Thread: Drop Calls

Hey,
Have had the storm (unlocked, AT&T) now for 2 weeks and have not been able to maintain a phone call beyond three mins. without a drop call. bummer!! I really like this phone and its features but first and foremost it is a phone. I have to be constantly switching the sim card back to my 8310 which has no signal problems. With that said, couple of questions:

1) Might there be a fix for this considering that I cannot call AT&T to complain or return the phone, not that I want to?

2) Would be nice to have the comma on the main keyboard screen, will this be possible? Having 2 symbols and shift keys is a waste of valuable key space.

3) Is it possible to remove the VerizonWireless start up, shut down and home screen permanently and change it to something else or nothing at all?

4) Is it possible to have 2 carriers on the phone simultaneously, i.e. AT&T and Sprint? Thinking it might be a work around for the spotty AT&T service.

Any help would be appreciated.
Love my Storm and it's possibilities.
4.07.114

Regarding the sim card, i pulled mine out because i don't go overseas. Don't know for sure, but I think everyone can run it without the sim as long as your in the states.

To get the comma moved would have to come from rim writing it in that way.

Changing the home screen to something else or nothing at all would have to come out of a theme...you could find one or make one yourself with Plazmic

No you can not have two carriers on the same phone.

Hope that helps, even though it's not all good news.

Originally Posted by jmax25

Hey,
Have had the storm (unlocked, AT&T) now for 2 weeks and have not been able to maintain a phone call beyond three mins. without a drop call. bummer!! I really like this phone and its features but first and foremost it is a phone. I have to be constantly switching the sim card back to my 8310 which has no signal problems. With that said, couple of questions:

1) Might there be a fix for this considering that I cannot call AT&T to complain or return the phone, not that I want to?

2) Would be nice to have the comma on the main keyboard screen, will this be possible? Having 2 symbols and shift keys is a waste of valuable key space.

3) Is it possible to remove the VerizonWireless start up, shut down and home screen permanently and change it to something else or nothing at all?

4) Is it possible to have 2 carriers on the phone simultaneously, i.e. AT&T and Sprint? Thinking it might be a work around for the spotty AT&T service.

Any help would be appreciated.
Love my Storm and it's possibilities.
4.07.114

1) im not to sure, i use verizon, hopefully someone else can help with that

2) like neo said, youd have to wait for an update and hope

3) vzw start up and shut down screen im not to sure. for the home screen, when your in the app menu press the bb button and click options and you will se an option to change homescreen.

4) and no you cant have 2 at the same time from what i have read

Answers and things to try?!?

1) when was the last time u did *228, try updating your "roaming capabilities" this actually jus lets your phone access new towers or updates to the "system"
I see your still on .75, good radio file.. but have you tried the newest n greatest OS ugrades... BBcrackman has an amazing hybrid out that may fix this.( newer radio file)

2)unless you know how to rewrite the code , this is all RIM.

3) the start up and shutdown screens are firmware locked. you cannot change them without flashing the firmware, which is not available that i know of.

4)one phone.... one carrier!

Originally Posted by Drukan

Answers and things to try?!?

1) when was the last time u did *228, try updating your "roaming capabilities" this actually jus lets your phone access new towers or updates to the "system"
I see your still on .75, good radio file.. but have you tried the newest n greatest OS ugrades... BBcrackman has an amazing hybrid out that may fix this.( newer radio file)

2)unless you know how to rewrite the code , this is all RIM.

3) the start up and shutdown screens are firmware locked. you cannot change them without flashing the firmware, which is not available that i know of.

4)one phone.... one carrier!

isnt *228 verizon? or does at&t the same

Originally Posted by blindman4556

isnt *228 verizon? or does at&t the same

yea that's verizon it wont work for ATT

Originally Posted by blindman4556

3) vzw start up and shut down screen im not to sure.

The start up screen isn't in the software it's built into the phone if i remember right shane said something about this on another thread here.