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[Motorola Droid RAZR] bigstape:
I have been trying various Jelly Bean ROMs on my Verizon Droid Razr Max, but I kept having the problem that I couldn't get a cell phone signal. Curiously, I could get data to work. Using the "Phone Info" app on the stock Ice Cream ROM lists the preferred network type as: LTE/CDMA/ExDo/GSM/WCDMA. However, when I run "Phone Info" on a Jelly Bean ROM, "LTE/CDMA/ExDo/GSM/WCDMA" is not listed as an option (I couldn't even get "Phone Info" to work on one ROM). After I bit of fooling around with my phone and reading a few related posts in various droid forums, I discovered that one can set the prefered network to LTE/CDMA/ExDo/GSM/WCDMA on a Jelly Bean ROM thusly: go into Settings/More (Under Wireless & Nerworks)/Mobile network settings/Network Mode. "LTE/CDMA/ExDo/GSM/WCDMA" should be listed as an option.

Now I have Cell Phone service with verizon when I'm running a Jelly Bean ROM. If only I could get MP3s to play....
[Motorola Droid RAZR] pacman377:
Have you tried Koa rom? I ran it and mp3s played fine using the google music and power amp apps.
[Windows Phone 8 General] brian85:
I really hope nokia fixes this.

"Despite what reviews say, this isn't only a problem with daytime shots. Nighttime shots suffer from this "soft" look too. The night shots are good at capturing lots of light, but still poor on the sharpening part.

It sucks because before taking a picture, when I push the camera button down to focus, the image in the screen looks BEAUTIFUL and very sharp/detailed. As soon as I take the picture, it completely changes the look and makes it very soft and takes away detail."
[Windows Phone 8 General] robstunner:
They are saying it will be a software fix. They meaning Nokia.

Sent from my RM-820_nam_att_100 using Board Express
[Windows Phone 8 General] tfn:
I dont like it as well but you can easily fix it with the built in autofix in windows or just use nokia creative studio app.

The main thing though for me is although the phone takes amazing low light shots.. they are only good for static objects as if your subjects moves even a bit they will become blur because of the slow shutter speed..

I guess you cant have everything :P
[Windows Phone 8 General] gilesjuk:
To be honest I'm not seeing the problem when taking photos of objects near. I suspect that on landscapes f2.0 aperture creates a shallow depth of field and so things in the distance aren't sharp compared to cameras with a much smaller aperture.

This is physics at work, can't do much about that with a fixed aperture.
[Windows Phone 8 General] GoodDayToDie:
Sure you can, set the focal point on whatever the distance is to the landscape (in effect, "infinity" by photography definition). Now, if you try and photograph a scene with things at different distances, some of them will be out of focus and look soft, yes. That is absolutely a case of "physics at work". It may be that the camera is too eager to focus on something in the foreground - even something meaningless, like the ground at your feet - when trying to take landscape shots.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] everybodyelse:
I need help with an issue please.

I doesn't matter which XXLS7 stock ROM I try my wi-fi just doesn't work. I can connect OK and it works in previous versions of Android but not this one. I'm using XXLS3 Baseband Version.

Thanks
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] teraxul:
Try another modem.

Wysłane za pomocą mojego GT-N7000 with XXLS7
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] everybodyelse:
I've tried XXLS3, XXLS1 and XXLR1 but none of them seem to work
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nokiamodeln91:
again do a clean flash if the rom
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] everybodyelse:
I've already done a clean flash of 3 different XXLS7 roms and while I can connect to my router it just won't work. I can't sign into my google account or load any website. I went back to ICS and the wifi worked just fine. Go back to LS7 and same issue! :(
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nokiamodeln91:
wifi works just fine on my XXLS7... may be you can try to download XXLS2 from sammobile.com and install it using PC Odin and then check if wifi works.. if yes then upgrade to xxls7

