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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Atreides Spawn:
Take solice in the fact that 99.999999% of us have very little control over what or who may or may not be exploiting us or our information at any given time. Trust that you (along with the rest of us) are like drops in an ocean of potential exploits. Law of large numbers... welcome to the machine.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] iamtimmah:
There is a slight pause/delay when making a call... are they tapping my calls?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] phatmanxxl:
What? Me worry?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Glenn54:
I knew it!

http://techcrunch.com/2011/12/01/carrier-iq-how-to-find-it-and-how-to-deal-with-it/
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tenaciousj:
Not sure if srs.

Sent from my Epic 4G Touch.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] CrispyCritter:
...

It's real, alright. I have a feeling that things are going to get real bad for Carrier IQ really quickly with all this negative press all the sudden. Bring on the class action lawsuits! Anybody gonna start one? I'm soo in!
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mphill46:
I have a question if it is possible to flash a radio that will allow the atrix 4g to access the 4g Lte network?? I just heard att is going to be adding their version of the so called 4g lte network to our area and I realize that now that my phone is not a true 4g phone more or less an upgraded version of 3g. Since I was under the impression I could access the lte network and now I know I can't I am wondering if there would be a way to flash a radio that would allow me to access the lte network. Thanks for any information guys and girls!!!
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Always_Jonezen:
From my understanding the Atrix is a 4g phone but At&t is just now getting there 4g or lte software up and running in some areas so its not the phone its the network that's not 4g
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xredjokerx:
no, theres no LTE radio inside the atrix.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Deggy:
Before the LTE roll out, HSPA+ was considered 4G. The Atrix has HSPA+ therefore "4G". New bill/law is making carriers changing the ways they're advertising 4g now. LTE is the "new" 4G.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rustyshack3:
Welcome to the world of "we made the same technology a bit faster so we are going to call it 4G so we dont get left in the dust". 4G just means 4th Generation. If it is different enough from prior technology, then it is a new generation, but the various "4G" offerings (LTE, HSPA+, wiMax) are no more compatible than the 3G (EVDO, EDGE) are/were.

The idea behind getting everyone to use the name 4G synonymously with LTE is because that is where everyone is evolving to. They wont be able to pick some transitionary technology and pretend that they are caught up.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lovfors:
Actually, some speeds need to be reached for the carriers/phone makers to call it 4G. These peek speed limits were set by the international telecommunication union (ITU).

" peak speed requirements for 4G service at 100 Mbit/s for high mobility communication (such as from trains and cars) and 1 Gbit/s for low mobility communication (such as pedestrians and stationary users)"

search for 4G on wikipedia for more information
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mphill46:
Yea just a little bummed I wont be able to access 4gLTE speeds in my atrix 4g... I was just misinformed when I bought the phone I guess. Goes to show you how much research you hablve to do in order to find out the truth. Is it possible to flash a 4GLTE radio to the atrix or are we "SOL"? our phones definitely don't lack the speed as the atrix still is up there with the brand new phones.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] robrj:
The ITU declared AT&T's HSPA+ as 4G along with T-Mobile's HSPA+ and Verizon's LTE network. Prior to that, not even LTE or Wimax were considered 4G.

http://www.tmonews.com/2010/12/hspa-now-officially-4g-according-to-itu/

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We're SOL. My understanding is the hardware is different.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CaelanT:
Consider this.............Atrix 4G is a cat 10 device. This means capable of 14.4Mbits/s down and 5.76Mbits/s up. The phone is not holding us back, the networks are. If they delivered enough bandwidth and coverage we would be able to utilize these speeds. Because they don't, we are stuck with what they give/throttle us at. In a nutshell, the Atrix is capable of A LOT more speed than our providers allow.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] realarchambeau:
4G means nothing!!

