Help Not registered on network and flashing white led

leskent · Aug 18, 2013

Hi my Galaxy note 2 increasingly is driving me mad.
Firstly the phone occasionally refuses to dial out ( i also cant receive ) and says not registered on network, Now sometimes I can select flight mode then turn off flight mode and it all works fine again but occasionally I have to fully restart sometimes more than once??

Second issue is the White led at the back of the handset slowly flashes repeatedly if I miss a call or get a notification and even after acknowledging the notification it still blinks until I reboot???
Any ideas whats going wrong
Lez....

colchiro · Aug 18, 2013

Stock rom and not rooted?

Did you try powering off and remove/replace your sim several times?

If stock, you might want to visit the store where you picked it up. Usually they'll do a factory reset and send you on your way, or arrange a replacement phone.

leskent · Aug 18, 2013

Yh stock rom and not rooted.
Factory reset is an option I could perform myself I just wondered if there were any known issues such as these
Lez....

BigRedGonzo · Aug 19, 2013

IDK, but just a hunch. I believe I would go get the carrier to replace the SIM card before I got too frisky with FDR's and such. The carrier should do this at no charge and it could possibly save a lot of headache (unless getting to the carrier is difficult.)

BigRedGonoz

leskent · Aug 19, 2013

I should say that this is a replacement sim that I got for a different reason but the phone acted the same way with the old sim anyway!!

BigRedGonzo · Aug 19, 2013

I think I would do a Factory Reset from the recovery menu and see if that fixes the issue. I know it is a PITA, but sometimes it works wonders. If it works, pay attention to the apps that you reinstall. One of them may be the culprit.

BigRedGonzo

leskent · Aug 19, 2013

Yh I was contemplating doing that but its such a Ball ache getting your phone setup to your liking again Grrrrrrrrrrr!

Thanks all

womb raider · Aug 20, 2013

I get the 'phone not registered on network' message sometimes when trying to dial out too.

I made a post about it a while back and someone explained that sometimes if the network you're on has no signal, then for some bizarre reason, the Note 2 will display the amount of signal another local network has. That's why it'll appear you have several bars of signal, but then not let you make a call.

I haven't yet found a way to stop it doing this however.

YouGonaEatThat · Aug 20, 2013

leskent said:
Second issue is the White led at the back of the handset slowly flashes repeatedly if I miss a call or get a notification and even after acknowledging the notification it still blinks until I reboot???
Any ideas whats going wrong
Lez....

Try looking into Settings> Accessibility and see if flash notification is checked. I hope this helps solve at least one issue.

cebu111 · Aug 20, 2013

I've been encountering this not registered to network issue. Usually this happens coming out from no network coverage area. Even though it shows there is enough signal from the network. Usually I just go to airplane mode the turn it off again.

leskent · Aug 21, 2013

cebu111 said:
I've been encountering this not registered to network issue. Usually this happens coming out from no network coverage area. Even though it shows there is enough signal from the network. Usually I just go to airplane mode the turn it off again.

It seems there is a handset issue with locking onto a signal then?
and not just my phone maybe its a larger problem than at first thought hmm
what to do next I wonder?
I love this phone but it may make me think twice before buying the Note 3.......

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