I recently rooted my LG G2 LS980ZVE using Stump. All worked and verified root access. Was fine for about 2 hours, and then I no longer have cell service. Apps regarding Sprint Zone, Sprint ID, Sprint Connection Optimizer are gone, and I did not remove them. Just rooted the phone. Everything else works fine. Go into Software Information under "Baseband version" click on it, nothing happens. Click on Activated Device, and get "Sorry-we experienced a system problem during your task. Please dial *2 from your Sprint phone or call Customer Care from another phone." Does anyone know what's going on, or what I did?
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I just bought a used DINC2 with the intentions of using it on Page Plus. I've factory reset the phone and it's running stock Gingerbread 2.3.4. I've noticed that the phone is always showing the roaming indicator. (I currently use an LG VX5500 flip phone on Verizon and it is never in roaming.) So, I've tried dialing *228, option 2 to update the PRL as I've seen mentioned but it's always unsuccessful (it dials but then comes back with a message that it was unsuccessful - probably because the phone isn't currently activated). I'm afraid to activate service on the phone if it has a problem and I can't call Verizon support to help because it's not activated with Verizon. Will activating the phone likely fix the problem? Any suggestions?
So the phone isn't activated but you see the roaming symbol because possibly it's trying to find an active Vetizon signal. Once activated n it knows the signal I'm 94.6% sure it won't be roaming anymore.
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I went ahead and activated the phone with Page Plus and roaming is gone now. The phone must have lost it's programming because when I activated it, there was a list of things that got programmed (including the PRL). I activated another phone and it didn't do any of that on activation. Anyway, long story short, activated the phone and roaming is gone!
I broke both the screen and the USB port on my D710, so I got on eBay and ordered another phone. The replacement one I found has a broken camera and SD card reader, which is no problem since mine work fine. The ESN is advertised as being clean.
Upon receiving the phone, everything looked great and I replaced the broken parts with my own working ones to make a fully functional D710. I got on Sprint's webpage and activated the phone using the MEID and Sprint's page says the phone is activated. However, the phone won't acknowledge that it has been activated, and always says it's roaming and on 1xRTT. PRL and profile won't update. I did a one-click wipe and reinstall of GB27 and that didn't fix it either. Lastly, a Sprint tech took his swing at it and couldn't get it to activate either after a couple hours of trying.
Does anyone know any tricks for getting a stubborn phone to activate? Or, does anyone know what is happening that is preventing it from updating?
Thanks!
It turns out that whoever had the phone before me had loaded an unusual PRL. I realized this when I discovered that I had to enable international roaming in order to get a connection, then checked the PRL version to find a really weird (custom?) PRL had been loaded.
I used this link to upload a Sprint PRL: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1267893
Note that the MSL on the phone is 000000 since it was a clean ESN and unattached to any account (that it knew of, at least.) After loading a Sprint PRL and activating the phone online, I was able to get voice and 4G but not 3G and the phone still showed an MSL of 000000. I took it to Sprint, and they did a hands-free activation which fixed it right up.
I rooted my S4 Mini (SPH-L520) phone using the procedures found here: http://androidxda.com/root-samsung-galaxy-s4-mini-sprint-sph-l520
This allowed it to be flashed to Boost. Talk/text/web/MMS all work.
However, I have three problems that appear to be related to the phone thinking it is still on the Sprint network:
First, I keep getting a sim card error that says, "The network did not respond in time. The SIM card has locked. Please power cycle the device and if the problem persists contact Customer Service.”
Second, I keep getting a "MIP 67" error.
Third, I can’t get a WiFi Hotspot program to work. The programs will start, but within a minute I get "Unable to connect to data network, turning off Hotspot. Your plan may not have the Hotspot service. Do you want to see subscription options?" If I click OK, it tells me "Network is not available." and ". . .dial *2 from your Sprint phone or call Customer Care. . ." Tethering with Boost worked fine with my old phone (TP2).
Is there anything I can do to fix these problems?
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I saw something about changing APN settings on a GSM phone. Does that apply to CDMA phones as well, and might that provide a solution?
I'm getting the same errors, 67 and 89. It thinks it's still on Sprint, it was already running on PAGEPLUS, then lost it.
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Hey guys, so I'm looking into FreedomPop (http://www.freedompop.com/), which is a somewhat newer thing to my state. I set it up on his phone and not entirely sure about it. They give you 1gb of data, yet you have to download their messaging app. When you activate it activates your data, but calling and text cant be used besides through their app which uses data. Ie, your data is used for everything from what I can tell and cell signal is worthless.
