!Help again! sim problem - Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking

ok for some reason my phone is spazzy. basicaly i used a o2 payg sim and it said "message sent your balance is 20p" then about a second later it said "your balance is 10p" then another second later it said "your balance is 0p"
im getting pissed off with this thing now! is there anyway to overwrite the ROM and put a fresh XDAII ROM on it instead???

How long was the message being sent, long messages are split into pieces and each piece charged standard sms rate. I had a problem like this even with small messages where it would send twice and charge twice, never fixed it though.

yea i noticed that if u do go over it splits the message but it still charges me 3x the normal rate even with a singular <160 char sms!
its gd to know some1 else had the problem..
i think i might take it to my local o2 store but b4 i do is unlocking stricktly legal? lol id rather not loose my xda or be arrested or be fined.
lol ne1 know how to solve the prob!!?

sorry not sure about your sms problem but .... unlocking your phone is ok , even O2 will unlock your phone for £15.
the only thing that is illegal is changing your IMEI number as it is used to block stolen phones from accessing any (UK) network if reported stolen.

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Vodafone on XDA 2 Cannot make calls but says unlocked

Hi XDA developers,
Tnaks for all your help ! where would I be without you!.
I have got an XDA2 from ebay, when I got it I was told that it was unlocked, as my company uses vodafone I wanted to run the phone on that. I put the SIM in and vodafone comes up on the display, text messages can be sent and your unlock software says the phone is unlocked.
BUT, I cannot make calls, when I dial the number it simply beeps three times and then ends the call, when I try and ring the number it also will not connect ... please please help, ive contacted the seller and he says that it worked fine on O2, I havent tried a O2 Sim but is the phone faulty or is it a problem someone else has encountered with these devices !
Your urgent help would be gratefully apreciated. Thanks James :lol:
This is probably a blocked phone, it is either stolen or been subject to an insurance claim whereby the company has written it off and blocked the imei to prevent further use of the phone. It will work abroad as the imei will not be blocked in other countries. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news my friend. :shock:
Thankyou
Thanks for the response, I think you are correct.. What I think has happened is the person I got it off had a new XDA2i and I believe that this had been got from his insurance company.
Can you confirm that XDA's work with vodafone ! I know they do, and I will have to sell this to someone from ebay.com so they can use it in there country.
thanks and all the best
James
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I'd see if I could borrow someones O2 sim before thinking getting rid. You might find it just doesn't like your Voda sim.
I don't think it has an imei bar as it wouldn't pick up a network and you certainly couldn't use sms on it.
JD
Imei bar does not prevent signal reception on some networks, it just doesnt allow access to the network. And yes it would be a good idea to try another sim, however it does display symptoms of a blocked phone.
I have an XDA II. I bought unlocked from Ebay some months ago. Originally I was using a T-mobile sim, which worked really fine, with good strong signal all the time. But when the contract ran out I decided to go with Vodafone. It was a wrong decision. The signal with the XDA II is crap, even though the same sim get about a 70% signal in my other phone, a Nokia 6310i. I get the same 3 beeps and no call.
If I goto to other places the signal improves but it's never 100%. I can make and take calls and SMS messages, but cannot set it up for MMS messages. Vodafone say they cant help me because they dont have any XDA phones and dont know the setting to input.
My conclusion is that Vodafone and XDA's dont work well together. I can only assume that the arial in the XDA II is more in tune with other networks like T-mobile.
UNLOCK MY XDA2
Well i got a link from here to Unlock my XDA2 from 02 to orange and it has worked ok thank you so much for the person for downloading the link all the best antony
The person posting the question has no problem with signal, it registers fine, he gets 3 beeps when he dials, then it hangs up, I would like to know the outcome because I am 90% sure it is blocked, however I would be delighted if proved wrong as the guy will then be able to use his phone.
Bad news
Hi, Thanks for your concern, and yes I did try and unlcok the XDA from your site, and aI also did a ROM up-date.
I have now tried the XDA with an O2 Sim and like we thought its totaly dead, not even a signal on this network...
Luckily, I have had a lot of interest from outside the UK, and hopefully will make a small amount of profit from selling the item on.... but unfortunatly the guy who sold it me wont respond to my e-mails!... I could contact his insurance company and advise them as to what he has done... but to be honest is it worth all the problems that comes with it!, as as usual I the victim will probably come off worse!.. so can anyone else tell me there views of the vodafone network and if I should try again with an XDA 2 that works in the UK!, let this be a warning to everyone to chheck the IMEI with O2 before they buy a second hand XDA!... thanks once again! :roll:
Vodafone is fine with xda 2, for value on payg you cant beat tesco, its 20p across networks but you can choose 3 numbers and you get to call those at 10p per minute and half price sms. O2 payg gives you 300 sms free for a tenner topup and free wap access over gprs. So according to your usage just take your pick. Sorry to hear the phone was blocked, I had it 3 seperate times with xda 1 phones, most of the time the person who made the insurance claim isnt aware of the fact the the imei is barred after being written off. The insurance companies could address this by demanding the damaged phone before paying up.
Thanks
Thanks for your help, ive now got rid of the dodgy XDA to france (hope to god it works there), ive got another of ebay for £160 and double checked its not IMEI blocked... and paid by paypal so I dont get stung again.
I use vodafone as its my corporate SIM, e.g they pay for all usage and private calls are really cheap... but I cant use GPRS ! YET!..
THanks all anyway ! alls well that ends well as they say
Nice one, and yes it will work in France.

