Nokia 8290 stuff

[corn167]

daydeal.com has cool faceplates for Nokia 8290.

http://www.daydeal.com

 

[directcom]

www.daydeal.com

 

[AlphaAssassin001]

anyone got an idea on the 6160m?

 

[corn167]

Anybody change the faceplate for their 8290?

 

[SiberianTiger]

they're cool but way too expensive...i know that you can get it at least 50% cheaper at some stores.

 

[corn167]

Where did you see 8290 faceplates for 50% cheaper? I'm in LA.

 

[SiberianTiger]

go to monterey park or san gabriel. the asian stores sell faceplates around $10-20. i actually got the 8890 look-alike faceplate for free when i got my phone. (phone plus all the accessories out the door was just over $50!!)

 

[jimmygates]

Asian phone places rock period. Pacbell PCS stores suck. Not only their phone price high but you get no accessories aside from the ones bundled in the phone's box.



-Jimbo

 

[corn167]

At the phone stores, you can only get free accessories if you buy a phone with a new account. They won't sell you accessories for cheap if you just go in and buy it.

 

[kinkyboy702]

hey siberian tiger,
what kind of phone did you buy that you made it look like the 8890?

 

[corn167]

He must have bought a Nokia 8290.

 

[SiberianTiger]

8290...with a new cover/keypad to make it look like the 8890. i think at the website above, they have it (for $40?). i got mine for free as part of my phone package.

 

[corn167]

Siberian,

Did you get the full body (front and back) or did you get just the faceplate?

 

[hoomza444]

that phone is only $40-50 when u get it with service? Man i need to find that round here......is that oly through CELL ONE, or can you do verizon on that?

 

[corn167]

The 8290 is only available with GSM service (PacBell and other ...Bells). Verizon doesn't use GSM.

 

[cgclausen]

Damn, I need to get a nokia for my next phone. I am stuck with a crappy qualcomm. I know this is a long shot, but anyone know a place I can find a nokia phone for realatively cheap without activation?

 

[nippyjun]

Why do you guys want/need different colored face plates?

 

[hoomza444]

you should be able to go to the same store that you bought your phone from and, it nothign better, at least get like a nokia 5190......it comes in cool colors. you can get a whole set for less than 100.......complete with vibrating/flashing colored basttery....and flashing phone/antenna........looks pretty cool.....if you are into that.

 

[kinkyboy702]

where can you get the nokia 8290 for $40?! that phone sells for like $300 in the bay area, even with the service. if you can help and live in the bay area, e-mail me or post it on this thread. thanx a lot.

 

[feurio]

I just got mine for $200 - $100 rebate from the Good Guys in Emeryville. $200 for phone w/ activation - $40 rebate - $60 rebate. Yes, yes not as good as getting it south but I needed a phone and I didn't want to have a long distance number.

 

[PUN]

I got the Nokia 8290 with handfree kit for free with free activation. I had to sign up for 1 year activation though.

 

[kinkyboy702]

So does anybody know where i can go to get the phone for the prices down south. There's bound to be some ghetto Asian place in Chinatown (in SF). If not I can just have my parents buy me one in GG or LA. Any recommendations for stores down south (you can get any area code right?) or, hopefully, in bay area.

1 year contract is perfectly fine... as long as the phone is free

 

[Trike]

heh.. anything in the seattle area?

 

[Croton]

yeah i got the aT&T nokia 8260 for $15.00

called the at&t rep and worked a deal out w/her.

 

[rol]

Just got mine last weekend (8290) from Monterey Park in LA for 45 bucks OTD with car charger, belt clip, hands free kit, and free faceplate. Free roaming so I am using it up in San Jose, but I have an LA #, In 6 months, I can change it to a norcal # if I want to.

Stores in LA are selling the faceplates for 10, the front and backs with the switch to pop out the keypad cover for 20.