4G doesn't mean anything anymore. None of these networks give the speeds that 4G was supposed to give. LTE Advanced is going to be the game changer in my eyes. http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/weinschenk/like-lte-you-aint-seen-nothin-yet/?cs=49064
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anupash:
There is no hardware for 4G LTE in the Atrix , so its a straight no. What u can see as flashing radio are nothing buy different drivers for the wireless radio modem.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Buddy39914:
I just installed cm7, and it has trouble reading the sd card. how can i fix it?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Azure1203:
Yes, I have read every other thread I could find. :p

Anyways, I bought a Samsung Captivate on Kijijii. I did test it before I bought it, and it picked up 5 bars, and more importantly, held the 5 bars.

Took it home, and ordered the unlock code, which took a few days to get through. In the meantime I upgraded the phone from 2.2 to 2.3.3. Everything seemed to be fine. Got the unlock code, put in my SIM card, put in the unlock code....everything worked perfectly. It didn't pick up a signal though at first, which is a problem with my carrier(I think). They make you go in and manually search and then register. Which I did. Well, for the longest time it wouldn't find the carrier. I have pretty crappy service, so I went outside, still nothing.....went to work and stood under a cell repeater which gives 5 strong bars to any other phone, and my Captivate would show my carrier, I would register, and it would get 1 bar, and then within 10 seconds, it would lose signal again. All while I was standing right beside the cell repeater.

Not only that, but for some reason it would turn on flight mode, and then when I would try to disable it, it would sit there for about 20 min doing nothing.

I went back to 2.2.....still did the same thing. Went to 2.3.3 again, still the same problem. Tried 3 different modems for my specific model phone, 1 of them would find the network instantly, register within 10 seconds, and then drop signal again and go into enabling flight mode, and being a general pain in the ass to turn off. I would actually have to reboot the phone to be able to search for networks again.

The phone came from Rogers, so I put in my brothers Rogers SIM card, and it instantly found the network, registered and gave me 2 bars without me having to do anything. Except then it began dropping signal, getting signal back...dropping it, getting it back. It is winter here right now, and we do have spotty service, but I have Samsung Fascinate that holds at least 1 bar consistently. Not sure if the antenna strength is better. From what I understand they are more or less the same.

I swapped out my SIM card into a different unlocked phone and got service instantly, and then put another different SIM card into the Captivate, and it had the same problem.

I'm pretty much out of options. I'll try tomorrow to see if I can hold a Rogers signal better, which it hopefully can because I'm thinking of selling it.

But I'm inclined to believe that it might be a software problem. Problem is I have no idea what to do in order to fix it.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Azure1203:
Played around with it a bit more. On 2.3.3 with the KH3 modem installed, it will find the network, then try to connect for 10 min, where it will then say 'unable to connect, please try later.'

Then after clicking again, it will say 'unable to connect, select automatic registration' and then sit there for another 5 min. When it finally comes back, I will click on 'select automatically' and it will say after a couple min, 'registered on network', but won't get signal.

All of this I do with 5 bars service. Or in an area with 5 bars service.

Also, the flight mode constantly comes on, and disables 'mobile networks'....so I can't access it. And its a bit weird that it would do that, since any other android phone that I've had, when I lost service, it would constantly try to connect, not go into flight mode and refuse to come out.

Would it help to install a custom ROM on it? I'm going to try going back to 2.2 and test some more stuff. Problem is the small amount of time I spent with 2.2 last night, the phone would crash everytime I tried searching for networks.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Azure1203:
After playing around with it even more, I'm convinced that it says 'error while searching for networks' because the phone constantly jumps back into flight mode.

Even when it does get a signal and registers, the phone jumps back into flight mode within a couple seconds, and bang the signal is gone.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] holeindalip:
Are you flashing with the sim card in the phone? Or if you are flashing through cwm are you leaving the usb cable plugged in?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Azure1203:
I flashed with Odin, WITH the SIM card in the phone. I never bothered to take it out. Would it make a difference?

I actually just flashed back to 2.2 with the SIM card in the phone. It found the network, registered on the network, but then dropped signal and activated flight mode again.

