Unknown Phone Number in Settings - Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I was previously using my Nexus 5 on T-Mobile. I just got my Nano Sim today and deactivated the Micro-Sim in the Nexus 5. I inserted the Nano-Sim in Nexus 6 AFTER I setup the phone (because I wanted all the apps and settings to be done first before inserting the SIM).
Under Settings > About Phone > Status......it's showing "My Phone Number" as "Unknown"
This causes some annoyance with apps like WhatsApp, Hangouts, Viber....they don't know what my operator number is so I have to tell it manually. Mainly Hangouts is an issue now because when I use the "Smart Reply" for SMS settings, it defaults to the google voice number all the time. I confirmed the TMobile and GVoice number in Hangouts yet it always wants to use the GVoice number.
Tmobile tried sending an OTA for the SIM to update but that didn't work....
Anyone else having this issue?

Yes mine says unknown as well.

How long has it been?. Its taken me up to a few hours before it showed the correct number in "about" settings screen

jbdan said:
How long has it been?. Its taken me up to a few hours before it showed the correct number in "about" settings screen
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It's been about 4+ hours...I was hoping the TMo rep that issued the SIM OTA would solve it but I guess not...

mortal300 said:
It's been about 4+ hours...I was hoping the TMo rep that issued the SIM OTA would solve it but I guess not...
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Ahh. Have you rebooted?

jbdan said:
Ahh. Have you rebooted?
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Haha yeah plenty of times. Also tried turning off phone, removing SIM, reinserting, and rebooting. No luck...
I guess it's not that big of an issue but I heard some apps like Tap a Talk or whatever need to have a verified phone number within the SIM to work so I can foresee issues down the line....

mortal300 said:
Haha yeah plenty of times. Also tried turning off phone, removing SIM, reinserting, and rebooting. No luck...
I guess it's not that big of an issue but I heard some apps like Tap a Talk or whatever need to have a verified phone number within the SIM to work so I can foresee issues down the line....
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Hah. Maybe it'll show for you tonight I'd give it couple more hours maybe

It can take up to 48 hours for the system to change everything over. Keep in mind this usually happens within 12-24. Give your phone a reboot in the morning and in all likelihood, it'll have transferred over.

Mine was like that but I got it activated with T-Mobile and In 10 minutes my number showed up.
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This varies but like mentioned above it can take up to 48hrs for the information to show up.

It's been 24+ hours and still no phone number showing. This is starting to cause all sorts of issues. I can't send group messages in Hangouts because it doesn't know what the phone number is so the option for "Group Messaging" under SMS settings in hangouts doesn't appear.
I plugged the SIM into iPhone as I heard you can have an iPhone program the number to the SIM memory but when I did that, the iPhone picked up the number off the SIM just fine. This is clearly an issue with Android now and not T-Mobile.
Unbelievable this kinda **** still happens after all these years....

Solution: For those wondering. It still did not show after 36+ hours. I had to put my SIM into an iPhone and program my number on to the SIM that way. This solved issues with Hangouts such as not being able to send Group SMS properly, etc. This is def a bug with Android because the iPhone read my SIM just fine. Android should be able to program SIM memory, not sure why they don't allow that...

I still have an unknown phone # in settings. I don't have another device that takes a nano Sim. What other options do I have to fix this? Do I need to take it to a store?

epicnoob66 said:
I still have an unknown phone # in settings. I don't have another device that takes a nano Sim. What other options do I have to fix this? Do I need to take it to a store?
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Go to http://www.t-mobile.com/sim, log into your account and enter the new SIM number or call 877-234-4299. I updated my SIM info online when I got my nano SIM in anticipation to getting the N6 and my N5 (with the new SIM card in a Sadapter adapter) was up within 10 minutes -- this occurred on a Sunday morning around 6:30AM.

