Straight Talk / Star N9589 MTK6589 / AT&T SIM / 'No Service'

[Cristobal1991]

I've been having a lot of trouble setting up my Star N9589 with Straight Talk through an AT&T SIM. The card is recognized by the phone, yet I will continiously get a 'No Service' error. I've changed the APN settings about a dozen times, and there's still no luck. Recommendations and advice?

 

[Cristobal1991]

I just checked the status of the SIM card, it said: SIM state - NETWORK LOCKED; could this be affecting my phone?

 

[mcshaggin]

You're not the only one. I have 4 grey H bars on my Nexus 4. Last time this happened to me, I was on a Tmo sim card. Must be a straight talk issue. It should be fixed tonight.

 

[mcshaggin]

Seems to be up for me now.

 

[Cristobal1991]

Still no luck for me! I've been hearing that a lot of Straight Talk customers have been having problems with bringing unlocked devices to the network. I'm thinking about going up to AT&T tomorrow, and seeing if someone there can attempt to add their prepaid plan to my phone. I contacted the company that sent me the phone, they said everything should be fine, it fits all the GSM requirements. It's just a really unfortunate situation due to the fact that I may not get a refund for the minutes that I bought from Straight Talk.

 

[cgardnervt]

Still no luck for me! I've been hearing that a lot of Straight Talk customers have been having problems with bringing unlocked devices to the network. I'm thinking about going up to AT&T tomorrow, and seeing if someone there can attempt to add their prepaid plan to my phone. I contacted the company that sent me the phone, they said everything should be fine, it fits all the GSM requirements. It's just a really unfortunate situation due to the fact that I may not get a refund for the minutes that I bought from Straight Talk.

It could be a bad SIM card too or even tray. (More than likely the card though)

 

[Cristobal1991]

I was thinking it might be the SIM card.