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Activating in Romania (Please help)

Hi,
after I got my Unlock Code from TMob, I like to activate my G1 now with Vodafone in Romania.
This is what I found so far:
Title: VF Internet pe Mobil
Connection: UMTS
Autentificare: PAP
User: live.pre.vodafone.com
Pw: vodafone
APN: live.pre.vodafone.com
MCC: 226
MNC: 01
So when i start my G1, It starts to show the bar with my connection (good with 3-4 Bars). but NO "G" sign in the Top bar. (Does it have to be there??)
When I try to sign in (activation) it always fail of the connection.
Does I have to see a "G" or so in the Top Bar, before I try activation? (i dont have 3G here, only GPRS Data Transfer, that works fine for Internet with my other Mobiles)
Really I would appreciate really your Help, to make the G1 working and activating in Romania.
Greets
Chris

i'm searching for the same thing. i didn't manage to make VF settings. you can try with an Orange sim. easier settings to use. let me know please if you manage to solve the VF settings issue.
PS daca nu te descurci da-mi un PM

nice to read from you.
so you got it running with Orange? and only with 3G or just with GPRS.
greets
chris

3G. working like a charm
easy settings
Name : Orange 3G
APN: internet
the rest is blank

hmmm but so i have to buy also a Orange card.
and I am living in Medias.. we dont have 3G here.
will it also work just with GPRS
and what dataplan do i have to buy from orange for a prepaid card.
do you know?
greets
chris

GPRS is working too.
for a prepaid you only need to activate internet and the costs are taken from your credit.
you can use it at least till we figure out the VF settings.

Thanks for your help.
so i guess my wife has a orange (have to look later)
does she had to activate internet plan or so..
or is it enough when i just place it in my card and make
apn internet?
anyhow.. also your profile and HP is interesting. what are
you doing for business.. we can talk about also
privat at: [email protected]
thanks again
chris

GREAT !!
just bought a Orange Card and now works like charm...
thanks for your info.
greets
chris

i managed to solve the problem
settings are like this:
Name: Mobile Internet
APN: internet.vodafone.ro
User:internet.vodafone.ro
Password: vodafone
everything else is blank
hope this helps

I use my (unlocked) G1 with Vodafone Romania using these settings:
Name: vodafone
APN: internet.vodafone.ro
Username: internet.vodafone.ro
Password: vodafone
MCC: 226
MNC: 01
(all the rest are not set)
Works perfect using 3G or GPRS (depends on the covarage)
Hope this helps...
I have not managed to use Vodafone Live. Does anybody know if the G1 is compatible with Vodafone (RO) live? What are the settings?

i'm not sure if the G1 one works with Vodafone Live! but if you're not on prepaid you can go for a data plan of 500Mb/month @6EUR/month

I know this thread is old but im going to bump it because i have a question.
I dont have a G1 but i do have an incredible 2 which is GSM capable and unlocked. Im going to romania this summer and was wondering if the settings are the same?
Also, can someone over there tell me how much it would be for a monthly card? most important to me is internet over there, I dont know if unlimited exists but i would prefer that.
Multumesc foarte mult.

after putting in the sim card of whatever company they have out there you would need to update your apn to allow for data use. double check what frequency their cell company uses as in gsm,cdma, and what band(s)

I understand that. Was just wondering if the apn settings posted earlier still apply..
Sent from my Incredible 2 running Zeus 1.3

G1 w/ AT&T

I know you can use the G1 with AT&T service, but I see conflicting information on the interwebs claiming what is/isn't working when used with AT&T.
1. Is the market working?
2. Is the new "Maps" GPS working?
3. Any drawbacks you can think of, except for no 3G access?
Thank you!

