Hello,
My 3 year old AT&T N75 has recently developed a problem where it will
drop the network connection after a variable amount of time after
turning on the phone. It will drop in as short as less than 10 minutes
or stay connected for hours before dropping. It usually starts as talks
starts reading the screen which happens because the graphic bars
disappear causing the screen to be read. The 3G graphic sometimes
remains visible and if I ask Talks to inquire about the network, it
reports 7 bars of network strength and battery power level. It will
still place calls in this condition. Then after some more time, the bars
will reappear causing Talks to reread the screen. This cycle can
continue several times until it eventually drops the connection
entirely. I have two batteries and they are both fine so I don't believe
they are the problem. I get the exact same results with either battery.
First I tried a soft reset and then a hard reset which of course wiped
out the Talks registration and neither reset made a difference. Is there
anything else I should try to resolve this problem?
Provided the phone is really now a paper weight, I'm trying to figure
out what is the best next phone to get. After checking with the AT&T
disability center, they offer 5 potential replacement phones, and of
course only supporting Mobile Speak. I'd rather stick with Talks due to
poor response time when I tried MS a few years back and I like
Eloquence. I suppose I'd be willing to switch if MS has improved in it's
current offering but that would cost $89. Of course I want to spend as
little as possible. The only flip phone offered is the Nokia 6650 but I
didn't like the keypad when I looked at one a year ago. I'm not a power
user and don't require a data plan nor do I text message much so a
QWERTY keyboard is not necessary, mostly just casual phone usage. I like
the small form factor of a flip but willing to get a bar phone if needed.
Does anyone have a working N75 that you'd be willing to sell real cheap?
How feasible is it to try sending the phone to Nokia for repair? Is
that a reasonable or cost effective action or are these phones just
considered to be disposable these days?
If I were to get a used N75 from eBay or say a new 6650 anyway, would
I have to pay the $50 Talks transfer fee or can I somehow prove that my
N75 is defective and get that fee waived like I did when my first one
died while under warranty? Or do I need to pay that fee regardless of
which replacement phone I get?
Thanks for any thoughts or suggestions.
Rob
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