[Q] Phone not receiving/sending calls/sms - Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hello,
I have an SIII Mini. Everything is stock, except for the fact that it is rooted.
At times, when somebody calls, the phone won't ring and the caller will immediately hear the answering service message (as though the phone was off). When this happens, there is no way to call anybody as well and the only way to fix it seems to be removing the battery and turning on again. Does anybody know how to fix this? Could flashing the stock ROM again do any good?
Also, the data network connection seems to be embarassingly slow. Does it have anything to do with this?

Pkmns said:
Hello,
I have an SIII Mini. Everything is stock, except for the fact that it is rooted.
At times, when somebody calls, the phone won't ring and the caller will immediately hear the answering service message (as though the phone was off). When this happens, there is no way to call anybody as well and the only way to fix it seems to be removing the battery and turning on again. Does anybody know how to fix this? Could flashing the stock ROM again do any good?
Also, the data network connection seems to be embarassingly slow. Does it have anything to do with this?
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Do you get the same problem if you use a other sim card? Or try to remove sim and put it back. Maybe this solve your problem

xXPR0T0TYPEXx said:
Do you get the same problem if you use a other sim card? Or try to remove sim and put it back. Maybe this solve your problem
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I haven't tried other SIMs, but I tried mine on another phone and everything seemed to work. I forgot to mention that each time I remove the battery and put it back I do the same with the SIM, so I actually don't know which of the two is the actual cause - I'll check as soon as this happens again.

Check it and tell us what was doing the trick.. maybe you need a new battery , also check if the battery is a bit bigger in the middle than it was when you bought the phone
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I hear an echo

I did not have this problem with the original HTC rom but I was having issues with the lag of that rom so I went back to stock 6.1ATT rom..
Whenever I am in a call and when I speak I can sorta hear myself speak.
Is there any registry setting I can play with to see if I can remove this issue?
Has anyone suffered this problem??
Thanks in advanced.
HotRod11686 said:
I did not have this problem with the original HTC rom but I was having issues with the lag of that rom so I went back to stock 6.1ATT rom..
Whenever I am in a call and when I speak I can sorta hear myself speak.
Is there any registry setting I can play with to see if I can remove this issue?
Has anyone suffered this problem??
Thanks in advanced.
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Hello, it happens to me every once and while, no matter what rom im using. usually and soft reset will fix it, and if that does not, turn off the phone completly and power back up.
Lupe
its bizzare. maybe its my phone?
But its also strange that it didn't happen in the past with the other image. I will try to re-flash and test my luck.
might try changing the radio, I have tried a few where it happens more than others.
I, like everyone else, have had the same problem. I just hang up and call again and it usually fixes it.... here is a link, don't know if it's true, that explains what's happening....
http://www.arcx.com/sites/EchoCancellers.htm
bilbobrian said:
might try changing the radio, I have tried a few where it happens more than others.
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I agree, for me the echo seems to be radio and/or signal strength related. I seem to get it more if I'm on the edge of a 3G area, where it keeps switching between Edge and 3G.

"SIM card is Missing" When turning off Airplane Mode

So I recently got back from a trip to Maryland (I live in Michigan) and now I am experiencing frustrating behavior from my Tilt. In places where I use to have acceptable signal (typically 2 bars, sometimes one if I angle just wrong behind a wall) I now get "no signal", however, when I reset the phone or when I turned the radio off and then back on again it would connect to the network just fine. I tried to use the "Airplane Mode" in the communications manager to simulate switching the phone off, and almost every time I do this it immediately says that my SIM card is missing. I have to take out the card, wait a few minutes, and then reinsert it for the phone to work normally again. I don't believe this to be an issue with a loose card, as it only happens as soon as I attempt to use Airplane Mode. Jostling the phone, opening and closing it, nothing else seems to trigger this. Can someone explain to me what's wrong, and how I can fix it?
Have you ever flashed a rom on the phone or anything?
No, I use the stock 6.1 AT&T rom. I do use Manilla 2D, but I've been using that for awhile.
Sync up the contacts or use PIM backup, save all of your files and do a hard reset.
that's what I was afraid of, oh well, It'll give me an excuse to clean out my phone of apps I don't use.
thanks, I'll update if that works.
Yeah it's pretty painless to redo your phone. Good luck
asrrin29 said:
that's what I was afraid of, oh well, It'll give me an excuse to clean out my phone of apps I don't use.
thanks, I'll update if that works.
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What happened. I have this SIM CARD MISSING problem as well

