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Before i decided to flash a new rom i had been having issues with my phone getting, and staying connected. At first to just data connections, ie 3G. So i decided to try a cooked rom for the first time.
But since then i've had even more troubles getting my phone connected and keeping it connected. Ive been through Hyperdragon III Opal, Dutys latest rom, and now im on the latest AT&T rom, and still im having troubles. Ive hand entered in the Media net connection info so many times ive got it memorized, ive even tried cabs, turning proxy on or off, and just plaing letting it sit for a while. It seems as though every time i try something new it might for a second but next thing i know i lose connection and can't get it again without restarting my phone.
If it helps im currently using HardSPL 3.56, and my phone is running the AT&T ROM version 3.57.502.2 WWE and radio 1.65.21.18
This is a very urgent issue for me as in my job i use my phones internet almost daily.
Ok for a while there with the stock AT&T rom it was working just fine. I went to start adding in a few cabs and it was like my phone once again decided to hate me.
Im not trying shogunmarks DeathV4.1 and have NotATreoFans AT&T v3.2.5 Loaded downloading in case the other doesn't work. I don't even really care about having a really awesome cooked rom, working is about all i am after right now.
UPDATE: Tried both of those ROMs to no effect. ive now broke down and rolled back to the original ROM and SPL that came on my phone when i bought it from the store. I pray this at least gets it working long enough for the Touch Pro to come out and me to get enough money to buy one out of contract. Still if anyone has any ideas im all ears.
Ok i hate adding a new reply or bumping this but now things are getting desperate. I have been through checked and changed every setting, tried everything. now its not just data, the phone itself wont work as a phone. Calls wont go out or come in. If someone trys calling my phone it never goes through, it wont even go to voice mail. This makes no sense at all.
All that comes to mind at this point is a defective phone. If you bought the phone new, then it has a 1 year warranty on it, and AT&T will replace it for you. If it's been less than 30 days, then just box it up and go to an AT&T store for a full exchange.
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Ok i hate adding a new reply or bumping this but now things are getting desperate. I have been through checked and changed every setting, tried everything. now its not just data, the phone itself wont work as a phone. Calls wont go out or come in. If someone trys calling my phone it never goes through, it wont even go to voice mail. This makes no sense at all.
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Set the phone band to GSM manually and see if you can make phone calls. If that works then search for 3G problems. There are a lot of bad devices which suffer 3G not working.
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How did you set-up your data connection? Manually or automatic config?
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All that comes to mind at this point is a defective phone. If you bought the phone new, then it has a 1 year warranty on it, and AT&T will replace it for you. If it's been less than 30 days, then just box it up and go to an AT&T store for a full exchange.
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See this is what i was hoping for, it still being under warranty. I guess ill be calling AT&T today about it. Thank god i got 2 old phones standing by for times like this.
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Set the phone band to GSM manually and see if you can make phone calls. If that works then search for 3G problems. There are a lot of bad devices which suffer 3G not working.
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Yea i downloaded BandSwitch last night on a hunch it was just 3G, and low and behold my phone works fine on EDGE. I can make calls, and get the data connection working.
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How did you set-up your data connection? Manually or automatic config?
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I have tried doing it all by hand, cabs, and even the auto connection wizard. As i discovered last night it wasn't my settings but 3G just not working at all.
Thanks everyone
UPDATE: I called support after rolling my phone back to its original shipped ROM and SPL, and man did the guy at the call center almost crap when he heard how early of a ROM i was using. He said i have to install the newest update first then if its still borken (considering ive had the newest one on here before, i already know the answer to that) that they will send me a new one since im still in my warranty period Yea for customer support
Sometimes people call me and get a message saying my phone is off or out of service. But when I look at it, it often shows 4 bars of service..
When I call someone, the problem disappears temporarily, and I start receiving calls again (and I receive all the SMS's I was supposed to get at once), only to appear again later for no reason (a soft reset also solves it). It's not related to location, it also happens when I spend the day at home (where I get a strong signal).
I don't think it's a operator problem either, since my operator is known for it's good services, and other people who use "normal" phones never had such a problem.
