Hey Everyone,
I have been going through hell troubleshooting this fone for a week now. I would like to have this thread to keep a log of what has been going on. Any and all help is greatly appreciated.
Back story
Got phone from eBay. I know, I know. It is a prototype etched with "Not For Sale CB5XXXXXXX" on the front of the bezel (numbers hidden for privacy). The phone is in immaculate condition with a perfect screen and absolutely zero scratches. It appears to be used very little. It had a screen protector installed so perfectly that it wasn't even noticed by the seller. Also, it came with a white back cover but the bezel is blue. All these facts leave me with some questions.
The sticker under the battery reads:
Sony Ericsson
MoP 1251.18 11W19
Type: AAD - 388087 - BV AA CB5
Prototype not for sale S1 1251-5447.18
Not Type approved Prototype build: TP Blue AT&T
There are 2 bar codes and S/N and some other numbers and Made in China after that.
(If any of the above number should be kept private please let me know and I will remove them.)
More Back Story
Phone works 100% stock with my T-Mobile SIM card. I can get into fastboot fine. I can successfully flash superuser to get root on the stock ROM. I can then flash kernels too. I verified that it is unlocked with the Sony unlock code.
Here is where it gets good.
When I flash ROMS, all hell breaks loose. Gin2Jelly worked great! I had partitioned my SD card and loaded all my apps with Titanium Backup and was about to use it as a daily driver..... until I inserted the SIM. No service. SIM works fine in other phones.
Then I started trying other ROMS. The would flash okay. After booting and waiting the prescribed 10 mins as usual for all ROMs multiple issues arose. No icons, H/W buttons not functioning, etc.
This is where I am at. What could be going wrong?
Set your apn settings manually for tmobile.
chery2k said:
Set your apn settings manually for tmobile.
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Hmmm.... I forgot to mention one other issue. On Gin2Jelly, I tried that and was unable to set them at all. They wouldn't save. I was so frustrated. If I set the Name, APN, MMSC and backed out without saving the new APN would show up in the list. Once I set the MCC and MNC, and either saved or backed out, the new APN disappeared.
The SIM card simply would not be recognized. I even tried an app called Tweakker APN INTERNET MMS that is supposed to help with this glitch and no go.
Thanks for the reply. I wish it was that simple.
SUNDAY BUMP!
Bueler??
Just tried Turbo Gamer Edition. NO SERVICE!!!! I guess I'm not going to get this phone working. The ROM loads fully but I cant enter any APN settings. They won't save. Tweakker East Internet and MMS app not detecting SIM card either. This effin blows.
echardcore said:
SUNDAY BUMP!
Bueler??
Just tried Turbo Gamer Edition. NO SERVICE!!!! I guess I'm not going to get this phone working. The ROM loads fully but I cant enter any APN settings. They won't save. Tweakker East Internet and MMS app not detecting SIM card either. This effin blows.
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Is your bootloader unlocked!?!?
chery2k said:
Is your bootloader unlocked!?!?
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Yes. I can get into fastboot and flash things successfully.
R800a_3.0.1.B.0.270_ATT.ftf is the only FTF that seems to work 100%. Is this the right version my my model?
Hi too have the same prototype model etching on the bottom below the key buttons withe same marking underneath the battery. I am running it on tmobile in the USA without issues. When I received this phone it was bootloader unlocked however mine was sim locked. Had to get in touch with alejandrissimo to get sim unlocked.
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ozzmanj1 said:
Hi too have the same prototype model etching on the bottom below the key buttons withe same marking underneath the battery. I am running it on tmobile in the USA without issues. When I received this phone it was bootloader unlocked however mine was sim locked. Had to get in touch with alejandrissimo to get sim unlocked.
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Question - Would your T-Mobile SIM work on the stock ROM? Mine seems to function fine once I enter the APK settings. I thought that if it is SIM Locked that I wouldn't be able to use my T-Mo SIM on stock ROM.
echardcore said:
Question - Would your T-Mobile SIM work on the stock ROM? Mine seems to function fine once I enter the APK settings. I thought that if it is SIM Locked that I wouldn't be able to use my T-Mo SIM on stock ROM.
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Ay one point I had the at&t firmware Nd it worked fine. However I am in nxt l.e. and it works great. And in my area I get hspa+ (5-7mbps down/ 1-3mbps up)
I had to look up the T-Mobile apn settings. Just install the app tweaker from the Google play store. Its automatic, make sure your on wifi. It will look up the correct apn settings for tmpbile USA or whatever/wherever and install. No issues after that.
