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unlocking problem?!?!? !HELP!

ok heres the story.
i bought my O2 XDAII from Ebay a while back and i have lived with it till now. but i have always noticed that it seemed to charge me more for sending text messages. i have lived with this for a while but it is really draining my credit now. im using a Virgin mobile sim card and it seems to randomly charge me for SMS messages. sometimes itl be 10p (to other networks) but other times it will be 30p.
i would be truley greatfull if someone can help me.
any other details feel free to ask.

read this
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=UnlockWiz/Himalaya

ah...
yea thats a good way to unlock it but...
its already unlocked it just seems to overcharge me for text messages. is there a way that i can totaly erase everything, reinstall the operating system and then unlock it? a safe way? lol
ive already hard reset it many times but it must be burnt into the rom.. can some1 give me a copy of the rom for an XDA II with the same spec etc. as me? then i could just overwrite it and then hard reset.
i dunno if that wud work.. aslo how are you ment to change READ ONLY MEMORY? oh well..
will someone please help

aha!
ive figured out the problem.. its because it doesnt connect to the virgin mobile tower. at the moment it is going through the T-mobile network. hence the costs!
all i need to do now is re unlock the phone so that it works on all networks!
thanx fr the help
can i just unlock it again even though it is unlocked?

this may sound a bit silly, but i have a M2000 and it does the same, well if i didnt check it... you should get 160 characters for a txt right? yeh, well sometimes after 70 characters it goes into the second message and after 140 it goes into the third, so by the time you've typed your 160 character message, it is actually 3 msg's hence why you pay 3 times the price, sounds wierd but its true...Jus check at the bottom of your message window and it will tell you how many messages or characters you have used...if that does happen this is how to avoid it... Sometimes it auto corrects some words for you...like if you type " im " and when u push space it corrects it to " I'm " and " thats " to " that's " and so forth, if you take out the " ' " and jus leave it as " im " and " thats " and so forth, it sorts it out.... i know its wierd and its a mission, but it works...

Yeh i had the same problem, pissed me off big time!!
I figured out a way though, go to sms, then tools, then options, then onn the accounts list open up sms and DISABLE 'sending sms messages using unicode when necessary'.
It worked for me.
If it still charges more, then dont get stressed, fiddle about more with sms settings until it stops doing so.

Re: aha!
Aidwe said:
ive figured out the problem.. its because it doesnt connect to the virgin mobile tower. at the moment it is going through the T-mobile network. hence the costs!
all i need to do now is re unlock the phone so that it works on all networks!
thanx fr the help
can i just unlock it again even though it is unlocked?
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If it is unlocked there is no need to do anything else, just put in a new sim card.

turns out it ws the ' things tht seems to make it cost loads. bk to 10p txts yey! thx everyone much appreciated

Total Newbie with Orange SPV M2000 Questions

Hi - great site loads of good info
Ok i have a few questions i cant seem to work out even after reading ! so no laughing !
Phone is a SPV M2000 on Orange monthly pay sim,
What is a Radio Rom ? - does this mean this phone has a radio built into it ? if so how do i unlock it / get it to work ?
My Operator version is 5.31.1.162 / ROM 1.31.00 but i have some problems with the phone - mainly when the phone rings or i dial people ..... basically we cant hear each other or talk, kind of like its on mute or something ? ..... a soft reset usually sorts it but it is really annoying and happens on and off ...... also the phone seems slow ? ..... i have slid the memory line over to 2/3 system memory but still a very slow i think ? .... ive tried searching for a patch that someone talked about but cant find anything ?
Can i upgrade to a new ROM ? ..... id like a UK spec if possible as i don't want funny things going on to the system in foreign languages !!! i have seen a T mobile one, could i use this ?
i have just done the sim unlock and it seems to be ok although i haven't tried on another sim yet
please try and keep it simple, with good links etc if needs be
Thanks in advance
Dave

Hi
Ill answer what I can, as im pretty new to this too.
The radio is not a FM type radio, but the electronics that do things like WIFI and Bluetooth.
The no sound issue is a well reported bug.
I have an orange spvm too and I had it replaced.
The support line took ages to acknowledge the fault, but in the end replaced the phone and this so far is working well.
If for you it does not, then by law you can reject the phone as having an inherrent fault regardless of how old it is, as it was not of mechantable quality when you got it.
The speed,
I noticed that even when you click the little X in the top corner, the app is still running, so this will slow it down.
Your best bet maybe to every now and then do a soft reset just to clean things up.
The Tmobile Rom.
Not sure, as Im also thinking about this.
What I want to know is , will this Rom give me Tmobile settings?

