I just got off the horn with T-Mobile Blackberry-PDA Support. T-Mobile engineers ran some sort of test matching smart phones to the appropriate service they are to have. Those of us who have grandfather data plans were are knocked off today in preparation for T-Mobile releasing Windows Phone 7 devices from HTC, LG and Samsung starting next month. TMBS restored my SIM card settings on my lines on their end to match service codes on each of my lines That said, my internet service on my lines were restored prior to I calling them. I confirmed in another thread that changing my APN from "epc.tmobile.com" to "wap.voicestream.com" restored my internet service; however all of this being bang-bang; I can't be sure. All my lines came back up while adjusting my device settings and talking to TMBS.
HD2 users only - TMBS mentioned there have been some issues with the HD2s switching from Wi-Fi to Mobile Internet and obtaining internet service.
they are going to force everyone into the right plan sooner or later , it's just a matter of time.
Thanks for the tip about the APN! My internet works now! We'll just have to see for how long...
I didn't touch a thing yesterday, just rode it out, and everything is working on my HD2 again this morning.
$5.99 data plan FOR LIFE*
*I'm kidding, I know one day it'll change.
Hey there,
I just got my nexus s a couple days ago and right away I noticed that when I switch from wifi to Tmobile data (3G) it takes about 5 mins or so for 3G to actually connect and allow me to surf or use any data connection at all. By the way, it still takes the same amount of time(~5 mins or so) to connect even if I check 'use only 2g networks'. Then in the past 2-3 days everything seemed to work fine (mainly cause I haven't been switching between 3g/wifi but today I found a notification on my phone that a system update is available so I went ahead and installed it. That was 2 hrs ago and ever since then I cant connect to either 3g or edge. For a moment I thought that there might be some issues with the network itself so I slipped the sim card into my old Nokia phone and I immediately got the edge connection (my nokia doesnt support tmobile 3g). I see the 3G icon, ocasionally I see the arrows getting highlighted as well but they never turn green. I restarted the phone several times and it still doesn't connect. Anyone else expereinced this?
Thanks,
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Hey there,
I just got my nexus s a couple days ago and right away I noticed that when I switch from wifi to Tmobile data (3G) it takes about 5 mins or so for 3G to actually connect and allow me to surf or use any data connection at all. By the way, it still takes the same amount of time(~5 mins or so) to connect even if I check 'use only 2g networks'. Then in the past 2-3 days everything seemed to work fine (mainly cause I haven't been switching between 3g/wifi but today I found a notification on my phone that a system update is available so I went ahead and installed it. That was 2 hrs ago and ever since then I cant connect to either 3g or edge. For a moment I thought that there might be some issues with the network itself so I slipped the sim card into my old Nokia phone and I immediately got the edge connection (my nokia doesnt support tmobile 3g). I see the 3G icon, ocasionally I see the arrows getting highlighted as well but they never turn green. I restarted the phone several times and it still doesn't connect. Anyone else expereinced this?
Thanks,
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not sure if i understand 100% what your saying, but how fast your device acquires 3G depends on how strong of a presence there is of 3G
Right, but once it acquires the connection it stays strong and I never lose it. Besides that, even if 3g is weak shouldn't edge connect? I know for a fact that edge is available and strong since I never had problems acquiring it with my old signal and even now when I use my old phone it takes not more than 5 sec to connect to edge. Anyway, like I said I found that little weird but not a big deal as I haven't had any problems in last 2-3 days. However, ever since I installed that update I don't get any data conection (3g or edge) no matter what I do.
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Right, but once it acquires the connection it stays strong and I never lose it. Besides that, even if 3g is weak shouldn't edge connect? I know for a fact that edge is available and strong since I never had problems acquiring it with my old signal and even now when I use my old phone it takes not more than 5 sec to connect to edge. Anyway, like I said I found that little weird but not a big deal as I haven't had any problems in last 2-3 days. However, ever since I installed that update I don't get any data conection (3g or edge) no matter what I do.
