Hello folks,
Data wasn't working for Total Wireless on my Verizon Moto G4 Play XT1609. APN settings are missing on the phone, so you'll need the app below to add the proper APN settings on your phone. After a couple days of searching on the net, I couldn't find anything that worked, so here's what I did that finally worked for me.
Download Change APN from the Google Play Store.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=it.appando.app.changeApn&hl=en
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Open Change APN app and tap the + sign to add your APN settings for Total Wireless.
Fix your MMS picture messaging and data internet problems with the APN settings listed below.
APN Name: Total Wireless
APN: vzwinternet
Proxy:
Port:
Username:
Password:
Server:
MMSC: http://mms.vtext.com/servlets/mms
MMS Proxy:
MMS Port:
MCC: 311
MNC: 480
Authentication Type:
APN Type: default,dun,supl
APN Protocol:
APN Roaming Protocol: IPv4/IPv6
Bearer: GPRS, eHRPD, HSUPA, HSPAP, HSDPA, HSPA, LTE, UMTS, EDGE
MVNO Type None
How did you make this work when the 1609 doesn't accept EDGE or HSPAP?
mkollersms said:
How did you make this work when the 1609 doesn't accept EDGE or HSPAP?
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I didn't do anything...
1. I unlocked the phone (on ebay)
2. I used a sim from a TW phone
3. I used Change APN app to add apn settings
4. Restarted the phone and all was good.
mkollersms said:
How did you make this work when the 1609 doesn't accept EDGE or HSPAP?
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Total wireless is a Verizon mvno not GSM.
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pegb856 said:
Total wireless is a Verizon mvno not GSM.
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I'm aware, but EDGE and HSPAP are strictly GSM. What I'm asking is how those settings even worked, especially when so many units are suffering from the APN crash inherent to all ROMs right now.
mkollersms said:
I'm aware, but EDGE and HSPAP are strictly GSM. What I'm asking is how those settings even worked, especially when so many units are suffering from the APN crash inherent to all ROMs right now.
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I'm specifically speaking about the Verizon Moto G4 Play XT1609 version phone. I ported my sister over from H2O to Total Wireless. I used a TW sim to activate to a TW 4G phone. I then took that sim and popped it into the Moto G4 Play. My sister reported that data wasn't working, so I installed Change APN app from Google Play store..
I added the TW apn settings from above into the Change APN app, saved it, restarted the phone and all was good. Obviously you're not going to have data & voice work simultaneously, but you can use Hangouts Dialer to get around that if needed. I hope that clears up any confusion.
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I'm aware, but EDGE and HSPAP are strictly GSM. What I'm asking is how those settings even worked, especially when so many units are suffering from the APN crash inherent to all ROMs right now.
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He's using the Verizon Prepaid Moto G4 Play, it is a CDMA /LTE device. No EDGE or HSPA. I hope this clarifies his use of a Verizon G4 Play on a VZW mvno.
pegb856 said:
He's using the Verizon Prepaid Moto G4 Play, it is a CDMA /LTE device. No EDGE or HSPA. I hope this clarifies his use of a Verizon G4 Play on a VZW mvno.
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No, it does not. Look at the original post. The OP put GSM settings in an APN for a CDMA device. Please stop patronizing me and explain how in the hell that works, when we have not one, but FOUR threads where people cannot get Verizon APNs to work.
mkollersms said:
No, it does not. Look at the original post. The OP put GSM settings in an APN for a CDMA device. Please stop patronizing me and explain how in the hell that works, when we have not one, but FOUR threads where people cannot get Verizon APNs to work.
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My apologies, I guess I misunderstood your question. I thought you were asking how he got a GSM phone to work with Total wireless.
Phenom727 said:
I didn't do anything...
1. I unlocked the phone (on ebay)
2. I used a sim from a TW phone
3. I used Change APN app to add apn settings
4. Restarted the phone and all was good.
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So you would recomend buying the unlock code before doing any of this? Also, did you have the G4 Play activated on Verizon Prepaid before you did all this?
mkollersms said:
No, it does not. Look at the original post. The OP put GSM settings in an APN for a CDMA device. Please stop patronizing me and explain how in the hell that works, when we have not one, but FOUR threads where people cannot get Verizon APNs to work.
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I'm not understanding what you're trying to say. The apn settings are for Total Wireless, a Verizon MVNO. I'm not or was not suggesting the phone would work for GSM networks. The Change APN app only allows you to edit/add apn settings, and those are the apn settings I found and used for Total Wireless.
mrtnrz8 said:
So you would recomend buying the unlock code before doing any of this? Also, did you have the G4 Play activated on Verizon Prepaid before you did all this?
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Yes, unlock the phone first. I did not activate the phone at all with Verizon, but I did use an active TW sim card. Be sure not to turn the phone on with the Verizon Prepaid sim before getting the phone unlocked.
Phenom727 said:
Yes, unlock the phone first. I did not activate the phone at all with Verizon, but I did use an active TW sim card. Be sure not to turn the phone on with the Verizon Prepaid sim before getting the phone unlocked.
