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I have a TMO Nexus One, which gets 3G no problem. My friend has a Nexus One that was bought for her, but she only gets Edge. When she puts her SIM in my phone, it gets 3G. When I put my SIM in her phone, I only get Edge.
My hypothesis is that she was accidentally given an ATT Nexus One, and not a TMO Nexus One, which explains why it will connect, but no 3G. My next test is to find a douchy friend with an iPhone and drop their douchy SIM into her phone and see if it gets 3G. But before I do that, is there a model number that I can tell which distinguishes the ATT vs. the TMO Nexus One?
Thanks in advance!
mcgoo99 said:
I have a TMO Nexus One, which gets 3G no problem. My friend has a Nexus One that was bought for her, but she only gets Edge. When she puts her SIM in my phone, it gets 3G. When I put my SIM in her phone, I only get Edge.
My hypothesis is that she was accidentally given an ATT Nexus One, and not a TMO Nexus One, which explains why it will connect, but no 3G. My next test is to find a douchy friend with an iPhone and drop their douchy SIM into her phone and see if it gets 3G. But before I do that, is there a model number that I can tell which distinguishes the ATT vs. the TMO Nexus One?
Thanks in advance!
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Odds are, your suspicions are correct. Check the APN settings in her phone to confirm that they're entered correctly, or entered at all. Sometimes this information is not entered. Worst case scenario, if it IS an AT&T N1, put it up on Craigslist for trade. I see a lot of people doing that in the Dallas market.
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One more thing, upon boot-up, is her bootloader unlocked? Do you see the unlock icon on the initial boot-up screen? If it's not there, then she DOES have a T-Mo N1. A T-Mo SIM can't work in at AT&T N1 unless the bootloader's unlocked.
Christopher3712 said:
Odds are, your suspicions are correct. Check the APN settings in her phone to confirm that they're entered correctly, or entered at all. Sometimes this information is not entered. Worst case scenario, if it IS an AT&T N1, put it up on Craigslist for trade. I see a lot of people doing that in the Dallas market.
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One more thing, upon boot-up, is her bootloader unlocked? Do you see the unlock icon on the initial boot-up screen? If it's not there, then she DOES have a T-Mo N1. A T-Mo SIM can't work in at AT&T N1 unless the bootloader's unlocked.
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APN settings were correct, but I will redoublecheck to satisfy my own OCD. her bootloader is locked, however, and her phone is bone stock, so this is doubly strange...
Christopher3712 said:
One more thing, upon boot-up, is her bootloader unlocked? Do you see the unlock icon on the initial boot-up screen? If it's not there, then she DOES have a T-Mo N1. A T-Mo SIM can't work in at AT&T N1 unless the bootloader's unlocked.
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why not? the phone itself is carrier unlocked, why can't a T-Mobile sim work in an AT&T phone?
Jep4444 said:
why not? the phone itself is carrier unlocked, why can't a T-Mobile sim work in an AT&T phone?
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this is what i thought as well
Under the battery, there's a model number like PB99100. I got that from the TMO version. ATT is different, but I don't remember what it is exactly, something like PB99109.
cigar3tte said:
Under the battery, there's a model number like PB99100. I got that from the TMO version. ATT is different, but I don't remember what it is exactly, something like PB99109.
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ah i noticed that too...it was different from my TMO phone. like PB99110 or something close, but different. now to find a douchy iPhone user with a douchy SIM card and confirm my theory...thanks broseph!
mcgoo99 said:
ah i noticed that too...it was different from my TMO phone. like PB99110 or something close, but different. now to find a douchy iPhone user with a douchy SIM card and confirm my theory...thanks broseph!
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I'm pretty sure PB99110 is indeed the model number for the AT&T-version N1.
I got my N1 from eBay and had to ask about the model number to make sure I have the right version.
cigar3tte said:
I'm pretty sure PB99110 is indeed the model number for the AT&T-version N1.
I got my N1 from eBay and had to ask about the model number to make sure I have the right version.
