service with NorthState in NC

Sat Aug 2 04:56:50 CEST 2008

Christopher,
As I understand it, your cellphone network provider routinely updates 
hardware and software in their system. As a result of this, occasionally 
older SIM cards may not function.
I am told that this is somewhat routine, and that when this happens 
network providers simply provide a new SIM card.
Thus we recommend that you contact your provider (NorthState), and 
request a replacement SIM card.
Before you discard your old SIM card please update our database at 
http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/FreeRunner_unable_to_work_with_3G_SIM_cards. 
Then, when you get the new SIM card, please indicate whether this new 
SIM card solved the problem.
Thanks,
Michael
> -----Original Message-----
> From: community-bounces at lists.openmoko.org
> [mailto:community-bounces at lists.openmoko.org] On Behalf Of Christopher White
> Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2008 7:19 PM
> To: List for Openmoko community discussion
> Subject: RE: service with NorthState in NC
>> I get the same error:
>> AT&T "blazing 3G" SIM: 71234 D / 2022
>> It's a prepaid SIM I just got for testing. Steve, are you saying it's a bad
> SIM, a bad type of SIM, or a bad provider? I've not dealt much with SIMs
> before, so when going back to the AT&T store, I'd like to know how best to
> get them to give me a new one.
>> Would this be related to why openmoko-dialer crashes whenever I try to dial
> out? It gets sometime gets to the "Outgoing..." screen, but often just dies
> right after clicking "Dial".
>> ...cj
>> On Thu, 2008年07月17日 at 11:44 -0700, steve wrote:
>> New SIM is your best bet. 
>>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: community-bounces at lists.openmoko.org
>> [mailto:community-bounces at lists.openmoko.org] On Behalf Of Josh 
>> Thompson
>> Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2008 8:22 AM
>> To: community at lists.openmoko.org
>> Subject: service with NorthState in NC
>>>> I'm sending this just in case there is someone trying to use a 
>> FreeRunner with service from NorthState Communications in North 
>> Carolina. They are a reseller of AT&T service. I know they used to 
>> own the cell towers in their area. I'm not sure if they still do.
>>>> I can't get my phone to register with their network. When I use 
>> 'libgsmd-tool -m shell' to try to force registration, I get the
>> following:
>>>> # r
>> Register
>> EVENT: Netreg searching for network
>> EVENT: Netreg registration denied
>> cme error: 32
>>>> Here is info on my SIM card:
>>>> from AT&T
>> has the blazing 3G fireball
>> 5 digit SKU: 71234
>> Manufacturer Code: G
>> 4 digit Vendor/Version: 3022
>>>> I tried a friend's SIM card out of his blackberry with service 
>> directly from AT&T, and it worked perfectly. It has the exact same specs
> as mine.
>> I talked with customer service who didn't think there was much they 
>> could do.
>> They tried doing something with the IMEI number from my FreeRunner 
>> which didn't work.
>>>> They're sending me a new SIM card to try, but the tech I talked with 
>> said she didn't think that would help.
>>>> If anyone has any suggestions, please pass them along!
>>>> Thanks,
>> Josh
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