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Too late, already activated. Do you think there may be problems trying to get the phone to work with TW? I ran the IMEI number through their website and it said the phone is compatible.
mrtnrz8 said:
Too late, already activated. Do you think there may be problems trying to get the phone to work with TW? I ran the IMEI number through their website and it said the phone is compatible.
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No, you shouldn't have any trouble with activating it on TW, but you still might need to unlock it, which only costs $2 or less on eBay. Good luck!
Phenom727 said:
I'm not understanding what you're trying to say. The apn settings are for Total Wireless, a Verizon MVNO. I'm not or was not suggesting the phone would work for GSM networks. The Change APN app only allows you to edit/add apn settings, and those are the apn settings I found and used for Total Wireless.
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There are multiple problems with what you are saying. First, Total Wireless is a subsidiary of America Movil, same as Tracfone, StraightTalk, Net10, TelCel and Family Mobile. Considering I just had to fight with Tracfone to get a VZW APN (on a different phone) to work yesterday, the APN name was VZWINTERNET but it lacked some of the text strings you supplied, and could not be edited by the user. It also seemed to vanish after the phone was programmed properly.
The "Bearer" line shouldn't look like that. Most carriers and MVNOs leave it as "Not Set" or unspecified. So this is junk data the phone will discard at best or be confused by at worst. My concern was that those settings would be rejected by Verizon and you wouldn't be able to obtain an IP address, since similar things can and have happened on the AT&T side (which is what my primary uses).
And once again, this doesn't exactly fix things for those using the 1607 model. People have tried your trick extensively, but the ROMs currently being used are Dual SIM and don't recognize CDMA technology as being valid. As such, they either get Voice/NoData, or Data/NoVoice. They're not reading MEIDs or IMEIs correctly, favoring one over the other, and that's what we believe to be part of the problem. So forgive me for being cynical about this.
mkollersms said:
There are multiple problems with what you are saying. First, Total Wireless is a subsidiary of America Movil, same as Tracfone, StraightTalk, Net10, TelCel and Family Mobile. Considering I just had to fight with Tracfone to get a VZW APN (on a different phone) to work yesterday, the APN name was VZWINTERNET but it lacked some of the text strings you supplied, and could not be edited by the user. It also seemed to vanish after the phone was programmed properly.
The "Bearer" line shouldn't look like that. Most carriers and MVNOs leave it as "Not Set" or unspecified. So this is junk data the phone will discard at best or be confused by at worst. My concern was that those settings would be rejected by Verizon and you wouldn't be able to obtain an IP address, since similar things can and have happened on the AT&T side (which is what my primary uses).
And once again, this doesn't exactly fix things for those using the 1607 model. People have tried your trick extensively, but the ROMs currently being used are Dual SIM and don't recognize CDMA technology as being valid. As such, they either get Voice/NoData, or Data/NoVoice. They're not reading MEIDs or IMEIs correctly, favoring one over the other, and that's what we believe to be part of the problem. So forgive me for being cynical about this.
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So is there a difference between the 1607 and 1609 models? The one I have is the 1609 Verizon prepaid bought at Walmart.
mkollersms said:
There are multiple problems with what you are saying. First, Total Wireless is a subsidiary of America Movil, same as Tracfone, StraightTalk, Net10, TelCel and Family Mobile. Considering I just had to fight with Tracfone to get a VZW APN (on a different phone) to work yesterday, the APN name was VZWINTERNET but it lacked some of the text strings you supplied, and could not be edited by the user. It also seemed to vanish after the phone was programmed properly.
The "Bearer" line shouldn't look like that. Most carriers and MVNOs leave it as "Not Set" or unspecified. So this is junk data the phone will discard at best or be confused by at worst. My concern was that those settings would be rejected by Verizon and you wouldn't be able to obtain an IP address, since similar things can and have happened on the AT&T side (which is what my primary uses).
And once again, this doesn't exactly fix things for those using the 1607 model. People have tried your trick extensively, but the ROMs currently being used are Dual SIM and don't recognize CDMA technology as being valid. As such, they either get Voice/NoData, or Data/NoVoice. They're not reading MEIDs or IMEIs correctly, favoring one over the other, and that's what we believe to be part of the problem. So forgive me for being cynical about this.
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I'm just telling you what I did for my sister's Verizon Prepaid Moto G4 Play XT1609 phone on Total Wireless. Anyone with the same exact model phone should be able to replicate what I did. Maybe this will not work on other models, but it worked for me using the Change APN app using those EXACT apn settings. I don't see why you would be so cynical about this, and I only posted this to help others out that may have the same issue I had, nothing more, nothing less buddy.
Here's where I found the TW apn settings that worked for me. https://www.reddit.com/r/NoContract/comments/4pkhoh/total_wireless_4g_apn_settings/
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So is there a difference between the 1607 and 1609 models? The one I have is the 1609 Verizon prepaid bought at Walmart.
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1607 has both a GSM/LTE and a CDMA/LTE antenna. 1609 only has a CDMA/LTE antenna and its LTE bands are locked to a smaller range.
