Hi All,
Justy recieved my unlocked Atrix 4G, My understanding is that these guys are meant to be next G compatible.
Set it all up, all is working fine, bar the next G network, I can make and recieve calls, access the net through WiFi but no net access through the carrier.
Tried everything, any help.
Thanks in advance
did you try and set the APN?
http://ausdroid.net/apns/
im using my atrix in australia too, but im on the virgin/optus network. i can get my internet data to work.
Thanks abe1990.
I whent through all this with my previous Desire, but for the life of me, cant remember where to access the info i need from.
Just rebooted the device, notsure why i didn't try earlier, all seems to be fine now.
Thanks
Yeh was just about to add - I'm using an Atrix on Telstra no worries. Seems you were just missing the APNs
You can use the Telstra configure page to ensure you get all the APN's correct.
http://configure.telstra.com.au/telstra/index.jsp
It will download the config file to your phone - no need to manually edit.
Hey guys,
little more interesting now. I tried to send an sms, and its telling me that you need to enter a valid number. Im guessing it has something to do with country settings of some soret howver not sure?
Thanks
so i have done the updates successfully, yet still the same message, i have notices when i input the number it appears like a US number, i.e 111-111-1111. not sure if this is the issue.
Thanks for that guys. I have done the auto set up through telstra and all seems to be working. The problem now is that when sending sms i must add +61 in front of all numbers otherwise it doesn't recognise and says invalid number. Is there a setting for this, a can't seem to find anything.
Unusual, im not having a problem. Maybe try downloading MoreLocale 2 off the market, it changes all your regional settings to Australia. Add EN AU to the app. It may help..
Hey, how is your data coverage on the go with telstra, I'm on virgin here and its good if your standing under a tower (five_six mb/s) but on a train line or anywhere else it barely manages to update facebook.
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I'll have to give more local a go and keep you posted. As for Data coverage with Telstra, I have now been through all the networks and I find it by far the best. Carparks, lifts, city everywhere really, a little pricer but worth it.
Hey guys I just go my Atrix today, I can't seem to get my phone to connect on the Next G network. If I do it always come up with a error everytime I turn my phone on and off, it always ask me to try and select another carrier. Plus I don't get the Telstra Newtork on the notification bar its just blank. However if I hit cancel it will let me stay on the Next G network but when I call or recieve a call for Next G numbers it crashes my phone and forces it to reboot. Just wanted to know if anyone else is having this problem or is it just me.
The only way I have worked around this is using the 3Telstra network, which kinda sucks cause I need the the Next G coverage.
Any one having issues with the mobile hotspot. At first every time i went to use it would have to change the mobile APN auth type to get it to connect.
Now after upgrading to .57 i keep getting the u need to pay at&t to use this msg. Any thoughts
Im on telstra and have had the phone 3 weeks
Got mine last week from Bell Canada, and after setting the APN's, running so sweetly on Optus HSDPA.
Mine doesn't suffer from the random muffled voice issues the AT&T phones are experiencing. The Bell Canada phone doesn't loose any APN or carrier settings on reboot.
Theoretically with the 850Mhz band support it should work on Telstra NextG, but who knows. Sounds like AT&T are severely locking down their phones. Glad I got mine from Bell (and logo free)
Hey buddy. I'm on Telstra as well. Call them on 125880 and follow the prompts until you speak to someone. They will text you an update with all the settings. I literally just did that 5 minutes ago
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cheetah2k, how is your phone working on optus?
Downloads don't work for me when im on 3g, only H and 3. (i'm on tpg)
I'm guessing the phone doesn't have support for it...
Where you guys get your unlock phone from? i m interested in getting one for use in SG
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cheetah2k, how is your phone working on optus?
Downloads don't work for me when im on 3g, only H and 3. (i'm on tpg)
I'm guessing the phone doesn't have support for it...
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No doubt it depends on the area you're in, some areas will support 900Mhz only which the Atrix doesn't have.
On the south side of Brisbane, I've yet to have a situation where it drops out of H+ for data. What APN settings are you using?
dio, i bought my phone unlocked from negrielectronics so they sent me the code.
AusDroid suggested:
TPG Mobile – Internet
Name: TPG Internet
APN: internet
Proxy: 203.139.83.152
Port: 8070
Username:
Password:
Server:
MMSC:
MMS Proxy:
MMS Port:
MMS Protocol:
MCC: 505
MNC: 02
APN Type: default
That didn't work for me so all i did was create one, give it a name and save it. So my APN only has the default settings, i.e MCC: 505, MNC: 02.
