Emergency Calls Only

[magicman]

Hi,
Why would one get an Emergency Calls Only message? Vodacom Network
This happens almost daily now. East London area. Is it the network or sim card or could it be the phone.

 

[Prof.]

I get it sometimes, a restart of the phone usually fixes it.

 

[beeskuiken]

I now also got this 2 days in a row.

Is it a phone thing or a network thing? (S2 on Vodacom)

And why is there not a big warning on the display to notify you of this?!

 

[Prof.]

I think it can be either the phone or the network. Try a different SIM in your phone to check.

 

[beeskuiken]

I think it can be either the phone or the network. Try a different SIM in your phone to check.

- A simple restart solves the problem, so its unlikely to be physical damage.

- Internet connection remains active, so unlikely to be sim error.

- It is not area or coverage related, because it happens in places e.g. work, where I never have a problem.

- It could be a provider network/admin issue where they temporarily drop your number from the call service and then the phone does not recover until a restart. I would expect more people to get the same error then.

- Combination of phone software and features and apps that are not working together well? I use bluetooth devices (garmin, interphone). Could this cause the problem? But why only now. And why only me?

It appears to be caused by a single event / glitch, but the phone does not auto recover.

I'm surprised that android does not have some BIT or watchdog that can detect and correct an error like this, seeing as though a simple restart corrects it.

Also, I would expect a big warning on all screens if the phone goes into this mode for whatever reason. If you dont try to make a call, you can go days without realising your phone is blocked.