[Q] "Insert SIM card to access network services" following 4.4.2 install - Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Following an Odin upgrade on my i9505 to the official 4.4.2 release my S4 was working fine but, when I rebooted later, mobile data was disabled and when I tried to enable it a message appeared saying “Insert SIM card to access network services”. I rebooted several times and finally I was able to access mobile data without the message appearing.
My SIM card is locked with a PIN and I noticed during the multiple reboots that when the phone first boots up to the SIM unlock screen up it was showing a phone signal, and when I entered the PIN the phone signal disappeared briefly and then came back. I figured this might be the point that 4G is lost, so after I managed to get mobile data working again after a reboot I was able to disable the SIM lock (when I lost mobile data the SIM lock option in security settings was greyed out). Since I've disabled the SIM lock I've booted multiple times without issue. When I re-enabled the SIM lock the problem came back straight away.
Can anyone suggest what the problem might be, and how I can re-enable my SIM lock without losing 3/4G connectivity after most boots.
TIA

samsung s4 9505
samsung s4 i9505
my 3g is not working
no issues with wifi
what could be the problem
2g is working fine(GSM Only)
i am on kot49h rom

I'm having the same problem! I've disabled SIM Card Lock, will let you know how I get on.

Same here
unbranded i9505 using on EE 4GEE
updated and soon after lost mobile data - tried reset & new sim card - nothing. EE are now fully blaming the update and pointing Samsung and HTC customer to manufacturers.
After changing sim it seemed to be ok for a while but now comes and goes. What i have noticed is that my phone will be fine until a restart/power down and sometimes flight mode will fix. Original sim was normal micro sim new is NFC micro sim just for info
this is such BS and samsung are dragging the heels with a fix.

Hmm. I'm with EE 4G as well. I have found that with the SIM security PIN disabled it's more or less OK the majority of the time.

Sorry forgot to mention this was a OTA update
Also noticed that phone will not connect to kies correctly and show phone number as all zero when is connected
can anyone else confirm that?

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[Q] Galaxy Tab SIM card

Can any one tell me why my TAB will not recogize my valid, working SIM card from my other phone? Perhaps some setting on the TAB has to be changed?
Thanks for any info.
dude
dude i dont know. i tried the same thing. i have tmobile usa and the Galaxy Tab, along with my HTC HD2. tried the swap, no dice. saw my phone number, but would not txt, call, or receive calls. no data either.
My TAB doesn't even recognize when that the SIM is plugged in .
It keeps saying: "Please insert a SIM card". "Emergecy Calls Only".
This is going to sound really dumb but try shoving the SIM card in further. With certain brands of SIM you can get a "click" without the SIM being correctly seated in the tab. The tab will reboot if you insert a sim properly while it is on.
Problem solved! I thought that it was unlocked, but it wasn't. Followed Rothammer advise on unlocking and that worked like a charm.
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I have the same problem with my SIM not being recognized. I have an AT&T Tab; unlocked [verified network is unlocked]; flashed with Rotohammer's most recent JME-Full; Baseband is I9000UGJK3; IMEI is OK; and Mobile Network is HSDPA. Interestingly, the signal strenth shows full bars, but does not recognize SIM and does not allow me to enter the Mobile Networks [grayed out] to change anything. I've tried every fix from every thread I can read here. Any thoughts anyone to get this to use voice and data?
Flash the Bell i900 modem for at&t tabs.