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we are correct...time for a swap!
http://news.cnet.com/8301-30686_3-10444986-266.html
there is a cell phone provider in canada.
not tmobile or att..
they claim to get fresh inventory of N1's
they claim that they will be locked to their network only and cannot be unlocked at all..
level one rep couldnt tell me what band they use-- just that phones will use their own 3G
they will sell phones outright but said that they are useless on another network..
what stock can i put in what i was told?
thanx
Most probably - 0 credibility.
A nexus one CANNOT be carrier-locked. End of story. No matter where you get your N1 from, it WILL come UNLOCKED.
MaximReapage said:
A nexus one CANNOT be carrier-locked. End of story. No matter where you get your N1 from, it WILL come UNLOCKED.
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thanx for the replies..
the provider is mobilicity.
i shouldve been more specific..
what about the 3G capabilities of buying their phone and using on usa tmobile or ATT?
thanx
MaximReapage said:
A nexus one CANNOT be carrier-locked. End of story. No matter where you get your N1 from, it WILL come UNLOCKED.
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You say that, but there are numerous reports of the French (SFR) N1's being carrier locked.
Rusty! said:
You say that, but there are numerous reports of the French (SFR) N1's being carrier locked.
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And it's about 100th time you're writing this and failing to read the reply - that ALL the SFR Nexus that were checked, weren't carrier locked at all. People report what the sales reps tell them.
amkaos said:
what about the 3G capabilities of buying their phone and using on usa tmobile or ATT?
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It will be working on one of those. There are only 2 models of Nexus, one WILL work 3G with TMo, one WILL work 3G with AT&T. Nobody can change it without digging into HW and changing antennas, or at the very least changing the radio to restrict some of the communications - and nobody could get any of this done. HTC doesn't allow HW changes in their phones, and Qualcomm doesn't provide customized radio builds on demand (or at all).
Considering this, I believe the story of this carrier's rep has the same credibility as SIM lock of SFR Nexus - which is, 0.
im pretty sure they are going to videotron in Quebec. they use AWS.
Jack_R1 said:
And it's about 100th time you're writing this and failing to read the reply - that ALL the SFR Nexus that were checked, weren't carrier locked at all. People report what the sales reps tell them.
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I've mentioned it twice that I can remember. Good news they're not locked, but like I said I was only commenting on what I read.
I shall not mention it again
Rusty! said:
I've mentioned it twice that I can remember. Good news they're not locked, but like I said I was only commenting on what I read.
I shall not mention it again
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I wasn't serious about 100 times, either
But there were 2 reports on this forum from people that bought the phone, were told that it's locked, checked it and discovered it completely unlocked.
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It will be working on one of those. There are only 2 models of Nexus, one WILL work 3G with TMo, one WILL work 3G with AT&T. Nobody can change it without digging into HW and changing antennas, or at the very least changing the radio to restrict some of the communications - and nobody could get any of this done. HTC doesn't allow HW changes in their phones, and Qualcomm doesn't provide customized radio builds on demand (or at all).
Considering this, I believe the story of this carrier's rep has the same credibility as SIM lock of SFR Nexus - which is, 0.
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i know that we can tell from the numbers under the battery cover.. but a rep isnt going to know OR tell me if he did know...
how can we find out which usa carrier they will work on?
the rep said that the company is using their carrier lines from old sony ..
i completely didnt understand this at all..
thanx
One way would be to find the carrier on this list:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_UMTS_networks
Jack_R1 said:
One way would be to find the carrier on this list:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_UMTS_networks
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that answers it... perfect..
thank you
Hello Everyone,
I've done a bit of searching but still can't find out if i'm having an issue or if this is the way it's suppose to work. This is my first experience with an Unlocked phone as well as Android. So here's the story.
I rooted my phone and then used the Unlock Pro to unlock it. I ordered an AT&T Sim card from Ebay, which arrived last week. I put the Sim card in my phone and it boots up, everything seems fine except that it says "No Service". I contacted AT&T and they confirmed that the Sim is active and it should be working.
To make sure that my phone was unlocked. I used the program to lock it again "with the rogers SIM in it" and then put in the AT&T sim and I was asked for an Unlock Code. So I took that to mean that it was properly unlocked. So I unlocked it again, and then put the Sim in but still "No Service".
