Nokia 2760 camera bluetooth cell phone, t-mobile prepaid, $13 + tax after bing cashback

T-Mobile offers the Nokia 2760 flip camera cellular phone for $20 + tax (free shipping) -- Link

Use bing (search for T-Mobile.com) to save 35% the price for a final price of $13 (+tax on $20)

The Nokia 2760 is a low end VGA camera phone with 2 GSM bands (850/1900), bluetooth, good reception, poor speakerphone and sluggish menus, according to reviews. The phone is medium size.

The phone can be unlocked by T-Mobile three months after initial card activation and within one month from last refill. It can also be unlocked if you have a plan with T-Mobile and did not unlock another phone for 3 months.

This could work well for T-Mobile users wanting a cheap backup or a phone with camera and bluetooth.

Waiting patiently for the extra $25 refill card promo to show up.

The good thing is that it can record the phone conversation, a very good tool to keep the proof of what a CSR has said about a promotion.

shallot said: lyrebird said: The good thing is that it can record the phone conversation, a very good tool to keep the proof of what a CSR has said about a promotion.
I don't think you can record a phone conversation unless you notify them first.

I believe that you can record phone conversation in most states as long as one person on either end of the conversation knows. It all depends on state laws and each state is different so be sure to check up on it. Basically no one tapping in should be allowed to record the conversation.

"I believe that you can record phone conversation in most states as long as one person on either end of the conversation knows. It all depends on state laws and each state is different so be sure to check up on it. Basically no one tapping in should be allowed to record the conversation.

Correct as I understand it."

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No, it's not. My understanding (based on some web reading) is that in case of interstate telephone converstaion the laws of both states must be obeyed.

If this is correct--and I'm pretty sure it is--then the point is usually moot, since you have no idea which state your (un)friendly CSR is based in. Casually asking him/her about it would surely raise some flags in their minds.

Anyway, here is some info I found on the web--don't remember which site. Just don't treat it as legal advice. Google if you have to.

"Twelve states require, under most circumstances, the consent of all parties to a conversation. Those jurisdictions are California, Connecticut, Florida,Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania and Washington. Be aware that you will sometimes hear these referred to inaccurately as “two-party consent” laws. If there are more than two people involved in the conversation, all must consent to the taping."

shallot said: lyrebird said: The good thing is that it can record the phone conversation, a very good tool to keep the proof of what a CSR has said about a promotion.
I don't think you can record a phone conversation unless you notify them first.

I would go by that for lawsuit safety sake.
When you call up a CSR, usually it'll say the call is being recorded for training purposes or some other reason.
SO, when the CSR answers just quickly mention that you're recording the call for training purposes or for your backup, or whatever reason you want and say by continuing the call they are agreeing to be recorded.

Done

Nokia 1661 doesn't have the bluetooth or the camera. For me, bluetooth is a must nowadays.

MeraNamJoker said: does this phone has usb connection ? what would you use to transfer your contacts to this phone ?
It's a new device....it's called fingers

MeraNamJoker said: does this phone has usb connection ? what would you use to transfer your contacts to this phone ?

You can always use bluetooth, which also seems to be more reliable that the cable connection, according to my experiences. If your computer does not have bluetooth, you can buy a cheap adapter from DealExtreme or a similar retailer for around $5. You will need to download the Nokia PC suite, which works pretty well and synchronizes either with outlook or its own PIM.

I did not try this model (yet), but I have tried the Nokia 3555 which I bought a couple of months back and it worked flawlessly. No locking or anything. It is a T-Mobile prepaid phone like this one and I did not apply any firmware update. So I suspect that the 2760 would have no problem, but it would be great if someone could confirm this.

well you can edit your contacts in nokia pc suite and then download them via BT.

but "fingers" are still required though.

MeraNamJoker said: my computer has bluetooth. but usually US carriers disable the bluetooth profile for contact transfer and leave just the handsfree profile.
do you know if this particular phone (from tmobile) supports contact transfer over bluetooth.

btw to the person who said 'finger' is new tool.. I installed it and tried it.. but it was too buggy and had performance problem. It could only enter one number in 30-40 seconds. Maybe I will wait for new version. or meanwhile use old fashioned USB/bluetooth

lyrebird said: well you can edit your contacts in nokia pc suite and then download them via BT.

but "fingers" are still required though.

MeraNamJoker said: my computer has bluetooth. but usually US carriers disable the bluetooth profile for contact transfer and leave just the handsfree profile.
do you know if this particular phone (from tmobile) supports contact transfer over bluetooth.

btw to the person who said 'finger' is new tool.. I installed it and tried it.. but it was too buggy and had performance problem. It could only enter one number in 30-40 seconds. Maybe I will wait for new version. or meanwhile use old fashioned USB/bluetooth

You do not necessarily have to do anything manually if you already have all of your contacts in outlook and just synchronize your new Nokia phone using the suite.

DealExtreme, which is back online so I could check, has a bluetooth adapter with good reviews for $2.41 shipped

Green for the well written post. Concise description of the phone (pros and cons), and useful info about bing and about T-Mo unlocking. Well done, sir!

homealone said: "I believe that you can record phone conversation in most states as long as one person on either end of the conversation knows. It all depends on state laws and each state is different so be sure to check up on it. Basically no one tapping in should be allowed to record the conversation.

Correct as I understand it."

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No, it's not. My understanding (based on some web reading) is that in case of interstate telephone converstaion the laws of both states must be obeyed.

If this is correct--and I'm pretty sure it is--then the point is usually moot, since you have no idea which state your (un)friendly CSR is based in. Casually asking him/her about it would surely raise some flags in their minds.

Anyway, here is some info I found on the web--don't remember which site. Just don't treat it as legal advice. Google if you have to.

"Twelve states require, under most circumstances, the consent of all parties to a conversation. Those jurisdictions are California, Connecticut, Florida,Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania and Washington. Be aware that you will sometimes hear these referred to inaccurately as “two-party consent” laws. If there are more than two people involved in the conversation, all must consent to the taping."

It really doesn't matter at all since, as has been mentioned, most calls to corporate customer service depts have a recorded message telling you that the call is or may be being recorded on the corporate side. That in itself gives the caller the right to also record the conversation no matter what state they or the company is in.

For how many days was this $25 Refill Card deal included with the purchase of the phone?

I always got US CSRs when calling T-Mobile or AT&T.

Sometime around 9/20/2009 the $25 refill card was included free with this phone purchase. However, I am not sure how long this offer lasted (it doesn't exist any more).

Did you notice how long was the $25 card deal available? From what I gathered, it was god only for a few days.

How to use bing or BC? I did go to T-Mobile through bing or BC website, but the final price was still $19.99.

lyrebird said: The good thing is that it can record the phone conversation, a very good tool to keep the proof of what a CSR has said about a promotion.

How do you record an ongoing phone conversation?

I don't see the function in the manual

I would like to use the $25 refill card with an existing account.. Could someone tell me how long this card is valid for? Does it have an expiry at all? I called T-mo, didn't get a very clear answer..
Appreciate the response.. Thanks.