Lumia 710 and sim card?
I am not really certain how SIM Cards work, but I currently have a Samsung Nexus and I want to get a WP phone. I was waiting to see what the upgrade paths were to WP7, since there is none I figure now is a good time to purchase a cheaper WP.
What I need to know is if I have both a Galaxy Nexus and a Lumia 710, can I just move the sim card to either phone when I want to use it to transfer the phone number? or do I have to call Bell each time I change phones?
I guess I am not the only one who doesnt understand sim cards??
You don't need to transfer contacts from SIM card. Just sync your phonebook with a Google account and both your phones will keep the phonebook updated.
the lumia is a micro-sim phone (smaller sim card)
SIM stands for Subscriber Identity Module. It is designed so that you move it from phone to phone without contacting the operator.
But there are 3 physical sizes of cards (credit-card size - not used anymore, mini and micro). They work the same way, but have different sizes. You can cut them down and you can buy adapters to insert small SIMs into phones that need larger ones.
The Lumia 710 uses micro SIMs, so you might have to cut down your SIM card. The phone store will usually do it for you for free.
While SIM cards can store quite a few things, like applications and phone numbers, neither the Nexus nor the Lumia 710 care much about what's on the card.
As daAppu mentioned, if your contacts, calendar and emails are online, they will normally be synchronized automatically between the phones.
But apps will not be compatible and will not work on the other platform. If you bought Angry Birds on the Nexus, you will have to buy it again on the Lumia if you want to play it there... And vice-versa.
Hope this helps,
Stephen
Thanks, I use an Exchange for my email system so my contacts are stored on my server already.
Exaclty what I needed Sermann!
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Hi,
I just got a good offer from my broadband provider to get an extra sim where I can make landline calls for free, but calls to mobiles are then very expensive, so I want to use my old contract for mobile calls.
Anybody out there got any experience using a dual sim (I read it involves cutting ).
I also heard that you can get some kind of "super SIM" where you can copy 2 sims onto one? Does this really work?
Cheers
Cybercontroller
I have a dual SIM adapter. I use my 1&1 SIM card for free landline calls and have free minutes for my mobile calls from T-Mobile. I use an analog adapter from hot-wire-telekom.de - digital adapters can change between the SIM cards a little faster but consume more power, heard that it can be more than 30% in some cases. I didn't want to risk that, there are nice tools out there to assign that function to a hardware key, that way you are actually faster than digital dual SIM cards.
If you have a digital dual sim adapter you have to go to your sim toolkit menu to change between the cards, with the analog adapter you simply switch the gsm unit off and on again, it takes about 20 seconds until you have your signal again.
I did cut my card, actually broke my first card because I didn't pay enough attention. Hot wire telekom offers to cut your cards if you send them to their shop, I think that was for free or costs only a few Euros. I'd recommend that since cutting it was a little difficult. The card of a friend didn't work that well, sometimes it switched from on to the other by itself.
I'm very happy with my card and use Smaato Cost to tell me how much I spent. It's a program that tells you how much money you spent making phone calls, very nice program! Send me a PM if you need some information in German.
Copying two sim cards on one is only possible when you have a version 1 sim card (as far as I know) and you don't get one of these, they are veeeery old. I think if you have two sim cards that are older than 5 years you might be able to copy them on one card.
Hi Registerme,
thanx for sharing that info.
Sounds like the analogue dual card is the way to go - the cutting service sounds quite a good option.
Would however much prefer not to!
Forgot to mention - at work I have a TMobile "Twinbill SIM" - by entering 2 different pins the call costs are switched between Busuniess and Private (switchover working via SIM Tool Kit in the cell phone menu).
I was wondering how TMobile manages this.
Anybody out there any ideas?
Rgs
Cybercontroler
This is actually a dual sim card with two phone numbers, see here: http://www.t-mobile.de/business/twinbill/0,10205,14411-_,00.html
They used to have analog cards but use digital cards now.
Hi all. I just sold my used Cingular branded SX66 and all of its accessories on ebay. I did not include a SIM card. The buyer received it today and says the phone won't work and would I please send him the original SIM card. Does anybody do that...send their SIM card along in a sale? Even if I am not using that old SIM card anymore, doesn't it have my phone # info on it. And won't that be useless to him anyhow? I directed him to get a SIM card at a ATT retail store with his account info on it and he would be able to start making calls. Am I confused here about SIM cards?
Thanks
well, of course the "phone" won't work without a sim card.
