I bought an Atrix in the USA but I'm living in the Netherlands. I was able to unlock my phone with an unlock code from AT&T, however the internet is not working. Calls can be made and H+ shows in the upper right corner but no connection.
After some research (*#*#4636#*#*), I saw that the band was USA and no other selection option were possible.
My question: can the band be changed to EURO in order to make the phone usable?
Have you entered your porvider apn?
I bought mine in the US too and i created a new APN with my provider settings and it works fine.
Yes, I have entered the APN settings and verified them with Vodafone. Problem seems to really be located in the bands used.
CynicalDreamer said:
Yes, I have entered the APN settings and verified them with Vodafone. Problem seems to really be located in the bands used.
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vodafone netherlands runs on 900 band and the atrix supports this automatically, you cannot change the band. if the phone is seeing the H+ then it already recognize your network you just have to make sure you use the right apn and have data enabled in your settings. also make sure there is a green circle next to your apn name, this enables the apn.
You may have not activated CDMA in * # * # 4636 # * # * (Phoneinfo) you need to make GSM Auto (PRL)
(CDMA is only U.S. Baseband) in Europe we have WCDMA
wcdma is 3g in north america. ive been using wcdma only setting to stop my phone from going to edge
Settings -> Wireless & networks -> Mobile networks
Change the "Select network" to automatic if it's not already.
download apn internet on off =)...its work for me ....
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You may have not activated CDMA in * # * # 4636 # * # * (Phoneinfo) you need to make GSM Auto (PRL)
(CDMA is only U.S. Baseband) in Europe we have WCDMA
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CDMA is not in the atrix. we use WCDMA just like europe.
spline1 said:
You may have not activated CDMA in * # * # 4636 # * # * (Phoneinfo) you need to make GSM Auto (PRL)
(CDMA is only U.S. Baseband) in Europe we have WCDMA
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AT&T uses WCDMA as well.
We don't use CDMA, that's Verizon.
EDIT: dLo beat me to it.
Still no luck...
1. WCDMA selected as preferred network type.
2. APN triple checked and activated.
3. H+ showing in upper-right corner.
4. Enabled roaming in the data manager to make sure this wasn't blocking anything.
5. Tried SIM in HTC Wildfire with same APN and network settings => WORKING
Any more ideas on what is blocking my internet?? :S
It seems that putting the Atrix on WCDMA preferred is not working, it will automatically switch back to GSM....
I still believe the fault is located in the inability to set the bands to EURO or even automatically. You can only select USA here... If there is anyone who knows how to change this, maybe give a direct command to the modem, I will express my gratitude using paypal
Did you activate the phone in the US? like did you put in AT&T SIM and turn it on? I had the same problem with my phone when I activated it in us, i'm waiting on a new one that has not been activated in US.
I unlocked the phone in the Netherlands with a Vodafone SIM. Tried using a SIM from a different provider just now: T-Mobile = working!
Now I have to figure out what the difference between T-Mobile & Vodafone is.... Any ideas?
CynicalDreamer said:
I unlocked the phone in the Netherlands with a Vodafone SIM. Tried using a SIM from a different provider just now: T-Mobile = working!
Now I have to figure out what the difference between T-Mobile & Vodafone is.... Any ideas?
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I have none, sorry... I use O2 here in Germany without problems. Unlocked in US. Activated and used a US (AT&T prepaid) SIM for a while before coming here, too.
What I HAVE learned (the hard way) is that different SIMs FROM O2 will have different APNs. I.e., O2 prepaid options have different APNs than their contracts.
My network type is GSM auto (PRL) and I don't have problems going G->H+
Hum....maybe getting a replacement phone wont help me then. Oh well its on its way already.
I looked into the APN differences but the one I used was the correct one, so that can't be the problem.
Had a long conversation with Vodafone yesterday. When they finally connected me through with an engineer this guy managed to explain it to me in this way: Vodafone has policies on what phones can be used to access their network, different models need to be accepted individually. Sometimes changes need to be made on the network. According to him this was the reason my Atrix has no internet connectivity in The Netherlands, the phone hasn't been released here and the network hasn't been tested with it.
