Okay so I am from South Africa on the MTN carrier, and recently while switching between CM and Omega Roms, I noticed I was unable to save the APN settings that enabled mobile data. I searched the internet far for a solution and many people have had this issue on MTN. When I set the APN settings in a Samsung ROM such as Omega, it works fine, I have internet connection. If I however save it in CM11, it won't save. I'd hit save and the list would just be empty. A smartphone without a data connection isn't exactly useful to me.
I remembered that this wasn't always the case, I have been able in the past to save APN settings, and they worked. So I downloaded an old version of CM (28/02) and set the APN settings without a hassle, then flashed the latest (16/03) over that and the APN settings stuck. They are still working. This seems to me like a bug in CM software.
Hope this might help someone who has trouble with APN Settings.
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Hi guys...
Flashed my tab with 4.0.4 yesterday....
It seems that the marketplace is no longer working. I can browse...etc etc but as soon as i download or update it just sits there. nothing.
yet i can browse and facebook on 3G
When i connect with wifi all is working no problems. marketplace works 100%
what I've tried.
installed 7 diffirent versions of marketplace.
cleared cache etc etc.
cleared cache for google frameworks
did a firmware reset
i did some googling and there are 1 or two cases on the net but with no resolve.
Do i need to go back to GB?? don't really want to....any help will do
cheers!
sounds like this one:
http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=32363
did you try to reset you APN settings?
is data over 3g activated?
settings - more - mobilenetworks - first checkbox (can't tell the exact path to it atm, cause I don't have my tab available right now...)
there you should find the APN settings as well
yeah that is the problem...
It can't be the apn settings as I can facebook and surf the net without any problems?
OK, i think we have found the problem....
Put in another carrier sim card and it works.
Seems that 4.0.4 is not released in this country yet....or they are still busy testing it.
So 2/3 carriers are working. Almost like Play store downloads are done diffirently, over a diffirent apn.
ah well...
Hello,
It seems I frequently lose my APN and Mobile data. Every 30-40 mins if not used, it's gone.
I have to go to Settings>More Settings>Mobile Networks>Access Point Names>APN (not set)>and type in: vzwinternet... a few seconds later it pulls the data and works fine. The next time I need it, gone.
I'm running Hyperdrive ROM at the moment but have tested Jellybean, Baja and a few others with the same issue.
I have reformated, deleted and wiped all rom slots in safestrap.
My search of this forum and of google yields me a previous issue similar to this on an LG from 2011, and google reveals people looking for APN settings but no real solution.
Any suggestions are appreciated.
Bonniecal said:
its not big problem. if you can't access the apn then just use the apn of you prepaid.(your phone must be rooted and restarted). but knew that this phone gets the anp automatically.
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It's not prepaid. It's not a big problem, just annoying. After I set the APN to vzwinternet, I save it. It still does not hold the settings. I am rooted, obviously, had have re-booted, and tried with other roms as well and have the same result.
Hi all,
I need help getting my APN to save. I use Cricket Wireless and their APN settings are here: http://buzzmobile.us/cricket-apn-settings/
The problem is the MNC is 004 for Cricket, but changing the MNC to that makes the APN not save. I tried adding the APN line by line to see which setting made the APN disappear, and it's MNC. I've had this problem now on Mahdi 5/28, Mahdi 6/15, and now Paranoid Android RC2. My phone is the D801.
It does seem to sometimes work if I change the MNC. The APN will disappear from the list every time, but sometimes it will set the APN correctly and give me LTE, but only until I reboot the phone and then it's back to not working. This morning it doesn't appear to be working even if I re-enter the APN, though.
Why does this problem exist on multiple ROMs (saving APN settings seems like REALLY basic functionality to me) and how do I fix it? And why do I see several search results saying "don't change MCC or MNC" when clearly that is incorrect advice? If Cricket says MNC is 004 and some random forum people say Cricket is wrong, well... sorry, but Cricket would know better than you guys (those who say to not change it).
Thanks
EDIT: I //THOUGHT I// FOUND A SOLUTION! Instead of APN type "internet" I decided to try "internet,default" and immediately LTE came on. I don't understand why it worked without setting MNC when I changed this, but hey, it worked and I am happy at the moment. However, it would still be nice to see devs fix the MNC problem. I'd delete this thread but I see no option to do so. Mods can delete it if they feel like it. Or they can leave it up in case someone else has the same problem and wants to try the potential workaround of adding the ",default" to APN type. I'd still like to change the MNC to what Cricket says to use, though, because they wouldn't tell us to change it if it didn't do anything.
EDIT 2: Workaround doesn't seem to work. I get a proxy failed error. It says LTE but nothing seems to be able to use it. I think I need the MNC changed after all. Is there any developer who has this working right? It's really frustrating to go through multiple ROMs/versions only for incredibly basic functionality to not work.
Edit 3: USB tethering seems to work, but nothing on the phone itself. Weird! AAAND now I took the ",default" back out and LTE seems to be there again. Testing the phone now. I wonder if there was some sort of data outage in my area earlier that was causing issues. And I just rebooted the phone and now LTE is gone again (and I made sure the APN was selected)... This is seriously messed up. My phone is behaving extremely inconsistently and I want to throw it at a wall at full strength at the moment.
dandragonrage said:
Hi all,
I need help getting my APN to save. I use Cricket Wireless and their APN settings are here: http://buzzmobile.us/cricket-apn-settings/
The problem is the MNC is 004 for Cricket, but changing the MNC to that makes the APN not save. I tried adding the APN line by line to see which setting made the APN disappear, and it's MNC. I've had this problem now on Mahdi 5/28, Mahdi 6/15, and now Paranoid Android RC2. My phone is the D801.
