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[Q] i want to find a way to call without sim card and without wifi

hello forums... this is my first thread.. uhh... okay.. soo i got an htc hd2 on june 2, 2010. now it is august and i have cm7 nand running gingerbread 2.3.5. my dad cancelled tmobile because im getting a new phone. calling is urgent right NOW because i need my girlfriend. how do i call without needing wifi or a sim card?. and no, i don't want to use rebtel or other services where i need to have that person using rebtel... or other services.. also.. i still have the tmobile sim card inside.. i just dont have any service.... no gps, no 3g, no mobile network... thank you guys

Okay, you said you want to make calls without sim card and without wifi and you also said no gps, no 3g, no mobile network
wtf?
Is this some kind of troll?

and i want a Bentley without paying for it
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So how on earth do you expect to make a phone call without actually being connected to something ? Without being connected to SOMETHING, then you're on your own, literally !

congratulations for making such a dumb thread as your first post without thinking a minute about it.

betrayer0177 said:
hello forums... this is my first thread.. uhh... okay.. soo i got an htc hd2 on june 2, 2010. now it is august and i have cm7 nand running gingerbread 2.3.5. my dad cancelled tmobile because im getting a new phone. calling is urgent right NOW because i need my girlfriend. how do i call without needing wifi or a sim card?. and no, i don't want to use rebtel or other services where i need to have that person using rebtel... or other services.. also.. i still have the tmobile sim card inside.. i just dont have any service.... no gps, no 3g, no mobile network... thank you guys
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Wow and you actually asked this :| this would be going on my signature if i had enough room :|

betrayer0177 said:
hello forums... this is my first thread.. uhh... okay.. soo i got an htc hd2 on june 2, 2010. now it is august and i have cm7 nand running gingerbread 2.3.5. my dad cancelled tmobile because im getting a new phone. calling is urgent right NOW because i need my girlfriend. how do i call without needing wifi or a sim card?. and no, i don't want to use rebtel or other services where i need to have that person using rebtel... or other services.. also.. i still have the tmobile sim card inside.. i just dont have any service.... no gps, no 3g, no mobile network... thank you guys
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Ummm... Have you tried telepathy??? And what's it that you're smoking? Seems like good stuff!
Swyped from my HTC HD2 running CM7 (Gingerbread 2.3.5)

ph03n!x said:
Ummm... Have you tried telepathy??? And what's it that you're smoking? Seems like good stuff!
Swyped from my HTC HD2 running CM7 (Gingerbread 2.3.5)
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Haha good call i second that if there was a way i think all telcos would be broke .oh how do i switch my lights on with no power or solar power or windmill hydro power or even a battery ??????
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I dont think the HD2 deserves an idiot like you
Congratulations on your first post. To appreciate your very useful post that can benefit the community, i have thanked your post. This is so that members can click on your profile, click on 'Find all thanked posts by betrayer0177 ' and view that wonderful post of yours. And oh yes, maybe you should start a new thread asking on 'How to make an Evo 3d from air'. Maybe your intelligence is spatial, so i will just describe how to make a call without a SIM. First, power up your phone(yes,in case u r asking-battery is needed),switch on your wifi(this is done via the touchscreen,not via some telepathic drugs) and install one of the apps in the link.(http://www.androidauthority.com/top-best-free-calls-android-phones-voip-19829/)...fiy,you have to download the app from the market.for example, for 'Fring',type in 'Fring' in the search bar using your hands,not your dickhead.Then install it. Use the app for your calls.And if you also dont have any wifi in your house,try to search for unsecured networks or tap on a public wifi.Good luck and once again, thank your for this excellent post.You have enlightened our day and wasted about 5mins of our lives.

betrayer0177 said:
hello forums... this is my first thread.. uhh... okay.. soo i got an htc hd2 on june 2, 2010. now it is august and i have cm7 nand running gingerbread 2.3.5. my dad cancelled tmobile because im getting a new phone. calling is urgent right NOW because i need my girlfriend. how do i call without needing wifi or a sim card?. and no, i don't want to use rebtel or other services where i need to have that person using rebtel... or other services.. also.. i still have the tmobile sim card inside.. i just dont have any service.... no gps, no 3g, no mobile network... thank you guys
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Your best bet would be to pop into a T-Mobile store and ask for a Pay As You Go SIM to use with your phone. Use that to tide you over until you get your new phone.
Or use a landline!

