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[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mattisfaction:
Hi I am currently a T - Mobile customer and when I originally bought my Samsung Galaxy S2 with the company, I thought I could take advantage of using both the T - Mobile network and 2G services of the T - Mobile Orange Network.

However after successfully using it for the first 2 weeks, after my KE7 firmware update, I have an unbranded phone, it did not connect to the network anymore, stating, even if I manually select T - Mobile Orange in GSM mode only, Cannot registor with network, Unable to connect, then it states it is registered and yet I have emergency calls only stated and not either T - Mobile or even T - Mobile Orange. Then it will not connect to either network manually until I restart the phone.

I have since flashed my phone with various other firmwares, am currently on cognition s2 1.13, it's a great Rom, and still the same thing occurs.

I have contacted T - Mobile, they can't fix it, I have took the phone to a Samsung Repairer and they couldn't see anything wrong, stating it was a fault with Orange, as the guy in the shop's T - Mobile branded Galaxy s2 did the same.

Anyone solved the mystery, or is able to explain the issue to me?

It's doing my nut in, I have had phones like these for years, flashed them and enjoyed them, and usually work things out for myself, my last phone was an Samsung I8910, which was great with custom firmware support and I must say the Galaxy s2 is by far my favourite ever phone, but even my Samsung Omnia I8910 works properly on T - Mobile and Orange, and the latest and greatest phone won't!! :(
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stoney73:
Have you tried flashing a different modem? Seeing as the cognition rom is based on I9100XXKG1, I know of a couple of forum members that have had trouble with the KG1 modem, and had to revert to the KF2 modem.

Worth a try? It won't wipe you phone of anything daft either.

List of official modems: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1131950

Before you do anything, can you dial*#1234# and just check what phone software is installed?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mattisfaction:
Thanks for the option :) Unfortunately I have tried the KE2, KE7, KF2 and KG1 Modems now, none of them have worked. It is really bizaar as the bloody thing works really well on T - Mobile, when there is coverage, plus the 3 and H is great speeds when they are in coverage, it just won't switch to Orange :(
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stoney73:
one moment, I'm on t-mobile aswell.

text YES to 2121.

Homer moment: Doh, you cant text can you?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Archer:
Just for reference, I'm with Orange and in my network list I have both "Orange" and "Orange and T-Mobile". I can connect to the Orange one fine, but not to the other one. It does switch to T-Mobile sometimes though. I've seen it do it.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mattisfaction:
Hi again, I have text yes to 2121, and it was working on my phone before. So yours has no issues then?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stoney73:
No, but I remember I used to have an everythingeverywhere app in data/private, which is no longer there.

I just texted yes to 2121 and now it lets me register on orange aswell as t-mobile.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mattisfaction:
I just looked in data/private and do not have an everythingeverywhere app, plus I have just again text 2121 and still cannot use the orange network :(

Cheers for your advice though mate :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mattisfaction:
Cheers for the information :)

Unfortunately if I let mine automatically switch network, it switches to emergency calls only if I am out of a t mobile network range, not orange, and it used to switch to orange no problem :(

Then when it is in emergency calls only, I have to turn it on and off to get it to work at all, as it will not register back to T mobile :confused:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stoney73:
My last attempt......when you go into wireless/mobile network settings, is data roaming ticked?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mattisfaction:
Yes it is, cheers for all your help. It's very frustrating and I can't fathom it out, so cheers for trying yourself :D
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Joey2o11:
You don't need data roaming ticked in order to use Orange. T-mobile and Orange are both considered 'home' networks.

I'm on T-Mobile without data roaming ticked and it switches automatically to Orange without any issues. Might be worth phoning t-mobile up and seeing if there's some sort of issue with your account.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dirobeshploppy:
I installed Lite'ning Rom and found that I couldn't connect to Orange on my unlocked tmobile sim. Turned out that I had the "com.orange.authentication.simcard.permission" apk missing.

Downloaded it here:- http://www.contentsd.nl/apk/SimServicePermission.apk

and installed it with titanium and registered ok on orange.

