Home  ›  Carriers  ›

AT&T

Info & Phones News Forum  

all discussions

show all 11 replies

Phone Service Issue? -please help

glowins10

Aug 18, 2008, 10:20 PM
Ok, heres my problem! I have an moto v555. I live in a rural area. Service is scetchy in alot of places. I usualy have decent service. but there is one place i need service and i dont have it. My brother has the exact same phone with at&t and has great service in the area I need service. I have called at&t and they said they did what they could to fix it. (but never told me what they did). And I still have the same problem. So i went back into the store and they gave me 3 different phones to try. I put my sim in every phone and no service! So I tried my sim in my brothers phone that always has service, I had service for about 1 min, then nothing!! This tells me its an issue with the service itself(i think). I think i am in an area where i am...
(continues)
...
jrfdsf2

Aug 18, 2008, 10:29 PM
Sounds like a bad card to me.
...
ccareatatt

Aug 18, 2008, 11:09 PM
Same here... get a different sim and try it out.
...
glowins10

Aug 18, 2008, 11:56 PM
Sorry, forgot to mention I tried a new card! It did nothing.
...
Hombre07

Aug 19, 2008, 1:18 AM
Just to clarify you are an AT&T customer and not in a conversion area or anything to where AT&T just bought your carrier?

Do you mind giving us that location?

I was gonna say bad card but if you tried a new card you should be okay.

Are you on a Nationwide Plan?
...
glowins10

Aug 19, 2008, 10:05 AM
I have been with at&t for about 3 years, and I dont believe they purchased another carrier in my area. I am from the Southern IL area. And yes, I am on a nationwide plan (and so is my brother!)
-The person in the store i talked to said he called some kind of a technician, and he said the area i am in i am right between two towers and I dont have priority (or something like that) on one of the towers. To me that dont make since that my brother does though.

Any more suggestions let me know?! Thanks!
...
Hombre07

Aug 19, 2008, 10:43 AM
I honestly can't remember the term but tech support needs to push something to your phone. Your probalby not getting tower priority because neither knows which to take you.

Oh wait, call them and tell them you need your IRDB updated. Intelligent Roaming Database, meaning you might not be listed correctly and those towers could be rejecting you.
...
glowins10

Aug 19, 2008, 10:46 AM
Will do this and let you know how it works later!! I really appreciate the help! If there are any other suggestions let me know! Thanks!
...
glowins10

Aug 19, 2008, 11:30 AM
ok, I had them update the roaming database, and I restarted my phone. I had service for about 1 min, then nothing. This is what usually happens when I just restart the phone itself. I am really confused now!!
...
Hombre07

Aug 19, 2008, 5:44 PM
What phone are you using?
...
glowins10

Aug 19, 2008, 6:36 PM
I am using a motorola v555.
...
Hombre07

Aug 19, 2008, 11:46 PM
Considered a new phone? Perhaps a Motorola V3xx or Sony Ericsson Z750a? I can't imagine that phone helping the problem even if it isn't the problem.
...

You must log in to reply.

Please log in to report a message to the moderator.


all discussions

Subscribe to Phone Scoop News with RSS Follow @phonescoop on Threads Follow @phonescoop on Mastodon Phone Scoop on Facebook Follow on Instagram

 

Playwire

All content Copyright 2001-2024 Phone Factor, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Content on this site may not be copied or republished without formal permission.