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Wierd Problem With Network Switching While Roaming

I have an 02 xda exec bought in the UK. I am using it in Jamaica with a local Jamaica C & W sim. The phone is not locked and is currently using radio 1.08. My Jamaica sim has full roaming and works perfectly throughout the caribbean when used in my old Sony p800.
The problem is that when the sim is in the Exec the phone will not switch networks when I am in Trinidad. Works fine within Jamaica but refuses to log onto the Trinidad C & W network
Jamaica has two providers, C & W and Digicel. I am not sure exactly which band each uses but since the p800 is 900/1800/1900 and works fine on both networks they are clearly using bands that the O2 is supposed to recognise. In Jamaica the xda will lock onto C & W or Digicel depending on which sim is inserted but it always requires a manual search to get it to work. During the manual search, only one network at a time is ever found and sometimes it requires multiple tries to get it to recognise the network.
Trinidad has two providers TSTT (part C & W) and Digicel which are again both using one of 900/1800/1900. When I am in Trinidad, the phone will not even try to seek a new network automatically even after the battery is removed. The signal icon goes straight to the ! icon without the moving .... that indicate it is searching. If I try a manual search on any combination of auto/gsm/wcdma and EGSM+DCS1800/PCS1900, the system will find network 374130 but will fail to register. I assume that 374130 is digicel TT.
I have tried this with a Jamaica C&W sim, a Jamaica Digicell sim and a TSTT sim with the same result in every case. I havent been able to try a Trinidad Digicel sim since they are not yet up and running.
Can someone tell me where to find a complete list of networks with their name and band used so that I can confirm that 374130 is Trinidad digicel. More importantly can anyone suggest why the phone wont switch networks when I roam.
Finally, I should point out that the phone also failed to find networks in Antigua, Barbados and Miami, all of which work fine on my p800 with the same sim

Newbie carrier set-up problem

Hi all,
Just got my first WM phone a Dopod 838Pro and looking forward to doing lots with it. But I just put my Virgin Mobile SIM in (Virgin Australia) and the phone says it's connected but says the carrier is Optus ???
I tried doing a manual search for Virgin and it only finds Telstra, Vodafone and Optus. Firstly yes I'm in Virgin coverage as I'm at home and always have a full signal. So my question is do any of the Australian folks on here know how to get this phone to work on Virgin's network please?

USA T-Mobile G1 to Poland

I want to bring my phone and use it in Poland, it's running newest CyanogenMod and at this point it is clean. From what I was told, 3G may be incompatible so the phone will default to EDGE, which is fine as I don't plan to use overpriced data and stick to wifi. I wonder if there are any G1 users from Poland or Europe using either native devices or imported from states.
Just want to know what I need before I take the phone to Europe. Thanks.

This is what you should do, contact t-mobile and request an unlock code and before you go to Poland write it down then when you are in Poland get a prepaid phone (with a sim card) then put the sim in your phone and enter the unlock code, this case you don't have to spend roaming charges and you might have better reception.

CrazyEye said:
This is what you should do, contact t-mobile and request an unlock code and before you go to Poland write it down then when you are in Poland get a prepaid phone (with a sim card) then put the sim in your phone and enter the unlock code, this case you don't have to spend roaming charges and you might have better reception.
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That's the plan, I already unlocked the phone and reflashed it, works fine with AT&T, should work fine with anything else, I hope

I had my T-Mobile G1 imported from the US this spring. Works like a charm here in Germany. So I guess there shouldn't be anything to worry about when taking it to Poland.

There's no 3G incompatibility. It will work as long as you have correct APN settings.
I recommend getting a plus gsm (mixplus) card. From what I could tell (I don't speak Polish, so I had to do some guessing) they have best prepaid mobile internet rates.

There's absolutely no problem with using a US TMobile-branded G1 here in Poland. I was worried about that too when i was about to get one from the US, but after some research it turned out that there shouldn't be any problems. And there weren't any. Personally tested it with orange, play and mbank mobile (virtual operator using plusGSM infrastructure).
3G (i wszystko) inne działa jak należy, więc bez obaw
[translation]3G (and everything else) works nicely so no worries[/translation]

Please Help

hi just got a new hd2. Powered up and went through the wizards and didnt make any other changes.The problem i have is i cant make a phone call.It just sits pauses for a second and i hear beep beep beep and returns to the homecreen.It shows full coverage and i tried my wifes sim and same issue . We are with meteor in ireland . Any ideas

Have you checked to make sure that Meteor is chosen as your preferred network. I do not have the HD2 with me now, but you can check through the phone settings to make sure.

gearoidol said:
hi just got a new hd2. Powered up and went through the wizards and didnt make any other changes.The problem i have is i cant make a phone call.It just sits pauses for a second and i hear beep beep beep and returns to the homecreen.It shows full coverage and i tried my wifes sim and same issue . We are with meteor in ireland . Any ideas
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I'm guessing you either bought the phone from Meteor or it is unlocked? it's not locked to a different Operator? (just a thought) Was Meteor in the list of Operators when you did the setup (Comms Manager and select Data Connection - correct countryand service provider should be shown). Also, under Phone / Options is your network type and Band Frequency set to auto?
Do Meteor have settings that could be sent to your device? I'm not an expert, just some points for consideration. Hope you get it sorted.

ok heres an update.
i meant to mention that the phone is simfree.
I have tested the phone with a vodafone sim and it works fine.
I have put back in my meteor sim and it sometimes it works but shows the roaming symbol.
Meteor in ireland use vodafone as a backup if they fall out of coverage
but i know there is meteor coverage here cos my n97 with cell info turned on tells you if you are with meteor or vodafone. So as far as i can make out it does not allow me to join the meteor network.
I rang meteor and they were useless and had not got a clue.
where do i go from here

in phone settings change automatic preffered network to manual and choose meteor it should solve your roaming problem

thanks for the replies .
i have discovered when i try to select meteor in phone settings it does not allow me join the network

upgraded to latest rom and all sorted

Problems getting correct net abroad.

Hi, I live in Sweden, but work in the neighboring country, Denmark.
My TSP (Telephone Service Provider) is 3 Sweden.
But, in Denmark, my phone can not locate 3 DK.
Only Telenor, Telia and TDC...what the...
So, is this a phone issue or simcard issue?
Trying a friends simcard to lock-out that..

ok, Known good simcard from a Telia phone, verified, can still only see Telenor, Telia and TDC DK...so issue is with sofware on phone.

no one out there with a solution?
or is a new SW from TSP only solution?

No ideas on solution?

One its wrong CSC on the phone for the area you are using the phone in .
Enter network ANP settings manually .
Or two its the Sim but more likely you have not the settings for the network you want to use in the CSC that auto loads them .
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