V300 Help switching from T-mobile to Dobson/Cellular One
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deadlifter Posts: 4
Tue Apr 04, 2006 12:42 am
Hi.
It doesn't look like this forum gets a whole lot of traffic, but if anyone could help me, that would be great.
I have a unlocked V300 phone that I bought. It was made for T-mobile. I need to switch the carrier to Dobson/Cellular One. I put in the sim card, and it doesn't work. For instance, I'm only either in extended area, or I have no signal. When I can make a call, I can't hear anything through the headset.
I was told that T-mobile phones used a different frequency than Dobson/Cellular One, but I was also told that it would still be possible to make the switch. Is there anything I can do, or am I just gonna need to buy a phone that wasn't made by T-mobile?
Thanks.
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elmo01 Posts: 2341
Phone Model: Samsung SPH-M510
Service Provider: Bell Canada
Tue Apr 04, 2006 7:19 am
the V300 is a triband...850 / 900 / 1900 mhz... it should work fine as long as there is nothing wrong with the phone
the North American operating freq's are 850 and /or 1900
try a manual network search and see what comes up on the screen
deadlifter Posts: 4
Tue Apr 04, 2006 11:28 am
Yeah, it seems like it should work. I don't know, that is just what the sales rep told me.
I tried doing a manual network search, but it just stays in a continuous search.
Also, everytime the phone turns on it goes though the searching for network process but never finds anything.
elmo01 Posts: 2341
Phone Model: Samsung SPH-M510
Service Provider: Bell Canada
Tue Apr 04, 2006 11:48 am
its the phone...either the reciever or antenna is gone
deadlifter Posts: 4
Tue Apr 04, 2006 1:20 pm
So would it be easier to replace the receiver or just get a new phone? I got this one unlocked off of Ebay.
elmo01 Posts: 2341
Phone Model: Samsung SPH-M510
Service Provider: Bell Canada
Tue Apr 04, 2006 1:28 pm
it would be easier to get a new phone
deadlifter Posts: 4
Tue Apr 04, 2006 1:54 pm
Thanks for the help
ksax Posts: 4
Thu Jun 22, 2006 6:48 pm
heard of not much good about cell one, if possible avoid them!
dmoore46 Posts: 1
Service Provider: Cellular One
Thu Jun 29, 2006 8:54 pm
Have been with Cell-one for several years and its the best for me. Tried others but for me its been great. Gone from the West to Mid-West no problems.
