While back I successfully flashed this phone to Page Plus, along with a verizon PRL and it works like a charm talk and text but I get no data or MMS. What should I do to get data? Is it as simple as getting a verizon APN or do I need to do some wacky stuff?
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While back I successfully flashed this phone to Page Plus, along with a verizon PRL and it works like a charm talk and text but I get no data or MMS. What should I do to get data? Is it as simple as getting a verizon APN or do I need to do some wacky stuff?
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That depends on how comfortable you are with QPST or DFS and whether you have a budget you are willing to spend to get the phone up and running. There is another thread running in this forum attempting to get 3g on Pageplus flashing an NV file, but there seems to be a number of issues that are still being worked out. Besides that, I know of two options for getting data:
1. Simplest method (and now the only one I ever use because, heck, it's freakin easy) - get Wireless Workshop. You can fully flash phones over to $10/phone and it does all the work for you. It gets mms up and running, does some kind of dmu calculation to allow you to run data at 3g speeds, and it's almost entirely automatic. Downside: you pay $10/flash and you have to buy credit in $50 chunks.
2. QPST 2.7/ DFS method (I was able to get mms and 1g data running) - I can't help you to find QPST, but a google search will get you there quickly enough or you can go with DFS, which you can download for free from their website.
It's been a while since I've flashed my LGOG (I think it was in February or March), so here is hopefully everything you need. Also, if you already know all this, my apologies. Some people seem to be having issues with getting the values to stick and if that's you, then I don't know what to tell you apart from going for Wireless Workshop. But your post sounded like you might not be in that camp, so here goes:
*You have to be on stock based rom (I usually use Lifeless or NextOG, just because those are already on my phone, but any should work just fine)
*Make sure phone is in DIAG mode - Dial ##DIAG#, then enable or yes or DIAG or whatever the option is
*Open QPST/DFS, plug in phone, and open the port in the program that shows your phone.
*In DFS you want to send the SPC, click on the PROGRAMMING tab, then edit the DATA and MOBILE IP tabs
- Enter [email protected] (#########@vzw3g.com) for the UID and NAI (technically I think the NAI should be [email protected] or something like that, but I've never found it to affect my ability to get 1g of data)
- Enter vzw for the password and shared secret values
* I don't remember which profile (0, 1, or 2) you need have as default. I think I just filled in all three and set 0 to default and it worked, but you may have to dink about for a bit if it doesn't work.
* The settings are similar in QPST, but with more tabs within tabs to fill in all the information.
That ought to get you data, and then you just need to change the mms settings.
*Dial ##DATA#, find the option for mms, click on it and choose to edit, enter SPC, change the value to http://mms.vtext.com/servlets/mms, set the port and proxy to nothing (this part was tricky for my phone to get it to change - I ended up switching it to 80, restarting the phone, and then changing it to nothing)
- the phone will restart and you'll be all set. If you have trouble sending or receiving mms, you can also search for wwmsgs.apk or pageplusmms.apk (though I prefer wwmsgs.apk because it looks like the AOSP messaging app)
Hopefully that helps, and hopefully I haven't forgotten anything essential. If I have, I'll try to help you get it sorted out.
+1 for wireless workshop. I flashed 2 OG's and it couldn't have been easier. I get true 3g speeds (2+Mbs), and everything else works.
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That depends on how comfortable you are with QPST or DFS and whether you have a budget you are willing to spend to get the phone up and running. There is another thread running in this forum attempting to get 3g on Pageplus flashing an NV file, but there seems to be a number of issues that are still being worked out. Besides that, I know of two options for getting data:
1. Simplest method (and now the only one I ever use because, heck, it's freakin easy) - get Wireless Workshop. You can fully flash phones over to $10/phone and it does all the work for you. It gets mms up and running, does some kind of dmu calculation to allow you to run data at 3g speeds, and it's almost entirely automatic. Downside: you pay $10/flash and you have to buy credit in $50 chunks.
