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Emergency Calls Only...

Hi,
last night this problem just came out of nowhere. I was texting and calling fine like hour before I noticed it happen, but whenever I try to call it hangs up, and whenever I try to text it tells me to try again when service is available. On the lock screen it tells me "Emergency Calls Only", but sometimes it shows "Virgin" I'm with Virgin Mobile Canada, but still doesn't work. I've tried the following:
1. Pulling out battery and putting it back in.
2. Nandroid restore to when I first rooted it, and when it was working fine.
3. Take out SIM card, battery, and memory stick
4. Putting it into airplane mode and disabling airplane mode about 30 seconds later.
5. Unrooted to original Bell Stock Rom image from a thread and now have normal recovery
6.Data/factory reset
The only thing I do have a possible lead on is that yesterday I created a recovery tar file, from a recovery image I got from cwm website under AT&T, thought it was also for Bell (Model wise) as well, so don't know if that's the case, does that have to do with anything? I'm back to stock recovery and rom and from a thread here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1739426 and downloaded the Bell/Virgin image, and flashed with Odin, I am back to stock, but still did not fix issue. It says Virgin on the top sometimes, and sometimes back to "Emergency calls only" could the recovery flash have changed radio or something? I also did do a restore before I flashed the new recovery and when phone was being normal just before unrooting but that also didn't work. Now I am unrooted and not on custom recovery. But still no service. Most of the time the service is 1 bar, but even when it's on 5 for like 10 seconds, it still doesn't work. Is it me or my carrier? I also noticed that even when the signal shows full strength it tells me "Emergency Calls Only". Thanks for the help.

I'd call Virgin and ask if your service was interrupted for any reason.

Yeah I'm going to do that, but I just looked at the IMEI number on the back of the phone, and looked at it in settings, but it did not match the number it had at the back. It just says 0 in the phone settings. Does that have anything to do with it? I wanna know if this is has anything to do with that first before calling.
EDIT: Okay so I did some research and yes that is apparently the problem, so I rerooted to custom recovery, and followed this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1801997 my IMEI is back, and matches, and it says "Virgin" now at the top of my lockscreen, but still, I can't send messages or call. Did the deleting of IMEI also delete something else I should restore? Or is it something on their side? I am connected to Virgin Mobile, but the connection is extremely weak, and does not complete any calls or texts. There's also "IMEI SV" under settings and it says "01" is that an issue?
EDIT 2: Nevermind I just had to follow post 3 after fixing IMEI in that thread I linked and it worked! In case you researched and got here. Follow thread I linked up.

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I'd like to resurrect this thread for a moment. Papaniz's problem is exactly like mine, same carrier & country.. but the link is dead.. any idea what the process was or where another link might be? Thanks Guys

tutorialhedz said:
I'd like to resurrect this thread for a moment. Papaniz's problem is exactly like mine, same carrier & country.. but the link is dead.. any idea what the process was or where another link might be? Thanks Guys
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The thread was remove to avoid illegal problem. You'll most likely have to look somewhere else to recover your IMEI if flashing stock firmware doesn't fix it.

No service after reflashing to stock [Solved]

Had my nexus rooted since day 1 and never had any issues. Lately i've been trying to use Barclay's Pingit app which doesn't work on rooted devices. So i reflashed to stock through the galaxy nexus toolkit. I did get service on the stock rom, but i've since tried a nandroid restore of my CM10 and it appears to have screwed something up. First off, the restore completed in 4 seconds, so it obviously didn't work. I'm using TWRP if that makes any difference.
So i tried a wipe and flash other roms, but still no service. Even after going back to stock, still no service. I'm assuming the botched nandroid restore has possibly damaged my radio somehow? I did try to flash another radio, and it flashes ok, but still no service.
APN settings are fine. All i get though when i try to connect to a network is "Can't connect to this network at the moment, please try again later".
I'm on 3 UK. Tried connecting to other networks, but still the same issue
Just tried flashing a new radio through fastboot, flashes fine and shows up in baseband version, but still no service...

