I just purchased a G1 from someone and when I placed a SIM that was not t-mobile in, it did not give me an unlock network code request. Does this mean that someone had tried and entered a wrong one? When there is no sim, it says no sim so i know that the phone at least realizes there's something in there.
TIA for any answers
viccyran said:
I just purchased a G1 from someone and when I placed a SIM that was not t-mobile in, it did not give me an unlock network code request. Does this mean that someone had tried and entered a wrong one? When there is no sim, it says no sim so i know that the phone at least realizes there's something in there.
TIA for any answers
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Can you possibly try getting a T-Mobile SIM in there? Make sure things are connected first...
i also had a t-mobile sim that was disabled a while back. i plopped it in and low and behold it gave me the same thing. i get the registration screen, but there is the 5 bar signal thing with an x. same with the at&t sim
viccyran said:
i also had a t-mobile sim that was disabled a while back. i plopped it in and low and behold it gave me the same thing. i get the registration screen, but there is the 5 bar signal thing with an x. same with the at&t sim
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Well testing with a dead SIM card, it's expected to give you those results. You need to register the phone with a T-Mobile SIM card first, then switch them out. See if that works :]
lukekirstein said:
Well testing with a dead SIM card, it's expected to give you those results. You need to register the phone with a T-Mobile SIM card first, then switch them out. See if that works :]
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thanks, il ltry that tomorrow. tonight in the mean time, i had a g1 that i bricked (/cry) but i had it rooted and unlocked. the at&t sim worked fine. for that phone i put the sim in, and it requested an unlock code. I figured this phone would d o the same? also another strange thing is that when i looked at the apn settings there were none. i tried to add one but it wouldnt save. if that's any cause for concern please let me know =p
viccyran said:
thanks, il ltry that tomorrow. tonight in the mean time, i had a g1 that i bricked (/cry) but i had it rooted and unlocked. the at&t sim worked fine. for that phone i put the sim in, and it requested an unlock code. I figured this phone would d o the same? also another strange thing is that when i looked at the apn settings there were none. i tried to add one but it wouldnt save. if that's any cause for concern please let me know =p
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How did you brick your phone?
Alright, let me know how it goes :]
overzealous with hero.. screwed things up. this is slightly bleh.. just wanted to get things workin, gotta go to tmobile to see if this thing works.. has anyone had a case where you just couldn't get a sim to work?
viccyran said:
overzealous with hero.. screwed things up. this is slightly bleh.. just wanted to get things workin, gotta go to tmobile to see if this thing works.. has anyone had a case where you just couldn't get a sim to work?
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I gotta rain on your parade and say, I have always had flawless SIM cards :/. Let me know how that whole T-Mobile thing goes!
Actually, you may not have this second phone even unlocked yet. You have to get that code from T-Mobile before you can use other SIM cards.
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Other than using another provider's SIM card, that is. I believe I properly unlocked my Tilt and I want to sell it as such but I want to make sure it works correctly with someone other than At&t. Any help? Thanks.
Find a friend with tmobile and get his sim card. Place it in your Tilt and if there's coverage, it's unlocked, if not then it's locked.
Other than using another provider's SIM card, that is.
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I don't know anyone with t-mobile.
pseudosuit said:
I don't know anyone with t-mobile.
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I used a CID/SIM unlocker before my first flash and now after every hard reset/new flash there is a connection setup that connects me to ATT after I put in my SIM. I believe that means I am successfully unlocked, so you should get the same message.
the connection setup runs because the rom is used by potentially all carriers, so it figures out what carrier you are using and connects to it. not because you are unlocked
to the op search "kaiser CID/SIM unlocker" rub the program straight through FOLLOWING ALL DIRECTIONS IN THE THREAD. this means you must first read the thread and the thread will tell you what to do.
(spoon feeding)
tubaking182 said:
the connection setup runs because the rom is used by potentially all carriers, so it figures out what carrier you are using and connects to it. not because you are unlocked
to the op search "kaiser CID/SIM unlocker" rub the program straight through FOLLOWING ALL DIRECTIONS IN THE THREAD. this means you must first read the thread and the thread will tell you what to do.
(spoon feeding)
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I don't need spoon fed. This is what I did to unlock the phone. What I am looking for is an alternate way to verify the phone is unlocked other than the program I used to unlock it. This is important because I do not want to sell the phone and have it not work for someone.
run the program \windows\simlock.exe , if it doesnt launch or launches with a blank screen, then your phone is unlocked
I was going to say that, but XtreMe_G beat me to it!
I can also verify that though: just run \Windows\SIMLock.exe and if nothing happens then you're unlocked. If the handset asks you for the subsidy code, then you are not unlocked.
