No Data Connectivity SM-G935A - Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers

I bought a used unlocked AT&T S7 Edge, and I'm having trouble with data connectivity. The status bar shows signal and the 4G LTE symbol, however I'm not receiving any data. Calls and texts work fine.
I went through the troubleshooting checklist from T-Mobile with no luck until I factory reset my phone. Once I did that I was able to use my data for two days before it went out again. I also tried taking out my SIM and putting it back in.
Anyone know if there is any sort of fix for this problem?

Jaybeann said:
I bought a used unlocked AT&T S7 Edge, and I'm having trouble with data connectivity. The status bar shows signal and the 4G LTE symbol, however I'm not receiving any data. Calls and texts work fine.
I went through the troubleshooting checklist from T-Mobile with no luck until I factory reset my phone. Once I did that I was able to use my data for two days before it went out again. I also tried taking out my SIM and putting it back in.
Anyone know if there is any sort of fix for this problem?
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Have you tried changing the APN settings? Try searching for "T-Mobile APN settings Galaxy S7" since I can not send the link.

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Phone is unlocked and gets signal but no edge data on ATT

Hi,
I unlocked my MT4g a while back using gfree and now I am going to sell it. I'm on ATT now so I went to test out the MT4G and make sure it is still unlocked but I got weird results. I get a signal with my ATT SIM card and it makes calls fine but it won't connect to data at all. If I look in the network info under settings it says the provider is ATT and the network is EDGE.
I tried turning on/off airplane mode, tried unrooting my phone and flashing a stock image but nothing has made a difference. I also tried my friends T-Mo card and it connects to EDGE and HSPA just fine using that so I'm not sure what's up with it.
I did use EDGE on this phone in the past with my ATT sim card so I have seen it working before, can anyone think of anything that could be stopping it from connecting to the EDGE data now?
vashht said:
Hi,
I unlocked my MT4g a while back using gfree and now I am going to sell it. I'm on ATT now so I went to test out the MT4G and make sure it is still unlocked but I got weird results. I get a signal with my ATT SIM card and it makes calls fine but it won't connect to data at all. If I look in the network info under settings it says the provider is ATT and the network is EDGE.
I tried turning on/off airplane mode, tried unrooting my phone and flashing a stock image but nothing has made a difference. I also tried my friends T-Mo card and it connects to EDGE and HSPA just fine using that so I'm not sure what's up with it.
I did use EDGE on this phone in the past with my ATT sim card so I have seen it working before, can anyone think of anything that could be stopping it from connecting to the EDGE data now?
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Did you check your APN settings? You may need to edit the APN setting for ATT Edge network

[Q] Nexus 4 data radio problem?