Why not use snail mail?
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well,i seriously admire you Dirk.Sorry for mine and a few others' damning posts,but clearly,this guy's request is like demanding a time travel machine.Its not possible in this world. He says he doesnt want to use any form of networks...wth!!...anw i helped by describing how to make free calls using wi-fi...if that doesnt cut it for him,i dont think anything will.but again, I hope he gets the point and uses something like Fring or a prepaid card.

As this has finally received a sensible answer....
Closed.

Loosing Mobile Network Connectivity during phone calls

Hello everyone! I have a simple but quite annoying issue with my Defy, and I'd really apreciate your help to find some kind of solution or enlightenment =)
Every time I make a phonecall or recieve one, i loose all data conectivity. I don't know whether this happens because of weak carrier reception, thus the phone being unable to boost it's signal strength because of using it as a phone (just guessing here btw). Or because I am running Quarx's CM9 and this belongs in the bugreport thread (in which I am unable to post this and other problems I've been having ).
This is my first smartphone (and a damn good one!) so I don't know if this happens to every Defy owner, everyone or whoever.
I'd really appreciate any piece of wisdom you can share. Thanks in advance

It's normal. Can't do a thing about it. You only have one antenna ;-)
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labsin said:
It's normal. Can't do a thing about it. You only have one antenna ;-)
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Thank you =)
I liked it more when I could blame my carrier though , now I can only rant about them overcharging me...

Just for clarity, are you saying it's normal because of CM9? Thanks

No, I thing every phone got this.

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No, I thing every phone got this.
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My phone is dead-stock and I absolutely have never experienced this issue. Had the phone since Nov. 2010.

Seems that that is only true on 3g with a full bar. On less it switches to 2g so you won't get an interrupted call. I saw it today and I had good reseption. Try setting it to 3g(WCDMA) only and see it you still got it.

It is carrier related imho. My current carrier doesn't have simultaneous data+voice, but my previous carrier did. It is even explicitly mentioned somewhere in the website of my current carrier that data disconnects when calling. However this wasn't the case in my previous carrier, downloads etc would continue while I talked. So go ahead and blame your carrier

labsin said:
Seems that that is only true on 3g with a full bar. On less it switches to 2g so you won't get an interrupted call. I saw it today and I had good reseption. Try setting it to 3g(WCDMA) only and see it you still got it.
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tejus.k.v said:
It is carrier related imho. My current carrier doesn't have simultaneous data+voice, but my previous carrier did. It is even explicitly mentioned somewhere in the website of my current carrier that data disconnects when calling. However this wasn't the case in my previous carrier, downloads etc would continue while I talked. So go ahead and blame your carrier
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Thank you both once more!
I'll try and set it to 3G only mode and see what happens, then report back. I also will be switching carriers as soon as they let me take my phone number with me (sometime around april) and see if there's a difference.

Dial pad & HSPA

Hi guys. Since I have got Cm7 on my MT3g slide I found some issues.
The first is dial pad. Does everybody has the same?
And second in HSPA speed. Before upgrading I had nice and fast speed, but now it doesn't get up than 300kbps.
Does anyone know how to fix that or had the same problems?

