Recently, I had a Samsung A13 automatically unlock from Straight Talk after the 60 activation period. The problem I was facing was that when inserting a different SIM card, I could only get a signal for SMS texts and calls. Data and MMS texting wasn’t working. When going to Settings > Mobile Networks > APN,…
Category: Android
How to Unsuspend a Hotlined Verizon MVNO Account
Verizon sells prepaid devices like the Moto G4 Play (XT1609) or the Moto e 2nd Gen (XT1528) at a huge discount compared to the normal unlocked versions at places like Best Buy, Family Dollar, or Walmart. They subsidize these phones so you’ll pay for their $40/mo+ plans to get their money back. Technically, these phones…
How to Use Heimdall to Flash ROM’s, Modems, Bootloaders
Using Heimdall to flash files to your Android device can be confusing if you are a Mac or Linux user. Heimdall is an alternative to Odin, which is Windows based. Odin is a little more straight forward and I found Heimdall pretty confusing. Most the time, you can flash files to your Android device using…
Fix No Sound/Calls on Sprint S4 – SPH-L720
After flashing many custom ROM’s that work, you may run into a no sound or calls problem after a normal flashing procedure (data wipe –> ROM/Gapps Flash). If this problem happens to you, you most likely have run into a baseband (radio), kernel, or bootloader incompatibility. Recently, I ran into this issue again after flashing…
3G/LTE Data Connection Fix – Sprint S4 – CyanogenMod
This post is how I fixed my 4G LTE signal intermittent dropping and broken/non-existent 3G connection on my Sprint Galaxy S4 phone while running CyanogenMod. Background I’ve been running CyanogenMod stable on my Sprint Galaxy S4 (jfltespr) since the day I got it. The version I stuck with was 10.1 (Android 4.2.2) because it had…
How to Unlock Sprint Galaxy S4 for Global SIM GSM
I recently traveled to Europe with my Sprint Galaxy S4 world phone. I planned on getting a pre-paid GSM SIM card to use for Google maps and navigation. It turned out great. At the airport, I found a “SIM Local” prepaid wireless shop and paid 20 euro (about $26 USD) for a Meteor SIM card…
*SOLVED* Android Wireless Tether Broken in CM7
UPDATE 6/21/11: Comments have alerted me to the try experimental version 2.0.8. It does indeed fix the problem. Here’s the link and the QR code: Wireless Tether for Root Users 2.0.8-pre1 *** EXPERIMENTAL *** UPDATE 12/09/11: CyanogenMod 7.1.0 doesn’t play nicely with Wireless Tether because the baked in tethering services autostart when activating on Wireless…