Yea..i went kayaking today. Let a friend of mine look after it for me. He left it on the pier with the case on. And when I came back later..it was gone~ I saw some peeps earlier that were getting their boats lifted up which was the same side where the phone was....
I have lock code on the sim..the phone also... I just wish i can locate it some how... Noone picks up when I call the number. I should be looking around in ebay if it shows up there...
Well anyone have any suggestions? I dont have insurance..(should of purchased it) and Im not with cingular..but with Tmobile.
Such a lame/sad day..
krnchonnom said:
Yea..i went kayaking today. Let a friend of mine look after it for me. He left it on the pier with the case on. And when I came back later..it was gone~ I saw some peeps earlier that were getting their boats lifted up which was the same side where the phone was....
I have lock code on the sim..the phone also... I just wish i can locate it some how... Noone picks up when I call the number. I should be looking around in ebay if it shows up there...
Well anyone have any suggestions? I dont have insurance..(should of purchased it) and Im not with cingular..but with Tmobile.
Such a lame/sad day..
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Yeah, the same sea pirate took mine (check out my sig). It's a sad, sad world we live in.
TaurusBullba said:
Yeah, the same sea pirate took mine (check out my sig). It's a sad, sad world we live in.
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That's sad..it will be nice if phone companies could implement an embedded software which will allow a user to hard program a number to call when the thieves pop in their own SIM. I know there are softwares out there that can do this trick now but if the thieves HARD RESET your phone, these software has no use at all.
This is no spam this is just a program I use.
http://www.spritesoftware.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=182
Protect your mobile device information from unauthorized access in the event of theft or loss. From the creators of the award winning mobile recovery application, Sprite Backup, Sprite Swipe offers peace of mind when you need it most.
Bram87 said:
This is no spam this is just a program I use.
http://www.spritesoftware.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=182
Protect your mobile device information from unauthorized access in the event of theft or loss. From the creators of the award winning mobile recovery application, Sprite Backup, Sprite Swipe offers peace of mind when you need it most.
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As I mentioned earlier..if a thieve hard reset your phone, these software will have no use at all.
There is a cell phone in china I saw the advertisement on tv, forget the name but anyway, If it is stolen anytime a sim is put into it(not the origional) the phone will not work but will send messages to you telling you the information of the sim that was installed in it. It will not work unless the sim that you setup the phone with is installed and of course you can change sims if you have all the codes etc AND the origional sim installed. There is also no way around it no hard resets nothing. Seemed kinda nifty but was really a crap phone for other features.
Couldn't you cook it into the ROM? In the same way my Trion installs a cab for the O2 settings, install a CAB for sending messages to tell you it has been messed with.
(Obviously, we'd have to find a piece of open source software or each do it ourselves.... or would a trial of the Sprite software be sufficient?)
Cavey.co.uk said:
Couldn't you cook it into the ROM? In the same way my Trion installs a cab for the O2 settings, install a CAB for sending messages to tell you it has been messed with.
(Obviously, we'd have to find a piece of open source software or each do it ourselves.... or would a trial of the Sprite software be sufficient?)
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I believe your idea will work. If we cooked this piece of software along with the registry/entry for the SIM into the ROM, then even a hard reset won't able to wipe that out. I guess I will have to cook my own rom and give it a try. If this idea works, then each one of us will have to cook our own rom or provide our SIM, IMEI and profile to other rom cookers to cook a personalized rom.
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I believe your idea will work. If we cooked this piece of software along with the registry/entry for the SIM into the ROM, then even a hard reset won't able to wipe that out. I guess I will have to cook my own rom and give it a try. If this idea works, then each one of us will have to cook our own rom or provide our SIM, IMEI and profile to other rom cookers to cook a personalized rom.
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I agree with you!
I cooked my Schaps ROM with UTA (Ultimate Theft Alert v.3), a software that can permit to retrieve a SMS from your PDA at the SIM changes.
It runs very well. And It obviously resists to hard-resets!
i want one cooked rom of that for my tytn too
couldnt tyou use the softare mentioned above and put the cab file in your ext mem so if is is hard rest it would set its self back up
javaoverride2003 said:
couldnt tyou use the softare mentioned above and put the cab file in your ext mem so if is is hard rest it would set its self back up
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Put in ext rom will not work if a thieve know how to soft reset it before the ext rom runs. Of course if a thieve has enough knowledge of this type of phone, he can load a clean rom before he pop in another SIM then the anti-thieve software will have no effect at all even we cooked it into the rom.
