So I have in my hands the ubiquitous HSDPA USB modem, and an AT&T Sim Card. I plugged in the modem to the USB port of my Windows7 laptop,and it installed the device drivers and brought up the connection screen. When I click connect, it tries for a while, and then shows "Disconnected". Any ideas what is going on? The intent is to use it with a new Android HU that I will be installing in my car, and was testing it out.
I have the same unit (white) and exactly the same experience.. I really hope somebody has a solution.
First question, where did you get the SIM card?
Second question, do you know if it's bound to a valid ESN/IMSI/MSISDN?
You might need to take the SIM back to an AT&T store and have it reflashed.
I feared having the same problem and as such I opted to go with an AT&T Velocity WiFi hotspot instead. I have one in my Jeep and it works pretty flawlessly. Cost me a buck with a 2 year agreement which was not a big deal at all.
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I got my titan about a week ago from ebay. And after a week of dealing with sprint to get it activated they told me it can't be activated in the system but luckily I had called before I purchased my phone to confirm the ESN was good and they reassured me it was so there going to send me a replacement titan. They told me I don't need to return my phone so basically I have an extra phone that can't be connected on sprint.
So how can I make this a productive phone with out cellular coverage and is there a way to lock the phone from placing calls?
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I got my titan about a week ago from ebay. And after a week of dealing with sprint to get it activated they told me it can't be activated in the system but luckily I had called before I purchased my phone to confirm the ESN was good and they reassured me it was so there going to send me a replacement titan. They told me I don't need to return my phone so basically I have an extra phone that can't be connected on sprint.
So how can I make this a productive phone with out cellular coverage and is there a way to lock the phone from placing calls?
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well, it has WiFi, so you can use it as a mini internet tablet around the house, you could use it to stream music wirelessly from your PC, watch youtube vids, use it as a regular PDA or even use it to test custom ROMs
i thought it was possible to change the esn to a 6700 or another 6800... that would give you a working sprint phone to use..
Use it as a dedicated GPS, just need an app that has the maps on the phone already.
Thanx for the ideas, I was thinking of trying android on it.
Sell it for parts - They are going around ~100+ for bad esn phones. Would help pay for the working one.
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Thanx for the ideas, I was thinking of trying android on it.
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So is there an Android ROM for the Titan somewhere?
I ran got a copy of it in this website
http://it029000.massey.ac.nz/vogue/
you unzip it to your sd card and run the exe file. I was disappointed since it runs on ram so its slooow and buggy but its worth looking at.
Flash it to Cricket then sell it. Cricket excepts bad ESNs. Or sell it to me.
limitless possibilities
1. it has wi-fi, so you have all the net
2. if you don't have wireless, you can use the new mogul as a wi-fi router, and you will have internet etc. which can all be run thru blue tooth. I am currently doing this with my working titan and an old blue angel. Really sweet!!!!!
3. it uses micro SD cards which are now cheaper than dirt. You can load Music galore and stream out thru BT, my wife is an avid reader and you can load a hell of a lot of books onto a 1-2G card
It can do damn near everything except make an independent phone call. You could probably VOIP it too.
Enjoy the free toy!!
Why can't it be activated? Is it on the bad list, if so that can sometimes be removed.
Without a network connection you wont get aGPS so no chance of instant gps lock. But it will still function reasonably well as a gps after you get a lock. I would recommend installing quickgps and htc gps tool and use it as a gps device (along with a off network gps program such as TomTom Nav, iNav, GarminXT etc.
It could also be a reasonable MP3/vid player but a lot bulkier than purpose built devices.
I like the idea of using it as a mini tablet pc and buy yourself on of those full size bluetooth keyboards (the virtual keyboard I mean, not the actual one).
Android hacking would be fun too.
I had the same problem, but I couldn't activate it because it wasn't a sprint phone...being with GSM I didn't know about that stupid rule.
so, I just flashed it with a cooked rom and sold it to someone with sprint.
Cut my losses, bought for 200 sold for 200...Never been so glad to get rid of a phone in my life.
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i didnt see anyone mention it...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=1516154&postcount=12
I would offer to send it to the guy developing the vogue port of Android so that he can have a titan to develop with which could help out the effort of getting Android on our devices and finally get rid of WinMo which is just bleh.
Thanx for all the input, I ended up selling it on ebay. I just couldn't see my self carrying 2 titans at the same time.
