changing sim

mentos · 23-09-2008, 4:52 PM

hi all

i have a chance to change from the 2g to a 3g,the 2g is on contract. thing is ive been offered a 2 month old 3g for 180 quid at work. can i just swap the sim from my 2g to the 3g?

thx for any advice

J7MAN · 23-09-2008, 4:56 PM

Yep.

Matt_C · 23-09-2008, 6:17 PM

You lucky beggar!!!!

£180 for a 3G model! Get it bought!

mentos · 23-09-2008, 7:33 PM

yeh is very good deal lol, on speaking to him he recons if i put sim into the 3g phone,when i sync it with itunes it will start the 18 month contract again,is this correct?

J7MAN · 23-09-2008, 7:38 PM

Cant see why it would.

ROBIN50N · 23-09-2008, 8:43 PM

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Originally Posted by apollo0073

yeh is very good deal lol, on speaking to him he recons if i put sim into the 3g phone,when i sync it with itunes it will start the 18 month contract again,is this correct?

no, you would know if you did as youd have to sign or accept it as its a legal contract. they couldnt just spring it on you.

fat jez · 23-09-2008, 8:57 PM

no, it won't start a new contract that I can see, since the phone is already activated. however, I'm not sure if the 3G part will work (depends on O2). For example, on Orange, 3G SIM's are different to 2G ones, but on Vodafone they work the same.

J7MAN · 23-09-2008, 9:05 PM

The sims in a 2G should be new enough to be 3G. Cant see why they'd manufacture 2G cards anymore when the majority of handsets are 3G, plus there backwards compatible.

fat jez · 23-09-2008, 9:11 PM

tell that to Orange

They still issue separate 2G and 3G SIMs

mentos · 23-09-2008, 9:12 PM

thx guys,
thinking about it,im guessing that the 3g must still be on a contract as it is 2 months old, does this confuse things? for example can they block the phone? im not to wise on contracts etc as i have never had one i usually use pay and go.
i cant really see it being that dodgy as the bloke works same place as me but seems a bit odd why get rid of it so cheaply.

ROBIN50N · 23-09-2008, 9:15 PM

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Originally Posted by apollo0073

thx guys,
thinking about it,im guessing that the 3g must still be on a contract as it is 2 months old, does this confuse things? for example can they block the phone? im not to wise on contracts etc as i have never had one i usually use pay and go.
i cant really see it being that dodgy as the bloke works same place as me but seems a bit odd why get rid of it so cheaply.

if down the line he does an insurace scam on it and says he lost it to claim another then it would get blockd.

J7MAN · 23-09-2008, 9:23 PM

At which point you staple it to his forehead.

mentos · 23-09-2008, 9:38 PM

thx guys for the advice

Matt_C · 23-09-2008, 9:55 PM

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Originally Posted by J7MAN

At which point you staple it to his forehead.

Or push it up his bottom - width ways!

jerryq7777 · 23-09-2008, 10:15 PM

I did the same bought a 3g upgrade from a guy at work.I just put my 02 contract sim in and it works fine.Contracts up next month and just getting a simplicity 02 sim with the web bolt on.

daz4590 · 24-09-2008, 2:33 PM

sounds like a great deal mate, don't miss out

mentos · 24-09-2008, 6:48 PM

is the 2g sim different from the sim that goes in the 3g version,meaning that if i put the 2g sim in it it wont actually let me use the 3g part of it, if you see what i mean?

J7MAN · 24-09-2008, 7:06 PM

The sim in the 2G should be the same as the 3G, it just doesnt have the hardware in the 2G to use the 3G part of the sim.