Will a Telstra sim card work in a telstra Pre-Paid Handset?

Greg wrote:
> "Chops" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> Albinus wrote:
>>> Chops wrote:
>>>> Hi All
>>>>
>>>> My handset is dying and all I want is a cheap handset to replace it. If
>>>> I buy a telstra prepaid handset (Nokie 2610),can I just put my current
>>>> telstra sim card in it and continue on? or do I need to unlock it from
>>>> pre-paid to my current telstra plan?
>>> Should work fine. Telstra network lock their phones, not to the
>>> individual handset, so any Telstra SIM will work in one of their prepaid
>>> handsets.
>> Cheers
>>
>> I just noted that KMart wont accept return of phones for change of mind
>> purchases, so I need to find out for sure before I buy it. I guess I
>> *could* argue not fit for purpose if it does not accept my current telstra
>> sim, but kmart staff can be real dicks sometimes.
>
> Or you can buy the Telstra Prepaid Motorola C168 Mobile Phone from aldi for
> $69 and use your own sim.
>
> http://www.aldi.com.au/product_03/product_506.html
>
> Motorola c168 specs
> http://www.gsmarena.com/motorola_c168-1305.php
>
> Nokia 2610 specs
> http://www.gsmarena.com/nokia_2610-1525.php
>
> Motorola c168 Aldi $69
> Nokia 2160 Knart $99
>
>
My currently (disappointing) phone is a Motorola c130 (from memory) ..
until then I had always bought Nokia and have never been disappointed
with them .... thought about the aldi one, but nup, Motorola have had
their go at me.

C.

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alxr wrote:
> Explain to the Kmart staff what YOUR purpose is. If they say go ahead, and
> it diesnt work...then you have a right for full refund on return.
>
> Write it on the receipt, get the sales persons name, jot down some
> contemporaneous notes at the time...
>
Yep, that's what I did (after calling telstra anyway), worked fine and
its much better than the motorola that died ... it should be given the 4
years in between models though I guess.

C.

Chops <[email protected]> wrote:
> Rod Speed wrote:
>> Chops <[email protected]> wrote
>>> Rod Speed wrote
>>>> Chops <[email protected]> wrote
>>>>> Albinus wrote
>>>>>> Chops wrote
>>
>>>>>>> My handset is dying and all I want is a cheap handset to replace
>>>>>>> it. If I buy a telstra prepaid handset (Nokie 2610),can I just
>>>>>>> put my current telstra sim card in it and continue on? or do I
>>>>>>> need to unlock it from pre-paid to my current telstra plan?
>>
>>>>>> Should work fine. Telstra network lock their phones, not to the
>>>>>> individual handset, so any Telstra SIM will work in one of their
>>>>>> prepaid handsets.
>>
>>>>> I just noted that KMart wont accept return of phones for change
>>>>> of mind purchases, so I need to find out for sure before I buy
>>>>> it. I guess I *could* argue not fit for purpose if it does not accept my
>>>>> current telstra sim, but kmart staff can be real dicks sometimes.
>>
>>>> So buy it from an operation with a clue like BigW or Dick Smith.
>>
>>>> You should be able to try it in the shop with Dick Smith.
>>
>>> so you don't know doRk?
>>
>> Corse I do, that bit was answered by someone else, ****wit.
>>
>> I just rubbed your nose in how to insure yourself if you arent
>> completely confident that the advice you got is correct.

> "Should" is not ambiguous to you

Never ever could bull**** its way out of a wet paper bag.

Rod Speed wrote:
> Chops <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Rod Speed wrote:
>>> Chops <[email protected]> wrote
>>>> Rod Speed wrote
>>>>> Chops <[email protected]> wrote
>>>>>> Albinus wrote
>>>>>>> Chops wrote
>>>>>>>> My handset is dying and all I want is a cheap handset to replace
>>>>>>>> it. If I buy a telstra prepaid handset (Nokie 2610),can I just
>>>>>>>> put my current telstra sim card in it and continue on? or do I
>>>>>>>> need to unlock it from pre-paid to my current telstra plan?
>>>>>>> Should work fine. Telstra network lock their phones, not to the
>>>>>>> individual handset, so any Telstra SIM will work in one of their
>>>>>>> prepaid handsets.
>>>>>> I just noted that KMart wont accept return of phones for change
>>>>>> of mind purchases, so I need to find out for sure before I buy
>>>>>> it. I guess I *could* argue not fit for purpose if it does not accept my
>>>>>> current telstra sim, but kmart staff can be real dicks sometimes.
>>>>> So buy it from an operation with a clue like BigW or Dick Smith.
>>>>> You should be able to try it in the shop with Dick Smith.
>>>> so you don't know doRk?
>>> Corse I do, that bit was answered by someone else, ****wit.
>>>
>>> I just rubbed your nose in how to insure yourself if you arent
>>> completely confident that the advice you got is correct.
>
>> "Should" is not ambiguous to you
>
> Never ever could bull**** its way out of a wet paper bag.

Where as doRk is always and ever a wet paper bag full of bull****.

How's that prostate cancer going doRk?

> How's that prostate cancer going doRk?

Well I guess we know your persuasion now mutton.

Some gutless ****wit desperately cowering behind
Chops <[email protected]> wrote just what
you'd expect from that desperately cowering gutless ****wit
that never ever could bull**** its way out of a wet paper bag.

Rod Speed wrote:
> Some gutless ****wit desperately cowering behind
> Chops <[email protected]> wrote just what
> you'd expect from that desperately cowering gutless ****wit
> that never ever could bull**** its way out of a wet paper bag.
>
>
Poor doRk

Some gutless ****wit desperately cowering behind
Chops <[email protected]> wrote just what
you'd expect from that desperately cowering gutless ****wit
that never ever could bull**** its way out of a wet paper bag.

