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Mobile 3g hotspot hack

So this is something i have tested working myself. I DO NOT recommend this for everyone simply because you can severely mess up your phone and it's wireless connections.
In a nut shell what this allows you to do is utilize your phones built in 3g mobile hot spot and tethering application without paying the extra $20 a month. The legality of this is questionable so use it at your own risk.
What you need:
Samsung drivers(you can find these)
QPST software download it here
1. Install the samsung driver for our phone, as well as the QPST software
2. Place your phone in modem mode(settings, wireless, enable dial up)
3. Plug in your phone and allow all drivers and everything to install.
4. Load up QPST configuration
5. Navigate to the tab that says ports and select "Add New Port"(if all is well you should have one that says something about usb, or anything about your phone)
6. Once the device is added go to the top menu bar, select "Start Clients" and then "Service Programming"
7. Next select "OK" to the device in the box.
Now for the tricky things where you MUST be careful!
8. at the bottom of this box select "Read from Phone"
9. If the password in the box is not "000000"(six zeros) type it in and click OK.
10. You now want to tab over on the top until you see the tab that says "M. IP" select this.
11. Select Profile 0(it will be the very first one on the top) and select "Edit..."
12. You now should Have two input boxes the first one labled "NAI" and the second "Tethered NAI"
13. Under "Tethered NAI" it should say something similar to "[email protected]" (the X's refer to your personal number)
14. You need to edit this so that it no longer has "dun" in it,
"[email protected]"
15. You should now have NAI and Tethered NAI as the same thing. Now click OK and finally "Write to phone"(located in the bottom left). Your phone will reboot its self.
16. Upon first boot you need to go back into settings, wireless, and disable dial up networking. (first time i did this i got a force close with gapps, but did not cause any issues)
If you followed this exactly, you should now have 3g mobile hotspot
I must warn you however, if you reprogram your phone via *228 this will go away! so it will have to be performed again.
Enjoy!

Is this continuum specific? I've guy a buddy with a Samsung showcase that is very interested.

it should be able to work on most phones. I modified this from a samsung fascinate guide and wrote more detailed instructions, however it should work for most android devices.

ah not to rain on your parade but wouldnt it be easier to just use googles wireles tether 3.0 above and select samsung facinate softap mode pretty much anything will pick that up.

Perhaps it would be easier, but it adds extra bloat and just isn't as good as using the original..
Imagine, you want to tether via wireless or wired.. well you simply go into your drawer and select 3g mobile hotspot... So much easier than downloading an app that you are either limited to non secure sights via a wired connection(pda net) or you have to use a tethering app that may or may not work properly, supports only an adhoc connection, has connectivity issues or is just a PITA to setup...
So why not use the app that is already in your app drawer that you can't get away.
Give it time and i'll have a patch for exactly this where you won't even need to perform these steps...
Oh, did i mention i can alter the amount of devices you can have connected at once via 3g wireless hotspot, and my speeds over 3g with my rom are coming in between 0.5MB-3MB per second (as of the tests i've done as of now. I just pulled 1.71mb/sec upload sucks, but i'm not uploading things using it. lol)
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man i miss unlimited data lol thats what got me into trouble with sprint i pretty much forced my hero to roam of off verizon because theres a tower literaly half a mile from my house and apparantly using over 500mb of data roaming a day is a big no no lol. long story short they sent a letter and i got da boot. now i just have a dsl connection and the 2gig data plan so my bill is only about 10$ more than on sprint.
the moral of this story is becarefull with this because verizon does know what your doing

Bierce22 said:
man i miss unlimited data lol thats what got me into trouble with sprint i pretty much forced my hero to roam of off verizon because theres a tower literaly half a mile from my house and apparantly using over 500mb of data roaming a day is a big no no lol. long story short they sent a letter and i got da boot. now i just have a dsl connection and the 2gig data plan so my bill is only about 10$ more than on sprint.
the moral of this story is becarefull with this because verizon does know what your doing
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The beauty of this modification is that the regular 3g uses the connection of [email protected]... When you connect up the 3g wireless hotspot it sets the connection to [email protected].. This is how they know you have tethering because verizon sets this connection as active. SOOO what this is actually doing is setting the tethering app to utulize the normal 3g connection. SOOO it looks as if you are simply using the normal 3g connection..
Another way to do this is to run the 3g hotspot and have a widget to turn on and off 3g. When you toggle the connection it sets the connection back to the normal 3g even though you have open 3ghotspot Thus allowing tethering.