I tried 3 different ROMs (dutty's hybrid, Hyperdragon and AthineOS) and 3 different radios (dutty's radio (1.65 something), hyperdragon's (1.70 something), and eMo radio). Right now I'm using AthineOS with hyperdragon III's radio, and almost no programs installed..
This problem happens both in 3G and EDGE mode.
Anything I can do about it?
Send it in for repair?
Seems you tried all you could...
Don't think I can send it for repair, since it's an AT&T Tilt and I'm not even in the US..
Guess I'm outta luck then
Anyone else have any ideas?
have you tried the sim in another handset, sounds like a network problem to me.
3G Network
Are you using 3G Network?
Sometime I use 3G band and even It show good signal I loose phone calls.
I changed to GSM and no phone calls loose.
This happens in São Paulo/Brazil but...
EDIT: Sorry. Now I saw that you reported this problem also using GSM band.
Thanks.
I am not sure if you're using your US SIM card in a foreign country?
Maybe you just forgot to enable INTERNATIONAL ROAMING before you left ... ?
I'm having the same problem
I seem to have started with the same problem about a week ago. A couple people complained that they called me but it rang twice and went to voicemail - My phone never rang. However, after I made a call (or apparently did something to "wakeup" the phone), I would get the voicemail notification (2 hours later).
I tried reseating the SIM card, but then it went to "SIM Card Missing". I did a hard reset, but that didn't help. I took it back to AT&T and they replaced the SIM Card. That seemed to work again, and certainly would have been a convenient fix (bad SIM card - too easy). So I've just spent all weekend reloading all the apps, but now it's happening again!!
The symptoms are; After I reboot the device, I can receive one or two calls, then it doesn't ring anymore (the caller hears 2 rings then it goes to voicemail). If I cycle the Phone radio button in the Comm Manager, or cycle power, it comes back to life for 1 call, then craps out again.
I'm just using the standard AT&T ROM (without the Bloatware after this past reset) and the standard/default radio version 1.27.12.11
The only thing that I have noticed that seems different lately is that the "Comm Manager" task is always running when I look at the running programs (which I don't think it used to) I had also recently installed Garmin XT.
The device is of course 1 yr + 2 weeks (so I assume just out of warranty)
Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!
Hmmm,
what I would try, is, to just make a hard reset, load only my contacts to the phone and run it for a while to monitor its "Incalling" behavior. If everything seems to be fine, I would go ahead and start installing an application, then monitor my device again for a while, if everything is fine I will go ahead install the next application ... and so on. That is just to make sure that no 3rd party application causes this problems.
BTW:
I don't think that GARMIN causes this problem. I used to run Garmin on my HTC too (v5.0) until I came accross SYGIC McGuider (which works much better and card scrolling is much smoother than Garmin).
Well,
to come back to the point: if you get the same problems without loading any 3rd party application on your device, then I would recommend trying another ROM (best advice: go with the HTC stock ROM). If it also happens with the other ROM then it might be hardware related and difficult to fix.
Thanks - I knew that's what I should do, I just didn't want to do it after having spent all weekend reloading and configuring it. I thought I had read somewhere about Garmin having to have the phone radio on to work, so I was hoping there was a setting somewhere that I was missing that was powering the radio down. But..... I suppose it's time to go back to common sense and just do the reset
So far it seems to be working now. I'll give it a few days with just the basics and then start reloading one at a time.
Thanks for the quick response!
Spoke too soon
looks like I spoke too soon, it's doing it again - seems like it was fine for about 3 hours, but now .....
guess it's time to try my luck with AT&T - time to see how good their customer service is
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looks like I spoke too soon, it's doing it again - seems like it was fine for about 3 hours, but now .....
guess it's time to try my luck with AT&T - time to see how good their customer service is
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Well, I'm experiencig totally same stuff here. I don't know whats really going on. I've NEVER before had such or even simialr problem.
Ive installed stock HTC ROM. And its going again.
One question. Are you using Opera Mini maybe?
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Well, I'm experiencig totally same stuff here. I don't know whats really going on. I've NEVER before had such or even simialr problem.
