Hi,
after the last update to Android 5.0, my S5 wont connect to wifi anymore when I am abroad (it works flawless at home)
Before (with android 4.4) was working but now it is an (expensive and colorfull) useless toy for me as I need to travel abroad for my job.
Looking on internet, I discovered that this is a sort of "limitation" imposed by Samsung (wifi region code).
As I don't want to root my phone because I need the warranty, do I need to swith to ...... Iphone ?
There is any solution?
Gianni
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Samsung Galaxy S2 (Bell Unlocked >>Rogers(CANADA)
I just got my S2 unlocked and up and running. What a great phone.
I have the data shut off and only want to use WI-FI(pay as you go Rogers)
How do I get GPS to work with WI-FI?
Thanks
Greg
GPS gets best signal outside when on the streets, and not inside house,
GPS requires data connectivity to work , either wifi or data plan.(for u rogers)
Its kind of not possible to get wifi signal outside on the road al the time u driving.
I can suggest take like 100mb data plan, maybe work, bcoz data plan is required for initial connection only or if more map data is required to download.
like while GPS in use, it will work mostly on sattelite connectivity, A-GPS built in ur phone and not using much of ur data.
gotshoaib said:
GPS gets best signal outside when on the streets, and not inside house,
GPS requires data connectivity to work , either wifi or data plan.(for u rogers)
If the phone is a standard International I9100 then GPS is a standalone unit and requires neither network nor WiFi to work . Providing the maps data is on the phone no other connection is required .
latest Google maps can cache maps so you can download some before travelling .
Or use one of the driving apps with full maps .
jje
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I use sygic with downloaded maps on my bell s2. I tried using it without data while travelling in the US and worked perfectly fine.
Sent from my GT-I9100 using xda premium
Sorree, guyz i tried few apps, trying to use without sim card in it and didnt work for me thou,
well i wil try using it again and make sure.
sorree for wrong info and thanks for correcting me.
how can I unlock a bell galaxy s2 from bell to use on rogers? i have an iphone now and was very disappointed with the 4s news and would like to switch to the galaxy s2 . will my data plan work automatically if I have it on the Iphone now?
Got a Bell i9100m, unlocked, currently using it on my Telus employee plan. Nice upgrade from my old T959D (Fascinate 3g+)
Check the q&a section sticky for guide to unlocking.
edit: GPS is amazing compared to my old phone. Not even using wireless networks and got a lock while driving even before Google Maps could finish downloading the map tiles.
Cyanogen CM7 Question for bell SGS2 on rogers
If I were to install cm7 which version should I install on this device, is it the international version. also for any other roms ?
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If I were to install cm7 which version should I install on this device, is it the international version. also for any other roms ?
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International version; 99.9% of the ROMs in this section of the forum will work for you (dont try to install anything for the I9100G; there's at least one ROM for the G in this forum).
Download the latest nightly (116) for CM7, much has changed since the stable release (later classed as a release candidate). Follow the instructions here to a T.
Edit: the above assumes you have the I9100M or equivalent, which is = International Version.
So when I need it most, my GPS won't lock properly. I've tried it in my car, outside, mobile, standing still, etc. Sometimes it just doesn't want to work no matter what I do (I've tried restarting, location via networks, GPS only, restarting). Other times it just works fine, but it's really infuriating to have a new phone and when you badly need a GPS it won't work.
I have an i9505, I thought the problem might be because I have a stock rom which isn't the right one for my country (just using some european one).
What can I do to fix this? It's really annoying..
Thanks.
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I ve bought a gt i9500 abroad ... i currently have indian firmware installed ... and used gps in USA and in greece ... so far worked perfectly fine ...
So it shouldn't be a software issues at least not regional ... maybe its a hardware issue can u claim warranty and have it checked?
Or u could reflash stock firmware to see if some weird bug occurred
Hi,
I recently updated my phone to android 4.4.2. (official firmware KOT49.I9505XXUFNB9)
All went well, wifi works like it should, sms is good and calls too.
The problem i have is that my data connection (4g) is acting weird.
When i want to use my own connection on my phone like for Google play, facebook, games, web surfing, speedtest, ...., It all goes slow or does not connect at all.
But when i share this connection through USB and/or wifi hotspot there are no problems. Smooth as butter. No latency issues, timeouts, just as a 4G connection should be.
Thank you for helping and reading :good:
Thx for the 'help'.