Can't accept most incoming calls

I'm not a noob by any means. I've done all the normal troubleshooting. I've looked for other similar topics and none exist for this phone. I've tried everything that I can think. Having said that, please excuse me if i missed anything.
Basically, my issue is that I can't accept 95% of my incoming calls. I try to.... And the call hangs up when I press answer. I have the regular stock google dialer. I'm stock but rooted and unencrypted. I realize this may have to do with LTE still being on and not H+ but it's really annoying. It does switch to H+ but still hangs up.
I tried a few custom ROMs and the issue still exists. I've ensured that notifications are checked in the dialer app.
Someone please help me. Maybe I'm missing something simple. It's really annoying not being able to accept a call and having to call people back for every call received.
Please and thanks
And now I've officially tried EVERY ROM for this phone and still.... Can't answer incoming calls. Ugh. Someone please help
Have you tried updating your radio? Have you tried setting your phone in non-LTE so at most it only utilizes H+/H/3G?
Have you cleared cache and tried it in safe mode?
@zephiK thank you for the ideas. Flashed the new radio from your thread... Issue still persists. I haven't gone to just 3g yet because I use my phone a lot for work (law enforcement) and need the LTE speed when identifying people
Edit: tried using 3g and 2g anyways.... Still hangs up whenever I answer incoming calls. Ugh
PDP///M said:
Have you cleared cache and tried it in safe mode?
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I have cleared both cache and dalvik cache. I can't get safe mode to work..... I'm using liquid smooth at the moment and when holding power off it doesn't show the option for safe mode
Well I figured out holding reboot gives the safe boot option. My phone bootlooped. I'm going to have to totally undo everything on my phone. Lock and unroot my phone. Then I'll start over using only stock without unlocking or rooting first then continue this trouble shoot.
If anyone can think of anything else please let me know thank you and merry Christmas
I had the same issue with mine. I thought I was going crazy. Hope you get it worked out. I sent mine back to Motorola yesterday for a refund.
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Update : Solved....
I wiped everything and started over. I flashed stock and went into safe mode. Calls worked. So it was easy to figure out... It was a downloaded app. A call blocker that was blocking everything instead of just the calls it was supposed to.
Thank you to those who offered opinions, suggestions, and comments
I had the same issue with the N5 on att. Was rooted and used a tool that opened a Sprint "only" service menu. Played with a setting and boom, i had voice. Data worked no problem throughout this ordeal.
Have the same problem with a Nexus 6, suddenly the phone did not show up any incoming call screen/window or way to slide out to answer an incoming call. It rings but there is not way to answer the call, even trying to go to the task bar and see if there is a window up there to answer it, no notification or window to press and answer.
This phone is not rooted nor have an application to block calls. it is with lollipop 5.01.
Any ways to solve this horrible bug? This bug is driving me nuts.

