very poor reception - Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hey guys, I'm running remics 4.2.1 and I have had a lot of reception problems. Not sure why. The sim was out of a blackberry torch, we swapped it out at at&t for a new sim when this issue started but it has not been fixed. Does anyone have a clue as to why this would be happening? Any way to fix it?

coltlacey1 said:
Hey guys, I'm running remics 4.2.1 and I have had a lot of reception problems. Not sure why. The sim was out of a blackberry torch, we swapped it out at at&t for a new sim when this issue started but it has not been fixed. Does anyone have a clue as to why this would be happening? Any way to fix it?
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Have you tried flashing different modem?
Is your IMEI fine?
Do you have the right carrier's APN?

BWolf56 said:
Have you tried flashing different modem?
Is your IMEI fine?
Do you have the right carrier's APN?
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Havent tried flashing a new one yet, how do I know if my imei is fine? Also there are 5 different at&t apns....

coltlacey1 said:
Havent tried flashing a new one yet, how do I know if my imei is fine? Also there are 5 different at&t apns....
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As long as your IMEI doesn't say unknown, it should be fine. As for your APN, just make sure you're on the right one outta the five (a little search will give you the one to use).
And if both of the above are fine, then go ahead a try flashing different modems.

BWolf56 said:
As long as your IMEI doesn't say unknown, it should be fine. As for your APN, just make sure you're on the right one outta the five (a little search will give you the one to use).
And if both of the above are fine, then go ahead a try flashing different modems.
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k sounds good. as far as the apn, do you have to reboot for it to take effect when you switch?

Installed a new ROM, checked the APN settings on at&t its set for what its supposed to be but no luck I don't get it.

OK so after posting last I tried airplane mode. Turned it on then off then service????? What's the deal there?

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HELP: Shows Signal but cannot use for calling,data,messaging!!!

On my Phone(Andromeda 2.0 Themed), I get the indication of having 3g or any signal at all and the minute I attempt to send a message, make a call, or surf the web it is unable to send that message, unable to make that call, and unable to surf the web. Help on how to fix this?
NOTE: A flash back to stock DID NOT help this problem at all.
EDIT: Changing APN isn't really working(Cant leave the APN type as not set because it auto sets it to internet+mms when I save) and I am starting to get a little frustrated. The reception was really working fine earlier today but now its just weird all over. Please help me out you guys, I really need this working.
EDIT2: Please help guys, I really need my service up for tomorrow.
EDIT3: I am going to AT&T today to swap out my SIM card!!!! I am all Odin'ed out and I will check back if this works.
First try to enable airplane mode. Then turn it off.
If that does not work check your apn settings, under wireless and network, mobile networks, access points
mcord11758 said:
First try to enable airplane mode. Then turn it off.
If that does not work check your apn settings, under wireless and network, mobile networks, access points
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Doing that now.... The signal bar indicates no connected network.... Trying the second thing you suggested....
For the second option I am under Wireless and Network/Mobile Networks/Access Points.
My options from there are AT&T 310 410(the text under it says wap.cingular)
What do i do from there?????
That reads correct. Unless you are on rogers. Hmmm. I am on the same rom but do not have the same issue. You may want to manually configure you're apn. You may want to search the captivate forum for at&t apn settings. I think you can find them in one of the stickies
I am on att dude. Thanks for the advice. You are positive its the APN though? This happened to me on Phoenix Reloaded too.
steelechamp said:
I am on att dude. Thanks for the advice. You are positive its the APN though? This happened to me on Phoenix Reloaded too.
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No I am not sure, I have not had your problem but this is where I would start if it did. The apn settings are posted in the captivate development stickies, captivate directory
Okay, so I configured the APN settings to what was found in the thread. Problem is the only thing I cannot configure is the APN type. Hm. Any help?
I am sorry I hope someone who has done this reads this and has a suggestion but I have not had to do this
Read through the sticky, maybe yet has been discussed
Read through it and nothing. It wont let me keep the APN type as not set and it automatically sets it to internet+mms. Any ideas?
Have you posted in the andromeda thread? Maybe the devs may have some ideas
I just did, hopefully they have an answer and if they dont hopefully someone will post an answer here....
I had the same issue back a few weeks ago. I called att, got a replacement phone, and it did it again. Turned out to be a bad SIM.
Sent from my SGH-I897 using XDA App
So do I just need a new sim card???
Well, this sim card JUST started doing this. So are you sure it is just the sim? I mean, if I go to the store to get a new sim, will they ask to see my phone? Will I have to flash back to stock before I get a new SIm?
steelechamp said:
Well, this sim card JUST started doing this. So are you sure it is just the sim? I mean, if I go to the store to get a new sim, will they ask to see my phone? Will I have to flash back to stock before I get a new SIm?
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Do you think the person in the store will have any idea what a custom rom is? Chances are they will change it no questions asked
Okay, do you think I should just play it safe and reset to stock though?
There is no harm in doing so.
mcord11758 said:
There is no harm in doing so.
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Well, thanks, I will head first thing in the morning.
I got the same problem at certain locations, such as my university. Haven't been able to get much help... Gonna try getting the SIM changed as it's a pretty old SIM. Weird thing is that it works fine on my Sony Ericsson G705/W715.
So almost two months of owning my Captivate that I got from Rogers (BNIB from Kijiji) and I noticed that at a certain area in my school, I have 3/5 bars of signal yet I can't seem to text/call and use the network. Is this a network problem or phone problem? Or can it also be my SIM? My SIM card is pretty old. However everything was fine when I use my Sony Ericsson W715 in the same area.
I should add that my friends on the same network beside me, they can text/call fine, which leads me to believe that this is a phone problem. A poster over at Howard Forums suggested network congestion, but it seems impossible because everyone else can use their phone fine.
I've tried different modems too, but it doesn't help. It's like my Captivate doesn't want to work at certain areas of my school.
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I am just going to change my SIM. It is about 4 years old now and I think that means it needs to be replaced. I actually worked fine at my home before and now it cant even find a network. I am going to head out for a new SIM in a little bit, I will get back to you on if it works then.