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[Q] Nexus 6 Verizon Network problem

I've had a T-mobile Nexus 6 on Verizon network since Thanksgiving. I've had no problems at all UNTIL today. Woke up and my network symbol has an exclamation point next to it and when I try and make calls it sends me to Verizon's customer account services. Also, a dropdown bar with the words "sign into network" appear. After clicking on it it sends me to the Verizon's broadband page.
Anybody else have this problem and no what to do? Wanna run this by before I call and navigate customer service.
Edit: My account is fully paid and up to date
Try reinserting the sim card and reboot with WiFi off. Otherwise you might need a new activated nano sim.
Its weird that it'd suddenly become deactivated though. That would suggest they cut you off intentionally.
mordrukk said:
Try reinserting the sim card and reboot with WiFi off. Otherwise you might need a new activated nano sim.
Its weird that it'd suddenly become deactivated though. That would suggest they cut you off intentionally.
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Yeeup. I've tried a factory reset and exchanging the sim. I put my wife's micro sim in and it deactivated her whole account. Verizon did this on purpose and I'm not happy. I've been using this phone for 3 months with NO problems
So any sim inserted to your N6 has the associated account deactivated? What did Verizon support say when you called them?
mordrukk said:
So any sim inserted to your N6 has the associated account deactivated? What did Verizon support say when you called them?
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Okay, so I called Verizon and the tech could not get my phone activated. She said the phone number on that account wasn't working. While this was going on I randomly checked my EMEI number on Swappa and my phone was just reported Stolen/blacklisted! Although I bought on CL unopened in box with triple-checked clean ESN. I've used it for almost 3 months with no issues and a clean ESN. I even registered it through Motorola's website. I am beside myself. I didn't say anything to the tech because she was determined to get it working and I didn't want to be like "oh hey, yeah by the way I just realized this phone is reported stolen".
Well, it is still not working and tech pretty much gave up. So I'm gonna go down to Verizon and see if there is another workaround. I don't know if this is the reason it isn't working, but all evidence says so.
Anybody have any ideas on if this phone can be used again? Am I screwed?
That's sucks how that can happen. I to bought my nexus from someone and I sure hope he doesn't do the same thing. They should see one you activate it and use it for a period of time. Then all of a sudden reported stolen, that is a scam.
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Haha! Figured it out.... Finally got to a tech who knew what was up. I'm on a family plan and unbeknownst to me my inlaw had an ipad stolen and reported it to Verizon, which in turn deactivated and reported device stolen. BUT, instead of reporting just the ipad, they reported the phone too. Doesn't make a whole lot of sense. But the tech fixed it.
I told him it up front it wasn't a verizon "branded" device, that I cut my micro sim card down to fit it and he said no problem he would get it working....AND he did.
Similar issue
I'm having exactly the same symptoms as you mentioned, but on Swappa my IMEI comes up clean. I've talked with Google, Motorola (source for my N6), and Verizon. This happened right after a *611 call related to a billing issue. The sim in the phone is a microsim cut from my S3. Worked for about a month, then boom. Finally talked to someone last night that "fixed" my issue, but it's flaky and temporary at best. The tech support person activated my phone as my old S3 somehow, but it does seem to work. One of the other Verizon techs put in a service request to add my IMEI to the Verizon database, but it was denied because of differences between the firmware/software on the Verizon N6's making mine "not safe" to be on their network. I'm looking for a long term solution. Every time I jump off WiFi I get the aforementioned network exclamation point and then it comes back. I'm wondering if the phone had Verizon's firmware version if they'd activate it? I think my IMEI is blacklisted?
I didn't want to start a new thread since this is similar.
Hoping I didn't break any other rules. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Verizon Activation