* while on xxls2, make sure you flash the philz xxls2 to be safe
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] everybodyelse:
Thanks I will try this. Will let you know if it has worked later. :)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] everybodyelse:
Nope! Still doesn't work. I flashed back to XXLRK and then XXLS2. Wifi works fine in LRK but doesn't want to do anything in LS2 even though it is connected. :(
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] everybodyelse:
UPDATE: Interestingly I just installed Paranoid Android 4.1.2 and the wi-fi works OK on that too, which is using the XXLS1 modem. Could it be an issue with the leaked stock rom?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nokiamodeln91:
if it was it would have been a common issue but I have installed almost all leaked jb from stock to ultimate and in all wifi works fine
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] everybodyelse:
Well I went over to a friend's house and the wifi connected to his router just fine and could use the internet. Which means something in the software is stopping my Note from using the internet through my router even though it connects OK. I've seen suggestions about switching the frequency in wifi advanced settings but there doesn't seem to be such an option in 4.1.2.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] the7thson:
Just figured I'd share my addiction story amongst my fellow Android kin who would understand. I'm addicted to the Nexus line. I literally own everything ever made that says Nexus on it (other than the Q, but they pulled that pretty quickly).

I always think I'm going to sell a device and move on to the next one, but for some reason I keep hoarding them and never getting rid of them.. I have no idea why. Attached are some pictures.

And yes, I have 2 GNexii, one is for every day stable use and the other one is for discovering new features before they're ready for prime time :)

Today I bought a Nexus 4, but somehow convinced myself that I don't need Nexus 10 since I'm so happy with my Nexus 7. Whew, dodged that bullet!

I realize this is off-topic and not exactly productive in any way, but I figured who else would understand if not this bunch.

EDIT: I'm sure you all already know this, but just in case: Clockwise from top left - Nexus One, Nexus 7, Nexus S, Galaxy Nexus, Galaxy Nexus. All carrier unlocked.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] venom_762:
At least its not drugs.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] the7thson:
Amen!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Citizen_Snips:
*community*

"Hi, the7thson"
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] josip-k:
If you read this in Sheldon Cooper voice it is more fun to read.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] shiznu:
Bazinga!!!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Soldier 2.0:
Or hobos
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] thephantom:
I can understand perfectly. The only thing i don't have in your picture is the nexus s. I made a mistake in selling it. Have nexus one, nexus 7, 2 gnex and waiting for nexus 4. It's not an addiction. It's a passion. Hehehe
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] inurb:
I've been running phones on medianet unlimited for over 7 years now. In the past I saw threads where the original Nexus and Nexus S were detected by AT&T and were forced to use smartphone plans. Before purchasing this phone I wanted to check if this version of the Nexus was also detected as a smartphone. I've been using an international galaxy Note for a year on the $10 medianet plan and was hoping the Nexus 4 could also work on medianet.

Thanks
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dwd3885:
No, sorry
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] N!ghtgold:
There are some that are using medianet with their smartphones.. You need to change the apn settings to whatever they are for medianet.. If I run by the forums with the information I will post it here for you.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dgcom:
I think the question is not in th APN used, but if AT&T recognizes IMEI number as smartphone - if it does, it will force data plan on you.

I've been usin Nokia phones for several years across the family and haven't paid more than $10/month for unlimited internet...

Wonder if the same trick will work with Nexus 4...

Anyone n the know - could you please post?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eep2378:
when I get my N4, I plan on switching to medianet $15/month unlimited data. Hopefully they wont recognize the IMEI :)
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pbpatel1981:
Medianet plan does not work with nexus 4..just came from att store..and rep put medianet plan for me..but when i got home..i recived text from att that i have smartphone.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] decepticon:
Been running MediaNet all day on my N4, got a smartphone prompt on my GNex a few times...a quick call into customer service fixes it right away.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] foehammer92:
That's great! I was wondering if you could report here occasionally for a few weeks to keep us updated on whether you still have medianet or if you got switched. Would be much appreciated!
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] decepticon:
Will do, I am sure that even if they change it I will be able to get customer service to change it again. Never had a problem with them questioning me.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pbpatel1981:
i call att and got medianet back...does anyone if it runs on HSPA+? any APN setting for it?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] decepticon:
I'm getting it using wap.cingular
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pbpatel1981:
you mean default apn? well that work fine for me too but i am not sure if its HSPA+ or not..

i watch transformer with out any problem.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] decepticon:
It is, you can find it by going to settings>about phone>status and look under mobile network type.

