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Hello there, and greetings from Guatemala.
I have a problema with my S4 GT-I9500. I had my phone rooted and today, i wanted to unroot my phone by flashing vía Odin the original Samsung Frimware (my carrier is Tigo). By mistake, i flashed a Samsung Official Firmnware from another Carrier, which is Claro!! Then i flashed the correct firmware rom for my carrier but now the phone is not recognizing the SIM, and obviously i dont have mobile data, sms and calls. Phone is just working with WiFi. Went to the Carrier to check if the SIM is working and certainly it Works well in another phone, so the SIM is not the problem. I belive the problem is when i flashed the wrong firmware from the other Carrier. Does anyone in this forum knows how to fix this?
Will appreciate your help.
Thanks and regards.
Chiperez
Chiperez said:
Hello there, and greetings from Guatemala.
I have a problema with my S4 GT-I9500. I had my phone rooted and today, i wanted to unroot my phone by flashing vía Odin the original Samsung Frimware (my carrier is Tigo). By mistake, i flashed a Samsung Official Firmnware from another Carrier, which is Claro!! Then i flashed the correct firmware rom for my carrier but now the phone is not recognizing the SIM, and obviously i dont have mobile data, sms and calls. Phone is just working with WiFi. Went to the Carrier to check if the SIM is working and certainly it Works well in another phone, so the SIM is not the problem. I belive the problem is when i flashed the wrong firmware from the other Carrier. Does anyone in this forum knows how to fix this?
Will appreciate your help.
Thanks and regards.
Chiperez
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hi..
actually i'm having same issue few weeks ago..ur phone didn't recognised sim.i'm sure, nowadays this issue become major issue.it's happen everywhere.
Simple solution..just bring ur S4 to Samsung service centre.Same with mine, few digit imei no might lost or hidden.only less than hour ur S4 back to normal.
Chiperez said:
Hello there, and greetings from Guatemala.
I have a problema with my S4 GT-I9500. I had my phone rooted and today, i wanted to unroot my phone by flashing vía Odin the original Samsung Frimware (my carrier is Tigo). By mistake, i flashed a Samsung Official Firmnware from another Carrier, which is Claro!! Then i flashed the correct firmware rom for my carrier but now the phone is not recognizing the SIM, and obviously i dont have mobile data, sms and calls. Phone is just working with WiFi. Went to the Carrier to check if the SIM is working and certainly it Works well in another phone, so the SIM is not the problem. I belive the problem is when i flashed the wrong firmware from the other Carrier. Does anyone in this forum knows how to fix this?
Will appreciate your help.
Thanks and regards.
Chiperez
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flash MG9 modem with odin twice from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2192025
you may recover your phone by flashing right modem. how about trying the above link.
It worked! Thanks
samersh72 said:
flash MG9 modem with odin twice from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2192025
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Thanks samersh72 , it worked fine flashing the moden you recomended (I9500UBUBMG9). In fact, i tried flashing the correct stock modem (I9500UBUAMDE) and it flashes the fake imei again, having the same problem.
Now, the question is, why flashing the correct Samsung original ROM blocks my imei? Its not an issue because y can fix it with the recomended modem tahnks to you, But its still a concern i will have everytime i will have to flash a original ROM.
Thank you and thanks to all for responding.
Senjaya said:
you may recover your phone by flashing right modem. how about trying the above link.
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Thank you! I was having same issue. after flashing MG9 modem, it fixed the issue. My sim is accepted.!
vinothindia said:
Thank you! I was having same issue. after flashing MG9 modem, it fixed the issue. My sim is accepted.!
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its good to hear that
Hello,
I recently upgraded from Xperia Arc S to Samsung Galaxy S4 I9505.
I bought my device from Hong Kong, with HK firmware. After I opened the package I put my SIM inside,
the reception was not very good. I was instructed by the company to use GSM only since there is no
LTE network in Israel as of today.
I flashed a couple of ROMs since and today I am on MIUI v5 which is my favorite, the reception remains
the same in all ROMs, quite bad compared to my old Xperia Arc S.
I was wondering about basebands and modems, I have been watching those two names floating around
the forums quite a bit and I never got around to playing with those.
