
Motorola V600
Poor AT&T Signal Strength in Chicago.... Help
Here's my problem. I recently purchased a V600, service AT&T, location Chicago. Despite all the rants and raves about how great the reception is, 8-10 times indoors, I can't even get a signal. I've switch phones, hoping that it was a unit error, No luck.
YOUR HELP would be greatly appreciated. What do I do? Unlock the phone and take it to T-Mobile or Cingular? Flash/Flex or what ever the hell that is? Wait a while until the AT&T merger with Cingular? Or scrap the idea and go back to my v8160 with Verizon, continue living in the dark ages, but have a phone that works. Unfortunately, like the rest of you, I don't have 3+ phones, and in my line of work I can't keep missing calls. ANYTHING, ANYBODY?
I have had a few problems with the phone itself, but reception wise it's very good.
Good luck and let me know if you need any help.
Michko 🙂
If you've been with AT&T (in contract) and you want out, then you'd have to cancel the contract and probably pay $175 plus any difference that is owed b/c you got the Moto V600 at a discounted rate.
Now if it's the later of the two, then you'd probably first have to request the unlock codes for that phone. Once you get them and unlock the phone, you'll have to go to TMobile and tell them you want to transfer to them and you need to "port" over your number from AT&T.
Once you're switched over, you can remove the mMode and the AT...
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Option (a) - Keep my AT&T V600, find the unlock code on the web (any suggestions on a site?) take the phone to T-Mobile, port my number, and then flash the phone (again with your help) to remove all the AT&T crap. Plus to this option is that I only paid $150 for the phone, I already have a $100 credit with AT&T because of where I work. Thus, it wouldn't be much of a charge at all. And further, this phone doesn't seem to have the technical malfunctions others are talking about.
Option (b) - Return my AT&T V600 because it has been within 30 days, full refund. Buy an unlocked V600 over the web, which currently is running at about $499 unlcoked - Vodaphone Packaging via CellPoint. Then take it to T-Mobile. The ben...
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http://www.gsmphonesource.com/products/customer/home ... »
If you go through them, your options are
1:
Online unlock - $30 (prices are down finally)
Flash/flex yourself - check out:
http://v600.cjb.net/ »
http://s87445123.onlinehome.us/triplets/ »
2:
Onsite unlock - $25
Onsite flash - $30
The plus to option 2 is that you don't have to worry about doing it yourself, but you have to pay extra for shipping, and if they screw up your phone, you likely have a hairy mess on your hands.
Personally if I had to do it, I'd go solution #1.
If you bought the phone thru AT&T, then you'll have to get the unlock codes from them. They might have a rule that you have to be with them for 90 before you can get the unlock codes.
As for flashing the phone, not a problem. I can lead you thru it. Or if you want to get a new V600 unlocked and unlogoed, I have access to a brand new one. No B/S. I bought 3 of them. One for me, one for girlfriend and one for a b-day gift for a friend of mine. However he loves Sony Ericsson so I was going to list it on ebay.
Let me kn...
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Try this, its supposed to amplify the signal. I've ordered it and if it works i'm keeping the phone, if it doesn't then i'm returning it.
hope it helps!
I use it on TMobile all over Chicago and suburbs and never had a problem. Reception is better than Nokia and Samsung for me.