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[Q][L5-E615] dual sim does not work properly

Hi,
My device is LG L5-E615 unlocked.
I've put 2 different operators sim cards into the device. The first slot sim is WCDMA and the second slot is normal GSM.
When I enable both slots, from time to time(like 10 minutes to 1 hour), the connection of the GSM sim card goes away and it says "No Service" and after a few minutes (2 or 3 minutes), the signal comes back. I'm not on the move and I have strong signal.
When I use 2 GSM sims, such problem does not happen. It only happens when one sim card is WCDMA and the other is GSM.
I've changed the slots (First WCDMA, Second GSM / First GSM, Second WCDMA), but it doesn't help.
Does anyone else have such problem? Any idea how can I track the issue and solve it?
Thanks

hamed1988 said:
Hi,
My device is LG L5-E615 unlocked.
I've put 2 different operators sim cards into the device. The first slot sim is WCDMA and the second slot is normal GSM.
When I enable both slots, from time to time(like 10 minutes to 1 hour), the connection of the GSM sim card goes away and it says "No Service" and after a few minutes (2 or 3 minutes), the signal comes back. I'm not on the move and I have strong signal.
When I use 2 GSM sims, such problem does not happen. It only happens when one sim card is WCDMA and the other is GSM.
I've changed the slots (First WCDMA, Second GSM / First GSM, Second WCDMA), but it doesn't help.
Does anyone else have such problem? Any idea how can I track the issue and solve it?
Thanks
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This is a known issue of the stock rom. Using two WCDMA enabled sims solves the problem. I doubt if any of the custom ROMs, of which there aren' that many yet, will solve this issue.
Note that while using two WCDMA sims, it is not possible to use 3G on both the simcards, one will always run in GSM mode only.

nhtbrink said:
This is a known issue of the stock rom. Using two WCDMA enabled sims solves the problem. I doubt if any of the custom ROMs, of which there aren' that many yet, will solve this issue.
Note that while using two WCDMA sims, it is not possible to use 3G on both the simcards, one will always run in GSM mode only.
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Hi there, thanks for this info. I currently have two sims,a 3 SIM and a Samba (internet only) sim that runs on the 3 network. My phone has the standard one sim slot GSM and other WCDMA.
I first tried my 3 SIM by itself in both the GSM and WCDMA slot and to my surprise it worked in both (in terms of 2G services). I thought that a 3 sim couldn't work in a GSM (2G) slot ? So I decided to leave the 3 sim in the GSM slot and then added the Samba sim into the WCDMA slot. However, when I turned the phone back on it connected to the Samba sim but the 3 sim said no network was available.
Any idea why this is ? Sorry if this has been asked before but I haven't been able to find an adequate explanation !

