Can the Bravo be used like an iPod without a sim card? Or with a deactivated or unactivated sim card?
I don't see why not. You just won't have service.
Shouko said:
Can the Bravo be used like an iPod without a sim card? Or with a deactivated or unactivated sim card?
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You may have problems. I don't have an unactivated SIM, but when I boot mine up with no SIM, I have to log in to my MotoBlur account. With no SIM, it can't get a radio signal, so it won't let me log in.
I can't get on Wifi where I am, so I don't know if that will work.
I am not sure how it would work if you tried to start from scratch with no radio, if it will let you skip creating a Blur login or not...
You can get through motoblur setup with wifi or you can skip it by bringing up the keyboard and and type: eebluroffee. (I think that is what it is)
Just got the Bravo. Without a sim, it would only let me make emergency calls. It does not even go through Motoblur setup. And I could not find a way to bring up the keyboard. I dug up a deactivated sim. Motoblur setup comes up and I registered through wifi. After that I removed the sim, and I can now use it use it as a media player.
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My friend got a T-Mobile myTouch 3G from USA. They said to him that the phone is unlocked, and he still has a code recieved from T-Mobile. But, whenever the phone is switched on, there is no signal, and it asks me to input google account. Is there anyway to bypass it just to get in Android?
If another code is needed for buying, that's not a problem, but we just want to make the phone works.
thanks in advance!
are you talking about SIM LOCK?? if its still locked, put the NEW SIM card into the phone (not the t-mobile card). That will enable you to enter the UNLCOK code, which you will have to purchase elsewhere (look on ebay, i buy mine there)
Now the Google account is straightforward, come on everyone has a Google or Gmail account. When you turn the phone on and that Google account screen appears, hit MENU and WIRELESS SETTINGS will appear. Now connect to a WiFi network and log into you Gmail account.
If you dont goto Google NOW and get a account. Also make sure you post this in the GENERAL section or Q/A section, this is for ROMs and DEVs
No mate, you didn't understand me. His friend overseas got that phone, and sent it to him here in Serbia. Phone came in original T-Mobile pack, without the T-Mobile SIM card. He also got an unlock code from T-Mobile which he still has written on a piece of paper. But, when we enter any other SIM card (Telenor Serbia, VIP Serbia), we don't have signal, and we can't get through first screen which asks you for Google account. Since we don't have signal, we cannot use 3G/Edge data, and there is no way to use wireless (you cannot choose it).
So to be more clear, you power up the phone, there is emergency call button and change language button and Android logo. You click on Android, it asks you for Google account, but you cannot use wireless (and there is no signal to use data services)
So, the thing is, I posted it into Dev section so someone can say me if I can maybe flash some ROM onto it and disable this startup screen.
Thanks for your help anyway!
Did you press Menu at screen with google account? If your T-Mobile has Android 1.6 - there is options to setup wireless connection
Didn't think of that, thanks a million times!
There I cou'dve choose network and setup my APN, so after that everything worked
Thanks once again!
Please I do not know where to post this question for help, but since this is the ROM I am using, I figured I should ask here first.
OK here is my scenario: I had an old sim card I Was using frokm a Company that was later bought by T-mobile. Some of my contacts stayed on the SIM, and I wanted to have them synced with the google contacts so I could get them all together. So I put the old deactivated SIM card back in my old mytouch and imported the contacts into my google account, and then put the New Sim card into the mytouch to get data sync , and get the contacts onto the server. For some odd reason, I put the old SIM into my HD2 (7), and now the phone is deactivated and asking me for the Activation code.
Mind you, this does nto scare me because I have my activation code. What scares me is that my emails are gone, text are all gone,, and most things are greyed out.
Is this a Security Feature by Windows Phone 7? If so, how do I recover my texts especially back? There business documents, contacts, all that gone.
PLEASE PLEASE HELP.
Put the card you used to set up WP7 back into the phone and all should be well. WP7 uses the card as core RAM and does not distinguish between card and phone storage. If I understand you correctly, you have effectively taken away a big chunk of the phone's OS and replaced it with an empty (for the purposes of WP7) card.
Reactivate the phone and maybe you will be fine. I guess this is an anti theft feature of WP7. Go to your live account on your PC and check the status of the phone.
Gustopher said:
Put the card you used to set up WP7 back into the phone and all should be well. WP7 uses the card as core RAM and does not distinguish between card and phone storage. If I understand you correctly, you have effectively taken away a big chunk of the phone's OS and replaced it with an empty (for the purposes of WP7) card.
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I did not mes with the SD Card. It is the SIM Card that I messed with.
TheOnly1 said:
Reactivate the phone and maybe you will be fine. I guess this is an anti theft feature of WP7. Go to your live account on your PC and check the status of the phone.
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I would have thought that should work, and that it how it should be, but NO. The phone wiped out everything. Including my Music. This is a feature that is badly implemented. What if someone has 2 SIM cards and they travel out of the country and want to switch sims? So, it just wipes out all their Data?
I am so sad at this point I don't know how to feel. None of those texts were even backed up anywhere, including my created documents.
well that's odd, I have two sim cards from a different provider that I swap quite frequently and they work just fine
Just tested a SIM swap and it works on my HD2 too. Seems your problem is different.
Just wondering if anyone knows how I might disable the motoblur sim lock when I change the sim cards in my phone (or at least the requirement to connect to the internet to check the password).
I originally started out with the Australian Optus 2.2 ROM, which allowed me to change SIMs when I went overseas without having to connect and check the password (though I did have to enter it). I'm now running the Brazil 2.3.6 Retail ROM (which is MUCH MUCH MUCH better than the old 2.2 version, and seemingly faster and smoother than the community ROMs I've tried). That said, I'm now having issues when I go overseas...