JoelOFH said:
I know you can use the G1 with AT&T service, but I see conflicting information on the interwebs claiming what is/isn't working when used with AT&T.
1. Is the market working?
2. Is the new "Maps" GPS working?
3. Any drawbacks you can think of, except for no 3G access?
Thank you!
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Market works fine.
Not familiar with the new "Maps" GPS...so I can't verify
No drawbacks aside from 3g. I don't have AT&T 3g in my areas anyhow, so makes no difference to me.

If you get te rogers dream instead of the tmobile g1 you will get 3g service. Assuming you are going to root the phone and install a custom rom you will have no issues with the market. Also assuming you are staying in the US and you root the dream you can get the new google navigation.
I'm not sure how smooth it would be on the dream but I'm sure it works fine.

The phone shouldn't care which network you're on. I have a G1 running on AT&T and it works fine. The only special thing I had to do (besides SIM and CID unlock the phone) was program the APN settings manually during the initial Google Account setup:
Name: AT&T
APN: wap.cingular
Proxy: (not set)
Port: (not set)
Username: [email protected]
Password: (not set)
Server: (not set)
MMSC: http://mmsc.cingular.com
MMS proxy: wireless.cingular.com
MMS port: 80
MCC: 310
MNC: 410
APN type: (not set)
works for me! ^_^ However, YMMV..
Regards,
Weasel5i2
PS: Check out this neato boot splash I flashed on my phone (see here for how):

Besides the draw back of paying more money, and having that flakey service....
Nope you should be find

spazoid said:
Besides the draw back of paying more money, and having that flakey service....
Nope you should be find
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I heard somewhere that "there's a map for that".

Originally Posted by spazoid View Post
Besides the draw back of paying more money, and having that flakey service....
Nope you should be find
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I heard somewhere that "there's a map for that".
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LOL a map or a lawsuit???

Everything works very very well
one draw back is the 3G, there isn't any.
I have my G1 with AT&T and to be honest if I had a data plan, I probably wouldn't even be able to tell the difference between T-Mobile and AT&T
GG

Yeah, it's not bad at all. EDGE connection is iffy at times, but with T-Mobile I only get GPRS at my house. Everything works just as you'd expect it to.

I had a T-Mobile G1 with T-mobile services until moved to a different location, where AT&T has a great coverage and T-Mobile has almost none. Unlocked G1, signed with AT&T. G1 works fine - the only application which has refused to work is an MSN messenger.
Edge coverage only, of course.
After that, I bought unlocked Rogers Dream on fleabay in order to get US AT&T 3G service on Android based phone.
It was preactivated with Google servers, but interface was in french and I decided to restore it to default for the sake of simplicity. It was a shock to discover, that the phone did not want to connect to Google Servers for activation (AT&T APN has been created and sim card with a data plan was inserted). Fortunately (contrary to T-Mobile G1) Rogers Dream has an option to "activate later", basically gives you full access to your phone without activating it first. That what I did - went to "activate later", turned on wi-fi and activated it.
Turned off wi-fi - voila - everything works - AT&T 3G, all market applications (not sure about paid ones - don't use them), tethering using Tetherbot, etc. A bit different dialer interface, but I like it. So far, I don't need to root it and/or install a custom ROM.

Sun cellular gprs and mms settings for galaxy s?

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Please help me get all the setting that I need to ensure that my Galaxy S can access GPRS/3G and MMS. Sun Shop and their hotline do not have any idea on how to set up this phone (so far):
Here are the things I need:
Name
APN
Proxy
Port
Username
Password
Server
MMSC
MMS Proxy
MCC
MNC
Authentication Type
APN Type
Hope someone is kind enough to provide me the info I need to make this work! Thanks!

Hi Kabayan.. I suppose you too are from Philippines..
Not everyone here in xda-devs knows mobile companies from our country namely Globe, Smart & Sun Cellular.
have you tried texting ACTIVATE to 2300 and SETTINGS to 2300?
or.. check this page: http://www.suncellular.com.ph/ecs_configure.php
Samsung Galaxy is not listed, just try to get the settings from other phones like Sony Ericsson P990i. The instructions are not the same, but you can use it as reference.

