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sebastian
Posts: 4
Phone Model:
Motorola v220
Service Provider:
Cingular |
 
Sat Dec 11, 2004 12:32 am |
Hi, I ordered my v220 yesterday and it got here this morning! The only problem is that it doesn't work yet. When I turn it on, it says "Registering" on the screen. A few seconds later it shows me "Unregistered SIM" and no signal bars. I can't even call CS. If I put in an AT&T SIM, it works fine, full signal and everything. Is it just taking a bit to activate the SIM? Thanks for any help. 
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Celtic Dragon
Posts: 252
Phone Model:
SE w610i/BJ II
Service Provider:
Cingular/AT&T |
Sat Dec 11, 2004 12:37 am |
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You have to call Cingular and have the SIM activated. Call from a landline since you can't from the cell. They probally didn't activate it before hand, they did that to one phone I bought (but did activate the second on the same order, go figure).
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sebastian
Posts: 4
Phone Model:
Motorola v220
Service Provider:
Cingular |
Sat Dec 11, 2004 10:42 am |
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Well, I called 866 CINGULAR. After waiting for 15 minutes to talk to sombody and another 10 minutes for the rep to talk to her manager, they transfered me to the "activation dept" (because the number that they gave me was a "reserved number") where it says that if you placed your order 48 hours ago to basically "give it some time". I pressed "0" to talk to somebody and the estimated wait time was 25 minutes. I couldn't wait for that long. When is a better time to call?
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sebastian
Posts: 4
Phone Model:
Motorola v220
Service Provider:
Cingular |
Sat Dec 11, 2004 11:22 am |
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I called again and this time the rep was really helpfull. She said that while my account is in the system there isn't a line on the account. So she said to go to a store or call SALES to fix it. Off to the store I go.
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sebastian
Posts: 4
Phone Model:
Motorola v220
Service Provider:
Cingular |
Sat Dec 11, 2004 1:29 pm |
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Went to a local store and they fixed me up. For some reason they were not able to activate that number, got me a new number and I was ready to go.
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Celtic Dragon
Posts: 252
Phone Model:
SE w610i/BJ II
Service Provider:
Cingular/AT&T |
Sat Dec 11, 2004 2:41 pm |
good, I'm glad it was something easy to get straightened out. 
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MrDGAF
Posts: 32
Phone Model:
LG
Service Provider:
Cingular |
Thu Oct 26, 2006 12:50 am |
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If it is a ported # call 888-898-7685 to activate.
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