I am testing this now and i just performed option 2 after *228 and it did not break tethering. In fact i am on it now. Time for option 1 test

The new wireless tether allows regular connections, not just ADHOC
I've done this before, not gonna lie... But I deemed it.... Eh... Not worth it also, a lot of people have issues with dropped signal after doing it But, it is nifty, no doubt I was messing around with qdxm and such since my original enV
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trailblazer101 said:
The new wireless tether allows regular connections, not just ADHOC
I've done this before, not gonna lie... But I deemed it.... Eh... Not worth it also, a lot of people have issues with dropped signal after doing it But, it is nifty, no doubt I was messing around with qdxm and such since my original enV
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I tried downloading google's Wireless Tether from the android market and it said my device is not supported, did you have this problem? i am running Miunia Rom beta 4

I am running the same rom and downloaded Google wireless tether straight from the Google website, no problem at all.
http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/downloads/list
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gk438 said:
I am running the same rom and downloaded Google wireless tether straight from the Google website, no problem at all.
http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/downloads/list
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Thanks for the link
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No problem, hope it works for you.
Happy holidays..
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anybody knows how to unlock hotspot for sprint?

dony71 said:
anybody knows how to unlock hotspot for sprint?
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Why are you asking this on a forum for a phone that isn't on sprint, and doesn't even have an equivalent? I would suggest checking your phones forum.

Does it matter what ROM you're on (odex/deodexed)?

no it does not.

pattielipp said:
no it does not.
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I figured as much. Thanks for the speedy reply.

Well I tried this
But for some weird reason every time I trie to mod and restart the phone the parameters return to their original setting, Like I didn't do anything to change it.
Is there something wrong?
I used QPST and if I change the vrzw3g something to anything and restart the phone everything goes back to default...
Thanks for any help.....

If you can't get it working, I honestly wouldn't struggle with it anymore like I said, this is morally grey/illegal, has caused dropped signal for some fascinate users, can be tracked, and has a lot of good alternatives... Wifi tether is my favorite
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[Q] Google maps heading all wrong

When I use G Maps the heading never points the right way. As a result, the map will scroll in strange directions, like sideways and upsidedown. I have clicked the icon in the lower right (sort of looks like a compass), and the res&white arrow that appears in the upper right sometimes, depending on how many times I have tapped the lower right icon. I know it is not hardware related because Waze, OSM, and Sygic all work correctly.
I have noticed that in G Maps, if you look at the blue dot in the center, you can see a little arrow pointing out, supposedly indicating your heading. Well, it never points to my heading. I don't know if it is using the compass or the GPS to figure out the heading, but whatever it is, it isn't working.
I have also tried calibrating the compass using the GPS Status program, and that didn't help either.

I have the same issue since the maps havebbeen updated. It think me as a crab and believe I go sideways :/
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Well, it looks like there might be anew version of maps coming out soon
http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/0...for-the-maps-api-and-possibly-some-bug-fixes/

MrGibbage said:
When I use G Maps the heading never points the right way. As a result, the map will scroll in strange directions, like sideways and upsidedown. I have clicked the icon in the lower right (sort of looks like a compass), and the res&white arrow that appears in the upper right sometimes, depending on how many times I have tapped the lower right icon. I know it is not hardware related because Waze, OSM, and Sygic all work correctly.
I have noticed that in G Maps, if you look at the blue dot in the center, you can see a little arrow pointing out, supposedly indicating your heading. Well, it never points to my heading. I don't know if it is using the compass or the GPS to figure out the heading, but whatever it is, it isn't working.
I have also tried calibrating the compass using the GPS Status program, and that didn't help either.
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I don't know if this is similar to what I experienced but just confirm because I believe the new Google maps is by far the best.... one day I was sitting at the back of the car ... my face was facing the road travel direction as well as my phone
however somebody was hooting and I turned back we over speed I noticed the arrow was now pointing in reverse !!!!! I only realised later that the new Google maps is very sensitive as in it knows the direction of where the phone is pointing... example if you hold your phone as usual move in forward direction as on map it's okay but if you keep moving and tilt your phone like to top of your phone is now the back and the back is now the front in the same direction of travel the arrow direction will change it will look as if you are traveling in reverse lol
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I haven't tried moving my phone around in the car, but if what you say is true, then they must be using the compass to determine the direction, which would be strange since they can just use the gps. It's a shame because it used to work with the older versions and every other navigation program out there seems to work fine.