Data Roaming Problem...please help!

I have AT&T but I travel to Canada monthly. I have been flashing custom roms for a while now and have never had this issue until today. I flashed back to stock and my data remained disabled since I left the "data roaming" box unchecked. When I flashed FireFly 2.1, my phone does not realize that I am in Toronto, Ontario (roaming) and the data stays active.
For some reason my captivate is not recognizing that I am roaming.
Anyone know what to do?
arabcamel said:
I have AT&T but I travel to Canada monthly. I have been flashing custom roms for a while now and have never had this issue until today. I flashed back to stock and my data remained disabled since I left the "data roaming" box unchecked. When I flashed FireFly 2.1, my phone does not realize that I am in Toronto, Ontario (roaming) and the data stays active.
For some reason my captivate is not recognizing that I am roaming.
Anyone know what to do?
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My only guess would be it has something to do with the rom being based off the rogers 2.2. Might be your best bet to get a widget to shut the data off
Sent from my SGH-I897 using XDA App
zelendel said:
My only guess would be it has something to do with the rom being based off the rogers 2.2. Might be your best bet to get a widget to shut the data off
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That's what I thought, but when I flashed Phoenix 4.5 and also tried Supernova, the same thing happened. I don't think that those 2 roms are Rogers based.
It seems like this started when I first flashed FireFly. Is it possible that it changed something on my SIM card?
arabcamel said:
That's what I thought, but when I flashed Phoenix 4.5 and also tried Supernova, the same thing happened. I don't think that those 2 roms are Rogers based.
It seems like this started when I first flashed FireFly. Is it possible that it changed something on my SIM card?
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I dont think it would have changed anything on the sim card. You are right if it did it with the other 2 as well. Did you do a master clear before flashing and after flashing FF? Might be something left over from the rom. I would return to stock flashing with the sim card removed, Master clear (yes I know it is a pita) and then reflash the rom
zelendel said:
I dont think it would have changed anything on the sim card. You are right if it did it with the other 2 as well. Did you do a master clear before flashing and after flashing FF? Might be something left over from the rom. I would return to stock flashing with the sim card removed, Master clear (yes I know it is a pita) and then reflash the rom
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Here is the order that I did some troubleshooting:
1) I flashed and Master Cleared to Stock. - In stock, the data roaming feature works perfectly as I tested it while enabled and disabled.
2) I then installed Phoenix 4.5 - the data roaming feature was disabled by default, yet my data still was on while I am currently in Toronto.
I didn't bother continuing the tests into FireFly 2.1 since it even happened with Phoenix 4.5. So I think this rules out that the Rogers-based ROM is the issue.
I started with Cognition, then Darky's, then Phoenix, and now FireFly. Before today, I have only used the 1st three in Canada. The 1st three never had any issues with data roaming.
I used Phoenix in Canada before and the data roaming feature worked fine. I wonder why it all of the sudden stopped working.....
Any ideas?
arabcamel said:
Here is the order that I did some troubleshooting:
1) I flashed and Master Cleared to Stock. - In stock, the data roaming feature works perfectly as I tested it while enabled and disabled.
2) I then installed Phoenix 4.5 - the data roaming feature was disabled by default, yet my data still was on while I am currently in Toronto.
I didn't bother continuing the tests into FireFly 2.1 since it even happened with Phoenix 4.5. So I think this rules out that the Rogers-based ROM is the issue.
I started with Cognition, then Darky's, then Phoenix, and now FireFly. Before today, I have only used the 1st three in Canada. The 1st three never had any issues with data roaming.
I used Phoenix in Canada before and the data roaming feature worked fine. I wonder why it all of the sudden stopped working.....
Any ideas?
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Your right that does remove the thoughts of it being Rogers based issue. To be honest I am not sure why it is happening all of a sudden.
