I have looked for days trying to find a fix in order to get my buddy's S3 working properly on Simple Mobile.
His text and data work fine but he is unable to answer or make calls.
Every time we try and make a phone call it just hangs at dialing then after 20 seconds it ends the call. same for incoming.
The phone is
-Unlocked At&t Sgh-i747
-A.v. 4.4.2
-Build number Nj1
Any help would be greatly appreciated and welcome.
Is the phone running a stock ROM? Tried a factory reset from recovery? Tried with a different sim card from the Simple? Tried with a different sim card from the a different carrier?
So far still giving me the same issues. i tried finding a odin flash able NJ1 tar but cannot find one. can anyone point me in the right direction?
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I was running ICS 4.0.4 stock rom on my Koodo SGH-T989D. I used Darkside super wipe and then flashed Ginerbread 2.3.5 using Odin. To my knowledge, Koodo never ran gingerbread on this model so I had to use the Telus version. But since they are both T989Ds I didn't think there would be an issue.
My issue now is after I turn on my phone, it takes about 3 minutes before it finds my network. Normally it's within seconds that it finds my Koodo network. I'm just wondering what the issue might be. Is it kernel related? I've tried flashing different radios, but that didn't work. I've done a factory reset, and flashed again using Odin. My data wasn't working as well, but I fixed that by manually entering in Koodo's data settings.
So any ideas what I can do? Or did I make a mistake trying to flash a Telus rom on a Koodo phone in the first place? Obviously I'm just learning my way around here, so any help would be greatly appreciated.
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I was running ICS 4.0.4 stock rom on my Koodo SGH-T989D. I used Darkside super wipe and then flashed Ginerbread 2.3.5 using Odin. To my knowledge, Koodo never ran gingerbread on this model so I had to use the Telus version. But since they are both T989Ds I didn't think there would be an issue.
My issue now is after I turn on my phone, it takes about 3 minutes before it finds my network. Normally it's within seconds that it finds my Koodo network. I'm just wondering what the issue might be. Is it kernel related? I've tried flashing different radios, but that didn't work. I've done a factory reset, and flashed again using Odin. My data wasn't working as well, but I fixed that by manually entering in Koodo's data settings.
So any ideas what I can do? Or did I make a mistake trying to flash a Telus rom on a Koodo phone in the first place? Obviously I'm just learning my way around here, so any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Is it reading your sim card?
richardlibeau said:
Is it reading your sim card?
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This is probably a stupid question, but how would I know whether it's reading my SIM?
I know after a few minutes it finally finds the Koodo signal and I have service.
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This is probably a stupid question, but how would I know whether it's reading my SIM?
I know after a few minutes it finally finds the Koodo signal and I have service.
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It should show a sim card icon in status bar if its not reading or say no sim card on lockscreen. Otherwise it's working. 1.Try taking it out of phone and putting it back reboot see if its works after reboot. 2. If that doesn't work try another sim if you have it sometimes the cards get messed up flashing but rarely.
3. Dial *2767*3855# in the dialer for full factory format/reset. See if any of this helps you out.
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It should show a sim card icon in status bar if its not reading or say no sim card on lockscreen. Otherwise it's working. 1.Try taking it out of phone and putting it back reboot see if its works after reboot. 2. If that doesn't work try another sim if you have it sometimes the cards get messed up flashing but rarely.
3. Dial *2767*3855# in the dialer for full factory format/reset. See if any of this helps you out.
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It's very weird. It does recognize my SIM because when I take it out, a pop up comes up saying no sim and to reboot. I spent last night trying to get rid of the problem by flashing different roms, and seeing if there was any different. I flashed a CM10, my stock ICS 4.0.4, and the gingerbread rom. Some I flashed through ODIN, other through TWRP. After a bunch of different tries in no order, it finally got back to have service available immediately. But I went to do just a normal factory reset after I flashed the rom, and it lost service at the beginning of my boot again.
Any idea why a factory reset would affect that?
also, any idea why even after a few minutes when my service comes on, my data is still not available. I need to go to setting and enter in sp.koodo in the settings. Any ideas?
