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For sale, Old, Fido branded Nokia 2190.

The original phone Fido sold when it started operations circa 1997. This
one has a cracked window but still works. (Fido also had a few Nortel
and Ericcson handsets during this period, but no Motorolas since Moto
didn't do GSM-1900 at that time).

Since this is a museum piece, especially with the logo of an operator
soon to cease to exist, I am asking only $5000 for it. I think it is
unlocked, but not sure. New cover to replace the cracked window
probably not available anymore.

(The window was cracked in 1998 when I slid while running for the bus
during the ice storm :-)

This phone has no GPRS capabilities. It is big, unsexy. But it does have
a big usable keyboard, compared to today's phones that require
watchmaker tools to press the minuscule keys :-)

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Is this a joke ?

pmb


"JF Mezei" <jfmezei.spamnot@teksavvy.com> wrote in message
news:1108724926.c90546a3ef7ed18978c7ea1038a84e7e@teranews...
> For sale, Old, Fido branded Nokia 2190.
>
> The original phone Fido sold when it started operations circa 1997. This
> one has a cracked window but still works. (Fido also had a few Nortel
> and Ericcson handsets during this period, but no Motorolas since Moto
> didn't do GSM-1900 at that time).
>
> Since this is a museum piece, especially with the logo of an operator
> soon to cease to exist, I am asking only $5000 for it. I think it is
> unlocked, but not sure. New cover to replace the cracked window
> probably not available anymore.
>
> (The window was cracked in 1998 when I slid while running for the bus
> during the ice storm :-)
>
> This phone has no GPRS capabilities. It is big, unsexy. But it does have
> a big usable keyboard, compared to today's phones that require
> watchmaker tools to press the minuscule keys :-)

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Pierre-Marc Bonneau wrote:
>
> Is this a joke ?

I thought it was pretty obvious. I always wonder why people bother
trying to sell old handsets.

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I've got a 2190 without the cracked screen, but it's locked to
Fido. Maybe I should sell it??



In article <1108794364.bc1c738350fd15a8e8cf9508f884e205@teranews>,
JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@teksavvy.com> wrote:
>Pierre-Marc Bonneau wrote:
>>
>> Is this a joke ?
>
>I thought it was pretty obvious. I always wonder why people bother
>trying to sell old handsets.