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Help! No network after flashing gpe!

So, first of all -- I get it, I'm a noob. But everyone's gotta start somewhere, and so did you.
Moving on, I had a stock Galaxy S4 i9505 on 4.2.2, locked to Portugal's Vodafone (I now understand this is probably what caused my issues).
I wiped data, cache, and flashed the Google Play Edition ROM. When the phone booted, I had no network, even after inserting the PIN number and going through the setup process. So I went to the Network Carrier selector in the Settings (Settings More - Mobile Networks - Network Operators) and selected Vodafone from the menu.
Then I got network. For 2 minutes. Then no network again, until I repeated. So this was driving me nuts, and I Googled what to do, and found out I could use an app called "Network" to try and switch from WCDMA to CDMA. So I downloaded that app, changed my network (to something - I don't know what since I can't open the app, as it crashes every time), and I'm still with the same issue.
Flashed back stock image and restored nandroid backup - nothing helped. Any solutions?
TL;DR: GS4 Locked to Vodafone -- Flashed GPe ROM -- No Network -- Flashed Stock -- Still no network
EDIT: I actually didn't quite flash back to where I was before, so I can't get my Nandroid backup to work (bootloop); I was on 4.2.2 stock, ended up flashing 4.3 stock since I couldn't find a 4.2.2, so my backup doesn't work.

Bump! Please someone help out, it's not my phone, it's my dad's, and I really have to get it to work really fast, he needs it for work.

Do you have a correct imei?

robertostorm said:
Do you have a correct imei?
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Could you please elaborate? I have no idea what a correct IMEI would be.

PNGC said:
Could you please elaborate? I have no idea what a correct IMEI would be.
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dial this *#06# check if the number matches the one on the phone (below the sim slot)

robertostorm said:
dial this *#06# check if the number matches the one on the phone (below the sim slot)
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When I do that a pop-up says:
MEID
0

PNGC said:
When I do that a pop-up says:
MEID
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Screwed efs....Don't know what to do here..

robertostorm said:
Screwed efs....Don't know what to do here..
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Odin back to stock and cross your fingers
Sent from my Nexus 5

robertostorm said:
Screwed efs....Don't know what to do here..
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That.. doesn't sound good. :/ Can anyone help?

PNGC said:
That.. doesn't sound good. :/ Can anyone help?
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That's as far as we can get. Flash a firmware through odin, if possible a kk one. Pray to have imei back..

robertostorm said:
That's as far as we can get. Flash a firmware through odin, if possible a kk one. Pray to have imei back..
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How do I find firmwares that are flashable in odin? I can only find .zip files.

PNGC said:
How do I find firmwares that are flashable in odin? I can only find .zip files.
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What firmware are you on?
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727

jd1639 said:
What firmware are you on?
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727
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sammobile firmwares, register and download

robertostorm said:
sammobile firmwares, register and download
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I went to sammobile, registered and downloaded a firmware, but it was a zip. I just flashed it and it worked (I actually didn't bother trying to extract it because I thought it was really just a flashable zip.

jd1639 said:
What firmware are you on?
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727
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Now I'm on stock 4.3.

PNGC said:
Now I'm on stock 4.3.
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On the download page, you have all the instructions..
Anyway, did it worked?

WiFi won't work after 4.4.2 update

I recently updated my SGS4 via OTA and found that WiFi would say turning on but turns off after sometime. I have tried changing ro.securestorage.support=true to false but it didnt fix the problem. Please help solve this issue.

Martinlove said:
I recently updated my SGS4 via OTA and found that WiFi would say turning on but turns off after sometime. I have tried changing ro.securestorage.support=true to false but it didnt fix the problem. Please help solve this issue.
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Dial *#1234# then check the CP and Download the WIFI fix from here and flash it via odin.

Using International Version
Repulsa said:
Dial *#1234# then check the CP and Download the WIFI fix from here and flash it via odin.
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Sorry i forgot to mention that i am using international version GT-I9500

Martinlove said:
Sorry i forgot to mention that i am using international version GT-I9500
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Well you can try either do a factory reset / Wipe cache via recovery and if still doesnt work try to Flash/Download the firmware base from your country via odin , Or flash a different kernel.

