[Q] Phone won't roam-settings are missing - AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III

Hello everyone,
I have a new AT&T plan with five lines, all using Samsung Galaxy S3s, all having the same problem. My 14 day grace period to cancel is almost up and I'm at my wits end searching for an answer. The phones are not rooted as I do not understand most of this technology; however I'm smart enough to know that this is a problem beyond rebooting the phone or resetting the SIM card, as every forum out there is telling people to do. Calling tech support (please don't make me) is a LAST resort for any device I own.
In the town where I work and shop I have no signal at all from AT&T. No voice, text, or data. AT&T coverage map shows "good" coverage in this town. Every so often I do get a weak AT&T signal but only for a few seconds. I do however pick up a very strong signal from a T-Mobile tower. I know that AT&T and T-Mobile both use GSM and should be compatible for roaming purposes, but the phone does not roam; it just shows a strong signal that I cannot connect to. Also, it switches back and forth between these two towers. I posted screen shots taken one minute apart.
In my phone's "Mobile Networks" settings there is no option to chose a network. There are only four options on that page: Mobile Data (checked), Data Roaming (not checked), APN, and Network Operators. I have tried adding a new APN but that did not work. The Network Operators tab says "Default Setup" and I cannot change it. I understand this is an issue with AT&T - they deliberately remove these settings.
I have gone through all the settings in Service Mode using *#197328640# looking for a way to enable the missing settings. I have already used the Service Mode to disable LTE (another setting AT&T likes to deprive us of) but that was not the problem so I put that back on automatic. I have also checked and unchecked every imaginable combo of settings such as wifi, data, airplane mode, etc.
I think the problem is either that the T-Mobile tower is interfering with what *should* be a good AT&T signal, or that the fact that I am "connected" to AT&T (albeit with no bars) is preventing me from roaming. I'd like to know if there is a way to disconnect from AT&T to test that theory. Also, I'd like to know if there is something I can do from Service Mode to enable the missing settings so I can set up roaming.
Thanks so much for any suggestions or help.
Kelly

What APN(s) are currently listed?

xBeerdroiDx said:
What APN(s) are currently listed?
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Just the default one called "ATT Phone".
I tried a Cingular APN in order to get a better connection to the AT&T tower, but it didn't work and I removed it. I found the T-Mobile APN info and was planning to try that next time I'm in town if I don't find some other solution first.

Is it the wap.cingular or pta one? You have to reboot after changing apn's but I'm sure you already knew that

xBeerdroiDx said:
Is it the wap.cingular or pta one? You have to reboot after changing apn's but I'm sure you already knew that
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I used the wap.cingular one and did reboot. Do you think this is an APN issue? I'm kind of at a dead end unless I find where to enable those mobile network settings. Thanks for your responses.

kelmusc said:
I used the wap.cingular one and did reboot. Do you think this is an APN issue? I'm kind of at a dead end unless I find where to enable those mobile network settings. Thanks for your responses.
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If you do not have the pta apn, try and add it. That's the LTE network.
Name: ATT PTA
APN: pta
MMSC: http://mmsc.mobile.att.net
MMS Proxy: proxy.mobile.att.net
MMS port: 80
MCC: 310
MNC: 410
Auth: none
APN type: default,mms,supl,hipri
Add this in, select it and reboot

I have added it and will get to town tonight to see if it works. I'll post an update afterward. Thank you!

kelmusc said:
I have added it and will get to town tonight to see if it works. I'll post an update afterward. Thank you!
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Yeah, let me know how that worked. Remember to reboot afterswapping apns. Just sayin'

xBeerdroiDx said:
Yeah, let me know how that worked. Remember to reboot afterswapping apns. Just sayin'
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Unfortunately, it didn't work. I also tried to use a T-Mobile one and the phone wouldn't even let me save it.
I broke down and called AT&T tech support to find out where the roaming settings are in the phone... of course they didn't tell me, but they did tell me they don't have a roaming partnership with T-Mobile in my area. Therefore I'm out of luck and will be cancelling my contract.

kelmusc said:
Unfortunately, it didn't work. I also tried to use a T-Mobile one and the phone wouldn't even let me save it.
I broke down and called AT&T tech support to find out where the roaming settings are in the phone... of course they didn't tell me, but they did tell me they don't have a roaming partnership with T-Mobile in my area. Therefore I'm out of luck and will be cancelling my contract.
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Sorry buddy. Best of luck. Use your s3 on a carrier's no-contract plan. Perhaps t mobile or straight talk? Cheers

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[Q] Galaxy Nexus i9250M Not working with Mobilicity