[Q]Do not operate simultaneously 3g and Wi-Fi Acer A501

Need some help.
When installing the SIM card of Kazakh operators no longer connect to Wi-Fi. Why is this a problem? Only hard reset helps.
Because you cannot access multiple data connections at once. Even phones do this. If you go to wifi, 3G gets disabled.
If turn off 3g or remove the SIM card, Wi-Fi does not work anymore. Helps only hard-reset
Alx79At.Kz said:
If turn off 3g or remove the SIM card, Wi-Fi does not work anymore. Helps only hard-reset
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When wifi don't work anymore, does it show enabled or disabled and are you able to change it to enable.
if it is enabled, disable reboot, then enable and reboot.
if it is enabled..? will it disable or uncheck..?
Wi-Fi enabled, and after a reboot is enabled, but when installing SIM card will no longer see Wi-Fi network.
At Motorola Atrix is solved by some script blocking line settings.db wifi_country_code US.
Anybody can do this for the A501?
Normal behaviour on my A501 is this:
When I switch WiFi on 3G automatically disables, when I switch WiFi off 3G enables again.
Are you running a custom ROM? if not, and you're still on stock you might have either a problem with your SIM card or a hardware issue.
Have you tried someone elses SIM in your Iconia?
Wait... You're not trying to insert the SIM with the device turned ON, are you?
Silverblade.nz, I tried the stock firmware and taboonai and from fguy. Set 3 SIM cards from different operators.
FloatingFatMan, Yes, i insert the SIM with the device turned ON. Tablet requested reboot. After rebooting, sees only the 3d
Somewhere on the internet i read that if insert a sim anoher country, wi-fi is enabled again. but i dont have sim another country (
Alx79At.Kz said:
Silverblade.nz, I tried the stock firmware and taboonai and from fguy. Set 3 SIM cards from different operators.
FloatingFatMan, Yes, i insert the SIM with the device turned ON. Tablet requested reboot. After rebooting, sees only the 3d
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Bad idea. There's a REALLY good reason why almost all phones have the SIM socket under the battery, to stop you inserting your SIM with the device powered on. Try turning your tablet OFF before inserting the SIM.
This method does not work. I think the problem in a wireless network driver.
No solution? I have the same problem
I have the same problem
FloatingFatMan said:
Bad idea. There's a REALLY good reason why almost all phones have the SIM socket under the battery, to stop you inserting your SIM with the device powered on. Try turning your tablet OFF before inserting the SIM.
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I have to agree.
The operating instructions, specify, DO NOT INSERT SIM CARD when the tab is operating.
This will probably destroy the sim. I hope not the data recepticle.
At this point, I have to ask, are you rooted an running a custom ROM? Or is this a factory ROM?
Your tablet, is not different from mine (I live in moscow), and the Beeline or MTS network, should switch between 3g Sim data and wifi automatically.
I would do a factory reset (if you have a stock factory rom). Insert sim and sd card with the tablet off. Reboot.
Iconia A501
Same problem with my tablet both for 3.0.1 and 3.2. None of above help except factory reset which is painful.
Anyone found a workaround???
sh.dolidze said:
Same problem with my tablet both for 3.0.1 and 3.2. None of above help except factory reset which is painful.
Anyone found a workaround???
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Again, do not insert a Sim card, with the tablet running.
I would do this, under a fresh 3.2 install.
With tab off, insert sim card. Reboot. You should have 2/3g access.
Then, do your factory reset. DO NOT REMOVE THE SIM. Leave it there.
After you are running, if you need to, Enable your Wifi and do your update to 3.2.
Honestly, nobody is having this issue, except for people from your region/country. This tells me, it is something to do with either your Network provider, or Wifi settings in your region.
It is impossible for us to fix this issue, as we do not live there.
Who is your Network (sim) provider?