I do drop from H quite often in Sydney city, I then have to wait until it finds H again. Maybe there is someway so it doesn't attempt to connect to 3g?
thks... will check out the site. btw is it a at&t branded phone?
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Hey there
I am in a weired situation that I was expecting. So here is how it all went down.
- I have an Iphone, however Bought an Xperia X10 from Rogers wireless store and got it unlocked.
- Brought it over to California and put my At&T sim in it (which has Iphone data plan and all that jazz)
- Set up the following APN details
Name: AT&T
APN: wap dot cingular
Proxy: leave blank
Port: leave blank
Username:WAP at CINGULARGPRS.COM
Password:CINGULAR1
Server: leave blank
MMSC: mmsc dot cingular dot com
MMS Proxy: wireless dot cingular dot com
MMS Port: 80
MCC:310
MNC:410 (note. this could also be 310, 41 or 15)
APN Type: leave blank
- After setting up the APN I could see the 3G and the data going back and forth. Content with that. I took the sim out and started using Iphone as usual.
Today I decided to make a final switch to Xperia x10 and put the sim back in the X10 and lo and behold, It wont pick the data connection at all. I checked the APN.. it was the same as given above, tried restarting it but no love.
After couple of hours, i was messing around and it suddenly starting showing E for Edge but no 3G (which i used 2 days ago for half a day). Even the Edge is sporadic, comes when it feels like paying a visit... and goes away when feels like it.. i had booty calls more reliable then this connection
I am pulling my hair out because I am not sure what is going on here. Even though it seems like Edge is connected, but its so slow that I may end having a couple of kids before Facebook will update. No sign of 3G at all .. which by reading through the threads seems like is an easy task for rest of the guys !!
Can you please help me with whats going on. Am I the anomaly ? Did I miss something (all i did was to setup APN nothing else), do I need to some other settings that I am not aware of ?
Any help that you can provide will help me a lot, I dont want to give up just yet ..
the phone can set the settings for you automatically. there is an option for this. i forgot the exact steps but you can find this in the Mobile network settings.
Settings -> wireless controls -> mobile network -> automatic something
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Might not have that option if he didn't debrand his x10. Just go to sony ericsson site and support page. Pick support for x10i and give them your info and they'll send you the settings.
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Might not have that option if he didn't debrand his x10. Just go to sony ericsson site and support page. Pick support for x10i and give them your info and they'll send you the settings.
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- Automatic setting is Greyed out.. so cant use that.. .
- How do I get my phone de branded ? can you please tell me .. I am guessing that onces its debranded .. the automatic setting will come back alive...
omgsigh said:
Might not have that option if he didn't debrand his x10. Just go to sony ericsson site and support page. Pick support for x10i and give them your info and they'll send you the settings.
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Just went on to the website.. cant find the support page.. can you help ?
please remove username and password................
then try again
You might need to have the smartphone data plan provisioned on your account instead. I am pretty sure the iphone is a different plan in their billing system based on our company bill I review each month.
I just brought my x10a rogers locked phone today and I set up APN using information above. I am able to get 3g data. I did call AT&T and change my data service from iphone data to a Non AT&T smart phone data. I dont think you need to debrand the phone because I didn't and the phone works fine!
can not send MMS on x10a on at&t apn settings
I also have an unlocked Rogers X10a, and I am currently using it with the $10 Media Net data plan from AT&T. Everything seems to be working except picture messaging.
Here are my current APN settings: (btw my phone is NOT debranded)
Name: Media Net
APN: wap.cingular
Proxy: wireless.cingular.com
Port: 80
Username: [email protected]
**Password: CINGULAR1
Server: localhost
MMSC: mmsc.cingular.com
MMS Proxy: 66.209.011.032
MMS Port: [blank]
MCC: 310
MNC: 410
APN type: <not set>
**Password is case sensitive
Does anyone know how to get the picture messaging to work?
I have resolved the issue by debranding the phone.
Once you debrand the phone, the automatic internet setting button becomes enabled. All you have to do is to tap it.. and every thing gets updated with the proper setting including MMS
Can you point me to which thread you followed to debrand your phone? I've been to 3 different threads, including the one on here, and the one on xperiax10.net
According to http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=6571098 the new sony ericsson pc companion will no longer work.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
tangsta35 said:
I also have an unlocked Rogers X10a, and I am currently using it with the $10 Media Net data plan from AT&T. Everything seems to be working except picture messaging.