Hey I just picked up the GN i9250M (bell) and inserted my mobilicity sim but it says it cant connect to the network. Im assuming this is because I need to unlock the phone. Is that correct?
If that is correct to unlock the phone I need the SDK files and grabboot? can someone direct me to a tutorial on this?
What is the exact error message? You don't see any signal bars at all or is it just when you try to use data? The phone should be unlocked already. Most likely it's the data that can't connect, check your APN settings.
the error message was "cannot connect to the network at this time please try again later"
thanks for the quick response and sorry for wasting everyones time...not sure why this happened but once i walked into my house it connected..possibly just out of coverage area. up/down links seem to be working fine and calls can be made so im happy.
actually im having another issue now..dont know if i can ask it in this thread but whenever i try to download something frm the market i get a cannot download due to an error message...any ideas?
thanks again
trilogee said:
actually im having another issue now..dont know if i can ask it in this thread but whenever i try to download something frm the market i get a cannot download due to an error message...any ideas?
thanks again
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Wifi or network? There are posts that say you should go to your APN settings and delete the proxy so that it's empty.
that was my first troubleshooting step but oddly enough the issue is only intermittent with wifi...some apps dl some dont, same issue now occur on network
hmm issue seems to be isolated to network connection now...what was the apn thing you mentioned?
can also confirm that connection is active and functional; browser and other apps working fine
In Settings -> click more under wireless & Networks -> Mobile Networks -> Access Point Names
You should see one or two APNs. click on them and make sure that Proxy is blank or "not set"
Bell runs an HSPDA network and Mobilicity runs an AWS network. You cant use the phone on Mobilicity's network.
OversizedBass said:
Bell runs an HSPDA network and Mobilicity runs an AWS network. You cant use the phone on Mobilicity's network.
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Yes, you can use it. It will work fine. SGN is pentaband and unlocked. Just make sure your APNs are correct.
Sorry, I was going off the specs at GSMArena (which are wrong more often than right nowadays)
OversizedBass said:
Sorry, I was going off the specs at GSMArena (which are wrong more often than right nowadays)
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I just got the same exact phone.
Go remove the proxy address in the APN settings. and the reason it didn't connect at first because the phone was trying to "learn" how to connect to the Mobilicity. network.
I thought my phone was defective as well until I waited a bit after. It's a beautiful device
wilsonlam97 said:
I just got the same exact phone.
Go remove the proxy address in the APN settings. and the reason it didn't connect at first because the phone was trying to "learn" how to connect to the Mobilicity. network.
I thought my phone was defective as well until I waited a bit after. It's a beautiful device
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so does it work perfectly with mobilicity?
im gonna buy this phone soon
trilogee said:
hmm issue seems to be isolated to network connection now...what was the apn thing you mentioned?
can also confirm that connection is active and functional; browser and other apps working fine
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I ripped these from mobilicitys support section of their site and copied and pasted them verbose. I've yet to procure my GN to test them with so any modifications or sugguestions are welcome.
mobilicity apn
STEP 1: Go to Settings > Wireless & Network > Mobile Network >Access Point Names
STEP 2: Press the ‘Menu’ button and then select create ‘New APN’
STEP 3: Populate the following fields:
Name: MOWAP
APN: wap.davewireless.com
Proxy: 10.100.3.4
Port: 8080
MCC: 302
MNC: 320
APN type: default
STEP 4: Save
Please note: Other fields can be left blank
To create an APN for MMS
STEP 1: Go to Settings > Wireless & Network > Mobile Network >Access Point Names
STEP 2: Press the ‘Menu’ button and then select create ‘New APN’
STEP 3: Populate the following fields:
Name: MOMMS
APN: mms.davewireless.com
MMSC: http://mms.mobilicity.net
MMS Proxy: 10.100.3.4
MMS Port: 8080
MCC: 302
MNC: 320
APN type: mms
May be a long post!
I heard that port you can just leave Blank instead of 8080...speed increase so they say!
1. Set APNs>> posted by android01 (I have heard if you leave port blank you get faster speeds, just heard)
2. Go to setting and Disable Roaming as to not incure extra charges...
3. This is a somewhat of a Backdoor fix i found that worked with Samsung Vibrant from T-mobile... DISCLAIMER: USE AT OWN RISK! ONLY MODIFY THE SETTINGS LISTED.
IF the setting is not as listed, Read the setting heading click the matching section heading, to find the location of this setting scan and read all of the setting heading/titles.
If is works without a hitch than great....Let me know.
Again these directions i found on Howard Forumns and worked with a T-Mobile Galaxy S Vibrant
I had copied this into a Word document for my Mum as the phone was going to her:
SO ALL Credit goes to Anonymous and xda!
Post:
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It works!!! It totally works!!!! I love it! Thank you so much guys!!!! Now I don't have to restart my phone EVERY morning as soon as I pull out of the underground garage in my car!!!
Thank you, Thank you, THANK YOU!!!!!!
Dial: *#*#197328640#*#*
Click [1] debug screen
Click [8] phone control
Click [7] network control
Click [2] band selection
This is where you make a change, default setting is [1] automatic, which means it chooses automatically between gsm/cdma (Edge vs 3g). So we are going to change this and set it to wcdma band which is 3g.
Click [2] wcdma band
Click [1] wcdma all []
Now it should display “select wcdma all bands[*]"
Now on the bottom of your phone, click the menu key, it’s the one next to the home key, now click back, menu again one more time, back one more time, this is just to confirm it set to number 2 wcdma band.
Now click menu key one last time, click end.. and you are done. Now to double verify that the phone is locked into 3g, dial in: *#*#4636#*#*
Then click phone information Then scroll down to “set preferred network type” It should now have listed “wcdma only.” PS, if you tried to do a shortcut, and just set wcdma this way first without doing the lock above, it would just go back to gsm/cdma auto once you exit the screen.
Your phone should now be locked into 3g.
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Also what i do is Only click the 1700 and 2100 frequencies.Chose by hitting the menu button>>back and i forgot the option. it is "to add another band?" and so click either one frequency first, then menu>back>"add another band"!
This keeps me on 3G directly and always!!! DONT forget to turn Roaming off as to not incure unwanted charges.
Hope this helps and let it be known if it works for you nexus guys. or am i full of it and these are samsung commands....DOH! if they are.
the nexus from bell does not have phone lock..
i can use my fido sim in the phone..my nexus is from bell as well
Yep I have it with Mobilicity and it is an absolutely great phone granted some things are slower than they would be on 1 of the big 3 but it is more than adequate
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actually for the price you pay its the best plan for GTA. i mean data isn't the best but good enough for mail, browsing and checking score.

