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Originally Posted by BenMcr

Technically if you are on a the T-Mobile side of the network then the T-Mobile settings should work, even if you using a Virgin SIM. There was an issue where these don't work if you roam onto Orange, but not sure if it's fixed or not.

It sounds like the firmware in your Note isn't a UK one - as Virgin Mobile is a virtual operator, the firmwares have to know that in order to put the right network name on the phone

Actually it can't. The SIM can only report the true network code (234-30) which equates to T-Mobile, and it can also report a text substitution for the network name. That however is not used for determining APN settings, as there is no provision in the standard for doing so. The firmware knows nothing about MVNO names, it's the SIM card that tells it what to do.

Most phones that are "MVNO aware" simply know that a network code (e.g. 234-30) can equate to several different sets of APN settings and ask you to select from a list (e.g. T-Mobile or Virgin) when you first turn it on. Several then save the settings on a per-SIM basis. Having any settings at all is at the discretion of the phone manufacturer and not all phones have all MVNOs regardless of whether they're UK or otherwise; though VM is quite a big and old MVNO so most should have it. However the mechanism that does this does not really care about the existence of MNVOs, it is no different from knowing certain network codes can have different settings for contract vs. PAYG customers, the actual code asking "T-Mobile or Virgin Mobile" acts the same as it were if it were asking "O2 contract or O2 PAYG or Tesco Mobile"

The Note definitely has the correct settings for Virgin Mobile so chances are the OP accidentally picked the wrong option when he was asked some time long ago and the phone just remembered his choice.

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Originally Posted by Exorcist74

lost g3 signal just getting HSDPA:8.... thanks Ben.... going to do a bit more hunting... will keep you informed.....

g3 signal? You mean 3G. HSDPA is 3G.

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Originally Posted by Exorcist74

You might be onto something there Ben, I not long flashed my note to Stunner 2 running 4.2.2 baseband n7000XXLRK

Never mind then. Hacked firmware, all bets are off.

i thought it was a uk baseband... might be wrong...

Baseband is irrelevant. CSC is what matters though even then only in a few cases.