Disconnected...

[guardianfox]

Uses for a disconnected Vogue (no CDMA)???

I haven't got too many ideas... I'm hoping you folks will contribute something fun. I don't like any of the ideas much... I'll list why in parentheses.

- "Regular" PDA (I have a dedicated PDA that I like better).
- GPS (Needs too much tweaking, and lots of resets... no net on the go).
- Handheld photo album (A bit of a waste of hardware).
- Game Platform (Can't say I've found a lot of good games for it).
- Movie player (It's usually pretty sluggish for this).
- Music player (Not bad, but I don't have an adapter for standard headphones).
- Camera (Ok, it's small... but kind of crappy).
- Paperweight / conversation piece / cudgel (best idea yet).

Ok, so obviously I'm looking for input.

Does anyone have a few suggestions of other uses for this $400 skipping stone?

How can I re-map the send key so that it doesn't open the dialer (and maybe remove some of the other "phone" features)?

How about changing the ESN and etc. to match that of another phone of mine so that I can use it with my present provider???

[socrate007]

Sell it... That's probably the best you can get out of it if you already have a phone and a PDA...

[TheChampJT]

Sounds like a pretty dumb question considering you just listed all the things these are devices are good for.

[guardianfox]

Sell it... That's probably the best you can get out of it if you already have a phone and a PDA...

I wish I could.

I'm sure it can be unlocked for use on another carrier, but Telus will no longer accept its ESN from myself or any customer (a very long and bitter story, but also boring so forget it).

More importantly, there's no market for it in my location and it's pretty remote so shipping is usually a deal-breaker.

To be honest, if I could get a Diamond, I'd toss this thing off of a very high cliff and be happy. I'd be out $400 (and whatever the Diamond costs), but I'd be satisfied.

That's not going to happen, so I'm brainstorming ways to put the thing to work for me. I'd love to have it working as a phone again, but Bell won't take it and they're my only option here. I'd use it as a webserver, but there's no WiFi.

See my problem? Still nobody with ideas?

[commandant83]

hey man, what do you mean bell wont take it, are you saying they are actually refusing to activate on their network. ?

[guardianfox]

hey man, what do you mean bell wont take it, are you saying they are actually refusing to activate on their network. ?

Yes, precisely. It's a Telus-branded phone.

[fabricatedhero]

I would put it on ebay and sell it, because there might be someone here in the U.S. that might be able to use it on one of our carriers like Cricket or metroPCS.

I remember the first phone I bought, it had Telus Mobility on it....not sure what that was about...LOL..whats even funnier is that it was a Sprint branded phone...so you can see where i'm getting at.

The phone probably could be re-programmed to work for someone else. shipping may be costly but hey its either some money in your pocket or nothing at all but a door stopper 8)

Give it a try.

[guardianfox]

I would put it on ebay and sell it, because there might be someone here in the U.S. that might be able to use it on one of our carriers like Cricket or metroPCS.

I remember the first phone I bought, it had Telus Mobility on it....not sure what that was about...LOL..whats even funnier is that it was a Sprint branded phone...so you can see where i'm getting at.

The phone probably could be re-programmed to work for someone else. shipping may be costly but hey its either some money in your pocket or nothing at all but a door stopper 8)

Give it a try.


I got the "probably" thing figured out... right now it's in an unlocked state... ready to sell if need be.

I did figure out one good use that suites me... I loaded a 4gb card with http://www.soschildrensvillages.org.uk/charity-news/wikipedia-for-schools.htm and some topo maps and a bunch of other information that I've collected over the years.

I shoved it and a few cards and cash into a sleeve, and now my wallet contains a calculator, dictionary/encyclopedia, maps, etc... Stuff that I find myself consulting when I'm out with my friends or on some kind of adventure. I'm still using my iPaq as a primary PDA, but it gets babied (it's used for work) and doesn't go with me when I'm out having fun.


My to-do's:
Remove the cube.
Remove some of the phone-related options.
Remap the send/end buttons.
Find more resources / better maps.
Hack in a standard headphone jack.