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Use "good" sim card

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Suggestion · Original poster
I cannot get the phone to find a network despite using a "good" sim card that works in my pocket phone.
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Leading evidence: 'Use "good" sim card' (no explicit attributable resolution; this is a reported action or suggestion). Across 1 matching discussions, The most frequently discussed action is 'Use "good" sim card' (1 discussions). For that action, 0 discussions report a resolution and 0 report an unsuccessful attempt. No action has an explicit, attributable resolution report under the current rules. These are forum reports and suggestions, not a confirmed diagnosis.

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Use different frequency

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Suggestion
I wanted to use an Orange SIM card but was told it wouldn't work because Orange use a different frequency to all other UK service providers.
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Use orange sim card

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Suggestion
I wanted to use an Orange SIM card but was told it wouldn't work because Orange use a different frequency to all other UK service providers.
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PCM Telephone

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Use "good" sim card

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Suggestion · Original poster
I cannot get the phone to find a network despite using a "good" sim card that works in my pocket phone.
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PCM Telephone

Use different frequency

No successful repair reported for this finding.

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Reported fixes: 0
Unsuccessful attempts: 1
Discussions

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Discussions that contain suggestions: 1

0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.

0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.

Suggestion
I wanted to use an Orange SIM card but was told it wouldn't work because Orange use a different frequency to all other UK service providers.
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PCM Telephone

Use orange sim card

No successful repair reported for this finding.

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Reported fixes: 0
Unsuccessful attempts: 1
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Discussions that contain suggestions: 1

0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.

0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.

Suggestion
I wanted to use an Orange SIM card but was told it wouldn't work because Orange use a different frequency to all other UK service providers.
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PCM Telephone

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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

I have bought a 996 but have no manual for the PCM. I cannot get the phone to find a network despite using a "good" sim card that works in my pocket phone. Is there any security/set-up procedure, or anyone through some light on it. The dealer wants me to bring the car back but time and distance preclude this at present.

POST 2Original post

Hi Howard. For what its worth, is your's an Orange SIM Card? I wanted to use an Orange SIM card but was told it wouldn't work because Orange use a different frequency to all other UK service providers. I signed up with Vodafone and the phone works fine. Once live, I didn't need to refer to the manual - its all pretty straightforward. <img src="graemlins/beerchug.gif" border="0" alt="[cheers]" />

POST 3 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

I have tried both vodaphone and bt sim cards, so it looks as though there is a fault - not a good start to porsche ownership!

POST 4Original post

hi Howard, the PCM manual is twice as thick as the car manual ! Assuming you have a 'credit card' holder for the SIM card, then a Vodafone SIM should work. The menu system is pretty self explanatory. Only other point to note is that PCM has an 'operating system' that is loaded from the SatNav CD, you should at least have this CD . cheers

POST 5 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

Thanks for the info. I have a UK cd and the satnav etc works OK. The bt and vodaphone sim cards are read and the phone book items can be selected but no network is found (except for milliseconds, before it says "emergency only")and the signal scale reads 0 to 1 bar and back to 0 - to my simple mind it appears the aerial is not connected, could it be that simple? H

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