mobile help

jinky67

I received my new phone today BUT I am not getting a signal.
Says limited service

Is there anything you can suggest?

It is a Samsung G600 on Vodafone

gaming_guy

check to make sure the imei isnt all 0's (press *#06# at the main screen) or it hasnt been barred.

otherwise take the sim out and give it a clean, then try again

jinky67

done that still says the same

Anthony2oo5

is it NEW or is it just new to you because you just bought it?

Call your operator and see why its not on, usually they say turn it off for 48 hours, with the battery detached.

gaming_guy

have you got another vodafone sim to try?

it may be that there are problems (or maintenance work going on) at your local vodafone mast and thats preventing the phone from connecting

jinky67

As far as I am aware it is new and it is new to me
I am new to Vodafone, could it be that the signal strength round here is never much good?

gaming_guy

have you had a look on the vodafone coverage map to check that your area can get vodafone signal?

jinky67

yep checked that out already
should be able to get a service

jinky67

I phoned Vodafone to discover they had not activated my sim card.
The guy I spoke to said he couldnt understand why.

Thanks for your help

M4RKM

it amazes me that people ask for help, before doing the simplest things like talking to their service provider and asking.. why isn't it working!!

jinky67

because it could have been something really simple...the sort of thing that you would die of embarrassment when you find out the answer
thanks:rolleyes: