Random Nokia 500 alert tone?

I have a Nokia 500 that beeps every so often for no reason like an alert. Its not an old reminder/text/delivery report/battery etc. Is it something to do with it searching for network/changing to 3g network? The phone doesn t light up or give any other indication as to what its doing.”

We have seen this question crop up a few times and the most likely cause if the signal has dropped
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Question 1) It only supports syncing over bluetooth with phones that meet its bluetooth specs (see the user manual on the DVD for more details or the product website)
Point 2)
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Firstly, I'm a bit of a dunce when it comes to things remotely techy lol.
I recently had a E71 which unfortunatel was lost. I have replaced this with an N97.
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