RE:
Hi Kababayan!
Unfortunately, I'm running out of options. I did all the settings I can find via the Sun website plus through the hotline to no avail.
Question: Is it possible that the GPRS is blocked to a certain carrier? I bought mine through Globe and just had it unlocked by myself via the app found in this site.
Is there anything I should place under "Server"? How about if I combine all the settings? APN Type can be placed as "Internet + MMS"...

hi.
i'm not in the Philippines anymore, but I've dealt with trying to get Sun to work on a non-Sun phone. I also have a Bell phone unlocked to a Rogers network here in Canada.
try these settings for Sun:
name: sun internet
apn: minternet
authentication type: none
apn type: internet
leave everything else blank/as is.
tell me if it works.

RE:
Thanks for all the suggestions! Unfortunately, it still is not giving me a 3G connection (and icon on top of the screen). I can make calls and send SMS without any issues.
I tried the Sun Internet APN set up above.
I also see this message "Mobile Network State Disconnected"
Weird is that when I place my Globe simcard, it detects the 3G immediately. Is there a way for Globe to lock the 3Gsignal of this phone even if I already unlocked it?? Strange indeed..

Added Details:
I have another setting that I tried to no avail. Maybe someone can send me a revised one since I might be keying things wrong:
Name: Sun WAP GPRS
APN: WAP
Proxy: 202.138.159.78
Port: 8080
Username: Not Set
Password: Not Set
Server: Not Set
MMSC: Not Set
MMS Proxy: Not Set
MMS Port: Not Set
MCC: 15
MNC: 05
Authentication Type: PAP
APN Type: Internet

I'm not sure about this but last time I checked, Sun Cellular Call & Text SIMs does not have 3G, only GPRS.. Their 3G is only for their Wireless Broadband..
Tried that with my Sony Ericssion Xperia X1 + Postpaid Sim, I don't get any 3G signals only GPRS. When I tried to manually set the 3G signal using the manual network selection, I receive a "Not Registered" message. this was just last March 2010
Some questions:
1) Are you using a Pre-Paid or Post Paid call&text sim?
2) In case Pre-paid, may load ka ba? hehe
3) Have you tried your Sun Sim with other 3G phones, and got a 3G signal and can browse the internet?
Try a Smart SIM, I'm sure they have 3G.
Another theory is, maybe Globe did some settings with your SGS so that it can only be used for their network, since SGS is sold exclusively by Globe. Just like iPhones, if you bring iPhones from other countries, you won't be able to Globe's 3G, you'll have to ask them to configure the phone for you..

Thanks again for the response!
1. I am using a postpaid line. I also own a N97 and when my Sun sim is there, it does give me the 3G logo on the upper part of the screen.
2. Hahaha.. this really made me laugh like a madman for a few secs
3. Yeah I think Globe made some restriction that even unlocking the phone for other networks will block 3G. But something is still lingering in my mind:
If they did do some block, why didn't they block it entirely I can still call and text as usual... Hmmmm...
I guess I'll go get a globe postpaid line for this na lang.
Last Question for you:
I tried the phone with a prepaid sim and also enrolled with Globe's 5 day unlimited mobile internet promo.
I can access the internet using 3G but I cannot seem to access GMAIL and Android Market using the widget and also by manually keying in the URL in the web browser. Is there a restriction with Globe? If yes, I might ask them to give me a plan that can access those. My concern is: I pay for Pxxx for unlimited mobile internet then I then find out that "unlimited mobile internet" has some minor annoying restrictions. I'll ask Globe about this but needed some advice so that I can come "prepared" when I grill down the sales rep.
Not all sales rep are technically sazzy and might just be saying "Yes Sir" to all my queries without really knowing anything.