Have you tried getril app? If your radio interface layer doesn't match it can fix it.
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eqjunkie829 said:
Have you tried getril app? If your radio interface layer doesn't match it can fix it.
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Yeah i tried it earlier, no luck.
Just tried again to make sure, still nothing

I have had some bad flashes with twrp. If I were you I would try cwm and then flash a new ROM.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2

Op, do you still have your imei? Try another simcard have you?
Sent from my i9250

Yeah i've tried several new rom flashes through CWM.
@bk201doesntexist - Yeah the phone has an IMEI in the status menu. I'm wondering if it's blocked since my provider accidentally cancelled my contract a few months ago, and i didn't say a word
Scrap that actually, apparently Three UK can't block IMEI's for some reason...
Funnily enough, i tried a sim card from another carrier and not only did it not connect to any network, but now when i go to search networks it just says "Error while searching for networks".
Edit - Called my network provider, they said my IMEI was wrong. At the minute it starts with 0049, which it shouldn't apparently. I dunno how this got changed in the first place.
Ok, so i've looked into the imei 0049 issue and it's starting to make sense. I looked in the /factory folder and it's empty, well apart from lost+found but it's empty. I assume the only option is to send it off for repairs? I do still have a nandroid backup on my computer and it has efs.ext4.win on there. Gonna give that a shot.
Edit 2 - Ok so I updated TWRP as my version was 2.2. Attempted the nandroid restore again and success! Got my voice and data back!
Thanks for the suggestions, its been a stressful day and hope this can help somebody else in a similar position

Yeah i forgot mentioning the fake imei thing. I was thinking about the /factory partition being null, thats why i spoke of imei.
Please edit the thread title to include tag [SOLVED]. Thanks.
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Impossible to get network operator

I flashed CM10.1 on my S3 and had the same problem as others where data was intermittent. It worked for some time and after one nightly, I lost my IMEI. So I got back to stock, used the procedure with QPST and got back my IMEI. I got back to cm10.1 and unsurprisingly, I had a hard time having data. But worst off, I had a hard time having cell connection anymore, not even voice or sms. Tried AOKP without any luck. Tried different modems, not luck either. Now I went back to stock and still doesn't work. There's something that is not resetted between flash of ROM that keeps messing up my connection. I also found out that only one network provider is ever found, one is Rogers Wireless (I'm with Bell), or one is EXT. But never any other provider is ever found. And also in *#*#4636#*#* under phone info I can'T change the radio band like I can on the phone of my girlfriend.
So there it is. I'm stuck. I don't really want to buy another phone. It is a software issue for sure. But how can we solve that? Is there any way to restore the EFS to factory default? Could it be buried there? What is the ERI? Could it be that? My stock ROm says that it can't get the ERI version.
Any help is welcome.

my stock telus ERI is unavailable but i think thats normal... i have no problems
from what i understand imei and apn settings are the things to check into

24680 said:
my stock telus ERI is unavailable but i think thats normal... i have no problems
from what i understand imei and apn settings are the things to check into
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IMEI and APN are good. IMEI will get me data, but I can't even get a cell connection now. No radio at all.

whats your radio band set to?
if i set mine to anything but automatic it wont find networks like yours..
*#*#4636#*#* dont work on my telus s3.
i use a different method
*#197328460# then
UMTS > Debug Screen > Phone control > Network Control > Band selection >
Automatic...
beware what you change in here as there is no return to default

24680 said:
whats your radio band set to?
if i set mine to anything but automatic it wont find networks like yours..
*#*#4636#*#* dont work on my telus s3.
i use a different method
*#197328460# then
UMTS > Debug Screen > Phone control > Network Control > Band selection >
Automatic...
beware what you change in here as there is no return to default
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Neither of the two works. *#*#4636#*#* was working with CM10/10.1 and AOKP. But not with stock. And the one you suggest after is not working either.
But I remember going ot *#*#4636#*#* before flashing stock rom and I wasn't able to selet any band. On my girlfriend's android phone (HTC) I can.

