I was told before leaving from India, that the SIM card would automatically go into roaming once I leave the country. It doesn't appear to have done that as there is NO signal! Where I am in States (Virginia), there are plenty of mobile service providers - so signals shouldn't be an issue - esp. since this NOKIA 6610 was bought here in states. I even tried to manually click "international roaming" under HUTCH services options. Is there any hope of this SIM card or have I lost all the money I deposited? I won't be returning to India for a long while.
2006-12-26 05:27:13 · 11 answers · asked by m m 3 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Cell Phones & Plans
Your Nokia 6610 is a tri-band phone GSM900/1800/1900
It sounds like Hutchs international roaming agreement could be with Cingular who is GSM850/1900. If I had to guess, this is why you have no sevice. If the part of Virginia you are in is Cingulars GSM850, your phone will show "no Service" because it's not made to pick up that band. When you travel to an area that has GSM1900 coverage, your phone should work fine
Cheers
2006-12-26 05:41:28 · answer #1 · answered by jrott_2003 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hi m m,
are you sure your international roaming is activated then all you might have to do is go to your phone settings, network selection,and select manual. Then you will get a list of the local networks there select any one network. That should solve the problem. If it doesn't work it means your roaming is not activated. But how much money have you put in your card and what is the validity. If your going to stay there for a long time then its better to purchase a new card from virginia. You can use this card when you come back to India.
2006-12-27 15:59:37 · answer #2 · answered by Prashant P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hutch Prepaid
2016-12-18 08:13:05 · answer #3 · answered by raymer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should have sent a sms as ACT IR to 144 before leaving India to activate your International roaming facility,the charge is Rs49/-pm as rent and cost of calls n forwarding is separate.
Your money on the card would be there as long as your card is in the validity and grace period.
I would suggest that you try going to Hutch India website and do it from there,or you could send some one to a Hutch centre in your city to make a request,they may need a fax from you to activate the International roaming.
All the best..Seasons greetings!!
2006-12-26 05:43:32 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably, Hutch don't have any business partner or 'Friend' Network Provider in your area in Virginia or the frequency range is different from India for which your Hutch SIM Card is designed i.e. not 900/1800 MHz. All the money which you have deposited would obviously be forfeited since you are out of Coverage area.
2006-12-26 17:44:15 · answer #5 · answered by nagaraj_vivek 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
maybe u can tell someone in india to reassure that ur international roaming facility is activated from hutch ..... if not try using some multimedia handset with tri-band facility ..... maybe u will be able to use ur hutch card internationally !! if not contact me at : +919910062705 (abhinav)
2006-12-26 07:07:04 · answer #6 · answered by abhi 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is Possible submit your Id proof to Airtel Gallery and Purchase Aircel sim .Aircel sim is best sim for internet
2016-05-23 08:06:54 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
just put it on roming manually and wait for 2 to 3 days it takes time to find the country and state and give the facility just be patient
2006-12-26 17:40:47 · answer #8 · answered by san42 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Oh sorry i thought i could answer this but when i saw the details i was amazed at the details,
Forgive me.
2006-12-27 00:18:31 · answer #9 · answered by Nick Carter 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe the software was changed on your phone in India, and since it was changed, it can not be used in the US. nEXT TIME, get gsm phone.
2006-12-26 07:59:18 · answer #10 · answered by etihad 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