How can I do that?
You mean on your plan? or on your phone?
On my phone. Right now, I have a gophone sim in it, and I don't want it connecting to the internet as it keeps using up money everytime it does.
I think APNdroid has that option. The only problem is it won't always cut off data unless you go toggle airplane mode or reboot.
You need data to receive pictures.
Question is irrelevant.
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Well then bassahaulic, how can I make it to where data turns on ONLY for MMS?
I would like an answer for this as well. I don't want my data on all the time - it drains my battery. However, if someone sends me an MMS text while my data is off, I don't even get a notification. I don't even get the text once I turn data back on. I don't find that acceptable either.
Is there a workaround so that your data doesn't have to be on 100% of the time just on the possibility of receiving a MMS text?
Also - the same applies to when I'm on WIFI. I tested it out by having my wife send me one. On WIFI the phone screen turned on when the MMS text was sent (and I assume when I would've received it), but no notification. On 3G - I received the MMS Text.
I am currently using Handsent as well
here you go its called toggle data
http://www.androlib.com/android.application.com-camurphy-toggledata-jCE.aspx
install it, run it and reboot
sfernandez said:
here you go its called toggle data
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install it, run it and reboot
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Thanks for the suggestion. I gave it a try and did what you suggested (ran it with data off and then rebooted) but once I turned data back on, it wouldn't go back off using the toggle . Man, that would've been awesome if it had worked.
Any other suggestions?
I found that "APN OnOff" by Curvefish works perfectly for what I was looking for - can turn data off and still get MMS texts. Now to actually download the picture I need to turn data back on, but at least I know it's there, and that makes all the difference.
Only draw back to it is that you have to go into flight mode for the switched settings to take affect. I'm okay with that little nuisance though. Much better than rebooting the phone.
Thanks for the suggestions. This is a great forum.
Why can't we just go into plane mode and keep WIFI on? AM I missing something? (Maybe I just asked a super dumb question)
In plane mode you can't receive calls or texts.
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Thanks for the suggestion. I gave it a try and did what you suggested (ran it with data off and then rebooted) but once I turned data back on, it wouldn't go back off using the toggle . Man, that would've been awesome if it had worked.
Any other suggestions?
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If you dont want to shut off phone all the time you can install this
Here's an app that will launch some of the codes(phone, service menu, gps etc) that you can use... like the 1st option with phone/battery/usage info that u can hit and just shut off the radio then turn it right back on..its a pain in the ass put hey it works..lol
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=748859
APN changes can take effect if you toggle the airplane mode... ie:
hold the power button
turn it on (radio off)
hold the power button
turn it off (radio on)
Worked for me when I used to use APNdroid anyway.
Well I tried using APNOnOff. Thought it was working (using plane mode) but if I left data off for an extended amount of time I would need to restart the phone to get it going again.
If I used that code program, does it turn off all data or are you saying flipping that switch would make these APN toggles work without rebooting?
Why did you stop using APNdroid?
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accrews2001 said:
Well I tried using APNOnOff. Thought it was working (using plane mode) but if I left data off for an extended amount of time I would need to restart the phone to get it going again.
If I used that code program, does it turn off all data or are you saying flipping that switch would make these APN toggles work without rebooting?
Why did you stop using APNdroid?
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If you use that code thing you can turn on & off the radio so you dont need 2 reboot every time, thats what i did b4 i went 2 I9000XFJM6 Rom.
I dont use APNdroid because I had read different people giving issues with messing up there data, so I just have been using the toggle data.
Ok cool. Now at least I have a backup plan. My battery lasts SO MUCH LONGER with data "off". I went back to Toggle Data to give it a try with plane mode toggling. So far it's working great.
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I know there are plenty of utilities/hacks to automatically disconnect GPRS after a certain time of inactivity. I don't want that. What I want is for GPRS to disconnect immediately when I put the phone in standby.
I've searched high and low for some tweak or hack that allows me to do this. I know it can be done, because I've done it before, but I'll be darned if I can remember how. Previously, I was using an HTC official ROM, but now I'm using the AT&T official ROM. Maybe that makes a difference, but I don't think so.
And yes, I know I can just hold the red button for a few seconds, but since I had this feature before, I want it back!