2. QPST 2.7/ DFS method (I was able to get mms and 1g data running) - I can't help you to find QPST, but a google search will get you there quickly enough or you can go with DFS, which you can download for free from their website.
It's been a while since I've flashed my LGOG (I think it was in February or March), so here is hopefully everything you need. Also, if you already know all this, my apologies. Some people seem to be having issues with getting the values to stick and if that's you, then I don't know what to tell you apart from going for Wireless Workshop. But your post sounded like you might not be in that camp, so here goes:
*You have to be on stock based rom (I usually use Lifeless or NextOG, just because those are already on my phone, but any should work just fine)
*Make sure phone is in DIAG mode - Dial ##DIAG#, then enable or yes or DIAG or whatever the option is
*Open QPST/DFS, plug in phone, and open the port in the program that shows your phone.
*In DFS you want to send the SPC, click on the PROGRAMMING tab, then edit the DATA and MOBILE IP tabs
- Enter [email protected] (#########@vzw3g.com) for the UID and NAI (technically I think the NAI should be [email protected] or something like that, but I've never found it to affect my ability to get 1g of data)
- Enter vzw for the password and shared secret values
* I don't remember which profile (0, 1, or 2) you need have as default. I think I just filled in all three and set 0 to default and it worked, but you may have to dink about for a bit if it doesn't work.
* The settings are similar in QPST, but with more tabs within tabs to fill in all the information.
That ought to get you data, and then you just need to change the mms settings.
*Dial ##DATA#, find the option for mms, click on it and choose to edit, enter SPC, change the value to http://mms.vtext.com/servlets/mms, set the port and proxy to nothing (this part was tricky for my phone to get it to change - I ended up switching it to 80, restarting the phone, and then changing it to nothing)
- the phone will restart and you'll be all set. If you have trouble sending or receiving mms, you can also search for wwmsgs.apk or pageplusmms.apk (though I prefer wwmsgs.apk because it looks like the AOSP messaging app)
Hopefully that helps, and hopefully I haven't forgotten anything essential. If I have, I'll try to help you get it sorted out.
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I gave it a go with DFS, it tells me error code 89 cannot establish a data connection. then it keeps bootlooping back to the boot animation until i disable data
Edit: when i reconnect to dfs some settings have returned to their sprint settings. argh. I wish WW would just let me pay the 10 bucks for one flash.
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I gave it a go with DFS, it tells me error code 89 cannot establish a data connection. then it keeps bootlooping back to the boot animation until i disable data
Edit: when i reconnect to dfs some settings have returned to their sprint settings. argh. I wish WW would just let me pay the 10 bucks for one flash.
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I've been trying to rack my brain for what I did to make the settings stick, but I can't seem to remember. At one point I got that message as well, but I think between using QPST and DFS the settings eventually stayed. You could try changing some of the values by dialing ##DATA# and editing them there. I did that a few times on my wife's phone and it seemed to work ok (though the mms settings were quirky).
I have two friends coming over to Page Plus, so I'll be reactivating my Wireless Workshop account for them. I was planning to do the $50 and do $10 per flash, but it seems like there are a number of people here who would like to make the switch to Page Plus and get data. If I can figure out a way to allow others to chip in, we could all go for the unlimited license and get everyone flashed over with full 3g. The unlimited is good for 1 month and costs $75. I already have $20 of that coming my way from my two friends, so we would just need 5 or 6 more people who are interested and a way to make it happen (perhaps using teamviewer to flash them wirelessly?). I would feel hesitant about giving out my username and password, since my address and payment info are all on the account. Plus I think they limit it to one computer. But if I get it on mine, I could connect via Teamviewer to anyone interested. The whole process takes about 10 minutes.
What do you/anyone else think?
I have some time coming up this weekend, so that would be ideal.
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DQEight said:
I gave it a go with DFS, it tells me error code 89 cannot establish a data connection. then it keeps bootlooping back to the boot animation until i disable data
Edit: when i reconnect to dfs some settings have returned to their sprint settings. argh. I wish WW would just let me pay the 10 bucks for one flash.