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1607 has both a GSM/LTE and a CDMA/LTE antenna. 1609 only has a CDMA/LTE antenna and its LTE bands are locked to a smaller range.
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So if TW is an MVNO of Verizon, shouldn't this phone work with their service by just changing the APN settings, as Phenom727 suggests?
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I was playing around with the free tethering via using a new APN and totally forgot which one of the preloaded locked ones should be chosen if not using it. Is it:
AT&T US
wap.cingluar
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AT&T US HSDPA
phone
thanks
dperls said:
I was playing around with the free tethering via using a new APN and totally forgot which one of the preloaded locked ones should be chosen if not using it. Is it:
AT&T US
wap.cingluar
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AT&T US HSDPA
phone
thanks
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AT&T US HSDPA out of the box on my phone.
Mine was set to at&t US out of the box, but I was doing a shared upgrade, so I was using my old sim. Anyone else want to chime in?
just set a new custom one that was posted here for unlimited data
clubtech said:
AT&T US HSDPA out of the box on my phone.
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this is correct
Would someone mind posting their APN Settings for US HSDPA please? Almost all the settings are blank on mine except for name: AT&T US HSPDA, APN: phone, MCC:310, MMNC: 410, and APN Type: default,supl,agps,fota,dun
edgeicator said:
Would someone mind posting their APN Settings for US HSDPA please? Almost all the settings are blank on mine except for name: AT&T US HSPDA, APN: phone, MCC:310, MMNC: 410, and APN Type: default,supl,agps,fota,dun
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Those are the same settings I have for mine....
edgeicator said:
Would someone mind posting their APN Settings for US HSDPA please? Almost all the settings are blank on mine except for name: AT&T US HSPDA, APN: phone, MCC:310, MMNC: 410, and APN Type: default,supl,agps,fota,dun
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Mine is also mostly blank, is it because I used my old 3g sim, or maybe these settings only work if you pay for the tethering option?
When I choose AT&T US HSPDA I don't have internet access at all.
James62370 said:
Mine is also mostly blank, is it because I used my old 3g sim, or maybe these settings only work if you pay for the tethering option?
When I choose AT&T US HSPDA I don't have internet access at all.
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I'm using that APN with the same settings and my 3G sim out of my 3GS with no issues. You may need to validate the data plan you have with AT&T. Since I was on the Enterprise iPhone Unlimited plan, they moved me to the Smartphone Data Unlimited 4G Plan with 200 SMS. Not sure what plan you're on, but maybe that has something to do with it.....
P3Droid has successfully gotten the RAZR M to run on AT&T. But my question is this: If I have a 3G ATT sim, will it work? Has P3 released the how to yet? I know i'm being impatient but I really need it because I urgently need to use this on ATT since my 'Backup' phone has just reached the end of life.
Thanks to all Devs involved!
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P3Droid has successfully gotten the RAZR M to run on AT&T. But my question is this: If I have a 3G ATT sim, will it work? Has P3 released the how to yet? I know i'm being impatient but I really need it because I urgently need to use this on ATT since my 'Backup' phone has just reached the end of life.
Thanks to all Devs involved!
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TBH you're better off with a Razr I (which is same handset with 3G GSM only, and intel proc - don't worry about benchies, anand has confirmed it runs great w/ actually better battery life than S4).
The Verizon Razr M won't work with AT&T 4G, so Razr I is equivalent basically, + is fully unlockable bootloader, + better battery life, + cheaper, = win
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TBH you're better off with a Razr I (which is same handset with 3G GSM only, and intel proc - don't worry about benchies, anand has confirmed it runs great w/ actually better battery life than S4).
I already bought the developer edition of the razr m and all I need to do is wait for p3droid 2 release instructions.
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wintermute000 posted the Aussie radio image in the fast boot thread.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/8648738/NON-HLOS.bin
All that is needed is to flash that in fast boot with the following command: fastboot flash modem NON-HLOS.bin
Then insert the SIM and reboot and it should just work. You may need to select GSM/UMTS in Mobile Networks settings. The APN is set automatically by the SIM and the apns-config.XML by default has the necessary APNs included for ATT and T-Mobile.
We intend to post a more complete tutorial but are trying to understand more about how it works and what doesn't work under the AU radio.
P3Droid has VZW 4g data and CDMA1X voice but no 3g data. I have no service at all with VZW SIM because I am in a 3g only area.
It appears to break eHRPD authentication probably because that is not used on Australian networks and is a very problematic part of how VZW's network is deployed.
When we get it figured out a little better we will post more information.
Right now it's pretty straightforward. You use the AU radio for GSM/UMTS service but must flash back to the VZW radio for normal CDMA/LTE/EVDO service.
cellzealot said:
wintermute000 posted the Aussie radio image in the fast boot thread.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/8648738/NON-HLOS.bin
All that is needed is to flash that in fast boot with the following command: fastboot flash modem NON-HLOS.bin
Then insert the SIM and reboot and it should just work. You may need to select GSM/UMTS in Mobile Networks settings. The APN is set automatically by the SIM and the apns-config.XML by default has the necessary APNs included for ATT and T-Mobile.
