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Info on Orange & T Mobile
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psyxologos
Well-Known Member
I have not had this message you all are talking about from Orange yet. Do they send it to all customers or not? Can I use both networks or do I have to wait for the message?
nerdofprey
Newbie
I followed a link from the ' your Orange ' app, it was pretty easy
To get roaming you need activate it. No need to do the bit on their web sites just do as below.
If your on T-moible send a text saying "yes" to 2121 or if your with Orange do the same but send it to 2120.
Orange seem to take a little longer to activate it compared to T-Mobile but usually within about a hour.
Cheers
Dean
If your on T-moible send a text saying "yes" to 2121 or if your with Orange do the same but send it to 2120.
Orange seem to take a little longer to activate it compared to T-Mobile but usually within about a hour.
Cheers
Dean
kurtph1969
Lurker
I'm on an HTC DESIRE HD and I can confirm that I have to do this if I want the phone to "stay" on Orange T-Mobile. If I don't do this, then reboot the phone, I get "no network / limited connectivity".
I have also had the "your SIM card does not allow connection" message a few times, but I think this is when the phone is trying to access Orange T-Mobile's 3G signal, which currently does not exist. Hopefully it will all be sorted once both networks can use each other's 3G signals (which should hopefully be happening imminently
).
adam_hilluk
Well-Known Member
I'm getting really frustrated with this now. Attempted to set it up when the merger first happened. Sent the 'yes' text and rebooted as instructed. And to this day I don't think ive ever been on T-Mobile. And I wish I could as Orange reception is terrible!
Am I right in saying If it worked I would:
A) have received text first time I went on T-Mobile
B) see on the unlock screen and or pull down notification bar both company names?
I've had roaming on and set to automatic. Turned roaming off now though due to no change but the warning of high prices.
I'd love any help please.
Am I right in saying If it worked I would:
A) have received text first time I went on T-Mobile
B) see on the unlock screen and or pull down notification bar both company names?
I've had roaming on and set to automatic. Turned roaming off now though due to no change but the warning of high prices.
I'd love any help please.
Judging by what happened when I got it yes & yes.
A) No - you should just be able to roam onto the "Orange T-Mobile" network.
B) You should see the network name anywhere that it should normally show up.
The warning of high prices is for when you are roaming abroad. You will not be charged for using the other network in the UK. If you have set it up do a manual network scan and it should show you the new network if you have it in range.
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Nasalhair
Guest
Just to add as well... You will only roam onto the combined network when your own network isn't available, so it doesn't just go onto whichever has the strongest signal.
I didn't think you got to roam automatically, thought you had to sign up for it.
adam_hilluk
Well-Known Member
Well cheers for insight but I still don't know why Its not working :-( spose I'll call Orange...
RedBob62
Member
I have an unrooted Desire on an Orange contract on which I normally had a good phone signal at home (full bars) although only Edge for data.
Last month I got the T-Mobile text and went through the process to sign up with no problem. However, since then I have found that I keep losing the phone signal at home and am prompted to select a network operator from a list. Sometimes when I select Orange or T-Mobile it tells me that my Sim will not support that network
I am begining to wonder whether I would be better off opting back out although I do not know if this is even possible!
Last month I got the T-Mobile text and went through the process to sign up with no problem. However, since then I have found that I keep losing the phone signal at home and am prompted to select a network operator from a list. Sometimes when I select Orange or T-Mobile it tells me that my Sim will not support that network
I am begining to wonder whether I would be better off opting back out although I do not know if this is even possible!
Chemical Al
Newbie
I notice that when it switches now i dont get the "R" by the signal icon anymore but have not tried to see if i can get 3g on both (i dont live/work in a 3g area to try it)
Sumo
Well-Known Member
I have an unrooted Desire on an Orange contract on which I normally had a good phone signal at home (full bars) although only Edge for data.
Last month I got the T-Mobile text and went through the process to sign up with no problem. However, since then I have found that I keep losing the phone signal at home and am prompted to select a network operator from a list. Sometimes when I select Orange or T-Mobile it tells me that my Sim will not support that network
I am begining to wonder whether I would be better off opting back out although I do not know if this is even possible!
