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Title: Phone
Post by: Vmax on 22 February 2008, 12:39:13
Hello all, can I put a standard sim (o2) in the built in phone on my 99 elite? also does anyone use theirs is it any good? [smiley=dankk2.gif]
Title: Re: Phone
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 22 February 2008, 12:41:28
I find it works pretty well and yes, any 900 GSM operator wil work (i.e. O2) but, you need the credit card size sim or a standard sim in the credit card type adaptor they are normaly provided in.....if that makes sense :-[
Title: Re: Phone
Post by: Bo Bo on 22 February 2008, 12:47:56
If I'm going any kind of distance I divert my mobile to the car  :y

Just get annoyed with the O2 top-up texts every so often..
Title: Re: Phone
Post by: Vmax on 22 February 2008, 15:40:38
Great thanks folks! :y
Title: Re: Phone
Post by: TheBoy on 22 February 2008, 16:40:55
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I find it works pretty well and yes, any 900 GSM operator wil work (i.e. O2) but, you need the credit card size sim or a standard sim in the credit card type adaptor they are normaly provided in.....if that makes sense :-[
and voda :y
Title: Re: Phone
Post by: Markie on 22 February 2008, 16:41:55
but not Orange, T Mob or 3 :-/
Title: Re: Phone
Post by: jules on 22 February 2008, 18:06:29
and tesco and Asda I believe.

If you cant get a sim carrier, find and old card that contained a sim and stick some sellotape over the underside of the hole.

The sim goes into the unit with the gold contacts facing up.


Works for me and I haven't had to change the tape yet in over 2 months :)

Title: Re: Phone
Post by: Richie London on 22 February 2008, 18:12:02
my boy got 4 orange simcards last week off here, ive just registered one and wondered why it wont work, ive just sent off for some 02 and vodaphone sims now. i thought about diverting my mobile to car while driving, does it cost extra to divert to another mobile no???.
Title: Re: Phone
Post by: jules on 22 February 2008, 18:20:23
Usually yes, you pay for the forwarded call on your mobile bill of the number doing the forwarding.

Much better is to record a voicemail on your primary number saying something like 'call me on 077 etc, I'm in the car' and switch your voicemail off.

If it's important people will call, if not they'll wait
Title: Re: Phone
Post by: polty on 22 February 2008, 20:47:58
you will find that three only work in three dedicated phones
Title: Re: Phone
Post by: tunnie on 22 February 2008, 21:25:03
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you will find that three only work in three dedicated phones

incorrect.

three sims will work in any phone thats been unlocked.
Title: Re: Phone
Post by: Andy B on 23 February 2008, 00:14:12
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you will find that three only work in three dedicated phones

incorrect.

three sims will work in any phone thats been unlocked.

Which to mere mortals that don't work in the mobile phone industry is pretty much the same thing!!!  ;D  ;D  ;D
So ..... if I had an Orange phone how would I put an O2 SIM in it?  :-?
Title: Re: Phone
Post by: Markjay on 24 February 2008, 17:24:35
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but not Orange, T Mob or 3 :-/


...or Virgin Mobile (who use the T-Mobile network)
Title: Re: Phone
Post by: Albatross on 24 February 2008, 17:27:20
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Hello all, can I put a standard sim (o2) in the built in phone on my 99 elite? also does anyone use theirs is it any good? [smiley=dankk2.gif]

So what's all this then? Where do you find this cardy m' slotty thing on an Elite? Do you need a specific head unit or something?
Title: Re: Phone
Post by: jules on 24 February 2008, 17:35:12
CCRT700

Remove the front panel and it's on the bottom, sim goes in facing up
Title: Re: Phone
Post by: tunnie on 24 February 2008, 17:50:35
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you will find that three only work in three dedicated phones

incorrect.

three sims will work in any phone thats been unlocked.

Which to mere mortals that don't work in the mobile phone industry is pretty much the same thing!!!  ;D  ;D  ;D
So ..... if I had an Orange phone how would I put an O2 SIM in it?  :-?

incorrect!

Take any phone down your local market, there will be a bloke there who will unlock phones for a tenner!  :y
Title: Re: Phone
Post by: Markjay on 24 February 2008, 18:24:54
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you will find that three only work in three dedicated phones

incorrect.

three sims will work in any phone thats been unlocked.

Which to mere mortals that don't work in the mobile phone industry is pretty much the same thing!!!  ;D  ;D  ;D
So ..... if I had an Orange phone how would I put an O2 SIM in it?  :-?

incorrect!

Take any phone down your local market, there will be a bloke there who will unlock phones for a tenner!  :y

Indeed.... there's a few next to my Office in Kings Cross, which I have used on several ocassions...