We intend to post a more complete tutorial but are trying to understand more about how it works and what doesn't work under the AU radio.
P3Droid has VZW 4g data and CDMA1X voice but no 3g data. I have no service at all with VZW SIM because I am in a 3g only area.
It appears to break eHRPD authentication probably because that is not used on Australian networks and is a very problematic part of how VZW's network is deployed.
When we get it figured out a little better we will post more information.
Right now it's pretty straightforward. You use the AU radio for GSM/UMTS service but must flash back to the VZW radio for normal CDMA/LTE/EVDO service.
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This is GREAT! I've been waiting for something like this, and I've been following the progress ... see also my post here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1973156&page=2 post #13
Just FYI, wintermute000 posted two images for the radio, one was zipped and dumped from mmcblk0p1, and the other is the one you linked to. I downloaded both and checked the MD5, they are the same.
Well, I think this is it, I'll get this phone, flash the radio, put my t-mobile sim in it, and cross my fingers ...
The only problem left is, how to get rid of the verizon logo without ruining the phone
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The only problem left is, how to get rid of the verizon logo without ruining the phone
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Let me know if you figure that one out.
I suppose we could always cover it up with a sticker or something.
I'm so mad that the aussie radio isn't compatible with my ATT card, can't connect to 2G, 3G, or 4G on ATT or TMO frequencies. Do I have to have the sim card out of the phone when I flash the radio cuz i left it in.
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I'm so mad that the aussie radio isn't compatible with my ATT card, can't connect to 2G, 3G, or 4G on ATT or TMO frequencies. Do I have to have the sim card out of the phone when I flash the radio cuz i left it in.
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Dev Edition or retail?
Is voice working?
Did you go into settings and make sure the radio is set to GSM or WCDMA? Are you sure the APN is correct, or even there at all?
freak4dell said:
Dev Edition or retail?
Is voice working?
Did you go into settings and make sure the radio is set to GSM or WCDMA? Are you sure the APN is correct, or even there at all?
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Lol I have dev edition. Thanks for the reply. I have no idea with the APN and what it is. Can you please explain? Thanks
sy0120 said:
Lol I have dev edition. Thanks for the reply. I have no idea with the APN and what it is. Can you please explain? Thanks
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I researched APN a little bit.
When I type this into a new APN:
Name: StraightTalk ATT
APN: att.mvno
Proxy: Not set
Port: Not set
Username: Not set
Password: Not set
Server: Not set
MMSC: http://mmsc.cingular.com
MMSC proxy: 66.209.11.33
MMS port: 80
MCC: 310
MNC: 410
Authentication Type: Not set
APN type: default,supl,mms
APN protocol: IPv4
APN enable/disable: APN enabled (tick mark checked but grayed out anyways)
Bearer: Unspecified
I then press 'save' and it won't save the apn. Its as if the phone knows that its a Straight Talk APN and won't let it save. However, if i put random letters in each of the boxes, it lets me saves the APN. Any ideas as to why? Also which APN setting will work with the Aussie Radios?
Well, it doesn't look like you're supposed to be leaving the Proxy and Port blank.
http://www.straighttalksim.com/support.php
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1856574
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Well, it doesn't look like you're supposed to be leaving the Proxy and Port blank.
http://www.straighttalksim.com/support.php
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1856574
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Do you have any other APN I can use other than straight talk? I have a 4G ATT card inserted in my Dev Razr M. I can't connect at all to any service when i search and i already flashed the aussie radio
Edit: I see that my MNC and MCC codes have to be the same as found on the sim card otherwise the APN won't save. How do I know what those codes are for ATT 4g?
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Do you have any other APN I can use other than straight talk?
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You can Google for the AT&T and T-Mobile ones, but it won't help you any to put a different carrier's APN in. If you're on Straight Talk, you need to be using Straight Talk's APN.
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You can Google for the AT&T and T-Mobile ones, but it won't help you any to put a different carrier's APN in. If you're on Straight Talk, you need to be using Straight Talk's APN.
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Thanks for your help, I truly appreciate it. I'm not on Straight Talk. So I guess I have to look up the APN values for ATT 4G. But is it even possible for me to get anything from 2G or better running on the Aussie radios. Like does the radio support those frequencies?
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Thanks for your help, I truly appreciate it. I'm not on Straight Talk. So I guess I have to look up the APN values for ATT 4G. But is it even possible for me to get anything from 2G or better running on the Aussie radios. Like does the radio support those frequencies?
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Yes, the radio supports those frequencies. If it flashed correctly, and the correct APN is used, it will work.
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Yes, the radio supports those frequencies. If it flashed correctly, and the correct APN is used, it will work.
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What crazy is that i tried all MNC and MCC codes for ATT such as 310 and 410 and others yet it won't save. I'm going to try reflashing the radio
After I do the command 'fastboot flash modem NON-HLOS.bin' and it says something along the lines of Sending modem...OKAY and Writing modem....OKAY 30 Seconds Finished......it must've worked then. But at reboot it still says sim is from invalid source so I've narrowed the problem donw to the APN settings.