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Glad to hear that you're still using the Media Net data plan instead of being automatically switched to the smartphone data plan. I'm currently using an N97 and have been thinking about upgrading the x10a from Rogers, but have been hesitant because I didn't want to be forced into the new 2gb smartphone data plan.
wolf0491 said:
My brothers x10a came in earlier and it was branded by Rogers and I put my sin in which has AT&T smartphone data plan put in those same setting I believe and everything worked fine. Maybe change your plan from iPhone to smartphone
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Your brother made an excellent choice by not getting an iPhone or any other at&t smartphone. The advantage of buying an unlocked and/or unbranded phone outside of at&t is that you can utilize the $15 media net ($10 w/ family text) data plan. Since our IMEI number is not registered in the at&t database as a smartphone, we are not required to use at&t's $30 data plans. I had the $10 data plan for years and always bought phones from Canadian networks like Rogers. Lastly, by unbranding your phone, you now have the ability to get updates from Sony Ericsson earlier. Traditionally, updates that are released by the manufacturer have to be approved by the network carrier before final release to the consumer. With an unbranded phone, you get the update without carrier approval. For me, I can't wait for the Android 2.1 update from Sony Ericsson to come out at the end of this year.
I hope that helps, if your brother can't send picture messages, make sure to unbrand his phone.
Good luck!
According to http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=6571098 the new sony ericsson pc companion will no longer work
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I think that's more along the lines of debranding it from x10i to x10a or vice versa!! just stick to debranding to whatever version you have.. (x10i or x10a)
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I debranded my Rogers X10a (White) to X10a Generic America BR (R1FB001) listed on the esato debranding tutorial. "Automatic Internet Settings" is still disabled on the phone and the manual APN settings for AT&T only helps with data connection but the MMS still doesn't work.
So, wondering if anyone can backup their AT&T APN settings with MMS working using the free app "APN Backup & Restore" and post it here we can all use. I would appreciate if someone can email me the file if they can't post it here. I can PM my email if you can do.
Thanks.
tangsta35 said:
Your brother made an excellent choice by not getting an iPhone or any other at&t smartphone. The advantage of buying an unlocked and/or unbranded phone outside of at&t is that you can utilize the $15 media net ($10 w/ family text) data plan. Since our IMEI number is not registered in the at&t database as a smartphone, we are not required to use at&t's $30 data plans. I had the $10 data plan for years and always bought phones from Canadian networks like Rogers. Lastly, by unbranding your phone, you now have the ability to get updates from Sony Ericsson earlier. Traditionally, updates that are released by the manufacturer have to be approved by the network carrier before final release to the consumer. With an unbranded phone, you get the update without carrier approval. For me, I can't wait for the Android 2.1 update from Sony Ericsson to come out at the end of this year.
I hope that helps, if your brother can't send picture messages, make sure to unbrand his phone.
Good luck!
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Quick question, you said you use non smartphone, data do you get 3G speed? can you post what kind of speed you getting using Speedtest.net app? When I got my x10a I called At&t and they changed my data from iphone to non-smartphone and I didnt get any data at all for some reason. They have to change my data service to a smartphone for me to get 3g service. Thanks
To anyone on the medianet plans with at&t, even if your x10s imei isn't in the database you could be put on a smartphone data plan automatically. I used to work for them (before my job went to Manila without me) and i would get multiple calls each day regarding this. I think they can notice differences in the way data is accessed. Just a heads up for all the at&ters on this forum
Tell AT&T that you changed your phone. They will need your phones IMEI number activated on their side. BTW, make sure you have smartphone data plan if you want the full featured browsing, etc. I don't know if regular data plan works on x10a (mine didn't.. I use to have blackberry which also has 3g/edge but doesn't support full featured browsing, etc.)
Check your phone info service by pressing these buttons in sequence (L = Left, R = Right): L - R - R - L - R - L - L - R
Check Model Info. If it says ( X10a, Generic GLOBAL, Generic ) use the Auto Internet settings in your phone. If it says ( X10a, Canada, Rogers ) use the Sony Ericsson OTA wizard -- (sonyericsson(dot)com/ota/wxhtml/otawizard)
Hope that helps.