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ozzmanj1 said:
Hi too have the same prototype model etching on the bottom below the key buttons withe same marking underneath the battery. I am running it on tmobile in the USA without issues. When I received this phone it was bootloader unlocked however mine was sim locked. Had to get in touch with alejandrissimo to get sim unlocked.
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Whats the difference between a prototype and a normal xplay
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ozzmanj1 said:
Ay one point I had the at&t firmware Nd it worked fine. However I am in nxt l.e. and it works great. And in my area I get hspa+ (5-7mbps down/ 1-3mbps up)
I had to look up the T-Mobile apn settings. Just install the app tweaker from the Google play store. Its automatic, make sure your on wifi. It will look up the correct apn settings for tmpbile USA or whatever/wherever and install. No issues after that.
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My SIM won't work in other ROMs so it won't let me set APN settings. I've tried that app as well. The app only works if it can detect a SIM card. The phone won't even detect a SIM card unless I am on FTF R800a_3.0.1.B.0.270_ATT.ftf. This is my main issue. Does this mean I am SIM locked?
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Whats the difference between a prototype and a normal xplay
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READ the OP please
So here is a run-down of what I just did.
1. Flashed R800a_3.0.1.B.0.270_ATT.ftf via Flashtool in Quickboot mode
2. Booted into stock ROM and inserted SIM card and was able to browse and make calls.
3. Entered bootable recovery wih Quckboot
4. Flashed Lupus 720p
5. Booted into stock ROM and was still able to call and browse
6. Made a NANDroid backup
7. Wiped Cache/Dalvik
8. Installed Gin2Jellybean 2.4.0 from Lupus CWM
9. Booted, waited 10, rebooted
10. SIM not detected. Unable to enter APN settings. Tweakker APN app says "Your SIM card cannot be used. Please make sure your SIM card is inserted and you are in an area with GSM signal and then restart the process..."
I don't understand how my SIM can work in OEM ROM but can't in all other ROMs.
Am I doing something wrong? Should I try another FTF?
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READ the OP please
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Dude obv I read it is it that tv out play or something ive never seen one or heard of it thats why I'm curious ive heard of the dev ones with tv out but prototype never? Sooooo? Differences?
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psxpetey said:
Dude obv I read it is it that tv out play or something ive never seen one or heard of it thats why I'm curious ive heard of the dev ones with tv out but prototype never? Sooooo? Differences?
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Gotcha. My bad. I been troubleshooting this for like 2 weeks. Not really sure, LOL!
So,
I hooked up with Alejandrissimo who was able to properly unlock my phone. He said that it was unlocked previously with some copycat tool rather than the one he used. The copycat tools touch the hardware side of the device and the original tool doesn't. This prevented the usual method of unlocking and more steps were needed. This test involved the "Testpoint" method. This required me to remove the sticker under the battery and use a paper clip ( I also tried a small wire but the paper clip worked best) to short one contact to a ground spot for the battery while plugging the USB in and then clicking a button on the tool on my screen. All the while, Alejandrissimo was remoted into my PC and helping me along the way. This is almost necessary because both of your hands are tied up with the paper clip and USB plug. It was intense, LOL. Of course I donated to him for his time.
I am still testing. It seems to be randomly rebooting after R800a_4.0.2.A.0.79.ftf, / LuPuS_zeus_Stock-gB+iCsv5 / Gin2JellyBean v2.4.0.
UPDATE After flashing a stable firmware, LuPuS_zeus_GingerBreadv10-ram.img, and Gin2Jelly, sadly my SIM card is still not detected yet worked in the ROM on the phone after the process was done.
ozzmanj1 said:
Ay one point I had the at&t firmware Nd it worked fine. However I am in nxt l.e. and it works great. And in my area I get hspa+ (5-7mbps down/ 1-3mbps up)
I had to look up the T-Mobile apn settings. Just install the app tweaker from the Google play store. Its automatic, make sure your on wifi. It will look up the correct apn settings for tmpbile USA or whatever/wherever and install. No issues after that.
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Can you tell me which actual full version number you use? Is it any of these?
R800a_4.0.2.A.0.79.ftfwith vendor partition NEWEST FTF
R800a_2.3.3_Rogers.ftf
R800a_3.0.1.A.0.145_Telcel.ftf
R800a_3.0.1.B.0.270_ATT.ftf
R800a_4.0.2.A.0.42_North America.ftf
echardcore said:
Can you tell me which actual full version number you use? Is it any of these?
