in DROID PRO by Motorola https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/DROID-PRO-by-Motorola/No-data-connection-abroad/m-p/2741978 DROID PRO by Motorola topics Tue, 04 Jan 2011 18:24:43 +0000 77 <![CDATA[ ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1595/2741978/2741978 So I got my Pro unlocked and now I'm using it in Kuwait on a Kuwaiti SIM card, but for some reason I cannot enable the data connection. I'm using the same APN settings that my wife's using on her factory unlocked Defy (bought from the UK), and her Defy's working fine. How can I solve this?

]]> Tue, 04 Jan 2011 18:24:43 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1595/2741978/2741978 rafeee2 <![CDATA[ Re: No data connection abroad! ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1595/2741978/2741979 You need a Vodafone SIM card

]]>
Wed, 05 Jan 2011 01:51:58 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1595/2741978/2741979 zachattack112
<![CDATA[ Re: No data connection abroad! ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1595/2741978/2741980 so data only works on verizon in US or with vodafone outside the US? Even if it's sim unlocked?

]]>
Wed, 05 Jan 2011 02:04:16 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1595/2741978/2741980 michaelk1
<![CDATA[ Re: No data connection abroad! ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1595/2741978/2741981 What do you mean by the SIM being unlocked?

I was pretty sure that you can only use a Vodafone SIM card, but I could be wrong

]]>
Wed, 05 Jan 2011 02:07:01 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1595/2741978/2741981 zachattack112
<![CDATA[ Re: No data connection abroad! ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1595/2741978/2741982 SIM unlocked means that you can use any SIM card outside the US. It's a process that involves putting a non-Verizon SIM card into the phone and entering the "unlock code" when prompted.

All that went smoothly for me. I'm using the SIM of some provider called ZAIN in Kuwait. I can make & ]]> Wed, 05 Jan 2011 04:13:56 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1595/2741978/2741982 rafeee2 <![CDATA[ Re: No data connection abroad! ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1595/2741978/2741983 Oh wow! I was confused for a moment. I was thinking about unlocking your SIM and using a U.S. carrier other than Verizon (which you have to do something that voids your warranty)

And I think you should go to that carrier's store and talk to them about it

]]>
Wed, 05 Jan 2011 04:18:45 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1595/2741978/2741983 zachattack112
<![CDATA[ Re: No data connection abroad! ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1595/2741978/2741984 That's embarrassing

]]>
Wed, 05 Jan 2011 04:21:04 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1595/2741978/2741984 zachattack112
<![CDATA[ Re: No data connection abroad! ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1595/2741978/2741985 -Removing directions to hidden menus on your phone. Modifying setting through these menus is considered hacking to use on your service providers network in ways other than intended. Kindly read the house rules.

Message was edited by: Mark (Fo ]]> Wed, 05 Jan 2011 05:32:59 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1595/2741978/2741985 rafeee2 <![CDATA[ Re: No data connection abroad! ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1595/2741978/2741986 There are some limitations to reception when it comes to this phone. Some SIM cards aren't fully compatible, others not at all. And maybe ZAIN doesn't have 3G coverage

]]>
Wed, 05 Jan 2011 14:00:42 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1595/2741978/2741986 zachattack112
<![CDATA[ Re: No data connection abroad! ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1595/2741978/2741987 I get 3G coverage with my other phone (Samsung Spica) and my wife's phone (Motorola Defy), both officially unlocked, using the same APN settings.

]]>
Wed, 05 Jan 2011 14:09:05 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1595/2741978/2741987 rafeee2
<![CDATA[ Re: No data connection abroad! ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1595/2741978/2741988 Have you tried removing the SIM card and putting it back in?

You should go to ZAIN and see what they could do

]]>
Wed, 05 Jan 2011 14:14:49 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1595/2741978/2741988 zachattack112
<![CDATA[ Re: No data connection abroad! ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1595/2741978/2741989 I removed the battery, removed the SIM, did 3 factory resets, and still nothing.

-Removing directions to hidden menus on your phone. Modifying setting through these menus is considered hacking to use on your service providers network in ways other than intended. Kindly  read the Thu, 06 Jan 2011 06:42:38 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1595/2741978/2741989 rafeee2 <![CDATA[ Re: No data connection abroad! ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1595/2741978/2741990 in the US- currently on verizon- vodafone sim installed from factory.

when i go to select band USA is the only choice for me too.

shot in the dark- can you try to turn on gps and see what it does- I know with verizon windows "world phones" they somehow locked the phones to CDMA in th ]]> Thu, 06 Jan 2011 15:12:48 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1595/2741978/2741990 michaelk1 <![CDATA[ Re: No data connection abroad! ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1595/2741978/2741991 GPS trick did not help.

WIth Verizon card I still get only USA band.

]]>
Thu, 06 Jan 2011 18:58:08 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1595/2741978/2741991 rafeee2
<![CDATA[ Re: No data connection abroad! ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1595/2741978/2741992

rafeee2 wrote:

GPS trick did not help.

WIth Verizon card I still get only USA band.

Rafeee2, I would go to the nearest ZAIN office and speak to them in person to have them explain why this is not worki ]]> Thu, 06 Jan 2011 19:25:58 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1595/2741978/2741992 DansDroid <![CDATA[ Re: No data connection abroad! ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1595/2741978/2741993 I'll try to visit them soon, they're closed today..

How about the baseband version? Could it be that the default baseband does not play nice with the carrier network here? I've seen other Droid users (Original Droid, Milestone, Milestone 2, Droid 2 Global) reporting similar behavior being a ]]> Fri, 07 Jan 2011 15:43:05 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1595/2741978/2741993 rafeee2 <![CDATA[ Re: No data connection abroad! ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1595/2741978/2741994 OK so I contacted the carrier (Zain) today, they asked whether this same SIM with the same APN settings works on any other phones, & when I answered yes they said this means that there's nothing wrong on their side.

So now I'm back to square 1, any ideas?

]]>
Tue, 11 Jan 2011 18:40:56 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1595/2741978/2741994 rafeee2
<![CDATA[ Re: No data connection abroad! ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1595/2741978/2741995 Googling around led me to *something* that might be similar:

A user reported the exact same issue using another Android phone on Vodafone Netherlands. Support answered him by this:

It is an issue between Qualcomm equipment in our One and some operator's  equipment. The operators d ]]> Thu, 13 Jan 2011 12:09:54 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1595/2741978/2741995 rafeee2 <![CDATA[ Re: No data connection abroad! ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1595/2741978/2741996 I doubt that is it (could be similar though) because the Droid Pro runs a TI processor not the Qualcomm MSM processor.

]]>
Thu, 13 Jan 2011 12:17:19 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1595/2741978/2741996 AlphaDog
<![CDATA[ Re: No data connection abroad! ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1595/2741978/2741997 I didn't mean that it's the exact same case, I am interested in the following part:

The operators deny access to the phone because of  we-don't-know-yet.

and also interested in the part where they fixed it

On my wife's Defy it's showing what looks lime some hexadecimal values.

I'm trying to point out all the symptoms, maybe that'll get us somewhere.

]]>
Sat, 15 Jan 2011 15:07:53 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1595/2741978/2742000 rafeee2
<![CDATA[ Re: No data connection abroad! ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1595/2741978/2742001 I finally have a working data connection! On another provider's SIM card though.

Seems the problem is with the carrier itself after all...

Well. I never liked them much to start with