Using another phone on 3

kevinmcc · 15-10-2005 3:14pm #1

Hi,
Does anyone know if 3 allows you to use your 3 sim card in another sim free 3G phone bought somewhere else. I know if you use your 3 sim card in a 2G phone they will blacklist it but is it the same with a 3G phone?

Sam Vimes · 15-10-2005 7:22pm

they dont blacklist it it just doesnt work. ive used a 3 uk phone (mot c975) with no problems

Random · 15-10-2005 7:24pm

I don't see why you wouldn't be able to use it in another phone ... blacklist it for use in a 2G ? Where'd you see this ?

Sam Vimes · 16-10-2005 11:11am

3 only deal in 3g phones so its bad business for their sim cards to work in non 3g phones. they made it so they dont

gearbox · 22-10-2005 11:21pm

do they definatly blacklist 2g phones.... it would explain allot, i put my 3 sim into my sim free 6230i and it worked for about 2hours then.... blank no service

TCamen · 24-10-2005 12:18pm

I was wondering this as well -- When I was on O2, they were so slow with introducing new handsets that I never upgraded with them, and just got sim free phones online instead.

So a 3G sim free phone won't work on 3 then?

Sam Vimes · 24-10-2005 8:47pm

TCamen wrote:

I was wondering this as well -- When I was on O2, they were so slow with introducing new handsets that I never upgraded with them, and just got sim free phones online instead.

So a 3G sim free phone won't work on 3 then?

yes it will

TCamen · 25-10-2005 12:18pm

Can you access all the services on a sim-free 3G that hasn't been setup by 3 i.e just use the web access button instead of having the triangle key and get everything working the same way - email, downloads etc.?

Genghis · 25-10-2005 2:01pm

Commander Vimes wrote:

3 only deal in 3g phones so its bad business for their sim cards to work in non 3g phones. they made it so they dont

Well it would be business, not bad business (and with such a small base of customers, they are in no position to voluntarily turn back business). I would say Vodafone forces them to block 2G phones under the terms of their roaming agreement for 2G coverage.

BuffyBot · 25-10-2005 2:39pm

I would say Vodafone forces them to block 2G phones under the terms of their roaming agreement for 2G coverage.

I'm not even sure it's that. In the UK and elsewhere, they do much the same. I think it's the simple fact that they want to be a "pure" 3G network, and to ensure they, they lock out any 2G usage.

Sam Vimes · 25-10-2005 5:45pm

TCamen wrote:

Can you access all the services on a sim-free 3G that hasn't been setup by 3 i.e just use the web access button instead of having the triangle key and get everything working the same way - email, downloads etc.?

you'd have to get the settings the same way you would for gprs settings on a 2g phone. it wouldn't work right away

Using another phone on 3

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