I bought a 710VM unlocked. It updated all the way through to G710VM20c with no problems. I have put in a T-Mobile Sim, an AT&T sim and both were live instantly on their respective networks. I am a Verizon customer though and when I put in my Verizon sim it defaults to US Cellular. All my data is roaming. I can make phone calls, get texts and MMS just fine but it is all while roaming on US Cellular. I have updated the APN to the proper Verizon version but it still doesn't log onto Verizon.
Any ideas on how to fix this? Seems strange that only Verizon is putting up a fight. See attached photos.
Thanks all!
Take vzw sim out factory reset shut down phone. Put in vzw sim and reboot.
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The Sprint version is being advertised as an international phone, and comes with a Sprint SIM card pre-installed, and what appears to be a security strap, making it difficult to remove.
Before traveling internationally, you can call Sprint ahead of time to have them active their SIM card, and for the low low price of $1.99/minute, you can use overseas GSM networks to make phone calls, and in many cases, data access.
Of course I'd like to buy a pay-as-you-go SIM card and install that for much more reasonable rates while overseas, but I'm not sure if it's as simple as plugging in a different SIM card.
I had read that the Rogers version of the phone required...something to active the SIM slot, and even then seemed not to work for data via 3G.
Anybody else have the Sprint version? Played with GSM yet?
I'm a little apprehensive to start tearing into it to remove their SIM card just yet...
The GSM is 2G only, no 3G.
Well my buddy has a AT&T sim card that i put in my TP2 but it did not work. I switch the phone to GSM only but it did not pick up a network. I also put that sprint sim on his phone but it had no network either. According to the manual its lock from going to a gsm network on the USA.
gface2k said:
Well my buddy has a AT&T sim card that i put in my TP2 but it did not work. I switch the phone to GSM only but it did not pick up a network. I also put that sprint sim on his phone but it had no network either. According to the manual its lock from going to a gsm network on the USA.
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Hopefully a custom ROM can unlock the ability to use GSM networks in the United States!
gface2k said:
Well my buddy has a AT&T sim card that i put in my TP2 but it did not work. I switch the phone to GSM only but it did not pick up a network. I also put that sprint sim on his phone but it had no network either. According to the manual its lock from going to a gsm network on the USA.
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good to know.
I read in the manual that it was not usable on US GSM networks too, but I assumed that was because they never intended for you to remove the Sprint SIM card, so of course the Sprint SIM card wouldn't work domestically.
So it seems the Sprint phone can be unlocked for GSM just like the Telus phones, but I haven't read of any success getting GSM 3G to work w/ an unlock code.
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The GSM is 2G only, no 3G.
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d'oh, missed this....
What about EDGE?
Check the specs, if it said gsm 850,1900 it should be able to use with in the US. Just have to sim unlock it first in order to use.
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d'oh, missed this....
What about EDGE?
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EDGE is 2G
So yeah, where I live should not be roaming on Bell's network.
I unlocked a Tilt 2, I am using a Bell sim. I have been able to send/receive texts, voice etc.
However, every time I try to make a data connection it says I am roaming.
I am relatively new to smartphones and unlocking. Could it be that I did not properly unlock the phone (or if I didnt would that prevent me from using Bell's network period?) or is there something stupid I am doing?
Or do I just have to call Bell and get them to straighten their crap out?
I have the same problem Here. Tilt 2 on Bell Network. As I can understand from my search, this is due to the Radio Rom that does not have Bell SIM info as local provider. We probably need to MOD our RADIO to accept bell as local carier
maybe people can help us ?
Thank you
Ok, I've just try with a friend ROGERS SIM card and the phone doesn't roam. Yeah! mabe I found some Q for master people that can help me.
I was on Rogers 3G network without probleme and I found that rogers use same band then Bell 850/1900
so why my phone lookup for rogers and not bell ?
Hi everyone, I really need help
I dropped by a Verizon store to ask about M9's Verizon network locked, he told me that all their M9 is factory unlocked, and can use with different carrier than Verizon
So I went home and purchased a new Verizon M9 on eBay
The problem is when I inserted my MetroPCS sim card, it popped up "Non Verizon Sim - unknow carrier" and didn't work. I have already called Verizon and they also said that it is factory unlocked so it should have work.
Can anyone help me on that?
beckhamba07 said:
Hi everyone, I really need help
I dropped by a Verizon store to ask about M9's Verizon network locked, he told me that all their M9 is factory unlocked, and can use with different carrier than Verizon
So I went home and purchased a new Verizon M9 on eBay
The problem is when I inserted my MetroPCS sim card, it popped up "Non Verizon Sim - unknow carrier" and didn't work. I have already called Verizon and they also said that it is factory unlocked so it should have work.
Can anyone help me on that?