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TpaFL, I am having the exact same issue as you, but I confirm that the Gingerbread update has nothing to do with it. When I got my phone last week I also noticed that the transition from wifi to 3G took a long time, and in some cases I ended up needing to reboot the phone. However, beginning yesterday morning, before the update was sent OTA, I could not use 3G/Edge at all and it's been that way ever since. One thing I've noticed is that when you trying browsing to a webpage that you will get redirected to a "m.web2go.com" page that says "service unavailable". To me this means that I still have 3G connectivity, but somehow T-Mobile is blocking my access to the target site for whatever reason.
When I called T-Mobile and explained the situation they told me a couple of things: 1) there was a network outage in my area that could be causing the problem; and 2) that I might be having a problem due to the fact that I am still on an old Blackberry plan. Neither of these make sense to me because if I plug my SIM into my old phone (Nexus One) everything works perfectly fine. I'm also hesitant to move to one of their current internet plans because my Blackberry plan is so attractively priced.
I just PM'd you regarding this in the hopes that maybe we can talk live and trade notes on how to get this problem solved.
Bob
betabob26 said:
TpaFL, I am having the exact same issue as you, but I confirm that the Gingerbread update has nothing to do with it. When I got my phone last week I also noticed that the transition from wifi to 3G took a long time, and in some cases I ended up needing to reboot the phone. However, beginning yesterday morning, before the update was sent OTA, I could not use 3G/Edge at all and it's been that way ever since. One thing I've noticed is that when you trying browsing to a webpage that you will get redirected to a "m.web2go.com" page that says "service unavailable". To me this means that I still have 3G connectivity, but somehow T-Mobile is blocking my access to the target site for whatever reason.
When I called T-Mobile and explained the situation they told me a couple of things: 1) there was a network outage in my area that could be causing the problem; and 2) that I might be having a problem due to the fact that I am still on an old Blackberry plan. Neither of these make sense to me because if I plug my SIM into my old phone (Nexus One) everything works perfectly fine. I'm also hesitant to move to one of their current internet plans because my Blackberry plan is so attractively priced.
I just PM'd you regarding this in the hopes that maybe we can talk live and trade notes on how to get this problem solved.
Bob
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I had the same problem, I still had a BB data plan. Seems TMO has the IMEI's of the Nexus S ( the phone tech asked me how I liked my S without me telling her what I had... ), but not the Nexus One. My N1 worked just fine with the BB plan. Switched the 2 lines I have data on to the 4G Unlimited (Their name for non-BB data) and all is well.
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I had the same problem, I still had a BB data plan. Seems TMO has the IMEI's of the Nexus S ( the phone tech asked me how I liked my S without me telling her what I had... ), but not the Nexus One. My N1 worked just fine with the BB plan. Switched the 2 lines I have data on to the 4G Unlimited (Their name for non-BB data) and all is well.
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Hmm...I think T-Mobile knew I had N1 because the rep I spoke to mentioned that she saw that I switched to the N1 back in January.
Do you really need to be on a 4G plan since the Nexus S only supports 3G? And do you know if you're still able to use the Nexus S for tethering without having to pay for T-Mobile's tethering service?
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Hmm...I think T-Mobile knew I had N1 because the rep I spoke to mentioned that she saw that I switched to the N1 back in January.
Do you really need to be on a 4G plan since the Nexus S only supports 3G? And do you know if you're still able to use the Nexus S for tethering without having to pay for T-Mobile's tethering service?
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you do not need to pay for Tmobile tethering.
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you do not need to pay for Tmobile tethering.
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Okay, thanks. Did you get any sort of explanation from T-Mobile as to why they allowed N1 users to access 3G using a BB plan but not the Nexus S? Seems to me that data is data, regardless of the actual device you're using.
Like other posters said, these Nexus S phones have unique IMEI numbers that T-Mobile can recognize and apply data settings on. I have/had a grandfathered Smartphone Unlimited (24.99) data plan on my line for about 3 years now. It worked flawlessly with my Touch Pro 2, Nexus One and Dell Venue Pro.
