No service - Essential Phone Questions & Answers

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hello there ,
I have an essential phone unlocked variant , I get no service when I insert my sim card in and i can't choose networks .
do you have a solution for this issue .?

Rwin01 said:
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hello there ,
I have an essential phone unlocked variant , I get no service when I insert my sim card in and i can't choose networks .
do you have a solution for this issue .?
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Does it say Sim not present? If not, go online and search for APN settings for whatever network your on and enter them in as listed. On the screen you posted, click "access point names" and transpose the data from whatever your carrier's APN settings.

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Twowong4words said:
Does it say Sim not present? If not, go online and search for APN settings for whatever network your on and enter them in as listed. On the screen you posted, click "access point names" and transpose the data from whatever your carrier's APN settings.
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APN settings are set automatically with my local carrier sim card .
check attached photo

Rwin01 said:
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APN settings are set automatically with my local carrier sim card .
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Can you raise this in guide section ->uicc unlock post. you can ask for modem partition from someone who has openus variant and can flash those ones. Did you also check your sim in another phone

arjunv said:
Can you raise this in guide section ->uicc unlock post. you can ask for modem partition from someone who has openus variant and can flash those ones. Did you also check your sim in another phone
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yes my sim works in another phone . and i installed BTS rom and still having the same issue

Rwin01 said:
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APN settings are set automatically with my local carrier sim card .
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Maybe i dont understand but it looks as if you have 2 APN settings profiles yet you don't have either selected.

Twowong4words said:
Maybe i dont understand but it looks as if you have 2 APN settings profiles yet you don't have either selected.
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My phone is somehow locked for Sprint after the September update even if I have an unlocked variant (OPENUS)

Rwin01 said:
My phone is somehow locked for Sprint after the September update even if I have an unlocked variant (OPENUS)
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/essential-phone/how-to/discussion-brainstorm-sim-unlock-t3724135
https://forum.xda-developers.com/essential-phone/how-to/discussion-invalid-sim-card-options-t3838749
I glanced at these but didn't read the whole threads. Pretty sure they address sprint sim card locking post update. It may be worth reading about to see if yours is a similar situation. Good luck man.

I'm kind of in the same boat, essential phone openus variant with no service. I've tried different things and have been able to get it to work but just for some time before it gets no service again or some odd behavior. I don't get invalid sim or no sim notification, it is a no service notification, apparently it recognizes SIM and accepts it but is not able to find a network, as if it were out of coverage or mobile radio off. SIM card has been tested in another essential phone at same location and works flawlessly.
So far I've found that if I downgrade software to nougat and then update to oreo or pie, and then insert SIM, phone is able to get LTE connection, receive or make calls, it works fine. But then after a couple of hours or even half a day, it gets no service again. Network or factory resetting doesn't do anything, changing network settings neither,then after If phone is restarted with sim in or if sim is inserted while on, it immediately shows voicemail notification but there is no way to retrieve it of course.
Most of the times at network settings it gets and shows the correct apn but it doesn't let to choose network manually, it turns back to automatically and says no networks available. Some times I get a rare relation with wifi connection, if wifi is on and connected it shows carrier name as if ti was connected to network but no calls in or out, as soon as wifi is turned off or disconnects, carrier goes back to No Service.
Maybe someone knowing this has some idea of why phone has this strange behavior which makes it useless as a phone.

rodmat said:
I'm kind of in the same boat, essential phone openus variant with no service. I've tried different things and have been able to get it to work but just for some time before it gets no service again or some odd behavior. I don't get invalid sim or no sim notification, it is a no service notification, apparently it recognizes SIM and accepts it but is not able to find a network, as if it were out of coverage or mobile radio off. SIM card has been tested in another essential phone at same location and works flawlessly.
So far I've found that if I downgrade software to nougat and then update to oreo or pie, and then insert SIM, phone is able to get LTE connection, receive or make calls, it works fine. But then after a couple of hours or even half a day, it gets no service again. Network or factory resetting doesn't do anything, changing network settings neither,then after If phone is restarted with sim in or if sim is inserted while on, it immediately shows voicemail notification but there is no way to retrieve it of course.
Most of the times at network settings it gets and shows the correct apn but it doesn't let to choose network manually, it turns back to automatically and says no networks available. Some times I get a rare relation with wifi connection, if wifi is on and connected it shows carrier name as if ti was connected to network but no calls in or out, as soon as wifi is turned off or disconnects, carrier goes back to No Service.
Maybe someone knowing this has some idea of why phone has this strange behavior which makes it useless as a phone.
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I think your phone locked for Sprint like mine , call them to unlock it .
mine is unlocked From Sprint now , but i sill need a Sprint Sim to complete the unlock process which i didn't get yet , I don't know where i can get one (I LIVE IN MOROCCO)

