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Hey guys, I just saw a YouTube video that was posted yesterday where the guy shows that after the update he no longer could connect with his Verizon SIM card in the axon 7. Has anybody else run into this? Mine won't be here until Monday but if this is true I'm going to be sorely disappointed. Thanks for your input.
I am on verizon with no additional problems after the update. I am still always roaming, and my signal is the same (more bars but still the same reception). LTE, MMS, SMS, Cdma all work the same.
I'm really glad to hear that. I'm not so sure the guy knew what he was doing either... Lol :silly:
CaptainElwood said:
I am on verizon with no additional problems after the update. I am still always roaming, and my signal is the same (more bars but still the same reception). LTE, MMS, SMS, Cdma all work the same.
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Quick question for you bud. I currently have the Moto Z-Force, but I want an unlocked phone that I can root and mess around with and unfortunately this phone doesn't have that capability. Would you say this is a great alternative in terms of functionality and specs? Tia
CaptainElwood said:
I am on verizon with no additional problems after the update. I am still always roaming, and my signal is the same (more bars but still the same reception). LTE, MMS, SMS, Cdma all work the same.
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I second this. No issues on Verizon unlimited plan after update. Always showing roaming also. Mms, sms, calls work as suppose to. All out of the box settings.
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tolymatev said:
I second this. No issues on Verizon unlimited plan after update. Always showing roaming also. Mms, sms, calls work as suppose to. All out of the box settings.
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I can third it lol no issues here. Mine actually has better signal after update on verizon and sms/mms everything works still no issues anywhere
My VZW situation. Just an FYI post AND how to fix it.
I'm on Verizon, have had my Axon 7 for over a month now. No issues other than not having VoLTE, and the occasional software farts (Using Nova Launcher now). When I initially set-up my phone, I imported all previous apps directly from the Play Store. I should have known not to install the VZW apps that were previously installed on my HTC One M8 (purchased directly from VZW), but in my excitement for the new phone, it skipped my mind. Anyhow, no issues through 9/19. "Verizon" displayed as my carrier, and full access to the LTE network.
Fast forward to 9/20 (post B27 update) when one of the VZW updated automatically (I don't recall which of the 2 apps I had installed), and BAMM, "123456" displayed as my carrier and no more access to the LTE network (3G only). Later that evening, my VZW account showed my number with an "unauthorized, non-VZW device", whereas, before the VZW app update it showed my HTC one M8. I removed the SIM and shut down the phone, re-installed the SIM and re-booted....nada. Tried what seemed to be every permutation of replacing the SIM card, played around with APN settings...no dice.
My feeling is they booted me off 4G LTE once the app recognized I was using an unauthorized, non-VZW device. The steps below solved the issue (Provided by "vzwcdma" via the ZTE Community Forum).
"As for losing LTE connectivity, I've had a similar problem before, both on the A7 and other devices. On other devices, like Motorola devices, I could just boot into the bootloader and clear the modem state partitions via fastboot, but ZTE seems to have disabled that function in the A7's bootloader. So, for the A7, I had to mess around a bit with the modem mode. Download "Network" or "4G LTE Switch" from the Play Store. Open it and scroll down to "Set preferred network type", where it should say "LTE/GSM/CDMA auto (PRL)". There isn't really a set guide for what you have to do, but try switching into LTE-only mode, try hitting "Turn off radio" and "Turn on radio" (not Airplane Mode), maybe try "LTE/CDMA audo (PRL)", maybe turn off radio, switch to LTE-only mode, turn on radio, etc. At some point (I'm not sure what) the phone will reset its modem state, and should re-connect to Verizon LTE (and when it does, switch the network type back to LTE/GSM/CDMA auto PRL.
My Verizon account also shows "unauthorized, non-VZW device". Shouldn't affect anything. I've been using an unauthorized/non-VZW device prior to the A7 with no issues as well."
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My VZW situation. Just an FYI post AND how to fix it.
I'm on Verizon, have had my Axon 7 for over a month now. No issues other than not having VoLTE, and the occasional software farts (Using Nova Launcher now). When I initially set-up my phone, I imported all previous apps directly from the Play Store. I should have known not to install the VZW apps that were previously installed on my HTC One M8 (purchased directly from VZW), but in my excitement for the new phone, it skipped my mind. Anyhow, no issues through 9/19. "Verizon" displayed as my carrier, and full access to the LTE network.
Fast forward to 9/20 (post B27 update) when one of the VZW updated automatically (I don't recall which of the 2 apps I had installed), and BAMM, "123456" displayed as my carrier and no more access to the LTE network (3G only). Later that evening, my VZW account showed my number with an "unauthorized, non-VZW device", whereas, before the VZW app update it showed my HTC one M8. I removed the SIM and shut down the phone, re-installed the SIM and re-booted....nada. Tried what seemed to be every permutation of replacing the SIM card, played around with APN settings...no dice.
My feeling is they booted me off 4G LTE once the app recognized I was using an unauthorized, non-VZW device. The steps below solved the issue (Provided by "vzwcdma" via the ZTE Community Forum).
"As for losing LTE connectivity, I've had a similar problem before, both on the A7 and other devices. On other devices, like Motorola devices, I could just boot into the bootloader and clear the modem state partitions via fastboot, but ZTE seems to have disabled that function in the A7's bootloader. So, for the A7, I had to mess around a bit with the modem mode. Download "Network" or "4G LTE Switch" from the Play Store. Open it and scroll down to "Set preferred network type", where it should say "LTE/GSM/CDMA auto (PRL)". There isn't really a set guide for what you have to do, but try switching into LTE-only mode, try hitting "Turn off radio" and "Turn on radio" (not Airplane Mode), maybe try "LTE/CDMA audo (PRL)", maybe turn off radio, switch to LTE-only mode, turn on radio, etc. At some point (I'm not sure what) the phone will reset its modem state, and should re-connect to Verizon LTE (and when it does, switch the network type back to LTE/GSM/CDMA auto PRL.
