many of the recent windows mobile devices support the network feature "Alternate Line Service" ("ALS") (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternate_line_service) which allows to have two phonelines on one simcard.
One can easily switch between the lines with a dedicated menu, as seen here:
http://www.se-community.com/div/X1/line_change.jpg
(on a Xperia device).
The appearance of the second-line menus relies on an entry in the Customer Service Profile (CSP) of the subscriber simcard.
For instance, the menus appear when using simcards of Orange(UK) or One(AT), but not with T-Mobile or Vodafone simcards.
As some people find these menus annoying, especially when they are not subscribed to the ALS-service, they can easily remove them by setting the registry key "ShowALSPage" in HKLM/Software/OEM/PhoneSetting to "0".
Now, I have a particular problem:
I want the menus to appear even though my simcard does not have the necessary entry in the CSP. I am subscribed to the service with eplus(DE). However, this operators simcards only support a preliminary ALS-standard which was introduced in collaboration with Siemens almost ten years ago. Since Siemens mobilephones have vanished from the market, it would be nice of eplus if they would eventually update their simcards - what they still reject, unfortunately.
The eplus simcards hold the value 0x55 in the CSP, while, according to the final standard, 0x80 is expected for ALS capable sims. Till now, the only mobile phones interpreting eplus(DE) sims correctly are Siemens and the most recent Sonyericsson UIQ phones.
Other mobilephones would still work with eplus(DE)-ALS service. For instance, on Nokia phones one can easily unlock the menus using CSP-override. Some Motorola phones simply always display the menus.
Is there any way to make the ALS-menus appear on Windows Mobile 6.0 devices, like the Xperia X1?
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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.
Hi!
I have two phone numbers assigned to my SIM card which can be called from outside without any problem. Both numbers ring the same SIM
But how can I switch between them when doing a call? I know this feature from Sony Ericsson mobiles where I have "line 1" and "line 2". Is there an application to do that? Or is there a built-in function? I am using Schaps 3.57a Windows Mobile 6 ROM.
Thank you!
Haven't used it, but maybe this app does it?
http://www.smartphone.net/software_detail.asp?associateid=279&id=2328
Try the demo and see...
Hmmm. It seems that this software would do what I want, but if I understand it right, this is for Smartphones...
I have a HTC TyTN, so I'm not sure if it runs on my phone. I also do not really need all the other stuff, so it would be great to find a small piece of software which simply does the part of "Twin SIM Switch" of SmartTweaker.
Thank you!
isnt there something to control what line you are using from the sim menu?
I used to have a sim menu on my mobile phone but I missed it when changed to JASJAM WM5. However I upgraded to WM6 (Official Dopod) and now I have a sim menu in STK service where I could switch from one line to the other with automatical call fwd.
The only thing I have, is a SIM-Manager in Programs, which is mainly for managing SIM-contacts. There's nothing like a SIM menu :-(
I have STK Service in Programs menu and when I click on it a sim menu provided by my GSM operator starts. I have the following options in this sim menu: voicemail (operator provided), line switch, operator menu, accounts management & customer services. But contents of this menu may differ depending on your operator. Have you ever used your dual line sim card on a a Nokia phone? Have you received your dual line sim card from your operator or get it copied by a third party software by using smart card reader writers?
I do not have such a service in my programs menu. I also have to tell you, that I have a native HTC TyTN without any provider services as my provider does not sell the TyTN.
Ad copying SIM-cards: I was not aware that this is possible. I have an original SIM card from my provider.
Hi
I found some discussions about problems with the Voice Mail Indicator (currently used by e.g. Orange (UK) and T-Mobile (UK)) in Windows mobile 6, and an rather "quick and dirty" solution to handle this issue by using a Windows Mobile 5 dll.
The VoiceMail indicator settings are stored in the CSP (Customer Service Profile), which is part of the CPHS, which is both found in a dedicated space on the Simcard.
The CPHS is an extension to the GSM-Standard.
For further information, please refer to:
http://www.3gpp.org/ftp/tsg_t/WG3_USIM/TSGT3_15/docs/T3-000450.zip
Now, here is the point.
