The NEC e616 is a 3G mobile phone from

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announced in October 2003 and released in early 2004.

Rechargeable battery

The e616 takes

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, which are available in different capacities: * 780 mA·h standard battery (always included) tested standby time in 3G network : 6–12 h depending on use of the phone * 1360 mA·h high capacity battery (sometimes included) tested standby time in 3G network : 12–24 h depending on use of the phone

Usage notes

Batteries should always be recharged in the recharger and not within the mobile phone. Recharging in the mobile takes longer and the standby time will be halved. The short standby time and recharging error may be caused by faulty firmware or a faulty 3G network. In addition the battery time can be increased by turning off the

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and vibra call alert, and by turning down the backlight of the display. Testing has revealed that using the phone in 2G network will provide 3-4 times the standby time than using it in 3G networks.

Media

Wallpapers

The screen size of the e616 is 176x240

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, but the wallpaper should be restricted to 176×200 pixels to allow for the status bar at the top and the menu bar at the bottom of the screen.

Ringtones

The NEC e616 supports

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ringtones A ringtone is the sound made by a telephone to indicate an incoming telephone call. Originally referring to the sound of electromechanical striking of bells or gongs, the term refers to any sound by any device alerting of an incoming call. On p ...

Information Codes

Special codes supported by the e616 include: **#06# shows

IMEI The International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) is a numeric identifier, usually Unique identifier, unique, for 3GPP and iDEN mobile phones, as well as some satellite phones. It is usually found printed inside the battery compartment of the ph ...

number **#2820# shows Software Version **#3210# shows SP lock info **#4960# shows sim lock info **#7320# shows net lock info **#8140# shows corporate lock info **73738#

master reset A factory reset, also known as hard reset or master reset, is a software restore of an electronic device to its original system state by erasing all data, settings, and applications that were previously stored on the device. This is often done t ...

*#7320*(8 digits password)# release the Net Lock, password required **#2634# unlock APN 1-2 and the GPRS attach. The codes are entered in the same way as a normal phone number.

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External links

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