Ok this may have been asked before but i havent really gotten the understanding that im trying to. so ill ask specifically. i have root, have installed 3 or 4 different roms CM6, stock 2.1, modified 2.1(currently 2.2 froyo from t-mobile). does this mean my phone is also "UNLOCKED" or is there something else im missing? also i am having an issue where immediately after i turn my phone on, i can place phone calls. but after a few minutes, i cant make a call. it just sits there and then times out unless i shut the phone off and back on again.
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I was thinking 'Unlocked' meant it was able to be used on other carriers?
i was too but im not sure if thats the issue. because the phone was originally a t-mobile phone but i bought a Simple Mobile sim. so now the phone is actin funny about calls. the internet is programmed and works fine. mms is sketchy. but phone calls act like the phone drops the carrier after a while and i cant scan for carriers (says no carrier found) until i reboot it. also i cant enter airplane mode fully when that happens. sometimes i can get incoming calls but cant dial out. other times, incoming calls ring then go to vm without the phone ringin at all
mrmagiq said:
i was too but im not sure if thats the issue. because the phone was originally a t-mobile phone but i bought a Simple Mobile sim. so now the phone is actin funny about calls. the internet is programmed and works fine. mms is sketchy. but phone calls act like the phone drops the carrier after a while and i cant scan for carriers (says no carrier found) until i reboot it. also i cant enter airplane mode fully when that happens. sometimes i can get incoming calls but cant dial out. other times, incoming calls ring then go to vm without the phone ringin at all
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Rooting your phone doesn't unlock it, so technically your phone is still sim/carrier locked to T-Mobile. Simple Mobile may have been able to work around SOME of those locks, but you probably won't eliminate those calling issues until you get it the unlock code from t-mobile. You also might try hack-unlocking it, the unlockr I've heard is good for that kind of stuff.
Rooting just means you gained superuser access to the phone, vs regular end user access. Rooting allows custom roms and overclocking and that sort of stuff.
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Hey guys,
So I know that this question was already posted up for other phones, and other countries, but I just wanna BE SURE in this particular case as well...
I left California, and am in South Korea right now, and was wondering if I would get roaming charges for using my Epic 4G? What if I turn OFF the data roaming, and or set it to Sprint only? Can I use wifi without fear insane billing later?
Sorry again to have to ask a second time like this, but I just wanna be sure -- someone else who was with Verizon said her network costs $100/day to roam, and I don't make that kinda money.
Turn off data completely and then turn on WiFi. I do it in Jamaica all the time. U could also do airplane mode and then turn WiFi on. 6 of one.
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Yeah, just turn on airplane mode then turn on wifi.
FYI, you can set it up so you can receive and make wifi calls for free (at least to the USA) using your Sprint number. If you want instructions, let me know.
Yes please! Would using that method enable me to make calls to USA numbers, or only numbers that happen to actually BE currently located in the USA?
Thanks for the help and putting up with me!
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dtugg said:
Yeah, just turn on airplane mode then turn on wifi.
FYI, you can set it up so you can receive and make wifi calls for free (at least to the USA) using your Sprint number. If you want instructions, let me know.
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dtugg said:
Yeah, just turn on airplane mode then turn on wifi.
FYI, you can set it up so you can receive and make wifi calls for free (at least to the USA) using your Sprint number. If you want instructions, let me know.
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How do u do that?
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Kangaji said:
Yes please! Would using that method enable me to make calls to USA numbers, or only numbers that happen to actually BE currently located in the USA?
Thanks for the help and putting up with me!
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You would be able to make (free) calls to any US/Canada number, no matter where they are. And low-cost international calls (you will need credit in your Google Voice account). People receiving your calls would see your Sprint number on the caller id, and people calling your Sprint number would be able to reach you no matter where in the world you are (so long as you have a wifi connection.
OK. Here is what you do.
1) Sign up for a Google Voice account if you don't have one already. I'm guessing you will be able to do that from Korea, if not, use a US proxy server or something.
2) Tell it that you want your Sprint number to be your Google Voice number. You don't have to do this step if you don't want to, but if you don't, people will have to call your separate Google Voice number and that is the number that will be displayed on the caller IDs of people who you are calling.