If your connection is idle it will say HSPA:10 but fire up Pandora or any music service and check, it will say HSPA:15
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] soldiersinx:
Just ordered the gn4 for the gf, hopefully the dumb phone data plan will still work for it
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] azncber:
Yeah definitely hoping this will not get flagged and continue working. The phone has amazing specs and is dirt cheap. Definitely much cheaper than the HTC One X and has pretty much the same specs but for half the price.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] derk3one6:
Thanks for the info about calling customer service! What do you usually tell them? I just got flagged on my gnex and will getting my nexus 4 soon. Should I say something along the lines of "I don't have a smart phone."
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] krhainos:
AT&T doesn't seem to know this phone's a smartphone. When I switched my SIM from my Nexus One to the Nexus 4, my 2GB DataPro plan was removed and changed to whatever their dumbphone unlimtied plan was.

It was a pain in ass to get them to switch it back to a 2GB DataPro w/ LTE plan. Without the LTE plan, you don't have access to the HSPA+ APN, so you'll be limited to 1mbit downstream max. People have been getting ~3-5mbit (or higher I think) on the HSPA+ APN.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hung0702:
Where'd you hear that the MediaNET cap is 1Mbps? AFAIK, it's 7Mbps. That's what the GSIII forums say. I can't even run Speedtest.net (says I'm getting 0.8KB/s...) so I can't verify, but I'm pretty sure I'm getting over 1Mbps. In fact, the Galaxy S came from still gets 400KB/s (~3.2Mbps) so I'm pretty sure that MediaNET goes above 1Mbps.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] krhainos:
I didn't hear that MEdiaNet was throttled, but I did experience something similar to your situation. While on "wap.cingular", Speedtest.net would act strange(9kbps downstream, ~1mbit up). I went to the store and got a new MicroSIM I couldn't get anything faster than 1Mbit. I called in, told them the Nexus 4 was an LTE phone so I could get provisioned for the HSPA+ APN's. They told me to power cycle (I just switched APN's from "wap.cingular" to "pta"), and I immediately saw 3Mbit.

So given this, I can only deduce that whatever plan I was provisioned for when I was taken off my 2GB DataPro was capped at 1Mbit. Given your findings, I'm concluding that anyone that had 3G service(MEdiaNet) before they rolled out HSPA+/LTEhad an unthrottled 3G service and anyone that gets it today gets throttled("Featurephone Data").

Also, the fact your Speedtest.net app is acting funny is usually a sign you're on the gimped plan that I got auto-switched to("Featurephone Data").

I can only guess and share my experiences -- since it seems the AT&T monster and their inner workings are far more complex then I gave them credit for. The same wap.cingular APN I was on, doesn't seem to be the same one those GS III guys are on.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hung0702:
Tbh, I don't really care for this thread. I can see that I'm getting HSPA+:15 when I use cellular data, and my transfer speeds are as good as they were with my old phone. I'm only paying $10 for almost 3G (US 3G is the worst 3G...), and ~400KB/s is fast enough for my usage. I can even streaming HD Netflix; I don't, but it's a good benchmark.

Also, the MediaNET plans are not monitored for consumption at all, so I have a true unlimited plan. When I first moved into a new apartment last October, Comcast was being stupid and couldn't get me internet for 3 weeks. I tethered for myself, my roommate, and all of our many daily guests. >10GB down during that time, at least 2GB up, and not a word from AT&T. Until AT&T gets a Nexus 4 variant, I'm not worried about my IMEI being recognized as a smartphone and automatically jacked up to an overpriced 2GB plan with faster speeds but marginal real-world benefit.

There's something we can wholeheartedly agree on. AT&T, y u so evil?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hung0702:
There's another MediaNET thread and I found the fix for Speedtest.net tests.

Go to More>Mobile Networks>Access Point Names and go into the AT&T APN. Go to proxy and clear what every has been entered.

After doing that, my Speedtest.net app runs fine. I'm getting 400-600KB/s down with -85 dBm, 14 asu (2 bars, indoors). Definitely HSPA+ speeds for AT&T (although AT&T speeds are set lower than they should be, compared to pretty much every other cellular provider in the world).