--W5i2
pseudosuit said:
Other than using another provider's SIM card, that is. I believe I properly unlocked my Tilt and I want to sell it as such but I want to make sure it works correctly with someone other than At&t. Any help? Thanks.
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Yes, there is an alternative way to check if your phone is unlocked. Go and purchase a prepay Tmobile phone. They're relatively cheap, it should come with a sim card with some minutes on it. I'm contracted w/ ATT, also have an ATT prepay account and 4 tmobile blank sim cards. All sims work with my unlocked phone. If it didnt, you'll get an error on the phone stating that the sim doesn't work (or something like that).
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Yes, there is an alternative way to check if your phone is unlocked. Go and purchase a prepay Tmobile phone. They're relatively cheap, it should come with a sim card with some minutes on it. I'm contracted w/ ATT, also have an ATT prepay account and 4 tmobile blank sim cards. All sims work with my unlocked phone. If it didnt, you'll get an error on the phone stating that the sim doesn't work (or something like that).
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Would this work as well?
http://www.t-mobile.com/shop/phones...d&device=53299206-c069-429a-82fa-000007a2ac12
yes that will work, but didnt i just show how you can do it for free?
Hi
I just got on at&T 8925, I put in sim card and it did not ask for unlock code, so I guess it is unlocked, I put in my sim card (Fido Canada,works in other phone) and it show "no service" can not find phone network signal.
I tried
ATT ROM 1.57.502.2 and
RUU_Kaiser_ROGERS_WWE_1.83.631.4_radio_sign_22.51.88.13_1.27.15.32R_Test.exe
radio 1.27.12.11 and 1.27.15.32
all same problem.
Can anyone help me, are these rom combinations not good? or something wrong with the device?
or anything I need to do?
thank you for your help !
Try another known-good SIM card. If you still cannot get service, then you probably have a hardware issue with the phone.
Sounds stupid, but did you make sure you put the SIM in the right way around.
You wouldn't believe how many people have not done this right.
Sounds like it's not unlocked... when I got mine it wasn't unlocked but it only asked for a code once.... just run the unlocker to be sure...
maybe to hard reset?
Hi thanks for everyone's help.
I think I put the sim card the right way , otherwise it will show 'no sim card'
I am keep trying other rom/radio; still no luck, it either keep searching or say 'no service'
I really hope it is not hardware problem.
hope if anyone has the experience and could help me
it really confuse me.
Thanks
alanalan11 said:
Hi thanks for everyone's help.
I think I put the sim card the right way , otherwise it will show 'no sim card'
I am keep trying other rom/radio; still no luck, it either keep searching or say 'no service'
I really hope it is not hardware problem.
hope if anyone has the experience and could help me
it really confuse me.
Thanks
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welll this might be a little solution i read in another thread...sum times the phone will not read the sim becuz its not making enough contact to the phone...so maybe a little piece of paper on top of the sim then put it in the phone MIGHT help..if it doesnt then ur phone is jacked up =P
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when i put my tmobile sim in my unlocked 8925 it worked and then a couple our couldnt get n e service... and i checked my brothers phone and dad and they didnt have service too... so maybe sumtimes the network will nto work for a while. or sumthing
If you go in the phone options and do a manual network search, does it find anything?
Thanks brian_v3ntura:
but I tried paper, same thing, maybe not be contact problem.
Thanks kilrah:
I tried that, it shows " cannot read setting from network, try viewing setting later or disconnect data connection and try again."
I did saw something online that maybe because the Fido sim card maybe old (about 3 years), but it did work with sth. like Samsung blackjack II. maybe Kaiser is more complicated.
just wonding if anyone have experience that old sim card may have problem with new phones.
I will keeping trying...
My SIM card is about 4 years old.
I'd bet your Kaiser has a hardware problem.
Hi, guys
I tried a friend's Fido sim card, it works, I don't what's the difference, but it is just like that, maybe I should go get a new card.
Thanks everyone.
good
as one of the boys ur sim might be damaged/old (power failure issues most likely)
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Hi, guys
I tried a friend's Fido sim card, it works, I don't what's the difference, but it is just like that, maybe I should go get a new card.
Thanks everyone.
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yeah, just what confused me is that the sim card still work with my other phones.
Hey guys,
Long time lurker here... and I'm having the same problem.
I have a foreign (Cyprus CytaMobile Vodaphone) SIM in my Kaiser. A couple times over the last few days I was getting the "no service" but if I reset (turn on/off) the device it was fine. Today I cannot get service on it at all. I tried it in an unlocked 1G iPhone and it didn't seem to work either.
I thought maybe the SIM is dead, however when the device it's in starts up, it asks me for the PIN set on the SIM card. I enter the PIN, and it unlocks the SIM. How could the SIM be dead if the PIN authenticates? However, when I put my regular Canadian Rogers SIM in, it works fine.