Man..sooo many knowledgeable people in this forum! Awesome forum site!
I have had Cingular for a few years, I dont remember whare I learned this, I think it was a combersation with a Cingular Rep, I you call and report your phone stollen that phone whill no longer work.
I had the razr and lost it in my house, not able to find it, phone was off, was not able to call and hear the ring. I had Insurance, called Cingular and they send me to the Insurance dep ( diferent company ) told tham the story and they told me that if I tell tham that it was stollen that phone will not be activated, it will be a brick.
I said it was lost in my house and that I did not wanted to report it stollen, then send me another one, and later found the lost phone, I than Had two phones
I dont know if its true or not, as I was not able to test what the rep told me.
Try calling T-mobile and see what happends.
What the carrier would do is block the IMEI number on the stolen phone from accessing their network. However, to get around this, the thief could just change the IMEI. Or "Sir Steals-a-lot" could simply unlock it and use it on another carrier with no problem. Unfortunately there's always a way around the system (that's good and bad ).
edit: Forgot to mention, for AT&T customers, there is no insurance offered for their PDA or "high tech" phones. So, you'd have to get some kind of 3rd party insurance.
elfeo0 said:
I have had Cingular for a few years, I dont remember whare I learned this, I think it was a combersation with a Cingular Rep, I you call and report your phone stollen that phone whill no longer work.
I had the razr and lost it in my house, not able to find it, phone was off, was not able to call and hear the ring. I had Insurance, called Cingular and they send me to the Insurance dep ( diferent company ) told tham the story and they told me that if I tell tham that it was stollen that phone will not be activated, it will be a brick.
I said it was lost in my house and that I did not wanted to report it stollen, then send me another one, and later found the lost phone, I than Had two phones
I dont know if its true or not, as I was not able to test what the rep told me.
Try calling T-mobile and see what happends.
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Put in ext rom will not work if a thieve know how to soft reset it before the ext rom runs. Of course if a thieve has enough knowledge of this type of phone, he can load a clean rom before he pop in another SIM then the anti-thieve software will have no effect at all even we cooked it into the rom.
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From what I have seen the most knowledgable people about these phones are in this forum and have enough integrity not to take it in the first place.
In general, John Q. Public would rather send the phone back to mfgr/carrier, and have everything like roses than do a little research and gain some knowledge about his device.
To the OP, I am sorry for your loss. I hate thieves.
I believe most of the GSM providers are sharing data now which means once an IMEI was blocked, it will no longer work on other carrier, even in other part of the world.
I called tmo to see if they can put it on the stolen list. And the rep said they dont have such a LIST. And the guy didnt give me any other options with the stolen phone.
Well time to look for another cheap 8525~
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Any word from T-Mobile USA on 2003 final release??
...and why does T-mobile Germany offer more features in their pocketpc??
anyway we can move those to a usa version?
ntabikha said:
Any word from T-Mobile USA on 2003 final release??
...and why does T-mobile Germany offer more features in their pocketpc??
anyway we can move those to a usa version?
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Last week, T-Mobile offered me, to make a (so called) upgrade, which means to extend the contract for further 24 month and to get a new device/mobile phone (for low cost). Starting from October T-Mobile offers the old 64MB-MDA with Windows Mobile 2003 in German. The new MDAII will be available at the end of 2003, they said. So I hope the new software (WM2003_DE) will soon be available on T-Mobile's Website (http://t-mobile.de/mda).
#Christian
Its realy sad that t-mobile is not activly promoting the xda/mda here in usa. infact... most store workers know very little about it here.
i noticed o2.uk even advertise it on tv!
here... even the 24 hours support staff dont know much, they just replace with new unit everytime a software problem arouse.
believe it or not, this is my FIFTH ppc replacement!!
altho i HAVE figured out how to fix the dead media player problem,
they have not! but i still send it back every few months... for a 'scratchless' unit
if they are too dumb to know their product, i dont think there is anythin wrong with using their warranty to my advantage.
anyway... thanx for the reply
Sending it back?