Try app Gps Status & toolbox on play store. There is a option to reset compass. There is also some other useful options like agps data reset and gyroscope reset.
Link https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.eclipsim.gpsstatus2

Having the same problem... still
I know this is kind of a old post, but I'm having the same problem on my VZW Galaxy S3. I have been having it form many months now. I have since rooted my phone and have been using Custom ROMs and such, but nothing has changed regarding this issue. I think it's pretty crazy that it hasn't been fixed by Google after all this time, but I also find it interesting that I only find reports of this (by searching the web) on an intermittent basis. I would expect to find much more wide-spread info about it, but have not. In any case, it still seems broken and is pretty frustrating because I use Maps a lot.
Is this problem still present for you, as well? If not, was there something you did to fix it? I haven't found much advice beyond recalibrating the GPS (which did not help, by the way).
Thanks,
-SR-

WarER4X said:
I know this is kind of a old post, but I'm having the same problem on my VZW Galaxy S3. I have been having it form many months now. I have since rooted my phone and have been using Custom ROMs and such, but nothing has changed regarding this issue. I think it's pretty crazy that it hasn't been fixed by Google after all this time, but I also find it interesting that I only find reports of this (by searching the web) on an intermittent basis. I would expect to find much more wide-spread info about it, but have not. In any case, it still seems broken and is pretty frustrating because I use Maps a lot.
Is this problem still present for you, as well? If not, was there something you did to fix it? I haven't found much advice beyond recalibrating the GPS (which did not help, by the way).
Thanks,
-SR-
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I have the same problem on my Note 2. I haven't found any fix...

testrider said:
I have the same problem on my Note 2. I haven't found any fix...
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Same problem on my att note3!! Could have sworn I had the problem on my att note2 also (which I still have so I can test).
This thread was one of the first results on google for this issue. Let us all congregate and comment here.... power in numbers!!
So it seems its a samsung issue...
Also.. I noticed that my location was jumping around.. from a tiny blue circle and exact location to a large blue circle with an inaccurate(but close) location.. about once every second.. in the maps app. I shut off my network based location (left gps on) and this stopped.
Anyway my next step is to play with gps status when driving to make sure its not a compass sensor based issue.
Please all.. anyone that suffers this please register and comment below with more details.

Follow up!
This free app GPS Status 4.3.83 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.eclipsim.gpsstatus2 knows my heading absolutely perfectly.. whether GPS or network-based location or nothing is enabled. That means my Note 3 compass works great. The problem lies in google maps or the way it attempts to read heading.
I will note.. when I am navigating to any address.. my heading reports fine along the road im on. This problem only occurs when you have no destination set in google maps. Thats when the blue arrow points in an inaccurate direction.

I have this problem and have complained to samsung, vzw, Google forums, and from within Maps. Nothing helps. Nobody admits there is a problem. I don't have time to recalibrate the compass every time I drive (it only lasts about 10 minutes anyway) and I prefer not to set a destination so I can see traffic conditions on my route.
Beamed from my Galaxy Note 3

recDNA said:
I have this problem and have complained to samsung, vzw, Google forums, and from within Maps. Nothing helps. Nobody admits there is a problem. I don't have time to recalibrate the compass every time I drive (it only lasts about 10 minutes anyway) and I prefer not to set a destination so I can see traffic conditions on my route.
Beamed from my Galaxy Note 3
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I have the same problem since google maps upgraded.
My car needs to move in the right direction for google maps to work correctly.
Once I stop, the compass turns 180 and the route is recalculated for the other direction.
It is really anoying.
I have recalibrated my compass numerous times but it doesn't help.
After reading this thread I'm convinced in the way google maps handle the direction.