I guess it's possible but I really don't think that phone could be locked to sprint. I understand although sprint variant is supposed to be locked, most users are able to use other carrier sim, and only the pie update has shown invalid sim, which is not this case by the way.

rodmat said:
I guess it's possible but I really don't think that phone could be locked to sprint. I understand although sprint variant is supposed to be locked, most users are able to use other carrier sim, and only the pie update has shown invalid sim, which is not this case by the way.
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mine is not a Sprint variant , and somehow is locked to Sprint , it was previously purchased From Best Buy . but after installing Pie on it , it shows no service , i called Sprint and they said it's locked to them
than i made an unlock request and they unlocked it

ok, so maybe flashing modemst images for openus variant could solve the problem, I don't mind trying if they come available but haven't found them yet.

rodmat said:
ok, so maybe flashing modemst images for openus variant could solve the problem, I don't mind trying if they come available but haven't found them yet.
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if you found them , let me know , i wanna try them as well

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Nexus 4 - No Service with specific carrier

Hi,
I have Nexus 4 for about 3 months, and I was using it fine with my SIM cut as micro sim in my carrer.
On Friday night, I put it into airplane mode and went sleep. On the morning I disabled airplane mode but the carrier signal didn´t came back.
I tried then put my micro sim into another phone, and it worked fine. I other carrier micro sim in my phone (also cut from normal SIM) and it worked just fine !
I already tested 2 micro sim from my carrier and all of them gets the same, N4 says 'No Service | Carrier name' but with another carrier, it works fine (tested with 3 different micro sim, from this same other carrier).
I called to my carrier asking if there is something blocking my phone, but they say everything is fone every time. (Btw I discovered that my sim was blocked for some reason, but it is now unblocked - so I´m thinking if they did not blocked my IMEI, but they say no every time).
If I go to the Mobile Networks -> network operators and choose my carrier from the list, it says 'Selected network (XX) unavailable'. If I choose automatic, it does not give me any error, but the 'No Service' text...
I already tried factory reset, reboot, airplane mode, flashed google factory image, flashed radio .33, .48 and .54, flashed CM 10.2... nothing...
My question is, is any way, techinical way speaking, that my phone has 'broken' something that avoid me to use only a specific carrier? Because my carrier adivce me to take it to repair, as it is the guilt on the history, but I´m thinking it is very strange that it work for another carrier but mine...
Is that even possible ?
Thank for you help !
"If I go to the Mobile Networks -> network operators and choose my carrier from the list, it says 'Selected network (XX) unavailable'. If I choose automatic, it does not give me any error, but the 'No Service' text..."
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I'm having the same problem here, I've tried to flash back 4.2.2 ROM and then 4.3 stock but still no better. please any1 help us :crying:
Have you checked APN settings? I've seen it sometimes default to the wrong one if there's multiple in there. Who is your carrier?
It happens to be in my case, a problem with the carrier itself. I tried others SIMCard from same carrier, and got the same issue. Tried from a different carrier and worked just fine.
After a long fight if the carrier, I found out that my IMEI was on blacklist only for that carrier and after another long fight, I could get it unblocked and everything got back as normal...
trystan2k said:
It happens to be in my case, a problem with the carrier itself. I tried others SIMCard from same carrier, and got the same issue. Tried from a different carrier and worked just fine.
After a long fight if the carrier, I found out that my IMEI was on blacklist only for that carrier and after another long fight, I could get it unblocked and everything got back as normal...
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I have the same problem with my nexus 7 2013 LTE, my carrier is always unavailable other 2 carriers in my country are just working fine. why would a a carrier put IMEI on a blacklist? I want more info about this problem if you pleased.
thais14_03 said:
I have the same problem with my nexus 7 2013 LTE, my carrier is always unavailable other 2 carriers in my country are just working fine. why would a a carrier put IMEI on a blacklist? I want more info about this problem if you pleased.
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They have a lot of reasons to do that. In my case I believe that the cause was my phone got stuck with something and start to consume a lot of 3g data. As my plan do not allow tethering, they identify this high usage as tethering and blocked both my simcard and my IMEI (even that at first they swear my IMEI was not blocked, but after I opened a ticket in government regulations, they fixed it).
If it works with 2 other carries, do not work with other sim cards from your carrier and in past it worked fine, it is 99% sure that your IMEI is blocked at the carrier, I would say

