Posted by 10ten
Just got my upgrade from 02 its a nokia N70 its a really nice phone but anyways back to the question do i need a 3g sim because im unable to make video calls
Posted by awave
i'm not sure how it should work, but call up o2 and see whether they can just 3g activate your sim card. this may work, or it might automatically get setup after 48hrs lets say.
hope this helps!
Posted by s3tTz
Yes, you do need a 3G sim card to use the 3G features of your service provide (ie. video calling, broadband, etc).
Posted by gojnik064
SIM
A subscriber identity module is a smart card which securely stores the key identifying a mobile phone service subscriber, as well as subscription information, preferences and text messages. The equivalent of a SIM in UMTS is a Universal Subscriber Identity Module (USIM).
USIM
A Universal Subscriber Identity Module is an application for UMTS mobile telephony running on a UICC smartcard which is inserted in a 3G mobile phone. It stores user subscriber information, authentication information and provides with storage space for text messages.
For authentication purposes, the USIM stores a long-term preshared secret key K, which is shared with the Authentication Center (AuC) in the network. The USIM also verifies a sequence number that must be within a range using a window mechanism to avoid replay attacks, and is in charge of generating the session keys CK and IK to be used in the confidentiality and integrity algorithms of the KASUMI block cipher in UMTS.
Posted by BBS
There is no need of changing SIM to get 3G features - such as video message - from a 3G hand set. I have a 3G handset (Z800i) with very old SIM card. I have not subscribed for 3G service but my service provide has informed me that video call is already activated though I have not tried it. Any way, I could use the hand set in non-GSM countries such as Japan while roaming beacuse of 3G service.
Posted by *Jojo*
When 3g was about to be launched at my end . . . rumor has it that you will be needing a USIM in order to have the 3G feature of the fone work . . . when I got my N70 last March, I was surprised to learn that my old SIM will work with the N70 unit . . . and with the K600i and K608i too .. . no problemo !
@10 - Better yet ask O2 about this issue mate.
Posted by Sir-SonyEricsson-man
Here in Norway you only have one simcard for 2G and 3G
Posted by lovewalrus
Friend of mind got a o2 about 1yr ago and recently bought a sim free N91-he had to buy a new sim (costin 14gbp) from an O2 store so he could use 3g services-so yes you need a new sim! Most other networks you don't need to (t-mobile have been supplyin 64k 3g compatibale sim's for a few years now to avoid this-even some older sims are still compatible). Hope this helps mate :o)
Posted by 3G SINGH
it depends what network you are on, in the uk:
02- need new sim
Voda- Can be done on existing
Orange- Need new sim
TMob- Need new sim
Posted by osamede
I am on 02 in the UK - you do need a 3G-enabled SIM to get on the company's 3G network - other wise you can have a 3G phone but you wont be doing anyhting at 3G speed, which is the point of a 3G phone, epscially web.
BUT do not need to pay extra for the 3G SIM and you do not have to change your plan.
Just call up 02 customer service - I did so and they said they would send me one, takes 3-7 days. Free.
When you get the new 3G sim it will have a different phone number. Not to worry - call up customer service at that point and they will transfer your old phone number to that new SIM.
[ This Message was edited by: osamede on 2006-06-24 21:14 ]
Posted by sapporobaby
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If you noticed, you made one post and got several different answers. In the time it took you to post this question, you could have called your operator and gotten the CORRECT answer. Doesn't that make more sense? Too bad common sense doesn't come in the box with the phone.
Posted by solidsingh
ease up sapp
Posted by sapporobaby
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@SS
The guy would get the real skinny instead of getting multiple answers with just a bit of common sense. I have three different operators that have three different ways of 3G implementation. I did not guess, I went to the source. I am sure everyone means well with their answers but no one has given the guy what he needs. The provider would be the best source for this info don't you think?
Posted by simpsons
Ok.. have M600i (3G) and USIM from Orange (Pay as you Go.)
What setting do I need on the phone to enable internet access through 3G speeds etc ?
Anyone help with what the setting have to be ?
Posted by jcwhite_uk
You only need the standard gprs settings.
Posted by fatreg
http://setup.orange.co.uk/
although i dont think the M600i is on the list yet...
so:
APN: orangeinternet
homepage: http://orange.multimedia/
username: a
password: a
should get you there....
fatreg
Posted by sapporobaby
Does anyone consider asking the GSM operator? Does that involve too much common sense or are people just trying to get their post count up?
Posted by BobaFett
not every of us handle so fast as many of us, might be this is an easy problem, but such threads can turn out later for a place for useful infos, so i have no problems with those. next to it, the operator itself doesnt know proper answers to many questions, according my experiences, sometimes i told them, how to make a setting or solve a problem...
Posted by sapporobaby
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Boba, usually you have great info. But to say an operator does not know if you need or do not need a different SIM card is pure fantasy. There is no operator on the planet that can not advise someone to get a 3G card or not to. Come on Boba. That was a bit weak.
As I said before and still stand by, the originator would have been better served by his operator than by those speculating here because as you can read, no one has provided on single answer. They are all dependent upon the individual operator.
@thread starter,
Dude, contact your GSM operator. Do not listen to anyone here on this. Get the best info from the person that is providing your service. This way you will know for sure.
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Posted by BobaFett
oh, i ment it more generally, not spesific this case. just to keep to topic and umts. i recognized lately, that in my area is umts system aswell, so i called the operator and asked is it just testing or finally its 3g here too. she was amazed, how do i know that, cos it wnt listed in the area info in thir pc, so she talked to several other ones aswell, but nobody knew about it. how do i know that, she asked me. i said, very simple, its 3g shown on my display, not just the aerial logo ( had n70 that time ). then she said, maybe they wasnt informed yet. and trust me, this is just one of the many examples, i could offer. all i wanna say is, that sometimes we - mobile feaks - can get earlies infos, the the ones who are sitting there in the center and take calls. indeed, the starter of the thread could have give a call to the op center, but i am really not sure, if he would get a proper answer...
Posted by sapporobaby
Well, I am in Finland and as a test, I called a few. All of them knew exactly what I need to do. Get a new card. Simple
Posted by BobaFett
i hdont forget 1 thing. in scandinavia the mobile system is on the highest level, at least imo, so the support is also very good. i was twice there ( dk, norge and s///eden ), do noticed far better support, system features etc like in other countries. next to, nokia is from finlans, /// and se ( hals way ) from s///eden...
Posted by sapporobaby
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True. Scandinavia and the Nordic countries (Finland is not Scandinavian
) are much more advanced when it comes to services rollout. However Germany and the UK are not to bad as well. The best would simply be for the dude to pop in with his 3G phone and say, "make this work in 3G mode". This way they would give him a card or show him that he was already set up.