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KC747

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#72769 2-Dec-2010 12:19
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Hi everyone,

I'm new here but i would really appreciate some advice.

I have recently purchased the nokia e71 cell phone off Trade Me and i would like to use it on the Telecom XT network. However, telecom tells me that because it runs on a different frequency, i wont get much coverage at all!

But i am a little confused as some of the managers at work have this same phone and they are on the Telecom XT network as they got these phones through work about a year ago. I know that this is usually a Vodafone phone so how can this be?

So basically, have a i made a huge mistake by purchasing a really expensive phone that can't work on Telecom XT?

Any help would be very much appreciated!

Kelly

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kyhwana2
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  #412040 2-Dec-2010 12:25
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Yes, you made a mistake by buying a phone that doesn't do the right frequency.

As has been gone over loads of times, XT works on 850mhz 3G (and 2100mhz infill in the cities)

Vodafone is 900/2100mhz 3G.

There are two versions of the E71. One that does 850/1900mhz 3G and one that does 900/2100mhz 3G. If you've got the 900/2100mhz version, it's only usable on vodafone/2degrees.



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  #412057 2-Dec-2010 13:04
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There are 3 Models of Nokia E71

E71-1
E71-2
E71-3

These are listed on the Nokia.com site

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  #412068 2-Dec-2010 13:30
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Bummer, nothing much you can do about the frequency other than perhaps returning it and getting the correct version of E71.

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