So my questions are as follows:
1. Is there a different between modem and baseband or are these two just different words that refers to the same thing?
2. Does changing a baseband/modem can help get better reception?
3. If the answer to 2 is yes, which one should I get?
Thanks,
Oded
Yes modem/baseband are the same thing. Go to SamMobile website Google it, then go to the firmware section, choose the S4 find your carrier and see the latest rom for your carrier in the file name will be some letters and numbers like XXNA5 etc. This will give you a base to start with. Or tell me your operator and I can take a look.
Sent from my GT-I9505G using Tapatalk
nikzDHD said:
Yes modem/baseband are the same thing. Go to SamMobile website Google it, then go to the firmware section, choose the S4 find your carrier and see the latest rom for your carrier in the file name will be some letters and numbers like XXNA5 etc. This will give you a base to start with. Or tell me your operator and I can take a look.
Sent from my GT-I9505G using Tapatalk
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Thanks for the quick reply. How do I find out which firmware I need to download? Israel is not in the list. My carrier is called Orange. http://orange.co.il/
behind the battery it says:
GT-I9505
SSN: -I9505GSMH
RATED
Made by...
Imei...
S/N...
EDIT:
You didn't answer if the incorrect baseband can cause bad reception... it sounds to me like it does but I just want to make sure.
I also noticed that when I reboot my device it goes back to WCDMA only automatically so everytime I reboot/power off I need to reset it to GSM only using *#*#4636#*#*
BUMP
oded_sk said:
Hello,
I recently upgraded from Xperia Arc S to Samsung Galaxy S4 I9505.
I bought my device from Hong Kong, with HK firmware. After I opened the package I put my SIM inside,
the reception was not very good. I was instructed by the company to use GSM only since there is no
LTE network in Israel as of today.
I flashed a couple of ROMs since and today I am on MIUI v5 which is my favorite, the reception remains
the same in all ROMs, quite bad compared to my old Xperia Arc S.
I was wondering about basebands and modems, I have been watching those two names floating around
the forums quite a bit and I never got around to playing with those.
So my questions are as follows:
1. Is there a different between modem and baseband or are these two just different words that refers to the same thing?
2. Does changing a baseband/modem can help get better reception?
3. If the answer to 2 is yes, which one should I get?
Thanks,
Oded
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1. Same thing .
2. Yes.
3. You can check it from here that Base from your country/Provider . And you can download it from here
The problem is that Israel is not on that list, I think because we don't have LTE network and my device is LTE.
My carrier is using GSM network only.
Israel don't sell the I9505 officially, they have the I9500 available from your carriers.
Looking at the I9500 with Orange the latest I9500 modem is: I9500JKUEMJ9
Obviously do not flash the I9500 modem but you can try XXUEMJ9 from the I9505 instead.
From here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2192025
Download the modem and flash via Odin. You can any of the I9505 modems. Just try until you get a good one, and as for LTE it doesn't matter in the network settings you will obviously be choosing 3G option instead.
nikzDHD said:
Israel don't sell the I9505 officially, they have the I9500 available from your carriers.
Looking at the I9500 with Orange the latest I9500 modem is: I9500JKUEMJ9
Obviously do not flash the I9500 modem but you can try XXUEMJ9 from the I9505 instead.
From here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2192025
Download the modem and flash via Odin. You can any of the I9505 modems. Just try until you get a good one, and as for LTE it doesn't matter in the network settings you will obviously be choosing 3G option instead.
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I see, well, it didn't work, I flashed about 7 different modems and I still get bad reception indoors and good reception outdoors.
I will try to test other SIMs of other carriers on this device to see if reception improves.
Thank you very much for you help!
4.4.2
Anyone knows which modems can I flash in a stock i9505 4.4.2 rom?
Inamati said:
Anyone knows which modems can I flash in a stock i9505 4.4.2 rom?
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Any modem you want to flash. But try the 4.4.2 versions.
Sent from my GT-I9505G using Tapatalk
nikzDHD said:
Any modem you want to flash. But try the 4.4.2 versions.
Sent from my GT-I9505G using Tapatalk
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Really? I ask this question because when flashing stock 4.4.2 I had to flash a specific modem otherwise it wouldn't work. If I flash another modem different from FNA5 won't it cause problems in the ROM?
Inamati said:
Really? I ask this question because when flashing stock 4.4.2 I had to flash a specific modem otherwise it wouldn't work. If I flash another modem different from FNA5 won't it cause problems in the ROM?
