Solution 2010.12.04
Thanks to Rumball who found a solution to this problem.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9576852&postcount=108
Update: 2010.11.29
This issue appears to affect all unlocked Froyo devices on the Rogers network. It MAY affect all Froyo devices, regardless of network lock status, but we have been unable to confirm this (yet) on the only Froyo device locked to Rogers - The Acer Liquid e.
There are currently 4 threads (that I am aware of) scattered around XDA. As this problem affects multiple devices I will start posting updates in the General Discussion/Q&A thread, and will stop posting updates here. If you are looking for more information, please refer to:
Main Thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=845152
Other Device Specific Threads:
N1: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=849969
DZ: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=848793
SGS: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=850784
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Greetings.
Sometime about two weeks ago my i9000m began to fail to find my location using the Rogers network. WiFi and GPS location both still work.
The phone is able to find my location using the network for a brief time after flashing a ROM, but then, sometimes after one restart, sometimes after an hour, and sometimes after approx. 24 hours, it is unable to find the location any more. If I am a little vague about the precise events after which the phone ceases to find locations it is because:
1. As long as I don't change location, the phone reports that it has found the location, so I have to move some distance to diagnose failure.
2. Some time or event has to elapse/occur before failure. I don't think that it's app installation, and I know that it's not system modification (deletion of apps in /system/app or adding/deleting files in /system/media/audio). It MIGHT be phone restart.
3. This is my primary phone, so I can't afford to take it out of service for extended periods of time for testing.
I don't have a logcat yet, but one is included in this thread (in a place where it likely isn't getting much attention):http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=845152
I THINK that Bell SIM cards work (it worked first time when i popped it in my unlocked i9000M - after Rogers failed), but I haven't been able to conduct a long trial.
Rogers SIM cards do not work: not the old one, and not the one that I got an hour ago.
I haven't yet been able to try the new Rogers SIM in the phone after a flashing a clean OS.
Is anyone else experiencing network location problems (on Rogers or another network)?
Does anyone have any idea how to correct the problem?
Not sure what it can be
but I'm on FIDO and network location still works fine.
try wiping the phone in Recovery Mode
both data and cache (factory reset format)
Here's an update:
i9000M + Rogers SIM + wipe (cache, factory, dalvik) = fail to find location
i9000M + Rogers SIM + wipe + flash Doc_V1.1_Bell I9000UGJK3 = finds and tracks location
BUT... fails (network location temporarily unavailable) after first restart (absolutely nothing else changed)
Bold 9000 + Rogers SIM = success
i9000M + Bell SIM = success, every time (app installs, restarts, etc.)
Colour me baffled. It's as if the phone itself doesn't want to work with Rogers (or vice versa).
logcat(s) attached for a failed Rogers attempt and a successful Bell attempt. I think that there's a key entry in the Bell logcat at line 9651, but I couldn't find anything obvious in the Rogers output. Does anyone know how to use this stuff to diagnose the problem? I'm almost ready to ditch this phone.
And one more bit of information...
For some reason, when I flash back to UGJG8 or UGJH2 I lose the ability to connect to ANY network, no matter what SIM card I use.
*#*#4636#*#* indicates that the radio is on, though the network type is usually set to unknown.
None of the other service menus seem to work properly - black screen, or data fields are empty.
Unless someone helpful has a bright idea, it looks like I'm taking this phone back to Bell for service (or to the garbage).
Bumping and updating.
This may be important to others. It appears that the network location failure is related to the combination of Rogers' network and either (or both) Froyo and network unlocked phones. There is a functional workaround (stopping google framework services and clearing data and caches), but it's really kinda crappy if you have to repeat it frequently.
Anyway, anyone thinking to use an unlocked or Froyo android device on Rogers' network beware; if you want to use network location, anyway.
Well, I know there is a fair-sized community of i9000m users using Rogers on these forums. No one else currently has this issue?
Can we get anyone to confirm that they are using an unlocked Froyo phone on Rogers and do have network location capability?
