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No Service?

I just did s-off and got root with the revolution.
I installed latest Virtuous Unity but now my phone does not see my network. I tried different sim cards. I installed another version (2.35) of Virtuous Unity and here is the same problem. I had to restore the default verizone android OS and there is no network problem: the phone sees the network and sim card. Please help me.
Sorry for my english.

Are you in America on cdma? If not some of the roms don't support gsm for the world phone feature, I don't know if your particular Rom does or not because I haven't used it but that may be the problem.
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Vu does not support gsm to my knowledge
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My wife's incredible, is rooted and has CM7 and I have a new inc 2 unfortunetly with HBOOT 98 but whats annoying is i live downtown in my city... whats annoying is I've 1 bar sometimes NO bars (still 3G just no bars) of service with verizon, I'm going to try and call them tomorrow and figure why my wife and I have lost what used to be great service to.. we're getting random dropped calls. If its a ploy to get people on a 4G network thats fine ill sit on the phone and talk to who ever i need to, to send me a 4G equivilent phone because I'm paying for service that I'm just not getting

jeremytn86 said:
Are you in America on cdma? If not some of the roms don't support gsm for the world phone feature, I don't know if your particular Rom does or not because I haven't used it but that may be the problem.
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I'm from Russia
I know some guys from russian community who used VU and say that fw support gsm. I don't know what I do wrong. Maybe it because I have incorrect s-off and root? (Revolutionary clockwork 4 + superuser.apk)

Using T-Mo SGH-T989 on Mobilicity in Canada, a few questions..

I wonder if anybody is using this phone in Mobi here in Canada, a friend of mine got one and the first thing we noticed was that it takes FOREVER to pick the signal, even u do a manual search is painfully slow to stick to Mobi's network, also the Wifi spot is locked, and so we wonder if anybody knows a way to work around these issues without rooting (at the moment !!!).
Thanks for any input!
Btw, the phone is great, thin, light, no way that crappy mapple mockup will be even close, I mean, it does even come with Si....I mean Voice command, which works amazing!

I don't think there's another radio out yet so, i think the radio searching issue you're having isn't fixable?
I haven't heard anyone complain about the signal search so maybe it's your area or something with your particular phone. Try setting it to WCDMA preferred/only. Also, call into Wind and ask for a network reset.
Also, it seems like the wifi-spot is locked down by the t-mobile ROM. I doubt there's any fix for that other than rooting and installing a non-crippled ROM. I stand to be corrected though as I have yet to get mine in.

I know on mine when I do a Factory Reset it does take a minute or two to find the Mobilicity signal, but then it locks on, and is fine when I restart the phone. No work around for the Wifi Tethering unless you root and freeze the Tethering Manager. Sorry.

it works, i'm using it on Wind as you can see
just set the phone to look for WCDMA only as mentioned above, and it will bypass scanning the Rogers, Bell, Telus signal
so you get the Wind and Mobi towers to show up quickly that way

Funny you have the same problem as couple of other guys here (including me):
http://www.howardforums.com/showthr...-S2x-unlocked-Wont-find-network-automatically
My response remains the same:
It's definitely a problem with Mobilicity not your phone. It happens to me too when I boot up the phone it says "No Service" even though I previously registered with Mobilicity network and phone setting is set to register automatically. Don't worry. Boot up the phone, do nothing and wait for 2-3 minutes and see what happens. I usually have to wait 1 minute or so for the phone to auto-register to Mobilicity, not instant.
Also, in your mobile settings, set it to "WCDMA only" instead of the default "GSM / WCDMA auto" because Mobilicity uses WCDMA bands only. It may speed some things up.
Also, if you want to speed things up even more, go to your dialer, dial *#*#2263#*#*, select "WCDMA Band Preference", and then select "WCDMA 1700" so that the phone looks by default in the 1700 band (the band the Mobilicity uses exclusively).
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goonx said:
I don't think there's another radio out yet so, i think the radio searching issue you're having isn't fixable?
I haven't heard anyone complain about the signal search so maybe it's your area or something with your particular phone. Try setting it to WCDMA preferred/only. Also, call into Wind and ask for a network reset.
Also, it seems like the wifi-spot is locked down by the t-mobile ROM. I doubt there's any fix for that other than rooting and installing a non-crippled ROM. I stand to be corrected though as I have yet to get mine in.
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This is not true.
You can root your phone, use Titanium Backup (paid version) to freeze the system app called "Tethering Manager", after that you can do wifi-hotspot with no problem. T-Mobile uses that software to block this feature.

