Crazy Network ID info on a V551

I'm seeing crazy network ID behavior on a V551 after flashing to the
latest MP posted on motomodders. The Network identifier on the main
screen, says "Cingular" however, I beleive it is actually connected to
T-Mobile. It has a T-Mobile SIM, and is unlocked. I call 411 and 611
and get T-Mobile services.

The phone was originally a locked Cingular branded V551, so I had it
unlocked, and T-Mobile SIM worked fine. It identified T-Mobile on the
screen. I decided to use the MP:
R472_G_08.18.40R_PDS002_LP002E_DRM0001_JPJAVA_G_08 _R47_06_00_05R_SE7498BXXU10D6_1FF
as posted on motomodders to get latest firmware features and eliminate
the Cingular branding at the same time. Flashed above MP into it with
MultiFlex just fine.

Now everything works, but the screen says "Cingular" once a network is
found. (It starts off by says "No Service" like it should and when it
finds a network and registers, then it says Cingular).

Any ideas ?

Go to Menu: Settings: Network: Available Networks and see what's listed.
Perhaps you're in an area that allows TMo roaming on the Cingular 850
network which might explain it.

<markharris2000@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:1140127815.859471.152410@o13g2000cwo.googlegr oups.com...
> I'm seeing crazy network ID behavior on a V551 after flashing to the
> latest MP posted on motomodders. The Network identifier on the main
> screen, says "Cingular" however, I beleive it is actually connected to
> T-Mobile. It has a T-Mobile SIM, and is unlocked. I call 411 and 611
> and get T-Mobile services.
>
> The phone was originally a locked Cingular branded V551, so I had it
> unlocked, and T-Mobile SIM worked fine. It identified T-Mobile on the
> screen. I decided to use the MP:
> R472_G_08.18.40R_PDS002_LP002E_DRM0001_JPJAVA_G_08 _R47_06_00_05R_SE7498BXXU10D6_1FF
> as posted on motomodders to get latest firmware features and eliminate
> the Cingular branding at the same time. Flashed above MP into it with
> MultiFlex just fine.
>
> Now everything works, but the screen says "Cingular" once a network is
> found. (It starts off by says "No Service" like it should and when it
> finds a network and registers, then it says Cingular).
>
> Any ideas ?
>

No such luck. The Available Networks ONLY show two flavors of Cingular.
In Network Setup, the Band and Type are all set to Automatic. I checked
with T-Mobile cust service folks and they were stumped, but reminded me
that I have no roaming charges, so it probably doesn't make much
difference, since it works just fine. 441, 611 and voicemail all seem
to work. The phone just thinks it's connected to Cingular....

Hummmmmmm......

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In <1140221878.177379.76960@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups. com> on 17 Feb 2006
16:17:58 -0800, markharris2000@comcast.net wrote:

>No such luck. The Available Networks ONLY show two flavors of Cingular.
>In Network Setup, the Band and Type are all set to Automatic. I checked
>with T-Mobile cust service folks and they were stumped, but reminded me
>that I have no roaming charges, so it probably doesn't make much
>difference, since it works just fine. 441, 611 and voicemail all seem
>to work. The phone just thinks it's connected to Cingular....
>
>Hummmmmmm......

That's probably because you hacked the firmware. Hummmmmmm indeed.

--
Best regards, SEE THE FAQ FOR CINGULAR WIRELESS AT
John Navas <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cingular_Wireless_FAQ>

Actually, I tried to load it with 'Stock Motorola' V551 code. I think
that's the one I flashed, perhaps I try again.

Also, I turned the phone on during a trip in Alabama this morning and
it properly displays T-Mobile as the carrier....

Odd.

Ok, I will search for a vanilla Stock Motorola V551 firmware and try
flashing again.