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> A friend tells me hes just successfully with very little problem
> converted his JT Sim to OVP Virgin.
> Called 0800 079 0200 and they also sent a Sim update OTA
> which reprofiled his JT Sim to OVP Virgin, switching on the Diverts
> menu, etc. So No new Sim had to be sent out !
>
> Steve Terry

> On Sun, 17 Aug 2003 18:55:55 +0100, Steve Terry
> wrote:
>
> >A friend tells me hes just successfully with very little problem
> >converted his JT Sim to OVP Virgin.
> >Called 0800 079 0200 and they also sent a Sim update OTA
> >which reprofiled his JT Sim to OVP Virgin, switching on the Diverts menu,
etc.
> >So No new Sim had to be sent out !
>
> WTF?
>
> Theyll be listening to customers next, and trying to provide a useful
> service rather than worrying about cutting costs and squeezing every
> last penny out of us.
>

>
> And then... theyll do upgrades without sending out new SIM cards.
> Im amazed, thanks for sharing though Steve.
>

> A friend tells me hes just successfully with very little problem
> converted his JT Sim to OVP Virgin.
> Called 0800 079 0200 and they also sent a Sim update OTA
> which reprofiled his JT Sim to OVP Virgin, switching on the Diverts menu,
etc.
> So No new Sim had to be sent out !
>
> Steve Terry
>

>
> Steve Terry wrote in message
> news:VkP%a.14781$yl6.6979@newsfep4-winn.server.ntli.net...
> > A friend tells me hes just successfully with very little problem
> > converted his JT Sim to OVP Virgin.
> > Called 0800 079 0200 and they also sent a Sim update OTA
> > which reprofiled his JT Sim to OVP Virgin, switching on the Diverts menu,
> etc.
> > So No new Sim had to be sent out !
> > Steve Terry
> >
> Just rang them. Apparently you can only change from JT to OVP Virgin if you
> have a series 10 sim. Apparently it is highly unlikely that anyone would
> have a series 10 sim in a JT phone. My sim is a series 7 so no go.
> Apparently they have no way of selling me a new series 10 sim without a new
> handset!
>

> Steve Terry wrote:
>
>> A friend tells me hes just successfully with very little problem
>> converted his JT Sim to OVP Virgin.
>> Called 0800 079 0200 and they also sent a Sim update OTA
>> which reprofiled his JT Sim to OVP Virgin, switching on the Diverts
>> menu, etc. So No new Sim had to be sent out !
>>
>> Steve Terry
>
> Useful. Have gone from a JT SIM with Ł2 credit to a SIM card that I
> can sell for Ł20-Ł25 !
>
> The Ł2 credit is forfeit, but was unused for some time, as had enough
> talk time on contract that covered more than my needs.
>
> Cheers!

> Steve Terry wrote in message
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> > Andy wrote in message
> > news:yNP%a.14806$yl6.10668@newsfep4-winn.server.ntli.net...
> > > Steve Terry wrote in message
> > > news:VkP%a.14781$yl6.6979@newsfep4-winn.server.ntli.net...

> Are all new JT sims series 10 then? The unhelpful cretin I spoke to at
> Orange seemed to think it would be unlikely that any JT Sim would be the
> right type.
> Andy
>

> Steve Terry wrote:
>> Simple enough, go out and buy a new JT Sim
>> 9.99 from www.mobiles.co.uk/list.htm
>>
>> Steve Terry
>
> Was told could only do this for an ex-contract SIM that was converted
> to JT. Which mine was.
>
> So a new JT SIM may not qualify.