I'm a smartphone noob [though slightly above-average with technology in general] - the Nexus 4 is my first smartphone, and I've been lurking here for a week looking for all possible solutions for my problem and none have worked, so please bear with the longish post:
Nexus 4 16GB, bought from the US Play store - using it since Monday, Dec 10. I'm using it with a Straight Talk AT&T SIM, and I have *no cellular data* whatsoever. I have been using the phone for a week now, and I haven't been able to use the internet except on wifi. No 3G/EDGE/HSPA+ logos next to the signal bars - in fact the signal bars always grey when wifi is off. I have only seen the signal bars turn blue when the wifi is on, never on a cellular network.
APN settings have been verified, and tens (yes, TENS) of Straight Talk reps have said my account seems to be provisioned correctly and good to go. I have tried all the alternative APN settings suggested for Straight Talk on various forums, including the two-APN configuration for MMS and data, deleting the data proxy from the APN settings, reverting to the default APN settings on the SIM and even using the Straight Talk T-Mobile APN [though I know for sure mine is an AT&T SIM because T-Mo doesn't cover my workplace, where I have good signal strength].
My old device was an AT&T locked dumbphone, so I couldn't change the APN settings on it to use the data on StraightTalk, but when I put my Straight Talk SIM in, it shows the 3G logo next to the signal bars suggesting that my StraightTalk account is probably provisioned correctly for data.
Hard reset, repeated reboots and repeated toggling of data and airplane modes have all been tried, and nothing has changed the situation. I have perfect voice and text messaging connectivity and zero data.
As a smartphone noob - is there a separate radio in the phone for data connections, and is it possible that this radio alone is a lemon on my phone? I *do not* have access to another micro-SIM, unfortunately - CDMA is popular in my town and the only two of my friends who have phones with removable SIMs probably won't appreciate having their regular SIMs cut down to micro for me to test. Without being able to test it, I don't know if I should just RMA it either.
***UPDATE*** : FIXED
I got a T-Mobile SIM to test the phone, and data worked perfectly well on that, so I concluded it probably wasn't the phone. T-Mobile wasn't an option for me though, because they have crappy reception in most of my town.
Happened to travel to Boston, tried my StraightTalk SIM in a friend's phone there - data worked fine then. So now I didn't know if it was the phone or the SIM.
After three weeks of grief and fighting, I got StraightTalk to send me a replacement SIM, which fixed the issue immediately - I had full HSPA data connectivity within five minutes of dialing their number to have my SIM activated.
Turn on Mobile data?
Have you enabled the 3G/mobile data switch built into android? Settings > Wireless & data > More > Mobile Networks > data Enabled Tick that if its unchecked, Im still waiting for mine but my HTC explorer running a vanila flavour of ICS has a similar settings menu, its somewhere along those lines bud, post back with results. As i said might be in a different location due to the differing OS versions
Good luck mate, Blewk
EDIT: Nevermind ive just opened my eyes and noticed you've tried it xD
so try calling this number *#*#4636#*#* and going through each of those settings (apart from LTE of course) see if any of them give you a Data connection. constantly checking the data switch on the phone at all times though making sure its enabled If this offers no luck im out of ideas for you mate
Blewk
Blewk said:
Have you enabled the 3G/mobile data switch built into android? Settings > Wireless & data > More > Mobile Networks > data Enabled Tick that if its unchecked, Im still waiting for mine but my HTC explorer running a vanila flavour of ICS has a similar settings menu, its somewhere along those lines bud, post back with results. As i said might be in a different location due to the differing OS versions
Good luck mate, Blewk
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Thank you, but I have done that too. That isn't restoring connectivity.
irsquared said:
APN settings have been verified, and tens (yes, TENS) of Straight Talk reps have said my account seems to be provisioned correctly and good to go. I have tried all the alternative APN settings suggested for Straight Talk on various forums, including the two-APN configuration for MMS and data, deleting the data proxy from the APN settings, reverting to the default APN settings on the SIM and even using the Straight Talk T-Mobile APN [though I know for sure mine is an AT&T SIM because T-Mo doesn't cover my workplace, where I have good signal strength].
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So what are your APN setting? Can't really trust CSRs since they aren't using a Nexus 4 to test themselves.
Hung0702 said:
So what are your APN setting? Can't really trust CSRs since they aren't using a Nexus 4 to test themselves.
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I've attached screenshots with the current settings, which are the ones the CSRs recommended.
I have also tried
deleting the proxy+port
changing both proxies to addressort format
changing the APN type to "default,supl,mms".
editing the SIM's default APN values to these, instead of creating a new APN.
and various combinations of these. None of these have helped. (I reboot and wait 30-45 minutes after every change in these settings).
EDIT: addressort is address(colon)port. Forgot to disable smilies.
Try changing your MMS Proxy to 66.209.11.33 see if that helps. Its the only difference I can see.
Sent from my Nexus 4
riko540 said:
Try changing your MMS Proxy to 66.209.11.33 see if that helps. Its the only difference I can see.
Sent from my Nexus 4
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Thank you, I've tried that too. Since my other phone (without the correct APN) still shows the 3G logo next to the signal bars and the Nexus 4 doesn't show any data speed indications, is it safe to assume the issue is with the device and not the network?
Blewk said:
so try calling this number *#*#4636#*#* and going through each of those settings (apart from LTE of course) see if any of them give you a Data connection. constantly checking the data switch on the phone at all times though making sure its enabled If this offers no luck im out of ideas for you mate
Blewk
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Thanks. I was trying just that (saw the *#*#4636#*#* code on another forum), and none of the options work. I'm wondering if that means my radio is dead. I don't want that to be the case, but I can't think of another explanation
You appear to not have an APN type set up.
Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk 2
Edit: use these settings. Except in the first APN remove the first proxy line.
http://wirevalley.com/ultimate-apn-settings-for-straight-talk-with-android/
Edit 2: yes you do have apn type... My bad. Haha
irsquared said:
Thanks. I was trying just that (saw the *#*#4636#*#* code on another forum), and none of the options work. I'm wondering if that means my radio is dead. I don't want that to be the case, but I can't think of another explanation
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I think I have the same problem as the OP. In my case, the HSPA radio connects about 50% of the time after a reboot. In my case, I'm convinced that the loss of signal is attributed to failure to communicate with the SIM card.
For the OP: Are your signal bars grey? or is it just an outline of a triangle on its side? If it's just an outline, the phone sees the SIM card, but cant retrieve the necessary data. To confirm, install a SIM info app from the Play store and see if the app see all details of the sim card.
I have already replaced the sim card, assuming I had a defective SIM, but the new card has not resolved the issue.
At this point, I think I need to RMA my phone.
Dr Zoidberg said:
For the OP: Are your signal bars grey? or is it just an outline of a triangle on its side? If it's just an outline, the phone sees the SIM card, but cant retrieve the necessary data. To confirm, install a SIM info app from the Play store and see if the app see all details of the sim card.
I have already replaced the sim card, assuming I had a defective SIM, but the new card has not resolved the issue.
