Hi All,
Got a GS4 i9505 originally locked to Vodafone, had to downgrade modem firmware to unlock to all networks - put in a Three sim - gives me signal but for emergency calls only - No data, no texts and no calls.
upgraded the modem firmware again - no change.
But a stock rom on - No change
Rooted and put a custom rom on - no change.
Tried a different sim (EE) and doesnt give any signal.
Everything now points to the IMEI being blocked right - Nope, checked that and its not blocked.
So im stuck, any ideas?
Thanks all
Where did you get the phone from? New or used? What firmware where you on and what are you on now?
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OP, what country are you in?
The reason I ask is there is no such thing as three in Australia any more, it was closed down on the 31st august.
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Having the same issue here. I have tried everything possible but for putting any other ROM on as i will be asking for a full refund if it persists
wizkid005 said:
Hi All,
Got a GS4 i9505 originally locked to Vodafone, had to downgrade modem firmware to unlock to all networks - put in a Three sim - gives me signal but for emergency calls only - No data, no texts and no calls.
upgraded the modem firmware again - no change.
But a stock rom on - No change
Rooted and put a custom rom on - no change.
Tried a different sim (EE) and doesnt give any signal.
Everything now points to the IMEI being blocked right - Nope, checked that and its not blocked.
So im stuck, any ideas?
Thanks all
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modem problems...
u need to visit Service Center :sly:
Send my E-960/S4 LTE/N2 GSM and /Galaxy Y to xda
Thanks for the replies.
The phone is second hand - apparently it was "unlocked" for 3 when i got it - even though it had a Vodafone bloatware rom on it.
Im from UK - :/ but thanks for the suggestion.
Its on 4.2.2 - stock rom - it was on a custom rom (not sure what though)
When you say Modem, do you mean the hardware or software?
If it is the modem, how would the 3 sim get signal but an EE sim wont?
Thanks
Hi everybody,
For a while I was using the SHV-E250L under custom firmware without problem.
Now, I moved to China and I must use my mobile with stock firmware (company policy). However, since I came changed to stock firmware / unroot, the connection to the network is random:
-Somtimes working well
-But most of time i got the messages "impossible to register to the network" or "registration unauthorized"... asking me to call a customer service in Korea. It's like the mobile is using roaming, just because the phone is Korean (but I'm in China with China SIM !)
I don't know if some users of this variant already faced these issues.
I was thinking, if I change the CSC number to China, and reset the firmware via Kies it would be better, but I'm not sure that it's possible.
If anyboby have any idea.
thank you by advance.
Hello all
I got my N9005 from UAE from a "Souq.com" website apparently with no warranty, my problem was that frequently the mobile give me "Not register on network" needing to search for a network once or even for 3 or 4 times to work this happened in UAE and when I traveled back to Egypt on two network operators, this issue happened alot on Stock Android 4.3, I read that issue been fixed on Kitkat, so I've wiped all data and flashed Polish 4.4 Stock rom
The problem keep occurring with lower rate but still there
once thing I heard that these handsets "European models by the way" been locked and unlocked by this website
I found that the imei from *#06# mismatches the imei on the back of the phone
So what should I do for those two issues?
M_HaFeZ said:
Hello all
I got my N9005 from UAE from a "Souq.com" website apparently with no warranty, my problem was that frequently the mobile give me "Not register on network" needing to search for a network once or even for 3 or 4 times to work this happened in UAE and when I traveled back to Egypt on two network operators, this issue happened alot on Stock Android 4.3, I read that issue been fixed on Kitkat, so I've wiped all data and flashed Polish 4.4 Stock rom
The problem keep occurring with lower rate but still there
once thing I heard that these handsets "European models by the way" been locked and unlocked by this website
I found that the imei from *#06# mismatches the imei on the back of the phone
So what should I do for those two issues?
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Maybe its a refurbihsed device with a new motherboard and thus a new IMEI number than printed on the box.
gee2012 said:
Maybe its a refurbihsed device with a new motherboard and thus a new IMEI number than printed on the box.
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maybe it is, how can you check your imei is refurbished or brand new?
and what about the not registered on network issue?
any ideas?
Look for and install Phone Info on Play and run the refurbishment check in settings.
gee2012 said:
Look for and install Phone Info on Play and run the refurbishment check in settings.
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is that a code like the *#06#?
M_HaFeZ said:
is that a code like the *#06#?
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No, its in the Phone Info app in the settings menu.
For the connection problem it would help if you flashed the correct stock rom with Odin for your country/region from here www.sammobile.com/firmwares/2/. Though there are no roms for the Middle East because the N9005 isn`t beeing sold there.
M_HaFeZ said:
maybe it is, how can you check your imei is refurbished or brand new?
and what about the not registered on network issue?
any ideas?
