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[Q] Transfer from at&t to T-mobile

i bought the moto x on contract with at&t, i broke the contract and input the unlock code for the phone. Then i put in my t-mobile sim card, i can talk and text without issues... but it keeps telling me to sign in to the web, im not sure what the problem is but im worried that i might be stuck with at&t prepaid because its the only thing that works right now. can someone help me?

blaze5runner said:
i bought the moto x on contract with at&t, i broke the contract and input the unlock code for the phone. Then i put in my t-mobile sim card, i can talk and text without issues... but it keeps telling me to sign in to the web, im not sure what the problem is but im worried that i might be stuck with at&t prepaid because its the only thing that works right now. can someone help me?
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no firsthand knowledge, but it sounds weird. you sure you have the right APN settings for data? the right type of plan on t-mobile? if it's unlocked and you have a t-mobile sim in it, it should work. i bought a used at&t model and am using it on straight talk.. granted it's the at&t side, but still i had to add an APN etc and it did that without a hitch.
also one thing i've never experienced before is the at&t wifi hotspot thing. it's connected to wifi networks out in public on its own but lately it's saying i need to confirm eligibility. that setting is in wifi to turn it off. perhaps you're connecting to wifi or something? no idea though.. just trying to brainstorm for you!

[Q] [q] unlocked at&t gn3 on metro pcs trouble trouble trouble

As stated in the title/subject line, I have an unlocked AT+T Note 3 that I'm using with Metro PCS. I'm using the SIM card which was previously in my Metro PCS Galaxy S3.
Now, 1 week after I began utilizing this phone I moved across town and for the past month I've assumed that was in a 'NON Metro' area... rather there just wasn't a good signal here. However.... it turns out my neighbor has Metro and low & behold his service is excellent! I was shocked at how he's always got a 4G signal when I'm not even able to connect to the internet AT ALL. And boy have I tried everything! When I initially moved in, my ISP dropped the ball and failed to transfer my internet service.... it took almost 2 weeks for them to connect a coaxial from the BOTTOM of the telephone pole to the coaxial from my house... anyway, I was so desperate to get online I tried absolutely everything.... FAIL! Although.... on ONE occasion I did have a website page load halfway then 'timeout'.
I've manually and automatically input APN settings. The apn settings are the T-Mobile APN settings that automatically generated when sim was inserted (I dunno if that is even the correct term to describe APN settings...).
What am I missing? Or not doing? Should I be changing anything via hidden menu? This is making me insane..... any advice would be truly appreciated!
Thanks ..... in advance from the Crazy Nurse....

Try these APN settings
mcc="310"
mnc="260"
extraid="6D"
apn="fast.metropcs.com"
user=""
password=""
authtype="0"
server=""
proxy=""
port=""
mmsc="http://metropcs.mmsmvno.com/mms/wapenc"
mmsproxy=""
mmsport=""
type="default,mms,supl"
preferapp=""

extra id
I'm not seeing "EXTRAID" line/entry slot that is listed on the APN settings you posted.
Here are my settings... I'm not currently using this APN because I don't think they're right. I'm using the T-Mobile...
*edited to add this question: do i also need to change some settings via hidden menu?
Thank you very much for your help BTW!

ThrowsTools said:
I'm not seeing "EXTRAID" line/entry slot that is listed on the APN settings you posted.
Here are my settings... I'm not currently using this APN because I don't think they're right. I'm using the T-Mobile...
*edited to add this question: do i also need to change some settings via hidden menu?
Thank you very much for your help BTW!
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Was your S3 an unlocked model like your Note 3 or was it the metropcs version, metro had the white one which is a cdma/lte and later on they had the black/blue which is gsm/lte .
On your note 3 did your data work before you moved? Do you currently have talk and regular text working?
If data was working before you moved try going to your settings, connections, more networks, mobile networks and have both mobile data and data roaming checked on next go to network operators, click on default setup and then click on automatic if its on automatic already then click on manual, it should take a couple of minutes after that choose T-Mobile and after all that turn off and then back on. Hopefully that's all you have to do because the next step would be call customer service and have your line refreshed and then do the steps again.
@440bro 's apn is one of the other apn's you can also tryout.

