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I bought an 8525 on eBay that came without a SIM card. I just threw in my old SIM and proceeded to flash WM6 and several radios before I realized that my lack of 3G connectivity was due to having a years-old, non-3G Cingular SIM.
Any suggestions on how to go about getting a replacement from ATT? My hesitation is that ATT thinks I'm still using a Nokia with my $20 MediaMax 200 plan and I'm worried that they might try to bump me to the $40 plan.
I received several letters from Cingular shortly after I moved from California which urged me to go to the nearest store to pick up a new SIM due to network changes. Do you think I can walk into a store with the old SIM in my old Nokia and get an exchange without too much hassle?
ya just put your sim back in your nokia and go to a cingular/Att company owned store and tell them about the letters you received and they will replace it at no cost. If you go to an authorized retailer they may charge your $25 for the new sim.
I think you'll have better luck if you go in with the phone and the old sim in it (your plan phone not the EBay one). I went into a Radio Shack near my work last week when I got my 8525 and asked for a new SIM and told them I spilled coffee all over my phone and it toasted the SIM and they still wanted the $25 for the card.
What a joke! The card is a worthless piece of plastic until they activate it so I can't see the $25 charge! Fortunately, I am responsible for acquiring Blackberries and activating them for our company, so when I got back to the office I dug around and found a spare 3G Cingular branded SIM and just called AT&T and activated that SIM on my 8525. Getting 3G no problem now.
I visited the local company-owned store, walked in and walked out 60 seconds later with a new SIM. No charge and no questions asked.
ya rat shack is an authorized retailer and will always charge for sim cards. glad you were able to get one free hixter
$20 media max plan is for sure the way to go.
Hey folks. I bought my mopho used off ebay didn't come with a sim card looking to buy one sprint want 35bucks seen some on the net around 10-20 bucks. Was wondering if anyone could tell me the name/model/type of sim card i need. Sprint just told me a price no specs thanks guys
edit: called sprint international they are sending me the sim card woohoo!
can delete this topic if you want because it is solved ill post all the specs on it when it gets here so anyone with this issue can refer to in accessories or general i guess
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Sprint SIM card is useless unless you have a corporate rate for international roaming, or you really like being bent over a table by a TelCo and their international roaming prices. Best thing to do is to buy a cheap pre paid SIM card in whatever country you arrive in, they typically sell them in airports - saw some in a vending machine in Canada once.
If you never leave the US, its absolutely useless to have in the phone - took mine out when I first got the phone.
Hi I just got HTC DNA, I added a line to my family account and I have the old HTC Incredible 2 with unlimited data plan. and I wanna switch it to that account . I tried to do it online but it won't let me. Then I called costumer support . They said that the Sim card in my new HTC DNA is pre registered with a number and can't be switch to your old one. And i need to purchase a new 4G simcard that is un-activated. Is there anyway. that we can by pass this? But when I did it to my other 3G phones it was ok I switched both HTC Incredible 2 and iPhone 4s before without a problem and both have sim card on it. Help?
Just head to Verizon and they can do it. Does not cost money..
Memnoch73 said:
Just head to Verizon and they can do it. Does not cost money..
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Definitely this. Do not pay for a SIM card.
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When I priced the update online from my thunderbolt to the DNA the sim was priced at $30.
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Customer care are idiots. I fix their mistakes every day. Any corporate Verizon store will give you a sim card and move the phone to the other line for free. If you can't make it into a corporate store do an esn change on the new line (use a basic phone or 13800000400) and it will free up the device/sim to be activated on your line. Theoretically, if you deactivate the sim on the new line it should be able to be used on your line the next day. VZW recently enabled reusing sim cards which makes it a lot easier moving phones, however, it doesn't reset the sim until the next day. For the most part this works, however, occasionally it will fail and you will need a new sim. Verizon 3G phones register on the network with an ESN and the sim is only used for global which is why you could do it before.