How do you send it back? You call tech support? Give us a play by play, mine has some scratches on it too....
here is what happened.
first for real, but then i abused their ignorance!
my media player stoped working. when i launch it. it closes immediatly!
i called their tech support... they had me reset and try stuff, but nothin worked. so, naturaly, they'll say, we'll send a replacement.
but their replacement developed the same problem, and they
couldnt fix it. not over the phone anyway...
well after 3 replacements... i found out that it was fonix voice dial, and/or viavoice doin it, they were assigning functions to 4 keys, when xda only have 2 usable (calendar and contacts)
so.. media gets lost and closes.
you have to a registry editor to remove the 2 extra key assignment and that will fix it..
BUT! to get to the point... call and tell them u have this problem
and they wont be able to fix it. they'll just replace it!
make sure u reinstall the old 2002 that came with it.
not that they dont know that u changed it! every time u hard reset the device, it sends an SMS "[email protected],version #, date/time"
ntabikha said:
make sure u reinstall the old 2002 that came with it.
not that they dont know that u changed it! every time u hard reset the device, it sends an SMS "[email protected],version #, date/time"
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Does it really do that? Heck just take the SIM out when you do a hard reset.
HAHAHA
Really if they know that then they must have TONS of HTC Resetd from me.
interesting.
I updated my unit to a ROM kitchen version and frankly..
I helped somethings but I still have problems.
Im really waiting on the XDA II.
I hope we see it soon in the US.
Im on my 5th unit also..
But Im actually having problems.
I thought it was T-mobile or something but I got a T610 and I have two sims.
When I have problems calling out (voice or data) I immediately try with my T610. (guess what... no problems)
Im not sure why Im having such bad luck with the units..
maybe its the power supply..
they said they would send another..
I havent seen it yet..
hmm
gotta run ..
I need to call them
BeDammit!
hey everyone.. just signed up and wanted to say hi.
i just ordered my new MDA, and should be here in a few days! ive had the SK3 for a month after upgrading from the SK2, and its just not what it used to be. Im looking for something with way more functionality other than being cool. Not to mention a more mature phone.
anyway, i just wanted to see if you guys could help me. seeing as how i dont have the phone yet, i wanted to read as much as i can about hacking it up. im aware that the stock phone (USA Tmobile MDA) rom isnt very well, so i need some pointers on where to start...
ive tried searching already, but theres only so many "newbie" threads i can sift through... basically can someone point me into the right direction of everything i need to get started? it would be most appreciated! Wink i guess which rom, how to update, which apps, where to go... lol, basically everything!
ill obvisouly be reading until the day the phone comes (and charged for 12 hours) so i should be more knowledgeable by the time the phone arrives.. but i really appreiciate any help!
thanks!
banky said:
im aware that the stock phone (USA Tmobile MDA) rom isnt very well, so i need some pointers on where to start...
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The first thing to check is that your MDA has the latest ROM (2.26) - intalling this solved a lot of my problems. I have no other "hacks" on the MDA and am now happy with its performance.
I would definitly start by SIM and CID unlocking the phone with lokiwiz (free and available on this forum) if it has a 1.X and not a 2.x rom (if the comm manager screen has 4 icons not 6...), because once this is done it is permanent, and once you upgrade it is MUCH harder to do.. if you need specific directions let me know.
I would then upgrade to the T-Mo 2.26 rom as suggested above, I am using it now and I really like it.
I personally use Registry Wizard to tweak the wizard, at least for the basics... Some good tweaks to start with are disabeling the go online and unsigned program warnings, enable 802.11g, Enable Indicator (lets you know when CAPS and symbol are on), Different GPRS/EDGE icon, and personally I always enable the IE 4-way nav, engineering mode (type string *#*#364#*#* into phone and hit send to show cool technical info...) I also set GPRS always on... (probably not a good idea unless you have unlimited data, like I do... (if not you also may elect not to disable the go-online warning, so you know when its doing stuff...))
Agile messenger is a good program, total commander is more or less essential, and I have recently been using a program called Hubdog ( I think it can do more than I do with it, but I just use it as an rss reader...) All are free. Novii remote also works well (however with limeted 2-3 meter range) but is not free...
If you want any more info on programs I use, where to get them, ect..., or any other tweaks please just let me know.
i appreciate the help!
ill definitely be coming to you for questions
when you first got your phone, did you charge it for the whole 12 hours before using it?
Starcruiser1229 said:
I would definitly start by SIM and CID unlocking the phone...
