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Bishoop

2007-12-25, 10:33 am

I have a Razr phone that the camera is not working properly. I have another
deactivated Razr previously used by a friend on Cingular. Can I just swap
the SIM cards or do I have to go to ATT and have them activate the new phone
at some charge?

Thanks


(PeteCresswell)

2007-12-25, 12:33 pm

Per Bishoop:
>I have a Razr phone that the camera is not working properly. I have another
>deactivated Razr previously used by a friend on Cingular. Can I just swap
>the SIM cards or do I have to go to ATT and have them activate the new phone
>at some charge?


Unless there's a intra-provider locking issue (I'm assuming your
account is on Cingular) I think you sb able to just swap the SIM
cards.

If you're keeping your phonebook on the phone, that might be a
good time to copy it to the SIM card.
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PeteCresswell
John Navas

2007-12-28, 10:33 pm

On Tue, 25 Dec 2007 11:59:57 -0500, "(PeteCresswell)" <x@y.Invalid>
wrote in < okd2n393u422e29snu7m
5a8kht9poibg02@4ax.com>:

>Per Bishoop:
>
>Unless there's a intra-provider locking issue (I'm assuming your
>account is on Cingular) I think you sb able to just swap the SIM
>cards.
>
>If you're keeping your phonebook on the phone, that might be a
>good time to copy it to the SIM card.


But you would then probably lose much useful information.
Probably better to sync it.

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Bishoop

2007-12-28, 10:33 pm


"(PeteCresswell)" <x@y.Invalid> wrote in message
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> Per Bishoop:
>
> Unless there's a intra-provider locking issue (I'm assuming your
> account is on Cingular) I think you sb able to just swap the SIM
> cards.
>
> If you're keeping your phonebook on the phone, that might be a
> good time to copy it to the SIM card.
> --
> PeteCresswell


I put my SIM card in the recently disconnected phone and it doesn't come up.
Says searching for network.

Both phones are from Cingular / ATT.

I off loaded all the phone book stuff to my PC and then downloaded it to the
"new" phone using Moto Phone Tools.

So this exercise means I have to go into ATT and have them turn on the "new"
phone? Are they going to charge an activation fee even though I have an
active account?

Thanks.


Todd Allcock

2007-12-28, 10:33 pm

At 28 Dec 2007 21:07:54 -0500 Bishoop wrote:

> I put my SIM card in the recently disconnected phone and it doesn't
> come up.
> Says searching for network.

Sounds like there's a hardware problem in the phone, or (more unlikely) an
incompatibility between the phone and SIM (is it is a new SIM that has
never been used in the old phone?)

> Both phones are from Cingular / ATT.



> I off loaded all the phone book stuff to my PC and then downloaded it to

the
> "new" phone using Moto Phone Tools.
>
> So this exercise means I have to go into ATT and have them turn on the

"new"
> phone?


No- AT&T is GSM- they don't "activate" phones- just SIMs. I've used any
number of GSM phones from different carriers on each other and never had to
"activate" one- you just stick the SIM in.

> Are they going to charge an activation fee even though I have an
> active account?


I'm afraid the old RAZR needs repair or replacement- not activation.



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