R800a_4.0.2.A.0.79.ftfwith vendor partition NEWEST FTF
R800a_2.3.3_Rogers.ftf
R800a_3.0.1.A.0.145_Telcel.ftf
R800a_3.0.1.B.0.270_ATT.ftf
R800a_4.0.2.A.0.42_North America.ftf
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Any of those will work on your R800at , I flashed [.79] without problems. I have flashed them all in the past and I have used my device on T-Mobile and AT&T. Also don't worry about the whole R800a and R800at thing, they are basically the same phone, both capable of HSPA+ just released in different regions of the world. Which is why all of those firmwares will work on your phone. The [.270] is not the most current ATT firmware though, [.285] is.
Also you should note, that flashing a stock firmware is only for setting partition sizes and the baseband, after you flash a custom kernel and rom, most of the stock firmware you flashed in the FTF is gone. It is just good practice to flash a stock firmware and also gives you a clean install to easily troubleshoot from.
Per your OP though, I can tell you that booting up after flashing something and having no icons and hardware buttons not working is a wrong firmware problem, whether it be the FTF or the Rom you flashed.
I do know that every Gsm firmware has booted on my R800at without problems, which makes me wonder if some of your problems could be due to the fact your R800at was only a prototype and its hard to say what was modified for the actual release compared to yours and even compared to ozzmanj's
echardcore said:
Gotcha. My bad. I been troubleshooting this for like 2 weeks. Not really sure, LOL!
So,
I hooked up with Alejandrissimo who was able to properly unlock my phone. He said that it was unlocked previously with some copycat tool rather than the one he used. The copycat tools touch the hardware side of the device and the original tool doesn't. This prevented the usual method of unlocking and more steps were needed. This test involved the "Testpoint" method. This required me to remove the sticker under the battery and use a paper clip ( I also tried a small wire but the paper clip worked best) to short one contact to a ground spot for the battery while plugging the USB in and then clicking a button on the tool on my screen. All the while, Alejandrissimo was remoted into my PC and helping me along the way. This is almost necessary because both of your hands are tied up with the paper clip and USB plug. It was intense, LOL. Of course I donated to him for his time.
I am still testing. It seems to be randomly rebooting after R800a_4.0.2.A.0.79.ftf, / LuPuS_zeus_Stock-gB+iCsv5 / Gin2JellyBean v2.4.0.
UPDATE After flashing a stable firmware, LuPuS_zeus_GingerBreadv10-ram.img, and Gin2Jelly, sadly my SIM card is still not detected yet worked in the ROM on the phone after the process was done.
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Hmm thats weird ive testpoint unlocked mine as well but it works like a dream
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216Monster said:
Any of those will work on your R800at , I flashed [.79] without problems. I have flashed them all in the past and I have used my device on T-Mobile and AT&T. Also don't worry about the whole R800a and R800at thing, they are basically the same phone, both capable of HSPA+ just released in different regions of the world. Which is why all of those firmwares will work on your phone. The [.270] is not the most current ATT firmware though, [.285] is.
Also you should note, that flashing a stock firmware is only for setting partition sizes and the baseband, after you flash a custom kernel and rom, most of the stock firmware you flashed in the FTF is gone. It is just good practice to flash a stock firmware and also gives you a clean install to easily troubleshoot from.
Per your OP though, I can tell you that booting up after flashing something and having no icons and hardware buttons not working is a wrong firmware problem, whether it be the FTF or the Rom you flashed.
I do know that every Gsm firmware has booted on my R800at without problems, which makes me wonder if some of your problems could be due to the fact your R800at was only a prototype and its hard to say what was modified for the actual release compared to yours and even compared to ozzmanj's
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His prototype sounds like mine (see photos) I have flashed several ROMS before settling on NXT LE. And I had no issues with any of them. Again though I did have to hit up Alejandrissimo to sim unlock it as my bootloader was unlocked when I got it. Only difference was mine was the standard black and no AT&T branding.
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I just got a G2. perm rooted it. and everytime upon booting up it has signal for 1 second then literally just disappears and never comes back. can't choose mobile network or anything because it can't search for it. tried doing *#*#infor#*#* and it says GSM ONLY and everytime i try to change it to WCDMA PREFERRED it keeps reverting back as soon as i exit. the only way i've been able to get signal back so far is to connect to wifi and enable wifi calling, then after disconnecting i'm able to get signal and i'm able to check the WCDMA PREFERRED option but awhile ago i was on wifi calling then left my house and it was disconnected but wasn't able to get signal again.
can anyone help me with what i should do because although i might be able to get it back through wifi calling, this will be very problematic whenever i'm not near my normal wifi locations...
thanks for the help
Eh... I would try reinstalling a stock rooted rom.
Sent from my T-Mobile G2 running Cyanogenmod.