planefix said:
Hi - great site loads of good info
Ok i have a few questions i cant seem to work out even after reading ! so no laughing !
please try and keep it simple, with good links etc if needs be
Thanks in advance
Dave
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Hi Dave - Welcome.. Remember, we all have to start somewhere..
The first thing I would recommend is reading.. I'm not too sure if you've discovered the Wiki on here but this is truely the best place to start..
So, simple links:
Start here:
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Blueangel
A link from this page (titled Getting Started With Your Blue Angel) will lead you to updating your BA to where it will be of most benefit.
This is where you need to start thinking of what's of more use to you.. I, for example, have not updated my BA to WM2005 (or WM5 as it's more commonly known) as I would not be able to Sync with my Work PC easily. In other words, the latest is not always the best! You need to think of how you're going to use your BA and by trial and error, get to your own conclusions. Although saying that, feel free to seek advice on how others have reached a similar conclusion.
If a "seach" (top of the screen - Highly recommended :wink: ) doesn't reveal an answer you're looking for then a simple post with something like "Having problem "X".. Anyone else have it..?" is a lot better then "NEEDED - ANSWER TO MY WORRIES!"
This is outlined here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=4534
My second piece of advice is to make sure you know what you're doing.. If fiddling with yor BA is going to lead you somewhere you don't know then perhaps fiddling with it is not what you should do. I don't want to see posts from you stating "HELP - MY BA's BU**ERED!" because you thought that Reading Wiki was for saddos :lol:
Remember - Don't run before you can walk..
Tip for Hearing problem - Turn on the Bluetooth and keep it on.. This is a well documented tip for solving the issue.. Updating to the 1.42.00 Spec ROM will also help too but you're right in saying that it will give you the T-Mobile settings.. What you can do there is use the search facility to find if someone has posted a .CAB file with the Orange SMS/MMS Settings
So, start reading..
Hope this helps..?
Cheers,

Hi Dave
Great response by Mr Philly and I wholly endorse everything that is stated.
I am also a newbie (I think this is my first post) and if you want to know anything, wiki is the place to go.
There is a newer Orange UK ROM avalible (Not as new as the T-Mobile ROMs and part of which I have used in my own update) and if you follow the steps through wiki you find out how to apply the roms and where to find them.
I have read in this forum on a number of occassions don't mess with it unless you are prepared to lose it and that must be kept in mind. That said I been really pleased this the usage and function with my SPV since making the ROM updates and my thanks goes to a number of very gifted contributors.
Good luck
simjo.

Hi Guys -
Listen, many thanks for taking the time to reply .... I have read a fair bit but was starting to get muddled up with all the acronyms etc .......
But i now have a more important issue at hand ...... i went out last night and lost my 512 memory card (bugger !) ...... must have un clicked out (i was a bit merry last night) ..... anyway ...... i went to use the phone this morning and its silent ...... no sounds whatsoever, no ring tone , no key pad tones , no sound when playing media files etc .... silent as a whistle .......
long story short i reset it (soft) first ........ no joy ...... then hard reset ..... when booting up it pings and makes a few sounds, so the speaker is obvisously working ....... then once reset its silent again ..... ???
But this is the really bizarre thing ..... if you plug it into the mains charger it all works fine, with loads of lovely sound !!!! ....
Ive made sure the sound is turned up to max and its not on silent etc btw
Time to read the forum i think ! ...... the only thing i did last week was unlock it ..... but its been working fine since then ?
cheers
Dave

next weird update !
after 2 days i have upgraded to the latest roms etc and the phone still had no sound .... i left it on charge for a full day overnight etc , still no sound ...... came to play with it this morning and there it is all working as good as new !!!! ...... lovely sound etc, all normal ......... go figure that one out ?????

artemis 100 schematics

pls i need the above phone schematics.my phone is saying missing sim card and i have updated it but still the same problem.i think it is hardware.any place to download the above schematics.

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trust me, just keep taking sim out, putting it back in, switching on..
yes/no
if no.. repeat..
its happened to me, but now its ok
you could try scratching the contacts/pins making a clean clean connection from device to sim.. dirty contact maybe??
i do have some type of schematics, dont know if they are the ones your looking for but cant upload because im currently using artemis..
i can email though, if you email me, ill email you the pics but like i said, dont know if they the ones you need dude..

