I have an M3100 (with Orange firmware). I have an O2 monthly contract that I previously used on a Motorola V3i. I'd like to use my O2 SIM on my new PDA.
I have unlocked it using a piece of software that I was told about (yet to donate). But I have unlocked the CID - something to do with firmware - You guys know what I mean I expect.
This has WinMob/PocketPC. How do I or where do I find the firmware for O2 that will allow me to set up O2 setting. I went to www.o2.co.uk/mobileweb and found the pdf for manually setting up but their menu screen didn't look like mine.
ALSO - I would also like to use the wifi connection. My very kind neighbour temporarily disabled her security to check if I could access the internet using a hotspot but it just kept saying unable to connect. I thought that if I could find a hotspot I could just use it. Is this not the case?
Thanks in advance for your help.
S.
Well first off, SIM unlock is all you need. You do not have to replace firmwares to use O2's services. Somewhere (do a search here) here you'll find the O2 operator settings cab file (this is in really simple terms the equivalent of an installation package like you would have on your PC).
With respect to WiFi, turn on your WiFi via the comm manager (you might want to read the manual if you haven't figured this out yet) and then your phone should report any new APs that are broadcasting their SSIDs. (Tip: If the light to the left of the GSM light isn't flashing green, your WiFi is OFF).
Search the Wiki and read the manual a little as it'll save you a lot of trouble and confusion.
Wifi range is very small; it goes very very bad through walls.
In my case the signal is too bad to be used after 10 meters & 1 wall (door in fact)... Trinity (newer) is doing a little better but anyway; give at least a try very close of the accespoint.
It appears also that not every acces point is WM friendly...
Be also sure that your neighbour has beacon enabled, else you will have to setup manualy the SSID of the connection and tick "this is a hidden connexion":
Hey All
Not sure who can help me here, but i am trying to upgarde to 3.2 which i have done with great sucess but every rom i try does not display either the wifi network i am connected to or the 3g network name or speed. It just displays (no service) when in 3G mode and nothing in wifi mode. is there a configuration i need to set or change in the config files??
Am running Acer_A501_1.309.24_EMEA_CUS7 as its the only rom (being the one that came with the device) that shows these notifications.
You'll find this is a common issue, as they port the roms mostly for the A500. Although the stock roms are more or less the same, the devs seem to only have A500's which means they don't/can't test them on an a501. So, they mostly leave that part out.
Sometimes, you can simply modify the "build.prop" file, and near the end, you can place a simple "#" on the line that says "wifi only". Usually I do this before I flash the rom (unzip and modify the system/build.prop using wordpad or notepad), then try the flash. This at the very least, opens the menus for network apn's. Doesn't mean it will activate the internal 3g if they didn't include the associated library files.
I've managed to play around the past day, and actually got signal strength on Revolver version 6. But no APN yet, so I suspect a couple files are missing from the rom.
Roms thay do work with the 501;
Taboonay ver 2.0. Also, after installing, I reboot again, and flash Thor's ver 3.5 kernel. Didn't have much luck with newer versions of both.
Honeyvillian from Richard Tripp. The earlier versions, not the most recent as I haven't tried yet.
Lightspeed,,,, I just didn't like it. Ran a touch wonky. Also have to use a patch for 3g.
can you please tell me how do i use 3g?just put the sim on?and if the tablet is bought from acer is it unblocked?
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can you please tell me how do i use 3g?just put the sim on?and if the tablet is bought from acer is it unblocked?
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Well, this will depend if you have an ATT Acer 501. If it is the ATT model, it is locked to ATT network.
Usually you can tell when you start it, and have an ATT data widget. Or you can go to Settings, About Tablet, scroll near the bottom and look for the "Build Number". If it has ATT in it, well, it's a locked tablet.
Example : Acer_A501_4.402.03_PA_ATT or something similar.
Always insert the Sim card, with the tablet OFF. You might damage something if you try inserting it with the tablet on. The instructions specify this.
Normally, the tablet will recognize the Sim card, and by default will use the 3g network.
Hi everyone,
First I'd like to thank those fearless tinkerers that produced (and explained the how-to) the Froyo upgrades for the Huawei s7-104.
I actually bought the device only AFTER downloading the Indonesian upgrade (that was-and still is-the extension of my faith in you).