Thing that I find strange is the fact that other providers in The Netherlands have no problem with internet on the Atrix...
Hello, I had originally purchased a Samsung Focus unlocked for use on the Rogers network in Canada. I had no data until I installed Samsung's network profile app and switched it to Rogers. I have since switched to Koodo as a carrier. I once again have no data only this time there is not an option on the network profile application.
Any ideas on how to get data?
EDIT: Sorry, and do so if I wanted to not use Chevron's unlock method then get Samsung tools. So as in, is there any other way.
For data, you don't need the Samsung Network tool at all. You just need find out the APN for your new carrier and put it in. The Network tool is only needed for MMS.
Here is the APN for Koodo:
◦APN: sp.koodo.com
I just purchased my Dell Streak. It seems like an awesome phone, and It's unlocked and all. However, everytime I try to connect to the Bell Mobile Network, it says, Unable to connect to the network at this time. Please try again later.
I have my SIM card in properly, it tells me that my phone number is correct under the SIM Toolkit app & such.
PLEASE HELP ME. What do I do?
Bell Network Connection
I assume you have a data plan on the SIM card you're using? If that's not the problem, go to: Menu/Settings/Wireless & Network Settings/Mobile Networks and look at your cellular data APN settings (APN name, server settings, etc.). Make sure you have the correct APN name / settings in corresponding fields. I would tell you what they are, but my Streak is an unlocked version running on T-Mobile, so my APN settings won't work on your "Bell" network. I'm sure if you look around here on XDA, you can find the correct APN settings in another post.... Good Luck!
I did set the right APN settings, it still just wont connect.
I am guessing you're in Canada? Bell Mobility is a CDMA phone provider. The Streak is a GSM device, thus the Streak cannot see CDMA networks. You need to be on Rogers or one of its subsidiary carriers for the Streak to work.
Okay but, others I know have the Streak on Bell in Canada.. So how does that work?
And it does see the bell network, it just says it cannot connect at this time. please try again later.
Good question, and one I just asked in my FAQ on the difference between CDMA and GSM and why phones for one won't work on the other. From the sounds of things, Bell is switching over to GSM from CDMA, or they are employing a hybrid network. Those are the only ways I know of that a Streak can work on a CDMA carrier like Bell.
EDIT: They are employing a hybrid network according to their website and Wikipedia which went online in 2009.
OP ... am using unlocked Dell Streak from Rogers on Telus w/o any problem. Bell and Telus share each other's network so it shouldn't be an issue of the Streak being on Bell. I have a data plan with Telus, and even enjoys Netflix on my Streak.
The only suggestion is to check APN setting, and also network choice, make sure it is not set for GSM only but Automatic ...
Sent from my Dell Streak using XDA App
Enjoy, here it is.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1j2Oho8jH66Su6O27IpzQ01cFJqtyr2xUZ1ZTPbvLzfs
MMS and APN settings for all of the following carriers (and T-Mobiles LTE/Non-LTE Network):
Brightspot
GIV Mobile
GoSmart Mobile
LycaMobile
MetroPCS
Net10
PlatinumTel
Roam Mobility
Simple Mobile
Solavei
Spot Mobile
Speed Talk Mobile
Stiraght Talk
Telcel America
TravelSim
TruPhone
Ultra Mobile
Univision Mobile
UppWireless
Walmart Family Mobile
Unless otherwise specified in the spreadsheet, all settings should match the T-Mobile settings here:
http://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-2090
After unlocking the phone everything works just fine, including all the Google services (hooray!), but it gets only 2G speeds on T-Mobile LTE network in the USA (4G setting in the phone is enabled).
The APN is T-Mobile US LTE. However, if I go to Settings > Mobile Data > click cog on top right > Data plan settings it shows the phone carrier still as China Mobile in Beijing.
Does this mean that the SIM is locked to China Mobile only? If yes, why is the phone working, although at 2G speeds only?
Is there a way to make sure the phone is SIM locked? I’d like to avoid spending $30+ for an unlock code to find out it’s still not working.
If you have the correct APN settings I think it's the basebands using different frequencies that are not compatible with the p10 lite.