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Help with 3 mobile problem

posted by JamesW on Tuesday, 16th June 2009, 15:49

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Hi,

My wife's '3' mobile was stolen, and we don't have a spare 3 mobile to hand. She only has 8 weeks left on her contract so I hoped just to use an unlocked phone. 3 have sent a replacement sim (or is it usim), so I tried that in an unlocked samsung u600, but it refused to work.

Are 3's sim cards locked to only work with 3 mobiles? Or is there something else?

Any help much appreciated!

J.

RE: Help with 3 mobile problem

posted by ste_p0270 on Tuesday, 16th June 2009, 19:20

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no, they're not locked to 3 "only" handsets.

you need a phone which has 3G capability.

me, the wife and daughter are all on 3 with various phones
but we also keep a spare vodaphone sony V600i (unlocked obviously)
as a back-up should one of our phones go tits up.

Ste.

RE: Help with 3 mobile problem

posted by JamesW on Thursday, 18th June 2009, 14:11

Competent

Cheers.

Managed to find an old 3g LG phone, bit tatty, but seems to work with the sim. Hopefully will last until contract renewal time.

J.

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