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sorry for delay.. (forgot.lol)
this is what i have.. here..
(looks like thes are not the ones you need but always handy to have)

[Q] a little help if you'd be so kind !!

hello .. be nice this is my first post !!
i recently came into the possesion of one of these little phones .. however i had no intentions of using this on t-mobile and wished to unlock the phone to be able to use on o2 .. however .. after following this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=853674 which seems to have done the trick as the t-mobile gumpf has disappeared when turning the phone on but now i have a screen that asks for sim network unlock pin to which i dont have one and dont know where to obtain one .. i dismiss it and it takes me to the home page .. wifi works perfectly but i cant send or receive both text messages and calls apart from emergency ones !! .. i have since purchased another tmobile chip and the sim network unlock pin screen is no longer there and would appear to have a signal and two arrows pointing up and down and the g changes back and forth with an h .. but still no calls or texts .. can someone please tell me that i havent killed the phone and there is a fix !! .. i will admit i am a complete newbie to all this so go gentley !!
if the phone was blocked by the network what would my symptoms be .. only asking as im paranoid that i may have been sold a dud phone !!
many thanks in advance
chris !!

Hi and welcome to the forums
Unfortunately, I don't think the thread you linked has anything to do with being able to use a SIM card from another network on your phone. If I'm not mistaken it's more for removing the splash screen (eg. the T-Mobile one when you start up the phone) and also to get rid of the custom apps that networks like putting on their phones.
What you want is an "UNLOCK" code that you can either get online or obtain from T-Mob themselves - I've not done it personally before but you may have to shell out some cash for the code.
Have you tried using the original SIM card that the phone came with?
P.S. The changing G and H with the two arrows are related to the Mobile Data Connection being used by your phone. The arrow pointing up being upload, and down being download.

ah ok .. hense my newbie ness !! .. oh ok .. i thought that meant it would unblock the phone to be able to use on any network !!
i dont have the original sim .. but when putting the o2 sim in i dont get the g & h or the arrows .. and the little graph that shows the reception !! .. however when i put the "new" t-mobile chip in .. it all appears but still unable to make calls etc !! .. just a bit confused as to why the phone doesnt work on t-mobile !!
thanks for the welcome !!

for some reason i thought id change the network on the phone to orange and it seems to be working ?? .. am i missing something ??

then soon to stop working again .. since found out the phone has been blacklisted .. so it looks as though ive been sold a dud .. is there anything i can do to get the phone working again ??

Extremely unclear what you are trying to do. "Blacklisted"? By whom and how? I don't even know what that means.
If you want to unlock your phone to use on any GSM network, as LetoKynes said above, you need an unlock code. Buy one online and when your phone asks for the code, enter it.

i was trying to unlock it to use on any network .. but then found out u the unlock code .. so as i was eager to crack on and use the phone i bought a sim to match the network it was on .. it was working fine but then suddenly stopped working .. i rang the network and the phone has since been reported lost so its been blacklisted !! .. and as i purchased the phone recently i guess ive been had over .. as i am unable to give the original owners details !! .. pretty gutted !! .. still the wifi still works ok !!!

[Q] [HELP]Hearing interference while talking

Hello everyone,
I Admit i didnt post alot in the forum , because i'm a person that prefer to listen and learn then talk without knowing....
I have a samsung gt-s5660 (obviously , if not i wouldn't post this thread ... ) since, i've bought it , i'm facing a really big problem , alot of times , when im talking to someone , I start to hear some interference, which is totally aleatory, i mean , sometimes you hear it and sometimes you don't., but when you do hear it , it becomes impossible to talk.
Since the phone is new , i took it to the store , and 5 times they "reinstalled the operating system" and it didnt solve the problem, so i finally raged and demanded a new phone , which they gave me .... suprisingly i have the same problem, i tried changing my SIM card , refreshed my connection to Orange ,and tried various SIM , and still i have the same problem .
Also when i talk and sudenlly hear the interference , i only hear it , the other side of the line doesn't hear a thing...
To be honest this problem is driving me mad ... I looked all over the internet and couldn't find any solution , this is why i'm making this thread (hopefully in the right section of the forum).
i would be glad if someone could help me solve this problem , beacuse gettng my money back is practically impossible, the phone works great , but the basic thing that a phone should do , i does not
thanks in advance to anyone who can help me .
P.S: sorry for my bad english , its not my main lenguage...
I know i wrote alot so here's the short version : i have a samsung galaxy gio , sometimes when i talk i hear some interference which make the conversation impossible(toally aleatory sometimes you hear it and sometimes you dont) , i took it to the store but they couldn't solve the problem , later on they gave me a new phone and im still facing the same problem , i need help solving this issue because i cant use the phone this way...
thanks in advance

Hi, I'm sorry for the double post, I but im trying to bump this thread so it doesn't get lost in the desert of the unanswered thread's lol.... Can anyone give me any lead on solving this problem... I saw that more then 200 people have viewed this thread but no one posted a response....
I would be very grateful if someone could help me....
Thanks in advance.
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