Motorola V551 / V330 / V547 / V555 / V557
V551 Coverage Mystery
I was on an AT&T GSM plan using a Nokia 3595 phone for about a year. Our home in the foothills of Colorado does not have the greatest GSM coverage, but I could almost always get enough signal to make and receive calls from my home on the AT&T Wireless network.
In November, I migrated to Cingular and eventually purchased a Motorola V551. I also purchased two V220's for my wife and son. All three phones seemed to have decent coverage at home for the first week or so, but all three are having major problems now. None can make or receive calls.
Trying to isoloate the problem, I unlocked my Nokia 3595 and popped in my Cingular SIM. Guess what? Three bars of signal and no problems making or receiving calls.
So my Cingular SIM works...
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In November, I migrated to Cingular and eventually purchased a Motorola V551. I also purchased two V220's for my wife and son. All three phones seemed to have decent coverage at home for the first week or so, but all three are having major problems now. None can make or receive calls.
Trying to isoloate the problem, I unlocked my Nokia 3595 and popped in my Cingular SIM. Guess what? Three bars of signal and no problems making or receiving calls.
So my Cingular SIM works...
(continues)
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mdcarlson said:...
I was on an AT&T GSM plan using a Nokia 3595 phone for about a year. Our home in the foothills of Colorado does not have the greatest GSM coverage, but I could almost always get enough signal to make and receive calls from my home on the AT&T Wireless network.
In November, I migrated to Cingular and eventually purchased a Motorola V551. I also purchased two V220's for my wife and son. All three phones seemed to have decent coverage at home for the first week or so, but all three are having major problems now. None can make or receive calls.
Trying to isoloate the problem, I unlocked my Nokia 3595 and popped in my Cingular SIM. Guess what? Three bars of signal and no problems making or receivin
(continues)
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Been there. Done that. Got the T-Shirt.
Just spent an hour on the phone with Cingular. They tried a variety of things, transferred me to more technical folks, then scratched their collective heads and offered to swap my phone by mail.
Now one of my V220's has an OK signal, while my V551 has none.
Just spent an hour on the phone with Cingular. They tried a variety of things, transferred me to more technical folks, then scratched their collective heads and offered to swap my phone by mail.
Now one of my V220's has an OK signal, while my V551 has none.
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