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Just thought of a way we could do the money. Google Wallet just setup an easy way to send money to someone's Wallet account through gmail. That could be an option. We would have to keep the amount I received under $55, since I'll be getting $20 from my friends and Teamviewer is only free if it's for private use, not for commercial use. I would want to keep this at fellow LGOG users helping each other out.
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For the longest, i've been trying to get the full cricket service working under xdandroid, CM6, etc, on the RAPH800 phone using various methods posted in this forum, ppcgeeks, connect-utb, and other blogs... to no avail. The best was talk/sms, and using the web browser, access the web via the data line.
and then i found this: cricket wireless has a "new" android plan that will work for their android phones.
Has anyone using cricket and a flashed/haret'ed android os subscribed to the "android plan ($55)" and got the full cricket wireless services working?
(talk, text, mms, email, market, data, etc.)
The RAPH800 isn't an Android device, so the Android-specific plans don't apply.
For example, Sprint & VZW charge extra (you must have a certain teir plan) to get an Android device. Heck I've heard SERO members on Sprint outright cannot purchase an Android device without giving up SERO entirely.
So the trick is probably related to the Cricket proxy - have you tried setting it up...?
Sorry, double post.
arrrghhh said:
The RAPH800 isn't an Android device, so the Android-specific plans don't apply.
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So the trick is probably related to the Cricket proxy - have you tried setting it up...?
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Yes. And in the APN settings, i am able to browse the web, but not log onto the google account nor visit the Market.
i even tried the u2nl and autostart.sh solution to no avail.
My guess would be: subscribe to the "android plan" and then apply those solutions... but the plan is beyond my budget for the time being.
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My guess would be: subscribe to the "android plan" and then apply those solutions... but the plan is beyond my budget for the time being.
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I would recommend against that - you could end up applying for a plan that could potentially cause issues with your device (probably not, but you never know...)
At best you'd end up paying more money and since you don't have an actual Android phone not be able to reap the benefits of having an actual Android phone...
Is there a global place to adjust proxy settings? Perhaps Cricket sees the market traffic and outright blocks it... that is a shame if that's the case. Personally, I wouldn't pony up for an Android plan unless I was running an Android phone...
It's kinda a stupid workaround, but can you access the market and google services thru wifi?
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Is there a global place to adjust proxy settings?
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The only obvious place is through the APN Settings
sure, one can hack into the files relating to networking (since it is linux-based)... but any changes via GUI would over-write the files. (anyone wanna confirm this claim? )
Perhaps there's an app in the Marketplace dealing with proxies... (anyone wanna recommend one? )
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It's kinda a stupid workaround, but can you access the market and google services thru wifi?
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THAT is the only way i can access market and google services for now...
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Perhaps Cricket sees the market traffic and outright blocks it... that is a shame if that's the case.
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i get the same response from the other related forums... including the word "Perhaps" ... but no hard evidence.
Is there a way to determine if this is really true using the android debugger, or some other tools?
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i get the same response from the other related forums... including the word "Perhaps" ... but no hard evidence.
Is there a way to determine if this is really true using the android debugger, or some other tools?
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I would imagine if you could run a netstat command while trying to access said services, and if you get any SYN_SENT's... then it's pretty certain that it is being blocked.
I could also be barking up the wrong tree, that's just how I would probably figure it out if it was a computer
The easiest way is have a dealer add your TP to the account as the Zio then change it to the 60z "$55 Android plan" refresh the features.
Then for the setting on the phone:
Using CDMA WS or the likes write the NV files from whiterabbit.org set the EVDO passwords, double check all the epst setting, then check your data connection in WM. If it's working in WM flash the Android ROM of your liking, waite for the 3g or H icon to appear and you will have a fully flashed Android TP. Also note you will need an updated PRL, most are using 32100.
I am proof it is working, I have it running on a Touch and plan to load it on the wifes TP this weekend.
whitey10tc said:
The easiest way is have a dealer add your TP to the account as the Zio then change it to the 60z "$55 Android plan" refresh the features.