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Depends what bootloader your on, I'm assuming your on the new bootloader so you need to flash both the LTE and GSM modems. I'm on a GE 4.4.2 rom and old bootloader running on an older modem and not got any issues. Try it and see what happens you can always flash another after or go back to a 4.4.2 modem.
nikzDHD said:
Depends what bootloader your on, I'm assuming your on the new bootloader so you need to flash both the LTE and GSM modems. I'm on a GE 4.4.2 rom and old bootloader running on an older modem and not got any issues. Try it and see what happens you can always flash another after or go back to a 4.4.2 modem.
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OK thanks a bunch. If not too much trouble can you point me to a list of the modems you speak of? And is there anywhere where it's detailed how to flash both modems? When I changed modem in the previous ROM's I only had to flash one.
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OK thanks a bunch. If not too much trouble can you point me to a list of the modems you speak of? And is there anywhere where it's detailed how to flash both modems? When I changed modem in the previous ROM's I only had to flash one.
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This thread has all the info you need:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2192025
A small tip to whom ever is reading this: If you have reception problems just go to someone with the same phone model and just write down the information in about phone section such as: baseband, core, build etc so you know which one works 100% if your phone is the same model.
Anyways, nikzDHD, I9505XXUEML6_MODEM worked best, I flashed 90% of the modems... took me forever :/
Hi I have international version of S5 G900F. I flashed the phone with UK BTU stock rom. Now the problem is I cannot connect to the Network.
I tried going to Settings->More Networks -> Network Operators -> Select automatically . It took 5-10 mins to search but cannot connect.
Sim is not locked as it was working before I flashed the stock rom. also I read somewhere in internet that once the phone is region unlocked, it is permanently unlocked to use any other country sim. I don't know the original region of my phone but I bought it in Uk from 3rd party dealer not from any carrier.
I can think of two thing at the moment. It should be either regional locked again, but it does not prompt any thing to activate or enter pin or anything like that. or it should be wrong modem.
Is there a way to find if the phone is region locked ?
and is there a way to find correct region of the phone ?
the label on the box was removed so I cannot find from the box as well.
Thanks in advance.
I still haven't fixed this problem. Could someone suggest how to fix?
I've attached some screenshots with my phone info.
first image shows NETWORK:UNBLOCKED and IMEI Certi: PASS
-> I think this means, the phone is not blocked by network, and IMEI certificate has passed so it's not stolen or lost claimed phone.
another screenshot is the Firmware and CSC code/country information,
-> this means, this phone is build to sell in UK, so UK sim should unlock the regional lock.
Also the phone was working fine before I installed stock rom which I dowloaded from sammobile.
in the sceenshot, one of the network is connected but it says emergency call only because it cannot register to the network.
It is not sim lock also, because when I put T-mobile sim it does not ask for pin to unlock also.
what is wrong here. any idea guys? xda supposed to be the biggest android forum and samsung s5 is one of the most popular phone at the moment, isn't there anyone who have similar problem and solved? or atleast give some reason this cannot be fixed at all.
does the TMobile sim work? does it register with the network? If yes, then call the provider (of the other sim) and ask what's going on. Maybe you have a broken sim?
blesio said:
does the TMobile sim work? does it register with the network? If yes, then call the provider (of the other sim) and ask what's going on. Maybe you have a broken sim?
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I've tried with Orange sim, and it still cannot register to the network. When I put the orange sim, it pop up a dialogbox asking to choose a network provider, there was two options, T-mobile and orange. So it is detecting the sim, but it cannot register.
And also, I tried my sim in another phone, and my sim works in another phone without any problem.
Did you try to flash the firmware again, and then after that restore factory defaults?
blesio said:
Did you try to flash the firmware again, and then after that restore factory defaults?
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Yes I did, still it didn't work. I emailed samsung customer service with the problem, and they asked me to restore factory defaults.
I did that again but didn't work.
I tried one custom ROM as well. same problem in that rom.
You're rooted? If yes then there might be problem with the modem part of the ROM, can you install the official one part ROM and try with that?
blesio said:
You're rooted? If yes then there might be problem with the modem part of the ROM, can you install the official one part ROM and try with that?