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Here is Phone INFO ★Samsung★ app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.vndnguyen.phoneinfo
Regarding not-registered issue, it may be due to your bad SIM card, not always the phone's problem.
You can try to put the SIM card into another phone and see if the problem still persists?
And put another 'good' SIM card to your Note 3 and see if the problem happens?
gee2012 said:
No, its in the Phone Info app in the settings menu.
For the connection problem it would help if you flashed the correct stock rom with Odin for your country/region from here www.sammobile.com/firmwares/2/. Though there are no roms for the Middle East because the N9005 isn`t beeing sold there.
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I've used Phone INFO ★Samsung★ application
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.vndnguyen.phoneinfo
it said the mobile seem to be refurbished
in the Settings --> about device ---> status
nothing tell if the handset is refurbished
for the ROM it is a polish one (the first to have an official Kitkat update)
the phone is not rooted
vndnguyen said:
Here is Phone INFO ★Samsung★ app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.vndnguyen.phoneinfo
Regarding not-registered issue, it may be due to your bad SIM card, not always the phone's problem.
You can try to put the SIM card into another phone and see if the problem still persists?
And put another 'good' SIM card to your Note 3 and see if the problem happens?
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I've already tried this app and it said seem as refurbished
I've tried three different SIM from three operators
they worked perfectly on other handsets
M_HaFeZ said:
Hello all
I got my N9005 from UAE from a "Souq.com" website apparently with no warranty, my problem was that frequently the mobile give me "Not register on network" needing to search for a network once or even for 3 or 4 times to work this happened in UAE and when I traveled back to Egypt on two network operators, this issue happened alot on Stock Android 4.3, I read that issue been fixed on Kitkat, so I've wiped all data and flashed Polish 4.4 Stock rom
The problem keep occurring with lower rate but still there
once thing I heard that these handsets "European models by the way" been locked and unlocked by this website
I found that the imei from *#06# mismatches the imei on the back of the phone
So what should I do for those two issues?
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Below link is for your problems solution,Good Luck
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2639341
Hi Everyone,
I am using Samsung SM-N9005 LTE International Unlock version and the problem i am facing from last week is "Not registered on network" even though i can see the 2 signal bars.
As currently i am in India and Could not found any CSC for the current country to change with this Model.
sometime i am able to connect with the local service provider but the signal is 1-2 bars only.
Please help me to resolve the issue .
Thanks
not an expert!
rakesh9f said:
Hi Everyone,
I am using Samsung SM-N9005 LTE International Unlock version and the problem i am facing from last week is "Not registered on network" even though i can see the 2 signal bars.
As currently i am in India and Could not found any CSC for the current country to change with this Model.
sometime i am able to connect with the local service provider but the signal is 1-2 bars only.
Please help me to resolve the issue .
Thanks
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I've been using my N9005 in India for nearly 2 years, it was bought in UK.
Whenever I flash AryaMod ROM, I select UK CSC only. But its working without any issue here.
You can find CSC using few apps
nijom said:
I've been using my N9005 in India for nearly 2 years, it was bought in UK.
Whenever I flash AryaMod ROM, I select UK CSC only. But its working without any issue here.
You can find CSC using few apps
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Hi Nijom,
its very strange, i bought the same from Thailand and it was working perfectly fine in Mumbai but dont know what went wrong all of the sudden. below are the detail of my device and firmware.
AP : N9005DXUGBOK1
CP : N9005DXUGBOA3
CSC : N9005OLBGBOK1
I've searched the forums and no one seems to have an exact FIX for my issue. So I have a Galaxy Note 3 N9005 32GB black version, the phone works well in 3G, never had an issue with it but now my network provider recently upgraded their plan and offers 4G internet but my phone doesn't want to connect. The provider offers 4G through BAND 1 2100MHz and Note 3 N9005 does have that band but it doesn't want to connect. It only works on 3G and when I enable Mobile Data it says H+! Not once has it connected to 4G!
I wanna mention that my friend has the exact same N9005 phone and his phone works on 4G all the time. Both of us have the same contract with the same network provider!
The only difference between our phones is the CSC region, we have different CSC. MY SIM card works in 4G on his Note 3 and his sim card doesn't work on 4G on my phone. (we exchanged the SIM cards for testing). So the problem is from my phone not from the SIM card. My phone is also original, its not a Chinese clone! Its confirmed with "Samsung Phone Info" app from Play Store.
Here's a few things I already did that some of you may be inclined to recommend to me:
1 - My APN is correctly set
2 - I am on official stock Android Lollipop 5.0 latest version and the phone is not rooted
3 - I already did a factory reset + wipe cache partition
4 - I saw others suggesting that people may not be in the range of a 4G tower! Not the case! Like I said, I switched the SIM cards with my friend on a public bench, out in the open, not even behind walls. Of course and his phone connects to 4G with his SIM card and also with MY SIM card while my phone doesn't connect to 4G with neither of these SIM cards.