Hope this helps.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Joey2o11:
I've just checked my simfree phone and it has the above apk installed. How on earth did you figure out you were missing this apk??
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dirobeshploppy:
Was browsing the list of stock apk's here:-

https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?hl=en_US&hl=en_US&key=0Ag43oj7rLQP4dENZcmhGN0ZUa3pHSENVeXlqUm5vV0E&single=true&gid=0&output=html

and noticed the "com.orange.authentication.simcard.permission" reference and when I checked via titanium it wasn't installed so I tried it and it sorted out my problem.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stephan.pieri:
Hiya guys. Sorry to jump on this thread but I am having the same issue as OP. I'd just like to give you an update on what I know so far. It is a nightmare trying to speak to someone at T-Mobile who actually knows whats going on, but I was persistent and got through to an engineer who said that they are having transmitter problems in east anglia and surrounding areas...not sure if you are in that area or not. Unfortunately all the engineer said is that they are working hard to a. figure out what the problem is ang b. fix it! He also could not give me an ETA and said that the only way to get back onto the network is to reboot the phone a couple of times. Not ideal, but I though it was something to do with the VillainRom that I flashed...so here's stupid me flashing stock, bricking/unbricking the phone etc etc only to find out later that its not the phone...on the plus side I have amazing battery life now haha who would have thought ey!

Anyways, hope this information is useful to you all.

Steph
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vfrvulcan:
It is not a ROM issue - it is a T-Mobile/Orange fault

Absolutely right Steph, it is not ROM related.

T-Mobile have acknowledged that there is a problem with registering T-Mobile customers on T'Orange cell towers.

I've been having this issue for a couple of weeks now (also in East Anglia), and after a lot of perseverance I got transferred to Level 2 support (Technical Support - not Customer Support) last Monday. They said there was a 'rectifier problem' on a mast in Henny Street, near Sudbury, Suffolk at the end of June and it has had a knock-on effect on other masts in the area. It was/is a level 2 priority for fix.

I wasn't happy with that explanation as it happens all over Suffolk!

Still with the issue on Thursday, I called them again and got straight through to Level 2 as they had marked my account as an on-going problem which Customer Support (in the Philippines) couldn't handle.

While explaining in detail the 'Your SIM does not allow you to connect to this network' problem the Guy I was talking to received an internal notification that they were aware of issues registering on T'Orange cells, that they'd known about it for 72 hours, have no idea what is causing it, and no eta to fix.

I've been using a forced connection to T'Orange for the last couple of days (poor T-Mo signal in house which always caused it to hunt for T'Orange anyway). Downside of course is that it won't get a 3G signal when forced into T'Orange mode.

Still happening today so need to give them another prod...

Oh, and I found this thread searching for answers - I don't have a Galaxy S, I have a Desire. Further proof that it isn't ROM related.

I'll update when I find out more from them.

Aaron
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vfrvulcan:
Just spoken to them again, problem is still on-going, they are still investigating and looking for more samples of the problem to try and isolate the issue. In light of that I would suggest anyone else having this to phone them and ask for Technical Support and register the fault - the more samples they have, the better chance of getting it resolved.

In other words, they still don't know what's causing it or when they'll fix it.
[Legend Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] charliemarquez:
Hi,

I've a problem with my HTC legened.

I flashed CM 6.1 in my device, but I've lost GSM connectivity. I can just use the WLAN card.

I've attached my adb logcat -b radio output

I

How can I get it back to work?

Thank you in advance
[Wildfire General] Nivin Abraham:
someone pls tell me how to update clockworkmod recovery from 3.0.0.6 to 3.2.0.0 for htc wildfire
[Wildfire General] 3xeno:
I posted there:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1165473&page=2

Did you even bother reading it? Or are you just gong to post your demand n times?
[Nook Color General] dsf3g:
So viewsonic's 7" tablet just hit Amazon, and is priced at $230.00.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=470938631&pf_rd_i=507846

It's an interesting device that's pre-loaded with a bunch of Amazon apps (including teh Amazon App store). Sorta like a pseudo-Amazon Kindle Color.

