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triggerhippie
Joined: Dec 20, 2002
Posts: 32
From: UK
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Hi all
Was just wondering if the software upgrade will enable this phone to work with the 3G sim card ?
There are some phones out there that work with 3G sims, but unforunately this is not one of them. Shame, cos I love this phone.
Can anyone think of a workaround ?
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Lordmike
Joined: Apr 29, 2003
Posts: > 500
From: Sweden
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3G is not just software. It's also hardware. So 3G sim cards would only work if it also had GSM. I have not heard of a UMTS/GSM SIM card, but I can't promise that they don't exist.
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Anuj
Joined: Oct 02, 2002
Posts: > 500
From: South Buckinghamshire
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Interesting one !
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triggerhippie
Joined: Dec 20, 2002
Posts: 32
From: UK
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Thanks for the posts.
I have found that there are a fair few 2G phones that work with the 3 network.
Most nokia's seem to work, there are even a few Sony's. However, the p800 is not one of them 
I'll update this post if I find more info.
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exilis
Joined: Sep 30, 2002
Posts: 48
From: Dundee, Scotland
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We tried a 'three' simcard in all the phones we had in stock at work, in an effort to find a standby phone for a customer. Now while most of them booted up and worked for a minute, they all promptly froze. This is a situation confirmed by 'three' themselves.
The 3g handsets are the only mass market UK handsets available that will accept and work (semi-reliably anyway) with a 3g simcard |
pachy
Joined: Nov 05, 2002
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On 2003-08-11 16:40:09, triggerhippie wrote:
Thanks for the posts.
I have found that there are a fair few 2G phones that work with the 3 network.
Most nokia's seem to work, .....
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RUBBISH !! |
Northbank
Joined: Aug 11, 2003
Posts: 2
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I got my 3 sim to work in my p800 on 2g but after the battery went flat not been able to get it going again!!! get the message sms storage overflow. sms reception is disabled, please delete unwanted sms messages from the sim, but i have no message on the sim!!! can anyone help??? |
Andy_P
Joined: Jun 10, 2002
Posts: > 500
From: Warwickshire
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On 2003-08-11 20:47:44, exilis wrote:
The 3g handsets are the only mass market UK handsets available that will accept and work (semi-reliably anyway) with a 3g simcard
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funny that... |
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Posted: 2003-08-11 14:48