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I upgraded to a custom 2.24 ROm without SIM unlocking. If I want to SIM unlock now should I downgrade to 1.8, SIM unlock, then upgrade to whatever ROM I want (probably xelecin's custom 2.26 when it's out). I don't really care about the SIM lock since I'm in a contract with Tmo, I'm not changing any time soon. I just don't want to have problems if I upgrade the ROM later on.
Sorry not trying to hijack...I swear
bittermormon said:
Starcruiser1229 said:
I would definitly start by SIM and CID unlocking the phone...
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I upgraded to a custom 2.24 ROm without SIM unlocking. If I want to SIM unlock now should I downgrade to 1.8, SIM unlock, then upgrade to whatever ROM I want (probably xelecin's custom 2.26 when it's out). I don't really care about the SIM lock since I'm in a contract with Tmo, I'm not changing any time soon. I just don't want to have problems if I upgrade the ROM later on.
Sorry not trying to hijack...I swear
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no problem
so, did everyone here charge their phone for the full 12 hours before using their phones?
also, another question, on the sidekick there was an app called "money clip" where it allowed me to keep track of different accounts such as my checking, savings, and credit cards... are there any apps like that available for the MDA?
i tired to use exel right now to see if i can just do it the ghetto way, but its not really letting me.. ;x
hey good job man (i donno about money clip) about returning the sidekick 3 for the MDA. i did that too. and i upgraded from a sidekick 2 too.
i can tell you the MDA is at least 9 times better (random number?)... but the only thing i haven't gotten to work is setting up outlook email... hopefully you have better luck. (but it is because the free yahoo doesn't support it).
hmmm, i charged phone for maybe two hours out of the box, did the cid unlock and sim unlock, and have been flashing the rom ever since (remember to thank all the folks here who cook up all these lovely roms)
zetajunkie said:
hmmm, i charged phone for maybe two hours out of the box, did the cid unlock and sim unlock, and have been flashing the rom ever since (remember to thank all the folks here who cook up all these lovely roms)
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haha.. cool, so i dont need to do a full charge on the it?
where can i find the instructions on how to flash the ROM? and also, which ROM is recommeneded?
I'm a newb waiting for my MDA too. I dont see why one should SIM unlock if he/she already has the MDA (US). Can't I just upgrade to the 2.26? Or are there some feautures that I would be noticably be missing?
Starcruiser1229 said:
I would definitly start by SIM and CID unlocking the phone with lokiwiz (free and available on this forum) if it has a 1.X and not a 2.x rom (if the comm manager screen has 4 icons not 6...), because once this is done it is permanent, and once you upgrade it is MUCH harder to do.. if you need specific directions let me know.
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What version of lokiwiz would you recommend using? I noticed there are two different threads, one for 0.2 and one for 0.3. Do they do the same thing? The steps for 0.3 seem to require a second SIM, is that true? Thanks.
Ok, first, the reason to SIM unlock is because then you can swap to a different providers SIM later on, for instance if you dump T-mo or you travel to Europe or something. For me, it simply seems like a good idea to do it now, because then I know I have it if I need it.
CID unlock is for using other providers ROMS. You can just upgrade to the 2.26, but then what happens when you decide you want to upgrade to the cingular 3.xx b/c of some amazing feature... Once you are in a 2.x rom it becomes much harder to do this. It is sooooo simple, why not just do it now? again, your phone, yor decision, and I think flashing an unofficial rom will void the warranty if they can prove it (personally I don't care, some do)
As far as Lokiwiz, I used Lokiwiz 02b, downloaded from this forum. The newer version, .03, is only needed if you have already upgraded to a 2.x ROM.
As far as SIM unlocking after upgrading, I do not know if it is possible to downgrade from a 2.x to a 1.x, especially if you haven't CID unlocked already... I think you may be stuck using the .03 2 sim card method (this is required as the phone dosen't know it needs to prompt for unlock code untill you enter a 'banned (ie from another provider)' sim... get a cheep prepay (NOT T-mo prepay if you have T-mo) from the local drug store/Walmart... This may be easier than downgrading and then upgrading anyway, and since ( I am assuming) you have already CID unlocked, I do not think you will have any problems...
.02 does not need the second sim as it changes the setting directly by accessing some part of the memory on the device, which cannot, apparently be done in the new roms...
O. Brown... SIM, as I mentioned above, is different from CID. You are thinking of CID. I would do it simply b/c you cannot do it later, yet once done it is permanent...
