So I was not able to get any connection via 3g. 1x and 4g worked perfectly fine. After several calls to a Verizon rep and going down to the Verizon store they told me to wait for the update which was coming in November or get a replacement device. The Verizon rep at the store told me to download one of the leaked updates and install it which I did and it still didn't fix my problem. So I finally gave up and called Verizon and got them to send me a replacement device. I'm sitting in class today and I download this app called Any Cut and create an APN shortcut and place it on my homescreen. I clicked the shortcut then clicked the menu and clicked reset to default then I changed it from Verizon Internet to another one then back to Verizon internet and my 3g magically came back on. Long story short Verizon reps blow and I fixed it myself. I hope this helps anyone else that was having the same problem as me.
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As of Tuesday the 22nd I have had no service at my house. Prior to that, I didnt have the best service, but I could still make and receive calls. I was on the phone with Verizon for over an hour on the 23rd. After an hour of troubleshooting and a hard reset they decided my SIM was bad. On my way to the verizon store in my area (about 4 miles away, I got full service (including 4g) back. Verizon store recommended I wait and see what happens, as I would have to pay for a SIM (not a corporate store), and sent me on my way.
Phone worked fine until I pulled back into my driveway a couple hours later. Complete loss of service again until I left home the next morning. Same thing this time except I pinned down where I get service again (about a quarter mile from home) and found that I get service a few blocks from home the other direction.
Went to the Verizon store again to get a SIM, just to keep them happy, and nothing changed. I opened a ticket with Verizon and they will get back to me by Monday or Tuesday...wonderful. Anyone have any ideas?? Phone is out of contract so I dont care what I do to it. I also have no intentions of renewing my contract with them.
Any assistance is greatly appreciated.
try updating plr, by dialing *228 option 2
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try turning on roaming menu>system settings>wireless networks more>mobile networks
Thanks for the reply. We tried going through all that with customer service to no avail. They ended up opening a trouble ticket for my issue, and the conclusion was that I was in an area with "marginal coverage". Couple friends in the area noticed less signal strength at the same times, but didnt lose service like I did. I have now dropped service with Verizon and switched to ATT. Full 4g everywhere now. I now have 2 Droid 4's for sale if anyone is looking for one. $125 plus shipping. Also on Swappa.
I recently got my phone unlocked due to someone going in on a bill with me with at&t which he was taking my money and not paying the bill and it's over $400 now.... so yeah I went to Metro, and now I can't switch it to get rid of connecting on 4gLTE unless I call the X228 to update the roaming list... as soon as the call connects the LTE drops off and it just shows 4g like it's supposed to. I don't want to drive over 20 miles to get to the nearest corporate store. Is there anyway to get rid of the phone connecting to AT&T networks which it appears to be doing?
Kamikaze_Hulk said:
I recently got my phone unlocked due to someone going in on a bill with me with at&t which he was taking my money and not paying the bill and it's over $400 now.... so yeah I went to Metro, and now I can't switch it to get rid of connecting on 4gLTE unless I call the X228 to update the roaming list... as soon as the call connects the LTE drops off and it just shows 4g like it's supposed to. I don't want to drive over 20 miles to get to the nearest corporate store. Is there anyway to get rid of the phone connecting to AT&T networks which it appears to be doing?
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It's all in Seetings>More>Mobile Networks>Access Point Names>Select APN>Edit if needed to Metro.
Make sure you have the APN be fast.metropcs.com or it won't work and welcome to metro
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Actually downloaded the LTE On/Off for the Thunderbolt and got it all fixed... Thanks guys.
Being it doesn't show the 4GLTE ever, is there a certain setting that I have to be set on to get LTE? I'm in Plant City, FL (right outside of Tampa)
Seems like one part is cleared up, I uninstalled the lte on/off and I'm getting texts but it's trying to connect to 4glte again and I think this is where my problem lies. I got new apn from metro when I called in today so that's all fine.
