Good suggestions. I was just trying to swap sims. On the D2G I was hoping that it would connect to a GSM 3G network but reject the SIM, but it went into programming mode instead. I shut it dow...
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Good suggestions. I was just trying to swap sims. On the D2G I was hoping that it would connect to a GSM 3G network but reject the SIM, but it went into programming mode instead. I shut it down and removed the battery, cannot afford to brick this phone even with its limited global capability. The Verizon SIM in the Blackberry allowed the phone to boot and when I tried to force it to GSM 3G it refused! Even selecting Globe Telecom-PH 3G (the strongest signal around here) it refuses and goes back to searching for networks. Returning the European sim to the phone and the Verizon SIM back to the D2G has restored them to their proper states. The D2G is frustrating, it only reports "Roaming" and no network informaiton. I cannot force it onto GSM, either it does nothing, or reports a network connection error (No GSM Networks Found - even though at least 6 are listed, 2G & 3G), and I now finally see it tries to connect to SMART vodafone NL and fails to connect until I put it back into global mode. I have used in country SIMS as well and they are very inexpensive for personal use. They are inconvenient when you are working in a world wide capacity (6+ countries) and one phone number is prefered. My AT&T based colleagues do not have this issue in Asia (And my previous VZ Blackberry Storm did not either). The D2G either is defective, has an inferior antenna/network selection algoritm, or the new Verizon SIM is staying off networks that used to work for me. I am leaning toward Verizon having an overly restricted SIM card, I am beginning to think it is sticking to the Vodaphone network.