If you have a SIM card from a cell phone and have a cell phone that you bought from a differnt cell phone company than can you use the SIM with the phone from the differnt comany??
2007-01-16 07:25:32 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Consumer Electronics ➔ Cell Phones & Plans
yea i think you can, but it does depend on the type of phone
2007-01-16 07:34:51 · answer #1 · answered by whateverbabe 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No you cannot put a sim card into a phone that is not the same carrier if you do it could fry the card and you would have to purchase a new card at about $25. My advice is to make sure the new phone is with your current service carrier.
2007-01-16 15:36:27 · answer #2 · answered by chelle b 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
GSM phones (such as T-Mobile, Cingular, Orange(UK)) are locked from the carrier. If you were to buy say a Sony Ericsson phone from Sony then it would be unlocked and you could use it on any GSM carrier (NOT Verizon/Sprint). But if the phone you are trying to buy is "branded" having a carrier's logos on it then you would have to get it unlocked. That usually costs $50 or so. www.motomodders.com for more on that.
2007-01-16 16:21:54 · answer #3 · answered by Aaron L 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, first the phone needs to be unlocked
2007-01-16 16:58:09 · answer #4 · answered by jasmine 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think so. I'm not sure though.
2007-01-16 15:31:36 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