Hi,
I'm in the UK using an O2 XDA IIs. I was shocked recently after calling somebody and making sure I put 141 in front of their number,
that they later called me back?
I tested this and found that prefixing the phone number with 141 does NOT withhold my number from the remote end?!
I took my sim out and put it in a different phone and did the test again,
this time it did withhold the number as expected.
I called O2 and after about 4 people I was told that 141 was not a supported feature on this model of phone?! I was told that in 1 months time I would be entitled to a free upgrade anyway!
Hmm, is this so, how can a phone not support 141 prefix, surely this is taken care of by the carriers network?
Any advice?
thanks
Mike
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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
:twisted:
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.
Can anyone do it?
T-Mob CS will give you the unlock code for a payment - I think I read £14/local equiv somewhere.
Nigel
That's not true unfortunately. They just sent me an MDA pro that was not campatible with the Sim card that they sent me. They could not provide the Sim Unlock code, apparently their software would not recognise the IMEI. When I traced the IMEI, it showed as an O2 Exec, not an MDA Pro.
As yet they are unable to give me the code, and the phone is still unusable with that SIM card, meaning I have no access to my contacts.
Given the amount I had to pay for the phone, that I have spent several hours waiting on hold for their customer services to give me no response whatsoever, being called back once out of 3 requests (and even then I don't think it was the person I asked for who called me back), I really find this lack of service unacceptable.
They were originally informed on the 12th of December 2005 that there would be issues, and I am still awaiting a suitable resolution.
At this point in time I am considering canceling/not renewing my contracts with this company and advising many other people that I know to do the same.
I have been with the company for 7 years now (1999) and this type of messing around is not right, there used to be a time when the company would reward loyalty, but now it seems that you are penalised for staying with them.
well thas interresting, im having the same problem here too, but tell me brother, how can u trace an IMEI number, i would like to know where the hack is my MDA pro comming from
thankssss
Hello,
I believe I have unlocked my phone but it not letting me make calls....
xda2s
ROM 1.40.00 WWE
ROM Date 03/10/05
Radio 1.12.00
Protocol 1337.42
Extrarom Ver 1.40.237
Was on the o2 network, have run the unlock which said it work.
The log file returned lots of answers as 0 or 00000000
Is the a program I can run which will confirm whether it is unlocked or not.
I have tried both my tmobile pay as you go and vodaphone pay monthly sim but not able to make calls.
I am able to pick up all betwork signals which are all of good strength.
I am not being allowed to select pay as you go in the start up section when selecting country. It does if I chose Germany.
Any help appreciated, thanks
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Can someone please just tell me if I look like a complete novice ??
And that is why I have had no replies in 2 days regarding this....
Or is it because nobody knows the answer?
Thanks
Service Lock?
I am gettings signals from networks and my phone is seeing my sim.
As soon as I press talk the call ends.....
Am I locked to a network provider....?
And I have still not resolved the issue of whether the phone is actually unlocked.
I am not sure as it will not let me select payasgo on the set up?
This is my last post before I give up and give my hard earned cash to 02 instead of you guys....
Cheers[/b]
Re: Service Lock?
Sounds barred to me. If locked it would spit the sim back at you asking for the unlock code to be entered.
Richard
Hello !!!
Thanks for the response, but a bit concerning,,,, of course
Is there a way in which I can tell if a phone has been blocked?
02 will not give any details unless I have an account, for some reason.
You would think they could tell you so you could hand the phone back and return it to the original owner? etc etc
I need to know if it is blocked as I will not be able to use it. I can send it back to the person I bought it from... or at least have proof...
Thanks
Does it ring on incoming calls?
Calls
It will not allow any outgoing calls.
I just called it when it was switched off and it went to my voice mail.
Switched on it said " calls are currently not being connected to this phone"?
he phone is picking up all my virgin mobile settings and my number, plus it has virgin extras in the menus!!
Everything seems there.
I called 02 and they suggested going to their local shop and use an 02 sim card to see if that worked.
He said they can do an imie (whatever) check but it would take best part of 14 working days.
Surely there must be somewhere you can just type the number to see if a phone is stolen.
Or do all the service providers assume that after the 12 months are up in peoples contracts that they are goign to throw the phone away and not sell it
From what you've described, your phone has been reported lost or stolen, and has been blocked. I had the same problem with a Treo 600 bought from ebay. I phoned Orange, who looked up the imei on the spot, and told me it had been reported stolen.
I'd get onto the seller straight away, tell him it's barred, and ask for your money back.
