Hi people.
I have bought a brand new NOKIA 3G phone, the good old C2 phone
But
It only shows Optus and Vodaphone
ie.
It does not seem to want to connect to Telstra where my SIM card is from…………
anyone know how to fix this seemingly simple problem?
PS: Using my NOKIA Suite I can see phone status is showing as "UNLOCKED"
Phone was advertised as "UNLOCKED" at purchase too
anyone know what is going on here?
thanks in advance
Is that right eh ?
wow
But OPTUS and VODAPHONE use another frequency then, is that what you are saying ?
cheers.
NOKIA C2-01
I assumed it was compatible to a 3G network on 850Mhz?
Specifications - Nokia C2-01
General features
Dimensions (LxWxH) 110 x 47 x 15 mm
Weight 89 g
Colour display 262,144 colours
Resolution 240 x 320 pixels
Touch screen No
Talk time Up to 8.5 hours
Stand-by time Up to 19 days
Phone memory 43 MB RAM
Memory card slot Yes
Network and data transfer
GSM 850 MHz Yes
GSM 900 MHz Yes
GSM 1800 MHz Yes
GSM 1900 MHz Yes
What am I missing here?
I agree with you, phone does not work.
But what did I miss when I purchased it ?
https://forums.whirlpool.net.au/archive/2580371
Someone suggested on the Network Mode to select Dual Mode from Dual, UMTS or GSM.
If you are with Telstra then from the 1st of December you will need to select umts only as they will be shutting down their 2g network from the mentioned date.
There's two versions of this device.
I suspect you purchased the UMTS 900 instead of 850.
ah ha
now that makes perfect sense as the reason !
many many thanks for the explanation
kind regards
Your phone doesn't support 850mhz used by Telstra……. Sorry but won't work.