Guest Samlock Posted April 13, 2010 Report Posted April 13, 2010 Not sure if anyone else finds this, but on PAYG Orange (100mb free Internet per month), my connection icon is always G, never turns to 3G and the download speed rarely touches about 30kb/s. Even when in the town centre where I can scan for networks and join Orange 3G, it will still only display a G and connect INCREDIBLY slowly... My question is, is anybody else using Orange PAYG on their Pulse? Is it a limitation due to being on PAYG, am I missing a setting somewhere? Any help is appreciated ;) The settings I'm using are as follows: Name: Orange Internet APN: orangeinternet Proxy: <Not set> Port: <Not set> Username: <Not set> Password: <Not set> Server: <Not set> MMSC: <Not set> MMS Proxy: <Not set> MMS Port: <Not set> MCC: 234 MNC: 33 APN type: default ----- These are the settings most people seem to be having most success with, but I can only get uber-slow connections ;)
Guest mkzee Posted April 13, 2010 Report Posted April 13, 2010 Not sure if anyone else finds this, but on PAYG Orange (100mb free Internet per month), my connection icon is always G, never turns to 3G and the download speed rarely touches about 30kb/s. Even when in the town centre where I can scan for networks and join Orange 3G, it will still only display a G and connect INCREDIBLY slowly... My question is, is anybody else using Orange PAYG on their Pulse? Is it a limitation due to being on PAYG, am I missing a setting somewhere? Any help is appreciated ;) The settings I'm using are as follows: Name: Orange Internet APN: orangeinternet Proxy: <Not set> Port: <Not set> Username: <Not set> Password: <Not set> Server: <Not set> MMSC: <Not set> MMS Proxy: <Not set> MMS Port: <Not set> MCC: 234 MNC: 33 APN type: default ----- These are the settings most people seem to be having most success with, but I can only get uber-slow connections ;) Though I am using postpaid but may be you havn't checked Settings->wireless controls->mobile networks-> "Prefer UMTS (3G) network". Does it help?
Guest meinnit Posted April 13, 2010 Report Posted April 13, 2010 You might have a 2G SIM card. What phone did you get with the SIM?
Guest Samlock Posted April 13, 2010 Report Posted April 13, 2010 Though I am using postpaid but may be you havn't checked Settings->wireless controls->mobile networks-> "Prefer UMTS (3G) network". Does it help? I don't have that option, just "Use only 2G networks" which is unticked, and "Data Service" which is ticked. Oh, and "Data roaming", which is unticked. You might have a 2G SIM card. What phone did you get with the SIM? Hmm... Good question. I think I got this SIM when I bought my SE W810i, though it might be even older than that... Problem is I want (need) to keep this number. Is there a simple way of transferring the number to a more recent SIM? Thanks for the replies so far! ;)
Guest Cheadle Posted April 13, 2010 Report Posted April 13, 2010 Yes! Give them a call and they will just port it over to a new sim. I got one of those free ones when I needed it done a while back and then they just took that sim number and made that active and my old 2g one became inactive. It was a few years ago, as I moved to T-mob after that.
Guest Samlock Posted April 13, 2010 Report Posted April 13, 2010 Good stuff - I'll ring 'em tomorrow when I get a chance. Thanks! ;)
Guest Samlock Posted April 29, 2010 Report Posted April 29, 2010 Good stuff - I'll ring 'em tomorrow when I get a chance. Thanks! :huh: Update to an old thread... Have new 3G SIM (says 3g on it too) - still no luck... :P
Guest preetkk Posted April 29, 2010 Report Posted April 29, 2010 sure the you haven't told the phone to use 2g networks only?
Guest Samlock Posted April 30, 2010 Report Posted April 30, 2010 sure the you haven't told the phone to use 2g networks only? Absolutely certain, and it doesn't give me an option to prefer 3g O_o When I get some time later this afternoon I'll upload a screenshot of the WiFi options!
Guest edingal Posted May 12, 2010 Report Posted May 12, 2010 I have all the same setting apart from name, mine is - Orange WEB and it works fine, try changing that if you haven't already
Guest preetkk Posted May 12, 2010 Report Posted May 12, 2010 is there anyway to put that sim in another phone and test to see if you are able to get 3g in there? that would be the best step! did the original t-mobile sim that come with the phone work fine on 3g? If you have already tried that then you can try having a go at the settings again... Using this o2 mms thread (contains settings for other networks I got my vodafone mms working through that and my internet still works using thoes settings) http://android.modaco.com/content/t-mobile...2-mms-problems/ you can replace the settings using the below attachment (following instructions in the above thread) http://android.modaco.com/index.php?act=at...st&id=46768
Guest Samlock Posted May 12, 2010 Report Posted May 12, 2010 Thanks for the reply preetkk, I haven't actually tried the SIM in another phone yet... Will try it tonight in the missus' Nokia! Never tried the T-Mob SIM, I don't get reception around here at all >.<
Guest preetkk Posted May 12, 2010 Report Posted May 12, 2010 what nokia phone are you going to try it in? because some nokia you have to select 3g in the settings
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