At this point, I think I need to RMA my phone.
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It looks like the SIM details are being seen - I have voice and texting capabilities, and my signal bars are present but grey. Sorry to hear about your phone - my data connection is out 100% of the time though.
I've ordered a T-Mobile SIM to check this out - this way I should be able to figure out whether it's the network or the SIM.
Update: I've tried a T-Mo SIM and it works perfectly. So it's not the device.
However T-Mo isn't actually a viable option for me because they have very limited coverage where I live. Straight Talk keep telling me their provisioning is okay - any way to check on this? What other issues could I possible have that might be causing this?
irsquared said:
Update: I've tried a T-Mo SIM and it works perfectly. So it's not the device.
However T-Mo isn't actually a viable option for me because they have very limited coverage where I live. Straight Talk keep telling me their provisioning is okay - any way to check on this? What other issues could I possible have that might be causing this?
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Are you sure you have AT&T 3G coverage near you? I looked on AT&T's map for my work place and it shows 3G coverage but the entire county only gets 2G EDGE. And EDGE is horribly slow, I can't download anything. Went to Wal-Mart there and went to the wireless store and they confirmed that there is no 3G coverage in the area except for Verizon (which I had before this phone). I have an app called Network Signal Info, it will tell you what type of data network you are connecting too even when on wifi. It tells me EDGE2 at work HSPA at home.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.android.telnet&hl=en Network Signal Info
Edit: just wanted to add that I read somewhere in a thread here that the colors blue and gray only signify if you are connected to google services or not. Blue you're connected, gray you're not.
kzoodroid said:
Are you sure you have AT&T 3G coverage near you?
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Dead sure - as I said in my original post, I put my SIM back in my old (locked) dumbphone and it shows the 3G logo - though I can't use data on that phone because I'm locked out of the APN settings. And colleagues at work with have HSPA+ on AT&T. I can't try their SIMs though, because they don't use micro-SIM.
As for signal bar colours - even if there is no Google connectivity, it should at least show me a 3G or H/H+ next to the signal bars, which doesn't happen - and I cannot access anything on the internet anyway. I tried actually accessing the internet via the browser and various apps, I'm not deciding my connectivity based on the bar colours.
ALSO: When I use *#*#4636#*#* to turn the radio off and then on again, "GPRS service" goes to "connecting" but eventually stops at "disconnected". And the "network type" in that menu says "HSPA", so it looks like the network is kicking me off though I can't for the life of me say why that's happening.
Dr Zoidberg said:
I think I have the same problem as the OP. In my case, the HSPA radio connects about 50% of the time after a reboot. In my case, I'm convinced that the loss of signal is attributed to failure to communicate with the SIM card.
For the OP: Are your signal bars grey? or is it just an outline of a triangle on its side? If it's just an outline, the phone sees the SIM card, but cant retrieve the necessary data. To confirm, install a SIM info app from the Play store and see if the app see all details of the sim card.
I have already replaced the sim card, assuming I had a defective SIM, but the new card has not resolved the issue.
At this point, I think I need to RMA my phone.
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I'm constantly get this issue where the signal bar becomes just an outline every minute or so and I lose connection. When this is happening sms becomes erratic (I receive texts multiple times sometimes 20-30 minutes after it was first sent, texts are received in the wrong order, cannot send texts until i restart phone).
Possibly hardware issue?
I had the same problem... could connect to the wireless network only if wireless data was disabled or WIFI was on.
Ordered a replacement which came today, and all is good Seems to be a hardware issue.
irsquared said:
I'm a smartphone noob [though slightly above-average with technology in general] - the Nexus 4 is my first smartphone, and I've been lurking here for a week looking for all possible solutions for my problem and none have worked, so please bear with the longish post:
Nexus 4 16GB, bought from the US Play store - using it since Monday, Dec 10. I'm using it with a Straight Talk AT&T SIM, and I have *no cellular data* whatsoever. I have been using the phone for a week now, and I haven't been able to use the internet except on wifi. No 3G/EDGE/HSPA+ logos next to the signal bars - in fact the signal bars always grey when wifi is off. I have only seen the signal bars turn blue when the wifi is on, never on a cellular network.
APN settings have been verified, and tens (yes, TENS) of Straight Talk reps have said my account seems to be provisioned correctly and good to go. I have tried all the alternative APN settings suggested for Straight Talk on various forums, including the two-APN configuration for MMS and data, deleting the data proxy from the APN settings, reverting to the default APN settings on the SIM and even using the Straight Talk T-Mobile APN [though I know for sure mine is an AT&T SIM because T-Mo doesn't cover my workplace, where I have good signal strength].
My old device was an AT&T locked dumbphone, so I couldn't change the APN settings on it to use the data on StraightTalk, but when I put my Straight Talk SIM in, it shows the 3G logo next to the signal bars suggesting that my StraightTalk account is probably provisioned correctly for data.
Hard reset, repeated reboots and repeated toggling of data and airplane modes have all been tried, and nothing has changed the situation. I have perfect voice and text messaging connectivity and zero data.
As a smartphone noob - is there a separate radio in the phone for data connections, and is it possible that this radio alone is a lemon on my phone? I *do not* have access to another micro-SIM, unfortunately - CDMA is popular in my town and the only two of my friends who have phones with removable SIMs probably won't appreciate having their regular SIMs cut down to micro for me to test. Without being able to test it, I don't know if I should just RMA it either.
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I to am having the same problem connecting to data networks. I have had the nexus 4 for about 2 weeks and its been an amazing phone until this morning when I had no data connection in town and around town. My iPhone 4 has 3G connection in the same area, with the same sim card. Ive already looked around the net and found the post to reset the radio but nothing happened. After not having radio or data for about 2 hours my phone finally fixed its self. I have no clue why I lost data connection or how it fixed its self. I will stay posted to see what happens but maybe there is some bad hardware in the device that is just now starting to surface.???
Hi I appear to have the same problem. My phone is able to make calls/text and etc with data off but when data is turned back on it screws around, doesnt connect to the internet, grey outline on service and etc. I'm thinking this is an hardware issue but how would I go and exchange this. One more thing, I bought this brand new from someone, does that matter?
Lowkey1 said:
Hi I appear to have the same problem. My phone is able to make calls/text and etc with data off but when data is turned back on it screws around, doesnt connect to the internet, grey outline on service and etc. I'm thinking this is an hardware issue but how would I go and exchange this. One more thing, I bought this brand new from someone, does that matter?
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If you want to RMA your phone, you can transfer the ownership by calling Google Play support. You will need the device IMEI and the email address of the original purchaser. Just tell them the phone was gifted to you. After the ownership is transferred, you can begin the RMA process.
Sent from my Nexus 4 using xda premium