I can't believe this issue gets so little attention.
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a few min ago, i probably found a fix. turning on and off the location service. only one time success. need verification
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i have the same problem on my N7100, i noticed this problem only with the gmap app, but not with other gps apps

ryaske said:
Follow up!
This free app GPS Status 4.3.83 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.eclipsim.gpsstatus2 knows my heading absolutely perfectly.. whether GPS or network-based location or nothing is enabled. That means my Note 3 compass works great. The problem lies in google maps or the way it attempts to read heading.
I will note.. when I am navigating to any address.. my heading reports fine along the road im on. This problem only occurs when you have no destination set in google maps. Thats when the blue arrow points in an inaccurate direction.
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try a real.compass app. It IS the compass.
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colocynth said:
a few min ago, i probably found a fix. turning on and off the location service. only one time success. need verification
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in the next few tests, i needed to reboot my nexus 4 to get correct directions. i am on cm11 nightlies. problems exist since cm 10
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recDNA said:
try a real.compass app. It IS the compass.
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A real one? Why is the one I used fake? What app do you recommend?
Also yours is verizon and im on att... att with gps problems

there is an app called simply compass. it has no GPS nor data connection. even if you calibrate the compass within 10 minutes in a car heading is wrong. compass works fine indoors or on foot. no good in car where google maps accesses it.
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actually even in compass you have to unchecked gps and network data in settings.
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I have the same exact problem after upgrading my jellybean from 4.3. Before it worked perfectly. Any tips and ideas on how to make it more accurate? i am really relying on Google maps for my everyday needs. Cheers :good:

[Q] Straight Talk (ATT sim) APN for HTC ONE M8

Is there anyone who (like me) purchased a developer edition M8 with the intention of using it on Straight Talk?
The activation went very smooth and everything works great, all except for MMS. 3G, SMS and LTE all work.
I've searched everywhere for a definitive list of APN settings for straight talk and can't find a universal one that everyone says will work.
I've tried the common ones and none of them seem to work. Coincidentally, a lot of people said their MMS stopped working when they updated to Kit kat on other devices.
Does anyone have any kit kat device and straight talk with working MMS? Even better, on an HTC One M8?
If so, could someone post APN settings?

It depends on which carrier you're using with ST. Here are the APNs for T-Mobile and AT&T SIMs.

otto888 said:
It depends on which carrier you're using with ST. Here are the APNs for T-Mobile and AT&T SIMs.
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Those were the first APN settings I tried.
I'm using an AT&T sim for ST.

Apn name: Straight talk
apn: Tfdata
mmsc: http://mms-tf.net
proxy: Mms3.tracfone.com
port: 80
ignore all else

Did it work? Im just wondering because I have an m7 an after kitkak no more mms and group sms. There's is not fix yet the only thing is to downgrade to jelly bean or wait for the upgrade in May for the m7. And I been looking if the factory unlocked versions will work or not.

Here are my working settings for an AT&T sim on straight talk using my M8. These settings worked across all roms on the m8.
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I used the above APN settings and still no mms for me
Mine's not a developer edition, it's just a regular AT&T model but I wouldn't think that would make a difference. I've read that ordering a new SIM card from ST has done the trick for some people so that is my next plan of action.

kabukijoe said:
I used the above APN settings and still no mms for me
Mine's not a developer edition, it's just a regular AT&T model but I wouldn't think that would make a difference. I've read that ordering a new SIM card from ST has done the trick for some people so that is my next plan of action.
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How long ago did you get your sim for your m8? Mine took 5 days after porting my number and getting a new nanosim from ST for mms to work.
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cheno1115 said:
How long ago did you get your sim for your m8? Mine took 5 days after porting my number and getting a new nanosim from ST for mms to work.
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I ported my number about 3 weeks ago using the nanosim in the byod kit. Haven't got around to ordering that new nanosim yet though.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2742534
follow this for working MMS

