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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] brockmo:
I'm having fairly poor reception on my note 2. It's an i317m from bell that I'm using on WIND (AWS band) via the hack. My galaxy nexus used to get 3-4 bars in my room and my note gets 1-2. Similar signal weakness across the board, no matter where I am. My buddies nexus 4 gets like 4 bars in here. Anyone experience similar or know a fix? Not much radio/modems on the note 2. I'm on the latest radio. Would going back one help perhaps? Or just re flashing this one? Different kernel make a difference? (I'm on latest Carbon ROM nightly) In reading online it seems generally this phone should have better reception than a galaxy nexus. Anyone have advice?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] JJR85:
att note 2 on tmobile

I also have weak reception here but what I did is flash the latest stock tmobile rom everything works but my reception is low and Internet is not consistent. Does anybody knows if I can flash tmobile modem since I notice im on att i317 baseband?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] brockmo:
Did the stock ROM flash a new baseband with it or same? If same modem then I'd doubt there be any difference. I just flashed NEAK kernel to see if helps at all vs what I was on (carbon Rom stock trinity kernel). Seems the same. Thinking I'd need to flash another modem to try and improve things... Maybe go to the older 4.1.1 radio... Can anyone advise based on experience?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Product F(RED):
Tried flashing a T-Mobile modem. In theory it SHOULD work, but it doesn't. What happens is you can't use Wifi or get any signal, and your IMEI shows up as "Unknown" until you flash back an AT&T modem.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] JJR85:
Ok I will download and try it out would it brick my phone?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Product F(RED):
No. At worst, it'll bootloop you until you flash back an AT&T modem. As long as you have a QCN backup with QPST (which was one of the steps in doing this AWS hack), you should be fine if you lose your IMEI permanently. The QCN backup contains your IMEI and you can just flash it back. But like I said, what happened with me is the phone would boot, but no service, no IMEI, and it would reboot after about a minute. Flashing back an AT&T modem fixed it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] JJR85:
Ok so you tried already with no sucess ok (are you on the tmobile 4.1.2 rom) I havent tried doing the aws hack since everything is working for me except the inconsistent internet. I just rooted the the phone first then installed clockwork mod then did a backup(stock att rom) then installed stock deodexed rom. I was gonns try aws but I downIoaded qspt but when I try to install it tells there is virus on the qspt download so I went this route lol
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Product F(RED):
No, I'm on CleanROM 1.5 AT&T SE, which is basically a debloated AT&T stock ROM. However, I know that each version's ROMs has different RIL files to allow the phone to talk to the modem correctly. So I tried with CleanROM 4.7 (Universal) and chose "T-Mobile" at setup after flashing the T-Mobile modem. I got the same result. I thought, maybe flashing back the QCN backup would fix it, I needed more than 1 minute to be able to restore the backup (didn't want the phone to restart mid-backup). I tried Airplane mode and everything. Same result.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] JJR85:
Ok fred I havent change anything so far and I got better results except I notice my apn settings were different from what somebody posted somewhere on these forums so I changed it and it is a little better also my internet is runny good (no stuttering) so far lol
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] DorkyDev:
Help anyone stolen phone

I've got the qcn backup, so my question is how can I pull my esn/imei off it so I can report my phone stolen? Happened yesterday, at my own house!! The ebay seller never gave me the boxes to the phone and already threw them away and T-Mobile nor AT&T are of any help at getting me the esn/imei, T-Mobile (My carrier) says it just doesn't show up...

So I'm hopping that with QPST I can pull the esn/imei somehow so I can have the phone bricked completely. It's already got a sim card lock on it, but I just wanna blacklist the esn/imei as a precaution, so the thief really will be S.O.L.!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Product F(RED):
Download the QCN Generator for Galaxy S3 (works on N2 QCNs too). It's on XDA but Google it because I'm on a bus right now. It's a small program for your computer. When you open it, click the button to open your QCN. Your IMEI will come up.

Sent from my Galaxy Note 2
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] DorkyDev:
Sweet, thanks!! Sucks that I have to do this, but oh well, gotta move along.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Product F(RED):
I think I may have found the menu to remove the RAT lock, though I'm not sure.

