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rick byerly · 02-08-2006, 7:06 PM

just got a letter from t mobile about getting 2 samsung 495 for free.Are they any good or better than motorola v180 thats what I have now?then my main question is can I use the old and new phone like leave one at home and one in my truck? or dosent it work that way.

Matt · 02-10-2006, 10:34 PM

The phones are decent.

You can switch T-Mobile phones at any time, all you have to do is swap the SIM card between phones. But they both can't be active at the same time.

rick byerly · 02-11-2006, 1:09 PM

matt if I get the phones all I half to do is take the card out of my old phone and put it in the new one and it will work.do I half to go to my local t mobile store to get them activated?I guess your saying that I should keep my old ones incase my new one breaks for a back up.

Matt · 02-11-2006, 1:21 PM

Rick,

You are exactly correct. Your new upgraded phone will not include a SIM card. All you need to do is put the card in the new phone and charge the phone and you are ready to go. No need to visit a store. I would definitely keep your old phones as a back up.

rick byerly · 02-11-2006, 2:11 PM

what do you do if you would happen to mess up the sim card ? and are they expensive? thanks for all your help.

Matt · 02-11-2006, 5:51 PM

If your card fails, you have to get a new one from TM. I am pretty sure you can get them from any TM corporate retail store. Last I heard, they cost $20.

budney · 02-11-2006, 8:59 PM

When you do the upgade ask CS for a new SIM, they may just put one in your new phone for free.

Matt · 02-11-2006, 9:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by budney

When you do the upgade ask CS for a new SIM, they may just put one in your new phone for free.

True, and you can activate it if you want to, but your original SIM then becomes permanently inactive.

02-08-2006, 7:06 PM	#1 (permalink)
rick byerly No more newbie here! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: pa Posts: 8 Provider(s): t-mobile Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	need info on new phones just got a letter from t mobile about getting 2 samsung 495 for free.Are they any good or better than motorola v180 thats what I have now?then my main question is can I use the old and new phone like leave one at home and one in my truck? or dosent it work that way.

02-10-2006, 10:34 PM	#2 (permalink)
Matt Super Moderator Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Lititz, Pa. Posts: 4,704 Phone(s): BlackBerry Pearl Provider(s): T-Mobile Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Images: 2	Re: need info on new phones The phones are decent. You can switch T-Mobile phones at any time, all you have to do is swap the SIM card between phones. But they both can't be active at the same time. __________________ Join the T-Mobile Group Forum (or any other!) ...a/k/a cheerioboy26 elsewhere on the net....

02-11-2006, 1:09 PM	#3 (permalink)
rick byerly No more newbie here! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: pa Posts: 8 Provider(s): t-mobile Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: need info on new phones matt if I get the phones all I half to do is take the card out of my old phone and put it in the new one and it will work.do I half to go to my local t mobile store to get them activated?I guess your saying that I should keep my old ones incase my new one breaks for a back up.

02-11-2006, 1:21 PM	#4 (permalink)
Matt Super Moderator Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Lititz, Pa. Posts: 4,704 Phone(s): BlackBerry Pearl Provider(s): T-Mobile Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Images: 2	Re: need info on new phones Rick, You are exactly correct. Your new upgraded phone will not include a SIM card. All you need to do is put the card in the new phone and charge the phone and you are ready to go. No need to visit a store. I would definitely keep your old phones as a back up. __________________ Join the T-Mobile Group Forum (or any other!) ...a/k/a cheerioboy26 elsewhere on the net....

02-11-2006, 2:11 PM	#5 (permalink)
rick byerly No more newbie here! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: pa Posts: 8 Provider(s): t-mobile Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: need info on new phones what do you do if you would happen to mess up the sim card ? and are they expensive? thanks for all your help.

02-11-2006, 5:51 PM	#6 (permalink)
Matt Super Moderator Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Lititz, Pa. Posts: 4,704 Phone(s): BlackBerry Pearl Provider(s): T-Mobile Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Images: 2	Re: need info on new phones If your card fails, you have to get a new one from TM. I am pretty sure you can get them from any TM corporate retail store. Last I heard, they cost $20. __________________ Join the T-Mobile Group Forum (or any other!) ...a/k/a cheerioboy26 elsewhere on the net....

02-11-2006, 8:59 PM	#7 (permalink)
budney Resident Headbanger Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: FV, CA Posts: 4,446 Phone(s): Touch Pro, Katana II Provider(s): Sprint Devices: 30GB Zune & 1GB Zen Stone Thanks: 1 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Images: 14 My Auctions	Re: need info on new phones When you do the upgade ask CS for a new SIM, they may just put one in your new phone for free. __________________ 'If it ain't broke, don't fix it,' unless you're a tweaker, and in that case you already fixed it ten times and it's still broken. - Dave Mustaine

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