Then for the setting on the phone:
Using CDMA WS or the likes write the NV files from whiterabbit.org set the EVDO passwords, double check all the epst setting, then check your data connection in WM. If it's working in WM flash the Android ROM of your liking, waite for the 3g or H icon to appear and you will have a fully flashed Android TP. Also note you will need an updated PRL, most are using 32100.
I am proof it is working, I have it running on a Touch and plan to load it on the wifes TP this weekend.
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Thanks for affirming it works... for the Touch.
However, from the sites observed, the Touch Pro does not have the NAND option working, and we're stuck with using the Haret method instead... unless i'm mistaken.
With Haret, is it the same proceedure as you've outlined above, or is there another?
I wouldn't see the point of paying extra for something that's only usuable part-time...
I had too many call-related issues to be running Android full-time.
edward_b said:
Thanks for affirming it works... for the Touch.
However, from the sites observed, the Touch Pro does not have the NAND option working, and we're stuck with using the Haret method instead... unless i'm mistaken.
With Haret, is it the same proceedure as you've outlined above, or is there another?
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Haret or NAND, it doesn't really matter.
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I wouldn't see the point of paying extra for something that's only usuable part-time...
I had too many call-related issues to be running Android full-time.
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If you had a WM device on the Android plan it's going to open the access up. You will get full use of POP email, apps that you may not now.
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If you had a WM device on the Android plan it's going to open the access up. You will get full use of POP email, apps that you may not now.
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Yes but IMHO it would only make sense to pay extra for something that you can use. Not that Android is completely unusable, it's just not usable as a full-time OS.
This thread is going to be a work in progress, mainly because I'm at work right now and I can't spend the next several hours typing everything out.
I recently purchased a Epic 4G Touch last week and like many people, have been suffering from GPS fix issues. After some playing around today with my phone, I seem to have a possible solution. I'll be working on step-by-step instructions in the future. Do be aware that you WILL need your MSL for this.
For those familiar with QPST, there's a tab in SERVICE PROGRAMMING called gpsOne, which details the different GPS capabilities that are enabled. Since cellphones aren't using true GPS and are using A-GPS, one of the "assisted" capabilities are enabled, but there are additional capabilities that can be enabled. What you want to do is enable everything.
AFLT stands for Advanced Forward Link Trilateration. You can read about it here. You want to enable this along with GPS/AFLT Hybrid.
As far as I can tell, "Autonomous" will let your GPS function like true GPS without needing cell tower data downloaded to your phone. I imagine it'll take several minutes to obtain a lock like this, but I don't see what the harm is in enabling it.
In a rushed ending, I want to reiterate that you WILL need your MSL to do all this. You also need to turn off USB debugging and type in ##8778# and change AP to CP. Set that back to AP after you're done. You also need the debugging drivers installed. I promise I'll edit this post with more detailed instructions in the near future. For the moment, you should be able to follow the instructions in this post to accomplish the same thing.
Also, since doing this to my phone, I get a lock in about 10 to 20 seconds, or less.
BinaryMn said:
This thread is going to be a work in progress, mainly because I'm at work right now and I can't spend the next several hours typing everything out.
I recently purchased a Epic 4G Touch last week and like many people, have been suffering from GPS fix issues. After some playing around today with my phone, I seem to have a possible solution. I'll be working on step-by-step instructions in the future. Do be aware that you WILL need your MSL for this.
For those familiar with QPST, there's a tab in SERVICE PROGRAMMING called gpsOne, which details the different GPS capabilities that are enabled. Since cellphones aren't using true GPS and are using A-GPS, one of the "assisted" capabilities are enabled, but there are additional capabilities that can be enabled. What you want to do is enable everything.
AFLT stands for Advanced Forward Link Trilateration. You can read about it here. You want to enable this along with GPS/AFLT Hybrid.
As far as I can tell, "Autonomous" will let your GPS function like true GPS without needing cell tower data downloaded to your phone. I imagine it'll take several minutes to obtain a lock like this, but I don't see what the harm is in enabling it.
