Rebel Simcard Stopped Working... :(

---

I just got my streak this morning. I inserted the rebel simcard along with my simcard.

Voice calls were working, text messages, voicemail, etc...

I noticed a few hours later that it now displays NO SERVICE...

I tried everything, rebooting, taking out battery, taking the rebel simcard out and putting it in again, still says no service.

Any ideas?

Thanks in advance...

Originally Posted by kanej2006

I just got my streak this morning. I inserted the rebel simcard along with my simcard.

Voice calls were working, text messages, voicemail, etc...

I noticed a few hours later that it now displays NO SERVICE...

I tried everything, rebooting, taking out battery, taking the rebel simcard out and putting it in again, still says no service.

Any ideas?

Thanks in advance...

Have you done everything it says on the rebel Sim forum there is a video and a section on there with lots of answers and do a google for your problem chances are some one has come across your problem before

I checked out the FAQ and it said to keep ROAMING DATA ON.

It WAS on at first when it was working but I turned it off since I do not use it and have to pay 50 pence everytime I connect to it!

Keeping roaming on will charge me £14 per month!

Hopefully soon they will find a way to unlock it properly, but annoying that I MUST keep roaming ON otherwise phone will not work...

my rebel sim ii doesnt work that well either - I am on optus in australia. I need an unlock code. Hopefully it will come thru when it gets released in america and china.

Cyanogen - you know u wanna

Its true.rebel work not fine.i need a code.

Originally Posted by alfri

Its true.rebel work not fine.i need a code.

It SHOULD work. However, you have to use it in a certain way.

The Rebel sim wasn't working for me either until I followed a guide.

After I followed these instructions, the rebel sim card now works...

What you have to do is:

1. You need to place your network sim in a 2G only phone and let your simcard get network.
2. If using a 3G Model phone turn off 3G and then get network on your sim in 2G mode but this does not work for all phones as some phones even when you turn off 3G in the software functions will initalise your network sim in 3G/UMTS Mode but we need to initialise the network sim in 2G mode so try another model phone to get network in 2G then use in Dell Streak if you cant get network at all that is the reason.
3. Place in Dell streak but first make sure Dell Streak Data roaming is turned on and 3G is off
4. From Time to time you may loose network when travelling through network black spots but when stationary its not a problem.
5. When you loose network the only way to regian this is to place your network sim in a 2g only phone or a phone is 2g mode as described above and then enter back in to the Streak.

Originally Posted by kanej2006

It SHOULD work. However, you have to use it in a certain way.

The Rebel sim wasn't working for me either until I followed a guide.

After I followed these instructions, the rebel sim card now works...

What you have to do is:

1. You need to place your network sim in a 2G only phone and let your simcard get network.
2. If using a 3G Model phone turn off 3G and then get network on your sim in 2G mode but this does not work for all phones as some phones even when you turn off 3G in the software functions will initalise your network sim in 3G/UMTS Mode but we need to initialise the network sim in 2G mode so try another model phone to get network in 2G then use in Dell Streak if you cant get network at all that is the reason.
3. Place in Dell streak but first make sure Dell Streak Data roaming is turned on and 3G is off
4. From Time to time you may loose network when travelling through network black spots but when stationary its not a problem.
5. When you loose network the only way to regian this is to place your network sim in a 2g only phone or a phone is 2g mode as described above and then enter back in to the Streak.

Yes i do this.but the 5 point is no good.my provider work only in 3g mode.my provider is 3.if i put in 2g mode work but i dont have data connection.

Ah ok, it's a shame...

I do not use 3g so it's not a problem for me but it's a problem at the moment for those who do!

I just looked at my phone and it now says ''no service''

One day it will work, the next it won't...

It's really pissing me off.

The rebel simcard is really unreliable, what a waste of £10...

I really do need to find a proper way of unlocking it.

I now have a phone that does not work.

Anyone have any suggestions?

This is a temporary but annoying solution to get your rebel sim working again...

I've done this for the THIRD time in 2 days...

After a few hours or a day of using your streak with the rebel sim, you will suddenly notice emergency calls or no service...

Regardless of what you do, turn your phone off and on or even taking out your simcard and reinserting it will not solve the problem.

The only solution is to get a spare phone, put your simcard in it, manually specify your network, then put the simcard along with the rebel sim back into the dell streak...

It's really stupid that I have to do this to get reception, should I of known this I would not have bought the dell or this piece of $hit rebel sim card which doesn't work properly for most people...