O2 - Cant get 3G working!

justindublin

Hey Guys,

Got a shiny new phone phone from Phonecover ysterday after my original handset died.

Anyway this one was brand spankin new out of a Nokia Box so it wasnt preloaded with any settings for the network.

I got the general WAP and MMS settings sent to me from the O2 website, but for some reason I cannot get the phone to use the 3G Network.

GSM is grand, but anytime I try get the handset to use UMTS or Dual Mode it looses its network connection. :eek:

Any fancy settings burried somewhere that i'm missing?!

strecker

justindublin wrote: »

Hey Guys,

Got a shiny new phone phone from Phonecover ysterday after my original handset died.

Anyway this one was brand spankin new out of a Nokia Box so it wasnt preloaded with any settings for the network.

I got the general WAP and MMS settings sent to me from the O2 website, but for some reason I cannot get the phone to use the 3G Network.

GSM is grand, but anytime I try get the handset to use UMTS or Dual Mode it looses its network connection. :eek:

Any fancy settings burried somewhere that i'm missing?!

A) is yours a 3g sim?

are you in a 3g area?

C) what phone? (if, e.g., your old phone just about 'got' the 3g, your new one may not. In my office at work my old e61 got o2's 3g signal! My wife's e71 doesn't - unless she holds it in a weird way in one particular corner of the room)

justindublin

A) Yep its an O2 3G Sim

In Sandyford Ind Est right now, but have ahd the same problem at home (Artane)

C) Its a Nokia 6233, handset comes as standard with 3G Access.

I occasionally get the little 'E' Symbol, is that the same as the little 'G' Symbol?

strecker

justindublin wrote: »

A) Yep its an O2 3G Sim

In Sandyford Ind Est right now, but have ahd the same problem at home (Artane)

C) Its a Nokia 6233, handset comes as standard with 3G Access.

I occasionally get the little 'E' Symbol, is that the same as the little 'G' Symbol?

e=egprs/'edge' - it's faster than gprs and slower than 3g
could
strange that. I was gonna say, try another handset in your location, but if you're not getting 3g in various locations, you should probably have the handset checked instore?!?

drunkmonkey

strecker wrote: »

strange that. I was gonna say, try another handset in your location, but if you're not getting 3g in various locations, you should probably have the handset checked instore?!?

I thought the same until I recently done a network search on my 02 modem, seems, there is no longer 2 seperate 02 (2G) and 02 (3G) networks, The network is now named 02 (2G3G), it's ticking me right off, my modem is being someway forced onto edge by 02's new routing system......If you ask me I think there netowork is fooked....had a woman call me today, she could not get an 02 modem anywhere, not even off 02.....I think they've over stretched there network a little bit......same problem as 3 used to have but it's going to get a lot worse for 02....