w580 and "Emerg. Calls Only"

hey.

i have a w580i through ATT (debranded, thanks partially to this forum). just an oddity that i find interesting.

my desk is in the basement of a large office building. i moved over to ATT from VZ, with VZ i got no signal at my desk and i was pretty much expecting the same with ATT. strange thing tho, sitting at my desk i get 4 bars and the message "Emerg. Calls Only". curious, i looked in the user's manual and it states that you will get this message if you're getting signal on a network you're not allowed to use.

we have plenty of wifi coverage, but i would be very surprised if this phone is picking up 2.4ghz wifi signals and is able to recognize and use them.

so i figure there's some other GSM provider in the area, perhaps with a tower so close it's able to penetrate all the way to the basement here.

so my question is, any idea how i can figure out what network the phone is seeing?

thanks.

What does it say in Connectivity -> Mobile Networks?

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Originally Posted by flashsim

What does it say in Connectivity -> Mobile Networks?

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i have 4 choices, New Search, Select Network, Search Mode, Preferred Network. 1 just takes me back to the main screen, 4 is grayed out. if i set Search Mode to manual i can go to Select Network, but it only lists ATT as an option.

On my unlocked w580, I can see both T-mobile and AT&T under Select Network. May be your phone needs to be unlocked to list all available networks.

This happens with me all the time when I get out of the elevator and walk to my apartment. About 30 seconds after I get into the apartment, Emerg. Calls Only disappears and I am back on the network. I always assume its some sort of interference, but I am pretty sure its not from another cell tower - at least not in my case.

jklk;lm.m,

try to somehow change the IMEI - we here in Latvia had a programme on TV, which told about this "error" - when two identical IMEI's "meet" in one network - one of them is "banned" - if you debranded your phone - I prefer - you used FW from this site, which someone has posted :rolleyes: - change IMEI and everything should be okay. ;)

inform me (PM) about your progress, or even success! ;)

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Originally Posted by miltank

try to somehow change the IMEI - we here in Latvia had a programme on TV, which told about this "error" - when two identical IMEI's "meet" in one network - one of them is "banned" - if you debranded your phone - I prefer - you used FW from this site, which someone has posted :rolleyes: - change IMEI and everything should be okay. ;)

inform me (PM) about your progress, or even success! ;)

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You do realise that changing the IMEI is illegal in many countries? Better make sure about the laws in your country before you attempt this advice.

That happened to me once... But then i just rebooted my phone and it works again... If all fails, flash to another firmware?

should test for manual network selection... see it can receive how many networks