I'm not quite sure what the problem is with the dial pad, it looks just fine to me. Can you elaborate a bit?
For your second problem, you might want to check your data cap with your service provider. I know for T-Mobile, their unlimited data plan actually limit how much data you can use at 3G/4G speed before throttling your speed to 2G. Best thing to do is know your limit and keep track of how much data you're using.

txdeathray said:
I'm not quite sure what the problem is with the dial pad, it looks just fine to me. Can you elaborate a bit?
For your second problem, you might want to check your data cap with your service provider. I know for T-Mobile, their unlimited data plan actually limit how much data you can use at 3G/4G speed before throttling your speed to 2G. Best thing to do is know your limit and keep track of how much data you're using.
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I'm currently using Simple mobile and I guess the problem in their service. Today I tried another phone and had the same thing, speed doesn't go up than 300. I tried to speak with CSR and she said that they didn't have any problems with their service and the problem is in my phone XD. This is the last moth when I stay with them and then I'm going back to Tmobile.
In my opinion, the dial pad can look better. I don't like the X right on the dial pad button. There are no borders between buttons or a background. It would be better if the dial pad could be like on the second picture)))
Is there any way to customize or change it? Or ask CyanogenMod developers to do something with it?
Thanks!

I highly doubt the CM guys will do much for this device at this point, it was considered "dead" by quite a bit of devs. However, there are a few dedicated (and talented) devs who stayed with us and keep cranking out awesome roms. I'm not sure if you will like MiUI 4's keypad or ICS's, but they are certainly better (in my opinion) than CM7. I know for sure the Salsa rom and its cousin Espresso Sense SS21 have borders on their keypad, but some people like Sense, some people hate it.
In any case, try out some of the newer roms (but make sure you read what's working and what's not) and see if you like their keypads and other features. If that's too troublesome, look for custom dialers in the Play Store, I'm sure I spotted some nice ones before.

txdeathray said:
I highly doubt the CM guys will do much for this device at this point, it was considered "dead" by quite a bit of devs. However, there are a few dedicated (and talented) devs who stayed with us and keep cranking out awesome roms. I'm not sure if you will like MiUI 4's keypad or ICS's, but they are certainly better (in my opinion) than CM7. I know for sure the Salsa rom and its cousin Espresso Sense SS21 have borders on their keypad, but some people like Sense, some people hate it.
In any case, try out some of the newer roms (but make sure you read what's working and what's not) and see if you like their keypads and other features. If that's too troublesome, look for custom dialers in the Play Store, I'm sure I spotted some nice ones before.
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Thank's a lot! I'm going to try ICS and if I won't like then MiUI.
I hope this is it! http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1723493
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1800933

Yup! Those are the ones!
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txdeathray said:
Yup! Those are the ones!
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Just today tried both of them.
MiUi is a nice neat rom, but with some issues what i didn't have in CM7. Then I installed CM9 and loved it!
Even though it has lots of problems, I decided to stay with it for now, anyway i can restore my CM7 backup anytime.:good:
p.s. CM9 is much much smoother than MiUi.

Glad to see you've found something you enjoy!

Recommend Custom ROM

Just downloaded Resurrection Remix and have to say I'm liking it a bit better than stock oxegen OS there are so many features and settings to get everything just how you like it! Seems to aslo support OTA (Not sure if that's just for android or the ROM updates as well) if you know please let me know! But anyone looking for a ROM check it out it's easy to install runs stable and butter smooth!

this thread will get flooded with this recommendation so ill post it as first reply:
FreedomOS. Hands down the best rom out there. Nothing compares to stock. Lineage has so many issues even on "Stable" builds. the one that annoys me most is the random throttling of my mobile data speed. Never been on LineageOS for more than 3 days.

OcazPrime said:
this thread will get flooded with this recommendation so ill post it as first reply:
FreedomOS. Hands down the best rom out there. Nothing compares to stock. Lineage has so many issues even on "Stable" builds. the one that annoys me most is the random throttling of my mobile data speed. Never been on LineageOS for more than 3 days.
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Installed freedom first and reflashed because it was so close to oxegen for me and I'm using a one plus on verizon so I can only use 3g anyway lol so data speeds are not an issue OS wise

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Installed freedom first and reflashed because it was so close to oxegen for me and I'm using a one plus on verizon so I can only use 3g anyway lol so data speeds are not an issue OS wise
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XD hope ur not payin a lot for that. Kinda sucks that most phones dont work fully on Verizon. But hey if u are puttin up with that just to use OnePlus u rock!

