Where to Buy Nokia E71-3 Thread!

sorry to bring this thread back from the depths of the forgotten.....any update?
i'm pretty sure the E71-3 may be available in Singapore/Malaysia.
Since my E51 was from Singapore.
i'm be in both those countries in December so I will have to keep an eye out!
 
Echoing the above user,

I'm waaay in over my head with all this techno-talk.

So from what I gather:
E71-1 HSDPA 2100 / 900

E71-2 HSDPA 850 / 1900

E71-3 HSDPA 850 / 2100

I'm in Toronto, Canada, with Rogers as my provider. The E71-2 NAM is the correct, and best version to get, correct?

Thanks!
 
Singtel sell the Nokia E71-1, and with 2,100 UMTS being the 3G spectrum used in Singapore and Malaysia, it's unlikely the E71-3 will be sold there as well.
 
Sorry to dredge up this old thread. I had a E71-2 for a short while and sold it. I couldn't live without some things on WinMo, though the E71 is a fine device and still unmatched for it slim form factor and very responsive OS. I see that things have improved on the email front with Roadsync 4.0 (which was one of my big gripes). The other one is lack of Tri-band 3G.

Was the E71-3 ever released?!?! Because with 850/2100 I could survive!!!!
 
Neither of the above links appear to be valid for the E71 anymore... And equally so, neither of the two sites appear to be selling unlocked phones....

I did find a page for the E71 on one of the sites, but there was no indication the model shown was an E-71-3 or one with the combo of 850/2100 Mhz 3G.
 
The above link's from Telecom NZ & Telstra won't be valid anymore because they have moved on to the E72-3. Telecom NZ don't lock or brand their phones, not too sure about Telstra though. It's not possible to purchase via the web with either unless you are from New Zealand or Australia.

All 3G phones from Telecom NZ or Telstra are going to be UMTS 850/2100mhz as those are the bands the two telco's use. Telecom NZ is a 100% WCDMA 850/2100 network, so any phones from them will be 850/2100 - hence the E71-3.

You will probably have a tough time finding a new E71-3 as they were only released with a few telco's world wide. Best bet would be to watch Ebay Australia and hope a Telstra model pops up.
 
Thanks for the info, Profrink...

I'm an American living in Thailand, which sheepishly is only taking baby steps toward a national 3G network right now...

But there are some 3G services up and running, especially in Bangkok... Unfortunately, one of my mobile carriers for the short term is only offering its 3G on the 850 Mhz band, whereas my other carrier is only offering 3G on the 2100 Mhz band... And long-term, the national network, if and when it's implemented, is supposed to be on 2100 Mhz... So for me, getting a 3G phone that runs on 850 and 2100 Mhz 3G bands would be the best of all worlds...

The E72 already has that, in terms of covering all the 3G bands... But from what I've read, despite the nice feature set, the build quality and reliability of the E72 supposedly is nowhere near that of the E71, although the U.S. 3G versions of the E71 operate only on 850 and 1900 Mhz, which would be a bad long-term move for me. And I've read a lot of posts talking about the E72 having been manufactured in China, unlike the E71.... So, this is one of those instances where probably is makes more sense to look for the older model rather than the newer one.

PS - I went to the EBay Australia web site, and immediately found a bunch of E71s for sale, all advertising original Australian stock.. Great I figured... but then I looked and found they all said 900/2100 Mhz 3G.... So I'm assuming that means NZ typically runs on 850/2100, but Australia is different...
 
Ah, I see. Bit of a of a predicament but I'm sure it can be sorted.

Yeah agree with you about the E72 build quality, is a major reason why I have not upgraded.

Re: Ebay AU, sorry I should have been a bit more specific. Telstra in Aus and Telecom NZ both operate UMTS 850/2100, however there are other providers in the two countries who run 900/2100 which adds to the confusion. So when looking on there you will need to make sure you are searching for an original Australia Telstra E71-3 model.

There were a couple of 3G providers in AUS who sold the E71 but in different versions. As a reference, here is a list below of the models associated to pacific region telco's which should hopefully make your search a bit easier:

Nokia E71-1
UMTS 900/2100
-Optus Mobile
-Vodafone AU / 3 Mobile
-Vodafone New Zealand
-Many other EU providers

Nokia E71-2 & E71x
UMTS 850/1900
-AT&T
-Rogers Wireless

Nokia E71-3
UMTS 850/2100
-Telstra AU
-Telecom New Zealand

Keep on hunting and if you find one on Ebay, just make sure to double check with the seller that it is indeed an E71-3 (found on box). Perhaps you could start searching for an online store selling the E71-3 in AUS, we don't have any in NZ as Telecom NZ is the sole provider of their model versions.

Hope this helps.
 
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