Tmobile user here, no matter if I am on WiFi or LTE the phone randomly gets stuck on searching for network and nothing will function. Any thoughts?
do a factory reset
Could be a bad SIM too
I have this problem with the ATT version. It won't take the apn that came with the phone. It searches for network for a while and then when it finds it, there is still no data.
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Try this. In Settings>More>Mobile Networks, set it to CDMA or GSM only.
So just don't use the setting that has LTE in it.
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arcanexvi said:
Could be a bad SIM too
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I went to Tmobile store, had the sim exchanged and everything is a OK now
ilogik said:
I went to Tmobile store, had the sim exchanged and everything is a OK now
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My girlfriend bought a gs4 recently and it was working fine till today. She lost T-Mobile service. There is no signal it just says unable to connect. WiFi works fine but it won't connect to T-Mobile network for some reason. So she can't make calls or text. We reset it a few times, took the SIM card out and put it in my phone. And her SIM works on my phone. So it's the gs4, we tried doing almost everything
Anyone else have this issue?
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try going to a t mobile corporate store near you and tell them that you would like to exchange your S4. or try calling them (dial 611 from your t mobile phone)
re: airplane mode.
mingsterlbc said:
My girlfriend bought a gs4 recently and it was working fine till today. She lost T-Mobile service. There is no signal it just says unable to connect. WiFi works fine but it won't connect to T-Mobile network for some reason. So she can't make calls or text. We reset it a few times, took the SIM card out and put it in my phone. And her SIM works on my phone. So it's the gs4, we tried doing almost everything
Anyone else have this issue?
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make sure that the phone is not in "airplane mode".
When you pull down the nofication screen slide the
toggles left and right til you see "airplane mode"
and be sure it's not lit up.
Good luck!
She said she took it to tmobile but they said they can't fix it and can't do nothing about it. As for airplane mode it's not in it. It's weird it would automatically turn of the enable data connection when check it on and try to connect to tmobile network it can't connect and it uncheck the box automatically
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mingsterlbc said:
She said she took it to tmobile but they said they can't fix it and can't do nothing about it. As for airplane mode it's not in it. It's weird it would automatically turn of the enable data connection when check it on and try to connect to tmobile network it can't connect and it uncheck the box automatically
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Did she get the phone from T-Mobile?
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Sounds like it might be blacklisted , where was the phone bought?
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she bought it off craigslist, it worked fine for a week or two. now its no service at all.
mingsterlbc said:
she bought it off craigslist, it worked fine for a week or two. now its no service at all.
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If you got it from craigslist your probably SOL. Sorry dude i would try reflashing radios just to make sure but that's about all you can do.
mike105217 said:
If you got it from craigslist your probably SOL. Sorry dude i would try reflashing radios just to make sure but that's about all you can do.
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what does SOL means?
mingsterlbc said:
what does SOL means?
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Sorry out of Luck
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Sorry out of Luck
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yeah i will probably try to reflash radios. is there root and all that already out havent really checked on it.
mingsterlbc said:
yeah i will probably try to reflash radios. is there root and all that already out havent really checked on it.
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The day it came out.
I have a blacklisted phone from the states. I bought it on craigslist it worked with his sim when I bought it. after I bought it days later the old owner black listed it. I have since moved to costa rica. so I am now on kobie. the phone has had many in different roms in it. it is unlocked and rooted. with a know good sim. ( one that works fine in my att note 2) I get internet but no calls. What could be wrong? I have returned it to a stock rom that is rooted. the imei is the same as on the sticker.
anyone? I really need this phone
Is WiFi calling turned on? If so turn it off and see if that helps.
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DocHoliday77 said:
Is WiFi calling turned on? If so turn it off and see if that helps.
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no change
That's odd. Usually it's data that doesn't work. Maybe try a factory reset and Odin flashing the Stock firmware?
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DocHoliday77 said:
That's odd. Usually it's data that doesn't work. Maybe try a factory reset and Odin flashing the Stock firmware?
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tried every thing. still not registering. data fine. no voice
Go to "System Settings" then "Wireless & Networks" then "More..." then"Mobile Networks" then "Network Operators", it will search then display all available networks, choose your provider or "Choose Automatically", it should then display "Registered on Network" toast notification. If it does not you might need to call your provider and get help from them. Kolbi might have ties with T-Mobile and it is blacklisted with them as well.
I have an AT&T SGH-I747 running CM11 that I have unlocked and using on T-mobile's network. Unfortunately though I can only access edge and I would like to be able to acces 3g, 4g, or LTE. How would I go about enabling this on my phone? Any help is appreciated.
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I have an AT&T SGH-I747 running CM11 that I have unlocked and using on T-mobile's network. Unfortunately though I can only access edge and I would like to be able to acces 3g, 4g, or LTE. How would I go about enabling this on my phone? Any help is appreciated.
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Seems that the problem could be on the APN... Search for them it should be something like fast.t-mobile.com
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Seems that the problem could be on the APN... Search for them it should be something like fast.t-mobile.com
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I have tried several different APN's and none have worked/given me anything more than edge.
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I have tried several different APN's and none have worked/given me anything more than edge.
