So fellow IncS users, us Aussies are stuck with Optus. As much as we love Optus, there are many things we don't love as much about Optus.
This is the thread to share everything about Optus you like and don't like.
Let the ranting begin!
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Feel Free to get passionate.
Personally, from my own experience Optus have been the best mobile company I've dealt with. My wife is on Vodafone and they have been abysmal from the off and given the opportunity I'd break the contract in a heartbeat. I'm currently on Virgin as is one of my kids and I'm currently in a battle with them over a $900 bill which has arrived following a 'free' handset upgrade (which took almost 3 weeks to arrive after they messed up the original order). When questioned about it I was told the fee was an equipment charge, despite the fact I pay a $5 monthly handset charge.
On the other hand, I upgraded my other daughters phone with Optus and it arrived less than 24 hours later and the threw in additional credit on the monthly allowance as a thankyou for renewing the contract.
The only issue I have with Optus is the flakey coverage where I live but it's the same for many services as so many use the Optus network. But in comparison to Vodafone, Optus coverage is light-years ahead.
My home phone is Optus, my whole family's phones are Optus, my home broadband is Optus. Customer service isn't half bad compared to Telstra and TPG. Once, when I churned my Internet to Optus, they told us that there would be a 2-3 day delay on modem deliver and then the compensate they didn't charge the first bill, which was 60 dollars.
Sometimes they send their promotional spam via SMS though, and that's annoying. Besides that I've never had a poor experienced with thrm
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Optus has been alright for me, coverage is pretty good in areas I go. I switched from telstra because it was cheaper, Telstra still craps over Optus
Telstra>Optus>Vodafone
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mr nick said:
Personally, from my own experience Optus have been the best mobile company I've dealt with. My wife is on Vodafone and they have been abysmal from the off and given the opportunity I'd break the contract in a heartbeat. I'm currently on Virgin as is one of my kids and I'm currently in a battle with them over a $900 bill which has arrived following a 'free' handset upgrade (which took almost 3 weeks to arrive after they messed up the original order). When questioned about it I was told the fee was an equipment charge, despite the fact I pay a $5 monthly handset charge.
On the other hand, I upgraded my other daughters phone with Optus and it arrived less than 24 hours later and the threw in additional credit on the monthly allowance as a thankyou for renewing the contract.
The only issue I have with Optus is the flakey coverage where I live but it's the same for many services as so many use the Optus network. But in comparison to Vodafone, Optus coverage is light-years ahead.
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Yea that may be true, but when you have ur internet, home phone and 4 mobiles connected to optus, it gets annoying.
1. Optus Broadband can be slow and can be fast, many times the router doesnt respond and we have to resort to restarting it. On top of that, when we first connected with optus 4 years ago, they sent us a broadband router which would often be slower than dial-up. We later found out the router was buggy and ordered another router. A week later They sent us another one, and they mucked up the order and they sent us a router which was not wireless. (No Wifi). After another week, we got our current modem which is still quite slow. At this point we gave up and were content with what we had.
2. Last year, one of our devices could not connect to the modem. We called up Optus and asked how to deal with the problem. After 1 hour, (30 mins on hold and 30 mins of rambling) we hung up and i decided to ask Mr. Google. It turned out that it was a small security feature which thought my device was an unknown device, and blocked because of security. I just disabled it and voila! Thankd Optus. -_-
3. The coverage of Optus is pathetic compared to services like Telstra. Most of the time i find myself Holding my phone to the phone to the sky just to get 1 bar of reception. Not to mention that mms problem with AOKP roms.
4. Optus used to have good internet packages (1TB of data for $129) but now they are extending their prices and it is $100 for 300GB. Come on.
We are not changing because it is too much of an effort to switch. We have been loyal customers for years but they still do not have any loyalty offers at all. All standard prices.
Lift ur game Optus.
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I found that Optus had been pretty good in Hobart alone, Hadn't really ventured too far out of the metropolitan area as I was 14 and still under my parent's wings. But I'm with Telstra now, which is good. I got my phone from canada, just so I can use Telstra 3G on the INC S
Well my wife and I are with TPG who use the Optus network. While coverage may not be as good as Telstra it suits most of our needs. I went with them for the value/price. I pay $35 a month to get $1000 of calls and 3gig of data which is all I need.
The only bad part is AOS/KP roms and mms. I think I've got it sussed now, a bit of mucking around but not unbearable. Time will tell.
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the only issue i have with optus (im actually with exetel) is the mms. I have been using mysms or whatsapp to get around it but doesnt help when someone tries to send me an mms.
Does anyone know what the actual issue is?
poompy said:
the only issue i have with optus (im actually with exetel) is the mms. I have been using mysms or whatsapp to get around it but doesnt help when someone tries to send me an mms.
Does anyone know what the actual issue is?
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+1 with it not working on aosp. Also, service has been terrible for the gf. They refused to repair her phone under warranty. Every staff member in their stores have been rude with the whole process of her broken phone. I think I will be going to Telstra after my contract expires!
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i was with optus back before digital... still have the same last 6 digits... i had 4 phones on their business plan, and always thought they were looking after me so to speak, never had any issues with reception or customer service but only 12- 18 months ago I heard about amaysim, who use the optus network, and their deals were so much cheaper, so i rang optus and asked if they would match amaysim's prices, they said no, and the rest is history. saving approx 50% each month.
I still have one of optus's fusion modems with an amaysim sim in it haha
Addy
Optus MMS on AOKP
poompy said:
the only issue i have with optus (im actually with exetel) is the mms. I have been using mysms or whatsapp to get around it but doesnt help when someone tries to send me an mms.
