Switching 3G Chips!!!

[SethRogen]

Ok, this is probably a noobish question, but for some reason the AT&T person switched the 3G Sim Card out of my iPhone 3GS and replaced it with my old iPhone 3G Sim Card. Will this affect the Speed of my iPhone 3GS in any way?
Thanks.

 

[uberamd]

No

 

[PrinceOfEgypt]

Ok, this is probably a noobish question, but for some reason the AT&T person switched the 3G Sim Card out of my iPhone 3GS and replaced it with my old iPhone 3G Sim Card. Will this affect the Speed of my iPhone 3GS in any way?
Thanks.

yes. it will also turn your new iPhone 3Gs into an old Zach Morris brick phone.

 

[lakaiordie]

yes your iphone will be so slow it'll go back in time.

 

[SethRogen]

I mean it will still be as fast, as other 3GS's right? Or as slow as iPhone 3G?

 

[AbjectEvolution]

You're phone is going to self destruct.

 

[PrinceOfEgypt]

I mean it will still be as fast, as other 3GS's right? Or as slow as iPhone 3G?

it will be slower than the original iphone

 

[iTouchIt]

it will be slower than the original iphone

 

[SethRogen]

Really? I'm calling Apple......





Can I get a serious answer.

 

[mak10]

Really? I'm calling Apple......





Can I get a serious answer.

the 2nd response in this thread is a serious answer.... no

 

[ItsGavinC]

Really? I'm calling Apple......





Can I get a serious answer.

Go ahead and switch them. It won't affect the phone speed one bit. That's dependent upon the phone hardware and software, not the sim card.

I'll be taking my sim out of my 3G and putting in my 3G S when the FedEx guy finally gets here!

 

[Phil A.]

It will make no difference whatsoever: What they swapped over is the SIM (Subscriber Identity module) which is basically just used to identify you to the network. It makes no difference at all to the performance of the phone itself as long as you have a 3G capable SIM (and if you didn't have it wouldn't work at all)

 

[Luigi239]

The SIM has no effect on your phone's connection speed to the mobile network. The only purpose it serves is to tell the network who you are and authenticate you for use.

You are perfectly fine.

 

[PrinceOfEgypt]

Well has the phone changed color at all? It will turn purple if there is a problem...

 

[citron230]

yes. it will also turn your new iPhone 3Gs into an old Zach Morris brick phone.

That's some funny s**t

 

[AbjectEvolution]

The phone already blew up and you're dead. You have some unfinished business.

 

[bytethese]

yes your iphone will be so slow it'll go back in time.

Great Scott!! Not with out the flux capacitor!

 

[thelordnyax]

yes. it will also turn your new iPhone 3Gs into an old Zach Morris brick phone.

lol...i'm watching Saved by the Bell right now...

 

[mak10]

It makes no difference at all to the performance of the phone itself as long as you have a 3G capable SIM (and if you didn't have it wouldn't work at all)

Actually I don't have a 3G sim and I used it in my blackjack and I was able to pull 3G speeds... it's an old AT&T Wireless Sim from 2001

 

[PrinceOfEgypt]

Actually I don't have a 3G sim and I used it in my blackjack and I was able to pull 3G speeds... it's an old AT&T Wireless Sim from 2001

Let's say this once and for all people - there is no such thing as a "3G Sim". a Sim (Subscriber Identity Module) stores data about WHO you are from an AT&T account perspective. It has nothing to do with the actual hardware that communicates with the towers.

 

[Cousin Dirk]

Actually I don't have a 3G sim and I used it in my blackjack and I was able to pull 3G speeds... it's an old AT&T Wireless Sim from 2001

I took a 3G SIM and put it in the new SD card slot of a MacBook Pro and I was able to browse the internet and make phone calls right out of Address Book.

 

[geoffreak]

I stuck the SIM card in my mouth and uploaded this post directly from my brain.

 

[PrinceOfEgypt]

I took a 3G SIM and put it in the new SD card slot of a MacBook Pro and I was able to browse the internet and make phone calls right out of Address Book.

you know what's even better? I put my 3g sim card in the sd slot on my nikon dslr, and now I have a 12.3 megapixel camera phone..

 

[Phil A.]

Let's say this once and for all people - there is no such thing as a "3G Sim". a Sim (Subscriber Identity Module) stores data about WHO you are from an AT&T account perspective. It has nothing to do with the actual hardware that communicates with the towers.

Actually, there are differences between older SIMS and USIMS (mainly around the software contained on them). Some providers (including O2) use SIMs that are compatible with older standards, and can therefore be used in both non-3G phones and 3G phones.
Some providers (eg 3) use SIMs that can only be used in 3G phones. This is why a SIM from O2 can be taken from an original iPhone and put into a 3G S and also why a SIM from 3 cannot be used in an original iPhone even if it's unlocked.

You're right in that the SIM only contains information about the subscriber and doesn't affect the speed of the phone.