Texting not working D:

Ohmygod... I got my Touch Pro 2 today and I LOVE it!!!
But.... Just one problem... I can't recieve texts and when sending one I just get an error:
"Your text message cannot be sent."
Any help guys?
Thanks, Chris
EDIT: I'm on T-Mobile Combi 35 with Web'n'Walk from MobilePhonesDirect.co.uk
Sorry but *bump*
I'm kinda helpless here. I rang T-Mobile they couldn't even find the phone model to reset its settings so they couldn't do anything...
Help please?
I'm gonna take to a T-Mobile store tomorow.
Thanks, Chris
Is your Text Message Service Center number all set up properly? Can you check your voice mail?
I have no idea, this is the first time with a windows mobile/htc phone...
When I put my old Virgin sim in it works fine just had to change the network in settings.... Put in my T-mobile and changed it back to them and it doesn't work again...
I'm gonna go to a T-Mobile store today and see what they have to say about it.
Thanks, Chris
mobilephonesdirect
Hi ChrissehB,
I was looking at the deals on mobilephonesdirect but am a little wary of buying online from one of these retailers.
I have emailed them twice with the same question and they have not replied in the space of a week, which didn't help my confidence.
Can I ask, how were they to deal with ? Are they reputable, did you get the contract you were expecting with no nasty surprises ?
Maybe you could also answer the question I emailed them with. Was the phone on the t-mobile contract htc branded or has it been re-branded to t-mobile ?
Many Thanks
Si
It works fine, the phone is unbranded, no firmware branding or anything, unlocked. It's very good service. I went to a T-Mobile store and they said because its from a 3rd party it can take upto 48 hours to activate and the sim hasn't just activated yet so nothing to worry about...
Thanks, Chris
Thanks for the info Chris.
Si
You normally get this when you have no coverage ... it will offer a resend in the multithreaded SMS window.
If not ... I suggest you may have forgotten to run the carrier wizard and soft reset afterwards. This will setup the device for the new carrier stuff. It should off the wizard automatically when a new SIM is detected.
Paul.
Um Okay... Tried it and still nothing...
Thanks, Chris
Make sure the full area code in in you contacts mine is 353 or +353 them number i found 1 network you need full area code and some you dont.
Might work..
Just tried it with 2 other phones. One, an old nokia, says invalid sim, and the other, SE w810i, does the same as the TP2..
Hmm Ohwell... T-Mobile said if its not active by tomorow lunchtime then ring them and they will try to sort it out.
Thanks, Chris
It's all fixed T-Mobile said there was an error with the network which wouldn't let it activate but they've fixed it and it's all fine now
Thanks

can only receive sms from vodafone users and not ones from other networks.