The process worked like a charm and I successfully checked and confirmed that the new version matched the claimed upgrade.
I later managed to root the device and now even enjoy a longer battery life thanks to CPU Master set on "on demand".
The only problems I encountered were:
- Sometimes the screen orientation gets stuck in horizontal or vertical and the device needs to be rebooted to unlock the orientation. This is minor and doesn't bother me that much.
-I have lost 3G connectivity and neither the carrier nor a mobile lab has managed to get a shred of data into the device with anything but WiFi.
The Network pane says that it's connected and should receive data.
The APN settings should now be reviewed and corrected since I brought the device to the carrier's office and, after their failure to fix the problem, to the lab (they told me they did anyway).
The SIM was then taken out and connected into another device. It received data merrily, proving satisfactorily (at least to the C.Y.A. carrier) that they could not help me further.
Everything else works beautifully, phone, WiFi, GPS, everything...
Any idea? I live in Mexico and the carrier is Movistar.
Thank you in advance.
Thimage
screen orientation quick fix
can't comment on the 3G problem din really face it
you can try flashing to another rom
Zmey Mod from Belarus! would be a good choice
for screen orientation just install shake n rotate from the market
it's just a quick fix which can settle the problem
Thanks for the shake'n rotate tip! I'll try it!
Never heard of the zmey mod from Belarus. Is it in english or in local lenguage? I'll try to find it anyway.
Anybody out there who's actually had the same network connectivity problem that I've had? Can't be the only one right?
Thanks again,
Thimage
Connectivity recovered
I finally recovered connectivity by looking for the right APN on the web and I found it here:
decibel-elektrobeat.blogspot.com/2011/04/3g-de-movistar-configurado-en-xperia.html
The reason why it didn't work before is because for some reason it is not enough to correct the APN after flashing the Rom. You have to delete it and create a new one.
It works fine now.
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I own a Verizon Motorola Razr M, bought in ebay to an US seller. I am in Spain and I use Movistar SIM card
The phone came with stock JB 4.1.2, and therefore I could not unlock the bootloader.
I started using it, but it had a problem that I am not been able to solve so far: after some hours of use, with no problems with GSM and data connections, it suddenly looses both connections, although the signals on the status bar still appear. I take care that signals have gone when I take the phone to make a call or surf the web.
I have tried the following procedures:
Change the net settings to GSM/UMTS
I rooted the phone with motochopper 1.1.2 exploit
I installed Safestrap 3.12 in order to be able to install other available locked compatible roms.
I tried these roms, following this thread here in XDA: Clean ROM 1.0. Clean ROM 1.1, Barebone New Base, Stock Deodexed.SDswap-Locked & UnLocked BLs-xt907-9.8.1Q-94-1, but no luck. This last one uses the last radio, but no way.
I also installed the [PATCH][GUIDE] Patch to fully enable GSM on Verizon CDMA Android phones. I could only install it on Clean ROM 1.1 however. It has been impossible to install it on the other ROMS. In any case, no luck again with the patch installed. Here I had a big problem because as I still had these problems, I got into *#*#4636#*#* in the dialer, and touched the band selection option: suddenly, the net showed no signal more and I was unable to make it work again: I finally solved this by installing the stock firmware from here with RSD lite.
No way. I still have this problem and I can not use the phone. I have also tried with another SIM card, but the problem remains. It is a shame because when the connection works, the phone runs very well.
Any help would be very appreciated
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I own a Verizon Motorola Razr M, bought in ebay to an US seller. I am in Spain and I use Movistar SIM card
The phone came with stock JB 4.1.2, and therefore I could not unlock the bootloader.
I started using it, but it had a problem that I am not been able to solve so far: after some hours of use, with no problems with GSM and data connections, it suddenly looses both connections, although the signals on the status bar still appear. I take care that signals have gone when I take the phone to make a call or surf the web.
I have tried the following procedures:
Change the net settings to GSM/UMTS
I rooted the phone with motochopper 1.1.2 exploit
I installed Safestrap 3.12 in order to be able to install other available locked compatible roms.
