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[Q] Failing to recognize that the device is roaming?

I got a device swap today on my Nexus One, so I rooted the replacement phone and restored a nandroid backup of my previous setup with CM6.1 RC1. No problem so far.
Within a few hours of doing this, I noticed my phone still had the FRF91 (4.06) radio. On my previous N1 I'd flashed the 5.12 radio and it was working well, so I flashed it using the appropriate update.zip.
I should point out that I always keep my phone in 3G mode because my provider, WIND Mobile, does not have a 2G network, and any time it's on 2G it is roaming on a partner network at a higher cost to me. I also have data roaming disabled.
After the phone restarted, I noticed within a few minutes that it was connected to the roaming network (WIND Away) and using EDGE data - even though it was set to 3G-only mode *and* no data roaming! I quickly disabled data and flashed back to the 4.06 radio. I didn't see the problem again.
But now upon further testing, I'm still seeing something disturbing. If I flip it to EDGE mode it connects to WIND Away, but the signal indicator doesn't have the roaming "R". Somehow the phone does not recognize that it's roaming anymore. This is incredibly dangerous because it could rack me up huge data charges. Prior to the device swap, any time it was on Wind AWAY I would get the "R". And when I put in my T-Mobile SIM while in Canada, I do get the "R" as well.
Any thoughts on what to do?

I'm having the same problem. I don't think it's related to the radio, but rather 6.1 rc (or in my case nightly ver 245). I'm using radio 5.12.00.8, and when I restore a nandroid backup of cm 6.0, using the same radio the roaming indicator works as it should. Looks like it might not confined to NexusOne http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/9065-is-cm61-rc1-better-than-cm6-stable-for-you/page__view__findpost__p__83991 Hopefully it's not some Wind quirk with cm 6.1
Hammy

hammies said:
I'm having the same problem. I don't think it's related to the radio, but rather 6.1 rc (or in my case nightly ver 245). I'm using radio 5.12.00.8, and when I restore a nandroid backup of cm 6.0, using the same radio the roaming indicator works as it should. Looks like it might not confined to NexusOne http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/9065-is-cm61-rc1-better-than-cm6-stable-for-you/page__view__findpost__p__83991 Hopefully it's not some Wind quirk with cm 6.1
Hammy
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Yikes, glad to hear I'm not the only one. Let me summarize:
- WIND SIM roaming on T-Mobile: Roaming symbol.
- T-Mobile SIM roaming on Rogers 2G: Roaming symbol.
- T-Mobile SIM roaming on WIND 3G: Roaming symbol.
- WIND SIM roaming on Rogers 2G: No roaming symbol, tries to access EDGE data (OUCH! expensive).
This should probably get its own topic at the CyanogenMod forum.
The Testing screen (*#*#4636#*#*) also has an entry for "Roaming", and when I'm on WIND Away it says "Not roaming" - boo.

I created a thread about this on the Cyanogen forum :
forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/10193-cm61-rc1-and-roaming-indicator/
But so far it's mainly me :/
Sent from my Nexus One using XDA App

Just an update, the problem has been resolved for future builds of CM. Read the link to the CM forums for more detail.

3G connectivity issues. All ROMs

For quite some time now, my phone has been having some terrible 3G connectivity issues.
It just drops from HDSPA to UMTS and gives me no data for chunks of time. And every now and then, the entire 3G turns off(as if the APN has been switched).
This has been occurring with MIUI 2.2, MIUI 2.3, CM6 and CM7.
Im using 5.12.00.08 radio (latest i think). Im unsure what HBOOT I'm running, but the full baseband version is "32.50.99.32U_5.12.00.08". So i think I'm running HBOOT 32 but im not sure. With the CM and MIUI roms the problem was occurring on stock kernels and monk's.
Any ideas on what could be causing the issues? If you would like me to send logcats i can(i haven't seen anything in there to indicate any issues)...
Also i found a post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=931728
Not sure if thats related.
Seemingly the problem started occouring after i was using alot with WiFi Tethering with Wireless Tether by Lemons and co.
I'm using Virgin Mobile AU as carrier.
Also, the problems occurs before installing ANY apps as well(and afterwards obviously).