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I've installed stock rom several times, and several different versions( from here: http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/1/?model=SM-G900F&pcode=0 ). Rooted several times, installed modem.bin files several times from many custom rom/ stock rom. None of them worked. I tried installing modem.bin when not rooted as well. And all the attempt failed.
I did everything I could possibly think of , Then I posted the question in the forum.
You have the IMEI ??!? Or it is lost?? Then only per efs-backup…
Or sim is broken…
Gesendet von meinem SM-G900F
lwiss said:
You have the IMEI ??!? Or it is lost?? Then only per efs-backup…
Or sim is broken…
Gesendet von meinem SM-G900F
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I have imei , and sim is working fine, as I tested my sim in another phone.
uktel3315 said:
I have imei , and sim is working fine, as I tested my sim in another phone.
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I'm having the same problem, but with G900H. I have stock firmware, rooted and everything's working fine until suddenly, I have no network. I restart the phone and get network again but only for a couple of minutes.
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Any update?
XanoZuke said:
Any update?
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Sry XanoZuke, I could not do anything to fix this, so I returned the phone and got another handset. I now have Exynos Octa-core version. Found snapdragon version is more power efficient. My phone gets heated very quickly.
uktel3315 said:
Sry XanoZuke, I could not do anything to fix this, so I returned the phone and got another handset. I now have Exynos Octa-core version. Found snapdragon version is more power efficient. My phone gets heated very quickly.
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Don't worry, I found out that the motherboard was water damaged (the irony of life....), so a bought an LG G3.
Regarding the Exynos chip, I'm never buying anything exynos ever again. The performance is not as solid as Snapdragon and it gets heated really fast. Still, thanks for your reply! ?
Sent from my LG-D855 using XDA Free mobile app
uktel3315
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So sad case remain unsolved, Got almost the same issue, Flashed 1st and last official firmware and custom rom without success NO NETWORK SIGNAL. No IMEI - Null regitered 15 zeros no efs backup etc.
Model : SM-G900S
ROM: XtrStoLite
edreab86 said:
So sad case remain unsolved, Got almost the same issue, Flashed 1st and last official firmware and custom rom without success NO NETWORK SIGNAL. No IMEI - Null regitered 15 zeros no efs backup etc.
Model : SM-G900S
ROM: XtrStoLite
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have you found a solution yet? i have the exact same problem and have tried the same solutions as you listed...
have you found a solution yet? i have the exact same problem and have tried the same solutions as you listed...
Sorry i end up selling the phone as is..
Same deal
My g900f has no mobile services sims fine
I have the same problem.
Cannot connect to network after flashing new ROM. Since then I tried about 10 different original roms and couple custom roms. Number of different MODEMs and BOOTLOADERs but with no joy. SIM card works fine in different phone.
Also I tried to load different CERT files and QCN with Z3X Box but that didn't help either.
I've tried *#0011# command here are results:
with LTE/WCDMA/GSM auto-connect:
imgur.com/i69HCBM
with WCDMA only:
imgur.com/QPbvKHG
and GSM only:
imgur.com/8InhQWQ
It seems that GSM is not working at all.
At this stage I run out of ideas and probably gonna get rid of the phone as it is or use it as pimped-out ipod touch
(sorry for messed up links but I can't post to outside sites yet)
problems
am using galaxy s5 verzion sm-G900v
1. IEMI status unknown
2. sim card is not working
3. phone activation sim card from unknown source
i tried all ( simple )solutions in youtube and google it didnt work
tariqyosef said:
problems
am using galaxy s5 verzion sm-G900v
1. IEMI status unknown
2. secret codes not working when i use ( *#06# nothing happens )
3. sim card is not working
4. phone activation sim card from unknown source
i tried all ( simple )solutions in youtube and google it didnt work
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Do you use a Custom ROM?
Did you tried a factory reset?
mirco9 said:
Do you use a Custom ROM?
Did you tried a factory reset?
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yes i didt reset and hard rest
Are you using a custom ROM? I faced the same issue when updating the stock firmware trough Kies. I had to download the official firmware and flash it with odin instead of just using Kies, solved every problem.
Ciuffy said:
Are you using a custom ROM? I faced the same issue when updating the stock firmware trough Kies. I had to download the official firmware and flash it with odin instead of just using Kies, solved every problem.