And Viewsonic is aiming squarely at the Nook with this device, just scroll down to the end of their product page for a spec-by spec comparison:

http://www.viewsonic.com/products/vb730.htm

Funny thing: though the spec sheet mentions that both tablets have a 7" screen, it conveniently fails to list their resolution. (The Viewsonic is just 800 x 480).

Still, the fact that this thing includes built-in stylus technology makes it a serious competitor to HTC's 7" View tablet. If it weren't for the low resolution screen, i might even consider one myself.
[Nook Color General] neidlinger:
Wow for 230.00 bucks i would of bought that.... that's a great priced little tablet.
[Nook Color General] votinh:
Yes, the NOOKcolor does have serious competitor.

Feature-wise, so far that Viewsonic has offered a lot more. Few down-side

+ far less superior screen

+ no wireless-N

+ seperate charger port. NC uses microUSB port as charger

+ thicker 14mm (vs. NC 12mm)

But it gains

+ default bluetooth 2.1

+ microphone

+ webcam

+ 1GHz CPU (can it be overclocked?)

+ regular miniUSB

+ miniHDMI

+ 10hrs vs 8hrs battery life (not much diff. i guess)

+ front speaker (better than on the back like the NC, i personal feeling)

+ lighter 15.2oz (vs. NC 15.8oz)

Next question, can this V730 be flashed and run CM7 like we did the NC?

I think if it has IPS screen tech, it will beat the NOOK.
[Nook Color General] joenathane:
What I've come to learn about Android phones and tablets is, the specs are near meaningless, the real strength of a device is it's community. Imagine the Nook without CM7 or even root... I have a friend who has the Galaxy Tab(CDMA), which pretty much out specs the Nook in every way, but I would never trade, because the Tabs community is basically just a rag tag group with no star action. Matter of fact my friend is jealous of all my Nook can do...

Most device manufacturers load down their android devices with so much crap or don't optimize enough that even dual core devices run like crap...

/end of rant :D
[Nook Color General] Divine_Madcat:
Why would it beat the nook? Even if it were an IPS screen (and knowing Viewsonic, it will be the cheapest crap they can find; already demoed by the pathetic 800x480 screen), the other "extra" features really aren't that great.

I will knock bluetooth off your list, since it works just fine in CM7 (yes, range could be better, but frankly, i have never had a problem there either).

So, it leaves you with some extra ports and a crappy webcam. Sorry, but i will take the amazing quality IPS screen any day over some extra ports and webcam. (BTW - the "regular" USB thing is silly, since "regular" microUSB plugs in just fine to our port..)
[Nook Color General] fuul4nook:
The 800x480 resolution makes it a non-starter for me.
[Nook Color General] votinh:
So you're telling me if the VB730 has 1024x600 IPS screen, just like the NC, it is still a bad one, and can't compete to the NC?
[Nook Color General] TheAmazingDave:
I agree. The biggest selling point of the NC for me is the beautiful IPS hi-res display. Viewsonic won't have a solid competitor (IMO) with such a low-res screen.

Stock-for-stock, it'll be a better option for Joe Schmoe in the market for a cheapie tablet, though. That is, unless a Nook owner gets to them first... haha
[Nook Color General] fuul4nook:
IF it had as good a screen as the Nook, then yes it'd be an interesting stock alternative. But as it's spec'ed now with thet 800x480 screen, that probably makes it a negative for a large number of folks. The Bluetooth is a plus vs Stock NC, but not versus CM7 NC. The mini-USB port vs micro is nice in that it's probably a fair bit sturdier than what we've got now, but all in all, not a huge deal.

The mini-HDMI is interesting, but again, when paired with the 800x480 screen, it's unclear whether it will push out worthwhile resolution. The thing that will be interesting is if they come out with a version that's got a higher resolution screen, and what the real detail is about their CPU/GPU.

