I just bought an unlocked Desire Z off ebay. Everything worked fine, calls, SMS, internet. I just did a phone reset to get some of the crap that the guy left on the phone off it and now it won't connect to the net. Phone and SMS still work and it's connected to the MTS network but no internet.
I know my carrier has been having some problems with the internet lately so it could just be that the net is down or did I mess the phone up by resetting it?
Shouldn't of messed anything up with the reset. Check your apns..but first since u said it might be your carrier wouldn't you check with them first? Part of your phone bill goes to "free tech support" so use it
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Check with carrier make sure your network is not down, and makes sure APN are set to your carrier
Figured it out. Thanks for the help.
Spastic909 said:
Part of your phone bill goes to "free tech support" so use it
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This should be your signature!
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That shouldn't affect it because ressting or factory resetting is a system tool and doesn't have anything to do with your mobile services, talk to customer support.
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so i was at work and my phone just lost service, and it has not came back. i have tried flashing a different rom, but no difference. what else should i be looking for? or is the phone just bad now?
Call your service provider and see if they are having network issues
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cjward23 said:
Call your service provider and see if they are having network issues
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i would if i had a phone lol, my mom has tmobile pre-paid and shes got service but i got no clue if they are ever part of the same network.
Call your service provider and see if they are having network issues
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i would if i had a phone lol, my mom has tmobile pre-paid and shes got service but i got no clue if they are ever part of the same network.
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What Rom are you using?
You could try flasing a different radio
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What Rom are you using?
You could try flasing a different radio
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im now on cm7.1 but its odd how it just stoped working, thats what i dont get.
ikpthegame said:
im now on cm7.1 but its odd how it just stoped working, thats what i dont get.
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It does sound strange. Have tried switching between 2g and 3g to see if it makes any difference?
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2g makes no diff, ill have to wait for a phone to use and call them, and then most likely get a new phone, then unroot mine yaya and so on lol.
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i would if i had a phone lol, my mom has tmobile pre-paid and shes got service but i got no clue if they are ever part of the same network.
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If you are both T-Mob, then of course you are the same network. They don't build a new set of cell towers just for pre-paid. They just change the way they bill you.
ya need to get a new phone, went back to stock rom and still is messed up
called tmobile and it turned out to be my sim card was a older version and had switched networks too many times and couldnt connect anymore. took the one that came with the phone and got it setup and its all good again.
ikpthegame said:
called tmobile and it turned out to be my sim card was a older version and had switched networks too many times and couldnt connect anymore. took the one that came with the phone and got it setup and its all good again.
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Thats a new one on me. Glad you got it sorted
Well, if the memory on the SIM card is akin to flash memory, I guess it's possible.
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tronmech said:
Well, if the memory on the SIM card is akin to flash memory, I guess it's possible.
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Really? Totally believe you just dont see the logic behind it. Why would they make a sim card only be able to switch networks so many times? Makes no sense. The person you talked to probably just had no idea what they were talking about!
Pretty much every rewritabe non volatile memory technology out there has a limiter number of writes that can be performed on it before it fails. Maybe a SIM card will last for > 10 years. I don't know, I haven't been with a single provider long enough to find out. I can see where this was a logical hypothesis on the part of the rep, and since replacing the sim worked, where is the problem?
"If it sounds stupid, but works, then it's not stupid."
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Okay I have the CDMA version of the S2 from Sprint so I have no idea how GSM works. Well my GF's dad bought her the T-Mobile Galaxy S2 and put it on AT&T because apparently this model of the phone is capable of blocking data. Her dad works for AT&T and specifically paid more to remove data. She said he put in some codes to disable the data, but that's not helpful lol. So i was wondering if we can enable data through dialer codes or something? Hopefully data is blocked via the phone not the actual network. I think it's blocked from the phone
Root the phone and flash a rom. That would be my first step.
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Karakoram2 said:
Root the phone and flash a rom. That would be my first step.
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With GSM phones will all the settings for the network be erased? Since it's a tmobile phone activated on AT&T?
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Hopefully data is blocked via the phone not the actual network. I think it's blocked from the phone
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That's not how the network functions. If your account doesn't have data, any phones attached to your account will not receive data when they contact the network.
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That's not how the network functions. If your account doesn't have data, any phones attached to your account will not receive data when they contact the network.
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But i believe it's def blocked through the phone. The guy put in some codes through the phone to block the data, not from the network.
locoboi187 said:
But i believe it's def blocked through the phone. The guy put in some codes through the phone to block the data, not from the network.
