freerunner unable to work with 3G SIMCards?

Sat Jul 5 15:34:19 CEST 2008

Hi all,
I get my new SIM today per post and it works fine. But I have to say- an 
1.5 year old SIM card isn't old in my eyes!! that can't be the solution 
for everyone- to get a new SIM, so you have to bring out a patch for 
this issue. because most customers won't accept that they have to get 
(or buy) a new sim-card. Even not when they recognise that older 
sim-cards work (oldest card i have put in was a 8 years old 2G card).
bye, Arne
steve schrieb:
> Arne,
>> Getting a new SIM worked for us in the USA. When I talked to the ATT
> people about it they admitted
> This was a common annoyance. Olds SIMS not working in new phones, especially
> is the SIM was purchased
> In an phone under contract.
>>>> -----Original Message-----
> From: community-bounces at lists.openmoko.org
> [mailto:community-bounces at lists.openmoko.org] On Behalf Of Arne Zachlod
> Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2008 12:28 AM
> To: List for Openmoko community discussion
> Subject: Re: freerunner unable to work with 3G SIMCards?
>> i don't think the card is the problem, but the freerunner. The card works in
> all phones (3G and non3G) i have tried, excluding the FR, so i think there
> HAVE to be a bug or something else, but no idea how to find out what could
> be wrong.
> I asked my provider for a new card now and he said he will send me one. 
> Now i have to wait, but im not sure that this will help me.
>> bye, Arne
>>> Michael Shiloh schrieb:
>>> 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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