Really all we need to confirm is:
Network?, OS?, Problem?
Rogers Tech support indicated that they have Froyo devices running without reported problems, but I have my doubts. As far as I know Rogers hasn't carried a device that will have an official Froyo build until the recent introduction of the Captivate and, as far as I know (again) none of the north american samsung galaxy S devices have an official Froyo build yet.
So, no official Froyo on Rogers, and until this month no high-end android devices. SO, any device with tis problem is likely to be unlocked.
I found a post on the following site regarding this issue. Can people with the issue make a post on that thread.
http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Google+Mobile/thread?tid=310dd072d5f565ee&hl=en
Hopefully Google will see it and take action on their side.
Quantus said:
Really all we need to confirm is:
Network?, OS?, Problem?
Rogers Tech support indicated that they have Froyo devices running without reported problems, but I have my doubts. As far as I know Rogers hasn't carried a device that will have an official Froyo build until the recent introduction of the Captivate and, as far as I know (again) none of the north american samsung galaxy S devices have an official Froyo build yet.
So, no official Froyo on Rogers, and until this month no high-end android devices. SO, any device with tis problem is likely to be unlocked.
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The Tab is out and it runs froyo...
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Huh... I didn't think of that. I may have to eat my words.
Apparently the Acer Liquid e also runs Froyo. I guess that I now have two devices (locked to Rogers and running Froyo) I need to get my hands on.
Does anyone out there have access to either of those devices on Rogers? Can you test the network location?
Repost from another thread:
Someone from Rogers stated they have not blocked any location services on unbranded devices. In addition, some one stated their friend has problems on their Liquid E
http://communityforums.rogers.com/t5...message-id/342
Not just Rogers guys... using unbranded version in the US on AT&T. Location is absolutely hosed!
Will try the fix and report back.
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A T-Mo user here but I just flashed CM7 (using directions from the CM wiki) on a friends Sprint Hero. As I have no experience with the network I am a bit baffled by the notification for International Roaming. We are far from being anywhere near international (middle of Illinois). We can't see the whole message, but below is what we can see:
International data roaming
You have lost data connectivity because you left your home ne
This is only appearing while connected to wifi which adds to my confusion as there shouldn't be roaming when on wifi...right?
Right now I believe that no harm is being done to his bill, but I can't find anything about this in any detail and want to know what if anything, can be done to stop the message from popping up.
creator2456 said:
A T-Mo user here but I just flashed CM7 (using directions from the CM wiki) on a friends Sprint Hero. As I have no experience with the network I am a bit baffled by the notification for International Roaming. We are far from being anywhere near international (middle of Illinois). We can't see the whole message, but below is what we can see:
International data roaming
You have lost data connectivity because you left your home ne
This is only appearing while connected to wifi which adds to my confusion as there shouldn't be roaming when on wifi...right?
Right now I believe that no harm is being done to his bill, but I can't find anything about this in any detail and want to know what if anything, can be done to stop the message from popping up.
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I remember that complaint from the builds around early Feb. Hasn't been an issue since. I would say try to reflash and make sure all the correct root files/apps exist. I would also guess that the carrier bills based on location, not the msg you saw. I have int. data turned on and no werid bills yet, been running aospCMod (CM7 variant) for months. The only other reason I could guess that would cause that is maybe an old radio version, check and see if he has the radio that ends in .29 (new) or .27 (old).
Samsung Galaxy S GT-I9000
Purchased in September from GCI (3rd tier carrier in Alaska, USA), not locked, running android 2.3.3 ....build who knows, even the provider can't tell me what their phones come with and I lost the piece of paper I wrote it on.
I'm trying to locate the stock firmware for this device. I have tried the stock firmware listed here:
http://www.samfirmware.com/WEBPROTECT-i9000.htm
and here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1102881 (only has NA I9000M for Canada which does not boot on this phone)
and a few other forums as well.