kabukijoe said:
I ported my number about 3 weeks ago using the nanosim in the byod kit. Haven't got around to ordering that new nanosim yet though.
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I've heard both sides of the story where either they ordered a new SIM and mms worked right away or they waited until their cycle restarted and mms worked the day it restarted. I'd be willing to bet either one (or both) of those would bring mms to you if you had and kept the proper APN settings for a couple days.
oscar786 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2742534
follow this for working MMS
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While that may be a method of getting mms to work, I don't agree where you say you have to have a custom rom. I had mms working 5 days after I got the phone on the stock Rom.
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Hey cheno1115,
I think I've been having a similar problem as you. Last night I ported my VZW number to a ST AT&T SIM, entered the APN settings given on the ST website, and everything works except receiving MMS (but I have no issues sending them, oddly enough). I get the message in the conversation that says one has come, but the download fails with the error notification simply saying "Generic Network Failure". Can you clarify how you resolved it? You mention a five-day delay and a new SIM... did it start working as soon as you put the new SIM in, or did it just randomly start working after five days? Basically I'm just wondering if it would help to get another SIM sent.
If it matters, I'm not rooted yet, but plan to this weekend, so I can also try oscar786's suggestion if I continue to have trouble.
Thanks!
EDIT: Disregard the above. A few minutes ago I successfully received one from a friend, then was able to send one to myself, which I hadn't been able to do previously. I'm not sure what fixed it, as I hadn't messed with the APN settings since the last time I tried. Maybe patience is all it takes?

bushpilotwannabe said:
Hey cheno1115,
I think I've been having a similar problem as you. Last night I ported my VZW number to a ST AT&T SIM, entered the APN settings given on the ST website, and everything works except receiving MMS (but I have no issues sending them, oddly enough). I get the message in the conversation that says one has come, but the download fails with the error notification simply saying "Generic Network Failure". Can you clarify how you resolved it? You mention a five-day delay and a new SIM... did it start working as soon as you put the new SIM in, or did it just randomly start working after five days? Basically I'm just wondering if it would help to get another SIM sent.
If it matters, I'm not rooted yet, but plan to this weekend, so I can also try oscar786's suggestion if I continue to have trouble.
Thanks!
EDIT: Disregard the above. A few minutes ago I successfully received one from a friend, then was able to send one to myself, which I hadn't been able to do previously. I'm not sure what fixed it, as I hadn't messed with the APN settings since the last time I tried. Maybe patience is all it takes?
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Anyone else seen any resolution to this issue?
I have a new regular variant att version and I am experiencing the same issues with proper straight talk apn settings. I am attempting to avoid going s-off. I am still only day 2 on the phone so perhaps I need to wait a few days.
Any suggestions greatly appreciated.

I got a new SIM last week and it is still not working. Cannot send or receive. I've been using the same APN settings shown on the first page of the thread. My cycle resets tonight so I'm keeping my fingers crossed that tomorrow I will have working MMS. I'll report back tomorrow.

Excellent let me know I'm about 5 days into these settings don't reset my cycle till next month. Let me know thanks.
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mms working
Hey by any chance do you still need the apn settings?

matuge32 said:
Excellent let me know I'm about 5 days into these settings don't reset my cycle till next month. Let me know thanks.
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Sorry I didn't get back here right away but it is STILL not working... Very frustrating.
slash323 said:
Hey by any chance do you still need the apn settings?
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Do you have something different than what was posted on the previous page?

I guess the next step is to root or wait till 4.3. I don't think there's any other solution.
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Use these settings. If you can't do the APN type and authentication you will need to root. From what I understand att and other carriers slipped in a coding with kit Kat to block mms on phones not on carrier contract. I'm rooted running Viper, but when I was running factory I used these and no problems.
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matuge32 said:
Excellent let me know I'm about 5 days into these settings don't reset my cycle till next month. Let me know thanks.
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Yes the settings I posted worked (what appeared to be randomly) after 5 days. I posted my VZW number to an AT&T straight talk nano sim.
I tried many different APN settings the first and second day, none which worked. So on the third day I set the servings I posted above and left them and they began to work about 2 full days later.
But again, I've heard that if waiting 5 days doesn't work, mms begins to work after your next cycle starts.
I also never called into straight talk. Just tried all these things by myself.
matuge32 said:
Anyone else seen any resolution to this issue?
I have a new regular variant att version and I am experiencing the same issues with proper straight talk apn settings. I am attempting to avoid going s-off. I am still only day 2 on the phone so perhaps I need to wait a few days.
Any suggestions greatly appreciated.
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bushpilotwannabe said:
Hey cheno1115,
I think I've been having a similar problem as you. Last night I ported my VZW number to a ST AT&T SIM, entered the APN settings given on the ST website, and everything works except receiving MMS (but I have no issues sending them, oddly enough). I get the message in the conversation that says one has come, but the download fails with the error notification simply saying "Generic Network Failure". Can you clarify how you resolved it? You mention a five-day delay and a new SIM... did it start working as soon as you put the new SIM in, or did it just randomly start working after five days? Basically I'm just wondering if it would help to get another SIM sent.
If it matters, I'm not rooted yet, but plan to this weekend, so I can also try oscar786's suggestion if I continue to have trouble.
Thanks!
EDIT: Disregard the above. A few minutes ago I successfully received one from a friend, then was able to send one to myself, which I hadn't been able to do previously. I'm not sure what fixed it, as I hadn't messed with the APN settings since the last time I tried. Maybe patience is all it takes?
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No internet, maybe blocked by T-Mobile on my Note 3

