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Omega Help Area => Omega Electrical and Audio Help => Topic started by: Sad on 22 January 2009, 13:27:56

Title: Telephone enquiry
Post by: Sad on 22 January 2009, 13:27:56

I can't seem to get the telephone going in my car.  It just keeps coming up saying 'no network'.  I've tried a couple of different sim cards, one Vodaphone and one Orange.  

Is there something obvious I'm missing?  I've not owned a Miggy with this unit before, I think it's the CCRT 7007?  It's the pre-facelift model anyway...

Any tips?

Title: Re: Telephone enquiry
Post by: Cumbria on 22 January 2009, 13:40:52

Could be a faulty head unit had the same problem on mine.

Title: Re: Telephone enquiry
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 22 January 2009, 13:41:32

02 sim should work as its the old GSM900 standard

Title: Re: Telephone enquiry
Post by: Sad on 22 January 2009, 13:43:11

Is it simply a case of sticking in the sim and away you go?  The unit doesn't need to be unlocked or anything does it?

I'll see if I can get an O2 sim though...

Title: Re: Telephone enquiry
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 22 January 2009, 13:47:53

It should just work.

O2 are about the only ones who still use the old GSM900 setup.

Title: Re: Telephone enquiry
Post by: Sad on 22 January 2009, 13:51:01

Awesome   :)   Cheers...   :y

If that doesn't work I can live without it...

Title: Re: Telephone enquiry
Post by: Lazydocker on 22 January 2009, 21:50:06

Vodafone should work too... I'm sure they still run the 900... Works in mine anyway :y :y

Title: Re: Telephone enquiry
Post by: Sad on 22 January 2009, 22:19:00

I went round the shops trying to get an O2 sim card, did think it'd be too hard, but they all wanted a tenner.  OK so I got £10 worth of credit, but I don't even know if the phone works.

Anyway, the bloke in the Vodafone shop said I could get one free from their website so I've just done that.  And my brother's sending me a spare O2 one that he's got, just in case...    :)

Title: Re: Telephone enquiry
Post by: humbucker on 22 January 2009, 22:35:34

as MDTM says, o2 are the ones that the older units work with; display onscreen as BT CELLNET. my old brick is so vintage i dont think it can be unlocked. unless one of you is about to tell me otherwise?

Title: Re: Telephone enquiry
Post by: VXL V6 on 22 January 2009, 22:44:33

Tesco Mobile use O2 as their bearer so you can go on the Tesco website and order a couple of PAYG SIMs from them for free.

I've managed to use them on GSM900 carphones before with no problems.

Title: Re: Telephone enquiry
Post by: Kevin Wood on 22 January 2009, 23:15:18

IIRC, both Vodafone and O2 how have allocation at 1800 MHz so coverage with a 900-only phone might start to get patchy as they utilise both bands. They are both around on 900 MHz though.

Kevin

Title: Re: Telephone enquiry
Post by: TheBoy on 23 January 2009, 22:05:09

Voda SIM worked fine in my ccrt700, and in my ncdr1500.  o2 should work fine as well :)

Orange and T-Mobile, no chance

Title: Re: Telephone enquiry
Post by: tmx on 23 January 2009, 22:35:39

in some areas voda uses GSM1800 mainly the newer base stations!

o2 is a 900 network! if you want an o2 payt sim for free brand new in packet pm me! its free! i hav loads of them :y