Odd data connection issue - Nexus 4 / T-Mobile

When I try to connect to a T-Mo tower for data al I get is an icon in the notification area saying "Sign in to Network" =. When I hit that I am sent to a T-Mo page asking me to sign in. I give it my credentials and press login but nothing happens.
I've talked to T-Mobile and they cannot find anything. They've sent me to Google. Waiting for them to get back to me. In the meantime I figured I'd ask XDA. So, any ideas?
Relevant parameters:
LG Nexus 4
The phone is bone stock Android 4.3
The SIM is new (about 2 months)
I can make calls and text on T-Mobile.
The SIM works in my old Nokia N97 phone and talks to T-Mobile Edge data fine.
The phone connects to ATT HSPA data fine when I put an ATT SIM in it.
The phone connects to data abroad.
Airplane mode is not on.
Data is on.
Roaming is on.
WiFi is off
Airplane mode is off.
I have wiped the phone and started from scratch, no luck.
I have tried in Safe Mode, no luck. (So it's not some odd App interaction)
I have told T-Mobile to kick me off the network and then wiped and restarted, no luck.
I have been through all the APN setting with T-Mobile, all is well.
I have wiped caches, no luck.
TIA
I'd look up the APN details on here for tmobile. Cant find a link at the moment but i know there are a few out there. T-mobile people usually have no idea...
It sounds like something on the carrier's end though. quick search brought up several topics on xda but no real solution.
It has happened to me as well, but my data still works. Sometimes I just reboot it, or put it in airplane mode and it will go away.
Unless u never get data.
Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk 4
this happened toe last night as well, lasted about 3 hours or so. it connected to the towers jist fine, sometimes the signal bars turned blue, sometimes not. but no data flowed through, neither via lte or hspa+. i called tmobile to check if they had an outage, they said no. i had them reset my data connection, but that didnt help. eventually data started flowing via hspa+, then via lte an hour later. i did all the troubleshooting, it wasnt an issue with the phone nor sim card. it was a tmobile issue for sure.

