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Keep getting "Network Busy" from T-Mobile

Discussion in 'Northeastern US Wireless Forum' started by XeNiHtIs, Oct 27, 2002.

  1. XeNiHtIs

    XeNiHtIs New Member

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    Keep getting "Network Busy" from T-Mobile

    I have no idea what's going on, but for the past 3 days i haven't been able to make/receive phone calls because of a problem with the towers. They gave me bonus minutes and credit on my next bill, but the problem still hasen't been resolved. How come some other T-Mobile customers don't have the problem and I do? Is it because I still have a Vstream SIM card?
     
    #1 XeNiHtIs, Oct 27, 2002
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    it might have something to do with a future merger or maybe just a dead tower?

    if I could ask you a question. I am thinking about switching to t-mobile. how is the coverage area on the garden state parkway, a few times a month I have to drive from northen CT to To Tom's River in NJ. thank you in advance.
     
    #2 johnner1999, Oct 27, 2002
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    I live in Toms River & travel the Garden State north to New York & south to Atlantic City. I get great reception on my nokia 3390 with Tmobile/Voicestream
     
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    Coverage is great wherever I go. If only they fix this one problem with the tower, my phone will be as good as new.
     
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    Did you try different times of the day /nite or in a different Location

    Say work vs. home. It may just be a capacity issue durrring business

    hours with many carriers I got and get a network busy. When I retry the call

    it usually goes through. This happens to me one of 5 or 6 calls durring business hours.

    If it is a capacity issue you may need to switch carrieres. On Technical standfront a crashed cell site

    could be causing your problem. If your phone worked before it is unlikely to be the culprit.
     
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    XeNiHtIs New Member

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    There's no way my cell phone can be damaged. I just called up a few of my friends and said they're having the same problem. Away from whatever bad things people have been saying about T-Mobile, I think they're actually coming true, in my case.
     
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    this happened last year as a matter of fact. my ex girlfriend and about 10 coworkers on voicestream could not use their phones for about 4-5 daus and noone could call them either. they got it fixed after that
     
    #7 IdiOTeQnoLogY, Oct 27, 2002
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    It is possible that your phone is picking up ATTs GSM signal, this has been causing problems for many people.
     
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    How is that possible? When I do a network search, ATT does come up but isn't accepted when I choose to register it. It always goes with the primary network, Vstream.
     
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  10. Matt

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    It sounds like you've called TM, so you just have to be patient. Unless it's an outage, they are not going to run out and fix it immediately, esp. on a weekend. I experienced awful echoes on 2 towers near my house for a while - gave them a call and it got fixed in a week or so....

    edit: is the problem you are describing an outage as in no carrier name listed on your phone, or problems connecting to the network?
     
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    there's no problem connecting to the network. my phone was working around 10a.m. this morning and since I came into my house, it now says "Call Failed". but that's not possible, for it uses the same tower to connect. i'm trying to be patient, but I just want my phone to be working again.
     
    #11 XeNiHtIs, Oct 28, 2002
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    problem solved! the phone is actually defective and a new one is being sent to me at no charge. Thanks for all ur help guyz!

    **The network fault actually did happen and contributed to the problem.
     
    #12 XeNiHtIs, Oct 28, 2002
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    I think your SIM card is broken.
     
    #13 Guest, Oct 28, 2002
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