has anyone ever had this problem understand why its happening or know how to solve it. thanks in advance.
Sounds like a network issue tbh I don't know how Android would have a clue what network the sender is on in order to block messages.
yeah ur probably right. just wondered if anyone had the same problem, spoken to vodafone they said everything working fine.. people can't even call me now from any other network but vodafone, lolz kind of sounds like one of them deals that too good to be true when you choose ur provider. a joke ofc , but yeah see what the outcome is when the so called voda technical staff call me.
dreamdealer said:
yeah ur probably right. just wondered if anyone had the same problem, spoken to vodafone they said everything working fine.. people can't even call me now from any other network but vodafone, lolz kind of sounds like one of them deals that too good to be true when you choose ur provider. a joke ofc , but yeah see what the outcome is when the so called voda technical staff call me.
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I don't know what Vodafone tech support is like but going from T-Mobile experiences don't listen to a word "customer support" say to you. They know nothing and just seem to read responses of a screen you always need to be transferred to the tech department.
When my G1 stopped receiving any signal the "customer support" guy claimed there was nothing wrong with the network, made me pull my battery and reboot (keep in mind this was a G1 and took about 5 minutes to boot) and after that didn't fix anything claimed it was my sim. I asked to be transferred to tech and 10 seconds later I learned their 3G network was down and all I needed to do was select the "force 2G networks" option on the phone.
brummiesteven said:
I don't know what Vodafone tech support is like but going from T-Mobile experiences don't listen to a word "customer support" say to you. They know nothing and just seem to read responses of a screen you always need to be transferred to the tech department.
When my G1 stopped receiving any signal the "customer support" guy claimed there was nothing wrong with the network, made me pull my battery and reboot (keep in mind this was a G1 and took about 5 minutes to boot) and after that didn't fix anything claimed it was my sim. I asked to be transferred to tech and 10 seconds later I learned their 3G network was down and all I needed to do was select the "force 2G networks" option on the phone.
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i think all people on help desks should be forced to be part of a community such as xda developers or crackberry so they can begin to actually under stand more about these phones. it would make it so much easier for everyone!
vodafone technical support got back to me said nothing wrong with the network eventualy had to phone them back and tell them the problem again, aparently from what i was told it was to do with my number porting from t-mobile to vodafone, he said something about the fact that when someone calls or sends a text to your number there technicaly still sending it to t-mobile and t-mobile are not forwarding it on to them, prob due to the fact they have closed my account. reason i can send and recevie calls and text from vodafone users is becasue it auto forwards it through the internal vodafone network, from vodafone to vodafone.
There soloution is for them to send me out a new sim card, then when i recevie it, i have to phone them up and they will add my current number to it.
so fingers crossed this is the solution to the problem, moral of the story is sometimes its probably easyer to change your number and text all your friends or the ones you still speak too, your new number. guess with modern phones these days its not to easy to replace a number ontop of a contact previous number.
well there solution didn't work have to wait till 9 am now tommorow to speak to the number porting people.. and tell them i have a problem called "A Split Service" so far they offered me £10 credit on my account been 3 weeks now something tells me they best be crediting me a little more.
Sorry about necro'ing this thread but i'm having the exact same problem and i was wondering how this one was resolved.
When people try to text or call me they get an error saying "incorrect number" it's the correct number however and i can call them perfectly fine. Vodaphone users have no problem sending texts or calling however.
Similiarly i've also just switched networks to vodaphone and kept my old number.

No Service (on Orange stock)