The stylus is a marketing hype positive against a stock NC. You can obviously buy a stylus for any capacitive screen tablet for under 20 bucks. Whether or not the Viewsonic "RiteTouch" is any good, only time will tell.

The rest of the list is pretty much vs the Stock NC, so this is a stock vs stock argument. We have no way of knowing whether or not the hacking community for this device will be as strong as the one for the NC, so again only time will tell.

But right now, with what knowledge we have... I still feel NC is better, at least for my needs.
[Nook Color General] votinh:
That's what I stated up there, the VB730 has far less superior screen compared to the NOOK. Also said if it has the same screen tech/resolution as the NC, then it is a serious competitor. Assuming xda-developer as well as cyanogenmod gurus will tackle this little tablet later on like they did for the NC, then this guys would be good.

Don't know why this site has too many hot-head blindly jumped on defending their Nook.

Can they relax and open their mind? Geez
[Nook Color General] TheAmazingDave:
I think it has to do with the unique nature of unlocking an e-reader for use as a full-fledged tablet, and it's great hardware for the price.

Also, I wonder how much a comparable screen would raise the Viewsonic's price.
[Nook Color General] kennyminot:
Have you folk ever actually tried to use a capacitive stylus? I mean, give me a break . . . unless you like writing with a crayon, they are mostly useless. Pretty much impossible to use one to underline *.pdf files (or, for that matter, comfortably write).

For me, depends on the stylus technology. If you're getting something like the HTC Flyer's stylus, I think it would be a good deal, so long as there is more built-in software support. But they're kind of vague about the whole thing on the website. I haven't been able to find more information about "RiteTouch" technology. I'm waiting to see what somebody serious says about how the stylus actually works with the device.
[Nook Color General] dsf3g:
Same here. Looking for a review. If the stylus works well, I'll probably wait and see if they release an upgraded version with a 1024 x 600 screen and then maybe.
[Nook Color General] Jotokun:
This. When the honeycomb/ICS source code launches, we have a strong enough community that we will be seeing a port, and its going to completely transform our ereaders into full fledged tablets. This viewsonic tablet probably wont have that support if previous models are anything to judge by, and the horrible screen resolution means that even if it did, it would be stuck with the phone UI since there simply isnt enough space to show tablet optimized applications.
[Nook Color General] dsf3g:
So the first Amazon reader review is in:

http://www.amazon.com/ViewBook-VB73...dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1

Reviewer claims it has a RESISTIVE screen! Whoa! Hadn't seen that mentioned anywhere. In fact, I hadn't seen any mention either way. But if this is true then it surely makes a big difference (and explains the included pen). The next question is: is it multi-touch? I have to assume it is, because it would be pretty crippling if it weren't.

Now, I'm not going to immediately discount a device with a resistive screen (no doubt the technology is improving day to day) but I'd definitely want to read some in depth testimonials on how it compares to the capacitive screens we've all grown to know and love.

(EDIT: The Tiger Direct page lists "resistive screen" in the specs: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=782735&CatId=6957 So this Nook competitor is becoming less impressive the more I read about it.)
[Nook Color General] barf99:
Depends on if they are using new multitouch resistive controllers.

h t t p://w w w.designnews.com/document.asp?doc_id=230884&
[Nook Color General] khaytsus:
If it has a pen input, then resistive is really the only way to go there. As said, writing with a capactive stylus is annoying at best.

As for multitouch, usually that is NOT possible on resistive but I don't think it's impossible either.
[Nook Color General] kennyminot:
Really, the advantage of capacitive touchscreens is probably a little overstated. I currently have two resistive touchscreen tablets. The T91MT was one of the first cheap tablet devices on the market, and it has a pretty sensitive screen with multitouch features. Most people would have trouble telling the difference between that and a capacitive screen. My Pocket eDGe has a much less sensitive screen, although its ability to use a stylus makes it much more useful than most recent Android devices. I'm not entirely convinced that a capacitive touchscreen is the best option, especially when you consider that the technology has likely advanced over the last couple years.

So . . . a resistive touchscreen . . .

