[Q] Carrier Name Problem - G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Having a strange problem with my carrier name & hoping to try & get an answer. I think I know why this is happening but I'm not 100% sure.
Well its hard to explain (I have attached some pictures to show the problem) but will it always displays "T-Mobile" even when I'm not connect to T-Mob directly or when im on Airplane mode.
I think this is due to the fact that its running the Stock G2 ROM & when i conect to anything other then T-Mob (Airplane mode, T-Mob & Orange Single sharing etc) it puts the Name there. I have noticed when im using T-Mob only it only displays The T-Mob name once, So I'm thinking the phone must look for what is being displayed & if its "T-Mobile" it merges it/doesn't display it or something.
Well what I'm after is a way to get rid of the extra "T-Mobile" name. Its just a small problem but its annoying me! I've search for how to edit the carrier name & I think I'm on the right path BUT I've got stuck at editing the file as there is no "T-Mobile" listed anywhere in the eri.xml.
Any ideas?

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Rogers Caller ID WM6

I was able to successfully load on WM6 on my TYTN but I only get the number now for caller id and do not get the name and number as our carrier now sends this in the CID stream. Does anyone have the same issue and have subscribed to name and number display? There might be a registry setting I need to change.
thought I would bump this
I'm on Rogers, and u get the names only if have them in your phonebook. (Prefferably on the phone!)
Rogers has a name caller id (even if it isn't in your phone book) available
you have to make sure its part of your plan i think rogers has 2 types of caller id basic and an advanced which shows the names
you need to have a name display service on ur rogers plan, which coz $2 per mth!
the problem isn t the 2$,
i pay it but wm6 doesn t display name ... well sleuth, black majik and the official htc where not displaying the name...if somebody can help us with that
thanks in advance
nmelanson75 said:
I was able to successfully load on WM6 on my TYTN but I only get the number now for caller id and do not get the name and number as our carrier now sends this in the CID stream. Does anyone have the same issue and have subscribed to name and number display? There might be a registry setting I need to change.
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As a Rogers dealer, I can attest to the fact name display doesn't work by default in WM6.
I'm thinking that name display is enabled when the Rogers Ext Rom or config files run on first boot with the device. I have access to these devices, just don't really know how I would dump this tweak from a stock device. If anyone has any idea, I'd be more than happy to try an help out.
I do know that Name Display is an enhancement unique to Rogers and that all of our launched devices have to have special things done to them to enable the feature.
hey Ender666666 , that would be nice if you could upload the Extended ROM on the wiki at the Available Extended ROM Versions
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he's right, the tytn is not showing the name of the callers that aren't in my contacts.
macpapi are u on rogers?
do you pay the display callers name?
for the one who doesnt know that service click here
I'm on Rogers and pay for the service... it worked great on my Nokia N95... but since I have a non Rogers TyTN - the service has never worked.
I've never seen a Rogers version of the TyTN. So I'm not sure if it's enabled on those.
hey Ender666666 are u sure the name display work on a tytn from rogers ?
thanks
Nope. I don't have an unaltered one in stock at the moment (they're oin backorder nationwide) but I'll see if a co-worker can confirm it.
If I was to dump the Ext Rom, how woukd I do that?
I can confirm after doing some tests that it doesnt work on the tytn. I pulled out my sim and put it in another rogers phone and it displayed the caller name and I can guarantee it's wasnt in my address book. We really need to find a way to make it work.
Also, the dumped rogers rom can be downloaded here ftp://xdaupload:[email protected]/Hermes/HTC_TyTN_Rogers_Eng_1.34.631.14.zip. I extracted it yesterday but dont know what to look for or if it contains the extended roms.
thanks for the link macpapi
I'm on fido (which is Rogers) and I dont get names displayed on my TyTN. When inserting the SIM in my Nokia, they display. My friend who has the Rogers TyTn (i have the softbank) gets the names displayed.
macpapi said:
Also, the dumped rogers rom can be downloaded here ftp://xdaupload:[email protected]/Hermes/HTC_TyTN_Rogers_Eng_1.34.631.14.zip. I extracted it yesterday but dont know what to look for or if it contains the extended roms.
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I confirm (through a co-worker) that name display doesn't work. damn
I did make a copy of the contents of the Ext_ROM and uploaded it to RapidShare
http://rapidshare.com/files/50925506/ROGERS_EXT_ROM.rar.html
Could someone post the Rogers Rom image to RapidShare please?
i am using rogers pay as u go a and the caller id works for me...
and some thing out of the topic
But i have another issue with rogers.. when ever i call any number inside canada and if it starts with +1 then the line gets disconnected immediatley....so i have to edit all my local number s and remove the inital +1 and then dial....
any one having this issuess

[Q] Internet keeps hanging even with full 3g signal (Three UK)???

