[G3 Android Development] jimbob_sf:
Solution to no data on Verizon / vs985 APN

I usually don't spend this much time providing feedback, but this ROM has saved the best Androiod phone I've ever used (I'm actually selling my HTC 10 because I just don't like it) and the Dev and community deserve thorough feedback (thank you for such a stable rom!!!). I'm US, Verizon, vs985.

This process took the better part of a day to get right and several hours to document. Is it the proper sequence? I honestly don't know, but it's what got my awesome G3 working perfectly. I Googled Fulmics APN and found two items that I put together below. I'm listing the full sequence I followed to start fresh with the ROM.

Getting phone up to current 6.9 Fulmics on vs985 (my own ritual - please correct me if I'm wrong):

To start, I follow my own personal preference in TWRP to guarantee the internal partitions are clean and free of any errors. I go Wipe | Advanced | Repair or Change File System to ext4 for all partitions that allow changing file system (system, data, cache) and then wipe all but Micro SDCard that has all the files i'll use for the intall. They were already ext4, so I'm really using the change file system option out of ignorance;)

I then flash in this order without reboots in between. First, the base 6.6, then each subsequent OTA in sequence without rebooting. Once they are all applied, I reboot and let the ROM set up without adding any accounts. I then boot back to TWRP and flash XDABEB's 35B bootstack and restart system into the ROM. Is this needed or the right thing to do? I don't know, but its what worked, so I'm just sharing.

Getting Data working: I don't know if I'm using the correct words, getting data means: getting the up/down arrows under the 4g to show. I see all signal bars and 4g, but I don't get an Internet connection, so seeing up/down arrows under 4g = "getting data".

These are the steps:

APN settings

1: Go to "Fulmics Tweeks"

2: Go to "Advanced Tab" then select "Hidden Menu"

3: Scroll to and select "Modem Protocol"

4: Scroll to and select "PDP Setting"

5: Scroll to and Select "APN setting"

For the next steps, the Hidden Menu has menu options that you access by long pressing "Recent App" button. Once you understand this, it won't be so confusing.

Note: This is where I got confused because at the start, there is already an APN with a Name = Verizon and APN = VZWINTERNET with different values. When I add the "new" one, data starts to work, but if you go back to the APN screen and look at the values for Verizon/VZWINTERNET, they are back to the original values, but data works. So, I'll say again, I have no clue what's going on, but just that it works. I would love to be told I'm a nutter and that there is a different approach;)

Original values for Verizon/VZWINTERNET:

MMSC = <Not set>

MCC = 311

MNC = 480

Authentication type = PAP or CHAP

7: Menu | Select "New APN" (left side)

8: Enter the following information in the fields:

Name: Verizon

APN: you can use either internet or vzwinternet (I used vzwinternet)

Proxy: <Leave Blank>

Port: <Leave Blank>

Username: <Leave Blank>

Password: <Leave Blank>

Server: <Leave Blank>

MMSC: http://mms.vtext.com/servlets/mms

MMS proxy: <Leave Blank>

MMS port: 80

MCC: 310

MNC: 012

Authentication type: <Leave Blank>

APN type: internet + mms (I left this blank and had no issues)

9. When Finished, Menu | Save, select Verizon/VZWINTERNET, exit out of all screens.

10. As I noted above, going back into the APN screen and looking at Verizon/VZWINTERNET and the stock values are there, but data is working. Again, no clue what's going on, but it works.

Note: When I switched ext SD card to a faster one (removed current sd, copied to pc, formatted new sd and copied old data to new card and put back in phoe), I had to go back into the APN settings screen and re-select the Verizon/VZWINTERNET option.

http://apn-settings.com/verizon-4g-lte-apn-settings-detailed-configuration-steps/