zelendel said:
Your right that does remove the thoughts of it being Rogers based issue. To be honest I am not sure why it is happening all of a sudden.
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I'm goingn to try a rom that I have never used before (Serendipity) just to see what happens.
Do you think there is any chance it is my sim card?
arabcamel said:
I'm goingn to try a rom that I have never used before (Serendipity) just to see what happens.
Do you think there is any chance it is my sim card?
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To be honest I dont really think so but one never knows lol. There could be something that is causing the sim card to see that it is always in your home network. What rom did you use before that worked 100%? Do you still have it? If you do I would flash the older rom to see if it still works like it used to.
zelendel said:
To be honest I dont really think so but one never knows lol. There could be something that is causing the sim card to see that it is always in your home network. What rom did you use before that worked 100%? Do you still have it? If you do I would flash the older rom to see if it still works like it used to.
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i'm going to try and install Cognition - the one I used in Canada before. I'll let you know what happens. Thanks for the suggestions, I'll be responding shortly...
One thing to point out... When I'm on stock, it says I am on "Rogers".
When I am having the data roaming feature issues, it says I am on "CAN Rogers Wireless Inc."
is that just the ROM being more specific and me being paranoid...or is that a hint to resolve the issue I"m having?
That sounds weird. The only other reason that could be it is because of your modem maybe? There are modems from Canadian Galaxy S models like JK4.. but then again I am not sure if modems make a difference. Agree with Zel, probably best to just get a widget and turn your data on and off manually.
arabcamel said:
I'm goingn to try a rom that I have never used before (Serendipity) just to see what happens.
Do you think there is any chance it is my sim card?
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Serendipity did the same thing. still have the issue.
I installed AT&T Captivate 2.2 modem - UCJI6.
When I did that, there is a little "R" near my bars and a red triangle in the notification bar that says i am roaming. This being said, the data does not connect. So maybe the modem has been the issue all along....
arabcamel said:
Serendipity did the same thing. still have the issue.
I installed AT&T Captivate 2.2 modem - UCJI6.
When I did that, there is a little "R" near my bars and a red triangle in the notification bar that says i am roaming. This being said, the data does not connect. So maybe the modem has been the issue all along....
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I'm going to flash back to stock, master clear, then flash firefly 2.1 back. I will add UCJI6 modem to see if that resolves the issue I was having on FireFly
arabcamel said:
I'm going to flash back to stock, master clear, then flash firefly 2.1 back. I will add UCJI6 modem to see if that resolves the issue I was having on FireFly
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The modem was the issue I beleive. I am using FireFly 2.1 with znkp1 modem and there is a little "R" near my connection bars and data does NOT connect while roaming.
Thanks to the both of you that gave your input. With your help, I was able to figure out the issue. Apparently, the i9000 modems will not consider Canada roaming for an AT&T user.
arabcamel said:
The modem was the issue I beleive. I am using FireFly 2.1 with znkp1 modem and there is a little "R" near my connection bars and data does NOT connect while roaming.
Thanks to the both of you that gave your input. With your help, I was able to figure out the issue. Apparently, the i9000 modems will not consider Canada roaming for an AT&T user.
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Glad you got everything set. Yeah it would make sense that it would not see you as roaming sense it is a Euro based modem.
zelendel said:
Glad you got everything set. Yeah it would make sense that it would not see you as roaming sense it is a Euro based modem.
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Gonna close this up now.
Issue Solved thread closed