I have just got a phone from eBay, and after a while it comes up with 'no service'. I can use the SIM ok in my nokia, and have also tried with someone else's SIM in the TP2 with the same result 'no service'.
If I hard reset (back to stock Orange) the signal works well for a while (a few hours to a couple of days) before coming up with 'no service'.
It looks like original ROM (with SPL) and radio.
Has anyone else had any similar problems? Is this a hardware issue? I don't really want to flash another ROM/radio if not known solution as I want to give it back to seller and get my money back.
Anybody help or had experience of this?
Might be stolen ?
Have you rung orange to see if they've blocked it by any chance ?
Agreed, check the IMEI number with Orange, chances are it's been blocked for some reason.
Thanks, that was exactly the problem. Phone has been blocked. Orange (surprisingly) have unblocked it and told me not to buy phones from eBay.
-Jonny- said:
Thanks, that was exactly the problem. Phone has been blocked. Orange (surprisingly) have unblocked it and told me not to buy phones from eBay.
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Blimey
lol 'don't buy phones from Ebay
Good luck with your new phone dude
Know the problem....
I have the same problem, but now i know what its all about. I bought also the phone from a private person and they have probably blocked my phone's IMEI gonna call the phone company or something. But i wonder if they have blocked my phone howcome the phone gets connection with another sim card ( still cant call) I havent been able to call with one of the sim cards, but once I could message with the other sim that i get a connection to.
What did orange said to you man?

IMEI locked

Hi all .. i had iphone 4s which i exchanged with someone via gumtree with one x. the phone was locked to three and was new. so i unlocked it today via unlocksaver.com
i entered the code they gave me and it searched for something then it said successful but when it restarted it is saying IMEI locked in the place where it shows carrier in notification tray. what does that mean? i dont understand is it blacklisted? or is it not unlocked properly? i noticed i tried to restart it 2 or three times and it did got a signal once then again it says imei locked
The only way a phone will get blocked is if the owner reports it being stolen/lost
You could be a victim of crime if bought on second hand market as the owner is probably doing insurance scam.
are u from denmark then post eng and danish
Not had the same issue but saw something in the forum. Try this:
Go to menu settings then power and untick fast boot. Restart phone and see what that does if it works tick fast boot back
Sent from my HTC One X using XDA
Sometimes it just says no service but sometimes it says imei locked .. i am worried my phone has no signal does it has anything to do with that unlock code i purchased?
If the phone is blocked (the imei) from the carrier for being stolen or lost, your sim should work for like 5 minutes before it gets locked, this meens you can make phone calls or send sms in the first 5 minutes before it gets locked.it is how much time your phone needs to send the imei number to your carrier so they can check if it is ok or if it is been stolen/lost. You can go at this website http://www.amta.org.au/pages/amta/Check.the.Status.of.your.Handset and check the status of your imei, it is for Australia but try to find the service/website for your country.
Sent from my HTC One X using XDA
My brand new sim free One X did this when I first tried to use it - called retailer to exchange it - they suggested a hard reset (keep power button held for 10 secs +) and that fixed the problem for me. Worth a try?
Sent from my HTC One X using xda premium
tbh if you have been stung by this person with a stolen handset i would return the favor and report the iphone stolen, but dont do it until you have comfermed that he has done this.
sounds like the typical insurance scam to me.
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tbh if you have been stung by this person with a stolen handset i would return the favor and report the iphone stolen, but dont do it until you have comfermed that he has done this.
sounds like the typical insurance scam to me.
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yeah get that iphone Blocked ASAP
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yeah get that iphone Blocked ASAP
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don't ..
if you can't get ahold of this guy anymore he probably sold the iphone to someone else and then that guy would be in the same situation as you
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don't ..
if you can't get ahold of this guy anymore he probably sold the iphone to someone else and then that guy would be in the same situation as you
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thanks for replies people... i did manged to get in contact with that person and realy tried to help me alot but the wiered thing is when i got home and tried to turn on phone after 12 hours or soething the phone was working and i felt embarresed taht i bloked iphone and that guy had no intention of that but there was realy something wrong with my phone. its fine now :/
My One X had the exact same problem, took it back to the store i got it from and they changed it for a new one which worked fine.
Seems it may be a problem with the phone rather than a dodgy seller as mine came from Carphone Warehouse
What a cruel joke...after a week I get mine from expansys and I am getting IMEI locked contact customer care!!!! Aghhhh...
Please tell me there is another solution to resolve this aside from RMA and more waiting?
Damn...
Moderator Information,
I have closed this thread as we do not allow the discussion of changing or editing IMEI numbers. I am afraid the best thing you can do is try to find the person who sold you the phone and report the issue to them.
Many thanks,
Stephen

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