Using QuickShortcutMaker (similar to Anycut, but works on JellyBean), I searched for "Perso" and chose "Personalization". I knew about it because someone mentioned on the Galaxy S2 i777 (AT&T) that they were able to use a dialer code to bring up a "Personalization" menu that showed the status of various network/modem-related locks.

However, although my Note 2 is unlocked, it asks me for a "Network Control Key." I used the free unlock method to unlock my Note 2 originally, so I'm not sure if this requires the actual code or if this is an entirely different code. I just went on eBay and bought a code for a few bucks, so we'll see. The person talking about the S2 said the menu had "SP lock" and "CP lock" and stuff. The dialer code doesn't work on the S3/N2, but a shortcut to it can be made using the app I mentioned.

EDIT: FOUND THE NETWORK MODE MENU! Using the app mentioned above, search for "UltraCfg"! TADA! Network Mode menu! However, it doesn't do anything since the modem is RAT locked. Not sure what "HEDGE" means, but it that's what it was set to. Nothing changed no matter what I set it to.

Figured out how to Enable manual scanning for networks under "Network Operator" in Settings! Make a shortcut with the above app for "Ultracfg" but make sure it's the one that says Miscellaneous Settings. Go down and select "Fake PLMN". Now you can choose operators!

Result:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] madmajd:
Phone not finding network?

Hey guys I need some help

I just got myself an unlocked white Note 2 i317, and i'm trying to apply this modification to it so I can use the phone with mobilicity. However, The issue is after flashing the qcn file in qpst, I go to do a network search and it shows the same networks as before flashing the file, its not showing Mobilicity's network. Does anyone know whats causing this issue?

Thanks
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] yalkowni:
[MENTION=2924784]Product F(RED)[/MENTION] not trying to sound off rude or anything but what is the benift of this ^^^. Also do you know if I can flash T-mobile roms on my note 2. I just switchted to T-mo and would like to get wifi calling and tethering working.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] bonez537:
This will unlock the 4g bands on your att phone so you can receive them through tmobile.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] bonez537:
So I did this 2 my phone. . Rocking my 4g on simple mobile.... Today I received an att update. ..do I ignore it. ..do I accept it. If I accept it will this mess up my radio bands?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Product F(RED):
You can do it but if it includes a new modem (compare it after the update), then just apply the mod again from your computer.

You can flash T-Mobile ROMs as long as you flash/have an AT&T modem. There's actually one in this section. But I think any T-Mobile ROM will work.

Put the mobilicity SIM in your device and it should connect automatically.

Sent from my Galaxy Note 2
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] madmajd:
lol I did put the Mobilicity SIM in the phone, if I didnt, I wouldnt have been able to do a network search in the first place. The weird thing is that when I opened the secret network band menu, I see WCDMA 1700, but when I do search, I only get CDN Roaming, Telus, and BMC (not sure whats that anyways). Could it be because I cut my sim card by myself?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Product F(RED):
I'm confused. I'm on T-Mobile which uses the same bands as Mobilicity. I also have an AT&T Note 2. I just did the mod and put in the SIM and it worked. Even if you somehow applied the mod incorrectly, you'd still get EDGE on Mobilicity. Unless you cut a piece of the contacts off, I don't think this should be happening.

Sent from my Galaxy Note 2
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] madmajd:
I know its really wierd. I didnt cut off a piece of the contacts on the sim. I don't think mobilicity has EDGE, because when you put a mobilicity SIM in a non-Mobilicity phone, it connects to their Roaming network. I've done my friends Note 2, and it works perfectly on Wind. I dont really care about data, I just want the phone to be able to call and send texts.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Product F(RED):
Just googled it. The issue is there's no 2G network for Mobilicity. That sucks because you have no fallback in areas with no 3G. So you probably did the mod correctly. There's just neither 2G or 3G in your area.

