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Eddie1962 Jan 28th, 2011 21:01

Built in telephone
 
Hi everyone. I have recently purchased a 2001 S80. It has a built in dashboard phone which has a simcard holder underneath the keys. It's really bugging me as i can't get it to work. I have put my tmobile sim in and whilst it recognises that a sim has been placed in it wont work.The phone searches available networks and shows about 4...but when i choose one it gets stuck saying" please wait".I went to the carphone warehouse where a very helpfull guy came out armed with a sim card for all the networks...O2..Vodaphone...Orange etc....and he tried every one and nothing. I have read on a forum somewhere else on the internet that it will only work with a sim1 card which are pre 2003....is this true? Any one know of a remedy? I know Volvo could probably sort it ....but that a last resort as of the cost. Any help greatfully recieved. Also..someone else has had a look for me and claims there is no ariel as the meter in the dash is showing no signal.....but I have also been told they are built in ariels.Any help greatfully recieved. Many thanks Eddie Robinson

storming Jan 28th, 2011 21:38

sim
 
Make sure you have the sim the right way round!!

S60D5-185 Jan 28th, 2011 21:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eddie1962 (Post 827927)
Hi everyone. I have recently purchased a 2001 S80. It has a built in dashboard phone which has a simcard holder underneath the keys. It's really bugging me as i can't get it to work. I have put my tmobile sim in and whilst it recognises that a sim has been placed in it wont work.The phone searches available networks and shows about 4...but when i choose one it gets stuck saying" please wait".I went to the carphone warehouse where a very helpfull guy came out armed with a sim card for all the networks...O2..Vodaphone...Orange etc....and he tried every one and nothing. I have read on a forum somewhere else on the internet that it will only work with a sim1 card which are pre 2003....is this true? Any one know of a remedy? I know Volvo could probably sort it ....but that a last resort as of the cost. Any help greatfully recieved. Also..someone else has had a look for me and claims there is no ariel as the meter in the dash is showing no signal.....but I have also been told they are built in ariels.Any help greatfully recieved. Many thanks Eddie Robinson


Hi Eddie,
this may or may not be relevant however on my 2006 S60 D5 i have the same equipment.
It currently has a PAYG Orange sim card in it but when i bought it it had a Vodaphone PAYG sim in it.
BOTH worked faultlessly but obviously you have highlighted this pre 2003 issue and my car is 2006.

I think a trip to Volvo may be needed unless Clan can shed any light and if he does just accept that what he says will be right!

Darryl:thumbs_up:

magicstream Jan 28th, 2011 22:46

Built in telephone
 
Hi Eddie,I have a 2002 v70,with built in phone and have a O2 PAYG and it works fine.

chiptivo Jan 29th, 2011 00:00

Should be unlocked for any sim...

It could be IMEI blocked (Stolen).

Get a network to check the database.

To find out the phones IMEI press *#06#

johnS40 Jan 29th, 2011 13:02

SIM card
 
I bought a pay as you go SIM card from Tesco 99p and have had no problems.

Stebbo Jan 30th, 2011 23:36

Hi Eddie,
Only owned my first Volvo for two days, so am no expert. I tried a Vodaphone sim card and a Virgin card in the dash and both work OK, calling and receiving. Usually my Virgin phone is useless at home, but it worked fine. The Vodaphone card may be 7 or 8 years old but the Virgin is only 5 or 6.

My biggest irritation is that to use the same number I will have to keep swapping the card from phone to car. Any alternatives anyone ?

Stebbo

tonymcb Jan 31st, 2011 22:03

sim
 
i also used a tesco sim and works fine.
it wouldn't let my net work 3 sim work.
v70 2003 d5
regards tony

Smartie Feb 1st, 2011 20:47

If you remember back to the distant past of early mobile phones... does the phrase "dual band" mean anything?

Basically O2 & Vodafone work on one frequency and Orange and T-mobile are on another.

The phone in your Volvo is not "Dual band" and so will only work with Voda & O2 (and anyone who "borrows" those networks such as Tesco).

Three won't work either as they only allow 3g phones on their network.

Hinckley Feb 1st, 2011 21:02

I agree with Smartie - my Orange sim doesn't work in my 04 80 but after my dealer said go for either O2 or Vodaphone I found that a Tesco pre-pay el-cheapo sim works fine.


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