Does anyone know what the actual issue is?
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From what I understand, Optus uses WAP 2.0 as the protocol for MMS. This option isn't available in AOKP builds, only IPv4 and IPv6. Which is why it works over WiFi, I guess...
Not sure if there is any way to get around this.
It's a shame...
There is a way around it that seems to be working for me. Setting it up is the hardest part and that is just removing 1 of the items in mms APN settings. I briefly outlined it the Unofficial CM10 thread. If anyone is interested I can do it all here. I'll try to be a bit more comprehensive here.
This is not my work solely , but a combination of numerous others trying all sorts of things and me doing bits and pieces from them all till I found what works for me.
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Burtrum57 said:
There is a way around it that seems to be working for me. Setting it up is the hardest part and that is just removing 1 of the items in mms APN settings. I briefly outlined it the Unofficial CM10 thread. If anyone is interested I can do it all here. I'll try to be a bit more comprehensive here.
This is not my work solely , but a combination of numerous others trying all sorts of things and me doing bits and pieces from them all till I found what works for me.
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Spill.
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Sorry for this being a bit long winded. And if all else fails go back to step one and reload the default APN's!!
Here is a brief description of how I am now able to receive MMS messages on Unofficial CM10 with Optus AU as the provider or carrier. This is not my work but derived from reading a lot of different posts with various ideas and things tried.
First I went into CM10 settings and restored all APN's to default. When this was completed I deleted all the APN's except the 3 Optus (Optus Internet, Optus Yesinternet and Optus MMS). Optus MMS will be the only one with no select button alongside it.
I then open up the Optus MMS APN and one of the last settings is 'APN Type'. I removed the 'mms' from this line and left it blank. You now save and back out from here. Then you look at the APN's there should now be a select button alongside all of them.
I then open up a message and go to the settings and under 'Multimedia (MMS) Messages' I have de-selected 'Auto-Retrieve'.
That is the only 'Settings' that you need to change. Now it is only a little inconvenience when you use the phone. No matter which APN you select the Phone and SMS will operate normally.
When I get a MMS I then go into the APN select screen, select 'OptusMMS' back out, activate 'Flight Mode', wait a short time, then de-activate 'FlightMode'. When I see the 3G/H/E symbols turn up I then open the MMS message and hit 'Download'. Your picture should be downloaded shortly.
Similar applies when I want to use data. go into the APN select screen, select 'Optus Yesinternet' back out, activate 'Flight Mode', wait a short time, then de-activate 'FlightMode'. When I see the 3G/H/E symbols turn up all is good to go.
Using 'Optus MMS' even though you see the 3G/H/E symbols on your signal strength you can not access data, internet etc. And similar using 'Optus Yesinternet' you can not download Multimedia files.
You now need to decide what is more important. Do you spend more time using data and only get the occasional MMS or do you send and receive a lot of MMS and only use occasional data? If Data the leave the phone using 'Yesinternet' or 'internet' as your APN. If MMS then leave the phone using 'MMS as your APN.
I'm not sure what the difference between 'Yesinternet' and 'interent' is.
They both appear to have the same settings!!
Has anyone tried optus mms on szesos ROM?
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Drugzy said:
Has anyone tried optus mms on szesos ROM?
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Nup. Optus MMS will not work on any AOKP rom because of the problems stated above. You could try the fix on above post. Please tell us the end result. :good:
Can anyone tell me if they've had the same success as me using this method to get mms messages?
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Optus have decent signal and plans. They are also linked with TPG which is great for a cheap deal. BUT all the other providers are dominating in signal and quality. I also remember being really annoyed with the huge delay of the Official ICS update for our beloved Incredible s. They also have terrible call centres. But its all stuff that can be put up with.
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Burtrum57 said:
Sorry for this being a bit long winded. And if all else fails go back to step one and reload the default APN's!!
Here is a brief description of how I am now able to receive MMS messages on Unofficial CM10 with Optus AU as the provider or carrier. This is not my work but derived from reading a lot of different posts with various ideas and things tried.
First I went into CM10 settings and restored all APN's to default. When this was completed I deleted all the APN's except the 3 Optus (Optus Internet, Optus Yesinternet and Optus MMS). Optus MMS will be the only one with no select button alongside it.
I then open up the Optus MMS APN and one of the last settings is 'APN Type'. I removed the 'mms' from this line and left it blank. You now save and back out from here. Then you look at the APN's there should now be a select button alongside all of them.
I then open up a message and go to the settings and under 'Multimedia (MMS) Messages' I have de-selected 'Auto-Retrieve'.
That is the only 'Settings' that you need to change. Now it is only a little inconvenience when you use the phone. No matter which APN you select the Phone and SMS will operate normally.
When I get a MMS I then go into the APN select screen, select 'OptusMMS' back out, activate 'Flight Mode', wait a short time, then de-activate 'FlightMode'. When I see the 3G/H/E symbols turn up I then open the MMS message and hit 'Download'. Your picture should be downloaded shortly.
Similar applies when I want to use data. go into the APN select screen, select 'Optus Yesinternet' back out, activate 'Flight Mode', wait a short time, then de-activate 'FlightMode'. When I see the 3G/H/E symbols turn up all is good to go.
Using 'Optus MMS' even though you see the 3G/H/E symbols on your signal strength you can not access data, internet etc. And similar using 'Optus Yesinternet' you can not download Multimedia files.