Where it usually says "Searching.." on the home screen, I once got "Denied, searching.." but I haven't been able to reproduce it.
Any ideas? The provider doesn't have a local roaming agreement, however for the past year it has always registered on the network and allowed me to check balance and send text messages.
Is it most likely a dead SIM or blocked by Rogers? I'm doubting the blocked part, but the successful PIN entry is what has me baffled...
Thanks!
Chris
Ok different SIM card also from Cyprus Cytamobile in a SE w810 does the same thing. Is Rogers seriously all of a sudden blocking these? There is no local roaming agreement, however I would always get the Rogers welcome text's and even be able to check balances. I've been doing this off and on for 4 years...
Anyone ever heard of something like this?
Thanks,
Chris
P.S. Sorry, getting a bit off topic but I thought the initial problem was related!
EDIT: Ok, I can also see all the SIM contacts and SMS messages stored on the SIM.
alanalan11 said:
Hi
I just got on at&T 8925, I put in sim card and it did not ask for unlock code, so I guess it is unlocked, I put in my sim card (Fido Canada,works in other phone) and it show "no service" can not find phone network signal.
I tried
ATT ROM 1.57.502.2 and
RUU_Kaiser_ROGERS_WWE_1.83.631.4_radio_sign_22.51.88.13_1.27.15.32R_Test.exe
radio 1.27.12.11 and 1.27.15.32
all same problem.
Can anyone help me, are these rom combinations not good? or something wrong with the device?
or anything I need to do?
thank you for your help !
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I also have the same problem with my tytn, I have a bad feeling it is hardware If you manage to find the problem please let me know. I have tried the paper thing and also all new firmware and OS nothing helps
Try setting it to GSM only (disable 3G) and see what happens.
To do that go to Settings->Personal->Phone->Band->Network Type=GSM.
If it works then, you might want to read this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=419803
I bought new TyTN II, and when I insert my sim card, he doesn't recognize it, in the top of the screen is text NO SERVICE. In the start/settings/connesctions/connection setup, there is no my country to select, or my operater. Does the new cooked ROM may solve my problem? Please help...
buware said:
I bought new TyTN II, and when I insert my sim card, he doesn't recognize it, in the top of the screen is text NO SERVICE. In the start/settings/connesctions/connection setup, there is no my country to select, or my operater. Does the new cooked ROM may solve my problem? Please help...
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Sounds like its sim locked to me read the WIKI PAGE you will get everthing off there as to what to do
I was trying to find something about sim lock, but there is no free solution, just paying... But, are You sure that my problem is locked sim?
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I was trying to find something about sim lock, but there is no free solution, just paying... But, are You sure that my problem is locked sim?
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Does it say no sim card, or just no service. If it doesn't recognize the sim card. then it is probably sim locked. If it recognizes the sim card, but just offers no service, it could just be your connection settings.
buware said:
I was trying to find something about sim lock, but there is no free solution, just paying... But, are You sure that my problem is locked sim?
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Do as this thread goes it will do all you need
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=433835
Hello,
I didn't want to start a new thread, because this one is somehow connected with my problem
So here it is:
I've been using my phone for about a month, it used to show full network ect. My friend gave me an anthenna for gsm mobiles (well, sometimes it didnt work properly when I was in the basement i.e.) so i tried it. Worked perfectly, except it was sticking out. So i thought that I don't want to use it and disconected it. Since then it shows no service, sometimes "1 dot" in network display. Tried hard reset - didn't work. When i put the anthenna back, it shows full network again.
Please, tell me, what should I try.
Thank you in advance
I seem to recall reading somewhere here that once you put in an external antenna, something gets tripped and the phone will only work with an external antenna from that point on.
Sorry -- don't recall any details. Try searching.
I have a weird issue, and was hoping that maybe someone could shed some light on what I am seeing.
I just got a used G1 on ebay, which I want to unlock. When I put an ATT GoPhone sim in and boot the phone, I am not prompted for a sim unlock code. It is not unlocked, I know the this as I do not connect to the ATT network at all and cannot modify any of the APN settings on the phone. I know that I need the prompt for sim unlock to actually unlock the phone. Fortunately, I just found an old international sim laying around and that one seems to trip the prompt for the sim unlock. My questions - why does the GoPhone sim not cause the phone to prompt me for an unlock code?
Thanks for your time.
Hmmm that is a good one. I used a normal att sim and it asked for the code, is it a older sim? Maybe one from the cingular days? To weird man.
the gophone sim is a new sim, just purchased and activated. I know the sim is okay, because I can use fine in another phone.
I have an unlock code on order. Hopefully, using my other sim to trigger the code request, I will be able to do the unlock. Hopefully, then, the gophone sim will work fine. I hope to post positive results back later.
thanks
Yea you can unlock it with any sim and switch to another and it will work. I know a few people on here use att gophone sims so you should be fine.
so I was able to sim-unlock the phone using a different sim.