I'm 90% certain it was a July firmware release. Unfortunately, the ones I've tried have not been the "correct" one, one was Australia, one was International, and so on. I've currently flashed it to XWJVK, which at makes Kies happy regionally speaking.
I updated the firmware due to wireless network & app crashing issues. It fixed my wireless problems (yay XDA helping when samsung tells me to sod off) unfortunately, doing so made me lose my carrier's data network access, cellular was fine. Not really a big deal, I almost never use it, except for work, and of course I'm leaving on a work trip soon. Oh the irony. I thought I would be able to do a factory reset if there were problems, however this was not the case.
So, I'm trying to get my carrier's data network back by finding the original stock rom, which after three days of sifting through various android sites on the interwebs, I seem unable to locate.
If anyone can provide advice/assistance, it would be greatly appreciated, thank you!
Im sure you can find it here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1102881
tryed settings / wireless & network / mobile networks / acces point names
and there reset to defaults from left function button
as for huge apn list search places like here [UPDATE] APN List - Most updated APN (Most countries EU, SEA, AU, US)
you will find info how and what by the author in the thread
Good night my fellow modders. Tonight i come with a particular query, mainly, how do i go about troubleshooting the 3G connection of the motorola razr i. Ever since i flashed Omar's Motorola 4.1.2 Rom from Jan-01-2014, i haven't been able to get internet access through my carrier (Not even through 2g) and ive already checked its not a carrier issue (Since i can use my simcard to browse the internet in another phone just fine), i even tried doing a nandroid restore from the stock firmware i had previous to starting this adventurous task to get things working again, but even then the mobile broadband service is a no-no.
I'm at a loss on what to do, since i've already tried reflashing the ROM, reset-ted the phones APN's, and i've also done the suggested file modification of the losialert timer to both, 1000 and 500 (as seen in the same thread). However those efforts have been to no avail and im quite at a loss on what to do.
Im sorry if my english isnt fully understandable (Its not my native languaje) and im also sorry if this isnt the righ section to post about it, but i cant post directly in the thread since I'm a new member. I thank you beforehand for any and all guidance or help you can offer me.
Don't worry, English is not native language for most of forum users.
First of all buy any pre-paid card from different carrier or borrow it sim-card from friend and test it.
I had similar situation with Virgin Mobile. We have quite few operators in my country and I tested all of them but for this I wasn't prepared. I had my new RAZR i and there was no option to use internet with Virgin Mobile.
After few days of fight with different ROM, modding system, installing apps to APN's I figured it was sim-card. Some carriers have old sim-cards which have something wrong with MCC and MNC code and all phones can work on it but not Android 4.1 and above caused APN automation.
I even called to Virgin to ask for changing sim-card but they said they don't have different version of sim-cards, so I asked "WHAT, so every people in Your network doesn't have internet on Android 4.1+??!!" and they said "Yes, it seems so".
And there was no other way but change carrier. Now I have fully working internet without any modifications.
Sorry for so long and boring reply but for my almost 10 years working with mobile phones it was first situation like this.
Chamelleon said:
Don't worry, English is not native language for most of forum users.
First of all buy any pre-paid card from different carrier or borrow it sim-card from friend and test it.
I had similar situation with Virgin Mobile. We have quite few operators in my country and I tested all of them but for this I wasn't prepared. I had my new RAZR i and there was no option to use internet with Virgin Mobile.
After few days of fight with different ROM, modding system, installing apps to APN's I figured it was sim-card. Some carriers have old sim-cards which have something wrong with MCC and MNC code and all phones can work on it but not Android 4.1 and above caused APN automation.
I even called to Virgin to ask for changing sim-card but they said they don't have different version of sim-cards, so I asked "WHAT, so every people in Your network doesn't have internet on Android 4.1+??!!" and they said "Yes, it seems so".
And there was no other way but change carrier. Now I have fully working internet without any modifications.
Sorry for so long and boring reply but for my almost 10 years working with mobile phones it was first situation like this.
