Hi all,
this is my first posting here.
I have recently bought an unlocked TMobile MDA II off of ebay. The phone arrived and I thought if I insert my Rogers sim card it should work. Proven to be wrong, after inserting the simcard, whatever I do, it would not register with network. It shows me "No Service". If I run sim manager application, it shows me all the contacts information stored in it. Called few telephone techies, and they all said, it may not be an locking issue. Some thing else. One suggested that it could be radio band issue. T Mobile 1800 vs
Rogers 900/1800. Dont know what to check, or what to do. Would appreciate if some one could help.
Thanks
Pat
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Excuse me for being a bit of a newbie, but I am going over to the UK next week and I want to get an XDA II from O2 and then use it while in the UK (where I will be off and on over the next year or two a fair amount), but I also want to be able to bring it back to Canada (Calgary) and then get a Rogers Sim card and have a local number in Calgary as well as the one in the UK, and just switch Sim cards as I travel. From what I understand, this is possible using the unlock software posted on this forum, but I just wanted to clarify that I am correct in my assumption and that I will have full functionality of the XDA II in Canada (providing I pay for the services I am looking for, through Rogers). I have never had a GSM phone before (always CDMA thru Telus) and so I am not really familliar with it all - sorry. Also, can I just go into any Rogers reseller and purchase a Sim card (with the local number on it) and the services I want and then just pop it in? Are they all standard or are there any differnces between the Sim cards in the UK and Canada? (again - please excuse my ignorance when it comes to this technology!). Thanks in advance for your help!
Hi,
You have to unlock the XDA2 with the software on this forum
You wont lose any functionality
All gsm sims are the same (within scope of this thread)
Keep in mind that the XDA2 Software is customized for O2, ie. GPRS, SMSC, Voicemail and what have you got settings will stay those of O2.
You wil have to change those manually when going from one sim to another.
You might want to look at a dual sim adapter. This is a device you put into the sim holder and that can contain 2 sims itself. By switching off an in the XDA2 radio (=phone) you change sim. Advantage is you wont have to open the device every now and then.
I can recommend a dual dim adapter by the name of 'king of double card'. You will need type MAI-E. They are sold on eBay for approx GBP 6 by a guy called saintjoy0_3.
Hi,
I've tried to use my company simcard within my MDA Compact 2 but it won't work!! Any suggestions? The Compact 2 is probably simlocked but since I also use T-mobile in privat I got no idea why it doesn't work!
I got the new ROM update from T-Mobile Austria!
Please Help
Correct me if I'm wrong.
Your company is using T-mobile
You personally uses T-Mobile
You are in Austria
You used the Austria T-mobile upgrade
Right?
What is the message you see when you use your company SIM
absolutly right!
The SIM says T-Mobile! The SIM Card is working fine on my company cell phone!
This is really strange! There shouldn't be any difference between privat and company contracts cause it's the same network (T-Mobile)
The Compact 2 acts like there's no SIM Card in it
... T-Mobile Austria provided a ROM update to solve some bugs!
Before I switched to the new update I tryed the company SIM - Same result!
if the sim card is old it may not be compatible with the device
it's been know to happen
would it make any difference on an unlocked phone?
Or is it not possible to use this sim card at all?
If the phone act as though as there is no SIM card at all, it doesn't sound like a locked phone. a locked phone will gives you various unhelpful messages. Probably as Rudegar said, in compatible SIM card. I have not heard any thing (case or solution) on SIM incompatibility. Can't help you.
one could always ask for a new sim
i've don that before my network sendt me
one right away
I guess I'll try to get a new SIM!
This will probably solve the problem
Cheers, guys
Ok, here is a problem with unlocking my Cingular 8125.
When I signed up for Cingular Wireless in May, their customer rep. promised me to give me the sim unlock code after 3 months. At that time, I had another cell phone # active, which was registered with AT&T wireless long time ago. In August, I called Cingular to request the unlock code. They delivered the promise. Then I tried the code using my AT&T sim card. It worked. This sim card didn’t work in my 8125 before I was given the code. After the unlocking trial, I was assuming that the phone was fully unlocked. Then, I used my friend’s T-Mobile prepaid sim card to test my phone. It didn’t prompt a screen at all to enter unlock code. The phone just kept searching network. BTW, I updated the firmware in August too. The ROM version is 2.25.11.1 WWE.
Then I came to this website for a solution. I downloaded lokiwizMSL 0.3, connecting my 8125 with PC, running the program without a sim card in the phone and getting a code in the DOS screen. One surprising thing to me is that the unlock code I got is the same as the one given by Cingular in August. I was puzzled. Anyhow, again I was testing my 8125 with my friend’s T-Mobile prepaid sim card. There was no screen popping up to let me enter any code. After being turned on, the phone went straight to Today screen, again keeping searching network!!! lokiwizMSL 0.3 didn’t work for me!!!
What in the world is the problem here? Can anyone, specialist or expert, help me out with this issue??? I will travel to Asia in 3 weeks. I really want to use local sim card for my Cingular 8125 there!!!
Thanks for your help in advance!!!
Same problem with T-Mobile pre-paid SIM
I have the same problem as e_Walker.
I have just purchased a pre-paid SIM for travels in Germany. When I put in the SIM it just looks for a network and never finds one. I would have expected a screen to pop up to ask me for the PIN1 but it never does.
I used Lokiwiz2b to unlock my phone. I also upgraded to
IPL 2.26
SPL 2.26
GSM 02.25.11
ROM version: 2.26.10.2
ROM date: 6/7/06
Radio version 02.25.11
Protocol version: 4.1.13.12
ExtROM version: 2.26.10.105
Has anyone else been able to use pre-paid SIMs? Does one have to enter a PIN number? If I do, will it forget my standard cingular PIN (I don't know where I kept it...)?
Thanks!
If TMobile where you are is like it is here in New England, you don't have service anyways... No need to try a TMO chip...
Turns out it was an operator problem - took them over 36h to activate the card (they said it would take 30min)
So lokiwiz works!
hi guys
I have recently got back from australia where i bought an unlocked note 2 7105t. I have used the phone in oz with no dramas and with different sims. As it was unlocked i thought it would be ok to use in the uk. I have put an orange sim card in and its not blocking it but i cannot make any calls even to the customer service number. Check balance or find out what my phone number is
I have also tried with a friends sim card and i couldn't make any calls with that either. No errors are given and it reads the sim.
Does anyone know what is wrong
Its driving me mad!!
Thanks in advance
Change the modem and baseband....and try again.....:good:
hi i dont think that works
Hey, I recently took a Verizon branded phone with me to the UK (ADR6350) and managed to get it unlocked whilst visiting. I tested the phone in the UK with several different sim cards with the result being successful. I tried O2, Tesco and Vodafone. Unfortunately, when I returned to the USA and wanted to insert a GSM sim card into the phone, it doesn't seem to recognize the network. I have tried h20 and Vodafone whilst in the usa and nothing works. The cell phone will automatically connect me to the Verizon network regardless of CDMA or GSM settings. I will make a call with the new chip in the phone it will automatically try to connect me to Verizon customer services or tell me the network is unavailable.
I am trying to figure out what the problem could be. I have no idea why the cell phone keeps reverting. I know the chips that i have tested work in the USA as I have another mobile to test them in without issues.
Could anybody help or have some suggestions please?
Everybody asks money the unlock code.....
This sucks...
koukaki said:
Everybody asks money the unlock code.....
This sucks...
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Don't have money to unlock it, sucks more