My Verizon account also shows "unauthorized, non-VZW device". Shouldn't affect anything. I've been using an unauthorized/non-VZW device prior to the A7 with no issues as well."
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Good to know! I've had so many phones and this hardware looks so awesome for the price, but of course vzw isn't gonna play nice with it without some work. Looking forward to getting mine
Verizon still working fine for me.
After the b27 update I saw improved signal strength. I'm on page plus mvno. After driving in a fringe reception area, I lost lte,and I showed as roaming. It seemed to be using boost Mobile from what the phones network menus displayed. Axon doesn't have a mobile network setting for 'system b', only auto & home only. Tried both, rebooting each time, no fix. I ended up resetting phone, fixed it all. I then switched mobile network to home only, and hoping that it's done.
PS-after b27 I had to re-enable a couple settings, pinch for screen shot, etc.
Edit: it's now been several weeks with it set to home network only. I daily drive in fringe reception areas and have better signal strength than ever, with any phone/carrier combo. All is great, no more issues. Great phone!
For reference, I'm on page plus mvno, dropped in my activated sim from my old phone into the right-side sim slot for CDMA services. Then set to home only. Done.
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Just wanted to see if anyone else had inputs of post update Verizon service, good and bad... hasn't been a ton of chatter in the last week. I have a phone on its way from the egg, trying to decide if it's worth starting a new sim card with Verizon and dealing with that work around... is getting the number off a display and ordering online still the easiest way to get activated?
Works great on VZW still. Love the phone.
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Just wanted to see if anyone else had inputs of post update Verizon service, good and bad... hasn't been a ton of chatter in the last week. I have a phone on its way from the egg, trying to decide if it's worth starting a new sim card with Verizon and dealing with that work around... is getting the number off a display and ordering online still the easiest way to get activated?
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I'd say that the Axon works just as well on Verizon as it did prior to the update, but with potentially better signal strength though I didn't really have a big issue with that prior to the update so I'm not sure (the T-Mobile SIM does seem to do a lot better post-update...but Verizon has always worked well).
I really doubt you'll have any substantive trouble with VZW on this device, especially if you're willing and able to mess a bit with some of the more advanced settings just in case a problem does arise. Here are the oddities, and I'm trying to list *all* of them!
1. No VoLTE or (I presume) HD calling
2. Voicemail appears to have to be accessed by dialing *86 as opposed to long-pressing the '1' key
3. Roaming icon is present intermittently
4. Data roaming *must* be enabled to ensure consistent and reliable data service
5. Verizon's website won't recognize the device at all in the Account Overview pages (mine still shows the last "approved" device I had with my VZW SIM - an iPhone 6S)
6. MMS *may* require a hack to get the proper APN, though I've had no trouble with this (I'm prepaid though); the hack requires a GSM SIM, so beware of this
7. 1X reception *seems* a tad weak in terms of dBm but functionally it almost seems better than my other Verizon phones (weird!)
8. Carrier label will be either '123456,' '002127' (EvDO only), or (I think?) '31000' when not using LTE (i.e., 1X or 3G). When on LTE the phone should show "Verizon Wireless" as normal
9. A SIM/modem reset may be necessary once in a great while it seems...so it's good to understand how to navigate to the "Phone Information" screen to toggle radio settings...also, I've found just SIM-cycling with a GSM SIM will often fix any connectivity problems as well...and sometimes just rebooting the phone with no SIM at all can help too (or a combo of all the above!)
If you can tolerate the above issues then the phone is great. I really enjoy it. I've found the Verizon side of things to be pretty reliable on the Axon 7, even with my endless tinkering with radio modes and other stuff, which has seemed to get me into (recoverable) trouble a few times.
Most importantly - the endless chatter on various forums that Verizon "blocks" the Axon 7 and other non-approved devices is total bunk. In every case where I've run into an issue it can be resolved on my side - Verizon is doing nothing whatsoever to inhibit the use of the Axon 7 on its network as far as I can tell (notwithstanding activation hurdles, admittedly)...many of the people making such claims seem to be speaking from a standpoint of total ignorance and it's kind of getting annoying, to be honest...it seems like the minute someone has an issue with the Axon 7, some ignoramus gets on the relevant forums/comments and claims that Verizon is "blocking" the device. Total BS IMO.
Good luck! As far as activation is concerned...I'd say it might be best to just go to Wal-Mart and buy a cheap prepaid phone or something (looks like the HTC Desire 526 has a nano-SIM and is only $37.49 on their website)...or maybe a cheap nano-SIM'd Verizon phone off of Swappa or eBay? That's probably what I'd do...But I know neither of those solutions are particularly helpful...VZW definitely makes it a bit of a pain.
flyer_andy said:
I'd say that the Axon works just as well on Verizon as it did prior to the update, but with potentially better signal strength though I didn't really have a big issue with that prior to the update so I'm not sure (the T-Mobile SIM does seem to do a lot better post-update...but Verizon has always worked well).
I really doubt you'll have any substantive trouble with VZW on this device, especially if you're willing and able to mess a bit with some of the more advanced settings just in case a problem does arise. Here are the oddities, and I'm trying to list *all* of them!
1. No VoLTE or (I presume) HD calling
2. Voicemail appears to have to be accessed by dialing *86 as opposed to long-pressing the '1' key
3. Roaming icon is present intermittently
4. Data roaming *must* be enabled to ensure consistent and reliable data service
5. Verizon's website won't recognize the device at all in the Account Overview pages (mine still shows the last "approved" device I had with my VZW SIM - an iPhone 6S)
6. MMS *may* require a hack to get the proper APN, though I've had no trouble with this (I'm prepaid though); the hack requires a GSM SIM, so beware of this
7. 1X reception *seems* a tad weak in terms of dBm but functionally it almost seems better than my other Verizon phones (weird!)
