Just bought a Nokia 3205 off Trade Me for $200 is that good?

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snowboard_freak

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Master Geek

#3436 10-Feb-2005 18:39

Hey,

i just brought a 4 month old Nokia 3205 it works fine and good cond, is that a good deal?

ALSO how much does it cost to get it connected? and i want my number off my old phone on this one, so how much will that all cost?

thanks

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Master Geek
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#12668 10-Feb-2005 18:48

its free to transfer your number, just ring them up, they will askfor your imei(sp) number

snowboard_freak

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Master Geek

#12669 10-Feb-2005 18:54

yeah but the person had the phone disconected so you could either have prepay or contract, but i want prepay. will it cost money to set up a prepay account and get my old number on the phone?

SNicolle

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#12670 10-Feb-2005 19:20

go see your telecom retailer, they will probably charge you a fee if your are setting up a new connection. They are your best bet

snowboard_freak

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Master Geek

#12672 10-Feb-2005 19:24

can't i just call 123?

slippers

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Master Geek

#12681 11-Feb-2005 00:16

It will cost money, $45 at least.

You need the ESN number which is on the label under the battery and you need to call *123 from another phone if you can. (so you can programme it with the CSR over the phone)

Yes $200 is not a bad deal, 3205's are a nice CDMA phone.

its 3G time!

jase250

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Master Geek

#12687 11-Feb-2005 02:52

Most Telecom owned stores will allocate you a prepay number and line for free, but in your case you have a number/line already - no matter how you go about hooking up your new(ish) 3205, it will be free.

Because you already 'own' (or have purchased the use of) the number/line, you can hook any phone you like onto it. I'd be very interested to know if anyone (123 or dealer) charges you for attaching a phone to your number.

The answer is: There are still monkeys and apes for the same reason that there are still British, even though my great grandfather was British and I am a Kiwi.

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Reckless

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Master Geek

#12692 11-Feb-2005 10:54

I just hooked up a phone 2nd hand phone ( for my son) I was given on a new prepay, it cost nothing except the $20-00 prepay card to get started. When we looked at the balance it had $5 or so dollars on it already. Also if you fill out the online survey you get $10-00 credit aswell I think???

regards

jase250

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Master Geek

#12693 11-Feb-2005 11:00

Yep - you are right on all counts... there are a couple of avenues a dealer can use to hook up a new prepay. So long as they use the correct one, you will score $5 of airtime. This is a recent (unadvertised) promotion.

All new prepay connections can register online and score the $10.

The answer is: There are still monkeys and apes for the same reason that there are still British, even though my great grandfather was British and I am a Kiwi.

snowboard_freak

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Master Geek

#12702 11-Feb-2005 23:16

oh and just wondering what games does the phone come with? my mate said it has metal slug on it, but i got mine and it dosn't have metal slug, the person i brought it off had had it for 4months, so i'm just wondering does it come with metal slug or not?

tonyhughes

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#13001 20-Feb-2005 22:36

no - it doesnt come with metal slug.

Maybe just 'bounce' 'triple pop' and some rafting game i think (from memory

Zach

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Master Geek

#13033 21-Feb-2005 19:55

It's $10 to connect a phone isn't it?

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snowboard_freak

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Master Geek

#13034 21-Feb-2005 19:57

^^ it was free for me because i already had a number.

Zach

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Master Geek

#13035 21-Feb-2005 20:01

Evil Telecom said that my samsung N391 could download Java Games with colour WAP, but it cant!

snowboard_freak

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Master Geek

#13038 21-Feb-2005 20:13

its stupid on the Nokia 3205 it has a thing so you can send sound files, but you can't sent any! the only type you could send is a ringtone from the tones folder because thats all it lets you access but when you try to send a ringtone a copyright thing comes up!! and it wont send recordings! stupid i say! is there anyway around that copyright thing? hyundai tx95c's can send ringtones, why cant a 3205??

Zach

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Master Geek

#13039 21-Feb-2005 20:18

Yeah. Well on my phone I can send like only like 10 tones plus the voice recordings. Maybe if someone sends you a ringtone you can send that one...

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