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i think my problem with my galaxy s5 are deeper , i send the phone to professional experts . and am very looking forward to post the results here ,
tariqyosef said:
i think my problem with my galaxy s5 are deeper , i send the phone to professional experts . and am very looking forward to post the results here ,
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still they also couldn't fixe it
You are not telling us much about the story of that smartphone. What build are you running? Have you tried flashing in the past? Was it broken since when you got it?
flash the stock firmware using odin or smart switch
Thats a Verizon Galaxy S5!! What country are you trying to use it in? While the GSM sim-slot on Verizon high-end devices is usually unlocked for Global GSM usage, you need to check if the device supports the GSM frequencies in your location.
mrao said:
Thats a Verizon Galaxy S5!! What country are you trying to use it in? While the GSM sim-slot on Verizon high-end devices is usually unlocked for Global GSM usage, you need to check if the device supports the GSM frequencies in your location.
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Amman - jordan
Hy all! This is my first thread.
And so sorry for my english.
So I bought a galaxy s7 edge (g935f) from the internet and it has a lot of weird issue...first this phone is a single sim t-mobile (hungary) version, but the software says this is a dual SIM version (935FD) I flashed a full-wipe 4 file from with Odin but after that the problem is still there. If I go to the ONE I menu the first imei is the phone's own imei, but the second imei is just a lot of zeros.
My second problem is that the wireless connections doesn't works.
The Bluetooth can't find any BT devices and the Wi-Fi is recognize only the 5ghz networks.(2.4ghz networks are invisible)
Is it possible to get this phone back to normal?
Is it should work if I try to reinstall the phone with smart switch? That app is download firmware that is match with the phone original carriers Rom.
Thanks in advance.
If the phone is the dual sim one (SM-G935FD) flashing the BTU ROM from SM-G935F (single SIM model) or the INU ROM from the SM-G935FD, it'll detect the second SIM slot that also works as microSD card.
By detecting it, it seems you have an G935FD...
try flashing one of those ROM's I have mentioned above with ODIN and do full wipe of the phone.
That will probably solve everything
Sent from SM-G935FD using Tapatalk
Where did you get your phone from? Better return it...
Uzsidoboz20 said:
Hy all! This is my first thread.
And so sorry for my english.
So I bought a galaxy s7 edge (g935f) from the internet and it has a lot of weird issue...first this phone is a single sim t-mobile (hungary) version, but the software says this is a dual SIM version (935FD) I flashed a full-wipe 4 file from with Odin but after that the problem is still there. If I go to the ONE I menu the first imei is the phone's own imei, but the second imei is just a lot of zeros.
My second problem is that the wireless connections doesn't works.
The Bluetooth can't find any BT devices and the Wi-Fi is recognize only the 5ghz networks.(2.4ghz networks are invisible)
Is it possible to get this phone back to normal?
Is it should work if I try to reinstall the phone with smart switch? That app is download firmware that is match with the phone original carriers Rom.
Thanks in advance.
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Download samsung phone info app from play store. Find all your phone info chipset etc . .if you have exynos chip flash btu firmware or if Qualcomm then flash t-mobile one as you said it's saying t-mobile.....
But if you can, return it because as you said bt and wifi issues.
......it could be possible if you flash seller don't accept return.
Anik49 said:
Download samsung phone info app from play store. Find all your phone info chipset etc . .if you have exynos chip flash btu firmware or if Qualcomm then flash t-mobile one as you said it's saying t-mobile.....
But if you can, return it because as you said bt and wifi issues.
......it could be possible if you flash seller don't accept return.
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Phone info app says it is an exynos modell.
My original firmware Was TMH at this moment i use the superman nougat rom and the problem is still there. What's so special with that BTU rom?
I found one BTU rom (4file) in tsar3000.com but that rom is 6.0. Can i flash it?
Uzsidoboz20 said:
Phone info app says it is an exynos modell.
My original firmware Was TMH at this moment i use the superman nougat rom and the problem is still there. What's so special with that BTU rom?
I found one BTU rom (4file) in tsar3000.com but that rom is 6.0. Can i flash it?
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Btu is samsung stock 7 firmware basically for Uk region it's available here on xda. Try to flash the full firmware and see if it's work for you or not. Also you can flash stock 935fd firmware.