In a rushed ending, I want to reiterate that you WILL need your MSL to do all this. You also need to turn off USB debugging and type in ##8778# and change AP to CP. Set that back to AP after you're done. You also need the debugging drivers installed. I promise I'll edit this post with more detailed instructions in the near future. For the moment, you should be able to follow the instructions in this post to accomplish the same thing.
Also, since doing this to my phone, I get a lock in about 10 to 20 seconds, or less.
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This doesn't seem to do anything for me, i enabled all the settings in the gpsOne Tab but when i enabled airplane mode the phone does not find any satellites when using GPS Test. i would like to just put it the way it was, what are the default settings for the Epic 4g Touch?
Jointedman said:
This doesn't seem to do anything for me, i enabled all the settings in the gpsOne Tab but when i enabled airplane mode the phone does not find any satellites when using GPS Test. i would like to just put it the way it was, what are the default settings for the Epic 4g Touch?
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[HOW TO] Enable stand-alone/antonymous GPS on Epic 4G
I find the Epic GPS to work very well generally, especially in custom ROMs like CM7. That said it all falls apart whn trying to use the GPS in airplane mode or when overseas (or other areas with no CDMA cellular coverage). From what I can determine the Epic 4G was not configured properly to use the GPS chip in these circumstances.
To fix this issue you need to change the GPS settings on the actual gpsOne chip. This will allow the phone to get a GPS signal when in airplane mode and/or not within a CDMA service area. The procedure is time consuming and annoying but in may experience, worth it.
DISCLAMER – the below how-to could completely brick your phone. I have NO IDEA what I’m doing.
You will need to download some software to begin:
1. Qualcomm Product Support Tools (QPST) v.2.7.355 (or newer) – I don’t think I can post that link so Google it.
2. Epic 4G Windows USB drivers - http://www.samsung.com/us/support/ow...SPH-D700ZKASPR
3. MSL code – there are a number of ways of obtaining this so I will not duplicate here.
Step 1:
Obtain your MSL. If you can’t get this, you can’t complete this fix
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Install the Epic 4G Windows USB drivers. Assuming you are rooted and or otherwise used ODIN you may already have these installed. Installing again will hurt nothing.
Step 3:
NOTE: So far as I can figure your phone needs to be in stock form to continue from this point on. I tried the rest of this while running CM7 – Nightly 13 and it would not work (particular issues seem to be dial codes and USB modem connectivity). Once finished with the fix you can then flash back to whatever ROM you would like. So…ODEN back to stock.
Open in the dialer and enter ##8778#. This will bring up the “PhoneUtil” menu. Set both UART and USB to MODEM and hit the home button.
Step 4:
Install Qualcomm Product Support Tools (QPST)
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Insure that USB debugging is off. Connect the Epic 4G to your computer. The computer should make the usual USB connection noises and may begin installing drivers. Let that that finish.
Step 6:
Open QPST Configuration (installed when you installed QPST) and go the Ports tab, add a new port and select your port number. If nothing shows up uncheck the “show serial….blah blah” box and it will show your port number, select it and add it. You will now see your COM port with your phone connected. Close that.
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Open client QPST Service Programming, select your active phone (might take a moment to come up), click "Read from phone" (enter MSL) and then scroll over to gpsOne and select all the options on the left hand side:
Assistance-Spherical
Assistance-Cartesian
AFLT
GPS Almanac
GPS Ephemeris
GPS Almanac Correction
Autonomous
GPS/AFLT Hybrid
……then click “Write to Phone.” When that’s done click “connection” and “close” and then close the program.
This may cause your phone to reboot…if not, reboot it.
Step 8:
Open in the dialer and enter ##8778#. This will bring up the “PhoneUtil” menu. Set UART to Modem (USB to PDA) and hit the home button….reboot again.
Step 9:
You should no be able to use the GPS while in airplane mode or (especially) after booting up in an area without CDMA coverage.
