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theres no need to change the sim on a 3G upgrade with voda unless u got an old SIM2 (which we stopped using about 4yrs ago). I am using a 3yr old 2G sim in my v800 with no probs.... we only add the video soc to a customers account and thats it, all upgraded and ready to go.

AND YAY! 200 posts!
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Posted: 2005-01-21 13:18:41
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ahhh intresting voda_jon,

i cant use the 3g services with a 2g sim in a 3g phone,

what is it with voda now upgrading sims with every new phone?

surely there must people out there using like 16k SIMS in K700/S700 etc?

they will be loving the addressing to those sims!

fatreg
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Posted: 2005-01-21 13:22:01
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the retail stores r told to try an upgrade every sim that comes into store. but this isnt always possible. A lot of customers dont want their sims changed as they think they will lose their numbers which they wont we transfer them free of charge.

We have used many different colours for sims like:

Blue for Talkland and first gen vodafone cards, black and then red with a white stripe and then red with voda sign on it.

we still have customers using blue sims but they r a small minority. The only forcing we have done on sim upgrades was wen the nokia 8310/6510 came out they wouldnt work with the SIM2 variety so we had to text every customer asking them to go into a store for a sim upgrade to a SIM2 with TOOLKIT. which worked ok. Since then we dont force anyone to change and they seem to be ok with that.

The 2G sim is orange? or voda? if u cant video call with a 2G sim on voda u havent got either a signal or the video SOC on ur account.

[ This Message was edited by: voda_jon on 2005-01-21 12:29 ]
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Posted: 2005-01-21 13:27:54
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ahhh on Orange you need a 3G sim and video package on your acc b4 it will work.

fatreg
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Posted: 2005-01-21 13:42:54
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Can you put a Virgin sim in any 3G phone?
Reason I ask is my dad wants a phone but hardly uses it at all, so is not interested in paying much money. You can payg 3 for £20 so that'd do the trick nicely.
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Posted: 2005-01-21 13:43:51
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Thanks to voda_jon for exposing this myth for what it is. Quite a number of people - myself inclusive - had bought the lie hok, line and sinker. This message was posted from a P800
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Posted: 2005-01-21 13:52:40
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@voda_jon: I'm sorry, but I have another question. Is'nt 3 owned by Hutchinson (known as hutchinson 3g) ?
If so, because if you have a close look at this site you will see that here in India hutchinson, or hutch are owned by orange. Very confusing.
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Posted: 2005-01-21 15:00:35
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@Debu, same in Australia too
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Posted: 2005-01-21 15:02:48
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@masseur: thanks for the information.

If orange own 3, then what is orange 3g?
Its like Coca Cola and Pepsi Cola being owned by the same comany.
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Posted: 2005-01-21 15:06:57
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Orange do not own 3!!

Orange Uk are owned by france telecom,

granted Orange UK and Orange and are in the same group of companies such as Orange Hong Kong, who are owned by hutchinson.

we are NOT owned by hutchinson and neithet do we own hutchinson,
we used to be owned by hutchinson but were bought by france telecom.

www.orange.com for all the Orange group of companies!

fatreg
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Posted: 2005-01-21 15:31:16
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