For what it's worth, I'm using a locked Bell Desire Z with an iPad micro SIM and it's working just fine.
I bought the phone outright at Best Buy for $499 and I'm paying $15mo for the 250MB pay-as-you-go iPad plan.
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Hi all, so the Virgin Mobile HTC Legend is available for only $349 vs. $399 at Bell Mobility.
I am currently a Bell Mobility customer, and am using a Nokia E71 on Bell. I just switched to the E71 a month or two ago and had to buy a special SIM card for it at the time, for 20 bucks.
My question is, if I go out today and buy the Virgin Mobile HTC Legend, do I need to do anything special in order to use it on Bell? Do I just take the SIM out of the back of my E71 and put it in the HTC Legend, and off I go?
Or is there any special method I need to do, ie: buying an unlock code or something?
I am a novice user, so go easy on me!
Thanks in advance, any speedy response would be greatly appreciated because I'm heading to the mall soon
Cheers!
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Hi all, so the Virgin Mobile HTC Legend is available for only $349 vs. $399 at Bell Mobility.
I am currently a Bell Mobility customer, and am using a Nokia E71 on Bell. I just switched to the E71 a month or two ago and had to buy a special SIM card for it at the time, for 20 bucks.
My question is, if I go out today and buy the Virgin Mobile HTC Legend, do I need to do anything special in order to use it on Bell? Do I just take the SIM out of the back of my E71 and put it in the HTC Legend, and off I go?
Or is there any special method I need to do, ie: buying an unlock code or something?
I am a novice user, so go easy on me!
Thanks in advance, any speedy response would be greatly appreciated because I'm heading to the mall soon
Cheers!
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Hey!
I believe you will need to get it unlocked - either getting the Code online (Apx 10 Dollars depending on where) or do as I and get it done at a store (Apx $40) I have a Virgin Legend but I am on Rogers.
It's the same as Rogers/Fido - When you buy a Fido Handset it needs to be unlocked in order to use it with Rogers - Even though Fido is owned by Rogers.
Hope this Helps!
P.S. E71's are pretty amazing - But you're going to love the Legend Even More!
Virgin is owned by bell, they run of the same network. You may have to get it unlocked (could cost $10-20) but it will work without a problem.
I bought my legend at Virgin and went right to the Bell store, paid $20 for a SIM card and everything works fine. The owner of the Bell store didn't even know that you did not have to unlock a Virgin phone to get it to work on the Bell network.
before that you have to unlock your mobile.
Try without unlocking the phone, and if it doesn't get the Bell Mobility service, unlock the phone.
I have an IPAD with $30 unlimited plan. On the 21st ATT is releasing their version of the Galaxy. Can I use my simm off the IPAD on the Galaxy. Now that would be kick ass...
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If you use an adapter, it should be just fine, though AT&T might be tracking the IMEI numbers of their version of the Tab to prevent this.
Apple kickbacks are sort of helping cover the costs of that plan, and you can bet Apple won't be too happy to see it used on non-Apple devices.
AT&T has said they are going to offer the same "iPad" data plans on the Galaxy Tab, so they probably wouldn't care if you swapped SIMs.
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AT&T has said they are going to offer the same "iPad" data plans on the Galaxy Tab, so they probably wouldn't care if you swapped SIMs.
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Yeah, but I think he's got one of the old plans they're no longer offering.
Micro. I just bought a tab. Put my Att berry sim. It did not work. Also, I couldn't connect to iPhone or iPad running my-wi.
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R u saying you can't use tethering the Tab & iPhone? There is a post on how to use Ad-hoc wireless on the tab and it works. Either in this sub-forum or the General one.
I just picked up an AT&T Galaxy Tab and it works fine with the iPad sim. No need to change the APN either. I'm using a grandfathered $30/mo unlimited plan too.
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I was wondering the same too...i put my att ipad sim in my rooted att tab and data does not work. Dont know much about roms but im told this is a euro rom. The tab hands down is a cooler devivce and i would love to use it with my ipad sim...any help would be appreciated
Ipad uses a MICROSIM
Tab uses a plain SIM
You will have to get an adapter.
I have an IPAD with $30 unlimited plan and an ATT berry with unlimited data plan. On the 21st(today) ATT is releasing their version of the Galaxy. Can I use my simm off the IPAD or the blackberry on the Galaxy. Now that would be kick ass...
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Is the SIM a micro SIM card or a regular size SIM card?
The Tab accepts only regular size SIM card.
Micro. I just bought a tab. Put my Att berry sim. It did not work. Also, I couldn't connect to iPhone or iPad running my-wi.
WTH
I want get rid of my Desire Z I bought it for use on AT&T network but only edge is not cutting it so I am getting a new phone. Phone was only used for a week, like new doesn't have a hinge issue at all. Need to sell this thing, if you have any questions pm me .
Here is the link
http://cgi.ebay.com/HTC-Desire-Z-Unlocked-AT-T-T-Mobile-All-GSM-/180639995321?pt=Cell_Phones&hash=item2a0efb95b9
You can get a NAM version that does work with AT&T 3G. Its the Canadian (Bell) version. Once unlocked, it works fine on 3G =)
Hi. I have a Bell mobility Canadian S3. I am traveling to USA. I need data for using Google Navigation and internet there. Does anyone know if i can unlock my phone, buy a prepaid SIM card, and use the phone there? Is this phone compatible with t-mobile or at&t SIM cards?
ps--if it won't work, i also have an unlocked motorolla Atrix (1st gen), but the screen is fidgety and doesn't work well. Will prepaid sims work in the atrix?... then i can just use the atrix as a hotspot for the S3. Thanks in advance.
EDIT...sorry didn't see that the s3 has different forums for canada and USA versions...found out after i created this thread.
Buy an unlock code online. I heard some site charges like 7 cad. I used cellunlocker.net twice before and it charges 15 us each. Or your local cellphone shop or pacific mall I guess....
At&t will sure work and they are roaming partner of Bell. They might have prepaid voice and data. Check online for yourself.
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