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It's definitely a problem with Mobilicity not your phone. It happens to me too when I boot up the phone it says "No Service" even though I previously registered with Mobilicity network and phone setting is set to register automatically. Don't worry. Boot up the phone, do nothing and wait for 2-3 minutes and see what happens. I usually have to wait 1 minute or so for the phone to auto-register to Mobilicity, not instant..
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this is interesting
in WIND i do not have that problem
i power on the phone and it automatically picks up the WIND tower by itself during boot time
so by the time you see the lock screen, it already says WIND Home

AllGamer said:
this is interesting
in WIND i do not have that problem
i power on the phone and it automatically picks up the WIND tower by itself during boot time
so by the time you see the lock screen, it already says WIND Home
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In the (Howard Forum) thread that I linked to, a lot of people are having this problem with registering this phone with Mobilicity. And I can personally vouch for it that every time phone boots up it takes an additional 2 minutes before you see Mobilicity.

Thx guys, so I was rt about switching the AWS setting, still it bothers me, in any case and in regards to the Wifi hotspot, what about after installing a ROM, does it stay locked or the app becomes the standard manager for the Wifi hotspot?, I wish I could rewrite the app on the stock ROM but I don't really know how to get into that...

fenrry said:
Thx guys, so I was rt about switching the AWS setting, still it bothers me, in any case and in regards to the Wifi hotspot, what about after installing a ROM, does it stay locked or the app becomes the standard manager for the Wifi hotspot?, I wish I could rewrite the app on the stock ROM but I don't really know how to get into that...
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My SGS2x works fine with Mobilicity, been using it with them since the 30th.
wifi tethering worked from day 1 using the stock telus install. I'm now using several custom ROMs, and overall I'm really happy with the phone on mobilicity. their 3g internet leaves lots to be desired though, perhaps it will improve, but it is an unlimited carrier.

513263337 said:
This is not true.
You can root your phone, use Titanium Backup (paid version) to freeze the system app called "Tethering Manager", after that you can do wifi-hotspot with no problem. T-Mobile uses that software to block this feature.
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He was asking for a non-root solution.....Glad there's another way out there using root. But I think if you root the phone, you mind as well throw another ROM on there. Removes all the bloatware as well.
fenrry said:
Thx guys, so I was rt about switching the AWS setting, still it bothers me, in any case and in regards to the Wifi hotspot, what about after installing a ROM, does it stay locked or the app becomes the standard manager for the Wifi hotspot?, I wish I could rewrite the app on the stock ROM but I don't really know how to get into that...
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There's a stripped down version of the stock ROM. Never tried it but maybe that will work. You should just use one of those custom roms if you're going to root it. They have tweaks and other whatnots that improve your phone's performance. Once you go custom, you don't want to go back to stock.
Liquid5n0w said:
My SGS2x works fine with Mobilicity, been using it with them since the 30th.
wifi tethering worked from day 1 using the stock telus install. I'm now using several custom ROMs, and overall I'm really happy with the phone on mobilicity. their 3g internet leaves lots to be desired though, perhaps it will improve, but it is an unlimited carrier.
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Agreed, it's been brutal. Hopefully they can get a few more cell towers up.