IT IS NOT STOLEN
OK,
3rd time lucky, I always say if you ask 3 times the chances are you will find someone willing.,...
On my 3rd call to 02 the guy checked the imei number for me and the phone is not stolen or lost or had insurance against it. etc
So, square one again.
I do not understand how the phone detects my virgin sim with my numbers etc etc, it is picking up all networks, but just not letting me make calls..or receive them.
Could someone please confirm the settings I should use for a pay as you go...
Is it PAP or CHAP?
and class 8 or 10?
At least if I walk into an 02 store the SAS will not swoop in to arrest me!!
Thanks
Grrrrrrrrrrrrr
Have used various imei checkers which all say OK.
O2 will not help unless I have the original owner details.
I managed to get the name and phone number of the original owner who really sounds legit.... and I am a good judge of character.
One lady at 02 confirmed that that imei number was for his number but her system would not tell her why it was barred.
The orignal owner says it should be fine so I asked him to call 02.
I spoke to another lady at 02 who wants all his details before she will even press a button. (Obviously he is a bit reluctant to give me his home address and phone number etc... she even asked for his password, I said who in their right mind would )
Another person at 02 confirmed it is not lost or stolen. (This is the basis of buying the phone as I checked this before I purchased it.)
02 will not tell me why it is barred.....
I can only assume that it is because of an unpaid bill.....however, the original owner still has an account with 02 which is still up and running which I called him on,,,, which the first lady confirmed that the imei number was connected to that number...and they confirmed that the phone has not been used since june last year. It has only been used for Sat Nav since.
Any ideas.....
And they wonder why people look into having the imei number changed!!
Thanks
Have just debranded a HTC Desire from Orange(UK) to T-mobile only problem is i can get on internet to download apps but i cant make or receive calls!
All it says is a womens voice saying "calls are currently not being connected to this number"
Has this phone been blocked somehow.
It was originally bought from Ebay could it have been blocked or something?
If so is there anyway round it.
The sim works fine in other phone perfectly!
Any help would be much appreciated.
Cheers
Blocked I would think. I think there is a service to check the imei. Search Google. Phone will only work in foreign country now.
Sent from my HTC Desire using Tapatalk
When you say "debranded" did you mean unlocked? or did you just remove all the Orange cr4p from it?
Did it work before you did this? (though I'm guessing you din't try becasue you didn't have an Orange sim card).
As it was on orange originally i paid a small fee to have it unlocked (only had to give over IMEI number).
After that i debranded it via making goldcard etc,thought all was fine as wireless worked but cannot make or recieve calls!!
If it is blocked,which countries will it work in?
Is there nothing i can do?
I had a very similar problem. I travel a lot to other countries and have various sim-cards for the different countries that I visit regularly. I received similar messages to yours and only found out when trying to make a call that the sim card had expired. Apparently they only last for 12-24 months (in the countries I'm talking about) then you have to get a new card and, unfortunately, new number.
Also had the same problem when I just bought my Desire. I too had it unlocked and a few days later, for no reason at all, what's happened to you happened to me. So I viewed my mobile phone account online on the providers website and found that my account was "missing". I tried the online live chat and they told me my account had been cancelled. They couldn't explain why but after a lot of protesting by me they magically re-instated it.
I think the best advice is to contact T-Mobile. Maybe the sim needs activating, if not done already, or maybe there's a problem with the account or the sim is faulty.
Try another T-Mobile sim in it, or another provider to see if they work. You can get them for free now.
So, I am going to Rinteln, Lower Sax the 7th of july for a couple weeks, and I am just curious if any one knows if I will be able to find a prepaid sim card to use in my G2 while I am there. There is always calling over wifi if not, but its worth a shot.
Perhaps there are even some locals that can respond.
Thanks in advance
Sent from my T-Mobile G2 using xda premium
If you are a t-mobile customer use wifi calling
We were just in Europe and I had international roaming turned off. What we used was wifi calling. I could send text message (mms didn't work) and receive text message (they get queued up and you get them when you connect) and call back to the states free. We thought it worked very well.
I live in Germany and I am using Alditalk which is using the eplus network.
There you have very cheap data flatrates.
You can simply buy them in an ALDI Supermarket.
O2 traveler sim
Last time I was there O2 had a traveler pack promotion but it might have expired.
Drop by any O2 shop and ask them about it.
Sim card for Germany
With the pre-paid global SIM card, you get the benefit of having the same number, which you can carry through your journey in different parts of the world. On top of that, the calls that you receive are free of cost, no matter where it is generated from.I'm using holidayphone during my foreign tour especially in Spain, Italy. They providing cheap and best services.