Network Barred????

[psychy]

Hi there guys,

I'm a newbie to Xda and have just bought the XDA1 from a friend.
Everything works fine but i cant make any calls. Tried all types of sims.

I asked the guy i bought it from and he goes that it is "network barred".....what does that mean??
Can i un-bar it?

So far, its only good as a pda.

Anyone know what to do??

Cheers

[psychy]

ok, here some details i've managed to find on the phone.

ROM version: 3.14.13 ENG
ROM date: 10/09/02
Radio version: 4.08
Protocol version: 32s54

As you can see, i have no idea what they mean and have read other posts and they info on them have flown past me.

I dont have a serial cable and the phone is asking for a SID code.

HELP!!

Thanks

[cruisin-thru]

If you have tried all types of sim and all networks are barred then a sid code wont help you, it may unlock the phone but you still cant access the networks with a barred phone. There are 2 types of barring, the first is when a service provider locks the phone so you can use it on their network only, the second is when a phone is reported stolen, then it is barred from all networks, the phone transmits a number when switched on, even without a sim inserted, it is this number that is barred in the second scenario, the network sees the number and then closes the door so to speak.

[psychy]

if this is so, can the network track down the phone? or my phone number from the sim. This is cos i've had my sim in the phone and dont really fancy being nicked for doing nothing.

[cruisin-thru]

Check your mail box, I have sent you a pm.

[Peter Poelman]

If it's asking for a SID code it is just SIMlock. Which means you install the Special Edition ROM and presto.

[cruisin-thru]

I think he said he has tried every different sim and still gets nowhere which suggests to me it locked to a provider and also blocked from all networks, surely the phone would be open to at least one of the networks regardless of the sid lock issue.

[Peter Poelman]

I think he said he has tried every different sim and still gets nowhere which suggests to me it locked to a provider and also blocked from all networks, surely the phone would be open to at least one of the networks regardless of the sid lock issue.
Maybe, but if it asks for a SID code it may be locked to some obsure network or something. I'd say Special Edition ROM -> unlock first, and then figure out what's going on if that doesn't do it.

[cruisin-thru]

Ther you go psychy, click on the link in the previous text, "special edition rom" then click download, then run the program from your pc.

[psychy]

Ok guys,

downloaded the Special Edition ROM....guess what?? IT WORKS!!

thanks for the help guys....much appreciated!

Thing is, the guy i bought it from said it was "network barred"....does it mean my XDA is stolen?? If so, can i get traced? Sholud i carry on using my registered sim on it?

[cruisin-thru]

Psychy, if it unlocked ok and is working on a network there is no problem, what confused me is when you said you had tried all types of sim. Enjoy your phone, you can even add a cheap gps system to it and have it talk to you giving directions right to any door in uk, you can watch films, play mp3, surf the web and much more.