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Agreed, it's been brutal. Hopefully they can get a few more cell towers up.
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The issue isn't cell towers, the issue is back end internet, after the IP transmission gets through their cell network to whatever centre they use, the internet connection to that that all of Toronto shares it ****ty and can't keep up. It's not a single overloaded tower that's the issue, as you can see by doing constant speed tests while roaming around.
Backend internet connections are expensive, especially the bandwidth on them. Small carrier can't afford to keep up to it's unlimited bandwidth demands.

Liquid5n0w said:
My SGS2x works fine with Mobilicity, been using it with them since the 30th. Wifi tethering worked from day 1 using the stock Telus install. I'm now using several custom ROMs, and overall I'm really happy with the phone on Mobilicity. their 3g internet leaves lots to be desired though, perhaps it will improve, but it is an unlimited carrier.
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Well, this is not rooted yet so that's a huge difference since ur phone will for sure include modifications to the radio, in all (I just figured it) is about Samsung, I have a N8 and a NS, compared the 2 with the SMGS2 (T989) and there is a thing in common between the NS and the T989, getting signal from cold boot or out of dead spots is a pain, my N8 picks the signal almost immediately, on the NS running stock it takes a good 2 to 3 mins (or more if out of cold boot) to get signal but the NS running MIUI makes things faster, I presume and since the stock SMGS2 takes a long time (like the NS) the same will happen when u run the phone with a modded ROM, it will pick signal faster.
So I guess it's all about rooting

Liquid5n0w said:
The issue isn't cell towers, the issue is back end internet, after the IP transmission gets through their cell network to whatever centre they use, the internet connection to that that all of Toronto shares it ****ty and can't keep up. It's not a single overloaded tower that's the issue, as you can see by doing constant speed tests while roaming around.
Backend internet connections are expensive, especially the bandwidth on them. Small carrier can't afford to keep up to it's unlimited bandwidth demands.
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I agree with the backend connection. But I think it's a bit of both. Some areas don't have as many cell towers as others. (in my area, i only have two) So I have a feeling it's both rather than just the backend.
Hopefully, they have a good new subs-to-upgrade interval so the speeds will get better.

well, regarding the nexus S
a lot of people in WIND also complains that it always stays in "emergency mode calls only, blah blah blah" basically unable to attach itself to the network.
i seldomly get that on my Nexus S, but that's probably because it's customized
but on the T989, i don't have that problem even in stock
so that's actually very nice
fenrry said:
Well, this is not rooted yet so that's a huge difference since ur phone will for sure include modifications to the radio, in all (I just figured it) is about Samsung, I have a N8 and a NS, compared the 2 with the SMGS2 (T989) and there is a thing in common between the NS and the T989, getting signal from cold boot or out of dead spots is a pain, my N8 picks the signal almost immediately, on the NS running stock it takes a good 2 to 3 mins (or more if out of cold boot) to get signal but the NS running MIUI makes things faster, I presume and since the stock SMGS2 takes a long time (like the NS) the same will happen when u run the phone with a modded ROM, it will pick signal faster.
So I guess it's all about rooting
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AllGamer said:
well, regarding the nexus S
a lot of people in WIND also complains that it always stays in "emergency mode calls only, blah blah blah" basically unable to attach itself to the network.
i seldomly get that on my Nexus S, but that's probably because it's customized
but on the T989, i don't have that problem even in stock
so that's actually very nice
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That reinforce my statement, is not really the network but mostly the way Samsung works the radios on their phones on the 1700 Mhz freq or at least for us, don't know in the US.
My NS running stock is a pain, modded works nicely, takes a bit longer than my Nokia but gets the network faster than running stock Android, I bet the same happens with the T989.

I am currently on Mobilicity in Vancouver with a crappy cheap phone and it has a hell of a time getting reception on the network. I live in East Van near victoria and I get reception in only 1 room in my place. I am planning on getting the Telus GS2X in a couple of weeks. Would this help my problem? Can anyone who lives in Vancouver and has the GS2X comment on his/her reception in east van?
Thanks alot.

