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I bought a HTC Desire branded to Orange UK trough eBay when i was working there last month. The First thing i did was to debrand it using the 1.15.405.2 that i found on MoDaCa, and i bought a unlock key on eBay. This solution worked pretty well until the OTA update showed up, the i got the known WiFi issue. That was no biggie either, just installed the RUU of the 1.21.405.2 and the new Radio, and everything seemed to be perfect again
BUT THEN, two days ago, my phone suddenly lost it's connection to the my mobile operator . I tried to swap my sim card with another sim card, and the result was that my HTC Desire wouldn't get connection while my sim card worked well in the other phone. I also browsed trough my menus to try to find something that might be wrong, but no luck. If i tried to connect to my mobile operator manually, i got a message saying something like "SIM-card doesn't allow connection to this network".
Yesterday morning, i called HTC to try to find out if this might be a hw or sw malfunction, and he advertised me to do a factory settings restore and felt pretty confident that it only was the sw letting me down. I did as he suggested and boom, it worked...for about 5-6 hours, then it came back. As if that wasn't annoying enough, a factory settings restore didn't do the trick this time, and neither did a reflash with the goldcard. I even formated my mSD to be sure there wasn't any kind of virus on it.
So please, if anyone in here got a tip regarding sw, let me know. I'm helpless without my dear phone...
Hmmm this is my biggest concern... I'm just about to buy an ebay Orange Desire and flash it with a stock ROM and unlock it.... kinda worrying as I'm no Linux man really...
im not sure if its the same thing but i have lost conection to t mobile on my desire twice now. first time was fixed by re entering the apn. this time no change. the differance is mine is un branded. i also cant do mms any more.
Unbranded and debranded, same ****, isn't it? Niter means branded...
Seems like i'm not the only one with this problem: http://forum.vodafone.co.uk/topic/5...nt-re-connect/page__view__findpost__p__405655
Lots of Vodafone users in that forum has similar issues, but most of them seems to have a workaround by turn off the back on, or go by airplane mode to get signal back, tat doesn't work for me. I tried to flash my phone once more, but still no luck.
I'm considering a root operation and install android 2.2 aka froyo, but i'm not even sure if that is possible since i got the bootloader version 0.80...
ive just got mine working again by resting the apns to default.
mms still not working though. i hope its not a voda problem i just paid off t mobile a years contract to join voda due to terrible reception and crap tech support.
what is that, and how do you do it? I would guess that a reset to factory default and/or a complete reflash would take care of such, whatever it is...
Yep I was about to ask the same thing! what is it and how do you turn it on/off?
go to settings - wirless & networks - mobile networks - access point names - then press the menu key and hit reset to default.
hope this helps you
That did the same thing as a "reset to factory defaults", but still doesn't work
I've an unbranded unlocked desire on 3 UK with original firmware and mine does drop out occasionally but always comes back perhaps its a desire quirk !
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Suppose so, but unlike you and many others, mine doesn't come back I was hoping for a fix for this issue, but i'm afraid were talking about hw malfunction, let's hope i'm wrong...
Little update, just followed this guide, but that didn't change anything. As far as i know, i now got some kind of rooted version of HBOOT 0.75 and fw.ver. 1.15.405.4, dunno about radio version. But it also says that i'm not able to install a custom rom with this rooted version, but i might be able to completely root it now and then install a custom rom?
Yet another update, i did install the 2.2 Froyo following this guide, and unlike the HTC roms, this one indicates that i do have full/optimal connection to my mobile operator, but it still won't let me call, just replies with 'Mobile network not available'.
I kinda courages me to scream out loud ****!!! Yes, i mean it...
Feedback would be nice
Just a thought, may i be that the guy i bought the phone from could have reported it as stolen with the intention of getting an insurance fee? And as a result of that, my phone have been closed by the operator? Don't even know if they mind doing such across the border. So the question would be: Is there any way to find out if my phone has been remotely closed?
Call your carrier.... they will be able to tell you if the phone is connecting to the nextwork correctly... ask them if not... why not?
I second that suggestion, try calling your carrier. Also I have found that switching the internet on directly through settings rather than using the widgets solved my connection problem.