Dangers Of Messing With Your Phone

Hello, everyone, I'd like to share my experience, get any help if someone can, and warn some future people.
So a few months ago i rooted and ROM swapped my HTC one. It was great, I loved it, it was fast and simple.
I tried to change the ROM on it the other day and everything went down hill form there. Basically I ended up having no service and everything else seeming to work fine. So after spending an entire day trying to fix it with BD619, i had to call my carrier today. Now i have the sprint phones, and the sprint service, but i have Credo as a carrier. God knows why. They essentially gave me nothing saying my phone must be bricked and they can't help me.
One thing they did try however was to have me put in a ##xxxxx# number, and there i saw and could edit my MDN and MSID, instead of showing my my phone number and the MSID number they both had "No" written. So he had me edit it and put it in, but when i click "commit changes" it said "commit failed" so if anyone knows anything about that or could help me there, it'd greatly appreciated.
Lesson is, even if you think you know what you are doing, and are careful, weird stuff can happen, and if you have an Odd carrier version of an already less support model of phone (the sprint version), then be EXTRA careful.
Kdenery said:
Hello, everyone, I'd like to share my experience, get any help if someone can, and warn some future people.
So a few months ago i rooted and ROM swapped my HTC one. It was great, I loved it, it was fast and simple.
I tried to change the ROM on it the other day and everything went down hill form there. Basically I ended up having no service and everything else seeming to work fine. So after spending an entire day trying to fix it with BD619, i had to call my carrier today. Now i have the sprint phones, and the sprint service, but i have Credo as a carrier. God knows why. They essentially gave me nothing saying my phone must be bricked and they can't help me.
One thing they did try however was to have me put in a ##xxxxx# number, and there i saw and could edit my MDN and MSID, instead of showing my my phone number and the MSID number they both had "No" written. So he had me edit it and put it in, but when i click "commit changes" it said "commit failed" so if anyone knows anything about that or could help me there, it'd greatly appreciated.
Lesson is, even if you think you know what you are doing, and are careful, weird stuff can happen, and if you have an Odd carrier version of an already less support model of phone (the sprint version), then be EXTRA careful.
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Have you tried simply running the latest RUU and reverting it back to stock?
**edit** http://www.htc.com/us/support/news.aspx?p_id=629&p_name=htc-one-sprint
Kraizk said:
Have you tried simply running the latest RUU and reverting it back to stock?
**edit** http://www.htc.com/us/support/news.aspx?p_id=629&p_name=htc-one-sprint
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Yes, twice
This is not an uncommon problem but it happens with certain HTC ones and not others. I have helped a few other people with this issue. Most likely, your current ROM is set to RUIN/SIM in Settings-> More-> Mobile Network -> Subscription settings. It needs to be set to NV. If you can't get to this setting, you need to flash a ROM that has the setting available. CM 10 based ROMs all seem to have it. If your phone does not automatically reactivate, you can flash to a stock ROM and use the handsfree activation function and that should get you back up.
jamesissocool said:
This is not an uncommon problem but it happens with certain HTC ones and not others. I have helped a few other people with this issue. Most likely, your current ROM is set to RUIN/SIM in Settings-> More-> Mobile Network -> Subscription settings. It needs to be set to NV. If you can't get to this setting, you need to flash a ROM that has the setting available. CM 10 based ROMs all seem to have it. If your phone does not automatically reactivate, you can flash to a stock ROM and use the handsfree activation function and that should get you back up.
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I'm going to try this now thanks
jamesissocool said:
This is not an uncommon problem but it happens with certain HTC ones and not others. I have helped a few other people with this issue. Most likely, your current ROM is set to RUIN/SIM in Settings-> More-> Mobile Network -> Subscription settings. It needs to be set to NV. If you can't get to this setting, you need to flash a ROM that has the setting available. CM 10 based ROMs all seem to have it. If your phone does not automatically reactivate, you can flash to a stock ROM and use the handsfree activation function and that should get you back up.