One X on AT&T H to 3G to H... rinse and repeat!

Guys,
Unlocked and rooted One X on AT&T and my pegged out signal keeps changing from H to 3G over and over and over.... you get the picture. Never stays on one very long before changing and will disrupt data services for a brief moment while it does.
Is anyone else seeing this behavior and if so, any fix to resolve?
SG
swich2mac said:
Guys,
Unlocked and rooted One X on AT&T and my pegged out signal keeps changing from H to 3G over and over and over.... you get the picture. Never stays on one very long before changing and will disrupt data services for a brief moment while it does.
Is anyone else seeing this behavior and if so, any fix to resolve?
SG
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Yea I notice it. I believe it's part of the way it saves power but idk if thats true because on my Galaxy Nexus, it would almost always stay on "H".
Mine doesn't really switch out of "H" though when actually loading something, just takes a bit to go from "3G" to "H". I've maybe experienced it once or twice when actually loading something where it would switch out of "H" to "3G" while loading something on XDA or a website. But it's usually when connection is weak.
I'm having the same issue.
if it keeps happening, then complain to ATT and ask for credit on your data plan because it doesn't work the way it should.
From what I read, AT&T phones show only h, even though in the background they switch back and forth.
But when you use international phones on the network, it will show the switching around. I'm not sure if that's related to your issue, but over here on rogers, my phone switches between 3g and h constantly, even when I'm at one location.. The thing is that I don't get long disruptions though, if any at all.
I'm on att and don't experience this. My icon switches frequently but I don't see any interruption in service.
Sent from my Xoom using xda premium
Thanks all, just wanted to make sure that I was the only one experiencing. I will probably go into the AT&T store and see if their One XL display units is doing the same thing while I have mine with me.
Could be that "international" issue type of thing... who knows.
Yes, mine does this too. Im on straight talk which uses at&t and it frequently keeps switching back and forth.
Sent from my HTC One X using Tapatalk 2
Mine should be in on Tuesday. Think we might have the wrong APN's??
Have you checked the APN settings?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1109983
Moving from 2/3G to HSPA+ is by design and called fast dormancy. Here's more than you could ever possibly want to know about it.
http://www.slideshare.net/zahidtg/gsma-fast-dormancy-best-practices
It saves battery life and when working properly it's undetectable. That is when FD is active on a device and the network it's using supports it. (AT&T does). If OP's dropping signal something's wrong. I'd check...
- The APN's you use on AT&T must match the plan that's provisioned in your account settings. If you're on a 3G plan (grandfathered unlimited, MediaNet, data for non-Smartphones) use the 3G (Cingular) settings. If you're on a 4G (non-LTE) plan use the 4G (HSPA+) APN. Wrong APN means funky data even if it seems fine sometimes.
- Older SIMs or SIMs from iPhone's in non-Apple devices have caused problems. As has bad surgery in the move to micro. Pop in to an AT&T store and get a new micro SIM matched to the provisioning of your account.
- Bad phone h/w. In not the above it could be the device.
I've just been across the country on the AT&T network and my phone has performed better than my i9100 in picking up and maintaining a signal (I'm on a 3G plan). It's been impressive actually especially in moving from HSPA to Wi-Fi and back. So with the right settings the phone itself should be fine.
vinuneuro said:
Have you checked the APN settings?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1109983
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Just tried that and it's not working for me. Doubled checked, everything is exactly as he said. I just don't have the option to switch from what it currently is (MediaNet). There's no radio button for the other two. Even after deleting the original (only leaving the two I just made) and restarting, I have no connection to the network.
angingrich said:
Just tried that and it's not working for me. Doubled checked, everything is exactly as he said. I just don't have the option to switch from what it currently is (MediaNet). There's no radio button for the other two. Even after deleting the original (only leaving the two I just made) and restarting, I have no connection to the network.
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I agree, the settings aren't working for me either in Orange County, CA
After you set up the new APN's try deleting the old one. You can always get it back by selecting "restore to default."
BarryH_GEG said:
After you set up the new APN's try deleting the old one. You can always get it back by selecting "restore to default."
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has it worked for you?
meihcydna said:
has it worked for you?
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I had an unactivated micro SIM that I had my corporate account rep activate so my situation's different than yours; the SIM is tied exactly to the settings in my account. I popped it in, it picked up the MediaNet settings, and all was good.
My phone has a single APN so I can't see the way the settings look when there are multiples. The last setting in the active APN is "APN enable/disable" which is greyed out on my because there's no other choice. Did you try disabling it after you got the new APN's entered? Maybe if you do it'll allow you to select the new APN's you created.
BarryH_GEG said:
I had an unactivated micro SIM that I had my corporate account rep activate so my situation's different than yours; the SIM is tied exactly to the settings in my account. I popped it in, it picked up the MediaNet settings, and all was good.
My phone has a single APN so I can't see the way the settings look when there are multiples. The last setting in the active APN is "APN enable/disable" which is greyed out on my because there's no other choice. Did you try disabling it after you got the new APN's entered? Maybe if you do it'll allow you to select the new APN's you created.
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My "APN enable/disable" is greyed out as well. I tried the new APNs in the other thread and couldn't get a internet connection. The only successful APN with the One X was the medianet. Other than that, I'll settle for the medianet but only wanted to change it to get better speeds in my area since this phone is capable of receiving up to 21mbps.
meihcydna said:
this phone is capable of receiving up to 21mbps.
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The highest I've seen on either an international phone or an AT&T 21MB-capable phone is 8MBish down. That's in TX where there's lots of bandwidth shared by not a lot of people. In markets like LAX, NYC, and SFO you're lucky to break 5MB because of the congestion. I've seen 2MB and under in Manhatten. HSPA+ speeds on AT&T are very much YMMV.
BarryH_GEG said:
The highest I've seen on either an international phone or an AT&T 21MB-capable phone is 8MBish down. That's in TX where there's lots of bandwidth shared by not a lot of people. In markets like LAX, NYC, and SFO you're lucky to break 5MB because of the congestion. I've seen 2MB and under in Manhatten. HSPA+ speeds on AT&T are very much YMMV.
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I agree but just thought I could push a bit more since I'm only hitting 6mbps. Thanks for the info though!
Just whats on my phone
Ok so I was looking at my piece of craptivate and its APN settings. Mine are quite different from what you guys are saying. Should I change this if I try to cut down my current sim?? Here are settings on current sim.
Name cingular 410
Apn wap.cingular
proxy not set
Port Not set
Username [email protected]
Password ******** (does this mean it has a password??)
Server cingualrgprs.com
MMSC mmsc.cingular.com
MMS Port Not set
MCC 310
MNC 410
Authentication type not set
APN type default,supl,mms
Apn Protcol ipv4

