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olmytsi · 05-09-2008, 09:20 PM

My mother just got me a new phone from China with bluetooth but it uses a sim card (2 actually

) so i can have 2 different phone accounts in one. Anyways, i have never used a phone with a sim card in the US, so which companies offer plans where i could use this phone?

Thanx

sherwood · 05-09-2008, 09:22 PM

t-mobile or cingular. others? idk.

i like rice · 05-09-2008, 10:21 PM

What phone?

I just bought a phone for my mom for Mother's Day. I'm going through the phone and getting it set up for her; the sad thing is, I like her phone more than mine and it cost half the price

olmytsi · 05-09-2008, 11:00 PM

It's like a China knockoff brand, just says "smart" and "bluetoooth". Its really nice tho, camera/camcorder, its got usb connections, im actually putting some music on it right now, its got an fm radio tuner, video player etc. Nice big screen on it too. My dad has a similar one and you can watch local tv on it. Ill settle for the fm radio.

I will stop by tmobile or cingular or both tomorrow.

Thanks guys!

ps: im not chinese lol

PUREKDM · 05-09-2008, 11:49 PM

<t-mobile data device tech. sup. rep....any company that offers a CDMA network runs off of sim cards and you should be able to get a straight answer if you just ask them if ...as stated before, t-mobile, cingular would be your best bets...don't bother stoping by the nextel, verizon stores

97TurboDSM · 05-10-2008, 01:53 AM

cingular/att, t-mobile.

asdfasdf128 · 05-10-2008, 04:52 PM

yup, as previously mentioned t-mobile/cingular/att. Anything that is on the GSM network. I'm not sure about that new brand, all-tel, but if they are gsm your good to go.

olmytsi · 05-10-2008, 05:16 PM

Bad news, i went to cingular and we tried 2 different phones, they don't work here in the us because of stupid differences in the bands used (dual vs. tri or something like that). I guess this phone will be paperweight/mp3 player/radio player for me.

Gorilla Unit 33 · 05-11-2008, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by olmytsi

Bad news, i went to cingular and we tried 2 different phones, they don't work here in the us because of stupid differences in the bands used (dual vs. tri or something like that). I guess this phone will be paperweight/mp3 player/radio player for me.

I think i know what phone you have. I recently just bought a cept 168, has two sims and a bunch of other ish also more distributed in asia. Anyway did cingular tell you it wont work? or did you try it out and find that it didnt work? Because alot of asshole sales people will tell you whatever just to get more money off you. My phone is a quad band phone, on Tmobile, and i have no problems. If you dont want the phone send me pictures of it, i may take it off your hands if you want to get rid of it.

olmytsi · 05-11-2008, 09:35 PM

We tried. The phone couldn't get service, we tried the card in other phones (us ones) and it worked. It's kind of like ntsc and pal with dvd's and games.

james_ls · 05-12-2008, 01:00 AM

Unlock it for international band?

P_856 · 05-12-2008, 02:40 AM

can you post a pic of the phone i want to see what it looks like sounds like a cool phone

olmytsi · 05-12-2008, 11:45 AM

This is the one i have http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/N89-PDA-DualSi...QQcmdZViewItem

05-09-2008, 09:20 PM	#1
olmytsi Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Los Angeles Member #159 My Ride: 99 Lexus SC300 iTrader: (2)	Sim card compatible cell phone plans/companies? My mother just got me a new phone from China with bluetooth but it uses a sim card (2 actually ) so i can have 2 different phone accounts in one. Anyways, i have never used a phone with a sim card in the US, so which companies offer plans where i could use this phone? Thanx

05-09-2008, 10:21 PM	#3
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05-09-2008, 11:00 PM	#4
olmytsi Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Los Angeles Member #159 My Ride: 99 Lexus SC300 iTrader: (2)	It's like a China knockoff brand, just says "smart" and "bluetoooth". Its really nice tho, camera/camcorder, its got usb connections, im actually putting some music on it right now, its got an fm radio tuner, video player etc. Nice big screen on it too. My dad has a similar one and you can watch local tv on it. Ill settle for the fm radio. I will stop by tmobile or cingular or both tomorrow. Thanks guys! ps: im not chinese lol

05-09-2008, 11:49 PM	#5
PUREKDM Tri-State Addict Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Naval Station San Diego: USS Benfold Member #3459 My Ride: 2006 Infiniti FX35 AWD iTrader: (0)	<t-mobile data device tech. sup. rep....any company that offers a CDMA network runs off of sim cards and you should be able to get a straight answer if you just ask them if ...as stated before, t-mobile, cingular would be your best bets...don't bother stoping by the nextel, verizon stores

05-10-2008, 04:52 PM	#7
asdfasdf128 Tri-State Aficionado Join Date: Apr 2008 Member #7444 iTrader: (0)	yup, as previously mentioned t-mobile/cingular/att. Anything that is on the GSM network. I'm not sure about that new brand, all-tel, but if they are gsm your good to go.

05-10-2008, 05:16 PM	#8
olmytsi Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Los Angeles Member #159 My Ride: 99 Lexus SC300 iTrader: (2)	Bad news, i went to cingular and we tried 2 different phones, they don't work here in the us because of stupid differences in the bands used (dual vs. tri or something like that). I guess this phone will be paperweight/mp3 player/radio player for me.

05-11-2008, 09:35 PM	#10
olmytsi Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Los Angeles Member #159 My Ride: 99 Lexus SC300 iTrader: (2)	We tried. The phone couldn't get service, we tried the card in other phones (us ones) and it worked. It's kind of like ntsc and pal with dvd's and games.

05-12-2008, 02:40 AM	#12
P_856 Tri-State Addict Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: South Jersey Member #3787 My Ride: s13 iTrader: (4)	can you post a pic of the phone i want to see what it looks like sounds like a cool phone

05-12-2008, 11:45 AM	#13
olmytsi Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Los Angeles Member #159 My Ride: 99 Lexus SC300 iTrader: (2)	This is the one i have http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/N89-PDA-DualSi...QQcmdZViewItem