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I debranded my Rogers X10a (White) to X10a Generic America BR (R1FB001) listed on the esato debranding tutorial. "Automatic Internet Settings" is still disabled on the phone and the manual APN settings for AT&T only helps with data connection but the MMS still doesn't work.
So, wondering if anyone can backup their AT&T APN settings with MMS working using the free app "APN Backup & Restore" and post it here we can all use. I would appreciate if someone can email me the file if they can't post it here. I can PM my email if you can do.
Thanks.
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I have uploaded a copy of my MMS settings per your request. If you have the chance, head over to X10 development forum, and take a look at the x10 Rooting Guide. I think rooting your phone can also help you debrand it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=711907
Did a search and checked all FAQ's but i cant seem to find anyone with the same problem as me.
Phone keeps telling me i have no network but im getting 2-4 bars of signal. I cant go on the internet, youtube, facebook ect... unless i turn wifi on.
Phone details:
Im rooted and sim unlocked.
Im up in Canada, on the FIDO network
In the mobile network settings, it says EDGE, but i should be getting 3G.
TMO Vibrant SGH-T959
firmware 2.1 -update 1
kernal 2.6.29
Service state says "in service" but mobile network state says "disconnected"
For some reason im on roaming even if im no where near the border.
I have set data roaming to ON to see if internet would work but it didnt.
This is my first android phone and im very new to all the menu's and settings! Any help is appreciated!
Thanks!
TMO Vibrant SGH-T959
Fido
This explains all.
only Wind mobile uses AWS(1700/2100) same as T-mobile.
Their 3G phones don't work with Rogers(Fido)/Bell/Telus.
Ah man no way!!!
So there is nothing i can do to make this work then?
boravr6 said:
Ah man no way!!!
So there is nothing i can do to make this work then?
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Best thing you can do is to switch to wind.
Right now they are giving 150$ porting credit also
Make sure you also have a data package on your line, and change the APN to Fido's settings. You'll at least get the EDGE connection which is better than nothing.
Other option would be to sell the Vibrant and get a Captivate, which has Fido's 3G frequencies.
It should be possible for you to get 3G with FIDO since they use 1900 MHz and the Vibrant has a radio for that frequency
www . engadget.com/2010/08/22/confirmed-galaxy-s-unlock-codes-are-stored-in-your-phone-vibra/
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=762068
Apparently the last two posters haven't been reading much on the forums lately?
Get to your APN settings first
Menu ---> Settings --> Wireless and Network --> Mobile Networks --> Access Point Names. You should see T-Mobile US.
Then hit the Menu button again and select New APN. Enter this info into the respective fields
APN1
Name: fido internet
APN: internet.fido.ca
Username: fido
Password: fido
APN Type: default
(all other fields blank)
Enter everything here, I cannot guarantee this will work, as I do not have AT&T service. But it's more than what you got now. Make sure you go back to that menu and select this APN is the one you want to use.
DO NOT delete the T-Mobile one, as you may need it at a later time.
Hope this helps
Also if you have trouble with MMS: Try these in the messaging settings.
APN2 (for MMS and such)
Name: fido mms
APN: mms.fido.ca
MMSC: http://mms.fido.ca
MMS Proxy: 205.151.011.013
APN Type: mms
(all other fields blank)
Will try all this as soon as i get home!
Thans for keeping my hope alive!!!!
Ill keep everyone posted on how i make out.
I was about to say... its a problem with APN settings, if you have internet service on your plan, then you should be able to go online at least with EDGE... its the same as getting an iphone for tmobile
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I was about to say... its a problem with APN settings, if you have internet service on your plan, then you should be able to go online at least with EDGE... its the same as getting an iphone for tmobile
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you got it!
does the vibrant phone have the capacity to go 3G even if tmobile doesnt offer it?
All 4 SGS seem to have the exact same specs... So if ATT (captivate?) has 3g, the vibrant should be able to get it right?
tmobile does offer 3g, it is just on a different band than the one from ATT, but for what has been going around these past few days, some have been successful using 3g vibrant from tmobile on ATT since there is at least one band that matches, coverage is not as great as with an original att phone, but works. I haven't tried it myself since I don't have an ATT SIM to try it
Where can i find what bands are used? I would like to compare what my fido carrier uses compared to TMO and ATT for 3G network.
AT&T uses 850/1900 for 3G
T-Mobile uses 1700(AWS)/2100
I know wikipedia has the whole list of all the carriers but most Canadian providers use AT&T bands including Rodgers/Fido.