Sprint Preordered SM-G950U MSL

So just wanted to let you guys know at least this worked on my end. If you have the SM-G950U preordered S8 and using Sprint, you can edit MSL settings.
1. Go to diaper and type in ##3282#
2. Either view DATA or Edit
3. Type in '000000' as your MSL Code.
Don't know if you can really change too much but I'm going to play around a little.
Let me know if this is helpful to anyone or if anybody has any further suggestions or comments.
Worked for me also. Thanks for the information.
Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk
No problem. I'm not really sure what would be beneficial to change but it is good that we ha e the access.
ait1071 said:
So just wanted to let you guys know at least this worked on my end. If you have the SM-G950U preordered S8 and using Sprint, you can edit MSL settings.
1. Go to diaper and type in ##3282#
2. Either view DATA or Edit
3. Type in '000000' as your MSL Code.
Don't know if you can really change too much but I'm going to play around a little.
Let me know if this is helpful to anyone or if anybody has any further suggestions or comments.
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I got it still can't edit the APNS
Yeah not sure why we can't. However, interestingly if we try to access APN list via settings - connections- mobile networks - access point names, I can see a list of 7 APNs. I assume most are only used for OTA updates and if you set your connection. From cdma/LTE mode to global mode. If I then go into DATA Menu and edit mode and click on the APNs then I can only see 2 options (EHRPD or LTE) but I am able to select the one I want and change it. However, I do see that I don't have the option to add a APN. This might be a limitation when using Sprint as the carrier.
ait1071 said:
Yeah not sure why we can't. However, interestingly if we try to access APN list via settings - connections- mobile networks - access point names, I can see a list of 7 APNs. I assume most are only used for OTA updates and if you set your connection. From cdma/LTE mode to global mode. If I then go into DATA Menu and edit mode and click on the APNs then I can only see 2 options (EHRPD or LTE) but I am able to select the one I want and change it. However, I do see that I don't have the option to add a APN. This might be a limitation when using Sprint as the carrier.
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Well the thing is that I have a sprint Galaxy S8 with i bought "unlocked" to my surprise it wasn't I have ATT. So im looking to whatever i can t get this cellphone unlocked!!!! Since I don't have a Sprint SIM. I can't edit APNS on settings!!
Hmm well I figured you probably already tried this but earlier if I went to Settings- connections - mobile networks- network mode and changed to gsm/umts I was able to then click manual and search for network and connect to either AT&T or T-Mobile. Not sure if this Must be done first.
ait1071 said:
Hmm well I figured you probably already tried this but earlier if I went to Settings- connections - mobile networks- network mode and changed to gsm/umts I was able to then click manual and search for network and connect to either AT&T or T-Mobile. Not sure if this Must be done first.
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I went to Settings-conection- I don't have mobile networks here.
I don't know if you need to have a sprint sim for this. But right now I don't have any sim because Im using ATT and using a older phone to be able to have a phone!!!
Okay so I just tried this option. Go into the connection and network mode and change to automatic. Then had to restart. Once restarted I went back to network mode and changed to gsm. Then I went to network operators and searched for network. Got the error that it must kill data connection before searching. I selected ok and searched. Att and T-Mobile came up. I selected Att and it said it registered on AT&T. I don't have an AT&T SIM so I can't test. However, in the morning of I see my roommate I might be able to try his SIM.
Also you might have to select gsm mode and then do the ##3282# and edit mode first and then go into settings to change network operators. Not sure but it seems ##3282# edit mode must be done to unlock additional settings in the phone.
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Okay so I just tried this option. Go into the connection and network mode and change to automatic. Then had to restart. Once restarted I went back to network mode and changed to gsm. Then I went to network operators and searched for network. Got the error that it must kill data connection before searching. I selected ok and searched. Att and T-Mobile came up. I selected Att and it said it registered on AT&T. I don't have an AT&T SIM so I can't test. However, in the morning of I see my roommate I might be able to try his SIM.