I tried these roms, following this thread here in XDA: Clean ROM 1.0. Clean ROM 1.1, Barebone New Base, Stock Deodexed.SDswap-Locked & UnLocked BLs-xt907-9.8.1Q-94-1, but no luck. This last one uses the last radio, but no way.
I also installed the [PATCH][GUIDE] Patch to fully enable GSM on Verizon CDMA Android phones. I could only install it on Clean ROM 1.1 however. It has been impossible to install it on the other ROMS. In any case, no luck again with the patch installed. Here I had a big problem because as I still had these problems, I got into *#*#4636#*#* in the dialer, and touched the band selection option: suddenly, the net showed no signal more and I was unable to make it work again: I finally solved this by installing the stock firmware from here with RSD lite.
No way. I still have this problem and I can not use the phone. I have also tried with another SIM card, but the problem remains. It is a shame because when the connection works, the phone runs very well.
Any help would be very appreciated
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The problem also seems to become worse with the use of the phone: at the beginning, coming from a factory reset, It can last some hours before the problem occurs. But since it happens from the first time, it happens more and more frequently and the phone can not be used any more. It seems that there could be a software issue.
Another try disabling fast dormancy
I´ve just disabled fast dormancy, because my operator Movistar apparently does not use this technology.
For this, I have modified 3 lines from build.prop system file, as indicated in another site.
The 3 lines are:
ro.mot.ds.fastdormancy.disable=true
telephony.lteOnCdmaDevice=0
ro.telephony.default_network=3
Having fast dormancy enabled when your operator does not support it, seems to drain battery, and could cause other problems. That´s why I´ve done this. I have used root explorer apk from Google store, it is free and it automatically creates a backup of build.prop file when you modify it.
I keep the fingers crossed, let´s see what happens.
Fast dormancy: yes but...
After some days using the phone with fast dormancy disabled (for this, I also added this line to build.prop: ro.ril.fast.dormancy.rule=0 ; I read this for ICS Roms, I do not know if this command is also valid for JB, any comment will be welcome), I still get some cuts (less I would say), but at least the phone tries to restart the connections. For this, I have also installed the apk from Google Play called 3g reconnect.
In any case, any comment would be appreciated.
Issue not solved
I still get data and voice disconnections when I use GSM/UMTS or only UMTS modes. They occur ransomly, and they also occur as soon as I use a WIFI connection. I can only use the phone on GSM only mode, which is frustrating.
Any advise?
errotaxar said:
I still get data and voice disconnections when I use GSM/UMTS or only UMTS modes. They occur ransomly, and they also occur as soon as I use a WIFI connection. I can only use the phone on GSM only mode, which is frustrating.
Any advise?
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I do not go near *#*#4636#*#* anymore. So tell me do you use that to make these changes (phone info is the app name).
Choosing GSM/UMTS or GSM only
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I do not go near *#*#4636#*#* anymore. So tell me do you use that to make these changes (phone info is the app name).
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Hello,
I have tried both: using *#*#4636#*#* or using the usual phone settings. Sometimes I have also checked that the changes made with the usual settings appeared also dialing *#*#4636#*#*.
Yesterday evening, I tried selecting global mode instead of GSM/UMTS and it seemed to work for some hours, but today morming, the problem occured again. So far, the unique way I have found to avoid connection cuts off is using GSM ONLY mode. I have to say that I have tried with 2 different SIM cards but the result is identical.
errotaxar said:
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Did you select the 3 dot menu & mess with the "band" settings?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2346623
I did that once, and all the signals disappeared. I restored the phone with RSD Lite, that appeared to be the unique way to have again signals working. Now I do not even dare touching these 3 dots.
errotaxar said:
I did that once, and all the signals disappeared. I restored the phone with RSD Lite, that appeared to be the unique way to have again signals working. Now I do not even dare touching these 3 dots.
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What booby a trap? How many step into!
I don´t know if I am understanding you. I did that once because I did not know what else should I do to solve the problem. I saw that there was the possibility to choose theoritically between US bands and Cellular, and I entered in that menu. It is not so stupid to try that if you have already tried 100 other ways.
In any case, anybody has an idea about how to solve this problem? I´m sure I am not the unique person having this issue with this phone.
