Is it possible to use pixel in a CDMA network without (or with) help of some kind of dark magic?
I inserted RUIM (Ukraine, Intertelecom) card from my previous phone (Motorola Droid xt1254 VZW) and phone doesn't want to connect to network.
*#*#4636#*#* menu shows CDMA phone number, carrier name and even something like local base stations, but changing "preferred network type" to CDMA auto, CDMA only, LTE/CDMA etc doesn't help.
Btw, in normal phone settings-> network & internet -> mobile network -> preferred network type there are no menu items like Global CDMA/LTE, GSM/LTE etc (as in VZW phone), only LTE, 3G and 2G, so I think I need to change/patch something so phone could change work mode to CDMA...
Intertelecom only allows authorized devices on its network. Your P2XL isn't authorized, which is why it won't connect. Contact them and see if they can add your P2XL to their list of authorized devices.
Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
Intertelecom only allows authorized devices on its network. Your P2XL isn't authorized, which is why it won't connect. Contact them and see if they can add your P2XL to their list of authorized devices.
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Hmm.. I thought that's what RUIM was for.
The SIM card only holds the account information. The carrier can still prevent the device from working on their network through an internal whitelist. If a device isn't on that whitelist, it won't work.
mr_const said:
Is it possible to use pixel in a CDMA network without (or with) help of some kind of dark magic?
I inserted RUIM (Ukraine, Intertelecom) card from my previous phone (Motorola Droid xt1254 VZW) and phone doesn't want to connect to network.
*#*#4636#*#* menu shows CDMA phone number, carrier name and even something like local base stations, but changing "preferred network type" to CDMA auto, CDMA only, LTE/CDMA etc doesn't help.
Btw, in normal phone settings-> network & internet -> mobile network -> preferred network type there are no menu items like Global CDMA/LTE, GSM/LTE etc (as in VZW phone), only LTE, 3G and 2G, so I think I need to change/patch something so phone could change work mode to CDMA...
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I have exactly this problem, you have found the solution?
@halif2007: Contact your carrier and ask them to add your device to their internal whitelist. Note however that the carrier is not required to do this, so if they refuse, you have little recourse except find another carrier.
My carrier doesn't use a whitelist
mr_const said:
Is it possible to use pixel in a CDMA network without (or with) help of some kind of dark magic?
I inserted RUIM (Ukraine, Intertelecom) card from my previous phone (Motorola Droid xt1254 VZW) and phone doesn't want to connect to network.
*#*#4636#*#* menu shows CDMA phone number, carrier name and even something like local base stations, but changing "preferred network type" to CDMA auto, CDMA only, LTE/CDMA etc doesn't help.
Btw, in normal phone settings-> network & internet -> mobile network -> preferred network type there are no menu items like Global CDMA/LTE, GSM/LTE etc (as in VZW phone), only LTE, 3G and 2G, so I think I need to change/patch something so phone could change work mode to CDMA...
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Is it the US or European Unlocked Pixel 2 XL? Might make a difference.
michaelbsheldon said:
Is it the US or European Unlocked Pixel 2 XL? Might make a difference.
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The US, clean non-carrier.
halif2007 said:
My carrier doesn't use a whitelist
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As noted, Intertelecom only allows authorized devices on its network. However, while I don't pretend to know how the carriers do things, they have to have some system in place which prevents phones other than those that are authorized from working on the network. Regardless, you're pretty much out of luck with Intertelecom. You'll have to check out Vodafone, LifeJ, Kyivstar, 3Mob, or PEOPLEnet and see if they'll allow the P2XL on their network.
Of the carriers listed above, PEOPLEnet and Vodafone uses CDMA. Vodafone though also uses GSM, and it or one of the other GSM carriers is going to be your best bet to get the device working in your country.
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I have finally acquired a data plan from my cell provider, and today I set up the APN settings for it. However, whenever I turn off the wifi, I only get the "G" (GPRS) icon in the status bar, with unbelievable slow download/upload speeds.
I just now tried flashing my radio to Radio_12.28e.60.140f_26.04.02.17_M2_SF (Even though I believe I had it before as well), and still I can't get it up to "H" (HSPDA).
I asked a co-worker with a Galaxy S on the same cell provider, and he has HSPDA speed at the same location as I. I also compared his APN settings to mine.
What can cause this error? Should I try flashing a different radio? is the Radio_12.39.60.19_26.06.04.06_M or Radio_12.35d.60.140f_26.06.03.24_M2 better in any way? Are they stable? Is this even the cause of my problem?
I have moved this question from the "Android Development" forum (sorry) - and over there I was told to use
*#*#4636#*#* -> Phone information -> WCDMA preferred
or
*#*#4636#*#* -> Phone information -> GSM auto prl
I tried both options, and when I tried "WCDMA only" I got disconnected, when I use any "preferred" setting, I get "Network type: GPRS".
