Okta crash after EVDO shutdown

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sumnerfit

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#72945 5-Dec-2010 18:54

My Okta touch won't receive any or send any voice calls or text messages. Is anyone else having problems or is this a big coincidence? The call centre and "complex technical issues" call centre both said the network is fine, my phone is the problem and I should go and buy a new one. I'm a bit miffed that an $800 phone didn't last 3 years with reasonable care.

Am I floating alone in this boat or is it filling up?

NonprayingMantis

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#413089 5-Dec-2010 18:59

AFAIK EVDO is data only.it shouldn't affect voice or text at all.

sumnerfit

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#413096 5-Dec-2010 19:07

That's what they tell me, I'm hoping for a conspiracy rather than just rotten luck. Nothing ever easy and I was hoping they'd screwed something up when shutting down EVDO.

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#413102 5-Dec-2010 19:18

sumnerfit: That's what they tell me, I'm hoping for a conspiracy rather than just rotten luck. Nothing ever easy and I was hoping they'd screwed something up when shutting down EVDO.

All that should happened is your data speed has gone down to a snails pace.

Did you flash upgrade it recently or something like that?

I would recommend going into a TNZ store and seeing if they can sort it out.

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#413103 5-Dec-2010 19:19

Did the problems started exactly when the EVDO service was taken down?

sumnerfit

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#413114 5-Dec-2010 19:35

We received two text messages on the 1st of December, a lot more than that were sent to us though (reports from friends via facebook / email) . After I was told "buy a new phone" I tried the upgrade to see if it was a software problem covered by an upgrade. Am also considering flashing Android to it (mainly to see if I can) but would be interested to see if a different OS controls the hardware any differently / better.

We're getting a Samsung Galaxy S in a month or so but I'd like to keep this working for some software I'm designing in Windows. $800 for 3 years has made me think twice about the Samsung though.

sumnerfit

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#413119 5-Dec-2010 19:42

Also relevant: We live in Hokitika, (West Coast of South Island)

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#413120 5-Dec-2010 19:44

I was thinking that it may be set to EVDO only, but there was never any EVDO in Hokitika. How about if you try using it elsewhere (say Greymouth for example) - does it work in another location? What happens if you set it to search manually for a network?

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sumnerfit

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#413152 5-Dec-2010 20:54

I have managed to call out twice (out of a couple of dozen attempts) calling in goes to voicemail after a lot of dead air.

I'm still trying to find manual search option. I light shake reveals a quiet rattle which doesn't bode well.

sumnerfit

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#413641 6-Dec-2010 18:09

Update: I am now running Android 1.6 from the SD card and when someone sends me a(n) sms, it opens the gateway and all my sms messages to be sent.