For some reason I can't upload images via the mobile app, so my results on hosted on imgur. I only cropped the image and can assure you all that these are my speed, unaltered, on cellular data.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Spunky_Monkey:
They already know it's a smartphone!

Anyone else get this?

I just switched to the dumb phone plan today and I just got this message.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] krhainos:
I was wondering how long you guys would be getting away with not using a Smartphone data plan...

I switched from a smartphone they weren't aware of to the Nexus One and they knew within a day. I switched from the Nexus One to the Nexus 4, and they thought it was a dumbphone within an hour. Looks like the gig is up.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eep2378:
I just switched to medianet plan yesterday. No issues. They didn't ask me what kind of phone it was. I gave them the imei from the N4. Time will tell:D

Muffin approved this message.....
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Spunky_Monkey:
I gave them the imei of an old Samsung flip phone. I wonder if I should try again with the nexus 4's imei.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hung0702:
I've been using MediaNET with a smartphone since 2009. Started with a BlackBerry (8900 from AT&T), then moved to a Galaxy S in 2010, and got a N4 a couple weeks back. I haven't once had any trouble with AT&T, despite using more than 2GB every month and one month using more than 12GB (Comcast was being shifty, had to tether for multiple people).

Honestly if I get switched to a smart phone data plan, I'll cancel my account. Haven't renewed my contract for over a year and have been extending my grandfathered plans on a monthly basis. AT&T is goddamm evil and $10/month for data is all anyone should pay. They are already making a buttload from text messages (which literally cost them NOTHING, except for archiving them for the FBI without your express consent) and minutes. And everything costs the same or more as it did a decade ago, despite AT&T receiving a massive federal grant to improve and expand network coverage, which in theory should have lowered costs and improved service significantly.

I'm already getting crippled HSPA+, so maybe T-Mobile won't be that bad of a switch. Magenta still doesn't have great coverage in my area, so that's a concern. But I'm not willing to shell out a few extra hundred dollars a year for the marginally better coverage, significantly worse service, and underhanded data policies on throttling. There's no reason AT&T should be slower than Magenta, but AT&T chooses to cap bandwidth on a network that is certainly capable of high rates.

/rant
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] krhainos:
I know right? T-Mobile keeps looking better and better. Lucky for us N4 owners, we can tell AT&T to screw, switch, and keep our phones.

Also, AT&T can basically do whatever they like to your account -- by keeping your account, you pretty much consented and agreed to let them do this. If you have a problem with it, well... I'll let this clip do the talking ;)

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7msbu_saturday-night-live-ernestine_fun

"We don't care, we don't have to. We're the phone company!"
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hung0702:
Can you provide more details? I just reviewed my account and my phone is still recognized as a dumb phone (has a picture of a generic flip phone). I don't foresee the N4s' IMEIs being recognized on the network. If the N4 comes to AT&T, then I still doubt that our IMEIs are going to be recognized, since it'll probably be heavily modified per carrier request.

Just go into your account and let us know what the phone is recognized as. If it's still generic, you should try to swap back to the MediaNET plan. If you can't do it online, go ahead and call them, because I'm sure a <1 hour call is worth the $10-15/month you'll save.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aneftp:
I get between 4-6mpbs on the $10 media net plan for feature phones.

Not hspa plus. Just plan old HSPA 10.

Live in Orlando area.

We have LTE. When I switch off LTE on my iPhone 5. I can get up to 12 mpbs on hspa plus on my iPhone late data plan.

I have 2 lines so its nice to have to only pay $10 for nexus 4 line as my spare phone
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rvin:
MediaMax user since 2006

I signed up for the $20 MEDIAMAX 200 plan back in 2006 for a Cingular (HTC) 2125 which was categorized (by Cingular) as a weird smartphone/dumbphone hybrid. That was the last contract I've signed. I've been using that same grandfathered plan since. I used a variety of unlocked smartphones along with all of the Nexus phones and I've never had any push back from AT&T about upgrading to an updated plan.

