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So I just got a HTC one from ebay (maybe not a clever idea), set it all up, put my sim in and get signal (2-3 bars) and 3G data, but if i try and send a text it fails to send and if I try and make a call it never dials out.
I've never come across this problem before, does anyone here have any ideas?
Thanks in advanced
the phone is imei barred. I see this a lot where I work. That's the problem when buying from an unknown seller, it can happen. I would go back to the seller, and get your money back if possible.
dh2311 said:
So I just got a HTC one from ebay (maybe not a clever idea), set it all up, put my sim in and get signal (2-3 bars) and 3G data, but if i try and send a text it fails to send and if I try and make a call it never dials out.
I've never come across this problem before, does anyone here have any ideas?
Thanks in advanced
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IMEI barring should only happen on that specific carrier though.
ArmedandDangerous said:
IMEI barring should only happen on that specific carrier though.
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Could be unlucky and using the same network as the seller on eBay :/
OP, do you have another SIM you could try just to make sure?
IMEI barring affects the phones behaviour to accept SIM cards, at least thats what happens in the UK, which is where the OP is from
ArmedandDangerous said:
IMEI barring should only happen on that specific carrier though.
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j1mmyg88 said:
IMEI barring affects the phones behaviour to accept SIM cards, at least thats what happens in the UK, which is where the OP is from
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Ah right. Cos from Googling and XDA, American IMEI blocking only applies to that particular telco and any other telco it shares their blacklist with, and in my country such a thing as IMEI blocking doesn't even exist
Really?!?!?! Thats pretty mental.
ArmedandDangerous said:
Ah right. Cos from Googling and XDA, American IMEI blocking only applies to that particular telco and any other telco it shares their blacklist with, and in my country such a thing as IMEI blocking doesn't even exist
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Sorry, I've been out today, you all seem sure it's an IMEI bar, I'll do a check later see if that comes up with anything
I thought the IMEI bar stopped the phone from getting signal full stop, not allowing 3g data, which works, I can load Web pages.
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dh2311 said:
Sorry, I've been out today, you all seem sure it's an IMEI bar, I'll do a check later see if that comes up with anything
I thought the IMEI bar stopped the phone from getting signal full stop, not allowing 3g data, which works, I can load Web pages.
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This may sound silly, but is your sim card a data only plan, like those given for tablet contracts?
ArmedandDangerous said:
This may sound silly, but is your sim card a data only plan, like those given for tablet contracts?
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Its a normal contract that I've used for over 12 months, works fine in my Gnex
Does anyone know of a free website to check the IMEI status for UK networks? Can only find Australian ones free.
Also, is it definitely an IMEI bar if I still get signal and can use the 3g data?
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Last update on this, did a check via checkmend, and you are all correct. It has been IMEI blacklisted, so it will be returned.
dh2311 said:
Last update on this, did a check via checkmend, and you are all correct. It has been IMEI blacklisted, so it will be returned.
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Glad you found that it was IMEI barred, as for the data goes, yes it will still pick that up, the amount of times I've seen it with that fruit based company is stupid. Buying from CEX and wondering why it was barred. So easy done.
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Since lots of ppl already reported that this method doesn't work...
I just read this post in redmondpie..
and I saw the comment and one of them is trying on S4 Sprint..
II really want to try this.. but my wife brought her S4 Sprint with her so I couldn't try this at the moment..
Maybe someone would like to try this out and report this discovery?
so here's the Link:
http://goo.gl/SN8Yx
Tried it when I read it doesn't work for us
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Be very carefully doing this on sprint S4 it may brick it cause this process only works for ATT- T-Mobile GSM phones only
I also tried it to many times with no luck I wish this worked.
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Hello. Some one try to flash radio firmware from verizon sgs4(it has unlocked gsm) ? it work for nexus but vice verca
This method DOES NOT work. Sprint BLOCKS US GSM carriers. To get an international unlock you need to call sprint and ask for one. At this time there is NO way to get US GSM signal on the sprint S4.
EDIT: Apparently this will make your phone unable to connect to a femtocell. Be careful
Do not try this mod. It will mess up your phone and how it connects to the Sprint Airave.
trouthunter7 said:
Do not try this mod. It will mess up your phone and how it connects to the Sprint Airave.
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I noticed this. Any way to revert this? Or will I have to go into sprint?
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I noticed this. Any way to revert this? Or will I have to go into sprint?
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Not that I am aware of. I am trying a complete factory reset of the phone. I will post my results when I can.
