the.tangoman
06-03-2008, 06:44 PM
Just spend a week working on my problem, one which i now know other people have had and not solved. So here is everything in one place for general info (and for someone smarter then me to solve).
Product: Atom - Only the ones purchased in Australia (Why are they different??)
Problem: The Atom will work fine on networks all over the world and in the UK, BUT NOT the t-mobile / virgin UK network.
Details: A virgin / t-mobile sim, when placed in the Australian atom will not stay connected and operating correctly when the phone is one, and once you put it to sleep it will loose its GSM network connection altogether (it seems to turn the GSM radio off instead of standby). Once you turn it on again, it will spend 30 seconds finding the network and be stable for 2-5 mins before the GSM radio starts loosing and gaining connection again.
The same SIM will work fine in all other phones i (and others in the forum) have tried. Also the phone works fine with SIMS from Orange / Voda / O2.
Others stories:
All of these seem to be the exact same problem-
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=283154 (faulkss post)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=282911
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=266270&highlight=virgin
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=263721&highlight=virgin
What i have tried:
Updating Roms doesnt fix problem, from latest build wm5, to wm6 and wm6.1 (from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=329037).
Also tried re-flashing the original o2 rom from the webpage.
via the wm6 and wm6.1 ROMs i have tried setting the radio to only 800, 900,1800, and 1900 MHz but no change.
Geographic location does not effect anything.
Solution:
switch back to a non T-mobile network.
Other possible solutions / questions:
Why is the Australian Atom different?
Can i flash a radio ROM to correct this, or is it something "on chip"?
Is this problem on the operators side - are they stopping me?
FYI - my (current) config:
Hardware: C1
Radio: r060822N_MN1arc_rs00052
ROM: medkids atom 6.1 final
Processor ARMV4I PXA27x
Anyone able to help, before i go sign up to O2 again
Thanks,
Product: Atom - Only the ones purchased in Australia (Why are they different??)
Problem: The Atom will work fine on networks all over the world and in the UK, BUT NOT the t-mobile / virgin UK network.
Details: A virgin / t-mobile sim, when placed in the Australian atom will not stay connected and operating correctly when the phone is one, and once you put it to sleep it will loose its GSM network connection altogether (it seems to turn the GSM radio off instead of standby). Once you turn it on again, it will spend 30 seconds finding the network and be stable for 2-5 mins before the GSM radio starts loosing and gaining connection again.
The same SIM will work fine in all other phones i (and others in the forum) have tried. Also the phone works fine with SIMS from Orange / Voda / O2.
Others stories:
All of these seem to be the exact same problem-
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=283154 (faulkss post)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=282911
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=266270&highlight=virgin
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=263721&highlight=virgin
What i have tried:
Updating Roms doesnt fix problem, from latest build wm5, to wm6 and wm6.1 (from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=329037).
Also tried re-flashing the original o2 rom from the webpage.
via the wm6 and wm6.1 ROMs i have tried setting the radio to only 800, 900,1800, and 1900 MHz but no change.
Geographic location does not effect anything.
Solution:
switch back to a non T-mobile network.
Other possible solutions / questions:
Why is the Australian Atom different?
Can i flash a radio ROM to correct this, or is it something "on chip"?
Is this problem on the operators side - are they stopping me?
FYI - my (current) config:
Hardware: C1
Radio: r060822N_MN1arc_rs00052
ROM: medkids atom 6.1 final
Processor ARMV4I PXA27x
Anyone able to help, before i go sign up to O2 again
Thanks,