Update: Straight Talk's website now tells you the apn setting you should be using, to do this visit the link at the bottom of this post and follow the directions. The apn settings in this post should be the settings all new users are assigned, checking the link would tell you for sure though.
Just a heads up, if you're using Straight Talk's BYOP sim card and your data quit working, you may have been transitioned to new apn settings. I read about it here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2310215 in the Nexus 4 forums.
It seems users there lost all mobile data connectivity after their service renewed. The new apn settings seemed to have restored their data connectivity. I suggest making a second apn setting on your phone with the new settings I've posted below. The reason why I suggest a second apn is so you can easily switch between apns if you lose data connectivity on the new apn, I see it as an easy troubleshooting step down the road.
Here is the new apn
Name: Straight Talk
APN: tfdata
Port: 80
MMSC: http://mms-tf.net
MMS Proxy: mms3.tracfone.com
MMS Port: 80
Straight Talk now let's you type in your phone number on their website to look up which apn settings you should be using, it can be found here
http://www.straighttalk.com/wps/portal/home/support/apn#.UwhwZHVdX8s
I hope somebody finds this useful and hopefully doesn't cause confusion.
Hmm, this could be very useful. Thank you. :thumbup:
Sent from the i777
SteveMurphy said:
Hmm, this could be very useful. Thank you. :thumbup:
Sent from the i777
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I tried this too on my Google Nexus 4 because the results from my speedtests have been very poor [pic attached].
Unfortunately for me, the new APN settings are not working. In the mean time, I have placed a support ticket with Straight Talk to fix this issue.
yobosimn said:
Just a heads up, if you're using Straight Talk's BYOP sim card and your data quit working, you may have been transitioned to new apn settings. I read about it here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2310215 in the Nexus 4 forums.
It seems users there lost all mobile data connectivity after their service renewed. The new apn settings seemed to have restored their data connectivity. I suggest making a second apn setting on your phone with the new settings I've posted below. The reason why I suggest a second apn is so you can easily switch between apns if you lose data connectivity on the new apn, I see it as an easy troubleshooting step down the road.
Here is the new apn
Name: Straight Talk
APN: tfdata
Port: 80
MMSC: http://mms-tf.net
MMS Proxy: mms3.tracfone.com
MMS Port: 80
The new APN settings can also be viewed on Straight Talk's website here:
http://straighttalksim.com/support-data.php#
I hope somebody finds this useful and hopefully doesn't cause confusion.
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The Above Settings are for CDMA I suspect.
The OLD Settings BELOW work on my GSM SGH2 I777.
This APN works for GSM,
NAME straight talk
APN att.mvno
PROXY proxy.mvno.tracfone.com
PORT 80
MMSC http://mmsc.cingular.com
MMS PROXY 66.209.11.33
MMS PORT 80
Hope this helps!
MWTTRON said:
The Above Settings are for CDMA I suspect.
The OLD Settings BELOW work on my GSM SGH2 I777.
This APN works for GSM,
NAME straight talk
APN att.mvno
PROXY proxy.mvno.tracfone.com
PORT 80
MMSC http://mmsc.cingular.com
MMS PROXY 66.209.11.33
MMS PORT 80
Hope this helps!
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Is that why it's listed under the ATT section of StraightTalk's www.straighttalksim.com website?
Do you all get LTE or 4G on straight talk network>>>??
[email protected] said:
Do you all get LTE or 4G on straight talk network>>>??
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You can not get LTE without the hardware. The SGH-I777 and the SGH-S959G are not LTE capable.
creepyncrawly said:
You can not get LTE without the hardware. The SGH-I777 and the SGH-S959G are not LTE capable.
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I currently have I747 from att, and I'm unable to get LTE on straight talk network.
On stock rom I get 4g & customer rom HSPA+
[email protected] said:
I currently have I747 from att, and I'm unable to get LTE on straight talk network.
On stock rom I get 4g & customer rom HSPA+
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Probably because you need the new LTE sim card from ST, which only recently came out; that is if your hardware supports it, as creepy stated.
And please be aware that this is the i777 forum.