So I have been waiting patiently for the 4.3 update to roll out to me OTA with hopes that it would fix my issues but my phone has been saying download interrupted and so I have gone back to completely stock and triangle away to get my device status back to normal but it still wont let me download. When looking around for other possible causes I saw that my build number is JRO03L.I747UCDLK3 which comes up as a build number for a nexus 7, the correct build number for my att should be JRO03C. I have no idea how it got that way but I am wondering if the person who bricked it might have put the wrong version of the bootloader or some other part of the firmware on and it somehow didn't brick but is detecting a conflict and not letting me OTA. Or that is what is causing my cell network issues as well. Wanting input from a a few devs as I am not 100% sure what the first part of the build number represents.
Ok guys and girl, I am having a really weird issue with my Att Gs3 that I wanted to see if anyone could help with. To start off a little bit of background. I Hard bricked my s3 in August, sent it for tag and got it back working and stock with no issues. All I did was root the phone for fear of messing it up again but it was running all stock without problems for over a month since the unbrick. About 3 weeks ago I went out of town within the state but a ways away, I was talking on the phone with a co-worker right before leaving town. At some point that evening I get a a text from my wife asking why I was ignoring her calls, I had never received them and according to my phone was in the middle of prime 4g lte zone in San Antonio but I was apparently only receiving that lte signal and the phone was not switching to the voice network on 4g to make or receive calls, I was even able to voice chat with my wife but I couldn't just call her normally. After returning home I was still unable to make or receive calls unless it was right after a restart and I had to try about 15 times, so I called att and tried all of their bs which didn't make a difference at all. Looking around on the internet I found the number that you can put in to get into service mode and switched it to gsm or wcdma only and voila I could make calls again. The only problem with that being that I travel within a city for work and move from 4g to 3g to edge all the time but if I have it set for wcdma only then I have no signal and have to take the time to pull up service mode to switch back and forth. So I tried going back to completely stock again by resetting/ formatting all and flashing the stock rom via odin, my issue persisted so I also decided to flash synergy rom (which I was running prior to the hard brick) and then intergalactic because I saw the fewest problems with it to no avail. I have flashed each stock modem new and old which made no difference at all. Today I was messing around in service mode and found an area that was called handover, in that subsection you have the option for checking the phones ability to switch from gsm to wcdma and back as well as to hspa, when I select any of those options I get the message "temporary block due to build e" or " temporary block code".
I was wondering if anyone has any ideas about what the possible problem could be, imei, modem hardware, or a stubborn stuck modem firmware setting.
I was also wondering if anyone had any experience with figuring out how to re-enable handover because that is where I feel my problem is, either through adb or any programs that let me force change the settings, I would also be happy if someone knew how to turn of only LTE and have both gsm and wcdma on at the same time.
Any help would be much appreciated, I have tried everything I know how to do, but am to the point where I am forced to look at new hardware because my wife is pregnant and I really needs to be able to get a hold of me any time.
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Ok guys and girl, I am having a really weird issue with my Att Gs3 that I wanted to see if anyone could help with. To start off a little bit of background. I Hard bricked my s3 in August, sent it for Jtag and got it back working and stock with no issues. All I did was root the phone for fear of messing it up again but it was running all stock without problems for over a month since the unbrick. About 3 weeks ago I went out of town within the state but a ways away, I was talking on the phone with a co-worker right before leaving town. At some point that evening I get a a text from my wife asking why I was ignoring her calls, I had never received them and according to my phone was in the middle of prime 4g lte zone in San Antonio but I was apparently only receiving that lte signal and the phone was not switching to the voice network on 4g to make or receive calls, I was even able to voice chat with my wife but I couldn't just call her normally. After returning home I was still unable to make or receive calls unless it was right after a restart and I had to try about 15 times, so I called att and tried all of their bs which didn't make a difference at all. Looking around on the internet I found the number that you can put in to get into service mode and switched it to gsm or wcdma only and voila I could make calls again. The only problem with that being that I travel within a city for work and move from 4g to 3g to edge all the time but if I have it set for wcdma only then I have no signal and have to take the time to pull up service mode to switch back and forth. So I tried going back to completely stock again by resetting/ formatting all and flashing the stock rom via odin, my issue persisted so I also decided to flash synergy rom (which I was running prior to the hard brick) and then intergalactic because I saw the fewest problems with it to no avail. I have flashed each stock modem new and old which made no difference at all. Today I was messing around in service mode and found an area that was called handover, in that subsection you have the option for checking the phones ability to switch from gsm to wcdma and back as well as to hspa, when I select any of those options I get the message "temporary block due to build e" or " temporary block code".