3) Go to Options>Voice settings (button is at the very top right hand corner). Under forwarded phones, you should see Google chat as an option. Check it. You should see your Sprint/GV number as an option and it should be checked by default. I don't think it matters too much whether you leave it like that since your cell antennas should be off but if you uncheck it make sure to check it when you go back to the states otherwise you will not be able to receive calls with your Sprint service.
4) Download Siprdoid. The first time you open it up, it should give you the option to create a new account with your GV account. Go ahead and do that. Then press menu on your phone, and settings, then "SIP Account" (that should be the very first thing on the menu). Make sure that the "Use WLAN" setting is checked.
5) If you also want to make calls to international numbers, add some money to the GV account via their website. The rates for South Korean numbers are $.02/min and $.05/min for landlines and mobile lines, respectively.
6) When you get back to the states, either make sure Siproid isn't running or uncheck forwarding to Google chat. Otherwise you'll end up having your phone getting two calls at the same time!
That should be all! I haven't had a chance to test this out outside of the country. But I have turned off everything except wifi and tried and it works perfectly. I am confident it will work the same in Korea because it all works over the Internet. I hope I made these instructions clear enough. If not feel free to ask me to clarify.
ETA: I would also install the GV app on your phone as the Sprint voicemail app will longer receive voicemail. At least I think it won't. I deleted it a long time ago.
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Yeah, just turn on airplane mode then turn on wifi.
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That won't work... you can't enable wireless in airplane mode, at least on every 2.2 rom I've used. Samsungs fault, so unless you are running cm7 don't think you can do that.
You can however completely disable the cell radio from the info menu.
1) Open the dialer enter: *#info*1111#
2) phone info (top option) - scroll to the bottom.
3) click disable radio button
Do this after every phone reboot, the radio will re-enable itself at boot.
This will turn the cell radio off but allow you to use wifi. If you leave the radio on its going to waste tons of battery searching for a sprint signal it will never find with 100% time without signal.
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That won't work... you can't enable wireless in airplane mode, at least on every 2.2 rom I've used. Samsungs fault, so unless you are running cm7 don't think you can do that.
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It works in samsung gingerbread roms. I've never tried in froyo and I don't have it on my phone now so I can't speak for that.
I just bought a used DINC2 with the intentions of using it on Page Plus. I've factory reset the phone and it's running stock Gingerbread 2.3.4. I've noticed that the phone is always showing the roaming indicator. (I currently use an LG VX5500 flip phone on Verizon and it is never in roaming.) So, I've tried dialing *228, option 2 to update the PRL as I've seen mentioned but it's always unsuccessful (it dials but then comes back with a message that it was unsuccessful - probably because the phone isn't currently activated). I'm afraid to activate service on the phone if it has a problem and I can't call Verizon support to help because it's not activated with Verizon. Will activating the phone likely fix the problem? Any suggestions?
So the phone isn't activated but you see the roaming symbol because possibly it's trying to find an active Vetizon signal. Once activated n it knows the signal I'm 94.6% sure it won't be roaming anymore.
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I went ahead and activated the phone with Page Plus and roaming is gone now. The phone must have lost it's programming because when I activated it, there was a list of things that got programmed (including the PRL). I activated another phone and it didn't do any of that on activation. Anyway, long story short, activated the phone and roaming is gone!
I've got a At&T i747. Unlocked (through the *#197328640# menus) and rooted it. Loaded it with the GOODNESS ATT v2.4 ROM. It worked OK several days, but today the phone stopped issuing and receiving calls without any visible reason and I did not change anything in the settings. When I dial a number, I hear one beep in the headphone then, the phone writes the call is ended. Same is when I call to it from another phone: the calls ends in seconds without connection. Signal indicator shows one or more bars. I have tried to insert another working SIM, but now there is no signal indicator at all. (I tested both SIMS on another phone of mine: both are 100% OK in and out).
The phone does not say there is no SIM in both cases and does not request unlock code.
I have cleared the cache, the Dalvik: no change.
I have re-flashed the ROM: same.
I have changed the Kernel: same.
I have made factory reset: same.
My feeling it is something connected to unlock or modem, but I don't know what tools can check and confirm it.
