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[q] help emergancy calls only site doesnt have information needed

Hey ive had a rooted s3 for a while now it was already done when i bought it months ago..... i decided to put 4.3 on it i thought i did it all right but obviously ive done something wrong since it now says emergancy calls only, i have tried;
taking the battery and sim out
wiping all user data and cache via the up, power and home button
I have reinstalled numerous software BTU and international and past firmwares, tried using the csc changer cause at one point it was KOR not BTU, ALL ROMS BEING STOCKS....
I have recently tried installing a Custom rom..... CYANOAGEN 4.3 (stable) which im under the impression is a custom mod anyways?????
Now i am completly puzzled ive searched numerous sites including this one but noone ever seems to have quite the same information i have on the device status or situation explanations so i thought id put this out there... erm im in the uk if that matters... and a fast response will be most helpful i will be attaching me device info screen shots OH AND BTW I HAVE A SIGNAL AND IT ASKS ME WHEN I TURN THE PHONE ON 02 MONTHLY, 02 PAY AND GO AND TESCO WHICH I AM ON GIFFGAFF (GIFFGAFF WORKS ON THE O2 NETWORK FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT DONT KNOW)

carlgallagher said:
Hey ive had a rooted s3 for a while now it was already done when i bought it months ago..... i decided to put 4.3 on it i thought i did it all right but obviously ive done something wrong since it now says emergancy calls only, i have tried;
taking the battery and sim out
wiping all user data and cache via the up, power and home button
I have reinstalled numerous software BTU and international and past firmwares, tried using the csc changer cause at one point it was KOR not BTU, ALL ROMS BEING STOCKS....
I have recently tried installing a Custom rom..... CYANOAGEN 4.3 (stable) which im under the impression is a custom mod anyways?????
Now i am completly puzzled ive searched numerous sites including this one but noone ever seems to have quite the same information i have on the device status or situation explanations so i thought id put this out there... erm im in the uk if that matters... and a fast response will be most helpful i will be attaching me device info screen shots OH AND BTW I HAVE A SIGNAL AND IT ASKS ME WHEN I TURN THE PHONE ON 02 MONTHLY, 02 PAY AND GO AND TESCO WHICH I AM ON GIFFGAFF (GIFFGAFF WORKS ON THE O2 NETWORK FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT DONT KNOW)
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neck in a forum first you must leave your full imei better image shows where your imei appears. second if you are still with this problem and you still have CM flashea this recovery https://www.dropbox.com/s/1aj3lvxc3l4yepa/Ariza_patch_06_BoRoU.zip

Thankyouoooooouuuuuuu!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THANK YOU SO MUCH YOUCVE SAVED ME AHA ITS WORKING PERFECT AGAIN I READ ABOUT THE ARIZA PATCH BUT DIDNT REALISE IT HAD TO BE INSTALLED WITH CM THANYOU OS MUCH!!!!!!
P.S IS THERE AWAY OF ME GOING BACK TO ANDROID IF I ANTED TO OR IM A STAYING WITH CM FOR GOOD NOW?
THANKYOU ABSOLUTE LEGEND:good::good::good::good::good::good::good::good::good::good::good::good::good::good::good:

carlgallagher said:
THANK YOU SO MUCH YOUCVE SAVED ME AHA ITS WORKING PERFECT AGAIN I READ ABOUT THE ARIZA PATCH BUT DIDNT REALISE IT HAD TO BE INSTALLED WITH CM THANYOU OS MUCH!!!!!!
P.S IS THERE AWAY OF ME GOING BACK TO ANDROID IF I ANTED TO OR IM A STAYING WITH CM FOR GOOD NOW?
THANKYOU ABSOLUTE LEGEND:good::good::good::good::good::good::good::good::good::good::good::good::good::good::good:
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Assuming by going to 4.3, your IMEI changed to EFS v2. If you ever want to go back to stock just flash XXEMG4 (4.1.2) or any 4.3 stock firmware

Modem issue SGH-I337M on Goldeneye Rom

Hello all,
I am relatively new to custom roms and flashing my phone, I'm trying to learn as i go but I've found myself stumped.
I've recently flashed goldeneye rom, and ive been having issues with my signal strength, if my phone is even in my pocket i with have no signal
I previously ran cyanogenmod 11 and had no issues
I am on the MTS network in Manitoba, Canada
my baseband version is
I337MVLUAMG1
I'm getting confused when i try to look into all the different modem version
anyone have any suggestion on which one to try?

did you follow Canadian install instructions in OP. IE--Kernel Fix

Hello, I´m having the same problem with the signal.
I can´t find the fix you mention, would you be kind enough to point to it.
The rom is very well done, the only problem for me at least is the signal when the phone is with the screen turn off and i lose all signal.

