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M55 Aircraft Check - SOLVED!! :)
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Posted by: 7-endless

Well...finally I found a util (Quick Eeprom v3.2) that is able to get rid of the Aircraft Check...

As well, this neat little utility also allowed me to enable the "Band Selection" menu on my M55...woohoo!!

I downloaded Quick Eeprom v3.2 and ran it with the following options checked only:

-Disable AeroCheck
-Enable "Band Selection" menu

I'm not sure what "Enable DES" does but if anyone knows what this means, feel free to post it here...

Hope this helps!!

EDIT: BTW, I downloaded it from http://www.gsm-multifund.de/index2.html (I just clicked on the Siemens link on the left and then on the next page I clicked on "Tuning". The page will then have a link to "siem quick eep v3.2")

Posted by: sleepyz

What's "Band Selection" ?

Posted by: 7-endless

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Originally posted by sleepyz
What's "Band Selection" ?

Let's u choose between the different GSM bands (ie. 900/1800/1900)...

Posted by: Kirill

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Originally posted by 7-endless
Let's u choose between the different GSM bands (ie. 900/1800/1900)...

what's the benefit of doing this manually ?

Posted by: vkwan

Enable DES (Data Exchange Suite) which should be already enabled.. as for the Aircraft check.. i think it only asks when you put in a rogers sim cuz it doesn't ask me when i have my fido sim but i've tried 2 robber's sims and it seems to only ask then.

and to answer Krill.. not much in canada.. for areas like HK which use the other 2 bandwidths (1800, 900) then you can force ur fone to take the stronger one for the provider you are with? or if you go to an area where u know there is only the other band avail? TO be honest.. not sure.. but yah.. just my guess.

KV

Posted by: 7-endless

Yes, the Aircraft check seems to only come up when putting in a different provider's SIM besides Fido...

And as vkwan stated, the band selection won't make a big difference here in NA, but it could make a difference overseas...

Posted by: Chopz

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Originally posted by 7-endless
Well...finally I found a util (Quick Eeprom v3.2) that is able to get rid of the Aircraft Check...

As well, this neat little utility also allowed me to enable the "Band Selection" menu on my M55...woohoo!!

I downloaded Quick Eeprom v3.2 and ran it with the following options checked only:

-Disable AeroCheck
-Enable "Band Selection" menu

I'm not sure what "Enable DES" does but if anyone knows what this means, feel free to post it here...

Hope this helps!!

EDIT: BTW, I downloaded it from http://www.gsm-multifund.de/index2.html (I just clicked on the Siemens link on the left and then on the next page I clicked on "Tuning". The page will then have a link to "siem quick eep v3.2")

What kind of data cable do you have? Is it USB or Serial port?
I need to get one but don't know where to start.

Posted by: 7-endless

I have a USB Data Cable but either should work AFAIK...

Posted by: Chopz

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Originally posted by 7-endless
I have a USB Data Cable but either should work AFAIK...

Serial doesn't work on my computer. I need to buy a USB one.
Any suggestions on where to buy one in the Toronto area?

Posted by: Kirill

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Originally posted by 7-endless
I have a USB Data Cable but either should work AFAIK...

readme file for that programm says that cable needs to be with external power, that's why original cables don't work.

7-endless , which one did you use ??

Posted by: 7-endless

I used the same cable that vkwan has...it's an aftermarket USB cable that I got from the Pacific Mall here in the GTA...

It didn't have an external power source either, but the packaging says you can use it with one though I don't know how...

Posted by: Chopz

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Originally posted by 7-endless
I used the same cable that vkwan has...it's an aftermarket USB cable that I got from the Pacific Mall here in the GTA...

It didn't have an external power source either, but the packaging says you can use it with one though I don't know how...

How much was it for the cable? If you don't mind me asking.

Posted by: 7-endless

Got the cable for $30...pretty much what it goes for in that mall...some may have it for $35 along with a burned CD of software which you can get yourself on the net or my-siemens.com for free

Posted by: 666

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Originally posted by 7-endless
And as vkwan stated, the band selection won't make a big difference here in NA, but it could make a difference overseas...

what is the difference overseas??? i don't get it. why is it be more benefitial by using manual selection than using automatic band selection?? is it suppose automatic will be much easier for users, especially those users didn't even know what is band or which band to choose from, so the phone will choose it for them??