I just got my VZW N6 today, and during the set-up it says it can't activate my phone.
The SIM card that came with the phone is in there, so I was wondering what I was doing wrong.
Any help is appreciated.
Thanks.
You just have to call customer service, even if it is a hassle. You can try the website first, or calling the automated number but neither of those methods worked for me (just activated my Verizon Nexus 6 5 minutes ago). The website didn't have the phone in the system, and the automated number said "terms and conditions have been accepted" over and over. Called customer service, they entered the imei of the Nexus 6 and they activated it quickly. It really should be much easier than this to activate a Verizon device (I got it on contract afterall), but Verizon has their ways.
ktimque said:
I just got my VZW N6 today, and during the set-up it says it can't activate my phone.
The SIM card that came with the phone is in there, so I was wondering what I was doing wrong.
Any help is appreciated.
Thanks.
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Misread, ignore this.
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having the same problem here. havnt tried calling yet.
iifuzz said:
having the same problem here. havnt tried calling yet.
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Called and they activated. though now i am getting an error saying
Our records indicate you recently purchased a device for this line of service but have not yet activated the device. You can change your allowance of minutes after you have activated your new device, or you may contact Customer Service at (800) 922-0204 for further assistance.
when i try to swap the device
just call and have them activate it manually, had to do the same with mine
Yeah, the "activation" step in the phone setup when you first turn on the n6 didn't work for me either (got my vzw n6 yesterday in the mail). I let it spin for about 10 minutes and decided to just skip that part.
After I linked my gmail account to the device and downloaded all my apps and contacts, etc.
Only after I did all of that did I finally move on to activating the phone. I called the vzw automated number and activated the phone by giving them my 10 digit phone# and supplying them with my pin code. The automated reply said that my phone is now activated. But any calls out using the phone would cause the automated voice saying I was in "roaming". So I had to do the *228 or whatever it is... then pressed option 2 and that was the final step to activation and also correcting the "roaming"..
The next step was to setup volte to allow voice calls while using hotspot. Thats a whole different subject, but I finally got that resolved too and working great.
Why does any of this **** surprise me. Same hear so guess I'll be waiting another day, lol, to get it set up. ****ing Verizon.
iifuzz said:
Called and they activated. though now i am getting an error saying
Our records indicate you recently purchased a device for this line of service but have not yet activated the device. You can change your allowance of minutes after you have activated your new device, or you may contact Customer Service at (800) 922-0204 for further assistance.
when i try to swap the device
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That's a pending activation stuck on the line you upgraded on. What phone is on the line you want to put the N6 on? What phone do you want to put on the line that currently has the N6 on it?
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ygohome said:
So I had to do the *228 or whatever it is... then pressed option 2 and that was the final step to activation and also correcting the "roaming"..
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No, you don't - *228 is only for 3G and basic phones it does absolutely nothing for 4G LTE phones.
It can take SIM cards up to 20 minutes to activate fully on the Verizon network.
JulesJam said:
That's a pending activation stuck on the line you upgraded on. What phone is on the line you want to put the N6 on? What phone do you want to put on the line that currently has the N6 on it?
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No, you don't - *228 is only for 3G and basic phones it does absolutely nothing for 4G LTE phones.
It can take SIM cards up to 20 minutes to activate fully on the Verizon network.
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Awesome! By the time it links up you'll have "Waiting to activate" permanently burnt into your screen.
ChristianJay said:
Awesome! By the time it links up you'll have "Waiting to activate" permanently burnt into your screen.
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LOL! no, you can activate the phone over WiFi. . Activating the SIM is different.
JulesJam said:
LOL! no, you can activate the phone over WiFi. . Activating the SIM is different.
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yeah I know. I set everything else up. Just pisses me off that after all VZW's crap with this phone, just one more stupid inconvenience.
[/COLOR]No, you don't - *228 is only for 3G and basic phones it does absolutely nothing for 4G LTE phones.
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I'm not trying to argue, but I'm saying that *228 did correct the roaming issue I was having.
I had been trying to place many calls and they all came back with voice recording saying that I would need to pay for the call from a credit card or by collect call since it was in Roaming. I too have read that *228 does nothing if using a SIM. But what I'm telling you as that after a long time of being stuck in roaming (much longer than 20 minutes... talking about 2 hrs after activation)... BAM after dialing *228 and pressing an option... it fixed the roaming issue.
Note, i did not activate the sim via this *228. Just the roaming thing.
Had same thing, just call, you'll bypass that activation, get into the OS and go to settings to give the agent the IMEI and ICCID.
They take 5 min to put on your account, you then reboot, it's as simple as that. End of story. I rebooted and it went on the network.
I haven't yet tried activating advanced calling to get voice and data yet, non issue right now, I just want to use the thing until the weekend when I'm going to unlock, root and flash TWRP. Once I've re-setup the phone, then I'll get to that, which actually will be easy, enable on phone on VZ site and then turn on on the phone itself.
I am having the same issue, after activating my Nexus 6 through Verizon, I still have a pending activation on the line that the Nexus 6 is currently on. I'm keeping the Nexus 6 on that line until it goes away, and Verizon seems to believe it will just disappear within 24 hours of activation. I'm nearing 24 hours, so once that is up, I'll call again and see if I can get it removed.

