Nokia 5300 "Error in Connection"

Hi,
I am having trouble with my Nokia 5300 phone recently.  At certain places where i stay at, my phone will experiece the "error in connection" problem.  I bought this phone overseas and currently use AT&T as my service provider. 
At home my phone will show i have reception but when i try calling it will give me "error in connection".  I try my sim card on my friend's phone and it works.  When he tests his sim card in my phone same error occurs. However, when i leave my home and try to use my phone elsewhere the phone works.  It's very annoying because i stay at home most of the time.  My phone now is practically useless. 
I have read that some 3G signal will disturb the phone with error in connection.  However, i don't think 5300 is a 3g phone?
Please help me solve this problem.  Thanks!

Hi,
Lets try these workarounds:
Go to Menu>Settings>Phone>Operator Selection> Choose Manual - then phone will scan for active networks in your area, after that pick the right network which you are on.
It might also happen that the connection quality on your area is weak - it will really have a hard time looking up for a signal especially at home. The phone will not compensate though as I have observed that it has a weak internal aerials compared to my 5610 and N96.
I have read that some 3G signal will disturb the phone with error in connection.  However, i don't think 5300 is a 3g phone?
3G signal doesn't affect in your phone in anyway. Nokia is only a GPRS/EDGE capable device therefore it is not 3G.
Hope this helps =)
Message Edited by nj15 on 21-Jan-2009 08:23 PM

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