S7 SM-G930V can't connect to Verizon Mobile Data

Hi everyone, so I recently purchased an S7 SM-G930V and I'm having some problems with the mobile data connection and was hoping that someone on here might be able to help me out. I've been heavily researching and trying everything I can find online for 2 weeks now trying to figure out why I cannot get this phone to connect to mobile data and I'm about to give up and use it for target practice.
So here's the story:
I bought the phone from a seller on Ebay (I know I know) and it showed up in flawless condition externally and SEEMED to work perfectly. Upon receipt of the phone, I noticed that my current simcard wouldn't fit so I took the phone to verizon to get the nano sim and have it activated. The guy put the sim in and booted it up but after about 15 min the phone was still saying that it was "activating" so (being in a hurry) I told him that I'd just let it activate and be on my way. About an hour later my phone chimed saying that activation was complete but I noticed that it was showing H+R for a data connection which I believe meant I was roaming? Anyway I didn't think much of it because I was in a pretty rural spot in Alaska and the service was spotty.
Now here is where the problems started. Once I got home I noticed that the phone was not picking up any 4G LTE data at all and was bouncing back and forth between 3g and 1x but wasn't actually connecting to them, just finding them (greyed out). I rebooted the phone to see if maybe it just needed to update the local towers or something but it still would not connect to any mobile data at all so I took it back to the verizon store and they swapped the sim for a new one. Now, the phone will not activate AT ALL. The guy tried 3 different sim cards and nothing. It shows fully connected (5 signal bars) for voice but just cycles randomly between 3g and 1x data and will not connect to them let alone even find 4g lte service. When it connects to the towers it shows Verizon Wireless as the connected carrier but since it can't connect to data, it won't activate. The guy finally told me to call tech support and after about 3 hours on the phone with them, they pretty much told me they don't know what's wrong and to get a new phone.
So I decided to hit the internet and try out every option I could find before just sending the phone back. However, after countless hours of tinkering with the phone including rooting the phone, updating the firmware, factory resetting multiple times, clearing cache, disabling the cell radio and changing settings in build.prop, default.prop, apns_config.xml etc etc and getting nowhere I am stuck. I was really hoping that this was just a software issue or APN/modem/radio band etc issue that I could fix but it's looking like it might be a hardware problem or it's way above my skill set.
TL;DR
Verizon Galaxy S7 will not connect to any Verizon Mobile Data Network and therefor will not activate but it will connect to data while roaming? Any and all suggestions, help or advice is appreciated! Even if it's just to tell me that the hardware is faulty and I need to replace the phone. I just need some opinions from the pros if possible. Thanks guys/gals.

Unlocked S8 switched from ATT to T-Mobile and lost VoLTE; factory reset didn't fix

I used prepaid T-Mobile from the first day that I had this phone and never had an issue with VoLTE. I decided to switch to AT&T prepaid for a month to try it out, and it wasn't very good in my area, so I decided to switch back. AT&T prepaid doesn't have the specific feature where LTE data service remains while on a voice call (I'm drawing a blank on what this is called at the moment), so I wasn't surprised when on AT&T's network that the phone would drop back to 2G for data service while on a voice call. However, after switching back to T-Mobile, the phone is still falling back to 2G while on voice calls. My girlfriend also has an S8 on T-Mobile and so I can verify that we can be on Band 12 and she can place a call and remain with LTE data while I fall back to 2G.
As for troubleshooting that I have done so far... The software did update when I put my T-Mobile SIMcard in and I verified the APN settings and that VoLTE is enabled. I also did a factory reset with the SIM card in the phone and it still did not work. At this point, I'm just looking for suggestions on what I could try next. I don't understand how a factory reset could have not fixed this. Any input from those knowledgeable about how the software updates for specific carriers modify the phone would be helpful. Thanks for the help.
Bump... Anyone have any ideas of what's I could try next?

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