If I remember correctly only Wind uses TMobile bands
You sir.... are a god among men!!!
IT WORKED!!!
Now i need to track down ATT users to find out what they did to get onto the 3G !!!
ty so much 0c3rulez!!! /bow!
oc3rulz said:
Get to your APN settings first
Menu ---> Settings --> Wireless and Network --> Mobile Networks --> Access Point Names. You should see T-Mobile US.
Then hit the Menu button again and select New APN. Enter this info into the respective fields
APN1
Name: fido internet
APN: internet.fido.ca
Username: fido
Password: fido
APN Type: default
(all other fields blank)
Enter everything here, I cannot guarantee this will work, as I do not have AT&T service. But it's more than what you got now. Make sure you go back to that menu and select this APN is the one you want to use.
DO NOT delete the T-Mobile one, as you may need it at a later time.
Hope this helps
Also if you have trouble with MMS: Try these in the messaging settings.
APN2 (for MMS and such)
Name: fido mms
APN: mms.fido.ca
MMSC: http://mms.fido.ca
MMS Proxy: 205.151.011.013
APN Type: mms
(all other fields blank)
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boravr6 said:
You sir.... are a god among men!!!
IT WORKED!!!
Now i need to track down ATT users to find out what they did to get onto the 3G !!!
ty so much 0c3rulez!!! /bow!
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Not a problem at all, glad I could help.
Do you not have 3G on Fido?
*EDIT* I just checked Fido Bands. They are 850/1900 as well. So you are most likely in an area that uses 850(which the Vibrant doesnt have) like AT&T. If you travel around see if 3G pops up in other places.
Usually when im in the basement my iphone doesnt get 3g... but if i lay it flay on my desk and dont touch it... sometimes it will pick it up.
So i took my vibrant out for a drive yesterday just to see if i would pick up 3g and i didnt...... BUT...
Woke up this morning and found the 3g logo on with my phone being on my desk in the basement.... like my iphone!
Good sign! Today im taking the vibrant out as my "daily driver" for the first time (with my simless iphone in my pocket as backup lol)
Ill let you guys know my findings tonight.
I think you totally got it, but just to be clear for others reading this thread, your Vibrant will work some of the time on 3G and some of the time on Edge when using the Fido network.
The Vibrant receives 3 different 3G frequencies: 1700/1900/2100.
Fido uses 2 different 3G frequencies: 850/1900.
Some Fido areas have only 850, some have only 1900, and some have both. If you are in an area that has 1900, then your Vibrant will get 3G. Wind uses 1700/2100, so it better serves your Vibrant.
On the other hand, the Captivate will receive 3G in two different bands: 850/1900. This means that when used on Fido, it will always work in 3G (where available). If it were used on the Wind network, it would always operate on Edge.
Note that all of this requires setting the carrier-appropriate APN, which you have already done for Fido.
^^^
WOW .. that clarifies EVERYTHING! Thanks so much for posting that.
Which also explains why today i saw jumps from 3g to edge ect...
Thanks for the post!
i unlocked the mt4g and i have at&t but i dont get any internet access, how can i get my internet to work on it?
try updating your apn to the att apn's... google can find it for you
you should at least have "E" or edge. you might have to contact at&t and ask them why their horrible service isn't reaching you haha no hard feelings
Try:
settings/wireless and networks/mobile networks/network mode to gsm only, also tick data roaming.
I don't think you will get att 3g or H. If that doesn't help, try the APN settings from att as mentioned above
I just checked the available networks and it lists att as one of them
Yeah but how would I go ahead and edit or add these apn when I cant even find it lol and data roaming would just make my bill be higher lol and I know att is one of the networks I can call and text I just dont get any internet not even E it stays blank
You can call att, google search, look in a att phone. I am a electrician and travel a lot roaming has been ticked on my phones for 3 years and not ONE charge has ever applied(tmobile) Has someone out there been charged? Not being wise just wondering.
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Here I googled it for you.....
