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Poor 3 reception-frustrating!

maniac886
maniac886 Posts: 3,599 Forumite
I am about six months into my three contract but unfortunately my reception has been getting gradually worse.
My phone is constantly changing from 3g to 2g(O2) and because of this it is very hard to make a call.....also everytime I make a call it drops when it switches from 3g to 2g. This has become so frustrating. Is there anything I can do to improve this? If not i am going to have to get a second contract with another company as its driving me bonkers!

Thanks for your help in advance!
"He's a maniac, maniac that's for sure,
He will kill your cat and nail him to the door" :eek:
Murphys No More Pies Club Member #95
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  • jnm21
    jnm21 Posts: 860 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Some people have talked about setting the phone to stay on 2G. Not sure how & I think it is only possible on some phones. Also costs more to call while on 2G IIRC.
    Certain OTT members have caused me to add this disclaimer: all advice given is free of charge & as such should be taken to be IIRC (as I don't spend hours researching all answers :eek: )!
  • maniac886
    maniac886 Posts: 3,599 Forumite
    It cant be done with the nokia 6280, which is a shame...any other suggestions?
    "He's a maniac, maniac that's for sure,
    He will kill your cat and nail him to the door" :eek:
    Murphys No More Pies Club Member #95
  • gtz101
    gtz101 Posts: 593 Forumite
    jnm21 wrote:
    Some people have talked about setting the phone to stay on 2G. Not sure how & I think it is only possible on some phones. Also costs more to call while on 2G IIRC.

    It can be done on any Nokia phone that has a series 60 firmware. It can be locked to 2g via a special program.
  • maniac886
    maniac886 Posts: 3,599 Forumite
    gtz101 wrote:
    It can be done on any Nokia phone that has a series 60 firmware. It can be locked to 2g via a special program.


    How would i go about doing that, please?
    "He's a maniac, maniac that's for sure,
    He will kill your cat and nail him to the door" :eek:
    Murphys No More Pies Club Member #95
  • jimmyjim_uk
    jimmyjim_uk Posts: 552 Forumite
    maniac886 wrote:
    How would i go about doing that, please?

    I have that program it works on the Nokia 6630/6680, I haven't tried it on the 6280. PM me your email address and I will send it to you.
  • maniac886
    maniac886 Posts: 3,599 Forumite
    Just PM'd you.cheers!
    "He's a maniac, maniac that's for sure,
    He will kill your cat and nail him to the door" :eek:
    Murphys No More Pies Club Member #95
  • maniac886
    maniac886 Posts: 3,599 Forumite
    Unfortunately it doesnt work...thanks anyway.....any other suggestions people???
    "He's a maniac, maniac that's for sure,
    He will kill your cat and nail him to the door" :eek:
    Murphys No More Pies Club Member #95
  • gtz101
    gtz101 Posts: 593 Forumite
    It should work. Which software did you receive?
  • jimmyjim_uk
    jimmyjim_uk Posts: 552 Forumite
    gtz101 wrote:
    It should work. Which software did you receive?

    I sent OperatorFtdwk39v7.sis to maniac886.
  • maniac886
    maniac886 Posts: 3,599 Forumite
    When I attached the phone and double clicked the OperatorFtdwk39v7 file it said....'this phone does not support .sis files.'
    "He's a maniac, maniac that's for sure,
    He will kill your cat and nail him to the door" :eek:
    Murphys No More Pies Club Member #95
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