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11:05 pm
March 31, 2007
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I need phone in Vernon BC, None of the 7-11 stores in Vernon have any 1600's.
Can I get Vernon phone number form Kelowna or Vancouver??
Yes, in a roundabout way. You can buy a Speak Out phone from anywhere in Canada and then call them up to switch your number to a local one. I believe they charge you anywhere between $0 and $10.
3:37 am
In case you don't know this already: the VM phone (even if unlocked) cannot be used on the 7-11/Rogers network because it has a different protocol (CDMA vs GSM).
Then when I got back to the office my wife called to tell me she won a top end Nokia prepaid from Virgin Mobile. Guess I might sell off the other 1600 once I see what the VM phone is like.
12:21 pm
Try this. It works for me. Currently I have a blue backgroud, very easy to see.
Menu-->Settings--->Display Settings--->Themes---> Themes 20 --> activate -->Current Profile
Then go back to Color schemes , adjust to blue.
Good luck
Toxophile said:
Peter said:
The 7-Eleven phones have so far (no guarantees that they won't suddenly change this) all been unlocked except for the 2610.
Got the 1600 this morning (after a false start - my local 7-11 had the display but claimed they had no phones, so I went to the next 7-11 along the way and they had plenty!). I can confirm the phone is unlocked - put my Fido SIM in and it works fine. The 7-11 SIM also works in my old phone of course, since that's unlocked too.
Just one gripe with the 1600 - the menu highlight is a faint red background which fades in and out, but the text is white! My old eyes have problems reading the highlighted item, which is a bit of a problem! Anyone know if that can be changed? The color scheme edits have no effect.
Also, any way to get my contact numbers from my old SIM into phone memory, to save me having to enter them all? I'll be moving my number across when 7-11 CS wakes up on Tuesday :-0). Meanwhile I'll be using the 1600 on Fido: it's a better phone than the old one!
7:48 am
So, does this mean if you take the SIM out of the 7Eleven phone and put it in a unlocked phone the voice mail will not work?
Fred said:
In case you don't know this already: the VM phone (even if unlocked) cannot be used on the 7-11/Rogers network because it has a different protocol (CDMA vs GSM).
Then when I got back to the office my wife called to tell me she won a top end Nokia prepaid from Virgin Mobile. Guess I might sell off the other 1600 once I see what the VM phone is like.
11:40 am
I've got it!
Here is Ottawa, ON. This morning I headed to a 7-Eleven store at Rue Augusta x Rue Rideau, and got a FREE Nokia 1600 by buying four C$25 airtimes.
You can easily split C$100 of required airtimes into C$25x4. However, it seems that I should use(top up) them within 90 days following theiw Terms of Service.
Is it correct???
Thanks.
12:43 pm
March 31, 2007
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Bill: Yes, you must use them within 90 days.
lloyd: What Fred was talking about was Virgin Mobile, not voice mail. Therefore, voice mail will still work no matter what phone you use, as long as it is a GSM phone.
1:46 pm
Thanks for your clarification, Peter.
Technically, with $114(inc. GST/PST) we can use new Nokia 1600 for 15months(and more if just topping up someday). This gives us TCO of $7.6/mo., AWESOME!!
Peter said:
Bill: Yes, you must use them within 90 days.
3:56 pm
yeah, splitting the vouchers can extend their life... 4x25 is only needed if you plan on selling a couple of them... you really just need one $99 and one $1 lol...
10:22 am
Ally said:
Try this. It works for me. Currently I have a blue backgroud, very easy to see.
Menu-->Settings-->Display Settings-->Themes--> Themes 20 --> activate -->Current Profile
Then go back to Color schemes , adjust to blue.
Good luck
Thanks Ally, it works!
3:52 pm
I cant seem to find any of these in toronto i`ve been searching all week.... They said -thursday friday now they`re saying monday tuesday... this is frustrating.
so the 2610 is 25 more? i may just end up getting that..
4:45 pm
Same here!
Yonge and Eg said today but so far nothing, Spadina and Bloor said today as well and I even called out at Keele but they said maybe next week.
Anyone spotted 1600's in Toronto?
3:37 am
just phone the stores in your area. use 711's web page to get the #'s. click on MAP.
shipment seems to be mon/wed/fri. so call on the morning of these days.
10:36 am
does anybody know any store in Edmonton that have the 1600 phone? I called 3 stores so far and nothing 🙁
4:34 pm
I just went to the Campbell River. BC 7-Eleven and bought the phone. All they had was the Nokia 1112 but I don't really care as I am going to use the SIM in my other unlocked phone anyway. The 1112 will just be a backup. Even though the add clearly stated you have to buy the $100 card, I was told the deal was good with the $50 card as well so all I ended up paying was $56.50 including Tax! Great deal!
4:58 pm
Aren't both the 1600 and 2610 2 of the models that have the recalled BL-5C battery that overheats? Or do these newer shipments have different batteries? These models were on the list in Aug.
guest said:
I walked into a 7-11 in Winnipeg and bought 4 $50 refills ($226) and got two 1600s as well, one for my wife and one for my parents.
Then when I got back to the office my wife called to tell me she won a top end Nokia prepaid from Virgin Mobile. Guess I might sell off the other 1600 once I see what the VM phone is like.
9:52 pm
AgentOrange said:
Same here!
Yonge and Eg said today but so far nothing, Spadina and Bloor said today as well and I even called out at Keele but they said maybe next week.Anyone spotted 1600's in Toronto?
I just got one at yonge and eglington, called a couple of locations but they were the only ones who had it in stock
11:28 am
I got a 1600 few days ago in Ottawa, ON.
It uses BL-5C, but from Nokia's website, I confirmed that my battery was just OKAY.
I assume that this phone package is newly shipped one. Of course, it might vary from where you buy.
torontonian said:
Aren't both the 1600 and 2610 2 of the models that have the recalled BL-5C battery that overheats? Or do these newer shipments have different batteries? These models were on the list in Aug.
12:17 pm
Got the last one at St Clair and Dufferin last week.
8:27 pm
I just bought a Nokia 1600 today. The store on Wilson, west of Jane Street (Toronto) got 15 in today. They had been expecting the delivery since last Saturday. Bought it with 2 x $50 cards.
8:47 pm
guest said:
I've now been to three (!!) 7-11s and none of them had any phones in stock. The third store was downright rude about it.
They have the 1600 phones in the store on Danforth Ave. & Donlands in the east end of Toronto, if anyone's still looking. Didn't ask about the 2610.
