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Vodafone *174#

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  • 05-02-2005 3:06am
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    I type *174# into my new 6230 and I get "response unknown".

    My SIM is VOdafone and it worked on my other phone. Would the problem be because the phone is an O2 phone?

    Any ideas on getting around it?


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    #2
    Doublezero8
    Closed Accounts Posts: 133 ✭✭Doublezero8


    As far as i am aware this phone was only realsed on Vodafone as a postpiad phone and as such has not been set up on the system for RTG services such as the balance on demand service you refer to.

    This may have changed but up until recently this was the case.


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    wolfman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,553 ✭✭✭wolfman


    As far as I know, this should still work.
    Are you sure you are using the correct sim card?
    I made this mistake before by repeating it with my bill sim card instead of my Ready to Go sim card.??


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    I have a Prepaid O2 and a Prepaid Vodafone.

    My Vodafone SIM is definitly in the phone.

    I assumed it just sent a signal to the operator who then sent a response.. hell, I can do it on an old phone I have which was unlocked and what not...


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    wolfman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,553 ✭✭✭wolfman


    Very strange!
    I thought this would have worked on any phone?


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    Yeh, me too.... it seems well odd :(


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    Fabritzo
    Registered Users Posts: 1,521 ✭✭✭Fabritzo


    Same here
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=177279

    I just live without it and use the speakerphone for checking balance


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    I can't live without it..... I need it back :'(

    I'm fed up texting bal to 50233...


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    Fabritzo
    Registered Users Posts: 1,521 ✭✭✭Fabritzo


    Bal to 50223? that's news to me, well if you do get it working don't forget to share your news with the rest of us poor sods.


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    I only found out about it myself a week ago...


    You know the text bundles they have at the moment? Well, it's how you check the amount of messages you have left... It just so happens to tell you your credit balance aswell :)


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    garthv
    Registered Users Posts: 4,698 ✭✭✭garthv


    yeh ive been usin the *174# option on all my phones until i got the 6230. It just doesnt work...i really must get onto vodafone about that


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    kmart6
    Registered Users Posts: 15,172 ✭✭✭✭kmart6


    I have a 6230 and it wont work for me either,its really annoyin!!! :mad: :mad: :mad:


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    #13
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    I got my firmware updated to 5.24 (I think the latest is 5.26) and now the *174# is working grand. I'd suggest you do the same, this small feature makes life so much easier :) (do backup your phone contents before as a firmware upgrade erases your phone memory and basically gives you back all the defaults)


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    garthv
    Registered Users Posts: 4,698 ✭✭✭garthv


    where did u get the upgrade done?


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    RobertFoster
    Registered Users Posts: 9,193 ✭✭✭RobertFoster


    GaRtH_V wrote:
    where did u get the upgrade done?
    Here - they're on Dawson Street.


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