if it were me.. i would try reflashing stock again... after flashing stock do a factory reset thru recovery... seems to help for clean stock setup.
if still no network i would check that band selection is set to automatic.
maybe someone else with more experience would have a better idea.
you mentioned you changed your band selection and now cant change it back.
i dont think flashing stock changes this.
i think that might be your problem.
ifso you first need to fix phone to use *# code... i have no idea why its not working
it works on my stock telus 4.0.4 and 4.1.1
maybe bell blocks from using *#code?

ebfortin said:
I flashed CM10.1 on my S3 and had the same problem as others where data was intermittent. It worked for some time and after one nightly, I lost my IMEI. So I got back to stock, used the procedure with QPST and got back my IMEI. I got back to cm10.1 and unsurprisingly, I had a hard time having data. But worst off, I had a hard time having cell connection anymore, not even voice or sms. Tried AOKP without any luck. Tried different modems, not luck either. Now I went back to stock and still doesn't work. There's something that is not resetted between flash of ROM that keeps messing up my connection. I also found out that only one network provider is ever found, one is Rogers Wireless (I'm with Bell), or one is EXT. But never any other provider is ever found. And also in *#*#4636#*#* under phone info I can'T change the radio band like I can on the phone of my girlfriend.
So there it is. I'm stuck. I don't really want to buy another phone. It is a software issue for sure. But how can we solve that? Is there any way to restore the EFS to factory default? Could it be buried there? What is the ERI? Could it be that? My stock ROm says that it can't get the ERI version.
Any help is welcome.
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if i were u i would first try your girls sim in your phone and vise versa and if no luck do the qpst instructions to regain LTE not imei .and if u still cant manually find network operator after that i would format both sd cards and odin back to stock rooted and do the imei injection again for the hell of it and the LTE fix ..and stay on stock rooted or 4.1.2 until u get this figured out cause 4.2 builds are gonna have more probs then 4.1...I know u are having cell connect probs and these instructions are for imei and data but it sounds like your out of options....i lost imei once and had to manually inject with qpst and my reception was one bar til i did the LTE fix and it worked awesome..one more thing is my phone will not select a radio band ever unless i manually select my network operator first or i have no sim card in phone..i have also had sim cards crap out for no apparent reason..good luck
edit. my bad i thought your girl also had gs3..maybe the sims are still the same

stuey25 said:
if i were u i would first try your girls sim in your phone and vise versa and if no luck do the qpst instructions to regain LTE not imei .and if u still cant manually find network operator after that i would format both sd cards and odin back to stock rooted and do the imei injection again for the hell of it and the LTE fix ..and stay on stock rooted or 4.1.2 until u get this figured out cause 4.2 builds are gonna have more probs then 4.1...I know u are having cell connect probs and these instructions are for imei and data but it sounds like your out of options....i lost imei once and had to manually inject with qpst and my reception was one bar til i did the LTE fix and it worked awesome..one more thing is my phone will not select a radio band ever unless i manually select my network operator first or i have no sim card in phone..i have also had sim cards crap out for no apparent reason..good luck
edit. my bad i thought your girl also had gs3..maybe the sims are still the same
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Thanks for your answer. Really appreciated. I've flashed so much time that I don't see the point of doing it again. I also had, at some point, to inject my IMEI and it worked with QPST.
What I find really strange is that a stock reflash doesn't put everything back to when I bought the phone. Funny thing, after the flash, it knew what my Wi-Fi router password was! So obviously there are some part of the config that is not overwritten. Which I find odd.
I also started playing with the service menu and found a lot of settings for the radio band. No luck yet.

ebfortin said:
Thanks for your answer. Really appreciated. I've flashed so much time that I don't see the point of doing it again. I also had, at some point, to inject my IMEI and it worked with QPST.
What I find really strange is that a stock reflash doesn't put everything back to when I bought the phone. Funny thing, after the flash, it knew what my Wi-Fi router password was! So obviously there are some part of the config that is not overwritten. Which I find odd.
I also started playing with the service menu and found a lot of settings for the radio band. No luck yet.
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Your WiFi password could have been restored by google just like it puts your contact info back.
If you are doing a Odin to stock that should wipe it clean.

