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[Q] Need some directions...

I just got my new unlocked HTC My touch 3g phone from J and R store...I put a SIM card from T-mobile from other cell phone in (prepay w/o data plan) and tried to test new device.
I cannot find a way pass first screen where I need to log in my Goggle account...it gives me a message that the SIM card does not have data plan...I thought that I will be able to get in the WI-FI menu to access the internet thru my home wireless connection and log it in that way..but no success.
My original intention was to have a phone with SIM w/o data plan and then use WI-FI for installing Apps, Games etc etc...Is that possible?...
I know that the answer is somewhere buried within these posts but I need to fix this fast ( my wife is all over me about phone not working)...if someone can give me some hints/links to the posts that can help me out I would really appreciated
Regards

855Elm said:
I just got my new unlocked HTC My touch 3g phone from J and R store...I put a SIM card from T-mobile from other cell phone in (prepay w/o data plan) and tried to test new device.
I cannot find a way pass first screen where I need to log in my Goggle account...it gives me a message that the SIM card does not have data plan...I thought that I will be able to get in the WI-FI menu to access the internet thru my home wireless connection and log it in that way..but no success.
My original intention was to have a phone with SIM w/o data plan and then use WI-FI for installing Apps, Games etc etc...Is that possible?...
I know that the answer is somewhere buried within these posts but I need to fix this fast ( my wife is all over me about phone not working)...if someone can give me some hints/links to the posts that can help me out I would really appreciated
Regards
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Not trying to troll but this has been answered hundreds of times, mostly in threads just like this one. You cannot bypass the sign in screen on any stock myTouch/Magic ROM, only on most custom ones. If you press the menu button at the login screen, there should be an option to purchase a data day pass for $2. Do that to get in the phone, then root it and install a custom ROM so you don't have to worry about it later.
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Thanks for help....I did resolve the issue....There wasn't an option to pay for data plan pass for day ( at least I did not see it in my 50+/- attempts to pass by the first screen)...what I did I went to T-mobile store and very nice young guy there helped me with store test SIM with data plan...it took 15 minutes to set up Google account and passwords etc etc and after that I put in my old prepaid SIM without data plan and phone worked like a charm. All phone functions worked and WI-FI capability allowed me to go online thru my home wireless network and to download several apps from market and to update OS to Android 2.21...etc etc
Regards

855Elm said:
Thanks for help....I did resolve the issue....There wasn't an option to pay for data plan pass for day ( at least I did not see it in my 50+/- attempts to pass by the first screen)...what I did I went to T-mobile store and very nice young guy there helped me with store test SIM with data plan...it took 15 minutes to set up Google account and passwords etc etc and after that I put in my old prepaid SIM without data plan and phone worked like a charm. All phone functions worked and WI-FI capability allowed me to go online thru my home wireless network and to download several apps from market and to update OS to Android 2.21...etc etc
Regards
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I would still root and install a new ROM. If you ever have to do a factory reset you'll have to sign in again. If you flash a new ROM, most add a "Skip" option to the login menu.
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I did not know that...thanks for the hint.
I may consider it.
The only question is which ROM variant to install...
Regards

i would suggest that you try Gingerbread ROMS

Not available in your country error

I bought the whole season 3 of justified, watched 1 episode and now I get the error that its not available in my country error.... I try to search but cant find nothing related to TV shows only Google wallet thing...
Anyone have a fix for this problem?
Sent from my Nexus 7

big samm said:
I bought the whole season 3 of justified, watched 1 episode and now I get the error that its not available in my country error.... I try to search but cant find nothing related to TV shows only Google wallet thing...
Anyone have a fix for this problem?
Sent from my Nexus 7
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Well first off, what country are you from? If this problem persists get one of those play store proxy apps that will make it think its from the us

I'm in Canada but I'm connected via my strong VPN router....
When I launch the play store I can see the movie and TV tab magazines etc. I can access the TV show from there but when I press play I get the error msg... Also in the play movie&TV app the TV show tab is no longer there...
Sent from my Nexus 7

Maybe they are catching onto the location spoofing?
The error message seems accurate in your case.
Sent from my Nexus 7

SIM CARD
Google checks on your sim card operator and correlates to the country that nework belongs to. Try to use a CM10 distribution which for me did not presented this problem (don't know what magic they do)

Brand new P9 Lite, PlayStore crashes when trying to open

I got a brand new P9 Lite with my contract that is supposedly not having a SIM-LOCK.
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Here is the problem:
When I try to open the PlayStore then it crashes. When I try to do anything with a google account on this phone then the app or window simply closes.
Already did multiple factory/hard resets, tried reinstalling the firmware through the emergency recovery, reinstall the PlayStore, nothing helps.
Now here is the juicy part.
When I put in a SIM card from a provider other than the one I got the phone from, then the Internet works and I can make calls, but the playstore crashes. So does not look like SIM LOCK as then I could not make calls or use the internet-
When I put in a card from my provider then a couple of apps auto-install, the phone wants me to restart it and VOILA. the PlayStore and google services work!
Anyone got an idea why I am required to put in a SIM card from my provider to "activate" the playstore and all google services?
I already talked to the support of both Huawei and my provider and they both have no idea what is going on. They say that the phone and google services must work fine without inserting a SIM card at all.

Look around i think i saw similar thread with answers...

I can't find anything.