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"... believe it's def blocked ..."
Why put believe and definitely next to each other? That doesn't make much sense.
Any way, if he pays more for no data it is through the carrier. It could be possible that it's through the phone, but very unlikely. Anyhow, you might be better asking a AT&T board (Skyrocket) than asking one primarily full of Tmobile users.
I don't understand why he would pay more to disable data? Especially when all it takes to disable network is three clicks a service rep could do.
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the whole thing doesn't make sense
you don't need to pay extra to block data from the network side
it's free to block data if it's done within the phone
if you already enabled data on the phone and are not getting data, then it is being blocked on the account side by the networ
there's no way around that, until you call customer service to enable data
you don't need data to use an Android phone
you can enable WiFi and that is free on any Coffee shop with WiFi
To clarify, I've been told he paid a rep at a store extra to block data FROM the phone, not via the actual network. Programming was done from the phone to disable data, for sure.
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the just flash it back to stock ROM via Odin, and all settings are gone
AllGamer said:
the just flash it back to stock ROM via Odin, and all settings are gone
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AT&T or T-Mobile stock?
Have you checked the apn..... Lol
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Teo032 said:
Have you checked the apn..... Lol
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the what...lol
EDIT: just researched this for GSM phones. very helpful post. thank you
I traded a note for a t999 last night, but I was unable to immediately check phone connectivity due to not having a micro sim handy. So today I get a micro sim and call my provider, (simple mobile), and they change my sim number for me.
My card will not register with the network. i get bars that show signal, but phone information shows no service. I have no data even with the corrrect APN. Simple Mobile Tech support says they have registered the SIM but it does not show as connecting.
I went to tmobile and they used one of their sims on the phone, but again, no registration.
The phone is rooted, I can boot it into CWM.
Im thinking that the prior owner messed something up, possibly by changing a radio/modem or something. Im not sure I can even warranty repair it via Samsung because he rooted it.
Does anyone have any suggestions? PLEASE?
Odin back to stock?
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tuck4x4 said:
I traded a note for a t999 last night, but I was unable to immediately check phone connectivity due to not having a micro sim handy. So today I get a micro sim and call my provider, (simple mobile), and they change my sim number for me.
My card will not register with the network. i get bars that show signal, but phone information shows no service. I have no data even with the corrrect APN. Simple Mobile Tech support says they have registered the SIM but it does not show as connecting.
I went to tmobile and they used one of their sims on the phone, but again, no registration.
The phone is rooted, I can boot it into CWM.
Im thinking that the prior owner messed something up, possibly by changing a radio/modem or something. Im not sure I can even warranty repair it via Samsung because he rooted it.
Does anyone have any suggestions? PLEASE?
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Sounds like you have a broken pin in your sim slot. I'd bet money on it. I think there's suppose to be 6 and if 1 breaks this is what happens.
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mikeyinid said:
Sounds like you have a broken pin in your sim slot. I'd bet money on it. I think there's suppose to be 6 and if 1 breaks this is what happens.
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i tried flashing back to stock using Odin, but it makes no difference. flash count shows 2. Does this mean the phone is not covered under samsung warranty?
You can reset the flash counter. I believe the thread is in android development on how to do this.
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Triangle away resets the flash counter
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Android_Monsters said:
Triangle away resets the flash counter
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The phone's IMEI could be blocked if it is not able to connect to network
hey everyone i'm new to this so please bare with me..I have a T-Mobile Samsung galaxy s3 and I got the unlock code off eBay for a pretty cheap price, so far it looks liked it accepted it . I wanted to switch over to net10 or simple mobile. I heard about if not paying my T-Mobile bill they will block the imei number. If so will I be able to use it at all on those carriers I stated, or will I just have to use it on H2o or Att.
Also as far as the apn settings is there an application that will help? Thanks in advance
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Just means u cant use the phone back on t-mobile other company's dont care if the phone has bad record I had and s3 before I got the one I have now it could not work with tmobile because the person that sold it to me did not pay bill but u can use it on att simple mobile net 10 any (gsm) cell phone carriers
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OK thanks a lot. Also I did hear that simple mobile is run by T-Mobile so will it work on simple mobile if Imei is blocked?