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Not that I am aware of. I am trying a complete factory reset of the phone. I will post my results when I can.
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Please let me know how the factory reset works out for you. My phone is officially messed up. My 3g was not working at all. I would only connect LTE. After troubleshooting forever with sprint, my 3G is working again but it is very slow. I also notice that it does not auto roam to Verizon at all.
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Please let me know how the factory reset works out for you. My phone is officially messed up. My 3g was not working at all. I would only connect LTE. After troubleshooting forever with sprint, my 3G is working again but it is very slow. I also notice that it does not auto roam to Verizon at all.
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Updated: I have rebooted the phone next to the booster and then did a firmware update, PRL Update and rebooted the phone. It appears to be connecting again.
trouthunter7 said:
Updated: I have rebooted the phone next to the booster and then did a firmware update, PRL Update and rebooted the phone. It appears to be connecting again.
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How was the speed though? It may show "3G" but my guess is that it's really 2G speed or something on TW.
yujioh said:
How was the speed though? It may show "3G" but my guess is that it's really 2G speed or something on TW.
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I've had massive issues with my 3g after this method. The 3g is super slow and I know something is not right. Is there an app that displays the cdma band that the phone is currently operating on? I read somewhere that it screws up the phones ability to access the cdma 850 band.
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What we really need to do, is find a way to undo this. Even though my phone appears to be working. I really wish I had never tried this and could go back.
Yes I hope someone figures it out. Reflashing the stock software is not enough
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spydc said:
Yes I hope someone figures it out. Reflashing the stock software is not enough
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Update: My phone appears to be staying connected to the Airave and getting a very good signal. Data speeds were never really affected just terrible connections. :good:
I tried this also and it messed up my 3g speeds, after much searching, reading ,and experimenting,i did a SCRTN which restored modem ,lesson learned
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There is another thread that is similar to this for unlocking the sim. I tried it, and possible messed my phone up. I was getting slow 3g speeds and mobile data drop outs. I fixed my issue by doing a complete factory reset/ clearing NVRAM. This is how I did it:
Dial ##786#
Choose Reset
Enter MSL
Here is the thread I mentioned just in case one of you wants to look at it. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2282683
##786# as far as I know will restore your phone to stock .
##72786# should reset your network settings. Just make sure you are in a working 3G coverage area or have a WiFi connection or it wont re-activate. This method does not put your phone back to stock...just reactivates it on the network.
Sorry for the unusable info...
But i got this news from Sprint Htc One thread, that they are able to unlocked the device by simply rooting the phone and sending a line in terminal...
Is it possible to do this with ours?
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1. You should be rooted
2. Download https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jackpal.androidterm
3. Run Terminal Emulator
4. Type "su" (excluding quotation marks) and grant it superuser permission
5. Type "am start com.redbend.vdmc/com.htc.omadm.test.TestMainActivity" (excluding quotation marks)
6. You will get menu on your HTC
7. In that menu, select "API", then scroll down 'till almost end and select "simlock"
8. Reboot the phone and hopefully it would accept GSM SIM
9. Enter *#*#4636#*#* in your dialer
10.In the phone information section(the first one) set preferred network type to something that is GSM specific: "WCDMA Preferred", for example. The phone will switch to GSM mode
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I've been on Viper rom for the past several months. Today my 3g just dropped and it will not turn back on no matter what I do. Airplane, reboot..nothing. Anyone had this issue? Could it be a PRL issue?
It's most likely not a PRL issue. Try updating your data profile, but more then likely it's a Sprint issue and nothing to do with your phone. My 3g has gotten so bad I don't even try to use it anymore. If I can't connect to WiFi, I just shut data off completely. Sad that Sprint has come to that.
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It's most likely not a PRL issue. Try updating your data profile, but more then likely it's a Sprint issue and nothing to do with your phone. My 3g has gotten so bad I don't even try to use it anymore. If I can't connect to WiFi, I just shut data off completely. Sad that Sprint has come to that.
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Nah I doubt it. My G/f has Sprint, her phone is fine. A couple buddies at work have Sprint and they're fine. It's been like like the last 10-12 hours at work, they use their phones just fine while my data is 100% gone.
I'm on wifi now, I did a profile update and nothing. This is crazy...it's almost like I have mobile data switched off but it isn't. Never had this issue before.
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Nah I doubt it. My G/f has Sprint, her phone is fine. A couple buddies at work have Sprint and they're fine. It's been like like the last 10-12 hours at work, they use their phones just fine while my data is 100% gone.
