roaming warning - HTC Excalibur

I am now living in South Carolina and until the Suncom deal goes through im roaming on either Suncom or AT&T. I have a data plan and it is working on the partner networks, but I have to manually hit send/recieve every time. I then will get a warning say i might be charged since I am roaming (I won't).
I am wondering if anyone knows if I can either somehow change this setting or trick the phone to think it isn't roaming. I want to find a way so that the phone goes back to just send/recieving on normal intervals.
If anyone can offer any advice I would greatly appreciate it. I have already talked to Tmobile and they say it can't be done. I doubt that seriously I just am not familiar with the phone enough to know how to do this on my own.
Thanks in advance

Ahhh, another poor soul like myself who is trapped using SunCom.......well, in my experiences.....I have never had this happen to me before...I too live in SC(Florence to be exact), and im using the S621 flashed with the Brightpoint rom(which I suggest you do.....SOOOOO much better than the SunCom rom...), and ive never had a problem with the roaming and downloading like I did on the SunCom one.....so I would try that first!

yeah no dice on that, but on the bright side I can't get activesync to work anymore. I am on tmobile not suncom but I roam on either AT&T or Suncom. If I was native suncom I believe I wouldn't have this issue, anything else I should try next?

Whats up with your ActiveSync bro? Like any kind of error message or anything?

i had to get rid of the setting that let it use advanced networking over the USB protocol to fix it....i also have got the rest working so thanks for the input man. I appreciate the help plus this got me to update my firmware which is so much better now.

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FIDO GPRS SETTINGS HELP FOR IM portal

Before you go on to post "read the wiki" ,"search the thread noob" etcetc
Ive done that and i found no help for it other than some settings, which i already tried(didnt work) and ive gotten more settings from the fido csr
and ive plugged those in but still no.(tested gprs/edge by starting pocket IE)
no connection.
I've gotten the value pack for fido which includes the Instant messaging portal for msn and yahoo where i can chat and message and check email unlimited... now the only problem is i cant connect to gprs/edge to use it.
question 1. how do i get the dam settings to work?
question 2. am i able to use the messenger included in the rom? or do i need to use the one specifically for fido?
question 3. once the previous 2 are answered..... Am I able to make it where only the associated program uses gprs/edge for data..so that way if i use pocket ie on wifi i can still use watever im using with gprs?
ie: surf the net on wifi, while im chatting msn on gprs?
thats all i got for now,
I'm using a softbank x01ht with black majik rom.
Thanks for any help i receive.
When I first got a windows phone I was so determined to get it set for Fido's services. With my Universal it took me days to figure out what the settings were. I thought I knew everything after that. Turns out that there are a bunch of other factors such as MMS won't work until you've exchanged msg's with another FIDO customer. Also internet doesnt work without a proper plan first, it doesnt work like it used to , which was PAYG. Lastly the settings don't kick in until you reset the phone, and even then I have heard stories from some where it took upto half hour for some settings to kick in. I find it so complicated now that I seem to know where all the free wi-fi hotspots are around my area.
I hope this doesn't discourage you from figuring out ur settings through trial&error.
I encounter none of what you said. I dont use MMS so I am not familiar with ..all others is no big deal.
It takes me 30 seconds for set up and I am ready to go.
ps: I am on a unlimited for years.....
Well I guess it mustve been different with the Universal and your Hermes.
thanks for the feedback still havent figured it out as of yet though i do know theres supposed to be a dial out to *90# or something like that cant check the txt i received from fido right now.
anyways i hope to get it up soon, im gonna try to port over the IM program thats in my friends rogers tytn and see if i can change the settings on that thing for fido.
wish me luck
They toys bahave different
neptune said:
Well I guess it mustve been different with the Universal and your Hermes.
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You bet money on it. I have an 8125 and also an 8525, both have exactly the same UI to set the connections up, however with exactly the same settings I´m able to surf the WEB, get GMail, all MSN Live services,etc only with my Wizard because with the Hermes I´m able to open just a very few wap sites. I´ve had this problem since day one with my Hermes and looking for a solution in this site and in many others I´ve found that I´m not the only lucky person with a $400 toy that performs worst than the cheapest Nokia, there´s a lot of people with same problem and nobody knows why this happens. (See my signature)
For those who've got it working, could you please share HOW? It would be much appreciated.

Which Radio ROM to use?