By the way is there a way to make the sprint mogul work on the nextel network? I'm already planing on moving to the touch pro but I dislike my work phone Nextel motorola i580 (the worst phone i've ever used). I know there is a way to put a sim card reader on the mogul but I also know that nextel uses iden instead of cdma.
Yes unfortunately my phone is only as good as it can be and again its only my fault for the reason why its acting like so.
I am having a hard time dealing with the freezing up that its doing when recieving MMS. Also I am bothered why everytime I try to send a picture through Text it asks me for a Username and Password. My settings are all messed up and a master reset didnt help.
US, TMobile, HD2 and its just as I got it from the store. The only thing was I intended to update it. I dont think it was succesful. How can I check if I got the proper update.
I enjoy the phone very much but I hate how it gets laggy when recieving messages and I want the original connection settings. As of now I cannot back up my data since I dont have my cable. I am going to the store tomorrow to purchase one. Is there somewhere or someone I can purchase it for a cheap price.
The guide in a way to see if you're on the new ROM. You might want to check the rest of the contents. Also, do not buy your cable from T-mobile. www.monoprice.com probably has them for a dollar or two.
When your phone first boots up, you'll see text in the bottom left corner. The first one is your radio version, and the third one is your ROM.
Mine, a stock phone that came with the newer radio and rom reads:
R 2.10.50.26
G 15.39.50.70u
D 2.13.9063 8g
You can also go into Manilla Settings in the Start Menu, then scroll down to About Phone, then Software Information.
As for the data cable, you state you didn't have one. How are you keeping your phone charged? They are the same cable. That aside, all you're looking for is a Micro USB cable. Certainly do not buy from tmobile. Radio Shack or somewhere online or local sell them for 5 bux or less.
Well, I have a Micro USB Cable that didnt come with the phone. Basically I plug it into my labtop or any usb outlet and my phone charges. Unfortunately I think this cable is a only a power option and not a data transfer. It never is detected with the cable. When I used to use my old cable it would detect fine and also I could use it for internet sharing. This cable is not detected by any computer.
Although I carry my laptop to work with me and hold on to it dearly. Other than that I will be ordering a new cable. As for a stock phone and being on the same rom I just checked and we are.
It seems I have started using swpe now and messaging is worse.
Swype will give you a 10 second delay before you can start in MMS for some reason. There have been a lot of MMS issues addressed, but I'm not sure if that is one of them. I just live with it. Works flawless with email.
As for the cable, maybe you've got some settings turned off in your phone. If you go to Settings, down to Other (Misc), USB to PC, what are your settings? Active Sync? Is the 'ask me first' box unchecked? If active Sync is selected, do you have active sync installed on the pc you have it plugged into? Good idea to do so if not. I find data tasks MUCH easier through active sync than the Disk Drive option.
Other than that, I would assume any micro usb cable would work, as I've used many many different ones, especially if you're getting power. I'm no expert however.
So, I just purchased this little device with the obvious intent to expand my storage options. But I have run into a slight snag. So, in order to connect to tge device I need to turn on WiFi. That is all well and good. But there is a slight problem with this. I use my phone as a Hot Spot at all times. So I can jot get the phone to transrer anything to and from the device at will. What I cand do is setup the device to act as a bridge to pass internet through wheb it is connected to my phones mobile hot spot. So my other devices can connect to the Kingston and work as they should with the added benefit of receiving internet through it as well.
I was thinking of a coue things that miggt be possible. But I dont have the skills for the task.
Firs one. Get the phone to activate hotspot and WiFi at the same time. Though I doubt that will ever work.
The other is to let the 3G/4G be active while the WiFi is active. Thus allowing the wifi to connect to the Kingston device. Now the connection of the internet that is coming through my carrier needs to be passed througg to my wifi so that my other devices can receive internet data.
Any one want to take this on? Currently I have as my main phone the Galaxy S4 on Verizon. My company phone is the Galaxy S3. So if this woukd for some strange reaso work with the S3 instead. I can switch out the SIM card no problem. Though I prefer to not do such a thing. Any way, help on this would greatly be appreciated. Also, I am open to other hardware if need be. Meaning replacing the Kingston device with something similar. And battery powered if possible.
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Hi All,
I was wondering if someone can help me. I am having a bizarre problem on my Galaxy S5, which so far has stumped Verizon, Samsung and Time Warner Cable Tech Supports.