I'm on wifi now, I did a profile update and nothing. This is crazy...it's almost like I have mobile data switched off but it isn't. Never had this issue before.
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Did you pay your bill?
bigdaddy619 said:
Did you pay your bill?
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Yep. It was due August 11th and I paid it August 6th.
Thanks tho
Rippley05 said:
Yep. It was due August 11th and I paid it August 6th.
Thanks tho
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Did you try switching to cdma only in mobile data settings?
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volk9029 said:
Did you try switching to cdma only in mobile data settings?
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Hmm, that worked... I've never even messed with that setting, weird that it gets borked outta nowhere.
Thanks a ton for the tip, really appreciate it. It is odd to me tho
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Hmm, that worked... I've never even messed with that setting, weird that it gets borked outta nowhere.
Thanks a ton for the tip, really appreciate it. It is odd to me tho
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Check your SIM card. If your towers have been upgraded to NV, 3G AND 4G data won't work if there is a problem with the SIM card. People have said the SIM only affects 4G data, but this is not true if the SIM card is removed or not detected in an NV area. Usually the phone will tell you if there is a problem with the SIM card though.
I just went through this on my new Red HTC One because the SIM Wirefly sent with the device was defective. I noticed I could only get 3G from my Airrave, and not any towers around here. That is because the towers here are NV towers and it is connecting in CDMA eHRPD mode for 3G/4G handoff, which requires a SIM card to work properly. I flipped the phone to CDMA only and it is working fine now in EVDO Rev A mode.
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Hmm, that worked... I've never even messed with that setting, weird that it gets borked outta nowhere.
Thanks a ton for the tip, really appreciate it. It is odd to me tho
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same thing happened to me i actually took it to a repair place thinking it was messed up and the tech said that said that it was something to do with them testing the networks. an i know after a couple of days i was able to switch back to the LTE/CDMA mode with no issues.
Same here in los Angeles region
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Do I have to keep my connection on global if I get to an area that my LTE drops off to get 3g? I had it set to LTE but got the roaming so I put it on global got 3g then got LTE when I got service back. Is this the normal process? I just got nexus 6 and wasn't sure if this is normal. Running cm12
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Set it to Global if your outside of US territory LTE (Recommended) if you're within the US. Always remember to enable Airplane mode or Reboot when making the changes as a precaution.
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Global and LTE are exactly the same if you are using a Verizon sim card. Global just allows you to use a GSM sim (typically for overseas travel).
Ok so I noticed if it drops I don't get 3g so is their a way to get 3g. My situation is when I put my phone in my locker it loses 4g and would default to 3g now I just get a ! On the network signal. So did I lose ability to get on 3g. I think I read on here that can happen
Yes surely lost 3g cause if I switch to 3g it gives me the !. So how do I restore 3g
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Ok so I noticed if it drops I don't get 3g so is their a way to get 3g. My situation is when I put my phone in my locker it loses 4g and would default to 3g now I just get a ! On the network signal. So did I lose ability to get on 3g. I think I read on here that can happen
Yes surely lost 3g cause if I switch to 3g it gives me the !. So how do I restore 3g
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I had same thing. Turned on Allow Roaming Data, and it goes into 3g. I'm assuming that since I'm in my home area, this won't cause me incur roaming charges.
Anyone figure out a solution for this yet?
elevatorguy said:
Anyone figure out a solution for this yet?
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I'm not sure there's an issue to solve. Mine goes between lte and 3g with no issues.
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Mine will get 3g just have roaming enabled. With the way big red is kinda makes me nervous. Do you need roaming enabled to get 3g?
My roaming is off and mine will go between 3G and LTE with no problems. It does that a couple times a day at my work.
I found that on stock ROM it switched 4g to 3g fine. On aosp Roms I need to have roaming data enabled to get 3g and it says I'm on network 0000000.
I remember santod040 fixing that issue on HTC one m8 or was it digitalhigh I don't remember.
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br125 said:
I found that on stock ROM it switched 4g to 3g fine. On aosp Roms I need to have roaming data enabled to get 3g and it says I'm on network 0000000.
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Exactly for got to mention not on stock but at the moment bliss which I believe is cm based
br125 said:
I found that on stock ROM it switched 4g to 3g fine. On aosp Roms I need to have roaming data enabled to get 3g and it says I'm on network 0000000.
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This is the correct answer.
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This is the correct answer.
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What do you mean by that? This the correct behavior and there's no fix?
elevatorguy said:
What do you mean by that? This the correct behavior and there's no fix?