I've been experiencing the same trouble with goldeneye and echoe illusion rom. As soon as I stop using the phone line or internet, the connection usually goes away after 15sec to 2-3 minutes. I have to ask the phone to look for signal again and choose the service provider to get back service, which usually takes 30sec. When I click on my service provider I get back to 3-4 bar signal strength instantly.

I can't find that link. You will have to research it.
You guys should really start your own threads in Q&A. Hijacking one makes it hard for others to follow with 3 different posts on maybe 3 different solutions. It may or may not be the same answer for all of you. One may just be not a clean flash. One may not be flashing correct modem etc. I am not on i337m.
When you start your thread give all your info like phone info, how you flashed, any details on what you did to fix, build number etc etc. More the better.
Good Luck--:good:

if you're on kitkat based rom but still have jelly bean modem you will have signal drops. when I updated to kk I first flashed the modem alone (NC1 in my case) while still on jelly bean and then I updated to kk based rom.
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[Q] Canadian Note 3 Help

Hello. Please forgive me for being a noob, but I'll do my best to be precise.
But, I decided to sign up and create a topic here because I need some specific help and/or clarification.
(Sorry if I am perhaps not in the correct place but my brain is numb from hours of reading all areas here)
The story:
Purchased used Samsung Galaxy Note 3 in Canada originally on WIND Mobile. Unlocked phone for use on TELUS.
After a month, the phone ended up getting blocked IMEI due to it being reported lost/stolen.
Purchased "IMEI repair" service with free SIM unlock and sent phone away to "Joe The Android Rooter" (androidrooter.com) based on other's similar experiences and praise.
Received phone back, IMEI good, phone in good working order.
The problem:
The Note 3 with manual APN settings via a phone call with Telus only has Network Mode options WCDMA/GSM (Auto), WCDMA or GSM only. Phone gets 3G signal. Slow data speeds are fine, but my text messaging and phone calls rarely work where I live, which is a rural area. Dropped calls, lost texts, or no service. My Samsung Galaxy S3 does LTE and never has an issue. I would prefer to have faster data and reliable network/modem mode.
Called Telus again, and was directed to this thread here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2489766
Have been reading around here wherever I could find information, and I'm not totally confident or clear about doing that.
It is all a little confusing to me so I need some straight forward help. I would be forever in debt.
The questions:
According to that thread, I would have to follow all those steps to enable LTE on my phone. What do I need to ensure that nothing has been modified with the IMEI repair so I don't run into any problems?
I tried the step of using the dialer for *#272*[IMEI]# and it brought me the options, and the Telus one (TLS) is listed. Can I just make that change, and voila? Or do I have perform root, etc? I'm just trying to make this easy and from what I read, I shouldn't even have been able to bring up that option through the dialer in the first place?
This thread here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2618684 made me second guess everything.
The phone information:
AP: N900W8VLUCNB7
CP: N900W8VLUBMJ4
CSC: N900W8OYACNB7
Model Number:
SM-N900W8
Android Version:
4.4.2
Baseband Version:
N900W8VLUBMJ4
Kernel Version:
3.4.0-859721
[email protected] #1
Thu Feb 27 17:06:41 KST 2014
Build Number:
KOT49H.N900W8VLUCNB7
SE for Android Status:
Enforcing
SEPF_SM-N900W8_4.4.2_0017
Tue Jun 24 18:55:11 2014
Security Software Version:
MDF v1.0 Release 2
Shows as Official.
I hope I have provided all the info and posted in the right spot and I am very grateful for whatever help and clarification I could get.
Sorry for the length, but thanks for taking the time to read it.
-Adam, Canada.

You just have to do the 272 code to switch to Telus... You should have lte after that. But beware, this will completely reset your device... You will have to reconfigure it from scratch.
You might as well upgrade it to the latest firmware... Your baseband should be nb7 also... Or ni1 if you use the latest videotron firmware to manually upgrade. To your will still have to change the csc (272 code) to get the correct config from r Telus
Envoyé de mon SM-N900W8 en utilisant Tapatalk

Resetting isnt an issue or anything. My main concern is doing the code/csc change, still being able to do OTA updates, or at least over Kies. I'm happy enough sticking with OTA and TouchWiz and not toying around with the phone otherwise.
I've rooted (and loved) all my devices in the past (HTC, Motorola, LG) but had such a problem with my Galaxy SIII and when I tried to root it, not only was it the most difficult, but it turned it into a nice paperweight.
I got a good deal on this phone and like the size is all.

