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liquidx
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Sun Apr 06, 2008 12:05 am 
Hello, I'm a bit of a newbie when it comes to cellular phones, and I'm wondering if someone can help me out here.

I'm currently using a pre-paid T-Mobile cell phone and I'm wondering if I could replace my phone with a different one.

From what I gather, you can just swap out the SIM card from phone to phone, as long as the phone is unlocked, right?

Thanks for your time
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mpapple10
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Sun Apr 06, 2008 7:02 am 
that's right. if you decide to use an unlocked phone you will have to set up text messaging and internet settings ny hand.
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Sun Apr 06, 2008 11:58 am 
You will NOT have to set up text messaging.
liquidx
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Sun Apr 06, 2008 6:06 pm 
Thank you for the responses =)
mpapple10
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Mon Apr 07, 2008 5:23 am 
barciur, a service center number will most likely need to be out in the phone for text messaging to work properly.
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Mon Apr 07, 2008 6:18 am 
I have never ever had to change service number. it just changed automatically.

now, of course is different with picture messages.
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Mon Apr 07, 2008 1:54 pm 
I'd rather trust apple's opinion on this since she actually works for t mobile.
liquidx
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Mon Apr 07, 2008 2:54 pm 
mpapple10 wrote:
a service center number will most likely need to be out in the phone for text messaging to work properly.


Could you put that in dummy talk? =)
Barciur
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Mon Apr 07, 2008 5:27 pm 
iowa wrote:
I'd rather trust apple's opinion on this since she actually works for t mobile.

right, trust his opinion over experience. ok, you will go far with that.

by any means, you have no idea about that stuff. go love your sprint phone and don't get into GSM business, please. thank you.
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Mon Apr 07, 2008 9:01 pm 
Barciur wrote:
iowa wrote:
I'd rather trust apple's opinion on this since she actually works for t mobile.

right, trust his opinion over experience. ok, you will go far with that.

by any means, you have no idea about that stuff. go love your sprint phone and don't get into GSM business, please. thank you.
Lol? Gsm Business? I'm pretty sure my knowledge of gsm surpasses yours. hell my first two phones were gsm. and yes, i would trust a tech over some one who doesn't even know how the technology works. apple has proven him or herself to know her stuff about phones, t mobile especially, time and time again. the only thing you have done is given bad advice with only one personal experience and no technical knowledge what so ever.
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