Any Mobile Phone Pros here?

[ryryAP2]

I was wondering how a 3G network works with sim cards...

for example...
If i bought a phone that is not 3G compatible (lets say a 2g Iphone), will my Sim Card that has 3G on it still work with the phone?

http://i1.iofferphoto.com/img/item/108/549/307/FhKv.jpg

[zenki.life]

sometimes they do sometimes they dont. depends what bands your phone operates on. knowing what phone your speaking of would help

[ryryAP2]

sometimes they do sometimes they dont. depends what bands your phone operates on. knowing what phone your speaking of would help

i used the 2g iphone as an example, but i am looking at the Cect/Mini KA08/09

[zenki.life]

what carrier is that??

[ryryAP2]

Its actually like a replica iphone made in china, here is a link Ciphone Mini KA09 Dual Card Quad Band Gravity Sensors unlock Cell Phone (http://www.myoversea.com/mini-ka09-dual-card-quad-band-gravity-sensors-unlock-cell-phone-p-218.html)

[BustedS13]

i have an att 3g sim card in my G1 and it works fine. and getting the G1 on ATT is a whole extra obstacle course. i doubt you'll have any problems.



.....and if you want some crazy fucking china knockoff phone, check out DealExtreme.com
those guys are fucking nuts.

get your fuckin' Dick Tracy on. motherfuckin' WATCH PHONE.

http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.13686

http://www.dealextreme.com/productimages/sku_13686_1.jpg

this site is crazy.

oh, what's that? you want an illegal cell phone jammer so you can go to the movies with your buddy and he won't be fucking blinding you with his goddamn phone every four seconds because the fuckface can't stop fucking texting on his fucking stupid shit fucking htc diamond with no keyboard so every fucking text is like four letters but takes four fucking hours to type because he's too fucking retarded to use the fucking phone?
no problem, that'll be 128.40, free shipping included.

http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.7978

[ryryAP2]

^i agree lol...
thats where you can buy the Cect KA09 or KA08 from...im just getting a little confused if i can use my 3G sim card on these phones...

forgive my noobness :(

[ryryAP2]

LMAO cell phone jammer...that is awesome!

[zenki.life]

wow. busted in with the awesomeness again lol

[BustedS13]

i'm really looking forward to them stocking a jammer with good reviews from north american users. gotta love screwing with technology. "MY PHONE DOESN'T WORK, WHYYY WHYYYY OH MY GOD I NEED TO CALL 911 AND I CAN'T WHYYYYY"

[ryryAP2]

I feel like some theaters use jammers lol, i get horrible service sitting inside the local Harkins theater lol....

Busted, you think this phone will work with my 3G sim card? DealExtreme: $69.00 KA09 2.0" Touch Screen Dual SIM Dual Network Standby Quadband GSM Cell Phone (White) (http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.28556)

[zenki.life]

actually i thinnk that may be all the insulation and concrete your seeing

[Daniel.]

So to give a solid answer to the original question, whether or not you receive 3G service depends on the your phone, not on your sim card. All current sim cards from both T-Mobile and AT&T are compatible with their respective 3G networks.

Unless you have a grandfathered AT&T sim pre-merger pictured below.

The 3G text that is printed on the sim in your picture is just that. Text. AT&T is simply advertising the fact that they do indeed have 3G capabilities.

T-Mobile sims have no such text printed anywhere on their sims AFAIK.

Any sim from any carrier will work in any sim card compatible phone as long as they are from the same company, or as long as the phone is unlocked.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v323/spidermansro/IMG_8727.jpg

[Ben G]

that cell phone watch even has a camera ha!

[krazyfil]

if the phone wasnt made/designed to work with the 3g netwrok then no it wont work...

DONE

[ryryAP2]

So to give a solid answer to the original question, whether or not you receive 3G service depends on the your phone, not on your sim card. All current sim cards from both T-Mobile and AT&T are compatible with their respective 3G networks.

Unless you have a grandfathered AT&T sim pre-merger pictured below.

The 3G text that is printed on the sim in your picture is just that. Text. AT&T is simply advertising the fact that they do indeed have 3G capabilities.

T-Mobile sims have no such text printed anywhere on their sims AFAIK.

Any sim from any carrier will work in any sim card compatible phone as long as they are from the same company, or as long as the phone is unlocked.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v323/spidermansro/IMG_8727.jpg

Thanks...
i think this cleared things up :bigok:

[Mista Lee]

I wouldn't recommend buying an iphone knock off. I had the cect p168 and it was just a joke. Felt cheap, operated horribly, and the touch screen was more of a game of 'find the sweet spot'

[BustedS13]

i wouldn't recommend buying an actual iphone or a knockoff.

let me make this perfectly clear.
if you text a lot, and have EVER used a phone with a keyboard, you are going to miss it. typing on a sheet of glass sucks. period. you can pretend that it doesn't because you want to have the same cool kid phone as everybody else, but when you get down to it, you are going to miss having a functional phone.

[!Zar!]

For the camera watch, do I HAVE to use bluetooth? Or does it have a speaker/mic?

As well as do any of them have internet capabilities?

[lflkajfj12123]

i wouldn't recommend buying an actual iphone or a knockoff.

let me make this perfectly clear.
if you text a lot, and have EVER used a phone with a keyboard, you are going to miss it. typing on a sheet of glass sucks. period. you can pretend that it doesn't because you want to have the same cool kid phone as everybody else, but when you get down to it, you are going to miss having a functional phone.

boooooooooooooooooooom

nokia e71 whasup getitgirl

[BustedS13]

For the camera watch, do I HAVE to use bluetooth? Or does it have a speaker/mic?

As well as do any of them have internet capabilities?

looks like it's got a little speaker on it.

boooooooooooooooooooom

nokia e71 whasup getitgirl

G1 homie. qwerty up in this shit.

[Daniel.]

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nokia e71 whasup getitgirl

How many devs do you know that still develop on S60?

Fail.

Even the new Nokia N900 running Maemo (pictured underneath the sim card I posted above) is SLOW as SHIT.

Maemo has tons of potential but is nowhere near what any of the other dev communities are at right now.

[airforceone451]

s60 platform is slated to be no longer supported, get something better

[BustedS13]

new Android phones coming out over the next couple months, brah. get some.