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Don't have conection mode either. I'm thinking you have this enabled because you have a sprint sim in it!!
Did you buy the phone already activated on Sprint network? And also it is a G950U correct? The only reason I ask is because I think the G950U is unlocked but if it was already activated on Sprint, then you might have to factory reset the phone and have the AT&T SIM inserted to have AT&T be your carrier.
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Did you buy the phone already activated on Sprint network? And also it is a G950U correct? The only reason I ask is because I think the G950U is unlocked but if it was already activated on Sprint, then you might have to factory reset the phone and have the AT&T SIM inserted to have AT&T be your carrier.
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I don't know I bought it from somebody locally who said it was unlocked and yes it says G90U but when I insert the sim card it says invalid sim card.
Let me try the reset with the AT&T sim in it to see
When I first turned the phone on it never had the Sprint splash screen until it finished setting up and power cycled. That was the first thing I noticed. Also the phone should be unlocked by default bc this variant is exactly the same for the 4 major carriers. When I checked the firmware both CSC and AP it was the exact same as T-Mobile firmware.
Please let me know if that works. It is just a suggestion and there is so much confusion on this at least from my part. Not to mention not much info on the forum yet. If this works then it might shed some light on the G950U variant.
ait1071 said:
Please let me know if that works. It is just a suggestion and there is so much confusion on this at least from my part. Not to mention not much info on the forum yet. If this works then it might shed some light on the G950U variant.
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Did it still the sprint splash screen comes on!!! Waiting until boots full
Hmm hopefully it isn't a firmware issue. I'm not sure if there is an AT&T firmware up on samfirm.com yet
ait1071 said:
Please let me know if that works. It is just a suggestion and there is so much confusion on this at least from my part. Not to mention not much info on the forum yet. If this works then it might shed some light on the G950U variant.
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Does not work. Is says please provide the UICC that came with the phone. So apparently when you activate it with a provider it locks!!
Sounds like it might SIM carrier lock. I think the law last year stated that we have to be able to swap phone on any carrier in the US. There is a UICC unlock under settings and software updates but it wouldn't work for me. If I remember properly I had to wait about a month or two before they would let me UICC unlock it. On samfirmware there isn't an AT&T firmware uploaded yet. There should be soon. You could try to wipe and use the T-Mobile firmware as this is GSM and will at least be the network of roam for AT&T. Might at least allow you to use the SIM or at least activate on AT&T
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Hmm hopefully it isn't a firmware issue. I'm not sure if there is an AT&T firmware up on samfirm.com yet
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Well checked on sammobile.net still nothing for the AT&T varian, but if you look at the S8+ they already have the firmware for AT&T
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Sounds like it might SIM carrier lock. I think the law last year stated that we have to be able to swap phone on any carrier in the US. There is a UICC unlock under settings and software updates but it wouldn't work for me. If I remember properly I had to wait about a month or two before they would let me UICC unlock it. On samfirmware there isn't an AT&T firmware uploaded yet. There should be soon. You could try to wipe and use the T-Mobile firmware as this is GSM and will at least be the network of roam for AT&T. Might at least allow you to use the SIM or at least activate on AT&T
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Could do it. I wiped the Verizon one but still the sprint splash screen come on so I don't know

