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- 12-08-2003, 04:41 PM #1Dan C.Guest
I have a Nokia 5165, the display comes up blank, but otherwise works. I
wish to replace this phone, the contract is fulfilled. Can I buy a used
pnone off Ebay and activate it by calling Cingular?? Thanks for any help
Dan
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- 12-08-2003, 04:51 PM #2Scott SeidmanGuest
Re: Dead phone-now what
"Dan C." <[email protected]> wrote in news:tM6dnfGnU59hYEmiRVn-
[email protected]:
> I have a Nokia 5165, the display comes up blank, but otherwise works. I
> wish to replace this phone, the contract is fulfilled. Can I buy a used
> pnone off Ebay and activate it by calling Cingular?? Thanks for any help
>
> Dan
>
>
>
If your contract is fulfilled, you can get a new phone for free simply by
renewing your contract for two years.
Scott
- 12-08-2003, 05:00 PM #3The RoadkillGuest
Re: Dead phone-now what
Dan C. wrote:
> I have a Nokia 5165, the display comes up blank, but otherwise works. I
> wish to replace this phone, the contract is fulfilled. Can I buy a used
> pnone off Ebay and activate it by calling Cingular?? Thanks for any help
>
> Dan
As long as the technology is the same the answer is yes. If you do it
that way you also avoid a new/extended contract.
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- 12-08-2003, 05:11 PM #4Dan C.Guest
Re: Dead phone-now what
Sorry,
I should have said I do not wish to get another contract. Had enough of
them.
Can you tell me if the Nokia 5165 is TDMA and Tri-Mode? I have seen some on
ebay.
Thanks for any help.
Dan
"The Roadkill" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Dan C. wrote:
> > I have a Nokia 5165, the display comes up blank, but otherwise works. I
> > wish to replace this phone, the contract is fulfilled. Can I buy a used
> > pnone off Ebay and activate it by calling Cingular?? Thanks for any
help
> >
> > Dan
>
> As long as the technology is the same the answer is yes. If you do it
> that way you also avoid a new/extended contract.
>
>
> --
> The Roadkill
> [email protected] to send email simply remove cafe...
> www.theroadkill.us
- 12-09-2003, 07:15 AM #5Jason CothranGuest
Re: Dead phone-now what
"Dan C." <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
| I have a Nokia 5165, the display comes up blank, but otherwise works. I
| wish to replace this phone, the contract is fulfilled. Can I buy a used
| pnone off Ebay and activate it by calling Cingular?? Thanks for any help
|
| Dan
|
|
You don't even have to call to activate it. Just swap the sim and go.
- 12-09-2003, 09:05 AM #6Group Special MobileGuest
Re: Dead phone-now what
On Tue, 9 Dec 2003 08:15:00 -0500, "Jason Cothran"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>
>"Dan C." <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>| I have a Nokia 5165, the display comes up blank, but otherwise works. I
>| wish to replace this phone, the contract is fulfilled. Can I buy a used
>| pnone off Ebay and activate it by calling Cingular?? Thanks for any help
>|
>| Dan
>|
>|
>
>You don't even have to call to activate it. Just swap the sim and go.
Bzzzzzzzt. Wrong answer. Nokia 5165 is a *TDMA* (IS-136) handset.
It has *no* SIM. Only GSM handsets have SIMs such as the Nokia 5190.
Cingular is a confused company and confused subscribers. The company
won't even admit that they are using two different incompatible
technologies. It's no wonder that its subscribers are confused.
>
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- 12-10-2003, 12:06 AM #7Todd AllcockGuest
Re: Dead phone-now what
"Jason Cothran" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> "Dan C." <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> | I have a Nokia 5165, the display comes up blank, but otherwise works. I
> | wish to replace this phone, the contract is fulfilled. Can I buy a used
> | pnone off Ebay and activate it by calling Cingular?? Thanks for any help
> |
> | Dan
> |
> |
>
> You don't even have to call to activate it. Just swap the sim and go.
There is no SIM in a Nokia 5165. It's a TDMA phone- not GSM- a call
will be necessary to switch ESNs.
