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New to Focus on Rogers

Hello All,
I just got a AT & T "unlocked" samsung focus. I plan to use it on rogers and been reading the forms for a few days as see their may be issues.
Can i just put in my SIM card and hope for the best? I was wondering how hard is it to set up the APN settings and MMS settings on the focus? IF i try to update my Focus to Mango will it relock it self?
Is their anything i should know about using an unlocked AT & T phone on the rogers network?
Thanks and sorry for all the questions.

clone7 said:
Hello All,
I just got a AT & T "unlocked" samsung focus. I plan to use it on rogers and been reading the forms for a few days as see their may be issues.
Can i just put in my SIM card and hope for the best? I was wondering how hard is it to set up the APN settings and MMS settings on the focus? IF i try to update my Focus to Mango will it relock it self?
Is their anything i should know about using an unlocked AT & T phone on the rogers network?
Thanks and sorry for all the questions.
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Once SIM unlocked, the phone does not re-lock if you update/flash/downgrade/upgrade the rom or use another SIM or hard reset the phone.
Secondly, you will need the "Network Profile" app from Samsung to switch the network profile from AT&T to Rogers. You'll find it in Marketplace, in Apps (not Samsung Zone).

EnderPsp said:
Once SIM unlocked, the phone does not re-lock if you update/flash/downgrade/upgrade the rom or use another SIM or hard reset the phone.
Secondly, you will need the "Network Profile" app from Samsung to switch the network profile from AT&T to Rogers. You'll find it in Marketplace, in Apps (not Samsung Zone).
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Thank you,
When i search the marketplace ( w ww.windowsphone.com/en-CA/marketplace) for Network Profile i do not seem to find anything. Should i be searching it on the phone and not on the internet?

clone7 said:
Thank you,
When i search the marketplace ( w ww.windowsphone.com/en-CA/marketplace) for Network Profile i do not seem to find anything. Should i be searching it on the phone and not on the internet?
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On the phone, yes. Connect through wi-fi if you don't have a data plan (faster anyway). In Zune you won't find it through search.

Just downloaded the app and i only see AT & T and no choice to change it.
any help?
Thanks
Jason

clone7 said:
Just downloaded the app and i only see AT & T and no choice to change it.
any help?
Thanks
Jason
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You might be better off to flash it with the Rogers ROM if you plan on keeping it for a while. Trust me you'll have less issues.

PaullikesWINMO said:
You might be better off to flash it with the Rogers ROM if you plan on keeping it for a while. Trust me you'll have less issues.
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That's also another solution, but flashing is time consuming and a bit radical. But if you're at the very beginning of your journey, it's definitely something to consider.
clone7 said:
Just downloaded the app and i only see AT & T and no choice to change it.
any help?
Thanks
Jason
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This with a Rogers SIM? Very weird, should display current carrier and AT&T.
Can you check with a different SIM? (either Rogers and/or any other carrier than Rogers/AT&T)

Is this hard to do? Can you please send me a link to show me how? (that is how to flash it for rogers)

EnderPsp said:
That's also another solution, but flashing is time consuming and a bit radical. But if you're at the very beginning of your journey, it's definitely something to consider.
This with a Rogers SIM? Very weird, should display current carrier and AT&T.
Can you check with a different SIM? (either Rogers and/or any other carrier than Rogers/AT&T)
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Yep I have a Rogers sim. Textin works but it show AT & T in the network profile app and i have a wrong time stamp.
Also I am having trouble setting up my Gmail account. When i try it says "Attention required". I confirm my password and still doesnt work. Any help?
Thanks!
Jason

clone7 said:
Is this hard to do? Can you please send me a link to show me how? (that is how to flash it for rogers)
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Read my mini-guide here or look through the forums.
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clone7 said:
Yep I have a Rogers sim. Textin works but it show AT & T in the network profile app and i have a wrong time stamp.
Also I am having trouble setting up my Gmail account. When i try it says "Attention required". I confirm my password and still doesnt work. Any help?
Thanks!
Jason
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Is Bing (search button) giving any results on search?

