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nokia 6255 from brazil-how to rechip?
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Posted by: godzgirl

nokea 6255 from brazil-how to rechip? i got this cool camera phone that video tapes three minutes, has tons of games,does voice record(3 mins) as a ring tone, speaker phone, i mean it has the works and i was able to put it on verizon network. . . but when i asked them to transfer my phone book they couldnt do it and they couldnt find the phone either. they said since it is originally from brazil, it has to be rechipped. they said they would sell it in their store for about $400 and if i had more the sales guy would buy one. does anyone out there know where to rechip a phone and how much it would cost. it does show up on nokia website under brazil cell phones model 6255(i) w/o the i and it is the phone. HELP! it is the coolest phone! margaret

Posted by: hillstrubl

rechip?

Posted by: godzgirl

rechip is when you change the microchip in your phne to match the network,region you are in ....right?? nobody knows how or what around this instant messaging board, not to mention where or how much!

Posted by: seafoam

You may want to message calgarymobiles, he's managed to put some phones on the Telus network.

http://www.howardforums.com/showthr...threadid=463354

Posted by: godzgirl

thanks for giving me a clue. i had nothing before. i sent him a copy of my thread. wish me luck and if you or anyone hears anything, email me at godzgirl@pacbell.net. i really appreciate the feedback!

Posted by: seafoam

I'll be really envious if you get it working, I so want Telus to release this phone.

Posted by: godzgirl

still waiting for a reply from the other guy. have you seen the phone? there is a cool ericson z800 or something out there that i just heard of too. it has alot of great features. i think cingular has it on special.

Posted by: seafoam

I've only seen pictures of it and according to the description it's got everything I want in my next phone:

Review of 6255i
http://www.mobileburn.com/review.js...&source=HOMETOP

The manual for the phone in case you don't have it:
http://downloads.nokiausa.com/userguides/6255i.PDF

and the official Nokia page in the US:
http://www.nokiausa.com/phones/6255i/1,2803,,00.html

I just saw the v800 on the website yesterday http://www.sonyericsson.com/spg.jsp...m=pp1&pid=10205 and it looks like a really sweet phone.

Posted by: godzgirl

THANK YOU. I MAY NOT HAVE GOTTEN THE ANSWER I WANTED BUT I DID GET THE ANSWER I NEEDED. THANKS FOR DIRECTING ME TO THE CORRECT WEBSITES FOR THE MANUAL AND PHONE NUMBERS AND ETC...I CALLED AND GOT SO MUCH INFO THAT MY HEAD WAS SPINNING. TURNED OUT THAT NOKIA IS PROBABLY GOING TO ROLL OUT THAT MODEL IN THE USA WITHIN THE NEXT QUARTER EVEN IF NO PROVIDERS PICK IT UP. I AM REALLY GLAD I FOUND OUT THE INFO THAT I DID. I STILL DONT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT RECHIPPING BUT I DO KNOW NOW WHERE TO TURN WHEN I HAVE QUESTIONS LIKE THESE....MARGARET

Posted by: seafoam

Any luck on getting the phone to work?

Posted by: w0rdie

MARGARET, can you tell me if you are able to adjust the ring profile with the outside buttons-- meaning can you put it on silent, etc without having to open the phone?

Thanks!

Posted by: HolyMoto

wordie-

I know I said it before, but I don't think it is possible. pressing the power button will bring up the profiles menu and you can scroll to a profile, but you cannot select a profile with the flip shut.