I tried to put in the APN settings that I found on a site, but not sure if they are correct. and now i'm at a loss. I had purchased this for an upcoming trip to the states, but don't want to put any money on the account if it's not going to work.
I guess my first question is this "Should a new sim work out of the box?" i.e. should I be able to put in and get service even though I would be roaming in Canada?? Or do I have to be in the states first before it will work and allow me to roam in canada?
Any help you guys can provide or explaination on how it "should" work, would be great.
Well....does att provide service in canada? I don't know if rogers is part of att or not. If they don't I would assume the sim would not work because of no att towers?
Thanks for getting back to me. Rogers is not part of AT&T but they use the same GSM Frequency. So anyone travelling up here on AT&T would use the rogers towers (I believe).
That's why I'm thinking I need to be in the states before the SIM will work.
I would call att back and ask them if the case. Makes sense to me, but I'm nobody.
actually Rogers is owned by att. it is AT&T rogers wireless~!
but that does not mean that it should work.
APN settings are for data, you should still be able to make calls...
LOLOL cute
Ya i think I will do that tonight. When I was talking to them last time, the woman didn't really understand why i couldn't connect. but then again i don't think she really understood that I was in canada. LOL
Canada has the internet? Lol
ConeyKiller said:
Canada has the internet? Lol
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yeah i just got my first 28 800 kbit serial port modem eh?
Trusselo said:
yeah i just got my first 28 800 kbit serial port modem eh?
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Wow I'm still running with my 9800 Baud modem. Saving up for a 14.4.
Bing bong biiiiiiiing.....ahhhh the soothing sounds of dialup....those were the days.
I just tried the SIM again, seeing if maybe after a week it might just work now but ya no luck. you never know it could happen. LOLOL I'm wondering if I need to get a roaming package added to the Go Phone plan that i'm on before it will work. Gonna call customer support and find out
Since this is my first time with anything like this I'm not really sure about anything LOL
Okay so I just called at&t customer support. Didn't start off so well. First the guy told me that don't offer any service nor can any AT&T customer roam in canada. then he placed me on hold when I asked him to confirm, and he came back saying that AT&T doesn't off roaming in canada on their pay as you go phones. So i guess I can believe that one
Looks like i'll have to put some money on the sim and then hope it works when I go down there, Thanks everyone for all your help and suggestions.
I bought my One in the UK and, as far as I'm aware, it's locked to Three (the network I bought it from). Since I've come to China and South East Asia, I do not get any signal on my phone. My girlfriend who has an iPhone 3Gs and is also on Three gets signal (or she did before she cancelled her contract).
Should I get signal out here? I thought the phone would be able to work anywhere in the world in spite of where it was purchased. Anybody know anything about this? It's rooted and I have a custom ROM and custom firmware installed. Pretty sure I also updated the radio manually too, but I can't remember.
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I bought my One in the UK and, as far as I'm aware, it's locked to Three (the network I bought it from). Since I've come to China and South East Asia, I do not get any signal on my phone. My girlfriend who has an iPhone 3Gs and is also on Three gets signal (or she did before she cancelled her contract).
Should I get signal out here? I thought the phone would be able to work anywhere in the world in spite of where it was purchased. Anybody know anything about this? It's rooted and I have a custom ROM and custom firmware installed. Pretty sure I also updated the radio manually too, but I can't remember.
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Its not working because the phone is SIM-locked to Three network. You will have to SIM unlock the phone.
http://support.three.co.uk/SRVS/CGI..._cat=billing,varset_subcat=3772,Case=obj(4363)
Request an unlock code and continue the process. Then, your SIM will be unlocked and you will be able to use it anywhere
raghav kapur said:
Its not working because the phone is SIM-locked to Three network. You will have to SIM unlock the phone.
http://support.three.co.uk/SRVS/CGI..._cat=billing,varset_subcat=3772,Case=obj(4363)
Request an unlock code and continue the process. Then, your SIM will be unlocked and you will be able to use it anywhere
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Huh, I thought that would only happen if I tried to put a non-Three SIM in the phone. Thanks, man
If you have your UK SIM in there, maybe you need to activate roaming on the network. But you know what they're like, you can only do that whilst in the UK.
