On my Ipaq 6515 with WM2003 I could change my network selection from automatic to manuel and in doing this it would give me a list of cell towers in the area and I would be able to choose what cell tower I wanted to connect to. I would like to be able to do this on this phone as well because at my home I only get one bar on my phone and on my Ipaq I could change it to manuel and pick what cingular cell tower I wanted and I would have a full signal
As far as I know the problem with network selection is not in the phone but in the Cingular SIM card. I have a TyTN (unlocked and unbranded) which alows me to choose the network when I insert into my PDA any SIM card except for that of the Cingular. As soon as I insert the Cingular SIM card the Network selection drop-down menu disappears. If I'm not mistaken, this issue was discussed on this forum and on one of the Cingular forums. Unfortunately I can't provide you with the link as I don't remember where exactly I read this information.
Well thanks for the reply I will see if I can find that thread I didnt know if it was just something to do with wm05 or 06 I also used a cingular simcard in my Ipaq as well crazy isnt anyway thanks alot
BobbyK said:
Well thanks for the reply I will see if I can find that thread I didnt know if it was just something to do with wm05 or 06 I also used a cingular simcard in my Ipaq as well crazy isnt anyway thanks alot
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Don't know about US networks but settings, phone, band?
unwired4 said:
Don't know about US networks but settings, phone, band?
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Thanks Ive tried that but it wont allow me to change it
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I have a Orange SIM card which I got in Israel, I am now in Canada and that SIM works fine on my friends Nokia 6600, but when I try to use it with my XDA IIs I can't find any networks or anything. I am guessing its the GSM frequecy although the phone supports all of them. Does anyone have any idea what I need to do to get the SIM to work here? Does anyone know how to manually select a GSM frequency?
XDA IIs
ROM Version: 1.40.00 WWE
Radio Version: 1.15.00
Protocol Version: 1337.45
Hello psytech,
I believe you're roaming. Sometimes, you really cannot just plug your sim card then voila its working. If you are roaming, most of the time you really have to manually select the network.
anyway, i'm currently using windows mobile 2005, and no longer using windows mobile 2003 SE. i hope i could still help you or atleast you can see the pattern on how to do it.
here what you do:
1. click on the signal strength icon (the icon located on the upper right most portion of your screen just beside the speaker icon)
2. a dialogue box will appear with a clickable 'settings' button (located on lower left part of the dialogue box.), click the 'settings'
3. you will then see 3 tabs on the bottom part of the screen, 'phone', 'services', 'network'. click on 'network'.
4. you should find something like 'find network' button there, then just but before you click on it, choose 'manual' for network selection.
the rest is self explanatory, i hope i was able to help you. cheers!
You say your orange sim works fine on your friends nokia but does not work in your IIs.
Is it possible that your IIS device is sim locked as in will only work on the O2 network in the country you got it from.
If so unlock it via wiki (link in sig)
not it
I forgot to mention that the SIM worked fine in Isreal, my original SIM is orange (I do have an account with) I just can't get support cause I didn't buy the phone from them (capitalists).
About the network search. Thats what I've been doing for the last couple of days but I can not find ANY networks at all. which is what leads me to believe that its a GSM frequency problem.
What happens if you put your friends sim in your phone
GSM in Canada is generally 1900 http://www.gsmworld.com/roaming/gsminfo/cou_ca.shtml
doesn't work either
My friend's SIM doesn't work on my phone either. If canada is 1900, how can I make sure that my phone is currently using 1900. (I know it supports it, but how do I actually see that its actually scanning with it?)
What happens if you go to Settings->Phone->Network and then change Network Selection to Manual.
You should then get a list of networks. This will list all networks even if you cannot connect to them.
[edit] This has already be suggested earlier in the thread
If you do get some networks then the only reason that I can think of that you are not connecting is that under Prefered Networks you have a network selected that your carrier does not have a roaming agreement with.
Check your provider's website to see who they have agreements with.
no networks
My provider (Orange) has agreements with Rodgers, but my problem is that I am not listing ANY networks, I tried manual and even added the Rodgers network to my favorite networks, but when I try to search for networks I can't find any, I just get a blank window. This is very odd to me and I've never heard of anyone with that problem.