from my own experience, best way to go about this would be to go to a globe centre and have them clarify everything there. phone reps will usually just give you the run around or hang up on you.
tip: don't mention you used it for sun. tell them that ur travelling to a diff country and ask if there will be any problem using the phone with that country's provider.
but to be honest, i dont think globe would lock down the phone to that extent. if they did, it might be firmware based customization. are you on the original firware or have you flashed to a diff one?
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aridoasis said:
from my own experience, best way to go about this would be to go to a globe centre and have them clarify everything there. phone reps will usually just give you the run around or hang up on you.
tip: don't mention you used it for sun. tell them that ur travelling to a diff country and ask if there will be any problem using the phone with that country's provider.
but to be honest, i dont think globe would lock down the phone to that extent. if they did, it might be firmware based customization. are you on the original firware or have you flashed to a diff one?
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I just updated the firmware today. Updating it did take away all the apps I installed and my phone contacts.. I REALLY MUST REMEMBER to back up all data every now and then
I'll see if this new firmware works with SUN.... after I reinstall my apps and precious phone contacts.. i think I lost a few friends with the update
Note to self: start saving contacts to GMAIL for easy sync

Ayos! So it's a FW problem? Globe must have done something or the Open line thingy was incomplete!...
I really hate provider locks! It is better here in Singapore, there are no provider locks even on their exclusive phones like SGS!
ENJOY YOUR SGS!
nga pala, sikat din ba ang SGS sa Pinas? mahal kasi presyo ng Globe!

hope it's working fine for you bow with the new firmware.
lol at the backup... made that mistake too when i did my first flash. titanium works wonders for app backup.
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Thanks to both of you for yourk suggestions.
Yes, sikat dito SGS to the tech savy of course.
I paid 33k for the unit. Is that fair or a bit steep?
Gusto ko nga ng titanium backup pero you need to root the phone pa right? Takot akong magroot e
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Singtel sells the unit without a contract for S$900, Php29,700. But some shops sell it even lesser..
http://www.sgmobile.com.sg/details/view/341
http://www.whymobile.com/

Medyo mahal nga dito tapos locked pa sa globe.
Any ideas when froyo would be available via kies?
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According to Samsung it'll be by the end of September. Just cross our fingers and hope for good news.

bell mobility sells it (16gig version) for $499 CAD, plus the 12% tax, w/c is around 24k. pretty good price considering we can unlock it ourselves.
yeah, looking forward to froyo for this month. lots of news circulating that it may be on the 23rd, but i'd rather keep an open mind.

I'm thinking of rooting my phone. Any advantages or disadvantages doing that?
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head over to the dev section to get more info.
basically, rooting will allow you to install apps that need more access to the system. usually for tweaks and such.
disadvantage? probably warranty, but there's also a thread to unroot the sgs if it comes to that.
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[Q] Bought used phone, no signal / poor reception

Hi all,
I have a question to those more knowledgeable about GSM network/settings (I come from a CDMA background). I bought my girlfriend a Captivate on EBay for Christmas; everything is working OK except it cannot get any signal. As far as I know everything is set up as it should, it just won't show any bars. While using the ServiceMode app [*#0011#] it goes from NO SERVICE to GSM : LIMITED and back over and over. While using her old phone in the same spot it has full bars. We went to the ATT store and made sure everything was set up on their end. I think the phone is defective but I figured I would check here first. I'll attach some relevant (I think) screen caps and if anything jumps out or you have anything for me to try and fix this, please let me know.
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Also does anyone know the exact location of the internal antenna? I opened the phone up to see if something came lose during shipment or whatever and I didn't really get anywhere. I wanted to try and jury rig a extended antenna to see if that helped reception.

You flashed that ROM/theme on the phone? Or it came like that when you bought it?

That is Serendipity 5.1.. I figure while she can't use the phone as a phone, she should still benefit from a nice rom and kernel. When I received the phone originally it had the stock rom. Before I flashed a custom I made sure to check everything out first and the problem was there since the beginning. Since then I've flashed back to stock, tried different radios, etc etc but the results are always the same.
I don't know what the person before me did to the phone though, maybe he/she flashed something incorrectly and wrote over important settings? I don't know what I'm looking at that's really why I am asking here.