Get an unlock code from eBay or a website and buy a local SIM, it'll save you money in days or even hours given the stupendous price of data roaming.
Hi dear Developers,
Recently i've purchased an used Nexus 6. When i insert the SIM, it recognizes the phone carrier, i get 4G network working fine and SMS also. But i can't make/receive calls.
The previus owner sad that only a few carriers worked. I ignored it because i tought i could solve this by flashing the N6 stock image. But i already did that and the problem persist.
What could it be ?
I've already flashed :
5.0 (LRX21O)
5.1.1 (All carriers except T-Mobile US) (LMY47Z)
5.1.1 (For T-Mobile ONLY) (LYZ28N)
5.1.1 (For Project Fi ONLY) (LVY48I)
6.0.1 (MOB30D)
6.0.1 (MOB30I)
Please help me! I've spent more than 1 month of my salary.
Thanks to all! :good:
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Was it blacklisted? Is it complete stock? I mean if you flashed complete stock then its probably a board.
Edit: did you wipe data and cache?
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Was it blacklisted? Is it complete stock? I mean if you flashed complete stock then its probably a board.
Edit: did you wipe data and cache?
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what do you mean with "blacklisted"?
Yes, I guess it was complete stock (I downloaded directly from google developers: https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images).
I wiped cache and did factory reset after one of my many stock flashes.
If the original owner knew that the Nexus only worked on a few carriers, that is a sign that the Nexus' IMEI has been blacklisted on certain carriers in your area. In other words, the original owner neglected to keep up with the payments on his device, and thus the carrier has blocked the device's access to the network. While it could be a fault in the mainboard, the fact you can receive a 4G signal means the SIM card tray is functioning properly along with the radios, making it unlikely to be a hardware fault.
Contact your carrier. Give them the IMEI of the Nexus, and they will tell you if the device is blacklisted. If it is, find a different carrier or else try and get your money back.
marcosdv said:
what do you mean with "blacklisted"?
Yes, I guess it was complete stock (I downloaded directly from google developers: https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images).
I wiped cache and did factory reset after one of my many stock flashes.
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Yep just like Strephon said it is always good to do a swappa check before you buy. If its branded to a carrier which its not (being a nexus) then I usually ask the former carrier if it was blacklisted before I buy.
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Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
If the original owner knew that the Nexus only worked on a few carriers, that is a sign that the Nexus' IMEI has been blacklisted on certain carriers in your area. In other words, the original owner neglected to keep up with the payments on his device, and thus the carrier has blocked the device's access to the network. While it could be a fault in the mainboard, the fact you can receive a 4G signal means the SIM card tray is functioning properly along with the radios, making it unlikely to be a hardware fault.
Contact your carrier. Give them the IMEI of the Nexus, and they will tell you if the device is blacklisted. If it is, find a different carrier or else try and get your money back.
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Is it possible to use 4G and send SMS even with a blocked IMEI?
I tought it wouldnt recognize my SIM if it was blocked.
There is any possibilities to remove my IMEI from the blacklist?
(I know it shouldnt help, my carrier here in Brazil is VIVO)
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Is it possible to use 4G and send SMS even with a blocked IMEI?
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No. And neither 2G nor 3G will function, so forget that.
II thought it wouldn't recognize my SIM if it was blocked.
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You thought wrong. The SIM would be recognized, but it simply won't function.
IThere is any possibilities to remove my IMEI from the blacklist? (I know it shouldnt help, my carrier here in Brazil is VIVO)
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Either pay the bill yourself, or get the seller to pay the bill. It's highly unlikely that the seller will pay up here, and paying the bill yourself is foolish. I would start looking at alternative networks to VIVO, assuming that VIVO has blocked your IMEI. The only way you will know for certain that VIVO has blocked the IMEI is by contacting them.
Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
No. And neither 2G nor 3G will function, so forget that.
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So that is why I'm thinking thats not an IMEI problem.
I'm getting normal 4G signal. I can browse the web and send SMS too.
The only thing that I cant do, is send/receive calls.
Then you need to check the APN on the Nexus and make sure it is correct. Here is the one for VIVO.