Bittermormon, same idea...
As far as chargeing, I am notorios for taking it out of the box and hitttng the power. If it turns on, well then why should I charge it...? Plus, you can turn it on plugged in, so if you are worried, plug it into the wall and then start playing... but I don't want to promise this won't have some negative effect, do what you feel safe with, all I am saying is what worked for me...
As far as financial software goes, I checked out the PocketPcMag Nominations for best software 2006, in the financial category... Cash Organizer '05 Premium, Pocket Quicken, PocketMoney, Spb Finance, Stock Manager... I have not used any of theese. I do not know if they are what you want... I do not know how much they cost, but it is a place to start at least.
As far as pocket outlook, no problems here, except with gmail pop access, which always seemed kinda... messed up... to me... So, I did something even better... I setup a free exchange account with mail2web.com (I think they call it mail2web live or something...) and my gmail forwards a copy of all incoming mail to the exchange mail address... THis allows me to use PUSH email for my gmail acct (which is my main acct.) If you have a corporate exchange, you can use that instead. The only "Problem" with this is that deleting messages on the phone does not delete them in gmail... I personally like this as I cna then use gmail on my pc to its fullest to label, archive, ect... On the ppc I delete all of the newsletters ect... and only really read personal mail or important stuff. This lets me keep my phone inbok clear, and I can still read all of the other stuff later on the desktop... Or you can always just switch to using the exchange email address as your main...
And as far as the best ROM, well, that is as much opinion as anything else... I am running the T-mo 2.26 with the extended rom installed... I have noit seen any cooked versions of this yet, although I believe someone on the HOFO is working on one... I gotta say, I like this rom. I have a few small glitches, but I think that it is installed software, not the ROM...
A few other tips... I recently discovered microsoft voice command, and I am enjoying it very much... First of all, no setting voice tags, and secondly, for me, I could never remember exactly what the voice tag was for someone, especially when I had one for the house and cell... Now I can just say ther full name ie, Call John Doe on Mobile, and the phone does it... as with any other software, your mileage may vary... PM me if you want me to email the cab...
Also, buying a large miniSD is a great idea, I have a Sandisk 1gb and I love it. Watch out for 2gb cards, a small minority may be valid, most are fakes, and all are probably lower quality...
Any other questions, feel free to ask, or even PM me (especially if I do not seem to be responding fast enough....)
And Uh, SORRY about the length... just trying to answer everythng...
so..my buddies phone keeps 'searching' for signal.. im thinking they have disabled the imei #.. it was working the other day with with his cingular sim in it but now its constantly searching and when he goes into the network tab to select manual it says 'cant read settings from network'
Theoretically, yes. When you report a phone as stolen, the carrier will usually block the SIM card and mark the IMEI number as stolen*. I've never heard of a carrier just randomly blocking a IMEI number though. And as far as I know there's no way for them to know that the phone had another carrier's SIM card in it.
* Of course, in the case of Cingular, they do absolutely nothing with that information. When my phone was stolen (later returned, thankfully) I was on the phone with them for a long time. The only thing that would happen with a blacklisted IMEI is, IF the person took it to a store, and the associate saw it was stolen and took the initiative to take it from them and call the police.
well hes changed the rom to different verisons and also different radio verisons trying to fix and nothing is picking up signal.. so u have any ideas what could be going on?
jacob-mda said:
well hes changed the rom to different verisons and also different radio verisons trying to fix and nothing is picking up signal.. so u have any ideas what could be going on?
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Try a new sim card. I had my Tmobile sim card take a dump on me and that is exactly what my SDA did, kept searching for a signal. So my advice is try another sim card and if the phone picks up signal then tell him to go to his carrier and get a new one. They should do it for free.
we tried multi carrier sim cards.. tmobile cingular and cellular one.. stuck on searching.
I dont know how it is donw over in the US, but in the UK i believe that the Imei can be blockd so the phone will not work correctly. So the phone is dead to the world!!!
thats how its looking. and i cant get the imei change tool from the site to work!
funman said:
I dont know how it is donw over in the US, but in the UK i believe that the Imei can be blockd so the phone will not work correctly. So the phone is dead to the world!!!