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Yep, i got contact with the seller from eBay, and he is very helpful, so he will do what he can while i will call my carrier first thing in the morning. Seems like there might be a glitch here, but i'll keep you updated on my progress.
argh, it seems like i wont get anywhere with my phone. I'm considering trying to change the IMEI, i know it's illegal, but i paid £360 for this device, and atm it's useless to me. If i only knew how tho change the imei, not exactly easy information to obtain, not even with google...
hulkhaugen said:
argh, it seems like i wont get anywhere with my phone. I'm considering trying to change the IMEI, i know it's illegal, but i paid £360 for this device, and atm it's useless to me. If i only knew how tho change the imei, not exactly easy information to obtain, not even with google...
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So have you found out why your having problems?
ah, sorry, thought i already told u guys, lol. Well, for some reason the phone is IMEI locked. The seller says that he did call to lock a sim card when he lost his iphone, and it might be related since it's the sim that was suppose to be in my phone. however, i think he either claimed the phone stolen to commit insurance fraud, or it's simply stolen. Another thing i came across was that the operator might blacklist the phone if it's unlocked without their blessing, don't really know if they can do that.
Either way, the only way for me to make this phone work is to convince the police that it's not stolen (i need a recite for that which he won't provide me), or to change the imei code with my "awesome" hacking skills...
Hey Everyone,
Easiest Way To Unlock Your Captivate Glide. I Have Rogers And It Work Perfectly. Not Sure if it works on phones that arent rooted.
Unlock Your I927/I927R Using Galaxsim from the Android Market.
Performed by Galaxsim.
-Unlocked My Rogers I927R without unlock code
-Unlocked to all Networks. I am now using IT&E
-Kept My Original IMEI
OK, this is some serious sh*t, maybe someone should move it to Development, because, if this user had discovered a way so easy to Unlock our phones, and for free, he deserves a f*cking medal XD
santimaster2000 said:
OK, this is some serious sh*t, maybe someone should move it to Development, because, if this user had discovered a way so easy to Unlock our phones, and for free, he deserves a f*cking medal XD
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Thanks. But All credits must got to Spocky. He is the developer of Galaxsim. I think he is on the site.
I'm on the AT&T version, so I guess I can test it for AT&T users. Report back soon..
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Since the OP forgot to mention, it isn't free. $2.50 USD, keep that in mind.
The PRO version isn't located on the market for some reason, and it won't let me buy it though the app, quite strange.
If you download the version spooky published here in the forums the unlock will be free. Just buy him a beer if you can. I can confirm that it worked on my rogers glide with at&t ics rom installed.
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VM-Vendetta said:
I'm on the AT&T version, so I guess I can test it for AT&T users. Report back soon..
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Since the OP forgot to mention, it isn't free. $2.50 USD, keep that in mind.
The PRO version isn't located on the market for some reason, and it won't let me buy it though the app, quite strange.
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I didnt post up any price because it didnt ask me to pay for anything... oh and here is a pic of my device. there is always a trick to everything. you just gotta think outside the box. id tell how to make the app free but for now bypassing all in-app payments will be kept to myself.
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I didnt post up any price because it didnt ask me to pay for anything...
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OH, I wasn't complaining. Just thought anyone else might want to know that. I downloaded the market version, which
is apparently different.
Downloaded it, and it works. No problems.
I have the Code to unlock my phone but my phone has relocked itself on flashing so I said let me give this a try. Just a bit of info I am on Rogers and have a Rogers phone but like to unlock my phone in case I travel and will use another SIM on it. I tried Galaxysim from this posting: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1846451 this is from the Developer of the APP as it is a legit version. I installed this program and noticed that there was a 3 second pause on placing calls. This scared me and in my opinion very unusable. I restored my files via the apps restore feature and all is back to normal. I must admit it is scary playing with this stuff. I wonder if a Nandroid backup would have restored this as well had it not came back?
why scared from a pause?
and yes nandroid will save the efs as well. btw there is an efs backup util that call EFSpro for the PC (using ADB) so you can backup and restore the EFS with a click easy to use and i did that before the unlock.
taiber2000 said:
why scared from a pause?
and yes nandroid will save the efs as well. btw there is an efs backup util that call EFSpro for the PC (using ADB) so you can backup and restore the EFS with a click easy to use and i did that before the unlock.