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After I do the command 'fastboot flash modem NON-HLOS.bin' and it says something along the lines of Sending modem...OKAY and Writing modem....OKAY 30 Seconds Finished......it must've worked then. But at reboot it still says sim is from invalid source so I've narrowed the problem donw to the APN settings.
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I hear invalid SIM source is from the stock ROM. It is probably to annoy you and keep you on Verizon.
rancur3p1c said:
I hear invalid SIM source is from the stock ROM. It is probably to annoy you and keep you on Verizon.
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So you are saying if i flash cm10 I may get different results?
sy0120 said:
So you are saying if i flash cm10 I may get different results?
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Yes. You'll still need to figure out how to configure your APN but it'll stop that invalid sim message from popping up.
Just bought verizon galaxy S 5. Changed SIM to AT&T from straight talk. First of all was that a mistake? When ever i leave a wi-fi area the phone goes to emergency calls only. Email and text stops as well. Can't get voice mail to work anywhere
Would appreciate any help.
Thank you
Just a thought, go to settings /more networks and make sure you have the correct network checked
New to verizon galaxy s 5
The network was correct . Wondering if im in a bad area. My Iphone 4 works fine. Might be AT&T
jokey321 said:
Just bought verizon galaxy S 5. Changed SIM to AT&T from straight talk. First of all was that a mistake? When ever i leave a wi-fi area the phone goes to emergency calls only. Email and text stops as well. Can't get voice mail to work anywhere
Would appreciate any help.
Thank you
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jokey321 said:
The network was correct . Wondering if im in a bad area. My Iphone 4 works fine. Might be AT&T
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Wait... you put an AT&T sim in your phone? This is a Verizon forum. If I misunderstood, please tell me.
Just to be clear because you didn't state it in your post, you must unlock your phone prior to using a non-Verizon SIM. You can sometimes get these unlock codes from Verizon but you can also buy them online. I've used GSMLiberty.net with success before. After that, you should be able to pop in your SIM from the new carrier and begin using it right away. In some cases, you may need to manually add the correct APN for your carrier. Find these settings under Settings > More networks > Mobile networks > Access point names. Click the little plus icon in the top right and manually enter AT&T's APN information. You may need to Google that as I don't know AT&T's APN info.
I use my Verizon S5 on T-Mobile's networks with absolutely no issues, I assume it would be a similar experience for AT&T as well. For me, I put my T-Mobile SIM card in and could make calls and receive texts, but mobile data and MMS was not working properly until I manually added the correct APN information. After that, MMS, 4G LTE data and everything is working flawlessly.
You do not need an unlock code for a LTE Verizon phone. These phones are already unlocked. One must set the correct APN.
Do not buy an unlock code!
I have used my Verizon S5 with att and t-mobile.
Good luck.
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thank you all
Thank you for your posts. Most of the phone works. When I leave a wi-fi area my phone goes to emergency calls only. When I go back to a wi-fi area the normal call service works again. I'm new to verizon and samsung. Wanted to use straight talk because i didn't feel like paying a fortune for service. I'll get it figured out some way.
Thank you again
Moto E LTE on sale BestBuy 9.99
enjoy!
wogeboy said:
Moto E LTE on sale BestBuy 9.99
enjoy!
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Is this smartphone root-able to use with any 3-rd party cellphone provider?
2habibie said:
Is this smartphone root-able to use with any 3-rd party cellphone provider?
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If it's Verizon, then no.
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Moto E LTE on sale BestBuy 9.99
enjoy!
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fendaris said:
If it's Verizon, then no.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Not rootable- but you don't need root to use this phone with other gsm providers. See other threads.
and in my coutry its still for over 100$ without 5.1 update
motorola is realy retarded
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Is this smartphone root-able to use with any 3-rd party cellphone provider?
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iks8 said:
and in my coutry its still for over 100$ without 5.1 update
motorola is realy retarded
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I thought I read somewhere they're pretty much abandoning it.
iks8 said:
And in my coutry it's still for over 100$ without 5.1 update
Motorola is really retarded
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This was part of a Black Friday deal, therefore it has nothing to do with the pricing in other countries. Amazon even had a 50" TV for $149 and there were many other deals...
yea, it's the bestbuy black friday $9.99 deal. It's even cheaper than usb or mp3 player. BEST DEAL
You can use it as backup phone or mp3 player.
Any way to get rid of Verizon activation that pops up every reboot?
This is for certain type of Best Buy customers.. requires some type of special account i heard.
I'm trying to bypass now. Wish me luck (getting on a regular Verizon account)
I managed to buy a couple of these for the Family plan on T-Mobile. I should receive them in a few days, so I'm doing my research now I've read the thread on switching the phone to GSM. Here's the plan so far. Any feedback is welcome:
- Put in Tmo sim and microSD
- Switch to GSM
- Subscribe to TMo Family plan (over internet or call in?)
