I keep getting the following come up on the screen "SOS CALLS ONLY" so I therefore am unable to ring anyone or send a text message.it does go back to normal after a while but because it happens often I am starting to get a bit frustrated with it and I cant find the handbook to help me out either
2006-08-27 09:37:47 · 7 answers · asked by xchelsea1905x 2 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Cell Phones & Plans
This is not likely to be a fault of the phone, but rather your sim card, my first advice to you would be to remove the sim, and re-insert, if this doesn't help, remove again, then using a rubber (eraser) litke the one on the back of a pencil, rub with medium preasure ofer the sim gold contacts, brush off the rubber bits afterwords, and re-insert, this should rectify the situation.
Basically SOS calls only means that the phone has no account information to charge to (no sim), or no valid credit (pay as you go), and therefore is only offering the basic level of service thats free.
Hope this helps
2006-08-27 09:53:46 · answer #1 · answered by Mario 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
This is common with Sony Ericsson. They are known for having poor signal strength. I've stopped buying them cos of it. Had SE phones on all the main networks and always the same. Eg. Had Se W800 on o2, 2 bars reception fluctuating down to 0 in my house. Put sim card in Nokia and get full signal. Tried different Se model on Vodafone and was even worse. Where as with my Nokia I had a perfectly clear signal, with the SE customer services couldn't hear me cos I kept breaking up, had to go stand by the window !
2006-08-27 17:49:29 · answer #2 · answered by Andrew N 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I got the same fone check your sim card bytaking it out and putting it back in (thats normally what I do when I get 'SOS CALLS ONLY') If that doesnt work phone your network and explain the matter to them they should be able to go through the problem with you as i'm sure we're not the only phone customers it happens to lol. Good luck I know how frustrating phone problems are :)
2006-08-27 16:48:05 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have the k750i. the only time mine ever displayed "sos calls only" was when i woas using T-Mobile or couldnt get a signal. I switched to 02 and dont have the problem now.
2006-08-27 16:45:25 · answer #4 · answered by mishnbong 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i got that aswell, i took it back to the shop and he took the back off, then took the battery out, then blew in where the battery goes, and its never done it again, it was just like magic, well maybe it was,nt but it done the trick, and im happy
2006-08-27 16:43:45 · answer #5 · answered by alanstraughton 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
that message usually occurs when you are out of range for a signal
2006-08-27 16:43:30 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont hav that phone... but try their website, or contact the phone shop where u got it from. they should help u.
2006-08-27 16:41:44 · answer #7 · answered by bunnyBoo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