Just a quick note that the AT&T store has Nokia 2610 refurb's for $9.99 each and if you go through dealking or someplace like that you get $20 back per phone....ordered 2 a while back cause I needed an at&t sim to test my phone was unlocked and was cheaper to buy the refurb then a sim kit. You should note that these can only be unlocked by the PROVIDER....the free calculator's don't work...the dealexteme smartsim has been verified to be a workaround... "http://www.DealExtreme.com/details.dx/sku.12167" and it's $8.

lilvboi637 said:I don't know why you guys ran into that problem. I thought Tmobile rebate is one of the best ones. I did it for about 6 times now and got my rebate after 2-3 weeks.how old were those t-mobil rebates of yours ?

cow001 said:Guys, the online fill-in rebate form asks for the 10 digit T-Mobile phone number and the 15 digit IMEI. Where do I get all of two numbers from? Is this mean I have to activate the phone first?
Thank you for your input.

*10-Digit T-Mobile # (xxx) xxx-xxxx:
*15-Digit IMEI #In order to receive your rebate, you do need to activate it. You can buy a $10 Prepaid or something and use it up. After that, you can do what ever you want with the phone (replace your old phone ....ETC.). Imei number is some where in the menu's.

newuser01 said:cow001 said:Guys, the online fill-in rebate form asks for the 10 digit T-Mobile phone number and the 15 digit IMEI. Where do I get all of two numbers from? Is this mean I have to activate the phone first?
Thank you for your input.

*10-Digit T-Mobile # (xxx) xxx-xxxx:
*15-Digit IMEI #In order to receive your rebate, you do need to activate it. You can buy a $10 Prepaid or something and use it up. After that, you can do what ever you want with the phone (replace your old phone ....ETC.). Imei number is some where in the menu's.

So it doesn't come with any starter minutes?

LongDongSilver said:

So it doesn't come with any starter minutes?

The prepaid phones come with an activation kit that includes 10 minutes.

jasblak said:LongDongSilver said:

So it doesn't come with any starter minutes?

The prepaid phones come with an activation kit that includes 10 minutes.

When will those minutes expire if you activate but don't use them?

Just for your information, last time I did it, I never received my rebate. They waited 3 months before processing my rebate which was sent 3 days after I placed my order, then told me that the rebate period had expired.

ushawk said:jasblak said:The problem with previous rebates was that the rebate was not advertised on the website but people sent it in anyway. The rebate stated that it was only valid from authorized retailers. T-Mobile claimed that T-Mobile.com purchases were not included, so people had to fight to get their rebates. The current rebate is advertsied on the website and specifically states that it is valid for purchase at T-Mobile.com, so there should be no problems. My T-Mobile rebates have always been paid extremely fast.
I placed my order of Nokia 2610 on T-mobil dotcom on 06/06/08 when this $30 rebate WAS advertised online (free phone AR with a free $25 prepaid refill card) T-mobil rebate center has denied my rebate twice. Called them this AM, customer agent created a new tracking ID and assured me this time my rebate will be sending out in 4-6 weeks. Will see.

[btw, t-mobil mistakenly sent me three (3) $25 prepaid refill cards with that Nokia 2610 ]

My mistake then. It was the previous deal (probably in Jan) that everyone had so much trouble with where it wasn't actually advertised. However, your rebate form did not say it was valid at T-Mobile.com. Yes, they screwed up. Since the current rebate form does say T-Mobile.com, I wouldn't expect any trouble with the rebate center. YMMV and good luck to all.

mohit said:I have a T-Mobile 39.99 plan. Can I use this phone with that ..?
Or do I need to unlock this phone ? Can this phone be unlocked ?

-Mo

yes.
no.
yes.

sardarji said:WOW people did not learn T-Mobile Rebates fiasco. Here

Completely different pont there skippy. Get with the program.