I have been a longtime XDA member in the X10 community, but have never before posted.
I purchased an Ion through AT&T the 24th of June, the day it launched, and after scouring the web, and XDA, I found the Hong Kong based ftf file from the link below and successfully flashed it to my phone.
Hong Kong based ftf, build 6.0.F.0.72, baseband 9x00B-SCAQCSZQ-34702060-04
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1711466
Maybe this was premature, as I am not sure how to make an ftf file, and therefore did not have my original AT&T ftf to revert to if this failed. (I would appreciate someone creating and sharing the original AT&T ftf for those who may need / want it.)
The firmware flashed successfully, and it is without all of the AT&T ware that can not be removed, and it also has a much nicer Xperia boot animation than the AT&T one, but I have noticed 2 issues with this firmware:
1. I did not back up or write down the APN or mobile network settings, and after flashing, the automatic internet settings feature in Settings, Xperia, Internet settings fails to find the AT&T network information. I did find some posts that have some AT&T APN settings (is that all that I need?) but I only occasionally get the 4G icon in the status bar when I was always there before flashing. Does this firmware possibly not utilize all of the available radio bands available on the LT28a phone as it is intended for the LT28i? Is there a hardware difference, or do I just need the correct APN settings? Can someone share these settings from the original AT&T firmware
2. Over the course of the last few days on this firmware, I have noticed that several friends have sent text messages that will show notifications on the lock screen, but as soon as I unlock the phone, I can't find the text messages anywhere. This does not happen for all people that try to send me texts, only some of them. I have tested with other people standing next to me, texting, we see it on the lock screen, then when I unlock the phone, no new messages to be found.
Can anyone provide the APN settings from AT&T for this phone, the original ftf files, and maybe provide some insight about the missing text messages?
Thanks!
I purchased an Ion through AT&T the 24th of June, the day it launched, and after scouring the web, and XDA, I found the Hong Kong based ftf file from the link below and successfully flashed it to my phone.
Hong Kong based ftf, build 6.0.F.0.72, baseband 9x00B-SCAQCSZQ-34702060-04
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1711466
Maybe this was premature, as I am not sure how to make an ftf file, and therefore did not have my original AT&T ftf to revert to if this failed. (I would appreciate someone creating and sharing the original AT&T ftf for those who may need / want it.)
The firmware flashed successfully, and it is without all of the AT&T ware that can not be removed, and it also has a much nicer Xperia boot animation than the AT&T one, but I have noticed 2 issues with this firmware:
1. I did not back up or write down the APN or mobile network settings, and after flashing, the automatic internet settings feature in Settings, Xperia, Internet settings fails to find the AT&T network information. I did find some posts that have some AT&T APN settings (is that all that I need?) but I only occasionally get the 4G icon in the status bar when I was always there before flashing. Does this firmware possibly not utilize all of the available radio bands available on the LT28a phone as it is intended for the LT28i? Is there a hardware difference, or do I just need the correct APN settings? Can someone share these settings from the original AT&T firmware
2. Over the course of the last few days on this firmware, I have noticed that several friends have sent text messages that will show notifications on the lock screen, but as soon as I unlock the phone, I can't find the text messages anywhere. This does not happen for all people that try to send me texts, only some of them. I have tested with other people standing next to me, texting, we see it on the lock screen, then when I unlock the phone, no new messages to be found.
Can anyone provide the APN settings from AT&T for this phone, the original ftf files, and maybe provide some insight about the missing text messages?
Thanks!