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Does anybody know how i can check whether my sim is 3G compatible or not?
When i purchased my k800i i had my pay as you go number ported to my new contract, i assumed that they would port my pay as you go number across to the 'unactive sim' i was given with my k800i. But all they did was swap my pay as you go sim card to my contract, i think.
Im not sure but i think my pay as you go sim was not 3g compatible.
Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks
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Posted: 2006-07-16 12:35:26
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@RandomHero
I am guessing from your post that you weren't using a 3G PAYG handset. If that is the case then one would have thought that they should have given you a USIM with your K800. Another possibility is that O2 are only giving out USIMs to customers, whether they are 3G customers or not, so your PAYG SIM card might actually be a USIM.
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Posted: 2006-07-16 14:53:45
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take the simcard out and have a look at the sim serial, if its 3G it normally says something like 3GD2 at the bottom, failing that look at the sim holder it came in (part you snapped the sim out of) on the blue side it will either say GSM or 3G in the corner. HTH
rereading the post above, PAYG simcard are not 3G ones, they are 2G ones. Also, your "inactive" sim should be a temporary active number while they port your PAYG to the contract, make sure its being done as if they cocked it up you cant port in after 14 days
[ This Message was edited by: aminator on 2006-07-17 02:12 ]
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Posted: 2006-07-17 03:10:24
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I'm in SW London, Zone 2, which is 5 miles from the centre and can't even get decent 2G coverage, never mind 3G! I have never made a video call, ever, as I everyone I know on 3G is outside the 3G area whenever I call them from central London, and everyone I know with Nokia N70s seems to have 2G sims in 'em... Got a decent deal on a K608i on 3 for mum though, it was £40 plus £30 PAYG airtime.
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Posted: 2006-07-17 03:57:46
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Are k800i's supposed to come with a 3g simcard?
If so, mine didnt!
I think i will go to CPW tomorrow and ask them to give me a 3g sim card.
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Posted: 2006-07-20 23:17:43
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On 2006-07-10 15:49:28, SE Rules wrote:
Guys,
3's network runs on O2's network, so therefore, whatever coverage you have with 3 is the same as O2!
Cheers
nope - sadly not! - ok right....time for some explanation....:
'3' - (hutchinson 'three'), ONLY own a 3G network. this means that in places where they do not have there own 3G coverage, they have to be backed up by someone else's GSM coverage.
right....at the moment, with a '3' phone, you use the O2 network to roam (to make calls/texts out of 3G area). at the end of this year, '3' are going to switch to using orange as there backup network....there are going to be more services offered then (not sure about orange 3G being used as backup though). If you buy a '3' phone now, while they are still with O2, at the end of this year - you will be able to roam onto both O2 + orange networks, aswell as using '3's own UMTS (3G) network
- just not sure whether to buy a sim card so if i decided to go '3' then i can still use o2 then :S
-|- awave
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Posted: 2006-07-21 00:26:59
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On 2006-07-20 23:17:43, RandomHero wrote:
Are k800i's supposed to come with a 3g simcard?
If so, mine didnt!
I think i will go to CPW tomorrow and ask them to give me a 3g sim card.
I got my K800i on an O2 upgrade, mine came with a 3G sim inside the box, ( a bit pointless really there doesnt seem to be any coverage in east anglia)
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Posted: 2006-07-23 00:09:22
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Went into carphone warehouse today and got it all sorted out.
Not much 3g coverage in the south of england but there ya go.
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Posted: 2006-07-23 00:13:50
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can sum1 help me, i have just bought an 02 3g fone (nokia 6280), my video calling/3g is not working it says no umts coverage can u tell me how i will be able to try this sim out to see if it does actually work n where can i use it.
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Posted: 2006-07-24 10:43:54
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On 2006-07-16 14:53:45, scotsboyuk wrote:
@RandomHero
I am guessing from your post that you weren't using a 3G PAYG handset. If that is the case then one would have thought that they should have given you a USIM with your K800. Another possibility is that O2 are only giving out USIMs to customers, whether they are 3G customers or not, so your PAYG SIM card might actually be a USIM.
I spoke to O2 payg over the weekend and told them I was leaving to move over to Orange.
They are sending me out a PAYG sim free of charge and they can also port your number from your old 2.5g. So, if you need a 3G sim, ring them up and ask them for one.
I am a bit worried about the coverage. I had a 3G signal from Orange but the 2.5g signal was poor, I had to lean out of window to get 3-4 bars.
The O2 2.5g signal is really strong and works anywhere in my flat. I h ope the 3g signal is nice and strong.
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Posted: 2006-07-24 10:58:28
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