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Yeah it will work. Simple mobile doesn't even ask for imei. Only if you want to put it there is the option but its not required
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Ok thanks alot for the info
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To be fair, they're going to know your IMEI even if you don't disclose it to them during the sign-up process. Just by using the phone it will send that information out when you communicate with their cell towers - so I'd imagine if T-Mobile shares its block list with Simple Mobile, it won't matter if you disclosed the IMEI at signup - they're going to know it anyway.
That, and the Big Four is actively working with the FCC on a cross-carrier database - so unless that falls through at the 11th hour, that's on the horizon in the next year or so.
Just sayin'.
What do you mean by the big four carriers is working with the fcc in the next year? Please explain, thanks
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it should work on simple mobile
I've used phones blacklisted by T-Mobile on Simple
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I wonder if it would work with Wal-Marts mobile service since it is just rebranded T-mobile...hmm
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it should work on simple mobile
I've used phones blacklisted by T-Mobile on Simple
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Yeah your right. I just called simple mobile and they said even if it is blacklisted for not paying my bill, it will still work because its an unlocked gsm phone so it wouldnt matter, just pop in my sim card and I would just honestly get edge network which is slower than 3g speed.
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It will work if they don't use T-Mobile IMEI blacklist and continue not to do so.
It seems like that's the case, at least for now.
Just saying, it doesn't have anything to do with if the phone being carrier unlocked or not - IMEI is tied to the phone's hardware, not the SIM card.
I went through something similar with T-Mobile, and most of the reps don't know what the block list is let alone how it works.
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It will work if they don't use T-Mobile IMEI blacklist and continue not to do so.
It seems like that's the case, at least for now.
Just saying, it doesn't have anything to do with if the phone being carrier unlocked or not - IMEI is tied to the phone's hardware, not the SIM card.
I went through something similar with T-Mobile, and most of the reps don't know what the block list is let alone how it works.
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Yeah i see that def now.
But wow thats crazy they have this whole imei number blocked thing going around and the workers dont even know whats going on smh. Im so confused as to how this works. Im reading like so many diff things about it.
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killj0y said:
I wonder if it would work with Wal-Marts mobile service since it is just rebranded T-mobile...hmm
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Walmart Family Mobile use T-Mobile IMEI blacklist. I had customers that tried to used blacklisted phones on Walmart Family Mobile and they did not work.
My girlfriend bought a gs4 recently and it was working fine till today. She lost T-Mobile service. There is no signal it just says unable to connect. WiFi works fine but it won't connect to T-Mobile network for some reason. So she can't make calls or text. We reset it a few times, took the SIM card out and put it in my phone. And her SIM works on my phone. So it's the gs4, we tried doing almost everything
Anyone else have this issue?
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try going to a t mobile corporate store near you and tell them that you would like to exchange your S4. or try calling them (dial 611 from your t mobile phone)
re: airplane mode.
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My girlfriend bought a gs4 recently and it was working fine till today. She lost T-Mobile service. There is no signal it just says unable to connect. WiFi works fine but it won't connect to T-Mobile network for some reason. So she can't make calls or text. We reset it a few times, took the SIM card out and put it in my phone. And her SIM works on my phone. So it's the gs4, we tried doing almost everything
Anyone else have this issue?
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make sure that the phone is not in "airplane mode".
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and be sure it's not lit up.
Good luck!
She said she took it to tmobile but they said they can't fix it and can't do nothing about it. As for airplane mode it's not in it. It's weird it would automatically turn of the enable data connection when check it on and try to connect to tmobile network it can't connect and it uncheck the box automatically
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She said she took it to tmobile but they said they can't fix it and can't do nothing about it. As for airplane mode it's not in it. It's weird it would automatically turn of the enable data connection when check it on and try to connect to tmobile network it can't connect and it uncheck the box automatically
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Did she get the phone from T-Mobile?
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Sounds like it might be blacklisted , where was the phone bought?
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she bought it off craigslist, it worked fine for a week or two. now its no service at all.
mingsterlbc said:
she bought it off craigslist, it worked fine for a week or two. now its no service at all.
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If you got it from craigslist your probably SOL. Sorry dude i would try reflashing radios just to make sure but that's about all you can do.
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If you got it from craigslist your probably SOL. Sorry dude i would try reflashing radios just to make sure but that's about all you can do.
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what does SOL means?
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what does SOL means?
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Sorry out of Luck
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Sorry out of Luck
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yeah i will probably try to reflash radios. is there root and all that already out havent really checked on it.
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yeah i will probably try to reflash radios. is there root and all that already out havent really checked on it.
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The day it came out.