Strange phone behaivior with 2degrees sim in it.

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richms

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#39087 8-Aug-2009 13:00

Got a nokia 1100 that I am using for 2degrees at the moment - but if I unlock it and start to dial a number, it will then disappear and go back to the screen with the 2degrees name in it.

Never happened with the vodafone sim in it that I can recall and its done it 4 times to me today already. Quite annoying when you are halfway thru dialing a number and not watching and end up making a call with just the last few digits because you are not watching.

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#244198 8-Aug-2009 14:02

It is likely that the signal has dropped so the phone clears the screen. It is unlikely to be related to the SIM, just how the phone handles loss of signal.

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#244447 9-Aug-2009 15:36

I have had some really strange behaviour. SIM card was working fine for about a day, then this happened:

Anyone know whats happening?
(Please excuse the windows xp theme)
(The phone is a Sony Ericsson C905)

andrewcnz

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#244456 9-Aug-2009 16:18

Did you re start the phone? Still no access?

dasimpsonsrule

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#244464 9-Aug-2009 16:42

Don't worry, its working now, but it wasn't working all this morning. I'm pretty sure its something to do with 2degrees' tower because this never happened on vodafone

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#244466 9-Aug-2009 16:50

Yeah bloody xp! lol

BTW whats reception like out Kumeu way in 2 degrees?

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#244492 9-Aug-2009 18:07

Funny, yesterday my Windows Mobile phone locked up in East Auckland. Could not connect to the network and SPB Shell does not tell you. It worked after I disabled and re-enabled the GSM module. Never happened before and thought it was the phone (Glofiish X610). Might be related to your problem, perhaps they were doing something on the network?

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#244561 9-Aug-2009 22:00

andrewcnz:
BTW whats reception like out Kumeu way in 2 degrees?

So far its been full, or almost full everywhere around my house. I get full converage in my room, when I usually don't get any vodafone coverage. So yea, its been excellent so far :)

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#244643 10-Aug-2009 11:08

I have had it show full on both a N97 and a 1100 and still have patchy audio particually for the other end of the call. Cell site location says beach haven so its clearly a nearby site too.

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#244865 10-Aug-2009 17:31

There was an outage in Kumeu over that period dasimpsonsrule.

Should be ok now.

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#245383 11-Aug-2009 21:59

I tried plugging a new 2? SIM into a Nokia 3315 tonight. It showed the cell tower (NZ 24) and the network (2 degrees), but when you tried to call out (200 to activate sim) I got 3 beeps, followed by disconnect and back to "home"

Tried the sim in the a Nokia 6234 and it worked just fine.

Helpdesk guy said they had report that some older Sony Ericssons exhibited same problem, and they'd add the 3310/3315 to the catalog of no go.

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#245404 11-Aug-2009 22:40

Nah my 3315 works fine.

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#245412 11-Aug-2009 23:01

slippers: Nah my 3315 works fine.

What sort of SIM was yours? Mine was one of the $2 ones but that shouldn't have made a difference.

Phone was showing 4 bars so it's not a signal drop-out issue.

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#245448 12-Aug-2009 01:19

ddustin:
slippers: Nah my 3315 works fine.
What sort of SIM was yours? Mine was one of the $2 ones but that shouldn't have made a difference.

Phone was showing 4 bars so it's not a signal drop-out issue.

My nokia 3210 works

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#245551 12-Aug-2009 12:39

I think it clears the display to change the cellsite name - have turned that off and its not happened again that I have seen.

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#250957 27-Aug-2009 12:02

ddustin: I tried plugging a new 2? SIM into a Nokia 3315 tonight. It showed the cell tower (NZ 24) and the network (2 degrees), but when you tried to call out (200 to activate sim) I got 3 beeps, followed by disconnect and back to "home"

Tried the sim in the a Nokia 6234 and it worked just fine.

Helpdesk guy said they had report that some older Sony Ericssons exhibited same problem, and they'd add the 3310/3315 to the catalog of no go.

I'm having the same issue. Just got my 2degrees card, poped it to my mobile and everytime I call 200, I get disconnected. Phoned 2degrees they told me to get a replacement card from Warehouse stationary

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