Unlocked an AT&T BB 7290 to use T-Mobile SIM card but now "No Service"
After my trusty dusty blackberry 7290 quit on me I found another in "excellant condition" on ebay. It was locked to AT&T but I was able to enter the magic code and unlock it.
SIM card is now reporting Network: Inactive (which I understand means that it is now unlocked from AT&T
I inserted my T-Mobile SIM card (which worked in my previous 7290 and currently works in an old Nokia).
The phone opens with the AT&T logo. As I recall, my old(er) 7290 opened to the T-Mobile welcoms screen.
The current OS is v 4.0.2.56 (Platform 1.8.0.143)
I understand that an update to v 4.1.0.377 for T-Mobile exists, but I have yet not been able to locate it.
The Blackberry Desktop recognizes this as a model 7290, but when I click to [Update], it claims there is no newer OS version.
My main problem is it can't find any service. When I enable the wireless, it goes into searching for network mode, but then reports "No Service".
Other than the unlocking I think was done properly, are their any other steps needed to get this to work on T-Mobile? Is it a custom OS T-Mobile install that removed the At&t screen logo and replaced it with the TMO logo?
BugMagnet wrote:
I am wondering whether or not re-flashing with the T-Mobile version will enable finding service. As of now, it reports "No Service" - So I am trying to figure out whether the problem lies with the OS, my settings/configuration, or...a bad receiver.
No idea. I'd wonder too.
But, you won't know until you load the other OS, right?
I gotta ask... why a 7290?
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