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My tmobile APN settings... Note - I have an unlocked AT&T HTC ONE
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My tmobile APN settings... Note - I have an unlocked AT&T HTC ONE
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I have tried that one out and nothing has changed. Still stuck on edge. Thanks for the suggestion though.
I used to work for t-mobile and that's the LTE APN...
check on their website the LTE coverage areas around you.
Make a backup of your device and attempt a factory reset.
there were some devices I worked with that the factory reset worked like a magic trick.
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TopoX84 said:
I used to work for t-mobile and that's the LTE APN...
check on their website the LTE coverage areas around you.
Make a backup of your device and attempt a factory reset.
there were some devices I worked with that the factory reset worked like a magic trick.
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I can't really do a factory reset, as I am currently running CM11 and I was previously on ATT. My friend on Tmobile get's LTE coverage here so I would assume I would be capable of that as well. Or at least get 3g coverage.
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I can't really do a factory reset, as I am currently running CM11 and I was previously on ATT. My friend on Tmobile get's LTE coverage here so I would assume I would be capable of that as well. Or at least get 3g coverage.
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I read some old topics where upgrading TWRP or CWM to the latest and 're-flashing was solving the LTE issue this was about 3-4 months ago
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I read some old topics where upgrading TWRP or CWM to the latest and 're-flashing was solving the LTE issue this was about 3-4 months ago
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Hmmm, ok. I have the second to most recent CWM and I reflashed to CM11 again just this morning. Still don't have access.
Hi I seem to have a problem getting LTE. I'm using a galaxy s3 i747m on Fido and I'm using stock Rogers ROM. I have a problem with LTE. I used to get it everywhere most of the time but it now only works once in a while. When I do finally get LTE it only works 30% of the time. I have full signal LTE but it doesn't load any webpages or anything. Once and a while it does though. I have tried bootloaders, modems, different Roms and I can seem to solve this problem. Does anyone know how I can fix this?
Thanks. I need my stable LTE back.
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Anyone?
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By modems do you mean basebands?
Have you look into your Access Point settings and preferred network type?
Yes by modems I mean basebands. My network type is LTE,3g, 2g. My APN is right. I can get LTE but when I do nothing loads at all. I have tried different Roms, different modems, different kernels and nothing seems to work. I did have LTE that worked before though.
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Yes by modems I mean basebands. My network type is LTE,3g, 2g. My APN is right. I can get LTE but when I do nothing loads at all. I have tried different Roms, different modems, different kernels and nothing seems to work. I did have LTE that worked before though.
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When did it stop working? Do you remember what was done to the phone?
If nothing particular was done before that happened, you might wanna give Fido a call so they can check your connectivity and perhaps get a new sim card.
Well it stopped once flashed aokp ROM. I have a cut some card so that could be the cause unfortunately. I'll try a new simcard and see if that fixes it. I might also try flashing back to complete stock but I'm not too sure if that would help at all. I remember having LTE as soon as I turned it on and now it never turns on.
Thanks for the info!
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Well it stopped once flashed aokp ROM. I have a cut some card so that could be the cause unfortunately. I'll try a new simcard and see if that fixes it. I might also try flashing back to complete stock but I'm not too sure if that would help at all. I remember having LTE as soon as I turned it on and now it never turns on.
Thanks for the info!
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You can backup your stuff, fully wipe and go on from there. Worth giving it a shot before changing your sim card.
I actually swapped the Sim card and that didn't seem to work. I'm just going to go back to complete stock and see if that works.
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I went back to stock and I still can't get let. Do you think it would be a good idea to change my flash counter back to zero? Nothing seems to be work and I know my phone doesn't have a problem. It has to have something to do with what I'm flashing. Any other ideas?
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+1 I'm on rogers I'm having the same problem :/ maybe its carrier related. I flashed the 4.4.2 rom then odined back to stock, thats when it started. IMEI seems intact aswell. Modem is good. Any ideas?
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+1 I'm on rogers I'm having the same problem :/ maybe its carrier related. I flashed the 4.4.2 rom then odined back to stock, thats when it started. IMEI seems intact aswell. Modem is good. Any ideas?
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I have literally tried everything lol. I think it has something to do with our phones picking up the wrong signal. I live in Mississauga Ontario and I get LTE in the middle of the city but it doesn't connect at all. All it does is take forever to load a page and times out.
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So I fixed the issue. I added another APN to my settings. So I have two ltemobile.apn for fido. I turned off the phone removed the sim. Turned the phone back on without the sim and entered service mode *#2263# and I put it to LTE all in the settings. I then turned the phone off and turned it back on with the sim and lte is working and my speeds are back. After that was all done I entered back to service mode *#2263# and put the network back to automatic all and now the phone automatically connects to LTE when I want it to.
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Hi guys, i have a s3 i747 that has been unlocked and ready to be used on other gsm networks.
I went to a metropcs store and had the phone activated and sim card inserted, my imei was connected fine and everything went great.
I instantly had EDGE(1x or 2g) and even after hours of searching and phone calls to metropcs all i can find is APN solutions that dont work.
I currently live in Dallas/Ft Worth so i know the LTE coverage for Metropcs/Tmo is amazing it just ill not connect to LTE.