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Okay so i just flashed a CM 11 build. and Holy S*** I have ******* service! I cant make calls, it says it's not authorized. And i don't see the option you were talking about, in mobile network, i see , Data Enables, Data Roaming, Preferred Network type, System select, (then grayed out) Access Point Names and Network operators, (then not grayed out) carrier settings. When i click carrier settings it says "Unfortunately, the process com.android.phone has stopped. and it takes me back a screen.
where do i go from here?
Kdenery said:
Okay so i just flashed a CM 11 build. and Holy S*** I have ******* service! I cant make calls, it says it's not authorized. And i don't see the option you were talking about, in mobile network, i see , Data Enables, Data Roaming, Preferred Network type, System select, (then grayed out) Access Point Names and Network operators, (then not grayed out) carrier settings. When i click carrier settings it says "Unfortunately, the process com.android.phone has stopped. and it takes me back a screen.
where do i go from here?
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Try flashing a CM10 ROM. I've always seen the option there. The kitkat ROMs I have used do not have the option except for the Nocs GE.
Kdenery said:
Hello, everyone, I'd like to share my experience, get any help if someone can, and warn some future people.
So a few months ago i rooted and ROM swapped my HTC one. It was great, I loved it, it was fast and simple.
I tried to change the ROM on it the other day and everything went down hill form there. Basically I ended up having no service and everything else seeming to work fine. So after spending an entire day trying to fix it with BD619, i had to call my carrier today. Now i have the sprint phones, and the sprint service, but i have Credo as a carrier. God knows why. They essentially gave me nothing saying my phone must be bricked and they can't help me.
One thing they did try however was to have me put in a ##xxxxx# number, and there i saw and could edit my MDN and MSID, instead of showing my my phone number and the MSID number they both had "No" written. So he had me edit it and put it in, but when i click "commit changes" it said "commit failed" so if anyone knows anything about that or could help me there, it'd greatly appreciated.
Lesson is, even if you think you know what you are doing, and are careful, weird stuff can happen, and if you have an Odd carrier version of an already less support model of phone (the sprint version), then be EXTRA careful.
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The only way something like this happens is one of two things.....
1. Ur a noob
2. Your a dev and your testing ril on your rom
The only way to fix this which is a cleared meid of some sort......flashing cm10.1 is the only way and aquiring service by switching to nv....once there everything is fixed just flash/restore back to your rom.
Sent from my HTCONE using Tapatalk
-TheEdge- said:
The only way something like this happens is one of two things.....
1. Ur a noob
2. Your a dev and your testing ril on your rom
The only way to fix this which is a cleared meid of some sort......flashing cm10.1 is the only way and aquiring service by switching to nv....once there everything is fixed just flash/restore back to your rom.
Sent from my HTCONE using Tapatalk
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i'd kinda like to argue a point here as this just happened to me. i am certainly not new to flashing, starting back with the mogul and having almost every sprint smart phone since then unlocked (windows) or rooted (webos and android).
Using TWRP and previously running ecliptic 4.3 i wiped caches, system and data then installed the 4.4.2 from team d3rp and voila... no service no meid no nothing.... yes i have the latest radio on my phone.
i guess my point in this is that there's a number 3 that you didn't mention.
3. sh!t happens and it's not n00b related.
for anyone else that has this issue... flashing CM 10.1 worked for me. i didn't even have to set up anything, it just picked up signal. so i rebooted, wiped and nandroided back to 4.3 and all is well.
Did you flash a rom that was meant for another carrier?
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Robert542 said:
Did you flash a rom that was meant for another carrier?
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I didn't... it was SuperOneK. i'm certainly not blaming the rom though. especially not when others are flashing it fine. the ONLY thing i can think of possibly happening is a bad download. I was in a rush and didn't check the md5.
I had a similar problem when flashing miui. Nothing worked. Even went back to a sense backup and nothing worked.
Commit failed as well.
Here's what I did to make it work again.
Flashed cm10. Change the network settings for CDMA. (Boom it SAID I had service..but didn't).
Rebooted a few times (probably not necessary).
Flashed a sense 4.3 ROM that was close to stock.
Update msl and all that. Commit.
For me..changed LTE/CDMA to just CDMA (no 4g in wv).
Boom it worked again. Hope this helps!
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[Q] Sprint: Having major issues with connecting to LTE and 3G