I checked with my co-worker, and he has "GSM/CDMA auto (PRL)" - trying that I am still stuck on "GPRS" as my network type (He has "HSPDA" on his network type)
Are there any other hidden locations I need to check, in order to finally get HSPDA?
where did you buy it?
there are different "versions" out there with different frequencies.
"G" (GSM) is available in every country..but EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, etc have different frequencies..that could be a reason why it doesnt work.
DN41
I have ordered my DHD from France, but I believe it came from Spain, according to the English (Spain) and English (Catalan) languages on it.
Where can I see what frequencies it support, and how can I change it/fix it?
I just checked. The DHD is
Europe:
HSPA/WCDMA: 900/2100 MHz
GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
Both Israel and Spain (And France) is on 2100, so I think it should be OK...
seems that this is not the problem
if it would've been the wrong "revision" with different frequencies, you couldn't have done anything.
seems like a software problem...does other sim cards work?
DN41
Try
Settings, wireless and networks, mobile networks, network modes.
This give options for WCDMA only, GSM only and GSM/WCDMA auto.
Hope this helps.
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you might also want to check you have a 3G capable sim card, if you have only just aquired a data plan
Someone once told me there is no such thing as 3G sim - they are all basically the same, except for the on card memory size (64/32MB, or something like that). I wasn't too sure he was right, but then my cell provider just told me he can give me the data plan, without the need to physically upgrade the sim card. Then again - what do they know?
Do you think it might be the case?
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Someone once told me there is no such thing as 3G sim - they are all basically the same, except for the on card memory size (64/32MB, or something like that). I wasn't too sure he was right, but then my cell provider just told me he can give me the data plan, without the need to physically upgrade the sim card. Then again - what do they know?
Do you think it might be the case?
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Yeah, pretty sure there's no 3G SIM card. The SIM card only identifies you to the network.
Yes, it was the sim card. Apparently mine was quite antique... Now it works just fine with H/3G.
Thanks for the help, though.
ATGardner said:
Yes, it was the sim card. Apparently mine was quite antique... Now it works just fine with H/3G.
Thanks for the help, though.
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it's an orange thing, i couldnt get 3G for ages on orange, turned out they had only recently started providing 3G capable sim cards to PAYG customers lol
A family member gifted me a Galaxy S4, however it is the SGH-M919. I currently live in Europe and 3G bands in my region are GSM 900/1800. At the moment I can't access 3G and any other type of data for that matter (LTE is not supported here). Is there a way to change T-mobile 950 and 1900 bands to my region ones?
Thanks for taking your time to answer
Sadly not.
Since the radio does not support those frequencies for hsdpa
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Sadly not.
Since the radio does not support those frequencies for hsdpa
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So there's no way to fix it?
Hello Flex,
I have the same phone "Samsung S4 SGH-M919 - Tmobile" and I live in Hungary, it works fine with me all you have to do is just to switch form WCDMA/GSM to any other option "like GSM only" then back to WCDMA/GSM as a kind of refresh and the 3G will work fine after that, you can find this inside Settings > More Networks > Mobile Networks > Network mode, but unfortunately you have to do this every time you restart your device.
There is also another alternative solution is to reset the Access point names to default, you can find this inside Settings > More Networks > Mobile Networks > Access Point Names.
to be honest I don't know the reason of this error, but try what I described and tell me if it works with you.
Good Luck
Well. I have the exact same phone and have tried several ROMs, either custom or stock and basebands also. Nothing seems to work. The very few users who reported it was working didn't provide much evidence of it. Even Wikipedia says no 3G 900MHz availability for this phone. A simple edit to NV 1877 values won't solve it. I've tried that too.
So i have an activated Verizon SIM that I was able to get semi-working on my OnePlus 3. Only data is working though. Calls and text don't seem to work.
I can only get service if I select "LTE" as my Preferred Network Type. I've tried multiple other combinations of GSM, LTE, CDMA, and WCDMA, and TD-SCDMA and none of them worked. Only "LTE".
I know this phone doesn't have the CDMA radio, but I feel like I should be able to get 3G or H+ on Verizon. Any suggestions on other Preferred Network Types to try? There's a ton of options, I've only had luck with LTE (and as I said, that was data only).
Is there a way to tell if I'm using a different antenna for the Verizon SIM? My main carrier is T-Mobile.
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So i have an activated Verizon SIM that I was able to get semi-working on my OnePlus 3. Only data is working though. Calls and text don't seem to work.
I can only get service if I select "LTE" as my Preferred Network Type. I've tried multiple other combinations of GSM, LTE, CDMA, and WCDMA, and TD-SCDMA and none of them worked. Only "LTE".
I know this phone doesn't have the CDMA radio, but I feel like I should be able to get 3G or H+ on Verizon. Any suggestions on other Preferred Network Types to try? There's a ton of options, I've only had luck with LTE (and as I said, that was data only).