Odin flash goes like this. Put phone into download mode, plug phone into USB, open Odin, put 2.2 file into 'phone' section, make sure re-partition isn't checked, click start, and it does everything it should do. Phone restarts running 2.2.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] b-eock:
No open ODIN FIRST!!! And then plug in phone... know your stuff before you give false info.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Azure1203:
After flashing back to 2.3.3 without the SIM card in the phone, I still get the same problem. But the phone doesn't seem to constantly be going back into flight mode.

Does the modem file change if you go back to 2.2 and back up to 2.3.3? I might have flashed the wrong modem or something.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Azure1203:
I'm not quite sure what you mean. I've done it both ways, and each time the flash has been successful.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Azure1203:
I should mention that baseband version on my status menu says 'I896UXKH2.'

And I'm running 2.3.3.

So I'm not sure if the modem changes when you go back to 2.2. I forgot to check that.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] holeindalip:
I thought you were suppose to put it in the pda slot not the phone??
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Azure1203:
I did actually put it into the PDA slot. Sorry.

Anyways, rooted and installed CM7, installed the KC1 radio, which SHOULD work in Canada on the 850mhz band, and when I search for networks, the only network it finds is Can Rogers Wireless Inc. Up till now it found MTS as well, which is the network I want to use.

I have an MTS(working SIM card) inside the phone. Just bizarre. Could the unlock code not have worked correctly?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Azure1203:
Just completely bizarre. I couldn't get any modem to even recognize and find my network of choice, MTS.

So I went back to exactly how the found was when I bought it. Stock 2.2. Going to find out if even a Rogers SIM card will work in it.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bindaasathar:
There could be two possible things:

1. Unlock code would had messed up.

2. Corrupt IMEI number! Check IMEI number on the box of your phone or below battery and compare with that of the phone (*#06# or settings)...
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] holeindalip:
+1 you beat me to it!
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Azure1203:
The IMEI number on the status menu on the phone is identical to the phone under the battery.

So that leaves the unlock code. The guy who gave it to me, cellunlocker.net gave me instructions for locking it to a specific carrier. I tried that with MTS, and it doesn't work. Basically you punch in a code in the dialer, put in the MCC/MNC code, put in the network lock code, and lock it for that carrier. It said it worked successfully, so I have no idea what else went wrong.

The instructions I mentioned above he gave me after I told him the original method didn't work. That method being putting in non-accepted SIM card, and the box pops up asking for network unlock code. I punched the code in he gave me, and it said unlock successful.

Anything else I should do?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tennyleaz:
I have the similar problem on any 2.1~2.3 stock firmware which I have tried.

I'm using Tmobile now, and the IMEI is correct.

But I only receive 1 bar or no bar signals.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Azure1203:
So you unlocked your phone as well? Perhaps the bands are wrong? I know T-mobile uses a different band than other US providers.

In my case, the Captivate uses the 850/1900 bands, which is what Rogers and MTS use.

MTS being the carrier I want to use it on.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] codwif:
I ordered my unlock code from cellunlock.net and it didn't take. I used the Galaxy S Unlock app and it worked fine. When you enter *#7465625# it does show the network lock as off right?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Azure1203:
Didn't take as in it said it cannot unlock? Because when I put in the code from cellunlock it said unlock successful.

But I didn't know you could check with that code. I'll do that later. Thanks.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Azure1203:
So apparently I had locked the phone to MTS. Put in a Fido SIM card to try something different, and it said enter network unlock code. Entered the unlock code I got, and it said unlock successful.

Now when I type in *#7465625# it says 'off' under all the headings, just like my Fascinate says.

It still holds signal, loses signal though with Fido. I have no idea if that is a problem or what is going on. It'll get 2 bars, or about -99dbm, 5asu, and then suddenly drop it. Get it back again....drop it after 10 seconds.

Apparently flight mode is going on, going off, going on, going off....which is apparently why it loses signal, and gets it back again.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Azure1203:
Well I'm pretty much out of options. It simply won't register on the MTS network not matter what I do.

