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Posted on Aug 06, 2008

Shg-a707 i just bought my phone today and when i put my sim card in it and turned it on the signal bars turn gray and the phone says "for emergency calls only

  • Anonymous Aug 20, 2008

    Phone is horrible.... I've been fighting w/ it for a year!!! I get the "emergency calls only" EVERYDAY .... the only way to remove it & get phone working again is to turn off. I have also removed the battery, & cleaned the sims card several times, still no help!! I have already done a warranty exchange and problems are actually worse than before. I never had so many dropped calls or "emergency only" problems with any other phone. I have actually switched phones w/ my daughter & I am using my sims card in her phone (Sony Ericson slider) and have had absolutely no problems at all!!! I put her sims card in my (Sync SGH-A707) and guess what....... yeap... same problems as before!!! Go figure..... My advise is to Go trade it on another phone before your 30 days are up..... this phone is HORRIBLE!!!!

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Phone is horrible.... I've been fighting w/ it for a year!!! I get the "emergency calls only" EVERYDAY .... the only way to remove it & get phone working again is to turn off. I have also removed the battery, & cleaned the sims card several times, still no help!! I have already done a warranty exchange and problems are actually worse than before. I never had so many dropped calls or "emergency only" problems with any other phone. I have actually switched phones w/ my daughter & I am using my sims card in her phone (Sony Ericson slider) and have had absolutely no problems at all!!! I put her sims card in my (Sync SGH-A707) and guess what....... yeap... same problems as before!!! Go figure..... My advise is to Go trade it on another phone before your 30 days are up..... this phone is HORRIBLE!!!!

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