Using my sim free phone help

Dman001

I got my phone unlocked and when i put a meteor sim into it i cannot make calls.Any ideas what i can do.The phone is defintly unlockes

yapyap

Dman001 wrote:

I got my phone unlocked and when i put a meteor sim into it i cannot make calls.Any ideas what i can do.The phone is defintly unlockes

What type of phone?
Where is the phone originally from?
How long have you had it?
Is it set to use 3G only?
Has it ever been reported lost or stolen?
What message is shown when you can't use it?
Do you have credit in your account?

Dman001

What type of phone?Sony ericsson V800
Where is the phone originally from?Bought it in a shop in ireland
How long have you had it?About a year and 6 months
Is it set to use 3G only?I dont know
Has it ever been reported lost or stolen?No
What message is shown when you can't use it?The is a little red 'x' on another icon
Do you have credit in your account?yes

chrislad

Is it really sim free or is it an unlocked Vodafone model? I'm would bet heavily that's it's an unlocked Vodafone model. Meteor sim cards don't work properly with that model with Vodafone firmware. Same goes for the K600i and a couple of the Samsungs.

Dman001

Actully its unlocked but i thought that was the same as sim free.Anyway,will an o2 sim crd work?

BreadBoard

Dman001 wrote:

Actully its unlocked but i thought that was the same as sim free.Anyway,will an o2 sim crd work?

You could get the standard SE firmware put onto it.

Edit;

Your Meteor sim should work fine in it then.

chrislad

BreadBoard wrote:

You could get the standard SE firmware put onto it.

Edit;

Your Meteor sim should work fine in it then.

Above user is correct.

An O2 sim will work fine in the unlocked branded phone.

skearon

Dman001 wrote:

What type of phone?Sony ericsson V800

The V800 is a Vodafone branded Z800, you best bet is to get generic Z800 firmware installed on it. If you are around Dublin or Wicklow I can do it for you