Ismart SIM Working BUT cannot setup 3G and MMS

[Guest JackSF]

I picked my san francisco up earlier today as I thought there was a good chance that my ismart sim that was in my pulse would work. The good news is that it works.

I am now left with a problem, although I am sure the wise folk on here will point me to the answer! :lol:. When I switched on I did not get the usual text from o2 that sets up mms and data. I texted o2 on 202 and the response is that there was some kind of problem. Next step was to enter the setting manually. I used these.

Name o2

APN mobile.o2.co.uk

Username vertigo

Password password

MMSC http://mmsc.mms.o2.co.uk:8002

MMS proxy 193.113.200.195

MMS port 8080

MCC 234

MNC 10

This APN will not save (even though it allows you to seemingly save it). I have discovered that the problem occurs when you change the MCC OR MNC setting. The profile will save if you do not alter either of these settings. I assume that the problem is something to do with the way in which orange has customised the phone?.

Edited September 23, 2010 by JackSF

[Guest zuccster]

I picked my san francisco up earlier today as I thought there was a good chance that my ismart sim that was in my pulse would work. The good news is that it works.

I am now left with a problem, although I am sure the wise folk on here will point me to the answer! :lol:. When I switched on I did not get the usual text from o2 that sets up mms and data. I texted o2 on 202 and the response is that there was some kind of problem. Next step was to enter the setting manually. I used these.

Name o2

APN mobile.o2.co.uk

Username vertigo

Password password

MMSC http://mmsc.mms.o2.co.uk:8002

MMS proxy 193.113.200.195

MMS port 8080

MCC 234

MNC 10

This APN will not save (even though it allows you to seemingly save it). I have discovered that the problem occurs when you change the MCC OR MNC setting. The profile will save if you do not alter either of these settings. I assume that the problem is something to do with the way in which orange has customised the phone?.

If the phone is rooted, you should be able to follow the procedure here. But use the apns-conf.xml attached to this post.

apns_conf.xml

[Guest Frankish]

I used an I smart in a htc tattoo and it only ever worked on 2g. Never 3g. That was locked to orange too!

[Guest David Horvath]

My Pulse was locked to T-Mobile UK and i'm using it with a turbosim in Hungary on Vodafone network with 2g/3g. It must be a settings thing.

[Guest JackSF]

zuccster

Thank you for the reply. I have just rooted the phone. I downloaded an app called Astro in order to replace the apn file, sadly it will not allow me to replace it. I guess the app does not let you move/replace root files?. I am a bit new new to all this but technically competent generally.

[Guest artesea]

zuccster

Thank you for the reply. I have just rooted the phone. I downloaded an app called Astro in order to replace the apn file, sadly it will not allow me to replace it. I guess the app does not let you move/replace root files?. I am a bit new new to all this but technically competent generally.

Download Root Explorer, and make sure you press the "Mount R/W" button before trying to copy in to the system folders.

[Guest JackSF]

Ok, I replaced the apns file in system\etc. Reset the apn to default, rebooted the phone and still no joy.

EDIT Thanks artesa. I used a proggy called super manager and the file explorer app within it.

Edited September 24, 2010 by JackSF

[Guest balb0wa]

Ok, I replaced the apns file in system\etc. Reset the apn to default, rebooted the phone and still no joy.

EDIT Thanks artesa. I used a proggy called super manager and the file explorer app within it.

so does it work with 02 now?

[Guest JackSF]

No joy means no joy, no worky!

[Guest JackSF]

Interestingly with the APN file provided and the Orange sim I got with the phone, data does not work either.

I restored the original APN file and with the orange SIM data works as expected. It would seem there is some problem with the APN file provided?

Edited September 24, 2010 by JackSF

[Guest zuccster]

Interestingly with the APN file provided and the Orange sim I got with the phone, data does not work either.

I restored the original APN file and with the orange SIM data works as expected. It would seem there is some problem with the APN file provided?

Interesting. The file I uploaded works on the T-Mobile Pulse (is there anyone here who isn't a Pulse refugee?).

Without seeing tcpdump output I can't offer any further hints, sorry :-(

[Guest Simon O]

You might have to change the MCC and MNC in /data/local.prop

See what it's set to. Sometimes changing them to

ro.config.mcc=000

ro.config.mnc=00[/code]
can remove any APN restrictions.

[Guest Frankish]

The question here is...

Does the phone get 3G with standard apns and orange sim? Yes? Now does it get 3G with the same settings but with the iSmart sim in?

I still think it's an iSmart Sim issue!!

[Guest Simon O]

The question here is...

Does the phone get 3G with standard apns and orange sim? Yes? Now does it get 3G with the same settings but with the iSmart sim in?

I still think it's an iSmart Sim issue!!

Good thinking. This needs testing by the original poster.

[Guest JackSF]

The question here is...

Does the phone get 3G with standard apns and orange sim? Yes? Now does it get 3G with the same settings but with the iSmart sim in?

I still think it's an iSmart Sim issue!!

So...... With IsmartSIM and Orange SIM together, I get no 3G. Hmmmm, does that mean without a proper unlock there will be no data?

[Guest Simon O]

So...... With IsmartSIM and Orange SIM together, I get no 3G. Hmmmm, does that mean without a proper unlock there will be no data?

I think it just means that the Ismart doesn't work with all Android devices. Can it be updated?

[Guest JackSF]

I think it just means that the Ismart doesn't work with all Android devices. Can it be updated?

I do not think the one I have is updateable. So I need to find a device that works with the blade. I guess it is too early in the day for such a device or a proper unlock solution.

[Guest Frankish]

Rebel Sim might work. Like i said i had the same problem with iSmartsim on HTC Tattoo on Orange. Even with an Orange sim in the iSmart did not allow 3G! Stupid iSmart!