Ive installed stock HTC ROM. And its going again.
One question. Are you using Opera Mini maybe?
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no, I was just using the default browser.
I've got nothing installed on it at this point so I'm guessing it's hardware related.
Over the last couple months I had been experiencing some strange battery drainage (not related to the GPS issues). I don't know if that was a symptom or not. It just seems like the radio is going to sleep somehow - it wakes up for a little while if I sync my email, cycle the radio via comm manager, or cycle the power.
Anyone know if there is a setting somewhere that controls that? (sure would be nice if it were that simple)
The AT&T store was basically useless, all they did was give me the phone number for the warranty department (but since I'm 2 weeks past warranty, he doesn't think they'll help me), and of course offer to upgrade me to the Fuze for $375 - no thanks!
I've had the same issue (I think). I too think that it seems to happen when I have a 3G data connection active and moving back to GPRS (non 3G) seems to make it better....
I'm on a standard UK ROM and using BTMobile as a provider.
I was driving down the motorway the other day and overtook a friend. He rang me and went straight to voicemail. I then got a text to say that I had a voicemail and rang him back.
I was running TomTom Traffic at the time so would have had a data session enabled....
I think its something to do with the data session sometimes not letting a call through but can't put my finger on anything and certainly can't find an option to change any settings...
Also, even at home, I'm constantly picking up my phone to see that it "has no signal" and the exclamation mark is displayed - so calls aren't coming through - but it then connects and shows a three-bar strength signal. Don't understand why it keeps dropping out, but I get a 3G connection at the front of my house and an ordinary G connection at the back and I think that it sometimes to stay connected to the 3G connection for data even when the phone signal is very poor and it would be better dropping that and connecting at "old" GPRS speed...
Same on the train on the west coast main line out of London. I think having the 3G turned on causes the phone signal to drop out completely more than when 3G is turned off, as the phone tries to hang on to the signal of a 3G cell and doesn't successfully switch over to the next "non 3G" cell whilst in a call.
have you tried a new radio such as NIKI's?
well, AT&T warranty was even less than useless. Home phone, Internet, and Wireless all through AT&T and the best they can do is "see if they could get me a deal on a new phone" or refer me to HTC technical support. Nice customer service AT&T!!!
HTC technical support was actually trying to be helpful, once she found out I already did a hard reset, she referred me to their warranty group. They looked up the S/N and it's still under their warranty (I guess theirs is 15 months after manufacture date). Now the only problem is I have to send it in to them to see if it's covered under warranty, and of course be willing to go without my phone for 2 weeks (and pay them a yet to be determined amount if they decide it's not under warranty).
I'd like to try a different radio, but looks like there's too much for me to read up on - I need to get the device fixed, I've already lost too much time with it being messed up and me screwing with it.
Update
so this morning I was ready to throw in the towel and send the device back to HTC. At least they were willing to help me out, unlike AT&T.
I get to work, and of course the phone seems to be working (which isn't unusual, it works for a little while then craps out). Come lunch time, it's still working (now this is unusual, it must be a fluke, I'll give a couple more hours before I package it up). 4:00 and it's still working! Now I'm starting to wonder if it's got to do with the cell towers near my house (and the AT&T store since it did it for them too).
I email my buddy who lives about 1/2 mile away and also has a Tilt just to see if he's had any similar problems. He calls me back laughing. There's 5 People in his office with the exact same problem (and not all Tilts either).
So to make a short story long....... it appears to be a problem with AT&T, NOT the device (but Thank You very much AT&T for the incredible customer care you demonstrated and for trying to screw me into buying new devices for outrageous prices)
So at this point, I'm not sure if it's that AT&T has fixed the issue across the board, or if it was the "Resync the routing" that the online chat person tried last night that finally propagated across the network (I assume so that AT&T can find my phone in order to route the calls to me).
I guess we'll see if it does the same thing when I get back closer to home tonight, but I'm relieved that it appears to be fixed.