I read this somewhere, and just tried it. Works pretty slick. It does just what you want. It will automatically disconnect any data session when you put your phone in standby mode. Also it will automatically disconnect like 30sec-1minute after any program is done/not using it. To try it out, I started up Skyfire then pushed my power button to put it to sleep, when I woke it up the data was automatically reconnected since skyfire was still open. Oh and I too am using AT&T standard ROM.
Open up your REG editing software
Navigate to (HKLM>Comm>ConnMgr>Planner>Settings)
Click on (SuspendResume)
Change Value Data to: "GPRS_bye_if_device_off"
make sure to include the parenthesis.
Then click on (Cache Time)
Make it HEXADECIMAL
Change the Value Data to: 0000003C
Soft Reset
Hope this helps
Is anyone else experiencing issues with data not staying on. I am rooted but don't have a custom rom installed. periodically, i have to put my phone in plane mode to get my data to work.
i know what your talkin bout. every so often the EVDO will just leave my phone. i usally just turn wifi on and back off and it goes back to normal. Sometimes tho i have to soft reset my phone in order for Data to work.
My rooted hero does that at times, as well. I just turn airplane mode on and then off again and that fixes it.
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Out of nowhere when i rebooted my phone i got a messege on my phone saying "The SIM card was recently removed, sign into your account to verify identiy" I try loging in but it says its wrong. I cant do anything with the phone when its like this. I found a work around with a custom lockscreen if i turn on airplane mode as soon as it turns on. but its extremly annyoying not being able to use the home button!!! So if anyone has a fix please tell me D:. Im rooted and safestraped on a deoxed version of the stock rom (well i think it is) I just got the phone last night, i started having thease issues later this morning though.
Its a known issue with the RAZR and the Droid 4, the only solution is to hard reset the device.
If anyone is curious I actually found a temp fix for this!! What you do is you restart your phone, as soon as it turns on, quickly turn airplane mode on. Your phone works perfectly now...its just useless. SO TO FIX THAT. You must then go to wireless settings and turn on wifi. Our main goal is to remove your email from accounts, in my case, it was my verizon yahoo email. I think its whatever email shows up for you to verify. If you try removing it over wifi though it will have a server error.
So since you can at least go in the market now (or google play now or whatever lol) you should download an app called LockMenu (free version) that will replace your lockscreen and it has a slider to go directly to your home launcher, once that works fine you can turn airplane mode off. (Your home button and notification bar dont work right now btw) In any case now that your phones data is on again you can now just go to accounts and remove the cursed email.
Now just reboot, and you shouldn't have the error!
Hallelujah
I signed up for an account just to say Thank You to Artic.Light!! I was customizing my phone and while setting up my gmail account activity feed my phone froze up. Upon reboot I received the "SIM card removed" message and was completely f-ing devastated. My GF is 9 months preggers and was out and about in heavy rain so communication was critical. I was freaking out and scrambling for like a half hour looking online for someone who cracked the code. After finally finding and following Artic.Light's instructions my phone is back up and running fine and I could not be happier!! Mega Huge Thanx!!!!
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I found a fix for this. Do what the guy said and put the phone in airplane mode. Reboot the phone and turn it back on. Airplane mode should still be on when the phone comes back on. Simply go to the dial pad. call someone, it will give you a message about airplane mode being turned off, just ignore it and complete the phone call. Stay connected in the phone call for about 2 minutes to allow the sim card to refresh. and thats it.
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I found a fix for this. Do what the guy said and put the phone in airplane mode. Reboot the phone and turn it back on. Airplane mode should still be on when the phone comes back on. Simply go to the dial pad. call someone, it will give you a message about airplane mode being turned off, just ignore it and complete the phone call. Stay connected in the phone call for about 2 minutes to allow the sim card to refresh. and thats it.
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Nick, did your solution continue to work after fixing it and then powering off? Unfortunately, it did not for me. I'd been using the power off in airplane mode method, then after powering on, make a call. I typically just call me voice mail and hang up after a few seconds. Your suggestion gave me hope but after leaving the call open (with my work phone) for several minutes (and trying it a couple times, it reverted back to the same issue.
Does anyone know why they don't just fix the bug?
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I signed up for an account just to say Thank You to Artic.Light!! I was customizing my phone and while setting up my gmail account activity feed my phone froze up. Upon reboot I received the "SIM card removed" message and was completely f-ing devastated. My GF is 9 months preggers and was out and about in heavy rain so communication was critical. I was freaking out and scrambling for like a half hour looking online for someone who cracked the code. After finally finding and following Artic.Light's instructions my phone is back up and running fine and I could not be happier!! Mega Huge Thanx!!!!