I've been having a problem for a while with my HTC S621 on Suncom's network. The signal is so weak in my home and in a lot of places that I usually force it over to AT&T. I'm on Suncom's nation wide plan, so I don't pay roaming. Technically it supposed to find a new tower and connect automatically rather than me forcing it over.
But often I find that the phone is often in limbo, it can't find Suncom but it doesn't fall over to AT&T. Often, I also have to reboot the phone for it to finally allow me to roam to AT&T. This has been an irritation as people have tried to contact me and only receive my voicemail.
And then there are times I have a signal, but incoming mail and SMS's cease until I reboot the phone.
So I'm thinking (I could be wrong) that perhaps I need to update the radio rom. Currently my 'About' shows the following.
Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard
Radio Version 4.1.13.51_03.07.90
RIL Version 2.002
CE OS 5.2.19700 (Build 19700.1.1.0)
I searched on radio in the forums but nearly all the discussions I found dated back to last year and I'm wondering what the latest stable ROM is that I should be seeking? Or if you think that this won't fix my issues then perhaps I should leave good enough alone?
I appreciate your suggestions.
Thank you,
Tim
Honestly, I think your stuck..
I have a horrible signal at work (Tmobile). Its pretty much useless.
I have the 3.07.90 right now, and unfortunately its as good as its going to get for me anyway.
I have tried other radio roms, and ultimately none of them improve the actual signal.
The 3.07.90 rom seems to keep a better lock than others on the strongest tower, and I get better streaming radio, etc with it...
In general, I don't think any of them are going to help your signal very much.
I second that, have tried others with no luck on improving what i had to start with.
changing the software doesnt make the tower any closer...
jacknmary said:
changing the software doesnt make the tower any closer...
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That's true, but it still doesn't explain why it seemingly can't find the tower until I reboot the phone. And it seems to have it's own mind whether or not to permit me to roam over to AT&T which would give me nearly full strength in most instances.
But per the advice here I'm just going to leave it at the same ROM. (Makes you wonder why there would be other radio ROM options out there, if they were of no benefit.)
I'm just going to bide my time with this phone I suppose until my contract with Suncom finally ends and I can switch to AT&T.
Thank you,
Tim
tmcdoniel said:
That's true, but it still doesn't explain why it seemingly can't find the tower until I reboot the phone. And it seems to have it's own mind whether or not to permit me to roam over to AT&T which would give me nearly full strength in most instances.
But per the advice here I'm just going to leave it at the same ROM. (Makes you wonder why there would be other radio ROM options out there, if they were of no benefit.)
I'm just going to bide my time with this phone I suppose until my contract with Suncom finally ends and I can switch to AT&T.
Thank you,
Tim
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Rather than reboot the phone, try turning the radio on/off instead. Does that find the tower?
Yah I am having the same problem with having to reboot my phone in order to go to roaming at times. This stinks sometimes...

Cant get MMS to work on Dash with WM6.1 (unlocked to work with ATT)

I cant recieve any MMS or send them either. They just stay in the outbox when I try to send them. When I was with tmobile, they worked, but then I unlocked my phone, switched to ATT, and upgraded to WM6.1 and they no longer work.
What can I do?
Thanks
You could try this -
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Excalibur_ATT
From the Wiki
Thanks! I actually tried this before, but it wasn't working until I did a few different things. Whenever it tells you to add something, make sure you delete everything else first. I don't know if there really is any difference, but it worked for me.
ImMikeW said:
Thanks! I actually tried this before, but it wasn't working until I did a few different things. Whenever it tells you to add something, make sure you delete everything else first. I don't know if there really is any difference, but it worked for me.
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Can you please provide more detail? I've had no luck trying to send picture thru mms.
Yah I have tried to help him with no success either... Hopefully someone out there is using At&t and is able to help him out.
Arite man here goes nothing, but an attempt...
I work in the technical department of a cellular service provider in the caribbean. We are not as advanced as the americans, etc in the sense of having 3g and stuff like that. Anyways, lol we do provide edge service and i have a dash w/wm6.1 Rom. I also have blackberry connect on my device. Up until recently i never tried sending MMS, so when i attempted to, i ran into a similar error. after reading a thread to fix on here, i finally received my first MMS (which was pending for days by the way), but i still couldnt send.
here's my fix...
since im using BB connect on my device, im connected with EDGE all the time. so i used my connection settings and just added or subtracted a few options from the MMS settings.
the only options i ticked in the settings were: automatic download in home and roaming network, save sent messages and allow delivery report. i then inserted the necessary MMS settings provided by my network: URL, Gateway, Port; always connect via the Internet. After this i was able to receive.
The problem with my network is that it uses WAP or blackberry to send or receive MMS, but since im using BB connect, i wouldnt have all the defaulted settings as a BB device would, so i had to set up a WAP connection and i was able to get rid of my messaged stored in the outbox.
this should be a good solution for you if you know the settings for your service provider, or you can always call and ask for the settings, since it cannot be sent OTA with the Dash.
Yea i know its kind of a long post, but i wanted to give a detailed rundown of how i got mine to work.

unlocked T-mobile - to - AT&T HELP PLEASE!