Thanks everyone for the suggestions! Now I have a little more time to read about how I can screw up my phone on my own schedule - all the practice of resetting it and reinstalling everything, and seeing how much faster it is has inspired me
Hi bbaydiver
Did Att fix your problem? I had same issue with my tilt 8925. I tried all the orginal Att rom "same problem". After couple minute, I can't receive and make call. thanks
kwong1998 said:
Hi bbaydiver
Did Att fix your problem? I had same issue with my tilt 8925. I tried all the orginal Att rom "same problem". After couple minute, I can't receive and make call. thanks
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Have you tied asking AT$T for a new sim card ? They do wear out you know.
denco7 said:
Have you tied asking AT$T for a new sim card ? They do wear out you know.
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I didn't tried asking AT&T for a new sim card. but I will call them to change the sim card. Does anybody know how to disable the 3G function?
Just a "me too..."
Hello everyone. I just wanted to report that I'm having the same issues...they started about a week or so ago.
I've had my AT&T Tilt for about 8 months now (it's a warranty replacement for my first tilt, bought in July...so of course, I'm out of warranty). I recently had problems receiving calls, and then I started being unable to make calls, even though my phone shows a decent signal...anywhere from 4 bars to 2 bars. When dialing, it'll say "Dialing..." for a few seconds...and then it clicks off. A soft reset will fix things temporarily, but that's it.
I'm running the stock AT&T ROM (I'll check the version number if someone thinks it'll help), and I've tried doing a hard reset AND replacing the SIM card. Same effect.
Someone please let me know if they resolved this problem. AT&T offered me an HTC Fuze...but I'm extremely wary of other phones by this manufacturer. I'm very, VERY tired of phones crapping out on me after having just spend a couple of hundred bucks on them. At this point, I'm just looking for something reliable. If someone else here has had problems with the Fuze, please let me know...not to start any fights around here, but I'm actually thinking about going with the iPhone.
Thanks.
My locked G1 came today and although I though I'd previously seen a free unlocking solution much like the other HTC devices, I can seem to find it!
I'd be more than grateful if someone could point me in the direction of any free service.
Otherwise, I don't mind paying to unlock, (Devs need to eat too right?) but I'm actually leaving to travel Europe in 4 hours and was playing to use the unlocked G1 abroad.
Is there anyone here, or can anyone recommend a UK based, (I'm presuming they'd be the quickest due to time zone differences) unlocking service that would be able to get an unlock code to me before 5PM, GMT today?
Thanks for all your help XDAF!
The only free way is if tmobile will give it to you but that takes awhile. I use www.unlock-tmobileg1.com which says it only takes 2 hours but sometimes may take longer....upto 4 hours. Some people on here say ebay is the quickest so you could try there just make sure the seller has a goood feedback for unlock codes. If you use the site I reccomended and it doesn't come before you leave then you could always check your email from a pc when you get where your going, it will definetly be there by then. Also make sure you have the APN settings for whatever carrier you will be using.
There aren't any free unlocks for the G1, only the services which have access to a database of codes (one for each phone). Although they aren't obliged and probably won't it might be worth trying to call T-mobile if you are a good customer. Otherwise get in your order as quick as possible.
^^^Yep, said it all.
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The only free way is if tmobile will give it to you but that takes awhile. I use www.unlock-tmobileg1.com which says it only takes 2 hours but sometimes may take longer....upto 4 hours. Some people on here say ebay is the quickest so you could try there just make sure the seller has a goood feedback for unlock codes. If you use the site I reccomended and it doesn't come before you leave then you could always check your email from a pc when you get where your going, it will definetly be there by then. Also make sure you have the APN settings for whatever carrier you will be using.
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I've been on www.unlock-tmobileg1.com and I think it's a US website, so presuming they work 9-5 they're going to be unlikely to be able get it to me on time.
We're starting off in a very 'rural' place, so checking via a computer/internet cafe won't be an option until a few weeks in.
Or is the www.unlock-tmobileg1.com an automated system?
Order right now I would say because I just placed a order for my gf's G1 about 27 mins ago and I just got the code after I replied to your post the first time.
Also it is based in us and france. Although I am 99% sure it is a automated system anyway.
from Unlock Google Phone <[email protected]>
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Unlock Your Google Phone Now !
