what is the difference between Suncom wireless and Suncom GSM

[kikkinmoose]

just wondering if I buy a unlocked quad brand gsm cingular phone from ebay if it will work with my Suncom Wireless sim card?

[dmapr]

Originally Posted by kikkinmoose

just wondering if I buy a unlocked quad brand gsm cingular phone from ebay if it will work with my Suncom Wireless sim card?

Yes, it will — Suncom is a GSM carrier You will need to change the data settings, but voice and text should work right away.

[kikkinmoose]

ok i received the phone today and i insert my suncom sim card, it reads it and it accepts it, but I cant get it to reconize the network itself. I can view my phonebook but cant make or receive calls, Is there something I need to set up with the phone in the menu?

[dmapr]

Originally Posted by kikkinmoose

ok i received the phone today and i insert my suncom sim card, it reads it and it accepts it, but I cant get it to reconize the network itself. I can view my phonebook but cant make or receive calls, Is there something I need to set up with the phone in the menu?

What happens when you try to select the network manually? Or is that option blocked?

[kikkinmoose]

When I go to network the available networks are suncom and cingular, when i go to suncom it says register and then i click that and it says registering but nothing still works. when I go to network lists it has suncom and then 3 slots of cingular, then slots of t moble but when i click suncom again it says register. The phone says its unlocked, but could it not be totally unlocked? WOuld a code work?

[dmapr]

Originally Posted by kikkinmoose

When I go to network the available networks are suncom and cingular, when i go to suncom it says register and then i click that and it says registering but nothing still works. when I go to network lists it has suncom and then 3 slots of cingular, then slots of t moble but when i click suncom again it says register. The phone says its unlocked, but could it not be totally unlocked? WOuld a code work?

I don't understand — when you select the Suncom network and it says register, does it ever complete the registration? Does it show any signal bars?

[RadioFoneGuy]

Is the phone a Quad band phone? Check the network settings there will be 900 / 1800 and 850/1900. Make sure that the phone is in either auto or 850/1900 mode. Put the sim back in your old phone does it work? you can also go to a retail store and get the newest updated sim.

[dmapr]

Originally Posted by Cellonetech

Is the phone a Quad band phone? Check the network settings there will be 900 / 1800 and 850/1900. Make sure that the phone is in either auto or 850/1900 mode. Put the sim back in your old phone does it work? you can also go to a retail store and get the newest updated sim.

Good point — according to another post by the OP the phone in question is a V400, which is quad-band.

[RadioFoneGuy]

That was exactly my first thought. I had to go to Iraq in the national guard and needed a quad mode so I picked up a V400 (awesome phone I love it) I remember going thru the settings and seeing the network options. I remember first playing in the settings and had it on 900/1800 I could see the network ids but the phone said emergency only untill i put the phone on automatic detect. Good luck you will like the phone once its going. The only draw back to mine is the battery died exactly 2 years after I got it and the new battery was 50 buck. I had the phone eprom changed to field test, it worked good.

[dmapr]

I re-read the thread and it appears the OP was able to scan and see available networks which would suggets that the frequencies are set correctly — the phone would find nothing in 900/1800 mode

[RadioFoneGuy]

I would go to a store and get your SIM cloned.