yup...
Yeah... I don't have that line 'extraid'...
Neighbors S3 is an unlocked AT&T as well.... she gets exceptional service...
I got pretty good data before I moved... and yes, talk & text work... however.... If my phone isn't in just the right spot it'll roll directly to voicemail without ringing... and on rare occasions it'll say 'no mobile networks' when I'm texting..... If I wave the phone around in the air it'll send the text. (if anyone saw me flapping my arms around they'd probably call to have me committed, lol)...
Also, when i go in under the operator settings as you suggested, I'm unable to change it to manual... rather, when i select 'manual' it states that it's searching but after a few minutes... after nothing happens it'll put itself back to 'automatic' ...
Thank you very much for your help...hope I can figure it out !

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Have you tired a Hard Rest?
I had a unlocked At&t note 2 that started doing the same as your note 3 but I was flashing different rom's and mistakenly flashed a different modem and it went down hill from there, eventually I sold it for parts.
I recently got an employee line from metro and nothing was working, no talk/text/data but I contact customer service and asked them to refreshed my line from there end and a couple of hours later I was up and going. That might help you too.
The very last thing you can do is to try a new sim card which costs $10.00+ tax. Depending on the store you go to they might want to charge you to activate it but just let them know that you can activated for free by calling customer service.

[Q] Signal Trouble - ATT D950

Hey all. Recently purchased an LG G Flex. (With a clean esn). I purchased an unlock code so I could use it on T-Mobile, but when I go to the menu to input the code, its says something about Not Yet Personalized. I read that this meant that the phone was already unlocked. Anyhoo. I put in my tmobile sim card and it sees that a sim card is inserted. It even shows my phone # in the about menu. However, I can not manage to get signal. The signal bar shows no bars and a little refresh circle thingy. I tried my sisters T-Mo sim card and had no luck either. One time I did manage to get a signal but lost it. When I go to find a network it see's T-Mobile LTE but gives me an error when I try to connect to it. I have already entered APN settings but this did not help.
Can one of y'all folks help?
It would be greatly appreciated.

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You may need to search youtube. I'm not really sure

No offense but why would you bother posting that :/
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Help on getting phone working on straight talk.

Long story short. I was using a Verizon branded note 2 on straight talk when my contract ended with verizon. I grew tired of the phone and purchased the blu vivo xl from amazon a few days ago. Now I know that my sim in my Verizon wouldn't work on the blu phone because it's not compatible.
So I went on chat to switch my Verizon sim to an att sim from the same byop package (which also came with a tmobile sim) They said that it could take anywhere from an hour to 2 days to convert over, and that I'll know when it happens because my note 2 will stop working. Sure enough it stopped and a bit later my blu phone started getting a signal and 4G icon.
However, it was in and out all night and since then I haven't got it back. Frustrated, I then switched it to the tmobile sim. I get the 4G lte icon and arrows move up and down. My signal goes from 2/4 bars to 3/4 bars. Now I'm thinking good that's more than what att was able to do. Wrong. Well not completely.
I can send a text and my wife will get it. Not really slow but not normal. She'll reply and I can receive it. But I can't access the internet, and I can't call or receive calls. Went on chat they gave me apns to input and still nothing. I still get 4G icon and I still get service.
I really like this phone but this transition has been really draining.
Thanks you for your help.

I have no idea, I had a really smooth transition activating it onto metro. Maybe you just have spotty coverage with straight talk in your area? I'll try looking for more info

cldbld said:
Long story short. I was using a Verizon branded note 2 on straight talk when my contract ended with verizon. I grew tired of the phone and purchased the blu vivo xl from amazon a few days ago. Now I know that my sim in my Verizon wouldn't work on the blu phone because it's not compatible.
So I went on chat to switch my Verizon sim to an att sim from the same byop package (which also came with a tmobile sim) They said that it could take anywhere from an hour to 2 days to convert over, and that I'll know when it happens because my note 2 will stop working. Sure enough it stopped and a bit later my blu phone started getting a signal and 4G icon.
However, it was in and out all night and since then I haven't got it back. Frustrated, I then switched it to the tmobile sim. I get the 4G lte icon and arrows move up and down. My signal goes from 2/4 bars to 3/4 bars. Now I'm thinking good that's more than what att was able to do. Wrong. Well not completely.
I can send a text and my wife will get it. Not really slow but not normal. She'll reply and I can receive it. But I can't access the internet, and I can't call or receive calls. Went on chat they gave me apns to input and still nothing. I still get 4G icon and I still get service.
I really like this phone but this transition has been really draining.
Thanks you for your help.
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You need to config APN of straight talk att on your Blu XL

