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RC30+ G1 without SIM? [SOLVED]

Hey everyone and before I start I would like to say thank you for everyone that helps and any help is greatly appreciated!
Ok, so I bought an unlocked T-Mobile G1 off of eBay and I plan to use it on the Rogers Canada network. I inserted my friends Rogers SIM and it works perfectly, just he has no data plan so I was unable to get past the enter your gmail account screen. I will get a Rogers SIM card for myself soon, but seeing as I just spent $450 on the phone I don't have much money left to pay for a plan right away, but I would still like to be able to use the phone for things like internet over WiFi and such until then.
I believe the phone has RC30 on it or higher because as I read here if I enter "<enter>reboot<enter>" and nothing happens I have RC30 or higher. Does this mean I am going to have to wait until I have a data plan with Rogers to begin using my new toy?
Thanks again for any help,
Brad

cant you skip the gmail account part?

bradtraver said:
Hey everyone and before I start I would like to say thank you for everyone that helps and any help is greatly appreciated!
Ok, so I bought an unlocked T-Mobile G1 off of eBay and I plan to use it on the Rogers Canada network. I inserted my friends Rogers SIM and it works perfectly, just he has no data plan so I was unable to get past the enter your gmail account screen. I will get a Rogers SIM card for myself soon, but seeing as I just spent $450 on the phone I don't have much money left to pay for a plan right away, but I would still like to be able to use the phone for things like internet over WiFi and such until then.
I believe the phone has RC30 on it or higher because as I read here if I enter "<enter>reboot<enter>" and nothing happens I have RC30 or higher. Does this mean I am going to have to wait until I have a data plan with Rogers to begin using my new toy?
Thanks again for any help,
Brad
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~sigh~ there's already a guide on how to activate your phone using WiFi without the data plan. Go search it up. Once you can access the phone, you can check your version by going into Settings>About Phone if its over RC30, then just downgrade to RC29 and root it using the guide. Also, you can look up the Roger APN settings and just manually add it in to temporarily use the data connection to activate the phone and then just turn it off when you're done. That's what I did. Once you get to the activate screen, just hit menu, APNs, then add APN and google the Roger Network APN settings and enter those in.

How do I downgrade from RC30+ to RC29? All the tutorials I have found say I need to change the settings (which I can not do because I can not get past the No Sim Card / Emergency Call screen).

Could I follow this tutorial (minus the unlocking) and put in the Rogers APN using the EDGE connection to activate it?

bradtraver said:
Could I follow this tutorial (minus the unlocking) and put in the Rogers APN using the EDGE connection to activate it?
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Yes, that's what I was trying to say above...

h.nocturna said:
Yes, that's what I was trying to say above...
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Ok, thanks. I just wasn't sure which tutorial you were refering to and if I could use EDGE instead of 3G to set it up.

Ok, so I got a SIM card, got it activated, got these apn settings (i found when i put 720 for mnc instead of 72 the EDGE logo showed up) and it shows 4 bars for signal and it shows the E logo with the up and down arrows but it still says my SIM card is not provisioned for data services, but it is. Any help?
Thanks,
Brad
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I just realized that the up and down arrows even flash white every once in a while while it tries to communicate with google but it still fails. I really want to use my phone

bradtraver said:
Ok, so I got a SIM card, got it activated, got these apn settings (i found when i put 720 for mnc instead of 72 the EDGE logo showed up) and it shows 4 bars for signal and it shows the E logo with the up and down arrows but it still says my SIM card is not provisioned for data services, but it is. Any help?
Thanks,
Brad
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I just realized that the up and down arrows even flash white every once in a while while it tries to communicate with google but it still fails. I really want to use my phone
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Try the WiFi method.

I can not figure out how to run the adb program. I installed RC29 and enabled adb on the G1 but I can not get the program to run on my computer..

bradtraver said:
I can not figure out how to run the adb program. I installed RC29 and enabled adb on the G1 but I can not get the program to run on my computer..
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What's wrong with the adb on your computer? Its hard to help when I don't know what's wrong.

Sorry, I didn't mean anything is wrong with it, just I can not figure out how to run it.. I read that I have to install eclipse and then update it with adb here, is this correct?

bradtraver said:
Sorry, I didn't mean anything is wrong with it, just I can not figure out how to run it.. I read that I have to install eclipse and then update it with adb here, is this correct?
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? Shouldn't be that hard. Just grab the SDK from somewhere, its everywhere, just use google. Then once you have it, you go under tools and you should see the adb.exe as well AdbWinApi.dll, take both of those, and copy them to c:\android (make a new folder). Then plug the phone into the computer, but do not mount it. Go to device manager and look for the Android Device (or whatever it may be called). Update the drivers to the ones found under usb_drivers from the SDK and you should have adb up and running.
To use it, go into command prompt (cmd) and type:
cd c:\android
then from there, run your adb commands.