OcazPrime said:
XD hope ur not payin a lot for that. Kinda sucks that most phones dont work fully on Verizon. But hey if u are puttin up with that just to use OnePlus u rock!
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I mean I am on wifi most of the time and twitter and email load the same on 3G as they do LTE so I'll take the super fast powerful phone that is 100% customizable over a phone that's limited just to have LTE. As far as paying for service I'm not paying anything I'm on a business​ plan and pay nothing. If I ever switch off of that I'll go with a gsm carrier to get full support.

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XD hope ur not payin a lot for that. Kinda sucks that most phones dont work fully on Verizon. But hey if u are puttin up with that just to use OnePlus u rock!
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Plus where I am my LTE is band 4 so my one plus is capible of an LTE signal I just can call or SMS when on LTE only so hoping one day there will be software to fix that

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Plus where I am my LTE is band 4 so my one plus is capible of an LTE signal I just can call or SMS when on LTE only so hoping one day there will be software to fix that
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Most likely. Folks here have unlocked band support for the 3

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Most likely. Folks here have unlocked band support for the 3
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It's not necessarily​ band supports it's getting it to use cdma and LTE at the same time switch to cdma for calls and sending sms and LTE for data

OcazPrime said:
this thread will get flooded with this recommendation so ill post it as first reply:
FreedomOS. Hands down the best rom out there. Nothing compares to stock. Lineage has so many issues even on "Stable" builds. the one that annoys me most is the random throttling of my mobile data speed. Never been on LineageOS for more than 3 days.
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Have you tried xXx? If so, how does it compare to FreedomOS?

rickysidhu_ said:
Have you tried xXx? If so, how does it compare to FreedomOS?
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I havent. I dont really care to swap off freedomos for anything else. Its usually buggy junk. Phone works dont fix it. I too shopped around like you to find a rom with better battery life but to no avail. If these roms do save you battery then it's a couple extra minutes at best. Doesn't make it worth all the flaws. Freedomos is just stock but you dont have to install all the google crap.

Is the network issue solved?

I am planning to buy this phone by next week but saw a lot of users complaining about its 4g or some other network issue. Is it really bad? As its an Android One series, I am sure they will release some or other patch to fix this. Is the problem solved yet?
I am aware of the amazing specs of this phone but what are the flaws which needs to be looked upon before purchasing? Experienced reviews would be appreciated!
Thanks!

veezybaybee said:
I am planning to buy this phone by next week but saw a lot of users complaining about its 4g or some other network issue. Is it really bad? As its an Android One series, I am sure they will release some or other patch to fix this. Is the problem solved yet?
I am aware of the amazing specs of this phone but what are the flaws which needs to be looked upon before purchasing? Experienced reviews would be appreciated!
Thanks!
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i live in Hyderabad using this since phone since 18th of september.
i won't lie but this october update has made the 4G signals on my phone much better than before [rock stable right now] before used to get 2 bars of 4G network but now it's full
i don't know about people living in other regions but I'm using Airtel 4G on my primary sim slot.

Rawwr said:
i live in Hyderabad using this since phone since 18th of september.
i won't lie but this october update has made the 4G signals on my phone much better than before [rock stable right now] before used to get 2 bars of 4G network but now it's full
i don't know about people living in other regions but I'm using Airtel 4G on my primary sim slot.
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Good to hear that buddy! Thanks for replying. Updates can surely fix issues. Planning to buy this soon! Hows the battery life? Is 3080 mah enough for a normal user? Does it lasts for a day? I am mostly a wifi guy!

veezybaybee said:
Good to hear that buddy! Thanks for replying. Updates can surely fix issues. Planning to buy this soon! Hows the battery life? Is 3080 mah enough for a normal user? Does it lasts for a day? I am mostly a wifi guy!
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if you are a wifi guy you can almost get 6+ hours of SOT because i use on LTE all day and i get almost 5hrs of SOT
so dont you worry mate

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if you are a wifi guy you can almost get 6+ hours of SOT because i use on LTE all day and i get almost 5hrs of SOT
so dont you worry mate
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Thanks buddy! 6+ sounds good to me.