[Q] MMS issue

I just got the Lumia 900, and everything is working fine except I cannot send/receive MMS. I am currently on the newest update, but my APN settings were not built into the phone like they should have been. I manually inputed them and the data is working fine now, but pictures still will not send. Am I the only one with this problem? If not, has anyone figured out a fix? I called both Nokia and At&t. At&t told me the issue was that I didn't have a data plan, which I do, and Nokia told me to have At&t send an APN update push to my phone. At&t said they couldn't do that. Anyway, let me know if you all know of anything that could help.
Thanks in advance.
UPDATE: After spending 2 hours on the phone with AT&T and Nokia, I finally got tired and called an AT&T rep that I know. She took a look at my account and realized that I had data on my account, but it was never set up with the 4G data which is why I could access the internet via HSPA or HSPA+ but couldn't get MMS. The phone was just confused. She made the change for me and it's working fine now. If you're on AT&T, just call 611 and make sure you're on an LTE plan, not just a 4G plan and see if that fixes your problem.
ddelong22 said:
I just got the Lumia 900, and everything is working fine except I cannot send/receive MMS. I am currently on the newest update, but my APN settings were not built into the phone like they should have been. I manually inputed them and the data is working fine now, but pictures still will not send. Am I the only one with this problem? If not, has anyone figured out a fix? I called both Nokia and At&t. At&t told me the issue was that I didn't have a data plan, which I do, and Nokia told me to have At&t send an APN update push to my phone. At&t said they couldn't do that. Anyway, let me know if you all know of anything that could help.
Thanks in advance.
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Something seems wonky here.
You have a Lumia 900 on AT&T with a qualifying DATA plan, and you can't get MMS.
A couple of thoughts:
What aren't you saying? Hacked? Rooted, Unlocked??? Bought it off of eBay?
Have you tried a Hard Reset with the sim in? During setup, the first indication of a setup problem is, Time Zone, Region, Time are not setup automatically. Does this happen?
Do you have an official mini sim, or is this a cut down one? Cut down ones...might not work.
Take it back to the place you bought it....do a hard reset in front of them. Does it work? By work I mean does it detect time zone, time, your number. NO, its not usual for them not to...don't believe that if they tell you that. If there is NO detection....something is wrong..either with the Sim or the account.
Have them check your account...right there...is it setup? You should NOT have to input an apn on this phone, if all of the above is correct.
I have had 2 lumia's and a Samsung Focus S since March 2nd. Each one had to have the account reset. For some reason something went wonky on the phone during setup. Dropped vm, one time it was data plan not initializing. A Quick check caught them...
alodar1 said:
Something seems wonky here.
You have a Lumia 900 on AT&T with a qualifying DATA plan, and you can't get MMS.
A couple of thoughts:
What aren't you saying? Hacked? Rooted, Unlocked??? Bought it off of eBay?
Have you tried a Hard Reset with the sim in? During setup, the first indication of a setup problem is, Time Zone, Region, Time are not setup automatically. Does this happen?
Do you have an official mini sim, or is this a cut down one? Cut down ones...might not work.
Take it back to the place you bought it....do a hard reset in front of them. Does it work? By work I mean does it detect time zone, time, your number. NO, its not usual for them not to...don't believe that if they tell you that. If there is NO detection....something is wrong..either with the Sim or the account.
Have them check your account...right there...is it setup? You should NOT have to input an apn on this phone, if all of the above is correct.