No Network on Essential phone in India

I am currently in India, and trying to use my Essential PH1 with a Vodafone India 4G sim card. The SIM is not registering with the phone, and I am unable to get any network. I keep getting the message "your SIM is not allowed to use this network". I have tried contacting the local service center, but they tell me that the handset settings need to be changed. The same SIM works well with other phones in India.
I am using a Vodafone India 4G sim.. its a 'postpaid' connection (if that matters). When I manually select the network, all the available networks are listed, when I select "choose automatically", a message pops up "already registered on the network", but i dont get any signal.
When I manually try to select Vodafone IN from the list, pop up message says "your SIM is not allowed to use this network"
I have checked with Vodafone customer care, and they are sure its a phone config issue.
The same SIM works perfectly fine in any other handset. (Currently running the same SIM in Nexus 5)
Since this phone has not been launched in India yet, there is no technical knowledge or troubleshooting database available locally. Would you be able to help me with the correct settings so that the I can continue using the phone in India?
HI
I am having the same Issue with my phone, just bought it from US. indian SIMS not registering, were you able to find a solution for this?
Thanks
No.. not yet. The Essential customer care was supposed to get back, but they are not responding since the last couple of days. Do keep in touch if you are able to find a solution...
rahuljj said:
HI
I am having the same Issue with my phone, just bought it from US. indian SIMS not registering, were you able to find a solution for this?
Thanks
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Hi
Received an OTA today for the device, Airtel and Vodafone are now registering ,. Jio is not able to register.
Cheers
I'm having a similar problem in Japan with Softbank, which ironically bought Sprint - the sole carrier of the phone in the USA.
There is no signal at all, and when selecting Softbank manually from the list of carriers, an error message stating it can't authenticate on the network popped up.
I faced the same issue a week ago, with both Airtel and Jio not registering the device on their networks. Yesterday, I booted up the phone again, installed the OTA, and was on my way to the Airtel store to talk about it. When I put in my SIM and turned it on, it got a signal and LTE data. I didn't try the same with Jio.
The most likely reason for the phone not being detected initially is that Essential has just one SKU, as far as I know, with all IMEIs of the 99x series. That's the typical IMEI series for Verizon and Sprint in the US, which are CDMA networks. Most other GSM IMEIs are of the 35x series.
I had planned to contact Essential support about this, but I didn't get down to it. I'm not sure what exactly made it work the second time. Maybe the OTA update changed something, or maybe Airtel took a while to auto-register (whitelist) the IMEI of this phone after it first detected it being used with a legitimate Airtel SIM. Regardless, it works just fine now.
NOTE: After I was able to get a signal, I could see the LTE symbol with no internet connectivity. I changed the preferred network type to "Global" in Settings and then it worked just fine. The default setting of LTE/TDSCDMA/CDMA/EVDO/GSM/WCDMA didn't allow data, only calls and SMS.
Yes am too facing same problem with essential PH1
used all operator Indian 4g / 3g sim card
even cdma also ...no result ...no network
Product Name -Mata
Variant Openus
Baseband 2.0.c4-M1.2
Secure boot Yes
Device State Locked
anyone some clue ???
regards,
When using outside of the U.S.A change network type to Global. Secondly insert the Sim (with the phone turned off). You should receive service when you turn the device on. In case you don't, give it a moment.
I had to replace my Sim as a last resort and then it worked without a problem.
Good luck.
-Nav
https://www.reddit.com/r/essential/comments/761q61/reliance_jio_india_coverage_works/
Can you please test it for jio sim also
Hi,
I am planning to import the unlocked essential phone from USA. Can you please check and confirm if it works with jio sim or not. As my primary sim is on jio.
Thanks
Riyaz
sashank said:
I faced the same issue a week ago, with both Airtel and Jio not registering the device on their networks. Yesterday, I booted up the phone again, installed the OTA, and was on my way to the Airtel store to talk about it. When I put in my SIM and turned it on, it got a signal and LTE data. I didn't try the same with Jio.
The most likely reason for the phone not being detected initially is that Essential has just one SKU, as far as I know, with all IMEIs of the 99x series. That's the typical IMEI series for Verizon and Sprint in the US, which are CDMA networks. Most other GSM IMEIs are of the 35x series.
I had planned to contact Essential support about this, but I didn't get down to it. I'm not sure what exactly made it work the second time. Maybe the OTA update changed something, or maybe Airtel took a while to auto-register (whitelist) the IMEI of this phone after it first detected it being used with a legitimate Airtel SIM. Regardless, it works just fine now.
NOTE: After I was able to get a signal, I could see the LTE symbol with no internet connectivity. I changed the preferred network type to "Global" in Settings and then it worked just fine. The default setting of LTE/TDSCDMA/CDMA/EVDO/GSM/WCDMA didn't allow data, only calls and SMS.
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Hi,
I am planning to import the unlocked essential phone from USA.
And my primary sim is JIO
Can you please check and confirm if it works with jio sim or not.
Will the essential phone support volte
Thanks
sashank said:
I faced the same issue a week ago, with both Airtel and Jio not registering the device on their networks. Yesterday, I booted up the phone again, installed the OTA, and was on my way to the Airtel store to talk about it. When I put in my SIM and turned it on, it got a signal and LTE data. I didn't try the same with Jio.
The most likely reason for the phone not being detected initially is that Essential has just one SKU, as far as I know, with all IMEIs of the 99x series. That's the typical IMEI series for Verizon and Sprint in the US, which are CDMA networks. Most other GSM IMEIs are of the 35x series.
I had planned to contact Essential support about this, but I didn't get down to it. I'm not sure what exactly made it work the second time. Maybe the OTA update changed something, or maybe Airtel took a while to auto-register (whitelist) the IMEI of this phone after it first detected it being used with a legitimate Airtel SIM. Regardless, it works just fine now.
NOTE: After I was able to get a signal, I could see the LTE symbol with no internet connectivity. I changed the preferred network type to "Global" in Settings and then it worked just fine. The default setting of LTE/TDSCDMA/CDMA/EVDO/GSM/WCDMA didn't allow data, only calls and SMS.
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H918 (T-Mobile) - Is it carrier unlocked?

