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Old 24-07-2008, 17:00
SamGamgee
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Can anyone answer..why is it that when you have no signal but then reset the handset..a signal appears?

Always confused me that!
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Old 24-07-2008, 18:00
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I've never seen this happen. Does it happen with your current phone or has it always happened? What phones does this happen on?
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Old 24-07-2008, 19:42
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on my n95. Also happened on my n73
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Old 24-07-2008, 19:52
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Happens with a friend quite often on Orange, and it has been with various phones too
W580x2
W850
W880i
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Old 24-07-2008, 21:25
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It would suggest there has been a problem with the handover. The phone is still looking for the old transmitter, thinking that it isnt ready to find a new one... Handovers on GSM/UMTS networks is supposed to be done only when absolutely neccessary.

If you call your mobile company with a signal problem, they'll often get you to reboot 10 times or so to force it to find the new one.
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Old 25-07-2008, 07:34
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I was wondering whether that might be the case. I've only experienced this once when travelling by train. I can imagine that if you lived in an area on the border of two "cells" it might happpen quite often.
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