I would return the phone as it has been discontinued! The Cingular 3125 has
been released as a replacement http://msmobiles.com/news.php/5551.html

"googler" <pinaki_m77@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Hi all, I just got my new Cingular 2125 Smartphone today as part of a 2
> year contract with Cingular for the $39.99 per month plan. Actually I
> came across this deal at Wirefly.com and got the phone for free (after
> mail-in rebates). I'm very happy to get this phone. It's the first
> smartphone that I own and looks and works great, but there are a couple
> of things that are causing doubts in my mind. First, there was an
> unheard voice mail when I turned on the phone for the first time and
> it's probably not for me. Btw, I got a new phone number with this
> phone. Secondly, when I turned it on for the first time, the date and
> time as shown by Windows Mobile were not correct (the date was showing
> as May 26, 2006). I could set the current date and time through
> settings after that. (btw, shouldn't the date and time be broadcast
> over the network instead of setting it locally in the phone?)
>
> So I am wondering if the phone is a new one. It looks like new and
> probably is, but I just want to be more sure that Wirefly didn't give
> me a refurbished phone. About the unheard voice mail, I think that's
> probably for the person who had this phone number, and might not have
> anything to do with the phone. But again, I'm not totally sure. Any
> feedback or suggestion on this will be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks a lot.
>