Long story short. I was using a Verizon branded note 2 on straight talk when my contract ended with verizon. I grew tired of the phone and purchased the blu vivo xl from amazon a few days ago. Now I know that my sim in my Verizon wouldn't work on the blu phone because it's not compatible.
So I went on chat to switch my Verizon sim to an att sim from the same byop package (which also came with a tmobile sim) They said that it could take anywhere from an hour to 2 days to convert over, and that I'll know when it happens because my note 2 will stop working. Sure enough it stopped and a bit later my blu phone started getting a signal and 4G icon.
However, it was in and out all night and since then I haven't got it back. Frustrated, I then switched it to the tmobile sim. I get the 4G lte icon and arrows move up and down. My signal goes from 2/4 bars to 3/4 bars. Now I'm thinking good that's more than what att was able to do. Wrong. Well not completely.
I can send a text and my wife will get it. Not really slow but not normal. She'll reply and I can receive it. But I can't access the internet, and I can't call or receive calls. Went on chat they gave me apns to input and still nothing. I still get 4G icon and I still get service.
I really like this phone but this transition has been really draining.
Thanks you for your help.
I have no idea, I had a really smooth transition activating it onto metro. Maybe you just have spotty coverage with straight talk in your area? I'll try looking for more info
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Long story short. I was using a Verizon branded note 2 on straight talk when my contract ended with verizon. I grew tired of the phone and purchased the blu vivo xl from amazon a few days ago. Now I know that my sim in my Verizon wouldn't work on the blu phone because it's not compatible.
So I went on chat to switch my Verizon sim to an att sim from the same byop package (which also came with a tmobile sim) They said that it could take anywhere from an hour to 2 days to convert over, and that I'll know when it happens because my note 2 will stop working. Sure enough it stopped and a bit later my blu phone started getting a signal and 4G icon.
However, it was in and out all night and since then I haven't got it back. Frustrated, I then switched it to the tmobile sim. I get the 4G lte icon and arrows move up and down. My signal goes from 2/4 bars to 3/4 bars. Now I'm thinking good that's more than what att was able to do. Wrong. Well not completely.
I can send a text and my wife will get it. Not really slow but not normal. She'll reply and I can receive it. But I can't access the internet, and I can't call or receive calls. Went on chat they gave me apns to input and still nothing. I still get 4G icon and I still get service.
I really like this phone but this transition has been really draining.
Thanks you for your help.
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You need to config APN of straight talk att on your Blu XL
quyvinh said:
You need to config APN of straight talk att on your Blu XL
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He mentioned he entered the apns and still nothing
pdolo5784 said:
He mentioned he entered the apns and still nothing
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Correct. The phone is loaded with apns that matched what they gave me. The straight talk for att and tmobile.
So as an update, I bought a tmobile sim, (not straight talk this time) the phone received texts from tmobile for this and that. I have good signal as indicated from the bars. 4G lte icon is on (but no data due to not having a tmobile account, but the sim is allowed 30 texts and 30 minutes of talk time until I get one)
The problem that is persisting is that I cannot make a call. I'll dial any number between my wife's, friends even my own and it just gets stuck on dialing. No operator or anything just blank. It's flashing "dialing..." but it won't actually go and do anything.
I contacted blu, and they gave me the same apns that I used and assured me that it should work on straight talk. But yet still nothing. I contacted blu again after I got the tmobile sim. I'm awaiting an answer on that before I proclaim the phone a dud and exchange with amazon.com.
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Correct. The phone is loaded with apns that matched what they gave me. The straight talk for att and tmobile.
So as an update, I bought a tmobile sim, (not straight talk this time) the phone received texts from tmobile for this and that. I have good signal as indicated from the bars. 4G lte icon is on (but no data due to not having a tmobile account, but the sim is allowed 30 texts and 30 minutes of talk time until I get one)
The problem that is persisting is that I cannot make a call. I'll dial any number between my wife's, friends even my own and it just gets stuck on dialing. No operator or anything just blank. It's flashing "dialing..." but it won't actually go and do anything.
