Ah...tuition costs for Life 101.

i understand wat ure trying to say and i found out rhat it is excatly as you said, thanks for all the suggestions though

Here is what I was trying to establish, and I will do that by personal experience: My phone is dual band 850/1800. Cingular operates on 850 in my area. Most triband phones sold are 900/1800/1900 so if I bought one it would be useless to me in this region with my current provider. Just another stab at trying to help you troubleshoot the problem, given that you have not shared critical data in order to make it easier to do so. This is also the last idea I am equipped to suggest.

i tried selecting the network but it doesnt show digicel, it only shows c&w

The digicel may not include other networks in there PRL. The only other suggestion I would have is to try another digiel SIM. Try one from freind to see if it works in your phone. Or try getting a new one from your provider and see if that solves your problem. BTW, can you manually select the networks under the menu options on your phone? You could also try that.

it was branded to cable and wireless and im trying to use it with digicel

ok...who was it branded to and what carrier are you trying to use it with?

the phone is unlocked and the sim is working.however it jus wont pick up the other network's signal

So we know the phone works proprely. Also the phone is GSM 850/1900 and the network is 1900 so the phone is compatable. If the phone is locked try http://unlock.nokiafree.org/. Choose the last code. Or call C&W and ask for the unlock code for their new SIM. Also tell C&W the SIM doesn't work and see if you can get a differnt SIM. It is unlikely that you have a defective SIM but it is possible. I would try unlocking it first.

yes i did but it still dont pick up any signal. it was and still is working with the old sim. imy service provider is cable and wireless(jamaica)

Was the phone working with the old SIM? Try taking it out the SIM and putting it back in, it might not have been seated properly. If the phone is unlocked, you may have a bad SIM. Try a different SIM and see if that works.

Who is your service provider? By opened, may I assume unlocked? Where did you get the SIM card? Is it branded or unbranded?

i have a nokia 3595 that i opened but while it c=accept the new chip, i cant get any signal with it.what is wrong?