32.50.99.32U_5.12.00.08
mine is only 32.50.00.32U... IMO just try flashing a new radio, start with 5.08 instead of 5.12 and see if that works then if you are content then leave it... else flash 5.12 after and try to root out the problem...
cheers!

The default setting in nexus one is WCDMA preferred... i.e. it connects to 3G if available.
If the signal strength of the 3G network is lower than than 2G network,
it switches to 2G rather than connecting via 3G.
However, Its a known limitation that Nexus one 3G reception is comparatively less due to physical properties of the antenna.

Can't connect to any freaking mobile network on cm based roms?

Hi guys,
I'm having some serious trouble with my phone not willing to connect to any mobile network at all it just simply says can't connect to this network right now. try again later and after 10 sec it goes into roaming mode :\ this only happens to me when i'm on a custom rom like MIUI, cyanogenmod, AOKP: all have these problems
maybe some important info:
carrier: telenet (in belgium running with a micro-sim)
phone type: C5303
working in stock rom with exact same APN settings!
I can make phone calls and send messages just fine
Someone who can shed some light on this occasion?
thanks,
noahvt

Is it a "virtual" provider? If yes ROAMING is normal..

mrjraider said:
Is it a "virtual" provider? If yes ROAMING is normal..
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I don't know exactly but i do know that on miui on my old phone i saw that it said connected to Mobistar (appearently my carrier "telenet" and the carrier "mobistar are using the same exact network!)
EDIT: i found this on the internet Telenet Mobile is a MVNO that uses the network of Mobistar
so the hole roaming thing is normal then? won't it use more data or waste more money? i really just wanna have 3G or EDGE on the top like i used to have on stock lol it's a bit confusing having roaming at the top

A network using another ones network is called a virtual provider. Let me explain..
In Holland we have KPN, Tmobile and Vodafone. These three are the biggest one here. We also have Telfort, HI, Hollandsnieuwe and Simyo (or Simpel). These providers are called "Virtual" because they dont have their own antennas. They use the one from KPN (most of them) because this is the biggest provider in Holland at the moment.
The issue you describe sound very familiair. In the Galaxy S + section I've read about this issue and some users fixed this with turning ROAMING on. I did not encounter any issues like this on my Galaxy S+ at that time because im on Vodafone.
Perhaps this will be the solution for you? It also could be a CyanogenMod bug but I have no idea

mrjraider said:
A network using another ones network is called a virtual provider. Let me explain..
In Holland we have KPN, Tmobile and Vodafone. These three are the biggest one here. We also have Telfort, HI, Hollandsnieuwe and Simyo (or Simpel). These providers are called "Virtual" because they dont have their own antennas. They use the one from KPN (most of them) because this is the biggest provider in Holland at the moment.
The issue you describe sound very familiair. In the Galaxy S + section I've read about this issue and some users fixed this with turning ROAMING on. I did not encounter any issues like this on my Galaxy S+ at that time because im on Vodafone.
Perhaps this will be the solution for you? It also could be a CyanogenMod bug but I have no idea
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YAY i got the normal symbols back!!! :: by changing this spn-conf with this one: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s...AGgdPfjLR9knQqvVECx_brcvkPoFkEccIHEAJIar7-lUA
and the enabling data network!
FOR ANYONE HAVING THIS ISSUES WITH MVNO'S USE THAT SPN-CONF.XML!!!!!

The R symbol is normal. It is cool that you changed it but still the R was normal..
Nice work tho

Mine is having throttled speeds, at only 25 Mbps maximum over both cellular network (LTE) and WiFi based on both the CM10.2 & PacMan ROM (Android 4.3.1). Can anyone explain why? Download speed over WiFi is normally over 40 Mbps for stock 2.254 firmware.