Hi everyone.
I bought a V20 T-Mobile version H918 on eBay. Seller claims it's carrier unlocked. As a precaution, I bought a $10 Red Pocket prepaid SIM card to test it with (because my current phone is CDMA). First, I tested it with Red Pocket's "GSMA" sim card, which uses AT&T's network. When using this SIM, the phone mostly didn't work. Out of 30 tries, I was only able to make a phone call once. All other times, I got no dial tone. And I wasn't able to receive data at all. APN settings were correct, verified with Red Pocket customer service; also tried many other APNs I found on google, but they made no difference.
Next, after doing a factory reset, I tried Red Pocket's "GSMT" SIM card, which uses T-Mobile's network. When using this SIM, all services including calling, texting, mms, and data work perfectly. Although, despite it working, the phone is using the wrong APN (fast.t-mobile.com). This seems to be a hard default setting, and the phone doesn't allow me to select a different APN while this SIM card is inserted.
Red Pocket tells me that an unlocked phone should work fine with either the "GSMA" or the "GSMT" card. So, their advice, together with the fact that the phone isn't letting me change the APN when on T-Mobile's network, leads me to believe it might not be unlocked. How can I know for sure?
Note: IMEI registers as clean in the database. Also, the IMEI in settings, the one shown by dialing *#06#, and the one on the sticker all match.
Thanks!
cyberspectre said:
Hi everyone.
I bought a V20 T-Mobile version H918 on eBay. Seller claims it's carrier unlocked. As a precaution, I bought a $10 Red Pocket prepaid SIM card to test it with (because my current phone is CDMA). First, I tested it with Red Pocket's "GSMA" sim card, which uses AT&T's network. When using this SIM, the phone mostly didn't work. Out of 30 tries, I was only able to make a phone call once. All other times, I got no dial tone. And I wasn't able to receive data at all. APN settings were correct, verified with Red Pocket customer service; also tried many other APNs I found on google, but they made no difference.
Next, after doing a factory reset, I tried Red Pocket's "GSMT" SIM card, which uses T-Mobile's network. When using this SIM, all services including calling, texting, mms, and data work perfectly. Although, despite it working, the phone is using the wrong APN (fast.t-mobile.com). This seems to be a hard default setting, and the phone doesn't allow me to select a different APN while this SIM card is inserted.
Red Pocket tells me that an unlocked phone should work fine with either the "GSMA" or the "GSMT" card. So, their advice, together with the fact that the phone isn't letting me change the APN when on T-Mobile's network, leads me to believe it might not be unlocked. How can I know for sure?
Note: IMEI registers as clean in the database. Also, the IMEI in settings, the one shown by dialing *#06#, and the one on the sticker all match.
Thanks!
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If it was locked, I don't think it would have accepted the ATT sim at all. You can try playing around with the Device unlock app, but on the first screen it seems to pretty much always claim its locked for me
On my (pretty sure its unlocked, havn't stuck another sim in it almost since I got it months ago)
H918 that's running on a T-Mobile (proper, not mvno) sim I can freely add and switch between APNs
Keep in mind that the H918 isn't going to be good on ATT's network.
Phoenix591 said:
If it was locked, I don't think it would have accepted the ATT sim at all. You can try playing around with the Device unlock app, but on the first screen it seems to pretty much always claim its locked for me
On my (pretty sure its unlocked, havn't stuck another sim in it almost since I got it months ago)
H918 that's running on a T-Mobile (proper, not mvno) sim I can freely add and switch between APNs
Keep in mind that the H918 isn't going to be good on ATT's network.
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Thanks for the reply. You're saying if it were still locked, it would give an error message with the AT&T SIM?
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Thanks for the reply. You're saying if it were still locked, it would give an error message with the AT&T SIM?
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right, if it were locked, you wouldn't even get 1/30 phone calls to work, you'd get like invalid sim or something. Locked means it wouldn't even try to use the other sim.
Happend to find a video of someone with a simlocked h918 unlocking it, it shows networked locked where the carrier name goes.
Phoenix591 said:
If it was locked, I don't think it would have accepted the ATT sim at all. You can try playing around with the Device unlock app, but on the first screen it seems to pretty much always claim its locked for me
On my (pretty sure its unlocked, havn't stuck another sim in it almost since I got it months ago)
H918 that's running on a T-Mobile (proper, not mvno) sim I can freely add and switch between APNs
Keep in mind that the H918 isn't going to be good on ATT's network.
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Phoenix591 said:
right, if it were locked, you wouldn't even get 1/30 phone calls to work, you'd get like invalid sim or something. Locked means it wouldn't even try to use the other sim.
Happend to find a video of someone with a simlocked h918 unlocking it, it shows networked locked where the carrier name goes.
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I'll take your word for it. Time to take off the wrapper! Thanks