Name: AT&T
APN: wap.cingular
Proxy: leave blank
Port: leave blank
Username:[email protected]
Password:CINGULAR1
Server: leave blank
MMSC: http://mmsc.cingular.com
MMS Proxy: wireless.cingular.com
MMS Port: 80
MCC:310
MNC:410 (note. this could also be 310, 41 or 15)
APN Type: leave blank
or look here..... http://androidcommunity.com/forums/f41/my-touch-is-asking-for-apn-settings-for-at-and-t-28322/
yeah i just got it i didnt know how to access the APN settings but i had to touch Acces Point Names lol but it stays on E for edge i had a iphone previous to this phone and i dont know why im getting edge when i was getting 3G. Also is there a way to stream videos from the internet on MT4G? Because i watch a lot of movies from iphonevids.tv (works also for all smart phones and on your laptop/pc) and my friend could stream it from his phone( EPIC 4G & Samsung galaxy s(TMOBILE)).
Your days of 3g went with the Iphone. The networks are not the same and the Mytouch 4g can't use att's 3g (there is a few forums about this too) and maybe not even 4g, correct me if I am wrong on that. I don't stream videos anymore due to the 5GB cap they put on my account and I never tried it on the Mytouch line.
Google is our friend and the search on this website can find you almost anything you need to know and you won't have to wait for a response or get one of the "not so nice guys" trashing you.
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Your days of 3g went with the Iphone. The networks are not the same and the Mytouch 4g can't use att's 3g (there is a few forums about this too) and maybe not even 4g, correct me if I am wrong on that. I don't stream videos anymore due to the 5GB cap they put on my account and I never tried it on the Mytouch line.
Google is our friend and the search on this website can find you almost anything you need to know and you won't have to wait for a response or get one of the "not so nice guys" trashing you.
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yeah i always search but sometimes i dont get what im looking for and what your telling me is that when att rolls out their hspa network in 2011 i wont be able to use it? and this is the last question i will ask is their a way to get the samsung galaxy s video player on the mytouch so i can stream videos from the internet instead of having to download.
Yep, your 3G days are gone on the Death Star network. ATT uses different spectrum and you will only get Edge. Poor choice if you ask me. JMHO.
I was wondering, if I was to order a SIM unlocked Samsung Focus from america (there are a few on ebay) would I have any problems using it in the UK?
As far as I can tell it has the same GSM bands as UK phones, but I am wondering why it wasnt launched in the UK?
I think you will have trouble configure MMS for use with your own network of choice (known issue and seems no solution so far). Also, it may or may not support the 3G frequency depending on which band your carrier uses (Focus only supports 2100Mhz band outside of US).
In UK, you should just order the Ominia 7. Same phone (and looks better than Focus, IMO) sans the SD card slot. But with the amount of trouble of getting any SD card to work reliably with Focus, you might jsut forget about it ever had a SD slot in the first place.
I ordered mine to Norway from ebay. Everything but MMS works perfect, and the MMS issue can be fixed with an app from the Samsung Zone in the Marketplace which allows you to change the settings that at&t have hidden away.
I got the Samsung Focus recently and I'm using it on Vodafone UK. I notice that sometimes despite the phone saying full 3G there's no connection and I have to reboot the phone to get a data connection. Anyone else had this?
I have an unlocked Focus too... for those that have successfully got the 3G to connect - what tarriffs are you on, and how did you get it setup??
Cheers
Samsung Focus in the UK
I have a Samsung Focus from Ebay. I have unlocked the phone from fastgsm which was instant and simple to do.
I have the internet and 3g working fine so far by simply adding the Vodafone APN settings in the menu. I haven;t tried mms messages but don;t really use them anyway but think they should work if you use the samsung app for configuring the phone fromt he store.
Just a quick comment. I can;t get the radio to pickup much. I have changed the region to International but I am still getting a terrible signal although I do get some stations they are quickly lost if you move at all. Any help?
^^ I have the same problem with the radio. Unlocked via FastGSM.
howdy. I've got an unlocked focus on vodafone pay as you go SIM; they can't seem to give me any APN etc settings that allows the internet to work. Do you mind me asking what you've entered into yours??
StephenCurry said:
I have the internet and 3g working fine so far by simply adding the Vodafone APN settings in the menu. I haven;t tried mms messages but don;t really use them anyway but think they should work if you use the samsung app for configuring the phone fromt he store.
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howdy. I've got an unlocked focus on vodafone pay as you go SIM; they can't seem to give me any APN etc settings that allows the internet to work. Do you mind me asking what you've entered into yours??
StephenCurry said:
I have a Samsung Focus from Ebay. I have unlocked the phone from fastgsm which was instant and simple to do.
I have the internet and 3g working fine so far by simply adding the Vodafone APN settings in the menu. I haven;t tried mms messages but don;t really use them anyway but think they should work if you use the samsung app for configuring the phone fromt he store.