- After activation, turn off update to 5.1 (do I need band 12 in southern CA? If not, any problems with updating to 5.1 ota?)
- Remove Verizon apps
Did I miss anything?
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I managed to buy a couple of these for the Family plan on T-Mobile. I should receive them in a few days, so I'm doing my research now I've read the thread on switching the phone to GSM. Here's the plan so far. Any feedback is welcome:
- Put in Tmo sim and microSD
- Switch to GSM
- Subscribe to TMo Family plan (over internet or call in?)
- After activation, turn off update to 5.1 (do I need band 12 in southern CA? If not, any problems with updating to 5.1 ota?)
- Remove Verizon apps
Did I miss anything?
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I recently switched two of these over to T-Mobile's family plan, and it isn't as easy as you might expect, although still very manageable.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-e-2015/general/how-to-verizon-moto-e-2015-gsm-network-t3098953
This thread was incredibly useful, the green instructions are what you'll likely need to follow. Make sure you have adb on your computer beforehand. Once you finish with that process, you will need to enter in your T-Mobile APN.
Name: T-Mobile
APN: fast.t-mobile.com
Proxy: <Leave in Blank>
Port: <Leave in Blank>
Username: <Leave in Blank>
Password: <Leave in Blank>
Server: <Leave in Blank>
MMSC: mms.msg.eng.t-mobile.com/mms/wapenc
MMS proxy: <Leave in Blank>
MMS port: <Leave in Blank>
MCC: 310
MNC: 260
Authentication type: <Leave in Blank>
APN type: default,supl,mms
APN Protocol: IPv6 (Not sure if you need to change this, but I did)
APN roaming Protocol: IPv4
Bearer: Unspecified
MVNO type: None
MVNO value: Not set
After this, I ran into an issue with the network connection flickering. I'd have 4G LTE for a second, then no signal, back and forth. To solve this, I followed these instructions:
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I'll elaborate and include what to do to get it to work with T-mobile mvno:
Download the Network app from the store.
Tap the square button on the bottom right of the phone to bring up all recent apps, and clear away everything.
Go to settings -> more -> cellular networks. Notice "Preferred network type" is on lte/cdma. Leave this screen alone.
Tap the circle button at the bottom of the phone to get to the home page.
Open the Network app.
Near the bottom you can "Set preferred network type." It'll be set on lte/cdma.
Below that, there's "turn off radio".
Turn off the radio, and then change the preferred network type to lte/gsm.
Tap the square button to bring up the recent apps, and tap the "cellular networks" screen that you were on earlier.
See if "Preferred network type" has changed to "global". If it has, then the following steps will work. If it hasn't, then skip to the bottom.
Tap the square button and go back to the Network app. Turn on the radio.
Quickly tap the square button and go back to the cellular networks screen.
When "4G LTE" shows up in the notification area, quickly tap "global" and you'll have the choice of 4G, 3G, 2G. Hurry and tap 4G before "4G LTE" disappears.
Now you've got 4GLte, and you'll just need to add an apn as well as select your network operator.
4G still works for me after a reboot. I'm on Consumer Cellular (T-mobile mvno), if it matters. I'm sending/receiving texts and calls, and data works.
If it doesn't say "global", then go back to the Network app, pick some other preferred network type, like lte/gsm/cdma, and try this again.
To get "global," you'll need some combination of turning the radio on and off, and picking lte/gsm or lte/gsm/cdma.
Maybe turn off the radio, pick lte/gsm, turn on the radio, THEN "global" shows up. I don't remember exactly.
Maybe pick a random preferred network, turn the radio on and off, and then go back and pick lte/gsm and look for "global".
But I do remember doing this process randomly dozens of times and whenever "cellular networks" said "lte/cdma" there never was a choice of 4g, 3g, 2g.
However, three times I managed to get "global" to show up, and each time I tapped on it the popup gave me the three "G" choices.
The third time I got "global" to show up, I managed to tap 4G fast enough, and it's been smooth sailing ever since.
One minor annoyance now though: whenever I restart the phone, I get a notification that the sim is not a Verizon one.
Thanks, lostnyc! Good luck everybody!
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This took a little while to work, but ended up fixing the issue. You might have to fiddle with networks a good deal, but it will eventually work.
Or maybe you can bypass most of the challenge I had here and get lucky. Let me know if you need any help, I'd love give any assistance I can.
Thanks for the quick reply Mouse_exe. Did you upgrade to 5.1? Any issues with the upgrade, specifically related to using band 12?
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This is for certain type of Best Buy customers.. requires some type of special account i heard.
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That was during the early access or whatever BB calls it. I don't have their membership & was able to buy 2 of these.
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Thanks for the quick reply Mouse_exe. Did you upgrade to 5.1? Any issues with the upgrade, specifically related to using band 12?
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I believe the device comes with 5.1 already, at least both of mine did.
The main issues were just connection based, but those were fixed with the method I mentioned. The one device didn't update the play store, so it was crashing. I just downloaded an updated version from a Google search to fix that.