Repulsa said:
Well you can try either do a factory reset / Wipe cache via recovery and if still doesnt work try to Flash/Download the firmware base from your country via odin , Or flash a different kernel.
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That didn't work for me... Any other solution? Seems like im not the only one facing this problem. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2735466 All these guys are facing same problem.

Simcard not registered on network

I flashed my bootloader (i9500xxugnh2 - v4.4.2) to (i9500xxugnj1 - v4.4.2) here and after restoring my rooted rom, I experience not network registered. Can someone please post for me i9500xxugnh2 - v4.4.2 bootloader ?

I have same problem. Plzzz some one help
Sent from my GT-I9500 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

Kernel ranger said:
I flashed my bootloader (i9500xxugnh2 - v4.4.2) to (i9500xxugnj1 - v4.4.2) here and after restoring my rooted rom, I experience not network registered. Can someone please post for me i9500xxugnh2 - v4.4.2 bootloader ?
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surtinira said:
I have same problem. Plzzz some one help
Sent from my GT-I9500 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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Hi
Could be for several resons....
Dial *#06# what you see?
Modem / bootloader incompatibility , try a different modem
failure to mount the efs folder . check here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4/help/imei-baseband-unknown-t294284
I think it will apply also to TW
Bad EFS folder , for this you need an EFS back up , if not you may have to take to a local service center and have fix the imei number , you need a Z3X box or similar
Of course could be hardware , open phone if you know how , check the antenna cable , check the sim caddy

MAX 404 said:
Hi
Could be for several resons....
Dial *#06# what you see?
Modem / bootloader incompatibility , try a different modem
failure to mount the efs folder . check here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4/help/imei-baseband-unknown-t294284
I think it will apply also to TW
Bad EFS folder , for this you need an EFS back up , if not you may have to take to a local service center and have fix the imei number , you need a Z3X box or similar
Of course could be hardware , open phone if you know how , check the antenna cable , check the sim caddy
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The sim card is fine, it works well in another phone.
I did see it flash the 4.2.2 modem during Odin when I successfully flashed it from 4.4.2. So maybe the modem is the problem. Where can I try other modems?

Kernel ranger said:
The sim card is fine, it works well in another phone.
I did see it flash the 4.2.2 modem during Odin when I successfully flashed it from 4.4.2. So maybe the modem is the problem. Where can I try other modems?
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Hi,
Check here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2192025

for the imei it shows 00xxxxxxxxx/ 01 is that a problem?

Kernel ranger said:
for the imei it shows 00xxxxxxxxx/ 01 is that a problem?
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Yes , that is a problem, it could be for any of the reasons i posted before

MAX 404 said:
Yes , that is a problem, it could be for any of the reasons i posted before
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So what should I do now?

Kernel ranger said:
So what should I do now?
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Did you try what i posted in post 3 ???????

MAX 404 said:
Did you try what i posted in post 3 ???????
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Let me try now and get back to you. Do I try all the modems one at a time or is there a specific one I should go for?

sim
Wrong policy
To a question I had to write 10 posts.
Obligation for 10 posts as aimless and Aspam.
Sorry

Kernel ranger said:
Let me try now and get back to you. Do I try all the modems one at a time or is there a specific one I should go for?
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Should be a 4.4.2 modem , you were using Omega rom? go to Omega Files free / 4.4.2 / modems and download XUGNF6 modem that is for the rom you have now

MAX 404 said:
Should be a 4.4.2 modem , you were using Omega rom? go to Omega Files free / 4.4.2 / modems and download XUGNF6 modem that is for the rom you have now
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No I wasn't on Omega, I somehow managed to downgrade my 4.4.2 to 4.2.2 stock firmware and watched keenly what was going on when I noticed it flashed everything including the modem. My 4.4.2 TWRP backup only consisted of data,system and cache restore and I think that's where all the issues started. I've just seen right this very instance that it is XUGNF6 that before I saw this page update with your answer also confirming the same and it doesn't seem to be there in the listing of modems you posted. I have identified it in the stock firmware and am 23min from finishing the entire 1.6GB firmware which I started over an hour ago just incase it resorts to that. Man! this is nerve racking

