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Old 04-15-2007, 11:23 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Hi All,

I just purchased a BB 8700C (Cingular) off of eBay. The auction clearly stated that the unit was unlocked, very important for me as I wanted to use it on the Fido network. When I rcvd the unit I inserted my sim card, and it shows invalid sim on the screen with the SOS in red.

My initial thought was that the unit was locked, so I bought a unlock code, I was never able to get to the point of actually entering the unlock code.

Weird thing is that in the sim card menu the unit is supposed to show the network setting as "network active" but on mine it shows "network disabled" So I am thinking that it is unlocked but for some reason it does not like my sim, or I am missing a step/information to get it going.

I have also tried another sim thinking mine might be defect, I also tried a sim from Rogers and still nothing. I removed the IT Policies, and even upgraded the software to the new v4.2 .. still nothing.

Bottom line is the my sim only shows up in SOS mode, and it shows invalid sim on the screen.

Does anyone have any thoughts on this.

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When you go into Options/Advanced/SIM Card and type MEPD exactly what does it show?
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When you go into Options/Advanced/SIM Card and type MEPD exactly what does it show?
It shows the following:

Sim .. Disabled
Network .. Disabled
Network Subset .. Disabled
Service provider .. Disabled
Corporate .. Disabled
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Old 04-15-2007, 11:35 AM   #4 (permalink)
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its unlocked then
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its unlocked then
That was my thought too, so why won't my sim work !!!
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It's unlocked. If it doesn't accept a Rogers or Fido card then it is possibly/probably damaged..
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It's unlocked. If it doesn't accept a Rogers or Fido card then it is possibly/probably damaged..
I forgot to mention that I even got my hands on a Cingular sim, and only then does the unit not display the SOS. I do not think it is damaged because of the cingular sim.
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You did forget to mention this.
Guess it has another problem.
Like it apparently isn't unlocked properly.
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You did forget to mention this.
Guess it has another problem.
Like it apparently isn't unlocked properly.
Do you have any suggestions on how to unlock it properly. Keep in mind that once I do the MEPD, the next step is the mep2 and I am supposed to enter the unlock code at that point. This is where I encounter a problem as I am not getting, "enter the unlock code"
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Nope.. Sorry.
The perils of eBay electronics purchases..
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