[Q] Calls Immediately end On TMobile Nexus 6 flashed with VZW stock image

Good Morning Group,
I have VZW service. The Nexus 6 is from TMobile. In my infinite wisdom or rather the lack their off. I decided that I was over not having data while talking. I downloaded the VZW LMY47E image and followed the instructions found in the Nexus 6 general sticky roll up. How to flash factory images.
The short method did not work but the long method did. I rooted it and added TWRP recovery. Apart from that I left it stock.
I dialed *#*#4636#*#*. and turned off VOLTE provisioning flag. Then I checked for enhanced 4G under phone settings and it was enabled.
Awesome right....Wrong. I decided to test it. All calls immediately end after starting them flashing 00:00 time stamp. I decided to pull my sim and put it back into my S4 and dial *228 option 1 and I can make calls using my sim. Something must have went wrong.
What that is I have no clue.
I was thinking of flashing the 5.1 TMobile image but everything that I have read suggest that if you are on VZW you should use LMY47E.
As you can imagine not having phone service kicks rocks. I figured Id ask before flashing and or making anything else worse.
Thanks in advance.
*228 should never be done on an lte device.
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akellar said:
*228 should never be done on an lte device.
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Now I know. Did I harm anything? I also booted into recovery and wipe data/factory reset and wipe cache partition. To no avail...
onyxbfly said:
PHP:
Now I know. Did I harm anything? I also booted into recovery and wipe data/factory reset and wipe cache partition. To no avail...
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Typically provisions the sim to 3g prl. Likely need a new sim.
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onyxbfly said:
I was thinking of flashing the 5.1 TMobile image but everything that I have read suggest that if you are on VZW you should use LMY47E.
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Flashing another factory image will do nothing to help your problem.
I agree with the above suggestion of starting with a replacement SIM.
And whatever you do, DO NOT TRY RELOCKING YOUR BOOTLOADER. It will not help, and you may brick your device, unless you follow @Evolution_Freak 's guide.
akellar said:
Typically provisions the sim to 3g prl. Likely need a new sim.
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FML will they give me a new sim for a phone that did not come from them? Even if the sim was locked into 3g shouldn't I be able to make calls?
Edit: I put my sim back into my S4 and it displays 3G like you said. I can make calls on the S4 but no on my Nexus 6. I put the sim back into my nexus 6 and it displays LTE but I can not make calls
onyxbfly said:
FML will they give me a new sim for a phone that did not come from them? Even if the sim was locked into 3g shouldn't I be able to make calls?
Edit: I put my sim back into my S4 and it displays 3G like you said. I can make calls on the S4 but no on my Nexus 6. I put the sim back into my nexus 6 and it displays LTE but I can not make calls
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Turn off volte and try. Either way, get a new sim
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onyxbfly said:
FML will they give me a new sim for a phone that did not come from them?
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No they won't if you tell them it's for your N6. You'll have to tell them it's for a "legitimate" VZW phone.
akellar said:
Typically provisions the sim to 3g prl. Likely need a new sim.
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cam30era said:
Flashing another factory image will do nothing to help your problem.
I agree with the above suggestion of starting with a replacement SIM.
And whatever you do, DO NOT TRY RELOCKING YOUR BOOTLOADER. It will not help, and you may brick your device, unless you follow @Evolution_Freak 's guide.
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I put my sim back into my S4 and it displays 3G like you said. I can make calls on the S4 but no on my Nexus 6. I put the sim back into my nexus 6 and it displays LTE but I can not make calls .
So basically you are saying just go to a Verizon store and ask for a new nano sim and ask them to activate it? Or do you suggest asking for a sim for my S4 and cutting it down to size again?
akellar said:
Turn off volte and try. Either way, get a new sim
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When I dial *#*#4636#*#* my phone looks at me like Essentially I cant access that menu any more since its not dialing. I have data and it just backed up my apps from the play store.
cam30era said:
No they won't if you tell them it's for your N6. You'll have to tell them it's for a "legitimate" VZW phone.
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Thanks for the suggestions. I'll try to sort it out.
I decided to try reflashing the LMY47E image again. After doing so I was able to get 3G and make and receive calls. I went to VZW and they gave me bloody hell about getting a replacement sim.
Essentially they were not having it. They wanted to see the physical phone that the card would be activated in. I went back to my car and gave them my S4. To make a long story short they gave me a VZW sim for my S4. Got back home and cut the micro down to nano. I now have LTE service.
