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I’m pretty sure the phone is properly unlocked and i put my sim card in and activated it on my cell phone plan and no matter where I go (places where on other phones i get great coverage) i get no signal. Is this an issue with the phone, the carrier, unlocking, or just a bad antenna? what do i do to fix the problem? would i just be better off buying another one since i may have a faulty handset?

The 2000 Nokia 3310 only has support for 2G bands GSM 900/1800MHz. There is no 3G support. AT&T has shut down all 2G towers. Make sure your carrier supports 2G 900/1800 GSM. The phone will definitely not work on Verizon and Sprint.

Because the Nokia 3310 runs on 3G service and they took down those towers a long time ago