anyone have an idea?

hey i recently lost my i530 and bought a i830 off of a friend with no sim, does anyone know the approximate cost to get a new sim and my old number back on the i830 at a nextel retailer?

oh ya the other phone has not been deactivated....the lost i530 is still active....

Cost is about 40 bux for the sim then just call and activate it with your Number.

SIM(Subscriber Identity Module)is for GSM phones that are manufactured for service providers who are members of the GSM(Global System for Mobile Communications is a digital cellular system that uses TDMA, which allows a single frequency to support multiple, simultaneous data channels network). A GSM phone is inoperable w/o a SIM card.

Nextel is not part of the GSM network...check this link: GSM Roaming - United States
Nextel operates using TMDA technology.
The i830 operates on iDEN (Digital Enhanced Network (iDEN) uses TMDA technology to provide cell phone voice communication, messaging, digital two-way radio and data transfers.
Division Multiple Access (TDMA) is a digital wireless service that divides a radio frequency into time slots and then allocates the slots to multiple calls, allowing a single frequency to support multiple, simultaneous data channels.

The technologies are not the same and not compatible.
Are you perhaps confusing a SIM with a MMC (multimedia card)?
You might want to let Nextel know that your phone was lost so that they can prevent unauthorized calls on it that I am sure you would not want to be financially liable for. Basically, the way I understand it the phone's serial number becomes blacklisted and no service can be provided to it by any provider. The only way to un-blacklist it is to be the account holder who has the personal account information Nextel would need to do so. A GSM phone won't be blacklisted, but the SIM can be deactivated, and cannot be reactivated. If a person finds or steals a GSM phone and the owner has the phone company deactivate the SIM, the finder or thief would have to set up an account with a service provider to activate a new SIM to get the phone to work.

Not even really sure where to start pointing out your misquotes, i only suggest that if you are going to take the time to write that much information you at least know what you are doing. FYI, nextel was the first US company to use SIM technology and the IDEN network is a hybrid its not TDMA yet a compination.

It was my understanding that SIM cards were only for GSM phones. I stand corrected. No need to get snippy. My intentions are not malevolent.

I understand, my only point was you posted on several different threads that nextel did not use sim and not to be snippy but if you are going to try to make a point several times, you should be sure of your info.

OK...point made. I am officially cyber-flogged. parden the heck out of me. And you have never been misinformed? Move on now, please.