Issues with Google Pay - cards must be verified after few days again

Hello,
I got this issue on my Xiaomi 9T (EUROPE). I have set up my Google Pay and my 4 different cards. I had to verify each of the cards separately to make them work. Then I can pay contactless using my phone with Google Pay. The problem starts after few days, when I want to pay with Google Pay contactless again - all of the cards require again NEW verification. So I verify all of them and I can use them. But after few days, the same thing happens - all cards require again new verification. It is so annoying, I cannot pay in the store unless the cards are verified and I cannot be re-verifying them every other day.
I also check with Google Pay support but they could not figure out anything. I uninstalled up, cleared cache, cleared data, verified cards and again after few days, cards require new verification. They told me to check with Xiaomi, whether that has nothing to do with new software updates from Xiaomi, but I don't install new Xiaomi updates every 3 days.
Anybody had such an issue?

nobody with similar issue?
662 said:
Hello,
I got this issue on my Xiaomi 9T (EUROPE). I have set up my Google Pay and my 4 different cards. I had to verify each of the cards separately to make them work. Then I can pay contactless using my phone with Google Pay. The problem starts after few days, when I want to pay with Google Pay contactless again - all of the cards require again NEW verification. So I verify all of them and I can use them. But after few days, the same thing happens - all cards require again new verification. It is so annoying, I cannot pay in the store unless the cards are verified and I cannot be re-verifying them every other day.
I also check with Google Pay support but they could not figure out anything. I uninstalled up, cleared cache, cleared data, verified cards and again after few days, cards require new verification. They told me to check with Xiaomi, whether that has nothing to do with new software updates from Xiaomi, but I don't install new Xiaomi updates every 3 days.
Anybody had such an issue?
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662 said:
Hello,
I got this issue on my Xiaomi 9T (EUROPE). I have set up my Google Pay and my 4 different cards. I had to verify each of the cards separately to make them work. Then I can pay contactless using my phone with Google Pay. The problem starts after few days, when I want to pay with Google Pay contactless again - all of the cards require again NEW verification. So I verify all of them and I can use them. But after few days, the same thing happens - all cards require again new verification. It is so annoying, I cannot pay in the store unless the cards are verified and I cannot be re-verifying them every other day.
I also check with Google Pay support but they could not figure out anything. I uninstalled up, cleared cache, cleared data, verified cards and again after few days, cards require new verification. They told me to check with Xiaomi, whether that has nothing to do with new software updates from Xiaomi, but I don't install new Xiaomi updates every 3 days.
Anybody had such an issue?
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When did it start to happen? Did you install any other software? It looks more like the app data is being cleared from time to time, also check if Gpay has all the permissions and if you use SIM wallet try to switch to HCE wallet method, that's what Google uses preferably.

NFC Google Pay Inconsistent

Anyone facing this problem? My google pay is inconsistent when on public transport and in retail stores.
Could it be software issue?

Can you type Oxygen version, root or no? And can you find in Google play settings certification of you device?

alf_and_co said:
Can you type Oxygen version, root or no? And can you find in Google play settings certification of you device?
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Also having problem with my NFC with public transport.
Never work for public transport before, but ok with retail payment
my is Oxygen OS 10.5.10.IN11AA, no root.
not sure if this is the Google Play Cert
Version 20.6.19-all [0] [PR] 316598174

OOS 10.5.10.IN11AA
Google Play Services Version 20.21.17
Google Pay Version 2.111.306
I tried toggling on the '' non standard NFC tag support '' in developers option. Doesnt work as well.
Many op8p users also faced the same problem in my country.
Tried re-adding my cards several times, cleared cache of google pay,google play services,google framework.
Downgrading app versions.
On public transport, my phone just vibrates and will prompt " does not work " or " move closer ". Never worked, receiver receive nothing.
In retail payment, it worked about 90% of the time with 10% requiring to tap twice.

I have similar issue.
- I use polish banking application that uses NFC for contactless payment.
- In retail payment, 90% of the time is successful, 10% requires to tap again.
- In vending machine almost every payment is rejected (I got 1 successful payment but I can't reproduce it again). I used same banking application on my xiaomi mi8 with same vending machine and worked good.
- I tried google pay and it doesn't work too (at least it shows some error on screen)
- no root, oxygenos 10.5.9.IN11BA
In conclusion it's not a problem with google pay but with nfc as other payment apps have same problem.

IIRC on the teardown video, the NFC chip is in behind the camera. It's maybe in too deep inside the phone for it to work correctly everytime.
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Came looking to see if I was the only one with an NFC issue
Mine has been working perfectly since I got the phone, then yesterday I went to use it at a POS in a shop and it wouldn't work......move closer/slower etc. so I used my bank card itself.
I got the train and said I had low balance when I got off so went to top up my leap card (Irish transport card) and it fails the second it tried to read the card.
FYI I have sucessfully topped up my leap card dozens of times on the phone.
Next I went to get something to eat. I tried using it at the restaurant POS and worked first time, no problem.
Then this morning I just tried using it in shop POS and everytime it pinged and gave me a tick mark and showed the card as if it completed OK but the shop unit did not register anything (I also know the transaction did not go through as revolut did not show the transaction). I used my bank card and it worked.
I have just tried my leap card again and it is still not working.
This is very frustrating as I use NFC payment everywhere.
Anyone know if I can see logs for the NFC chip?
Why did it suddenly just stop working, I haven't had any updates.
Running Oxygen OS 10.5.12.IN11BA
Play services Version 20.33.14(120400-327249014)
Google Pay Version 2.116.328438545

Not had this problem before, could your case be the cause? Or anything else in your hand?
The range has impressed me with mine.
Currently rooted and using xXx and Gpay is still good.

It looks the oneplus 8 pro nfc chip is very weak. For me the strongest signal is under oneplus logo on the back. I found out the nfc chip is under the keypad at vending machine (not under display). Now to make it work I must keep my phone very closely to the terminal.

I need to get close on a number of NFC readers...no biggie.