OnePlus Two - HSPA+ and 3G Data Connection Problem

Hi Everyone,
I'm usually just a reader on XDA, but I have found a problem that appears not to have been solved and wondered if anyone had any insight.
Problem Summary
When in an area (or network) with only HSPA and UMTS (strong HSPA/UMTS signal, but with no LTE or 2G available), the phone will drop from H+ to 3G erratically, always dropping the data connection. Traditional phone calls are not affected.
Detailed Description
I have a OnePlus Two and have 2 SIM cards. My first SIM Card is with Bell Canada (Virgin), and the second SIM Card is with WIND Mobile Canada.
Neither Bell nor WIND operate a 2G network, so the lowest the service can fall to is UMTS/3G.
Initially, I didn't notice the problem because Bell also operates an LTE network, and there is no problem with dropping the data connections when on LTE.
When I switched to the WIND SIM card (which only operates HSPA and UMTS), I noticed a problem where the phone would initially connect to H+, begin downloading whatever is needed (say, streaming music), but then part way through the download, the connection would switch to 3G, and the data would effectively stop. Within a minute, the service would jump back to H+ and download some more, but this cycle would continue (H+ --> 3G --> H+ --> 3G... ), with no way of knowing 1) how long the H+ connection would last before dropping to 3G (usually less than 30 seconds), and 2) after dropping to 3G, how long before going back to H+. This problem makes the phone almost useless when there is no LTE.
The most obvious troubleshooting I did was move to locations of better signal but I quickly ruled that out, as nothing seems to remove this problem. Other things I tried was to: move locations in the city, reboot phone, hard reset phone, flash most updated version of Oxygen, unlock bootloader, root, try the HSPA Keepalive app, swap SIM1 to SIM2, and many other things.
I originally thought this was a network issue, but I put this WIND SIM in another phone and there was no problem in any way that resembled this problem.
I also ruled out this being a network-specific problem, as I have taken a trip with the Bell SIM to an area where Bell does not have any LTE coverage (only HSPA and UMTS) and the same problem occurs on Bell as with the WIND SIM.
I have found people who had this problem on the OnePlus One tend to recommend using 2G to stabilize the connection, but this is not possible on Bell or WIND. That solution also would not provide adequate data speeds.
Remember this problem only affects data connectivity, as 3G traditional phone calls have no problems.
Question
Does anyone know if there is a way to adjust the conditions when the OnePlus Two will choose to switch from H+ to 3G?
Does anyone have any easier suggestions?
Thank you all in advance, because this rendering this phone almost useless when there is no LTE coverage.

I believe your problem is that phone it's dualsim standby, that means only one modem that alternates signal for both sims, I think normal would be alternating from faster network to slower network on sim without data.
Having to change to g3 between sims theres something stoped in the modem and data connection is also stopped.
You have no problem with voice calls because other sim is automatically turned off and unreachable.
There's nothing you can do if you're forced to only 3g on both sims
By 3g I mean 3g or h+ which to my knowledge are the same
Hope I was helpful and not wrong or more confusing
Sent from my ONE A2005 using Tapatalk

fburgos said:
I believe your problem is that phone it's dualsim standby, that means only one modem that alternates signal for both sims, I think normal would be alternating from faster network to slower network on sim without data.
Having to change to g3 between sims theres something stoped in the modem and data connection is also stopped.
You have no problem with voice calls because other sim is automatically turned off and unreachable.
There's nothing you can do if you're forced to only 3g on both sims
By 3g I mean 3g or h+ which to my knowledge are the same
Hope I was helpful and not wrong or more confusing
Sent from my ONE A2005 using Tapatalk
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Thanks, I will try disabling the second SIM to see if there is a bug with the dual-sim...
What it currently does with the second SIM is it either shows "R" for roaming or just emergency only, but perhaps there is a software issue so I'll see if disabling the second SIM makes a difference.

biomedeng said:
Thanks, I will try disabling the second SIM to see if there is a bug with the dual-sim...
What it currently does with the second SIM is it either shows "R" for roaming or just emergency only, but perhaps there is a software issue so I'll see if disabling the second SIM makes a difference.
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Though strange, this workaround fixes the issue. Thank you to fburgos for the suggestion!
So just in case anyone ever finds this issue creeps up on them, the solution is to DISABLE the SIM you are not using. It's not the most convenient workaround to swap SIMs, but the other SIM will be in Emergency Mode, so it really makes no functional difference.
On the technical side, it does appear that there is actually a bug in Android for a very uncommon network configuration. It will only appear in this exact configuration:
SIM1: Network has HSPA/3G only, no LTE or 2G to move to
SIM2: Network also only has HSPA/3G with no LTE or 2G
The non-data SIM does NOT connect to a roaming network (connects with "Emergency Only") - if it connects to a roaming 2G network, this problem does not happen.
The data SIM connects to HSPA/3G
Both SIMs are active
I'm not sure if this will happen anywhere else in the world other than having a WIND Mobile Canada SIM and Bell or TELUS Canada SIM
If anyone has insight on how to report this to Google, or someone else who can confirm my theory, that would be great!