8. Carrier label will be either '123456,' '002127' (EvDO only), or (I think?) '31000' when not using LTE (i.e., 1X or 3G). When on LTE the phone should show "Verizon Wireless" as normal
9. A SIM/modem reset may be necessary once in a great while it seems...so it's good to understand how to navigate to the "Phone Information" screen to toggle radio settings...also, I've found just SIM-cycling with a GSM SIM will often fix any connectivity problems as well...and sometimes just rebooting the phone with no SIM at all can help too (or a combo of all the above!)
If you can tolerate the above issues then the phone is great. I really enjoy it. I've found the Verizon side of things to be pretty reliable on the Axon 7, even with my endless tinkering with radio modes and other stuff, which has seemed to get me into (recoverable) trouble a few times.
Most importantly - the endless chatter on various forums that Verizon "blocks" the Axon 7 and other non-approved devices is total bunk. In every case where I've run into an issue it can be resolved on my side - Verizon is doing nothing whatsoever to inhibit the use of the Axon 7 on its network as far as I can tell (notwithstanding activation hurdles, admittedly)...many of the people making such claims seem to be speaking from a standpoint of total ignorance and it's kind of getting annoying, to be honest...it seems like the minute someone has an issue with the Axon 7, some ignoramus gets on the relevant forums/comments and claims that Verizon is "blocking" the device. Total BS IMO.
Good luck! As far as activation is concerned...I'd say it might be best to just go to Wal-Mart and buy a cheap prepaid phone or something (looks like the HTC Desire 526 has a nano-SIM and is only $37.49 on their website)...or maybe a cheap nano-SIM'd Verizon phone off of Swappa or eBay? That's probably what I'd do...But I know neither of those solutions are particularly helpful...VZW definitely makes it a bit of a pain.
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#6 might not need the GSM SIM workaround anymore after the B27 update. The + sign shows up for me all the time now, even if I only have a Verizon SIM inserted.
thanks for the list guys, i think i'll give it a shot. i'm going to try to add it as a second line to my wifes plan online. is borrowing a friends imei from a nano phone still the best way to get a new activated sim for this phone?
that 526 is a predaid, will verizon just switch that sim to plan if i call in? or are they different?
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methcat said:
that 526 is a predaid, will verizon just switch that sim to plan if i call in? or are they different?
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found this, not sure if this is still the rule...
http://www.prepaidphonenews.com/2016/02/new-policy-may-require-verizon-prepaid.html
"It turns out that Verizon made a policy change effective 1/17/16 that requires Verizon Prepaid Phones to be activated on Verizon Prepaid and have at least $30 in airtime applied to them before they cam be used on Verizon postpaid. A Reddit user posted a copy of an internal Verizon document detailing the new rule:
Effective 1/17/2016, customers who purchase a Prepaid 4G device must activate on a $30, $45, or $60 Prepaid plan and make at least 1 monthly service payment before they are eligible to move the device to a new or active Postpay account .
Device remains locked until first month’s payment is made on their Prepaid plan.
Device is unlocked automatically upon successful first month’s payment and can be used on Postpaid plan (new SIM or SIM swap).
Attempting to use an active Postpay SIM Card with a new 4G LTE Prepaid PIB smartphone prior to making the required monthly payment, hotlines the Postpay MDN (SFO 83643) . The hotline remains until first month’s payment is made.
Customers who activate on the $45 or $60 Prepaid plans and enroll in Auto Pay, receive bonus 1GB data per month.
If account is hotlined:
Data access, outgoing calls, and text messaging do not work.
Text message is sent to smartphone.
*VZW FREE MSG: Phone must be activated on Verizon Wireless Prepaid service and first monthly payment must be made before it can be used with any other service. *
Auto-remark is placed on the customer's account.
*SIM Swap attempted: MDN Hotlined. Phone must be activated on VZW Prepaid service and first month paid before it can be activated as postpaid. *"
methcat said:
thanks for the list guys, i think i'll give it a shot. i'm going to try to add it as a second line to my wifes plan online. is borrowing a friends imei from a nano phone still the best way to get a new activated sim for this phone?
that 526 is a predaid, will verizon just switch that sim to plan if i call in? or are they different?
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found this, not sure if this is still the rule...
http://www.prepaidphonenews.com/2016/02/new-policy-may-require-verizon-prepaid.html
"It turns out that Verizon made a policy change effective 1/17/16 that requires Verizon Prepaid Phones to be activated on Verizon Prepaid and have at least $30 in airtime applied to them before they cam be used on Verizon postpaid. A Reddit user posted a copy of an internal Verizon document detailing the new rule:
Effective 1/17/2016, customers who purchase a Prepaid 4G device must activate on a $30, $45, or $60 Prepaid plan and make at least 1 monthly service payment before they are eligible to move the device to a new or active Postpay account .
Device remains locked until first month’s payment is made on their Prepaid plan.
Device is unlocked automatically upon successful first month’s payment and can be used on Postpaid plan (new SIM or SIM swap).
Attempting to use an active Postpay SIM Card with a new 4G LTE Prepaid PIB smartphone prior to making the required monthly payment, hotlines the Postpay MDN (SFO 83643) . The hotline remains until first month’s payment is made.
Customers who activate on the $45 or $60 Prepaid plans and enroll in Auto Pay, receive bonus 1GB data per month.
If account is hotlined:
Data access, outgoing calls, and text messaging do not work.
Text message is sent to smartphone.
*VZW FREE MSG: Phone must be activated on Verizon Wireless Prepaid service and first monthly payment must be made before it can be used with any other service. *
Auto-remark is placed on the customer's account.
*SIM Swap attempted: MDN Hotlined. Phone must be activated on VZW Prepaid service and first month paid before it can be activated as postpaid. *"
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Dang...yeah I think you're right about this. My mistake...ugh I wish they'd just make it easy! In that case I'd say Swappa would be the best route...I've bought a few phones off of there and it's always been a great experience.