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I don´t know if I am understanding you. I did that once because I did not know what else should I do to solve the problem. I saw that there was the possibility to choose theoritically between US bands and Cellular, and I entered in that menu. It is not so stupid to try that if you have already tried 100 other ways.
In any case, anybody has an idea about how to solve this problem? I´m sure I am not the unique person having this issue with this phone.
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You are saying the problem is now still there. Yet the radio partition is fixed. Please restate what has been fixed with the rsd flash & what remains unfixed.
Well I think I have fixed and solved the problem: I initially copied the APN settings I had with my previous HTC Sensation, because the phone operator was the same (MOVISTAR), the SIM card too, and I have not moved. In these APN settings, the proxy was "undefined" as well as the proxy gate. I wonder if the radio stucks looking for a proxy each time or whatever. I tried yesterday with completely different APN settings, with a concrete Proxy and a gate... and now I have not had any issue in the past 24 hours. I will still wait a couple of days to see if that was finally the reason.
Which in any case would be silly, because I just applied what was working OK with my sensation, but...
New APN settings: let´s see
Well I think I have fixed and solved the problem: I initially copied the APN settings I had with my previous HTC Sensation, because the phone operator was the same (MOVISTAR), the SIM card too, and I have not moved. In these APN settings, the proxy was "undefined" as well as the proxy gate. I wonder if the radio stucks looking for a proxy each time or whatever. I tried yesterday with completely different APN settings, with a concrete Proxy and a gate... and now I have not had any issue in the past 24 hours. I will still wait a couple of days to see if that was finally the reason.
Which in any case would be silly, because I just applied what was working OK with my sensation, but...
After several days, the problem is still there. After setting new values in APN, it happens less often, but it still happens. I have to switch to GSM only mode.
2 days ago, I was surfing the net at quite high speed with no interruptions, for half an hour. I then shutted off the screen, on again some seconds later, and the connection was blocked, I had to restart the phone. It has to be a software issue.
I finally sold the phone
After concluding that I could never get rid of this problem, I sold the phone, informing that he would have to use mainly GSM only connection. Great phone otherwise, but with this issue.
This sounds like a Baseband Issue.
Europe I have found baseband:
sm_bp_101031.027.32.81P to be the most stable so far, with no H+ support though.
But most Carriers in Europe don't have H+ or LTE.
That baseband is part of build 9.8.1Q-66
Which can be all downloaded here:
http://sbf.droid-developers.org/phone.php?device=8
The baseband from 98.16.1 had H+ support in Europe but connections dropped like crazy.
Same with 98.12.4, we remedied that with Aussie Radio at the time.
Maybe this may help some International users with Data and GSM Loss
Germanese said:
This sounds like a Baseband Issue.
Europe I have found baseband:
sm_bp_101031.027.32.81P to be the most stable so far, with no H+ support though.
But most Carriers in Europe don't have H+ or LTE.
That baseband is part of build 9.8.1Q-66
Which can be all downloaded here:
http://sbf.droid-developers.org/phone.php?device=8
The baseband from 98.16.1 had H+ support in Europe but connections dropped like crazy.
Same with 98.12.4, we remedied that with Aussie Radio at the time.
Maybe this may help some International users with Data and GSM Loss
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I'm on 9.8.1Q-94-1(98.30.1.XT907.Verizon.en.US) and wanna use it in Germany. any experiences with the radio compared to the suggested one. Or is there another way to boost the performance of the razr m? Compared to my razr I the signal and data quality is really poor...
edit: my baseband-version is: SM_BP_101032.021.32.80P
edit2: ok... now i've flashed several basebands... and the behaviour of the phone is always the same... with the australian baseband of xt905 it wasn't possible to get an hspa-connection. dunno if its enough just to flash the radio-fw?!?!?
so is there an other way to get more stability in my region? i tried to flash the radio from razr hd retail germany. but i think the razr m don't like it when I fool around. actually I love the mobile, so i don't want to make it angry... your suggestions are very much appreciated...
Hi
I bought my Samsung S7 Edge G935F a year ago from Samsung uk. It is factory unlocked etc.
Recently I upgraded to nougat 7.0 (OTA). it is working well. However, i discovered an issue with bluetooth and connection to my BMW 535D E60.
on version 6.xx the phone was working with the car and it was connecting.
