears for me only after some of the Android security OTA updates, which fortunately/unfortunately are not really happening to our Z4s anymore).
Hope this helps.

Solved!! Metro PCS Network sim lock!

This is not a Metro network unlock guide but a work around for certain circumstances where you may come in possession of a Metro variant Moto G Stylus 2020/xt-2043-4 & it might be totally locked out in the Android setup displaying a message after you press START
NETWORK LOCKED DEVICE
Please insert a valid sim card
Any sim card you insert doesn't do anything except im assuming a Metro sim card but i dunno I didn't have one to try. I had just broke my current device & I'd had this phone in my junk box for months and just sold the only other decent phone I had the day before so I pulled out the stylus and figured I could call metro to unlock it since it wasn't black listed. Well metro tells me that it is tied to another account & nothing they can do will help me but to take it into a Metro PCS store. So the next day I go to a store and the guy there was kind of a prick or maybe I was just pissy cause he told me there's nothing he can do it has to be activated with an account for 6 months before anything can be unlocked. So at this point I'm like F*$*@##!!!!!!
Then I do this crazy thing I do all the time and pull some awesome out of my .... Brain. I decide to do a FRP bypass technique to where I go into emergency call then emergency information click on the edit icon, select the picture then choose select a photo and go to the menu then hold down on Google drive opening the app settings. Select permissions and in permissions there's a search icon and I type in "settings" and select the settings app & open system settings. I connect my phone to a Wi-Fi network then go into apps choose show system apps, scroll down to the network unlock app and opened it and seen that you could open the app so I do and select to permanent unlock the device it's a success and phone reboots and a total bypass to the network restriction phone was now fully unlocked to all carriers.
Step by step guide
Emergency call
Emergency information
Edit emergency information
Select photo, select choose image
Go to menu then long press Google drive
In Google drive app settings go to permissions
Select search & type in settings
Launch settings app connect to Wi-Fi
Open apps choose show system apps
Open network unlock app
Select permanent unlock
And it's all is good your device will now be completely Network unlocked
I hope this helps anyone with the same problem I noticed a lot of posts about the same issue with nothing being resolved so good luck and enjoy your F****** Unlocked Stylus.
If you cannot get a network unlock you can still use the device by following guide except when you go to network unlock app instead go to Android setup in apps and disable the app and it will disable the Network lock screen that you cannot bypass and you'll be able to use the phone otherwise.