Try this:
1. You need to make sure you have the correct LTE APN selected in mobile networks and LTE as preferred type.
2. Go to dialer and type in this: *#*#4636#*#*
3. Phone Information
4. Set Preferred Network Type to: LTE/GSM (PRL) - you an play with which one you wanna use but the one I said works for sure. on other roms I have" TD-SCDMA, GSM/WCDMA and LTE"
5. Now click TURN OFF RADIO and wait WAIT few secs. will that button turns to Turn Radio ON
6. Now TURN ON RADIO and wait
7. when u see the triangle for the signal is back, at least black , go down and lick SMSC REFRESH then UPDATE.
8. now just go back to APN settings and go into your LTE APN
9. Change Bearer to LTE

biomedeng said:
Hi Everyone,
I'm usually just a reader on XDA, but I have found a problem that appears not to have been solved and wondered if anyone had any insight.
Problem Summary
When in an area (or network) with only HSPA and UMTS (strong HSPA/UMTS signal, but with no LTE or 2G available), the phone will drop from H+ to 3G erratically, always dropping the data connection. Traditional phone calls are not affected.
Detailed Description
I have a OnePlus Two and have 2 SIM cards. My first SIM Card is with Bell Canada (Virgin), and the second SIM Card is with WIND Mobile Canada.
Neither Bell nor WIND operate a 2G network, so the lowest the service can fall to is UMTS/3G.
Initially, I didn't notice the problem because Bell also operates an LTE network, and there is no problem with dropping the data connections when on LTE.
When I switched to the WIND SIM card (which only operates HSPA and UMTS), I noticed a problem where the phone would initially connect to H+, begin downloading whatever is needed (say, streaming music), but then part way through the download, the connection would switch to 3G, and the data would effectively stop. Within a minute, the service would jump back to H+ and download some more, but this cycle would continue (H+ --> 3G --> H+ --> 3G... ), with no way of knowing 1) how long the H+ connection would last before dropping to 3G (usually less than 30 seconds), and 2) after dropping to 3G, how long before going back to H+. This problem makes the phone almost useless when there is no LTE.
The most obvious troubleshooting I did was move to locations of better signal but I quickly ruled that out, as nothing seems to remove this problem. Other things I tried was to: move locations in the city, reboot phone, hard reset phone, flash most updated version of Oxygen, unlock bootloader, root, try the HSPA Keepalive app, swap SIM1 to SIM2, and many other things.
I originally thought this was a network issue, but I put this WIND SIM in another phone and there was no problem in any way that resembled this problem.
I also ruled out this being a network-specific problem, as I have taken a trip with the Bell SIM to an area where Bell does not have any LTE coverage (only HSPA and UMTS) and the same problem occurs on Bell as with the WIND SIM.
I have found people who had this problem on the OnePlus One tend to recommend using 2G to stabilize the connection, but this is not possible on Bell or WIND. That solution also would not provide adequate data speeds.
Remember this problem only affects data connectivity, as 3G traditional phone calls have no problems.
Question
Does anyone know if there is a way to adjust the conditions when the OnePlus Two will choose to switch from H+ to 3G?
Does anyone have any easier suggestions?
Thank you all in advance, because this rendering this phone almost useless when there is no LTE coverage.
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I have the same problem. Do you already have solved it?
I use only one SIM card so it is not a problem two cards.

really you do not have this problem? if no one knows the solution?

compared with my htc butterfly 2 and another low-end android, one plus 2 running latest Oxygen OS has serious connectivity issues. I compared the signals strength using same sim card in same location (including being connected to the same tower) and One Plus 2 keeps dropping the connection and has really poor signal strength. I have tried the *#*#4636#*#* and tried different network modes, but none of them are helping. Its a real disappointment that the basic feature of this phone is screwed up.
I have tried with CM13 as well. Any ideas if this is a modem version issue?