Just a quick comment. I can;t get the radio to pickup much. I have changed the region to International but I am still getting a terrible signal although I do get some stations they are quickly lost if you move at all. Any help?
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Please can you provide details of the apn settings that i must enter as the vodafone rep told me to enter some wap rubbish that didn't work. thanks Lee
Hi update to anyone with the same problem on vodafone enter the apn number in settings-cellular. at bottom add/edit apn:
APN wap.vodafone.co.uk
user name wap13
password wap14
hope this helps.
Moto E LTE on sale BestBuy 9.99
enjoy!
wogeboy said:
Moto E LTE on sale BestBuy 9.99
enjoy!
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Is this smartphone root-able to use with any 3-rd party cellphone provider?
2habibie said:
Is this smartphone root-able to use with any 3-rd party cellphone provider?
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If it's Verizon, then no.
wogeboy said:
Moto E LTE on sale BestBuy 9.99
enjoy!
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fendaris said:
If it's Verizon, then no.
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Thank you.
2habibie said:
Thank you.
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Not rootable- but you don't need root to use this phone with other gsm providers. See other threads.
and in my coutry its still for over 100$ without 5.1 update
motorola is realy retarded
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Is this smartphone root-able to use with any 3-rd party cellphone provider?
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iks8 said:
and in my coutry its still for over 100$ without 5.1 update
motorola is realy retarded
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I thought I read somewhere they're pretty much abandoning it.
iks8 said:
And in my coutry it's still for over 100$ without 5.1 update
Motorola is really retarded
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This was part of a Black Friday deal, therefore it has nothing to do with the pricing in other countries. Amazon even had a 50" TV for $149 and there were many other deals...
yea, it's the bestbuy black friday $9.99 deal. It's even cheaper than usb or mp3 player. BEST DEAL
You can use it as backup phone or mp3 player.
Any way to get rid of Verizon activation that pops up every reboot?
This is for certain type of Best Buy customers.. requires some type of special account i heard.
I'm trying to bypass now. Wish me luck (getting on a regular Verizon account)
I managed to buy a couple of these for the Family plan on T-Mobile. I should receive them in a few days, so I'm doing my research now I've read the thread on switching the phone to GSM. Here's the plan so far. Any feedback is welcome:
- Put in Tmo sim and microSD
- Switch to GSM
- Subscribe to TMo Family plan (over internet or call in?)
- After activation, turn off update to 5.1 (do I need band 12 in southern CA? If not, any problems with updating to 5.1 ota?)
- Remove Verizon apps
Did I miss anything?
saidiadude said:
I managed to buy a couple of these for the Family plan on T-Mobile. I should receive them in a few days, so I'm doing my research now I've read the thread on switching the phone to GSM. Here's the plan so far. Any feedback is welcome:
- Put in Tmo sim and microSD
- Switch to GSM
- Subscribe to TMo Family plan (over internet or call in?)
- After activation, turn off update to 5.1 (do I need band 12 in southern CA? If not, any problems with updating to 5.1 ota?)
- Remove Verizon apps
Did I miss anything?
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I recently switched two of these over to T-Mobile's family plan, and it isn't as easy as you might expect, although still very manageable.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-e-2015/general/how-to-verizon-moto-e-2015-gsm-network-t3098953
This thread was incredibly useful, the green instructions are what you'll likely need to follow. Make sure you have adb on your computer beforehand. Once you finish with that process, you will need to enter in your T-Mobile APN.
Name: T-Mobile
APN: fast.t-mobile.com
Proxy: <Leave in Blank>
Port: <Leave in Blank>
Username: <Leave in Blank>
Password: <Leave in Blank>
Server: <Leave in Blank>
MMSC: mms.msg.eng.t-mobile.com/mms/wapenc
MMS proxy: <Leave in Blank>
MMS port: <Leave in Blank>
MCC: 310
MNC: 260
Authentication type: <Leave in Blank>
APN type: default,supl,mms
APN Protocol: IPv6 (Not sure if you need to change this, but I did)
APN roaming Protocol: IPv4
Bearer: Unspecified
MVNO type: None
MVNO value: Not set
After this, I ran into an issue with the network connection flickering. I'd have 4G LTE for a second, then no signal, back and forth. To solve this, I followed these instructions:
thisisthedroid said:
I'll elaborate and include what to do to get it to work with T-mobile mvno:
Download the Network app from the store.