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Thanks buddy! 6+ sounds good to me.
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well i watched anime for like 2h 30m on wifi and only 11% of battery dropped in that time
so if you watch videos battery will be super OP

Rawwr said:
well i watched anime for like 2h 30m on wifi and only 11% of battery dropped in that time
so if you watch videos battery will be super OP
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What video player? Thanks

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What video player? Thanks
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i use quickpic's video player

The network issues have been solved & the battery backup has also improved..attaching my SOT & Battery backup

Not for me...in UK, on Three
I've had the October update (1Gb+) but my 'global version' Mi A1 unit still won't connect to 4G LTE bands 3 & 20 on Three in the UK, which are listed in the specs as supported.
I've tried other providers and both SIM slots - it never connects to LTE. My Moto G5S Plus does, first time, every time.
My Xioami Mi A1 is going back to China...

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The network issues have been solved & the battery backup has also improved..attaching my SOT & Battery backup
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Good to know buddy! I just bought this phone yesterday. It will be delivered tomorrow. Damn excited!
I read a lot of other reviews from other users who said that the October update solved the network issues. Thank god! I think this is one of the best features of having an Android One device. We will be getting updates every now and then so all the bugs will be fixed anyway. Thanks for replying. :good:

Just recieved my A1 and I am in love!!
Downloaded the latest october update and my network is super stable and full now. The performance of this phone is tremendous. :good:

I m still facing the same problem of 4G network creating prblm in receiving calls and send and receiving messages....i updated the November patch update but prblm has not been solved.....plz help me out......

veezybaybee said:
Just recieved my A1 and I am in love!!
Downloaded the latest october update and my network is super stable and full now. The performance of this phone is tremendous. :good:
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It is been over more than a month since you bought this phone if I am correct, can you please share your overall experience and thoughts about it like battery, network, lag or something which you gone thorough all this months..? Coz, I am planning to buy it tomorrow.. Thanx in advance..

tamilselvan9j said:
It is been over more than a month since you bought this phone if I am correct, can you please share your experience and thoughts about it like battery, network, lag or something which you gone thorough all this months..? Coz, I am planning to buy it tomorrow.. Thanx in advance..
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Its been quite amazing bro! All the bugs have been fixed with regular monthly updates and I didnt experienced any lag yet. The battery performance surely depends on your usage. It was a bit weird after the october update but became better after the november update. The best feature is obviously the camera. The pics come out totally stunning. Especially the portrait ones. This phone is the best under 20k budget. And I heard its gonna be available for just 13k in an upcoming Flipkart sale. Being an Android one device, they should have released Oreo way before others but there has been a little delay. It has disappointed some users but as promised, it will be released by the end of this month. So eagerly waiting for it now! I am damn sure the phone will get a lot better after Oreo!

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Its been quite amazing bro! All the bugs have been fixed with regular monthly updates and I didnt experienced any lag yet. The battery performance surely depends on your usage. It was a bit weird after the october update but became better after the november update. The best feature is obviously the camera. The pics come out totally stunning. Especially the portrait ones. This phone is the best under 20k budget. And I heard its gonna be available for just 13k in an upcoming Flipkart sale. Being an Android one device, they should have released Oreo way before others but there has been a little delay. It has disappointed some users but as promised, it will be released by the end of this month. So eagerly waiting for it now! I am damn sure the phone will get a lot better after Oreo!
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Thank you so much for your valuable comments.

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Thank you so much for your valuable comments.
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Most welcome buddy! Go ahead and enjoy your A1 experience.

I bought the phone over the eBay, as new but opened box. I never had any problem with it, just sometimes i don't get Network at all until and unless i restart my mobile, this has happened twice so far. Now I have a good signal, of course is not stable, it is fluctuating.
I do not think that is a hardware issue.

is network issue fixed? I am planning to buy this phone

After few weeks of normal daily use I haven't found any issues with network switching.
I travel a quite a lot and switching between 3G and 4G/LTE haven't failed as far as I can see.