stuey25 said:
if i were u i would first try your girls sim in your phone and vise versa and if no luck do the qpst instructions to regain LTE not imei .and if u still cant manually find network operator after that i would format both sd cards and odin back to stock rooted and do the imei injection again for the hell of it and the LTE fix ..and stay on stock rooted or 4.1.2 until u get this figured out cause 4.2 builds are gonna have more probs then 4.1...I know u are having cell connect probs and these instructions are for imei and data but it sounds like your out of options....i lost imei once and had to manually inject with qpst and my reception was one bar til i did the LTE fix and it worked awesome..one more thing is my phone will not select a radio band ever unless i manually select my network operator first or i have no sim card in phone..i have also had sim cards crap out for no apparent reason..good luck
edit. my bad i thought your girl also had gs3..maybe the sims are still the same
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This thing is so strange. There's only one network that my phone can see now, and it is 302720. Bell is 302610. No other network is visible. And since I'm with Bell, then I can't connect to 302720. I'm in for emergency calls only. That's why I thought it may have to do with radio. But it seems Rogers (302720) and Bell use the same bands. A channel maybe? But this should be all automatic! It's a pretty stupid bug let me tell you!
Maybe a SIM card issue? That would be quite a coincidence that it happen exactly when I'm playing with ROMs...

RUNNERX said:
Your WiFi password could have been restored by google just like it puts your contact info back.
If you are doing a Odin to stock that should wipe it clean.
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Ah that's a good possibility. I didn't know it was saving passwords as well.
So if it wipes clean, how come this bug stays? There is obviously something that is not wiped and overwritten or else it would work.

How can one tell if someone losses their IMEI number? Unable to make phone calls? No 4g/ lte?
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Deggy said:
How can one tell if someone losses their IMEI number? Unable to make phone calls? No 4g/ lte?
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When you go to info about your phone, in status you usually have your IMEI number. It'll show 0 if it's corrupted. Or sometimes it's a generic IMEI dans is used when the real one is unknown. It's 049 something I think.
Without an IMEI number you can do phone call. But you'll never have a data connection.

Cant make phone calls

I first seen this problem when i flashed synergy rom. My phone failed to activate so as a result it wouldnt make/recieve phone calls but i could text and use data normally. So i tried skipping the setup, using global apn, went to stock then came back, re-flashed many times and the result was either no service or i couldnt make/recieve calls. So i tried to Odin back to stock and unroot, then tried a different rom but still it wouldnt work. I then restored a backup i had of CS ROM but still not working. Any help would be appreciated.
Update: Okay so incase anyone runs into this problem I found a fix that works for me. What i did was bring my phone completely to stock and unroot it. Then i got a notification telling me about a software update, when i opened it a popup came telling me Im now registered. Then I rooted and flashed synergy rom, skipped the setup but then text or phone calls didnt work, so i put airplane mode on then off, and voila it working again.

osman212 said:
I first seen this problem when i flashed synergy rom. My phone failed to activate so as a result it wouldnt make/recieve phone calls but i could text and use data normally. So i tried skipping the setup, using global apn, went to stock then came back, re-flashed many times and the result was either no service or i couldnt make/recieve calls. So i tried to Odin back to stock and unroot, then tried a different rom but still it wouldnt work. I then restored a backup i had of CS ROM but still not working. Any help would be appreciated.
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Did you check your IMEI? If it's unknown or 0, there's a stickied thread on how to restore it.
Also, make sure you have the right modem for you carrier (modem thread if you're not sure). As well as having the right APNs.

