Nokia E73 - Buying in Canada, using on Wind Mobile

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ghazaleh r

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So I really want an Eseries phone to use on Wind Mobile in Canada that uses the same band IV 3G frequencies as TMobile USA.

The E73 was just released today but seems to be a TMobile exclusive. What do you think the chances are that this phone will ever be available unlocked in Canada? I'm assuming that the situation is somewhat like the E71x for ATT except not as crippled I hear.

Should I just find a way to get this shipped from TMobile to Canada and have it unlocked or is there any point in waiting for an unlocked version available in Canada? Getting stuff shipped here from TMobile is a real hassle but I'll do it if necessary.

As a side note, the E73 has "wifi calling" that is basically UMA for TMobile. Do you think this has replaced the normal Nokia SIP stack or will that still work as usual?

Thanks for any help!
 
Officially, Nokia does not sell unlocked phones in Canada. Any Nokia phone that you purchased from someone other than one fo the Canadian sell phone companies is from the grey market. and any phone that you purchase from one of those same cell phone carriers is locked. Your only hope is to buy a T-Mobile version or hope that Nokia USA sells this model. In either case, you will receive a phone with no Canadian warranty.
 
FYI -

It seems Tmo HAS messed with the software on this phone. SIP/Voip stack is not included and the "make internet call" option does not appear in the normal call menu - http://discussions.europe.nokia.com/...ort/m-p/708579

What's even worse is that it seems the UMA functionality not only doesn't function (I don't care, no UMA on Wind and SIP is cheaper anyways), but ALL wifi connectivity seems to need to connect through UMA and thus isn't working at all - http://discussions.europe.nokia.com/...ighlight/false

I wonder if any or all of these issues would be fixed by unlocking? I am very wary of buying this phone now especially since there is no non-Tmo firmware for it.
 
Thanks migo, kind of thought so. Excuse my ignorance but what do you make of the fact that wifi works normally in offline mode (no SIM)?
 
Hi All,

I'd like to dispel some myths pertaining to the E73.

1 - SIP does work, Gizmo is enabled on my E73 and when you punch in a number, the right key does turn into a Net Call button, also Internet Call is available as an option

2 - scanning for Wifi networks off the home screen adds the access point to the GAN destination instead of the Internet destination, so you have to add access points via the control panel

3 - the T-mobile E73 is definitely not as crippled as the AT&T E71x

4 - support for the E73 will go through T-mobile, of course, and they're pretty good about that stuff

5 - According to navifirm, the E73 is currently exclusive to T-mobile so debranding isn't an option yet. I may get adventurous and change the phone's product code to that of an E72 to see what happens, never know....

FYI - the E73 and E72 seem pretty similar. I bricked my E72 trying to downgrade the firmware (the latest FW sucks) so I decided to try the E73 on Wind. I was able to get an unlock code since I'm also a customer on T-Mobile.

All aside, I'm not digging the experience thus far. The E73 seems only capable of EDGE speed internet access, it could be my mis-configuration of the APNs or something similar, will have to look deeper. Also, short codes don't seem to work for SMS, that's another item I have to investigate.

Anyhow, I'll be posting stuff up on my blog (www.raj.jp) as soon as I complete my review.
 
Oh yea, one thing that I'm definitely not digging about the E73, no power port. All charging now happens with micro-USB. The E72 and E75 allow you to charge from either the power port and the micro USB port so this is saddening. At least the E73 uses the BP-4L battery of which I have several.
 
I'm also a T-mobile customer. Their rule is that you have to be on the network for 45 days in order to get an unlock code. I purchased the phone under the premise that I will be upgrading the current hardware on the line which is true - while in the states, I will be using the hardware.

I more than qualify for an unlock, so they put a request in and in about 24 hours I had an unlock code.
 
A couple of things I don't like about my E73:

Maybe these are just general FP2 issues. There is no longer any preview of text messages in the home screen. When the notification icon appears and you highlight it you only see the senders name not a preview of the content. There are for emails and there were on my E71.

There is no thumbnail of images you are attaching to an email. You have to know the image by fillename unlike on the E71.

Little annoying things that were available on the E71 and have disappeared on the E73. I can't see any reason why.
 
i cant change the call mailbox number on my e73. It should be in control panel > phone > call mailbox.

Its not there though. Anyone else able to change their call voicemail number?
 
Very astute of you. Since the phone is branded to T-Mobile, it appears that the phone doesn't have the voice mail applet that is present in other E-Series phones.

So... you won't bea ble tochange it.
 
If you're a T-Mo customer, they should support you and the phone. If you're not, you're correct, the # will always be wrong since the E73 is branded to T-Mo.
 
I just ran into this issue. How annoying!! Funny thing is that it seems when I was with Wind the SIM was able to reset the voicemail number ( area code 647) whereas now that I am with Mobilicty it is still stuck on the Wind VM number and I can't change it. There must be a hack of some sort!
 
I've switched to an iPhone 4 and haven't looked back. After getting screwed with the latest iteration of Nokia phones, first the E75 then the E72 and now the E73, I'm done.
 
And just how were you screwed by Nokia? And if you own an iPhone4, why are you on the Nokia forum, and why are you looking at a posting to do with E73 on Wind, and then why did you feel the need to share your story? BTW, the handsets that you listed are the "last and the one before it" iteration of Nokia handsets.
 
You may need to read to the start/top of the thread to understand.

For the less observant or literate types (Lordscr) you may simply want to pack up and go home. The high-level and useful discussion contained within Howard Forums where information is shared amongst owners/former owners/prospective owners and the well informed may not be in line with back-alley beer guzzling and yokel-speak that you're used to.
 
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