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terence Posts: 43

hi. I need help on using my Globe sim for International Roaming. Before I left for Los Angeles, I had my Prepaid Globe sim activated for International Roaming. When I arrived my phone displayed "NO NETWORK" or sometimes "EMERGENCY CALLS ONLY". I called Globe the next day and asked if they did activate my roaming. they said yes and suggested I should set the network selection on manual. I tried their suggestion and 2 networks showed up, Cingular and AT&T. I tried selecting either one and vice versa but still no luck. Still a "NO NETWORK" display shows up. I tried a Cingular sim and a Cingular network display came. But I but want to use the Cingular sim because I can save more money with the Globe sim. People txting me only gets charged 1peso with the Globe sim that 10pesos with a different sim. I own an openline SE P800. Can anyone help me? I'm open to any advice you guys have. thanx
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Posted: 2003-09-27 00:54:34
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jamba Posts: 87

Globe says that they have activated roaming - but they have NOT !!! Roaming is purely a function of the operator and not of the phone. That happens to many, even on postpaid accounts. But sometimes, it seems like Globe is more receptive to their postpaid subscibers.

The only solution is to continuously follow-up with Globe to make sure that they activate it. If you are overseas and is expensive to badger Globe from where you are, ask someone else to do it for you here in Manila.
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Posted: 2003-09-27 05:04:59
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terence Posts: 43

thanx. i'll try your advice
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Posted: 2003-10-01 19:30:01
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augustborn9917 Posts: > 500

i have a friend who is doing the same exact thing you are doing to communicate with his wife in the PI. he has not had any probs with the line. your best bet is to have someone over there pester globe to activate the sim. if all else fails buy a new sim, activate, confirm that it is working, then mail the sim to your current address. goodluck!
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Posted: 2003-10-01 19:53:30
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Rotavap Posts: 47

@terence
it will really take some time for the system of globe to update but it should only take a few hours max. Try to turn off your mobile phone so that the system will refresh itself. I prefer choosing the automatic network selection so that the phone can choose the network with the strongest signal or switch between networks if the signal is erratic. Have you checked the allowed networks part? Maybe the Cingulair and AT&T are disallowed networks...
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Posted: 2003-10-02 07:56:39
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