Make your phone usable on any Network Worldwide
We have successfully saved your order. Please find bellow your details:
Order # 152460
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Model: G1
Network: International - factory_code
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Hello -------------,
log to unlock your Google Phone G1. We are pleased to inform you that your order is delivered and the unlock code is waiting for you into your user account !
Sign In and check the 'My Orders' area.
Please read carefully detailed instructions to unlock the device.
If you have any question, please let us know your order ID : #152460
DAMN less then 20 mins this time.
crpercodani said:
Also it is based in us and france. Although I am 99% sure it is a automated system anyway.
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I've paid through them. Hopefully it gets here in time, (I'll update the thread when/if it arrives.) Thanks for your input crpercodani.
Ok You should be all good. Just make sure you setup your account on there site cuz thats how you get the code.
Code has arrived! Very impressed, worked great too. A*
Very good to hear. I think they have improved there service since the first time I used it a few months ago. Enjoy your unlocked G1 on your trip.
crpercodani said:
Very good to hear. I think they have improved there service since the first time I used it a few months ago. Enjoy your unlocked G1 on your trip.
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I will! And thank you for your help!
SIM Card accepted but Impossible to configure
Hi Every one
I have a T Mobile HTC Dream I'm planning to unlock it but I want to make sure it is the solution to my problem. My SIM Card is accepted and and I can see the GPRS Indicator. But I can't go through th configuration process. Always having a message "you don't have a network connexion ..."
Thank in advance for you help.
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Hi Every one
I have a T Mobile HTC Dream I'm planning to unlock it but I want to make sure it is the solution to my problem. My SIM Card is accepted and and I can see the GPRS Indicator. But I can't go through th configuration process. Always having a message "you don't have a network connexion ..."
Thank in advance for you help.
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Can we get some info on your phone. Are you with T-Mobile.
Thanks for your response. I Have a HTC Dream T-Mobile G1.
I'm actually outside the US with a SIM Card from Orange Cote d'Ivoire in the handset.
If it is locked you shouldnt even get past the screen where it asks for the unlock code. You might just need to find the APN settings for Orange Cote d'Ivoire. Try the Big APN Thread here or google, to enter then settings just hit the menu button and a APN Settings button should pop up and you can go from there.
I'm not sure it's unlocked. I entered the APN Fron Orange Cote d'Ivoire and I can see the "E" indicating that I'm connected too the Edge network. But when I enter my Google account info, I get an error message "Can't establish a reliable data connection to server. this could be a temporary problem or your SIM card may not be provisioned for data services. If it continues, Call Customer Care". Do you thing unloking the handset will solve the problem?
I just got an HTC one a few days ago off ebay. I love it so far but I am having some issues. Running OMJ's sprint one rom. Flashed multiple times with full wipes, etc.
I keep getting invalid sim messages, sprint self service keeps opening randomly (even when in pocket, which then leaves phone unlocked and i start pocket calling)
It's starting to drive me nuts. Anyone else had these issues? Is my phone possibly not activated correctly? Lady i dealt with on phone activating seemed like a rookie... Is my sim card bad? 4g works at times, calls work, everything seems ok..
This happened to me on Stock non rooted after I activated my replacement.
Just contact sprint via chat ( I did LITERALLY 5 mins ago). It's caused by a Sprint error while inputting your UICC or something.
The chat guy just gave me a service update and a profile update, and voila! I'm getting my 4G back, all 1.25 Mbps of it!
I realize that you do get 4G sometimes, but would NEVER get it. Other than that, our problems are the same.
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This happened to me on Stock non rooted after I activated my replacement.
Just contact sprint via chat ( I did LITERALLY 5 mins ago). It's caused by a Sprint error while inputting your UICC or something.
The chat guy just gave me a service update and a profile update, and voila! I'm getting my 4G back, all 1.25 Mbps of it!
I realize that you do get 4G sometimes, but would NEVER get it. Other than that, our problems are the same.
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sprint chat, gave me slowest agent in world. took 25 mins for them to tell me to remove the sim and put it back in. Finally, they said my sim wasn't paired to my phone and I had to go to a store to fix.
