Manual Roam

[#1]

Hi

This is a guide i made for people having trouble with their network connection, i hope you find this guide useful it helps with refreshing your connection to the network which can help with calls, texts and data.

Generic Settings Guide

1. Go to settings
2. Then go to mobile networks
3. Select a network other than
O2(gg) i.e orange or tmobile
4. Come out of settings and it
should say no network coverage
or something
5. Repeat the process this time
choose O2(gg)
and this will update your
number to the message centre
and should help your txts

The message centre number in your message settings should be +447802002606

iPhone Settings

1. Go to settings

2.Go to carriers

3. Switch off automatic and manually change the carrier to something other then O2-UK i.e vodafone or orange

4. Come out of settings and wait until it fails to connect to the other carrier

5. Once it fails repeat the process and this time choose O2-UK

And a special thank you to fellow giffgaffer shortylumber for providing the scrscreenshots for the iPhone settings and for resizing my pictures on the Windows settings, thanks mate 

The next part of the guide is for Android and BlackBerry and the research was done by fellow giffgaffer paultheball thanks mate.

Android Settings

1. Go to settings

2. Go to wireless & networks 

If you see the screen above then click 'more settings'

3.Go To mobile network

 

4. Go to network operators 

You may at this point see this message 'unable to search networks while you're data service is active. Do you want to disconnect the data servive and search the available networks? ' just click OK

5. Search networks

6. A list of networks will soon display as you can see above

7. Select another network other then O2 i.e orange or tmobile

8. Wait until it fails to connect 

9. Repeat the process and this time choose O2

BlackBerry Settings

1. Click manage connection 

2. Open mobile network option

3. Select network selection and then change it from automatic mode to manual

4. Choose any other network other than O2 i.e orange or tmobile

5. Leave the phone for 2/3 minutes 

6. Re-select the automatic mode and it will automatically return to O2

7. Now reboot your phone

And a special thank you to fellow giffgaffer Woodyuk for taking the screenshots for me thanks mate.

Windows Settings

1. Go to settings.

2. Go to mobile network.

3. In the 'data roaming options' box click it and select roam.

4. In the box under data roaming there is another box 'network selection' click it and click 'press to select' and a list of networks will appear.

                                        

5. Select another network other than O2 i.e Orange or Vodafone.

6. Once it fails to connect to the other network just repeat the process and this time choose O2.

For a shortened link to this guide click below

http://is.gd/manualroam

I hope this guide has helped

[#2]

Thanks for this

[#3]

most helpful, thanks

[#4]

nice wee guide jokeyboi thanks for sharing

[#5]

I do not have a gg option, it is on o2..?

[#6]

yes just chose o2 roanguiney.. Good guide jokeyboi.. I knew about manual roams from when i worked with vfone + if anyone cant receive texts 9 times out of 10 this will work.. This will help a lot of people ,, well done mate

[#7]

If it's a phone with an offline or aircraft profile setting, then selecting that and back to normal might involve fewer steps.

Nokia phones produce the profile drop-down selection from a brief press of the power button 

[#8]

this is a great step by step guide. anytime i have difficulties in receiving my messages i always try this and i have to say it always works. well done jakeyboi

[#9]

thanks for that have tried but when i choose an option of another operator it says access denied.... any ideas please

[#10]

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@albertlambertsen wrote:

thanks for that have tried but when i choose an option of another operator it says access denied.... any ideas please

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pull your sim out for a minute or 2... when you power the phone back up it will be forced to scan for the network, which is exactly what the manual roam acheives. (obviously, it's easier to not have to pull the sim, but, if you can't do the manual roam that will work).