Slight nokia 6630 problem

Zapho

How's it going?
What I'm wondering is does the following justify getting my phone repaired:

Whats happening is that every so often my phone seams to disconnect from the network entirely (without displaying any notice, in that the reception indicator is still full) so I can't make or receive calls or send receive text messages. When I realise it, all I have to do is restart the phone and its fine, but as you can imagine its annoying as hell, and I can't really tell when its happened except when I meets someone and they tell me they couldn't get through to my phone.

So I went to a nokia center to get a firmware upgrade, got one, but it didn't help. So I went to meteor (I'm using a 2G sim even though its 3g) and they gave me a new sim card, which actually helped for ages but now its happening again.

Could it be hardware related? Anyone else notice something similar? Could it be meteors service? Any help would be really appreciated!!

TerrorFirmer

I used a 6630 on Meteor no probs, and especially seeing as you got a new sim and things are persisting, I doubt its network related.

Is it a sim free model, or originally on Voda?

Alot of people have problems using various networks sims in 3g handsets originally on the Voda network...

Zapho

Yeah, it was a voda originally. Thinking of switching to vodas 3G network anyhow, might be worth it.

PowerHouseDan

Did you find anyway of fixing this..... i'm having the same problems.... Its a Vodafone phone was going to get a software upgrade tomorrow but as you said it didnt work... I am using Meteor..

Zapho wrote:

How's it going?
What I'm wondering is does the following justify getting my phone repaired:

Whats happening is that every so often my phone seams to disconnect from the network entirely (without displaying any notice, in that the reception indicator is still full) so I can't make or receive calls or send receive text messages. When I realise it, all I have to do is restart the phone and its fine, but as you can imagine its annoying as hell, and I can't really tell when its happened except when I meets someone and they tell me they couldn't get through to my phone.

So I went to a nokia center to get a firmware upgrade, got one, but it didn't help. So I went to meteor (I'm using a 2G sim even though its 3g) and they gave me a new sim card, which actually helped for ages but now its happening again.

Could it be hardware related? Anyone else notice something similar? Could it be meteors service? Any help would be really appreciated!!

wolfman

Have you selected GSM network under network settings?

PowerHouseDan

I did there about a Hour ago would that of caused it?

wolfman

Well technically speaking it SHOULDN'T becausing your problem as Meteor have ONLY GSM, but because of their roaming agreement with O2 and O2 having their 3G network in development, it could be possible that its trying to latch onto a 3G signal and then not releasing it!

Let us know how you get on or if it sorts it

PowerHouseDan

Will Do.
Might get a firmware upgrade while i am at it

wolfman

I'll put it this way
A firmware upgrade never does any harm anyway, so if its under warranty, you can get it done free

PowerHouseDan

Yeah its under warrenty so might aswell get one while i can for free.