Does anyone have idea what can it be? And what should I do?
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I've got a At&T i747. Unlocked (through the *#197328640# menus) and rooted it. Loaded it with the GOODNESS ATT v2.4 ROM. It worked OK several days, but today the phone stopped issuing and receiving calls without any visible reason and I did not change anything in the settings. When I dial a number, I hear one beep in the headphone then, the phone writes the call is ended. Same is when I call to it from another phone: the calls ends in seconds without connection. Signal indicator shows one or more bars. I have tried to insert another working SIM, but now there is no signal indicator at all. (I tested both SIMS on another phone of mine: both are 100% OK in and out).
The phone does not say there is no SIM in both cases and does not request unlock code.
I have cleared the cache, the Dalvik: no change.
I have re-flashed the ROM: same.
I have changed the Kernel: same.
I have made factory reset: same.
My feeling it is something connected to unlock or modem, but I don't know what tools can check and confirm it.
Does anyone have idea what can it be? And what should I do?
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Looks I have found the heeling, but I still do not know what cased the "sickness": I just made again the *#197328640# unlock until I've got the "successful" result. Now both SIMs work OK. and calls can be done in and out.
Does anybody experienced such a problem with unlocking a phone using this method? Is it a temporary solution?
Should I just buy a code from AT&T and forget the whole thing?
So, recently I was given this device after a friend had followed a few guides on here to try and attempt a sim unlocking for T-Mo. However, they gave up before they could fail too hard. However, once I had recieved the device, I had to order a new sim from VM myself, so that I can use the device. Upon receiving the sim, I noticed that the phone DID NOT AND WOULD NOT detect that a sim had been inserted. I grew worried and decided to run a .exe RUU flash back to stock. When the phone comes back, it doesn't ask for a sim at all. Instead, the setting for Airplane mode is greyed out and says "turning off." I have left the device sitting there for hours, just waiting for it to return to life, but to no avail. What should I do?!?!
Have you tried calling VM and activating the device?
I'm pretty sure the sim is just for LTE connectivity, and that the phone is still CDMA and requires an activation.
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Have you tried calling VM and activating the device?
I'm pretty sure the sim is just for LTE connectivity, and that the phone is still CDMA and requires an activation.
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That's the very first thing I tried, and to no avail. The main problem lies in the fact that the radios are off. It tried to do self activation multiple times and it panics and fails. Later, I will upload screenies and a video of the issue to clarify the best I can
Try with this secret code that allow you to turn the radio on.
*#*#4636#*#*
Try it with and without turning airplanes off and also before or after..... Hope it helps.
I've tried everything, so hopefully someone can shine some light into this issue.
I bought a new (unused but from a 3rd party) Samsung Galaxy A50 (A505U) Verizon branded and unlocked. Got a sim card from Visible and went to get it connected. Nothing. WiFi works, everything works, but no cell service.
Here's what I've done (some multiple times)
- reset everything to include network settings, hard reset, etc
- removing the sim, resetting, putting the sim back in. I always get a notification saying the sim card is removed and it goes away when I put the sim back in, so it is recognizing a sim card is in there
- switched sims with another Visible phone/sim and nothing. Both sims worked on other phone but neither worked on this phone
- tried getting into the hidden menus but none of them worked
- talked to Visible tech support which upgraded the issue to the highest level and concluded it's the phone
- Visible believes it's the APN settings but I cannot edit current APNs nor add new ones (grayed out)
- manually add networks, I can see Visible, TMobile, ATT, and some weird numbers, but when I try to connect to Visible it says cannot register on the network, other networks say the sim is not setup for them
- sometimes I get the icon that shows all bars but they're grayed out, sometimes it shows 3-4 bars lit up, sometimes even shows a 4G icon, but mostly the grayed out bars
- sent the phone to Samsung, they tested it and found no faults, guess the hardware is good, ruled that out.
- got into dev options but I'm aware the OEM unlock is not on option on the A505U, not sure if I can change anything else.
I'm out of options. Any other ideas? I think if I can either get into the hidden menus I'll be able to diagnose it better, or if I can somehow change the APN settings I'll be able to set it up. Visible tech support thinks it's the APN, which makes sense to me, but I can't change them.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
I was able to get into the CSC change function, there's not many there, but would changing the CSC help? If so, which should I go to?