[Q] 4G, LTE not working / SGS 3 LTE / I9305 CM11

Does anyone know, why 4G is not working with CM11 with SGS 3 LTE version? I just tried to flash another radio, but there was no help found. Or is LTE not available yet in CM11? Is there also any way to have screen rotation in CM11 on desktop? How about battery drain? When I used CM10.1 i could use my phone at least two days, maybe 4 with less use. Not battery life is around one day.
Thanks in advance.

gratnak said:
Does anyone know, why 4G is not working with CM11 with SGS 3 LTE version? I just tried to flash another radio, but there was no help found. Or is LTE not available yet in CM11? Is there also any way to have screen rotation in CM11 on desktop? How about battery drain? When I used CM10.1 i could use my phone at least two days, maybe 4 with less use. Not battery life is around one day.
Thanks in advance.
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First of all, what version of CM did you use? LTE is no problem generally speaking with CM11. But make sure you have the right APN-settings for your operator. The last nightly I tried was 040828 and with that one I had very stable connection, both on 4g and 3g, and when switching between them.
Battery drain differs sometimes from nightly to nightly, at least it has done for me.

atease said:
First of all, what version of CM did you use? LTE is no problem generally speaking with CM11. But make sure you have the right APN-settings for your operator. The last nightly I tried was 040828 and with that one I had very stable connection, both on 4g and 3g, and when switching between them.
Battery drain differs sometimes from nightly to nightly, at least it has done for me.
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I'm using CM11-20140509-nightly. Now the battery drain seems to stabilized with this nightly. Never had working 4G with CM11. In CM10.1 and CM10.2 it was fine. Is there possibility to have 4G connection problem because my network provider? I'm from Finland and using a network from one company which is a daughter-company of bigger one. The smaller company uses bigger companys network. Could the problem be with national roaming (in 10.2 i had to check the allow national roaming and 4G worked fine, in CM11 there is no such button - at least I couldn't find it)?

gratnak said:
I'm using CM11-20140509-nightly. Now the battery drain seems to stabilized with this nightly. Never had working 4G with CM11. In CM10.1 and CM10.2 it was fine. Is there possibility to have 4G connection problem because my network provider? I'm from Finland and using a network from one company which is a daughter-company of bigger one. The smaller company uses bigger companys network. Could the problem be with national roaming (in 10.2 i had to check the allow national roaming and 4G worked fine, in CM11 there is no such button - at least I couldn't find it)?
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The big operators in Sweden does the same thing, with daughter companies for the cheaper mobile plans. But that hasn't anything with national roaming to do, at least it's spposed not to. That should be dealt with on SIM-card level I guess.
My best tip is to verify with your operator what APN you should use for 4G. With some nightlies that hasn't worked automatically, so I've had to mess with them manually to get stable connection on 4G.

4G is working fine for me, currently on the 0508 nightly.
I had to change the APN to match Vodafone's, but it's working.

It's been while since had this problem - it actually is solved. I just had old fashioned SIM-card and operator didn't even offer me new one for LTE and I paid full price of LTE for months. But got new SIM now, but no money back from those robbers. I think they should give proper SIM cards for customers which are working with the connection deal.

[Q] General Mobile Data Issue, Baseband Problem?

Hi at all.
This is my first Post, but i cant get any further with my Problem.
I used to have cm11 on my I9305 (T-Mobile Germany), everything worked fine (more or less).
Last Month from one day to another my Baseband completely disappeared without any obvious reason.
Luckily I had a Backup that worked with unofficial cm12 rom.
After that nearly everything worked.
Now, since 2 Days i got a new Problem. Everywhere where I got 4G, my Mobile Data work. But in Areas where I only got H+, 3G, Edge,
I have to switch my preferred connection to 2G, else my Data wont work. Sometimes for Seconds i see the 3G Logo, light up the Status Bar.
But I got no Connection.
The Strange Thing is, that when I call Someone, during the Call, the H+ Connection seems to work, but after the Call, it disappears.
And my WLAN Connection works only after every reboot (Connects, but no Internet, Also very disappointing)
Things I did yet:
-Flashed various Modems for I9305,
-Flashed different Roms (CM11, Nameless Rom, Resurrection Remix)
-Smashed the d*mn thing against the Wall :angel:
Information from my Phone:
-Baseband Version: I9305XXALK2
-Mobile Network Type: UMTS (it shows that, but no connection)
-Mobile Network State: Disconnected
-IP: Unavailable
Has anyone encountered a similar Issue, or a Solution?
Could it be a Hardware Problem?
EDIT: IMEI is okay. I try and try, but nothing seems to Work...