But I do not have VOLTE. I dialed *#*#4636#*#* and turned off VOLTE provisioning flag. I have enhanced 4g calling under phone options. But I can not browse a web page or talk on the on the phone while using GPS etc. Is VOLTE supposed to be turned on or off.
With it off I do not get the enhanced 4g calling options. With it on I do get enhanced 4g. Either way it doesn't work lol. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
I'm just happy to be up and running again.
Thanks once again for your time and patience with my N6!!!!!!!!
onyxbfly said:
I decided to try reflashing the LMY47E image again. After doing so I was able to get 3G and make and receive calls. I went to VZW and they gave me bloody hell about getting a replacement sim.
Essentially they were not having it. They wanted to see the physical phone that the card would be activated in. I went back to my car and gave them my S4. To make a long story short they gave me a VZW sim for my S4. Got back home and cut the micro down to nano. I now have LTE service.
But I do not have VOLTE. I dialed *#*#4636#*#* and turned off VOLTE provisioning flag. I have enhanced 4g calling under phone options. But I can not browse a web page or talk on the on the phone while using GPS etc. Is VOLTE supposed to be turned on or off.
With it off I do not get the enhanced 4g calling options. With it on I do get enhanced 4g. Either way it doesn't work lol. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
I'm just happy to be up and running again.
Thanks once again for your time and patience with my N6!!!!!!!!
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Do you have advanced calling activated on your account? I don't believe that the S4 has advanced calling. You may have to put your sim card into a VZW device that requires it and then have them activate the feature.
Yea.... Did you ever activate the service on your account. You need to login in the website or call and turn the feature on. Dialing weird numbers and turning flags on in your phone won't do jack until the service is turned on within verizon.
slimc84 said:
Do you have advanced calling activated on your account? I don't believe that the S4 has advanced calling. You may have to put your sim card into a VZW device that requires it and then have them activate the feature.
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I never had a problem with using data while talking on the phone with my S4. Regardless if it was the stock rom or not.
dansan382 said:
Yea.... Did you ever activate the service on your account. You need to login in the website or call and turn the feature on. Dialing weird numbers and turning flags on in your phone won't do jack until the service is turned on within verizon.
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Unfortunately I am a member of a family plan. I will speak to my cousin who is the account owner and ask him to double to check and see if it has been advanced calling and HD calling has been enabled on my account.
Thanks for the suggestions.
onyxbfly said:
Unfortunately I am a member of a family plan. I will speak to my cousin who is the account owner and ask him to double to check and see if it has been advanced calling and HD calling has been enabled on my account.
Thanks for the suggestions.
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i can pretty much say thats your problem. it isn't turned on by default so it needs to be turned on. no amount of flashing software or hitting buttons on your phone will help. I think you can even call the 611 number and when it gets to the voice prompts just say advanced calling one point zero. it should try to turn the feature on within that line.
onyxbfly said:
I never had a problem with using data while talking on the phone with my S4. Regardless if it was the stock rom or not.
Unfortunately I am a member of a family plan. I will speak to my cousin who is the account owner and ask him to double to check and see if it has been advanced calling and HD calling has been enabled on my account.
Thanks for the suggestions.
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The S4 had dual antennas so there was no need for the Advanced Calling feature. The Nexus only has a single antenna and requires Advanced Calling to be enabled on the account and the device in order for it to work.
dansan382 said:
i can pretty much say thats your problem. it isn't turned on by default so it needs to be turned on. no amount of flashing software or hitting buttons on your phone will help. I think you can even call the 611 number and when it gets to the voice prompts just say advanced calling one point zero. it should try to turn the feature on within that line.
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Thanks for the number. The CS Rep said they can not make any change to the account because I dont have the password or pin.
Ironically one of the main reasons for getting a new phone was that my S4 wanted to power off randomly and it would be a chore just to get it to power back on and stay on. This time it would not turn at all so I was forced to call from my old thunderbolt.
I called the number you gave me while surfing the web on the phone. The CS Rep said that any 4G / LTE phone can use data over voice except for iphone due to their antenna construction. I guess its true I was just doing it.