S7 Edge Duos data connectivity problems

Hi all,
I have the dual sim S7 SM-G935FD running the XSP firmware. Rooted with the microSD Mod on Sim 2. It's being used in the USA at the moment. Sim 1 is AT&T and Sim 2 is T-Mobile. Both are USA sim cards. Everything goes through Sim 1 AT&T - Voice, Text and Data. Sim 2 is just for receiving calls only. Sim 1 is set at LTE/3G/2G and Sim 2 is 2G only.
Since day one I have this connectivity issue pertaining to data connection.
When Sim 2 gets a weak signal and eventually drops out, data connection on Sim 1 remains - everything works. However, when Sim 2 is picking up signal again, the data connection on Sim 1 drops out.
When this happens, the pull down notification will display that the data connection is on Sim 2 - as if the phone switches the data connection from Sim 1 to Sim 2 by itself. However, if I go to the Sim Manager, it will show that the data connection is still on Sim 1 like it originally was. At this point, the phone has no data. And yes, the phone is displaying conflicting information. Notification says Data is on Sim 2 but Sim Manager says Data is on Sim 1.
To fix this, I have to use the Sim Manager, select Sim 2 for Data. Wait a few minutes. Then, choose Sim 1 for Data again, then everything comes back normal. Data connects.
This is quite annoying in a poor reception area.
Troubleshooting steps that I have tried but they do not fix the problem-
Flash stock firmware no root
Use a different stock firmware - XEU
2 sim cards only with no microSD card on the back of Sim 2
Choose 3G/2G only for Sim 1 and 2G for Sim 2
Swapping Sim 1 and Sim 2
If I disable Sim 2 the problem goes away, but of course, what's the point of dual sim then?
I also have a S6 Edge+ Duos SM-G9287 but it does not have this problem.
Any ideas? Thanks.
Just wanted to add that I am experiencing this as well.
Man this is getting unbearable. Is there a specific forum for the FD devices? I'm thinking I might just return this phone while I still can.
Wow I was going to put something on boards as well with literally the exact same setup in USA. It gets way annoying when tmobile gets weak and switches even though I have it set on sim 1 data. I really hope there is a fix or else I might make the switch to htc10 (if they even get a dual sim) and keep my fingers crossed it works better. My S6 duos works better than this but I don't have additional memory with hybrid SD sim card on s7.
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FYI -
I have been running XSG firmware. I just upgraded from APC8 to APD1 and the problem still remains.
Just trying to save some time for those of you who thinks upgrading will resolve the issue... it will not.
It is amazing how the S6 Edge+ Duos does not have this problem. Things went backwards for Samsung.
No problems here though mine is the G9250 dual sim version (HK).
G9250 is s6 edge is it not? We are on g935FD. It seems like I can never find the elusive perfect dual sim! Always some kind of bug! Might be heading back to my Xperia z5 premium. Can you guys confirm that it's wifi causing it? Seems like whenever I come off of a wifi network it never picks mobile data back up.
That seems like part of the problem too..as soon as wifi loses connection then it switches and then no more data
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Has anyone fixed this? I have tried to flash a couple different modem firmwares to no avail. The T-mobile one won't flash as it uses a snapdragon chipset.
Mine was doing fine until I did a firmware update and now the data connection problem appeared. I was on a B6 firmware with a B9 modem on a AFG CSC so I will try to go back to this and report back whether the issue resolves. Any firmware starting D1 (tried D3, D6 and D8) causes the data connection lost issue. Even just going back to a B9 modem with the D8 firmware didn't help. What a pain in the rear...
Follow up to my previous post:
Officially, G935FD is a piece of crap. Tried every combination of modem/AP to get this work but no luck. Resorted to single sim mode for now.
I have this same issue. the only way it works is to manually select one sim in use at a time. I just removed the second sim and added a micro sd card for now.
craigg1 said:
I have this same issue. the only way it works is to manually select one sim in use at a time. I just removed the second sim and added a micro sd card for now.
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Did you update your firmware to a different CSC? That's when my issues started (went from AFG to BTU and even after going back the problem wasn't fixed)
What is your original CSC?