You now need to decide what is more important. Do you spend more time using data and only get the occasional MMS or do you send and receive a lot of MMS and only use occasional data? If Data the leave the phone using 'Yesinternet' or 'internet' as your APN. If MMS then leave the phone using 'MMS as your APN.
I'm not sure what the difference between 'Yesinternet' and 'interent' is.
They both appear to have the same settings!!
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When you said two selected leaving the optus MMS with no select button. How do you select more than one it won't let me.
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No. You can only select one. But with the default settings you can't select mms. You have km remove the Type setting
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james1196 said:
Optus have decent signal and plans. They are also linked with TPG which is great for a cheap deal. BUT all the other providers are dominating in signal and quality. I also remember being really annoyed with the huge delay of the Official ICS update for our beloved Incredible s. They also have terrible call centres. But its all stuff that can be put up with.
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When you said two selected leaving the optus MMS with no select button. How do you select more than one it won't let me.
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What have you got against the call centers? You do realise that telstra etc. Have the same call centers..
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Any one using the int. Note on att? Do u get hspda +? How is that home button working out?
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I'm using my Note with ATT. The HSPA+ works out just fine. But you have to set the Access Point Names in order to get it to work
HSPA+ working great for me I average 3-4 mbs in Green Bay WI and the home button is nice.
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I recommend to really take a very close look at the at&t map of 3g-4g locations. I was shocked to learn the city I live in is not allowed to have 4g because of contract dispute with local cell providers. On the outskirts of the city H+ works great and there are some spots it can be used in city. BTW I live in lexington, KY, not the biggest place on earth but the second largest city in Kentucky. I was shocked that all the AT&T stores had 4g plastered on every window when it really isn't available. You know they sell these phones without fully telling people the details. I would not have known except for the fact I kept asking why an 800 dollar phone had such slow signal.
No issues in 2 months. Just dialed in the APN settings, and
it's worked great. 3-4 meg download, sometimes (really late at night)
it goes up toward 9-10 meg
p51d007 said:
No issues in 2 months. Just dialed in the APN settings, and
it's worked great. 3-4 meg download, sometimes (really late at night)
it goes up toward 9-10 meg
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Sorry if this has been addressed elsewhere. I don't seem to find it. Is there a guide for how to tweak the settings in the International Note to work on AT&T 3G-4G network? I currently have a grandfathered unlimited data/text plan and I am using a Nexus One I bought directly from Google (I just switched my sim into the Nexus from my the HTC Tilt I had gotten from AT&T).
Thank you in advance and apologies again if this has been discussed elsewhere.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1437805
Combine "Phone" for internet and
"MMSC: http://mmsc.cingular.com MMS Proxy: wireless.cingular.com"
for MMS.
Thanks a lot!
Mine works great, though I'm noticing a lot of switching between H and H+ quite often. I don't know if it's because of Seattle being overloaded or what..
What kind of crappy speed is this！
After seeing the thread about the TMo prepaid plan not compatible with the N7 + 3G I became worried but my N7 and Straight Talk sim(AT&T) arrived today and I can confirm that data functionality is working. I couldn't find any one else on the internet that could actually confirm this so decided to make an informative thread.
As an aside, has anyone else had problems with ST on their N7, TMo or AT&T?
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After seeing the thread about the TMo prepaid plan not compatible with the N7 + 3G I became worried but my N7 and Straight Talk sim(AT&T) arrived today and I can confirm that data functionality is working. I couldn't find any one else on the internet that could actually confirm this so decided to make an informative thread.
As an aside, has anyone else had problems with ST on their N7, TMo or AT&T?
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I believe I've read other successful reports of using AT&T ST with their N73G.
However, all the reports so far (which is like 2-3) have been with the AT&T version. I'm curious if the T-Mobile one works too. Since they seem to actively block tablet IMEIs from voice plans, there is a strong possibility it won't.
Have you gotten SMS working on ST?
Mvno have different APN and are never blocked. Solavei works. It does use T-Mobile.
It sounds like you're confirming data, but what about voice calls (not VoIP)?
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It sounds like you're confirming data, but what about voice calls (not VoIP)?
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It's disabled in the ROM and devs haven't figured out how to get it working. So there's no way to actually confirm voice calls working on a SIM.
UK T-Mobile Sim working fine in my nexus here. I can browse the internet and send text messages.
AT&T SIM with Apple data plans working
I took an AT&T SIM out of an iPhone with the iPhone unlimited data plan and put it into my N7 3G and it is working. I had to create a new APN with the proper settings for it to work. The Broadband APN is for SIMs provisioned with an LTE data plan. I had to setup the old wap.cingular APN.
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I believe I've read other successful reports of using AT&T ST with their N73G.
However, all the reports so far (which is like 2-3) have been with the AT&T version. I'm curious if the T-Mobile one works too. Since they seem to actively block tablet IMEIs from voice plans, there is a strong possibility it won't.
Have you gotten SMS working on ST?
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I did get SMS to work with Go SMS; I'm not sure if it is operator error or not but I can't seem to send an MMS with Go SMS. Is that a limitation of Go SMS?
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I did get SMS to work with Go SMS; I'm not sure if it is operator error or not but I can't seem to send an MMS with Go SMS. Is that a limitation of Go SMS?
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So you can send and receive SMS but not MMS? I would guess that it's an APN issue. Even people with ST for phones have had issues. It seems to work better if your split data and MMS into two different APNs. Also, don't use a proxy.
I never used GoPro so can comment on it. But this app should work:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1998702
It's the native messaging client.