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well i'm glad to have helped!!!
in other news.....meh...i dont know what actually causes the bug...i ended just doing a factory reset...I think that fixed my problem....still annoying as heck though
SIM Removed
You just need to mention the e-mail account password I tried and it works perfectly.
Suddenly, on or after Sept. 14th, I can no longer send MMS messages (texts with pics). I recently performed the Motorola/ATT software upgrade, but cannot say that they are related issues. I operate almost exclusively on Edge (Blue "E", five bars"). Nothing faster anywhere close to test with. I do have wifi, but they wont send that way either.
When I try to send an MMS, it shows a green arrow below the picture for about a half hour. Then I get a "message not sent" notification, and a red "X" next to the picture. Last week, I was sending MMS with impunity. Today, after an hour on the phone with ATT, nothing. He wants me to take the phone back to ATT so they can "remove the battery for me". I tried to explain to him that the battery does not come out on the HD, but I am pretty sure he thought he was simply talking to some dumb mountain man from Kentuuuucky. He said there was nothing more he could do unless I removed the battery...
Any suggestions as to why I can't send pics anymore? I've tried several images (largest about 77kb) and numerous friends numbers. No problem receiving them, just nothing going out. Multiple reboots. Everything else on the phone is nominal.
Thanks!
CG
Can you take a screenshot of your APN Settings? Maybe try to reset those to default afterwards.
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Check your apn and turn off wifi + smart actions.
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Wifi on or off, does not make any difference to the MMS issue.
My APNs only show ATT PTA. All the selections deeper in are grayed out...
Ummm, how do I turn off Smart Actions?
Thanks, y'all...
CG
Open Smart Actions.
If any say Active, click them and I the top right corner there will be a on/off toggle.
If they say Ready then they're not on so no need to turn them off
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If I have battery extender going while trying to send mms, it fails due to background data limitation. Just putting it out there.
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Solved.....?
Follow up. Went without ability to send MMS for about ten days. The other morning I had an opportunity to travel about sixty miles from my home, into another Edge network I guess, and the phone worked perfectly. Drove all over the region, in and out of E and 4G, and sent MMS to everyone. As I got back close to home, it quit working again. In fact, during one test, I drove just a few miles and it started to fail. Drove back out of that "blackout area" and it worked. Drove back in, fail. Curiously, a friend I was experimenting with also could not send MMS from the "hole". Outage? But, by the time I got back home, it was working. Continues to work.
Could taking the phone out of a certain area and back in cause something to reset? Of course, ATT took credit for it by saying something to that effect. There still seemed to be a region near my home that will not allow MMS to be sent. Going to go back there today and do another test. Nevertheless, the phone is working again.....
CG
Hello XDA,
I have an LG G2 on Verizon that is showing the cell radio being off. I am not sure how to get it back "on". Antennae wires are on perfect, just not showing any cell signal on the signal bar whatsoever.....phone was give to me from a friend and I assumed I could just fix it! When I go to make a call it says " Airplane Mode on" and when I select to shut if off, it not being on in the first place, nothing happens. I have tried to use Toggle Cell and Cell Radio Shutoff and neither works, the Cell Radio Shutoff actually stops in error.
HEEEEELLLPPP!!!!!!
Bought a phone off ebay and have the same problem. Have you found a solution yet? Mine reads the sim card, but no reception to make a call or connect to data. I'm thinking its a hardware issue or the efs got jacked up.
I have this same problem on att note 3. I have not found a solution yet. No pattern, just the phone may, or may not boot with radios on. Grrrr
would be willing to bet that someone flashed a ROM that is not compatible with the radio - they need to match. TOT it back to factory stock and try it.
So. I've gotten service back.
What makes it work is to make sure airplane mode is off and turn off the phone from 5 - 100 minutes.
With one ROM, firekat, I was able to boot a few times with radios on if I left the phone off for 4 minutes. This new ROM seems to take longer. I ended up leaving it off over night and it "works" now :/ would like a better fix.
98% of the time when I boot up airplane mode is on and the radios can't be switched.
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Actually. It works if you make sure airplane mode is on, I turn it off and on with tasker and secure settings. Leave the phone off for 10 minutes. Boot it up. Airplane mode should still be on, turn it off, and voila. Service.
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