I have had 2 lumia's and a Samsung Focus S since March 2nd. Each one had to have the account reset. For some reason something went wonky on the phone during setup. Dropped vm, one time it was data plan not initializing. A Quick check caught them...
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I am in the same boat. Bone stock 900.
Looks like an issue with 4G. When I change my data connection to 3G MMS works as expected, change it back to 4G, no workie...
I was going to mess around with APN to see if I can get one set up that works. There is a Nokia Network Setting app that can help with this but it's not on the Market Place anymore. I've been doing some searching and this appears to occur on many different carriers with 4G. I'm in the US on ATnT, but it is happening overseas too.
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Might have figured mine out, I added an APN
apn: wap.cingular
user: [email protected] (all caps)
pass: CINGULAR1 (all caps)
proxy: 66.209.11.32
port: 8080
There is not slot for MMS so I skipped that, it would be:
mmsc: http://mmsc.cingular.com
Go to settings
Cellular
Edit APN
Input the above
Save (check mark)
I then toggled in airplane mode for 30 secs and then out of it. Sent my self a MMS and it worked, sent one from my wife's phone and it worked. Both of those scenarios were failing on 4G before. PITA
That app is off the marketplace
magic140.6 said:
I am in the same boat. Bone stock 900.
Looks like an issue with 4G. When I change my data connection to 3G MMS works as expected, change it back to 4G, no workie...
I was going to mess around with APN to see if I can get one set up that works. There is a Nokia Network Setting app that can help with this but it's not on the Market Place anymore. I've been doing some searching and this appears to occur on many different carriers with 4G. I'm in the US on ATnT, but it is happening overseas too.
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Might have figured mine out, I added an APN
apn: wap.cingular
user: [email protected] (all caps)
pass: CINGULAR1 (all caps)
proxy: 66.209.11.32
port: 8080
There is not slot for MMS so I skipped that, it would be:
mmsc: http://mmsc.cingular.com
Go to settings
Cellular
Edit APN
Input the above
Save (check mark)
I then toggled in airplane mode for 30 secs and then out of it. Sent my self a MMS and it worked, sent one from my wife's phone and it worked. Both of those scenarios were failing on 4G before. PITA
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glad you got it to work. Are you in an LTE area?? I still maintain that having to input that apn indicates something is not correct. But, also realize you gotta get the phone working
alodar1 said:
glad you got it to work. Are you in an LTE area?? I still maintain that having to input that apn indicates something is not correct. But, also realize you gotta get the phone working
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Yes it work but..... It seemed to have reduced my data download speeds. So I deleted the APN and that got my LTE speed back.
Will toggle to 3g when an MMS fails for me. Will also start to bug ATnT about this too.
Sent from my Lumia 900 using XDA Windows Phone 7 App
Hearing from a couple decent sources there is a fix coming soon from Nokia. Not holding my breath for today or tomorrow but I did get the same info from a couple of different sources.
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magic140.6 said:
Yes it work but..... It seemed to have reduced my data download speeds. So I deleted the APN and that got my LTE speed back.
Will toggle to 3g when an MMS fails for me. Will also start to bug ATnT about this too.
Sent from my Lumia 900 using XDA Windows Phone 7 App
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I'm more convinced than ever tht LTE may not be our friend. Nokia may be finished with the beta test, but AT&T isn't...or any other carrier that is
Can send MMS via LTE with my L900. No connection problems since I got it before launch day. Do you have a properly provisioned micro-sim.
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Can't change network mode to LTE/GSM/WCDMA mode