I locked it back to Fido, using this method.

1. start the phone with non-accepted sim (MTS Simcard)

2. in the phone dialer i enter *7465625*638*#

3. You will see a pop up window and in it enter the MMC/MNC code for the provider you want to use phone. (eg. 310260 for T-mobile USA, 310410 or 310380 for ATT)

You can find the list of codes here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_Network_Code

4. in CONTROL KEY field enter the NCK UNLOCK code. Press OK & Hold

5. Restart the phone.

and now it should unlock

And it finds Fido and registers, but loses signal exactly every 15 seconds. With Rogers I noticed it would lose signal exactly every 15 seconds as well and then get it back. The strength is there as well.

I can send messages, make calls, until it cuts out and loses signal....but it simply won't HOLD the signal. Just weird.

The frequency is correct as well. Set to GSM/WCDMA auto prl, and when I check the frequency, it says 850mhz band 5. So I don't think it has anything to do with that.

I'm going to try flashing a different modem to hopefully make it hold the Rogers signal so I can try to sell the phone again. Because this is a nightmare to deal with.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] codwif:
I was under the understanding that you couldn't relock a phone after you unlocked it. Strange.

And if you type in *#0011# it shows that you are on WCDMA 850 band 5 right?

You could try this menu to see if your phone is accepting 850.

1. From the phone Dial Pad, enter: *#2263#

2. From the "BAND SELECTION" menu select "[2] WCDMA BAND"

3. From the "WCDMA BAND" menu select "[5] WCDMA 850 (FDD V)"

4. Exit out of menu and check to make sure your band is now WCDMA 850 using *#0011#

There should be a star/asterisk beside WCDMA 850.

And where do you check the PRL? I'll check mine, also on MTS and see if it matches what you've got.

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I wonder if this "modem dance" they speak of will help your cause?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1154160

This is a link explaining how to do it.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=12156313&postcount=438
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Azure1203:
I will try all that. From what I can tell it was using the correct band. Scdma 850mhz band 5.

If you type in *#*#4636#*#* and scroll down it tells you your prl.

I left my phone on overnight with the fido sim card in it and it would constantly drop signal and get it back after 15 seconds.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Azure1203:
So what are the chances that the sim holder has a problem? As in its not working correctly so it loses signal every 15 seconds.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mikegy2002:
Hmm. Have you already tried a complete wipe. Factory "hard" reset at any point to bring it back completely to stock on the stock rom?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Azure1203:
Yep. Only thing I haven't done yet is go back to stock 2.1.

But it was working originally with stock 2.2 which is what I've tried numerous times.

I might take it in to get it looked at by a cell repair shop. Only thing I'm left with is hardware.

I wouldn't be surprised if the Android OS has a built in feature that checks if your SIM card is still active every 15 seconds. And my phone is checking it, and the SIM card can't make a good connection, so it loses signal probably because of a short or something, then gets it right back.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chappatti:
+1

It really does not matter whether ODIN is opened before or after AS LONG AS you computer registers the phone.......I have done it either way, no problem.

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Yes, I think you have either a bad sim CARD, or bad sim holder. Ahve you tried a new SIM card from your provider. Basically, since your SIM is not "coonecting" to your phone correctly, you get intermittent "Flight Mode" on (no sim card) and off (sees sim card)

Look at this nice link that helps you narrow it down to the SIM:

http://www.justanswer.com/electroni...ivate-push-power-button-says-flight-mode.html

Hope it helps !
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Azure1203:
I've tried at least 5 different SIM cards, and they all do the same thing. Find signal, lose signal. Some don't find it again, some do, but lose it again.

I'll check out that link. Thanks!
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fherpich:
Hi Guys,

Also with same issue, bought an I897 on NYC open box unlocked but when i came home don't have signal, with my old HTC i see the signal as UMTS 2100 WCDMA preferred, tried several roms but no luck, i get signal in some places but 99% of the time don't have any, do you have any clue?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Azure1203:
Is it getting signal and loosing it after a certain period of time? The problem with my phone was a physical hardware problem. Friend of mine had the exact same phone with a badly damaged screen, and I just replaced the inside of the phone that lost signal with the motherboard from the phone with the cracked screen, and now it works perfectly.

