SIM card help
I'm about to jump from Verizon to Cingular, I think, but I've got a question about SIM cards.
I plan to get a Blackberry 8800 or a Curve when it comes out, but Cingular does not offer insurance on PDAs. I'm not hard on phones, but I do sail, so there's a chance of the phone getting wet.
Here's my question. If I buy a (cheap) GoPhone, can I swap the SIM card from the Blackberry when I'm headed out on the water? Then, if it gets wet, all I have to replace is the SIM, which has to be cheaper than a full-retail Blackberry.
Will this work? 😕
I plan to get a Blackberry 8800 or a Curve when it comes out, but Cingular does not offer insurance on PDAs. I'm not hard on phones, but I do sail, so there's a chance of the phone getting wet.
Here's my question. If I buy a (cheap) GoPhone, can I swap the SIM card from the Blackberry when I'm headed out on the water? Then, if it gets wet, all I have to replace is the SIM, which has to be cheaper than a full-retail Blackberry.
Will this work? 😕
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Yes deffinatly. I would even ask the sales rep that you get the blackberry phone from if they have any throw away phones. They might have one they can give you.
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I had a customer drop her Treo 750 over the side of her boat. Her Boat Owerners Insurance covered the phone. You can also get them insured through homeowners insurance I guess, as I have had customers get reimbersed though this as well. But for your question yes it will work to swap sim cards. You can also put your BB in a ziplock bag and just use a bluetooth headset while on the water. Just keep the BB somewhere centralized on the boat and in a safe place, so it won't fall over!
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Our managers have been saying "No, they won't. They changed the technology and the sim won't be recognized". It's BS. It'll work-- the other option is to buy a cheap, older unlocked GSM phone on Ebay or something.
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