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T-Mobile HSPA+ not working HELP!

My nexus 4 worked perfectly fine until now....I dont know what happened I get full bar with H signal no gray...but the data connection isnt there or barely there...I ve checked with my data plan and I still have more than 3 gb left...I tried everything factory resetting the phone, flashing stock image turning off radio etc....still nothing...plz help!

Did you enter your APN? Or it might be a bad sim card
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jjcandroid2012 said:
Did you enter your APN? Or it might be a bad sim card
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Yes the APN is right, I am testing another sim card...maybe that is the issue...

Hope it works!
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jjcandroid2012 said:
Hope it works!
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Thank you...changed the sim card...stilll same...

Perhaps the network is having problems.
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I was not getting data at all after I got a new micro Sim for my n4. I waited a few hours to let things kick in, but nope.
So I went into setting and turn off and on "data enable", and ON then OFF for "use 2g only" "data roaming"
Then finally enable and disable airplane mode. I think I did it twice and it finally work. I did not mess with the APN.
Basically, I was just trying to refresh it to let it search for data. This isn't a solution, but worth a try.

Nexus 4

First iam not a pro.
In a sim free phone I get a message says:
There is no sim.
I tried to change sims to other providers and still the same.
Does any one know if I need to chenge the options or else?
Thank you!
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Reboot after putting the SIM in.
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Thank you very much, I'll tryed it.:thumbup:
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Tiandihui said:
First iam not a pro.
In a sim free phone I get a message says:
There is no sim.
I tried to change sims to other providers and still the same.
Does any one know if I need to chenge the options or else?
Thank you!
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Not sure about your issue but you might want to edit your post title if you want more help. That one is not very descriptive of your problem.

Straight Talk AT&T

I ordered a AT&T Straight Talk SIM card off of eBay. It was adversitied as brand new and the pictures showed the package as if it was in any store. It was shipped through the mail taped to a letter with instructions of activating it on an iPhone. It had the SIM card # and a Straight Talk "dummy" serial # to use. I figured I'd use it since it was there instead of my Nexus' serial #.
I went through the activation online and everything went smoothly. I did a factory reset on my phone, inserted the SIM card and went through the setup.
It's been about 4 hours now and I'm still getting no signal. I have tried different APN settings found on Google and forum search results on here and other tech forums. Still nothing? I even tried to set the settings in *#*#INFO#*#* to GSM only and LTE/GSM Auto but it will always reset to WCDMA preferred after resetting trying different APNs.
I called customer support twice. The first guy just did the "I need to gather your information" process for first callers then told me they're busy and to call back in 2-4 hours. The second time, a woman asked me to remove the battery while its still on. It took me about 15 minutes to explain to her that I have a Nexus 4 and not the "dummy" phone I activated with. She then told me there's nothing she can do because nothing problems show up on my account.
What do I do? You guys told me AT&T SIM cards still work, they're just not sold in stores. ;_;

I just activated another ST att Sim this morning..
Did you use the APN settings from the straight talk n4 thread ?
Also why would you use a dummy phone/ I have never did that.
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myturbo1 said:
I just activated another ST att Sim this morning..
Did you use the APN settings from the straight talk n4 thread ?
Also why would you use a dummy phone/ I have never did that.
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Link to the thread?
And Idk. Can I reactivate the SIM with another phone's serial #?

Drtro said:
Link to the thread?
And Idk. Can I reactivate the SIM with another phone's serial #?
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I believe so.. I changed allot of phones.
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Here is mine.
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myturbo1 said:
I believe so.. I changed allot of phones.
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What are your APN settings? From reading, a lot say att.mvno or whatever no longer works.

Did you get the unlimited plan?
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Can you type it out? My iPhone can't do anything besides highlight the thumbnails.

Yes the $45 card.

Drtro said:
Yes the $45 card.
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You can't view the pictures ?
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myturbo1 said:
You can't view the pictures ?
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I saved them. I input your settings. When I restart, it still says "NO SERVICE" then goes to "EMERGENCY CALLS ONLY"
I know it's not that I don't have service because I'm not even connected to the network and I still have no phone number in my phone details. But my account on the website shows my phone number and everything.
I guess I can buy another card and activate it again?

Sounds like a sim issue.
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Drtro said:
I saved them. I input your settings. When I restart, it still says "NO SERVICE" then goes to "EMERGENCY CALLS ONLY"
I know it's not that I don't have service because I'm not even connected to the network and I still have no phone number in my phone details. But my account on the website shows my phone number and everything.
I guess I can buy another card and activate it again?
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Did you set APN to use (click circle) after save ?
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Does the sim from your iPhone work in the nexus ?
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Let me get on here.
It says I have no service when I start my phone.
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myturbo1 said:
Did you set APN to use (click circle) after save ?
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Does the sim from your iPhone work in the nexus ?
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My iPhone is through Ntelos which is CDMA. I got the Nexus to get out of contract carriers. T-Mobile only has Edge/2G in my region so I ordered an ATT SIM off eBay.
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Try the Sim from your iPhone , if it's a mini
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It works in your iPhone ?
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[Q] Forgot PIN. Solutions other than reset?