I was wondering if anyone has any ideas about what the possible problem could be, imei, modem hardware, or a stubborn stuck modem firmware setting.
I was also wondering if anyone had any experience with figuring out how to re-enable handover because that is where I feel my problem is, either through adb or any programs that let me force change the settings, I would also be happy if someone knew how to turn of only LTE and have both gsm and wcdma on at the same time.
Any help would be much appreciated, I have tried everything I know how to do, but am to the point where I am forced to look at new hardware because my wife is pregnant and I really needs to be able to get a hold of me any time.
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if you have CM recovery or TWRP you can go back, wipe everything even twice could help, then flash a stock rom reboot and see what happens
if that doesnt work go back to odin and install stock firmware 4.1.2 from Samsung but again you have to wipe data/factory reset
3rd if that doesnt work, try to restore your EFS folder/files using this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1725839
that link has everything, how to fix it, anything you need to know
BUY a new phone or use a different phone if all the options above fail
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if you have CM recovery or TWRP you can go back, wipe everything even twice could help, then flash a stock rom reboot and see what happens
if that doesnt work go back to odin and install stock firmware 4.1.2 from Samsung but again you have to wipe data/factory reset
3rd if that doesnt work, try to restore your EFS folder/files using this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1725839
that link has everything, how to fix it, anything you need to know
BUY a new phone or use a different phone if all the options above fail
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The backup restore/fix imei and data restore tools link doesn't go anywhere, does anyone have a link to the restore tool? The only version I can find is for the non us version of the s3.
I did at least use the tool for the 9300 to find out that I have some 000 for s/n and other numbers (see attachment)
is there a patch out for us gs3's to fix this like there is for the i9300?
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The backup restore/fix imei and data restore tools link doesn't go anywhere, does anyone have a link to the restore tool? The only version I can find is for the non us version of the s3.
I did at least use the tool for the 9300 to find out that I have some 000 for s/n and other numbers (see attachment)
is there a patch out for us gs3's to fix this like there is for the i9300?
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I think I can help, I just need to pull up some files and I might get you the software or program I used to back -up and restore my EFS folder/files
Even fix it, so plz hang in there........will report back later on
Thanks a bunch, I am still trying all kinds of stuff but I feel pretty certain that the problem lies with a messed up efs and I don't think I have a backup unless doing a nandroid covers that as well, which I am not seeing that it does. Any further help is appreciated, is this something that a local cell repair shop can typically fix or is this a possible new phone situation?
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Thanks a bunch, I am still trying all kinds of stuff but I feel pretty certain that the problem lies with a messed up efs and I don't think I have a backup unless doing a nandroid covers that as well, which I am not seeing that it does. Any further help is appreciated, is this something that a local cell repair shop can typically fix or is this a possible new phone situation?
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using xda app-developers app
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this is the software/programme i used to back-up, recover or even fix my EFS files (if they are corrupt and can be used) NV items reader writer
type it on google and pretty sure you will find something , try different links and again am sure you will find a download
have you tried flashing the new 4.3 stock firmware and modem follow this link for everything http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2498233 or you can wait for AT&T to release the official 4.3 firmware and that will be 100% satified to be stable and will fix all your EFS/IMEI problems FOR GOOD :laugh:
i have the NV items reader writer software that can fix your problems but i dont know how i can share it with you without breaking any rules
ULTIMATE/final solution send it to MOBILETECHVIDEOS and will fix it like its nothing, take it to samsung and have to play some ball, or BUY A NEW PHONE
tried kernels (idont think it will make any difference) but its good to check
I have tried all the other versions but will try the 4.3 what's the name of that software so I can try and find it or of you have drop box you could pm me the info and get it to me that way . In the meantime I found an fusion 2 for 38 bucks from att so I can get calls for the time being.
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madnesshero86 said:
I have tried all the other versions but will try the 4.3 what's the name of that software so I can try and find it or of you have drop box you could pm me the info and get it to me that way . In the meantime I found an fusion 2 for 38 bucks from att so I can get calls for the time being.