OK, Firstly, does anyone else have the Defy on the Three network and is it working alright for you??
I'm just trying to figure out whether this is a phone problem or a network issue. Basically I'll unlock the phone, go onto google, search for something and that's when the wait starts, it's really weird, I'll have full 3G signal, and neither of the little traffic arrows will do anything, which makes me think it's not a network issue. Absolutely all network traffic locks up, including gmail, market etc
But then if I make a phone call and hang up it will start working again fine. All I can think is that it's just a little software glitch in my phone. Does anyone know if Motorola will send me a ROM update/repair tool for the phone because I'm guessing it's something to do with that, or even try rolling back to Eclair 2.1 to try that. And yes, before you ask, I've tried many times doing a full wipe/factory reset and it makes no difference.
I've quadruple checked all my APN settings for Three which don't even have usernames or passwords and even checked the settings were correct in the secret service menu. Also when I had the problems I ran a ping test (in the secret menu *#*#4636#*#*) and they all returned "failed could not find ip"
It's just so weird how random it is, I can't work it out. Maybe the defy really isn't compatible with three.
If anyone's got any ideas please please please leave info below.
One other thing I forgot to mention is that the defy was previously locked to Tmobile(uk) and was unlocked using a simple unlock code, no hacking or modding involved
Hi mate,
I've been using my defy on 3 UK with no problems since Jan. I've been on eclair the whole time. Currently the 2.51 stock.
Olly