The device has bands 2 and 4, no band 12. Works well overall, but you're not going to be getting the reception of band 12. :/ Still though, great phone for 10 bucks.
EDIT: Bands 2 and 4 are very common, you shouldn't need band 12 in the phone to get signal.
You don't need any special account, just buy it instore or online on blackfriday.
Bought 3, using on on T-Mobile and it works fine. Also managed to swap in a post-paid Verizon SIM into one of them and it works fine.
NOTE: REMOVE VERIZON PREPAID SIM BEFORE YOU EVEN POWER IT ON
<<One minor annoyance now though: whenever I restart the phone, I get a notification that the sim is not a Verizon one.
Thanks, lostnyc! Good luck everybody!>>
Not sure if this helps , but saw this in another thread/post:
Originally Posted by inneyeseakay
Obviously can't use TIBU to disable apps because we don't have root... HOWEVER, I found that the debloater.exe works wonders for disabling apps (disable com.motorola.setupwizard.xxxxx to get rid of SIM NOT FROM VERIZON warning)
UPDATE!!!
DISABLED vzwAPNpermissions.apk & vzwAPNservice.apk and was able to change sims without having to redo the settings in ADB!!
Also, the phone automatically found my APN settings on different SIM cards after doing this!!
So, I will start by giving information that is hopefully relevant.
I moved from Verizon to Straight Talk w/ a Straight Talk SIM card for Verizon towers. My phone is rooted, and bootloader unlocked (15 emmc).
I am currently using a custom ROM CM13 (Official Build Nightlies current ROM is from 4-27-2016)
I started Straight talk about 1 week ago, and ported my number over to ST with a sim card I bought from Amazon for Verizon Towers.
When a person starts ST they give you a free 5 day trial, then you start your monthly payments. Everything was fine during the 5 day trial, I HAD data and it was connecting at 4G/LTE speeds (Mobile Network Icon displayed "Verizon"). Then, when the trial ended and my refill card kicked in, I lost all data connection. Absolutely NO internet. In fact, the mobile network icon in the status bar (pull down menu) displayed "No Service," I then called ST customer service, they were able to get me connected but only at 3G speeds (However the mobile network Icon still displayed "No Service." I have coverage in this area I live in for 4G/LTE as I used it in this area for 2 years when I was with Verizon. The CS rep (who was a supervisor) then tried to get me connected at 4G. Long story short, they could not get me connected, in fact I lost data again. (I should mention that at this time I can still place and recieve calls as well as send and receive text messages.) The CS rep then contacted Verizon and now they are sending me a new SIM card. My question is, What is the difference between the CM13 Unofficial VS Official Build? Could this be affecting my DATA connection? The unofficial builds can be found in the Galaxy S5 Verizon Development Threads. Can't remember where I found the official builds, but is the official Cyanogenmod site. I do have the link, but I don't have enough posts to show. Could I possibly be using the wrong ROM? Or is it something on Straight Talks side? Or have I missed something? Could this problem be a symptom of using the DEV Bootloader unlock method for Samsung 15 emmc? I would appreciate some insight on this. I should be receiving my new SIM hopefully in a few days or by the beginning of next week so I can update more when that comes. Thanks for taking the time to respond.
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put in this APN. I edited the VZWINTERNET APN and deleted the others:
NAME = whatever you want. I called it Straight Talk Verizon
APN= TRACFONE.VZWENTP
MMSC= http://mms.vtext.com/servlets/mms
MCC= 311
MNC= 480
APN TYPE= default,dun,stdhipri,supl
BEARER= LTE
Reboot phone
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put in this APN. I edited the VZWINTERNET APN and deleted the others:
NAME = whatever you want. I called it Straight Talk Verizon
APN= TRACFONE.VZWENTP
MMSC= http://mms.vtext.com/servlets/mms
MCC= 311
MNC= 480
APN TYPE= default,dun,stdhipri,supl
BEARER= LTE
Reboot phone
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Response is very much appreciated, unfortunately for some reason these APN settings do not work, ("No Service" is displayed with no signal bars under the mobile network icon in the pull down menu from the status bar) I have tried other various APN settings from random forums, and youtube. None have worked. Maybe my SIM card is corrupted possibly? I guess I will have to wait and see when Str8 Talk sends me my new SIM card. Will update/post new info when I know more. Thanks.
funny you should say that, today I don't have data or a signal at all (at work). I'll report back if that changes at home later today. It could be a sim issue or just a straight talk issue.
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buschris said:
funny you should say that, today I don't have data or a signal at all (at work). I'll report back if that changes at home later today. It could be a sim issue or just a straight talk issue.
Sent from my Nexus 6 using Tapatalk
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Interesting, glad to know I'm not the only one in this situation. Thanks. I will be sure to update this post as well when I know more. Thanks.
so the way I finally fixed it was to reload CM13 and use the last APN to edit with my settings and not delete the others. Don't know why it mattered but I'm up and running
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Yeah, tried editing the last APN as you suggested, still nothing. However I can connect to the tower (still with "No Service" indication) to receive phone calls and mms. But still no data. My new SIM card arrives in the mail 2 moro. Hopefully that is the issue.