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NV items reader writer
type exactly as it is on google or here on XDA
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See new info in OP Please, and before anyone says anything I have spent half the day searching with various keywords trying to find a fix so be kind if it seems obvious to you, I couldn't find it and I did try.
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Hello fellow xda members. Well after searching for a solution for my for nearly a week now i figure i should post the question to see if i can get an answer. I did search around before hand and tried many solutions but to no avail.
Background, I have a sgh-t999 that's apparently unlocked since I've been using a fido sim card in it for several months now. when ever I'm running cm 10.1, I have full network access, texts, mms, 3g data, etc.Note: d2mtr is flashed to my phone and my model number gets changed to sch-r530, baseband: t999vvllh2.
After flashing to cm 10.2 RC1. d2mtr. I get stuck on the metroPcs network with out any way to manually switch network operators because the option in mobile networks is greyed out. Everything seems to work fine in terms of calls but besides being able to receive texts messages i can't send them. The signal bar seems to be empty or greyed out yet it still picks up 3g data. I've vigorously checked my apn settings to no avail. deleted the voice+ apk since I'm not in the US being in Canada and i'm all out of options right now. If i restore back to my previous backup ,everything works fine and i did check to see if I loose my imei number after flash.
I previously tried flashing d2tmo to my device but to no avail, assert errors. It would greatly be appreciated to get a response and thank you in advance for any help.
Edit: It's a sgh-t999v as printed behind the battery. I followed this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1775616 hence the reason why I'm coming from ICS. Looks like I'll have to reflash using ODIN which i was trying to avoid out of fear of bricking but it seems like my only option now.
kyuubie said:
Hello fellow xda members. Well after searching for a solution for my for nearly a week now i figure i should post the question to see if i can get an answer. I did search around before hand and tried many solutions but to no avail.
Background, I have a sgh-t999 that's apparently unlocked since I've been using a fido sim card in it for several months now. when ever I'm running cm 10.1, I have full network access, texts, mms, 3g data, etc.Note: d2mtr is flashed to my phone and my model number gets changed to sch-r530, baseband: t999vvllh2.
After flashing to cm 10.2 RC1. d2mtr. I get stuck on the metroPcs network with out any way to manually switch network operators because the option in mobile networks is greyed out. Everything seems to work fine in terms of calls but besides being able to receive texts messages i can't send them. The signal bar seems to be empty or greyed out yet it still picks up 3g data. I've vigorously checked my apn settings to no avail. deleted the voice+ apk since I'm not in the US being in Canada and i'm all out of options right now. If i restore back to my previous backup ,everything works fine and i did check to see if I loose my imei number after flash.
I previously tried flashing d2tmo to my device but to no avail, assert errors. It would greatly be appreciated to get a response and thank you in advance for any help.
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Might not be the right ROM for your phone. Or it could be buggy. I've messed around with a few and finally found a great one that seems to be working well for me. I have the d2ltetmo. I'm running Liquid Smooth ROM with 4.2.2 and TWRP 2500 recovery. The ROM roots your phone as well. Any questions feel free to ask. Hope I can help!:cyclops:
I wouldn't flash D2MTR Rom to D2TMO. Too many differing things. There's a CM for D2TMO too.
Are you sure that's a t999? The baseband looks like the one for the t999v.. And it also looks like you might be on ICS firmware.. What I suggest you do is check the model number of your phone to be sure what model you have, after that update to 4.1.1 or 4.1.2 via Odin but make sure its the firmware for your model. After this flash your custom recovery, and then try flashing cm10.1 for d2tmo.. If your device bootloops after you Odin, enter recovery and do a factory reset.
Edit: check the model number by removing the battery and it will say at the back of the phone.. And the firmwares to flash in odin are in the development thread
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serio22 said:
Are you sure that's a t999? The baseband looks like the one for the t999v.. And it also looks like you might be on ICS firmware.. What I suggest you do is check the model number of your phone to be sure what model you have, after that update to 4.1.1 or 4.1.2 via Odin but make sure its the firmware for your model. After this flash your custom recovery, and then try flashing cm10.1 for d2tmo.. If your device bootloops after you Odin, enter recovery and do a factory reset.