EnderPsp said:
Read my mini-guide here or look through the forums.
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Is Bing (search button) giving any results on search?
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Yes it does.
I wonder if flashing my device to a rogers rom will fix the gmail(same error msg) issue along with the timestamp issue.
I now get the Error Code: 80072efd

clone7 said:
Yes it does.
I wonder if flashing my device to a rogers rom will fix the gmail(same error msg) issue along with the timestamp issue.
I now get the Error Code: 80072efd
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Sometimes, that doesn't get fixed for me.
Deleting and recreating the account works every time, though

EnderPsp said:
Sometimes, that doesn't get fixed for me.
Deleting and recreating the account works every time, though
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Thanks.. Sorry one more question. On the link you posted (from the flashing of the device) i didnt see a download for the rogers rom. Any suggestions?

clone7 said:
Thanks.. Sorry one more question. On the link you posted (from the flashing of the device) i didnt see a download for the rogers rom. Any suggestions?
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You are right. Edited the old post to contain the link as well. You can get it from here. Don't forget to thank PavelX1 for the rom.

Flashing to Rogers ROM is about an hour of time. I would suggest adding any SD cards (if you are expaning memory size) after. If you already have a card there be sure to back it up if you have anything important before you flash the unit. It will erase evertyhing!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1131022
It should go failry easy. I've flashed to the ROM, also to AT&T and back again about 4 or 5 times now. Very simple tool to use.

thank you! it was quite easy to do.
How long does the battery last most users? So far i am finding that i get about 6-7 hours of meduim use. It seems a bit short.
Thanks

clone7 said:
thank you! it was quite easy to do.
How long does the battery last most users? So far i am finding that i get about 6-7 hours of meduim use. It seems a bit short.
Thanks
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Define medium use.
I get about 1 day with WiFi and 3G on + some usage.

3G no wifi or Bluetooth. 1 hour of emailing and playing a game for an hour or so.

clone7 said:
3G no wifi or Bluetooth. 1 hour of emailing and playing a game for an hour or so.
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That's too short mate, I get at least 15h for that.

[Q] Whatsapp messages only received when I open the app?

Hi guys.
Well the title says it all really. Have done my research online but just cant find a solution. Im running the latest version of whatsapp and have tried all of the solutions as recommended on all found sites (whatsapp's own included) but the problem persists.
Any ideas/fixes greatly appreciated.
Clumslee

Did u greenify whatsapp?
Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk 4 Beta

knowingplague said:
Did u greenify whatsapp?
Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk 4 Beta
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No.

Im also having same issue with whatsapp and problem is, im using greenify but whatsapp is not greenified as its my main msg app, but since few days im noticing that i recv msgs only if i open whatsapp. Any solution to that?
Sent from my GT-N7000 using Tapatalk 4

Same here. Is this issue S4 specific or are you guys experiencing the same on other phones?
Sent from my GT-I9500 using xda premium

clumslee said:
Hi guys.
Well the title says it all really. Have done my research online but just cant find a solution. Im running the latest version of whatsapp and have tried all of the solutions as recommended on all found sites (whatsapp's own included) but the problem persists.
Any ideas/fixes greatly appreciated.
Clumslee
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If you move whatsapp to your ext sd card ...you loose the wakeup feature....try moving it back to the phone memory and restart...hope it fixes your issue

sadeshmagic said:
If you move whatsapp to your ext sd card ...you loose the wakeup feature....try moving it back to the phone memory and restart...hope it fixes your issue
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Even my whatsapp is installed in data/app den also have same issue. Notifications coming late or only when i open app. N my friends says im ignoring dem
:'( :'( :'(
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plasmastate said:
Same here. Is this issue S4 specific or are you guys experiencing the same on other phones?
Sent from my GT-I9500 using xda premium
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I'm on note 1 and im also facing same issue. I could see msgs only if i open app or sometimes if i restart device.

From my experience it sounds like a network issue, are you on 3G/4G? or Wifi?
Previously when I was on a crappy carrier (Vodafone AU 3G) I would get delayed messages, but now with a better carrier (Telstra 4G) I get them almost instantly. In fact I get messages faster on 4G than on any WiFi I've ever connected this includes a Wireless N network with a 100mpbs down / 2mbps up cable connection.

alttafv said:
Even my whatsapp is installed in data/app den also have same issue. Notifications coming late or only when i open app. N my friends says im ignoring dem
:'( :'( :'(
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I'm on note 1 and im also facing same issue. I could see msgs only if i open app or sometimes if i restart device.
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Well try reinstalling whatsapp strainght from the playstore....try changing your rom....maybe its a bug there....also there is a modded version of whatsapp called Whatsapp+ ...check that out as well

clumslee said:
Hi guys.
Well the title says it all really. Have done my research online but just cant find a solution. Im running the latest version of whatsapp and have tried all of the solutions as recommended on all found sites (whatsapp's own included) but the problem persists.
Any ideas/fixes greatly appreciated.
Clumslee
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It happened to me last night, whatsapp woke up when i touched the phone , it doesnt happen much often, i think the problem is not in our devices, its more like whatsapp's servers on huge pressure causing the delay in receiving msgs.

