My new Nokia 7600
I bought a Nokia 7600. It's kind of a cool design, but the keys are not in a 10-key layout so it will take a bit of getting used to. You need to use the headphones if you don't want to look like a side talker, but the headphones are pretty cool. It isn't Symbian so I can't run my favorite applications on it. Having said that, it is refreshingly faster than the Nokia 6600. I tried the bluetooth gprs and it worked fine with my Mac. Unfortunately, there isn't a Mac profile for the phone yet so I can't seem to get it to sync with the address book. The main reason I bought this phone is because it does GSM as well as WCDMA. J-Phone/Vodaphone have rolled out WCDMA in Japan so I can use the phone in Japan. We don't have GSM so this is really the only way you can use GMS SIM cards in Japan.
Just today in class we were talking about globalization and how it has affected our lives. I told my instructor about the phone you gave me. I'm not sure whether to be surprised that you've bought yet another phone, but I should ask does it work with Cingular ;-)?
Posted by: Jessica | May 04, 2004 at 07:47 AM
I didn't knew that W-CDMA was available in Japan -- I thought only FOMA... So, I can roam with every W-CDMA phone? Very cool!
Posted by: Lo Szabo | May 04, 2004 at 11:33 AM
Yes. J-Phone provides WCDMA roaming to it's roaming partners.
This phone does work on Cingular Jessica. Were you able to get the phone working?
Posted by: Joi Ito | May 04, 2004 at 11:58 AM
Joi, you aren't roaming constantly then?
Or is there other ways of identifying you with a WCDMA network...
Posted by: Isaack | May 04, 2004 at 08:33 PM
No, I wasn't able to get the phone working. It would only work with Cingular in NYC and San Fran. But I like the phone, so I'm going to switch carriers so it will work. I'm going to show it to my mom and I think she'll be jealous.
Posted by: Jessica | May 05, 2004 at 05:21 AM
Okay I got it to work now!!! :-)
Posted by: Jessica | May 11, 2004 at 07:36 AM
Any success using a Vodafone Japan USIM card with it?
I plan to pick up one of these for "testing" soon and would rather use my existing Vodafone Japan USIM card so I'm not hit with roaming charges in Japan.
Posted by: Kyle Barrow | May 27, 2004 at 10:03 AM
Besides Vodafone Japan's USIM cards, you should also be able to use the 7600 in *some* areas in Tokyo.
The older blue-colored FOMA USIMs won't work; you'll need the newer green-colored SIM cards. Even with a green FOMA USIM card, you might experince some glitches if the SIM manufacturer is Gemplus. The 7600 works better with the more recent green-colored Dainippon USIM implementation.
Docomo have been quietly upgrading some of their FOMA base stations in Tokyo from the 3GPP '99 spec to the 3GPP 2000 spec. The Nokia 7600 will only be able to successfully handshake with these 2000-spec base stations.
YMMV ;-)
Posted by: MostlyVowels | June 25, 2004 at 10:30 PM
Oops, I meant "Besides Vodafone Japan's USIM cards, you should also be able to use the 7600 with a Docomo FOMA USIM card in *some* areas in Tokyo." Damn text editor.
Posted by: MostlyVowels | June 25, 2004 at 10:33 PM
I am diving into a more mobile work environment and am looking to pickup some of these great phones. Where does everyone pick them up? Surely Cingular in the US is not offering them.
Cheers,
Lon
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Posted by: Roy | November 12, 2004 at 02:18 PM
Has anybody found a way to send a picture taken from this phone to an e-mail (I do not want to send it thru a multimedia message).
also, is there a MAC (OS X) somewhere that supports this phone for image / music transfers ?
Thx.
Posted by: Gilles | November 18, 2004 at 05:17 AM
I really want to start using my MP3 player on my 7600 I dnt have a clue will anyone please give me a ruff idea? thanx
Posted by: sammie | November 25, 2004 at 12:45 AM
Someone on this post was able to get the 7600 to work on the Cingular network in California? If so, please email me...I'm having some problems...was the phone unlocked? Thanks for anyone's help!
Posted by: Aristotle Ramirez | December 13, 2004 at 07:07 AM
i think the nokia 7600 is the greatest phone ever and can you send me one please for free because they r nice a nd cool
Posted by: idrese | December 29, 2004 at 12:26 AM
ive just bought a nokia 7600,on 02 net work.when i connect to wap,it costs me loads.a friend tells me this should be free.can anyone tell me what i need to do to get on wap for free
Posted by: poppy | February 25, 2005 at 09:47 PM
I can't connect internet by bluetooth from mac os and when i go to Nokia website thier only have PC suit! where can i find software for mac that support nokia 7600 so they can work together?
Posted by: A | May 04, 2005 at 02:22 PM
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Posted by: Sudhakar | July 07, 2005 at 02:32 PM
Hi,
I am working In Gemplus USIM Cards
How to Represent the icon in Gemplus USIM
Can Any Body Knows Please Mail Me
Bye
Sudhakar
Posted by: Sudhakar | July 07, 2005 at 02:32 PM
Hi,
I am working In Gemplus USIM Cards
How to Represent the icon in Gemplus USIM
Can Any Body Knows Please Mail Me
Bye
Sudhakar
Posted by: Sudhakar | July 07, 2005 at 02:32 PM
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Posted by: sudhakar | July 07, 2005 at 02:34 PM
I just bought a Nokia 7600 from the UK and I am in NYC and I have a Cingular Sim card. Im having trouble getting the phone to work. Can anyone help?
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Posted by: john baker | July 31, 2005 at 10:58 PM
you got a good phone mate let me know how much ur sailing it 4 if not thn bya
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