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So you have the pause as well? Was scared because I though it was not working, as I pressed it and thought nothing happened. Thought my phone could no longer make calls. Changed to the home screen and looked at other stuff then the phone started to dial literally 3-4 seconds after I had pressed send and was no longer in the call screen. I find this is unusable like this. Please let me know if that it is way it works for you? If there is a 3 second pause on making calls, is there a pause on receiving calls?
JB
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So you have the pause as well? Was scared because I though it was not working, as I pressed it and thought nothing happened. Thought my phone could no longer make calls. Changed to the home screen and looked at other stuff then the phone started to dial literally 3-4 seconds after I had pressed send and was no longer in the call screen. I find this is unusable like this. Please let me know if that it is way it works for you? If there is a 3 second pause on making calls, is there a pause on receiving calls?
JB
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I'm using Rooted 4.0.4 and it worked fine for me, no hiccups at all.
im not too sure about the 3 sec pause but mine has been working great. phone and data connection. everything seems fine with my phone.
Could it be because I am on Rogers and unlocking on Rogers?
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i'm on rogers too and didn't seem to notice any 3 seconds lag.
yes its not insistently but i think it cos of the dialer apk itself.
i had a problem of it re-locking after updating to the latest version from the market, i suggest not doing it.
i uninstalled and installed the apk from the orginal thread.
Hello,
I've bought an unlcoked Galaxy Nexus about 6 months ago, and everything worked perfectly.. until now.
Recently, I've had problems regarding the SIM Unlock PIN.
When I turn on my device, it requires a code.
I can choose to ignore that message and use my phone in any other way but using mobile network (can't text or call).
From what I understand, my phone has been locked to a specific network and I need to get the code to unlock it.
But I have no idea which network my phone is locked to..
Is there any way to find out?
Also, this has happend before, and I, who don't know what to do with it, took it to a guy who fixed it for me (He changed the Android version and did whatever he did.. I have no idea.)
Last night my phone ran out of battery, and today when I charged and opened it, it was locked again.
I don't know what caused it.
Is there any way to remove it permanently?
If not, can anyone help me remove it temporarily without paying too much money to websites I don't trust (Which require to know the network my phone is locked to, by the way...)?
My friend said that when the Android version changes, so does the code.
My currently Android version is 4.1.1 and I can choose to update it. Would it help?
Thank you, to whoever is willing to try and help me.
Is your phone have a GSM sim card??
Yes, I do.
Help anyone..?
So like a week before,I got my phone I started reading threads about this phone.I thought I remembered seeing something on this topic but can't find it anymore.so I apologize For asking again,is their away to be able to answer phone with out having to unlock the security pattern I have set up just to answer the phone.I'm currently running 4.2 and will be up grading in couple days or possible tonight.I just wanted to try out phone before going to kk.I'm running viper Wright now and liking it.just miss a lot of the features I had on my s4 and nexus running kk..
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So like a week before,I got my phone I started reading threads about this phone.I thought I remembered seeing something on this topic but can't find it anymore.so I apologize For asking again,is their away to be able to answer phone with out having to unlock the security pattern I have set up just to answer the phone.I'm currently running 4.2 and will be up grading in couple days or possible tonight.I just wanted to try out phone before going to kk.I'm running viper Wright now and liking it.just miss a lot of the features I had on my s4 and nexus running kk..
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Yes, you get get prompted with an option to answer or decline without unlocking it. I have my One tied to an exchange server tied to mine with strict security policies (disables message previews and forces deletion after certain amount of tries) and I can still answer without unlocking.
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Yes, you get get prompted with an option to answer or decline without unlocking it. I have my One tied to an exchange server tied to mine with strict security policies (disables message previews and forces deletion after certain amount of tries) and I can still answer without unlocking.
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I just tried calling from home phone and I don't get that option,I have to unlock it b 4 I can answer it.I went into the setting and didn't notice anything to have the option to do it
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I just tried calling from home phone and I don't get that option,I have to unlock it b 4 I can answer it.I went into the setting and didn't notice anything to have the option to do it
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Very strange. I have had my phone setup with a security pin since the day I got it and I have always been able to answer my phone without unlocking it.