Cool beans. Wish I had waited for the n73g dude. Unlock that phone app and let's see if you can make some phone calls man!
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I bet the Tmobile issue using a phone sim can be resolved by backing up the the IMEI and corrupting it. Same method used on the original Galaxy Tab to use a phone sim.
As a recent owner of an OG G-Tab I hope for the same thing. However the difference between our Nexus 7 and the OG G-Tab is the presence of the system/efs folder, which one could erase and thereby change the IMEI (apparently after erasing it the IMEI would repopulate and the G-Tab would be recognized as a generic GSM device on whatever network you were on.) The Nexus 7 doesn't have an equivalent folder. From what I've read the efs was unique to Samsung devices.
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AngeleDei said:
UK T-Mobile Sim working fine in my nexus here. I can browse the internet and send text messages.
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Hi. Would you mind telling me which T-Mobile UK SIM/Deal you have that works with your N7?
I picked up one of these a couple of weeks ago. It works fine in a MiFi but the N7 just keeps saying that the SIM is being removed and than inserted. Another SIM I've tried seems to work.
I'm using the 4.2.1 update.
Cheers - Y
Ydnaroo said:
Hi. Would you mind telling me which T-Mobile UK SIM/Deal you have that works with your N7?
I picked up one of these a couple of weeks ago. It works fine in a MiFi but the N7 just keeps saying that the SIM is being removed and than inserted. Another SIM I've tried seems to work.
I'm using the 4.2.1 update.
Cheers - Y
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Working fine on my N7 3G with a standard T-Mobile PAYG Voice sim (Ordered from T-Mobile Website), Activated it in an iphone to get the free 12 months web then transferred to the N7 3G and works fine, no odd messages like you are getting. Have 3 N7 3Gs at the moment in the family 1 on T-Mobile with the free 12 month web deal. 1 on Virgin with the free 12 month web deal. and one currently on giffgaff that will go on T-Mobile next month (Already have a T-Mobile sim for that one and it works OKas well)
Problem you are having is strange, have you tried other network sims in your N7 to rule out a hardware problem.?
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Problem you are having is strange, have you tried other network sims in your N7 to rule out a hardware problem.?
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Yep, I've tried a gash GiffGaff SIM I ordered but never used and it seems to work OK. It certainly shows a stable connection to the 3G network but I'm unable to test data because it's not activated.
The one thing I have just noticed is that the TM SIM is noticably thicker than other SIMs, I'm wondering if that is pushing the contacts in the device to a position in which they don't work or touch something they shouldn't. I'll have a look later and see if I can get the SIM in (and, more importantly, out) without the carrier and see if that works.
Could you please direct me to the Virgin deal you have, if all fails I'll try one of those. I would prefer to use the TM SIM in the Nexus but I have a use for it elsewhere if I can't.
Thanks for your reply.
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Yep, I've tried a gash GiffGaff SIM I ordered but never used and it seems to work OK. It certainly shows a stable connection to the 3G network but I'm unable to test data because it's not activated.
The one thing I have just noticed is that the TM SIM is noticably thicker than other SIMs, I'm wondering if that is pushing the contacts in the device to a position in which they don't work or touch something they shouldn't. I'll have a look later and see if I can get the SIM in (and, more importantly, out) without the carrier and see if that works.
Could you please direct me to the Virgin deal you have, if all fails I'll try one of those. I would prefer to use the TM SIM in the Nexus but I have a use for it elsewhere if I can't.
Thanks for your reply.
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The Virgin one, you have to buy as phone for £30, with the phone you get a sim card with £10 credit and a voucher for 12 Months free internet (1Gb a month) (Its a scratchcard you text the number from the card and it activates straight away so not tied to any type of phone etc). You can of course sell the phone on so that reduces the initial £30 outlay!.
Here is a link to the thread, and there is a link to the deal in there (Although it saves postage if you have a local Virgin store you can pick one up from)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2006119
Ydnaroo said:
Hi. Would you mind telling me which T-Mobile UK SIM/Deal you have that works with your N7?
I picked up one of these a couple of weeks ago. It works fine in a MiFi but the N7 just keeps saying that the SIM is being removed and than inserted. Another SIM I've tried seems to work.
I'm using the 4.2.1 update.
Cheers - Y
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I bought an iphone microsim from here http://www.t-mobile.co.uk/shop/free-text-sim-cards/
I intended putting it in an iPhone 4S I have access to, but that was locked to vodaphone, so I couldn't. I then put £20 on the Sim and purchased a 6 month internet booster (http://www.t-mobile.co.uk/shop/mobile-phones/price-plans/pay-as-you-go/boosters/) That said, the sim worked from the moment I put it in (i.e. before I bought the booster).
I think it was Flashyphotos that detailed how to do it all earlier in this thread.
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And yes, the virgin deal doesnt sound too bad at all... better than what I ended up with, but my N7 is working fine away from home on 3g and can text and that will do for now.
I need to figure out a way of making calls on it "just in case", but I'll get there.
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[/COLOR]And yes, the virgin deal doesnt sound too bad at all... better than what I ended up with, but my N7 is working fine away from home on 3g and can text and that will do for now.
I need to figure out a way of making calls on it "just in case", but I'll get there.
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I like the T-Mobile deal better than the Virgin one to be honest, the Virgin one has a 1Gb per month hard cap, where the T-Mobile one has a Softcap for Streaming/Torrents at 500Mb (Continues to work after 500Mb but at a throttled rate, and browsing etc is totally unlimited.