Sent from the i777
Here are my settings for the SGH_S959G
Name: StraightTalk
APN: wap.tracfone
MMSC: http://mmsc.cingular.com
MMS proxy: mms2.tracfone.com
MMS Port: 80
MCC: 310
MNC: 410
APN type: default,supl,mms
Has anyone had issues sending or receiving mms messages?
tdizzle404 said:
Has anyone had issues sending or receiving mms messages?
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I've had some issues with mms but nothing serious. Nothing a quick airplane mode toggle can't fix for me.
< Coming to you live from the planet One X >
MWTTRON said:
The Above Settings are for CDMA I suspect.
The OLD Settings BELOW work on my GSM SGH2 I777.
This APN works for GSM,
NAME straight talk
APN att.mvno
PROXY proxy.mvno.tracfone.com
PORT 80
MMSC http://mmsc.cingular.com
MMS PROXY 66.209.11.33
MMS PORT 80
Hope this helps!
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From what I've gathered, there are two different At&t apn settings for straight talk's byop sim card, either att.mvno or tfdata. I use to be on att.mvno for my apn, but when I changed to their lte sim card, my apn settings became tfdata.
I'm not sure cdma phones have programmable apn settings.
tdizzle404 said:
Has anyone had issues sending or receiving mms messages?
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I have had problems sending mms on the i777 on non-stock based roms such as cm. I had better luck getting mms to go if I disconnected from wifi and waiting for the phone to establish a data connection before sending the mms. I never had much luck with toggling airplane mode on and off to get an mms to go. If it didn't go the first time, I'd just forward the mms I was trying to send to the same person that I was trying to originally send it to, normally the forwarded one went. I decided to forward it to them because it took less time than making a new mms message all over again. hope that helps.
In the mms proxy field put
66.209.11.33 Instead or try 66.209.11.34
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No new sim for LTE
SteveMurphy said:
Probably because you need the new LTE sim card from ST, which only recently came out; that is if your hardware supports it, as creepy stated.
And please be aware that this is the i777 forum.
Sent from the i777
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That is not true, On New LTE card. I have a older SIm card I purchased 6 months ago. I get LTE with that card and never had to buy the new "LTE" Sim.
jeffm0927 said:
That is not true, On New LTE card. I have a older SIm card I purchased 6 months ago. I get LTE with that card and never had to buy the new "LTE" Sim.
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would you share your apn settings for refrence
jeffm0927 said:
That is not true, On New LTE card. I have a older SIm card I purchased 6 months ago. I get LTE with that card and never had to buy the new "LTE" Sim.
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You may get faster speeds, but you're not getting true LTE, because our device simply doesn't have the necessary hardware.
But I'm glad you're getting better speed, I agree with trevor, please share your setup!
yobosimn said:
Just a heads up, if you're using Straight Talk's BYOP sim card and your data quit working, you may have been transitioned to new apn settings. I read about it here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2310215 in the Nexus 4 forums.
It seems users there lost all mobile data connectivity after their service renewed. The new apn settings seemed to have restored their data connectivity. I suggest making a second apn setting on your phone with the new settings I've posted below. The reason why I suggest a second apn is so you can easily switch between apns if you lose data connectivity on the new apn, I see it as an easy troubleshooting step down the road.
Here is the new apn
Name: Straight Talk
APN: tfdata
Port: 80
MMSC: http://mms-tf.net
MMS Proxy: mms3.tracfone.com
MMS Port: 80
The new APN settings can also be viewed on Straight Talk's website here:
http://straighttalksim.com/support-data.php#
I hope somebody finds this useful and hopefully doesn't cause confusion.
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I am activating Straight Talk bringing my i777 S2 from ATT. They told me to use the same settings as you've listed above. How long did your activation take? I got them on the phone at 11am and it is now 8pm. I'm still waiting - Is that normal?
Thanks
Pete
Stackman1 said:
I am activating Straight Talk bringing my i777 S2 from ATT. They told me to use the same settings as you've listed above. How long did your activation take? I got them on the phone at 11am and it is now 8pm. I'm still waiting - Is that normal?
Thanks
Pete
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Well it depends, are you porting your number or are you getting a new number from them? When I activated my straight talk sim card, I got a new number and was up in running in minutes, if not instantly.