I'm on stock kit Kat and it works fine. I have pin setup and when someone calls I can answer or decline. Probably just because viper is based on another device. Viper will probably update our base at some point.
Thanks for the replies.guess I'm flashing kk tonight cause that's annoying
I just received a new update on G5 sprint to upgrade to LS992ZVE_5. Will it relock my sim card
kleinkel said:
I just received a new update on G5 sprint to upgrade to LS992ZVE_5. Will it relock my sim card
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i want to know the same, if somebody update please tell us..
Stay safe and don't try.
i take the risk... and the result its... My phone still unlocked ... u can upgrade guys
PD: i unlock my phone with optopus box in past version
Did the update add any new feature
still unlocked!
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i want to know the same, if somebody update please tell us..
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I have updated to zve... my phone is still unlocked! :good:
Phone remains unlocked. Unfortunately, it wipes APN data and now I can't go in and edit APN. Anybody have any work arounds? I can't add an APN (no option) in the settings menu (settings - more - mobile networks - access point names) nor in the ##3282# menu with the MSL. It's been a huge pain and I'm currently trying to use this phone in Peru. It can make and receive calls/texts but will not access the internet without being able to add/edit APN's.
Hi, I just want to know can I downgrade ZVE update
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I have updated to zve... my phone is still unlocked! :good:
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I have a problem.... I upgraded to zvc ..my phone got unlocked remotely but my facebook..twitter.instagram and whatsapp won't work well with mobile data.. How can I solve
didospike said:
Hi, I just want to know can I downgrade ZVE update
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No
kleinkel said:
Did the update add any new feature
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It's a security update, so no. If you guys want to keep your unlock, DON'T UPDATE.
dont update.. As i unlocked my phone from the hidden menu app but as i updated it got locked (and i can't seem to find any solution whosoever).. You cant go back and downgrade and you cant unlock it again with the hidden menu app..
But if anyone knows how to do it please i beg you i need help as it was my gift to my father and i fu..ed it up :crying:
Why,LG, why?
Gah this is so frustrating. I had my phone unlocked by sprint and am currently abroad, but had the wonderful combination of ideas to both update to ZVE and reset network settings. I've already been using this international sim for five months and everything was fine and dandy, but now I can't add an APN so I can't connect to the internet (the apn settings are greyed out) - I even spoke to Sprint for 3 hours and they concluded there's nothing they can do. I'm thinking there's one of three things to be done: change the APN by some "hack" like a dialer code or ADB, revert to previous firmware, or connect to the internet somehow without an APN.
Does anyone know how to do either of three things? Please help.
Update: I called LG and Sprint for a combined total of about 5 hours. LG confirmed that indeed with ZVE they disabled manual changing of APNs (due to "security") and they don't even have a special code or anything to fix that. They said I should ask Sprint to maybe push an ota apn for the international carrier but they said they can't do that. The LG guy said that he would add a ticket (they can't even talk to anyone higher up) to tell the dev team to add an option again to change APNs but I don't know how likely that'll be. It's just super frustrating that LG pushed an update to break international data and now says they can't do anything about it. Reminds me of my bootlooped Nexus 5x that they said they couldn't do anything about. Smh lg, smh.
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Gah this is so frustrating. I had my phone unlocked by sprint and am currently abroad, but had the wonderful combination of ideas to both update to ZVE and reset network settings. I've already been using this international sim for five months and everything was fine and dandy, but now I can't add an APN so I can't connect to the internet (the apn settings are greyed out) - I even spoke to Sprint for 3 hours and they concluded there's nothing they can do. I'm thinking there's one of three things to be done: change the APN by some "hack" like a dialer code or ADB, revert to previous firmware, or connect to the internet somehow without an APN.
Does anyone know how to do either of three things? Please help.
Update: I called LG and Sprint for a combined total of about 5 hours. LG confirmed that indeed with ZVE they disabled manual changing of APNs (due to "security") and they don't even have a special code or anything to fix that. They said I should ask Sprint to maybe push an ota apn for the international carrier but they said they can't do that. The LG guy said that he would add a ticket (they can't even talk to anyone higher up) to tell the dev team to add an option again to change APNs but I don't know how likely that'll be. It's just super frustrating that LG pushed an update to break international data and now says they can't do anything about it. Reminds me of my bootlooped Nexus 5x that they said they couldn't do anything about. Smh lg, smh.