So today, I go to store, wait around forever. I am told my sim is active on another account (uhh? no.. ) and the only way to fix is a new sim. Ok cool, give me a new sim and lets do this!
They dont have sim cards.... Corporate store, no sims. No way to order them, no way to get them, nothing. The only "solution" they have and I can't even do that. Driving me effing nuts. On phone again now trying to figure something out.
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sprint chat, gave me slowest agent in world. took 25 mins for them to tell me to remove the sim and put it back in. Finally, they said my sim wasn't paired to my phone and I had to go to a store to fix.
So today, I go to store, wait around forever. I am told my sim is active on another account (uhh? no.. ) and the only way to fix is a new sim. Ok cool, give me a new sim and lets do this!
They dont have sim cards.... Corporate store, no sims. No way to order them, no way to get them, nothing. The only "solution" they have and I can't even do that. Driving me effing nuts. On phone again now trying to figure something out.
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going on over an hour on the phone. Transferred from customer support, to tech support, to SALES, back to tech support, now waiting for who knows who. About 10 mins away from not having Sprint service anymore
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going on over an hour on the phone. Transferred from customer support, to tech support, to SALES, back to tech support, now waiting for who knows who. About 10 mins away from not having Sprint service anymore
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That's some bull. Demand a solution or a free early termination. I would punch somebody if I got service like that.
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That's some bull. Demand a solution or a free early termination. I would punch somebody if I got service like that.
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Sprint Technical Support "do you mean the memory card?" NO idoit. HTC one, one of your flagship phones, does not even have a memory card!!! She also told me to remove the battery, then decided wiping the phone was the way to go. I refused.
The guy at Sprint Corporate store told me to move my sim from old Note 2 into my HTC One to fix it.
Every person I talk to is clueless.
This error has nothing to do with your phone, as far as I know. Actually, you know what? Do another Sprint chat and ask for Corey N. If they ask you why, tell them someone else had the same problem and Corey fixed it a couple days ago.
Yeah, but keep at it. It's nothing to do with your phone. I told Corey that my phone was able to receive a 4G signal before I activated it. That is what triggered him to check the service info. Otherwise, I too was going to have to get a new SIM card. Tell them they have to use your UICC ID to give you a service update.
Good luck man. You'll probably need it.
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This error has nothing to do with your phone, as far as I know. Actually, you know what? Do another Sprint chat and ask for Corey N. If they ask you why, tell them someone else had the same problem and Corey fixed it a couple days ago.
Yeah, but keep at it. It's nothing to do with your phone. I told Corey that my phone was able to receive a 4G signal before I activated it. That is what triggered him to check the service info. Otherwise, I too was going to have to get a new SIM card. Tell them they have to use your UICC ID to give you a service update.
Good luck man. You'll probably need it.
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i became aware it wasnt the phone pretty quick. I spent 30 mins explaining that multiple times only be to told i was being transferred and notes would carry over, then new person wouldnt have any clue what i was calling about. I finally gave up and hung up on phone. Got on chat, and i told the lady how to fix it.
She was having me do reboots and stuff and I just said, listen... Here is my sim card #, can you tell me if that sim is activated on my phone or someone elses. She looked and said it was active on another account. I said ok, THAT is the problem. I told her to either send me a new sim, or get it off the other account and on to mine since it was obviously a mistake. After another 30 mins she got i working finally.
hello ALL!
i am an AVID android user, and have been using xda for YEARS, even contributed many things to this site, in way of help, mods, and other things, never built roms but worked closely as a tester with some big developers.
recently while riding my bike home from work, i saw a phone scattered in pieces down the street. i picked up all pieces and put back together when i got home, and surprisingly it turned on with no issue, didn't even need to charge battery.
so now, i cannot access it because it has a pin passcode(ive tried all your "run of the mill ones" Plus after a few guesses and then battery dying, , it is NOW telling me I HAVE to WAIT 2680 MINUTES until next attempt....seriously?!?! 2680 MINUTES?!?! THATS NEARLY TWO DAYS!!!!!!
anyways
i need someones help here, i am TRYING to return this device to it's owner, but without a valid passcode to enter, i cannot get into their contacts and try to call anyone they might know in order to return the device.
so if ANYONE knows of a toolkit, or command line thing i can do/use in order to remove/change this pin lock, i would be very grateful.
i DONT want to wipe the device and end up without ANY info on the owner or even anything that might help me return it.
