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shardian:

--- Quote from: shmokes on October 25, 2006, 05:06:28 am ---Yeah, I thought the sim card is just your identity and phone number, etc.  My understanding is that if you and your wife both have unlocked phones, you can switch the sim cards back and forth as often as you like.  The phones don't become locked, they just take on the personality of whatever sim card is in it and only for as long as the sim card is in it.

I could be wrong, but why would people spend an arm and a leg for an unlocked phone if it had to be locked before they ever used it anyway.  May as well just buy it locked to begin with and spend half as much money.

--- End quote ---

I have an unlocked back-up, and I can swap out the sim card to each at will. The sim card holds all of the provider info and your account info.

vader:
I work for TMobile, Cingular....and various other providers.

Sim Card = subscriber information and phone book
Phone     = if locked by the factory, you must unlock before using on any other system
                  it was not intended for

Unlocked Phone =  put your sim card in and ride, some features such as mobile web
                              or wap access may not work until phone is configured properly

Most phone can be unlocked, but it is a tricky process and can disable the phone

ChadTower:

My wife lost the charger to her cell phone.  We haven't found a replacement yet.  That annoys me.

koolmoecraig:
So Vader, I do need to purchase a plan though right?  It'll just be married to my sim card and not my phone?

Lewis Black:
I'll respond to that... That is correct.

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