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nhhendu
Posts: 2 |
 
Wed Feb 21, 2007 2:39 am |
Just got t-mobile and overall, I love it, especially for the ability to roam on Cingular and Cellular One. There's just one big, nagging issue though.
After I've been on a T-Mobile network, the phone won't automatically switch over to Cellular One once I've left the T-Mobile coverage area.
Signal strength will drop to zero and I'll have no network identifier, but the phone won't look for a roaming signal automatically. If I try to manually change networks, it says "No networks available."
However, if I power-cycle the phone, it pulls the roaming signal and reads "CellularOne/DCS"
The weird part is when I re-enter a T-Mobile area, it finds the signal no problem and switches without a power cycle.
This is not phone dependent since I tried my SIM in an old unbranded, unlocked phone with the same result.
T-Mobile overlaps Cingular and Cell One in some parts of my area, so could the T-Mobile network be sending a signal to the handset to keep it from roaming?
T-Mobile said that power-cycling the phone is sometimes necessary to find the strongest signal.
I've never had a phone that had to power cycle to pull a roaming signal. Any thoughts?
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mpapple10
Posts: 1021
Phone Model:
T-Mobile Shadow/HTC Juno
Service Provider:
T-Mobile |
Wed Feb 21, 2007 8:18 am |
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I normally also have to do a powercycle when I go into a cellular onr area. They seem to be the only carrier that causes the problem for me. This only happens in Western Pennsylvania too. Where is it happening for you at.
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nhhendu
Posts: 2 |
Thu Feb 22, 2007 1:07 am |
| mpapple10 wrote: | | I normally also have to do a powercycle when I go into a cellular onr area. They seem to be the only carrier that causes the problem for me. This only happens in Western Pennsylvania too. Where is it happening for you at. |
Upper Hudson Valley area (Kingston/Woodstock)
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mpapple10
Posts: 1021
Phone Model:
T-Mobile Shadow/HTC Juno
Service Provider:
T-Mobile |
Thu Feb 22, 2007 8:22 am |
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I wonder if there is some issue with the celullar one network. Ill see if I can find something out.
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bcagle3
Posts: 137
Phone Model:
Sam 629
Service Provider:
T- mobile |
Thu Feb 22, 2007 11:46 pm |
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i ofter have to for cell one
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Tigress
Posts: 192
Phone Model:
Moto V360; Blackberry 8100 Pearl
Service Provider:
T-Mobile |
Fri Feb 23, 2007 3:04 pm |
Sometimes the phone gets stuck with T-Mobile registration. Powercycling the phone helps refresh the registration. Normally there is no problem with handoff's, my phone works fine when I go through NC and switch to SunCom, but some of the smaller carriers I do have issues to.
I look at it like this - When my internet slows down, I powercycle the computer and modem - Works fine when I get it back up --- Phone = mini computer 
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