... also try a diff SIM.
EDIT..... Which method did you use to root?
ddotpatel said:
... also try a diff SIM.
EDIT..... Which method did you use to root?
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I used the thread "temp to permanent root, using rage instead of visionary"
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Is it factory unlocked? Have you used an unlock code? Have you tried the full radio s off, super Cid thing?
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I wonder if your SIM card is faulty, needs cleaning, or is just a bit loose in the socket.
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I wonder if your SIM card is faulty, needs cleaning, or is just a bit loose in the socket.
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This is what it sounds most like to me. Also try to install another rom since you have it rooted now and see if that fixes the issue. Make sure you do a Nandroid backup first though!
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Is it factory unlocked? Have you used an unlock code? Have you tried the full radio s off, super Cid thing?
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I never put an unlock code and I'm still on tmobile. I called them and so far I haven't had trouble with signal as much but my number doesn't show up under status in about phone settings...it just says unknown. Its only on this phone though, my n1 shows my number with this sim.
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Just so we're clear.. Did this phone/sim combo work OK before your rooted the phone?
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Just so we're clear.. Did this phone/sim combo work OK before your rooted the phone?
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No it wasn't. For the past couple of days since calling tmobile, its been significantly better but today I did randomly have that same problem of no connection, but mostly right now my problem is my g2 not being able to read my phone number in "status" under "about phone" settings but it does on my n1. When I called tmobile they tried sending my number ota 3 times with no luck...
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During the first 30 days you can go to a TMO store and get a new phone, pretty much "no questions asked". I'd go ahead and do that if I was you. Oh, go to a corporate store though, not a mall kiosk.
While you're there, get a new SIM, too. All free of charge.
If you still have the same problem after that, I'd try an exorcist
Is this problem solved now ? I got the same problem but have no chance to return it back.
If there is the way to solve it, could you please inform and share
Thx
hersam said:
Is this problem solved now ? I got the same problem but have no chance to return it back.
If there is the way to solve it, could you please inform and share
Thx
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My signal problems seemed to be resolved, at least for the past week. It was resolved by calling tmobile customer support and they did some tests. However, my phone not recognizing my phone number under settings> about phone> status, is still a problem. Even tried getting a new sim and still didn't solve the problem. Did numerous OTAs with tmobile that didn't work. My number still shows up on caller id and stuff its just that menu thing. Sounds insignificant but some apps use that to determine your phone number. Also, when putting my sim back into my nexus one, it does show my number...
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Nevermind, my other problem was just resolved after reading a post in the cm6.1.1 thread. Settings-call settings-additional settings-my phone number.
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Help!
I'm an experienced use, but am totally lost here.
I got the SIM unlock code from Tmobile yesterday, threw in an ATT sim, unlocked it, no problem.
I thought it was working fine yesterday
Then when I woke up this morning, i have no network at all! Just the circle with a line through it.
Anyone have any thoughts/guesses/help? I don't know what to do!
did you try rebooting the phone?
is your IMEI black listed?
AllGamer said:
did you try rebooting the phone?
is your IMEI black listed?
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it's not blacklisted, it was working perfectly...tried rebooting, tried a nandroid restore, tried a different rom...
AllGamer said:
did you try rebooting the phone?
is your IMEI black listed?
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did you get it fix?
I got same problem.
no fix..... when did your problem start??? what happened when it happened???
bongostl said:
it's not blacklisted, it was working perfectly...tried rebooting, tried a nandroid restore, tried a different rom...
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easy test
if you still have any old phone in the house, or borrow a phone from a friend/co worker for a few minutes
just to swap the SIM card and try, then you can quickly figure out if it's an issue with the phone or the SIM
SIM unlocking a phone will not cause the network problem, unless the IMEI is black listed
is the phone able to find any network?
also you can use Odin to flash back to factory stock
AllGamer said:
easy test
if you still have any old phone in the house, or borrow a phone from a friend/co worker for a few minutes
just to swap the SIM card and try, then you can quickly figure out if it's an issue with the phone or the SIM
SIM unlocking a phone will not cause the network problem, unless the IMEI is black listed
is the phone able to find any network?
also you can use Odin to flash back to factory stock
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at least i dont think its blacklisted....i bought it from a guy on craigslis.
but it worked fine for weeks.
why would this cause a problem?
i called tmobile and they didnt say anything,,,,
Go in to network settings and check network operators. If your phone sees T-Mobile/ATT but you cant connect then that means your phone was blacklisted for either being lost or stolen.