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Thank you for taking the time to answer my query. Unfortunately, i believe your case doesn't apply to me, since i had no issue using the internet with my operator (Telcel) before flashing the new ROM. I've also already called my operator and they made several procedures to try and reestablish my service, however none of them worked, but they assure me it's a problem with my device, since their service is working correctly.
I have no idea what to do now, but i hope can get the minimum required limit i need to ask for support directly on the thread ;(.
I don't know if this will help.
I had this problem with my brothers phone (galaxy s4 mini) last night. Data wouldn't turn on in anyway. Flash in new ROM from recovery didn't did the trick, nor a nandroid did. The only way I have got it to work was flashing a stock ROM through ODIN. In this case it would be RSD lite. Maybe it I'll work, but be aware of the flashing problems red lite can give. Read it a bit. Good luck!
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Do you have the correct APN entries?? You might need to add it manually...
That happens because it doesn't auto configure (correctly, or none at all) for some carriers because I don't have all the carriers in apn-config.xml -- while your specific carrier ROM might have had it already configured and a specific xml list for them.
If you reset APN's and see all the appropriate ones added it might be configuring a wrong ones by default according to the data from the apn-config.xml one in my ROM, just configure accordingly to your carrier information
Note 1: My ROM does not touch the radio, and since the radio images are international anyway it does not make sense to flash recovery images or anything ... the only problem (assuming you did not break anything in hardware during ROM flashing) comes from the android /system partition which is prone to have incorrect carrier settings for data configurations... any bad number or password updated on your carrier it would be configuring something else by doing "reset to default"...
Note 2: To save the APN entry don't exit ... press the options menu and hit save when done modifying -- else it won't remain saved!
The problem starts when You updated from 4.0.4 to 4.1.2??
Hazou said:
I don't know if this will help.
I had this problem with my brothers phone (galaxy s4 mini) last night. Data wouldn't turn on in anyway. Flash in new ROM from recovery didn't did the trick, nor a nandroid did. The only way I have got it to work was flashing a stock ROM through ODIN. In this case it would be RSD lite. Maybe it I'll work, but be aware of the flashing problems red lite can give. Read it a bit. Good luck!
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Did you try to change the APN settings before you tried this? I'm only asking because I'm considering this option, but i would like to rule it out as my final option, because since i started having this issue I've been reading a lot, and the way you fixed your problem sounds like the stock ROM corrected your issue by giving you the default APN's for your carrier.
Chamelleon said:
The problem starts when You updated from 4.0.4 to 4.1.2??
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I'm afraid i was already on 4.1.2 by the time i installed Omar's custom ROM.
Omar-Avelar said:
Do you have the correct APN entries?? You might need to add it manually...
That happens because it doesn't auto configure (correctly, or none at all) for some carriers because I don't have all the carriers in apn-config.xml -- while your specific carrier ROM might have had it already configured and a specific xml list for them.
If you reset APN's and see all the appropriate ones added it might be configuring a wrong ones by default according to the data from the apn-config.xml one in my ROM, just configure accordingly to your carrier information
Note 1: My ROM does not touch the radio, and since the radio images are international anyway it does not make sense to flash recovery images or anything ... the only problem (assuming you did not break anything in hardware during ROM flashing) comes from the android /system partition which is prone to have incorrect carrier settings for data configurations... any bad number or password updated on your carrier it would be configuring something else by doing "reset to default"...
Note 2: To save the APN entry don't exit ... press the options menu and hit save when done modifying -- else it won't remain saved!
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Thanks a lot for getting out of your way to help me Omar; After troubleshooting the device and several talks with my network carrier I've managed to get a so-so signal. I'm not sure if your ROM configures correctly or not the APN'S of my carrier (Telcel) because when i edited them everything was configured as it was supposed to be (I'm not sure about the password since i can't see it though), the only thing that was missing was the APN for GPRS, but I've been reading several forums and almost no android device needs this in addition to the 3G APN (I've added it nonetheless but the device isn't actively using it, my guess is that you've got to choose either 3g or GPRS); I also called my carrier, and the allegedly reset-ed my service.
