Want new phone but keep current SIMS card and service

I have a Samsung X426 cellphone (AT&T) about 3 years old.
I'd like to move the SIMS card to a newer phone that will work with my
current AT&T service.

What kind of SIMS card do I have?
What phones will work with my SIMS card and where can I get them?
I'm looking for a phone that has a camera (important) and a PDA (not
so important).

Thanks.

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[email protected] writes:

> I have a Samsung X426 cellphone (AT&T) about 3 years old.
> I'd like to move the SIMS card to a newer phone that will work with my
> current AT&T service.
>
> What kind of SIMS card do I have?
> What phones will work with my SIMS card and where can I get them?
> I'm looking for a phone that has a camera (important) and a PDA (not
> so important).

No problem. About anything but iPhone will work.

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the old att contracts are being migrated to the new att(cingular). In time
you will be mandated to make the change. I would expect that you are paying
extra right now for not moving. If you plan on using media net (cellular
internet) it would be worth it for you to make the change. Why not just get
with the times and upgrade the phone/contract/sim all at the same time?
cost is a little higher but more features and better quality make it worth
it!

<[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On Jul 15, 2:53 am, [email protected] (Todd H.) wrote:
>> [email protected] writes:
>> > I have a Samsung X426 cellphone (AT&T) about 3 years old.
>> > I'd like to move the SIMS card to a newer phone that will work with my
>> > current AT&T service.
>>
>> > What kind of SIMS card do I have?
>> > What phones will work with my SIMS card and where can I get them?
>> > I'm looking for a phone that has a camera (important) and a PDA (not
>> > so important).
>>
>> No problem. About anything but iPhone will work.
>
> I signed up with AT&T about 3 years ago, and I recall having free
> roaming on Cingular for a while.
> My SIMS card says AT&T wireless, my Samsung SGH-X426 boots up and says
> AT&T wireless, but it says Cingular over the clock/calendar display
> when the phone is ready for use.
> I don't see any other networks in the setup menu anymore; not even
> AT&T !
> Did I get moved to the (older?) Cingular network?
>
> I went to Walmart, and the cell phone sales guy there took a look and
> told me that I have an old SIMS card.
> He said for $25, he could upgrade me to the new G3 SIMS card.
> He said the newer phones (Blackjack, V707, KRAZR, etc) would would
> work with the old SIMS card, but in a "diminished capacity" or slower
> processing.
> Is this true?
> Is there anything bad about the new SIMS card?
>
> If I bought the newer phones from him, I would get the G3 SIMS card.
> Phone prices are around $150 to 250 for no contract (keep my crrent
> service), about $50 to 80 for 1-year contract, and about $0 to $50 for
> 2-year contract.
>
> I really like the 3 phone above.
>
>

At 19 Jul 2007 16:12:43 +0000 prc2u1 wrote:
> the old att contracts are being migrated to the new att(cingular). In
time
> you will be mandated to make the change. I would expect that you are
paying
> extra right now for not moving.

Probably the opposite- AT&T had some pretty decent promotional plans
which are now "grandfathered." My cousin still has his $99 unlimited
AT&T GSM Charter plan that he says "Cingular will have to rip the phone
out of my cold dead hands" before he gives it up.

> If you plan on using media net (cellular
> internet) it would be worth it for you to make the change.

Again, unless he already has a better grandfathered plan.

> Why not just get
> with the times and upgrade the phone/contract/sim all at the same time?

Because dropping a good grandfathered plan means never getting it back!

> cost is a little higher but more features and better quality make it
worth
> it!

Perhaps, perhaps not. Like with my cousin's, some plans are not be to
switched lightly!


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