How do i get LTE to work on this device ??
Phone Specs
Has root
Unlocked
S3 i747 from At&t
Worked fine on At&T for LTE
Su keeps for closing at start because it says security issues
Stock rom on 4.3 but it says custom build under about settings for some reason.
Data speed is about 0.09-0.10mbps
Any help would be great. Sorry if this is a repost of other types of threads but i never found answers and did not want to re awaken old threads.
macklin345 said:
Hi guys, i have a s3 i747 that has been unlocked and ready to be used on other gsm networks.
I went to a metropcs store and had the phone activated and sim card inserted, my imei was connected fine and everything went great.
I instantly had EDGE(1x or 2g) and even after hours of searching and phone calls to metropcs all i can find is APN solutions that dont work.
I currently live in Dallas/Ft Worth so i know the LTE coverage for Metropcs/Tmo is amazing it just ill not connect to LTE.
How do i get LTE to work on this device ??
Phone Specs
Has root
Unlocked
S3 i747 from At&t
Worked fine on At&T for LTE
Su keeps for closing at start because it says security issues
Stock rom on 4.3 but it says custom build under about settings for some reason.
Data speed is about 0.09-0.10mbps
Any help would be great. Sorry if this is a repost of other types of threads but i never found answers and did not want to re awaken old threads.
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This issue seems popular this week.
If it's like the others, it's an issue from unlocking. the nv file gets damaged. The solution so far is to use nv-reader-writer to copy another phone's nv file and replace yours with it.
have you tested *#*#4636#*#* method? just mess around with the preferred network and see
I'm on Tmobile and worked fine with LTE
Where could i find a nv file for the s3 i747?
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have you tested *#*#4636#*#* method? just mess around with the preferred network and see
I'm on Tmobile and worked fine with LTE
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I have a little, i am now trying it will report back thanks guys.
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Where could i find a nv file for the s3 i747?
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either your own backup of imei or your friend's
pcshano said:
have you tested *#*#4636#*#* method? just mess around with the preferred network and see
I'm on Tmobile and worked fine with LTE
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either your own backup of imei or your friend's
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So when i switch to wcdma it gets 4g but some reason my phone gets no signal, then gets barely any and it says emergency calls only. This is highly frustrating. Is there a guide for NV??
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So when i switch to wcdma it gets 4g but some reason my phone gets no signal, then gets barely any and it says emergency calls only. This is highly frustrating. Is there a guide for NV??
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2374063
I am in dallas and have the exact same issue. Same phone. I will research this more and if you find out anything, PM me.
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brad65807 said:
I am in dallas and have the exact same issue. Same phone. I will research this more and if you find out anything, PM me.
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Look on the post above yours, the solution is there.
Will this give me LTE? I am able to get h+ but my phone does love to set on edge.
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Will this give me LTE? I am able to get h+ but my phone does love to set on edge.
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You do realize 4g and LTE are the same thing?
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You do realize 4g and LTE are the same thing?
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false. 4g is hspa+ and LTE is LTE.
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false. 4g is hspa+ and LTE is LTE.
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he meant if you're on AOSP, then 4G = LTE.
brad65807 said:
I am in dallas and have the exact same issue. Same phone. I will research this more and if you find out anything, PM me.
hey man its very frustrating ive been trying to find every thing i can to solve this issue, i will keep in touch if i solve it brother
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Look on the post above yours, the solution is there.
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Sir, i tried to use the nv tool but it keeps saying phone wont connect.
i have the drivers installed, it sees my ports for the phone, i go to connect and it does, but when i click read device it fails. Ive had no boxes checked, one box checked and both boxes for spc and fast read(i think it is) checked. No Go either way. Any suggestions for this? Then i can see if the NV Writer is a solution. Also i can use my own NV file right??? Or would that just be a corrupted file being reloaded ?? If thats the case how do i find a clean NV file for a Samsung Galaxy S3 i747 for AT&T??? Thanks again for the help brother
I would think you would need to load an NV of a different s3. I will try to load my NV here in a few and see what happens. PM me also
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Ok guys i tried some settings. a guy i know tried to inject the AWS for Tmobiles band freq. and it didnt work.
SOooooooooo im thinking we might have to skip AT&T phones on metro/tmo and get a tmo phone or a AT&T phone that supports AWS band freq.
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Will this give me LTE? I am able to get h+ but my phone does love to set on edge.
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Wait....How are you getting 4g ?? it might not be LTE but da*m its faster than Edge. Could you tell me your apn, and your settings if you changed anything since you first switched to metropcs.
Like dial star, hash(number sign)twice, the 4636 and star,hash star, hash and go to device info, then screen shot, then scroll down and screen shot again where i can see "set preferred network"
also man are you sure you have the S3 I747 from AT&T??
Make sure you are checking your connection in Settings > About Device > Status > Network Type
You cant always trust what's displayed in the status bar. Especially when using a custom rom or using a device on a different network than it was intended for.
Yea man I know. I've checked everything and says edge still.
I think it's based on your radio and kernel. Brad what kernel and radio you using.?
I'm on 4.3 Rooted and stock.