Tap the square button on the bottom right of the phone to bring up all recent apps, and clear away everything.
Go to settings -> more -> cellular networks. Notice "Preferred network type" is on lte/cdma. Leave this screen alone.
Tap the circle button at the bottom of the phone to get to the home page.
Open the Network app.
Near the bottom you can "Set preferred network type." It'll be set on lte/cdma.
Below that, there's "turn off radio".
Turn off the radio, and then change the preferred network type to lte/gsm.
Tap the square button to bring up the recent apps, and tap the "cellular networks" screen that you were on earlier.
See if "Preferred network type" has changed to "global". If it has, then the following steps will work. If it hasn't, then skip to the bottom.
Tap the square button and go back to the Network app. Turn on the radio.
Quickly tap the square button and go back to the cellular networks screen.
When "4G LTE" shows up in the notification area, quickly tap "global" and you'll have the choice of 4G, 3G, 2G. Hurry and tap 4G before "4G LTE" disappears.
Now you've got 4GLte, and you'll just need to add an apn as well as select your network operator.
4G still works for me after a reboot. I'm on Consumer Cellular (T-mobile mvno), if it matters. I'm sending/receiving texts and calls, and data works.
If it doesn't say "global", then go back to the Network app, pick some other preferred network type, like lte/gsm/cdma, and try this again.
To get "global," you'll need some combination of turning the radio on and off, and picking lte/gsm or lte/gsm/cdma.
Maybe turn off the radio, pick lte/gsm, turn on the radio, THEN "global" shows up. I don't remember exactly.
Maybe pick a random preferred network, turn the radio on and off, and then go back and pick lte/gsm and look for "global".
But I do remember doing this process randomly dozens of times and whenever "cellular networks" said "lte/cdma" there never was a choice of 4g, 3g, 2g.
However, three times I managed to get "global" to show up, and each time I tapped on it the popup gave me the three "G" choices.
The third time I got "global" to show up, I managed to tap 4G fast enough, and it's been smooth sailing ever since.
One minor annoyance now though: whenever I restart the phone, I get a notification that the sim is not a Verizon one.
Thanks, lostnyc! Good luck everybody!
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This took a little while to work, but ended up fixing the issue. You might have to fiddle with networks a good deal, but it will eventually work.
Or maybe you can bypass most of the challenge I had here and get lucky. Let me know if you need any help, I'd love give any assistance I can.
Thanks for the quick reply Mouse_exe. Did you upgrade to 5.1? Any issues with the upgrade, specifically related to using band 12?
xpmule said:
This is for certain type of Best Buy customers.. requires some type of special account i heard.
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That was during the early access or whatever BB calls it. I don't have their membership & was able to buy 2 of these.
saidiadude said:
Thanks for the quick reply Mouse_exe. Did you upgrade to 5.1? Any issues with the upgrade, specifically related to using band 12?
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I believe the device comes with 5.1 already, at least both of mine did.
The main issues were just connection based, but those were fixed with the method I mentioned. The one device didn't update the play store, so it was crashing. I just downloaded an updated version from a Google search to fix that.
The device has bands 2 and 4, no band 12. Works well overall, but you're not going to be getting the reception of band 12. :/ Still though, great phone for 10 bucks.
EDIT: Bands 2 and 4 are very common, you shouldn't need band 12 in the phone to get signal.
You don't need any special account, just buy it instore or online on blackfriday.
Bought 3, using on on T-Mobile and it works fine. Also managed to swap in a post-paid Verizon SIM into one of them and it works fine.
NOTE: REMOVE VERIZON PREPAID SIM BEFORE YOU EVEN POWER IT ON
<<One minor annoyance now though: whenever I restart the phone, I get a notification that the sim is not a Verizon one.
Thanks, lostnyc! Good luck everybody!>>
Not sure if this helps , but saw this in another thread/post:
Originally Posted by inneyeseakay
Obviously can't use TIBU to disable apps because we don't have root... HOWEVER, I found that the debloater.exe works wonders for disabling apps (disable com.motorola.setupwizard.xxxxx to get rid of SIM NOT FROM VERIZON warning)
UPDATE!!!
DISABLED vzwAPNpermissions.apk & vzwAPNservice.apk and was able to change sims without having to redo the settings in ADB!!
Also, the phone automatically found my APN settings on different SIM cards after doing this!!