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Non Smart Phone Sim Transfer
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Hello.
Please can anyone tell me if I can put a non smart phone sim card into an iPhone 3GS and it will work?
Please can anyone tell me if I can put a non smart phone sim card into an iPhone 3GS and it will work?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Sorry Daffy but yes it will, the newer iPhones use smaller SIMs but the 3GS uses the 'standard' one, we took the SIM from my partners old Nokia 6300 and put it in my old 3GS and it works fine. You do need a data package of course to be able to do anything 'smart' on them though, in addition the iPhone needs to be unlocked or on the same network as the SIM you're going to use.
This thread explains it a bit
http:// www.how ardforu ms.com/ showthr ead.php /175529 7-quest ion-abo ut-non- smart-p hone-SI M-in-an -iPhone -3G
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Several issues here that all need addressing, that have already been mentioned:
1. If the phone that you're putting the new sim card into, isn't on the the same network as the new sim card that you're using, then the phone will need unlocking.
2. If the sim cards are a different size, then you'll need to buy a converter. I think there are 3 different sizes of sim cards: normal, micro and nano. Do a search on Ebay for "sim converter". They're only a couple of quid ..... ish and they enable you to use a smaller size sim, in a phone that usually takes a larger size, by inserting the sim card into the converter, making it bigger than normal.
If you want to put a larger size sim, in a phone that usually takes smaller size sim cards .... I don't think it's possible.
3. If you're using a smart phone (such as the iPhone, etc), you'll need to make sure that the price plan of the new sim, includes a data useage. If you can't access the internet, a lot of the features on a smart phone, simply won't work properly.
1. If the phone that you're putting the new sim card into, isn't on the the same network as the new sim card that you're using, then the phone will need unlocking.
2. If the sim cards are a different size, then you'll need to buy a converter. I think there are 3 different sizes of sim cards: normal, micro and nano. Do a search on Ebay for "sim converter". They're only a couple of quid ..... ish and they enable you to use a smaller size sim, in a phone that usually takes a larger size, by inserting the sim card into the converter, making it bigger than normal.
If you want to put a larger size sim, in a phone that usually takes smaller size sim cards .... I don't think it's possible.
3. If you're using a smart phone (such as the iPhone, etc), you'll need to make sure that the price plan of the new sim, includes a data useage. If you can't access the internet, a lot of the features on a smart phone, simply won't work properly.
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