Ferradinho said:
Customer care are idiots. I fix their mistakes every day. Any corporate Verizon store will give you a sim card and move the phone to the other line for free. If you can't make it into a corporate store do an esn change on the new line (use a basic phone or 13800000400) and it will free up the device/sim to be activated on your line. Theoretically, if you deactivate the sim on the new line it should be able to be used on your line the next day. VZW recently enabled reusing sim cards which makes it a lot easier moving phones, however, it doesn't reset the sim until the next day. For the most part this works, however, occasionally it will fail and you will need a new sim. Verizon 3G phones register on the network with an ESN and the sim is only used for global which is why you could do it before.
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Could you elaborate on this? I am getting the DNA for its discounted price but keeping unlimited on my line. When I receive the phone I plan on activating it on the feature phone line I used to upgrade first and then moving it to my line,but since I'm coming from a thunderbolt I'll have to cut the sim/get a new one and it would be a lot easier to just use the sim that came with the phone (which is registered with the feature phone) and reset it for my number. Do I just dial 13800000400 to do this?
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Anyone else buy the phone outright with an existing prepaid plan? If so, did your old sim card work right away? It didn't for me.
The clerk at the T-mobile store inputted my phone number into their computers but then proceed to place my old sim into the HTC One and I was on my way. When I got back to work, I realize that my phone still isn't detecting any network. Did the clerk screw up and I was supposed to use the new sim? Or was I supposed to ask him to sim unlock my phone?
Thanks.
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Anyone else buy the phone outright with an existing prepaid plan? If so, did your old sim card work right away? It didn't for me.
The clerk at the T-mobile store inputted my phone number into their computers but then proceed to place my old sim into the HTC One and I was on my way. When I got back to work, I realize that my phone still isn't detecting any network. Did the clerk screw up and I was supposed to use the new sim? Or was I supposed to ask him to sim unlock my phone?
Thanks.
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Hmm thats strange, if its the old sim in your phone then you should have it already activated and it should work. I don't think it matters if they put your old sim in as long as it fits and is active. Why would you have to sim unlock your phone, was the old sim not Tmobile? I would call 611 and have them check, it could be just be an activation issue, which still sounds pretty weird
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Anyone else buy the phone outright with an existing prepaid plan? If so, did your old sim card work right away? It didn't for me.
The clerk at the T-mobile store inputted my phone number into their computers but then proceed to place my old sim into the HTC One and I was on my way. When I got back to work, I realize that my phone still isn't detecting any network. Did the clerk screw up and I was supposed to use the new sim? Or was I supposed to ask him to sim unlock my phone?
Thanks.
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My phone works perfectly fine and I am currently on the $30 100min unlimited text & 5gb data. I simply took the micro sim out of my old phone and put it into the HTC One, but I came from a HTC One S if that makes any difference. Oh and I'm running the 64gb Dev Edition
What phone did you have prior? Was it not a smartphone?
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My phone works perfectly fine and I am currently on the $30 100min unlimited text & 5gb data. I simply took the micro sim out of my old phone and put it into the HTC One, but I came from a HTC One S if that makes any difference. Oh and I'm running the 64gb Dev Edition
What phone did you have prior? Was it not a smartphone?
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I have this plan. All I did was put my old SIM in. Right from my other phone. It took a minute and then the data kicked in. Been working perfect. I had to give my prepaid # my $ and was on my merry way. Again zero issues.
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unlazy4sports said:
Anyone else buy the phone outright with an existing prepaid plan? If so, did your old sim card work right away? It didn't for me.
The clerk at the T-mobile store inputted my phone number into their computers but then proceed to place my old sim into the HTC One and I was on my way. When I got back to work, I realize that my phone still isn't detecting any network. Did the clerk screw up and I was supposed to use the new sim? Or was I supposed to ask him to sim unlock my phone?
Thanks.
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was this a micro sim card that was put in your phone? Actually, your phone is suppose to automatically update to the new sim. If not, then please give the prepaid department a call and they will ask you for the sim card number they put in your phone and activate it with your existing prepaid plan.