onurd said:
Did you update your firmware to a different CSC? That's when my issues started (went from AFG to BTU and even after going back the problem wasn't fixed)
What is your original CSC?
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Mine didn't work out of the box with stock firmware. I have since upgraded the stock firmware but haven't tried using two SIMs with the latest update. Maybe I'll test it over the weekend.
+1 on this bug existing for me since day one. I have been sticking it out and staying with dual sim as I don't have any other option. Kinda wishing I had just returned it... I have gone through hell trying to talk with people in India (where the phone is apparently from) about just getting the bug's existence up the chain. If only we could get a dev to take a look at our logs so I can have a reason to just root the damn thing already. Has anyone tried maybe flashing the sim manager apk from the s6 edge? Is there even a sim manager apk?
I have exact same problem with S6 edge+ dual sims. SM-G9287. Problem started since marshmallow updated. Didn't have this problem before under old android version. Has anybody found any fix yet? Right now, If I disable one of the sim, then it seems ok, but I need both sim to be on to receive call on either number.
My phone was stock firmware. Problem seems to be with Marshmallow 6.0.1 , not because of custom firmware.
vietmax said:
I have exact same problem with S6 edge+ dual sims. SM-G9287. Problem started since marshmallow updated. Didn't have this problem before under old android version. Has anybody found any fix yet? Right now, If I disable one of the sim, then it seems ok, but I need both sim to be on to receive call on either number.
My phone was stock firmware. Problem seems to be with Marshmallow 6.0.1 , not because of custom firmware.
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Kind of same problem here, but it happens only since I received the update to APD1.
I live on a border zone, so I have to force my LTE sim card to its own network. The second SIM is only on 2G.
When the phone loses its own network, SIM with LTE completely disappears, everything is moved to SIM 2G and of course I lose network. The problem is that the SIM with LTE is not seen anymore, even if I go back where the signal is, and the "mobile networks" option disappears in the Settings. I cannot do anything else the reboot the phone to see the SIM again.
Ciao Marina
I have similar issues with my s7 duos not the edge model. Sim1 tmobile, sim2 at&t. Sim2 seems to be the issue for me. Cell quality at my house is not great. I also have a xperia z5 premium dual that has similar problems mainly with lte. The samsung does hold lte signal but the bars are misleading. But the samsung, I woke up this morning and sim2 was offline no calls or text or data. Call quality with sim2 isnt as good either. I blame cell signal on that since the sony has similar issues. But I have seen it with sim1 set to calls and texts and sim2 for data the pull down says sim1 even though sim manager says sim2 is data. Wtf right? Disabling sim2 and reenabling gets it back working again but what happens when the phone does this is you lose data since sim1 data would be gsm only. The common theme is sim2? Also seems signal quality is a big factor. My CSC code is ECT which is Nigeria. I have not changed firmware yet other than the APD1 update. Ironically my xperia z5 dual didnt have these issues at all with lollipop the problems started with marshmallow. I am in the US by the way.
Temporary fix?
Looks like I accidentally ran into a temporary fix, that's working for me for the last few days. I'm on Vodafone for SIM1 and T-Mobile for SIM2, EU&US.
When I restart the phone and set SIM1 for data on LTE/3G/2G it connects, but looses the connection after a while and defaults to SIM2 (with no data). No BT, no WIFI, no data icon anywhere the screen.
When this happened, I ejected the SIM card holder and pushed it back in 2 seconds. Suddenly SIM1 was trying again to connect and the 4G icon appeared. At his point I turned on WIFI.
The weird stage: WIFI on, 4G icon flashing every 5secs – but it's working as it should. If I loose reception, it does not switch cards. Actually never switches card if I don't want to. I can live with the flashing 4G until we have an official fix.
Let me know if it works for you guys!
Im learning that mine is a lot more stable if I set everything to the same sim and not split up talk/text on sim1 and data only on sim2 like I was doing. Not sure if this is placebo for now but I have everything set to sim2 and so far so good with no drops.