I'm still not sure if the device is working properly, mainly because the internet access through the mobile network has become very unstable (Sometimes i get disconnected randomly, and turning on the Wi-Fi gets me disconnected automatically), and even though the radio almost always gets an H+ signal (Which is kinda funny, because i used to get 3G more consistently before) i don't think this is normal behavior. I think it may have to be with the los alert, because in my desperate attempts to get things working, i reflashed your ROM and it was set to 1000 once again and I also think that the hardware can't be broken because i wouldn't be able to connect to the data service otherwise.
Because of this i would like to ask two very specific queries, is there a way to flash this setting without flashing the entirety of the zip file?; And in case there isn't, if i flash the zip with the new configuration, and then proceed to perform a nandroid backup of my previous build, will i lose the new 00radio configuration?
I will be tinkering with the device this weekend and will report back if i can find whats wrong, just in case it's something else and somebody needs help troubleshooting this in the future. Thanks to everyone that has contributed so far, i wouldn't have learned so much in so little time without your help.
TemplarWithin said:
Did you try to change the APN settings before you tried this? I'm only asking because I'm considering this option, but i would like to rule it out as my final option, because since i started having this issue I've been reading a lot, and the way you fixed your problem sounds like the stock ROM corrected your issue by giving you the default APN's for your carrier.
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Hmm, don't know for sure. I have made some changes within the APN list to get it working, didn't work. But the rare thing was that the cm11 one did have data and when he flashed his stock back with a nandroid or a stock zip file data wouldn't turn on anymore. So I can't rule out that it was the APN list that was making trouble, because even with stock it did not work. Only by flashing through Odin it worked. Radio hasn't been flashed in that process.
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Hey, thanks for clicking my post. TL;DR Since updating from ARHD 40.3 to Viper One 6.2.0, my radio has been having major intermittent issues. I have a HTC One m7_ul unlocked outright from Optus here in Australia. It is as of right now running the latest firmware linked to by the Viper One/ARHD threads, the latest TWRP, is S-OFF and superCID, running Viper One 6.2.0.
Symptoms:
1) No signal most of the time.
2) Signal appears to return during periods of movement (e.g. driving).
3) Even at full signal, there is no mobile connection (no data, no text/calling).
4) Once every few hours, when it has signal, it will gain mobile connection for a short period of time, after which it will cut out again - repeat to 1).
Here's a short story about how this came to be:
For many many months now it has been running just fine on stock firmware, rooted with S-ON running ARHD 40.3 (since that version came out).
About a fortnight ago I started noticing issues with my contacts application. Something to do with 501 contact link suggestions and certain contacts having hundreds of Facebook profile entries. This would cause issues in the People app (people just wouldn't load) and the SMS app (message histories wouldn't load, including new texts).
After some troubleshooting attempts, I resolved to reinstall a ROM. I opted to install the latest Viper One (6.2.0) successfully. It resolved my issues. However, it introduced a new one. The next morning I woke up to 4 texts from my service provider informing me I'd missed calls. I had no notifications as such, so the calls never reached my phone. I put it down to tower signal flex in my area. I left and as I walked out the door I noticed I had no signal (no bars, x above the icon in statusbar). Driving around seemed to fix the issue though, it got back up to normal values quickly enough.
However, even though I had plenty of signal and mobile data was ostensibly turned on, I couldn't get internet. I tried sending a text to myself but it failed send. Calls out simply waited on signal and then timed out. Every single other function of the device is 100% AOK (wifi, bluetooth, nfc, etc). The entire ROM is fully functional, can't find any other issues with stability or otherwise.
I put up with it for the day and get home and start troubleshooting. Here's what I tried so far, in order:
1) Change from Viper One to latest ARHD (71.1). Installed with no issues. Booted phone, no dice - no signal.