Well, at first I thought my phone was just getting terrible service when I went to Ohio for work, but then I got random texts from 2 people wondering who I was, because I'm assuming they got a text somehow from my number.
It's constantly Searching for Service, getting no data, or if I'm lucky it will be on 3G for a little bit, but I have yet to see LTE even when 5 days prior I was getting great signal.
I already restored to a backup on the same ROM, but the problem still persists.
Whats the best plan of action? I'm stumped. Should I just reset it to stock? If so, what would be the best way to do so considering my firmware is updated? SPCS_004
oKersey said:
Well, at first I thought my phone was just getting terrible service when I went to Ohio for work, but then I got random texts from 2 people wondering who I was, because I'm assuming they got a text somehow from my number.
It's constantly Searching for Service, getting no data, or if I'm lucky it will be on 3G for a little bit, but I have yet to see LTE even when 5 days prior I was getting great signal.
I already restored to a backup on the same ROM, but the problem still persists.
Whats the best plan of action? I'm stumped. Should I just reset it to stock? If so, what would be the best way to do so considering my firmware is updated? SPCS_004
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First, try ##72786# from the dialer an choose the option to reset once the menu pops up. If this fails you can try ##3282#. You will need your MSL code for this last option to work.
Magnum_Enforcer said:
First, try ##72786# from the dialer an choose the option to reset once the menu pops up. If this fails you can try ##3282#. You will need your MSL code for this last option to work.
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I cant even dial out right now....
oKersey said:
I cant even dial out right now....
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You're not making a phone call with these codes...........
Magnum_Enforcer said:
You're not making a phone call with these codes...........
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I got it working now. I flashed the stock rom 5.0.1, and I've got service now. I was tired of the GPE Rom anyways, it ran pretty slow after a while.
Magnum_Enforcer said:
You're not making a phone call with these codes...........
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Well, it said it could not contact the network after resetting.
FYI old app called msl reader from playstore still works
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M7 losing cellular connection frequently! What is going on?