Mr3ff said:
Resetting isnt an issue or anything. My main concern is doing the code/csc change, still being able to do OTA updates, or at least over Kies. I'm happy enough sticking with OTA and TouchWiz and not toying around with the phone otherwise.
I've rooted (and loved) all my devices in the past (HTC, Motorola, LG) but had such a problem with my Galaxy SIII and when I tried to root it, not only was it the most difficult, but it turned it into a nice paperweight.
I got a good deal on this phone and like the size is all.
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If you change the csc with the 272 code, you shouldn't have any trouble doing ota updates. All stock Canadian roms are exactly the same... You can download and install a bell rom on a Rogers device and retain your Rogers apps/config. Only the csc is changing... And this csc is there to reconfigure your device for the specific provider.
Worst thing worst, you will have to manually download and install the latest stock rom with Odin... And after that, you will be fine. But I really doubt that you will have to do this.

Well thank you!
I backed up the phone with Kies just to save my settings and simple stuff so I wouldn't have to do it again manually, but I don't mind doing it again if I have to.
Used the code to change the CSC, rebooted, LTE is working fine. Texts+calls all function like they used to without dropping my signal and stuff.
Just using Kies to restore little stuff and I'm good.
I checked to see if I have root, which I don't. What I wonder is why everything I read told me I shouldn't have been able to simply dial that code and change the CSC without rooting? I have seen a number of people having similar issues, but if it really was this simple without root, why is it not clear that you simply just need to do this? Heck, even Telus told me to root the phone. I didn't expect that.

Mr3ff said:
Well thank you!
I backed up the phone with Kies just to save my settings and simple stuff so I wouldn't have to do it again manually, but I don't mind doing it again if I have to.
Used the code to change the CSC, rebooted, LTE is working fine. Texts+calls all function like they used to without dropping my signal and stuff.
Just using Kies to restore little stuff and I'm good.
I checked to see if I have root, which I don't. What I wonder is why everything I read told me I shouldn't have been able to simply dial that code and change the CSC without rooting? I have seen a number of people having similar issues, but if it really was this simple without root, why is it not clear that you simply just need to do this? Heck, even Telus told me to root the phone. I didn't expect that.
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You never have to root a phone to change the csc when the target csc is already included on your rom... Which is the case for the Canadian version of the note 3... It contains all csc for all Canadian providers (at least those that are selling it). And I think it's the same for all recent Samsung devices...
I believe You need root to change csc when the csc you want to use is not in your rom and you want to flash an other rom that includes the new csc.

tprevir had
How come then, such as on that thread here that initially sparked my willingness to do all this, was it not simply mentioned in there that one could just use the code and make the change, without having to deal with all the rooting/etc?
Of course rooting has many benefits, but some may just simply need the carrier/radio switch to enable LTE and nothing more - such as myself. (I'm okay with stock because of the S-Pen, but I am certainly considering rooting the device down the road, once it becomes "stale" to me)
As stated in http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2489766 "Have a Samsung Galaxy Note 3 (model: SM-N900W8) and wish to enable LTE for a specific carrier? Follow these in-depth instructions and you will enable LTE for this specific model." which was the most comprehensive thing I could find via Google, but it really did make me wonder if it was all truly needed, to which it was not.

probably no one know at that time that all Canadian Note 3 were using the exact same rom...
that being said, not all SM-N900W8 are the same... this model is also used in other contries... so if one had bought it somewhere else, he would need to do more things to finally get LTE and/or the correct carrier apps.
The thread is from April... and at that time, I just had my device for a few days... and I did not know that we could only change the CSC to switch the configuration for an other provider. I learned a lot by reading on this subject here and there.
Envoyé de mon SM-P900 en utilisant Tapatalk

Maybe i'm wrong but i noticed you have NB7 Rom but MJ4 baseband and your problem is probably here. I bought a used note 3 and it was in the same condition. i wasn't getting LTE. If you try to upgrade your phone via ODIN, you have to go to download mode by powering off the phone first . If you go to download mode by any other way the modem partition is protected and will be not updated. I've reflashed the entire Rom and now i have NB7 baseband and NB7 Rom and i'm getting LTE with fido. Hope this helps!

Tornade69 said:
Maybe i'm wrong but i noticed you have NB7 Rom but MJ4 baseband and your problem is probably here. I bought a used note 3 and it was in the same condition. i wasn't getting LTE. If you try to upgrade your phone via ODIN, you have to go to download mode by powering off the phone first . If you go to download mode by any other way the modem partition is protected and will be not updated. I've reflashed the entire Rom and now i have NB7 baseband and NB7 Rom and i'm getting LTE with fido. Hope this helps!
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That's what I was concerned about at the beginning (NB7 & MJ4) but my solution was to quickly backup what few things I wanted to keep from my phone (a few pictures, contacts, settings) and then do the *#272 code and select Telus. Once it rebooted, everything worked good as new. In fact, my up/down speeds are through the roof compared to the SGS3 that I had previously and for whatever reason the quality of sound in phone calls are dramatically increased. Like AM radio to FM.
Either way, doing that code, nothing else had to be done on my phone - no rooting, no tinkering and no hassle - other than entering the code and selecting Telus.