I still have a real problem though - when I put the gophone sim in, I still find myself unable to connect. I even go to settings>wireless controls>Mobile Networks>Network operators and try to manually select at&t. When I do, it says "registering on at&t" for a while and then says "Your SIM card does not allow a connection to this network". Again, I know this sim works - I have been using it in another phone.
What do you think I am doing wrong?
Thanks
It sounds like something is ****ed up with the sim, even though it works for the other phone. Do you have any friends with att sims? Something really sounds off here and if it isn't sim related then I don't know what it could be.
will try to find someone with an AT&T sim, but I don't know what the deal is. I even tried an international sim (that should roam on t-mobile here), but I could not get that to connect. I have tried putting in a tmboile sim and that seems to be the only thing I can to talk to a network
As a side note, no APNs show under settings>wireless controls>Mobile Networks>Network>Access point names when I put non-tmobile sims in. When I add one, it still does not show up on the list.
arg
no more advise? any where else I can ask for help?
Thanks,
Ryan
uiucryan said:
no more advise? any where else I can ask for help?
Thanks,
Ryan
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what rom are you using?
cyanogenmod 4.0.4, but the initial problem was being seen with multiple roms
thats odd because i thought he had the large apn file in his rom
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thats odd because i thought he had the large apn file in his rom
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from what i read that is true - but I do not see them
to note I just loaded "The HTC ADP 1.5 CRC1 ROM" from
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=538456 and still I cannot seem to connect to at&t
uiucryan said:
from what i read that is true - but I do not see them
to note I just loaded "The HTC ADP 1.5 CRC1 ROM" from
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=538456 and still I cannot seem to connect to at&t
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i'm sorry i do not know more about the apn side of things i have a tmobile contract so i don't have to worry about that. sorry
I will open a new thread as the thread title no longer accurately reflects the issue.
Thanks,
Ryan
There is a thread for ALL APN's in one of these dream forums. try that one, make sure you save the APN when you enter it to, dont just hit home or whatever.
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There is a thread for ALL APN's in one of these dream forums. try that one, make sure you save the APN when you enter it to, dont just hit home or whatever.
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I do click save and it does not show up on list.
FIXED!!!!
To note, I finally got connected to the At&t network.
Please see http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=4469651 to see how I finally got connected.
Thanks to those who helped
I was planning on giving my uncle my ace and unfortunately when I put his sim in and try to connect to Rogers APN it says I'm unable to register on to the network. I put my sim in from my One V and it worked on that phone. I'm assuming it's carrier locked, how exactly can it be fixed if at all. Thanks.
chevymeister said:
I was planning on giving my uncle my ace and unfortunately when I put his sim in and try to connect to Rogers APN it says I'm unable to register on to the network. I put my sim in from my One V and it worked on that phone. I'm assuming it's carrier locked, how exactly can it be fixed if at all. Thanks.
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the phone is locked. you need to get an unlock code. look on ebay or your local craigslist. you should be able to get it done for under $20
chevymeister said:
I was planning on giving my uncle my ace and unfortunately when I put his sim in and try to connect to Rogers APN it says I'm unable to register on to the network. I put my sim in from my One V and it worked on that phone. I'm assuming it's carrier locked, how exactly can it be fixed if at all. Thanks.
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I've heard that cellunlocker.net works. It costs some money, but from what I've heard, it sounds pretty good!
Why I thought this wasn't the case is that my phone never asks for a code to be unlocked like these sites say, so I'm a little confused as to whether my phone is locked or unlocked.
chevymeister said:
Why I thought this wasn't the case is that my phone never asks for a code to be unlocked like these sites say, so I'm a little confused as to whether my phone is locked or unlocked.
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There's probably a hidden menu that you have to access. I think if you get your code, specific for your device, they should give you clear instructions on how to get there... But they probably won't do it until you pay for it . I'll try and search around and see what I can find.
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Alrighty! Here is the thread that you might be looking for. It's a bunch of hidden menus, and one of them might be the one you are looking for....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1522003
However, I still don't know how to unlock the phone haha Sorry about that part, just giving a few suggestions
chevymeister said:
I was planning on giving my uncle my ace and unfortunately when I put his sim in and try to connect to Rogers APN it says I'm unable to register on to the network. I put my sim in from my One V and it worked on that phone. I'm assuming it's carrier locked, how exactly can it be fixed if at all. Thanks.
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I think u should edit ur apn configuration and use rogers setting.. may be u can find the rogers setting in their web..
You didn't specify which ROM the Ace was running. If its a stock Samsung ROM, I'd expect it to ask for a code, but with CM7 or 9, it won't since those build lack some libraries to perform the actual unlock.
To get your code look into the bml5 method.