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Hi, I had T-Mobile up until a day ago when I finally got fed up with the slow EDGE speeds, so decided to go GoPhone (ATT).
However when I plug in the SIM card it says "Emergency calls only" and when trying to select the network manually it says "Unable to select network, try later". I'm running Cognition S2 1.51.
Help?
Thanks!
Deusdies said:
Hi, I had T-Mobile up until a day ago when I finally got fed up with the slow EDGE speeds, so decided to go GoPhone (ATT).
However when I plug in the SIM card it says "Emergency calls only" and when trying to select the network manually it says "Unable to select network, try later". I'm running Cognition S2 1.51.
Help?
Thanks!
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Where did you get the SIM card from? If you took the card from a $10 gophone phone, then it won't work. Those SIMs only work in the gophones I think. You need to get a regular SIM card from an ATT store. Tell them the card you have is broken and need a new one. Or get one on ebay for a dollar.
If you do go in a store, do not bring your phone and show them it.
Also, gophone might throttle your speeds. If you want faster speeds for $10 more, then try h2o wireless. They have a $60 for unlimited everything (there still is a data cap, not sure how much though) plan and a $50/mo talk, text, and 250mb of data plan. I don't think they throttle speeds. Also h2o wireless uses the att network, so you are getting the same service.
I have a go phone data plan that I can't get to work with this phone.
I went to a AT&T store and they said it should be working. They could not fix it and said to call 611. Help me too?
Thank's
4ktvs said:
I have a go phone data plan that I can't get to work with this phone.
I went to a AT&T store and they said it should be working. They could not fix it and said to call 611. Help me too?
Thank's
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Do you have the right apn settings in there?
Name: ATT
APN: wap.cingular
Proxy: none
Port: none
Username and password are blank
Server: none
Mmsc: http://mmsc.cingular.com
Mms proxy: wireless.cingular.com
Mms port: 80
Mcc: 310
Mnc: 410
Authentication type: none
APN type: default
Also read about the SIM card I wrote above.
Okay so I managed to make it work by flashing different MODEM on the phone. It now successfully connects to the network, but I have no data of any kind. I'll try the parameters above and see if it works. Thanks
EDIT: those settings were already active, still no data. Again, help?
Deusdies said:
Okay so I managed to make it work by flashing different MODEM on the phone. It now successfully connects to the network, but I have no data of any kind. I'll try the parameters above and see if it works. Thanks
EDIT: those settings were already active, still no data. Again, help?
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Restart the phone?
ImDonly1 said:
Restart the phone?
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I'm not dumb, that was the first thing I did.
ImDonly1 said:
Do you have the right apn settings in there?
Name: ATT
APN: wap.cingular
Proxy: none
Port: none
Username and password are blank
Server: none
Mmsc: http://mmsc.cingular.com
Mms proxy: wireless.cingular.com
Mms port: 80
Mcc: 310
Mnc: 410
Authentication type: none
APN type: default
Also read about the SIM card I wrote above.
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Thank you for the help and it worked. I get h+/3g now and don't need wifi.
I've done some searching and didn't happen to run across anyone that was having a similar problem. Originally, I thought this might be a StraightTalk/Verizon issue, but I've confirmed that one of my family members with ST T-Mobile can text with Verizon folks just fine. So let me dive into the details...
I've had my StraightTalk T-Mobile sim card for about a week now. I activated it without any problems, set up the APN and everything seemed to be working just fine. I've been texting with a few family members and some co-workers without issues. My data and voice calls are all working fine as well.
I went to text a friend that has Verizon post paid service and he never got my text. So I sent a few more without success, then tried to text my own Verizon number (since my account is still active for the moment) and I never received my own text either. He sent me a text message that I received just fine though, but again he didn't get my response. Just to further test, I send an MMS message to myself and my friend on Verizon and that came through just fine, so it appears that all texting capabilities work with the following carriers (AT&T, Sprint, Verizon, ST T-Mobile) with the exception of regular SMS to Verizon.
