Cell C = SA 07 ?

Rouxenator

Rouxenator

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I recently got an old Nokia 1610 going and have a Cell C SIM in it. The phone is good for making calls.

Cell C prepaid user roam on MTN (hence the small triangle icon)
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However every now and then the phone shows SA 07 with no roaming icon. Is SA 07 the old Cell C network?
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An old phone like this is a dream come true. How is reception in general, when you have reception?

I'm using a dual sim S22 to escape business calls at the moment but I'd far prefer two physically separate devices. It's really been on my todo/dream list for ages
 
Harmonic said:
An old phone like this is a dream come true. How is reception in general, when you have reception?

I'm using a dual sim S22 to escape business calls at the moment but I'd far prefer two physically separate devices. It's really been on my todo/dream list for ages
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Funny you should bring up the reception - it is the exact reason I resurrected the first cellphone I saw in my life.

Where I stay, at the bottom of a valley, my Redmi Note 9T does not have signal when I am downstairs - have to go upstairs to make calls (SIM1 Vodacom) or get mobile data (SIM2 Rain). On the old 1610 I always have signal downstairs on all networks that have 2G. Voice calls are excellent on the phone.

Only downside is the the battery level does not work any more. Could be because it is 9V and the phone expects 6V, but even with a 6V battery pack (4xAA Duracells) it would have low battery all the time. I suspect an internal capacitor is failing.

All that said - what is network SA 07? Clearly it is a home network for Cell C.
 
Rouxenator said:
Funny you should bring up the reception - it is the exact reason I resurrected the first cellphone I saw in my life.

Where I stay, at the bottom of a valley, my Redmi Note 9T does not have signal when I am downstairs - have to go upstairs to make calls (SIM1 Vodacom) or get mobile data (SIM2 Rain). On the old 1610 I always have signal downstairs on all networks that have 2G. Voice calls are excellent on the phone.

Only downside is the the battery level does not work any more. Could be because it is 9V and the phone expects 6V, but even with a 6V battery pack (4xAA Duracells) it would have low battery all the time. I suspect an internal capacitor is failing.

All that said - what is network SA 07? Clearly it is a home network for Cell C.
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cell c - 07 is their mobile network code

Mobile network codes in ITU region 6xx (Africa) - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org en.wikipedia.org
 
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