Two supervisors and two support people insist that we can't put our 3g sim cards in ANY other phone to get voice working. If I wanted to climb a mountain and use a crappy phone, I can't put my iPhone's 3g into the old Samsung, Razr, etc. and make calls. THEN they insist even the 2g won't work.
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AT&T Insists 3g Sim Won't Work in Any Phone - For Voice
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Uh... I already did it.
As a matter of fact, because the iPhone couldn't be activated right away, AT&T specifically told me to just take the SIM card out of it and use it in my old phone until I could get it working.
As a matter of fact, because the iPhone couldn't be activated right away, AT&T specifically told me to just take the SIM card out of it and use it in my old phone until I could get it working.
I didn't realize you can take the sim card out. I picked up my iPhone last night and had my RAZR ready for him to take the sim card. I questioned him and he just said the sim card is already in the iPhone. Clueless on this, i left the store. Got home and spent an hour adding all my contact info on my laptop, then syncing it. Looking at the phone, i don't see where the sim card is.
I'd like to use my RAZR as a backup too. Like for climbing a mountain.
I'd like to use my RAZR as a backup too. Like for climbing a mountain.
I didn't realize you can take the sim card out. I picked up my iPhone last night and had my RAZR ready for him to take the sim card. I questioned him and he just said the sim card is already in the iPhone. Clueless on this, i left the store. Got home and spent an hour adding all my contact info on my laptop, then syncing it. Looking at the phone, i don't see where the sim card is.
I'd like to use my RAZR as a backup too. Like for climbing a mountain.
In between the sleep/wake button and the headphone jack should be a slot with a hole in it. If you push the SIM removal tool in that hole the SIM tray will pop out (with your SIM in it).
Thank you. That is hidden well!!! I could have just looked at a diagram i guess. Don't know why the salesguy didn't just swap them out for me. I actually spent more than hour adding contacts. My RAZR actually had a new sim card in it because i had bought another phone but returned it.
What you can do to those people is to come prepared with the iphone sim removal tools (oh yeah APPLE gives us the SIM removal tools so we can take it out)...
Go there and reconfirm and see whether he still insisted, if he is, take out the SIM in front of his face and use it on an unlocked phones and maybe call his cell number
Sigh, I don't understand why they are so stupid and not knowing what they're selling
Go there and reconfirm and see whether he still insisted, if he is, take out the SIM in front of his face and use it on an unlocked phones and maybe call his cell number
Sigh, I don't understand why they are so stupid and not knowing what they're selling
here is what i did
So i was not eligible for a new contract. My girlfriend , whom i'm on the family plan, was. She already has a first gen iphone, and I have a razr. I got the new phone activated with her number, I then took out that sim and put it back in her first gen iphone. I took the sim out of my razr and put it in the new 3g iphone. I cannot take advantage of 3g or visual voicemail, I don't mind because I have wifi still, but I can do everything else. And I dont have to pay the for the expensive plan every month.
So i was not eligible for a new contract. My girlfriend , whom i'm on the family plan, was. She already has a first gen iphone, and I have a razr. I got the new phone activated with her number, I then took out that sim and put it back in her first gen iphone. I took the sim out of my razr and put it in the new 3g iphone. I cannot take advantage of 3g or visual voicemail, I don't mind because I have wifi still, but I can do everything else. And I dont have to pay the for the expensive plan every month.
Well, the rep at the AT&T store took the SIM from my Blackberry and put it into my iPhone 3G and it worked perfectly.
(I had to activate the iPhone on a new number because AT&T had fouled up before I went to the Apple store).
(I had to activate the iPhone on a new number because AT&T had fouled up before I went to the Apple store).
So i was not eligible for a new contract. My girlfriend , whom i'm on the family plan, was. She already has a first gen iphone, and I have a razr. I got the new phone activated with her number, I then took out that sim and put it back in her first gen iphone. I took the sim out of my razr and put it in the new 3g iphone. I cannot take advantage of 3g or visual voicemail, I don't mind because I have wifi still, but I can do everything else. And I dont have to pay the for the expensive plan every month.
I would think the 3G would work (for voice). If you add the iPhone data plane the Visual Voice mail should work too.
So i was not eligible for a new contract. My girlfriend , whom i'm on the family plan, was. She already has a first gen iphone, and I have a razr. I got the new phone activated with her number, I then took out that sim and put it back in her first gen iphone. I took the sim out of my razr and put it in the new 3g iphone. I cannot take advantage of 3g or visual voicemail, I don't mind because I have wifi still, but I can do everything else. And I dont have to pay the for the expensive plan every month.
But your girlfriend - SHE has to pay the new expensive $30/mo (w/o SMS) plan now, doesn't she. And she doesn't even get to take advantage of 3G.
I just added unlimited internet (3G) for 15 dollars a month
be very careful with this. as i mentioned in another thread at&t has, in the past, figured out what people were doing and back charged customers for data usage. in your specific case they could very well charge you per kilobyte instead of the monthly dollar difference ($15). i HAVE seen them do this with the blackjack and blackberries.
Thanks, I will check into this further. Another thing I did, was call AT$T, and say that she did not like her new iphone and wanted to take the sim chip out and put it in the old one. They said fine and only have to pay the original $20 iphone internet service.
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How are you guys getting the iPhone 3g sim card to work in another phone, mine wont work in my HTC Cruise or a older Razor.
How are you guys getting the iPhone 3g sim card to work in another phone, mine wont work in my HTC Cruise or a older Razor.
Why would you want to do that? Blackberry data is also $30/month and you get push email...