Here are my APN settings:
Name: StraightTalk T-Mobile
APN: wap.tracfone
Proxy: Not set
Port: 8080
Username: Not set
Password: Not set
Server: Not set
MMSC: http:**mms.tracfone.com (replace ** with //, since I can't post links)
MMS Proxy: Not set
MMS Port: Not set
MCC: 310
MNC: 260
Authentication Type: Not set
APN Type: default,supl,mms
APN Protocol: IPv4
Bearer: Unspecified
About the phone... I purchased an AT&T Note (sgh-i717) and unlocked it myself. The unlock was successful but I was only getting edge data since T-Mobile has re-farmed the towers in my area yet. So, I installed CWM and flashed the Blaze4G radios. I'm now getting consistent signal and H+ speed (4-8 mbps avg, 14 mbps peak). The only other thing I had to change was that my phone number wasn't showing up in the About Phone -> Status section, so I went into the dialer -> Settings -> Additional Settings -> My Phone Number and set it there in the format of xxx-xxx-xxxx. I also just flashed the T-Mobile VKL1 radio as well but no change in my sms issue.
I'm a bit lost at this point on why everything else would work except for sending sms to Verizon but yet I can receive them from Verizon just fine. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Texts aren't immediate when the network is busy. Sometimes the delay can be several hours.
None of my Verizon messages are ever delivered, some from 3-4 days ago. I called Straight Talk tech support and they are tracing some of my messages. One of the things they thing might be wrong is the message center number that is configured in my phone but they didn't want to change it until after they could do further research.
Update: Confirmed the smsc is correct, so that doesn't appear to be the issue.
Just a follow up in case anyone else ever had an issue similar... a T-Mobile technician called me today, they found out Verizon had blocked my cell phone number from their network. After the tech got the ban lifted, texting is working just fine.
apn type question
draiko913 said:
I've done some searching and didn't happen to run across anyone that was having a similar problem. Originally, I thought this might be a StraightTalk/Verizon issue, but I've confirmed that one of my family members with ST T-Mobile can text with Verizon folks just fine. So let me dive into the details...
I've had my StraightTalk T-Mobile sim card for about a week now. I activated it without any problems, set up the APN and everything seemed to be working just fine. I've been texting with a few family members and some co-workers without issues. My data and voice calls are all working fine as well.
I went to text a friend that has Verizon post paid service and he never got my text. So I sent a few more without success, then tried to text my own Verizon number (since my account is still active for the moment) and I never received my own text either. He sent me a text message that I received just fine though, but again he didn't get my response. Just to further test, I send an MMS message to myself and my friend on Verizon and that came through just fine, so it appears that all texting capabilities work with the following carriers (AT&T, Sprint, Verizon, ST T-Mobile) with the exception of regular SMS to Verizon.
Here are my APN settings:
Name: StraightTalk T-Mobile
APN: wap.tracfone
Proxy: Not set
Port: 8080
Username: Not set
Password: Not set
Server: Not set
MMSC: http:**mms.tracfone.com (replace ** with //, since I can't post links)
MMS Proxy: Not set
MMS Port: Not set
MCC: 310
MNC: 260
Authentication Type: Not set
APN Type: default,supl,mms
APN Protocol: IPv4
Bearer: Unspecified
About the phone... I purchased an AT&T Note (sgh-i717) and unlocked it myself. The unlock was successful but I was only getting edge data since T-Mobile has re-farmed the towers in my area yet. So, I installed CWM and flashed the Blaze4G radios. I'm now getting consistent signal and H+ speed (4-8 mbps avg, 14 mbps peak). The only other thing I had to change was that my phone number wasn't showing up in the About Phone -> Status section, so I went into the dialer -> Settings -> Additional Settings -> My Phone Number and set it there in the format of xxx-xxx-xxxx. I also just flashed the T-Mobile VKL1 radio as well but no change in my sms issue.
