Can Nextel phones use Cingular SIM cards?

I may have an opportunity to get a deal on some Nextel phones, but I am with
Cingular and am HAPPY with Cingular and have no desire to break my contract.
My question is obvious from the headline -- can Nextel phones work with
Cingular SIM cards? If not, I'll have to continue my search for getting a
phone compatable with my cingular SIM card -- which is driving me absolutely
MAD.

Thanks,

synunoi

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Originally Posted by synunoi

I may have an opportunity to get a deal on some Nextel phones, but I am with
Cingular and am HAPPY with Cingular and have no desire to break my contract.
My question is obvious from the headline -- can Nextel phones work with
Cingular SIM cards? If not, I'll have to continue my search for getting a
phone compatable with my cingular SIM card -- which is driving me absolutely
MAD.

Thanks,

synunoi

they dont work.your better off with just sticking with cingular phones....i wish nextel sim would work in cingualr phones.....like the razor or slvr

No, they are not compatible.


"synunoi" <u19028@uwe> wrote in message news:5c51907e60e48@uwe...
> I may have an opportunity to get a deal on some Nextel phones, but I am
with
> Cingular and am HAPPY with Cingular and have no desire to break my
contract.
> My question is obvious from the headline -- can Nextel phones work with
> Cingular SIM cards? If not, I'll have to continue my search for getting a
> phone compatable with my cingular SIM card -- which is driving me
absolutely
> MAD.
>
> Thanks,
>
> synunoi

Long story short, Nextel phones use the iDEN Network Protocol vs Cingular
who uses GSM Protocol. Although they are capable of the same frequencies
in the US, the difference in protocols is akin to speaking different
languages.

However, Nextel now has an "international" model that can do both iDEN and
GSM w/GPRS. This model is the Motorola i930 Smart Phone (WM2003). If you
can do a subsidy unlock, you can remove the Nextel SIM and insert the
Cingular one. There are a couple little changes to make in the phone
settings, but it works like a champ. GPRS also functions well if you
create a profile for it on the phone using the appropriate Cingular
settings.

Check out the idenphones.motorola.com site as well as PhoneScoop and
HowardForums for more info.




"synunoi" <u19028@uwe> wrote in news:5c51907e60e48@uwe:

> I may have an opportunity to get a deal on some Nextel phones, but I am
> with Cingular and am HAPPY with Cingular and have no desire to break my
> contract. My question is obvious from the headline -- can Nextel phones
> work with Cingular SIM cards? If not, I'll have to continue my search
> for getting a phone compatable with my cingular SIM card -- which is
> driving me absolutely MAD.
>
> Thanks,
>
> synunoi
>