Rod Speed wrote:
> Some gutless ****wit desperately cowering behind
> Chops <[email protected]> wrote just what
> you'd expect from that desperately cowering gutless ****wit
> that never ever could bull**** its way out of a wet paper bag.
>
>

Some gutless ****wit desperately cowering behind
Chops <[email protected]> wrote just what
you'd expect from that desperately cowering gutless ****wit
that never ever could bull**** its way out of a wet paper bag.

"Chops" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Hi All
>
> My handset is dying and all I want is a cheap handset to replace it. If I
> buy a telstra prepaid handset (Nokie 2610),can I just put my current
> telstra sim card in it and continue on? or do I need to unlock it from

Yes

"Chops" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Albinus wrote:
>> Chops wrote:
>>> Hi All
>>>
>>> My handset is dying and all I want is a cheap handset to replace it. If
>>> I buy a telstra prepaid handset (Nokie 2610),can I just put my current
>>> telstra sim card in it and continue on? or do I need to unlock it from
>>> pre-paid to my current telstra plan?
>>
>> Should work fine. Telstra network lock their phones, not to the
>> individual handset, so any Telstra SIM will work in one of their prepaid
>> handsets.
>
> Cheers
>
> I just noted that KMart wont accept return of phones for change of mind
> purchases, so I need to find out for sure before I buy it. I guess I
> *could* argue not fit for purpose if it does not accept my current telstra
> sim, but kmart staff can be real dicks sometimes.

You couldnt argue that, because the phone accepts all plug-sized Telstra
SIMs operating at the voltage specified
>
> C.

Michael <[email protected]> wrote:
> "Chops" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> Albinus wrote:
>>> Chops wrote:
>>>> Hi All
>>>>
>>>> My handset is dying and all I want is a cheap handset to replace
>>>> it. If I buy a telstra prepaid handset (Nokie 2610),can I just put
>>>> my current telstra sim card in it and continue on? or do I need to
>>>> unlock it from pre-paid to my current telstra plan?
>>>
>>> Should work fine. Telstra network lock their phones, not to the
>>> individual handset, so any Telstra SIM will work in one of their
>>> prepaid handsets.
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> I just noted that KMart wont accept return of phones for change of
>> mind purchases, so I need to find out for sure before I buy it. I
>> guess I *could* argue not fit for purpose if it does not accept my
>> current telstra sim, but kmart staff can be real dicks sometimes.

> You couldnt argue that,

Corse you can if some stupid kmart monkey claims it will work fine.

> because the phone accepts all plug-sized
> Telstra SIMs operating at the voltage specified

That voltage question is kmart's problem, legally.

"Rod Speed" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Michael <[email protected]> wrote:
>> "Chops" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
>>> Albinus wrote:
>>>> Chops wrote:
>>>>> Hi All
>>>>>
>>>>> My handset is dying and all I want is a cheap handset to replace
>>>>> it. If I buy a telstra prepaid handset (Nokie 2610),can I just put
>>>>> my current telstra sim card in it and continue on? or do I need to
>>>>> unlock it from pre-paid to my current telstra plan?
>>>>
>>>> Should work fine. Telstra network lock their phones, not to the
>>>> individual handset, so any Telstra SIM will work in one of their
>>>> prepaid handsets.
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>>
>>> I just noted that KMart wont accept return of phones for change of
>>> mind purchases, so I need to find out for sure before I buy it. I
>>> guess I *could* argue not fit for purpose if it does not accept my
>>> current telstra sim, but kmart staff can be real dicks sometimes.
>
>> You couldnt argue that,
>
> Corse you can if some stupid kmart monkey claims it will work fine.
>
>> because the phone accepts all plug-sized
>> Telstra SIMs operating at the voltage specified
>
> That voltage question is kmart's problem, legally.

Nope. The phone is guaranteed to work with the SIM provided.

Same argument for locking, the phone is not guaranteed to work with a SIM
not provided with the pack
>
>

Michael <[email protected]> wrote
> Rod Speed <[email protected]> wrote
>> Michael <[email protected]> wrote
>>> Chops <[email protected]> wrote
>>>> Albinus wrote
>>>>> Chops wrote

>>>>>> My handset is dying and all I want is a cheap handset to replace
>>>>>> it. If I buy a telstra prepaid handset (Nokie 2610),can I just
>>>>>> put my current telstra sim card in it and continue on? or do I
>>>>>> need to unlock it from pre-paid to my current telstra plan?

>>>>> Should work fine. Telstra network lock their phones, not to the
>>>>> individual handset, so any Telstra SIM will work in one of their
>>>>> prepaid handsets.

>>>> I just noted that KMart wont accept return of phones for change of
>>>> mind purchases, so I need to find out for sure before I buy it. I
>>>> guess I *could* argue not fit for purpose if it does not accept my
>>>> current telstra sim, but kmart staff can be real dicks sometimes.

>>> You couldnt argue that,

>> Corse you can if some stupid kmart monkey claims it will work fine.

>>> because the phone accepts all plug-sized
>>> Telstra SIMs operating at the voltage specified

>> That voltage question is kmart's problem, legally.

> Nope.

Yep.

> The phone is guaranteed to work with the SIM provided.

Thanks for that completely superfluous proof that you have never
ever had a ****ing clue about even the most basic consumer law.

> Same argument for locking, the phone is not guaranteed to work with a SIM not provided with the
> pack

Thanks for that completely superfluous proof that you have never
ever had a ****ing clue about even the most basic consumer law.