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| jcage@lycos.com 2006-06-20, 4:33 am |
| My son recently purchased a Nokia 6255i phone from ebay to replace a
damaged phone he has on our AT&T/Cingular family plan. Trouble *seems*
to be that this phone operates on a CDMA frequency set versus TDMA or
GSM. Does anyone know if we have any possibility for success in
getting this phone to work as part of our plan? Unfortunately, he went
down to our Cingular store and they wouldn't have much to do with it
even though our service is through them. TIA for any advice...
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| David H. 2006-06-20, 7:33 am |
| jcage@lycos.com wrote:
> My son recently purchased a Nokia 6255i phone from ebay to replace a
> damaged phone he has on our AT&T/Cingular family plan. Trouble *seems*
> to be that this phone operates on a CDMA frequency set versus TDMA or
> GSM. Does anyone know if we have any possibility for success in
> getting this phone to work as part of our plan? Unfortunately, he went
> down to our Cingular store and they wouldn't have much to do with it
> even though our service is through them. TIA for any advice...
>
Unfortunately, the phone you referenced is indeed a CDMA phone.
There is no way Cingular can activate it as it incompatible with their
network.
Sincerely,
David H.
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| Tell your son to go to phonescoop.com and read about the model of phone
first before buying. You should be able to sell this 6255i right back there
on ebay without much problem, as long as you have a decent feedback rating.
Also, sometimes it is not enough to only check that the phone you are buying
is GSM. There are some GSM phones that operate at either 850 MHz or 900
MHz, and they do not work with each other. Like in my area, Cingular uses
850 MHz, while T-Mobile uses 900 MHz, and is just now starting to roam on
900 MHz
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> My son recently purchased a Nokia 6255i phone from ebay to replace a
> damaged phone he has on our AT&T/Cingular family plan. Trouble *seems*
> to be that this phone operates on a CDMA frequency set versus TDMA or
> GSM. Does anyone know if we have any possibility for success in
> getting this phone to work as part of our plan? Unfortunately, he went
> down to our Cingular store and they wouldn't have much to do with it
> even though our service is through them. TIA for any advice...
>
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