ANY IDEAS ???
I HAD SEEN MENTION OF WINDOWS PHONE RECOVERY KIT
would THAT be useful in this situation?
or basically am i stuck with resetting the phone and HOPING something is left on sdcard that will have info as to the owner of device???
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hello ALL!
i am an AVID android user, and have been using xda for YEARS, even contributed many things to this site, in way of help, mods, and other things, never built roms but worked closely as a tester with some big developers.
recently while riding my bike home from work, i saw a phone scattered in pieces down the street. i picked up all pieces and put back together when i got home, and surprisingly it turned on with no issue, didn't even need to charge battery.
so now, i cannot access it because it has a pin passcode(ive tried all your "run of the mill ones" Plus after a few guesses and then battery dying, , it is NOW telling me I HAVE to WAIT 2680 MINUTES until next attempt....seriously?!?! 2680 MINUTES?!?! THATS NEARLY TWO DAYS!!!!!!
anyways
i need someones help here, i am TRYING to return this device to it's owner, but without a valid passcode to enter, i cannot get into their contacts and try to call anyone they might know in order to return the device.
so if ANYONE knows of a toolkit, or command line thing i can do/use in order to remove/change this pin lock, i would be very grateful.
i DONT want to wipe the device and end up without ANY info on the owner or even anything that might help me return it.
ANY IDEAS ???
I HAD SEEN MENTION OF WINDOWS PHONE RECOVERY KIT
would THAT be useful in this situation?
or basically am i stuck with resetting the phone and HOPING something is left on sdcard that will have info as to the owner of device???
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You could try to put the SIM in an other phone, he might have contacts stored on his SIM.
Also same thing with the SD Card but doubt there'll be anything helpful in there.
On WP unfortunately there is no way to remove the lock without doing a hard reset which will wipe everything except the SD Card and contacts on the SIM so it's the same as inserting the SD and SIM in an other phone, better not hard reset it so the owner doesn't loose all he has on there.
I like how you use the word "unfortunately" about there being no way to bypass the one crucial security feature of the phone... The lock screen is there for a reason! If you'd tried messing with my phone that way, it would already have wiped itself.
To the OP, leave it powered on and connected to the Internet, and the owner will be able to find it eventually. The "my Windows Phone" (or whatever it's called now) website allows the owner to get the phone's GPS location, and also to display a message (such as "please email me at <this address> if you found my phone!") on the screen. If they never come for it, then... free phone, I guess? I'm not usually a fan of "finders keepers" but there's no excuse for a WP owner not even trying the existing tools to get the phone back, if they want it back at all.
If you really want to go above and beyond the call of duty, I suppose you could check the SIM from the phone and see what carrier it's for, then call the carrier and see if they have any way to get in touch with the phone's owner...
This has likely long been resolved, but here's what I would do.
Take the SIM, put it in another phone. Check "about" to see what the phone number is. Call that number.
If you get an answer, there's your missing phone's owner with a new phone and SIM card. Let them know you found their phone. No answer, leave voicemail.
PepperdotNet said:
This has likely long been resolved, but here's what I would do.
Take the SIM, put it in another phone. Check "about" to see what the phone number is. Call that number.
If you get an answer, there's your missing phone's owner with a new phone and SIM card. Let them know you found their phone. No answer, leave voicemail.
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Yes you are correct, has been resolved, good tip though thank you, found owner and was told to keep device, they had gotten new one, they don't know how it ended up on side of street, but I ended up giving to someone I had worked with who was in need of an at&t device.
Thank you, and all others, for all assistance.
Ended up that the owner actually knew someone that I was working with at the time, small world huh, funny how it all worked out, was just happy to help everyone out in the end. Was just a funny circle of events that led to the device getting to who has it now.