The point of this is I'm wondering if it will work on the Sprint S3 SPH-L710 and if that is how freedompop is meant to work since I cannot find any info at all about it. Would prefer to use the stock messaging app but it just gives you a sprint text saying you cant text as if you're still on sprint and all the info in your phone says sprint, network says sprint, etc..
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I just in the last week got a s3 from FreedomPop it is running 4.4.2 and came with there dailer and messaging apps installed and the stock ones have been removed. as far as I can tell they are using sprint the phone even says sprint on the back. also when I set up my google voice number it asked me if I wanted to use that as the main number on the phone witch to my understanding is a sprint only thing? but I can confirm google voice connecting for texting and sipdroid will connect but because they removed the stock dialer I cant call out with sipdroid. I hope this helps you out. I am only just now trying to play with sipdroid so I might have more info later.
purifiedmadness said:
I just in the last week got a s3 from FreedomPop it is running 4.4.2 and came with there dailer and messaging apps installed and the stock ones have been removed. as far as I can tell they are using sprint the phone even says sprint on the back. also when I set up my google voice number it asked me if I wanted to use that as the main number on the phone witch to my understanding is a sprint only thing? but I can confirm google voice connecting for texting and sipdroid will connect but because they removed the stock dialer I cant call out with sipdroid. I hope this helps you out. I am only just now trying to play with sipdroid so I might have more info later.
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Apparently the mobile phone part of them is in beta stages. But from what I've noticed, you don't actually have service. Only data service. Everything uses data. If you were to disable data, nothing would work. As far as I can see on the S2 because everything you do it recorded as data under settings. Like phone calls and texts. Where as a normal network it would be over the cell towers and not the data towers. I know they are the same thing but if you're in an area without data, but have signal still, you'd be screwed in that situation.
Got the LG G8 unlocked Amazon Alexa edition last August (2019). I use it with Sprint. I love the phone and it worked great, until a month ago.
All of a sudden, I can't make or receive phone calls or text messages, but I DO still connect to the Sprint cell service (I have bars) and I DO have working 4G LTE Data. Literally, one day it worked and the next day it didn't. I hadn't powered cycled the phone or anything between it worked and when it suddenly didn't. It just stopped working.
When I try to call out, the dialer gives me an "Out of service area" message, even though I'm within my service area. When someone tries to call me, it goes straight to voice mail as if my phone is turned off, except that my phone is turned on. When I try to send a text, it sits at "sending" indefinitely and never sends. When someone sends me a text, I simply never receive it.
Sprint, I do firmly believe, has done everything they can to troubleshoot it and proven it's not a network issue. Several different kinds of resets, including a factory reset. I was able to reactivate an older LG V20 on my account and it works just fine.
The phone is still under warranty with LG, and I was able to send it in for repair at no cost, but they did not find anything wrong with the hardware. They did do a software update of some sort, but that did not resolve the issue.
So now I'm essentially stuck between both Sprint and LG saying it's the other's issue. First unlocked phone I've ever bought and it bites me in the butt.
Any other ideas for troubleshooting either on the phone itself (beyond all the standard stuff which I've already done; I mean, if a Factory Reset doesn't help...), or with Sprint?
Thank you!
I had the same problem with Amazon variant. I used an app called Hidden Settings Muiu and went to "Phone Info" then switch the Preferred Network Type to LTE only leave it on there until it says LTE on data and no network on Voice then switch to LTE/CDMA and it get 1xRTT. Ive tried tweaking settings and everythingelse but no luck that seems to be 100% effective but anytime you **** with your network or restart you'll have to do that.
Edit: Do Global(PRL) then LTE only then to LTE/CDMA. Otherwise itll stay on EvDo for data not LTE.
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I had the same problem with Amazon variant. I used an app called Hidden Settings Muiu and went to "Phone Info" then switch the Preferred Network Type to LTE only leave it on there until it says LTE on data and no network on Voice then switch to LTE/CDMA and it get 1xRTT. Ive tried tweaking settings and everythingelse but no luck that seems to be 100% effective but anytime you **** with your network or restart you'll have to do that.
Edit: Do Global(PRL) then LTE only then to LTE/CDMA. Otherwise itll stay on EvDo for data not LTE.
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##3282#, apn settings, view, 3 buttons top right, reset to default. Works for most people, may or may not work for you
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##3282#, apn settings, view, 3 buttons top right, reset to default. Works for most people, may or may not work for you
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Did try that and gives me data but no cell service. Thank you though
Had same problem from a newbie...
I used ##873283# with dial key pad. It took a few times but finally worked. As soon as you power off or restart your phone, your back to where you started.
I bought mine from bestbuy 1 1/2 yrs ago. They are having lg send me a new one...
Lg v8 thinq This is the model I had* LM-G820QM.
Good luck.
Had my settings on LTE/cdma with roaming turned off.