The problem has been sorted but am getting alot of processandroid.media has stopped working. It is so persistent I cant use the phone but it now recognizes my simcard. What can I do to resolve this?
Update: I rebooted immediately and factory wiped/reset & cache and everything is now fine. The IMEI has been restored using the South African modem.
My goodness! All I was trying to do in the very first place was to install Prism barebones when all went haywire! I remember without a shadow of a doubt that I had not checked sd mem card in TWRP v2.8.0.1 when it cleared literally everything in the phone. For some reason my mem card that had the barebones.zip is now trashed and unusable. Had stock firmware 4.2.2 lying around and just for the sake of it I attempted to flash as I downloaded 4.4.2 as a last resort as I posted here for quicker help since this i9500 is my main communicator. Incidentally the 4.2.2 flashed successfully but trashing my IMEI in the process and my onscreen keyboard had started showing greenish artifacts as I type, reflashing it eliminated them but still my simcard was unrecognizable. Then I go through a nerve racking waiting period of like 5 hrs with my mind in limbo (couldn't even concentrate in the smallest things) just trying to download XUGNF6 modem S.A.
Now atleast I'm back on earth. One interesting thing after all this. My phone is described by all sections in it as official except the Knox warrant void : 1. I have a very strong feeling the hack is right infront of our noses we just haven't figured it out how to reset this counter to 0x0. The whole plan was to be on Prism by now but I just stepped back into stock world. Just as a precaution, I have just booted into TWRP and backed up EFS, cache and preload just incase limbo awaits me ones again in the future. Why is it such a hustle with most samsung devices?
Now before I even think of a custom rom, how I'm I going to protect my modem and other vital partitions from being flashed and ruining my android experience??????

i have same problem wrong imei 0954xxxxxxx /01
please help im on indian 4.4.2 N2/NI

Rahul125125 said:
i have same problem wrong imei 0954xxxxxxx /01
please help im on indian 4.4.2 N2/NI
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Hi ,
Did you try what is said in post 3?

Rahul125125 said:
i have same problem wrong imei 0954xxxxxxx /01
please help im on indian 4.4.2 N2/NI
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I extracted the working modem for 4.4.2, will upload as soon as my broadband link is back, where do you want me to upload for you?

Kernel ranger said:
Let me try now and get back to you. Do I try all the modems one at a time or is there a specific one I should go for?
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ok .

EMSebi said:
ok .
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Do you still need this modem?

No I wasn't on Omega, I somehow managed to downgrade my 4.4.2 to 4.2.2 stock firmware and watched keenly what was going on when I noticed it flashed everything including the modem. My 4.4.2 TWRP backup only consisted of data,system and cache restore and I think that's where all the issues started. I've just seen right this very instance that it is XUGNF6 that before I saw this page update with your answer also confirming the same and it doesn't seem to be there in the listing of modems you posted. I have identified it in the stock firmware and am 23min from finishing the entire 1.6GB firmware which I started over an hour ago just incase it resorts to that. Man! this is nerve racking
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Did you try what is said in post 3?
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Did you try what is said in post 3?

Need NK1 modem for N900L.

Anyone who can make me a flashable zip of NK1 modem for N900L or guide me in the right direction? I flashed an old version of Modem on my Note 3 (Korean Version) and now cant get any signals. I tried a couple of Korean sites but could not understand the language. google translate is not much helping either and now I am stuck with an expensive video player only . I tried to odine flash modem file for N9005 (having the same hardware features) but always end up with a "fail" message during writing.
Any help please??

zetrixNoob said:
Anyone who can make me a flashable zip of NK1 modem for N900L or guide me in the right direction? I flashed an old version of Modem on my Note 3 (Korean Version) and now cant get any signals. I tried a couple of Korean sites but could not understand the language. google translate is not much helping either and now I am stuck with an expensive video player only . I tried to odine flash modem file for N9005 (having the same hardware features) but always end up with a "fail" message during writing.
Any help please??
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I found the latest firmware for your device. You only have to reflash via ODIN. It will help you maybe: HERE. It's always better than only a modem.