I've had a similar issue. Was working fine until the Android 10 update arrived. Since then, it won't work with my total wireless sim card. Tried 3 different sim cards on it, but nothing. Can't add it do anything with the APN, and getting into the phone info hidden menu doesn't help any. I suspect it's a bug in the new firmware or something like that. Works fine with a Verizon SIM though.
Update: Verizon SIM no longer connects to phone. Still works with LTE data. It seems that the CDMA radio quit working with the update to Android 10. Must have been collecting to the Verizon network with VoLTE until it updated the provisioning or something.
So, I finally figured out a workaround for mine that was able to get both data and voice networks to connect while using total wireless, which is an MVNO on the Verizon network. I pretty much narrowed it down to being an issue with the modem not working with CDMA. What I did was download the last Android 9 firmware and flashed just the modem (file starts with CP_) using Odin. After that, I rebooted it and voila! It connected.
Just thought i would give my experience as i just delt with this. i got my 10 update this morning nd let it update and apon a reboot i lost all mobile connection, a signal bar would show for a few seconds looking like it was trying to lock in a signal and it would go back to the ⌀ symbol. i tried flashing the android 9 modem from 2 different updates and neither fixed it. i just decided to order a new phone as i feel its time anyways. my next attempt will be to flash android 9 back using odin then just throw this phone up on craigslist
edit: odin successfully flashed back to android 9 and signal now works again. so if anyone has this issue you can try the method above of just flashing the modem and if that doesnt work you can go back to 9 and restore functionality of verizon mvno's
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Just thought i would give my experience as i just delt with this. i got my 10 update this morning nd let it update and apon a reboot i lost all mobile connection, a signal bar would show for a few seconds looking like it was trying to lock in a signal and it would go back to the ⌀ symbol.
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Out of curiosity, which carrier are you using?
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Out of curiosity, which carrier are you using?
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samsung a50 not connecting to VZW towers (red pocket)
My phone is doing the exact same thing and while I can appreciate how you resolved the issue it doesn't make much sense to me.
I use Red Pocket for my network. (Which uses Verizon towers - I use the CDMA Sim)
Before this major update to 10 my phone worked flawlessly. Now it won't connect to the network much like you guys have stated in this thread. Mine will connect intermittently for like 3 or 4 min tops and then get kicked off the tower and will actually not show any bars (Circle with a line through it) to show no service for about 10 or so minutes then restart the whole process.
I also have a work phone (2nd phone) that is directly tied to the verizon towers on the verizon network. If I take the sim out of that phone and put it in my samsung a50 the samsung a50 is happy and can make phone calls, send texts, and stays on the vzw towers with no disconnects.
If I take my red pocket sim card and place it in my work phone that phone also works just fine - send messages, make phone calls, and stays on the vzw towers with no disconnects. (work phone = iphoneXR - it's free, sue me)
Even though reverting the modem obviously fixes your issue I do not think that is the actual problem. It also doesn't seem that a third party carrier is being randomly booted off the towers, it seems to be a glitch with third party carriers using third party sims utilizing this new android 10 software that VZW towers do not like.
Which obviously points to an issue with Samsung's latest software not being compatible with third party carriers.
I can't seem to contact Samsung in a direct manner to resolve this issue as they want me to take it to a third party store to have it looked at. I spent 2 and half hours with tech support from red pocket and they came to the conclusion that VZW was doing "upgrades/maintenance" to their towers in my area. (whatever that means.
Any ideas on how I can contact Samsung directly to detail this issue to them? I really do not want to have to root my phone in order to use odin to set my modem back to version 9 as I'm hearing that doing so voids all kinds of implied warranties with the phone and it's only 6 months old.
Appreciate any help that you guys might be able to steer me towards.
Thanks.
Before this major update to 10 my phone worked flawlessly- They Told you the answer, Odin # 9 or if its under warranty take it back Good luck.
My phone (SM-A505U) wasn't even working on visible before android 10.
See my post at the end of this thread: https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...official-firmware-t3955727/page2#post83845605
I have that problem too. Where I can download v9. I got the Odin.