So no chance of running into a cap part way through the month like on the virgin one. I think the £20 for 6 months is a really good deal if you cant get the iphone deal or after that runs out, and will be happy to keep paying £20 every 6 months on mine for as long as I can,
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Working fine on my N7 3G with a standard T-Mobile PAYG Voice sim (Ordered from T-Mobile Website), ..........
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Another quick question if I may; was this a microSIM or a normal SIM you cut down? The TM SIM I have is a CombiSIM, the other SIMs I've tried that work are SIMs that have been cut down. The TM SIM I'm having problems with has smaller contact lands than the 'normal' SIMs. I'm wondering if it's lining up with the contacts in the Nexus. Cheers - Y
Ydnaroo said:
Another quick question if I may; was this a microSIM or a normal SIM you cut down? The TM SIM I have is a CombiSIM, the other SIMs I've tried that work are SIMs that have been cut down. The TM SIM I'm having problems with has smaller contact lands than the 'normal' SIMs. I'm wondering if it's lining up with the contacts in the Nexus. Cheers - Y
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Combisim was what we both received.
I got it on mine.
I was trying to do S-OFF but couldn't get the damn screw on the back off that covers the pin you need for the wire trick.
So I decided I'd try getting it through the unlock code. Was looking for the cheapest way when I came across this site.
I AM NOT TRYING TO ADVERTISE FOR THIS SITE. NOT AFFILIATED IN ANY WAY. SIMPLY TRYING TO HELP.
https://www.freeunlocks.com/
NOTICE. YOU NEED A CREDIT CARD. I'M SORRY. THERE IS NO OTHER WAY. IT IS FREE HOWEVER.
So I went in and chose the HTC Vivid and chose to get it free with "Trialpay". I read some of the "offers" and googled about them, and the Emusic one is the easiest to cancel. So I signed up for it using my debit card, FREE TRIAL, then sure enough it went through and asked me for my IMEI. I input it, it said thanks please wait a few. About 10-15 minutes later I get an email "Your unlock code is ready, it is #########".
Pop in my Tmobile sim on STOCK HTC ICS and asks for unlock key - put it in and BLAMMO. IT. WORKED.
So then I go to emusic.com and go to account page and cancel my account. completely. Also I emailed their customer support to say "I want to make sure my account is COMPLETELY canceled and I will NOT be charged" and they confirmed it is as such.
Now, I can see the 4G icon on the top right, but I'm not actually getting any data. Calling/texting worked though. I'm thinking maybe it needed some APN settings, I have no idea. Not worried about it.
I used to use Virtuous Inquisition so I flashed back to it.
Pop in TMobile SIM and had to reenter unlock code, which worked again.
Went to settings and chose the TMobile carrier under the settings... Blammo. 3g. Working. What's that? There's an H up there! NO WAY!
Opened up speedtest and ran it. Guess what... 10mbps. The top right shows 3g but I get H about 50% of the time (just the fault of spotty coverage indoors, not because the phone isn't capable.)
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You don't have to believe me, you don't have to give out your credit card info, nothing, I just wanted to try and help anyone I can.
Good luck and have fun
Thanks for confirming you can get 4G speeds on the Vivid with T-Mobile.
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Thanks for confirming you can get 4G speeds on the Vivid with T-Mobile.
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I believe the vivid and other Att phones have been getting up to H (fake 4G) speeds for a while now because T-Mobile recently added some more frequencies for their towers a month or two ago
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Yep. Thankful that T-Mobile finally joined the rest of the world lol
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Yep. Thankful that T-Mobile finally joined the rest of the world lol
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i confirm getting 3G and H on my vivid :good:
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I got it on mine.
I was trying to do S-OFF but couldn't get the damn screw on the back off that covers the pin you need for the wire trick.
So I decided I'd try getting it through the unlock code. Was looking for the cheapest way when I came across this site.
I AM NOT TRYING TO ADVERTISE FOR THIS SITE. NOT AFFILIATED IN ANY WAY. SIMPLY TRYING TO HELP.
https://www.freeunlocks.com/
NOTICE. YOU NEED A CREDIT CARD. I'M SORRY. THERE IS NO OTHER WAY. IT IS FREE HOWEVER.
So I went in and chose the HTC Vivid and chose to get it free with "Trialpay". I read some of the "offers" and googled about them, and the Emusic one is the easiest to cancel. So I signed up for it using my debit card, FREE TRIAL, then sure enough it went through and asked me for my IMEI. I input it, it said thanks please wait a few. About 10-15 minutes later I get an email "Your unlock code is ready, it is #########".
Pop in my Tmobile sim on STOCK HTC ICS and asks for unlock key - put it in and BLAMMO. IT. WORKED.
So then I go to emusic.com and go to account page and cancel my account. completely. Also I emailed their customer support to say "I want to make sure my account is COMPLETELY canceled and I will NOT be charged" and they confirmed it is as such.
Now, I can see the 4G icon on the top right, but I'm not actually getting any data. Calling/texting worked though. I'm thinking maybe it needed some APN settings, I have no idea. Not worried about it.
I used to use Virtuous Inquisition so I flashed back to it.
Pop in TMobile SIM and had to reenter unlock code, which worked again.
Went to settings and chose the TMobile carrier under the settings... Blammo. 3g. Working. What's that? There's an H up there! NO WAY!
Opened up speedtest and ran it. Guess what... 10mbps. The top right shows 3g but I get H about 50% of the time (just the fault of spotty coverage indoors, not because the phone isn't capable.)
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You don't have to believe me, you don't have to give out your credit card info, nothing, I just wanted to try and help anyone I can.
