Old Sim Card in New Phone?

I have a two-year-old Orange pay-as-you-go mobile, and I'm thinking of
buying a new one. Could I use the old sim card in the new phone?

Also, my current one isn't dual-band or tri-band, although the one I'm
thinking of buying is tri-band. Would the new one work in America, when
using my old sim card?

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"tjb" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>I have a two-year-old Orange pay-as-you-go mobile, and I'm thinking of
> buying a new one. Could I use the old sim card in the new phone?

Yes

> Also, my current one isn't dual-band or tri-band, although the one I'm
> thinking of buying is tri-band. Would the new one work in America, when
> using my old sim card?

Yes.

If you buy a new phone from Orange, you get a new sim too, which *may* be
more useful than the one you have.


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"J B" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> "tjb" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > I have a two-year-old Orange pay-as-you-go mobile, and
> > I'm thinking of buying a new one. Could I use the old
> > sim card in the new phone?
>
> Yes
>
> > Also, my current one isn't dual-band or tri-band,
> > although the one I'm thinking of buying is tri-band. Would the new one
> > work in America, when using my old
> > sim card?
>
> Yes.

As long as you are in an area with 1900 coverage. It is still very patchy
outside major cities and interstate routes. Also note that PAYG roaming
charges are even more exorbitant than contract ones. If you're going to be
there for more than a few days get a local SIM card.

> If you buy a new phone from Orange, you get a new sim
> too, which *may* be more useful than the one you have.

Certainly. It doesn't hurt to register the new SIM, and you'll please the
salesman if you do, he won't get his commission otherwise ;-)

Ivor

"tjb" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>I have a two-year-old Orange pay-as-you-go mobile, and I'm thinking of
> buying a new one. Could I use the old sim card in the new phone?
>
> Also, my current one isn't dual-band or tri-band, although the one I'm
> thinking of buying is tri-band. Would the new one work in America, when
> using my old sim card?

Yes you can use your old sim card in a new phone so long as its locked to
the same network or unlocked.
Yes if you get a unlocked Triband you can use it in the USA.
If you get a USA T-Mobile sim card you can make there is Coverage where your
going at http://www.t-mobile.com/prepaid/coverage.asp

Ta



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In article <[email protected]>, [email protected]lid
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>
>
> Certainly. It doesn't hurt to register the new SIM, and you'll please the
> salesman if you do, he won't get his commission otherwise ;-)


And they should transfer your number to the new sim, and will usually
give you an extra £1 credit for doing it as well. Come to it, most
places won't let you out of the door without registering the sim now
anyway.

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J B wrote:
> If you buy a new phone from Orange, you get a new sim too, which
> *may* be more useful than the one you have.

I heard that the new SIMs have more momory or something like that so it
*is* worthwhile to register the new SIM.

J B <[email protected]> wrote:

> If you buy a new phone from Orange, you get a new sim too, which *may* be
> more useful than the one you have.

Could I ask in which ways it might be more useful?

"www.payasyougo.me.uk" <[email protected]> wrote:

> Yes if you get a unlocked Triband you can use it in the USA.

So I couldn't use an Orange-only Triband phone in the USA?

tjb wrote:
> So I couldn't use an Orange-only Triband phone in the USA?

Nope - unless, as the other poster said, it was unlocked.
Other option is to have int'l roaming but that will prove expensive
overseas.

In article <[email protected]>, [email protected]lid
says...
> J B <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > If you buy a new phone from Orange, you get a new sim too, which *may* be
> > more useful than the one you have.
>
> Could I ask in which ways it might be more useful?

The main ones are more storage for text messages/contact lists.
Occasionally faster SIMs as well. And finally, just the fact it's more
recent.

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[email protected]lid declared for all the world to hear...
> I have a two-year-old Orange pay-as-you-go mobile, and I'm thinking of
> buying a new one. Could I use the old sim card in the new phone?

There is no reason to do so. If you want to keep the same number it's
not a problem, but if you use the old SIM you cut yourself off from
certain services and promotions.

> Also, my current one isn't dual-band or tri-band, although the one I'm
> thinking of buying is tri-band. Would the new one work in America, when
> using my old sim card?

There is very limited coverage in the USA in any case on Orange JT, but
yes it will work.
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> "www.payasyougo.me.uk" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Yes if you get a unlocked Triband you can use it in the USA.
>
> So I couldn't use an Orange-only Triband phone in the USA?

Yes you can.
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> tjb wrote:
> > So I couldn't use an Orange-only Triband phone in the USA?
>
> Nope - unless, as the other poster said, it was unlocked.
> Other option is to have int'l roaming but that will prove expensive
> overseas.

You could easily use it in the USA, Orange UK have roaming agreements
with US networks.

What you mean is that he could not insert another SIM into it, for
example from an American network.
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