02-20-2007, 12:55 AM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 138
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Qtek 8500 no longer holding a signal with internal antenna
I've had a problem develop with my Qtek 8500. It will no longer hold onto a signal, instead going to 1 bar as soon as it's turned on, then very shortly losing the network entirely, never to return. The strange thing is that if I use the external antenna port (even something as simple as sticking a needle into the center contact, since I don't have a proper antenna adapter for it) then the whole thing works fine and dandy.
I've heard horror stories about how you absolutely need to go through a dealer in order to get Qtek warranty service in the US, and that's not really an option for me, as I bought it on eBay (from a guy who fraudulantly claimed it was a Cingular 3125, but that's a whole different story). So I suppose my question is two-fold: Does anyone know a way to get service for a Qtek 8500 without having bought it from a dealer, or can someone suggest a fix that I can do myself? I've already tried hard-resetting the device: it doesn't help.
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