Posted by: Chopz

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Originally posted by 7-endless
Got the cable for $30...pretty much what it goes for in that mall...some may have it for $35 along with a burned CD of software which you can get yourself on the net or my-siemens.com for free

Thanks, which store? I want one.

Posted by: 7-endless

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Originally posted by 666
what is the difference overseas??? i don't get it. why is it be more benefitial by using manual selection than using automatic band selection?? is it suppose automatic will be much easier for users, especially those users didn't even know what is band or which band to choose from, so the phone will choose it for them??

I'm not too familiar with the networks overseas but I guess what I was trying to get at is who's to say that you really know which frequency your phone is using? For example, if or when Rogers eventually gets their GSM850 up and running here in Toronto, if your phone does not have any sort of manual selection or any type of indicator, you'd never really know which GSM network or band you are on...but having this type of manual selection would put all those doubts to rest. Not a big deal for most I guess, but it's nice to have the ability to select it manually...

Posted by: 666

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Originally posted by 7-endless
I'm not too familiar with the networks overseas but I guess what I was trying to get at is who's to say that you really know which frequency your phone is using? For example, if or when Rogers eventually gets their GSM850 up and running here in Toronto, if your phone does not have any sort of manual selection or any type of indicator, you'd never really know which GSM network or band you are on...but having this type of manual selection would put all those doubts to rest. Not a big deal for most I guess, but it's nice to have the ability to select it manually...

first, I am not try to argue or anything, no offend.

second, M55 doesn't support rogers gsm850. it only supports gsm900/1800 outside NA and gsm1900 here.

and even though it supports everything, it should automatically choose it because you put in different sim. for example: if you put in HK-CSL sim (900/1800), the phone will choose 900/1800 and if you put in fido sim (1900) teh phone will choose 1900. all selections will be done automatically without users' hassles. so it will easier for users (in the user point of view). especially some users doesn't even know what band is.........

Posted by: dealforme

Thanks for the detective work 7-endless,

Just have to wait for my cable to show up so I can disable the check. It's so annoying.

Posted by: 7-endless

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Originally posted by 666
first, I am not try to argue or anything, no offend.

second, M55 doesn't support rogers gsm850. it only supports gsm900/1800 outside NA and gsm1900 here.

and even though it supports everything, it should automatically choose it because you put in different sim. for example: if you put in HK-CSL sim (900/1800), the phone will choose 900/1800 and if you put in fido sim (1900) teh phone will choose 1900. all selections will be done automatically without users' hassles. so it will easier for users (in the user point of view). especially some users doesn't even know what band is.........

Oh, I know that the M55 doesn't support GSM850 and I was just using Rogers as an example where you could have a phone that supports two bands that your provider also supports. Like I said, I'm not too familiar with the networks overseas but I have heard that some providers might have both GSM900 and GSM1800. If this is true, then how is the user to know which band is being used if there's no indicator or manual band selection?

Basically...what I was trying to get at is that this is one of those "nice to have" features on a phone...at least in my opinion. However, I take it that you don't agree...fair enough...

Posted by: a RSX

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I d/l on siemen-java.com quick eprom 3.0 is it the same??? will that work??? is there are any difference with 3.2 and 3.0??? Endless.. did you try 3.0 first or did you go straight to 3.2???

Posted by: 7-endless

I've tried 3.0 as well and it should work fine. Actually, I've tried 3.0, 3.2 and 3.3...

Posted by: a RSX

does 3.0 get rid of the aircraft check???

Posted by: 7-endless

It should as long as you make sure "Disable Aerocheck" is checked off...

Posted by: kenken325

sorry guys none of those 2 seems to work for me

the v.3.2 have run time problem and the v.3.0 have error while running

so now i still have the aircraft mode sticking out when i put in a diff SIM than fido's one

Posted by: 7-endless

Hhhmmm...that's strange...what firmware is your M55 at?

I also found a v3.3 of QuickEeprom...if u wanna try that, pm me with your email addy...

Posted by: Kirill

Just tried version 3.2 - worked ok, removed Aircraft Check and added Band Selection

Posted by: AcerX

Hi
I also live in the GTA. Can you please provide the name of the store in pacific mall?