Axon 7 Nougat Verizon - SIM issues!

I just "upgraded" to Android 7.0 today. My carrier is Verizon.
I'm not sure what's up with it or how to troubleshoot it, however I need my phone back up as soon as possible.
Any help would be greatly appreciated! This is kind of a big deal for me.
Under Dual Sim Settings->Network mode it says the following:
Card 1: LTE/WCDMA/GSM
Card 2: missing or error
However, it's not connected to Verizon's network at all.
I've tried popping the sim in and out, along with restarting the device.
edit:
A SOLUTION HAS BEEN FOUND
aijorgenson said:
I managed to get a hold of a friend's active AT&T phone. Put his sim into slot 1, rebooted and put the Verizon sim back into slot 1 once the AT&T sim was recognized.
This resolved my issue. I just did it so I don't know if it's a permanent fix or not.
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I had to remove both my SIMs, put my GSM (T-Mobile) SIM in slot 1...wait for the phone to recognize the SIM...then reboot a few times...then turn it off...put my Verizon and T-Mobile SIMs in slot 1 and 2 respectively...and then reboot. It's worked fine ever since. An old, inactive GSM SIM or a friend's will work fine for this procedure.
But yeah lots of people are having this issue with Verizon SIMs after the update. Really annoying...but it does seem fixable in most cases.
flyer_andy said:
I had to remove both my SIMs, put my GSM (T-Mobile) SIM in slot 1...wait for the phone to recognize the SIM...then reboot a few times...then turn it off...put my Verizon and T-Mobile SIMs in slot 1 and 2 respectively...and then reboot. It's worked fine ever since. An old, inactive GSM SIM or a friend's will work fine for this procedure.
But yeah lots of people are having this issue with Verizon SIMs after the update. Really annoying...but it does seem fixable in most cases.
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Thanks, I have a friend with a GSM sim. I'll try this out tomorrow night.
@flyer_andy has helped me too with this problem. I had to buy a straight talk sim from Walmart for $50 to get this thing working. I had to do it because i updated on the way to work. Once got to work i had no phone :crying: lol
I had to use my sisters sim card. I turned off the phone, put hers in, once it saw T-Mobile, I took the SIM out while the phone was on, swapped and was good to go. Boots just fine with Verizon data.
I managed to get a hold of a friend's active AT&T phone. Put his sim into slot 1, rebooted and put the Verizon sim back into slot 1 once the AT&T sim was recognized.
This resolved my issue. I just did it so I don't know if it's a permanent fix or not.
Just had a similar issue, running dual SIM. My T Mobile SIM which I use for the mobile data lost its data connection and would not reconnect, showed full Signal but no data. I eventually had to swap the 1 and 2 positions and now it is working.
tolymatev said:
I had to buy a straight talk sim from Walmart for $50 to get this thing working.
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I hope a phone came with it for that price.
I picked up a SimpleMobile (T-Mobile MVNO) SIM at Family Dollar for $1.
I also had the unexplained automatic reboots after installing B15 last night. It also wasn't recognizing the SIM. It wasn't even recognizing the GSM SIM. I did a couple factory resets and reboots with the GSM installed. I t looks like it needed the radio reset like back in the old A20 days. It eventually recognized the GSM SIM. I then switched out the PagePlus SIM, and added the Tracfone APN.
Everything I looked at seems to be working. Speedtest is showing 5.46 mbps down, but only 100 kpbs up. I think that's about normal for me.
pauldow said:
Everything I looked at seems to be working.
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I wrote too soon. I'm back to no service. I'm not sure when service disappeared
I tried putting in the GSM SIM and rebooting a few times.
I put my PagePlus SIM in my old Galaxy S4 to try to have that recognized on the network.
I powered off the Axon and replaced the SIM with the PagePlus one.
It starts up and shows No SIM card, then No Service, then Verizon Wireless for a few seconds, then back to No Service.
It looks like the problem I had when going to A29, but the solution to fix it then isn't working.
Edit:
I did a factory reset with the PagePlus SIM inserted. It came up with phone service. I had to add the TRACFONE.VZWENTP APN.
It then showed an LTE connection. I shut off Wifi, and it started to load a web page. It then stopped loading, and went back to No Service at the top.
pauldow said:
I wrote too soon. I'm back to no service. I'm not sure when service disappeared
I tried putting in the GSM SIM and rebooting a few times.
I put my PagePlus SIM in my old Galaxy S4 to try to have that recognized on the network.
I powered off the Axon and replaced the SIM with the PagePlus one.
It starts up and shows No SIM card, then No Service, then Verizon Wireless for a few seconds, then back to No Service.
It looks like the problem I had when going to A29, but the solution to fix it then isn't working.
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Do you have a Verizon phone that you can stick your PP SIM into, to verify that the SIM correctly works?
i'm having similar data connectivity issues with my Axon 7 and at&t after the Nougat update. Axon 7 is rooted with B15, using 1-sim and a microSD, here's my issue description
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day 1-3: 4G/LTE connection working, no data issues
day 3: 4G/LTE connection working, can connect to web pages, but could not connect to Google Play, Youtube,Google News and none of my 3 Exchange email accounts. Switch to Wifi and no issues connecting to any Google Play, Youtube,Google News and none of my 3 Exchange email accounts
day 4: Same issues as day 3, factory reset manually reinstall all apps, email accounts, etc. after a couple of reboots, could not connect to Google Play, Youtube,Google News and none of my 3 Exchange email accounts. tried Lineage OS and 4 hours after fully setup, problem is back. with Lineage OS, signal bars showed no signal with each connection attempt and after 30 seconds, connection timed out and signal bars would return.
Troubleshooting:
- swapped sims from two working devices into the Axon 7 and same no-connection/time-out connectivity issues with Google Play, Youtube,Google News and my 3 Exchange email accounts
- all 3 sims tested work in every device except the Axon 7
- at&t re-provisioned my account and confirmed there are not issues on their end.
i'm stumped. any suggestions would be appreciated. otherwise, i'm in my 14-day window and my have to return the device. thanks.
When the verizon sim is installed, is global mode an option under settings, network settings (not the 4636 menu)? If so, try that.
xtermmin said:
Do you have a Verizon phone that you can stick your PP SIM into, to verify that the SIM correctly works?
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I should have been clearer. The PP SIM works fine with my old Galaxy S4. I miss a lot of incoming calls with it, but that isn't configuration related. It's always done that.
Thank you for the reply.
Can't recognize ATT sim either..
Pull the sim and factory reset, reset network settings also. Then put the sim in and keep factory resetting until it's recognized. Took 3 tries on my phone and 5 on my friends.
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Are you all able to use HD Voice & video calling with the native dialer on the Verizon network? Some phones have an option under settings called 'Advanced Calling'. This is where you can turn on HD Voice & Video Calling for Verizon.