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Yeah i beleve Europe and the UK will block an IMEI reported stolen. The US carriers dont care. They would rather sell you another phone, even if its a free phone, and rope you into another contract. Think about it, blocking stolen IMEIs requires effort that does not pay the company back. Giving away a free phone requires effort that makes them money because you are stuck in another contract, and they can collect the termination fee if you decide to dump said contract.
Thats why in the UK most of us pay abit more each month so if the phone is taken or lost we get a new on on the same contract and the company gets no more money as no new contact!!!!!
And now you are saying to your self in the USA why did we not stay with the Brits!!! We would be better off!!!
Rule Britannia, Britannia rules the wave
God save our people and that DUMB Queen as well!
LOL
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Help!
I've got an unlocked G1 bought off eBay in early December. Up until today it's been working without any problems. However at 11am today it dropped off the O2 network and I can't get voice / text. I still have data access though.
Here's what I've tried:
1. My SIM in another phone - fine
2. Other SIMs in my G1 - no network registration except for a TMobile SIM.
3. Soft reset of G1
4. Hard reset of G1.
5. Wipe and reflash using update.zip method off microSD card to UK RC8 - no difference.
I'm desperate here - got multiple important calls pending over the next few days..
If I use "Search Networks" and manually select O2, I get the message "Your sim card does not allow a connection to this network".
"Registering automatically" also fails (but silently).
How can I get my G1 up and running ??
Try getting a new sim card from O2?
Currently using my SIM in another phone without issue (on the same cell tower too).
CodeMonkey said:
Currently using my SIM in another phone without issue (on the same cell tower too).
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Some random setting might be off? Here is another thread with O2 discussion and APN info...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=3174050#post3174050
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demontefixo said:
Some random setting might be off? Here is another thread with O2 discussion and APN info...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=3174050#post3174050
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Nope - it literally dropped off the network after being in use with no problems after a month.
Can connect to o2 data channels, just no voice / text. Connects to voice with T-Mobile SIM only.
I've redone the settings 1/2 a dozen times as part of the whole wipe / re-flash circle of life thing...
Given up now - will test with PAYG TMobile and sell on eBay for parts / working. Can't be dealing with it for now but will return to Android when it's a little maturer and my contract's due.
I'm having the exact same problem. Anyone ever find a solution? I phoned T-Mobile and they told me to type in something involving the PUK code, but I didn't think it'd do anything.
I typed it in, and it's just stuck now. Saying unblocked, now unlocking.
Anyone help?
petertheface said:
I'm having the exact same problem. Anyone ever find a solution? I phoned T-Mobile and they told me to type in something involving the PUK code, but I didn't think it'd do anything.
I typed it in, and it's just stuck now. Saying unblocked, now unlocking.
Anyone help?
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I've got a pay as you go T Mobile SIM in mine now. Registers with nework ok but won't make / receive phone calls / messages..
Going through the mill with T Mobile support in the hope they've seen this before..
Hey,
I'm from Germany and wanted to complete an O2 contract and use it with my G1.
But before I make the contract I used an O2-prepaid card (O2 loop). Im connected to the next O2 cell and calling works great. (running ADP1 JF 1.31 fw)
The cell-tower are not the same as t-mobile and vodafone and the active O2-cell is changing very often.
I hope O2 contract will work, because it's the cheapest kind of data plan.
CodeMonkey said:
I've got a pay as you go T Mobile SIM in mine now. Registers with nework ok but won't make / receive phone calls / messages..
Going through the mill with T Mobile support in the hope they've seen this before..
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*sigh*
Looks like it's borked.. I give up..
Anyone want to have a go?
* shameless plug * (mods please edit this out if inappropriate)
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HTC-G1-Mobile...MobilePhonesQ5fMobilePhonesQQsalenotsupported
will you ship to US?
neoobs said:
will you ship to US?
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Sadly no :-(
i had the same problem with my touch hd,also brought from ebay as it was unlocked.used it and worked well for 3 weeks then wouldnt make calls but would connect to the internet.after weeks of trying i found out from my network provider that the phone is blocked ie reported stolen.so the person who sold it me had done an insurance scam.he diidnt get away with it though as i reported him to ebay and the police.and i got a new 1 from my insurance.so im happy now.you should ask your network to check the imei against thier database to see if your phone has been reported as stolen
mrcraig said:
i had the same problem with my touch hd,also brought from ebay as it was unlocked.used it and worked well for 3 weeks then wouldnt make calls but would connect to the internet.after weeks of trying i found out from my network provider that the phone is blocked ie reported stolen.so the person who sold it me had done an insurance scam.he diidnt get away with it though as i reported him to ebay and the police.and i got a new 1 from my insurance.so im happy now.you should ask your network to check the imei against thier database to see if your phone has been reported as stolen
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Looks like you were spot on mate.