5 - In Mobile Networks > Network Mode, my phone is of course already set on 4G/3G/2G (auto connect) and by the way, my friend's Note 3 says LTE/WCDMA/GSM (auto connect) instead of 4G/3G/2G with the same language set on both phones. Why?? I know its the same thing and I know 4G stands for LTE and 3G for WCDMA but why does it appear differently on these phones?
6 - I already went to Service Mode via *#0011# and manually selected BAND 1 LTE, it says "no service" or "emergency calls only" if I do that so I switched back to "Automatic"
So what the heck is going on? This phone is giving me headaches! I'm close to smashing my phone! After this I sweared to my self this is the last Samsung phone I ever buy. Probably I will be switching to Asus or Lenovo in the future. Or any other phone that does NOT have this CSC BS! This CSC thing is a complete rip-off!
Im thinking that the problem could be my CSC perhaps?? My friend's Note 3 N9005 has a COA CSC (Cosmote Romania) and I have a XEF CSC (Unbranded France). Both phones are factory unlocked and work in all networks. They are not branded by any phone maker! His COA CSC is unbranded. Yes it belongs to a phone retailer but that retailer doesn't brand their phones, no bloatware, no SIM lock. If you buy a phone from Cosmote (with COA CSC) it works in all networks, unlike Vodafone or Orange who lock their phones and brand them.
What should I do? Should I attempt to change my CSC? If so, how? My phone warranty has expired a long time ago, so I shouldn't care that much about triggering Knox though not triggering it would be preferred.
Which path should I pursue? Should I simply use ODIN and flash a STOCK COA CSC (Cosmote Romania) or STOCK ROM CSC (Unbranded Romania) from SamMobile.com with the latest version of Lollipop? Would this trigger Knox? Will it affect my all networks unlocked status? I mean, I won't have to unlock it after that, right???
OR should I ROOT my phone, change CSC, then UNROOT? If so do you know of any method to root Lollipop 5.0 without triggering Knox?
What do you guys think? Whats the problem with my phone? Why doesn't it work on 4G? Because of CSC? Or is it something else?
Thanks!
The best way to confirm the model # would be to boot into Odin mode and look there.
audit13 said:
The best way to confirm the model # would be to boot into Odin mode and look there.
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What do you mean? Can you be more specific? I already told you my model number, its N9005!! Do you want a screenshot?
Dear OP, have you tried the other Samsung secret code? *#2263# then program it to accept LTE only.
That's the only foolproof way to get the Note to connect to LTE. In my country I only get 2-3 of the 5 LTE bars, so the Note wouldn't automatically connect to LTE or immediately stoop down to 3G through the settings. That specific secret code and setting is LITERALLY THE ONLY WAY TO GET MY NOTE 3 TO CONNECT TO LTE IN MY EXPERIENCE.
If that still doesn't get your phone to run LTE, either your carrier is whack or your phone is, and no amount of Cyanogenmod can fix it because your hardware modem inside the phone might be whack and you can't really do anything if that's the case...
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Odeira.Oloap said:
Dear OP, have you tried the other Samsung secret code? *#2263# then program it to accept LTE only.
That's the only foolproof way to get the Note to connect to LTE. In my country I only get 2-3 of the 5 LTE bars, so the Note wouldn't automatically connect to LTE or immediately stoop down to 3G through the settings. That specific secret code and setting is LITERALLY THE ONLY WAY TO GET MY NOTE 3 TO CONNECT TO LTE IN MY EXPERIENCE.
If that still doesn't get your phone to run LTE, either your carrier is whack or your phone is, and no amount of Cyanogenmod can fix it because your hardware modem inside the phone might be whack and you can't really do anything if that's the case...
Sent from my Galaxy Note 3 using XDA Labs
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I have already explained that there is nothing wrong with my carrier because I switched my SIM card with my friend's phone who has exactly the same N9005 model and it perfectly works on 4G on his phone. The only difference I could find in our phones is the CSC.
As for the other suggestion you sent me, I already said that I've been to SERVICE MODE. The code you've given me does nothing on my phone but as I can see from your screenshots, it gets you to SERVICE MODE. I've already been there through *#0011# switched to LTE/GSM only or LTE/WCMA only and I've explained that it still doesn't do anything.
Can someone please answer me this? Would it help if I change the CSC? Could this be the problem I'm having???
It may help if your CSC is changed it can do no harm .
JJEgan said:
It may help if your CSC is changed it can do no harm .
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Ok, thanks! So how do I do this?
My phone warranty has expired a long time ago, so I shouldn't care that much about triggering Knox though NOT triggering it would be preferred.
As far as I know there are 2 methods to change the CSC. So how should I do it?