AT&T LG G6 Keeps Hanging Up

No idea why this started happening but every time I try to make a phone call, it'll hang up immediately. Checked all the settings and nothing has been changed or altered. However, I am still able to access the internet and send text messages. When I try to check my remaining voice and data by entering *777*1#, it'll say, "Connection problem or invalid MMI". It just doesn't make any sense. Contacted Airvoice Wireless and have yet to hear back from them. Has this ever happened to anyone else?
It must be a whitelisted model if it's running on AT&T's network. 4G VoLTE must be enable in hidden settings as well. A new sim card may be needed. AT&T stopped supporting 3G altogether.
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It must be a whitelisted model if it's running on AT&T's network. 4G VoLTE must be enable in hidden settings as well. A new sim card may be needed. AT&T stopped supporting 3G altogether.
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Yeah. My phone's model is whitelisted. I have the H871 variant of the LG G6. After doing some research, it would seem I need a new SIM card (as you mentioned). Nothing I have tried has worked so far. I even went as far as factory resetting my phone. And of course, it did not fix the issue. It's the SIM card. I did access the hidden settings but didn't really pay much attention to the 4G settings. I'm going to go back to that and take a closer look at those options. If there's a VoLTE option, that might do the trick.
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Yeah. My phone's model is whitelisted. I have the H871 variant of the LG G6. After doing some research, it would seem I need a new SIM card (as you mentioned). Nothing I have tried has worked so far. I even went as far as factory resetting my phone. And of course, it did not fix the issue. It's the SIM card. I did access the hidden settings but didn't really pay much attention to the 4G settings. I'm going to go back to that and take a closer look at those options. If there's a VoLTE option, that might do the trick.
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That's the problem if it was running on 3G. My Note was running on 4G VoLTE when I got it so the sim card and settings were correct.
4G VoLTE must be enabled.
AT&T advanced tech support can probably help you. May take more than one call to get someone that knows what they've doing though.
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That's the problem if it was running on 3G. My Note was running on 4G VoLTE when I got it so the sim card and settings were correct.
4G VoLTE must be enabled.
AT&T advanced tech support can probably help you. May take more than one call to get someone that knows what they've doing though.
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I get my service from AirVoice wireless but have yet to hear back from them. What I found out by messing around in the secret menu is that when I choose WCDMA Preferred, everything works just fine. I can call, text, and access the internet. On that setting, 4G is displayed up top. What I found out was that any setting that displays 4G LTE will block my ability to make a phone call. If it says 4G, then I am fine. The problem with this is that everything will reset when I turn off my phone. So, it's pretty annoying having to set it every time. Is there any way to make my selection permanent?
Gurren Lagann said:
I get my service from AirVoice wireless but have yet to hear back from them. What I found out by messing around in the secret menu is that when I choose WCDMA Preferred, everything works just fine. I can call, text, and access the internet. On that setting, 4G is displayed up top. What I found out was that any setting that displays 4G LTE will block my ability to make a phone call. If it says 4G, then I am fine. The problem with this is that everything will reset when I turn off my phone. So, it's pretty annoying having to set it every time. Is there any way to make my selection permanent?
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Not sure. The carrier may need to do a reset on their end.

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