TIPS: If you should clear you AGPS settings for some reason (or they expire?) and you want to use the GPS anonymously without a CDMA or WiFi connection, you will need to reboot the phone first (and possibly disable “use wireless networks” in Location Settings until some new AGPS data is obtained). One way to obtain some AGPS data in absence of a CDMA network is to use an app like GPS Test to load some AGPS data back into the phone via WiFi. Also it may be possible to improve this by refining the gpsOne settings…but you would need to figure out what the hell they all mean.
This solution works for me.
Good luck
I just got my Note 2 five days ago. If I don't turn on the screen, or use the phone in any way, I can maybe get 18 hours of battery life. The battery option shows almost all usage by Android OS. Keep Wake duration is whatever time has passed since the last full charge.
I dug a little deeper and it seems that it is "rilprocess" that is calling a full wake state. At least that was the process that appeared in the list of the app I used. Under it were 20-30 sub processes. This would seem to make sense as the phone seems to transfer data over WiFi or Mobile Data (if WiFi is disabled) constantly at a rate of 1-2KB/sec. If I disable both WiFi and Mobile Data, the problem goes away. Obviously this isn't a solution though. If I'm going to forgo data usage, what's the point of a smartphone?
Here's the kicker: This is still and issue after a full factory restore. I entered as much as I needed to get to the home screen. The only app I downloaded was Battery Stats Plus. Again, there are NO USER INSTALLED APPS! It's not something I installed. When I first noticed the issue I systematically uninstalled every application I could. I then went through the settings and disabled every bell and whistle I could (including backing up phone data to Google and any syncing). In fact I went so far as to delete my GMail account from the phone entirely. No e-mail, no messaging. Nothing. Still the issue persists. Then I did the factory reset as I said before, to see if the problem persisted. It did.
Does anyone have a suggestion? I am thinking at this point it may be a hardware problem, or else everybody with this phone from my provider would be experiencing the same problems, right? So perhaps have the phone replaced and hope it's a faulty radio? I tried to trace the outgoing data but couldn't. Even packet sniffers detected nothing. I am at a loss.
Edit: This should probably be in the general Note 2 forum. I am not with Sprint, I am with Bell Mobility.
Ril has to do with the network so it could be that your device isnt fully activated causing it to continuously poll the activation Site used by hands free activation. If you still have your MSL from when you activated the device you can go to settings> about phone> status and write down your # and MIN. Then dial ##786# and reset using the MSL then once it reboots dial ##72786# > select edit> enter MSL> manually enter your # and MIN and reboot. This will re provision the phone on the network and solve any incomplete activation issues.
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Ril has to do with the network so it could be that your device isnt fully activated causing it to continuously poll the activation Site used by hands free activation. If you still have your MSL from when you activated the device you can go to settings> about phone> status and write down your # and MIN. Then dial ##786# and reset using the MSL then once it reboots dial ##72786# > select edit> enter MSL> manually enter your # and MIN and reboot. This will re provision the phone on the network and solve any incomplete activation issues.
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This is the best suggestion I have read so far. It does make sense. In fact now that you mention it, when I use the self service app and try to look at my plan it says "No Data Available" and tells me my monthly bill is 0 dollars. I asked my provider about this and they told me it would update on its own, but it's been a couple of days and I just checked again, sure enough, no data showing under my service plan.
Can I have technical support re-provision over the phone? It's not that I can't follow your instructions, but I pay a lot of money to these guys for cellular service, and if it's their problem, I think they ought to solve it.
Thanks again for the reply. You have taken me from no hope of a solution at all to some hope that I might get this resolved.
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This is the best suggestion I have read so far. It does make sense. In fact now that you mention it, when I use the self service app and try to look at my plan it says "No Data Available" and tells me my monthly bill is 0 dollars. I asked my provider about this and they told me it would update on its own, but it's been a couple of days and I just checked again, sure enough, no data showing under my service plan.
Can I have technical support re-provision over the phone? It's not that I can't follow your instructions, but I pay a lot of money to these guys for cellular service, and if it's their problem, I think they ought to solve it.