If you're unable to edit the APN settings, I'd think that it was a faulty SIM card. Keep us notified, I'd be glad to help if possible.
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If you're unable to edit the APN settings, I'd think that it was a faulty SIM card. Keep us notified, I'd be glad to help if possible.
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Well, I am able to edit my APN settings, just the settings I have tried from XDA and other random forums/youtube/etc. just have not been working. As I have mentioned I am receiving my new SIM from Str8Talk 2moro, so hopefully a faulty SIM is the issue. Thanks for all the responses everyone, and I will keep everyone updated.
This is what worked for me. I am running daily CM13and been very happy. I edited the last APN entry and it saved fine.
Name: Verizon Internet (name whatever you want)
APN: TRACFONE.VZWENTP
MCC: 311
MNC: 480
APN Type: default,dun,supl
APN Protocol: IPv4/IPv6
APN Roaming Protocol IPv4/IPv6
Bearer: Unspecified
The rest is empty or default
MMSC on mine says "not set"
SOLVED
Well received my new SIM card. Apparently the old SIM wasn't letting me connect to the towers. Old SIM card displayed "No Service" under the Mobile Network icon. I called CS they activated my new SIM. New SIM card displayed "Verizon Wireless." However I still wasn't able to get data. They then escalated the ticket. After I hung up the phone I tried these APN settings:
puterdoc said:
This is what worked for me. I am running daily CM13and been very happy. I edited the last APN entry and it saved fine.
Name: Verizon Internet (name whatever you want)
APN: TRACFONE.VZWENTP
MCC: 311
MNC: 480
APN Type: default,dun,supl
APN Protocol: IPv4/IPv6
APN Roaming Protocol IPv4/IPv6
Bearer: Unspecified
The rest is empty or default
MMSC on mine says "not set"
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These worked, not sure if the previously mentioned APN settings would of worked as I did not try them with my new SIM card. It could very well be that those APN settings would of worked too. So, long story short I'm thinking the original SIM I used became corrupted somehow. Not sure how that could of happened but everything is functioning properly. I then called ST CS and had them close my ticket before they made any more changes to my account from their side. Thanks to all who replied to this thread.
Thought I would provide another update... For some reason the APN settings for TRACFONE.VZWENTP stopped working today. Called straight talk and got data working again using the VZWINTERNET apn setting. So weird. Not sure why I'm updating this thread but I thought it was important? LOL probably not, because straight talk seems to be a Sh** storm. LOL IM GOING CRAZY!!! Weeeeeeeeeeeee
APN not working for me
Hello, I had straight talk last year on my unrooted verizon samsung galaxy s5 and had no problems with the apn settings. I rooted my phone about 2 months ago using this forum http://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-galaxy-s5/general/root-method-og5-ok3-t3290370. Today I decided to reactivate my straight talk service and I have tried multiple apns and none of them seem to work. Also the apn on this forum wouldn't even save on my phone. Any idea on what i should do? Maybe I need a new sim card?
Fefe024 said:
Hello, I had straight talk last year on my unrooted verizon samsung galaxy s5 and had no problems with the apn settings. I rooted my phone about 2 months ago using this forum http://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-galaxy-s5/general/root-method-og5-ok3-t3290370. Today I decided to reactivate my straight talk service and I have tried multiple apns and none of them seem to work. Also the apn on this forum wouldn't even save on my phone. Any idea on what i should do? Maybe I need a new sim card?
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Update, i finally got my data working. I had to use a new sim card as well. I am currently using the verizon CDMA sim card that came in the byop pack. Been having some issues receiving text and mms messages tho and the apn used is what is on this forum since it is compatible with the sim without making any changes.
Have GS4 using on Straight Talk VZW towers but have been unable to get 4G working 3G is doing ok. Was changing apn settings to this post and also noticed that i am unable to input manually the APN type....options being (Internet+MMS) (Internet) and (MMS)
may be a bad sim as well but just wanted to chime in and see if anyone had run into similar issues.
Thanks in advance!!
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Have GS4 using on Straight Talk VZW towers but have been unable to get 4G working 3G is doing ok. Was changing apn settings to this post and also noticed that i am unable to input manually the APN type....options being (Internet+MMS) (Internet) and (MMS)
may be a bad sim as well but just wanted to chime in and see if anyone had run into similar issues.
Thanks in advance!!
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I would just try to talk to Straight Talk about it, it could be the sim card, or it could be the phone number you currently have. I just reactivated my service hoping no one else had my number but they did which had ended that person's service, which was why i was having a difficult time receiving text and mms. Now that i have a new number and used a new sim card everything works fine. I also can't manually change the Verizon apn but so far i have no need to change it.
Same issues but I have a Galaxy Sky Pro. Straight talk and verizon towers. Tried changing APN, NO luck. It will only let me change my APN, NOTHING ELSE????? It is a straight talk phone???? HELP!