What are your APN settings? I'm having issues getting my data to work on Verizon.
Salmonella lolz said:
What are your APN settings? I'm having issues getting my data to work on Verizon.
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Mine: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=68263623&postcount=61
So frustrating. Before update used today Verizon in upper left corner. Switched to 123456 after update. Rebooted and it went back. After another reboot it only says 123456 and nothing I do will change it back. And now when I get an MMS hangouts tells me it needs to download it but nothing happens. I never get LTE anymore either.
Edit: not sure what I did but it's back now. Might have something to do with bearer in apn settings being lte.
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So frustrating. Before update used today Verizon in upper left corner. Switched to 123456 after update. Rebooted and it went back. After another reboot it only says 123456 and nothing I do will change it back. And now when I get an MMS hangouts tells me it needs to download it but nothing happens. I never get LTE anymore either.
Edit: not sure what I did but it's back now. Might have something to do with bearer in apn settings being lte.
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That's #9 in the above list that was posted. Need to cycle the modem state of the device.
so, can someone help me with a little clarification? did ZTE ever actually disable anything regarding Verizon on this phone? i know when people quote the webinar, it sounded like they were going to. i understand that the functionality is basically all still working, but i'm wondering if maybe i'm confused on the terminology.
in this post on reddit, i heard the same thing that has been repeated by some, and i am wondering if i have my band terminology confused. is the cdma part different from the 4g lte part(and that's why it's still working)?, or is sarah just incorrect?
SarahSchmera 3 points 9 hours ago
Axon 7
Doesn't work on Verizon yet. It supposedly has CDMA radios but the radio firmware has them disabled. ZTE can't by law enable the CDMA radios because they didn't get FCC approval for the CDMA radios. They would have to pay for the testing and then resubmit the device to the FCC to get approval before they turned on the CDMA radios through a software update.
And the device doesn't have the firmware for VoLTE, HD calling or WiFi calling on Verizon.
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I dont know if this has been asked before, will this work on project fi?
The official list at the moment is only Pixels, Nexus 6P and 5X. Not sure why the Nexus 6 isn't still on that list since it was the launch device for the service. (I'm guessing the list is limited to what they officially have stock of.)
The US996 carrier unlocked model would be the closest match for Project Fi, but that model is missing all the Sprint bands. So would only work with T-Mobile's network for FI.
You can check all the compatibility of the US996 here:
https://www.frequencycheck.com/compatibility/WloNsJX/lg-us996-v20-lte-a/united-states
FAUguy said:
The US996 carrier unlocked model would be the closest match for Project Fi, but that model is missing all the Sprint bands. So would only work with T-Mobile's network for FI.
You can check all the compatibility of the US996 here:
https://www.frequencycheck.com/compatibility/WloNsJX/lg-us996-v20-lte-a/united-states
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That site says sprint's ls997 is compatible with all of project fi's bands... would it work?
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That site says sprint's ls997 is compatible with all of project fi's bands... would it work?
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Just because the LS997 from Sprint supports all the bands for Project Fi, there is no guarantee that it would be carrier unlocked to work with Project Fi and its SIM.
https://www.frequencycheck.com/carrier-compatibility/lKrKFAZ/lg-ls997-v20-td-lte/google-project-fi-united-states
Just posting to add that my h910 LG v20 from AT&T does work on fi. The one guy who said that only T-Mobile would work is correct in my case. The v20 doesn't even have the type of dialer codes that are used for forcing network switching on fi supported phones. However I have found some use for this because I have an official supported pixel 2 from Project fi and happened to be a convert from AT&T and thus I had my old h910 to screw around with why the hell not? So to anyone who is familiar with project fi and is also the type of geek who frequents XDA, you are probably aware of apps like signal spy or Signal Info. When I was talking about dialer codes, those apps copy the dialer code to your clipboard and then you paste to your phone dialer which will then switch to either T-Mobile, Sprint, or US Cellular.
Basically what I'm trying to say is that even if your variant of the v20 does have the correct radios to work on the network, at this point I'm unaware of any way to switch between those Networks. That is not to say it is impossible, perhaps somebody can code something that would do that and if so please shoot a message my way. Also you may be disappointed when you find out that picture texting doesn't seem to work, or at least I haven't figured out how to fix it yet.
I currently use my v20 on Project fi very often. Anyone who has a pixel 2 is probably aware that one of the biggest complaints about the February update is reduced battery life, and so I often pull my SIM card out and stick it into my v20. Which does bring me to an interesting note if you are unaware, if you begun your service with project fi on a pixel 2 phone ....... Which does bring me to hun interesting know if you are unaware, if you be gone your service with project fine a pic so to phone.. You will have been activated using the SIM method in which your phone does not actually have a nano SIM inside of it. Now what you can do as a simple little life hack or whatever the hell you want to call it, is call and ask project fi how you go about ordering a free nano SIM. It'll cost you nothing and when you get it you can then activate it to the same phone number as the E Sim. However you cannot use the ECM and the nano SIM simultaneously. But it does allow you to have a backup phone.
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Now that you can order a SIM directly from Google, will it work with Sprint model V20 if unlocked?
I realize it won't have the carrier switching but that's ok.
I too use my V20 with Project-Fi. I have the T-Mobile variant and everything seems to be working fine. The network switching will not work and will be restricted with T-Mobile service only.. Also, you will be unable to do Wi-Fi calling. Seems to be restricted on non Project-Fi phones. As far as MMS, I've used it only with Hangouts. I like to keep all my conversations synced across devices. I can try MMS via the stock messaging app and see if it works. If data doesn't work, you can try the following APN settings:
Open the Settings app on your device.
Tap More (under Wireless & Networks).
Tap Cellular networks and then Access Point Names.
Tap + (at the top of the screen).