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Sorry, no I mean that is the correct description of what is happening. It is a rom issue. Stock works fine.
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Sorry, no I mean that is the correct description of what is happening. It is a rom issue. Stock works fine.
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Ahh gotcha. Thanks
Can you people who are claiming that phone switches to 3g confirm that you are on Verizon? I was not aware that that this phone works on Verizon 3g since it is CDMA technology.
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Can you people who are claiming that phone switches to 3g confirm that you are on Verizon? I was not aware that that this phone works on Verizon 3g since it is CDMA technology.
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Yes am on vzw can get 3g without enabling roaming on stock rom, on custom roms at least the ones I've tried roaming needs to be enabled to have phone switch between 4g and 3g. N6 has only two variants us and the rest of the world. The us version has a cdma radio don't know about the other. Also on verizon there is no voice and data at the same time... yet may have it in the future.
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Can you people who are claiming that phone switches to 3g confirm that you are on Verizon? I was not aware that that this phone works on Verizon 3g since it is CDMA technology.
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It's in the title of the thread
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VZW issues N6
coldconfession13 said:
Do I have to keep my connection on global if I get to an area that my LTE drops off to get 3g? I had it set to LTE but got the roaming so I put it on global got 3g then got LTE when I got service back. Is this the normal process? I just got nexus 6 and wasn't sure if this is normal. Running cm12
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My unlocked Nexus 6 is also defaulting to 3G unless I foce LTE in the testing menu.
Not sure what's up but I'm about to flash marshmallow today anyway.
Resolved: Wouldn't connect to T-Mobile networks, connected fine to AT&T. Guessing it was band limitations. (Should have checked bands.)
Here in California, USA and can't seem to even connect to the 2G/3G services on T-Mobiles networks. Popped in my SIM card last night and got a MetroPCS banner for about a second. Haven't been able to get it to work since. Always no bars, no service. Any tips?
Here's a screenshot of my lack of signal. I seem to get signal for a second, then it just disconnects. Any help is appreciated. Thanks.
I bought new xiaomi m5 and straight away got problem with the touchscreen. If anybody had similar problem, will go to the shop to see what they say anyway.
Where did you buy yours? I had mine imported of course.
veladem said:
Where did you buy yours? I had mine imported of course.
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From online shop based in China. Is your working ok?
supremeweb said:
From online shop based in China. Is your working ok?
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Nope, mine won't connect to any GSM network.
veladem said:
Nope, mine won't connect to any GSM network.
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Just a hint: Try your frend sim card, if it doesn't work with that too, I would write to the shop to send back for repair or replace.
Yeah, hasn't worked with any SIM card. They do returns but not repairs/replaces.
What do you get when you dial: *#*#4636#*#*
Maybe you can optimize the settings?
fredisco said:
What do you get when you dial: *#*#4636#*#*
Maybe you can optimize the settings?
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I always get emergency calls only, it reads that there is a SIM card inserted for both slot 1 & 2 plus it reads the phone number of the card AND even contacts on the card but doesn't connect to the network. :/
is that some Quality Assurance issues or a general problem?
Also getting issues with signal, weaker than any other of phones , sometimes drops call, or caller hear me with pause, ( i'm techinician, repairing phones, having a lot of tests), i'm in EU. Because lack of band 20 4g+ isn't working here i think. Overall a lot of people got defective units. Mine also have loudspeaker problems, tryed to calibrate via service menu, still the same.
Got it to work! AT&T works with 3G and HSPA/HSPA+ woo!!
veladem said:
Got it to work! AT&T works with 3G and HSPA/HSPA+ woo!!
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how?
veladem said:
Yeah, hasn't worked with any SIM card. They do returns but not repairs/replaces.
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oh wow! I surprised how bad this brand, will see what I can do it and update here later!
wouwout said:
how?
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Just popped in the AT&T SIM card and I was good to go.
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oh wow! I surprised how bad this brand, will see what I can do it and update here later!
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Got data to work, guessing the phones doesn't support T-Mobile bands completely.
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Nope, mine won't connect to any GSM network.
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this is disappointing
supremeweb said:
this is disappointing
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Sorry, should have updated this thread I'm now in the process of testing speeds in the US.
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Sorry, should have updated this thread I'm now in the process of testing speeds in the US.
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Please let us know how it's working on AT&T. I'm on AT&T and am very interested in this phone.
just as a 2nd review....I am in NJ on ATT and works very well.
although, it's a pain to debloat everything everytime I tinker with settings or try to unlock!