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Cellular Phone Forum / Manufacturers / Nokia / June 2006Transfering service from Nokia 3360 to 1260
How hard would it be (if possible) to transfer my phone service from a Nokia 3360 to a 1260? My phone company said they wouldn't do it. Any help would be greatly appreciated. TIA wrote in alt.cellular.nokia > How hard would it be (if possible) to transfer my phone service from a > Nokia 3360 to a 1260? My phone company said they wouldn't do it. > Any help would be greatly appreciated. TIA Generally speaking, if you have 2 GSM cell phones that are branded to the same carrier, it is a simple matter of swapping sim cards. However, these phones were sold by 3 different carriers, and may only work if you get the 1260 unlocked. All things considered, you should simply buy a new phone. Get one branded by the same carrier as the old phone, and be sure to get the features you like. Check with your carrier, they may have a phone you really like.  SignatureDick #1349 "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." ~Benjamin Franklin Home Page: dickcr.iwarp.com email: dickcr@comcast.net > wrote in alt.cellular.nokia > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >features you like. Check with your carrier, they may have a phone you really >like. Thanks for the reply. I will probably get a new phone soon but I would like to play around with these for a while. Can you tell me how to check for the manufacturer of the phone and how to locate and replace the sim cards. TIA wrote in alt.cellular.nokia >> wrote in alt.cellular.nokia >> [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > to check for the manufacturer of the phone and how to locate and > replace the sim cards. TIA When I mentioned the phones being branded I meant by the carrier. Like Cingular or T-mobile. The manufacturers make phones for different carriers. As far as the manufacturer goes, you have already stated that the phones are Nokia. As far as finding out who the phone's carrier is, look at the phone, it will almost always be on the case. Oftentimes easier to see than the manufacturer, and always easier than the model of the phone. The sim chip is located under the battery. Removing the sim depends upon the phone, it should be self explanatory. The only hard part is if the phones are from different carriers, as I said above. If they are from different carriers the sim will not work in the new phone. But since both are Nokias they are easy to unlock. You can call the original carrier of the phone you want to unlock and get the code from them, or you can look for one of the many free unlocking services on the web. You simply enter some information in, get the code, and follow the instructions. SignatureDick #1349 "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." ~Benjamin Franklin Home Page: dickcr.iwarp.com email: dickcr@comcast.net Thanks for the nfo. I appreciate it. > wrote in alt.cellular.nokia > [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] >web. You simply enter some information in, get the code, and follow the >instructions. >How hard would it be (if possible) to transfer my phone service from a >Nokia 3360 to a 1260? My phone company said they wouldn't do it. >Any help would be greatly appreciated. TIA I can understand them not wishing to move you from a newer TDMA phone to one that is part of a service that appears to be reducing/being phased out. If you need to move away from the 3360 why not see if your service provider has sometihng a bit more snazzy and feature packed? Okay, you may end up with a new, fixed term contract as well but you'll probably get a *much* better phone than the 2160. Thank you for your reply. It's not replacing one phone but three. One is for my 15 year old son who's traditionally very rough on all things electronic. I would like the ability to transfer service onto another phone without having to go down to the phone store. If you know of a web site that can show me how to transfer a sim card and look up the IMEI number, I would greatly appreciate it >>How hard would it be (if possible) to transfer my phone service from a >>Nokia 3360 to a 1260? My phone company said they wouldn't do it. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >new, fixed term contract as well but you'll probably get a *much* better >phone than the 2160. >Thank you for your reply. It's not replacing one phone but three. >One is for my 15 year old son who's traditionally very rough on all >things electronic. I would like the ability to transfer service onto >another phone without having to go down to the phone store. If you >know of a web site that can show me how to transfer a sim card and >look up the IMEI number, I would greatly appreciate it You can check the IMEI by keying *#06# and it should appear. I had hoped someone in the US who is/was more familiar with your type of service would have butted in by now. Swapping SIM cards is easy if that's all that's required and the service follows the SIM. Atleast it does on GSM 'phones which is all I unfortunately have experience of. >>>How hard would it be (if possible) to transfer my phone service from a >>>Nokia 3360 to a 1260? My phone company said they wouldn't do it. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >>new, fixed term contract as well but you'll probably get a *much* better >>phone than the 2160. |
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