Tap Name and enter "Project Fi".
Tap APN and enter "h2g2".
Save.
Go back to the previous page.
Select Project Fi from the list.
Hope this helps.
hi, I have LGVv20 ATT version, its unlocked. If i use google fi sim, will it work? and switch?
I am trying to not spend a lot on V35. thank you very much
I just purchased the ZTE Axon 7
I'm trying to find a pinned post on the steps I need to take to have this new cell be Verizon compatible.
Please can someone direct me to where there may be previous discussions on this as I can't find it.
We've been on virgin mobile for a long time so we don't have a GSM SIM so I just need to know what kind of phone I need to get with the nano (?) SIM and the next steps to get Verizon on the new phones.
Thanks!
I'm pretty sure all you need is a valid Verizon nano-SIM.
This may help too:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/axon-7/help/verizon-compatibility-t3420991
scoochy said:
I just purchased the ZTE Axon 7
I'm trying to find a pinned post on the steps I need to take to have this new cell be Verizon compatible.
Please can someone direct me to where there may be previous discussions on this as I can't find it.
We've been on virgin mobile for a long time so we don't have a GSM SIM so I just need to know what kind of phone I need to get with the nano (?) SIM and the next steps to get Verizon on the new phones.
Thanks!
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You'll need to purchase the A2017U model, which is the standard USA-unlocked model. There is not a specific Verizon variant of the Axon 7.
The Axon 7 is sort of Verizon compatible, but there are issues. Also, unless you already have an active Verizon SIM available to you, you CANNOT activate an Axon 7 on Verizon - Verizon will not activate SIMs with this device. You'll have to already have an active Verizon SIM to use the Axon 7.
So, that said...here's a summary of the issues. For one, the phone will often show [falsely] that it's roaming, so you'll have to turn data roaming on. Also, when data service is on eHRPD or EvDO 3G or 1X, the carrier will be '123456' or '31000' or '002127.' Finally, a GSM SIM is, in my opinion, *essential* to properly set up the radio on initial activation. GSM SIMs can be purchased from many places including Target/Wal-Mart/grocery stores, etc...and a non-active GSM SIM will work fine. But...in my experience, performing *initial* set up of your Axon 7 with a Verizon SIM will cause radio problems later, most commonly a lack of LTE connectivity and sometimes additional problems with calls and texts. So it's very wise to obtain a GSM SIM (a friend's or, again, an inactive one will do fine) with which you should perform initial setup. After initial set-up with the GSM SIM and a few reboots, the Verizon SIM can be inserted.
Anyway, I've had my Axon 7 on Verizon for about three months and it's worked ok...but here are the steps I'd suggest if you can obtain both a GSM SIM and an already active Verizon SIM:
1) Deactivate "Advanced Calling" in your Verizon account, if it's active. Also, turn off the Advanced Calling setting in your previous Verizon device as appropriate and make a call on your old phone over 1X to make sure VoLTE is fully disabled on your account.
2) Acquire a GSM SIM card (i.e., AT&T, T-Mobile, or any of their respective MVNOs). This SIM card does *not* need to be active - a friend's will do fine as well.
3) Perform initial setup of the Axon 7 with the GSM SIM card inserted.
4) Reboot the phone once after setup is complete. Wait a few minutes.
5) Turn off phone, and insert your active Verizon SIM card.
6) Reboot the phone.
7) Enable the "Data roaming" setting in the Dual SIM settings/mobile networks. This is necessary due to a problem in ZTE's firmware on this device.
Finally, just as a note - VoLTE and WiFi Calling on Verizon do not work on the Axon 7 at present. Calls must be made over CDMA 1X...so if you're in a Verizon LTE-only area you won't have calls and you might not have texts either.
Good luck!
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You'll need to purchase the A2017U model, which is the standard USA-unlocked model. There is not a specific Verizon variant of the Axon 7.
The Axon 7 is sort of Verizon compatible, but there are issues. Also, unless you already have an active Verizon SIM available to you, you CANNOT activate an Axon 7 on Verizon - Verizon will not activate SIMs with this device. You'll have to already have an active Verizon SIM to use the Axon 7.
So, that said...here's a summary of the issues. For one, the phone will often show [falsely] that it's roaming, so you'll have to turn data roaming on. Also, when data service is on eHRPD or EvDO 3G or 1X, the carrier will be '123456' or '31000' or '002127.' Finally, a GSM SIM is, in my opinion, *essential* to properly set up the radio on initial activation. GSM SIMs can be purchased from many places including Target/Wal-Mart/grocery stores, etc...and a non-active GSM SIM will work fine. But...in my experience, performing *initial* set up of your Axon 7 with a Verizon SIM will cause radio problems later, most commonly a lack of LTE connectivity and sometimes additional problems with calls and texts. So it's very wise to obtain a GSM SIM (a friend's or, again, an inactive one will do fine) with which you should perform initial setup. After initial set-up with the GSM SIM and a few reboots, the Verizon SIM can be inserted.
Anyway, I've had my Axon 7 on Verizon for about three months and it's worked ok...but here are the steps I'd suggest if you can obtain both a GSM SIM and an already active Verizon SIM:
1) Deactivate "Advanced Calling" in your Verizon account, if it's active. Also, turn off the Advanced Calling setting in your previous Verizon device as appropriate and make a call on your old phone over 1X to make sure VoLTE is fully disabled on your account.
2) Acquire a GSM SIM card (i.e., AT&T, T-Mobile, or any of their respective MVNOs). This SIM card does *not* need to be active - a friend's will do fine as well.
3) Perform initial setup of the Axon 7 with the GSM SIM card inserted.
4) Reboot the phone once after setup is complete. Wait a few minutes.
5) Turn off phone, and insert your active Verizon SIM card.
6) Reboot the phone.
7) Enable the "Data roaming" setting in the Dual SIM settings/mobile networks. This is necessary due to a problem in ZTE's firmware on this device.
