Stock rom does not have national roaming option but the build.prop tweak which does the same thing still works.
Just add these lines to build.prop:
ro.roaming.extended=true
ro.roaming.extended_rule=1
It'd be nice if someone can confirm that this actually does reject foreign networks..
Barleyman said:
Stock rom does not have national roaming option but the build.prop tweak which does the same thing still works.
Just add these lines to build.prop:
ro.roaming.extended=true
ro.roaming.extended_rule=1
It'd be nice if someone can confirm that this actually does reject foreign networks..
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Do you really need to edit build.prop for that? The .197 leak allows national roaming.. Are you sure you're looking in the right place or did they really remove it at the last instance?
Redstarr1 said:
Do you really need to edit build.prop for that? The .197 leak allows national roaming.. Are you sure you're looking in the right place or did they really remove it at the last instance?
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It's not where you switch regular roaming on, beyond that I haven't seen any roaming options.
Where is the national roaming setting supposed to be?
Barleyman said:
Where is the national roaming setting supposed to be?
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settings > more > mobile network > roaming
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Roaming Data? I see that its there , the second option
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National roaming is something different. It won't connect abroads but does at home. Majority of countries do not have in - country roaming possible if it's not the network you're meant to use. So you can turn national roaming on and not get huge phone bill when apps are updated on business trip but your virtual network operator works fine at home.
Same problem here in Spain with my virtual provider, I was fighting with them to correct the national roaming problem. Now I know this tweak will try in a few days when I can root the mobile.
A lot off thanks!
Sent from my LT26i using xda premium
This "tweak" changes the R of roaming that appears in some countries to H,E,G,...
I think he just does that
Kiamu said:
This "tweak" changes the R of roaming that appears in some countries to H,E,G,...
I think he just does that
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Nuh-uh. With the build.prop setting in place you do not need to have roaming ticked at all in network settings. IF it rejects networks from other countries then it's same as "national roaming".
I was on eXistenZ at the time I said that there is a national roaming option (should have made a screenshot). Maybe it's because the author bases his apps on Xperia Z. With stock .200 there is indeed only the option to turn roaming on or off.
Kiamu said:
This "tweak" changes the R of roaming that appears in some countries to H,E,G,...
I think he just does that
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Thank you !
I just discovered that I've H+ network... What are the benefit from H ?
Redstarr1 said:
I was on eXistenZ at the time I said that there is a national roaming option (should have made a screenshot). Maybe it's because the author bases his apps on Xperia Z. With stock .200 there is indeed only the option to turn roaming on or off.
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National roaming tweak is fairly simple, just a few lines of code in framework. Plus the on/off setting bit. Technically tweaked phone "thinks" all the networks from your home country are OK to use and operator side blocks you from using the wrong ones. It was originally created by Cyanogenmod guys. So quite a few ROMs have it.
On the other hand it's surprisingly difficult to find modder who actually knows about compiling android from sources. Majority just add and remove some apps and maybe tweak build.prop. So getting that tweak into your favourite ROM can be rather hard.
So it's entirely plausible someone added that into Sony codebase. In worst case this just removes roaming notification so it'd be nice if someone has a chance to test if mobile data works across border with no warning.
Looks like .96 firmware requires this tweak unlike .200 if you don't want to enable data roaming everywhere.
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I'm running ARHD 5.1.0 on my international unlocked HTC One X.
I'm having a problem with my phone on AT&T. It is switching between H and 3G pretty often, and only H actually functions for data. This is pretty painful, especially when trying to stream Pandora.
I'm looking for help on how to analyse what is happening.
1. How can I see what band it is trying to use on 3G?
2. Is there a way to force it to always use H or EDGE, never 3G?
3. Is there a way to tune the 3G radio for AT&T USA?
4. Is it possible that now that the kernel source is released, the frequency issues can be fixed with kernel drivers?
According to Omega.net, here are the frequencies in my area:
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Quick additional questions:
Is AT&T screwing with my signal? Would it make sense to modify the /system/build.prop to masquerade as a different phone?
Would modifying the /system/build.prop allow me to disable all but UTMS-II and UTMS-V?
ro.ril.imc.band=900,1800,1900,850
ro.ril.imc.uband="UMTS_BAND_I","UMTS_BAND_II","UMTS_BAND_V","UMTS_BAND_VIII"
I'm going to try disabling fast dormancy and see how that goes ala this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1111581
So far this change has had no effect. I still can't run speedtest.net for example, because it drops from H to 3G, then renegatiates to H again.
All I did was change the build.prop and reboot. Any idea if I have to do something more?
What APN are you using? the default one?