Although I have to say that I've always felt like AT&T is finally going to drop the hammer down on me one day. For that reason I try my best to keep my monthly data usage under 500MB and minimal tethering usage to help keep a low profile. I activated a new micro sim for my Nexus 4 a couple days ago and it has been performing the same as all of my previous other Nexus phones.

After reading all the posts in this thread it sounds like it's a YMMV type of thing. Good luck!
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sanctified:
I dropped my att data plan about three months ago for a go phone. I guess I wonder why att doesn't automatically see that we are asking them to activate a micro sim card and charge real money for the data since there aren't any "dumb" phones out there that use them. Is this why people cut their own SIMS? This is the first I have heard about using the dumb data on for smart phones and am going to give it a whirl tomorrow when my N4 gets here.

---------- Post added at 10:09 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:38 PM ----------

What things are they asking when you call them up to switch it back? Do you give them the IMEI from your current phone or from a legit dumb phone? I am using a $20 go phone right now so I have access to a current dumb IMEI. Thanks.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Elsydeon:
Call them from a dumbphone, as I've heard the CSR is able to see exactly what model of phone you're calling from through the IMEI once you're on the line with them. Which certainly won't make much of a convincing sob story when you start telling them your kid messed with your sim card and stuck it in some smartphone, or some other excuse. That's the excuse I used the last time I got switched, which was when I had stuck my sim card into a Nexus One for all of 30 seconds to prove to a coworker that her Nexus One was an unlocked phone.

In any case it seems like AT&T has pretty much caught on to the Nexus 4 already, so it's already a no go. Seems like it's happening the same way as the Gnex was, except just much, much faster, no doubt due to the insane popularity of the Nexus 4 this time around. The Gnex was fine for a year, then just a few months ago, a few people started reporting being detected, which was when I bailed on mine. Then a few weeks later, everybody started to report being detected all at the same time. For those that say they're ok for now with the Nexus 4, I wouldn't be surprised if they got detected by the end of the year.

I ordered a Nexus 4 myself, and am caught between flipping it or keeping it. But to keep it, I'd pretty much have to just move on to T-mobile's Value plans already, and screw this phone dodging crap I've had to put up with for years now from AT&T just to get a decently priced plan with data in the low $50s.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tinkerer76:
Just got my Nexus 4 and cut the sim an hour ago. Speed tests are between 1500-2000 kb/s. It says HSPA+15 on the wap.cingular apn but it clearly isn't getting hspa+ speeds. I was pulling the same speeds on my Galaxy S on hsdpa. I tried the phone apn meant for hspa+ true smartphone plans but it was a no go with MediaNet.

I currently pay $70 a month (after fees, and taxes) for 2 smartphones with 450 minutes, unlimited data and text. Been off contract for over a year but every 3 months I threaten to cancel and they take $30 off my monthly bill. Apparently they can only do it for 3-6 month spans.

I want hspa+ speeds at this price though. Might end up calling ATT to bump me up to smartphone data and figure out a way to keep my bill the same or threaten to pick up the T-mobile 30 dollar plan.

Has anyone else attempted this?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hung0702:
How are you getting 1.5-2MB/s? Did you use the wrong notation and you actually mean kbps? KB/s = kilobytes per second; kbps = kilobits per second. Both can be used for bandwidth, but differ by a factor of eight. Telcos prefer to use kbps because it's a bigger number, although KB/s is uses rates that are more familiar with most people (when was the last time you saw Mbps over MB/s on a HDD/SSD review?). I am getting ~850 KB/s, which comes close to the 875 KB/s (7Mbps) cap that I've heard AT&T places on MEdia Net plans.

I encourage you to try, but I see no way that you are going to pay MEdia Net prices for DataPro bandwidth. They don't want your business THAT bad...
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tinkerer76:
I didn't say MB/s. I am getting 1.5-2 mb/s. The Speedtest app is displayed in kilobits.

Are you sure you are getting 850 KB/s and not kb/s? The former would be impressive, with almost no load in your area. You are using wap.cingular apn?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hung0702:
It's really nonstandard to use mb/s over Mbps. And yes, I'm getting ~850KB/s on the default APN for MEdia Net. I got the below results outdoors, around 9 a.m. in the suburbs of Atlanta, GA.