Like I've mentioned before, I updated my windows to TuMa 1.4 and my radio to 1.1.15. If there's anything else I need to do or anything I may not have done when I updated my network please tell me.
btw when I installed that TuMa windows I change my ID thingy to Tmobile.
Problem solved
Attenttion everyone:
It has come to my attention that there is a problem in the Band Selection CAB when it comes to certian cellular providers.
The problem so far appears on a Cellular One network that only supports 850Mhz. When the North American Option is choosen in the Band tab, the phone can not find a network to register on. I'm not quite sure why this happens yet, but there is a solution to fix.
http://relaysgoldens.com/sx66/ext_roms/BandSelect-fix.CAB
By installing this CAB, it provides a fourth option on the band tab, "Reset Value to Zero".
By selecting this option, the phone will be reset to it's default state, and will work normally.
I've trapped this as a bug in the 1.40.124 extrom and will be working to figure this out.
Note: the band selection setting is persistant, and will not be reset even if you downgrade the ROMs on the phone. If you are experiencing this problem, the ONLY way to reset the value is to use the CAB above.
-Chris
P.S. I've also updated the 1.40.124 RAR file on the website to include the updated bandselect CAB.
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I found that at http://pdaphonehome.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=53121 and it worked.
Nuubie now very lost after 14 hours.
I have been trying to get my XDA Exec to work with a BT sim (UK). It does not appera that the unit is locked because it does allow me to select the following networks..
VF-UK
O2-UK
T-MOBILE-UK
23420 ?????
Orange
I have tried all the unlock proceedures I can find and various different ROM's to no avail.
When I set the phone to automatic it logs on to UMTS-UK.
Can anyone help me....or is it not possible.
I read that the XDA is not locked, so am I doing something wrong?
I have also tried this
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Uni_Simlock_by_Buzz_and_team
But am unsure of how to do 9 and 15......can any one help with this
The xda Exec is DEFINITELY not locked to any network. It could be either the phone is barred, or the SIM no longer works (BT SIM? I've never seen one of those since I came to the UK 6 years ago; surely BT Cellnet is now O2...)
Thanks Richardlai,
The BT sim works fine in other phones. With the BT sim in it automatically registers to a network called UMTS VF-UK that works fine but the coverage is pants.
What is this and who is it?
Could it be that there is a setting in the XDA somewhere?
Has anyone got an XDA working with a BT sim?
If the phone is barred, how can this be changed?
Can any other XDA Exec user tell me what networks are listed.
go to start>phone
click on menu>options>network (tab)>change network selection to manual. This brings up a list, my list is
@ VF-UK
@ O2-UK
@ T-Mobile UK
@23420
@ Orange
to stop any changes happening just click cancel.
Thanks
mrfirepro said:
Thanks Richardlai,
The BT sim works fine in other phones. With the BT sim in it automatically registers to a network called UMTS VF-UK that works fine but the coverage is pants.
What is this and who is it?
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That's weird... "UMTS VF-UK" is Vodafone's 3G network. How old is your SIM card? I suggest to contact BT (I'm assuming you're referring to British Telecom) about this problem, and they might be able to refer you to the right people from O2 (used to be BT Cellnet).
If you're phone is able to connect to a network, then it is not barred so don't worry (a barred phone cannot be used again in the same country as its function is to disallow the thief using the stolen phone; this process cannot be reversed, as far as I know).
BT mobile piggybacks on the Vodaphone network, so you are connected to the correct network. Perhaps the UMTS signal is too weak. Try disableing UMTS and see if everything is okay just using GSM.
Oh... I didn't know that BT has their own mobile phone service now...
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Oh... I didn't know that BT has their own mobile phone service now...
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I don't know anyone who uses it. But I remember the fuss when a year or so after selling off Cellnet/O2 it moved back into the mobile business. Presumibly as soon as it legally could (http://www.btmobile.bt.com). Like Virgin it's a virtual network.
Thanks, So it looks like I'm looking in the wrong area. The problem is when I ring BT they tell me that they don't support that phone.
When I set the phone to GSM only, it logs onto VF-UK the problem with this is the signal strength is very low, typically I can't get past 1 bar when I copmare that against a normal phone on VF that would have 5 bars. Could it be a fault with the phone or is the XDA a bit like this.
Regards
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Could it be a fault with the phone or is the XDA a bit like this.
