6340i Gate Phone

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In <[email protected]> on Sun, 23 Oct 2005 14:55:50 GMT,
"Larry" <[email protected]> wrote:

>I have two 6340i phones, only one of which is "activated". If I take the
>SIM out of the good phone and put it in the bad phone, the bad phone does
>not work. It did work until the the contract it was on expired, so it is
>functional.
>
>My understanding is that Cingular has to do something to get it to work. Am
>I both mistaken and doing something wrong?

With an active SIM, it should work on GSM without anything from Cingular.

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In <[email protected]> on Sun, 23 Oct 2005 15:21:48
GMT, "cranheim" <[email protected]> wrote:

>I want to thank all of you who responded to my question. It looks like the
>best thing for me to do at this time is to keep the 6340i GAIT phone until
>it dies. The only "hardware" problems I have seen is an occasional failure
>with the keypad where I have to press the number more than once for it to
>take. This is more pronounced if I have not used that particular key for a
>while. I don't think there is a way to clean whatever contacts may be in the
>key pad. ...

It can in fact be disassembled and cleaned.

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In <[email protected]> on Mon, 24 Oct 2005 05:14:07
-0700, Joseph <[email protected]> wrote:

>On Sun, 23 Oct 2005 20:36:52 -0400, "Rock" <[email protected]> wrote:

>> Look for a new one on ebay to replace it if need be.
>
>And where are you going to get a "new" two year old technology phone?
>Are you assuming that someone bought a phone two years ago and never
>used it?

Sure, but not necessarily a person, as there may well be "old" new stock in
the channel.

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There are new unlocked 6340i's on ebay for $85


"Joseph" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 23 Oct 2005 20:36:52 -0400, "Rock" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >
> >"cranheim" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> >news:[email protected]...
> >> I want to thank all of you who responded to my question. It looks like
the
> >> best thing for me to do at this time is to keep the 6340i GAIT phone
until
> >> it dies. The only "hardware" problems I have seen is an occasional
failure
> >> with the keypad where I have to press the number more than once for it
to
> >> take. This is more pronounced if I have not used that particular key
for a
> >> while. I don't think there is a way to clean whatever contacts may be
in
> >the
> >> key pad. I certainly will be able to live with this minor problem as
long
> >as
> >> it doesn't get a lot worse. Charles Ranheim
> >
> >
> > Look for a new one on ebay to replace it if need be.
>
> And where are you going to get a "new" two year old technology phone?
> Are you assuming that someone bought a phone two years ago and never
> used it?
> - -
>

I have a 6340i that I bought on ebay, but Cingular in the Bay Area will not
activate it. They won't even talk to me about replacing my old ATT Sony
Erikson GAIT phone with it. My SIM from my GSM Cingular Motorola won't work
in it either.
I am willing to sell it fairly cheaply. It has hardly been used, and the
battery holds a charge. I have chargers, etc for it.
Wayne

"Joseph" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 23 Oct 2005 20:36:52 -0400, "Rock" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>
>>"cranheim" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>news:[email protected]...
>>> I want to thank all of you who responded to my question. It looks like
>>> the
>>> best thing for me to do at this time is to keep the 6340i GAIT phone
>>> until
>>> it dies. The only "hardware" problems I have seen is an occasional
>>> failure
>>> with the keypad where I have to press the number more than once for it
>>> to
>>> take. This is more pronounced if I have not used that particular key for
>>> a
>>> while. I don't think there is a way to clean whatever contacts may be in
>>the
>>> key pad. I certainly will be able to live with this minor problem as
>>> long
>>as
>>> it doesn't get a lot worse. Charles Ranheim
>>
>>
>> Look for a new one on ebay to replace it if need be.
>
> And where are you going to get a "new" two year old technology phone?
> Are you assuming that someone bought a phone two years ago and never
> used it?
> - -
>

"It can in fact be disassembled and cleaned"
I would have thought the actual contact area would be sealed to prevent
contamination like most keypads. Have you tried to clean one, or is this
something only an experienced repair person would do? Charles Ranheim


"John Navas" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
> In <[email protected]> on Sun, 23 Oct 2005
> 15:21:48
> GMT, "cranheim" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>I want to thank all of you who responded to my question. It looks like the
>>best thing for me to do at this time is to keep the 6340i GAIT phone until
>>it dies. The only "hardware" problems I have seen is an occasional failure
>>with the keypad where I have to press the number more than once for it to
>>take. This is more pronounced if I have not used that particular key for a
>>while. I don't think there is a way to clean whatever contacts may be in
>>the
>>key pad. ...
>
> It can in fact be disassembled and cleaned.
>
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> Best regards, HELP FOR CINGULAR GSM & SONY ERICSSON PHONES:
> John Navas <http://navasgrp.home.att.net/#Cingular>
>

I have personally taken a number of cell phones apart, but not the 6340i.
Regardless, I wouldn't recommend doing it unless you are comfortable with
electronic assembly.

In <[email protected]> on Tue, 25 Oct 2005 18:32:32
GMT, "cranheim" <[email protected]> wrote:

>"It can in fact be disassembled and cleaned"
>I would have thought the actual contact area would be sealed to prevent
>contamination like most keypads. Have you tried to clean one, or is this
>something only an experienced repair person would do? Charles Ranheim
>
>
>"John Navas" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>>
>> In <[email protected]> on Sun, 23 Oct 2005
>> 15:21:48
>> GMT, "cranheim" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>>I want to thank all of you who responded to my question. It looks like the
>>>best thing for me to do at this time is to keep the 6340i GAIT phone until
>>>it dies. The only "hardware" problems I have seen is an occasional failure
>>>with the keypad where I have to press the number more than once for it to
>>>take. This is more pronounced if I have not used that particular key for a
>>>while. I don't think there is a way to clean whatever contacts may be in
>>>the
>>>key pad. ...
>>
>> It can in fact be disassembled and cleaned.

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"Joseph" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 23 Oct 2005 20:36:52 -0400, "Rock" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >
> >"cranheim" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> >news:[email protected]...
> >> I want to thank all of you who responded to my question. It looks
like the
> >> best thing for me to do at this time is to keep the 6340i GAIT
phone until
> >> it dies. The only "hardware" problems I have seen is an
occasional failure
> >> with the keypad where I have to press the number more than once
for it to
> >> take. This is more pronounced if I have not used that particular
key for a
> >> while. I don't think there is a way to clean whatever contacts
may be in
> >the
> >> key pad. I certainly will be able to live with this minor problem
as long
> >as
> >> it doesn't get a lot worse. Charles Ranheim
> >
> >
> > Look for a new one on ebay to replace it if need be.
>
> And where are you going to get a "new" two year old technology
phone?
> Are you assuming that someone bought a phone two years ago and never
> used it?
> - -
>

http://search.ebay.com//search/searc...itle=6340i+new