Network problems?

[Nigel Molesworth]

I live in the UK, but I'm going to the USA later this week. I've just bought
two Cingular (AT&T) SIM cards, and registered them online.

Putting them in my (unlocked, quad-band) V3 phones either gives No Network,
or Emergency Calls Only. I've played with the band settings, anything else?

[John Henderson]

Post by Nigel Molesworth
I live in the UK, but I'm going to the USA later this week.
I've just bought two Cingular (AT&T) SIM cards, and registered
them online.
Putting them in my (unlocked, quad-band) V3 phones either
gives No Network, or Emergency Calls Only. I've played with
the band settings, anything else?

To operate those SIMs outside the US, you'll need to have
activated international roaming: http://tinyurl.com/2q9puv

John

[Nigel Molesworth]

On Tue, 12 Feb 2008 03:41:34 +1100, John Henderson

Post by John Henderson
To operate those SIMs outside the US, you'll need to have
activated international roaming: http://tinyurl.com/2q9puv

Thanks, I later thought that might be the problem.

Now I'm in a Catch 22 situation: I can't contact Cingular Support to get
roaming turned on, because I need to get my PIN from a working phone!

[Mike S.]

Post by Nigel Molesworth
I live in the UK, but I'm going to the USA later this week. I've just bought
two Cingular (AT&T) SIM cards, and registered them online.

When you say "registered" them ... what type of account are they
associated with? Prepaid? (GoPhone). If yes, these will not work outside
of the US. If postpaid, you must activate international roaming first.

[Nigel Molesworth]

Prepaid? (GoPhone). If yes, these will not work outside of the US.

Thanks for the replies.

The odd thing is that this time last year I did exactly the same thing, and
they worked fine in the UK. Cingular say not possible, but I've still got
the SIMs to prove it!