I noticed with the Nexus S, after I disconnected from wifi and went back to 3G, I would get the time out errors and "upgrade your plan" page in the browser. A reboot would fix it but that was annoying. I called TMO customer support, spoke with a supervisor who changed my grandfathered Smartphone Unlimited (24.99) to the grandfathered Android Unlimited Plan (also 24.99). All that changed was the name, but I never saw that "upgrade" message again. I tried my SIM in my Nexus One and Venue Pro after the change and now all my devices can use 3G data with no issues.
lethalp1mp, I hope your new data plan does not cost you more money because I know for a fact your previous plans can be changed to work at the same previous price.
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Okay, thanks. Did you get any sort of explanation from T-Mobile as to why they allowed N1 users to access 3G using a BB plan but not the Nexus S? Seems to me that data is data, regardless of the actual device you're using.
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Data is data, the reason they charge more for a smartphone plan is because smart phone users are likely to use much more data.
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Hmm...I think T-Mobile knew I had N1 because the rep I spoke to mentioned that she saw that I switched to the N1 back in January.
Do you really need to be on a 4G plan since the Nexus S only supports 3G? And do you know if you're still able to use the Nexus S for tethering without having to pay for T-Mobile's tethering service?
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It's just what they call their non-Blackberry data plans now from what I can see. You will need to add messaging if you do switch, as the BB plans included messaging, or at least mine did.
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lethalp1mp, I hope your new data plan does not cost you more money because I know for a fact your previous plans can be changed to work at the same previous price.
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For me, it came out to be less than what I was paying before.
Well, I just called TMO and spoke to a rep that claimed the reason why I wasn't getting data access was due to my IMEI not being recorded in their system. She took down the IMEI number from my Nexus S and entered it into their "system", and told me it takes up to two hours to register. I played along, but I rather doubt this is going to fix my problem. I'm sure I'll end up having to switch out of my BB plan.
have had my z2 for a while now and have been contemplating rooting it the whole time. The main things that's put me off is that the Barclay's app will not work with a rooted device and that's probably the single most useful app I have ever used... However I've come across a new problem which is making me want/need to root more than ever before. My provider (three UK) used to have an amazing contract with unlimited data AND unlimited tethering / hotspot. Unfortunately when I upgraded to my z2, they failed to tell me that whilst I have unlimited data, my tethering is now limited to 2GB a month without even the opportunity to buy more if I need some.
What happens now if I have my laptop connected to my phone is that I will get a text from three every 5 minutes or so saying that I'm over my tethering limit and then when I try to go to w page on my laptop, it ends up with a three page saying that I'm out of data.
I've tried a root free app that was supposed to work but it ended up doing exactly the same thing, so three knew I was using My phone as a hotspot and stopped it.
With a rooted device can I tether without limits? Or will three know what's going on a stop me again?
Suppose I might as well ask this as well; Is there a way I could get the Barclay's app to think the phone isn't rooted so it will work again?
Cheers
Background: For various reasons, I use stock VZW S5 (not rooted). I have a grandfathered unlimited data plan. I use Good For Enterprise (GFE) to access work email. About an year ago, GFE stopped working on my S5. It would not work even work when I was on WiFi. However, if I tethered my Nexus 10 Tablet to my S5 (thanks to FoxFi) and accessed GFE on the tablet, it worked fine. I tried accessing GFE through a VPN on my S5 but it was still blocked. So, it appears that Verizon does not block GFE on their network end but on the device itself, through some software/security policy they manage. To further test this theory, I switched my VZW SIM to a Nexus 6 and GFE worked fine on the Nexus 6. When I switched back to my S5, GFE did not work. I tried to get VZW to unlock GFE (even willing ot pay $15 per month extra) but they said they could do it only if I was on a new limited data plan. They just mumbled some nonsense when I told them their device was blocking GFE even when I was on WiFI, which VZW has no business blocking. This was probably yet another way of forcing us to switch from unlimited data plan, which I refuse to do on principle, and though my average cellular data use is about 4GB, I have spikes of 8GB to 10GB when we go on road trips.