Hello everyone,
Since 2 days now, my 4G/LTE/EDGE symbols have been constantly appearing and dissapearing. I am in the NF1 firmware and rooted. It was working great but now it is like goin on/off like every 5 seconds. I think my data got blocked by T-Mobile but I'm really not sure.
You can see the video I recorded about the issue here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Vy0A4LQD_E
Anyone had this happened to them before?

moisesmcardona said:
Hello everyone,
Since 2 days now, my 4G/LTE/EDGE symbols have been constantly appearing and dissapearing. I am in the NF1 firmware and rooted. It was working great but now it is like goin on/off like every 5 seconds. I think my data got blocked by T-Mobile but I'm really not sure.
You can see the video I recorded about the issue here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Vy0A4LQD_E
Anyone had this happened to them before?
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That's not normal, Never ran nf1 myself went straight to nf4. NF4 is basically a fix for issues that occurred with NF1, maybe update

louforgiveno said:
That's not normal, Never ran nf1 myself went straight to nf4. NF4 is basically a fix for issues that occurred with NF1, maybe update
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It was working fine for one week, but I think they blocked my access to it. I'm trying to communicate and check what is the problem.
Phone calls and messages works great however, is only the data that is not working.

moisesmcardona said:
It was working fine for one week, but I think they blocked my access to it. I'm trying to communicate and check what is the problem.
Phone calls and messages works great however, is only the data that is not working.
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You think you went over your allotted data limit? If that was so then the symbol would switch to 4G instead of 4Glte, Maybe you are right that you've passed your limit and maybe you should check settings/more networks/mobile networks and ensure that network mode is set to LTE/WCDMA/GSM and check that mobile data is enabled.........and my last guess could be that maybe your sim is loose or failing?

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You think you went over your allotted data limit? If that was so then the symbol would switch to 4G instead of 4Glte, Maybe you are right that you've passed your limit and maybe you should check settings/more networks/mobile networks and ensure that network mode is set to LTE/WCDMA/GSM and check that mobile data is enabled.........and my last guess could be that maybe your sim is loose or failing?
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I think it is a bug in the system. I used 2056.47GB according to the My T-Mobile website (tethering non stop), but on the use tab it tells me I used 2048GB of Unlimited. Maybe that stopped my data. I guess on the 17th it will reset and I'll have internet again since calls and messages works correctly. Also, there's no alert on my account and neither a message sent, so my guess is their system just limit the data to 2048GB somehow.

2 terabyte wow. I use net10 on att towers and have massive data connection issues as of the past 2 days and i just put a new monthly on it.
note 3 4.4.2 stock rooted N900T

macgyver40 said:
2 terabyte wow. I use net10 on att towers and have massive data connection issues as of the past 2 days and i just put a new monthly on it.
note 3 4.4.2 stock rooted N900T
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I called them and they said the data was not blocked and that it was not possible to block because it is unlimited, which I think is clearly a system bug or a hard or soft limit of 2048GB

I find it really hard to believe that you managed to use 2TB of data, even if you're tethering. I'm not saying you're lieing, but I think there's something wrong on the backend here that's not reporting appropriately.
There's obviously some kind of issue occuring when you authenticate on the T-Mobile network. My suggestion is either ODIN the phone back to stock and try again, or go into a Store and see if they can tell you anything about your account that's throwing flags at them.