2) Checked SIM by moving to old iPhone 4 - full signal, radios work. It's not a service issue.
3) Revert to last known working ROM - ARHD (40.3). Installed with no issues. Booted phone, no dice - no signal.
4) Research research research. Think it might be a problem with firmware perhaps. Tried revone, failed because I'm not on 4.2.
5) Flash MaximusHD (11.0.0) in order to make use of revone for S-OFF/superCID. Flashed latest firmware linked in Viper One/ARHD threads.
6) Reboot phone. Still no dice with latest firmware on MaximusHD (11.0.0).
7) Retry with latest ARHD. No dice.
8) Retry with latest Viper One. No dice.
In every single instance, all the ROMs are fully functional except for mobile signal - wifi, bluetooth, nfc, etc. radios function perfectly. No issues with ADB or fastboot during any step of these processes. All my device info shows what I expect to see. I've searched as much as I can, to no avail. I turn to first-time posting here as a last resort to maybe find out what the issue is.
I am slowly reaching the thought that the hardware itself might be the issue. I'd appreciate any insight into what could be causing this - be it software or hardware - as well as if there is any way to test or diagnose the radio physically. Even just a confirmation ("Yep, sounds like your radio's FUBAR"). In the meantime, I'll be using aforementioned iPhone 4 (ugh).
Thanks for reading.
Have you attempted to flash a different radio baseband?
Look up the radio version used in ARHD 41. If you find it, search for the radio within the forums and flash it. You can still keep the most current version of your preferred ROM. Search the threads for how to flash a radio baseband, there are plenty of them.
digitalism said:
Have you attempted to flash a different radio baseband?
Look up the radio version used in ARHD 41. If you find it, search for the radio within the forums and flash it. You can still keep the most current version of your preferred ROM. Search the threads for how to flash a radio baseband, there are plenty of them.
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I found a forum for HTC One radios here, it's in the AT&T section but apparently work on all HTC Ones. I was unable to find out which radio ARHD 41 used, my understanding is that custom ROMs don't usually come with a radio baseband of their own and they don't appear to list any on their thread that I could see. I would inquire but I think there's an issue with new users posting in development sections. Do you think it's worth trying to look further into what radio was used, or should I start flashing radios from the aforementioned list? There's a couple that stand out as possible candidates (the earliest version, the newest version, etc) but I'm not sure I want to just start going crazy on that list until something works. Or do I?
edit: To clarify, and they say explicitly in the ARHD post FAQ, they do not include radio/hboot/firmware in their ROM. So I must assume that I was simply on the stock radio the device shipped with.
edit 2: Confirmed my current baseband matches one of the ones indicated as installed from firmware package. I'm not sure what it was before I updated to Viper One or even while I was using Viper One.
Flashed the earliest radio baseband available from the aforementioned thread. Put the SIM back in, signal achieved, able to send texts/make calls/USSD codes. I was unable to get it to transfer mobile data, however.
Can't believe I didn't think about radio baseband. Didn't even know that was a thing. I just thought it was part of the firmware package. There you go I guess. Thanks again for the tip.
Whitestrake said:
Thanks again for the tip.
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No problem, just remember that if you're having issues with certain partitions on the device, each partition is technically flashable if you are S-Off and SuperCID.
digitalism said:
No problem, just remember that if you're having issues with certain partitions on the device, each partition is technically flashable if you are S-Off and SuperCID.
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I've tried just about every radio in that forum. They all seemed to have the same issue for me - at first it seems to have no signal, then it gets normal signal, receives/sends any buffered texts, and then fails to work after that for any purpose regardless of signal. I think I'm back at square one; I don't suppose there are any other simple things to try?
Whitestrake said:
I've tried just about every radio in that forum. They all seemed to have the same issue for me - at first it seems to have no signal, then it gets normal signal, receives/sends any buffered texts, and then fails to work after that for any purpose regardless of signal. I think I'm back at square one; I don't suppose there are any other simple things to try?