I have new hyperdrive rom while changing network mod WCDMA preferred to lte/gsm/wcdma..it goes back to again wcdma thats why have problems signal lossing n 4g lte
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nepal1 said:
I have new hyperdrive rom while changing network mod WCDMA preferred to lte/gsm/wcdma..it goes back to again wcdma thats why have problems signal lossing n 4g lte
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Ive been having the same problem the last two weeks and no one seems to be able to help me out. The best advice I can give is to change your APN to the lte one and its supposed to work from there, people usually have the most success doing that. But it didnt help me so any other advice would be greatly appreciated.
Last time I had that issue, I created a new ATT APN and changed to it. After a reboot, the phone changed from CDMA to the LTE preferred mode.
I can't tell you if that stuck though, because I flashed another ROM the next day and never saw the issue again.
Here are some APN's you can use. I used the last one:
Name: ATT PTA
APN: pta
MMSC: http://mmsc.mobile.att.net
MMS Proxy: proxy.mobile.att.net
MMS port: 80
MCC: 310
MNC: 410
Auth: none
APN type: default,mms,supl,hipri
APN: wap.cingular
User Name: [email protected]
Password: CINGULAR1
MMSC: http://mmsc.cingular.com
MMS Proxy: wireless.cingular.com
MMS Port: 80
MCC: 310
MNC: 410
Auth Type: none
APN Type: internet + mms
Bearer: unspecified (unless you're in an LTE area, then select LTE)
Name: ATT Phone
APN: phone
MMSC: http://mmsc.mobile.att.net
MMS Proxy: proxy.mobile.att.net
MMS port: 80
MCC: 310
MNC: 410
Auth: none
APN type: default,mms,supl
Bearer: Unspecified
This is my exact problem, I have hyperdrive which I love, but I have no LTE. I am having the same problem as OP and I have not been able to find a solution. Any help would be great!
Believe it or not, I somehow found a way to fix it for me. Now Ive literally tried everything I could find on the topic and nothing seemed to work. Kind of on a whim I decided to go to Network Operators in the settings and selected ATT, after that for some reason I was able to pick LTE/GSM/WCDMA. I disabled data, dialed *#*#4363#*#* and changed it to LTE/GSM/WCDMA and then made sure I had the right APN selected and re-enabled data, and next thing I knew 4G popped up! I hope this helps someone. I was infuriated for a few weeks without 4G and the fix was much simpler than what everyone kept telling me to do.
SpiderJames said:
Believe it or not, I somehow found a way to fix it for me. Now Ive literally tried everything I could find on the topic and nothing seemed to work. Kind of on a whim I decided to go to Network Operators in the settings and selected ATT, after that for some reason I was able to pick LTE/GSM/WCDMA. I disabled data, dialed *#*#4363#*#* and changed it to LTE/GSM/WCDMA and then made sure I had the right APN selected and re-enabled data, and next thing I knew 4G popped up! I hope this helps someone. I was infuriated for a few weeks without 4G and the fix was much simpler than what everyone kept telling me to do.
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I tried this, but unfortunately for me it did not work :crying: Although its a little different for me since I am on Telus, but I followed the same steps and picked Telus in Network Operators. But no prevail. Hopefully I can figure something out
Same here, with rogers and not able to get LTE/WCDMA/GSM mode on the latest hyperdrive rom .13 RLS13
Back in CM10.1 I am able to get LTE signal
Any idea?
EmilyLynn said:
I tried this, but unfortunately for me it did not work :crying: Although its a little different for me since I am on Telus, but I followed the same steps and picked Telus in Network Operators. But no prevail. Hopefully I can figure something out
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I'm having this issue in that I am only able to select the following two options, and have them stick;
GSM/WCDMA auto
GSM/WCDMA preferred (this option is currently selected).
If I try to select "LTE/GSM/WCDMA", it immediately goes back to GSM/WCDMA preferred.
I'm currently using StraightTalk on the AT&T network. I know the sim I have in the phone probably won't allow access to the LTE network (I want to get new sim cards to get LTE through StraightTalk), but I should be able to at least select that network option, and the LTE radio would scan, and find nothing.
I'm on the 9/13 nightly, stock kernel.
tokuzumi said:
I'm having this issue in that I am only able to select the following two options, and have them stick;
GSM/WCDMA auto
GSM/WCDMA preferred (this option is currently selected).
If I try to select "LTE/GSM/WCDMA", it immediately goes back to GSM/WCDMA preferred.
I'm currently using StraightTalk on the AT&T network. I know the sim I have in the phone probably won't allow access to the LTE network (I want to get new sim cards to get LTE through StraightTalk), but I should be able to at least select that network option, and the LTE radio would scan, and find nothing.
I'm on the 9/13 nightly, stock kernel.
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You will need a new sim and it will allow you to select it. They will overnight it to you for free for 7 bucks on the website.
chrisdfw said:
You will need a new sim and it will allow you to select it. They will overnight it to you for free for 7 bucks on the website.
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Ahhhh... So my smartphone is smarter than me in this case... Sounds about right.
chrisdfw said:
You will need a new sim and it will allow you to select it. They will overnight it to you for free for 7 bucks on the website.
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I have to new St sim in my skyrocket and I got lte for a little bit the after connecting to wifi the network mode changed and won't go back even when not in Wi-Fi. Defaults black to wcdma on the beanstalk 4.3 rom. Not sure what to do.