I hope they did block you.

http://www.engadget.com/2014/08/13/t-mobile-cracks-down-on-data-abusers/?ncid=rss_truncated

Yeah I think they did that throttling thing because of me
Well, I'm hoping the 17th I get the internet again, of course more carefully. I was just looking at the "how much unlimited data means" limit and I seem to have found it.
If not, the reps said it could be the SIM Card and I have to go to the store then.

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Yeah I think they did that throttling thing because of me
Well, I'm hoping the 17th I get the internet again, of course more carefully. I was just looking at the "how much unlimited data means" limit and I seem to have found it.
If not, the reps said it could be the SIM Card and I have to go to the store then.
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How can you even call TMO with a straight face? 2 TB is abusing it, dude.

Can you try a few things?
1) Turn the phone off then back on see how long you have data for.
2) Force the data band of the phone and see how long data works for.
3) Put your SIM into a different device and see how long you have data for.
And of course if you can try all these things on a few different towers just to be sure.
Also can you try cooking an egg on your phone? That thing must be running pretty HOT.

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Can you try a few things?
1) Turn the phone off then back on see how long you have data for.
2) Force the data band of the phone and see how long data works for.
3) Put your SIM into a different device and see how long you have data for.
And of course if you can try all these things on a few different towers just to be sure.
Also can you try cooking an egg on your phone? That thing must be running pretty HOT.
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All of that was what the reps said me to do, but data doesn't work.
Here is the bug I suspect, which makes me believe data is turned off at 2048GB:
In this image, the data reported 2048GB, but it let me use a little more. It just stayed at 2048GB
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Here you can see that it is reporting what I really used before data was turned off:
I know I may have abused but still they didn't really said nothing about it, and they said blocking can't be done on the phone call. They said to visit the store for a phone/SIM checkup.

You can try to reset your NV values and modem. Below is a link to the thread with instructions.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=52735067
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I have just confirmed myself that this is indeed a system limitation by T-Mobile. Today my cycle reset and I got my data back.
So, in conclusion, T-Mobile unlimited plan indeed have the 2048GB limit.

I hope people aren't complaining about a 2 terabytes limit. I felt like I was abusing when going through 10 gigs a month.
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moisesmcardona said:
I have just confirmed myself that this is indeed a system limitation by T-Mobile. Today my cycle reset and I got my data back.
So, in conclusion, T-Mobile unlimited plan indeed have the 2048GB limit.
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OMG...2TB of mobile data, that's insane!! Even I have The 105Mbps Comcast plan and I can only manage to use 170GB a month(streaming Netflix and downloading torrents everyday)

Wifi+ never switches off?