Maybe you could try "push notification fixer" From the playtore. It is worth giving it a try
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same problem here. The messages arrive only when I open the app.
It was occuring while I was with samsung rom, but its more often now with an AOSP (omnirom). I dont think its rom or device related.

- Go to your custom recovery
- Wipe cache and dalvik cache only
- Reboot ur phone
- Whatsapp working again :highfive:

Joku1981 said:
- Go to your custom recovery
- Wipe cache and dalvik cache only
- Reboot ur phone
- Whatsapp working again :highfive:
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Silly fix. Won't solve this problem whatsoever. But hey, trying it out won't do much harm anyway.

Pfeffernuss said:
Silly fix. Won't solve this problem whatsoever. But hey, trying it out won't do much harm anyway.
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Silly fix for ur silly phone maybe. I have 17 messages telling me thanks for it :laugh:

Joku1981 said:
Silly fix for ur silly phone maybe. I have 17 messages telling me thanks for it :laugh:
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You really are the greatest. Keep it up. Might send you three messages myself so you can reach a magical 20 thumbs up. Exciting!

Pfeffernuss said:
You really are the greatest. Keep it up. Might send you three messages myself so you can reach a magical 20 thumbs up. Exciting!
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I'm not here for waste my time with people that dont contribute nothing to this forum. See ya

wow, thanks Joku, I'll try this

guys, any solution please ?

This thread has been dead for a long time and whatsapp issue as well but lately it resurfaced on a friend's phone not mine and yet we have the same OS/ROM same whatsapp version etc. but strangely he doesn't receive messages unless he opens the app
I have noticed this happens only when he is connected to his wifi network because as soon as he disables it to switch to 3G he receives the messages so I have come up with a workaround using tasker to disable and re-enable wifi periodically so that he receives the messages only a few seconds after they are sent
This has been happening since a couple of whatsapp updates ago but since the latest update it has been much worse
I hope this issue will be resolved soon and in the meantime if this has been discussed on some other thread or forum please feel free to redirect me

Doubletap to open camera

Hi. Can someone help me to figure out why my 6p ask pincode everytime when opening camera by boubletapping powerbutton? Thx

n0zzz01 said:
Hi. Can someone help me to figure out why my 6p ask pincode everytime when opening camera by boubletapping powerbutton? Thx
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Might be when you setup the phone it asks if you want pin on unlock if you answer no thanks it will not come up

Sounds like i have to reset my phone to get it work :/ or is there any other way to enable?

n0zzz01 said:
Sounds like i have to reset my phone to get it work :/ or is there any other way to enable?
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Might be a option in settings under security
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n0zzz01 said:
Sounds like i have to reset my phone to get it work :/ or is there any other way to enable?
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Thinking about it turn off finger print and set it up again think it can be done that way

jaythenut said:
Might be a option in settings under security
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Thinking about it turn off finger print and set it up again think it can be done that way
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Removed all my fingerprints and set them up again but nothing :/ maybe trying to full wipe

n0zzz01 said:
Removed all my fingerprints and set them up again but nothing :/ maybe trying to full wipe
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As you set it up it says something like do you want pin on reboot you hit no

jaythenut said:
As you set it up it says something like do you want pin on reboot you hit no
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This option isnt available after very first setup.

n0zzz01 said:
This option isnt available after very first setup.
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It definitely is I've flashed lots of roms and it's always there stock or not as you setup there's one question what days yes or no thanks that's the one you want to say no to

Also after intall alternative camera app like camera fv5... It wont ask for default camera app? This is just strange.

wifi keep running in background

I'm on resurrection 5.7.3 WiFi keep running in background how to stop

Simply switch WiFi off
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avi avinash said:
I'm on resurrection 5.7.3 WiFi keep running in background how to stop
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Switch off Your WiFi:victory:

Pull the wifi hardware from your phone!then you'll never have wifi and thus no prob with your wifi???

use custom kernel bro

The Hard Gamer said:
Simply switch WiFi off
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Switch off Your WiFi:victory:
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It will on automatically after 1min

Aaron Turkman said:
use custom kernel bro
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I'm on semar kernel

Go to location settings. There in menu of scanning, just turn off WiFi scanning and Bluetooth scanning. It will help ur prblm. I think so

rule breaker sarath said:
Go to location settings. There in menu of scanning, just turn off WiFi scanning and Bluetooth scanning. It will help ur prblm. I think so
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Already it's turned off

avi avinash said:
Already it's turned off
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Then I don't know....