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I am currently on Mobilicity in Vancouver with a crappy cheap phone and it has a hell of a time getting reception on the network. I live in East Van near victoria and I get reception in only 1 room in my place. I am planning on getting the Telus GS2X in a couple of weeks. Would this help my problem? Can anyone who lives in Vancouver and has the GS2X comment on his/her reception in east van?
Thanks alot.
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a new phone might not help if the tower is physically too far from your location
however a good phone with good reception could improve your problem
the only way to find out is to try the phone in your house and see if it works for you

Does anyone know the best place to buy this phone and have it shipped to usa. I know tmobile sells the phone but if I use a tmobile branded android phone they up the cost of my service.

If u want the phone not branded to T-Mo then u'll have to get the Telus version sine it comes with no T-Mo stuff, I don't know of this model to be able factory unlocked
On the other hand I have a couple of new questions:
1> Is there a way to fix/access the MMS?, on Mobi I'm getting errors when receiving MMS, the pixs come all blurry.
2> Any way to enable the Wifi Tethering?, using the T-Mo model is just impossible unless u have the T-Mo sim which is not the case and I haven't seen any of the existing ROM's addressing the issue (sorry if I missed the part, so pls let me know if it's fixed )
Thx

1) check the apn settings and match it to the mobilicity ones. Head over to hofo and there's a thread about it
2) you need to root your phone &, put a custom rom on it. There's another way of disabling a process but I suggest the former
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[Q] Strange service issue with unlocked S3 on T-Mobile

Greetings everyone! I'm a long-time lurker on this site, but have a bizarre problem that I need help with. I've searched all over, and haven't found anyone with this issue. Hopefully someone here can help! Ok, here it goes.
I purchased a used AT&T Galaxy S3, unlocked it, and put it on a T-Mobile prepaid plan. Everything works properly (calls, texts, data, etc.). But when I get to work I have the problem. While I'm in my building, the phone will show full bars for service, but it tells me it's not connected to any network when I try to do anything. If I try to make a call, it says for emergency calls only. Basically it acts the same as if the bill hadn't been paid, so they suspend your service while the phone still shows a signal. As soon as I leave the building, everything comes back as normal.
At first I was thinking the building was a dead zone, but it doesn't add up. Everyone else at work is always on their cell phones walking all around, and I've asked around to see if anyone else had these problems. Everyone says they have no reception issues at all, coming from people on various networks. Also, if it were a dead zone, I wouldn't think it'd be showing fluctuating signal bars. So I'm stumped, and desperately need to figure this out. Any ideas?

Tried a different modem?
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lonz358 said:
Tried a different modem?
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I tried three different modems this morning. No luck. Anyone have any other ideas?

damdlux said:
I tried three different modems this morning. No luck. Anyone have any other ideas?
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Flash a T-mobile ROM ? Since it's unlocked why not flash a stock or close to stock T-mobile ROM. A conflict of some sorts there

hednik said:
Flash a T-mobile ROM ? Since it's unlocked why not flash a stock or close to stock T-mobile ROM. A conflict of some sorts there
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Would I be able to get a stock T-mobile rom without having to downgrade from 4.1? The only one I could find was for 4.0.4.

damdlux said:
Would I be able to get a stock T-mobile rom without having to downgrade from 4.1? The only one I could find was for 4.0.4.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1949687
UVDLJA I believe it is is the t mobile stock one with root injected you can flash with odin
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Ok, so an update on this situation. I flashed the T-Mobile stock firmware via Odin as suggested. I tried that with a combination of different modems, and nothing worked. I finally caved and bought a T-Mobile S3 T999, which arrived last night. On my way to work I had 4G just about the whole way, seemingly great service. As soon as I got inside, the problem was back. Five bars, no service (now saying not registered on network). I'm starting to wonder if it's the fault of the S3 in general having poor signal quality, or if it's T-Mobile service. I'm hoping maybe someone else has some new ideas to try out, or suggestions on if I should get a different phone or network.

