Hello i picked up a g1 about 3 days ago. I started to go through the process of rooting it. Before all of that i got the phone unlocked for att. I installed the dreaimg.nbh and whatnot. When i start the phone to go through the activation process i can't go any further than that. I can't get it to activate. I used a friends tmobile sim card and that didn't even work. It worked before. Can someone help me.
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Hi all,
I bought an Alpine, brand new (unwanted contract upgrade) from eBay, received it today and put in the PayG o2 sim that I bought from carphone warehouse. The phone is locked to o2, as I tried my old virgin sim and got the old "Enter unlock code", but with the PayG sim, it goes straight in, except there is an exclamation mark next to the signal indicator. I can't figure out what it is. Do I have to wait, say 24 hours for the sim to receive a signal? Or is it something more suspect? I can't make calls or do anything that requires payment from the sim.
Cheers,
Karl
EDIT: I have googled, and done a hard reset. I have come across that problem of not being able to select "Prepaid" for the simcard. I'm even using an o2 sim card! Is there something else I need to do? I've seen the settings for gprs and mms, but I just need to get it so I can use it as a phone! Please help!
Can nobody help me?!?!?
Have you tried calling O2? I had no signal for a few hours last night and had the ! mark next to the aeriel symbol, maybe there were network problems in your area as well?
Alternatively have you tried the SIM in another phone to check it's been activated correctly?
You could also try SIM-Unlocking your phone using the tool somewhere on this forum (Search should find it) and try it with your Virgin SIM to see if it's actually the phone which isn't working.
Apart from that can't help.
Sorry!!!!
G
I have emailed them about the problem, and may well back it up with a call; I just don't want to be on hold for an hour listening to someone playing the trumpet with their arse.
My sister has an o2 phone, but is out at the moment. I will check with her when I next see her.
I have been looking at the all in one unlock tool in the General section, but am wary of it as I don't want to brick this phone. Will it wipe the WM2k3 OS do you know? Or is it just like an application that searches the system?
Thanks!
UPDATE: Have just decided to bite the bullet and try the all in one unlock. It worked and my XDA is now on my old Virgin Sim. I will try my o2 Sim in my sister's phone at some point. Could it be that I have bought a dodgy o2 sim?
UPDATE: I tested the Sim in my Sister's phone, and it came up with "Unregistered Sim". I then put in an unused Sim that she got as part of a promotional freebie type thing and it registered in under a minute! I'm going to take back the Sim that will not register, but before I do, is there anything else I can try?
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Simcard refunded, am using spare that my sister had as it worked straight away.
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Glad to hear that - I had just dug out this morning the SIM unlock program and was going to PM it to you then I saw your post.
Enjoy your phone!
G
Thanks for your help buddy! Much appreciated
Can someone please help a n00b? I traded my G1 phone today to someone for their iphone. I popped my AT&T sim card in the iphone, works great. They put their AT&T sim card in the G1 (which I unlocked a day ago, and it was fine) but it prompted them to enter in their gmail user/pass. It says it cannot log in because they are not connected to a network. I was thinking that since I reset the phone back to factory settings that it re-locked it. Possible or no?
Thanks!
they need to read the forums on how to activate a G1 without a data plan. or you do and tell them. I highly recommend the search function.
Hi all,
so i have a couple of questions, I'm buying 2 G1 phones.
The first one was one they try to root, but now it just tells me that there is no SIM-card placed in the phone, even if there is one in it. Is this fixable?
And the 2nd phone is a G1 from T-Mobile, will this phone work with my SIM, I'm not a customer of T-Mobile. And if it doesn't, how do I make this work in here, I've done some searching allready and there are 2 ways that I know off. T-Mobile customer service (I'm not a customer) and to buy an unlock code. Is there a third option?
Ok I've got this T-Mobile G1 (black) that is now running RC29. I have no T-Mobile SIMcard because tmobile isn't active in Belgium. What are my options, and If get a hold on a unlock code where do I enter it?
If you root your phone and install a new ROM then you can use any other SIM card.
Aaronjim said:
If you root your phone and install a new ROM then you can use any other SIM card.
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So I don't even need an unlock code?!
I am completely confused, I don't play or mess with the programming part of any phone.This is my first phone that has required me to have a sim card personally i dont like it at all.. So i have purchased a droid bionic(verizon) I have Purchased a H20 wireless sim card.
i have bypassed the setup screen with the android on it. So i have access to the phone, i was able to connect to my wifi at home. I was getting a error message of " this sim card is from unknown source" now i am just getting a "no sim card" and i have my ANT with a red circle.
I know i have to do something to get it working.
I started this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1914221 got some awesome advice. I know it is alot to ask but i need some basic 1on1 help with this i have a few days to get this working before i have to send it back.. if i don't get it working i want to send it back to the seller on ebay.
I have read 28 pages of the "bionic on tmobile" thread. I have read instructions on pages 2,3 I am very confused on where to start. i read a few posts that we got it working on AT&T, i have a AT&T sim card. So if i can get it working on AT&T i will be fine. I just need it working.
Anyone that can help with specific instructions.. I have ADHD so i dont want to get something confused or do something and completely mess up the phone where i can't send it back.
Thanks in Advanced
Hey All,
The title speaks for itself. My T-mobile sim card all of a sudden stopped registering with my VS980. I had this phone for a while now, but i barely used it because i cracked the screen when i first bought it. I recently fixed the screen, and went ahead and started my flashing process to try out which ROM would suit me best,
The issue happened when i flashed Cloudy G2 3.3 rom. I had no service at all, even after i used the correct APN settings. I figured i'd go to my back up and i'd have service, but still no service even with a stock back up rom.
How can i fix this??
Please someone help!!