It does seem to sometimes work if I change the MNC. The APN will disappear from the list every time, but sometimes it will set the APN correctly and give me LTE, but only until I reboot the phone and then it's back to not working. This morning it doesn't appear to be working even if I re-enter the APN, though.
Why does this problem exist on multiple ROMs (saving APN settings seems like REALLY basic functionality to me) and how do I fix it? And why do I see several search results saying "don't change MCC or MNC" when clearly that is incorrect advice? If Cricket says MNC is 004 and some random forum people say Cricket is wrong, well... sorry, but Cricket would know better than you guys (those who say to not change it).
Thanks
EDIT: I //THOUGHT I// FOUND A SOLUTION! Instead of APN type "internet" I decided to try "internet,default" and immediately LTE came on. I don't understand why it worked without setting MNC when I changed this, but hey, it worked and I am happy at the moment. However, it would still be nice to see devs fix the MNC problem. I'd delete this thread but I see no option to do so. Mods can delete it if they feel like it. Or they can leave it up in case someone else has the same problem and wants to try the potential workaround of adding the ",default" to APN type. I'd still like to change the MNC to what Cricket says to use, though, because they wouldn't tell us to change it if it didn't do anything.
EDIT 2: Workaround doesn't seem to work. I get a proxy failed error. It says LTE but nothing seems to be able to use it. I think I need the MNC changed after all. Is there any developer who has this working right? It's really frustrating to go through multiple ROMs/versions only for incredibly basic functionality to not work.
Edit 3: USB tethering seems to work, but nothing on the phone itself. Weird! AAAND now I took the ",default" back out and LTE seems to be there again. Testing the phone now. I wonder if there was some sort of data outage in my area earlier that was causing issues. And I just rebooted the phone and now LTE is gone again (and I made sure the APN was selected)... This is seriously messed up. My phone is behaving extremely inconsistently and I want to throw it at a wall at full strength at the moment.
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Android reads the MNC from the SIM. APNs with MNCs that are different than the SIM's will be hidden. Unless you are using your G2 on the legacy Cricket CDMA network you should be using the settings on the Cricket website https://www.cricketwireless.com/sup...ice-byod/customer/bring-your-own-android.html
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Android reads the MNC from the SIM. APNs with MNCs that are different than the SIM's will be hidden. Unless you are using your G2 on the legacy Cricket CDMA network you should be using the settings on the Cricket website https://www.cricketwireless.com/sup...ice-byod/customer/bring-your-own-android.html
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Huh. I wonder why I didn't see that link when I was Googling for the settings. I'll give it a try. Thanks for the link.
Odd thing is it's worked on and off with the old settings, including setting the MNC to 004 (even though it did make the entry disappear). I don't understand it. I guess it doesn't matter, though, if these other settings work. Inconsistency is the most frustrating thing, because it's not obvious that your settings are wrong if they work sometimes but not others...
Edit: I can confirm the settings from that link are working... for the moment. I absolutely would not be surprised if it just randomly stops working again in the next 24h. Maybe I'll get a different phone when that happens.
I did live chat with Cricket Wireless and asked them to make sure the link you gave comes up for the search I did which was "cricket wireless apn settings android". Hopefully they will listen to my feedback so nobody else gets caught in this trap. Anyway, thanks again.
It would also be nice if Android would tell you why it's hiding an APN you just added... I wonder if devs could add an informative text about that.
Just flashed Biggins 8.3 - and it's generally up and running fine. I am trying to adjust the APN settings, however i can't add a new APN or adjust the settings of the current APN. Anyone else see this?
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Just flashed Biggins 8.3 - and it's generally up and running fine. I am trying to adjust the APN settings, however i can't add a new APN or adjust the settings of the current APN. Anyone else see this?
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I just ran into the same issue. I installed Biggins Rom about 3 weeks ago, and yesterday my 4G/LTE stopped working. So, I looked at my APN settings, and all of the fields were set to none. I tried to edit, but it wouldn't let me. I tried to add a new APN, but the "+" button was greyed out. After turning off mobile data a few times, switching network modes, and rebooting my phone, I was able to get 4G/LTE working again. I tried to do some research on the APN setting, and I think it may have something to do with either the SIM Card or it could be that Verizon just doesn't want anybody messing with those settings. Sorry, I couldn't be of more help.
Hello,
When I originally purchased my Essential phone through Sprint, the phone had issues with sending and receiving text messages. I would receive multiple copies of the same text repeatedly, which was quite a nuisance. I discovered a fix on this forum that involved a custom APN setting, it worked like a charm.
Following a subsequent update, that custom APN became problematic and I could not connect to mobile data as a result. This was easily corrected by switching back to the original APN. My phone treated the custom APN as the default, so I would periodically have to switch it back. Annoying, but no big deal.
HOWEVER, after the most recent update I've found out that the developers, in their infinite wisdom, decided to lock the ability of the user to edit APN settings.
Now, my phone is locked into a default custom APN that does not allow me to access mobile data.
Does anybody have any advice for how to resolve this issue? Is there a way to completely reset my APN settings, or am I screwed and the only option is to reset the phone to factory settings?