Also, if you say NYC open box, is that somewhere in North America? If you're in a different country, it might be that North American phones don't have the frequencies you need. I figure that is not the case since if you can flash different ROMs, you probably understand the difference between frequencies.

I went crazy trying to figure out my problem, and in the end it wasn't software.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] space_eyes:
Hate to say it but have you triple checked your frequencies? Cdma just doesn't sound right for fido, I could be off the wall on this one but doesn't Fido run off rogers or something...

Now that I think of it, double check your phones, its possible that model was meant for CDMA network for example as opposed to GSM network, eg. Vibrant for Telus compared to one from T-Mobile. Same model except slight hardware change
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mangaicaptivate:
My captivate is not registering a network

Help! I flashed captivate to the stock rom available then i put my sim .. now it hardly catches any network. even if does . I am not able to make any outbound call or messages. Can some one help out here ?? I have no idea why is this happening
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] laughingT:
it sounds like you may have the wrong modem firmware as part of the rom that you flashed. or you may have lost your efs folder. Does the IMEI on your SIM card match the IMEI reported in settings on phone?

Flashing to 2.3.5 stock should allow you to get the correct IMEI.

I recall that TRusselo's stickied thread on 'how to flash any rom' also has a list of available modems with links. If you look at the sticky threads in captivate forums you should find it.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mangaicaptivate:
yes it does match.. how do i flash the modem ? pls forgive me for my ignorance. I am new to all this .. wat modem should i flash ? i have my efs folder in the backup folder in my sd card..

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how do i know which modem to install .. i have read some where that kernel and modem should match.. i have I897UCkk4-CL614489.. which modem to install for this . Can yu pls give step by step process. it will be helpfull. I am so dumb i knw :(
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] laughingT:
never had to change my modem, but there is a complete list with links in this post below, and if you carefully read the entire thread, starting at the top, you can figure it out.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=18370245
[LG Thrill 4G] KayxGee1:
I currently have an HTC HD7S but being a tech head, I'm getting bored.

Is it worth getting the Thrill or is its already dead in the custom rom area?:confused:
[LG Thrill 4G] lastdeadmouse:
Not dead, but calm. In actuality, though, there's been a jumpstart in posting the last couple days and a few have been promising to me. Additionally, GB is now scheduled to be released the 27th for the optimus 3d which should give the thrill a custom gb rom in days by that point. I'm days away from my trade deadline, but I'm staying pretty devoted to the phone I've decided I love. Now if only we could get a stock browser without this damn toolbar at the bottom...
[LG Thrill 4G] AeRo0:
Just go into browser settings the very first thing is weather you want the browser toolbar on the bottom :D
[LG Thrill 4G] Nophix:
I just picked mine up last Friday. I'm coming off an Atrix, and so far I'm not looking back.

The screen is fantastic, the phone is smooth, and it doesn't seem to have some of the issues the Attic suffers from.

It was between this and the Galaxy S II, and I wanted the HDMI. Also, the Thrill felt better.

Besides gimmick or not, the 3D is cool.
[LG Thrill 4G] KayxGee1:
Thanks for the opinions. A family member of my has it and I've had the pleasure of using it. But I'm pretty much set on getting it.

Also, I was reading yesterday the ICS source code is released. Any devs interested in that?

EDIT: Honeycomb is available as well
[LG Thrill 4G] kiltedthrower:
I was going to say I don't know if I had an upgrade right now if it would be the phone I'd pick. I'd more than likely get a Note. But I've come to really like this phone and wouldn't trade it unless a Thrill with a 4.5 inch screen, 16 gig storage, and ICS came out.

Of course, then it'd still be a Thrill :)