Thanks again for the reply. You have taken me from no hope of a solution at all to some hope that I might get this resolved.
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Yes they can do it. Call in and say something like "I'm having trouble connecting to the Internet and phone calls. I've tried updating the PRL and Profile (if its a cdma device which im assuming cuz gsm provisions by pulling sim and replacing it) and a factory reset and I keep getting an error message. A few times when I've tried to make calls immediately after the data error I'll get a message that tells me my device is not activated and to call customer support. Can you please help me?" Then they will give you your MSL and walk you through the same or similar steps I listed above. Just make sure you call from a different phone cuz they'll want you to do everything while your on the phone with them to make sure its resolved.
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Yes they can do it. Call in and say something like "I'm having trouble connecting to the Internet and phone calls. I've tried updating the PRL and Profile (if its a cdma device which im assuming cuz gsm provisions by pulling sim and replacing it) and a factory reset and I keep getting an error message. A few times when I've tried to make calls immediately after the data error I'll get a message that tells me my device is not activated and to call customer support. Can you please help me?" Then they will give you your MSL and walk you through the same or similar steps I listed above. Just make sure you call from a different phone cuz they'll want you to do everything while your on the phone with them to make sure its resolved.
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Well I just got off the phone with technical support who assures me that every phone on their network that received the 4.1.2 update is experiencing the same issue, and that it has to do with the phone connecting to LTE. Of course when I disable mobile data and use only WiFi, it does the exact same thing. I feel like I got the run around. I'm just going to return the thing tomorrow and have my old 3GS reprovisioned. Maybe when Android OS 5 comes out it's not an issue any more and I can buy the newest gen phone then.
Thanks a ton for your help! Stymied by technical support!
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Well I just got off the phone with technical support who assures me that every phone on their network that received the 4.1.2 update is experiencing the same issue, and that it has to do with the phone connecting to LTE. Of course when I disable mobile data and use only WiFi, it does the exact same thing. I feel like I got the run around. I'm just going to return the thing tomorrow and have my old 3GS reprovisioned. Maybe when Android OS 5 comes out it's not an issue any more and I can buy the newest gen phone then.
Thanks a ton for your help! Stymied by technical support!
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The Tech was right Most of all Note2 That got 4.1.2 has maJor battery issues since the update
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Have you tried setting your mobile network to cdma only to see if disabling lte fixes it? I can get 20hrs with 7hrs screen on on mine consistently. I have 2 batteries I swap out when I wake up. I go to bed with 30% wake up about 28% and use it til 15% then change rinse and repeat. And during the day my screen is on almost constantly.
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Well the guy reprovisioned the data connection, and now if I disable WiFi it seems to sleep properly, and the orange downstream arrow doesn't continuously flash every second like it did. But if I turn on WiFi it refuses to sleep again, and that steady data tick is back. And the RIL interface has been replaced by com.test.LTETestModeSetting, which says "Full wakelock 2d 3h 33m". Does the wake lock apply only to the process calling it, or is it a global thing?
I have been trying to figure out what's going on the this battery problems I have as well it seems if I reboot my phone one time it will be great than the next horrible I have better battery stat and nothing out of the ordinary from what i can see just the audio wake lock but that's only killing like 45 mim battery ever 17 hrs so i guess that's good. When i talked to Sprint yesterday the guy at the store said they were working I'm a update ot will still be 4.1.2 but he said should improve data lte connection and battery who knows though I hope he knows what he is talking about
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Well I had my phone replaced, and that seems to have solved the problem. The only outstanding issue at this point is that WiFi constantly ticks when its enabled. I have read some things about 2.4ghz versus 5ghz networks, and I will look into that. I have 2 routers. One has the issue, the other has the issue plus authentication issues. At any rate, I just set the phone to shut off WiFi when sleeping, and that allows me to live with it. Hopefully the issue goes away with the next update.