Some news :
- Mobile connection goes from 4 bars to 1 if i switch from (WCDMA/GSM) to (LTE/WCDMA/GSM)
- Modem is good (flashed a few times, even other modem versions, but nothing works)
- I have a realy hard time to connect to any data network atm (3g and 4g).
- Modem and firmware version are the same as friends of mine (same country and provider) (Belgium, Mobistar)
- i had 4.2.2 before. Wanted to reinstall the firmware to get it all official again but the firmware was nowhere to be downloaded so i took a 4.4.2 and now everything is messed up.
The realy weird thing is that the data connection was the best at the standard 4.2.2 that was on the phone. Every other rom that i tried had a worse connection. (i tried ALOT of roms).
Dial *#1234# and attach screenshot.
Here you go.
Just attached a 2nd img from Samsung kies. Says (ORX). DOn't know what country that is, and i don't know what country code i sohuld take since belgium doesn't have its own code it seems. (Could this be the problem?)
About a month ago I noticed that my wi-fi is working weird. It is connected, but I can't use the Internet. Looking at the wi-fi icon I can see that it is sending data to my router, but it is not recieving anything back. I basically have the arrow going up, indicating upload, but no arrow down, indicating download. After a few minutes (or after restarting wi-fi) it goes to normal for some time and then it stops working again. I'm currently on optimised CM12.1, but it doesn't matter which ROM I use. My router works fine. I checked with another phone while my s4's wi-fi wasn't working. I was considering updating baseband and modem, but I wasn't sure which one to use. I'm in Poland and my carrier is Mobile Viking, but they use Play infrastructure (or T-Mobile, if play is unavailable). It isn't anything that would make me change my phone, but it is a bit annoing.
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killermenpl said:
About a month ago I noticed that my wi-fi is working weird. It is connected, but I can't use the Internet. Looking at the wi-fi icon I can see that it is sending data to my router, but it is not recieving anything back. I basically have the arrow going up, indicating upload, but no arrow down, indicating download. After a few minutes (or after restarting wi-fi) it goes to normal for some time and then it stops working again. I'm currently on optimised CM12.1, but it doesn't matter which ROM I use. My router works fine. I checked with another phone while my s4's wi-fi wasn't working. I was considering updating baseband and modem, but I wasn't sure which one to use. I'm in Poland and my carrier is Mobile Viking, but they use Play infrastructure (or T-Mobile, if play is unavailable). It isn't anything that would make me change my phone, but it is a bit annoing.
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It's like you said. The only thing you can try is changing your modem.
Do you have a stable connection on other wifi networks?
I have no way of checking other networks (living in a small town with no public wi-fi). Which modem should I use? I'm in Poland nad I bought my S4 in a store (not from any carrier)
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I have no way of checking other networks (living in a small town with no public wi-fi). Which modem should I use? I'm in Poland nad I bought my S4 in a store (not from any carrier)
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There is no best modem. You have to try it for yourself. I would suggest taking lollipop modems, but you have to be on a lollipop bootloader for that.
If I am on lollipop rom, does that mean that I have lollipop bootlader? When I bought my phone it was on android 4.4.2
Since lollipop my wifi has been terrible on my i9505 stock rooted. My iOS and windows devices are rock solid but sgs4 has crap connection strength. On previous devices the radio with the upgrade was normally to blame but I'd welcome any suggestions. Does cm12 use the same radio as stock?
Hi guys
I’m new here and I need your help.
I have Samsung S4 International bought on amazon in US, no simlock.
I use this phone in Ireland in Europe.
Everything was ok until a few months ago when I lost 3g connection. Science then my phone is working in 2g only mode (gprs/edge speed)
Phone was running on stock rom android 4.4.2, I thought it is a software issue so I rooted phone and installed CyanogenMod. Unfortunately it did not help
Phone still synchronise with 2g network instead of 3g even in capital city next to BTS.
I was wondering is 3g module broken and what could be a reason of that? Do you have any idea how could I fix it, what would be a cost of doing it and is it even worth it.
Except that, phone is working ok. GPS with finding a fix is a little bit slow but this is not a big issue.
Thanks in advance
FMX
Current details about phone:
GT-I9505
4.4.2
Kernel 3.4.0-cyanogenmod-g2ab6e0f
Baseband I9505xxugnh8
Build cm_jfltexx-userdebug 4.4.2 kot49h
did you try any other sim cards?