I've just had to use another phone to activate a prepaid simcard and get an internet connection working while I'm on holidays overseas in order to use my own phone. I could have done this perfectly well on my own phone, but it locked me out ("sim card removed or changed") until I could connect to the internet on it. I'm looking to avoid this situation in future as I won't always have a spare phone and/or the ability to get a reasonably priced data plan. Is there any way to disable this "feature" of Motoblur?
For anyone who's wondering, the issue comes about as many prepaid cards are bought empty, and then require a call to activate, load with credit, set up a data plan on etc. Can't do this when the phone is refusing to allow you to do anything until you connect to the internet and reactivate the phone...
Yesterday I upgraded to a gs3 which came with a micro sim. I wanted to see if I could keep my old phone as a backup. Would the lte micro sim work in my non-lte full-sized-sim captivate/gs1?
After 3 trys i managed to properly align the micro sim in the full sized sim slot and it worked. But then the weird part. Without powering down the phone I plucked out the sim (possible because the micro sim is so small). To my surprise the phone did not give any error and both data and voice calls continued to work without a sim actually in the phone.
How was that possible? Further, what would have happened if I had booted up my new phone with the sim card that my old phone still thought it was using (I was too afraid to try)? Would both phones continue to work? Would they both ring when someone calls?
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any sim should work as long as its activated and its the same size.
and no they both wont work, the phone that has no sim will show "no sim" upon reboot
ovoxo said:
any sim should work as long as its activated and its the same size.
and no they both wont work, the phone that has no sim will show "no sim" upon reboot
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Perhaps I was not clear. I removed the sim without turning the phone off and it continued to work. I know it should not, but it does. That is what I am asking, how is that possible? Does the phone only check for a sim when it boots, and from then on the sim is not needed?
Then what would happen if I boot up phone #2 while phone #1 still thinks that the sim card is in it.
I'm interested, try it and let us know what happens.
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Perhaps I was not clear. I removed the sim without turning the phone off and it continued to work. I know it should not, but it does. That is what I am asking, how is that possible? Does the phone only check for a sim when it boots, and from then on the sim is not needed?
Then what would happen if I boot up phone #2 while phone #1 still thinks that the sim card is in it.
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I'm not an expert, but I think all the SIM provides is a string of numbers that identifies the phone with a phone number. This is most likely cached in the device while it is on and it might not need the SIM card after it has already gotten the information. This might not pertain to all phones, maybe the Galaxy S3 was programmed slightly differently.
If you power down the phone and restart without the SIM, the phone will most likely ask you for a SIM.
It is an S1/Captivate that is working without a sim. And yes, when I reboot the phone it stops working. I'm not brave enough to try both phones at the same time. That seems like something that the phone company would notice.
I tried removing the SIM from my captivate while it was running, and for a short time it still showed signal. Soon after I got a message asking to put in a SIM and restart. I don't have an LTE SIM or microSIM to test with, but it doesn't seem likely that the cappy will continue to work without one. Or at least without starting with a regular SIM.
cypho said:
Perhaps I was not clear. I removed the sim without turning the phone off and it continued to work. I know it should not, but it does. That is what I am asking, how is that possible? Does the phone only check for a sim when it boots, and from then on the sim is not needed?
Then what would happen if I boot up phone #2 while phone #1 still thinks that the sim card is in it.
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i Know that this is an old thread but i just wanted to say that with some networks, you can take the sim out and still use the phone locally. they only use the sim for international or roaming outside the country. thats what i got from Sprint before. i dont know about other networks
Pease cany any body tell me who can download apps frpm this software
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So I am coming from a Nexus 5 and I am on T-Mobile, what do I need to do to get a nano SIM card. My phone comes today
Sorry this should be in the Q and A section. Please move
You can either cut your SIM card into a nano sim card. Find a template online
Or use a sim cutter, or go to your local carrier store and ask for a new SIM (they may charge you).
My T-Mobile stores here have been good about not charging for them. But some may...
zephiK said:
You can either cut your SIM card into a nano sim card. Find a template online
Or use a sim cutter, or go to your local carrier store and ask for a new SIM (they may charge you).
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So the only difference is less plastic??? Seems this may be the easiest way.
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If I do get a new SIM, how do I transfer all of my info from my old one? Will T-Mobile do that for me?
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If I do get a new SIM, how do I transfer all of my info from my old one? Will T-Mobile do that for me?
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Realistically you should not have any data on your sim. Newer smartphones now utilize the cloud for storing contacts and the like. If you have not done so already I suggest you start using gmail and transfer your contacts from the sim card. Thay way once you receive your new phone, insert the sim, turn the device on and add your gmail account to your new phone, your contacts will automatically appear on the new device.
you can find step by step instructions here or google to get more: https://support.google.com/nexus/answer/4416038?hl=en
When I started my 6p, it asked if I wanted to transfer settings from older phone. Said yes and it transferred basic google account info from the Nexus 5 to 6p. Once that was done, I used wifi at that point to complete setup, where OS updated and apps were restored (assuming you had set that option on the google account to backup/restore app data). Later I installed the tmobile sim and did a 'change sim' on my phone on tmobile web site for my account. Some apps still needed to be configured though.
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If I do get a new SIM, how do I transfer all of my info from my old one? Will T-Mobile do that for me?
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www.t-mobile.com/sim
Easy Peasey to activate the new SIM with your current account info
I'm on Verizon and got a new sim sent to me in prep for the new 6p. It was easier for me to get the old sim working from my old phone. I had to cut it but when i put it in the new 6p it just worked and I didnt have to wait for any activations.
The new nano sim I ordered would not authenticate but the old sim cut up worked great.