But anyway it really shouldn't be a process just to get data while talking on the phone with the nexus.
The phone they have listed for my account is a S4. They said advanced calling and HD calling will be available for the S4 when they provide a software update. He had no clue to when the update would be released.
Just for Sh1t and giggles I inquired with the CS res in regards to purchasing a phone from google and using it. He said that I could go to a Verizon store and they would add it and give me a nano sim. I just thanked him for his time. I guess thats true right until you walk in their with it.
My nexus is from TMobile and from what I read people across various forums are having issues with getting their Nexus 6 added to their account regardless of where it came from.
Seems like verizon is really working hard to make the nexus 6 experience a pain in the ass. I dont need or want HD calling. Is asking to talk and look up something on the web or use gps to much to ask for....
onyxbfly said:
Thanks for the number. The CS Rep said they can not make any change to the account because I dont have the password or pin.
Ironically one of the main reasons for getting a new phone was that my S4 wanted to power off randomly and it would be a chore just to get it to power back on and stay on. This time it would not turn at all so I was forced to call from my old thunderbolt.
I called the number you gave me while surfing the web on the phone. The CS Rep said that any 4G / LTE phone can use data over voice except for iphone due to their antenna construction. I guess its true I was just doing it.
But anyway it really shouldn't be a process just to get data while talking on the phone with the nexus.
The phone they have listed for my account is a S4. They said advanced calling and HD calling will be available for the S4 when they provide a software update. He had no clue to when the update would be released.
Just for Sh1t and giggles I inquired with the CS res in regards to purchasing a phone from google and using it. He said that I could go to a Verizon store and they would add it and give me a nano sim. I just thanked him for his time. I guess thats true right until you walk in their with it.
My nexus is from TMobile and from what I read people across various forums are having issues with getting their Nexus 6 added to their account regardless of where it came from.
Seems like verizon is really working hard to make the nexus 6 experience a pain in the ass. I dont need or want HD calling. Is asking to talk and look up something on the web or use gps to much to ask for....
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no problem. you dont even need to speak with anyone in order to activate. some people reported just using the prompts, speaking with a machine it was able to turn it on. either way, good luck and glad you got some info.
I literally just got back from best buy with my unbranded unlocked nexus 6. they didnt have any "verizon versions". I will be cutting my sim card thats in my GS4 and throwing it into the nexus so i wont have to deal with verizon. i already had them send me a nano sim so just in case i have a backup. if i completely mess it up, ill go back to verizon and get a new sim for my GS4 and start over again
slimc84 said:
The S4 had dual antennas so there was no need for the Advanced Calling feature. The Nexus only has a single antenna and requires Advanced Calling to be enabled on the account and the device in order for it to work.
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Thanks for the clarification. I did not know.
How should I go about this? I called and they said the phone that is listed is a S4. Currently advanced calling is not enabled for the S4. They said I would need to do a phone swap and or sim swap for a newer phone. If the phone is not listed on my account/ number what do I tell ask or tell them so they will enable it?
dansan382 said:
no problem. you dont even need to speak with anyone in order to activate. some people reported just using the prompts, speaking with a machine it was able to turn it on. either way, good luck and glad you got some info.
I literally just got back from best buy with my unbranded unlocked nexus 6. they didnt have any "verizon versions". I will be cutting my sim card thats in my GS4 and throwing it into the nexus so i wont have to deal with verizon. i already had them send me a nano sim so just in case i have a backup. if i completely mess it up, ill go back to verizon and get a new sim for my GS4 and start over again
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It works fresh out the box. Mine did and it was from TMobile. I didn't do factory resets or anything insert sim and load up my apps and enjoyed.
I used a sim card cutter that I got from Amazon. Cut it popped it in and everything was lovely. I didn't notice that I couldn't talk and use gps until i was actually driving. The sim cutter is a good investment because it comes with sim card adapters that will allow you to use your sim in any phone.
I wonder how the people got it activated using the prompts. Did they call from their nexus or their old verizon phone?
The only reason I decided to flash the LMY47E rom is to get data over voice. Hopefully I will get this sorted out sooner than later.