Edit: check the model number by removing the battery and it will say at the back of the phone.. And the firmwares to flash in odin are in the development thread
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Well after a long process of flashing stock jb then finding a proper method of flashing cwm since i had difficulties with fastboot and went with the dd if-of method using the terminal emulator. I am finally on a stable cm 10.2 rom, d2tmo, where everything seems to be working and intact. Thanks for the advice now i have the long process of restoring my apps and data and what not with titanium backup.
So about 6 months ago, I decided to finally try out some custom roms on my t999 after running stock for over a year. I tried a couple of roms and stuck with cm11. Every thing was great until about 3 weeks ago. Out of nowhere, my phone randomly decides to drop connection to tmo towers. Sometimes i have bars and 4g symbol and sometimes i don't have anything. When I pull the battery and restart, I am able to connect to data, make calls, and send messages for a few minutes, but then i lose everything. Randomly throughout the day, I will get signal back for a few minutes but thats it. I flashed a touchwiz rom for now so I can use wifi calling, So that still works.
So I tried to flash a different baseband modem from DocHoliday77 and none of them worked. I also tried going back to stock following DocHoliday77s guide once again, but for some reason that does not work. I launch odin3.07, put my stock firmware in the pda section, make sure only auto reboot and F reset time are checked. I connect my phone in download mode, it is detected and i start the process. The phone restarts but gets stuck at the samsung logo screen. I have tried flashing different roms and none work.
I dont think its an imei problem because I got the phone direct form tmo with a contract.
Does anyone know what I might be doing wrong? ANY help would be greatly appreciated.
Did you factory reset after you flashed the firmware in Odin? That's the only way it will boot coming from cm.. You may just need a new sim if flashing to stock won't fix it.. And BTW T-Mobile doesn't do contracts
Hi everyone,
my mother just bought a (used) samsung galaxy s4 mini (i9195)(black) and it was on a 4.2.2 rom, i think that it was a custom rom because i couldn't update it neither using wifi nor kies and it had a custom recovery flashed.
I wanted to flash the newest stock firmware on it, like i did to a friend not so long ago, and i already had the firmware which i used on a friends phone (i9195 black)(downloaded from sammobile), the firmware is named "I9195XXUCNH5_I9195OXXCNI1_SEE"
I flashed it via odin, everything went without problems, and the phone works almost perfectly, now i have a problem that i can't send SMS from it, it just won't send, and when trying to make a call the call ui shows like it should but nothing more happens... when i try to go to the call settings it is just loading and can't enter it... when i try to call the phone (sim) i hear that it is calling at the caller side, but at the i9195 nothing happens :S
The calls and sms worked normal on 4.2.2 and also it is not the fault of the sim card because i tested it and tested the phone with other sims, also when there is no sim in the phone i can make the emergencie call without any problems, which i can't with the sim inserted...
Please someone help to guide me to the solution of the problem
Thanks in advance
Try to flash it again.
arnes_king said:
Hi everyone,
my mother just bought a (used) samsung galaxy s4 mini (i9195)(black) and it was on a 4.2.2 rom, i think that it was a custom rom because i couldn't update it neither using wifi nor kies and it had a custom recovery flashed.
I wanted to flash the newest stock firmware on it, like i did to a friend not so long ago, and i already had the firmware which i used on a friends phone (i9195 black)(downloaded from sammobile), the firmware is named "I9195XXUCNH5_I9195OXXCNI1_SEE"
I flashed it via odin, everything went without problems, and the phone works almost perfectly, now i have a problem that i can't send SMS from it, it just won't send, and when trying to make a call the call ui shows like it should but nothing more happens... when i try to go to the call settings it is just loading and can't enter it... when i try to call the phone (sim) i hear that it is calling at the caller side, but at the i9195 nothing happens :S
The calls and sms worked normal on 4.2.2 and also it is not the fault of the sim card because i tested it and tested the phone with other sims, also when there is no sim in the phone i can make the emergencie call without any problems, which i can't with the sim inserted...
Please someone help to guide me to the solution of the problem
Thanks in advance
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you've to flash it twice in odin. if you didn't at first attempt. do it now twice again.
Try flash modem