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If you are having issues still, the other alternative is to flash a different firmware version than what the ROM provides. Firmware and radios tend to "talk" to each other in certain ways, so maybe your firmware isn't using your radio the way you need it to. Also, make sure you are installing firmware particular to your device. For instance, do not install firmware originally meant for an AT&T phone if you use Verizon or another carrier. They tend to write the code particular to these things. I would do some research through the forums and see if you can find a good combination in your area that people have tried. Maybe even a Google search will help out if the forums seem daunting to dig through.
And don't forget, the iPhone has a Quad-Band receiver that's capable of receiving cellular signals much clearer. The HTC One, in my opinion, does not match hardware compared to the iPhone. The iPhone will always technically be superior, no matter what opinions people hold to both.
First, thanks again for your patience and assistance.
digitalism said:
Also, make sure you are installing firmware particular to your device. For instance, do not install firmware originally meant for an AT&T phone if you use Verizon or another carrier.
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I was not aware of this restriction. I suspect I may have flashed firmware for a different region. I isolated the Optus firmware RUU numbers and got a firmware package matching, and the android-info.txt matches the device original CID and modelnum. I'll try it soon.
I'm still having trouble understanding, though, how it could have failed in the first place. My phone was S-ON when the radio stopped working; surely changes to firmware/radio couldn't have occurred anyway? None of the ROMs I've touched have firmware or radio included as far as I could tell.
Flashed the firmware appropriate to my region (4.20.980.1). Came with radio. Rebooted, put in SIM, no signal for 5 minutes. When I get signal, texts don't send and calling times out, USSD codes give connection problem errors. Same as before. How likely is it the actual hardware could be damaged? I did drop it on concrete, on the front of the device at the top, around the time this started happening - very shortly before I flashed Viper One to fix the contacts issue. There was no visible damage.
Whitestrake said:
Flashed the firmware appropriate to my region (4.20.980.1). Came with radio. Rebooted, put in SIM, no signal for 5 minutes. When I get signal, texts don't send and calling times out, USSD codes give connection problem errors. Same as before. How likely is it the actual hardware could be damaged? I did drop it on concrete, on the front of the device at the top, around the time this started happening - very shortly before I flashed Viper One to fix the contacts issue. There was no visible damage.
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Quick question:
Are you installing your firmware and software without the SIM card in? If so, I would leave the SIM card in and have all the software installed during the process. Damage to the phone should not cause problems for connecting to the cellular network. Have you tried leaving the house, going outside, or getting into a different area to try your signal? Maybe your house is a deadzone and the phone is having a hard time picking it up. My room gets like this since I live in Florida where houses are built with cinder blocks to prevent hurricane damage. It really messes with my signal.
digitalism said:
Quick question:
Are you installing your firmware and software without the SIM card in? If so, I would leave the SIM card in and have all the software installed during the process. Damage to the phone should not cause problems for connecting to the cellular network. Have you tried leaving the house, going outside, or getting into a different area to try your signal? Maybe your house is a deadzone and the phone is having a hard time picking it up. My room gets like this since I live in Florida where houses are built with cinder blocks to prevent hurricane damage. It really messes with my signal.
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Good ideas, but unfortunately not - every firmware and radio package I've flashed, I've done once with the SIM, once without, thinking along a similar line.
I'm in a known good cell location - coverage in my area is fantastic with my provider (Telstra, usually get 5 bar signal on 3G - I do not get LTE on my plan). I test in multiple places - next to my PC, outside the house, down the street, etc. The behaviour I've noticed is that I have no signal regardless of where I go, for about 5 minutes after booting the phone, after which it gets signal, sends/receives any buffered texts, and then fails to communicate successfully after that (i.e., I get the test text I sent myself, then I resend another test, and it fails to send). The iPhone 4 I've been moving my SIM to has been receiving full signal (as expected) at every place I've been testing the HTC One.
Hmm...