Just done a CheckMend report indicating that the IMEI has been blocked on "one or more UK networks".
I've pulled my auction (of course) as I'm an honest seller.
Will have to do some digging as to why - tense email to original seller tonight I think, then maybe the police etc in the morning.
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Looks like you were spot on mate.
Just done a CheckMend report indicating that the IMEI has been blocked on "one or more UK networks".
I've pulled my auction (of course) as I'm an honest seller.
Will have to do some digging as to why - tense email to original seller tonight I think, then maybe the police etc in the morning.
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Blocked by T-Mobile at someone else's request.
Paypal - no resolution as > 45 days (nicely timed by seller it seems)
Time for the police *sigh*
Wow! Turns out my phone was blacklisted too! Thanks SOO much! I never would have thought to check to see if it had been reported stolen.
Need to chase up eBay seller now though. Fun.
Well - after hammering away at this for nearly 3 days...
I have a crime reference number!
Which means that PayPal / eBay / T Mobile will need to investigate.
Friendly advice to any others in this situation - I was told initially by the desk officer at my local police station that this was "a civil matter". Thankfully I ignored that and spoke to the local headquarters - they've confirmed that it's a criminal matter and they will be investigating further. So stick to your guns ;-)
Fingers crossed, and good luck to anyone else out there in the same situation.
Apologies for the bump
I apologize for bumping the thread after all this time, but i've had this happen to my G1 just today. After months of flawless use my unlocked G1 suddenly decided to not like any SIMs but a T-Mobile one. Annoyingly IMEI checks show that it's not blacklisted, using both CheckMEND and calling O2 direct and asking them if they have a blacklist flag on it, which they didn't.
I'm wondering if CodeMonkey, or anyone else, managed to get anywhere with a claim or a reason or solution to any of it?
Also, i'm curious as to whether or not we have the same Ebay seller, just to ease paranoia of a scam of some kind going on.
Cheers
-- dil
dilandou said:
I'm wondering if CodeMonkey, or anyone else, managed to get anywhere with a claim or a reason or solution to any of it?
Also, i'm curious as to whether or not we have the same Ebay seller, just to ease paranoia of a scam of some kind going on.
Cheers
-- dil
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This is still with the police *sigh*. Currently chasing down the T-mobile account holder who blocked it originally and the seller. Given up much hope of getting my money back but hoping to take the £350 I'm down by out of the guilty party's hide through the criminal justice system. As far as I can determine, this is either insurance fraud (account holder sells phone for cash, reports as lost and claims off TMobile insurance) or theft & selling stolen goods.. I personally think it's an attempt at insurance fraud by some dimwit as the phone came in it's original packaging with accessories still sealed.
I won't post the seller's name on a public forum in case they're an innocent party, however PM me the details of yours and I'll respond. If it is the same seller I'll update the police appropriately so they can widen the investigation and get in touch with you (if you want to go down that path)..
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Update - compared sellers and they're not the same: watch out if buying on eBay peeps.
I am glad that I found this threat, to learn I am not crazy. Bought a German G1 via ebay, and the first day (wih original FW) everything was fine. At least i think so as I didn't use it much. Then I upgraded manually to latest German RC9 version. While the phone showed to be connected to o2 and internet was working fine, I noticed only one day later that I was not able to make outbound calls or send SMS. Also other o2 customer got error tone (no real message why not reachable) when calling me, SMS didn't arrive. However the most weird thing was that it was possible to call my mobile phone from my fix/land line! Again, for other mobile phones I was not reachable, but land line worked?!
While beeing frustraded I did HW reset and the FW update again, but still same problem. Still in the evening of the same day I left my house, sitting on the airport - and suddenly it worked smoothly. Since that, for a week now, everything works fine.
No, I don't undertand this at all. And I think this was in my case also no issue of being blacklisted as it works now, without doing anything. Letäs hope it does not have a fall back.
G1 Swindle
Hey guys
It looks like I have also been swindled by some chump on ebay and my G1 has been blocked. Has anyone any idea if the phone can be wiped and rebooted in a fashion that clears it from any blocking register?