[Q] Data Drops During Calls. Please Help.

Hello guys. I have the n900t, I am now running tweaked s5 base n4 style v6.0. And I run alot of n9005 ROMS as well. With that said here is my issue. For only the past few weeks ( month tops) every time i make or recieve a phone call my data drips down to hspa. The second i hit call and right before my phone rings is when it happens. After my call the data takes a very long time to jump back up. This is a new issue and i have no idea what it is. However, i did flash back to a stock ROM and the issue was solved. And i forget which rom it was but it was soley TE based and there were no issues. I did try to flash a modem but it didnt take. Is anyone else experiencing this problem? Or can anyone suggest a fix for it.
Thank you for your help.

bump.
Still having the issue. I tried to flash a new modem and it just failed anyway. Dont know if I should try a radio. I just cant fivure out why this happened out of no where. I was fine no matter what ROM I was running. Now...this crap. Please guys, 40 people saw this, can SOMEBODY please help.

mattdiehl83 said:
Still having the issue. I tried to flash a new modem and it just failed anyway. Dont know if I should try a radio. I just cant fivure out why this happened out of no where. I was fine no matter what ROM I was running. Now...this crap. Please guys, 40 people saw this, can SOMEBODY please help.
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1) Quite strange - your picture suggests you are on Verizon yet you comment about a N900T in the forum for the INTERNATIONAL Note 3. On what network are you? Are you aware that there might be network-specific factors involved which could only be visible for other users on exactly the same network in exactly the same region?
2) Try stock ROM (with corresponding stock modem) from a location with very good signal.

5 he physical device is an n900t, however, I am running as of now, the hyper drive note 5 port with n4 UI. When I do flash back to a full stock TW ROM all is good, A FEW TW based ROMs seem to be OK. Like this one, the calls do not affect the data signal. But most ROMs do effect it in that way. You said that it shows I'm running Verizon?
But I am very curious why all of the sudden I am having this issue. I have never had it before. Except with a few specific AOSP based ROMs. I just can't figure out what it is that's causing it. I have done vigorous wipes of the phone to no avail.
And I am in Philadelphia so there really is no place that is actually bad reception (except in the susubways of course...lol)
And thank you for your reply.

mattdiehl83 said:
5 he physical device is an n900t, however, I am running as of now, the hyper drive note 5 port with n4 UI. When I do flash back to a full stock TW ROM all is good, A FEW TW based ROMs seem to be OK. Like this one, the calls do not affect the data signal. But most ROMs do effect it in that way. You said that it shows I'm running Verizon?
But I am very curious why all of the sudden I am having this issue. I have never had it before. Except with a few specific AOSP based ROMs. I just can't figure out what it is that's causing it. I have done vigorous wipes of the phone to no avail.
And I am in Philadelphia so there really is no place that is actually bad reception (except in the susubways of course...lol)
And thank you for your reply.
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1) Your avatar mentions Verizon for some reason.
2) If it is all OK with the stock ROM then it is a problem with the custom ROM, ask in the specific thread for that specific ROM. Most likely it has something to do with the modem and the corresponding RIL.

So when ever a new ROM is flashed the modem is flashed as well. Unless the dev says otherwise?

i9505 Signal loss

Hello all.
I am having some issues with my Galaxy S4.
I have read through a lot of the signal loss threads the last couple of days.
But I'll explain why those were not helpful to me.
I started by rooting my phone with cf auto root jfte.
Via Odin 3.10.
I then installed twrp and some cm roms.
And experimented with a few different roms and software.
I wasn't bothered about bricking my phone.
I think I did soft brick it a few times but thanks to the help from xda threads I got it back a few times. So thanks for that guys.
Now I am running an official EE rom and modem.
Everything works perfectly and smoothly I am no longer rooted.
But no longer have any signal.
The imei is in tact.
The sim is being read by the phone and also knows what network it's supposed to be on etc.
The phone can search and see the networks sometimes but cannot register on them.
I did try an app while I was patting about with roms called region lock away. As some people said it can some times network unlock the phone.
And it seemingly did with mine.
However a few roms later and I cannot revert whatever it done.
Any ideas on how I can get my signal back would be greatly apreciated.
Thanks.
Andy.

Can anyone assist with this?