(1) can have multitouch support;

(2) can be used at any temperature;

(3) can be used with any object that applies pressure;

(4) is extremely accurate;

(5) is cheap.

I'd still like to see how the stylus works. It would be really neat if it had palm rejection.
[Nook Color General] coor:
That amazon review is mine .. I had a gift card to amazon so i ordered this instead of the nook.

Since writing that review initially the amazon market has more annoyed me as I am lacking things I wish i had from the google market and I can't seem to find any drivers to support this device to make any attempt at rooting it so I can get the google market on it.

Hulu+ runs on it though thats a bonus i think.

The screen is difficult to tell if it is truly a resistive screen or something else, as why i put in the review it appears to be a hybrid of some kind. Using my Bamboo Capacitive Stylus I am able to control the screen and all just the same as using the included Rite Touch stylus, which as far as i can tell is nothing but a regular old resistive plastic tip stylus. On the Multi-touch issue I've read it is but it doesn't appear to be as I can't pinch to zoom and the usual multi-touch gestures although the double tap to zoom I use more even on cap screens than the pinch.
[Nook Color General] lschroeder:
I still have problems with bluetooth keyboards, runing nightly 126 and 131. I have a Xoom bluetooth with a modified qwerty.kl file to enable most of the android special keys to work. The three annoying issues with Xoom keyboard is that it will stop working while typing long messages, have to hit power button on it to restart; a key will stick kkkkkkkkkk; and not easy to get out of pop-up for accent keys. You do not see these problems? The best feature is that I can leave power adapter plugged in with bluetooth.

When I use my Logitech wireless usb combo keyboard and mouse I only seem to get the pop-up accent box. The negative is even with a y cable it does not seem to charge nook while in host and v-bus mode. The combination arrow and keyboard interface is really slick.

Anybody else notice these flaws with bluetooth and usb keyboards?
[Nook Color General] TheAmazingDave:
I don't have any problems of that nature using my Logitech Mx5000.
[Nook Color General] Zenoran:
Nook has the best screen I've seen on a tablet and I've had most of the newer hc tablets. Something about it is crisp and clear especially for test.

If this new tablet is anything even remotely close to the craptastic screen on the gtab it's no comparison.
[Nook Color General] dsf3g:
Absolutely. I took my NC into Best Buy the other day and compared it to one of the new HTC Views they had for sale, and the Nook's screen was better than the one on that $500 tablet.
[Nook Color General] al mon:
We have one of the Viewsonic 7s in the office and even at $230, its a piece of junk.

The worst part of the device is the screen. It is so low res, it makes it look like CGA.

Overall construction is poor and the "tablet" is quite thick. I would say it feels a lot thicker than the Nook.

Nook Color rocks. Pass on the Viewsonic because the screen is absolutely horrible. Once you look at it, you wouldn't want it.
[Nook Color General] Phatdawg:
I hate to be in a back padding circle hug that we have going on here, but I agree with what everyone is basically saying about the screen, quality, resolution...

I also don't like resistive screens.

I would like to have working blue-tooth, mic, cam, etc, but the first two things I look for when ruling out a table is screen / capacitive.

Nook color was made for hours of continuous use as an e-reader, hence the screen _HAS_ to be that good.
[Nook Color General] life64x:
Since it does not have a IPS screen...this question really is not valid...like saying if my prune juice tasted like honey....it could be the same tasting? When it does not have it....it does not have it..I could also say if it had quad core your telling me it wouldn't compete.....nook is in a totally different league in screen...
[Nook Color General] Taosaur:
I don't see how these Viewsonic tablets keeping getting discussed like they're a genuine competitor for any decent piece of hardware. They're a knock-off brand that relies on confusion to sell their products. You'd probably be just as well-off with one of those $100 Craig tablets from CVS (which actually have a bit of a dev community).
[Nook Color General] mmxz3ro:
Youtube video on VB730 are scarce

If you own one can you please make a review for it? I'd appreciate it. I'm seriously thinking about buying this tablet. I found a vid on youtube but it was muted. Thanks!