[Q] ok heres an odd one (Finally fixed!)

Recently, my phone has been acting strange. Last week it worked fine and its been ok for a year, until this past Saturday. I was sitting next the the g/f and I wanted to show her something, so I called her to test it. My number showed up as Unavailable. So I called a few other people, and same thing. After scouring thru my settings, and seeing everything enabled that should be, I went to a local ATT Authorized reseller. We swapped out sims, and I placed a test call to him. Instead of Unavailable, it showed up on his caller ID as +1. At a loss, I figured maybe a corporate store would have better knowledge then a reseller.
Today I went to the ATT store, and explained the issue, and they swapped out the sim again. Same issue, showed up as a +1 on his line. He checked my account, nothing out of the ordinary, and everything was how it was supposed to be.
Anyone else have this issue, and if so, how did you fix it? I am rooted but the only modification I have is a custom recovery.
Dialer --> Menu --> Settings --> Calls --> Additional Settings --> Caller ID. Change it to "show number".
doitright said:
Dialer --> Menu --> Settings --> Calls --> Additional Settings --> Caller ID. Change it to "show number".
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Thank you for the reply. I have tried both Network default and Show number..same results...maybe a hard reset will clear it up
Isn't this a cyanogenmod based rom issue?
majortaylor said:
Isn't this a cyanogenmod based rom issue?
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That I couldn't tell ya, I am running stock with systemless root. Its just annoying that when I call people, no one answers because it wont show my number lol
Did you try having them give you another sim card and activate that? Sounds like it could be somethign with your system and/or the sim and not your phone itself.
flaring afro said:
Did you try having them give you another sim card and activate that? Sounds like it could be somethign with your system and/or the sim and not your phone itself.
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OP said he has had his sim card swapped twice already. My suggestion, Google "Nexus 6 back to stock" and follow the guide. Then try again.
noidea24 said:
OP said he has had his sim card swapped twice already. My suggestion, Google "Nexus 6 back to stock" and follow the guide. Then try again.
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Read it too quickly at work and thought it did work with their sims. Whoops.
noidea24 said:
OP said he has had his sim card swapped twice already. My suggestion, Google "Nexus 6 back to stock" and follow the guide. Then try again.
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I am going to do the March update once I can get the dang MD5s to match and probably factory reset (oh how I dread that) lol. But thank you everyone for the replies!
Just to kick this back up incase anyone else ever runs into the same issue. After almost 2 months of having this issue, it finally started getting to me. I recently got a Ford Fusion, and one of the features of the car is the ability to upload remote diagnostics that I can view later. The issue with this is, I had to register my number with Ford, and when I tried to call out, I would always get a "please check the number and dial again" message.
Then it happened again with Sirius. I tried 5 different numbers their online chat provided me with, and same message was played. Now it was starting to frustrate me since it seems these companies will not accept calls from Unknown Callers, and the 3 visits I took to the corporate stores proved to be a waste of time.
I was on the phone with ATT support and the guy I spoke with for 2 hours about this issue escalated my ticket and the next day I got a call back. It appears I was right in my assumption
As many know AT&T hasnt enable the Nexus 6 for HD Voice, which is required for Numbersync. When I got the Urbane 2nd edition first run, I was under the impression I could use it when it was available (numbersync that is). So when I heard it was, I went to my account and tried to activate it. Even though a message popped up saying my device (The Nexus) was not HD voice compatible, it still made changes to my account on their end, which completely botched my outbound caller ID. After he switched a few things and corrected my account, all is well again..