BWolf56 said:
Did you check your IMEI? If it's unknown or 0, there's a stickied thread on how to restore it.
Also, make sure you have the right modem for you carrier (modem thread if you're not sure). As well as having the right APNs.
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IMEI seems to be fine. I dont know why i didnt think of flashing a different modem, ill try that. Thanks

osman212 said:
IMEI seems to be fine. I dont know why i didnt think of flashing a different modem, ill try that. Thanks
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In case you hadn't found the link yet.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1831898

D850 cant connect to GSM. stuck at "No Service"

We had a few hours network outage due to security reasons. But my G3 didnt recover when the outage was over and is still stuck at "no Service" even after several reboots, clean flash of cloudy and restoration to stock using nandroid. It was working just fine a night before. I have tried restoring Stock from nandroid but still no luck. I have tried different SIM cards too but still no connectivity.
*#06# shows proper IMEI number.
Any clue what might be wrong and how to go about fixing it ?

salimbaba said:
We had a few hours network outage due to security reasons. But my G3 didnt recover when the outage was over and is still stuck at "no Service" even after several reboots, clean flash of cloudy and restoration to stock using nandroid. It was working just fine a night before. I have tried restoring Stock from nandroid but still no luck. I have tried different SIM cards too but still no connectivity.
*#06# shows proper IMEI number.
Any clue what might be wrong and how to go about fixing it ?
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OK So I looked around. my IMEI is correct. my wifi and bluetooth mac addresses are ok. but my baseband is shown as unknown. So i flashed a modem from here for v10D D850 and now I am not getting "No service" but still not getting any network

My suggestion is flash stock Rom with kdz or tot method. Look under general section and return completely stock.
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ceza1380 said:
My suggestion is flash stock Rom with kdz or tot method. Look under general section and return completely stock.
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OK so I am back to stock using TOT method. I have my IMEI, baseband and MAC addresses intact. Now it doesn't say No service rather it keeps on searching for signal and catches some from time to time but loses it again in a jiffy. Sim Toolkit is working fine so I assume SIM jacket isn't the trouble maker here.
search for signals :::: get a lock on :::: lose the signal :::: repeat
Any clues ?

Turn on airplane mode on and off. Factory reset your device from settings menu. It's a weird problem. It must be fixed after tot method.
Sent from my LG-D855 using Tapatalk

Are you using it on At&t? Maybe sim gone bad or imei blacklisted by accident.

Which ATT APN are you currently using?

I'm actually having this exact problem to right now, I flashed back to stock and I still receive no data. I've tried nextgenphone APN and the PTA APN, I also checked my IMEI and it's fine to.
Edit:
I'm using an AT&T LG D850
When I put the sim card into my Moto G, it picks up 3G and works.

Juex said:
I'm actually having this exact problem to right now, I flashed back to stock and I still receive no data. I've tried nextgenphone APN and the PTA APN, I also checked my IMEI and it's fine to.
Edit:
I'm using an AT&T LG D850
When I put the sim card into my Moto G, it picks up 3G and works.
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Ok so after having my go at the phone i had it given for repairs. The guy said he has replaced antenna multiplexer ic which has solved the problem.

I am experiencing the exact same issue but with a D855.
I decided to go from stock to CM12.1. This didn't end up working. Stuck on Bootloop. I also tried Xenon HD and had the same issue. So I came back to stock. Now having this issue.
What I did was flash from 5.0 to 4.4 so that I could root. I was unable to on 5.0.
Then I rooted using LG One click Root.
Then I flashed the latest TWRP
Then I did a full clean in TWRP and flashed CM & GAPPS (same with Xenon)
When this didn't work, I flashed to stock using LG FLash tool.
I tried both the KDZ and TOT methods numerous times, also tried to re-flash CM & Xenon and had the same issues.
I also tried flashing stock 4.4 and 5.0 roms and still the same.
I have also done multiple factory resets after flashing.
If anyone out there has solved this issue without sending their phone away, please advise as I am at my wits end and without a working phone.
Thanks

salimbaba said:
Ok so after having my go at the phone i had it given for repairs. The guy said he has replaced antenna multiplexer ic which has solved the problem.
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I think im going to have to do this also. Can you tell me the name of the repair shop you used? and about how much this repair cost you?
Thanks

godsreel said:
I think im going to have to do this also. Can you tell me the name of the repair shop you used? and about how much this repair cost you?
Thanks
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Got it repaired from Singapore Plaza Rawalpindi for 3k. Shop name was X-cell