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Article #317Re: Ericsson GA628 - no network found
From: John C. Rymer
Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2002 11:32
Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2002 11:32
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"Simon" <sorry@no.email> wrote in message news:ah0so9$6qm$1@news.pipemedia.net... > > "John Speranza" <jsperanz@SPAM-ME-NOTbigpond.net.au> wrote in message > news:AqRY8.448317$o66.1213500@news-server.bigpond.net.au... > > I picked up one of these to use as a cheap spare phone, hopefully someone > > here can clarify what is going on with it. I've never owned an Ericsson > > phone before so I'm not sure what I might be doing wrong. > > > > I've put in my sim card in from my other phone, when I switch it on it > says > > "ERICSSON" as normal I assume, but then it says "searching", then a phone > > symbol with a 1 next to it appears on the bottom of the screen, and then > it > > says "no network". The sim card is a Virgin Mobile sim card, and I've had > no > > problems in the past when putting it into other phones. I've also tried an > > Optus sim card, which also has had no problems in the past when inserted > > into other phones, but the same thing happens. > > > > Can someone tell me what might be wrong? I am guessing that perhaps the > > phone has a sim lock? Is there an easy way to get rid of it? > > > > > > > > Hi > > I think this is just a 900mhz single band phone, hence can only be used for > Vodafone and Cellnet.. > But if you checked his email address or even the other group he posted to you would see he is in OZ, not the UK. -- * John C. Rymer - www.UnlockingIreland.com * New * - Unlocking DCT-4 Nokia, Mot. v60/66/70/T280. Samsung T100. * Follow the web site links to the uk.t.m and Nokia FAQs and read them!!
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 10ae63,e63398a31863a001 X-Google-Attributes: gid10ae63,public X-Google-Thread: fb718,e63398a31863a001 X-Google-Attributes: gidfb718,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-07-16 04:32:17 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newsfeed.esat.net!diablo.theplanet.net!news.indigo.ie!not-for-mail From: "John C. Rymer" <unlocking@eircom.net> Newsgroups: alt.cellular.ericsson,aus.comms.mobile References: <AqRY8.448317$o66.1213500@news-server.bigpond.net.au> <ah0so9$6qm$1@news.pipemedia.net> Subject: Re: Ericsson GA628 - no network found Lines: 51 Organization: www.UnlockingIreland.com X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Message-ID: <0vTY8.2383$zX3.2231@news.indigo.ie> Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2002 12:32:09 +0100 NNTP-Posting-Host: 159.134.254.167 X-Complaints-To: abuse@eircom.net X-Trace: news.indigo.ie 1026819132 159.134.254.167 (Tue, 16 Jul 2002 12:32:12 BST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2002 12:32:12 BST