freerunner unable to work with 3G SIMCards?

Michael Shiloh michael at openmoko.org
Thu Jul 3 09:04:47 CEST 2008


Don't give up yet - let's try to gather some more information.

If your card is more than a few months old it would be very interesting 
to try a new card on the very same contract. Would the provider be 
willing to exchange your card for a new one?

Michael

Arne Zachlod wrote:
> I have testes the non-3G e-plus SIM card form my girlfirend and it 
> works. i think the problem is with the 3G sim cards only, not with the 
> normal 2,5G Standartd-cards. or with some of the 3G-cards. really, i 
> have no idea. in germany it is now around 9:00 AM so i will go to a 
> phone-shop now and ask there. i would have no problem with changing the 
> network, but the problem is that i would have to wait for a half year 
> until my actually contract get off (or what is the english word for 
> that?) and thats absoulutely too long, because i don't want to change my 
> telephone number. so the only option is finding the bug? or getting a 
> working SIM Card.
> 
> Regards, Arne
> 
> 
> Michael Kluge schrieb:
>> Most probably. I am waiting for one too and will use it with a SIM card from 
>> SIMYO. It's a prepaid card, they charge for 1MB data 24 Cent and use the 
>> e-plus network. I guess a few people with a freerunner have such a card as 
>> most other offers for data is more expensive.
>>
>> Michael
>>
>> Am Donnerstag, 3. Juli 2008 08:04:08 schrieb Michael Shiloh:
>>   
>>> Do we have any other Freerunners who are e-plus customers in Germany?
>>> Need to get some information here.
>>>
>>> Michael
>>>
>>> Arne Zachlod wrote:
>>>     
>>>> Hi Michael,
>>>>
>>>> my network provider is e-plus and i'm located in germany.
>>>>
>>>> Arne
>>>>
>>>> Michael Shiloh schrieb:
>>>>       
>>>>> Hi Arne,
>>>>>
>>>>> Who is your network provider?
>>>>> Where are you located?
>>>>>
>>>>> Michael?
>>>>>
>>>>> Arne Zachlod wrote:
>>>>>         
>>>>>> Hej guys, I had got my today and i have tested it, but my 3G card
>>>>>> doesn't function with it. he can't find a network and is unable to get
>>>>>> the pin. (i have disabled pin with another phone, then there was only
>>>>>> the problem that he doesn't find a network). but with other SIM Cards
>>>>>> form same provider there is no problem.
>>>>>> and other, non-3G-phones hasn't problem with this card, too.
>>>>>> i have no idea where i can find any informations. the gsm.log file
>>>>>> doesn't exist and my gsm-firmware-version is moko8. So, my question is:
>>>>>> does anybody else has a problem with 3G Sim card?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thank you, Arne
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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