So...I have a company phone with Verizon and they (my company) won't let me activate an Android on my line.
My BlackBerry has a SIM card (and since I don't quite understand how factory SIM cards work, so...), can I just buy an Unlocked Sensation and stick my SIM card in it?
Thanks...
I don't think that's gonna work. Sensation is GSM phone, but verizon uses CDMA. It's not compatible.
Dang it...forgot about that...
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Hey guys, I've been with Virgin Mobile, a prepaid subsidary of Sprint for a few years now. Virgin Mobile phones don't have SIM cards, so I've never delt with those before. I found out that T-Mobile has a prepaid service plan for the same price as my current plan, and I am wanting to switch over to them because I feel that Virgin Mobile has an appalling lack of good (or decent, for that matter) android phones. Here are a few of my questions:
1. Can I use a T-Mobile SIM card in any Unlocked phone? Even phones on another carrier such as Verizon or AT&T?
2. Is there a difference between T-Mobiles Pre-paid SIM cards and their contract SIM cards?
3. Would I have to get my phone / SIM card unlocked before I can use it in another phone?
Thanks for any help you can offer me.
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Please guys, I just need an answer
gerbetta33 said:
Hey guys, I've been with Virgin Mobile, a prepaid subsidary of Sprint for a few years now. Virgin Mobile phones don't have SIM cards, so I've never delt with those before. I found out that T-Mobile has a prepaid service plan for the same price as my current plan, and I am wanting to switch over to them because I feel that Virgin Mobile has an appalling lack of good (or decent, for that matter) android phones. Here are a few of my questions:
1. Can I use a T-Mobile SIM card in any Unlocked phone? Even phones on another carrier such as Verizon or AT&T?
2. Is there a difference between T-Mobiles Pre-paid SIM cards and their contract SIM cards?
3. Would I have to get my phone / SIM card unlocked before I can use it in another phone?
Thanks for any help you can offer me.
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Perpaid sim cards do not differ from contract sim cards.
Your sim card will work in most unlocked phones from other carriers. Verizon uses CDMA technology, and does not use a sim card, but they do have a few world phones with sim card slots.
I've never used a prepaid plan, so I'm not sure as to which devices will be compatible. From what I understand, (I could be wrong), iPhones and Blackberry devices are the only devices not compatible with prepaid sim cards.
Hope this helps. Good luck!
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wrenchmonkey26 said:
Perpaid sim cards do not differ from contract sim cards.
Your sim card will work in most unlocked phones from other carriers. Verizon uses CDMA technology, and does not use a sim card, but they do have a few world phones with sim card slots.
I've never used a prepaid plan, so I'm not sure as to which devices will be compatible. From what I understand, (I could be wrong), iPhones and Blackberry devices are the only devices not compatible with prepaid sim cards.
Hope this helps. Good luck!
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thanks a bunch man.
gerbetta33 said:
thanks a bunch man.
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You're welcome.
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I bought a nexus s 4g sph-d720 on craigslist and found out it had bad esn but I want to flash to straight talk anyway. The phone is unlocked but what sim card should I get from straight talk? Will a sprint sim card work?
First things first: Sprint does not use SIM cards. CDMA phones in general don't use them. So if the carrier of choice you want to use this phone on requires a SIM card, this is not the phone for you.
Hello, I brought a HTC HD7S unlocked version from Amazon. When I first got the phone, I put a AT&T prepaid sim card into the phone, it works well. However, because I need to modify the Live ID, I reset the phone to the factory setting. And then, bad things happened. When I put a AT&T prepaid sim card, it said, the SIM card is missing or invalid. When I put another AT&T prepaid sim card, it still did not work. However, when I put a AT&T family plan card into my phone, it works well. So what`s the problem and how can I use a AT&T prepaid sim instead of the family plan sim card ??
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Hi, a friend of mine from the US is selling his HTC 7 Pro from Sprint and he's offering me a sweet price ($50) but he claims that the phone has no SIM slot. I did some research and it seems that there actually are some units around without a SIM slot from Sprint, U.S. Cellular and possibly other carriers.
I'm thinking there still has to be a SIM in it somewhere (right?) and since I'm not afraid of disassembling stuff I'd have no problem changing it. After that unlocking the phone shouldn't be too difficult.
Basically I need someone to tell me whether there is a SIM slot in this phone (although inaccessible) or if it's something completely different and I won't be able to stick my SIM in it.
Thanks in advance for any help.
BlastFX said:
Hi, a friend of mine from the US is selling his HTC 7 Pro from Sprint and he's offering me a sweet price ($50) but he claims that the phone has no SIM slot. I did some research and it seems that there actually are some units around without a SIM slot from Sprint, U.S. Cellular and possibly other carriers.
I'm thinking there still has to be a SIM in it somewhere (right?) and since I'm not afraid of disassembling stuff I'd have no problem changing it. After that unlocking the phone shouldn't be too difficult.
Basically I need someone to tell me whether there is a SIM slot in this phone (although inaccessible) or if it's something completely different and I won't be able to stick my SIM in it.
Thanks in advance for any help.
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The HTC Pro 7 (or HTC Arrive on Sprint) comes in two different hardware models. Codenames are: Gold and Gold_C
GSM/Sim card models are Gold
Sprint/US Cell/Cell South/Alltel are CDMA Gold_C (which means Gold_CDMA).
The Gold_C does not have a SIM card, it is different hardware. There is no "Gold_W" such as the Spark_W (HTC Trophy on Verizon) which has both CDMA and GSM abilities.
So no, no slim slot on the phone, your SOL. Sorry. :/
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That sucks.
Thank you very much for your reply, you've saved me 50 bucks
Folks, just a question here as I have contemplated switching phones, I have someone who has a almost new HTC One M8 from Sprint and they are wanting to sell it relatively cheap, I'm with Verizon using a Iphone 5S with sim card, is it possible to purchase the phone and stick my sim card into it and having it work on the Verizon network and get LTE?
I know they are both CDMA carriers but wasn't sure.
Thanks in advance for any answers.
rockey95 said:
Folks, just a question here as I have contemplated switching phones, I have someone who has a almost new HTC One M8 from Sprint and they are wanting to sell it relatively cheap, I'm with Verizon using a Iphone 5S with sim card, is it possible to purchase the phone and stick my sim card into it and having it work on the Verizon network and get LTE?
I know they are both CDMA carriers but wasn't sure.
Thanks in advance for any answers.
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It *should* work but you may be limited to 3g