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| Thread ID: 80329 | 2007-06-19 13:05:00 | Info please re my dear old Nokia 918 | paradox (1082) | PC World Chat |
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| 560616 | 2007-06-19 13:05:00 | Hi...We have an ancient Nokia that we bought when they were first introduced at the Warehouse. Kept for a spare it is in fine condition still with a good battery, address list ok,and everything lights up whe required. BUTwhen a number is dialed the only thing that comes up is -no service- and I seem to remember a recent report that an old phone band has been shut down. Coud any one please let me know if this is the case and my dear old Nokia has been shut down ? Cheers...Ken. Sorry about the blob I sent on my first post. :stare: |
paradox (1082) | ||
| 560617 | 2007-06-19 13:18:00 | um, how about you ask at a telecom/vodafone store? are you sure the phone is still active? i hear they close accounts after 6 months of inactivity or something like that | motorbyclist (188) | ||
| 560618 | 2007-06-19 13:52:00 | The Nokia 918 was a Telecom AMPS (Analog) mobile that was finally shut down in March. So it is effectively as dead as the parrot in the Monty Python episode, sadly. The phone is OK, just that its unable to talk or receive anywhere, or even be converted to do so. They were a damn good phone though. |
godfather (25) | ||
| 560619 | 2007-06-19 18:58:00 | There's still analog usable here in the US . . . it's just less used . . . but a lot stronger than digital . Many remote areas need the ability to get a signal through and digital clamps down if there's any glitch like static or weak signal happening . Analog just stays on the line and you may get a little static or noise from a distant repeater, but it stays connected . I keep a digital "brick" phone in all my vehicles for those times when a digital phone gets zero-bars . . and the analog is still holding 4 or 5 . We are also allowed to use ANY cellphone for a 911 emergency call . . even if it has no time left or has been disconnected for lack of payment or closed service . |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 560620 | 2007-06-19 19:33:00 | The Nokia 918 was a Telecom AMPS (Analog) mobile that was finally shut down in March . There's still analog usable here in the US . . . it's just less used . . . but a lot stronger than digital . Many remote areas need the ability to get a signal through and digital clamps down if there's any glitch like static or weak signal happening . Analog just stays on the line and you may get a little static or noise from a distant repeater, but it stays connected . With this in mind, you may be able to still sell your old analog phone via e-bay and get some money back on it . Were these phones CDMI? (Telecom) or GSM (Vodafone)? You would have to find out which one it used and also check which one is in use in the states at the moment |
Myth (110) | ||
| 560621 | 2007-06-19 20:29:00 | I don't think either is discontinued as they still use this analog for mountainous and far away areas . Analog can seem to punch through a little easier, and frankly I had a lot better performance without needing to hit a repeater with analogs in the not too distant past . I see these phones all over yard and garage sales here all the time, and they sometimes are in a grab bag for free, so I don't suspect there'd be much interest in buying any of them on E-Bay . I actually have about 10 various bricks here and I keep, like I said, one in each vehicle for that emergency when digital won't get through . |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 560622 | 2007-06-20 01:38:00 | We are also allowed to use ANY cellphone for a 911 emergency call..even if it has no time left or has been disconnected for lack of payment or closed service. same story here and in other nations |
motorbyclist (188) | ||
| 560623 | 2007-06-20 01:49:00 | With this in mind, you may be able to still sell your old analog phone via e-bay and get some money back on it. Were these phones CDMI? (Telecom) or GSM (Vodafone)? You would have to find out which one it used and also check which one is in use in the states at the moment The phone "value" to anyone would be a small fraction of the postage cost to get it to the US or any country that still uses the system. No idea what "CDMI" is that you refer to, these were AMPS as stated in my post. That was the original Telecom system. Perhaps you meant CDMA, but I thought the AMPS was clear in my post. AMPS means "Advanced Mobile Phone System". Also as they were subsidised prepay phones when originally sold, they may still be "electronically locked" to the old non-existent Telecom network. |
godfather (25) | ||
| 560624 | 2007-06-20 07:19:00 | The phone "value" to anyone would be a small fraction of the postage cost to get it to the US or any country that still uses the system. No idea what "CDMI" is that you refer to, these were AMPS as stated in my post. That was the original Telecom system. Perhaps you meant CDMA, but I thought the AMPS was clear in my post. AMPS means "Advanced Mobile Phone System". Also as they were subsidised prepay phones when originally sold, they may still be "electronically locked" to the old non-existent Telecom network.True I did mean CDMA... is CDMA the replacement to AMPS? |
Myth (110) | ||
| 560625 | 2007-06-20 10:30:00 | True. I did mean CDMA... is CDMA the replacement to AMPS?CDMA is digital (Code Division Multiple Access) which is preferable health-wise to Vodafone's TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access). Digital CDMA took over from analog AMPS on the Telecom network. I wouldn't touch a TDMA phone with a 40 foot pole. That should clarify things (if I got the acronyms right). Cheers Billy 8-{) |
Billy T (70) | ||
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