For some reason, when I'm connected to my home Wifi network, certain apps run very slow. Basically, if you open an app like Facebook, Instagram, or the Google Play Store, a lot of the icons, pictures and thumbnails all show up gray, and either don't come up at all, or take forever to load. As soon as I turn Wifi off and switch over to 4G, they all pop up almost immediately. I've also noticed this problem on Google Now. You tap the microphone, say a command and it gets stuck on "Recognizing..." for a long time, and quite often comes up with "Can't reach Google at the moment." Again, it's only certain apps. Other apps like my web browser app don't seem to be affected.
This doesn't make sense to me, because I also have a laptop and my girlfriend's Galaxy S III connected to my Wifi network and they don't have this problem. I've even busted out my old LG Spectrum 2 and sure enough, these apps load up lightning quick on it. I've done an internet speed test on my S5. On my Wifi I get a 19ms ping, download speeds of 18 MB/s and uploads pushing 2 MB/s. When I'm on 4G, the ping is 40ms, and the speeds are only 6MB/s and 0.7MB/s respectively, so the Wifi theoretically should be way faster.
I spent over an hour on the phone with Verizon and Samsung Tech Support, and after trying a ton of different things, including a Factory Reset, they determined it was probably the device. Since I'm under warranty, they sent me another one. I got it yesterday and tried it...yep, same problem.
Just out of curiosity, I tried it on the Wifi at my workplace. Wouldn't you know it, the problem isn't there. But, I don't understand what could be wrong with my home Wifi. I've got Road Runner Turbo internet from Time Warner w/download speeds up to 20MB/s. I've also got a really good modem/router that cost several hundred dollars. And, like I said the problem doesn't seem to happen on other devices.
I've searched the internet and have found almost nothing on this. Does anyone know of something I can try? Here's everything I've tried so far:
"Forgetting" my Wifi Network and Reconnecting
Resetting the Modem/Router
Clearing Data and Cache on Affected Apps
Phone Factory Reset
Trying with another Galaxy S5
Switching from DHCP to Static Connection on Phone
Switching DNS to Google's Addresses on Phone (8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4)
Tinkering with the Modem/Router Security Settings and even Disabling Security
Changing the Router Bandwidth Settings
Changing my Router's Broadcast Channel - Have Tried Several Different Ones
Calling my ISP and Upgrading to a Higher Bandwidth/Speed
Here's my hardware details:
Phone - Verizon Galaxy S5, Unrooted, Running Stock Kitkat 4.4.4
ISP - Time Warner Cable, Road Runner Turbo
Modem/Router - Motorola/Arris SBG6782-AC
Thanks so much in advance!
Watching with interest.
Have a similar situation with my s5 900f international running latest NeatRom.
Some days better than others even when using home sky fibre optic and no drop in speed from router.
Had to get a new router
Ok, so I finally fixed the problem...in a manner that I wish I didn't have to resort to, but it seemed like the only option.
Let me start by thanking Rukbat from Android Central. I posted this topic there too, and his response was very helpful. Here's a repost of it:
Talk to Verizon (the tech people in the back, not the sales associates) or the Time Warner people (same thing - tech people) and see if anyone has an old Linksys or D-Link wifi router you can borrow for a day. (I'm using a Linksys WRT54G at the moment, and in router years it's as old as George Washington's corpse.)
From years of experience, writing communications code, playing with my phone, routers - and looking at my calendar - I'm guessing a bug in KitKat that shows up only with some apps. My almost new Linksys EA4500 started showing this problem almost as soon as the phones updated to 4.4.2, but the apps all work fine on old routers.
If an old router solves the problem, you can get a refurb WRT54 (G or GS) for the $25 range on Amazon (or maybe TW has an old one they'll let you use with one of their modems).
The Facebook app works just fine on mobile data, AT&T hotspots, TMobile hotspots - but not on new Linksys (supposedly the best) routers, and I've heard reports of the same problem on the newer D-Link routers, also supposed to be top-of-the-line. (I actually left the app running for 12 hours once, just to see how long it would take to update. It's more than 12 hours, because it still hadn't done anything. But standing in the parking lot at a Sam's Club, with a barely usable AT&T hotsopt signal, it updates in a couple of seconds.) AT&T connected me to their in-store wifi (which is secured, so of course they deleted the connection after we checked it out) and Facebook updated immediately. Speedtest.com shows over 14mbps download and pings running from 15-50ms with my new router that doesn't work with facebook, so it's not the connection, it's not the wifi signal itself, it's either a problem with certain apps or a problem with the 4.4 wifi firmware. Play store downloads are slower on the new routers too, but not too bad. just noticeably slower. (If I set up a guest account on the router it works fine, though, so it's not a bad router. It's just a pain to have to sign into the guest account every so often.)