I contacted blu, and they gave me the same apns that I used and assured me that it should work on straight talk. But yet still nothing. I contacted blu again after I got the tmobile sim. I'm awaiting an answer on that before I proclaim the phone a dud and exchange with amazon.com.
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StraightTalk is owned and operated by Tracfone. I went through more blood pressure pills dealing with them than almost any other corporation. Best bet? Switch to almost any other carrier. I use Airvoice, but there are a BUNCH of others out there with no contract, pay-as-you-go programs. Truly, there are better deals out there than StraightTalk/Tracfone.
You are having issues (I think) because different phones available through Straight Talk work on different networks. They ask for your zip code and then show you phones from different networks that will work in your area. If you use a SIM card you are AT&T or T-Mobile. Sprint and Verizon use CDMA. Check coverage maps. This will explain why your coverage is spotty now. There is a list floating around out there that shows which networks use what phones and so on for Straight Talk. Once you put the SIM card in the phone, it picks up whatever network is available in your area. If it's a network that doesn't have great coverage where you are, service is diminished.
I'll keep it short. I have rooted Sprint Note 5. Currently with TWRP recovery and MOAR rom. I called Sprint to "Unlock" the phone for me (wasn't financed, I purchased it outright on Swappa...previous owner apparently used it on Ting) and the unlock went through. Now, I'm not sure whether the unlock I did was a domestic unlock or just an unlock to use the phone overseas. My fault for not finding out.
Fast forward. I went over to MetroPCS yesterday with my Sprint Note 5. The sim card was accepted and I called MetroPCS so that they can register the IMEI of the phone in their database. I quickly tested data and sent a text but didn't bother making a phone call. Long story short for the life of me I cannot get a phone call to go through.
I've tried two different MetroPCS APN settings and messed with Network settings (LTE/CDMA and Automatic) The best I can do is get data working and text messaging but not phone calls. I went into MetroPCS today to see if one of the morons could see if they could do something with it. The guy went into Network Mode and changed it to the GSM/whatever option (don't have the phone in front of me ATM) and sure enough the phone was able to make a phone call and the data worked!
However, around 30 minutes later I try to use data to update an app in the PlayStore and I'm notified that I have no connection. I go back and forth between Network settings and I'm back to square one where I can only get data and messaging. The GSM Network Mode no longer shows a signal.
Soooooooo, if anyone can get me through this mess I will give $20 for your time and energy! I'm about to just flash stock Sprint firmware and sell this piece of crap on Ebay and get different phone for MetroPCS. This thread is my last attempt at finding a resolution!
@SantinoInc, have you checked with Sprint if they have locked the device?
What bands does Metro use for 4G/LTE and is it compatible with a Sprint-based device?
Try using 2G/3G mode instead of the 4G/LTE mode.
What rom are you using?
Just purchased a SM-N950U, got it registered on Sprint, but cannot get mobile data to work. I can place and receive voice calls with no issue?
Under APN's I have cinet.spcs & otasn but when I access Network operators and search networks.. I cant select Sprint.
Thoughts?
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Just purchased a SM-N950U, got it registered on Sprint, but cannot get mobile data to work. I can place and receive voice calls with no issue?
Under APN's I have cinet.spcs & otasn but when I access Network operators and search networks.. I cant select Sprint.
Thoughts?
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kinda sounds like what happened to me. I got my N950U in Oct 02 from preorder, the whole first day I couldnt get it to connect to SPRINT network, voice or data. There was sketchy stuff happening, sprint c.s. couldnt figure it out (even when into a corp store) and samsung c.s. kept blaming sprint. Randomly the phone provisioned itself finally and it refreshed its APN list, now defaulting on "APN2 LTE internet" - n.ispsn.
Have you gone to the samsung website and tried activating through your account page? If they shipped you a sim card that may be you fix. or let the phone randomly refresh itself and hope it self cures... My samsung page still doesnt give me the option to activate through them, i went directly through sprint.
Sorry i couldnt help much, just wanted to give some insight. good luck!
##72786# hit yes and let it re-activate
##update# will update prl,profile and check for software / firmware.