Hello,
I am having an issue with my note 2. My phone grays out all the details like phone number, meid etc. It will also not connect to CDMA workshop. Here are a few details about what may be the cause.
I have flashed twrp and have it rooted with mobile odin. I had to remove the ridiculous Samsung security app as it was not very happy and throwing up with super su not responsive. So yes, I uninstalled the system app. It says there is no sprint username when I try to do things like the data connection wizard. I don't want sprint service, I just want enough phone details to show up that I can know if I am connected to CDMA workshop or not.
I have found the extra settings to change USB to modem adb and all that. I have all drivers, I have tried connecting all 3 supposed modem ports that the phone gives depending on the setting and the serial port. None send or receive and I am starting to think that maybe having my phone apn settings in about phone grayed out is why. USB debugging has been tried on and off. My LG tribute connects fine, but this note is not working with any setting.
Any ideas?
Also could flashing a custom rom allow me to change my apn manually more easily. This whole issue seems like sprint hostility for daring to make the phone my own.
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TLDR: Unlocked LG G2 was on Sprint, now on VIVA in Kuwait, Max WiFi users when running hotspot is 1 - I want to increase it to more.
Long version:
Hello! I am a military service member deployed to Kuwait. I have a Sprint LG G2 which is rooted and running the latest UltraPop ROM. Before I left the US, my phone was activated on the Sprint network and when I would use my WiFi hotspot, I had the ability to connect up to 10 users or something. When I got to Kuwait, I had to have my phone SIM unlocked for International use to make it work with the SIM cards provided by the carrier here (it's called VIVA). My phone was not on the Sprint network when I needed to unlock so when I did the UICC unlock it did an OTA over WiFi and then I was able to use my phone on their carrier. This is all well and good.
The problem is, I want to connect my laptop, my tablet and a few other items to my hot spot - thus the appeal of the hot spot, right? LOL. Anyway, several advanced options like the radio channel, frequency, etc. have now disappeared and in addition, the most important one - the amount of users able to connect to the hotspot, went from allowing 10 to 1. I am not sure why, except maybe something to do with the OTA update when I did the UICC unlock.
I did some reading and found this article: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2718682
Quickly I tried it and restarted my phone. No change. Then I noticed there was another hack for phones that had been activated on the Sprint network, which as I explained above, believe applies to me. This article has a more complicated procedure: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2675280
I am afraid to try this method and screw things up. I suppose I could boot in TWRP and do a NANDROID back up before I try it but I am wondering if anyone thinks it will hose the only working Internet I have right now in Kuwait.
Any help is appreciated. Also, if anyone knows how to get the WiFi hotspot to allow devices to connect while running a VPN at the same time please enlighten me!
Thanks!!!
Sincerely, Lost & Confused...
OK, so I am going to resurrect my own thread here. I spent some time on and off dealing with the 1 client max for the hot spot in my Sprint LG G2. Lots of frustration. Anyway, digging deeper based on a tip another friend of mine gave, I discovered something that I thought would have helped, but no cigar.
Anyway, a variable called max_num_sta in the file /data/misc/wifi/wpa_supplicant/hostapd.conf allows the access point to have only one client. The hostapd application on Android performs almost identical to an average Linux distro, so I figured by modifying this variable I would be able to allow more than 1 client to connect to my hotspot. However, even when changing the file manually, as soon as the hot spot is enabled thru the stock interface, only 1 client is able to connect and looking at the file again shows the value of the variable has been reset.
Next step on the list, was to run the hostapd manually from an Android terminal (something like hostapd -e/data/misc/wifi/entropy.bin -BK /data/misc/wifi/hostapd.conf). The command works at the hot spot functions, but again somehow resets to 1 freaking client again!
I would really like to be able to use my G2 to connect more than one device at a time to my hot spot while I am stuck in Kuwait. It is my only source of Internet. Anyway. Is there a way to disable the stock Wi-Fi Hot Spot interface using Titanium Back-up? Remove the APK? Modify the system? Something? I'd really like to figure this out. Any info or suggestion appreciated...