Rob
Depending on theTalks license you have, you can buy one of the AT&T phones
and then just do a phone transfer for your Talks license through a Talks
dealer. AT&T doesn't even need to be told about anything after you got the
phone you want.
Myself, I would go to a AT&T corprate store and get a new sim card and see
if that works any better. If you do it this away, you can get a new sim for
free to try. If you do not go to a corprate store, it will cost you probably
$25.
Signed: Stephen Giggar
Skype: dr-phone.
Hardware eventually fails, software eventually works.
No amount of bandwidth can fix poor design.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rob" <lis...@drumon.com>
To: <talks@talksusers.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2010 7:09 PM
Subject: [Talks] N75 dropping network problem
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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