No select network screen?!? - Treo Forum

cjvitek · 01-31-2007, 02:27 PM

I was reading some tips on how to increase battery life, and I saw that one of things mentioned was about selecting your carrier network.

The tip said to go to phone > options >select network.

Well, I tried that, except there isn't a select network option listed! I have the following:

phone display options
sound preferences
call preferences
dial preferences
system preferences (this brings me to the preferences screen)
call barring
phone lock
phone info
tips
about phone

Why don't I have a select network screen? I have an unlocked 680 bought directly from Palm. I can edit the network settings in the preferences page, but this doesn't do anything about letting me choose which band to use (850/900/1800/1900). I can choose GPRS as the connection type in the network preferences, although EDGE isn't listed as an option.

Any help is appreciated! Thanks!

Chris

forgot · 01-31-2007, 04:34 PM

The only "select network" option I'm aware of is under preferences>network (from with in the preferences menu). As far as I know this is only for choosing which data network you connect to, not which call network.

hpspringer · 02-01-2007, 06:11 AM

The 650 on Cingular did not have a network select option. It was disabled, even on unlocked GSM, on the Cingular networks to prevent the users from selecting a roaming tower with a stronger signal than the Cingular tower they were locked into. This is probably a carry-over by Cingular.

There was a "networkselect hack" that worked great for the 650, but it hasn't been updated for the 680.

You can get instructions here for creating your own hack
GadgeTech.info - Information and Reviews

Gajdzin · 04-11-2007, 04:24 PM

Just browsing through old posts, trying to learn about the known issues and tips'n'tricks related to my new Treo680... I found this post. Well, on my Treo680 the network selection is under the Phone screen, Menu, Options, "Select Network..."

Hope this helps.

Cheers,

Marcin Bruczkowski
www.marcin.bruczkowski.com

ralfo · 04-13-2007, 09:02 PM

Some SIM Cards keep it from displaying. I have two Cingular SIMS. The older one shows me the network selection, the other doesnt

01-31-2007, 02:27 PM	#1 (permalink)
cjvitek Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 23 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	No select network screen?!? I was reading some tips on how to increase battery life, and I saw that one of things mentioned was about selecting your carrier network. The tip said to go to phone > options >select network. Well, I tried that, except there isn't a select network option listed! I have the following: phone display options sound preferences call preferences dial preferences system preferences (this brings me to the preferences screen) call barring phone lock phone info tips about phone Why don't I have a select network screen? I have an unlocked 680 bought directly from Palm. I can edit the network settings in the preferences page, but this doesn't do anything about letting me choose which band to use (850/900/1800/1900). I can choose GPRS as the connection type in the network preferences, although EDGE isn't listed as an option. Any help is appreciated! Thanks! Chris

01-31-2007, 04:34 PM	#2 (permalink)
forgot Huh? I'm sorry, what?! Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: The Woodlands, TX (north of Houston) My Treo: Treo 680 My Carrier: Cingular/AT&T My OS: Vista Posts: 3,551 Thanks: 258 Thanked 243 Times in 205 Posts	The only "select network" option I'm aware of is under preferences>network (from with in the preferences menu). As far as I know this is only for choosing which data network you connect to, not which call network. __________________ Don't drink the water, fish have sex in it.

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hpspringer A Few Questions.... Join Date: Jan 2007 My Treo: Treo 650 Posts: 5 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	The 650 on Cingular did not have a network select option. It was disabled, even on unlocked GSM, on the Cingular networks to prevent the users from selecting a roaming tower with a stronger signal than the Cingular tower they were locked into. This is probably a carry-over by Cingular. There was a "networkselect hack" that worked great for the 650, but it hasn't been updated for the 680. You can get instructions here for creating your own hack GadgeTech.info - Information and Reviews

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Gajdzin A Few Questions.... Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 8 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Just browsing through old posts, trying to learn about the known issues and tips'n'tricks related to my new Treo680... I found this post. Well, on my Treo680 the network selection is under the Phone screen, Menu, Options, "Select Network..." Hope this helps. Cheers, Marcin Bruczkowski www.marcin.bruczkowski.com

04-13-2007, 09:02 PM	#5 (permalink)
ralfo A Few Questions.... Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: NJ My Treo: Treo 680 Posts: 14 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Some SIM Cards keep it from displaying. I have two Cingular SIMS. The older one shows me the network selection, the other doesnt