Posted by Sammy_boy
I recently lost my phone (found it again luckily!) and had the sim card blocked, so O2 sent out a new contract sim to me.
I've put the sim into a 3G phone and forgot to turn the dual mode off, and was surprised to see I'm getting a 3G signal, which I never did before!
Does this mean that if I go online whilst in a 3G signal area I'm getting 3G data rates? Or is it just telling me it's there but I can't actually access it, and can only browse via GPRS?
Posted by Miss UK
what does it say on the back of sim card sammy?
Posted by Rookwise
if you look on the back of the sim card it will say 3GD2+ in the bottom left and 23GPUNI under the O2 logo. If it has those on then its a 3G sim. Dont know about other network sim cards though.
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Posted by Miss UK
Andy you slut I was getting to that part
Posted by Sammy_boy
On 2007-09-07 00:25:19, Rookwise wrote:
if you look on the back of the sim card it will say 3GD2+ in the bottom left and 23GPUNI under the O2 logo. If it has those on then its a 3G sim. Dont know about other network sim cards though.
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Looks like I do have a 3G sim!
Says '3GD4' then the bottom line has the 23GPUNI on it!
Next question - does the 3G work with the standard settings I've been using for ages - i.e. Mobileweb etc.?
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Posted by Miss UK
Well atleast you have a 3G sim now then !
Posted by Greggy
chuck it away! just burn ya credit even quicker lol
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Posted by Sammy_boy
I'm guessing the 3G is even more expensive than the usual then! might stick the phone back into 2g only if that's the case!
Posted by Miss UK
Browsing GPRS I think costs more with 3G but thats all ive noticed ive had my 3G sim since December last year from 02
Posted by Rookwise
3G on O2 doesnt cost any more than normal GPRS. It just access' data pages quicker.
Costs are the same.
Well. Unless you do video calling that is.....
Posted by Sammy_boy
Cool, if it's no extra I'll leave it as it is, I've got a 5Mb data bolt-on, though don't normally don't go over that 5 megs.
Posted by Miss UK
theres abit of a difference when you have 2G using GPRS and 3G though all this is mentioned via there site sammy