[GUIDE] How to activate OnePlus 7 Pro on Verizon network (CDMA-less activation)

This topic is covered here and there in forum replies/other sites (credit to this Android Authority writeup on the same issue with the 6T for its phrasing that finally got the point across to my Verizon tech support) but I don't think anyone's made a dedicated thread yet for steps on Verizon, CDMA-less activation of the OP7P.
This is for if you're having issues swapping SIMs from a prior phone. In my case, I received my Verizon signal, could place calls and send texts, but incoming calls all came from "Restricted" and no texts came through. I didn't do much other testing because knew CDMA-less wasn't activated.
1. Get your IMEI and ICCID ready (phone & SIM IDs)
- Dial *#06# on your OP7P and log the IMEI1
- If you don't have access to a phone that can show you your SIM ID (the ICCID) you can sign into your Verizon account, navigate to the phone line/activation info, and see the 19/20-digit ICCID there (starts with 89). Log this too.
2. Make sure your SIM is in the OP7P & get in touch with Verizon support
- Start mentioning CDMA-less activation right away, if you're lucky you'll get someone who knows what it is already
- I used their Facebook chat, worked all right (lots of different techs reply to you)
- They will need the IMEI and ICCID info from you once you verify your account info
- If they tell you your phone seems activated on their end, but it clearly isn't, send them this exact message:
Are both the billing and network profiles on the line the same, i.e., they both say I am using a OnePlus 7 Pro? The CDMA-less option might not show up unless those are synced.
- Shortly after I sent that message, someone got it figured out and everything started working fine--visual voicemail, HD call, incoming/outgoing SMS/MMS, etc.
I just took it to Verizon store and they popped in a Sim. It picked up the network right away but they had to go on verizions bring your own device page to activate
This can all be done online easily. All I did was pop in my old SIM from GS8+, added new device on my account, and there's an option for no CDMA. Took 5 min, no issues
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I just took it to Verizon store and they popped in a Sim. It picked up the network right away but they had to go on verizions bring your own device page to activate
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I chopped my own microSIM, it has sentimental value to me and I want to keep it. And I'll do anything to avoid having to go to brick & mortar Verizon.
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This can all be done online easily. All I did was pop in my old SIM from GS8+, added new device on my account, and there's an option for no CDMA. Took 5 min, no issues
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Fwiw I also started on the "bring your own device" page and got through the first couple steps, but when I entered my ICCID, it told me my SIM was not compatible and that I'd need a new one. I could not find anything mentioning CDMA on my end--do you remember what step that happened at for you? Once I ran into that wall, I got in touch with Verizon support, and I think it's why they were thinking I was already activated (since I had done some of the steps already online). I just skipped that part of my journey in the guide because I think it was ultimately irrelevant to it working out for me.
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Fwiw I also started on the "bring your own device" page and got through the first couple steps, but when I entered my ICCID, it told me my SIM was not compatible and that I'd need a new one. I could not find anything mentioning CDMA on my end--do you remember what step that happened at for you? Once I ran into that wall, I got in touch with Verizon support, and I think it's why they were thinking I was already activated (since I had done some of the steps already online). I just skipped that part of my journey in the guide because I think it was ultimately irrelevant to it working out for me.
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Unfortunately no it was awhile ago, but I remember not having to call VZW or even talk to support. I think once I entered my IMEI it picked up the fact that it was CDMA-less
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Unfortunately no it was awhile ago, but I remember not having to call VZW or even talk to support. I think once I entered my IMEI it picked up the fact that it was CDMA-less
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Maybe the age of the SIM has something to do with it/is yours newer? It knew I had a OP7P too once I got through IMEI but it was the SIM it didn't like. I've had this SIM since the Galaxy S4 (maybe even in an iPhone 4S? but I'm thinking they swapped me when I got the S4) and it was last in a Pixel.
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Maybe the age of the SIM has something to do with it/is yours newer? It knew I had a OP7P too once I got through IMEI but it was the SIM it didn't like. I've had this SIM since the Galaxy S4 (maybe even in an iPhone 4S? but I'm thinking they swapped me when I got the S4) and it was last in a Pixel.
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Yeah that's possible, I think mine was new as of my S8+
Yes each Sim is registered to spefic device. If you want swap out old Sim u need find way to deactive Sim first and then activate it with the new imie

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