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Faulty 3310/3330 |
Frubin Joined: Sep 02, 2004 Posts: > 500 From: London, England, UK PM, WWW
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I've got an old Nokia 3310/3330 which was passed on by my boy-friend.
He said there was something wrong with it but not sure as it had no battery to test it. As i have a Nokia 3310/3330, i used my battery to test it with a T-Mobile sim-card. When switched on, it came up with the old One-One which changed to T-mobile but after a while i noticed it would freeze up and nothing would respond (keys, on-off button) if it was on standby, browsing through the menu, calls/text messaging etc then switch off.
It sounds like it developed a software problem and i'm wondering if i these kind of old phones can can be fixed be re-flashing the software?
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Miss UK Joined: Jan 11, 2003 Posts: > 500 PM |
Ive got a 8210 which I got of eBay very cheap, it works great however I cant reset the security code the 5555 wont work so I got intouch with Intercity comms they told me they could give it a software upgrade which wud fix it at a price of 19GBP lol the old fones cost alot to update I dunno what to do, ive contacted tmobile cos my phones also a one2one enn
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Frubin Joined: Sep 02, 2004 Posts: > 500 From: London, England, UK PM, WWW
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@ miss uk: erm, just curious why did you post in my thread rather than post a new one for yourself?
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Sir-SonyEricsson-man Joined: May 30, 2002 Posts: > 500 From: Norway PM, WWW
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yes a service point can upgrade you phone. But it will surely cost you some bucks. I think miss uk was pointing to that when she posted in your topic
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Miss UK Joined: Jan 11, 2003 Posts: > 500 PM |
I was tryin to point out the cost, them old phones int worth alot and yet nokia charge loads to fix emm, im lucky mine works however ur best bet is to chuck it away lol
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Frubin Joined: Sep 02, 2004 Posts: > 500 From: London, England, UK PM, WWW
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Oh ok. I see. Well, there is nothing else wrong with it, but like you said would it be worth it to re-flash it as you can get a Nokia 3310/3330 cheap these days around £20-30.
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Miss UK Joined: Jan 11, 2003 Posts: > 500 PM |
tbh I would just sell it on eBay and maybe get a 8310 ?
depends what you want the phone for are you bothered bout wap etc?
if not try your luck at getting a 8210 I got one for a fiver
and one of the nice chappys here has just sorted my securiy code out for me so I haven't had to spend £19 on the phone afterall
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awave Joined: Feb 11, 2006 Posts: > 500 From: United Kingdom PM |
okay, right....i don't know how to fix it, but has it had something spilt on it? also, are you seriously going to use such a brick of a phone, in todays world where you can get a basic phone for £15-£20?!?!? - to be honest, i believe yes it could be fixed. But it would probably cost more than the phone is worth. if you have the right screwdriver/whatever to open the phone right up, have a look whether the there is anything obvious wrong and take some photos to post here. otherwise, i'd say throw the phone away (its a bloody brick!), and go to here (virgin mobile) where you can get a Nokia 1101 for £22.50 with £25 credit. good deal eh?
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Miss UK Joined: Jan 11, 2003 Posts: > 500 PM |
lol he's right
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Frubin Joined: Sep 02, 2004 Posts: > 500 From: London, England, UK PM, WWW
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@ miss uk. I doubt i would get much for it on eBay but nor would i risk to by any mobiles from there either! It would just be a back up phone incase one of my others break down. Glad to hear that you got your phone sorted out through.
@ awave: I think it might be a software fault, but i have no idea how to re-flash mobiles. If i knew how to fix it, i would do it myself. But i have no knowlegde of mobile technology. I still like the 3310/3330 even it is a bit big/chunky. It's a very trust worthy and durable phone! I will most likely be more than the worth as i did see them up to £30 brand new. Wouldn't you need to have a T6 Trox screw driver to open mobiles? Thanks for the link, but i already got three PAYG's, so wouldn't really need to get another one!
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Sammy_boy Joined: Mar 31, 2004 Posts: > 500 From: Staffordshire, United Kingdom PM, WWW
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Stick it on Ebay, you'll get a few quid for it, people will buy it for spares like the LCD, or will re-flash it if they have to tools to do so.
@frubin - you on the night shift as well, or just having a late night?
"All it takes for evil to flourish is for good men to do nothing" - Edmund Burke
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Frubin Joined: Sep 02, 2004 Posts: > 500 From: London, England, UK PM, WWW
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@ Sammy_boy: i might consider that if the re-flashing/repairs cost too much as i just end up with having a faulty phone which temporarly works.
I'm am on a 12 hour night shift, so reading about on mobile forums to keep me going!
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Sammy_boy Joined: Mar 31, 2004 Posts: > 500 From: Staffordshire, United Kingdom PM, WWW
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Same here, keeps you going doesn't it! Mine's ending soon thank goodness, then got a few days off!
Sorry, bit off topic there!
"All it takes for evil to flourish is for good men to do nothing" - Edmund Burke
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Frubin Joined: Sep 02, 2004 Posts: > 500 From: London, England, UK PM, WWW
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@ That's ok Sammy_boy: Yeah it does! Lucky you. I'm working but can't wait till my i reach my holidays and off to Copenhagen, Denmark for 11 days! (bit off topic too lol!)
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