bro go to settings then go to wifi then then tap to screw on the top of screen then there is a option " keep wi-fi on during sleep" select "never" that's it

rule breaker sarath said:
Then I don't know....
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But thanks for helping :angel:

Aaron Turkman said:
bro go to settings then go to wifi then then tap to screw on the top of screen then there is a option " keep wi-fi on during sleep" select "never" that's it
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Already set on NEVER

avi avinash said:
Already set on NEVER
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Buy a new device :laugh:

Aaron Turkman said:
Buy a new device :laugh:
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:laugh: :laugh:

Sprint Note 8 Hotspot - Still works - No Root

Tested this still works great!
https://forum.xda-developers.com/sprint-s7-edge/how-to/hotspot-bypass-nougat-ok-t3563446

I just got my note 8 and installed a software update.
I went to the hotspot option and enabled it. It did not tell me anything about charges or fees. Does this mean it works? Or is the mod you posted a stealth method so that sprint does not know that we use Hotspot?

magace said:
Tested this still works great!
https://forum.xda-developers.com/sprint-s7-edge/how-to/hotspot-bypass-nougat-ok-t3563446
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The method below works without having to toggle data on and off:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-8/how-to/guide-enable-hotspot-t3675986

BlueFox721 said:
The method below works without having to toggle data on and off:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-8/how-to/guide-enable-hotspot-t3675986
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Using the quick shortcut maker worked for me.
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BlueFox721 said:
The method below works without having to toggle data on and off:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-8/how-to/guide-enable-hotspot-t3675986
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How do I know if this is working correctly?
Weird thing is that:
Hotspot worked out of the box
I am able to use hotspot after changing APN settings without turning data off first
So I just want to be sure I did this right.
Was instruction 7 and 8 just informational things and not a step to get this working? Is adding "DUN" to my LTE APN really all I need to do?
Thanks

joshv06 said:
How do I know if this is working correctly?
Weird thing is that:
Hotspot worked out of the box
I am able to use hotspot after changing APN settings without turning data off first
So I just want to be sure I did this right.
Was instruction 7 and 8 just informational things and not a step to get this working? Is adding "DUN" to my LTE APN really all I need to do?
Thanks
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If you have a newer plan, 5 or so gigs are included. So it would be working out of the box.
I have a much older unlimited plan that doesn't include it and this method works fine. Yes adding "dun" is a step.
I beleive in your situation to test it, would be using it and checking on your sprint usage to see if it's counting towards "hotspot"
Mine stays at 0 and I use I've been using it since my note 5.

Donreed87 said:
If you have a newer plan, 5 or so gigs are included. So it would be working out of the box.
I have a much older unlimited plan that doesn't include it and this method works fine. Yes adding "dun" is a step.
I beleive in your situation to test it, would be using it and checking on your sprint usage to see if it's counting towards "hotspot"
Mine stays at 0 and I use I've been using it since my note 5.
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Really quick, where do I check my hospot usage at Sprint.com?
thank you!

joshv06 said:
How do I know if this is working correctly?
Weird thing is that:
Hotspot worked out of the box
I am able to use hotspot after changing APN settings without turning data off first
So I just want to be sure I did this right.
Was instruction 7 and 8 just informational things and not a step to get this working? Is adding "DUN" to my LTE APN really all I need to do?
Thanks
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Adding DUN is all you need....must reapply if you update prl or profile...
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joshv06 said:
Really quick, where do I check my hospot usage at Sprint.com?
thank you!
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If you have hotspot plan it will show on your My Sprint usage...if not there is no way to distinguish data from data...dun bypasses this...the actual hotspot connection tags the header file of packets that can be metered by specific server...this is not provisioned on bypass...the other method changes server connection which furthers data concealment...I have been usin dun for over 5 years now with no consequence.

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Adding DUN is all you need....must reapply if you update prl or profile...
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If you have hotspot plan it will show on your My Sprint usage...if not there is no way to distinguish data from data...dun bypasses this...the actual hotspot connection tags the header file of packets that can be metered by specific server...this is not provisioned on bypass...the other method changes server connection which furthers data concealment...I have been usin dun for over 5 years now with no consequence.
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You would think they would catch it somehow lol

ThaHaloMilitia said:
You would think they would catch it somehow lol
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Sprint does not include a provisioning app like Verizon does...to Sprint all data is data...I do not know about the other carriers...