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Why don't you give us the specifications of your phone, especially the radio stack verison and ROM version?
rom version 1.30.107 WWE
rom date 04/11/06
Radio version 1.09.00
Protocol Version 42.42.P8
Extrom version 1.30.162 WWE
I hope this is the right information. Does this tell you anything?
Well it does seem to be the latest O2 ROM...
I have heard of some rare cases where the Universal's radio reception is very low, and apparently it was to do with a loose connection of the antenna to the circuit board. You'll have to do a search on it I'm afraid.
I have the O2 XDA Exec and I run the BT SIM in it with no problems.
My Rom version is 1.30.107 WWE
My Radio version is 1.09.00
Ext Rom version 1.30.162 WWE
BT Sims use the Vodafone network.
Keep well
Peter
Following Buzz's installation instuctions I am stuck with these two items.
9. Activate Radio even without Sim in it saying something about no Sim)
15. Flash your original Radio ROM. Do not upgrade the bootloader until you restored an original radio rom.
I think I am just about there with number 15 (with the resource on this site) but can not find anything on #9.
I know a lot of people say that it is already unlocked, but it seems unlocked to a few networks.
Regards
hi, XDA Execs should be unlocked
Does it ask you to enter the unlock code if u enter another sim?
If it doesn't then it's unlocked as far as i know.
What makes you believe that it's locked to a few netwroks, maybe it's because you're trying to find a non-existent umts signal...
Turning the radio on means turning flight mode off (and for the purposes of unlocking you do that without a sim)
Hope that helps.
I take it the UMTS is another name for 3G. My BT account is a normal non 3G account. Is it a case that I need to alter some of the settings, the networks it lists are...
@VF-UK
@ O2-UK
@ Orange
Is ther anything I should try....
umm, what happens if you insert a non-o2 sim into your phone?
If it's continually searching for a signal, it might be trying to search for a dodgy 3G/UMTS signal
in which case try going to phone settings, then in the band tab , select GSM instead of auto or wcdma
In the worse case scenario, if/when you flashed the radio 0.00.00, you might have had some problem with your USB (See the unlocking thread)
Thanks for all your help.
I think I have now got to the bottom of this. The fact is that BT use the VF network. The phone logs onto this, so I guess this is normal. However the signal strength never gets above 2 bars, is this normal?
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Thanks for all your help.
I think I have now got to the bottom of this. The fact is that BT use the VF network. The phone logs onto this, so I guess this is normal. However the signal strength never gets above 2 bars, is this normal?
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As far as i knew BT always used o2????
however....you got to upgrade you radio version after unlock is having probs.....
BR
agent003 said:
As far as i knew BT always used o2????
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Not anymore, dude. BT sold BT Cellnet (now O2 plc) a little while ago, but now they have started their own mobile service again (called BT Mobile) BUT piggybacking Vodafone's network.
Hello,
thanks to buzzdev's great tool (you are the greatest!) my MDA Pro German now accepts all SIM cards. However, with every SIM card I tried (Eplus/BASE, o2 with UMTS enabled) I never get access to UMTS, even in the center of my town. With the T-Mobile SIM however, UMTS works immediately. Has anybody else experienced this problem? I also tried to hard reset and skip the customization.
Greetings from Bonn, Germany
Andreas
i also have bought a german mda pro and unlocked it. i am using it in austria and umts works correctly.
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stupiddog said:
Hello,
thanks to buzzdev's great tool (you are the greatest!) my MDA Pro German now accepts all SIM cards. However, with every SIM card I tried (Eplus/BASE, o2 with UMTS enabled) I never get access to UMTS, even in the center of my town. With the T-Mobile SIM however, UMTS works immediately. Has anybody else experienced this problem? I also tried to hard reset and skip the customization.
Greetings from Bonn, Germany
Andreas
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Maybe you should check if the other providers:
- supports UMTS
- your connection settings are right
- you need a special account to use UMTS
- UMTS is available in your area with that provider
If T-Mobile enabes UMTS for you doesn't mean all providers do.
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vondutch said:
Maybe you should check if the other providers:
- supports UMTS
- your connection settings are right
- you need a special account to use UMTS
- UMTS is available in your area with that provider.