Finally, just as a note - VoLTE and WiFi Calling on Verizon do not work on the Axon 7 at present. Calls must be made over CDMA 1X...so if you're in a Verizon LTE-only area you won't have calls and you might not have texts either.
Good luck!
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Thanks so much for taking the time to write all the steps! You said.I had to get the A2017U model is there a reason for this? I just noticed the model I just purchased is the A7G330 and A7G331 will the above steps work on those phones?
Thanks again!
scoochy said:
Thanks so much for taking the time to write all the steps! You said.I had to get the A2017U model is there a reason for this? I just noticed the model I just purchased is the A7G330 and A7G331 will the above steps work on those phones?
Thanks again!
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The A7G331 will be the correct model, yes...not sure about the A7G330 - did you mean the A7G333? These model numbers just differentiate between colors...with the A7G331 being the grey one and the A7G333 the gold one. The A2017U is both of these...these model numbers just differentiate color.
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The A7G331 will be the correct model, yes...not sure about the A7G330 - did you mean the A7G333? These model numbers just differentiate between colors...with the A7G331 being the grey one and the A7G333 the gold one. The A2017U is both of these...these model numbers just differentiate color.
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oh shucks....I'm so embarrassed! It's just the difference in colour. oh boy I'm such a noob!
Thanks - and yes A7G333
Pre Paid Verizon Phone with SIM?
Can someone please tell me what kind of phones have a SIM card for verizon? Moto E2 can't seem to find any in stock. Am seeing a lot of phones but no SIM.
Thanks
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Can someone please tell me what kind of phones have a SIM card for verizon? Moto E2 can't seem to find any in stock. Am seeing a lot of phones but no SIM.
Thanks
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I am a little ignorant on this subject, but I was always under the impression that one could simply purchase a SIM/nano-SIM for around $29?
EDIT: Yikes, OK $45... but here is a link: https://www.verizonwireless.com/accessories/4g-sim-activation-kit/
emtownsend said:
I am a little ignorant on this subject, but I was always under the impression that one could simply purchase a SIM/nano-SIM for around $29?
EDIT: Yikes, OK $45... but here is a link: https://www.verizonwireless.com/accessories/4g-sim-activation-kit/
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Yeah, I know I can buy verizon prepaid SIM thing is....can't activate.it.in my new Axon 7 so need a Verizon phone to activate and then switch SIM over to Axon.
Was just looking for a cheap one with SIM already installed.
Ah gotcha, sorry.
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Can someone please tell me what kind of phones have a SIM card for verizon? Moto E2 can't seem to find any in stock. Am seeing a lot of phones but no SIM.
Thanks
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Yeah this is always a big pain for sure...you'll need a nano-SIM Verizon branded phone (though you can cut down the SIM to nano size for the Axon 7 if you need to if you can't find a Verizon nano-SIM one) *or* a [unlocked as necessary] Nexus 6, Nexus 6P, Nexus 5X, Google Pixel, Moto X Pure Edition 2015, or [unlocked or Verizon] iPhone 6/6 Plus/6S/6S Plus (and maybe a few others?)
Swappa.com is a really good place to get cheap, used Verizon phones with activate-able ESNs/IMEIs: https://swappa.com/buy/devices/verizon
Often you can buy a Verizon prepaid phone+SIM at WalMart for fairly cheap too but there are some limitations *if* you're planning on going postpaid (I think it has to be paid for a month on Prepaid before it can be used on postpaid or something)...but I believe if you're planning on activating a prepaid account you can get like an HTC Desire 526 from WalMart maybe and then activate on Verizon PrePaid and pay your first month and then move the SIM card into your Axon 7 right away...and then perhaps [hopefully] activate any the other SIMs with the same phone if you're wanting to do multiple ones. In this video, Total Tech seems to be able to pull the SIM out and I presume you could then just add it to a different phone, though the Verizon SIM is adhered somewhat to the tray of the 526 it appears: https://youtu.be/PC1y4b0zCHQ
Good luck!!!
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Yeah this is always a big pain for sure...you'll need a nano-SIM Verizon branded phone (though you can cut down the SIM to nano size for the Axon 7 if you need to if you can't find a Verizon nano-SIM one) *or* a [unlocked as necessary] Nexus 6, Nexus 6P, Nexus 5X, Google Pixel, Moto X Pure Edition 2015, or [unlocked or Verizon] iPhone 6/6 Plus/6S/6S Plus (and maybe a few others?)
Swappa.com is a really good place to get cheap, used Verizon phones with activate-able ESNs/IMEIs: https://swappa.com/buy/devices/verizon
Often you can buy a Verizon prepaid phone+SIM at WalMart for fairly cheap too but there are some limitations *if* you're planning on going postpaid (I think it has to be paid for a month on Prepaid before it can be used on postpaid or something)...but I believe if you're planning on activating a prepaid account you can get like an HTC Desire 526 from WalMart maybe and then activate on Verizon PrePaid and pay your first month and then move the SIM card into your Axon 7 right away...and then perhaps [hopefully] activate any the other SIMs with the same phone if you're wanting to do multiple ones. In this video, Total Tech seems to be able to pull the SIM out and I presume you could then just add it to a different phone, though the Verizon SIM is adhered somewhat to the tray of the 526 it appears: https://youtu.be/PC1y4b0zCHQ
Good luck!!!
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Ah that's brilliant thanks Andy!
flyer_andy said:
Often you can buy a Verizon prepaid phone+SIM at WalMart for fairly cheap too but there are some limitations *if* you're planning on going postpaid (I think it has to be paid for a month on Prepaid before it can be used on postpaid or something)...but I believe if you're planning on activating a prepaid account you can get like an HTC Desire 526 from WalMart maybe and then activate on Verizon PrePaid and pay your first month and then move the SIM card into your Axon 7 right away...and then perhaps [hopefully] activate any the other SIMs with the same phone if you're wanting to do multiple ones. In this video, Total Tech seems to be able to pull the SIM out and I presume you could then just add it to a different phone, though the Verizon SIM is adhered somewhat to the tray of the 526 it appears: https://youtu.be/PC1y4b0zCHQ
Good luck!!!