Having my Mate 20x for 3 months now and being generally happy with it, I recently encountered an annoying bug.
It seems that whenever I connect to a WiFi, that doesn't have Internet capability currently, the phone uses my mobile data to connect, download or sync. Like as if Wifi+ was enable (which isn't the case).
As I'm a permanent traveler, currently in Africa, connecting to WiFi that temporarily don't work, happens quite often, especially after a blackout or something.
Anyway, my Wifi+ is switched off, I restarted and switched it also a few times, but my mobile data is still being used when WiFi doesn't work properly.
I have the EVR-L29 still on the 9.0.0.208 version. The 9.0.0.300 update has popped, but I'm afraid to download it, due to newly introduced crashed and since I basically don't have any other problem with the phone and awesome battery life. Having had Mate 8 and Mate 10 before, I had a few times, that updating too early made it less than worthwhile and since I'm not rooted and despite using Android since Froyo, I'm meanwhile beyond the flashing and downgrading days of old.
What would you guys recommend to remedy the problem?
Thanks!
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nomad4ever said:
Having my Mate 20x for 3 months now and being generally happy with it, I recently encountered an annoying bug.
It seems that whenever I connect to a WiFi, that doesn't have Internet capability currently, the phone uses my mobile data to connect, download or sync. Like as if Wifi+ was enable (which isn't the case).
As I'm a permanent traveler, currently in Africa, connecting to WiFi that temporarily don't work, happens quite often, especially after a blackout or something.
Anyway, my Wifi+ is switched off, I restarted and switched it also a few times, but my mobile data is still being used when WiFi doesn't work properly.
I have the EVR-L29 still on the 9.0.0.208 version. The 9.0.0.300 update has popped, but I'm afraid to download it, due to newly introduced crashed and since I basically don't have any other problem with the phone and awesome battery life. Having had Mate 8 and Mate 10 before, I had a few times, that updating too early made it less than worthwhile and since I'm not rooted and despite using Android since Froyo, I'm meanwhile beyond the flashing and downgrading days of old.
What would you guys recommend to remedy the problem?
Thanks!
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I think this is an unfortunate feature if emui on this device. I recently asked the question of why is 4G still showing on my status bar when I'm connected to WiFi. On other devices that I've owned connecting to WiFi would visibly remove the mobile data connection. It would be appear that in your case connecting to WiFi truly doesn't disable mobile data.
How about if you turn WiFi+ off, and try connecting to the dead access point, what happens then? Does it still use mobile data ? I just looked at WiFi + and it states that it connects automatically to mobile data and or WiFi to stay online. So perhaps it's doing as intended?
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Yes, my Wifi+ is always off. I never used that feature. But I noticed also as you mentioned, that the mobile data counter is still on, even when connected to WiFi. And when the WiFi status has that 'exlamation mark' meaning it's not connected to the Internet, that counter is still running, thus taking data from mobile data.
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Yes, my Wifi+ is always off. I never used that feature. But I noticed also as you mentioned, that the mobile data counter is still on, even when connected to WiFi. And when the WiFi status has that 'exlamation mark' meaning it's not connected to the Internet, that counter is still running, thus taking data from mobile data.
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On the attached screenshot it shows mobile data field as present with WiFi on with my device. On other devices that field Mobile Data would show "disconnected". I wish I could help further , I'm new to emui.
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nomad4ever said:
Having my Mate 20x for 3 months now and being generally happy with it, I recently encountered an annoying bug.
It seems that whenever I connect to a WiFi, that doesn't have Internet capability currently, the phone uses my mobile data to connect, download or sync. Like as if Wifi+ was enable (which isn't the case).
As I'm a permanent traveler, currently in Africa, connecting to WiFi that temporarily don't work, happens quite often, especially after a blackout or something.
Anyway, my Wifi+ is switched off, I restarted and switched it also a few times, but my mobile data is still being used when WiFi doesn't work properly.
I have the EVR-L29 still on the 9.0.0.208 version. The 9.0.0.300 update has popped, but I'm afraid to download it, due to newly introduced crashed and since I basically don't have any other problem with the phone and awesome battery life. Having had Mate 8 and Mate 10 before, I had a few times, that updating too early made it less than worthwhile and since I'm not rooted and despite using Android since Froyo, I'm meanwhile beyond the flashing and downgrading days of old.
What would you guys recommend to remedy the problem?
Thanks!
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You can manual Update to 320,no crashes or reboot,but manual Update delete all data

letschky said:
You can manual Update to 320,no crashes or reboot,but manual Update delete all data
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I knowwwww... But I'm reluctant to set up everything manually again... Might probably go through all those updates once I have a stable and fast WiFi again somewhere.
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On the attached screenshot it shows mobile data field as present with WiFi on with my device. On other devices that field Mobile Data would show "disconnected". I wish I could help further , I'm new to emui.View attachment 4816023
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I don't understand? Is it possible to switch on or off something in those settings? I can't seem to find it on my phone?
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nomad4ever said:
I don't understand? Is it possible to switch on or off something in those settings? I can't seem to find it on my phone?
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I don't think there is. It seems an emui feature.
Like I mentioned earlier, other Android devices I've used in the past automatically shut down/ disable mobile data when WiFi is connected. Seems like with this device you don't truly know if you're on mobile data or wifi.?
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nomad4ever said:
I don't understand? Is it possible to switch on or off something in those settings? I can't seem to find it on my phone?
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Interesting tid bit I just came across and thought I'd share with you. So for the first time on this device I ran optimize battery under the battery settings menu.
It suggested I turn off mobile data :silly: very confusing if you ask me.
Seems like Emui has a major status bar flaw in it in this respect. When I turn mobile data off via the pull down quick toggle and also turn WiFi off. It still shows 4G LTE on status bar. I guess this is the issue!

Aida64 app shows that mobile data is disconnected when on WiFi. Still doesn't answer why 4G icon persists when mobile data and wifi is off though.

In Developer Options>~Networking~Mobile data always on~toggle
Tried that?