odeccacccp said:
Try this:
1. You need to make sure you have the correct LTE APN selected in mobile networks and LTE as preferred type.
2. Go to dialer and type in this: *#*#4636#*#*
3. Phone Information
4. Set Preferred Network Type to: LTE/GSM (PRL) - you an play with which one you wanna use but the one I said works for sure. on other roms I have" TD-SCDMA, GSM/WCDMA and LTE"
5. Now click TURN OFF RADIO and wait WAIT few secs. will that button turns to Turn Radio ON
6. Now TURN ON RADIO and wait
7. when u see the triangle for the signal is back, at least black , go down and lick SMSC REFRESH then UPDATE.
8. now just go back to APN settings and go into your LTE APN
9. Change Bearer to LTE
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Did It.. But it seems like it didn't solve my problem..

[Q] VZW stuck in 3G

At work on Friday I was trying to do anything but work. So, I took the sim out of my work iPhone and put it in my 6P. After booting I noticed it wouldnt connect to 4G/LTE, didn't think much of it. Turned off, the put correct sims back in phones. iPhone boots with LTE connection with work sim, 6P boots with 3G connection with personal sim. Hm.
I tried toggling Airplane mode, data on/off. Tried various 'LTE OnOff' apps. Dialed *#*#4636#*#*, reset APN to default, cleared cache in Storage menu. Wait until I get home, flash latest Android M image (except userdata). No changes after boot, still only connecting to 3G.
Now I've flashed Jan/Feb/March images, no luck on any. Tried Android N, still 3G only...
When I put my personal sim into my Moto X, I have LTE connection and speeds.
Looking for help???

gi812 said:
At work on Friday I was trying to do anything but work. So, I took the sim out of my work iPhone and put it in my 6P. After booting I noticed it wouldnt connect to 4G/LTE, didn't think much of it. Turned off, the put correct sims back in phones. iPhone boots with LTE connection with work sim, 6P boots with 3G connection with personal sim. Hm.
I tried toggling Airplane mode, data on/off. Tried various 'LTE OnOff' apps. Dialed *#*#4636#*#*, reset APN to default, cleared cache in Storage menu. Wait until I get home, flash latest Android M image (except userdata). No changes after boot, still only connecting to 3G.
Now I've flashed Jan/Feb/March images, no luck on any. Tried Android N, still 3G only...
When I put my personal sim into my Moto X, I have LTE connection and speeds.
Looking for help???
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wht about another SimCard on ur nexus?
& Also go to Setting > More > Network > Preferred Net Type > 'Choose' LTE
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Geeks Empire said:
wht about another SimCard on ur nexus?
& Also go to Setting > More > Network > Preferred Net Type > 'Choose' LTE
:good:
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I thought I remember my phone originally being in 'Global' mode
Anyways, my choices are
Global
LTE/CDMA
LTE/GSM/UMTS
I dont have an LTE Only option. I switched to LTE/CDMA, restart. No change. Same when choosing LTE/GSM/UMTS.

Toggle Airplane mode to kick it back to LTE. I've tried a few fixes including changing APN Type but that hasn't fixed it, still happens.
EDIT: Skimmed over the part where you said you tried it, sorry. Try changing the APN type to "default, admin,mms,supl,fota,hipri,dun" in that order.

Sunsparc said:
Toggle Airplane mode to kick it back to LTE. I've tried a few fixes including changing APN Type but that hasn't fixed it, still happens.
EDIT: Skimmed over the part where you said you tried it, sorry. Try changing the APN type to "default, admin,mms,supl,fota,hipri,dun" in that order.
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I tried your APN settings and the settings from this site (https://apn.gishan.net/settings/1259_13_verizon_apn_settings_for_huawei_nexus_6p.php)...no luck
Using the same sim card (my personal one that previously worked in the 6P).....
The *#*#4636#*#* menu is showing Network Type: EvDo-rev.A on the 6P and LTE on Moto X
Speedtest on 6P shows - D:2.61 Mbps U: 1.13Mbps
Speed test on Moto x- D43.62Mbps U:20.37Mbps
Speed test on iPhone - D: 34.99 U:18.74
This tells me it's not a sim card issue but something changed on my 6P