I have stupidly forgotten the PIN on my Nexus 4. I would really rather not reset the phone and lose data. Are there any ways to bypass the lockscreen or to backup the data?
Thanks,
Liam

I sincerely hope not.

you can keep trying to unlock and when it locks you need to unlock the phone with you google account password you used to activate the phone. you will still need you sim pin to be able to use your sim card but your provider can unlock that one for you
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Solutions Etcetera said:
I sincerely hope not.
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LOL! I see where you're coming from. But there might be some time-consuming, hacky way to do it.
p.pavljasevic said:
you can keep trying to unlock and when it locks you need to unlock the phone with you google account password you used to activate the phone. you will still need you sim pin to be able to use your sim card but your provider can unlock that one for you
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The 'forgot pattern' button only appears with pattern unlock. There is no 'forgot PIN' button in Android.

Keep entering wrong pattern. After many tries it will block you and you will be able to use reset password feature.
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lobr1 said:
LOL! I see where you're coming from. But there might be some time-consuming, hacky way to do it.
The 'forgot pattern' button only appears with pattern unlock. There is no 'forgot PIN' button in Android.
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then block your sim and call your carrier
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badboy47 said:
Keep entering wrong pattern. After many tries it will block you and you will be able to use reset password feature.
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Are you sure this is true? Or is that just a guess?
I've got up to 65 tries and there is still no button.

Are you rooted? USB Debugging On?
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PR0XiMA said:
Are you rooted? USB Debugging On?
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No and no

lobr1 said:
No and no
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Well. Then you have no choice but to reset. I'm sorry!
This wouldn't have been the situation if you would've been rooted.
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PR0XiMA said:
Well. Then you have no choice but to reset. I'm sorry!
This wouldn't have been the situation if you would've been rooted.
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Ok, thought so
I'm such an idiot.
Here we go!

lobr1 said:
Ok, thought so
I'm such an idiot.
Here we go!
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Root it while you got the chance!
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Sim Card Pre-Installed

Curious if anyone else had their sim card pre-installed in the note 3. Also seems it cant be removed. Tried pressing on it next step pliers...

agentxavier said:
Curious if anyone else had their sim card pre-installed in the note 3. Also seems it cant be removed. Tried pressing on it next step pliers...
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yes mine was preinstalled, and a pain to remove, had to use a knife to stab it and remove it...just tossed it since i had no need for it

dontbehatin45 said:
yes mine was preinstalled, and a pain to remove, had to use a knife to stab it and remove it...just tossed it since i had no need for it
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Had no need for it???? If your on Verizon the phone is NOT going to work without it... If you bought it to use the Sim card slot then why not just buy an actual gsm version
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I think he meant he was using the old sim from his old phone not the new one
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Mine came out easy
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hyelton said:
Had no need for it???? If your on Verizon the phone is NOT going to work without it... If you bought it to use the Sim card slot then why not just buy an actual gsm version
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lol i just used my sim card from my S3

dontbehatin45 said:
yes mine was preinstalled, and a pain to remove, had to use a knife to stab it and remove it...just tossed it since i had no need for it
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i used a knife as well lol, needed the number off it to get the new sim activated on it.

I used tweezers to remove it from the phone

Yeah you def need that card if you're on Verizon. I was having problems because I took my sim out of my note 2 and put it in my 3 and it wasn't working until 30 mins later I figured it out. As soon as you pick up or purchase the phone it auto stops your last sim.
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I have been using the sim card from my Verizon Galaxy nexus with no issues so far.
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Mine came with a sim removal tool or some such.

Yes, mine came with a SIM preinstalled. This phone is an absolute pain to remove the SIM from.
I used a small flathead screwdriver to remove it.

Tweezers.
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I just used the point of a knife to gently push down on the card and slid it out.

Guys can anyone confirm if the phone is unlocked?
I'm traveling soon to the caribbean and need it unlocked and UMTS 900 to use 3g.

monkey10120 said:
Yeah you def need that card if you're on Verizon. I was having problems because I took my sim out of my note 2 and put it in my 3 and it wasn't working until 30 mins later I figured it out. As soon as you pick up or purchase the phone it auto stops your last sim.
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I used the sim from my Note 2. Kept my unlimited data. Tossed the pre-installed one out.

Chocu1a said:
I used the sim from my Note 2. Kept my unlimited data. Tossed the pre-installed one out.
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I ordered mine from a local store and they needed your account to pre order. So as soon as they scanned it as picked up it was activated because I had no signal on my note 2. That's how I figured out was preactivated from the store
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You guys realize there's a SIM card removal tool in the box, right?
Granted, I couldn't figure out how to use the damned thing for a while. Ended up figuring it out though and using my old SIM.

monkey10120 said:
Yeah you def need that card if you're on Verizon. I was having problems because I took my sim out of my note 2 and put it in my 3 and it wasn't working until 30 mins later I figured it out. As soon as you pick up or purchase the phone it auto stops your last sim.
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That is not correct. I'm using the same SIM in my Note 3 that I used in my S4, Note 2, and GNex. The beauty of SIM swapping is awesome for phone addicts.
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Made sure my finger was dry then kept sliding my finger across the card really fast to create friction then it slid right out.
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