SIM Registration Failed :-(

[Mrs Stringy]

Just bought a Nokia N85 today and had it on charge for about 8 hours. When I turn it on, it says "SIM card registration failed"

The woman in the shop said it would only take 6 hours and then be ready to use :rolleyes:

Any idea what I've done wrong/what to do to rectify this??

TIA

[maltloaf]

sounds like they havent activated the sim/acct yet. give it until tomorrow then take it back if its still not working

[Mrs Stringy]

Cheers Maltloaf

She said that the account and SIM would be activated in 2 hours and to charge the 'phone for 6 hours and then it would be ready to use!

I can't take it back tomorrow as it's Sunday and they aren't open. I really need my 'phone so I suppose I will just have to take the SIM out and put it in an older 'phone and hope that it works!

Pity though, I was looking forward to playing with it

[maltloaf]

it's probably the sim that's not working and not the phone, so putting it in another phone shouldn't work either. Unless of course you are unlucky enough to have a broken phone.

Who aren't open on a Sunday ? we cant walk past a mobile phone shop here (Hereford) on a Sunday without being hassled by sales staff on a commission lol.

malty

[Mrs Stringy]

Ggggrrrr

We live out in the sticks so don't walk past mobile 'phone shops regularly but I've just done a "Google" on the branch we went into today and they're open 12-4pm tomorrow Might get chance to pop in. Will see what the 'phone's doing in the morning and let you know thanks

[jesper]

Originally Posted by Mrs Stringy

Just bought a Nokia N85 today and had it on charge for about 8 hours. When I turn it on, it says "SIM card registration failed"

The woman in the shop said it would only take 6 hours and then be ready to use :rolleyes:

Any idea what I've done wrong/what to do to rectify this??

TIA

Mine did this yesterday too!!

I've had the phone for 5 months and never had any bother, and yesterday I got the "SIM card registration failed" message and it hasn't gone away!

SIM works perfectly in other phones, so came on here to post a question and see it's already at the top of the list!

Wonder what's happened...surely not a coinscidence??

[Mrs Stringy]

Perhaps it's your 'phone and not the SIM?

Well, everything was fine this morning. Bit of a nightmare retrieving the contacts through PC Suite from my old E65 but I got there in the end.

Just having one problem now though, can't send text messages !!

[samperry209]

sim reg failed usually means the phone is barred.. phones dont need activating... Sims do!

You have a duff phone and need a replacement if you have payed the bill if its on contract

if you have only just got the phone then you have a duff phone and need a replacement!

[Mrs Stringy]

Text messaging sorted after visiting the Orange website - I'd put 44 before the Message Service number which apparently I shouldn't have done!

Well that's me finally sorted - thanks guys

[samperry209]

Originally Posted by Mrs Stringy

Text messaging sorted after visiting the Orange website - I'd put 44 before the Message Service number which apparently I shouldn't have done!

Well that's me finally sorted - thanks guys

Good!.. yeah +44 is standard because your in the uk