quyvinh said:
You need to config APN of straight talk att on your Blu XL
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He mentioned he entered the apns and still nothing

pdolo5784 said:
He mentioned he entered the apns and still nothing
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Correct. The phone is loaded with apns that matched what they gave me. The straight talk for att and tmobile.
So as an update, I bought a tmobile sim, (not straight talk this time) the phone received texts from tmobile for this and that. I have good signal as indicated from the bars. 4G lte icon is on (but no data due to not having a tmobile account, but the sim is allowed 30 texts and 30 minutes of talk time until I get one)
The problem that is persisting is that I cannot make a call. I'll dial any number between my wife's, friends even my own and it just gets stuck on dialing. No operator or anything just blank. It's flashing "dialing..." but it won't actually go and do anything.
I contacted blu, and they gave me the same apns that I used and assured me that it should work on straight talk. But yet still nothing. I contacted blu again after I got the tmobile sim. I'm awaiting an answer on that before I proclaim the phone a dud and exchange with amazon.com.

cldbld said:
Correct. The phone is loaded with apns that matched what they gave me. The straight talk for att and tmobile.
So as an update, I bought a tmobile sim, (not straight talk this time) the phone received texts from tmobile for this and that. I have good signal as indicated from the bars. 4G lte icon is on (but no data due to not having a tmobile account, but the sim is allowed 30 texts and 30 minutes of talk time until I get one)
The problem that is persisting is that I cannot make a call. I'll dial any number between my wife's, friends even my own and it just gets stuck on dialing. No operator or anything just blank. It's flashing "dialing..." but it won't actually go and do anything.
I contacted blu, and they gave me the same apns that I used and assured me that it should work on straight talk. But yet still nothing. I contacted blu again after I got the tmobile sim. I'm awaiting an answer on that before I proclaim the phone a dud and exchange with amazon.com.
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StraightTalk is owned and operated by Tracfone. I went through more blood pressure pills dealing with them than almost any other corporation. Best bet? Switch to almost any other carrier. I use Airvoice, but there are a BUNCH of others out there with no contract, pay-as-you-go programs. Truly, there are better deals out there than StraightTalk/Tracfone.

You are having issues (I think) because different phones available through Straight Talk work on different networks. They ask for your zip code and then show you phones from different networks that will work in your area. If you use a SIM card you are AT&T or T-Mobile. Sprint and Verizon use CDMA. Check coverage maps. This will explain why your coverage is spotty now. There is a list floating around out there that shows which networks use what phones and so on for Straight Talk. Once you put the SIM card in the phone, it picks up whatever network is available in your area. If it's a network that doesn't have great coverage where you are, service is diminished.

Note 8 N950F/DS

Hey guys I really need your help, I bought the Note 8 N950F/DS color pink for my wife is beautiful but when I inserted her AT&T SIM card it will take a long time to read it and than it won't show any signal at all now when I went to APN settings I choose the right one and went back than I press register on network and I did get 4g for a few minutes I tried internet and it worked but I went to make a call it shows H where the 4g is at and never rings or goes thru just shows like it's making a call can someone point me in the right direction thanks in advance

w714icked said:
Hey guys I really need your help, I bought the Note 8 N950F/DS color pink for my wife is beautiful but when I inserted her AT&T SIM card it will take a long time to read it and than it won't show any signal at all now when I went to APN settings I choose the right one and went back than I press register on network and I did get 4g for a few minutes I tried internet and it worked but I went to make a call it shows H where the 4g is at and never rings or goes thru just shows like it's making a call can someone point me in the right direction thanks in advance
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Maybe because at&t has his own note 8 version which only works with at&t sim.

Try getting a new sim card from at&t and call them and see if they can add your phone's imei to there network. (Worth a try ).