So, my question is: Is there a way to disable VZW from blocking GFE on my phone (it is some local setting, I am sure of that now)? This has to be done without rooting. I do not prefer to, but am open to using a Custom ROM as a lost resort, as long as it is GFE compatible and not rooted.
I tried switching to a Nexus 6P (the 6P is one of the few non-VZW phones that works on VZW and is not affected by VZWs device based restrictions) but it was too big, slippery (needing a case, which I hate to use), did not support wireless charging (which I am addicted to) and was not waterproof (which I actually use very often - my entire Bahamas photo album, including underwater shots and video, was shot on my S5). I would like to continue using my S5 (or perhaps get an S6 Edge but that too would come with the same VZW controls which would block GFE). I wish there was a non-VZW phone with features comparable to the S5 that worked on VZW but without all these stupid blocks and stuff.
What's the error when you try to use it? Does the app not open or does it say something along the lines of an incompatibility?
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What's the error when you try to use it? Does the app not open or does it say something along the lines of an incompatibility?
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GFE complains that it is not able to access the server. I don't remember the exact error code because it was a long time ago. And whatever is blocking it is on my phone because I cant even use GFE even on WiFi and/or VPN. VZW somehow provisioned that block on my phone through one of their surreptitious security policies that are specifically present on VZW provisioned phones with unlimited data.
Quick update: Verizon seems to have stopped blocking "Good For Enterprise" (GFE) after their recent $20 increase for grandfathered Unlimited Data Plans (UDP).
I am able to use GFE with UDP on my VZW Galaxy S5 (Stock OS). Tethering is still blocked but FoxFi takes care of that. If you use your UDP with a pure Android phone (Nexus 6, Nexus 6P, Nexus 5X and Moto X Pure Edition are the ones that I am aware of that support VZW network), GFE and native tethering work without any issues but Basic Visual Voice Mail may be crippled.
Has Verizon come up with a new way of detecting hotspot users who have otherwise stayed under the radar? For the last several months, since updating to the unlimited verizon plan, I have been able to use the hotspot without any issues, using on average, 50-70gb per month, most of this on hotspot. This month, however, they are somehow able to see that I am using hotspot, and have throttled hotspot connections down to 600kbps. On the handset, I am able to continue to get 20-30Mbps on average. Have they changed their methods of detection somehow? How are they doing this?
This issue popped up when running XDABBEB's vs980 image. I have also tried a few things to get around this, all to no avail:
Ran LineageOS 14.1 ROM
Ran latest crDRoid ROM
edited build.prop to include "net.tethering.noprovisioning=true" at the bottom
ran "settings put global tether_dun_required 0" from a root prompt ...
A few of the various downloadable mods, though they are all a bit old and and they all seem to deal with modifying hotspotprovision.apk… This file doesn’t even exist on my current ROM (crDroid) ...
None of these have been able to remove the speed cap. Anyone have any ideas?
I'm also interested in understanding if there is anything we can do regarding this matter.
Verizon started to see tethering within the past day or so from my Nexus 6 running Pure Nexus 7. It was previously not seen by them so it is not your phone or software. I just noticed it and this is the first thread I've come across raising the issue.
Data on my Nexus 6p and my brothers Pixel XL is being detected as well. This is terrible news and we need a workaround asap! I've tried the TTL fix but I'm not sure if it's working yet or not.
I manage 6 lines that have run into this beginning in September. For the past 6 months or so we've had no problems until recently.
We have found a work around that seems to be working for two individuals with rooted Droid Turbos using PIA. However, it does not work while they are using their Chromecast.
What is the TTL fix? I'd like to try that. I can report back if it works.
What I’ve read that works is vpn tether and using a vpn. I want to try just got on unlimited plan and Verizon is my ISP lol