Otherwise I'm stuck with a very expensive paper weight!!
Hi, first post so be gentle lol
Can't figure this out guys, I've an unlocked X10i de-branded, problem I've got is I'm unable to make or receive calls or texts, strange thing is the data side of things works fine, internet on edge or 3G works perfectly well. Phone displays my carrier (O2-UK) shows signal strength and updated the time/date instantly.
If I go into the call setting menu, and say for instance try to turn on call waiting , I get an error message saying 'Network or SIM card error'. I contacted O2 to see if there was maybe something they had to activate/authorise their end, but was told no, although their sending me out a new SIM card. My current SIM card works fine in my other phones (Samsung, iphone) plus I've tried a Vodafone and Orange SIM in the X10i with the exact same problem, which leads me to think it's the phone side of things rather than carrier thats need sorting.
The phone's current firmware version is 1.6, Baseband 1.0.16, build number R1FA016. I'm desperate to to use this phone as it clearly has loads of potential..!!
Many thanks.
Is the x10 2nd hand? Were you able to make and receive calls before you debranded?
The x10 could have been reported lost or stolen and blacklisted. Or I guess It could be a physical fault with the contacts in the sim card slot.
Try sim card in any other phone first
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Is the x10 2nd hand? Were you able to make and receive calls before you debranded?
The x10 could have been reported lost or stolen and blacklisted. Or I guess It could be a physical fault with the contacts in the sim card slot.
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Thanks for the reply, yes the phones 2nd hand but I don't know enough about it's past history as to wether its blacklisted or not, but I couldn't make calls before I debranded. Fortunately the person I bought it from is a colleague, so if it is indeed blacklisted then I will get my money back no problem which is a relief..!!.
Any idea how I go about finding out if it's blacklisted? is it just a case of calling my service provider? Thanks again.
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Thanks for the reply, yes the phones 2nd hand but I don't know enough about it's past history as to wether its blacklisted or not, but I couldn't make calls before I debranded. Fortunately the person I bought it from is a colleague, so if it is indeed blacklisted then I will get my money back no problem which is a relief..!!.
Any idea how I go about finding out if it's blacklisted? is it just a case of calling my service provider? Thanks again.
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They could have sold it to you and reported it stolen in order to get a new handset through insurance. Some people think it's an easy way to essentially get a "free" handset. Providers protect themselves by making those "stolen" phones blacklisted.
This has happened many times before to many people, he might not have known it was going to be blacklisted and sold it to you. If this is the case, I certainly hope you get your money back.
And to answer your question, contact the provider that the phone was locked to. Tell them you bought this phone from someone else and it is not making calls or sms, you want to know if it is blocked or something. If so, mention that you will contact the police to get your money back. That way they know you are serious and not just a thief who wants to know if they can sell this phone. Consult your "friend" before you do this, because if he is pulling a scam they will nail him for fraud if you call them and inform them he sold it to you.
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They could have sold it to you and reported it stolen in order to get a new handset through insurance. Some people think it's an easy way to essentially get a "free" handset. Providers protect themselves by making those "stolen" phones blacklisted.
This has happened many times before to many people, he might not have known it was going to be blacklisted and sold it to you. If this is the case, I certainly hope you get your money back.
And to answer your question, contact the provider that the phone was locked to. Tell them you bought this phone from someone else and it is not making calls or sms, you want to know if it is blocked or something. If so, mention that you will contact the police to get your money back. That way they know you are serious and not just a thief who wants to know if they can sell this phone. Consult your "friend" before you do this, because if he is pulling a scam they will nail him for fraud if you call them and inform them he sold it to you.
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Thanks for the advice, it's much appreciated. I'll be having 'words' with him tomorrow trust me!
Me too.
Hey I was wondering if had been able to fix our X10, I have exactly the same problem. I tried resetting the factory settings, and it worked I started to be able to send and recieve text/calls, only to wake up this morning and find it stopped working again?
wondered if you have been able to fix yours, any help or advice would be appreciated.
Thanks
I have a similar problem, since debranding it shows as "no service". If I go close to my window at home I get one bar. The only time I can get full service (3G) is when i'm at work and that is because I am 10 meters away from a mast! Other than that it struggles.
I've tried to roll back to the branded software to see if that it the problem but it doesn't want to roll back (I made sure I saved the original files).