If you want to opt out then simply pick your operator from the list,eg if you are with Orange then pick this and not Orange t mobile.
I don't think you can yet, but as there's no T-Mobile coverage at all where I am right now I can't test.
My observation from when it first started - when you certainly couldn't get 3g on the partner network - was that the "R" depended on what radio firmware I was using. So if you've had an update (or if you are rooted, if you flashed a newer radio) that might be why you no longer see the "R".
Chemical Al
Newbie
i would of thought the "R" was a network provider thing as its to indicate Roaming, so if the "R" is not there then it must mean its on a home network
i just manually set mine to orange-tmob and went into settings and it says its "Not Roaming"
so...
If it thinks its on its home network will 3g work?
alinver
Android Enthusiast
Sorry if this has already been answered, I looked through the thread and couldn't see it.
I recently switched my Hero for an unlocked Desire(loving it)and had already set up t-mobile roaming on the old Hero, does the sim automatically recognise that I've done this, I'm still using my original Hero sim in the Desire or will I have to go through the process again?
I don't fancy being hit with roaming charges
Thanks in advance
Al
I recently switched my Hero for an unlocked Desire(loving it)and had already set up t-mobile roaming on the old Hero, does the sim automatically recognise that I've done this, I'm still using my original Hero sim in the Desire or will I have to go through the process again?
I don't fancy being hit with roaming charges
Thanks in advance
Al
Hi All,
I have asked this question before, but I just can't get my Samsung Galaxy Apollo to stay on the orange t-mobile network. If I select it manually (orange tmobile comes up as one network), it works and I get a really good signal. If I set it to automatic it just selects the orange signal - which isn't that great. It doesn't seem to be able to switch and get the tmobile signal - which I presume is the roaming aspect. I do have data roaming switched on.
After manually setting, when I switch my phone off it just goes back to orange and I go through the process again. Some one recommended just switching to flight mode and not switching off but I have had issues with the battery life too.
Can anyone please tell me if there is a setting I am missing here?? My partner can manually select the orange t mobile signal and the phone (samsung tocco lite) stays with the signal no matter what. Why can't I do that?!!
Help, please?!!
Amanda.
I have asked this question before, but I just can't get my Samsung Galaxy Apollo to stay on the orange t-mobile network. If I select it manually (orange tmobile comes up as one network), it works and I get a really good signal. If I set it to automatic it just selects the orange signal - which isn't that great. It doesn't seem to be able to switch and get the tmobile signal - which I presume is the roaming aspect. I do have data roaming switched on.
After manually setting, when I switch my phone off it just goes back to orange and I go through the process again. Some one recommended just switching to flight mode and not switching off but I have had issues with the battery life too.
Can anyone please tell me if there is a setting I am missing here?? My partner can manually select the orange t mobile signal and the phone (samsung tocco lite) stays with the signal no matter what. Why can't I do that?!!
Help, please?!!
Amanda.
At the moment the O/T-mob thing doesn't select the strongest signal, rather it sticks to your home network unless you lose it completely, and only then switches to the other. So as long as you have an Orange SIM, that much seems to be working as I'd expect.
Manual selection needing to be done after each restart sounds like the phone doesn't remember that setting after a reboot and just reverts to auto. That may just be the way to Apollo works - I've never used one, so can't really say for sure, but it wouldn't be a crazy design decision: if I manually select one network, get on a plane, turn the phone off, when I get off the other end I'd want the phone to look for networks, rather than just fail because the one I'd set manually before shutdown wasn't available.
Manual selection needing to be done after each restart sounds like the phone doesn't remember that setting after a reboot and just reverts to auto. That may just be the way to Apollo works - I've never used one, so can't really say for sure, but it wouldn't be a crazy design decision: if I manually select one network, get on a plane, turn the phone off, when I get off the other end I'd want the phone to look for networks, rather than just fail because the one I'd set manually before shutdown wasn't available.
It's the SIM that identifies you to the network, so if your account is set up for O/T-mob roaming then it will work whichever handset you put the SIM in.
If it didn't, you wouldn't get roaming charges anyway - you just wouldn't be able to roam onto T-mob at all.