I'm a bit lost at this point on why everything else would work except for sending sms to Verizon but yet I can receive them from Verizon just fine. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
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I need help here can i root or flash my i717 if its already unlocked to different carreiers? Ineed help flashing and switching my apn type to suplmy apn type only has internet+mms and internet and mms thats what it says when i click on apn type,why dont i see the supl setting im running straight talk sim card but the back of the sim is pinkish looking,which means t-mobile compatable sim i think. I need step by step instructions. Im having very very slow data conection how do i get rid of the g and e symboleand make the 4g speeds come back, so.times when i turn off the phone and back on again the att logo shows up and the 4g then disapears and the HOME and g apears. I will have more time tomorrow to figure this out. Heading to work. If anyone can help me fix this i would really apreciate it thanks.
draiko913 said:
Just a follow up in case anyone else ever had an issue similar... a T-Mobile technician called me today, they found out Verizon had blocked my cell phone number from their network. After the tech got the ban lifted, texting is working just fine.
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That's interesting. And it sucks. You could have spent hours\days working on something you could never fix. Did they give any reason for your block? Glad you got it worked out.
Those apn dont look right to me....im on st with my.note and.no problems.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I717 using xda premium
webb7735 said:
I need help here can i root or flash my i717 if its already unlocked to different carreiers? Ineed help flashing and switching my apn type to suplmy apn type only has internet+mms and internet and mms thats what it says when i click on apn type,why dont i see the supl setting im running straight talk sim card but the back of the sim is pinkish looking,which means t-mobile compatable sim i think. I need step by step instructions. Im having very very slow data conection how do i get rid of the g and e symboleand make the 4g speeds come back, so.times when i turn off the phone and back on again the att logo shows up and the 4g then disapears and the HOME and g apears. I will have more time tomorrow to figure this out. Heading to work. If anyone can help me fix this i would really apreciate it thanks.
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You'll want to flash the T-Mobile ROM in the development section. Follow the instructions carefully.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I717 using xda premium
I don't know what the issue is, Jellybam is great and everything on it works soooo much better than stock. Phone calls work, texting works, but for some reason it doesn't want to let me receive data. It's got the straight talk apn settings. I've fiddled with it a bunch and nothing I know to do seems to work. Any ideas?
Jellybam 3.3.0 for the i777
Bdowning912 said:
I don't know what the issue is, Jellybam is great and everything on it works soooo much better than stock. Phone calls work, texting works, but for some reason it doesn't want to let me receive data. It's got the straight talk apn settings. I've fiddled with it a bunch and nothing I know to do seems to work. Any ideas?
Jellybam 3.3.0 for the i777
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If you tried all APN type available for ST and still can't get data then you might have to call ST to refresh you network
Sent from my SGH-I777 using Tapatalk 2
tlopez1973 said:
If you tried all APN type available for ST and still can't get data then you might have to call ST to refresh you network
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Not a good idea to call ST. If you reach someone over there that has a brain, which I know is unlikely, they will soon determine you are not on the stock firmware and can terminate your service. They are not receptive at all to modifying their phones software.
This guys best bet is to ask about his issue in the S959G thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1982571&page=75
r00t4rd3d said:
Not a good idea to call ST. If you reach someone over there that has a brain, which I know is unlikely, they will soon determine you are not on the stock firmware and can terminate your service. They are not receptive at all to modifying their phones software.
This guys best bet is to ask about his issue in the S959G thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1982571&page=75
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CONFIRMED WORKING MMS ON JELLYBAM WITH THESE SETTINGS
DELETE ALL APNS,
NAME: STRAIGHTTALK
APN: wap.tracfone
PROXY: att2.tracfone.com
PORT: 80
MMSC: http://mmsc.cingular.com
MMS PROXY: att2.tracfone.com
MMS PORT: 80
MCC: 310
MNC: 410
HOW DID THIS GET HERE?? I DIDNT POST THIS!!! NOT HERE ANYWAYS
Same problem. Only EVERYTHING but phonecalls works. I can make or receive calls but i cant hear voice from either end
edit:
Fixed by flashing 6.5 and then updating to 6.7
Hi all I need help. I had straight talk working on my Galaxy Note 1717 and then all of a sudden it stopped working altogether. I do nto know what to do. I tried resetting APN but it now wont let me.
Any help would be appreciated right away.
Thanks so much
Try entering APN settings manually. Create a new one with these settings.