Should I simply use ODIN and flash a STOCK COA CSC (Cosmote Romania) or STOCK ROM CSC (Unbranded Romania) from SamMobile.com with the latest version of Lollipop? Would this trigger Knox? Will it affect my all networks unlocked status? I mean, I won't have to unlock it after that, right???
OR should I ROOT my phone, change CSC, then UNROOT? If so do you know of any method to root Lollipop 5.0 without triggering Knox?
Thanks
Booting into download mode will confirm the model #. Looking under the ROM's settings is not guaranteed to display the proper model #.
Both phones are running the same ROM, bootloader, and modem?
audit13 said:
Booting into download mode will confirm the model #. Looking under the ROM's settings is not guaranteed to display the proper model #.
Both phones are running the same ROM, bootloader, and modem?
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Yes confirmed, same model, same baseband, same everything. The only thing different is the CSC. So whats next?
Did you try changing the csc by dialling *#272*enter IMEI#? Not sure if this method will work for your model of note 3.
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Did you try changing the csc by dialling *#272*enter IMEI#? Not sure if this method will work for your model of note 3.
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No I haven't I'm trying now. Wow if this works Im gonna buy you a beer!
It doesn't work! just my luck! I entered this code: *#272*IMEI-number# and pressed call button, it says "Connection problem or invalid MMI code."
I just tried it on my Note 2 and S4 and it works. Maybe the phone is not running a multi-csc stock ROM?
I don't have a note 3 to try.
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I just tried it on my Note 2 and S4 and it works. Maybe the phone is not running a multi-csc stock ROM?
I don't have a note 3 to try.
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Perhaps the code you gave me only works on older version of Android such as KitKat or whatever you have on Note 2... anyway Im using Samsung Phone Info app from Play Store and my CSC is XEF and under Available CSC Codes there is a bunch of CSC codes. Here I've made a sccreenshot:
From as far as I know there are only 2 ways to change the CSC: root or flash a different stock ROM
Yes, the note 2 has kit kat but the s4 is running stock lollipop.
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Yes, the note 2 has kit kat but the s4 is running stock lollipop.
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Well unfortunately the code doesn't work on my phone. Anyway if you know for a fact, could you tell me this? Is it safe to reflash another STOCK rom from sammobile? Will it affect my phone in any way?
Thanks
Yes, it is safe to flash stock ROMs from sammobile.com.
I just flashed a local stock ROM and guess what, when I go to Phone Info app it still shows the same CSC! I still have XEF CSC, how can this be? Why hasn't the CSC change?
After flashing the stock rom, did you try the csc code I mentioned? Same thing happens when I flash a Rogers carrier rom over a Telus carrier rom. Once I select telus as the carrier from the csc menu, the Rogers app will disappear and the Telus app appears.
Ok after further researching I found a lot of interesting stuff so I'm gonna write it all down for other people who may need it in the future.
1 - If you have a multi-CSC phone and you flash a different CSC but which is in your "Available CSC" list but which you cannot choose or change without root, your CSC will NOT change. For example: I have flashed ROM CSC (Open Romania) on my XEF CSC (Open France) and guess what after the flash was successful and all, the CSC didn't change! It was still on XEF because ROM was in my "available list".
2 - If you try to flash a different CSC which is NOT in your list, then Odin will FAIL and softly brick your phone. For example: I got my phone bricked, trying to flash 2 CSCs which are not in my "available list": COA (Cosmote Romania) and DBT (Open Germany). In order to fix this issue all you have to do is to reflash YOUR OWN CSC, in my case it was XEF. Or you can even flash one of those CSC which are "available" or compatible so to say, such as "ROM" for example.
This is the firmware I currently have on my phone:
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/61565/N9005XXUGBOK6_N9005OXXGBOJ2_XEF/
These are the two firmwares I tried to flash on my phone, hoping to replace XEF with:
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/63441/N9005XXUGBOK6_N9005COAGBOK1_COA/
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/61464/N9005XXUGBOK6_N9005DBTGBOI1_DBT/
BOTH FAILED in Odin!
There are ONLY 2 ways to change the CSC on newer Samsung phones. Most guides online are based on KitKat 4.4 or older guides but for 5.0 Lollipop or even NEWER there are ONLY 2 ways to change your CSC:
1 - Root your phone and change the CSC. There are plenty of guides on how to do that online.
2 - You can avoid rooting your phone and use Odin instead, BUT accompanied by your stock firmware, you will also have to find and use a PIT file because Samsung as of 5.0 Lollipop uses different partitions for all the different regions. HOWEVER messing with PIT files is super risky and it can permanently brick your phone so its just better to root your phone instead! Dont waste your time trying to flash different regions/csc which is not in your available csc list, it won't work!
What can I say? Samsung is trying hard to block their users from changing their CSC... Why? They prefer their users buy new phones. Its pure greed yes but its what it is... For me, this was the last Samsung phone I ever buy. Im truly disappointed.