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Go in to network settings and check network operators. If your phone sees T-Mobile/ATT but you cant connect then that means your phone was blacklisted for either being lost or stolen.
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when i type 'search now' it doesn't find ANYTHING.
it stays on 'searching' for a while', doesn't select anything
then it comes back showing tmobile and att.
when i select tmobile (or att) it says, "your sim card does not allow a connection to this network"
If the phone was blacklisted, why would tmobile not say anything to me (and why would it only stop working now?)
Try odining back to stock kl1. That will reflash the radio and maybe fix it
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shehrammajid said:
Try odining back to stock kl1. That will reflash the radio and maybe fix it
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I can't find the odin of kl1----have a link by chance?
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I can't find the odin of kl1----have a link by chance?
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Here you go,
i used it to odin back to stock to return mine back to tmobile.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1391174
sic_lic1o1 said:
Here you go,
i used it to odin back to stock to return mine back to tmobile.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1391174
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no go---doesn't make a difference!
I've been on with (incompetent) people on tmobile for half an hour now...
I would check sim card mine went bad after I took it out of my phone then stuck it in my pocket for a half hour or so when I tried using it it said same thing about connecting to network so I tried my sim in another phone and it didn't work. Use my friends sim and my phone found connection in a few seconds
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That's exactly why i suggested him to try his SIM card on another phone
it could just be his SIM that is toasted
change the APN settings. there are a few out there that will work but to keep it simple..
go to:
Settings>Wireless and network>Mobile networks>Access Point Names
press the menu button and go to New APN
for the name put "ATT" and for APN type "phone"
leave everything else blank
SevenSe7enSeven said:
change the APN settings. there are a few out there that will work but to keep it simple..
go to:
Settings>Wireless and network>Mobile networks>Access Point Names
press the menu button and go to New APN
for the name put "ATT" and for APN type "phone"
leave everything else blank
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nothing worked...tried my wife's sim in my phone, no go.
not a blacklisted phone (according to tmobile).
Since I bought it on craigslist, they wouldn't let me send it back...until I said those three magic words (cancel my account).
They are sending me a replacement---replacement fee is being waved.
Thank you magenta!
U should've tried flashing a different modem
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U should've tried flashing a different modem
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I did.
I now believe that this is probably related to the same bug that is causing people to lose their ISDN and have the same loss of radio connection.
see: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1474504 for one example (lots of others if you look)
Hello. FWIW: Not quite the same problem, but the fix for me might work for you by chance.
When I got my unlock code from T-Mobile then applied it, my phone did register with the T-Mobile network, but it could not receive phone calls.
Using her phone, my girlfriend was kind enough to help me test various scenarios: phone calls in, out; sms in, out; GSM or Wi-Fi; etc. We narrowed it down to no calls in on GSM at least.
Like you I tried rebooting, but I did not get as far as re-flashing, etc. What I did try on a hunch was clearing all user and system apps' cache with Titanium Backup. VoilĂ ! It worked.
I hope that helps you with your phone (assuming you use Titanium Backup.)
hi everyone,
I got my S3 from Bell two weeks ago, it worked fine most of the time including calls, sms and data.
but occasionally for whatever reason the phone cannot make call or send sms, no ring for incoming call also. it shows "not registered on network" when I try to dial. at the time showing this error, there was signal on the bar.
maybe after long time, it can registered itself into network again, but most of the time, I just restart the phone and it works fine again.
I called Bell and they asked me to replace the SIM card, so I did, but I still see this error. So I think it is not SIM issue.
anyone has idea what the cause could be? or is there anyway to fix it?
I tried to search online before I ask, just couldn't find a solution so far.
so post here and hope anyone can help,
thanks for the help in advance.
I've had this issue as well.
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I had this problems with rogers as well. Same as you I contacted rogers they told me to remove the sim and replace it. Worked for a while but kept happening. I got fed up and rooted then installed kyan rom and haven't had the problem since. Not sure if it was rom based or if the factory reset before flashing resolved the issue but haven't had it since. Hope someone figures this out though because it's annoying especially on a new phone that is stock.
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Good to hear you had fixed it.
I might try factory reset to see what happen.
healer82 said:
I had this problems with rogers as well. Same as you I contacted rogers they told me to remove the sim and replace it. Worked for a while but kept happening. I got fed up and rooted then installed kyan rom and haven't had the problem since. Not sure if it was rom based or if the factory reset before flashing resolved the issue but haven't had it since. Hope someone figures this out though because it's annoying especially on a new phone that is stock.
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Had this problem on bell a few times the first 2 weeks I had my phone. Went to the bell store and without hesitation they told me to change the mobile network mode from gsm/hspa+/lte
To just gsm/hspa+.