Name:*STRAIGHT TALK (or just any name you would like to use)
APN:*tfdata
Proxy: proxy.mvno.tracfone.com
Port:*<Leave in Blank>
Username:*<Leave in Blank>
Password:*<Leave in Blank>
Server:*<Leave in Blank>
MMSC:*http://mms-tf.net
MMS proxy:*mms3.tracfone.com
MMS port:*80
MCC: 310
MNC: 410
Authentication type:*<Leave in Blank>
APN type: default,supl,mms
APN Protocol: Leave it to the Default one
For some reason it wont let me change the APN settings. That is part of the issue. It was like it worked for a day and then stopped. Strange.
So you tried adding a new one, and it won't let you? There's a default one you won't be able to change.
Okay I figured out how to do the apn. HA HA! new at this. I did as you said and put in those apn settings in my phone and it is not working. Argh!
steadyone said:
Okay I figured out how to do the apn. HA HA! new at this. I did as you said and put in those apn settings in my phone and it is not working. Argh!
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Well I'm glad you figured out how to enter a new APN. Sorry it didn't fix your issue though.
Once you added the APN, did you save it, then select it so the lil dot next to it is green? You probably did but I'm asking to make sure. Sometimes rebooting and double checking the new APN is still selected helps.
Did you install any apps or make modifications in any way prior to your service issue?
One final dumb question for you. Are you sure your bill has been paid up to date? Just checking.
Is it possible that you can try your SIM card in a friends device to eliminate the possibility of a bad SIM card?
440bro said:
Well I'm glad you figured out how to enter a new APN. Sorry it didn't fix your issue though.
Once you added the APN, did you save it, then select it so the lil dot next to it is green? You probably did but I'm asking to make sure. Sometimes rebooting and double checking the new APN is still selected helps.
Did you install any apps or make modifications in any way prior to your service issue?
One final dumb question for you. Are you sure your bill has been paid up to date? Just checking.
Is it possible that you can try your SIM card in a friends device to eliminate the possibility of a bad SIM card?
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First off the sim card works it has been tested, I went to update but it said it was up to date. I have a prepaid st card which I hace 30 days left. Now. yes I saved it and set it the apn. my phone says, " Not provisioned that is crazy!! Argh this is a pain.
Update! Okay I took my phone into a repair shop with the active sim. The phone was fine and should of worked with the active sim. They tried the active sim in another phone they had and it did not work. The sim was a bran new sim card and it was the second st sim I had been through. So something is very strange it is the weirdest thing why the phone is not working on the sim cards. I called Straight talk and they told me I had to call after 24 hours because it can take up to that time for the service to be configured on the phone. I was ticked because it has never taken that long for a sm to activate.. So I am sooooo tired of this company and all these sim issues. So I am thinking of switching companies now.
here are the apn settings i use:
Name Straight Talk
APN tfdata
Port 80
MMSC http://mms-tf.net
MMS Proxy mms3.tracfone.com
MMS Port 80
MCC 310
MNC 410
APN Type default,mms,supl
APN Protocol IPv4
APN Enabled
Bearer Unspecified
do tell...
beenkenobee said:
here are the apn settings i use:
Name Straight Talk
APN tfdata
Port 80
MMSC http://mms-tf.net
MMS Proxy mms3.tracfone.com
MMS Port 80
MCC 310
MNC 410
APN Type default,mms,supl
APN Protocol IPv4
APN Enabled
Bearer Unspecified
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So lets see.. mms works for you... is staright talk a tmo mvno? or are you using an ST AT&T sim? Do they still sell them, or did that opportunity pass? Are you using a tmo modem? what speeds do you get?
bmunday said:
So lets see.. mms works for you... is staright talk a tmo mvno? or are you using an ST AT&T sim? Do they still sell them, or did that opportunity pass? Are you using a tmo modem? what speeds do you get?
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mms works.
i'm using the at&t sim.
it's still listed on the straight talk website.
the speed varies from mid teen to mid thirty mbps d/l.
I have an unlocked US Cellular S6 Edge model G925R4. I have rooted it and currently running stock ROM (Settings image attached).
I am using TMobile SIM on it and I am getting cellular network and am able to make calls. However I am having serious issues with Mobile data.
