Anyone know whats up with ICE

AngloTime · **Posted:** Thu Sep 17, 2009 12:54 pm

Hi all,

In CR at the moment and none of my group can call on out their mobile phones. anyone know whats going on? Are there new dialing rules? Ive never had this problem before and intl roaming is on. . Data is also down. Been like this since my arival days ago and can only send and receive texts.

TIA,

Orange · **Joined:** Sun Mar 27, 2005 10:20 pm **Posts:** 12644

It's a problem at ICE. But if you call ICE, they may say your phone is causing the problem. :shock:

From Tuesday's AM Costa Rica

Quote:

Cell phones continue to have some problems

By the A.M. Costa Rica staff

The nation's cell phone system is a mess, and the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad is having trouble keeping up with the consumer demand.

The phone company unified the two cell p\hone systems Saturday, but by Monday some cell phones simply were not working. Frustrated phone company techs at the designed call-in line have taken to blaming the user for faulty telephones.

Some users, perhaps 10 percent of the cell phone population with GSM lines cold not get a dial tone and could not receive incoming calls.

Western · **Posted:** Thu Sep 17, 2009 8:43 pm

Reboot your phone. That may clear things up.
ICE has been having issues since they switched their GSM network last weekend. Their SMS has been hosed today.

VegasBob · **Posted:** Fri Sep 18, 2009 11:31 am

never mind

TheMadGerman · **Joined:** Sun Jul 29, 2007 4:28 pm **Posts:** 705

Quote:

Some users, perhaps 10 percent of the cell phone population with GSM lines could not get a dial tone

Uhhh.. what?

Has the reporter actually ever used a cell phone?

Western · **Posted:** Fri Sep 18, 2009 11:02 pm

The must have all finally switched their phones off and back on.

:oops:

Pacman · **Joined:** Mon May 04, 2009 4:38 pm **Posts:** 12

I'm still having problems calling from the states to CR from my cell phone. I either get dropped calls or it rings and couple of times and says"your call did not go through" or "your party is no longer on the line" I used to could text one way but that seems to have failed also. Does anyone know how long before they get this problem gets straigtened out?

Western · **Posted:** Tue Sep 22, 2009 9:56 pm

Pacman wrote:

... Does anyone know how long before they get this problem gets straigtened out?

The official line from an ICE spokesman:

"Manana".

:lol:

Pacman · **Joined:** Mon May 04, 2009 4:38 pm **Posts:** 12

Great Answer...I guess I'll wait and see :lol:

Thirdworld · **Joined:** Tue Nov 09, 2004 11:07 am **Posts:** 4858

There is an article in AMcostarica this morning.. titled Telecom agency wants details on cell phone snafus .

Pacman · **Joined:** Mon May 04, 2009 4:38 pm **Posts:** 12

Gracias...

AngloTime · **Posted:** Thu Sep 24, 2009 2:15 pm

I'm back home now but as of yesterday, I could not call out. I was able to receive calls and I was always able to send/receive texts but every time I tried to dial out, I had a recorded message telling me I'd dialed the wrong number. I did manage to get one outside call made when I was passing the airport so I dont know if it was just certain areas of town.

Either way, thanks for the info.

Pacifica55 · **Posted:** Thu Sep 24, 2009 3:24 pm

AngloTime, I don't know how current you are on Costa Rica so forgive me if this is very old news: You have to dial an extra 8 before cell numbers or 2 before land lines. Total digits for a call to go through = 8.

Dalton2222 · **Joined:** Tue Mar 14, 2006 10:06 am **Posts:** 59

Trying to find out if ICE is working to call back to the US. Normally I do not have any problems with ATT calling back to the US. Can anybody comment on Calling from Costa to the U.S.?

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