Re: Easy to swap sim cards between 2 phones?

At 17 Apr 2007 13:35:45 -0700 Dot Net Developer wrote:
> I have 2 old Nokia phones, slightly different models, both using the
> same provider and tarrif.
>
> I want to swap their phone numbers over, so can I simply switch their
> sim cards?

In theory, yes. However, if they use different providers, the SIM might
be rejected by the other provider's phone.

If this is the case, then you can have the phone "unlocked" to accept any
provider's SIM.

> If it's possible, would it result in any unusual 'side-effects'?

It's a loaded question given the lack of info you've given us. Again, if
the phones are from different providers, features (other than voice calls)
might not work- i.e. SMS, web browsing, etc. without manually entering
the settings for the SIM's provider.

Also, the frequency bands used by the phones may bedifferent.

It won't hurt anything to try- switch the SIMs, make a calll, and see how
everything works.

On 18 Apr, 00:02, Todd Allcock <eleccon...@AmericaOnLine.com> wrote:
> At 17 Apr 2007 13:35:45 -0700 Dot Net Developer wrote:
>
> > I have 2 old Nokia phones, slightly different models, both using the
> > same provider and tarrif.
>
> > I want to swap their phone numbers over, so can I simply switch their
> > sim cards?
>
> In theory, yes. However, if they use different providers, the SIM might
> be rejected by the other provider's phone.
>
> If this is the case, then you can have the phone "unlocked" to accept any
> provider's SIM.
>
> > If it's possible, would it result in any unusual 'side-effects'?
>
> It's a loaded question given the lack of info you've given us. Again, if
> the phones are from different providers, features (other than voice calls)
> might not work- i.e. SMS, web browsing, etc. without manually entering
> the settings for the SIM's provider.
>
> Also, the frequency bands used by the phones may bedifferent.
>
> It won't hurt anything to try- switch the SIMs, make a calll, and see how
> everything works.

As in the OP, both use the same provider and also the same tarrif.
Both are Nokia phones - the only real difference being that one is an
older model than the other.