Mine changes to 3G, but only when not using data.......I've had this with every phone besides the Galaxy Nexus which stayed on H most of the time.
But I haven't tried streaming music, as I dont haha...I have it all on my phone.
Try using the Phone APN.
Create a new apn and type in phone for "Name" and phone for "APN" leave the rest blank and save, then click it to enable
pewpewbangbang said:
What APN are you using? the default one?
Mine changes to 3G, but only when not using data.......I've had this with every phone besides the Galaxy Nexus which stayed on H most of the time.
But I haven't tried streaming music, as I dont haha...I have it all on my phone.
Try using the Phone APN.
Create a new apn and type in phone for "Name" and phone for "APN" leave the rest blank and save, then click it to enable
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You are the MAN! The APN was set to wap.cingular. Using phone as the APN I'm finally getting some Speedtest.net results! I'm going to do more tests, but this looks good so far.
TheAndroidSwap said:
You are the MAN! The APN was set to wap.cingular. Using phone as the APN I'm finally getting some Speedtest.net results! I'm going to do more tests, but this looks good so far.
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I just tried all of that. When I delete apn and set up new one with just "phone" typed in I get no signal at all?
iximages said:
I just tried all of that. When I delete apn and set up new one with just "phone" typed in I get no signal at all?
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I made a new APN, in the name field I typed "phone" and in the APN field I typed "phone". Then saved, and selected it as the APN I wanted to use.
I did just that but it doesnt give me the option to select it after its saved....
I just received my one x from Singapore today and am not having any data issues. I picked the at&t network when I put the sim in and it just worked.
--Matt
mkosem said:
I just received my one x from Singapore today and am not having any data issues. I picked the at&t network when I put the sim in and it just worked.
--Matt
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I have data no problem, but I am unable to use speed test to test my signal. I was told this was a apn issue
iximages said:
I have data no problem, but I am unable to use speed test to test my signal. I was told this was a apn issue
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I spoke too soon. Speed tests were sort of working for me initially, but is working properly now after just blanking out the proxy and port lines on the default apn that it set up.
--Matt
mkosem said:
I spoke too soon. Speed tests were sort of working for me initially, but is working properly now after just blanking out the proxy and port lines on the default apn that it set up.
--Matt
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I will try this out soon. Thanks mate
Sent from my HTC One X using xda premium
Removing the proxy and port seemed to get the same results as the phone APN.
Thanks for this, it solved my issue for my HOX too.
There is a pretty big bug with the new G3 that breaks international data roaming. This means your free international data will not work unless you follow the instructions below.
Before you leave the country with your G3, you must add a new APN that you need to use while abroad. If you try to roam with the built-in APN, you will get NO data.
Create a new APN and use the following values:
Code:
Name: Roaming APN (or whatever you want)
APN: epc.tmobile.com (no dash)
MMSC: http://mms.msg.eng.tmobile.com/mms/wapenc
APN Type: default,supl,mms
APN Protocol: IPV4
You can leave everything else empty or with the default values.
When you reach your destination (or before you leave), activate the new APN by making sure the bullet point is selected. To avoid issues, you should also change your Network Mode to "GSM/WCDMA Auto".
When you return, make sure you switch your Network Mode back to "GSM/WCDMA/LTE Auto" and activate the built-in "T-Mobile LTE" APN.
If you don't have data while in the US, make sure the epc.tmobile.com APN is not selected while GSM/WCDMA/LTE Auto is enabled. This combination will leave you WITHOUT data in the US. Using fast.tmobile.com as the APN and configured as IPV4 only will also leave you without data.
You should merge this on the post right above this one with same complaint
BACARDILIMON said:
You should merge this on the post right above this one with same complaint
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I think it's better to keep this separate and make it a sticky. It's clearer for anyone looking for help on why their international data isn't working.
I hope the mods will agree.
Nice tip, thanks for posting it.
I leave for Canada in a couple of weeks, so this will come in handy. Glad I saw this post. :good:
Ty ty ty posting this. Been in Canada for two days without data and this fixed it!
Sent from my LG-D851 using XDA Free mobile app
Not working for me on CAN Rogers in Ontario - I did exactly as instructed, but no luck.
at the same time, data working 100% on wife's G2
levchikb said:
Not working for me on CAN Rogers in Ontario - I did exactly as instructed, but no luck.
at the same time, data working 100% on wife's G2
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Hmm. Others have been able to get data working with Rogers and the mod. Did you activate the new APN?
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@havanahjoe - yes i did activate it. It did not work. I'm planning to return this to tmobile. I plan to travel more and it's real pain in the @$$.
how
mrzood said:
Ty ty ty posting this. Been in Canada for two days without data and this fixed it!