Sent from my Galaxy Note 2
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] madmajd:
Thats odd. I think Wind's networks also doesnt have 2g, but my friends phone works perfectly fine. I'm ripping my hair out right now lol this makes no sense. I've done my mom's i727 and that works perfectly fine too, I dont see a reason for this not to work.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Product F(RED):
So maybe you didn't apply the mod correctly. All you have to do is restore the QCN file. If you flash any modem afterwards (even reflash) or flash a ROM that includes one, you have to reapply the mod.

Sent from my Galaxy Note 2
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] madmajd:
Thats exactly what I did. I just restored the QCN file in this thread, The phone then reboots, and I do a search, and no Mobilicity. The phone isnt rooted, which I dont think should make a difference in the first place. I haven't installed any custom ROMS or modems. Could it be that there's some kind of patch in the phone's firmware thats preventing the qcn file from flashing and sticking on the phone? I'm running android 4.1.2 if that makes a difference.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Product F(RED):
Doubt it. I'm using Cleanrom AT&T 2.0, which is basically a debloated stock ROM. AT&T does some things to the modem, but nothing to prevent the phone from being used on a competitor's network. Like I said it works fine for me on T-Mobile.

Sent from my Galaxy Note 2
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] madmajd:
Is there a way to find out if the bands are actually unlocked on my phone, other than actually using a sim card?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Product F(RED):
Dial this number.

When the menu comes up, 1->1->8->7->2.

If you choose a frequency from there it'll be WCDMA Only mode (no 2G fallback).

If you dial this number after selecting the band, you can set the network Mode to WCDMA Preferred.

Sent from my Galaxy Note 2
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] madmajd:
Thanks a lot for the pictures. To my astonishment, it shows WCDMA 1700 under WCDMA Band preference. Imma root it and install a custom ROM on it to see if that helps in any way. Does it make a difference if i install a T mobile ROM?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] mrej201:
i did this on my stock rom 4.1.2 and my imei was missing lucky i did a back up if not i wouldnt have network access
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] madmajd:
Just an update, I went to a mobilicity store today to check if my the issue was my SIM card, and turns out it isent. The lady at the store tried a micro sim in my note 2 and still the same problem: only shows CDN roaming, no MOBILICITY or 302320 network :(
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Product F(RED):
That's really weird... Try and trade for a T889/T889V/i317M.

Sent from my Galaxy Note 2
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] madmajd:
I have the i317M. I'm rooting and will install Skynote ROM on the phone, hopefully it works afterwards. T889 Notes are pretty scarce here on craigslist and kijiji, and more expensive than the i317M and n7100. What's really making me go crazy is that I was talking to another friend today, who has a grey rogers Note 2 i317 running on mobilicity, and his works fine, no problem. I'm seriously starting to think that the phone's colour is the issue lol
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Product F(RED):
The Rogers Note 2 is the i317M. That's weird... Try and get it exchanged via warranty? Hold off on rooting it if you haven't yet. Did you make sure the network mode was set correctly and everything? The APN? I'm just trying to name everything it could be. You can try flashing an AT&T modem and doing the mod. Someone flashed an AT&T modem and it worked fine on their i317M.

Sent from my Galaxy Note 2
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] madmajd:
I got the phone 2nd hand off of Kijiji. The APN is correct, auto detected by the phone. I'm going to install the AT&T Skynote 8 ROM and flash the patch, and report back with the results. fingers crossed it will work this time
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] madmajd:
Just an update, I flashed skynote 8 rom, and the phone kept bootlooping due to the at&t modem, so I flashed the rogers modem and applied the parch via qpst. The phone did the same problem, no mobilicity. However, after leaving the phone for 8 hours, I picked up the phone and it was on mobilicity! Tried to do a call, no luck though. No data either. Restarted the phone, it didnt find mobilicity until after 10 minutws, when it automatically connected. Still cant call or anything. Also, really bad signal strength. Anyone have any idea on what to do?