Reason given was the Lte network where I was using my phone (west island, montreal) wasn't strong enough. So my phone would switch between networks until eventually it got in that state. Personnaly I think the problem was more signal penetration into the computer lab I work in.
It's been 2 weeks stable so far. A co-worker reported the same problem to me last week and he took my advice and hasn't had the problem since.
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Thank you very much for the tip. I was wondering that too, because I noticed that the network icon at top bar keep changing between H+ and LTE by itself. and I wonder why too.
I will try and see what happened.
thanks
uglyren said:
Had this problem on bell a few times the first 2 weeks I had my phone. Went to the bell store and without hesitation they told me to change the mobile network mode from gsm/hspa+/lte
To just gsm/hspa+.
Reason given was the Lte network where I was using my phone (west island, montreal) wasn't strong enough. So my phone would switch between networks until eventually it got in that state. Personnaly I think the problem was more signal penetration into the computer lab I work in.
It's been 2 weeks stable so far. A co-worker reported the same problem to me last week and he took my advice and hasn't had the problem since.
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SAMSUNG i747M not registered on network
I had this samsung s3 i747M from canada. Got it unlocked here in Pakistan. Placed a local sim in it. It recognizes the sim, registers it, makes calls, but then after a while, it shows "not registered on network". i restart, it registers network again, then loses it again. It keeps doing it. sometimes it is registered on network, but can't make or receive calls.
I have tried a number of things but the problem is not resolved and i'm fed up to the point that i want to throw this phone away.
The original rom had android 4.3
here's the list of things i have tried.
* changed the network mode to "GSM only" and "WCDMA/GSM (auto connect)" - NO USE
* Factory data reset a few times - NO USE
* tried a custom rom (it was so bad, i deleted it, don't even remember the name) - NO USE
* stock rom 4.4.2 from "sammobile.com" - NO USE
* tried flashing different modems from "http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1831898" - NO USE
* tried changing the options from *#2263# to my network's specifications - NO USE
* tried sims from different networks - NO USE
PLEASE IF SOMEONE CAN HELP ME OUT HERE, I'M DESPERATE
@qamar_ish, what ROM is on your Samsung phone?
Originally it came with android 4.3. Currently it has this kitkat rom, which i downloaded from "sammobile.com".
the filename is this:
I747MVLUFNK2_I747MOYCFNK2_I747MVLUFNK2_HOME.tar.md5
It said on the webpage that it is the stock rom for SGH-i747M
audit13 said:
@qamar_ish, what ROM is on your Samsung phone?
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Maybe flash the latest 4.4.2 ROM?
Thats what it is. it is the 4.4.2 rom, but the problem persists.
audit13 said:
Maybe flash the latest 4.4.2 ROM?
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Does your carrier require an AWS-compatible phone? Does the i747m support all frequencies provided by your provider?
I'm not sure about whether an AWS phone is required or not. But it certainly supports all the frequencies provided by the networks here. I checked it by using the code *#2263# and the options have the frequency supported by my networks here, that is "ufone" and "warid"
PS. I'm not an expert on this thing, whatever i'm doing, i learnt it during the last week..
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Does your carrier require an AWS-compatible phone? Does the i747m support all frequencies provided by your provider?
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It looks like your phone does support your carrier's frequencies.
Does your phone show the imei# from the dialpad? Is it possible there is something wrong with the phone's imei #?
It does show the correct imei when i dial *#06#. It had lost its imei initially when i got it unlocked, but got it fixed from someone.
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It does show the correct imei when i dial *#06#. It had lost its imei initially when i got it unlocked, but got it fixed from someone.
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Do you know why it lost the imei during the unlock process? Does the imei # in the phone match the imei # on the label under the battery?
I dont know how it lost imei. The guy who fixed it said that the imei is corrupted and he fixed it. Now it shows the same imei as on the back of the device.
I have never had a Samsung phone lose the imei if the phone was unlocked using a code, assuming that is how your phone was unlocked.
Did you try re-injecting the imei with the efs folder? It can be done using nvwriter.
Ok. I will try that. Can u guide me how to do it? Or share a link or something.
And thanx for helping me out here man..
Link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1804117
My LG Nitro HD does not have cell network connection after sleeping for more then 5 min
After that it takes a while to register to ATT.
Baseband is v10f.
Before, I flashed the latest 2.0 and Nitro 2.2 ROM but imei disappeared and had to unbrick with kzw file.
Running CM10.1 nightly. But had the same problem with wind kernel.
