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Hey guys. Just picked up a sorta-broken mpx 200 yesterday, and now I'm trying to see whether I can fix it or not. The guy sold it to me "as is" for $20 CAD, and I couldn't pass up such an offer 
I get home, charge the phone, and to my surprise it works ... sorta. I can use whatever functions it has, except that for some reason I'm not getting any reception anywhere I go. Yes, my provider works on 1900 as well. I do a hard reset, and nothing comes out of it.
Thus I decide to try different flash versions. I try maybe 3-4, and still nothing. Maybe the phone is locked ? From what I've read if it's sim-locked you can still use the PIM apps and such, so I go ahead and follow this guide to unlock it: http://www.rasoul.com/mpx200/
All goes well (aka my phone isn't bricked), but still no reception. What in the world is going on ? If plane mode was on, flashing or hard-resetting it should fix it. And now, to top it all off, for some reason I can't flash the phone any more, as MMUW tells me the upgrade failed.
Like any other rom, it should have a life of about 1000 rewrites or so. What in the world is going on ?
Thanks in advance.
Later edit:
I realized that indeed the phone has a problem with my SIM. Very strange, considering that I've used my sim in about 5+ phones before, and they all worked flawlessly ... Whenever I put it in, it starts acting up - i get no service (and the antenna has the forbidden crossed-out O next to it), programs quit by themselves, menus are slower than usual, etc. I have two de-activated sims and when put in, the phone behaves properly, and also I get bars of service. I have no clue what to do ...
I get home, charge the phone, and to my surprise it works ... sorta. I can use whatever functions it has, except that for some reason I'm not getting any reception anywhere I go. Yes, my provider works on 1900 as well. I do a hard reset, and nothing comes out of it.
Thus I decide to try different flash versions. I try maybe 3-4, and still nothing. Maybe the phone is locked ? From what I've read if it's sim-locked you can still use the PIM apps and such, so I go ahead and follow this guide to unlock it: http://www.rasoul.com/mpx200/
All goes well (aka my phone isn't bricked), but still no reception. What in the world is going on ? If plane mode was on, flashing or hard-resetting it should fix it. And now, to top it all off, for some reason I can't flash the phone any more, as MMUW tells me the upgrade failed.
Like any other rom, it should have a life of about 1000 rewrites or so. What in the world is going on ?
Thanks in advance.
Later edit:
I realized that indeed the phone has a problem with my SIM. Very strange, considering that I've used my sim in about 5+ phones before, and they all worked flawlessly ... Whenever I put it in, it starts acting up - i get no service (and the antenna has the forbidden crossed-out O next to it), programs quit by themselves, menus are slower than usual, etc. I have two de-activated sims and when put in, the phone behaves properly, and also I get bars of service. I have no clue what to do ...
Edited by NSD, 18 April 2006 - 07:16 PM.
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