Now with 7 it does not want to connect to the car. The phone finds the car bluetooth, but does not proceed with the connection. (it accepts the pin etc too )
So i thought it might be the bluetooth in my car... I tried iphone 6, Sony Z5 Premium running nougat. they both work fine with the car. So its phone related.
Now to make matters worse. I though maybe i should re-flash the device using ODIN and firmware downloaded from sam mobile.
So i downloaded the XEU flashed the rom, and now in my settings i have extra menus etc.
G935FXXU1DQB7_G935FXEU1DQB1_XEU
"T Roaming"
"Service Provider" .>>>> Shows GIGA LTE, KT Twophone service...
I did some resarech and KT is pointing to Korea?
I have then downloaded the following ROM
G935FXXU1DPLT_G935FOXA1DPLT_BTU
This rom did not change the menu much. The GIGA LTE, KT Twophone is still showing up.
On top of that If my on screen keyboard has autocorrect turned on.. then i cannot type any full words. I start typing 1st letter, then 2nd letter, BUT 2nd letter overwrites the 1st letter and does not move to position 2...
it on 1st space... I have to press SPACEBAR and then backspace to type the 2nd letter and so on for 3rd an 4th and...... I turn off autocorrect it works.
can someone point out to me WHICH firmware ROM i should be using ( STOCK) to flash my phone with ODIN? A link would be great.
Purchase month: March 2016
[email protected] SM-G935F
Bought from SAMSUNG - Unlocked etc.
what csc you had before on that phone?
Manage to fix the software issue. By pushing csc + Ap.
But the Bluetooth still does not work with my car. Sucks
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Manage to fix the software issue. By pushing csc + Ap.
But the Bluetooth still does not work with my car. Sucks
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please how did u sort it out , i have the exact same issue ?
scar0x said:
Hi
I bought my Samsung S7 Edge G935F a year ago from Samsung uk. It is factory unlocked etc.
Recently I upgraded to nougat 7.0 (OTA). it is working well. However, i discovered an issue with bluetooth and connection to my BMW 535D E60.
on version 6.xx the phone was working with the car and it was connecting.
Now with 7 it does not want to connect to the car. The phone finds the car bluetooth, but does not proceed with the connection. (it accepts the pin etc too )
So i thought it might be the bluetooth in my car... I tried iphone 6, Sony Z5 Premium running nougat. they both work fine with the car. So its phone related.
Now to make matters worse. I though maybe i should re-flash the device using ODIN and firmware downloaded from sam mobile.
So i downloaded the XEU flashed the rom, and now in my settings i have extra menus etc.
G935FXXU1DQB7_G935FXEU1DQB1_XEU
"T Roaming"
"Service Provider" .>>>> Shows GIGA LTE, KT Twophone service...
I did some resarech and KT is pointing to Korea?
I have then downloaded the following ROM
G935FXXU1DPLT_G935FOXA1DPLT_BTU
This rom did not change the menu much. The GIGA LTE, KT Twophone is still showing up.
On top of that If my on screen keyboard has autocorrect turned on.. then i cannot type any full words. I start typing 1st letter, then 2nd letter, BUT 2nd letter overwrites the 1st letter and does not move to position 2...
it on 1st space... I have to press SPACEBAR and then backspace to type the 2nd letter and so on for 3rd an 4th and...... I turn off autocorrect it works.
can someone point out to me WHICH firmware ROM i should be using ( STOCK) to flash my phone with ODIN? A link would be great.
Purchase month: March 2016
[email protected] SM-G935F
Bought from SAMSUNG - Unlocked etc.
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I have been dealing with this same problem for 2 weeks now trying to get a fix for it. My problem is almost identical except for the fact that i cant connect to any networks and it now says invalid sim card. It was unlocked previously so idk why it would say invalid sim card. i can reflash the firmware and it makes the KT giga lte twophone references in settings go away but it also gets rid of mobile networks menu in general. @autoprime mentioned to me that you could go into iothiddenmenu and then as long as you havent backed up your nv items that have the currently bad settings (korean stuff) than you can do an NV restore to fix this issue but for some reason i cant even get into IoTHiddenMenu for whatever reason. If anyone can help with this issue that would be awesome because im stuck using an old iphone4 until then and its getting rather annoying.