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Welcome to my hell. I tried to warn the community in my comment about this exact issue. I spent weeks talking to Sprint and LG's useless "technical support." LG reps kept insisting that LG has nothing to do with software updates which is completely wrong and extremely ignorant of them to think that. Sprint advanced tech support even conferenced LG in on a call once that lasted about 45 minutes and the LG rep kept saying they don't have anything to do with the updates. Finally, we got him to agree that they did make the updates. But, even that was a waste of time. It wasn't until I wrote to LG through their website that I got several responses (mostly the same as before - walking you through how to change APN settings) but, finally in those conversations, I was able to get LG support to admit that they had a problem with ZVE and that they are the ones that broke it. The last response I got was that their developers are aware of the problem and are working to fix it. It probably won't be fixed until the next software update and they won't give me any timeline as to when that will be. It's been a couple of weeks since I last talked to LG. My advice is to do the same and file a bug error on their website. Calling in is a complete waste of time. They need more reports on this so that they know this is a big issue. You can't even go in with your MSL and change APN's. If they were really worried about security, they would at least allow the carriers to give you permission to modify the APN. Seems completely nonsensical to me.
Never update if you have an unlock. I've said this a hundred times... Maybe you can get on eBay and get a remote unlock.
somy body plz can you post this upgrade ?
kleinkel said:
I just received a new update on G5 sprint to upgrade to LS992ZVE_5. Will it relock my sim card
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somebody plz can you post this upgrade ? mb it will help to recover some phones who has updated allready.
i think it stores on ota directory on your ls992
acidlenin said:
somebody plz can you post this upgrade ? mb it will help to recover some phones who has updated allready.
i think it stores on ota directory on your ls992
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It stores in /cache which you can't get to without root. I didn't see how it would help anybody either.
Sympathy, empathy
kephaisrock said:
Welcome to my hell. I tried to warn the community in my comment about this exact issue. I spent weeks talking to Sprint and LG's useless "technical support." LG reps kept insisting that LG has nothing to do with software updates which is completely wrong and extremely ignorant of them to think that. Sprint advanced tech support even conferenced LG in on a call once that lasted about 45 minutes and the LG rep kept saying they don't have anything to do with the updates. Finally, we got him to agree that they did make the updates. But, even that was a waste of time. It wasn't until I wrote to LG through their website that I got several responses (mostly the same as before - walking you through how to change APN settings) but, finally in those conversations, I was able to get LG support to admit that they had a problem with ZVE and that they are the ones that broke it. The last response I got was that their developers are aware of the problem and are working to fix it. It probably won't be fixed until the next software update and they won't give me any timeline as to when that will be. It's been a couple of weeks since I last talked to LG. My advice is to do the same and file a bug error on their website. Calling in is a complete waste of time. They need more reports on this so that they know this is a big issue. You can't even go in with your MSL and change APN's. If they were really worried about security, they would at least allow the carriers to give you permission to modify the APN. Seems completely nonsensical to me.
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How does one file a bug report? I looked and couldn't find it.
As to the reason I updated my phone, I'm very involved in security and need the newest security patches I can get. Also, I don't know/don't think a remote unlock will help, I think it is actually fully impossible to add an APN at this point... I even had sprint lock and unlock my phone...
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How does one file a bug report? I looked and couldn't find it.
As to the reason I updated my phone, I'm very involved in security and need the newest security patches I can get. Also, I don't know/don't think a remote unlock will help, I think it is actually fully impossible to add an APN at this point... I even had sprint lock and unlock my phone...
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Sometimes you can't have your cake and eat it too. A bug report will get you nowhere. I've filed legitimate bug reports with solutions and didn't even get a reply. They did this on purpose and don't care if it effects you. They don't want you to use your device the way you want, they want you to use it the way they want.
I read this in other post
Idk this work
HiddenMenuCall
Google, download and install HiddenMenuCall_1.7.apk
Go to LTE Settings
Go to APN Settings
Set APN there and use "default,dun,fota" as APN Type
Restart phone
Done!