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Yes, I ordered the UMTS option which caused all my SIM-Cards to be replaced by USIMs. The town I live in is medium-sized (300,000 inhabitants), and I checked about eight places - no success. (Typically, UMTS is available in every German town which has about 50,000 inhabitants or more)
What happenes is quite weird: When I switch the phone on, enter my PIN and connect to the network, the UMTS Symbol ("U") appears for about one or two seconds. Then it disappears, the connection gets lost, and the phone reconnects by GSM. It seems that the phone (or the provider?) throws me out just after a successfull UMTS connect.
I also verified that the GPRS/3G connection is set up correctly (APN surfo2, no username and password).
Greetings,
Andreas
you probably already have checked the radio band settings, but its worth a try. have you enabled umts band in telefon - einstellungen?
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you probably already have checked the radio band settings, but its worth a try. have you enabled umts band in telefon - einstellungen?
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Yes, UMTS is not disabled; I also tried "WCDMA only", but then no connection can be established.
hmmm, have you tried a hardreset and/or a new/different rom?
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hmmm, have you tried a hardreset and/or a new/different rom?
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Yes, I thought that maybe there was some stupid locking in the T-Mobile GER ROM, so I used the latest Qtek German ROM, I also tried the O2 XDA Exec Launch ROM (UK), but nothing changed.
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I also verified that the GPRS/3G connection is set up correctly (APN surfo2, no username and password).
Greetings,
Andreas
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Are you sure there should be no username/password ? http://www.taniwha.org.uk/gprs.html suggests that it should be guest/guest.
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kevino said:
Are you sure there should be no username/password ? http://www.taniwha.org.uk/gprs.html suggests that it should be guest/guest.
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Yes, the website you mentioned is a bit outdated. The official o2 Website (Germany) http://www.o2online.de/o2/kunden/technikundeinst/umts/tools/manuell/index.html states that username/password are "nicht notwendig" (=not necessary).
Ah well, I thought it was worth a mention.
Good luck
i guess the question for another radio rom is obsolete.
so i think your last solution is to get a contract with tmobile j/k
im sorry, i think i wont be able to help you....
loopback said:
im sorry, i think i wont be able to help you....
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That's ok, thanks for trying anyway I'll post again if I find a solution.
does anybody knows if there is an autoconfigurator for italian telephone providers?
Hello everybody,
I apologise in advance if there exists an answer elsewhere, but I have been searching for the past week to no avail. I'd appreciate if somebody could point me to the right thread/direction.
I upgraded from my stock mda vario2 rom, to the latest schaps (WM6).
Everything works ultra fine but I there is no 3G! I have tried a few different radios and right now i'm on 1.43. I still cannot make video phone calls. The icon is stuck on G. I'm in east london btw.
I believe my O2 uk settings are right though , to te best of my novice knowledge that is.
Again I apologise if this is already addressed in another thread or wiki. Mods, please delete my post if it is a repitition.
Appreciate any help.
Cheers!
you have a tmobile phone or an o2 phone? goto phone settings and check its set to auto
Thanks for the reply,
I have the t-mobile's mda vario2. Tried that already but its still on G.
i have the same problem with an orange 3100. it will only find G not 3G. i have even tried swapping sims but no luck. i have tried all the different settings cabs i can find but no luck
i'm using an orange spv m3100 with no problems on o2uk, and i had 1.43 until yersterday.
o2's signal seems to be inferior to that of orange; i.e. 3g reception not as good
for example i do not get a 3g signal at home on o2, but did on orange, however i do get a 3g signal outside and in other places (on o2)
goggle the site for the field test software.
drovehome said:
Thanks for the reply,
I have the t-mobile's mda vario2. Tried that already but its still on G.
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Call O2 customer service and ask whether you have 3G access activated on your SIM card. I have bought O2 pay as you go SIM card some time ago and it did not access 3G at all, since the very beginning on any 3G phone. Somewhere on the receipt or SIM pack (don't remember now) I've found sth like 'SIM 2G' so that way I figured out card is not meant to log into 3G. But I never bothered to call CS anyway, as I very rarely use that SIM.
Thanks guys,
I'll try all ur suggestions, I did try swapping sims with my wife, hers is an O2 sim which actually has the letter 3G on it, but nope its still Ging on me. I will give O2 a call.