Took it one step further, went all the way back to stock, wipe userdata, fastboot flashing lock. Reboot, still 3G.

gi812 said:
At work on Friday I was trying to do anything but work. So, I took the sim out of my work iPhone and put it in my 6P. After booting I noticed it wouldnt connect to 4G/LTE, didn't think much of it. Turned off, the put correct sims back in phones. iPhone boots with LTE connection with work sim, 6P boots with 3G connection with personal sim. Hm.
I tried toggling Airplane mode, data on/off. Tried various 'LTE OnOff' apps. Dialed *#*#4636#*#*, reset APN to default, cleared cache in Storage menu. Wait until I get home, flash latest Android M image (except userdata). No changes after boot, still only connecting to 3G.
Now I've flashed Jan/Feb/March images, no luck on any. Tried Android N, still 3G only...
When I put my personal sim into my Moto X, I have LTE connection and speeds.
Looking for help???
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I'm having the same problem with 6P on t-mobile since last week when I applied April update.
T-mobile say there are no issues with local cell towers, Google pointing finger at t-mobile
saying: " appears that the phone is receiving a signal that is switching the cellular data to Edge which is an older technology. It is possible that your device is receiving a signal from an older tower. Older towers do not work well with newer multi-band devices and this could be causing the issue".
I'm talking to t-mobile again to confirm they've not got any issues, but given the timing and given the fact that I see this on all the local towers I'm more suspicious about the phone/software, but we'll see.
I've tried factory reset, replacement sim reflashing a few different versions of stock rom.
I'm currently (slowly) working my through the logs in the bug report. It's slow going but interesting reading.
Do you remember what versions of the radio rom you've tried?

gi812 said:
At work on Friday I was trying to do anything but work. So, I took the sim out of my work iPhone and put it in my 6P. After booting I noticed it wouldnt connect to 4G/LTE, didn't think much of it. Turned off, the put correct sims back in phones. iPhone boots with LTE connection with work sim, 6P boots with 3G connection with personal sim. Hm.
I tried toggling Airplane mode, data on/off. Tried various 'LTE OnOff' apps. Dialed *#*#4636#*#*, reset APN to default, cleared cache in Storage menu. Wait until I get home, flash latest Android M image (except userdata). No changes after boot, still only connecting to 3G.
Now I've flashed Jan/Feb/March images, no luck on any. Tried Android N, still 3G only...
When I put my personal sim into my Moto X, I have LTE connection and speeds.
Looking for help???
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Dial *#*#4636#*#* and click the 3 dot menu on top right and choose band 6. Its possible that it got changed. Under preferred network type make sure its set to LTE/gsm/CDMA auto prl.

murphyjasonc said:
Dial *#*#4636#*#* and click the 3 dot menu on top right and choose band 6. Its possible that it got changed. Under preferred network type make sure its set to LTE/gsm/CDMA auto prl.
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I have that network type selected. When i select a different band, should i expect something to happen? Do I need to restart?
Got a new sim card yesterday as well, no difference.

Looks like I may have fixed it!
Did not work:
-flashing images for MMB29P, MHC19I, MHC19Q, NPC91K (DP2 ANDROID N)
-New sim
-Messing with APNs, toggling airplane mode, selecting different bands in *#*#4636#*#* menu
I knew when I originally rec'd the phone, everything worked. So I figured, why not try the original original images?
Solution: Go back to stock! Flashed MDA89D and my LTE is back.
-As soon as it booted, I made test calls/texts. *#*#4636#*#* shows Network Type: LTE and Preferred Network Type: LTE/GSM/CDMA auto (PRL)
-APN page lists 6 APNs (it wasnt doing this when I only had 3G) and selected by default is VZWINTERNET
-Update to 6.0.1 immediately popped up as well. LTE still active after update! (This takes you to the December Security update. Then you go month-by-month to most recent)

My problem is obviously different as I'm on t-mobile but f.y.i.
I flashed October's image (MDB08K) which is an image that doesn't support the newer LTE bands (eg 12) and now I have LTE again.