Sent from my LG-D851 using XDA Free mobile app
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How exactly did you get this to work? I'm in Canada and I can't get any data. I followed the above instructions but no luck.
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levchikb said:
@havanahjoe - yes i did activate it. It did not work. I'm planning to return this to tmobile. I plan to travel more and it's real pain in the @$$.
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Actually, it worked for me. Make sure you use ipv4 and not ipv4/ipv6. Copy and paste the MMSC to make sure you put it in right.
THANKS OP!
Hi everybody
First I'd like to thank all the people that were involved in developing this great ROM.
It's a lot faster than the stock ROM and helped me to get rid of the battery drain bug!!!
Currently there is one major and a few minor issues/questions for me. But I couldn't find any solution or even others who had the same issues.
Maybe I'm just miss something but if not, perhaps this could help to improve the next builds or it could be mentioned in the limitations section...
- with SIM 2 data is not working for me. I have a SIM in each slot, but as soon as I switch the second SIM from 2g to 3g the internet connection is gone. APN is configured correctly. Everything else looks good...
- Is there a way to rename the sim?
- roaming "R" disappears from the first sim if Wifi is enabled
- the keys for entering the pin on the lockscreen are cropped
- in the call history there is no information about the sim that was called
Thanks again and have a nice day
Thomas
thomash11 said:
Hi everybody
First I'd like to thank all the people that were involved in developing this great ROM.
It's a lot faster than the stock ROM and helped me to get rid of the battery drain bug!!!
Currently there is one major and a few minor issues/questions for me. But I couldn't find any solution or even others who had the same issues.
Maybe I'm just miss something but if not, perhaps this could help to improve the next builds or it could be mentioned in the limitations section...
- with SIM 2 data is not working for me. I have a SIM in each slot, but as soon as I switch the second SIM from 2g to 3g the internet connection is gone. APN is configured correctly. Everything else looks good...
- Is there a way to rename the sim?
- roaming "R" disappears from the first sim if Wifi is enabled
- the keys for entering the pin on the lockscreen are cropped
- in the call history there is no information about the sim that was called
Thanks again and have a nice day
Thomas
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- unable to rename sim but have option to RENAME default carrier....works for sim 1 only, see below
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- wifi, takes priority....turning off wifi will cause phone to re-connect to data, this will also happen automatically if u move out of a known wifi area.
- keys not cropped in lockscreen, see image above
- only sms/sim history atm
U need to prioritize which sim to use for call/data/mms,
have you selected sim 2 as ur data sim ,see below
Hi Bodmar
- unable to rename sim but have option to RENAME default carrier....works for sim 1 only, see below
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OK, maybe this will work for the seocond one in future too
- wifi, takes priority....turning off wifi will cause phone to re-connect to data, this will also happen automatically if u move out of a known wifi area.
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That's clear. I was talking about the "R" that stands for roaming (not related to data):
- keys not cropped in lockscreen, see image above
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This only happens in dual sim mode.
- only sms/sim history atm
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OK, good to know...
U need to prioritize which sim to use for call/data/mms,
have you selected sim 2 as ur data sim ,see below
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Now that's really great :laugh:
I didn't check this setting, because in the german translation it's called "Voip Calls"
So you "fixed" my biggest problem!
Thanks!!!
Thomas
How to get to "field test mode: and see the Lte Band that the phone is connected ?
Hi.
LTE DIscovery app or any other app says LTE BAND UNKNOWN. I tried also *#*#4636#*#* and also at network type says LTE, unknown.
Do you know how to fix this ? Do you know how I can get to field test mode like in samsung code *#0011# ?
My phone is a zenfone 2 - 551ML.
Thanks !
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Which phone you're onto?
subhan143 said:
Which phone you're onto?
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My phone is a zenfone 2 - 551ML.
Me too interested in knowing.
Has this phone been modified in any way? LTE discovery, etc. should have showed the band.
Sent from my ASUS_Z00AD using XDA Free mobile app
mrcamp said:
Has this phone been modified in any way? LTE discovery, etc. should have showed the band.
Sent from my ASUS_Z00AD using XDA Free mobile app
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No no modification, no root. As it was from factory. Only installed all the push updates that asus made ...
I use this in dial:
*#*#4636#*#*
I don't know if this is the field test, but inside the first menu I can change the mobile network behavior.
Edit:
Sorry, didn't read all of your post, On my device the mode for 4g is "LTE/GSM auto (PRL)"
It connects in 4G and when the signal goes bad it reverts automatic to hsdpa.
Lte discovery shows band. Is that unknown referring to sim2?
