like, i have a t-mobile phone right now that works, but,,, say i bought another tmobile phone off ebay, but it doesnt come with a sim card??? it is completely different then the phone i have now, except it is the same brand, my question is what is a sim card, can a phone work without it, and if it cant, can i put the one out of the phone i have now into the newer one???? they are both samsung phones, btw.
2007-08-02 15:42:47 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Consumer Electronics ➔ Cell Phones & Plans
No a T-Mobile phone cannot work without a SIM card. A sim card is basically your number and plan on a card. If you put it into another T-Mobile or unlocked phone your service will work perfectly and your phone number will be the same. VERY convenient! :)
2007-08-02 15:46:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the sim card is the brain of the phone. It keeps everything including a memory base to enable all features to work. It's the same as a hard drive in a computer. If you ever try to use a cell phone as soon as you turn it on, you'll get a message (reading sim card) which means that nothing can happen until the memory from the sim card is uploaded
2007-08-02 15:54:03 · answer #2 · answered by joe w 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your phone cannot work without a sim card and yes you need to pull it out of your old phone and put it into your new one. It's the small card that's usually behind the battery. You just need to take it out of your old phone and place it in the small slot, usually behind the battery, on the new one. Your phone number is attatched to the card and if your contacts are saved on your sim card, your phone book will transfer over to the new phone too.
2007-08-02 15:48:58 · answer #3 · answered by Christopher B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, you can take the sim card out of the t-mobile phone you have now and put it into the new t-mobile phone and it will work great!
Take care.
2007-08-02 15:46:17 · answer #4 · answered by remowlms 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
r u serious! i got my first phone wen i wuz in grade 3 so anywayz a sim card is this small little card or chip, u put it at the back of ur phone, it really depends on wat type of phone u got buh most phone gots sim cards. wen u get a new sime card ur number changes, every sim card has diff. nummbers... if the type of phone u get needs a sim then u cant call, text or do anything such without it. but u can always use ur sim card from an older phone to a new one! but it wont work if the sim is from another country.
2007-08-02 15:49:08 · answer #5 · answered by !!! 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Your sim card is how your service provider keeps up with your calls. And no, they are not interchangeable. You have to go to your service provider to get your sim card.
2007-08-02 15:47:55 · answer #6 · answered by Max 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
you can put ur old sim card in the new fone but i wouldn't buy a fone off of ebay
2007-08-02 15:51:36 · answer #7 · answered by b_nikki 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
has to have a sim, yes
2007-08-02 15:49:46 · answer #8 · answered by PrettySeaShell 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
test me number and find out or find out some other boring way
2007-08-02 15:46:56 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
yeah duh. it won't accept the pin code until you have a sim card
2007-08-02 15:45:57 · answer #10 · answered by Manchester Utd. Rule!!! 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