Grabbed some more settings, anything seem strange or wrong?

Stupid question, but do you have an active AT&T Sim card in the Phone? btw, these phones absolutely, positively will not work on Sprint or any other CDMA carrier.

rpicaso said:
Stupid question, but do you have an active AT&T Sim card in the Phone?
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Yes I have her new Sim card which was activated at the store over the weekend. I can switch it between her two phones, old one full bars, Captivate no bars.

Check you APN Settings. Menu> Wireless and networks > Mobile Networks > Access Point Names and let us know what they are, and we can go from there.

Says ATT WAP

Tap where is says att wap and check the settings to see if they match these:
Name: ATT WAP
APN: wap.cingular
Proxy: wireless.cingular.com
Port: 80
Username:not set
Password:not set
Server: not set
MMSC: http://mmsc.cingular.com
MMS Proxy: wireless.cingular.com
mms port - 80
mcc 310
mnc 410
authentication type - none
apn type- internet + mms
If not, adjust them accordingly and see if it clears up. If not I'd say you have a serious hardware problem.

Those settings look good to me. Thanks for the help I suppose my problem is more serious. Anyone know of anything else I can check to maybe narrow my problem down? I'm not afraid to try and replace a radio/circuit board/internal antenna.

enter *#2263# and check that band selection is set to automatic.

Yep set to AUTOMATIC - Select GSM & WCDMA All Bands

Is there something equivalent to a PRL for GSM phones? Something that tells it what towers it can connect to?

idk if its related but i have poor signal problems too with my phone sometimes only shows bars and no h or edge and sometimes just says no service or emergency calls only

Yeah same here, right now it says Emergency calls only. I know for a fact that there are at least 6 GSM cell towers in this vicinity.

Can this issue have something to do with a failed unlocking attempt? I've been trying to research all routes and I tried to "unlock" to phone by using SGS Unlock Tool (rooted method), it was never successful. It states "Sorry, no codes found unknown error", possibly meaning that something internally is screwed up? I'm just pulling stuff out of my bum at this point. Any help will be appreciated!

Last bump for the weekend. Any suggestions? Already bought a new one but I still have 30 days to return it if I can figure out how to fix this.

[Q] No Web On Samsung Galaxy S On O2 Network, Please Help!

Hello, I recently brought a branded three Samsung Galaxy S gt-i9000 from ebay and when I received it I unlocked the mobile getting codes to unlock and use my O2 sim. There was no problems unlocking it and the 02 Sim is the simplicity Sim with web, text and 100mins per month (pay as u go) and it worked and sent texts, received calls etc
It's when I tried to start the browser I noticed it said no connection, page cannot be displayed etc and it would work on wi-fi but not wap/3G, also i have no 3G/H icon at the top of the phone sinse it started. I went to mobile options > access point names etc and saw the 2 default settings 02 gave me and it is selected and seemed ok but where it says about phone > status it says "mobile network state: disconnected" so I realise I have no wap and I have tried texting ACTIVE or SETTINGS to o2 numerous times with no reply so I went online and tried to add and try LOADS of different settings/access point names to see if they would get me online but no luck so I have factory ressetted by phone back to default to try again so does anyone know where I am going wrong or knows the proper settings and method to get me back on the 3G web, thanks
Further Info:
Phone: Galaxy S GT-i9000 (sealed, brand new and branded to three network)
Status: Unlocked with sim code
Network Sim: o2 (pay as u go with 500mb web, 100mins and inf txts)
Factory Resetted for fresh start after trying mobile network settings
SETTINGS:
Mobile Network Settings >
data roaming: national roaming only
use package data: ticked
Access point names >>
o2 UK (selected)
name: o2 uk
APN: mobile.o2.co.uk
proxy: not set
port: not set
user name: o2web
password: ***** (left as default after factory reset)
server: not set
mmsc: not set
mms proxy: not set
mms port: not set
mcc: 234
mnc: 10
authentication type: none
APN type: internet
o2 UK MMS
name: o2 UK MMS
APN: wap.o2.co.uk
proxy: not set
port: not set
user name: o2wap
password: ******** (left as default after factory reset, mite be "password" also)
server: not set
mmsc: http://mmsc.mms.o2.co.uk:8002
mms proxy: 193.113.200.195
mms port: 8080
mcc: 234
mnc: 10
authentication type: none
APN type: mms
Network Mode >
GSM/WCDMA (auto mode)
Network Operators >
select a network operator
About Phone > Status >
ETC ETC
Network: O2 - UK
Signal Strength: -79 dBm 17 asu
Mobile Network Type: HSDPA
Service State: in service
Roaming: not roaming
Mobile Network State: Disconnected (this says connecting when phone first starts up then back to disconnected)
Firmware Version: 2.2 (updated via kies after unlock)
Baseband version: I9000NEJP2
Kernal Version: 2.6.32.9, [email protected] #1
Build Number: FROYO.NEJP5
IF YOU NEED ANY FURTHER OPTION/SETTING INFO PLEASE ASK, Thanks

