phone unlocked to be used for traveling
current location: china
current mobile carrier: china mobile
no problem getting calls from local landline & cell phone
no problem getting calls from internation if using phone card
skype call cannot come through, skype shows "no answer" after 3 to 5 rings, phone never rang
call china mobile customer service and they said it's phone setting that's blocking the call from skype but i have no idea where to look @, i didn't set any call barring
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i have xda exec, not sure what its other name is (universal i think) it was bought on contract with o2, i now wish to use it on t mobile. the sim allows me to call people also recieve calls, send recieve sms. problem is the phone facilities dont work - ie there is no call history/log it does not register any of the info to do with phone calls.
Hi,
at the moment I am using a dualsim adapter to always call/sms/surf at the lowest possible rate.
I've got two contracts that I use on my pda (well, actually I'm using three at all):
o2 Genion Online (Old terms):
19 Cent / Minute in every german Network
100 free SMS, afterwards 19 Cent / SMS
200 MB free Data Volume
Forward calls to phones in o2 Network free of charge
debitel crash5 (in o2 Network):
5 Cent (!) / Minute in every german Network
20 Cent / SMS
No Data Option available
o2 Genion Card (Old terms):
Reachable through landline telephone number when in homezone
Forward calls to phones in o2 Network free of charge
I listed only the facts that are important for my intention.
My current configuration is:
An old C25 (contract 3) is deposed at home and thus is available under the landline telephone number all the time. Every incoming call is forwarded to contract 1 free of charge - So I'm reachable under a landline telephone number wherever I am in Germany.
Contract 1 is only used for GPRS and SMS - I'm switching to the card when I need it. If the card is unused, every call is forwarded to contract 2 free of charge.
Whenever I don't activly use a data connection contract 2 is active, because then I can be called under every number from each contract without a charge for me and can make outgoing calls at the lowest cost.
I'm not completely happy with this configuration as I can't use direct-push, a stock-ticker or messanger in background, cause there's no Data Option available for contract 2. I own a currently unused TyTN with a broken screen (Wrong colors and sometimes it doesn't react on input) so I thought about how to combine all the advantages of the contracts with it's help and ended up with two possibilities:
Active card in my pda is contract 1. The TyTN (contract 2) is deposed at home and forwards sms to contract 1 (There are plenty of tools available). Somehow it is integrated as a phone in an Asterisk running on my Router at home (FritzBox). Asterisk then forwards incoming GSM calls over VoIP to the landline number of contract 3. To make use of contract 2's cheap calling rates Asterisk is additionally configured as a callback service, that calls me back on the landline phonenumber over VoIP and establishes the second call over the TyTN when calling a mobile phone (and over VoIP if calling a landline number) - using a landline VoIP-Flat that would result in free landline calls and 5 Cent/Min mobile calls.
My problem here is that Asterisk doesn't support GSM-Modems in it's base features. How do I integrate the TyTN as a regular phone in Asterisk so that it can be used for incoming and outgoing calls by Asterisk?
Active card in my pda is contract 1. The TyTN (contract 2) is deposed at home and forwards sms to contract 1 (There are plenty of tools available). Set up an VoIP-Client on the TyTN and find an app that's capable of forwarding incoming calls from every number except contract 1's over VoIP to the landline number of contract 3 resulting in a free of charge forward of calls to my pda. If the calling number is contract 1's: hang up, call me back on the landline number through VoIP and initiate the second call over GSM -> same costs for callback as possibility one, except for landline calls that also costs 5 Cent/Min.
Do you know an app that's capable of such functions?
(If the app could also use VoIP for the second call when the destination is a landline number that would be great)
On my pda I would use Callback-Pocket-PC to not even worry about how to initiate calls.
Thank you for reading my long text. I hope I made clear enough what I am trying to do.
Do you have any idea on how to realize either possibility 1 or 2? Is there perhaps another way that I didn't thought of?
Thanks in advance!
Hi,
I purchased an HD2 from Europe when they 1st came out, signed up with T-Mobile (a few Monthe later) to see how I'd like it as a phone (intended on using it as a PDA initially) and them dropped the T-Mobile service after about 4 Months.
Question is, will the phone still connect to 911 without a service provider and is a SIM card required to be installed (with or without active service)?
Thanks for your help!
Mike
Keep the phone with you. Next time you see an accident, call 911 from it to report it. A legal way to find out if it works or not.
Thanks for the suggestion...
911 service works from any cell phone with or without sim card or service as long as you are within range of a compatible network. Its a law. When you place a 911 call from cellular device it will place call on first available network.
Yes, but 112 is the international standard. Works in any country. Any carrier that has a band your phone supports will route it to the emergency services. I think it goes to the strongest signal, but I don't kwow what happens if your own carrier is present but not the strongest. And 112 calls are never locked (that is, you can always call 112 even when the phone is PIN locked). I'm not sure whether 911 has the same priviledge.
Thanks all!
has anyone else had problems calling international numbers since rooting their phones? ive rooted and installed a few different roms and have had this problem that i cannot call numbers with a different country code. i can make local calls no problem and can send text messages to international numbers but cannot dial them. its not call barring, i did check that. if i log into my vodafone account and set it to international call barring and try make an international call i get the "this call has been barred" message.with international call barring off the call drops before ringing
this appears to have been a problem with my sim after playing with sim tools
I tried to make an outgoing call this morning, only to get a notice that my outgoing calls have been restricted and that my 2g phone will no longer work. It re-directs me to their call center, where my only options seem to be either order a replacement phone or activate the replacement phone.
Here's the catch. I'm using an iPhone 6 with a 2-year old SIM card that has worked flawlessly the whole time (actually, it still works fine, it's Straight Talk's system blocking my outgoing calls). When I question them on this, they blame my phone and say I need to order a new SIM, and the tech was unable to answer my question regarding the ability to call 911 (I can't even check voicemail, but I don't want to test 911).
I can still receive calls and my cellular data works just fine (posting this on LTE), but my outbound calls are being re-directed.
Has anyone run into this issue? Has anyone found a way to get rid of the block? I can't get anywhere with their "support". I should not have to buy a new SIM card for something that shouldn't affect my service.
Straight Talk should just send you a new sim without charging for the sim.
They sent me a replacement sim when I misplaced my phone without any problems. I found the phone and didn't need the sim. They didn't charge me for the sim.
The problem is likely on their end with the provisioning of the sim.
Did they try to send you a new sim ?
I finally was able to get around scripted CS and talk to somebody knowledgeable. They're sending me a new SIM.
Apparently, I got caught by the net because I used this SIM in an old flip phone several months ago.
My biggest concern with the whole thing is the ability to call 911, and why they don't have an escape route so that you can still place calls without ordering or activating a replacement phone. My first few contacts left me with a replacement phone as my only option.
Notice to all providers. In the future, please make these notifications so that they don't block outgoing calls. Play a notice, give a number to call, then allow the call through.
Luckily, I have FaceTime Audio to continue making calls in the meantime (new SIM arrives Tuesday).