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Go back to mobile data and select the correct APN, then reboot from there. It should stick.
BAD SIMS CARD!!! Get a new one...
How do i get my 3g run 3x faster on my flashed samsung note 5 from sprint to boost. I was able to unlock it and put a boost flashed nano sim. It works but Internet sucks it runs on 3g evdo A 1xRTT. Do anybody know how to change this and make 3g run fast.
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kaiso said:
Go back to mobile data and select the correct APN, then reboot from there. It should stick.
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My nano sim is boost mobile. Do i use boost APN
I have a problem with my samsung-SGH-I337 . I flashed the phone and running At&t but when I checked to the setting for changing network mode I found that the option was missing what should I do to get it back?? Help please!!
yaslife said:
I have a problem with my samsung-SGH-I337 . I flashed the phone and running At&t but when I checked to the setting for changing network mode I found that the option was missing what should I do to get it back?? Help please!!
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You should try posting this in the AT&T S4 forums. This thread is for the S3.
Now you can
SpiderJames said:
Ive been having the same problem the last two weeks and no one seems to be able to help me out. The best advice I can give is to change your APN to the lte one and its supposed to work from there, people usually have the most success doing that. But it didnt help me so any other advice would be greatly appreciated.
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CAP HERE !
for those that can't change the preffered network type, please follow this simple stupid step, it works, you can thank me later.
1. Turn off your phone, then remove the SIM card
2. Remove and replace the battery to make sure that your device well rebooted.
3. Dont instert the SIM Card then turn on your device
4. Go to dial, *#*#4636#*#*
5. Go to device information and change the preferred network type, make sure it can be changed and not back to the old setting.
6. Turn off your device and insert the SIM card, then turn it on.
7. Go back to *#*#4636#*#* and check the preferred network, and now you can chage the network as what the f*ck you want, its your phone, dont let the issues brings you down fellas.
8. BOOM thats it.
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nepal1 said:
I have new hyperdrive rom while changing network mod WCDMA preferred to lte/gsm/wcdma..it goes back to again wcdma thats why have problems signal lossing n 4g lte
Sent from my SGH-I747 using xda premium
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CAP HERE !
for those that can't change the preffered network type, please follow this simple stupid step, it works, you can thank me later.
1. Turn off your phone, then remove the SIM card
2. Remove and replace the battery to make sure that your device well rebooted.
3. Dont instert the SIM Card then turn on your device
4. Go to dial, *#*#4636#*#*
5. Go to device information and change the preferred network type, make sure it can be changed and not back to the old setting.
6. Turn off your device and insert the SIM card, then turn it on.
7. Go back to *#*#4636#*#* and check the preferred network, and now you can chage the network as what the f*ck you want, its your phone, dont let the issues brings you down fellas.
8. BOOM thats it.
^^ That didn't work for me.
I previously had an Axon 7 that got stolen. I ordered another one on Swappa and can't for the life of me get it to connect to LTE on AT&T in Southern California (Los Angeles area) when my first one had no issues at all. I wonder if the sim card they gave me isn't an LTE card. It's really frustrating.
Fikryaulia said:
CAP HERE !
for those that can't change the preffered network type, please follow this simple stupid step, it works, you can thank me later.
1. Turn off your phone, then remove the SIM card
2. Remove and replace the battery to make sure that your device well rebooted.
3. Dont instert the SIM Card then turn on your device
4. Go to dial, *#*#4636#*#*
5. Go to device information and change the preferred network type, make sure it can be changed and not back to the old setting.
6. Turn off your device and insert the SIM card, then turn it on.
7. Go back to *#*#4636#*#* and check the preferred network, and now you can chage the network as what the f*ck you want, its your phone, dont let the issues brings you down fellas.
8. BOOM thats it.
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Worked very nicely...thank you very much!!
CAP HERE !
for those that can't change the preffered network type, please follow this simple stupid step, it works, you can thank me later.
1. Turn off your phone, then remove the SIM card
2. Remove and replace the battery to make sure that your device well rebooted.
3. Dont instert the SIM Card then turn on your device
4. Go to dial, *#*#4636#*#*
5. Go to device information and change the preferred network type, make sure it can be changed and not back to the old setting.
6. Turn off your device and insert the SIM card, then turn it on.
7. Go back to *#*#4636#*#* and check the preferred network, and now you can chage the network as what the f*ck you want, its your phone, dont let the issues brings you down fellas.
8. BOOM thats it.
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Worked like a charm. Thanks alot!!
Edit: Tested on Stock Oreo LG V 30
Theres an app called 4G Only Network Mode on the playstore that allows you to access more in depth settings of your device, then you can manually lock the phone into LTE mode or whatever mode you prefer.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=www.extremedroid.com.a4gltetoolkit&hl=en_CA