Thanks for the replies. I switched my sim card back to my old phone for the rest of the afternoon. I tried again on the One when I got home and it worked this time. Kind of weird, but whatever. Been playing with my phone since I got home and loving it!
Do you mind letting us know how did you get the T-mobile HTC One on a prepaid plan? I called up the sales dep. and they said this phone was not available for prepaid customers yet!
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Do you mind letting us know how did you get the T-mobile HTC One on a prepaid plan? I called up the sales dep. and they said this phone was not available for prepaid customers yet!
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I bought it at a local T-Mobile store. They didn't have a problem with it.
Tmobile makes u purchase either a postpaid or prepaid meaning you must attach new service to get to purchase outright cost .Meaning if u already have a prepaid SIM and owe nothing till next month In order to get any tmo Device outright you have to pay another months bill with the purchase of the new phone .
I tried to buy the I5 with using one of my two existing lines, they said an error came back saying I had to make a bill payment to get it for 579$ ,which means essentialy even tho bill wasn't due I had to pay 70$ again.Now I'm paid up till June ,same with the HTC one I got today had to pay for another months prepaid to get it for 579
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Yes it is available for prepaid I got a HTC one and I5 on my existing prepaid lines and paid the 579 but u must pay another months bill if u already have prepaid because they set it up that way u can't no longer just walk in and buy a phone outright for the Cheaper outright price without paying some type of bill payment wether u have a line or need one .Kinda tricky but that's the deal
So ya you can get it for 579 on prepaid
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Hi all,
My S2 crapped out recently and I'm in the market for a new phone, most likely the HTC one . Regarding buying used phones from ebay, craigslist etc, there's one particular ad I'm considering and I had a few questions about it:
1. The seller has shown me original receipt and box containing IMEI number
2. According to the receipt, he bought the phone outright from t-mobile at full retail price
3. T-mobile rep has confirmed IMEI is clean
4. T-mobile rep also said I can swap IMEIs with my old phone, is this true?
is 4. true? If so, does that protect me from the seller ever trying to report stolen etc. and end up blacklisting the IMEI?
Thanks
Changing the actual IMEI number on a device is illegal.
Perhaps the rep meant you can change the IMEI number on your account.
Ebay and Amazon offer more protection from Fraud. Craigslist is more of a trust your gut and hope for the best.
The original buyer can still report a phone to Asurion as lost/stolen and file a claim up to 30 days from removing it from his account, then it can take another 180 days for the claim to be finalized.
Someone chime in and correct me if i am wrong.
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Changing the actual IMEI number on a device is illegal.
Perhaps the rep meant you can change the IMEI number on your account.
Ebay and Amazon offer more protection from Fraud. Craigslist is more of a trust your gut and hope for the best.
The original buyer can still report a phone to Asurion as lost/stolen and file a claim up to 30 days from removing it from his account, then it can take another 180 days for the claim to be finalized.
Someone chime in and correct me if i am wrong.
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yeah I thought it was illegal as well. I'm going to call again and clarify but the rep definitely made it seem like t-mobile could swap the IMEI on the phone I purchased with another phone in my possession.
They can swap the IMEI of the phone you purchased with another phone in your possession, "on your account" but actually swapping them on the phones is illegal.
I think its a matter of how the rep is phrasing it or how your interpreting it.
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They can swap the IMEI of the phone you purchased with another phone in your possession, "on your account" but actually swapping them on the phones is illegal.
I think its a matter of how the rep is phrasing it or how your interpreting it.
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Would that prevent the phone being blacklisted, given that the IMEI is now on my account?
Nope. I bought a used GS3 for TMO on craigs list on February 2nd. Had it on my account that day and May 17th it stopped working.
I checked with TMO and they said it was reported by Asurion as Stolen and put on the carrier black list.
The good news is the LCDs for those are still 200 bucks. SO i can part it out and get at least 200 back out of it.