No Sim detected, No Wifi

A few hours ago my phone lost signal, I thought nothing of it at first as there is a dead spot close to my home.
Now I noticed the WIFI is also not working, and I cant switch it on, the toggle just jumps back to off.
I reset the phone, removed and changed sims, and did a factory reset. Nothing fixed it.
The phone wasn't dropped or anything.
Any ideas?
Cyclone101 said:
A few hours ago my phone lost signal, I thought nothing of it at first as there is a dead spot close to my home.
Now I noticed the WIFI is also not working, and I cant switch it on, the toggle just jumps back to off.
I reset the phone, removed and changed sims, and did a factory reset. Nothing fixed it.
The phone wasn't dropped or anything.
Any ideas?
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And now I cant set it up again because I cant connect to wifi
If I hold power+ up I get a message saying "no Command" but I cant do anything.
Did you try the test mode : *#*#4636#*#*
to test some functions ?
cyrillem28410 said:
Did you try the test mode : *#*#4636#*#*
to test some functions ?
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No, I cant get past the setup screen after the reset, as I cant connect to anything.
I think the only way to fix it is to flash it somehow. I guess the radio is part of the kernel, does anyone know where I can get the stock kernel to flash?
Why don't use the warranty ?
I bought it off gearbest, so think the warranty is going to take a long time.
But maybe it is the best option. I'll at least find out what the procedure is.
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I'm not sure but maybe you can ask to gearbest and to xiaomi directly in your country before any other modifications on your phone
Same here straight out of the box in Sweden global version ?
It usually is a kernel problem. Flash trough fastboot the rom if you can and see if it fixed.
Maybe your persist pertition got corrupted you have to flash it manually. Or if you have warranty then just claim it.
I'm having the same issue :/ Any update on this topic?

Freezes and restart... Died. What is the problem?

Hi guys since yesterday I have problems with my phone
the phone suddenly freezes over without being able to interact.
it restarts on its own but without ever starting the operating system in fact it shuts down and does not turn on again as if the phone had died.
the really strange thing is that the phone was fine Then suddenly he started making this mess.
Yesterday after so many hours of problems I managed to start the phone and now it works well but I am afraid that the situation will repeat itself.
the phone has the bootloader unlocked has root permissions, I followed the guides on this site.
But I have had this phone for two months now and these problems never occurred.
where can i start to understand what the problem is?
Mine suddently become all white, with the interface cut in half and moved up. i could do nothing. nor reboot nor shutdown.
after some minutes it turned back normal. i hope its color os bug and realme will fix it
It appears to be a firmware problem. We hope well.
Today did not give problems. This behavior is really strange, what can I install to understand the root of the problem?
I noticed that if the phone never goes into deep sleep mode the problem does not occur.
Now I am registering the log and as soon as the problem occurs again I go into detail to find out the real reason.
I'm trying to create an automatic script that is launched on the boot that practically never makes the phone sleep.
i'm really desperate the phone started to reboot itself.
I would like to try using a system log recorder but I realized that when I restart the phone these logs are not saved so it is impossible for me to verify the reason.
Can any of you help me out?
the phone freezes and then restarts.
Did you achieve any solution ?
No. I'm disperate.
Why don't you flash stock fw /recovery? Just to make sure it isn't an Hardware problem ?
I try but have this problem
https://forum.xda-developers.com/realme-x2-pro/help/bootloop-realme-x2-pro-rmx1931ex-t4089177
@westenlive
The problem appears only when you use data connection right?
If you try to switch off data and use wifi , you will not notice
The problem is because of the the operator, try another sim provider
Yes, in fact, that could be the problem because a few months ago removing the SIM card the phone did not give more problems
maybe you gave me the solution. I'll try
Ahmed Momtaz said:
@westenlive
The problem appears only when you use data connection right?
If you try to switch off data and use wifi , you will not notice
The problem is because of the the operator, try another sim provider
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I am now testing the LINEAGE it happened to me this I removed the SIM card and I installed the costum Rom, I made the various customizations and the phone never locked OR restarted.
I inserted the SIM card in the phone worked perfectly, then having messed up with luckypatcher I had to reinstall the Rom.
So I performed the same procedure with the SIM card inserted in the phone and already at the first start it was unstable with reboots.
Currently I have applied for a change of sim card.
As soon as it arrives I will try to remove the sim card Install from scratch The system is to insert the new SIM card only so I can have the mathematical certainty that it is the SIM card
I hope my experience can help someone
This problem seems true, my X2 Pro also faced same issue when enabling cellular data. The phone sometimes loses the signal or the app freezes and perform a phone reboot. X2 Pro is a mid-range flagship phone, and yet this problem should be solved before they start to sell the phone.
Yes this device has many software problems but hardware problems of this kind are not acceptable.
Practically mine has become unusable, as soon as I turn it on after a few minutes of use it start closing the apps by itself.
Then after AN intende use of 30 minutes it start to restart.
This phone is truly incredible
Next time buy ONE PLUS

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