damdlux said:
Ok, so an update on this situation. I flashed the T-Mobile stock firmware via Odin as suggested. I tried that with a combination of different modems, and nothing worked. I finally caved and bought a T-Mobile S3 T999, which arrived last night. On my way to work I had 4G just about the whole way, seemingly great service. As soon as I got inside, the problem was back. Five bars, no service (now saying not registered on network). I'm starting to wonder if it's the fault of the S3 in general having poor signal quality, or if it's T-Mobile service. I'm hoping maybe someone else has some new ideas to try out, or suggestions on if I should get a different phone or network.
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Try this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=36801042&postcount=4
Dunno if it's gonna work but can't hurt to try.

[Q] Anyone using the Verizon version with GSM or AWS sim cards yet?

Hey guys. I know this phone is new to verizon still but has anyone had any luck trying this out on Tmobile yet? I can't seem to find any information on there being a difference in innards between the Verizon and ATT or Tmobile variant.

I've been using it on metropcs but I can't figure out how to get mms or data faster the edge.
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NSRpxndxhou said:
I've been using it on metropcs but I can't figure out how to get mms or data faster the edge.
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You'll have to find a way to manually enter MetroPCS APN settings. A SIM card by itself usually only provides the most basic connection settings for a phone to use.

Hello, I have a Verizon phone, which I unlocked and I am using with MetroPCS sim card. Everything works except I don't have 4G. I have internet but not 4G. Some ideas how I can fix that and actually use the 4G? Thanks!

dohcvtec said:
Hello, I have a Verizon phone, which I unlocked and I am using with MetroPCS sim card. Everything works except I don't have 4G. I have internet but not 4G. Some ideas how I can fix that and actually use the 4G? Thanks!
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There is no fix. The m7vzw does not get the receive the proper frequency for it. Verizon blocks some radio frequency bands. ****in verizon.

Can't blame Verizon for not allowing other frequencies they don't use on their phones. They have the phones made for their service. So why can't they have it their way?

Actually, I can blame them. It isn't like they give you the phone free. We pay for them. It would be nice if they stopped modifying them to prevent them from using all the functions built into the standard model. Not just radio bands, but the FM radio also. And the fact you can't use htcdev is also BS.

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Actually, I can blame them. It isn't like they give you the phone free. We pay for them. It would be nice if they stopped modifying them to prevent them from using all the functions built into the standard model. Not just radio bands, but the FM radio also. And the fact you can't use htcdev is also BS.
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If you look at the flip side, if you were the carrier wouldn't you have a hard time diagnosing phones...lets say you have 100 different roms. It would be a nightmare to do tech support for a ROM that was not built by them, hence the lock down (look @ Apple). Although you pay for the phone, there should be some type of baseline quality control over the network that Verizon needs to have over their phones. Its like saying you're paying for a Ferrari but you hate the MPG so you want to do an engine swap to a civic engine to achieve 40-50 mpg. Yes, is it possible to do it...maybe...but you wouldn't get the same performance you would expect from a Ferrari.
Yes, I totally hate the fact that you can't use HTCDev, thankfully I was lucky enough to have been one of the few people who was able to use HTC Dev before they blocked the numbers for Verizon. I think they should allow HTC Dev but allow the typical one year warranty on the hardware only...but that's only wishful thinking...=(

Lte on m919v 4.4.2

OK i have tried to find the answer to this question i have a S4 M919V ( Videotron/Wind) on 4.4.2 (M919VVLUFNB5) And I'm currently with virgin mobile (Bell) i have evething set up to receive LTE on the phone. the sim card is LTE ready but i have no way of getting the phone to receive it.
I've tried to go into setting ( phone dial *#2263#) of that but nothing worked.
I don't mind rooting my phone but would love to get LTE without having to sell my phone and buying another one