Mobile data did not work by default, I installed APN changer app and added the following settings for Tmobile:
Name: T-MOBILE
APN: fast.tmobile.com
Proxy: <Leave in Blank>
Port: <Leave in Blank>
Username: <Leave in Blank>
Password: <Leave in Blank>
Server: <Leave in Blank>
MMSC: hxxp://mms.msg.eng.t-mobile.com/mms/wapenc
MMS proxy: <Leave in Blank>
MMS port: <Leave in Blank>
MCC: 310
MNC: 260
Authentication type: <Leave in Blank>
APN type: default,supl,mms
APN Protocol: Leave it to the Default one
Once I do this i see data network sparsely, most of the times it does not work. Multiple reboots did not make any difference.
To change the APN I am using "Change APN" app. I see the T-Mobile entries I have made on it sometimes but sometimes i do not (screenshot attached).
I saw on a similar post about correcting the permissions of few files in system/csc/ folder - namely customer.xml and features.xml. After doing this I saw the APN settings after reboot.
But they are gone after the next reboot. So I am not sure if the permission change made much difference.
I really like the phone but at this point it is unusable because of loss of Mobile data. Is there any way to improve the situation ? Be it a different kernel, ROM, modem or anything.
Also I have tried an AT&T sim on it with appropriate APN entries and mobile data did not work for it as well. So its not a problem pertaining to Tmobile network coverage.
Id love to hear suggestions from the community as I really would like to use this phone going forward.
I have the same phone. I was using it on cricket at first and now I am using it on T-mobile. The apn should stick even though it shows the unable to view access point name settings. Access is restricted.
The only problem I have is when it connects to 4glte it has no bars and I cannot send texts messages. If you go into the service mode just set it for gsm/wcdma
Here's screenshot of mine on tmobile
*also I think you are using a different kernel
Can you list the kernel you are using? I'm not sure of that might be the problem.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3166293
Get it from this link. Make sure it's the version 9000 from 12.06.15
yoshi_15 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3166293
Get it from this link. Make sure it's the version 9000 from 12.06.15
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Thanks for the link, I flashed the kernel from the link and when i added the APN i could see both network and data working fine. Network bars were almost full, but sadly after a reboot i again see no network and loss of data connectivity. I am able to make calls though.
At this point all I have done is changed the APN (tried both epc and fast). Apart from that I havent tried anything else. Just bugs me to think that everything worked perfectly which indicates that there is no issue with the phone/kernel/ROM. But again at the end its not working .. any suggestions ?
For me I would have to go into the service menu because 4g lte would not work. So I would set it to GSM/wcdma and that's what worked for me. Internet was a little slower though
But after today
I honestly just got fed up with it and went and traded it in for the t mobile version. It's a hassle because 4g lte wasn't working and sometimes mms messages would not properly go thru.
When I was using it on cricket it worked better than t-mobile though.
yoshi_15 said:
For me I would have to go into the service menu because 4g lte would not work. So I would set it to GSM/wcdma and that's what worked for me. Internet was a little slower though
But after today
I honestly just got fed up with it and went and traded it in for the t mobile version. It's a hassle because 4g lte wasn't working and sometimes mms messages would not properly go thru.
When I was using it on cricket it worked better than t-mobile though.
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I am leaning towards letting go of this phone as its too much hassle at the moment. Thing is I bought it off Ebay and at this point I am not really sure if the problem is with the phone or just the fact that I am using Tmobile SIM on a US Cellular phone. If I end up selling it I dont want someone else to suffer the same way.
Will a Tmobile specific variant be fine or will that cause similar issues ? I really like the phone but the mobile data part is really putting me off.
I too also got it off eBay the US cellular edition g925r4 and was in the same situation. I got mine for 400. But t mobile took it as a trade in for $140. A loss on my end but right now the s6 edge is $100 off so it was $579.99 minus the trade in credit I received. Also you get a year free of Netflix so that's not too bad...
The t mobile version I bought at the store works perfect mms, texting, WiFi calling it updated twice already so no issues here. Works perfect on 4g lte too
Hmm maybe I'll try swappa once before going with t-mobile. I don't want to get into contracts.