It worked! I cant thank you enough!

bradtraver said:
It worked! I cant thank you enough!
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No problem, this is what this forum is for, could you do us a favor and added [SOLVED] to your title so others know?

Will do, one thing though.. How do I change it?

bradtraver said:
Will do, one thing though.. How do I change it?
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Edit your first post and change the title from there.

I would like to say, just to follow up I am now getting to know my way around ADB fairly well, I have updated my phone to Cupcake, realized I wanted a rooted phone, downgraded to RC29, updated to JFv1.41 because I couldn't find a working 1.51 build online, then am updating to 1.51 now. I would just like to say thank you so much, I have learned everything here so far and can not thank you enough!
-Brad

Again, you're very welcome.

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.

[HELP] Sim Locked!!!!! PLEASE HELP!!!!

This morning I updated my note to 4.0.4
After updating it suddenly I wasn't able to make any calls or messages. I did some research and I have discovered that my phone had suddenly re-locked itself and is unable to allow my sim to work with it.
After doing more research I have rooted my phone and tried the Galaxy S unlock (which supposedly worked with the Note), and ended up with something like the attached picture. I see random icons but no specific code.
Here's a little background info that may be useful.
I bought this phone over in HK while I was there for vacation. The network lock occured when I first bought the phone but then the store that I bought it from found a way to fix it (without rooting the phone). Even when I upgraded to the OTA ICS there was no problem at all. I don't know why suddenly with this minor update it reset the network settings.
When I look into the mobile networks on my phone's settings a window pops up saying "Insert SIM card: Insert SIM card to access network services".
Which to me was kind of weird since I have inserted my sim into another phone and is able to make phone calls just fine.
Please help me! I have no way of contacting that store that I bought the phone from and I'm in need of getting my phone to work asap.
I am not lazy or anything, I have spent the last few hours trying to figure out how to solve this problem.
I have no experience in flashing a new rom and I really don't intend to do so unless i have no other choice.

Check out here;
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1804611
You can - I believe - Downgrade to GB and run the unlock tool mentioned in that thread then upgrade again to your ICS..

Will this help?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1808629

kopitalk said:
Will this help?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1808629
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used this mod and its working

Anyone tried to GSM unlock it yet?

Both the Sprint HTC One and One MAX could be GSM unlocked by following this method - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2608910
Can anyone try it out and see if this works on the new One as well?

nice signature bro

I tried it, but it did not work. Hopefully someones has better luck then I did.

Giltp said:
I tried it, but it did not work. Hopefully someones has better luck then I did.
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Did you get the vDm Client stopped working message before you tried to unlock the phone. Also which SIM card did you check it with. Just asking because it takes me 2-3 tries to get the phone to unlock on the One MAX. It's usually because the Omadm-SPCS file we change doesn't stick. You can check that by comparing the sizes of the files after reboot. Here is what I have found to work.
Change the file using ES/Root Explorer.
Dial *#*#4636#*#*
Go into 'phone information' and try changing the network mode to WCDMA preferred. You will get the message 'vDm client stopped working', thereby indicating that the file has been changed successfully. Sometimes even after that it used to take me 2-3 complete retries to get the phone to unlock.
If you have the time do give it a couple of tries and thanks for doing this. Will help a lot of people if we can get the confirmation of this working out.

varunrs said:
Did you get the vDm Client stopped working message before you tried to unlock the phone. Also which SIM card did you check it with. Just asking because it takes me 2-3 tries to get the phone to unlock on the One MAX. It's usually because the Omadm-SPCS file we change doesn't stick. You can check that by comparing the sizes of the files after reboot. Here is what I have found to work.
Change the file using ES/Root Explorer.
Dial *#*#4636#*#*
Go into 'phone information' and try changing the network mode to WCDMA preferred. You will get the message 'vDm client stopped working', thereby indicating that the file has been changed successfully. Sometimes even after that it used to take me 2-3 complete retries to get the phone to unlock.
If you have the time do give it a couple of tries and thanks for doing this. Will help a lot of people if we can get the confirmation of this working out.
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I did get the "vDM client stopped working" and followed all your instructions multiple tries and still get no sim card, I am trying an att simcard.
Any other tips?