humonculi said:
OK i have tried to find the answer to this question i have a S4 M919V ( Videotron/Wind) on 4.4.2 (M919VVLUFNB5) And I'm currently with virgin mobile (Bell) i have evething set up to receive LTE on the phone. the sim card is LTE ready but i have no way of getting the phone to receive it.
I've tried to go into setting ( phone dial *#2263#) of that but nothing worked.
I don't mind rooting my phone but would love to get LTE without having to sell my phone and buying another one
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have you tried the settings here?
Settings/More networks/mobile networks
Your Network mode should show LTE,WCDMA (auto connect)
if not, tap on the network mode and select the LTE/WCDMA (auto connect) option and back all the way out.
Turn on airplane mode for about 30 seconds and then turn it back off and see what your results are.
You need to be SURE that LTE reception is possible where you are trying this. After all, no matter how good your hearing is, you won't hear me talking if you're out of earshot, right? LOL
Good luck!

Yeah I've tried it and for some reason I don't have this option but your right about checking if the lte is available before doing anything

humonculi said:
Yeah I've tried it and for some reason I don't have this option but your right about checking if the lte is available before doing anything
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Do you have any S5 apps installed?
If using a build prop mod you can lose your LTE settings in "networks".
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I have an unrooted galaxy s4 running on stock 4.4.2

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I have an unrooted galaxy s4 running on stock 4.4.2
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Thats strange, this issue has been encountered with rooted phones running stock/custom roms while running some mods.
You may have to do a factory reset, or stop by a TMOBILE store and let them check it out.
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humonculi said:
OK i have tried to find the answer to this question i have a S4 M919V ( Videotron/Wind) on 4.4.2 (M919VVLUFNB5) And I'm currently with virgin mobile (Bell) i have evething set up to receive LTE on the phone. the sim card is LTE ready but i have no way of getting the phone to receive it.
I've tried to go into setting ( phone dial *#2263#) of that but nothing worked.
I don't mind rooting my phone but would love to get LTE without having to sell my phone and buying another one
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Does that phone even support LTE?
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Thats strange, this issue has been encountered with rooted phones running stock/custom roms while running some mods.
You may have to do a factory reset, or stop by a TMOBILE store and let them check it out.
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They don't have T-Mobile, and its not a T-Mobile device
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On 4.2, my friend, with the exact same phone was able to force lte. But cutting any phone line

humonculi said:
On 4.2, my friend, with the exact same phone was able to force lte. But cutting any phone line
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Were they on the same network as you?
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I don't know to be honest.
I got a legit lte sim car from virgin mobile because they offer lte and i've read that the t-mobile phone (m919) supports bell 's LTE frequencies

humonculi said:
I don't know to be honest.
I got a legit lte sim car from virgin mobile because the offer lte
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Could be that it doesn't support LTE from your carrier.. I think it may be capable to support LTE but its disabled on that model.. I've seen people flash M919 modems and gotten LTE to work. Just make sure you do some research, and more research if you device to do this
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I've been rooting my phone as if it was a normal t-mobile m919 but I tried searching for into to see it there was a way to simply make my V (m919V) disappear and solve all my problems but nothing yet I know you can but as far as warranty, brick and risks go I have not found much information regarding this issue and that why I started this post
I wanted to say thank you to everyone for your help and suggestions

OK I've done some research and it seem that the m919v has the lte hardware to run the frequency 700
( http://www.morecellphone.com/compar...vs-samsung-galaxy-s4-lte-gt-i9505-64gb/340724)
And that virgin mobile (bell's network)
(bell is one of the biggest telecommunications companies in canada)
has this frequency on their network
(http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_LTE_networks)

The only thing is that the lte frequency off 700 was lunched in Ontario last month and I'm in Montreal
But the fact that t-mobile only has 1700 and that virgin uses this here means that the phone isn't the problem and with this information, i've concluded that it a software issue

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Were they on the same network as you?
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So the question would be is There a way I can flash radio (baseband) without having everything getting messed up
And will i lose my data.
ive done a nandroid backup just in case. The phone is also rooted used T-Mobile files