Another question regarding M55, has anyone change its faceplate and keypad? If so, where did you get it and did you use a T6 screwdriver to do it?

thanks

Posted by: AcerX

Sorry

another question:
Is Aircraft Check the same as the SIM lock?
removing it means unlocking the SIM so it can be used in Asia as well?

thanks

Posted by: Kirill

I bought my cable in this store - K&K Philatelic Co

http://www.pacificmalltoronto.com/e...a=0&sid=215#cat

Noboby else had the cable, all sold out. Those guys just got shippment today, not too many though, maybe 5-6 of them, so I bought one, 30$ including tax.

Posted by: mazdaspeed_FC

3.0 nothing happened after i did it

air craft thingy was still there when i turned on phone

3.2 got rid of it
maybe its because i upgraded firmwire b4 doing that? and 3.0 doesnt apply to fw10? i dunno haha

but 3.2 workd for me ^^

Posted by: lastdon00

hi i am new here well not totaly bu tanyway what is this aircraft check this people talk about?????

Posted by: B0000rt

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Originally posted by mazdaspeed_FC
3.0 nothing happened after i did it

air craft thingy was still there when i turned on phone

3.2 got rid of it
maybe its because i upgraded firmwire b4 doing that? and 3.0 doesnt apply to fw10? i dunno haha

but 3.2 workd for me ^^

3.0 worked for me man.. At first I did it, I was like, wtf it's still on, so I switched back to the fido sim and did it again, and then the aircraft check turned on, on the fido sim. so i UNCHECKED the box and did it for both sims, and it worked....

Posted by: AcerX

I tried both Quick EEPROM features V3.0 and 3.2 (but 3.2 has a missing file "Mscomm32.ocx", I just used 3.0's)
I got a error when pressing the power/red button after running the program
I have the right port and clicked the two options specified by 7endless
The msg says "Error ?2(&HA5)"
then "Stop statement encountered"

I currently have firmware V10, phone unlocked

Does anyone know what the problem is?

thanks

Posted by: tchen

I got the same problem as mentioned above........and I am running WinXP, can anyone help?

Posted by: play2win

I used www.altavista.com to translate from german to english, when i downloaded the program it started to install all sorts of stuff. Is this program safe and does it really work. We get aircraft check on t-mobile sim card and I would like to disable it. As far as forcing a frequency, wouldn't the phone be able to lock on to the strongest frequency anyway?

Posted by: play2win

FOR M55 uncheck the option for C55 option,

diasabled airport check on power on from t-mobile!
Also added under network. network info, I can see both t-mobile and att&t
I can scroll and change to the carrier I want.

Don't know if this existed before i did update but it exists now.
also jhas another option -> choose network, if i say yes jumps to other network. I like the network info better because I can scroll and choose the 1 I want.

Hopefully no other effect on phone.
I am running version 10 for M55 before the update.

Posted by: herrickc

Hi... I have the same problem too...

It said error... and stop statement encouter....

what should I do ??

Posted by: play2win

first you have to have the usb driver installed.
insert usb cable have cd in drive when it asks for driver point to the cd. After thats installed go to control panel look at com ports you will see which com port the siemens usb cable is using. Proceed from there with software. Interesting, I had a problem on the machine we were usingthe data suite on but when I tried this on an other machine it worked. Typical windows operating system headaches, if if doesn't work on one machine try it on another. I was successful.

Posted by: izibo

For those who are missing the mscomm32 file (2000 / XP users) this goes under C:\Windows\System

Linky

Posted by: izibo

I made a post that addresses the ins and outs of doing this...

http://www.howardforums.com/showthr...107#post2164107

Posted by: tchen

Guys, the program and cable does work.........just not under WinXP. I just ran the program on Win2000 and everything is fine and it only take 2 seconds. So if you guys have the same problem definitely try another computer.

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Originally posted by tchen
I got the same problem as mentioned above........and I am running WinXP, can anyone help?

Posted by: izibo

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Originally posted by tchen
Guys, the program and cable does work.........just not under WinXP. I just ran the program on Win2000 and everything is fine and it only take 2 seconds. So if you guys have the same problem definitely try another computer.

Incorrect, it can work under WindowsXP, you just need proper ocx files for the program to work properly.

See this post for details on which files you need and where you can get them. I flashed several phones under XP myself

http://www.howardforums.com/showthr...107#post2164107

Posted by: MachoManzz

Will it remove aircraft warning on MC60 to?