Thanks
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Product F(RED):
When you do the Modem Code (the *#197...whatever dialer code), and you follow the menu like I posted, is there a star next to "AUTOMATIC"? If not, press it and see if that fixes your problem.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] madmajd:
There is a star next to automatic. I just tried calling my home phone, and after about a minute the phone connected and actually did the call. However, after hanging up, I tried to call again, but it didnt work. It just stayed there for about a minute then it disconnected.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Product F(RED):
Does SkyNote 8 have a "Network Mode" menu in the menu just before the APN menu? If it does, try setting it to "WCDMA Only" to force it to only use 3G, since there's no 2G or LTE on Mobilicity anyways. If it doesn't work, it could just be the network in your area.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] madmajd:
No it doesnt have that menu. Mobilicity network is actually the best in the city in my location. I have two phones here on Mobilicity with very good reception. Is it possible to install an AT&T Modem on an i317m without getting a bootloop or reboot every minute?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Product F(RED):
Not that I know of. I tried the opposite; installing a Rogers modem on my i317 and I also bootloop every minute.

Try going in the radio mode menu and selecting "WCDMA Only".
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] gotshoaib:
1.Restore original qpcn file from backup when you applied this mod for first time.

2 Install recovery, format everything including system and emmc.

3.Flash original Rom/firmware of I317M.

4.Apply mod with this modified qpcn file.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] madmajd:
Just followed what you said to do, except I restored using ODIN to 4.1.1 stock. Still not showing Mobilicity after applying the qcn file. All I get is CDN Roaming, Telus, and BMC
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] gotshoaib:
Well I don't know what to say, as far as I know, this should work . Take some break time ,

I hope you started with original qpcn fike restore format everything in mount and storage of recovery mode , and flashed stock Rom before reboot.

Well take a break now and try doing it again later in evening, or ask friend to do it for you.

Maybe someone more technical can assist you better.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] madmajd:
I did start with restoring the original qcn file, then formatted everything in the recovery. Can someone who has this mod working properly on a Canadian i317m do a NAND backup in CWM and upload it? Because I would like to try and restore it on my phone, see if it works or not.

Thanks
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] madmajd:
Also just wanted to add that I restored to original via ODIN, not from CWM. Does that make a difference? Would following this tutorial make a difference whatsoever? http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2026569
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] cjk2010:
Is there any possibility to flash the TMO modem over onto the VZW sch-i605 ? I am running on H+ on TMobile currently but would be happy to have LTE LOL

Cant seem to find confirmation of which qualcom ship the SCH-i605 has.. Is it the 9215?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] blazin6969:
This just doesnt work for me QPST doesnt ever see the phone yet under device manager I can see the phone on com 5 WTH lolol such a long day been at this for too many hrs...Any ideas would be awesome!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] madmajd:
go to your phone and dial *#9090# and select [2]DM/DUN over HSIC, the phone will reboot and then it should be detected in QPST. Good luck :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Product F(RED):
Wikipedia says the CDMA-capable Korean version uses the MDM9615M, because it supports EVDO Rev B, which the i605 also does. So it probably uses that instead of the 9215.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] gotshoaib:
It should not good Odin, or cwm both works.

So any luck yet on your phone.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] madmajd:
No luck so far, last night it connected to Mobilicity all by itself, and stayed connected. I decided not to do anything at all, and left it on charge. When I checked it in the morning, it was on CDN Roaming. So confusing. That happened with Skynote 8 ROM btw. In stock no luck.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] gotshoaib:
Fix permission in recovery and clear both cache .

And in mobile network, select manually.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] madmajd:
After I clear both cache and fix permissions, do I need to re-apply the qcn file?

---------- Post added at 06:42 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:38 PM ----------

Just did a manual search, still no Mobilicity
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] madmajd:
I was just looking around, and I found this: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=36008901&postcount=49

Is there a way I can manually edit the NV values instead of flashing the QCN file?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] warlock257:
I Just bought an SGH-i317M Note 2 from kijiji

The guy said the AWS hack has been done, and it's unlocked. When I put in my Mobilicity Sim card, I get no signal of any kind (phone or internet).

I'm thinking that my sim card is the problem. It was a full sim card, cut down to micro level.

Any other ideas before I go and buy a new sim card?

Thanks
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] madmajd:
You did a manual search, right? Mobilicity's network is so bad that you need to do a search on modified phones to make it connect to the network.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] warlock257:
l left it alone for a While and it connected, sort of . It says Mobilicity in the notification pull down, but texts aren't sending and I have no internet.

