Hi all,

Bit of an update to my (currently) sorry saga - maybe someone can
offer some advice.

Being slightly wary of trying to use my i620 on 3 due to the reported
issues around some phones not working etc., so I bought a 3 PAYG SIM
first to see if it would work. No problems - everything I needed
(WAP, Web, calls, texts etc.)

So then I took out a Mix & Match contract (300 mins one) and added the
'Broadband Lite' add-on - £10/month for 1GB of data, including laptop
use. When I first used the SIM card in the i620, I got a message
saying 'Incompatible Handset', but if I clicked OK, then it went
straight through to the home screen and all was well. Calls/texts/web
etc all worked.

This lasted for about 3 days. However, when I turned on my phone this
morning, I got a message along the lines of 'Refreshing SIM data',
which wouldn't go away. Turning it off and on (several times) made no
difference. If I put it back in the 3 phone which came with the
contract it was fine. Willing to try anything at this point, I used
the 3 phone to turn on the PIN request. When back in my i620, it now
asks for and accepts the PIN (so it can obviously see the SIM card),
but then says 'The SIM card is missing or not valid...' If I go past
that, I get the home screen but with 'No SIM' where the operator logo
was.

If I put the SIM back in the 3 phone all is well. I can still use the
3 PAYG SIM in my i620 no problem. By the way, the i620 is a 3G/HSDPA
handset, and I haven't set it to use 2G only.

Why are the g*** doing this? And more importantly is there anything I
can do about it, or am I best off cancelling my number port before
it's too late, cancelling the data add-on, getting a T-Mob Just SIM +
Web 'n Walk and writing off my £15/month as an (expensive) learning
experience? (All on the principle that there is no way I'm not going
to use my shiny new i620!)

Cheers all,

Richie


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