Not only the Voicemail Indicator is stored in the CSP, but also the Voicemail-number and the ALS status (Alternate Line Service actived/not activated).
Now, here we come to some further issues:
If the simcard does not support CSP, the Voicemail number cannot be stored on the card, and can therefore not be used in the today-screen in Windows mobile. This issue is discussed rather often, but no solution so far.
Another problem is the AlternateLineService. While Windows Mobile for Smartphone supports this feature, Windows Mobile Premium Phone (touchscreen) does not. What would happen if one copys the refering dlls responsible for reading out CSP/CPHS from the Smartphone version? Could this enable the ALS-capability on Windows Mobile Premium Phone?
However, it would be even smarter to manually enable the ALS feature instead of letting it be controlled it by the simcard.
To use the ALS-service, it is necessary to activate this service as well on the simcard AND on the network.
A lot of orange simcards are preconfigured to use the ALS service, even though it is not activated on the network - this results in having a rather anoying Line number presented in the Win-Mobile status bar, but no possibility to switch it off!
Vice versa, it might happen that you have the service activated on the net, but not on the sim, which in that case means, that you cannot properly use it!
Therefore it would be the best to have a tool which allows enabling/disabling ALS services and storing the Voicemail number indipendend from the information stored on the simcard, like the famos tool "Logomanger" does on Nokia phones. (so called "CSP-override)
Did anybody ever get a bit deeper into this stuff?
Thanks,
Chris
I have an unlocked HD2 with an o2 sim. When I try to change GPRS connection settings I cannot select any network other than the original T-Mobile. The auto option is disabled. I'm not fussed about the T-Mobile splash screen but I do need to be able to connect to the o2 network (GRPS). Phone / text is fine. Any suggestions? I would like to avoid flashing the rom if poss. Roger
I have a HD2 locked to T-Mobile, all of the internet settings are obviously pre-configured for that network.
I'm not sure how to change them but I'm pretty certain you can get O2 to send you the GPRS the settings directly to the handset as long as they have the device or they may not support it.
T-Mobile
Unfortunately that isn't possible (HTC & o2 advised). Also there is no option on the connectivity wizard to update the list of telephone providers (that surprised HTC!). Presumably there is a regkey missing / overidden. Any ideas out there?
Rog
i got the same problem. theres no alternative to write a new rom to your hd2.
after that i could easily download the o2 settings...
theres a thread somewhere here to show you how its done
good luck.
Hey champs,
I got a strange issue with the swift. Last year I bought 3 Swifts for my wfe and kids. All of them equipped with two SIMs (1&1 for wired phone connections only, Simyo for cheap data flatrate and calls to mobile phone numbers). All phones have been upgraded to Android 6 so far. We use dual sim selector pro to do the call routing to the correct SIM, works like a charme. But regardless what I set in mobile data settings, after reboot the mobile data will always connect to 1&1 mobile networks (in fact it is vodafone) giving us one time a very high bill.
In the meantime I amended the vodafone APN to get rid of it, but this only leads to the situation, that after a reboot there is no mobile data at all. And since my son's phone is locked by funamo parental control, he is even not capable of swithcing mobile data by the settings.
Is there any chance to make the setting permanent? Is there any API call available, so I can get it managed e.g. by tasker? Is there an app available, that deals with data settings on dual SIM phones with Qualcom chipset?
Tnx in advance!
Glad to see I am not the only one with a problem, I live in Spain and use Orange SIM for data and voice, I also have a tesco voice only SIM which I use when in UK. Fine. I have exactly the same problem after a reboot or flat battery, "No Data Connection" when I check the settings it has changed to Tesco (which does not have data) Its only the data scource SIM that changes - voice and SMS remain as Orange. It is very annoying.
Same problem here with stock Android 6.0.1 Cyanogen OS 13.0-ZNH0EAS2NH and EE sims in slot 1 and 2... (one work and other personal).
Was thinking of returning phone, but apart from this problem, I really like it.
Latest Cyanogen OS update, (just installed), appears to have fixed my problem...
I updated, did a battery pull just for good measure, and with several restarts, the correct SIM appears to be selected each time.