[Q] T-989 - No data network. Mobile Network State: Disconnected

Hi there. I own an unlocked, rooted t 989 Samsung Galaxy SII which I bought in the US. I recently moved to the Netherlands, and got a new simcard with Vodafone. The problem: I can't get my data to work.
I have tried (almost) everything, so prepare for a read. Here's the list:
- Sim card is fine, I tried it in a old phone and 3G pops up instantly
- Rebooted, pulled battery, turned mobile connections on/off, handpicked network, etc, etc, all the basics.
- Got the APN settings from Vodafone. Tried them manually, resetted them, automatically, turned it on, turned it off.
- Going online through Wifi works.
- Under settings-Status it reads under Mobile Network State: Disconnected. But I know that the phone detects the network correctly. It can distinguish between UMTS and GPRS here.
- So there seems to be no trouble with the phone being incompatible with the network. I read online that other people had NO trouble using their T989 in Europe.
- I tried inserting my old American pre paid T mobile sim card and turn roaming on. No luck.
- A lot of other people with the same problem tried to link it to Easy Battery Saver. I tried updating, uninstalling and going into its settings to find out what it could be, but nothing.
The last thing I can still try is to factory reset, unroot and try to get the phone to its most original state and see what it does. But before I triple wipe all my contacts, pictures, apps, etc, I want to make sure I did absolutely everything to try and fix this beforehand. Being a noob here, I can't post any links but I trust you I tried.
The people at Vodafone are of no help whatsoever. I hope you geniuses could help me any further.
[Edit] And sorry for posting this in General Chat. If a mod could move my question to Q&A I'd be most thankful..!
I am having the exact same damn problem! it started with being unable to send a simple text message yet having data. now it says it is searching forever
thijsr said:
Hi there. I own an unlocked, rooted t 989 Samsung Galaxy SII which I bought in the US. I recently moved to the Netherlands, and got a new simcard with Vodafone. The problem: I can't get my data to work.
I have tried (almost) everything, so prepare for a read. Here's the list:
- Sim card is fine, I tried it in a old phone and 3G pops up instantly
- Rebooted, pulled battery, turned mobile connections on/off, handpicked network, etc, etc, all the basics.
- Got the APN settings from Vodafone. Tried them manually, resetted them, automatically, turned it on, turned it off.
- Going online through Wifi works.
- Under settings-Status it reads under Mobile Network State: Disconnected. But I know that the phone detects the network correctly. It can distinguish between UMTS and GPRS here.
- So there seems to be no trouble with the phone being incompatible with the network. I read online that other people had NO trouble using their T989 in Europe.
- I tried inserting my old American pre paid T mobile sim card and turn roaming on. No luck.
- A lot of other people with the same problem tried to link it to Easy Battery Saver. I tried updating, uninstalling and going into its settings to find out what it could be, but nothing.
The last thing I can still try is to factory reset, unroot and try to get the phone to its most original state and see what it does. But before I triple wipe all my contacts, pictures, apps, etc, I want to make sure I did absolutely everything to try and fix this beforehand. Being a noob here, I can't post any links but I trust you I tried.
The people at Vodafone are of no help whatsoever. I hope you geniuses could help me any further.
[Edit] And sorry for posting this in General Chat. If a mod could move my question to Q&A I'd be most thankful..!
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Try flashing a different radio/modem then an american one?
@decko5 Nice to see I'm not the only one, but that doesn't help us yet .
@doug36 Besides the fact that I'm running a stock ROM that should be compatible with no issues, I'm not sure how I'd do that. I can flash a separate part of the kernel? That sounds like a very tricky thing to do.
thijsr said:
@decko5 Nice to see I'm not the only one, but that doesn't help us yet .
@doug36 Besides the fact that I'm running a stock ROM that should be compatible with no issues, I'm not sure how I'd do that. I can flash a separate part of the kernel? That sounds like a very tricky thing to do.
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It's actually pretty easy. You can flash most radios via ClockworkMod Recovery. I couldn't find any threads with a list of Galaxy S-II radios here on XDA, but I found one over at RootzWiki for you. http://rootzwiki.com/topic/2725-radio-samsung-galaxy-s-ii-radios-updatezip-updated-20-aug-2011/
Just find the corresponding one to your geographical location and carrier (Google is your friend) and follow the steps.
Good luck and hope it helps!
(p.s. you should definitely look to see which radio you currently have so that you can download a backup of it before you go flashing radios.)
Thanks for that very helpful post! I've raped and butchered Google, but I'm still having trouble finding out which modem I should download. There seem to be so many and the post on RootzWiki gives no guidance to which is which. Any wisdom on this? I'm in the Netherlands, so Western Europe, on a Vodafone network.
By the way. I fully wiped my phone and installed Team Kang's Juggernaut 5.. No luck, same problem. What I found really, really weird is that it was instantly in Dutch. (Which is ok, I speak Dutch) But I don't remember ever selecting a language. How does it know? Besides, I'd rather have it in English .
What I did find out is that I'm still using a old firmware, UVKID, instead of UVKL1. So I'm restoring back to my previous ROM and trying to update. I'll see what happens. If that doesn't work, I'm going to restore my phone to stockest of the unrooted stocks and try and update.
If that doesn't work, I'll have no option but to send the phone to T-mobile.
I'll try the modem update as soon as I understand what I'm doing . But it does sound promising. Thank you so much for your help, it's greatly appreciated!
Hi guys,
I've updated my firmware to UVKL1, still no luck. Anybody who can tell me which radio I should try on this Vodafone network in the Netherlands?
I am from India and had faced this similer issue with many of my android phones specially with captivate and infuse.......Here what i always did to connect data network.
Just uncheck the use packet data network box in mobile network settings and try to move out from that area (say u are in ur office and going back home) and check the data in settings.
This thing has worked for me always, I don't knw if its related to the OS or to the network provider but this has helped.
Have u tried any other network sim card on ur phone ?
An update for other people that might be looking for a solution in the future. It turns out to be a clear Vodafone problem. I tried a different simcard from a different network (both T-mobile Netherlands and KPN), and they instantly worked without any trouble.
I went back to a different Vodafone store in Amsterdam, and they were much more helpful than the first one. The sales guy told me he had seen the same problem with AT&T iPhones on the Vodafone network.
I called Vodafone, and they have been very nice to me. But they haven't found a solution yet and are looking into it. They see me registering to the network, granting me access, but still my data doesn't work. They've also told me that they will let me cancel my contract for no cost if they don't find a solution.
So problem remains unsolved, but at least there's some light at the end of the tunnel. I was close to buying a new 500 dollar phone... Americans going to Europe: Beware with getting a Vodafone simcard. Sorry to the Vodafone guys, but as for now, that's the status.
So to give closure to this issue (I always hate it when people fix their problem without telling the interwebs..)
IT WORKS!
After an initial terrible experience at the Vodafone counter, the headquarter tech guys have really been great to me. So it is indeed a Vodafone problem. American phones always give them a headache. They don't know what causes the problem exactly, but they do have a fix. It turns out that when logging on to the data network, American phones (AT&T iPhones, my T989 SGsII, and some other Android devices) sent some gibberish along that make the Vodafone server go cuckoo.
The solution was, miraculously, to sign me up (for free!) to the WiFi hotspot service that Vodafone provides, and then logging on to a different APN, being: office.vodafone.nl in my case.
Hope this helps anyone who's having similar issues.
T-989 network solution SOLVED ?
thijsr said:
So to give closure to this issue (I always hate it when people fix their problem without telling the interwebs..)
IT WORKS!
After an initial terrible experience at the Vodafone counter, the headquarter tech guys have really been great to me. So it is indeed a Vodafone problem. American phones always give them a headache. They don't know what causes the problem exactly, but they do have a fix. It turns out that when logging on to the data network, American phones (AT&T iPhones, my T989 SGsII, and some other Android devices) sent some gibberish along that make the Vodafone server go cuckoo.
The solution was, miraculously, to sign me up (for free!) to the WiFi hotspot service that Vodafone provides, and then logging on to a different APN, being: office.vodafone.nl in my case.
Hope this helps anyone who's having similar issues.
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ok the issue here is that some of the t989 are vodafone and some are USA network , now the other solution is that you flash with command prompt which there is a link to that tool im going to upload from the link i got it from . its also a clockrecoverymod , but this 1 asks you for deleting data user on the device and also resets the network includes USA/overseas though if your not customed roms
or any hacked roms , after flashing this device your basically removing any unwanted apps and cache that are hidden during network searching will be fixed bugs , put the simcard in slot but make sure that is a 3G/4G accounts, than its going to reboot the device automatically , it should be searching for service and also will be a circle with a slash on it where the service bar usually is , just wait about 1/2 hour to an hour maximum time let it do its thing , ok whats happening now to the phone is that is thinking with android network with usa and overseas market apps comparing both carriers network also gets the proper address for the custom rom or original kernel, froyo either 1 will get the correct network address and / VPN / and also will be adding both T-mobile/AT&T choose T-mobile dont go for AT&T cause it will research network configuration plus the phone its not unlocked for both its just a network passby to get correct WPN/VPN/clockworkrecoverymod .
Where is an fix?
Sent from my SGH-T989 using xda premium
@#11 That reads like gibberish to me
@#12 I think I posted a fairly extensive report on how I fixed this...?

