doctorwhobbc

I recently got my Samsung captivate and whenever i try to open market, gmail etc i need to sign in with my google account. This is fine, however it doesnt let me. I enter all my details correctly and i get "Error Can’t establish a reliable data connection to the server".

Im doing it over wifi and ive tried with my SIM in and out. Ive also tried the youtube workaround but i get "There was a network error while trying to sign in". My phone is parallel imported and has Android 2.2 with lidroid.

I have factory reset 3 times now but nothing has helped, each time i am presented with a chinease setup screen which i cannot understand.

Could someone please help me

- Doc

sitlet

sounds like your phone isn't fully activated. call your carrier and see if they can help you.

doctorwhobbc

shouldnt it be able to activate, without having a SIM in it (non carrier dependent)?

nick5000

had same problem, tried everything.
Worked straight away when using VPN.
I'm in china, that's probably why.