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From what I know, you cannot use another carrier on a Verizon phone ( you can root and try to flash some carriers but that is pretty technical if your not familiar with it). Verizon phones are locked. I dont think metropcs frequency is compatible with Verizon. Verizon uses CDMA, metropcs is gsm
Sorry
beckhamba07 said:
Hi everyone, I really need help
I dropped by a Verizon store to ask about M9's Verizon network locked, he told me that all their M9 is factory unlocked, and can use with different carrier than Verizon
So I went home and purchased a new Verizon M9 on eBay
The problem is when I inserted my MetroPCS sim card, it popped up "Non Verizon Sim - unknow carrier" and didn't work. I have already called Verizon and they also said that it is factory unlocked so it should have work.
Can anyone help me on that?
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I've used a couple Verizon devices on T-Mobile without issue. Sometimes you need to adjust the Apn settings. With the situation you have with Metro Pcs. Maybe you need to get another sim card and try that out. GSM does work on Verizon Devices without flashing anything. Do some Google research, I know someone has tried it. And I recall Tmobile is running the metro network now, so it should work.
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beckhamba07 said:
Hi everyone, I really need help
I dropped by a Verizon store to ask about M9's Verizon network locked, he told me that all their M9 is factory unlocked, and can use with different carrier than Verizon
So I went home and purchased a new Verizon M9 on eBay
The problem is when I inserted my MetroPCS sim card, it popped up "Non Verizon Sim - unknow carrier" and didn't work. I have already called Verizon and they also said that it is factory unlocked so it should have work.
Can anyone help me on that?
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You are going to need to be s-off to fix this......
For metro you have to go to a store and have them add the imei to their system
Since it's a Verizon phone, you will get an unknown SIM message when using another domestic SIM in the phone. It will work if the bands match, but the issue you'll likely have to add the APN settings for Metro.
beckhamba07 said:
Hi everyone, I really need help
I dropped by a Verizon store to ask about M9's Verizon network locked, he told me that all their M9 is factory unlocked, and can use with different carrier than Verizon
So I went home and purchased a new Verizon M9 on eBay
The problem is when I inserted my MetroPCS sim card, it popped up "Non Verizon Sim - unknow carrier" and didn't work. I have already called Verizon and they also said that it is factory unlocked so it should have work.
Can anyone help me on that?
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I'm using VZW M9 with TMO without issues, so MetroPCS should work as well. You will have annoying "unknown SIM" icon on top of the screen, but other than that everything works fine. What does not work in your case? Please keep in mind, that VZW and TMO networks are different, so you might not have a signal from TMO network. If the signal is fine and you can place/receive calls and SMS messages, but there is no data connection and MMS messages do not work - you will need to store MetroPCS APN settings manually:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2491999
Looking for a clarification here before I make the jump to a dual sim phone. Located in the US.
My goal is to combine 2 services into one phone. I have a primary Verizon MVNO service that I use for Calls, MMS and Data. I want to add a second SIM, preferably also a Verizon MVNO, for Calls/Text.
I have seen some comments indicating that you can't use 2 CDMA SIMs at the same time.
If that is the case, the only option for the second SIM would be a GSM service, correct? If that is the only option, can the second SIM can only be used for Calls and Text? How about MMS? I assume NO for MMS on the second SIM.
I was considering this phone because it seems that both SIM slots support CDMA carriers. But, if you can only use one CDMA SIM, and am forced to go with GSM for the second SIM, I will reconsider the cheaper ZTE Axon 7 option.
MMS doesn't work on this phone.
When I spoke with Verizon about this, they stated it was due to the phone being "unknown" on their network, so MMS limitations are enabled as they can't identify the phone. This is because Xiaomi doesn't register devices with all carriers.
Personally, I would keep looking. SMS, calling and Data have been working fine.
Hello all!
I have an LG G7 from India, model G710EAW. I moved to the US from Canada and the phone isn't entertaining T-Mobile or ATT SIM cards. When I insert them, service works for a little bit and then immediately switches to "Emergency calls only". T-Mobile's website says my phone IMEI is compatible with its service.
The strange thing is that the phone has two SIMs from Canada roaming - one on the T-Mobile network and another on ATT. No issues whatsoever. And when I check the bands in Engineering Mode, I can see one roaming SIM running on LTE Band-4 on T-Mobile. The other roaming SIM is switching between LTE Band-2 and LTE Band-5 on ATT.
T-Mobile uses bands 2,4,5 mainly, and ATT uses 2,4,5 among other bands.This leads me to believe it's some kind of a network restriction preventing my phone from latching onto these networks directly.
I've made tons of calls to T-Mobile and ATT so I'm no longer interested in pursuing them with this.
I'm wondering if cross-flashing a different firmware might help fix this issue. I remember reading on this subreddit that the Google FI firmware may work for T-Mobile bands. I'm not sure I understood that correctly.
Can someone confirm if that's possible? Does this make sense? I'm hesitant to buy a new replacement phone when my G7 works so well.
Thanks!