Also, when connected to the charger phone stays registered at ATT even if it is in 'sleep'. I guess, it has to do with current not being adequate or governor not working as needed for my phone. Any idea which setting is affecting that?
On the other note:
IMEI is fine 0xxx41 but
IMEI SV number is 00
Is this normal?
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My LG Nitro HD does not have cell network connection after sleeping for more then 5 min
After that it takes a while to register to ATT.
Baseband is v10f.
I flashed before the latest 2.0 and Nitro 2.2 ROM but imei disappeared and had to unbrick with kzw file.
Running CM10.1 nightly. But had the same problem with wind kernel.
Imei sv says 00
Is this normal?
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Couple questions: Who is your service provider, ie AT&T? Also, did you manually install the v10f baseband? Because NitroTNT v 2 & 2.2 will automatically install the v20f baseband. CM10.X doesn't it keeps what ever baseband that is already installed. IMEI with 00 is not normal, that is tied to the phone hardware and should never change. So it could point to a hardware problem.
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Couple questions: Who is your service provider, ie AT&T? Also, did you manually install the v10f baseband? Because NitroTNT v 2 & 2.2 will automatically install the v20f baseband. CM10.X doesn't it keeps what ever baseband that is already installed. IMEI with 00 is not normal, that is tied to the phone hardware and should never change. So it could point to a hardware problem.
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First thanks for the interest, the issue is real pain in the a...
Provider is ATT and the phone is not unlocked. When flash the original ATT ROM (from unbrick guide it manage to keep the registration, but the phone is restarting like crazy.
I did manually flashed v10f baseband, but then re-flash the original ATT as described in the unbrickguide. So, it reflashes the baseband again.
I have flashed Nitro 2.2 but I lost my IMEI in the process (may be in a minute or so after restart the IMEI will go blank). Then I reflash back all the basebands I have, (with Nitro 2.2) but it got worsed. Even restoring the ATT ROM backup did not bring my IMEI, so I did UNBRICK.
Tried the HONO ROM (Bev based?) it broke everything including WiFi.
My IMEI currently is OK (0xxxxxx41) but the second line in About->Phone (IMEI SV) is showing 00. I am thinking to use nv tools to check efs and back it up but cant find good guide and how to put LG Nitro in Diagnostic.
One more strange thing, if the phone is connected to a charger then it keeps the registration overnite, even if it is 'sleeping'.
I guess, it has to do with current not being adequate or governor (it is on the default settings, ONDEMAND) not working as needed for my phone. Any idea which setting is affecting that?
I am kind of new to customizing.
Thx
Nikolay
Lol my bad missed the "sv" in IMEI SV....OK bottom line it doesn't matter. SV stands for software version nothing else and had no effect on the problem you are having. I did notice you used an older unbricking guide. Besides it being a little harder that hereric's guide the one thing that might cause an issue that you are experiencing is the fact that guide uses a kdz file for the su640 and not the p93x series. Just look for a kdz file for the p936 before doing anything else and run the debricking guide again. That might take care of it, or worst case its just a good idea to do, so the product is codes are correct.
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Lol my bad missed the "sv" in IMEI SV....OK bottom line it doesn't matter. SV stands for software version nothing else and had no effect on the problem you are having. I did notice you used an older unbricking guide. Besides it being a little harder that hereric's guide the one thing that might cause an issue that you are experiencing is the fact that guide uses a kdz file for the su640 and not the p93x series. Just look for a kdz file for the p936 before doing anything else and run the debricking guide again. That might take care of it, or worst case its just a good idea to do, so the product is codes are correct.
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I flashed P930_UDT_v18f_04112012, selfupdater rooted with TPSparkyRoot.
Now the IMEI SV is 07
Will test the sleep unregister issue later today, hopefully this will be a fix
In regards to why p936 and not the p930, hardware is all the same the only difference is the carrier and country. I just wanted to give you a clean starting point and if you want to install a custom ROM through a custom recovery like cwm you have to get down to gingerbread as ICS has that pesky locked boot loader.
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In regards to why p936 and not the p930, hardware is all the same the only difference is the carrier and country. I just wanted to give you a clean starting point and if you want to install a custom ROM through a custom recovery like cwm you have to get down to gingerbread as ICS has that pesky locked boot loader.
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Thx
However the flashing of v18f does not help with unregistering from network provider. I just tested it, after 10 min it is dropping the network and when called does not respond. And it is taking awhile after awakening to resume service. It says 'service disabled' why that can be?
Switching airpalne mode on/off bring the service instantly
Any other ideas what can I try?
