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2:01 pm
March 12, 2011
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I was in a 7-11 in Guelph Ontario and noticed a little sign saying new handset coming soon. Clerk had no idea. Anybody have any clue about what and when? Any chance it
Might be something good like a C3???
3:18 pm
October 14, 2008
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Time will tell. It will probably be posted on the website also when it's available.
10:21 pm
March 2, 2011
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A C3 would be nice!
10:31 pm
March 2, 2011
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My Local store is dumping the Unlocked Nokia 5200 sliders for $40. The sim will not work with SO but if you have a current sim you can slide it in and it's good to go.
They are 2005 technology & it's only works on GSM 850/1800/1900 bands. Even the cheap 1661 has better access with Dual-band EGSM 900/1800, GSM 850/1900 but is locked.
10:00 am
March 12, 2011
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Well I emailed speakout and get this: it will be the C3 and it is shipping now! Also this is a quote from the email:
Includes First 2 months (2500 outgoing text package PLUS unlimited data a $40 value FREE)!
Right now thru the end of April you can get this handset for 50% off the regular retail of $119 with purchase of $100 SpeakOut airtime!
11:46 am
December 11, 2009
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7-11 said:
My Local store is dumping the Unlocked Nokia 5200 sliders for $40. The sim will not work with SO but if you have a current sim you can slide it in and it's good to go.
They are 2005 technology & it's only works on GSM 850/1800/1900 bands. Even the cheap 1661 has better access with Dual-band EGSM 900/1800, GSM 850/1900 but is locked.
I have a Nokia 5200 that I bought from 7-11 and have been using it with SO since Sept. 2008. I put a Telus SIM card in it recently and it doesn't recognize it. I therefore think that my 5200 is not unlocked. If you're planning to buy one of the Nokia 5200 mentioned above, and you want it to be unlocked, you might want to check first that it is indeed unlocked.
2:40 pm
July 12, 2009
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The Nokia 5200 is a tri band GSM phone. it is only 2G which means that if it is locked it will work with whichever of Rogers or Fido it is locked to, and if unlocked it will work with both Rogers and Fido. Since you have been using it on SO, you know that it will work on Rogers.
The portion of the Telus/Bell network that uses SIM card type phones is only 3G. They do not have a 2G/GSM network.
5:19 pm
March 15, 2011
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If they started to sell the Nokia C3, I really hope that they will improve the text capability soon. At this time, my daytime ("business") cell is on Speakout, but my "home" phone is still on Virgin for pretty much that reason. I would really, really appreciate to receive emails as SMS (gateway) as almost any other carriers offer. Also, it may sound shallow, but I like to receive Facebook and Twitter SMS alerts from specific persons I subscribe to. The issue is I need to send a shortcode to activate my phone on my account and Speakout doesn't allow them (yet). It is sure that I would like to get faster internet on my smartphone and maybe upgrading to a Iphone/BB (for what it is good for), but the lack of text capability is really what block from porting my 2nd number with them. Also, if you have ideas about bypassing these "bugs", don't hesitate to share your ideas.
5:23 pm
October 14, 2008
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Some people want all the "bells and whistles" in a wireless carrier, and there are options if you need that. SpeakOut was designed as a low cost, no/low frills carrier. I hope they don't change a thing.
1:06 am
March 2, 2011
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Any phone you are considering purchasing that is being sold as unlocked I strongly advise that you swap your Sim & try it out in store, before purchasing to confirm.
7-11 offers a 10 day, no questions asked return policy on new phones in original packaging.
Also it is always a great idea to research the specs beforehand so you know exactly what you are purchasing regarding operating bands & features!
8:32 am
March 17, 2011
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Has anyone spotted this new phone in Winnipeg?
8:43 am
March 12, 2011
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Just called the 7-11 where I saw the sign and the clerk confirmed they had the C3 with the deal outlined above. I'm so excited -- will pick one up today and then BYE BYE Rogers!
1:04 pm
March 17, 2011
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Hey. I'm already with speakout, but I'm thinking of getting either the Nokia C3 or an iPhone. Which would you guys recommend? I've never been on the speakout data pack, but I've been told it's slow and not worth paying for. Opinions?
thanks in advance.
2:02 pm
March 15, 2011
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iamdrumming said:
Some people want all the "bells and whistles" in a wireless carrier, and there are options if you need that. SpeakOut was designed as a low cost, no/low frills carrier. I hope they don't change a thing.
They don't need to change much, just fully activate the email gateway. We can already receive emails thru the Rogers gateway, but we can't read them at this time. It won't cost them a dime to make that change, but it will really improve the things for some of us.
2:44 pm
October 14, 2008
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With most things, it's not up to SpeakOut. It's Rogers that cripples the capabilities of the service.
6:01 pm
March 17, 2011
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So they have the phones but the free texting or data plans is not yet available I am told by the customer service people when I called.
10:40 pm
December 2, 2009
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Folks,
It is official now... https://www.speakout7eleven.ca/phones/nokia-c3
But honestly, DO NOT EXPECT this "feature phone" is anything like an iPhone! DO NOT EXPECT it is like an entry-level Android powered smartphone or even a Samsung Bada-powered Wave! It may looks like a BlackBerry or its Nokia E series siblings that runs on Symbian... NO! The closest thing on the current market I would compare is INQ - sans 3G!
Review from someone who do knows about phones... http://www.mobile-review.com/r.....0-en.shtml
11:12 am
August 31, 2009
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The C3 is often on sale at FS or Best Buy for $69.99, and I saw it at Walmart the other day for $79.88. So existing SO users are probably better off buying a Rogers-branded handset from a big box retailer.
That said, the C3 *does* make sense right now if you're buying $100 airtime, since you'll get a 50% discount, bringing the price down to $159.50 for the C3 and airtime. That's cheaper than the competition.