Good luck and have fun
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Yep. Thankful that T-Mobile finally joined the rest of the world lol
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i confirm getting 3G and H on my vivid :good:
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So, is Virtuous Inquisition a software? I have an unlocked Vivid through IMEI code, but internet doesn't seem to work on it. Thanks for your help.
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In case you still need help, here is what I suggest:
For the unlock, use unlockusa.com to get your code. They're the fastest and most reliable on the market.
For the internet, use the following settings for your APN (Credits: http://htcsource.com/2012/08/how-to-sim-unlock-the-htc-vivid-and-add-t-mobiles-access-point/) :
Name: T-Mobile.com
APN: fast.t-mobile.com
Proxy: Not Set
Port: Not Set
Username: Not Set
Password: Not Set
Server: wap.voicestream.com
MMSC: http://mms.msg.eng.t-mobile.com/mms/wapenc
MMS proxy: 261.155.165.50
MMS port: Not Set
MMS protocol: WAP 2.0
MCC:310
MNC: 260
Authentication type; Not Set
APN type: default
APN enable/disable: Checked
Bearer:Unspecified
Enjoy your cool phone !
I hope that helps. It worked for me, as I was having the same issue.
Just before lunch today I lost all data, could make calls and text. I called straight talk. I got the normal run around. I asked if there was any outages in Alabama. Was told no. I called my local ATT store and they said they have no reports. So I looked up straight talks apn again just to make sure something didn't go crazy. There is a NEW APN. I put it in and I have data working again.
http://www.straighttalksim.com/support.php#
new settings
Field
Settings
Name
straight talk
APN
tfdata
Port
80
MMSC
http://mms-tf.net
MMS Proxy
mms3.tracfone.com
MMS Port
I deleted my old one and added this bone and got NOTHING. However when I added my old one back in, my speed went from 280kbps to 5.3mbps instantly! Wahoo! Never seen these speeds from ST AT&T!!
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I deleted my old one and added this bone and got NOTHING. However when I added my old one back in, my speed went from 280kbps to 5.3mbps instantly! Wahoo! Never seen these speeds from ST AT&T!!
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Same here. I got nothing with this new apn.
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Hmm not working for me either
Doesn't work for me. Strange they would use this now.
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Ok something fishy is going on here. I just got home and looked at my wifes phone. She still has the same APN settings I had. Her phone is working ok. I have tried ever APN setting I can find. Nothing else works but the one in the first post. I just done a factory reset and its still the same. I was wondering if it was a location thing but my wifes phone still the same, Something is going on with my phone or other Straight talk is screwing with me.
My data now keeps freezing up Wtf ?
My data is about twice as fast now.. But.
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Before & after .
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Doesn't work for my byod at&t sim. Maybe straight talk will start carrying new at&t sims that work w/ those settings. Those settings r the same as net10's.
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Create/save/select it for about a minute . then reselect the apn you were using. Do not delete the new one.
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I had totally lost data with the old apn and entered the new apn. Now it is working.
Its not makeing since, working on some and not others! Something that just hit me, yesterday was my renewal date. Not sure if thats haveing something to do with it or not.
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Its not makeing since, working on some and not others! Something that just hit me, yesterday was my renewal date. Not sure if thats haveing something to do with it or not.
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I just had the same experience. My AT&T Straight Talk Nexus 4 data stopped working yesterday, but my wife's phone, also on AT&T Straight Talk, continued working without a hitch. My renewal day was yesterday, too, but my wife has a different renewal date. My data stopped working at around the same time I got the email from them indicating my auto-charge was successful.
I called Straight Talk and was given the runaround that my data was disabled because I was violating their terms and conditions. I told them I categorically was not violating them, which is true - I use less than 1GB of data each month, and don't even watch Youtube on my phone - then demanded to be transfered to a supervisor. I was connected to a supervisor who was more helpful and gave me the new APN information, and I was soon back up and running.
The good news is that performance during my morning commute seem much better with the new APN. Perhaps AT&T started kicking Straight Talk customers off of att.mvno at the end of their monthly cycle and Straight Talk is scrambling to get them on their own APN? I have no problem with it if that's the case and the APN performance is OK, but it sure would have been nice to know in advance...
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Its not makeing since, working on some and not others! Something that just hit me, yesterday was my renewal date. Not sure if thats haveing something to do with it or not.
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I think you are on to something. My renewal date was today and I lost all data. Changed the apn and all is well.
Same
grubbster said:
I think you are on to something. My renewal date was today and I lost all data. Changed the apn and all is well.
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my end date was yesterday too... on two phones.. got off the phone today with ST with a new APN.. well SMS/Phone/Data are working, but no MMS i can send from the phone but its not reciving them. anyone checked this?
This may very well be the case. My wifes service ends about the middle of the month. Looks like they could have said something when i was on the phone with them for 30mins, or an email!!!
My mms is working
i can send MMS to my email [email protected] but cant recive them. i get a notifcation for Message Not Downloaded! any ideas
I'm trying not to panic, but it may be that Straight Talk is going to go downhill from here :^(
AT&T doesn't want to subsidize it's services anymore, I don't want a T-Mobile sim!
My renewal date was yesterday and my data went totally offline. I googled it and found the "new" apn settings on the ST website. I updated and everything works except MMS, I can send but not receive.
I spent hours going to dozens of websites, entered new apn settings at least 25-30 times to no avail, and spent an hour on the phone with ST support (they didn't help at all).