Is there a way to verify that the Aws hack has been done?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] madmajd:
If it connects to Mobilicity, then the aws hack is done. Can you do calls? I'm having the same issue here, except mine won't connect to mobilicity at all.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] warlock257:
Nope. Phone calls not working.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] madmajd:
same problem here. I left the phone alone yesterday, and it connected to mobilicity by itself, but then I tried to do a call, and it didnt work. Its really strange why its not working with mobilicity.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] warlock257:
Crap. I guess back to Kijiji
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] madmajd:
Are you in the Toronto area? Or Ottawa? How's Mobilicity reception at your location? Because I'm willing to guess it has to do with Mobilicity's crappy ass network, not exactly sure though
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] warlock257:
In Toronto.

The signal was always ok on my Galaxy S3. (as good as can be expected for Mobilicity anyway)

It's the tmobile version. I'll have to look for that in a Note 2.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Blarg3891:
i317 fairfax va or DC area Edge only

Hi,

I have an unlocked i317 on tmobile $30 unlimited data/100 min plan. When I first received it, I installed this fix and it did what it was supposed to I believe. I could use the *#2263# code and select the 1700 band as recommended in one of the posts. Before the fix when I selected the 1700 band it wouldnt stick. After, I saw the 4G sign for 2 or 3 minutes but could not surf the net, then it changed to a circle with a line through it and I had no signal. I decided I would try and go back to factory modem and flashed MrRobinson's rooted image. I used this tool again with the same results. I have read through the entire thread here. I thought my next step might be to try a custom ROM with alternative modem. I saw this one Link from which I could install the tmobile modem, but i'm not sure what affect that might have.

I'm really curious if there is anyone in the DC area that has an i317 working on 4G LTE or 3G anything other than edge. I'm almost at the giving up point, sign up for ATT and deal with the crazy cost.

Can anyone offer advice?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Product F(RED):
It's working fine for me... Don't understand why it doesn't for you. I just have mine set to automatic. Yes, my neighborhood is a 1900 Mhz zone, but anything outside of it is AWS. Ocasionally the phone drops the EDGE and doesn't go back up because 3G service is weaker. But for the most part it works perfectly.

Sent from my Galaxy Note 2
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] madmajd:
if you flash a t-mobile modem on a i317, it will go in a bootloop. Tried that on mine, got a bootloop. If you want to try anyways, make sure you do a backup in CWM.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] inspron:
There has been reports that it works if you flash the FULL T-mobile Rom (modem included). Afterward, you should be able to try any custom rom. Flashing the modem alone will not work, it has been tried many times. As always, make sure you back up EFS partition before you try.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Product F(RED):
You're saying flashing a full T-Mobile ROM with a modem built in should correctly (no bootloops) flash a T-Mobile modem? I understand the phone won't be usable until after I flash an AT&T ROM. I really like the wireless charging on my AT&T N2 and think the prices for a T-Mobile N2 are ridiculous ($100 more).

Sent from my Galaxy Note 2
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] inspron:
From what others have done, that was what reported back. Full flash with the latest stock T-Mobile Rom (including modem), so you will get T-mobile stock experience. Novice not recommended to try this just in case you make a mistake. No one has been able to get Modem only flash to work.

I love my wireless charging in my car as well.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Product F(RED):
Yeah because the T-Mo N2 has the pins but it doesn't have the internal connection to support wireless charging. And like I said worst of all its significantly more expensive (for no reason).

Anyways I'll give that a shot. I'm in a 1900 Mhz zone so the only ways to test would be to:

1. Check the About Device page to see which modem is running.

- or -

2. Force 1700 Mhz via the modem dialer code.

I've tried flashing the T-Mobile modem before so I understand the issue. It's because the partitions are different. It'd be nice to get the full modem working so we can get rid of the damn restrictions AT&T put on this modem.

Sent from my Galaxy Note 2
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] deepak390:
tmobile lte on unlocked at&t!!!

was just able to get onto tmobile lte underground on the 23 st n station in manhattan!!!