Sent from my ASUS_Z00A using Tapatalk
ziddey said:
Lte discovery shows band. Is that unknown referring to sim2?View attachment 3509966
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No is refering to sim 1 with lte. Maybe is not working in Greece.
cmvrgr said:
No is refering to sim 1 with lte. Maybe is not working in Greece.
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Think it depends on user-submitted data. It doesn't work for me in Japan either - says the carrier but reports LTE, band unknown.
I can't understand the reason why we can't know the LTE band in stock rom.
Zalpa said:
I can't understand the reason why we can't know the LTE band in stock rom.
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Good question. Is a good idea to post on asus forum your question http://www.asus.com/zentalk/forum.php
If many people do that they may find a solution.
LTE,unknown if you want it fix, you gotta write a petition to your telco and get them to script it.
most telco won't bother to do that as it is not important value. what is important to network engineers are the decibels, the LAC, maybe CID, the list rate, the smsc number etc.
sooty84 said:
LTE,unknown if you want it fix, you gotta write a petition to your telco and get them to script it.
most telco won't bother to do that as it is not important value. what is important to network engineers are the decibels, the LAC, maybe CID, the list rate, the smsc number etc.
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But with the same company and different smartphone I was able to know the 4g band
This may help
If you use nova launcher and set up an activity widget, one of the activities is "field test mode". Set it up on the home screen and click it. Or use shortcut master to launcg the activity. Either way takes you to a menu i hadnt been to yet and it may provide answers. It has 4 options: UMTS, UICC, LTE & ASUS CUSTOM. In here you can change your band preferences and switch usb from vendor to asus usb
Can someone help me understand what is happening.
I have a unlocked Samsung S9 LTE phone with Freedom Mobile in Canada.
i cannot edit my APN Type it just gives me 6 options to choose from.
i want to add DUN to the APN Type but there is no text box to do this.
Someone told me to download ShortCut Master Lite and this can be done.
So i did.
it has all the options but doesn't contain the option com.test.LTEfunctionality
I don't get this and why this is happening.
if someone can shed some light here would be great.
Pzil
Are you sure it doesn't have that setting? Look again closely because it should. As for the APN change I can't find myself in the app, you can do that yourself. Just add a new APN with a different name, duplicating all the settings except one where it says APN type. On that one make it default,mms,DUN Then save the new APN and select it.
Also under MOBILE HOTSPOT AND TETHERING, do you have Mobile Hotspot and Bluetooth tethering enabled?
porkazil said:
Can someone help me understand what is happening.
I have a unlocked Samsung S9 LTE phone with Freedom Mobile in Canada.
i cannot edit my APN Type it just gives me 6 options to choose from.
i want to add DUN to the APN Type but there is no text box to do this.
Someone told me to download ShortCut Master Lite and this can be done.
So i did.
it has all the options but doesn't contain the option com.test.LTEfunctionality
I don't get this and why this is happening.
if someone can shed some light here would be great.
Pzil
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thanks for your reply.
i understand exactly what to do because i have done it with my previous Samsung phone.
But with this Unlocked Samsung S9 LTE phone there is no option to add new APN type, you must choose from the options.
See my attached picture.
I am puzzled here.
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Yea, you can't edit the default APN but I've never seen a phone that doesn't have an Add option on the previous screen from what you're showing, the main ACCESS POINT NAMES screen.
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Yea, you can't edit the default APN but I've never seen a phone that doesn't have an Add option on the previous screen from what you're showing, the main ACCESS POINT NAMES screen.
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Hi there, this is from the ADD a new APN screen.
once in the new APN screen i go to APN Type and this is all i can add, no text box.
My phone is unlocked, LTE Samsung S9.
I cannot figure this out.
porkazil said:
Hi there, this is from the ADD a new APN screen.
once in the new APN screen i go to APN Type and this is all i can add, no text box.
My phone is unlocked, LTE Samsung S9.
I cannot figure this out.
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It beats me. I've pretty much played with the APN on a ton of phones and never seen that dropdown instead of a text box. Maybe that has something to do with that setting not showing up in the app. I guess it's an international version of the S9 and I've never owned anything but US version phones so maybe that's a setting particular to those models.
Could this be the reason? 50 day limit?
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=75992621&postcount=10
*Detection* said:
Could this be the reason? 50 day limit?
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=75992621&postcount=10
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i have no idea.
i thought my phone was locked so i paid for a service to unlock it.
they come back to me after 2 days and tell me that my phone is already unlocked, so to confirm i put a friends SIM card from another provided and boom, calls are made and confirms my phone is 100% unlocked.
someone must know why this is happening so annoying i just need my phone to be free to do whatever i want.
Anyone ? understand this.