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> If I get a 3 PAYG sim, can I use it in a Samsung D900 (Unlocked) to access
> everything except the 3G services that the phone is not capable of....?
> Im sick of Orange and want to sample 3 before I decide to take them up fully
> as my new provider.....
>
> Thanks Dave

> If I get a 3 PAYG sim, can I use it in a Samsung D900 (Unlocked) to access
> everything except the 3G services that the phone is not capable of....?
> Im sick of Orange and want to sample 3 before I decide to take them up fully
> as my new provider.....
>
> Thanks Dave
>
>
>

> Dave wrote:
> > If I get a 3 PAYG sim, can I use it in a Samsung D900 (Unlocked) to acc=
ess
> > everything except the 3G services that the phone is not capable of....?
> > Im sick of Orange and want to sample 3 before I decide to take them up =
fully
> > as my new provider.....
>
> > Thanks Dave
>
> I doubt it, I just tried my 3 sim in a 2G phone, it said Sim Rejected.
>
> 3 only own the 3g part of their network, for 2G they piggyback on the
> orange network, if youre always going to be using the 2G part of the
> network then youll be costing them money because youre roaming.
>
> 3 only supply none-backwards compatible USIMs, this means that the sim
> cards will only work in a 3G handset.

> On 24 Jun, 16:44, xCx wrote:
>> Dave wrote:
>>> If I get a 3 PAYG sim, can I use it in a Samsung D900 (Unlocked) to access
>>> everything except the 3G services that the phone is not capable of....?
>>> Im sick of Orange and want to sample 3 before I decide to take them up
fully
>>> as my new provider.....
>>> Thanks Dave
>> I doubt it, I just tried my 3 sim in a 2G phone, it said Sim Rejected.
>>
>> 3 only own the 3g part of their network, for 2G they piggyback on the
>> orange network, if youre always going to be using the 2G part of the
>> network then youll be costing them money because youre roaming.
>>
>> 3 only supply none-backwards compatible USIMs, this means that the sim
>> cards will only work in a 3G handset. Other networks like Vodafone and
>> Orange also supply USIMs but theyre backwards compatible, which means
>> if the USIM is put into a none 3G handset then it will work as an old
>> fashioned SIM.
>>
>> Its a very long time since, but there used to be talk of USIMs being
>> put in a 2G phone could damage it, and in the T&Cs for 3 it still says
>> they wont be responsible if you damage your phone in this way.
>>
>> Hope this helps, xCx
>
> Ive heard a few people mention that in this newsgroup before but my 3
> SIM bought from 3.co.uk works in all my 2G phones (nokia 7210, 7250i,
> 6230i and even my old nokia 6210?!) Are newer ones backwards
> compatible maybe?

> Dave wrote:

>Ive heard a few people mention that in this newsgroup before but my 3
>SIM bought from 3.co.uk works in all my 2G phones (nokia 7210, 7250i,
>6230i and even my old nokia 6210?!) Are newer ones backwards
>compatible maybe?
>