Comments on: E61i automatic network selection problem

By: Gareth

Gareth — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 19:35:58 +0000

Same here its awful that a phone can be advertised as Dual GSM but fails to let the user choose which network to join.

Very expensive if you go abroad!

By: Gareth

Gareth — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 14:35:58 +0000

Same here its awful that a phone can be advertised as Dual GSM but fails to let the user choose which network to join.

Very expensive if you go abroad!

By: Gareth

Gareth — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:35:58 +0000

Same here its awful that a phone can be advertised as Dual GSM but fails to let the user choose which network to join.

Very expensive if you go abroad!

By: Dhruv

Dhruv — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 19:27:06 +0000

Oh, and i forgot to add…in his case he HAS to reboot the phone to fix the problem. I’ve asked him to wait a while before rebooting but he told me he had already tried that several times and it didn’t work at all.

By: Dhruv

Dhruv — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 19:25:08 +0000

Hey,
A friend of mine owns a nokia E51, and guess what he tells me today at the office….he reported the same problem that i was facing with my e61i!! He even tried changing the sim card to see whether it was a sim related error but no dice. I would appreciate it if someone could figure out the problem here.
My guess is that it has something to do with the dual network, but then I’m no expert :/

By: Dhruv

Dhruv — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 05:57:15 +0000

Update!!
Turns out that i was too impatient with the phone!
A few days back, i was in an elevator and i lost signal. When i got out i stared at my screen and noticed that the network had changed to 3g. Since there’s no 3g in India, it changed back to gsm after a few seconds. I then realised that i had just been a ittle impatient with the phone earlier on, where in a similar situation i promptly re-booted the phone.
Thanks for all you time though

Ps: Is a firmware upgrade really required for the e61i? If yes, then what are the benefits?

By: Dhruv

Dhruv — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 21:06:01 +0000

Firmware version 1.0633.22.05
The network is Vodafone, Mumbai, India. I dunno if its a problem with the handset as it gets good reception in most areas. Its just that, at times when i loose reception, its shows 3g as the netwok (or nothing at other times) and i have to restart the phone to correct this.
I was planning on upgrading the firmware but i read somewhere that the E61i firmware upgrade is known to slow down the phone :-/

By: Martin

Martin — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 09:15:55 +0000

I'd say that was a faulty handset. Mine has no problem with network selection. It handled speeding from London to Manchester on the train fine yesterday! Martin's last blog post..TIF Bid approaches new hurdles

By: James Body

James Body — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 09:14:04 +0000

Which network is this operating on and in what area?

Also, what is firmware version ( *#0000# )