Cellular Data problem

At the beach today and was getting 3g to 4g showing on my phone (stock not rooted). Mail, chrome, maps and other programs were not connecting. I set up my tether to my tablet and it was able to use the data to connect with things just fine. Normally I have no problem with cell data. I assume the signal was not as strong as usual at the beach but it did show 4g and 3g and I would have thought if my tablet was able to receive the tether and load data fine the phone should have.
Anyone have any thoughts on this?
GTT1 said:
At the beach today and was getting 3g to 4g showing on my phone (stock not rooted). Mail, chrome, maps and other programs were not connecting. I set up my tether to my tablet and it was able to use the data to connect with things just fine. Normally I have no problem with cell data. I assume the signal was not as strong as usual at the beach but it did show 4g and 3g and I would have thought if my tablet was able to receive the tether and load data fine the phone should have.
Anyone have any thoughts on this?
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APN settings alroght?
ZenFoneFan said:
APN settings alroght?
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I think they look okay. I am on T-Mobile and under apn I have T-mobile US LTE fast t-mobile.com
Brand New unrooted/stock on AT&T
ZenFoneFan said:
APN settings alroght?
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I am having similar problems on my new zenphone2
AT&T Network, settings as follows:
per AT&T's documentation:
access point name: ATT Phone
APN: phone
proxy/port/username/password/server: not set
MMS port: 80
MCC port: 310
MNC port: 410
authententication type: Not set
APN Type: default,mms,supl,hipri
APN protocol : IPv4
APM roaming protocol: IPV4/IPV6
APM enable/disable: APN enabled
Bearer: Unspecified
MNVO type: NONE
MNVO value: not set
Now if I go into about/status, I see
Cell network type hspa (ugg...) Signal strength 83db
service state: voice: in service/Data in service
Roaming: Not roaming
Cellular network state: Disconnected:
Now if I were a betting man, I'd say the VERY last line is my problem.
But HOW the FRECK do you get it on?
hate calling the tech support (jerk support line?) (I can say that as I did it for a number of years!)
oh oh, just re boooted phone, and now cell network state says :CONNECTING..
This could be good, but will keep here as a answer to others, I hope!!!
Nope, went from Connecting to DISCONNECTED again
So original question persists!
(wifi on, phone fine, wifi off, no data...ie, cell data not working)
OK. so far , update from original post.
************it Seems that despite my telling the associate at the AT&T store I had a grandfathered, unlimited data plan.
AND that yesterday's chat with billing), My plan was re-configured to be a "no data plan, pay as you go" device *****
The nice person at the tech support hotline escalated the problem to tier 2, and also gave me a TICKET #. (YES, you ALWAYS need a ticket number at ANY carrier when you have problems like this!)
She also gave me a 3gb plan for today/tomorrow, and told me that tier 2 would be able to re-establish my grandfathered plan.
I also told her that this happened WITHOUT MY CONSENT, WITHOUT MY SIGNATURE, and that this could become an FCC complaint (they HATE those!) as well as the automatic termination of my 2 year contract from my side.
SO, we will see, and I will update later in the week.
but I currently have data now, that 'connecting... was the key message'

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