`Does it work with original networks sim card .
Thats an odd product code firmware code what is it .
I9000NEJP2 FROYO.NEJP5
One method may be to use the rom kitchin and flash a new firmware using JPY modem and CSC for CPW carphone warehouse that should pick up O2 uk .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=817703
http://romkitchen.org/
jje

Thanks for your reply, unfortunatly i dont have a three sim and it errors (believe it or not) when i try to order some online, so i may not be able to test that and youve lost me on the second part (n00b here) lol if you could explain in more detail i might try that but i really didnt want to get into all that for the chance of bricking my phone, i really really cant afford to do that so are u sure there are no settings or tweaks im missing, will it be worth phoning O2? thanks dude

My original O2 phone just put the sim in and data on .Current rebuild has just done exactly the same sim set it all up correct .
Sorry i dont have any O2 settings as i do not have current O2 .
Wifi and networking
Mobile networks use packet data = yes
Data roaming i have off
Access Point names
authentication type: none i have PAP
Otherwise much the same as yours .
I would be tempted to say its the sim at fault .
jje

I have a similar issue. I've unlocked my SGS and with a sim from a different operator I don't get mobile data.
The difference is that I'm on Darky's latest ROM.
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The difference is that I'm on Darky's latest ROM.
That could be your problem non stock rom may not have settings for your network .Try manual settings .
jje

Those are the Pay Monthly APN settings you are using, the PAYG settings will be different....you'll have to google for the right ones and pump them in manually, for whatever reason the automated O2 thing won't send them to you.
Edit: For comparison the Pay Monthly settings for O2 are here h**p://mobilereviews*o2*co*uk/devices/device.jsp?deviceId=667&tab=8, the GPRS and MMS ones may be OK for you the Mobile Web setting won't.

http://www.filesaveas.com/gprs.html
http://forum.o2.co.uk/index.php?sid=bea867caf068fe25046bda5c15435e26
http://www.wirelessforums.org/uk-telecom-mobile/o2-payg-internet-mms-settings-97806.html
jje

Hey guys thanks a lot for your replies and just to let you know I went to the O2 shop yesterday and the girl sat down at a laptop there with my phone for a good 10 minutes and came back saying she has got the H/3G icons to appear at the top but still no mobile web, then she said let me reset it quickly and.... it worked
I now have mobile web, i have also checked the settings she put and they dont seem any different, im pretty sure ive tried them before but she said she mucked about with loads of things and I wouldnt understand.. shes right lol
Thanks anyway fellas and whoever has the same problem I will say, definatly go to a shop or phone customer services.