Hopefully this is just a transition that needs some time to resolve a few bugs. Clearly the MMS server/proxy is having forwarding problems.
Oh we'll, I've pinned this thread and plan on checking it often to see if there are any developments.
Same here... No warning, just lost data yesterday - coincidentally the same day as my subscription renewal. After fighting with settings all day, noticed new APN info on ST site. Entered and now working perfectly. WTF?
Good evening,
I'm an Ericsson(Sprint) tech (Since 2000) in the San Francisco Bay Area.
My phone is unlocked (Via HTC unlock), had TWRP 2.5.0.0 installed, and is running stock other than that. Rooted with SuperSU
I recently got an HTC ONE and found two odd things:
1. After flashing http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2251788 , and Power Toggles from the Play store, my Bluetooth audio would go away. The call still connects to the BT headset, but no audio. A stock rom re-flash takes care of that issue 100%. Semi-noob lesson learned, back up BEFORE trying new mods.
2. This phone will not connect to 4G LTE. (more detail to come)
I have tried all the obvious choices: Reflash/Reset, make sure CMDA/LTE mode is set, even changed my LTE Next Timer to 5 from 300 in the ##DATA# screen. I even called employee care and verified that my UICC ID is properly set on the account.
Of course, the local store employees have no idea what to tell me.
I exchanged that brand-new HTC ONE for another brand new handset yesterday. It exhibits the very same exact issues.
This morning on the drive to work, it briefly connected to 4G LTE for a speedtest and I haven't seen LTE since.
For those of you who will say "Yes, but you're in a pre-launch market." I hear you. My response to that is that I physically work on the NV sites. I can take a cabinet key and open the cell site up to verify operation. I am testing this standing UNDER or a few feet away from a NV site running 1900mhz LTE, and my company-issued test LTE phone (different model) is picking up LTE no problem. In fact, I'm so close my download speeds are approaching 30mbps.
I've been lurking here for a while but wanted to see what the community thinks. Did I get TWO faulty handsets, or is there something I'm missing? I still have 1.5 weeks to exchange for yet another handset if I need to.
Thanks in advance for your time.
Disclaimer, these are my own opinions, and not those of Ericsson or Sprint in any way.
I'm pretty sure BT audio is a known issue in most custom ROMs.
Look up "Force LTE" in the Sprint forums. See if that changes anything. (You might have already done this, though)
EDIT: Dial *#*#4636#*#* and change it to LTE only and if that works, LTE + CDMA. If that works, try CDMA/EVDO/LTE (default).
BTW: Where is said tower in San Jose? I live there (here?) and I rarely get LTE signals (but I do).
sauprankul said:
Look up "Force LTE" in the Sprint forums. See if that changes anything.
BTW: Where is said tower in San Jose? I live there (here?) and I rarely get LTE signals (but I do).
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PM Sent. I'll look up Force LTE on the Sprint forums.
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PM Sent. I'll look up Force LTE on the Sprint forums.
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Forcing LTE only didn't seem to help.
Here's my plan for tomorrow:
1. Drive to official LTE launch market
2. Test for LTE connection with phone as-is
3. If LTE=YES, happy camper
4. If LTE=NO, run the RUU to flash everything back stock (I know I shouldn't need this, but I'm grasping at straws here)
5. Test for LTE after RUU is complete.
6. If LTE=YES, happy camper
7. If LTE=NO, exchange for a black Sprint HTC ONE (Have Silver now). Maybe there's a bad few in a row.
I'll post tomorrow with results.
Also, to be clear, I'm NOT on a custom ROM. I'm on the Stock Sprint ROM, just unlocked and rooted.
I have had better luck with setting my network mode to automatic instead of cdma/lte ... I live In the Fremont area I see tons of areas light up with LTE now ..
But once I get to my house or my shop for work I have nothing lol.
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I have had better luck with setting my network mode to automatic instead of cdma/lte ... I live In the Fremont area I see tons of areas light up with LTE now ..
But once I get to my house or my shop for work I have nothing lol.
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There are a lot of people working really hard to get launched. Glad you're seeing some of that paying off.
I've been going into panic mode with my personal HTC One. I had a horrible experience directly with Samsung on my Galaxy SII. I was hoping to just pick this up and see the heavens open and the light shine down lol.
That hasn't been my experience thus far I'm jealous of all of you happy modders going crazy on this beautiful device. I hope to join you soon
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There are a lot of people working really hard to get launched. Glad you're seeing some of that paying off.
I've been going into panic mode with my personal HTC One. I had a horrible experience directly with Samsung on my Galaxy SII. I was hoping to just pick this up and see the heavens open and the light shine down lol.
That hasn't been my experience thus far I'm jealous of all of you happy modders going crazy on this beautiful device. I hope to join you soon
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You will soon .. I blame most of it on the network. I know you guys are working hard to get it done. I live in union city and and I have been roaming for the past 2 weeks which really sucks ... I have been forced to use roam control and change my prl to have better roaming ... It sucks to say that I am currently roaming on to metro pcs and have great connection both voice and data lolololol
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Well, here's my results:
1. Drive to official LTE launch market DONE
2. Test for LTE connection with phone as-is NO LTE NEXT TO TOWER IN LAUNCHED MARKET
3. If LTE=YES, happy camper NOT A HAPPY CAMPER
4. If LTE=NO, run the RUU to flash everything back stock (I know I shouldn't need this, but I'm grasping at straws here) FLASHED
5. Test for LTE after RUU is complete. NO LTE
6. If LTE=YES, happy camper NOT A HAPPY CAMPER
7. If LTE=NO, exchange for a black Sprint HTC ONE (Have Silver now). Maybe there's a bad few in a row. CALLING TO EXCHANGE NOW
So frustrating. It worked for one connection the morning I got it and then nothing.