Anyone???
Sent from my HTC One using xda app-developers app

sprint m8 unlocking
renehd2 said:
Anyone???
Sent from my HTC One using xda app-developers app
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follow this method
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2682242
work for my HTC M8 Sprint with Indonesian GSM Operator
good luck !!!

pisang_aza said:
follow this method
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2682242
work for my HTC M8 Sprint with Indonesian GSM Operator
good luck !!!
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I tried the same method have not had any luck, anyone else?
Did you do anything different from what I did.
Is the phone supposed to restart by itself? Mine only freezes for a few seconds in the simand does not reboot. I reboot manually but still does not work. Anything else that you did different from the instruction? Your help will be appreciated.

Greetings,
I moved your thread to Q&A all questions should be asked there.
Thank You,
BD619

[Q] (Q) (SPRINT) HTC One M7 Sim unlock help!

I've tried holding off as long as I could before posting here, and I've read SOOO much. First off, you guys are amazing and I absolutely love this community. So here is the background
I have a HTC One M7 from Sprint and I became fed up with their service and wanted to bring my phone with me. They said they could not unlock my phone, and I decided I could do it myself. I'm trying to get my phone to work with Cricket Mobile and I had to jump through some hoops to get to this point.
I was running 4.4.2, downgraded to 4.1.2 (Sense 5.0) - Firewater and myself went a few rounds...lol
I've unlocked bootloader/rooted the phone, S-Off
I installed the Sim Unlocker App from Viper (Very neat utility, thank you viper <3)
and here lies my problem.
I run the app, give it SU permission and scroll down and hit Sim Lock, phone freezes up for about 10 seconds - I back out and there is no log of it (even after reboot) - when I put my Cricket sim into the phone, it doesn't say Sim Lock or anything, but nothing is switched over. I go into my Settings/About/Phone and the phone number is my sprint number (matter of fact, everything is set to sprint still...)
I've switched it to CDMA/GSM/EVDO preferred, CDMA Only, GSM Only, and they don't work. I try to do the "Activate this Device" in settings and it doesn't work.
I'm honestly stuck at this point and can't find anything to help me out. I'm wondering if I have to use something like QPST and change some settings?
If anyone can give me some suggestions or point me in the right direction, I would be forever appreciative.
Thanks in advance
(Also, Mods, if this is in the wrong forum, I apologize!)
ETA: Could it be that the phone is still "active" with sprint? My account IS disconnected from them. Or maybe a blacklisted ESN? I've no clue...
ETA 2 - Would it helped if I flashed it with a Cricket RUU?

daveleed said:
I've tried holding off as long as I could before posting here, and I've read SOOO much. First off, you guys are amazing and I absolutely love this community. So here is the background
I have a HTC One M7 from Sprint and I became fed up with their service and wanted to bring my phone with me. They said they could not unlock my phone, and I decided I could do it myself. I'm trying to get my phone to work with Cricket Mobile and I had to jump through some hoops to get to this point.
I was running 4.4.2, downgraded to 4.1.2 (Sense 5.0) - Firewater and myself went a few rounds...lol
I've unlocked bootloader/rooted the phone, S-Off
I installed the Sim Unlocker App from Viper (Very neat utility, thank you viper <3)
and here lies my problem.
I run the app, give it SU permission and scroll down and hit Sim Lock, phone freezes up for about 10 seconds - I back out and there is no log of it (even after reboot) - when I put my Cricket sim into the phone, it doesn't say Sim Lock or anything, but nothing is switched over. I go into my Settings/About/Phone and the phone number is my sprint number (matter of fact, everything is set to sprint still...)
I've switched it to CDMA/GSM/EVDO preferred, CDMA Only, GSM Only, and they don't work. I try to do the "Activate this Device" in settings and it doesn't work.
I'm honestly stuck at this point and can't find anything to help me out. I'm wondering if I have to use something like QPST and change some settings?
If anyone can give me some suggestions or point me in the right direction, I would be forever appreciative.
Thanks in advance
(Also, Mods, if this is in the wrong forum, I apologize!)
ETA: Could it be that the phone is still "active" with sprint? My account IS disconnected from them. Or maybe a blacklisted ESN? I've no clue...
ETA 2 - Would it helped if I flashed it with a Cricket RUU?
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I found the solution to my problem. Had to switch pref network in *#*#info#*#* to GSM/WCDMA/LTE and then head to settings>mobile data>Network Mode change to GSM/UMTS Only
I feel stupid.