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Cellular Phone Forum / Providers / Nextel / February 2006Can Nextel phones use Cingular SIM cards?
I may have an opportunity to get a deal on some Nextel phones, but I am with Cingular and am HAPPY with Cingular and have no desire to break my contract. My question is obvious from the headline -- can Nextel phones work with Cingular SIM cards? If not, I'll have to continue my search for getting a phone compatable with my cingular SIM card -- which is driving me absolutely MAD. Thanks, synunoi synunoi Wrote: > I may have an opportunity to get a deal on some Nextel phones, but I a > with [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > synunoi they dont work.your better off with just sticking with cingular phones....i wish nextel sim would work in cingualr phones.....like th razor or slv thanks No, they are not compatible. > I may have an opportunity to get a deal on some Nextel phones, but I am with > Cingular and am HAPPY with Cingular and have no desire to break my contract. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > synunoi Thank you. Long story short, Nextel phones use the iDEN Network Protocol vs Cingular who uses GSM Protocol. Although they are capable of the same frequencies in the US, the difference in protocols is akin to speaking different languages. However, Nextel now has an "international" model that can do both iDEN and GSM w/GPRS. This model is the Motorola i930 Smart Phone (WM2003). If you can do a subsidy unlock, you can remove the Nextel SIM and insert the Cingular one. There are a couple little changes to make in the phone settings, but it works like a champ. GPRS also functions well if you create a profile for it on the phone using the appropriate Cingular settings. Check out the idenphones.motorola.com site as well as PhoneScoop and HowardForums for more info. > I may have an opportunity to get a deal on some Nextel phones, but I am > with Cingular and am HAPPY with Cingular and have no desire to break my [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > synunoi |
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