Will Nokia 6234 work on Meteor

Kat1170

Got a Vodafone Nokia 6234 from a mate. It was unlocked by Vodafone and now works on Vf and 02(ie simfree) but for some reason it will not work on Meteor. I have a full signal but for some reason I can't make/receive calls or send/receive text msg's. According to girl in Meteor shop it is because it is a 3g phone and Meteor are not 3g enabled. Anyone know if this is true or am I being spoofed. Its just she didn't seem to be too sure herself, and Meteor have this phone listed on their user settings page but as I cannot get any txt msg's I cannot download the settings.

Stevek101

You possibly need a newer Meteor sim card. Is it fairly old?

Sam Vimes

put your sim in another meteor phone and if it all works then get a replacement sim. What she said about it being a 3g phone is crap

chrislad

Kat1170 wrote: »

Got a Vodafone Nokia 6234 from a mate. It was unlocked by Vodafone and now works on Vf and 02(ie simfree) but for some reason it will not work on Meteor. I have a full signal but for some reason I can't make/receive calls or send/receive text msg's. According to girl in Meteor shop it is because it is a 3g phone and Meteor are not 3g enabled. Anyone know if this is true or am I being spoofed. Its just she didn't seem to be too sure herself, and Meteor have this phone listed on their user settings page but as I cannot get any txt msg's I cannot download the settings.

Get the software flashed to the standard firmware. Vodafone firmware seems to dislike Meteor sim cards for some phones.

Kat1170

Thanks all for fast replies.
Q1. Sim is about 2 years old
Q2 Yes, sim works fine in other older (not 6234) Meteor phones

How do I get newer Sim. Is it just a matter of requesting one from Meteor.

Get the software flashed to the standard firmware

Afraid you have now lost me. Any idea where/how I can get this done.

Thanks in advance Joe

chrislad

Any Nokia service center should be able to do this for you. Don't know if there's any in Wicklow, but since I know there's one in Clonmel and Tipp town, it wouldn't be a stretch to assume there is one!

Sam Vimes

Kat1170 wrote: »

How do I get newer Sim. Is it just a matter of requesting one from Meteor.

you go into a shop and give your phone number, name, address and DOB and they give you a new blank sim. be sure to copy all your phone numbers off the old sim memory to the phone memory first. if its two years old its very likely to be the problem

the firmware could be the problem too but get a new sim first imo

Random

You could also try another Meteor SIM in the phone maybe? When you pop into the shop ask one of the staff to try theres?

It's just plain stupid what the Meteor staffer told you about 3G.

chrislad

ciaranfo wrote: »

You could also try another Meteor SIM in the phone maybe? When you pop into the shop ask one of the staff to try theres?

It's just plain stupid what the Meteor staffer told you about 3G.

No, it's not. Back a while ago, before Meteor upgraded to EDGE, there were a number of sites that didn't work properly with some 3G phones, mainly the Vodafone branded ones.

Stevek101

chrislad wrote: »

No, it's not. Back a while ago, before Meteor upgraded to EDGE, there were a number of sites that didn't work properly with some 3G phones, mainly the Vodafone branded ones.

No, it is. We are talking about problems with calls and texts here.

Certain websites not displaying is probably because of the speed of the connect rather than anything to do with Vodafone.

foggy_lad

Commander Vimes wrote: »

you go into a shop and give your phone number, name, address and DOB and they give you a new blank sim. be sure to copy all your phone numbers off the old sim memory to the phone memory first. if its two years old its very likely to be the problem

the firmware could be the problem too but get a new sim first imo

and dont let them charge you for a replacement sim!

chrislad

Stevek101 wrote: »

No, it is. We are talking about problems with calls and texts here.

Certain websites not displaying is probably because of the speed of the connect rather than anything to do with Vodafone.

I'm talking about sites as in mast sites, not internet web sites.

The problem was a total lack of signal in the phone, despite working with O2/Voda sims and the Meteor sim card working in another phone.

Kat1170

Cheers for all the advice. Will pop into Meteor on Mon and get new sim and get the software flashed to the standard firmware, hopefully that will do it.

nazoil

The 6234 is a vodafone customised version of the 6233 and firmware is inter changeable. I googled googling nss and b-phreak very useful!

Random

I'm sure you know but just in case - Meteor won't flash your 6234.

Kat1170

I have got a new Sim (Free but they tried to charge me) and I left the phone into be ''software flashed to the standard firmware'' in Nokia recommended VF shop. With this done should all the VF softwear be gone, ie. the VF logo still appears on start-up and VF Live option is still on phone. I reckon I am nearly there, Sim accepted on start-up- full Meteor signal- ''only'' problem now is when I try to make a call all I get is an 'error in connection' message on screen. Feel so near yet so far from success. :rolleyes:

chrislad

Text Setting to 50024. That should sort you out

Sam Vimes

chrislad wrote: »

Text Setting to 50024. That should sort you out

if that's what i'm thinking of, the number's 50047, you're supposed to text 'settings', not 'setting' and doing it won't affect the ability to call out at all but will put gprs and mms settings on the phone.

i hope i'm wrong. what does texting that number do?

Kat1170

Although I have full Meteor signal I can't send or recieve text's or call's so can't get settings for phone.

chrislad

Typing on iPhone so excuse spelling. I misread. I thought he was getting connection error when he turned it on. Try making sure the phone is set to GSM only.