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Sexygenius
Joined: Aug 21, 2006
Posts: 45
From: London
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I just rang o2 asking for a 3G SSIM Pay as you go for my M600 and they said they don't have any pay as you go ones?
they only supply them with the 3g phones not on their own. How did u guys get urs? :S
They said if i can get a hold of any o2 3g sim pay as u go i can transfer the number but they don't send any out 
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DKCoo
Joined: Oct 25, 2005
Posts: 21
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omg wat liars! i just got mine in the post from them today with my number transfered ovr for free!
have a go at them and mention who is boss!
(you by the way!)
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Sexygenius
Joined: Aug 21, 2006
Posts: 45
From: London
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Yeah i'll do so in the morning. that was the second time i rang today. first time they said they don't do 3g sims for o2 pay as u go
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Toney_Ericsson
Joined: Feb 20, 2005
Posts: > 500
From: United Kingdom
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This is bad, why are o2 lying to customers about this??????
Is it right that with other networks you dont have to get a "special" sim to use there 3G services? if so would that be a reason why o2 are lying to customers because loads of people are requesting one?
Tell them so why have so many o2 pay as you go customers got USIMS sent to them if they dont do it. What liars!
I know there customer service work shifts like an 8am-5pm and a 5pm-10pm so you could try speaking to a different person later in the day if you're that desperate to get an o2 USIM sim.
You aint missing much though as I cant tell any different in data speeds with this USIM compared to normal GPRS and what content have o2 got? bugger all. At least with Orange and Vodafone you can get Sky T.V on you're 3G handset if you so wished, better 3G coverage with both compared to o2 apparently.
This is something i'm looking into actually as o2 is rubbish, the only thing holding me is the freebie texts otherwise I would'nt hesitate on giving o2 the finger
[ This Message was edited by: Toney_Ericsson on 2006-08-31 21:30 ] |
iamcrunchie
Joined: Feb 02, 2004
Posts: 90
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I got a Pay+go 3g sim for free from o2 a few months ago.
I just rang up and they send you an unregistered 3g sim. Then when it turns up you just ring the number thats on the sim card to register it and they then transfer your old number/pay+go setup to the new imei number
they wouldnt send one at first as they said the o2 prepay sims are not ready yet but after giving them some stick "ive been with you x years etc etc" the guy on the phone spoke to their boss and they then agreed to send out the blank sim
voila
most of the o2 staff dont know about it this because there are hardly any people that ask to do it and they don't sell blank sims so you can't blame them really.
However i found it pretty useless as there is only o2 3g coverage in cities around here so it was no use to me, i since got a three(3) sim and theres pretty much covereage everywhere around here and i live in the middle of nowhere
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darrengf
Joined: Dec 21, 2003
Posts: > 500
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I can Confirm that There are different type of sim cards.
You have a USIM and a SIM. The USIM is for the UTMS (3G) Network and the SIM is for the 2G Network.
However Virgin have been seeling USIM Card for the last 4 or more years but have never told any body of this, This will then enable them just to switch the 3g function on to which i can confrim they have and done.
The other networks have only issued 2g sims out to all there customers and if you wish to migrate you do have to purchased a 3g sim card.
Orange have very good 3g coverage, I have been able to use it in the country sides, towns and a few other places. I dont use Voda, but when i have a quick look again it seems to be 80% there showing on the phone. I can confrim the o2's coverage is very poor at the moment. However his should get better by the end of september. T-Mobiles 3g coverage seems to fair well too again about 80% of the time it shows on my phone. Threes coverage is widespread, but patchy. I have never use the Three network but i know a couple of my mates do and they seem to be ok. However it still doesnt transfer calls over when swapping from 3g to 2g (o2) but dont get as many problems when try to make calls, No longer get the unable to connect tone or network busy error showing on the display much.
Hope this helps.
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aminator
Joined: Jul 13, 2006
Posts: 138
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with o2 its a bit of a grey area as only now their are 3g PAYG handsets coming out, you cant pick the 3g sims up at the shops atm so only customer support will be able to sort you out, if they tell you its not possible tell them to naff off and ask to speak to al ine manager, they do exist on payg, they are done so its unfortunatley a case of getting through to someone who knows what they are on about
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Sexygenius
Joined: Aug 21, 2006
Posts: 45
From: London
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Cheers peeps I'll try again later.
What is the differences though. as at the moment i can surf the net and send mms with my current sim with my m600.
what benefits will i have of having a 3g sim?
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Spawn
Joined: Apr 25, 2003
Posts: 338
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On 2006-09-01 16:27:25, Sexygenius wrote:
Cheers peeps I'll try again later.
What is the differences though. as at the moment i can surf the net and send mms with my current sim with my m600.
what benefits will i have of having a 3g sim?
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Faster download and browsing speeds for a start, also support for video calling. But main advantage is the faster speeds while browsing and downloading pages. |
Tigerblade
Joined: Feb 27, 2005
Posts: 68
From: Doncaster, South Yorks
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Just ordered 2 for replacements so it does work. Glad I found this thread as I was serioulsy considering a switch to Voda for video calling.
Does anyone know wether the free 300txts are carried to the 3g sim? |
DKCoo
Joined: Oct 25, 2005
Posts: 21
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ye all carried ovr! |
Rookwise
Joined: Mar 22, 2004
Posts: > 500
From: UK. Phone:Samsung Galaxy A54 5
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Came this morning
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sielski666
Joined: Aug 26, 2006
Posts: 247
From: Barrow-In-Furness, Cumbria
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hey guys
- i had the same problem, i bought my k800i and i know it is a 3g phone hence the video calling on it. i tryed it wen i got home and couldnt get it to work. after about a day of pondering i rand up o2 customer careline (as im on o2 uk) and asked them how to work it.
- i explaned that when i bought the phone they gave me a sim card with it and i had to top it up with ten pounds as well, the women on the other end of the phone was so help ful, she did a check on wat sim card i had.
- she told me that it wasnt the right sim card and asked me if i wanted them to send me a p&g 3g sim out to me and they did free of charge.
so to the conclution, y the looks of things the comunication from the head office of o2 and the lil shops is crap. if u ring up yr local o2 shop they should tell u that u can get one free of charge from customer care.
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smilerthe cheshirecat
Joined: Oct 22, 2003
Posts: > 500
From: Cheshire, UK
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Do not need to talk to local o2 shop....
I have rang o2 customer services.... on 08705678678 chose option 4 which takes you to the Retention team...
Explained to them I want a 3G sim to transfer my old sim number to it...they are sending one out... will take 3 to 5 working days... then I have to ring them back on receipt of the new 3G so they can transfer my old number to it..
No problems with them... and straight forward...
Hope this helps...
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Rookwise
Joined: Mar 22, 2004
Posts: > 500
From: UK. Phone:Samsung Galaxy A54 5
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I just phoned o2 select customer care up and told them i'd bought a k800 on pay and go but wanted to use it with my pay monthly sim. They wouldn't update the 3g P&G sim i currently have but are sending out a pay monthly 3g sim to replace my 2g one at no charge :-)
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Posted: 2006-08-30 21:18
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