Hi everyone,
This is a great site with a mass of info! I've used it before to flash my HTC Sensation a few years ago.
Since then, I've had a HTC One X and now a HTC One M7. Ok, the M7 is 'New' (from China). It's in excellent condition and it actually does appear to be new. So I don't really know what's going on there... But anyway, I'm having issues.
The phone can't seem to keep a cellular signal, but Wifi is absolutely fine.
So a bit about the history of the phone; When I got it, it was on Android 4.4.2 IIRC with super CID already done. I unlocked the bootloader and flashed LineageOS onto it - the latest one. The battery life was appalling and it wouldn't charge. The phone signal kept dropping.
I've reflashed it today with an RUU called "RUU_M7_UL_L50_SENSE60_MR_BrightstarUS_WWE_7.17.1540.51.exe" and battery life appears to have improved somewhat.
However, the cellular signal keep dropping. Now, I've contacted Virgin UK and explained the situation and they have said the Sim is faulty and it's old apparently and not 4g. They've since sent me a new 4g sim. I've put it in and activated it yesterday.
I still don't understand why my signal keep disappearing.
I've checked and verified the APN details - They seem correct - "Virgin Media Mobile Internet".
The problem appears to be something to do with "Network Mode" or "Network Operator". Sometimes I've noticed that if I go back into the settings and change the selection, sometimes it seems to see the connection again!
Right now, I've selected "2G/3G/4G auto" network mode with "Virgin 2G/3G" as the operator, but I think that soon, it will drop again!
Does any of this sound familiar to anyone here? Thanks, Antony...
Ok, I've just lost signal now, around 2hrs later... My phone has just been left in my house... I've been checking on it every so often.
If I go to "Network Operators" and choose Virgin, it magically works again!
I have full signal again, calls work and internet works. What the?!?!
It's still doing it.
Apparently, it's because I've got a 3G plan but using a 4G sim. Although, that is strange because even if I choose 2G/3G, it still drops.
Mehhhhh.
[email protected] said:
It's still doing it.
Apparently, it's because I've got a 3G plan but using a 4G sim. Although, that is strange because even if I choose 2G/3G, it still drops.
Mehhhhh.
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Can you post a "fastboot gervar all" output please? You have superCID, which means your phone is, or was s-off at one point in time. Maybe you need to flash a different RUU to get everything working
donkeykong1 said:
Can you post a "fastboot gervar all" output please? You have superCID, which means your phone is, or was s-off at one point in time. Maybe you need to flash a different RUU to get everything working
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Hey, thanks for your reply!
Since that last post, I've flashed a UK ROM and it was still the same, in a way worse because it dumbed down some options in network settings. I've since flashed it back to the ROM mentioned above. I've now noticed that the problem is something to do with 3G/4G. If I change the network provider to 2G ONLY, the phone works perfectly with my Virgin SIM.
I desperately want to fix this. My new provider which I've switched to doesn't offer 2G, so I'll effectively be screwed.
Here is the data which you asked me to get!
[email protected] said:
Hey, thanks for your reply!
Since that last post, I've flashed a UK ROM and it was still the same, in a way worse because it dumbed down some options in network settings. I've since flashed it back to the ROM mentioned above. I've now noticed that the problem is something to do with 3G/4G. If I change the network provider to 2G ONLY, the phone works perfectly with my Virgin SIM.
I desperately want to fix this. My new provider which I've switched to doesn't offer 2G, so I'll effectively be screwed.
Here is the data which you asked me to get!
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You flashed US unlocked RUU, but that should work fine. You need x.xx.401.xx for WWE, but, as I said, US unlocked should work fine. I had a similar issue with an AOSP ROM, and I resolved it by manually entering my APN settings. Even though all APN settings looked fine, there were some small differences that caused issues. Not a great help, but you could try it, no harm. If thadoesn't work, it's most likely a hardware issue
donkeykong1 said:
You flashed US unlocked RUU, but that should work fine. You need x.xx.401.xx for WWE, but, as I said, US unlocked should work fine. I had a similar issue with an AOSP ROM, and I resolved it by manually entering my APN settings. Even though all APN settings looked fine, there were some small differences that caused issues. Not a great help, but you could try it, no harm. If thadoesn't work, it's most likely a hardware issue
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Hmmm, ok, thanks. I've already messed about with APN details lots of times.
Ahh well. It seems that this phone is doomed. Maybe I'll just have to buy another.
I'll just give it one more go.
Thanks, Antony

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