I have a Nokia6016i with Sprint as my network. I cannot get phone calls, VM’s, or text messages. The display states: Searching for network.
I know that the problem is not that I cannot get connected to the network, because my work cell is also a Sprint phone. Hell, I have been in Sprint stores and cannot get a bar on my phone.
I went to the local Sprint store on Saturday and was told that I had an analog phone and should have been sent a letter and e-mail in February telling me I needed to get a new phone. The sales rep stated she would be happy to give me a new phone if I agreed to a two year contract. I might have done just that if she could have shown me how I could at least listen to my voice mails and messages over the last three months.
I really think my phone is digital. I really don’t want to agree to a two year commitment for a phone I use ten minutes a month, and I really do want to hear my last two voice-mails. Is there any hope?
Ask sprint how long they keep VMail in the que, cause Im thinking that its gone but if its not then there should be a number that you can call from a land line and access your voice mail.
As well pick up a paygo phone and port your number over, if you only use about 10 min a month , a contract is way more than you need.
A suggestion for you. I was with AT&T until they switched off analog last year, then they wanted me to sign up for $35+ a month for two years. I told them forget it, thinking they would offer me something cheaper. No such luck.
I did some research and wound up getting a TracFone for $20. It doesn’t do anything fancy, just voice and basic text messaging. It’s a pre-paid phone, you buy minutes for it. 60 minutes and 3 months of service is $20. But, you can buy a minute doubler (for life!) card for $30 or so, and then you get 120 minutes from each $20 card. For $7.00 a month you can’t beat it. Phones and cards can be bought on eBay or at Dollar stores. And I’m not tied to any contract.
There is a command with Sprint that allows you to access your voice mail remotely. IIRC you call the number from another phone. When your voice mail message plays, you hit star. You then have to enter your PIN (user-generated) and you can access your voice mail.
One other tip. If you can use an older phone that you have from the same carrier, or even borrow a non-active phone (or, worst case, buy a cheap one on eBay), call to do a swap. There is, I believe, technically a swap charge, but they never remember to do it on the phone (I’ve done it with Sprint about 4 or 5 times). On the other hand I always seem to get charged if I go into a store.
All you need to do to swap is call from a different phone and give them the numbers from the new phone.
Page 105 of the User manual from the link above says you can check messages from any phone. Also, note page 14 which indicates this is a digital phone, and this review which backs that up. Typically, older CDMA phones have an analog function, but I don’t know if service providers have any analog cells to make use of.