Joku1981 said:
I found the latest firmware for your device. You only have to reflash via ODIN. It will help you maybe: HERE. It's always better than only a modem.
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Thanks dude. I will try it out and report it back here. lets see what happens. btw I already have NG5 baseband version right now and the firmware seems to have the same.

zetrixNoob said:
Thanks dude. I will try it out and report it back here. lets see what happens. btw I already have NG5 baseband version right now and the firmware seems to have the same.
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Anyway NK1 modem for your device model don't exist. Take a look: HERE

Joku1981 said:
Anyway NK1 modem for your device model don't exist. Take a look: HERE
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NK1
Cant I just flash NK1 modem for another variant like N9005? I am asking this because I saw a guy who had NK1 modem installed and was working fine on my network. I did ask him but he told me it was installed when he got the phone of the local market. the phone was running on a custom rom (Omega v13). I checked the Omega thread but It does not have modem file that means the modem file was separately flashed. I tried flashing N9005 Modem (NK1 has been released for that model) via odin but always end up with a write error. Is there any way around or can i flash it via recovery?

zetrixNoob said:
NK1
Cant I just flash NK1 modem for another variant like N9005? I am asking this because I saw a guy who had NK1 modem installed and was working fine on my network. I did ask him but he told me it was installed when he got the phone of the local market. the phone was running on a custom rom (Omega v13). I checked the Omega thread but It does not have modem file that means the modem file was separately flashed. I tried flashing N9005 Modem (NK1 has been released for that model) via odin but always end up with a write error. Is there any way around or can i flash it via recovery?
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No modem works better than the one created for the original firmware.

Joku1981 said:
No modem works better than the one created for the original firmware.
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May be you are right but i still want to try one out.
P.S: I just odin the firmware you suggested but still no signals

zetrixNoob said:
May be you are right but i still want to try one out.
P.S: I just odin the firmware you suggested but still no signals
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Dial *#1234#and tell me what appears.

Joku1981 said:
Dial *#1234#and tell me what appears.
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AP: N900LKLUFNG7
CP: N900LKLUFNG5
CSC: N900LLGTFNG7
I am from Pakistan if that helps you in any way.

zetrixNoob said:
AP: N900LKLUFNG7
CP: N900LKLUFNG5
CSC: N900LLGTFNG7
I am from Pakistan if that helps you in any way.
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Make a factory reset -> Go to Settings > Backup & Restore and have a good read. You'll see your stock backup and restore options from Google but I highly recommend using another backup option on top of these (you can find more options in the link at the bottom of the ''Backup first'' section above). You simply tap the Factory Data Reset option and read the warning text, then hit ''Reset Device'' once you're ready. Your device will reboot and wipe itself clean. If only the dirty dishes were that easy.

Joku1981 said:
Make a factory reset -> Go to Settings > Backup & Restore and have a good read. You'll see your stock backup and restore options from Google but I highly recommend using another backup option on top of these (you can find more options in the link at the bottom of the ''Backup first'' section above). You simply tap the Factory Data Reset option and read the warning text, then hit ''Reset Device'' once you're ready. Your device will reboot and wipe itself clean. If only the dirty dishes were that easy.
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I tried resetting a number of times before but it wont help. The only thing that might help is a suitable modem and i wont find it anywhere
Anyway thanks for all the help bro.

Joku1981 said:
Anyway NK1 modem for your device model don't exist. Take a look: HERE
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I just found NK1 firmware for my model but the problem is that the site is in korean and need registration to download. Google translate is not helping much. you can see the website here
Any suggestion?

Wifi greyed-out after lollipop update on SM-9005

Hi guys
I have run into little problem that I'm hoping learned members here can help me with.
I have a Note 3 SM-9005 that was running Kitkat 4.4.2 and I got it updated to 5.0 from a mobile repair guy. Everything looked smooth until I got home and noticed that now the WiFi does not work anymore. It always stays greyed out and never turns on.
I have tried turning on download booster, smartswitch, nothing helps. I have wiped cache, wipe data / factory reset but that's of no help.
Can you please help me get my WiFi working again.
Many thanks.
Cheers

Boot into download to confirm that the model # is sm-n9005. Is the phone running the latest bootloader and modem?

gr8leo87 said:
Hi guys
I have run into little problem that I'm hoping learned members here can help me with.
I have a Note 3 SM-9005 that was running Kitkat 4.4.2 and I got it updated to 5.0 from a mobile repair guy. Everything looked smooth until I got home and noticed that now the WiFi does not work anymore. It always stays greyed out and never turns on.
I have tried turning on download booster, smartswitch, nothing helps. I have wiped cache, wipe data / factory reset but that's of no help.
Can you please help me get my WiFi working again.
Many thanks.
Cheers
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If you know how to reflash a firmware via Odin it's the way on it.