A2017U Dual SIM drops connection

Device: A2017U
Software: Stock, rooted (if it matters), B29
Sim 1: Tmobile gsm mode (connected to tmobile) for voice only
Sim 2: freedompop gsm/hspa mode (connected to att), for data only
Issue: Device keeps losing connection to tmobile when sim 2 is enabled. My immediate area has relatively poor tmobile coverage so keeping it in 2g (gsm) mode extends battery life. It'll stay connected for a bit, then drops, and doesn't regain until I disable/re-enable sim 2. I haven't tried disableing/re-enabling sim 1, but that may also work.
It seems there's some incompatibility when gsm mode is set.
I haven't tried swapping the sim cards yet as the freedompop sim has been removed from its plastic (both sim cards + sd card currently installed).
I wonder if the issue is because in general sim1 has greater priority, and is being used with a lower/inferior network standard (gsm vs hspa). When both are set to gsm/hspa, no disconnect issues, but signal is a good 10 db weaker on the tmobile side.
Thoughts?

Try flipping the sim orientation, see what that does. I'd also try to let your voice only sim camp on umts. Tmobile has been cannibalizing 2g and lots of the newer towers don't have 2g installed on them.

Harmtan2 said:
Try flipping the sim orientation, see what that does. I'd also try to let your voice only sim camp on umts. Tmobile has been cannibalizing 2g and lots of the newer towers don't have 2g installed on them.
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I'll definitely give that a shot.
Further research (tmo ........................ att ) , shows that tmo gsm operates at 1900 mhz, while att hspa also operates at 1900. Since the dual sim set up on here is active standby, I wonder if the different carriers operating at the same freq has something to do with it.

Harmtan2 said:
Try flipping the sim orientation, see what that does. I'd also try to let your voice only sim camp on umts. Tmobile has been cannibalizing 2g and lots of the newer towers don't have 2g installed on them.
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Swapping sims didn't change anything. Looks like I'll just leave it on 3g and call it a day. In fact, most of the usage is data, so the voice sim can be turned off most of the time. I use gv for my primary number, there's an immediate email notification for any missed calls even if the caller hangs up.

935p unlocked and flashed to 935u but can't pick up cdma bands

So maybe this was a bad idea but I'm on boom mobile (verizon mvno) and thought I could save some money and picked up a sprint s7 edge on sale, I just had it unlocked and they flashed it to the 935u unlocked version. The problem is I can't connect to the verizon network, after playing around with it a bit I got it to connect to the verizon lte network but still no voice. In my meager attempts to troubleshoot I noticed I have the options under network mode of
LTE/3g/2g -->> this picks up all networks in my area (Verizon, Sprint, ATT, Tmobile, US Cellular)
3g/2g --> only shows ATT and Tmobile
3g --> only shows ATT and Tmobile
2g --> only Tmobile
So I'm thinking my phone isn't setup right to connect to cdma networks which I thought the 935u rom was supposed to do. Anyone have any tips on how i can further troubleshoot this?
Thanks in advance.
edit: Well I installed a program called 4g LTE switch and set it to cdma only and I was able to make a phone call (3g data also worked) like that but changing it to LTE/cdma wouldn't let me make a call but LTE data worked, if i leave it set to LTE/cdma and reboot it switches back to LTE only.
edit2: Maybe it's trying to connect to volte which isn't offered for Verizon MVNO's yet but i don't see any settings available to disable that.
edit3: When set to LTE/CDMA I could sometimes make outgoing calls, sometimes I would get the double dial prompt, it was very slow to switch between LTE and CDMA so I would miss incoming phone calls.
I threw in the towel and just flashed the latest Verizon rom and it's working properly.