I am with sky UK network and just went to Ireland and the roaming wouldn't work. I manually entered all the APN settings but when I saved, it didn't appear in the list. I can't see any network issues, but perhaps some setting that might make the roaming incompatible? Any ideas?
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Hey there folks.
I'm going away to australia tomorrow and don't want to pay £7.50 a mb!
I think I have managed to disable the data connection by going into the settings:
Menu> Settings> Wireless Controls> Mobile Networks> Access Point names
And then geting rid of all except the T-mobile UK settings and then renaming the APN to general.t-mobile.uks (just added an "s").
The little data arrows have dissapeared from the top of the screen and nothing internet based is working but I can still send MMS and connect to and use wifi!!
Anyone else want to try this and confirm that it does actually totally disable the data connection?
Thanks
its very easy, change the name of you APN server, if you do it the phone can't stablish a data connection and force the data connection to 3G.
The phone dont use more the 2g or 3g.
If you want to do it better maybe you need to configure any iptables for deny connections or something
I agree. Easiest way to be to change the APN so it can't be used.
Not sure to what extent this would apply to you as you're apparently from the UK, but this is not good news for traveling abroad w/the G1, at least if you're from the states :/
bitbybit said:
Not sure to what extent this would apply to you as you're apparently from the UK, but this is not good news for traveling abroad w/the G1, at least if you're from the states :/
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It's been tested and proven that disabling the APN (e..g by misconfiguring it as the 2nd poster has mentioned) would prevent any data consumption, period. If you have an understanding of how telco network systems work, you would understand as well that this is not specific to any telecoms service provider -- if the data APN is incorrect, it simply cannot authenticate against the home data network, and hence data would not work. If roaming, incorrect login credentials would prevent the SIM from logging onto the roaming partner's data network and thus data service is unavailable.
if you download droidsan tweak lite, you can try to activate various apns until you see no 3g or 2g icon then you know you aren't receiving data
let me know how it goes!
hbguy
ghoonk said:
It's been tested and proven that disabling the APN (e..g by misconfiguring it as the 2nd poster has mentioned) would prevent any data consumption, period.
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Could very well be; I'm not versed in wireless tech enough to argue one way or the other. Someone in that thread specifically said changing the APN did not work for them however. Whether that's because they did it incorrectly or something else entirely, I have no idea.
From the thread I linked to:
by patuf4e
Actually I tried to change my APN settings to something incorrect. However, the phone keeps connecting to internet, apprently using some internally stored configuration by the time I initially synchronized with my google account. Is anybody experiencing the same?
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I subscribed to an unlimited for one day 3G service. I've been Googling for instructions and the only thing I found is this, which tells that I should use the APN "http.globe.com.ph". I still couldn't connect after setting the APN (I made an APN setting with a name and an APN. All other fields are blank).
I tried it on a Nokia E63. It worked. When I tried browsing, without tweaking any setting yet, it just asked me for an APN and all APN's are predefined. I selected one (Globe Connect) and it worked. I was able to browse on the E63.
Any idea what I should do?
Hi all,
I have booked a data package for data roaming but the SGS3 (i9300MBDDBT XXLE8) won't connect. (germany -> france)
Data roaming is enabled of course, but all I get is the warning message, that data roaming has been disabled.
I have found very little information about this problem, only that some SGS2 or HTC Sensation users have been complaining about data roaming not working anymore after updating to ICS (from GB).
Is this an android bug of some sort or is anyone familiar with this problem?
BR
I have contacted my network provider, they had the gprs-roaming locked down for my contract for some reason...
Have you tried entering the network settings that you are roaming on to .
jje
Yeah, I guess the APN is set right to "web.vodafone.de", as it is stated in the service portal of my provider.
Althought I have read, that someone with a different provider had a similar problem and solved it by changing the APN...
I was just wondering, because the system tells me, that data roaming has been disabled, even if I have it enabled.
Try to manually search for some other network in France, maybe the one you are on right now does not offer data roaming (although I think all networks in the EU must offer it).
I can only connect to the "F SFR discoTel" network.
Since my home-network is discoTel (germany/vodafone network)
I guess this is their french partner network...
I have already contacted my provider via their service portal about this matter,
but they are quite slow and I think this problem might be connected to ICS, because all I can find about android not allowing data roaming on google is mentioning ICS.
So I noticed while I was in Montana that my phone was basically worthless. Roaming basically doesn't work. Even when I change from chameleon to Sprint, still nothing. APNs are populated, but I don't think they're populated perfectly. I've even flashed back to stock, but still have the same settings. I'd be very interested to get someone that has NEVER rooted to upload all their APN settings. Anyone?
Anyone else having roaming issues?
I recently bought Mi A1 from someone, now that I inserted the sim, I can get calls, but no data service. Is there a way to fix this problem? Without having to change service provider?
Your APN needs setting correctly, get the APN settings from your sim provider and update the APN in your phone settings.
kudos1uk said:
Your APN needs setting correctly, get the APN settings from your sim provider and update the APN in your phone settings.
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I tried this with no success. Is there something else?