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So I found a cheap Verizon prepaid phone at Walmart with nano SIM yeah! So going to pick up as Axon 7 came today so will set up. Now for the GSM SIM does that have to be nano or Micro SIM or if it doesn't matter. . .
I read somewhere on the forums that there are two slots - SIM 1 for CDMA, SIM2 GSM? I can't quite remember if that's the right way around.
Anyway...off I go! Hope this works the phone looks really nice & I haven't even switched it on yet.
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So I found a cheap Verizon prepaid phone at Walmart with nano SIM yeah! So going to pick up as Axon 7 came today so will set up. Now for the GSM SIM does that have to be nano or Micro SIM or if it doesn't matter. . .
I read somewhere on the forums that there are two slots - SIM 1 for CDMA, SIM2 GSM? I can't quite remember if that's the right way around.
Anyway...off I go! Hope this works the phone looks really nice & I haven't even switched it on yet.
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It should be a nano-SIM in both slots. And when you activate, the GSM SIM should be used in slot 1 (the Verizon slot). Then you can put the Verizon SIM in after a few reboots. For dual-SIM purposes only, slot 1 must be CDMA and slot 2 is GSM...but for single SIM operation slot 1 can be either one.
flyer_andy said:
Yeah this is always a big pain for sure...you'll need a nano-SIM Verizon branded phone (though you can cut down the SIM to nano size for the Axon 7 if you need to if you can't find a Verizon nano-SIM one) *or* a [unlocked as necessary] Nexus 6, Nexus 6P, Nexus 5X, Google Pixel, Moto X Pure Edition 2015, or [unlocked or Verizon] iPhone 6/6 Plus/6S/6S Plus (and maybe a few others?)
Swappa.com is a really good place to get cheap, used Verizon phones with activate-able ESNs/IMEIs: https://swappa.com/buy/devices/verizon
Often you can buy a Verizon prepaid phone+SIM at WalMart for fairly cheap too but there are some limitations *if* you're planning on going postpaid (I think it has to be paid for a month on Prepaid before it can be used on postpaid or something)...but I believe if you're planning on activating a prepaid account you can get like an HTC Desire 526 from WalMart maybe and then activate on Verizon PrePaid and pay your first month and then move the SIM card into your Axon 7 right away...and then perhaps [hopefully] activate any the other SIMs with the same phone if you're wanting to do multiple ones. In this video, Total Tech seems to be able to pull the SIM out and I presume you could then just add it to a different phone, though the Verizon SIM is adhered somewhat to the tray of the 526 it appears: https://youtu.be/PC1y4b0zCHQ
Good luck!!!
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It should be a nano-SIM in both slots. And when you activate, the GSM SIM should be used in slot 1 (the Verizon slot). Then you can put the Verizon SIM in after a few reboots. For dual-SIM purposes only, slot 1 must be CDMA and slot 2 is GSM...but for single SIM operation slot 1 can be either one.
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Thanks again Andy. So helpful! Will let you know how it goes.
Thanks Andy
Here is my screenshot. Im assuming when it says "Verizon wireless" at the top left that's showing 4G as well?
I don't see the usual LTE symbol...
So when I switch off Wi-Fi I see LTE
Sorry if this has been mentioned hundreds of times before.... But I'm assuming you can't have Wi-Fi and LTE on at the same time?
My other phone is on Wi-Fi mostly and where there's no Wi-Fi automatically goes on the data plan. Is there a set up for this?
Thanks again!
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So when I switch off Wi-Fi I see LTE
Sorry if this has been mentioned hundreds of times before.... But I'm assuming you can't have Wi-Fi and LTE on at the same time?
My other phone is on Wi-Fi mostly and where there's no Wi-Fi automatically goes on the data plan. Is there a set up for this?
Thanks again!
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Mine does that by itself. As soon as i leave my house it switches to LTE
scoochy said:
So when I switch off Wi-Fi I see LTE
Sorry if this has been mentioned hundreds of times before.... But I'm assuming you can't have Wi-Fi and LTE on at the same time?
My other phone is on Wi-Fi mostly and where there's no Wi-Fi automatically goes on the data plan. Is there a set up for this?
Thanks again!
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There actually is a way to run LTE and WiFi concurrently though it typically isn't necessary for most users as the phone will manage this on its own (as tolymatev said above)...but if you want to do it it's pretty easy...here are the steps:
1) Open Settings/"All Settings" tab
2) Scroll down to "About Phone"
3) Scroll down to "Build number"
4) Tap "Build number" repeatedly until the phone tells you "Congratulations, you're a developer!!!" or something like that
5) Hit back button
6) Tap the [newly appeared] "Developer options"
7) Scroll down and select "Cellular data always active"
This mode will keep the LTE connected (though data should still flow over wifi as long as wifi is connected) so that the phone will quickly switch between wifi and cellular...some people like this option though it does allegedly consume just a tad bit more battery than usual.
Glad you got the phone working!!!
flyer_andy said:
There actually is a way to run LTE and WiFi concurrently though it typically isn't necessary for most users...but if you want to do it it's pretty easy...here are the steps:
1) Open Settings/"All Settings" tab
2) Scroll down to "About Phone"
3) Scroll down to "Build number"
4) Tap "Build number" repeatedly until the phone tells you "Congratulations, you're a developer!!!" or something like that
5) Hit back button
6) Tap the [newly appeared] "Developer options"
7) Scroll down and select "Cellular data always active"
This mode will keep the LTE connected (though data should still flow over wifi as long as wifi is connected) so that the phone will quickly switch between wifi and cellular...some people like this option though it does allegedly consume just a tad bit more battery than usual.
