DeadlyDirk Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 This relates to a Z3. From Friday onwards the phone has been regularly losing it's Network Connection, however a simple reboot of the phone seemed to rectify the problems I have been having. On further inspection it seems the actual Mobile Data aspect of the device is working fine however there seems to be no coverage for Voice calls or SMS, I've tried sending and receiving text messages, phone calls, you name it I've tried it and none of it has work. I've made sure that I have turned Wi Fi off, which i have as the phone seems to be fine when browsing the internet, using Facebook or Twitter.I have gone into Settings and tried to re-register it to the correct Network that is available to me and for some reason that fails. So naturally the next step will be to perform a Factory Reset. Before I do this, does anyone think that I could be missing something relatively simple? It's not in Airplane mode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpid Posted March 8, 2015 Administrator Share Posted March 8, 2015 Have you tried removing any apps you installed / upgraded recently? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeadlyDirk Posted March 8, 2015 Author Share Posted March 8, 2015 No, I'll have a look at that, just in the process of backing up my photo's from the weekend in preparation for the factory reset. Also been suggested to me that the 2G Radio/Modem might be faulty. It's a Z3 so it'll be covered by the Manufacturers warranty if it comes to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrenm Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 #wipe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeadlyDirk Posted March 8, 2015 Author Share Posted March 8, 2015 Yeah the same problem persisted once the dreaded factory reset was done, even with a different sim card... Off to Sony you go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpid Posted March 9, 2015 Administrator Share Posted March 9, 2015 "backing up my photos". It is 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeadlyDirk Posted March 9, 2015 Author Share Posted March 9, 2015 This is now resolved for those of you that are interested, little bit of history, I bought it last Friday, just over a week ago from CEX as "Mint" condition, so it was basically brand new. Took it my local CEX today who took it in to replicate the problem and duly informed me within a couple of minutes that it had been reported stolen. So basically someone who has poor thinking skills and doesn't consider the consequences of their actions probably decided to take a contract out on a new phone, sold it to CEX for £200 or what it was, then went for double jeapordy and reported it stolen to get an insurance payout. (This is the probable scenario.) They'll get a horrible fright when they get charged with insurance fraud! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 or it was stolen and someone down the line sold it to CEX? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeadlyDirk Posted March 11, 2015 Author Share Posted March 11, 2015 Well it was all in the original packaging, so I think my version is the more likely story! I've been wrong before though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 "backing up my photos". It is 2015 Some people, as mad as it may seem to you, don't want to automatically back up their personal shit into the cloud. Maybe he likes to take or is sent the odd naughty pic and has used his noggin and turned auto back up off, such as I have. Seriously, not everybody wants their shit strewn across random servers worldwide. Or worse, in the public domain. We all KNOW we can back up automatically, we are 21st century fellows. We simply choose not to do so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpid Posted March 28, 2015 Administrator Share Posted March 28, 2015 "backing up my photos". It is 2015 Some people, as mad as it may seem to you, don't want to automatically back up their personal shit into the cloud. Maybe he likes to take or is sent the odd naughty pic and has used his noggin and turned auto back up off, such as I have. Seriously, not everybody wants their shit strewn across random servers worldwide. Or worse, in the public domain. We all KNOW we can back up automatically, we are 21st century fellows. We simply choose not to do so. It was a joke I made 19 days ago, in which I even included a smiley in to make it clear that it was a joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 Yeah yeah boss man. I'm on to you and your agenda 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeadlyDirk Posted March 28, 2015 Author Share Posted March 28, 2015 I took it as a joke, it's all light hearted fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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