Is there a way to tell if I'm using a different antenna for the Verizon SIM? My main carrier is T-Mobile.
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I was a VZW user when I got the OP3 and I struggles with trying all the APN options even calling VZW to set some custom APN but nothing worked well. I never got LTE on 3g at best but point of ever having data and voice at the same time was no hope. With the frustration and VZW seeming to never ready go GSM I just moved over to ATT. I also have a TMobile account but only for house not my cell line.
HI there,
I brought my Robin to Toronto in July, but couldn't get data service however I tried. I did some brief googling on this, and found no answer. The 2G voice and SMS worked fine.
I have never had data problem in Canada in the past. I am on T-Mobile and previously LG V20, IPhone SE, Moto G4 Play, Galaxy S3, S4, S7 all worked fine in Toronto.
(trust me I tried all mobile setting options being an amateur android user for many years)
Any suggestions (other than APN setting etc that is user available in mobile data setting)?
Thanks!
Robin supports
GSM 850/900/1800/1900
HSPA 850/900/1700/1800/1900/2100
LTE Bands 1/2/3/4/5/7/8/12/17/19/20/28
Check which band your device is connecting to when you use your T-Mobile SIM.
There are many diagnostic codes but most are disabled for users to invoke.
But this one usually works,
Use *#*#4636#*#* > phone information > network type that is the band you are connected to.
If you aren't able to get info of the band you are connected to try apps like LTE Discovery or NetMonitor Cell Signal Logging.
LTE Band numbers are associated to certain frequency. Check [here](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LTE_frequency_bands)
If the band you are connected to is indeed 3G/4G supported go to your carrier and ask them to get this working. Carriers usually have a whitelist of 4G devices which is how they determine which SIM is connected to which device and which network to provide.
I'm on EE UK but the preferred network type setting doesn't appear to be present in SIM options?
It appears that some providers suck hard and don't want to allow you to switch networks. That's not a phone thing-y, it's a provider thing-y. Which means that your phone will of course still change networks, but only if the "higher" one is not available, ergo your phone will only connect to 4G, if 5G is not available - if the 5G connection is bad, that will probably cause problems for you, because your phone will probably not want to connect to 4G automatically.
I can easily switch preferred network types
Settings -> Network & Speed -> SIMs -> (scroll down, between 4G Calling & Carrier settings version) -> Preferred network type (5G, 4G, 3G, 2G).
It that's not available, your network carrier sucks. No more to say here.
I'd suggest you either switch providers, or contact your provider to see if they are willing to change this. It's definitely on their end, cuz people like me can change the settings easily.
cd993 said:
I'm on EE UK but the preferred network type setting doesn't appear to be present in SIM options?
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You may be able to change preferred network type with *#*#4636#*#* dialer code.
cd993 said:
I'm on EE UK but the preferred network type setting doesn't appear to be present in SIM options?
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EE (& BT Mobile) hide the menu.
Morgrain said:
It appears that some providers suck hard and don't want to allow you to switch networks. That's not a phone thing-y, it's a provider thing-y. Which means that your phone will of course still change networks, but only if the "higher" one is not available, ergo your phone will only connect to 4G, if 5G is not available - if the 5G connection is bad, that will probably cause problems for you, because your phone will probably not want to connect to 4G automatically.
I can easily switch preferred network types
Settings -> Network & Speed -> SIMs -> (scroll down, between 4G Calling & Carrier settings version) -> Preferred network type (5G, 4G, 3G, 2G).
It that's not available, your network carrier sucks. No more to say here.
I'd suggest you either switch providers, or contact your provider to see if they are willing to change this. It's definitely on their end, cuz people like me can change the settings easily.
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Or you could just make sure Adaptive Connectivity is enabled and not worry about it.
You would have to drag me away from EE (BT Mobile) screaming and kicking given the coverage and speeds they have, to say they suck over one menu option missing is absolutely laughable.
cd993 said:
I'm on EE UK but the preferred network type setting doesn't appear to be present in SIM options?
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When the Note 20 first came out a lot of carriers wouldn't let you change network type but there's an app in the play store that was working on the notes.
Force 4G/5G Only - Apps on Google Play
Lock your phone to 4G/5G mode or VoLTE network
play.google.com
ggrant3876 said:
When the Note 20 first came out a lot of carriers wouldn't let you change network type but there's an app in the play store that was working on the notes.
Force 4G/5G Only - Apps on Google Play
Lock your phone to 4G/5G mode or VoLTE network
play.google.com
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Crashes or alternately just disappeared for me when I click on the first option "4G LTE with only one SIM". Reported the crash. Thanks, though. Maybe they'll update it.
An alternative to the dialer code is to boot into safe mode, and the preferred network type setting will appear in: Settings -> Network & internet -> SIMs between Data warning & limit and Carrier settings version (at least it does on my Google Fi Pixel 6 Pro).