Glad you got the phone working!!!
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Hey that's really great to know!! Yes just getting hubbys phone set up now...we love the phones!
Thank so much for all the help really couldn't have done this without help.
Good evening!
I recently purchased the VZW S7. My immediate plan is to root it and then enable the Samsung carrier info (which VZW disables) so I can get to the engineering screens to check out LTE/network connection information.
I have been searching all over XDA for some type of answer to my question and haven't found it yet. What I can gather is the VZW variant has all the hardware requirements to have every band from every major carrier in the US, however VZW has disabled specific bands in their firmware. This lead me to thinking I will push the 930U firmware to it which, from what I have read here, unlocks all the specific bands as dictated by the SIM card currently inserted into the phone.
Here is my question: with the 930U firmware, how complicated is it to switch carriers on-the-fly, and to have all the bands a particular carrier utilizes?
My main line is VZW, but I also have a T-Mobile line on my Nexus 6P. However, there is zero engineering mode on the 6P, so I am unable to see information like current band, bandwidth, carrier aggregation status, etc. SignalCheck Pro only tells me the band.
So if I want to use the S7 on Verizon and then swap my T-Mobile SIM card in, how does the phone handle this, and it is a hassle once I put my VZW SIM back in?
I hope all this made sense. Essentially what I am wondering is if switching carriers on the fly is as easy as it is on the 6P- just pop the card in and go, with all the necessary LTE bands enabled.
Thank you for your time!
This is probably something silly and small but I'm pulling my hair out trying to fix this. I bought a G4 play XT1607 unlocked from Best Buy the other week. I also purchased a tracfone SIM activation kit. The kit had 2 sim cards, one GSM and one CDMA. Since I used Verizon service previous to my foray into prepaid plans, I activated the phone with the CDMA SIM card and registered the IMEI with Tracfone. Then I was able to successfully unlock the bootloader following the motorola official procedures, put on TWRP and flashed a LineageOS ROM w/ SU and OpenGAPPS. It worked fine for a couple of days and then *poof* my internet data would no longer connect at all. I rebooted several times and got nothing.
I then saw that there is some LTE/wifi handoff bug and I figured, no biggie, I'll swap my tracfone service to the GSM SIM and pop it in and it'll be good to go. Not so. At first, in fastboot, the screen was saying <Baseband not found> and I couldn't even place a phone call. The phone still doesn't seem to recognize the SIM card and doesn't show any cellular connectivity. I've tried flashing AOKP, LineageOS (both 7.1) and the stock 6.0.1 deodexed several times. I've tried this thread here and using it's 2.35-1 Radio file with the above ROMs which I installed using TWRP as well. None of this is seeming to work so I called Tracfone and they said it should be working and must be on my end. So following this I decided to go fully to flash fully back to stock. I used this file:
https://mirrors.lolinet.com/firmware/moto/harpia/official/RETUS/
and followed these directions
https://forum.xda-developers.com/g4-play/how-to/guide-return-to-stock-firmware-recovery-t3551797
Phone seems to be working fine other than not getting any kind of cellular signal. Even though it should be "factory fresh now" When I called tracfone they didn't seem to sure of themselves and told me it would activate within 2 hours and to call back if I had issues. It's been 4 hours now an dNo sign of signal. Did I mess something up here? Does tracfone need to do something on their send since this phone/IMEI was used previously on their service as CDMA? Or can I just "pop the new SD card and go" Or do I just need to add something like APN settings or similar to get what I have working? I don't want to call tracfone again if I don't have to because they didn't seem to know what to do when I explained it to them and sounded incredulous that one phone did both CDMA and GSM to begin with.
Can anyone help me? I'd like to use this GSM SIM card in my unlocked XT1607 (RETUS). This phone was previously on the same tracfone account with the same phone number but on their CDMA network. What gives? Is this something I messed up or tracfone needs to deal with?
I did some more research and I'm pretty sure this is on Tracfones end. I believe they still have it registered as a CDMA device and it's ignoring my GSM SIM when I turn it on.
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I did some more research and I'm pretty sure this is on Tracfones end. I believe they still have it registered as a CDMA device and it's ignoring my GSM SIM when I turn it on.
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I don't think that's the issue. Did you set an APN for Tracfone? With the GSM SIM, you have to configure the APN.
Tracfone's site says to go to apn.tracfone.com but that site gives an error. I did find this: http://apn-settings.com/tracfone-apn-settings-step-by-step-configuration-guide/
Or you can check on Howardforums or Turks.
Also G4 Play, also Tracfone BYOP. I, however, did GSM from the getgo to avoid something like this. On my phone, when I installed Lineage, my MEID disappeared entirely (it only shows my IMEI in settings). SIM card reads just fine and APN settings are fine. I do think the initial ROM you installed inhibited the device's ability to read its own MEID (everything hints at these ROMs being made specifically for dual-SIM GSM phones). However, switching to the GSM SIM should have worked, provided you actually transferred your number and didn't just pop the other SIM in (the MEID on the Red "BYOP" card would have needed to be decommissioned).
Here's a thought: Try dialing *22890 on the phone. If it says the phone is programmed for CDMA service, then that could be part of the issue. Also check Settings to see if you have both an MEID and IMEI, or just an IMEI. If your IMEI is 0, then the SIM Card is not being read and they need to ship you a new one.
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I don't think that's the issue. Did you set an APN for Tracfone? With the GSM SIM, you have to configure the APN.
Tracfone's site says to go to apn.tracfone.com but that site gives an error. I did find this: http://apn-settings.com/tracfone-apn-settings-step-by-step-configuration-guide/
Or you can check on Howardforums or Turks.
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Just to follow up, I did find the correct web page for Tracfone APN: https://www.tracfone.com/apn
Posting for reference. APN is RESELLER/reseller.