Older Cingular TDMA phones are pretty cheap on eBay (any former
Cingular entity like SWB or BellSouth's phones will work too.) AT&T
phones will generally work as well, but Cingular is often lax about
sending new IRDBs (Intelligent Roaming DataBase) to phones after ESN
swaps, so the phone might seek AT&T roaming partners instead of
Cingular's when roaming.
Cingular generally requires tri-mode phones on TDMA plans so a Nokia
5160, 5165, 6160, 8260 or 8265 will be useable. Avoid 5120s, 5125s
and 6120s. (They are 800MHz-only, and no longer allowed on most
Cingular rate plans.)
- 12-10-2003, 07:10 AM #8Jason CothranGuest
Re: Dead phone-now what
"Group Special Mobile" <look@signature_to.reply> wrote in message |
| Bzzzzzzzt. Wrong answer. Nokia 5165 is a *TDMA* (IS-136) handset.
| It has *no* SIM. Only GSM handsets have SIMs such as the Nokia 5190.
|
| Cingular is a confused company and confused subscribers. The company
| won't even admit that they are using two different incompatible
| technologies. It's no wonder that its subscribers are confused.
| >
|
Wow, someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning ;-).
- 12-10-2003, 07:12 AM #9Jason CothranGuest
Re: Dead phone-now what
"Todd Allcock" <[email protected]> wrote in message |
| There is no SIM in a Nokia 5165. It's a TDMA phone- not GSM- a call
| will be necessary to switch ESNs.
|
| Older Cingular TDMA phones are pretty cheap on eBay (any former
| Cingular entity like SWB or BellSouth's phones will work too.) AT&T
| phones will generally work as well, but Cingular is often lax about
| sending new IRDBs (Intelligent Roaming DataBase) to phones after ESN
| swaps, so the phone might seek AT&T roaming partners instead of
| Cingular's when roaming.
|
| Cingular generally requires tri-mode phones on TDMA plans so a Nokia
| 5160, 5165, 6160, 8260 or 8265 will be useable. Avoid 5120s, 5125s
| and 6120s. (They are 800MHz-only, and no longer allowed on most
| Cingular rate plans.)
Oppsie, wasn't paying attention to model number. I have been on GSM so long,
I forget to think sometimes :-P. My apologies Dan.
- 12-10-2003, 05:21 PM #10Dan C.Guest
Re: Dead phone-now what
Thanks for all the replies.
You all have been a great help.
Dan
"Jason Cothran" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
> "Todd Allcock" <[email protected]> wrote in message |
> | There is no SIM in a Nokia 5165. It's a TDMA phone- not GSM- a call
> | will be necessary to switch ESNs.
> |
> | Older Cingular TDMA phones are pretty cheap on eBay (any former
> | Cingular entity like SWB or BellSouth's phones will work too.) AT&T
> | phones will generally work as well, but Cingular is often lax about
> | sending new IRDBs (Intelligent Roaming DataBase) to phones after ESN
> | swaps, so the phone might seek AT&T roaming partners instead of
> | Cingular's when roaming.
> |
> | Cingular generally requires tri-mode phones on TDMA plans so a Nokia
> | 5160, 5165, 6160, 8260 or 8265 will be useable. Avoid 5120s, 5125s
> | and 6120s. (They are 800MHz-only, and no longer allowed on most
> | Cingular rate plans.)
>
> Oppsie, wasn't paying attention to model number. I have been on GSM so
long,
> I forget to think sometimes :-P. My apologies Dan.
>
>
- 12-11-2003, 06:10 PM #11JRWGuest
Re: Dead phone-now what
Todd Allcock wrote:
> Cingular generally requires tri-mode phones on TDMA plans so a Nokia
> 5160, 5165, 6160, 8260 or 8265 will be useable. Avoid 5120s, 5125s
> and 6120s. (They are 800MHz-only, and no longer allowed on most
> Cingular rate plans.)
I have access to just about all models of phones Cingular has offered
now and in the past. Am tending towards the 5160/6160, 3360, or 6340i
GAIT phone. Will take several phones to an area that is a known dead
zone around a lake surounded by hills and call 611 to see how they
sound.
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