You might have to go into your APN settings to change some things in order to get it to work properly. Go to your Settings, then Mobile Data, then Access Point Names. From this menu click the current APN saved with the phone. After that, it will have you insert some information. Check this website for the specific APN information for your carrier. Make sure it's for your carrier as there is a large list of different ones on there.
http://ausdroid.net/apns/
Other than that, I honestly couldn't tell you what your issue is.
digitalism said:
Other than that, I honestly couldn't tell you what your issue is.
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Tried the APN thing. There was indeed a few things different from the listed settings, but honestly, they were pre-populated with a bunch of Telstra data beforehand when the SIM was in. I made the changes and noticed no difference.
Thanks again for your help. As a last step I will return it fully to stock. After that I suspect my only recourse would be taking it back to Optus and asking if they'll quote me to fix it.
Unfortunately it does seem to be hardware issue from the history of what you have tried and posted.
Use nkk71's guide listed in my signature to go back to stock for warranty but substitute your local RUU/nandroid/etc.
SaHiLzZ said:
Unfortunately it does seem to be hardware issue from the history of what you have tried and posted.
Use nkk71's guide listed in my signature to go back to stock for warranty but substitute your local RUU/nandroid/etc.
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Thanks for the link, that's actually one HTC One return-to-stock guide I haven't seen yet and it looks very concise. Cheers.
Whitestrake said:
Tried the APN thing. There was indeed a few things different from the listed settings, but honestly, they were pre-populated with a bunch of Telstra data beforehand when the SIM was in. I made the changes and noticed no difference.
Thanks again for your help. As a last step I will return it fully to stock. After that I suspect my only recourse would be taking it back to Optus and asking if they'll quote me to fix it.
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Sorry about that, I know having a custom ROM is a lot of fun, but there can definitely be some cons along with it.
Good luck with your phone!
Sorry if this has already been posted, I try to search as much as possible before making a new thread.
New N910T owner here, upgraded from N900T but got it second-hand from someone who I assume used JTAG to repair the IMEI. Haven't been able to get LTE at all, no matter what ROM I'm using. (CM based ROMs display H/H+, TW based ROMs display 4G) I odin'd by using the latest NK4 full firmware (found here) and still no avail.
I don't have an old sim card so I ruled that out. I used it with my old N900T and it gets LTE here no problem. For some reason this phone just will NOT connect to LTE. Trying to find a network will lead to a 5-15 minute search eventually leading to "No service."
Attached is a picture of the ServiceMode menu. Not sure what other screenshots or information I need but I'd be willing to provide anything if it can help diagnose my problem. (If it IS a JTAG issue I'm screwed, the person who I got the phone from was shady to begin with, couldn't say no to such a low priced Note 4 though.)
Currently running NK4 on Hyperdrive ROM RLS3 with stock kernel.
Fixed by going into *#0808#, selecting DM + MODEM + ADB and then used QPST/QXDM to fix the target port.
same issue
I was wondering if any fixed the issue, I'm getting the same issue..
Can you be more detailed?
I'm having the same issues a ls the first post diacribes. I bought a phone finding out the one I number was changed, well the phone register but I have issues connecting to the network, and I can't connect to the 4G lte. The second post states that something need to updated but no instructions.
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That doesn't work for my phone, had tried it and no go.
I was wondering how you fix your phone port just like in post 2
I know this is an old post, but did you ever get it resolve?
Hi member Ohmygaa. Accidentally I found your post here and I found it very interesting since I have exactly the same problems with my note 4 tmobile sm-n910t as you described. My phone which I bought on ebay shows no lte only 4g doesn't matter what rom I'm using. Even though Internet shows 4g but it works very slow, can't practically download anything, even websites don't work. Searching for signal every 20 minutes so I'm practically unable to use it. The imei *#06# is different than that on the sticker under battery. So my question is could you be more specific with this fixing of target port ,please? I could try your method maybe it would help to fix my phone? Best regards from NY