Microcell/Rogers on my Cellphone?

[izzoblitzo]

Hey guys, quick question.. (keep in mind Im not a very cellphone-literate person!!)

My current phone plan is signed with Rogers, and you know how when you turn on your phone, it says "Rogers" as kind of a desktop on your phone? well, the last few days, when I turn it on, it says "Rogers", then it disapears, and shows "Microcell", disappears, and then "Rogers" again.. it does this three or four times, and then stops at "Rogers" finally.. I didnt think you can actually change what it says on my phone, because it might be something the Rogers network controls. But anybody have any idea why this might be happening? I mean, it doesnt bother me or anything, but just seems a lil weird.

[shakalaka]

Microcell is FIDO, Since Rogers bought FIDO. It might be cauz of that.

[kiwi]

hee hee, I wonder if Fido phones will have "Rogers" flashing on the screen...

[roopi]

http://forums.beyond.ca/showthread.p...threadid=65508

Fido phones will say Rogers when they switch to the Rogers network and Rogers phones will say either Fido or Microcell when they switch to the Fido network.

[kiwi]

So, if I stick my Fido sim card into a Roger's phone, will it work?

[sexy_sunshine]

Yeah, my phone is Fido and it changed to Rogers the other day as well. Definately thinking its because Rogers bought fido

[shakalaka]

Mines FIDO, didnt change shit!

[roopi]

Originally posted by kiwi
So, if I stick my Fido sim card into a Roger's phone, will it work?

If the Rogers phone is unlocked then yes. This would always have worked.

[shakalaka]

Why didnt my FIDO logo change?

[roopi]

Originally posted by shakalaka
Mines FIDO, didnt change shit!

You can manually change to the Rogers network if you want but there is no point. Just make sure the phone is in automatic network selection and let the phone pickup the network. If one dies it will pick up the other.

[roopi]

Originally posted by shakalaka
Why didnt my FIDO logo change?

Because Fido is still it's own brand so it will only say Rogers if it switches to the Rogers network.

[shakalaka]

I am using a V600 right now, So you think I should just leave it to Automatic network selection?

[kiwi]

Originally posted by roopi
If the Rogers phone is unlocked then yes. This would always have worked.

What I meant was, now that Fido & Rogers are combined, would Fido sim cards work on locked Rogers phones... but, I guess not.

[roopi]

Originally posted by shakalaka
I am using a V600 right now, So you think I should just leave it to Automatic network selection?

I would.

Originally posted by kiwi


What I meant was, now that Fido & Rogers are combined, would Fido sim cards work on locked Rogers phones... but, I guess not.

No Fido sim cards will not work in locked Rogers phones.