[3l3m3nt]

Hi All,

Been looking at the forums for an answer but couldn't find any, I'm sure its somewhere though...

Anyways, I've got an ATT service for 6-7 years now and installed my sim card with my sisters 3G iphone which isn't hacked or anything. I didn't get any service.

So if I decided to get an iphone, would I then need to get a sim card loader like turbo?

Thanks

[Broomhead]

#1 it should work. try restarting the iPhone. Is the sim card 6-7 years old?
#2 you will not need a turbo sim, maybe a new sim card from AT&T

[3l3m3nt]

1. The iphone was off when I swapped the sim cards and upon powering it up, didn't get any service. Yes, the sim card is also 6-7 years old...It doesn't have the 3G printed on it like the sim card in my sisters iphone sim...

2. Will they charge me for a new sim card? Won't they make me sign a new contract?

[Broomhead]

I think they may charge you $10 or something small like that. Just tell them yours is messed up and you want them to send you a new one... of coarse call them and request a new one don't go to a AT&T store.

[3l3m3nt]

Do I need to be specific with regards to asking for an iphone sim card or will any new sim card do?

Comparing my sim card with the one in the iphone, the iphone sim has the 3G printed on it where as my 6 year old does not...

[Broomhead]

no difference, They all have 3G printed on them now.
Just tell them you want a new one for the phone they think you have razor or whatever you have

[GenesisDH]

If you end up purchasing an iPhone from an Apple store, AT&T, BestBuy, or WalMart, it could contain a new SIM they can activate in place of your old one.

If you're a current AT&T (Cingular Orange) customer, any corporate store should exchange SIMs for free. I have done this a few times before on various accounts.
Some resellers (mostly those that can't sell iPhones) might charge to replace SIMs, since reps don't get commission for SIM replacements and it depletes the stores SIM stock.

This above assumes you currently use an old Cingular SIM.

If you had an AT&T Wireless Services SIM (usually either completely white or completely dark blue with the old 'AT&T' [upper case lettering] logo), that would explain why you're not getting service. iPhones only work with Cingular SIMs and 'at&t' [lower case letters] split blue&white 3G SIMs without being unlocked by Turbo/Rebel/SIMs or yellowsn0w.

[3l3m3nt]

I actually do have the old AT&T Wireless sim card, so that explains why I can't get any service on the iphone...

If I recall, about a few years ago, I bought a blackberry cell phone off of craigslist and needed to buy a sim card as I had lost my phone...I walked into an ATT store and they requested that I would need to sign up for a new contract since at that time, I was month to month...Walked away, found an old sim card I had and got it activated via ATT customer service over the phone...Nice lady too...

I think I'll just call up customer service and request a new sim card...

Here's a question...

If I do call and request a new sim card, wouldn't ATT then cancel my current, old type (AT&T Wireless) sim card?

I would still want my current sim card active and working...

I guess its the luck of the draw at that point then...

[GenesisDH]

You won't be able to keep your old SIM active unless you are starting a new at&t (orange) account.

If you do ask for a new SIM for current account: Because at&t stopped carrying replacement ATTWS SIMs (like the one you use now) for some time now, you'll probably end up being asked to migrate to at&t (Orange).

[3l3m3nt]

Update to my situation...

Called up customer service and the rep said that my phone was still under warranty, which was a surprise to me, and that I qualified for a free replacement but I needed to call warranty customer care....They knew I had a blackberry pearl since I had an issue a year ago and they updated the info...

Called them up and the rep says I'm not under warranty and I'd have to call customer service back...Called them again and this rep states that I can't get a replacement sim for the one I have since its the old type and they haven't had those in nearly a year...I would be able to get them at a corporate store however...So I mention to her what if the store doesn't have it, what then?...Then I would have to switch to a new plan to get the new sim card...She states that I'm on the old network thus the new sim won't work...

This led to me ask her if I were to buy an unlocked phone and need a sim card, couldn't I order one? Nope couldn't since I'm on the old network...She asks me if my phone was unlocked, which it was and she says then I can order the sim card...

Now I'm like WTF...She gets back and says sorry, it still won't work because of the network I'm on...

Is there any way I can purchase the new sim card?

[johnofdadead]

You just need a new SIM from ATT.

[treticker]

Related question, so my whole family is at&t. I want to upgrade to 3gs, can I swap the sim card out of my son's phone into the iphone and not have to change my plan? Don't wamt to add to my bill and right now his phone is only $10 amonth since we are on family talk. Any help would be appreciated.

[GenesisDH]

You could swap it between lines, but you'll risk having AT&T add an iPhone data plan to the line using the iPhone.

[3l3m3nt]

Originally Posted by johnofdadead

You just need a new SIM from ATT.

Yes I know...

Question is, will the new type of sim card work since I'm on the "old network"???

Better yet, can I walk into a corp store and purchase a sim card without changing my plan???

Doesn't seem likely...

[smahmood]

Having spent over 8 hrs with customer service reps over a period of 2 weeks, and 2 trips to the ATT corporate store, the store issued me a new SIM that can not be activated.

The store wants me to change plans, while customer service thinks it is the RAZR I am using- they say RAZRs are no longer supported, and can not tell me what will be supported.

Keep me posted on how to resolve this!