Voice calls not possible on Lebara network Australia

I've got a very weird issue with my Galaxy S8 (SM-G950FD)
After working fine for about 1.5 years on the network it suddenly wasn't able to make and receive calls anymore on the Lebara (Vodafone) network in Australia.
The issue spontaneously disappeared a few hours after it first surfaced but reappeared and has not gone away since.
Internet and Txt/MMS are working normally. But when someone calls me it goes straight to voicemail and when I call nothing happens for a minute or so and then it "disconnects" but no tone
When I go into the phone app and try to retrieve settings like caller ID and/or forwarding it gives the following error:
Failed to read data
Something went wrong. Check your
Sim Card or network connection,
then try again
When I insert the sim into an S7 it's working. When I insert the sim from the S7 into the S8 (Optus network) the S8 works as well.
I've performed a factory reset (without restoring the settings)
I've gotten a new sim and Lebara has ported the number to it but that didn't help
Being a dual sim I've tried using the shared sd/sim slot but same issue.. data/mms/txt working no voice.
I've tried copying the apn settings the S7 displays with the Lebara sim to the S8 but that didn't help either.
I've now used Odin to flash the phone back to the Oreo version with the December 2018 security update and that didn't help either.
Any other ideas?
Thanks
I've managed to narrow down the issue a bit.
Also went out to purchase a Vodafone Pre-paid sim. That one didn't work either at first but after some troubleshooting with support of Vodafone we've found out that the S8 doesn't connect to the 3G network of Vodafone Australia.
When I have the SIM of another provider in there and limited the network mode to 2G/3G autoconnect the phone just finds the 2 other networks on 3G (AFAIK 2G has been phased out).
I've tried to get into the advanced service mode but this doesn't seem to be possible anymore.
Is there a way to try to see which bands are active on the S8 and better yet enable them all?

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