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Fido to release Nokia 1661 August 5th

We first found out that Fido was set to release the economic Nokia 1661 when it showed up by accident on their site, so did the Sony Ericsson Z780i. News today that the 1661 will be released on Wednesday, August 5th at $0.00 on a 2-year or $55 Prepaid. The Nokia 1661 comes with an FM radio, Mp3 player, 1.8 inch screen with a resolution of 128 x 160 pixels, flashlight speakerphone, contacts, Calendar, stopwatch, Calculator, speaking alarm clock and games.

Speak Out Wireless and Petro-Canada currently offer this at no-contract price $59.

Thanks Buck & WorldIRC!