Maybe I'll ask for a black ONE just in the hopes that it came from a different production run.
I really want to like this phone, its beautiful. But this will now be my third brand-new handset.
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Well, here's my results:
1. Drive to official LTE launch market DONE
2. Test for LTE connection with phone as-is NO LTE NEXT TO TOWER IN LAUNCHED MARKET
3. If LTE=YES, happy camper NOT A HAPPY CAMPER
4. If LTE=NO, run the RUU to flash everything back stock (I know I shouldn't need this, but I'm grasping at straws here) FLASHED
5. Test for LTE after RUU is complete. NO LTE
6. If LTE=YES, happy camper NOT A HAPPY CAMPER
7. If LTE=NO, exchange for a black Sprint HTC ONE (Have Silver now). Maybe there's a bad few in a row. CALLING TO EXCHANGE NOW
So frustrating. It worked for one connection the morning I got it and then nothing.
Maybe I'll ask for a black ONE just in the hopes that it came from a different production run.
I really want to like this phone, its beautiful. But this will now be my third brand-new handset.
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Black HTC One all the way! With any luck you just got two lemons. That's pretty awful luck though, and kind of crazy. Maybe you need to sit on top of the tower.
Rirere said:
Black HTC One all the way! With any luck you just got two lemons. That's pretty awful luck though, and kind of crazy. Maybe you need to sit on top of the tower.
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>Getting my climbing gear out now< LOL
Black ONE is on the way.
Should I just leave the bootloader saying "Re-locked" or go through the dance to get it back to saying "locked?"
I sent the first dud back "Re-locked" as the guys in the store didn't seem to care at all. I guess it's probably no big deal.
I have done very minimal identical items to both phones:
1. Unlock via HTC /Fastboot
2. Install TWRP 2.5 into Recovery via Fastboot
3. Install SuperSU by following the prompts from TWRP 2.5
4. Installed the 3-button mod here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2251788 via TWRP 2.5
5. Installed "Power Toggles" from the Google Play store. (After this step on each phone, Bluetooth would connect, but no audio. I also never saw LTE work again)
6. Reflashed the official RUU after things aren't working.
You guys are all pro modders, is there any step here that would stand out to you as potentially damaging to getting 4G LTE or maybe hurting the radio file somehow? I see everyone having a field day modding and flashing custom ROMs, now I'm scared to do even the basics for fear that somethings going on behind the scenes.
I've got to go do some actual work now. I'll post an update when the Black ONE comes in.
I have had the same problem of LTE not connecting anywhere. I have done the same things as you, including installing power toggles. If I remember correctly, I believe my LTE quit working after installing it as well. I find it hard to believe that the power toggles app could be the culprit, but it's a possibility I guess.
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Hmm...weird. Before and after I rooted my phone and installed TWRP 2.5 with Super SU and left my phone "as-is" I fortunately have always had LTE in the downtown Hayward area.
I've been able to flash custom roms and not really have any issues other than those related to the Rom itself. Hopefully you really did just have bad luck...maybe buy a lottery ticket? Lol.
Good luck with your next One!
Hope it works out for you!
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I have had the same problem of LTE not connecting anywhere. I have done the same things as you, including installing power toggles. If I remember correctly, I believe my LTE quit working after installing it as well. I find it hard to believe that the power toggles app could be the culprit, but it's a possibility I guess.
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The only thing that doesn't sit right with me is that after I run the RUU to restore everything, you'd think the issue would be fixed right?
Well look at this everyone...does this sound familiar?
From: http://www.howardforums.com/showthr...scuss-All-Related-Questions-Here-ONLY/page509
"UPDATE: awww, one of those 2g/3g toggle widgets permanetly turned off the LTE radio. Yesterday I could see LTE from Tmo, ATT, Cricket, and MetroPCS. Today all LTE options are gone. When I go into *#*#4636#*#* I can re-select LTE/GSM/WCDMA as a preferred network, but when manually searching for network the phone still can't see any LTE. Power cycling the phone, the field goes back to "GSM auto (PRL)", does anyone know how to make the preferred network stick with LTE without changing back in this hidden menu? What should be in this preferred network blank? and how do you make it stick? anyone?"
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The only thing that doesn't sit right with me is that after I run the RUU to restore everything, you'd think the issue would be fixed right?
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Yeah you would think so. I have ran the RUU on 2 seperate occasions just to make sure and still no LTE. I will probably just end up trying to exchange it for another one and hope the new one holds up better.
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Now we just need one more brave soul to test power toggles to see if it really is a problem. If it is, contact the dev and tell 'em to declare it incompatible with this device!
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Now we just need one more brave soul to test power toggles to see if it really is a problem. If it is, contact the dev and tell 'em to declare it incompatible with this device!
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I agree. If this app is causing this kind if an issue with the One, we need to verify and make sure that nobody else installs it. Maybe someone has a One that they are about to exchange for a different issue would be willing to test this theory for us.
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I don't know about the 2G/3G facet of it (simply because it's never been noted as compatible with my device in Power Toggles), but I've used this app for a long time and I pull LTE quite comfortably.
Update: called Sprint about the issue and they notified my local Sprint store that when I brought my phone in, they were to exchange it for a new One (not refurbished) at no cost. They were out of stock and I should be receiveing it Saturday or Monday
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