I bought an unlocked HTC touch pro 2 that was with T-mobile.
I have AT&T. My phone works good for calls and text messaging but the data plan does not work.
I called AT&T and they cant help me.
I called HTC..can't help me.
They both said to call T-Mobile and ask them to reset the data options because my phone is trying to read off of the T-mobile options but what that amounts to is that they just don't know what they are talking about.
My friend said this site will have the answer!
Can anyone..please..point me in the right direction on how to set up my phone so I can use the data plan for AT&T or am I screwed??
I am new at this so I don't understand the lingo but..do I need to flash a rom on my phone to kind of wipe it clean of T-Mobile and start fresh or what??
Please help me!!
Ok...I have done some digging on this site and I just wanna be clear. It looks like my phone wont work with the 3g network...and I'm ok with that...but my phone has NO internet at all and thats what I'm trying to fix.It also looks like I can fix my problem...just need a push in the right direction..please??
http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php?t=1277773
If you flash a new ROM, they all come with a little program that runs in the begining to provision the phone with this info... Might be easier....
ok..thanks alot..i have the internet now.
one problem..those instructions don't help me with sending or recieving picture messages. I can't follow them to get me to where it fixes that for an htc touch pro 2...any ideas?
Are you looking in the registry at your arcsoft settings?
beeobee1 said:
I bought an unlocked HTC touch pro 2 that was with T-mobile.
I have AT&T. My phone works good for calls and text messaging but the data plan does not work.
I called AT&T and they cant help me.
I called HTC..can't help me.
They both said to call T-Mobile and ask them to reset the data options because my phone is trying to read off of the T-mobile options but what that amounts to is that they just don't know what they are talking about.
My friend said this site will have the answer!
Can anyone..please..point me in the right direction on how to set up my phone so I can use the data plan for AT&T or am I screwed??
I am new at this so I don't understand the lingo but..do I need to flash a rom on my phone to kind of wipe it clean of T-Mobile and start fresh or what??
Please help me!!
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My understanding is that the T-Mobile phone has different hardware modem. It will not work with the AT & T 3G network. Sorry, there is no way I know of to fix this. The two carriers use different technology for 3G.
However, it should work with the EDGE network on AT&T. You will need tech support from AT&T - ask them what settings need to be entered in the connection manager to get the device to work with EDGE. Your phone has settings for "T-Mobile Data" in the Comm Manager. You need to delete that and enter the AT&T settings.
Also, VERY IMPORTANT, you need to go to the phone screen (where you dial calls), bring up the options, and set it to operate ONLY on 2G networks. Otherwise I think the T-Mobile 3G modem may interfere with your EDGE data.
BTW, have you asked T-Mobile about getting a Tilt 2? This is the same phone. You could resell your unlocked T-Mobile TP2 on ebay and recoup a lot of the costs. This would be the best option, since you could then get 3G coverage.
sphinx88 said:
If you flash a new ROM, they all come with a little program that runs in the begining to provision the phone with this info... Might be easier....
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I would like to do this then...any suggestions on which rom i should use and how to do it..i appreciate all the help
all custom roms should have a provision cab or program. You will need to unlock your phone first. Look in the rom dev section

[Q] [SOLVED]F240L on ATT Network Access Point. Please help!

Hi all,
I just got my phine on Monday and got to ATT last night to get my microsim.
I have acouple of issues but most of all can be rendered and fixed to a degree that I can deal with.
But, my only BIG problem is the Internet access- I just can't seem to get any connection at all.
I went into the hidden menues as well but have no luck with that either. Changing Bands to 1,5,1and5; GSM/+WCDMA/only/auto...
Nothing has worked for me I haven't rooted yet either because I might need to sell it ...whick I'll hate since I love everything about this phone!!!well,almost everything.
When I got my sim card in the phone says that it is in roaming. I allowed connection while in toaming too buy still nothing. I knew tgat I wasn't going to get 4G speed but no speed at all?
I don't even know where to beging trying to figure this out... I've always bought unlocked phones and never had this problem.
I also created a new access point copying what settings I had on my Samsung Galaxy S2 but it won't even let me set it to it...
If anyone has the F240L and has managed to get some Inet working could you please post a screenshot and give ne a hint of what to do.
I love this phone and don't want to sell it :/
Thanks for reading!
Edit: OK. I got it to work Stupid me trusting ATT with their settings...but the biggest problem was that ones selected the phone wouldn't let me change the network profile !
So the solution is this:
*hard reset the phone
*go to network profiles and don't select any - I had ATT PTA and ATT BROADBAND
* Menu-> Create New
*Then enter manualy the correct settings - see attached screenshots- or call ATT and let them walk you through it.
*SAVE!
* Turn the Data On-gd 2 go

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