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Thx
However the flashing of v18f does not help with unregistering from network provider. I just tested it, after 10 min it is dropping the network and when called does not respond. And it is taking awhile after awakening to resume service. It says 'service disabled' why that can be?
Switching airpalne mode on/off bring the service instantly
Any other ideas what can I try?
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Could be a faulty sim. If you have a friend or family member on at&t see if you can stick in their sim card. If it works fine then you know your sim is bad and they are not expensive and it would be an easy fix.
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Could be a faulty sim. If you have a friend or family member on at&t see if you can stick in their sim card. If it works fine then you know your sim is bad and they are not expensive and it would be an easy fix.
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I have tried. No luck. But suddenly after view hours it started to be more stable. It has lost the connection only once, when I have installed Super User.apk. But uninstall and reinstall the apk and now phone is holding the network carrier (at least for the last couple of hours and overnite). Weird.
Thx for the help, will continue watching it. It is not my daily driver but just one more toy so its not a big deal
Just let me know :thumbup:
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Just let me know :thumbup:
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It was working fine, until I have unlplug the battery and it the issue came back.. Wee see for how long. I am suspecting the issue is somewhere in the hardware. Additionally the microphone has high level of noise, both on the heanset and earplugs audio in. Filtering the audio in affecting the noise but still not good enough. So, will try to change the mic band I hope at the end to use it for development at least
Thx for the help.
Hello fellow forum readers, im in dire need of some of your expert advice. I recently bought a Galaxy S4 from Ebay, the M919 model from tmobile. Today I received that phone, and proceeded to do the unlock guide fond here on the forum, it was succesful. I put my sim card in (im overseas, so its an international simcard) and the phone recognized my sims network. Well, next I tried making a phone call and thats where I found the problem, the phone simply wont make or receive a call. It tries to, but it hangs up. Sms also doesnt work. Wifi is fine. Everything else is fine. The phone is baseband version VUAMDL. I already flashed the same modem with odin to no avail. Does anyone have a suggetion of what to try next? Thanks a lot!
I just tried my data connection and its working fine! its only the calls! pls help!
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Hello fellow forum readers, im in dire need of some of your expert advice. I recently bought a Galaxy S4 from Ebay, the M919 model from tmobile. Today I received that phone, and proceeded to do the unlock guide fond here on the forum, it was succesful. I put my sim card in (im overseas, so its an international simcard) and the phone recognized my sims network. Well, next I tried making a phone call and thats where I found the problem, the phone simply wont make or receive a call. It tries to, but it hangs up. Sms also doesnt work. Wifi is fine. Everything else is fine. The phone is baseband version VUAMDL. I already flashed the same modem with odin to no avail. Does anyone have a suggetion of what to try next? Thanks a lot!
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You need to flash the stock M919 Tmobile Samsung Galaxy S4 4.2.2 Odin flash firmware.
Here is the link to the official m919 firmware: http://www.hotfile.com/dl/213469534/9ff06bd/M919UVUAMDL_M919TMBAMDL_TMB.zip.html
After flashing all should be good!
Good luck!
Thanks Misterjunky! gonna try that as soon as I get home and let you know my results! :good:
Unfortunately no go.... I flashed the firmware with odin, everything is fine with the ezception of phone calls... pls help!
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I'd take the battery, sim card, and SD card out for 30 minutes, then put everything back in and boot up.
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I'd take the battery, sim card, and SD card out for 30 minutes, then put everything back in and boot up.
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thanks, tried that and still no go... :crying:
Well hate to say it. I think you got ripped of
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I have the same issue, mine is the wind m919v version. after two days of loading software and custom roms and fashing radios I got no service but had 4g and data working. I ordered an unlock code from a site and successfully unlocked it and it worked all last night perfectly with calls and txt. (weird cause its a wind phone and im on wind) Today Iwoke up to data working and emergency calls only again. I checked with another sim and the phone was carrier locked again. only this time putting in the unlock code didn't fix it. It unlocked it again but no service for calls or txt. so the phone can work it has to be something screwing up. so frustrating
damannn said:
I have the same issue, mine is the wind m919v version. after two days of loading software and custom roms and fashing radios I got no service but had 4g and data working. I ordered an unlock code from a site and successfully unlocked it and it worked all last night perfectly with calls and txt. (weird cause its a wind phone and im on wind) Today Iwoke up to data working and emergency calls only again. I checked with another sim and the phone was carrier locked again. only this time putting in the unlock code didn't fix it. It unlocked it again but no service for calls or txt. so the phone can work it has to be something screwing up. so frustrating
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Flashing radios on the s4 messed up my service, only fix was Odin to stock. I do not mess with radios anymore
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