Don't send your sim card along, either he's trying to fool you or he is stupid!!!
the device itself should work just fine without a sim, but calls, sms, mms and other network services can't work, because the sim is your connection to your provider, it gives your phone a tel number and let's your provider charge you.
as i am not quite sure, whether you or the buyer were aware of that, i hope you carefully deleted all your personal data from the device, as there is the possibility that your customer wants to steal personal data from you along with your sim card, or fool you financially, because WITH YOUR SIM HE MAKES CALLS AND YOU ARE BILLED!!!
Hmpph, Was this your listing?
http://cgi.ebay.com/AT-T-Cingular-S...286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66:2|65:13|39:1|240:1318
Anyway, if you didn't specify that you would include an SIM, you don't have to.
Data on newer tmobile micro sim cards in US will not work with international htc one x this is a fact now its impossible to manuelly or automaticly set up apn, phone refuses to recognize new micro sim and even when you fill all fields in apn settings and save phone itself just reset everything and delete new apn and message is there is no sim card,however calls and sms works but data no,i tryed even various apps from market like apn global and others its the same its just not possible,i found out only that older tmobile sim cards they call them non gba sim card will work, those are one withouth pictures of people painted so just plain white with pink tmobile letters and they needs to have number 50.01.im using different carrier then tmobile i have data normaly but im trying to sell this phone and i get 2 deals cancelled because of this is there any different solution then chasing old tmobile cards and they are pretty rare now.
There probably won't be a fix coming anytime soon. I'm one of the unfortunate ones without a old micro sim card. However, you could first talk to customer service online, and let them know this issue you're having. (Make sure they put a note on file based on the chat stating that the micro sim card you're looking for is a 50.01 not a 50.05 or any newer.) Then call customer service and tell them that you spoke to a customer rep online and please check the note on file regard sending out a correct replacement micro sim card. I believe they think that a 50.05 micro sim card is also a non gba sim card. I'm hoping the replacement micro sim card arriving next week would be the correct one. If not, cut your old sim card into micro sim size and use it on your One X.
Im not having problems im simple mobile user,i was selling one x and that the reason im asking because data wont work,but i sold the phone anyway that issue with tmobile its because 4G data
My newer micro sim did not allow me to save the Tmobile apn . Switched it to my wife's older sim that I cut down to a micro for her iphone. Entered the T-Mobile APN hit the save button and of course it worked. I was then surprised when I switched my sim back in and it still worked. Had a few 50.01 SIMS ready but did not have to cut any down and call T-Mobile to switch them.
Sent from my One X
Is there still a version of OS that allows any mode to run 2 sims and a microSD card? Hopefully that runs dex as well.
I read comments on the club sim in Hong Kong, but I don’t know if this is only for 1010, where the sim is available in 128Gb format, and supposedly the devices would allow that. I don’t see how it would be possible.
Anyway, any solution that allows running dual sim and SD card on a Note or S series?
Thanks,
any way to use 2 sims with micro sd card ?
From my understanding not on newer Samsung dual SIM phones.
You might be able to use one SIM and the e-SIM.
You can use eSIM plus nanoSIM on s20 ultra and that will leave the microSD available. A guy on you tube showing the eSIM setup details sort of confirmed this.
I will update when I get an Ultra.
But that seems to be one of the biggest features on s20 Ultra this eSIM support and microSD with two numbers
From what I've read it may depend on the carrier software/CSC, as to whether you can use another SIM card along with the eSIM? But I can't see anything confirming that so far besides user posts at some places which seem to be more speculation than anything.
All that I can confirm for sure is, that it is possible. My carrier (Telstra, Australia) offered me both a standard SIM or eSIM when ordering, in which they said I could use another SIM freely along with the eSIM (eSIM is what I chose) I hope that's applicable for all.
They talked about this on the Samsung Forums. The international version has a hybrid slot allowing 2 nano Sims or one nano sim and MicroSD. In the US version one nano sim and MicroSD. If you use the ESim and nano sim only one can be used at a time not both. Like you can't be calling on one and texting on another. At same time.
The ability to use only one line at a time is not particular to the eSIM. My Note 8 has two nanoSIM cards and same limitation applies. When I talk on one of the cards the other is disconnected. Data comes only on one of the cards. Indeed only one has 4g connection.
I suppose s20 have similar limitations. I think this is limit as there is only one radio.
The gain is that both SIM are registered in the network and both can receive calls or be used to make calls at a given point of time but not simultaneously.
In my case both cards go to the same operator. One is from work the other is my personal number.
It works on the EU model SM-988B/DS
One nanoSIM + eSIM + MicroSD works.
I got my S20 Ultra last night and now have 256GB storage 128 built-in and 128GB SD card.
Now I have to figure if UHS-II benefits me or I stay with slow big cheap UHS-I card. Perhaps I will go to 400GB card.