Yumiko87 said:
If you know how to reflash a firmware via Odin it's the way on it.
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Should a reinstall be enough? Can you guide me which file should I flash in case the phone was flashed with a wrong firmware previously?

Wondering if following screenshots are of any help figuring out what's up with the firmware update mishap?

Screenshot showing latest firmware available from Phone Info app.

Try look at this at Sam mobile:
N9005DXUGBOK3
It's the usual update firmware of lollipop.
Sent from my SM-N930F using Tapatalk

audit13 said:
Boot into download to confirm that the model # is sm-n9005. Is the phone running the latest bootloader and modem?
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I can confirm the model is indeed SM9005 however I'm unsure about the other two things. Can you please point me to where I should be looking for that information?
Thanks

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Try look at this at Sam mobile:
N9005DXUGBOK3
It's the usual update firmware of lollipop.
Sent from my SM-N930F using Tapatalk
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That's the UK version isn't it? Should I just grab that file and use Odin to flash right?
Would it be compatible with my phone which has a UAE version installed currently?
Ok just checked. It looks to be the Phillipines/Singapore/Malaysia/Thailand version. With some of them branded. Not sure which one I should be picking up?

The stock ROM may be slightly different for each country but you can try the latest Singapore version.
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/SM-N9005/

Yumiko87 said:
Try look at this at Sam mobile:
N9005DXUGBOK3
It's the usual update firmware of lollipop.
Sent from my SM-N930F using Tapatalk
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The stock ROM may be slightly different for each country but you can try the latest Singapore version.
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/SM-N9005/
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Will it trip Knox? As I would be putting a SIN firmware on a XSI (UAE) handset?

Flashing a stock rom will not trip Knox.
Personally, unless there is warranty left on the phone, I wouldn't worry about tripping the Knox counter.

audit13 said:
Flashing a stock rom will not trip Knox.
Personally, unless there is warranty left on the phone, I wouldn't worry about tripping the Knox counter.
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Thanks for your reply.
I have also just noticed that the WiFi hotspot (tethering) doesn't work either.
I downloaded the latest XSI (UAE) firmware and installed it using Odin. But the problem still persists.
Should I try downloading and installing a Singapore firmware?
Is there a possibility that this phone is actually a carrier branded phone and was later debranded and that's why it's having this problem?
Please help life is difficult without Wifi

Does Bluetooth work? It's possible that the phone has a defective wifi chip. I have two galaxy s4 phones that have dead wifi chips but everything else works.
You can try flashinga another country's firmware but not sure if that will help.
Do you have a backup of the efs folder?

audit13 said:
Does Bluetooth work? It's possible that the phone has a defective wifi chip. I have two galaxy s4 phones that have dead wifi chips but everything else works.
You can try flashinga another country's firmware but not sure if that will help.
Do you have a backup of the efs folder?
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Yes the bluetooth works.
The phone's WiFi was working fine before being updated to Lollipop.
No I got it updated from a phone repair guy before I got my hands dirty and put the new firmware my self. So no efs folder backup, unfortunately.

Hmm without knowing what the repair person did to the phone or how the update was performed, it's possible something went wrong during the flash process. Does the phone show the correct imei and MAC address?

audit13 said:
Hmm without knowing what the repair person did to the phone or how the update was performed, it's possible something went wrong during the flash process. Does the phone show the correct imei and MAC address?
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He did it in front of me and from memory I can tell that he took a firmware file and used a software (probably Odin) to flash it in download mode.
The phone does show the correct IMEI as written under the battery spot and in device info does show a WiFi mac addresd however I'm unsure how to verify if that may be the correct one.
I have browsed Google and found few other people's posts on different forums who have this exact same problem. Someone suggested that I should reflash the firmware with bootloader checked using Odin.
Do you think it may be of help?

I have just discovered that the serial number on the back of the phone under battery is different from what is reported by the device.
Does this give any hint to what may be the issue?