[Q] No 3G on 850MHz - Can't access service menu

Hi everybody, I usually don't like to make my first post a question but I've been trying to figure this out for a month and no luck. Here goes!
First off, the device isn't a note 2, but judging by the build number I think it is knockoff samsung which is why I'm posting it here and not in the general forum. Here's a pic of the info:
Device is a 'Hyundai P700'. I don't think it actually made by hyundai, just a knockoff using the name. I got it to use as a cheap 3G tablet, but I like it so much I'm using it as my main phone(get lots of funny looks when I hold it to my head).
I'm running it on NET10's BYOP with the AT&T sim. Everything works fine except the 3G. Specs list it has
GSM quadband and WCDMA 850/900/1700/1900/2100MHz.
I'm pretty sure the problem comes down to the 850MHz band(used here for att 3G) being disabled as it isn't intended for the american market.
I have tried and tried and tried to get into the service menu to no avail. The only MMI code it will take(I've tried dozens) is *#*#4636#*#* which brings me to this menu:
As you can see it only lets me select two options, neither of which give me 3G.
I tried installing a service menu shortcut icon, but again that gives an error. All of the dialer codes
that begin with *# and end with # give me the error 'no network connection or invalid MMI code'.
I'm really at a loss. I found a thread that shows how to inject some code straight into the root folder which looked promising, but that's way beyond my expertise with computer/phones.
Here are some other screencaps that may prove helpful:
Any help with this would be awesome! Being on edge data is like being slowly tortured, literally!!!
Edit: So apparently I can't post links to pictures yet. Here's the album with the screen caps, just remove spaces. http: //s194.photobucket.com/user/redtibo/library/Hyundai%20P700?page=1
Here is a way to find out what band/mode is available:
1) From play store, download and install "HiddenApp"
2) Run HiddenApp, it lists all apps in your phone even apps don't usually available in app list.
3) From the list, scroll down and find apps named "EngineerMode".
4) Press and hold "EngineerMode", it creates a shortcut in your home screen.
5) Exit from "HiddenApp" and go to home screen.
6) "EngineerMode" appears in your home screen.
7) Press "EngineerMode", then scroll down to BandMode.
8) Press "BandMode", it shows all available bands.
9) It shows GSM and UMTS modes.
10) All bands (grey out) are not available on your phone.
11) All bands (text color in white) are available on your phone.
12) You may checked and/or unchecked any band with text color in white but not grey out.
13) You may take out a few bands but not adding more.
Please take a few picture if "HiddenApp" work for you.
Awesome! Thanks for the response! I had never heard of that app before and it sounds promising...
I can't test it though because the darn thing bricked itself. Booted into a factory test screen and was completely unresponsive. It's on its way back to the manufacturer for a replacement or a refund, still on the fence about that. If I do get a replacement I will try this first thing!

[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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