I'm wondering what is the most reliable method of getting my Fido, SE T616
unlocked so that I may use Rogers sim as well.
Thank you,
Buddee.

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Beginning June 2004, Fido will be introducing a rewards program for loyal
customers.  Every 100$ you spent on your Fido service will give you 5 Fido
Dollars, which can be redeemed as a credit for a new phone.  What do you
guys think?  (Let's try to getting this newsgroup back to ...

Has anybody successfully configured Picture Caller Id on the Sony Ericsson
T310.
I have added pictures to my contacts but when they call I just see the
caller id not the corresponding picture!

Does anyone have any news on CityFido for toronto?

I wonder why Fido discontinued the T310 but still has the T300 on sale.
Any guesses?

unlocking your Motorola phones for only $25 Canadian dollars with
subsidy code. No need to send the phone to me. All I need is your IMEI
numbers. If interested, please send me an email. Thanks.

I heard briefly that Fido will be offering a contract for customers and some
perks such as "reward points".  Customers have been asking for a contract to
get better deals on phones and plans and apparently, the customers are
willing to sign a contract.  If that is the case, I hope ...

A few months ago, the STCUM (or whatever its name is this week) dismantled
their system which gave each bus stop its onw phone number.
So now, one must dial a single number and then punch in keys to follow prompts
and finally some bus stop identification followed by bus number.

Well, it's February now. And I last posted a link to this in December.
So I guess it's that time again...
http://members.shaw.ca/stevefisher/fido/sms.html
I got some input from the folks on HowardForums...

Neat implementation:
When you get an answer from Canada 411, you can then store it as a v-card in
your phone's address book. (Name, address, phone number).
While typing in the information may be ackward, you get a "permanent" record

I contacted FIDO to find out why their WAP server does not provide a customer
identification tag as do most WAP gateways.
The anwers I got was quite disapointing. They don't provide support for WAP
because they are a supplier of a mobile service. ("nous n'offront pas de

This past weekend I was coming back from Vermont through Montreal to Toronto
and noticed I had signal from Montreal to Cornwall.  Once I crossed into
Ontario the signal dropped to the point where it was unusable, but was still
there.  I make this trip quite often and I don't think ...

Got my toy yesterday, and have been playing with it.
Bear in mind that I come from years of use of a Nokia 6190. Bear in mind that
many comment probably apply to the current generation of handsets
But initial comments follow... (in more or less random order)