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My antenna is smaller than yours
I recently unlocked a Cingular 2125 I purchased online. I'm a T-mobile customer so I needed to unlock it to work on my network.
Well, I unlocked per Omega2008's instructions and everything worked well, however I flew up to San Fran today and noticed my phone would go into searching... but show full bars. Since I wasn't able to make a call I borrowed my bosses Cingular phone that showed full bars.
I looked in my network select and it showed Cingular but when I tried to manually select it, it wouldn't select...it would just go back into the searching.... mode.
Can someone help me? Is there an update I need to install? Which update should I use?
Thanks in advance!
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ods are you're in an area where tmobile doesn't provide coverage and cingular didn't allow roaming (weird but i guess it happens) or t-mobile (more likely)
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I have an unlocked T-Mobile SDA and I have and similar problems here in San Francisco.
SHoTTa35 may be right about the roaming issue but it could also just be the spotty service offered by T-Mobile. Outside my office, I will get full bars but be unable to make calls and then few minutes later get no bars. Later in the day, I will have full bars again and be able to make calls. It doesn't seem to matter if my phone says it is connected to Cingular or T-Mobile. I have the same issues at my apartment.
Just out of curiosity, where in San Francisco were you having these issues?
I was on Cingular for years before switching to T-Mobile and I don't remember ever having these problems. With Cingular, if I was in an area that had good converge it was always good coverage. If I was in an area that had poor or no coverage, the coverage was always poor or non-existent. It is almost like T-Mobile randomly switches towers on and off throughout the day. Maybe Cingular is randomly disconnecting roaming on their towers?
Do Any other T-Mobile customers have these problems in San Francisco?
My antenna is smaller than yours
I was in the Danville area.
I received the phone the night before I left so I'm not sure if it is doing this down in the OC. I will have to keep my eye on it.
Thanks for the feedback.
My antenna is smaller than yours
Ok...so I'm still having issues. It seems like it is locked to the t-mobile network (ironic since it is a 2125). Anyways, I'm in my office (Norwalk, Ca) which I know doesn't have t-mobile service but DOES have Cingular. My phone shows 5 bars but says "searching...". When I call my cell it goes to voice mail.
Any suggestions? I'm hesitant to change the rom since I don't want the sticky key issue. Besides this the phone is fine, but I'm not sure why it won't roam on the Cingular network. Please help!!!
PS: One other thing. When I select fine a new network I get an error that says "unable to save settings. Verify you have network coverage...the setting is supported."
I've climbed a cellphone tower
Have you done a hard reset on the device? I have a 2125 in the same configuration, and I have no issues.
Joel
Phone Collector
I am going to chime in to say that I roam all over the country, but t-mobile has horrendous coverage in San Francisco - including right smack dab in downtown -
My antenna is smaller than yours
Does anyone know what I need to do to the phone to allow me to save selecting a new network or switching networks. Menu > Phone > Networks > find new networks. System says searching... then I get a screen that says "Error, unable to save settins. Verify you have network coverage and that the setting is supported."
Do I need to app unlock the phone or is there a registery fix.
PS: I'm back in S. Cal and my bosses Cingular phone gets 4 bars in my office and mine is searching.
Please help???
Where's the dialtone?
I would say that sounds like an issue with your rom not the unlock or tmobile.
I know alot of people that have this phone and have this issue (including myself) After changing the rom i have seen much better stability.
The Cingular 2125 has an update for cingular but i would go with an imate rom it is much more reliable. try here for how to update http://www.modaco.com/index.php?showtopic=242122&hl=
note: My phone (before the flash) would have full bars and say searching where the carrier should be. or it would show the carrier but show no bars.
hope this helps
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