This is the reason systems analysts turn grey at a young age and have bald spots. Problems that don't seem to make sense, and people in a position to debug them who can't or won't. I can reproduce the problem at will (which is the difficult part of fixing a problem), but there's no one interested in fixing it.
I ended up just getting a different router, as he suggested. From what he's describing, it sounds like some routers just don't play nice with some newer phones, for no apparent reason at all, which is both discouraging and frustrating at the same time. And I've come to the conclusion that my router is one of them. After spending hours on the phone with technical support from Verizon, Time Warner, Arris and Samsung, no one could find a solution for me.
I will say that I did find some hints from other places online that tweaking certain router settings will fix this problem, but I think I kind of nipped myself in the **** by not doing my homework when I bought my Arris modem/router. This router is locked down pretty tight from changing certain settings. You can't disable IPv6, which some people say fixed the problem. Someone else suggested enabling IP tunneling, but I don't see this setting on my router. Somewhere else, I read that this is the same thing as Port Forwarding, but I really don't know what port you would have to forward to a phone. You can't even update the firmware on my router, as Arris only provides it to cable ISPs...and they won't push it to customer owned devices. I don't even know why they sell this model to the public if that's the case.
So anyway, I just bought a much cheaper Netgear router from Best Buy, and wouldn't you know it, it works great! I think that it even outperforms my Arris. I guess the moral of the story is be careful about what you buy.
Update - problem solved!!!
I cannot believe this. I managed to get my phone working yesterday with my old Arris modem/router. I didn't even have to tweak it, or try to disable IPv6 or anything.
It turned out that the problem was my phone's SIM card. When I first bought the phone, I ordered it online and I remembered that it came in the mail with a SIM card. But, when I placed the card in the phone, it wouldn't activate. I probably should have called Verizon at that point to ask what I should do, but I ended up just taking the SIM card out of my old LG phone, and putting it in the S5. It looked the same to me, so I didn't think it would matter.
Then, not too long ago, I noticed that certain apps were saying that I needed an "Enhanced SIM Card" to use them, so it got me thinking, maybe I should have used the card that came with the phone. I called Verizon, and sure enough, they said that the card that came with the phone used much more updated technology, which is a better fit for the phone. So, they got it activated for me, and now not only do all of my apps work, but the slow Wifi problem is gone too! I didn't even know that the SIM card can affect Wifi. But anyway, this is great! I can take my new modem back, now.
I would ask anybody who has this same problem if they are not using a SIM card that came with the phone. If you are, it could be that you need a new one or more updated one. I believe most carriers will give you a new one for free. You can also check to see if your card is outdated in a couple different ways. Try opening an app like Softcard, and if it says that you need an Enhanced card, then your card is outdated. Also, check the numbers on your SIM. According to Verizon, in the US, the card should have a handful of numbers, followed by FIVE zeroes. If there are any more than five, it is an older card. It might be different for different countries or carriers.
Hope that helps!
Grrrr....spoke too soon. It worked fine for about a week, but now it's doing the same thing again, even with the new SIM card. Switched back to the newer router. Guess it's something with the Arris router after all.
I have an Erisin 6046B HU in my BWW e46. I got the 3G dongle from Erisin when I bought the HU which connects via USB, and then used a SIM from iD Network in that.
It all worked perfectly yesterday - I was downloading apps and browsing in the car. But today - no network connection. Weirdly, there's no settings in the unit about mobile network - unless you use the search function and search 'network' - there you can access the network settings but its all greyed out. What I could do, was reset the network settings. But this didn't help.
I checked the SIM online and I still have plenty of data left, and iD say the SIM is active.
I'm wondering if its anything to do with me installing a dialler app (Drupe) and trying to make a call with it? I just wanted to see if that would work, out of interest - but it seemed to do something to the unit when it dialled. Afterwards the DAB app was completely silent, and only started working again today. Could I have broken the unit somehow by trying to dial out from a dialler app?!
I'm thinking the obvious step is to factory reset it.. which is annoying as I've just got it all set up perfectly!
Any other ideas?
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Thanks, but I'm not tethering. The SIM is directly in the unit and was working as a normal sim. I'm not tethering at all.
And if it was that, why would it work for a day just fine?