Testing a new sim in new unlocked phone?

[gaz1234]

Will this fk up the phone?

Its an S3. I planned to try a 3 sim in the new phone but not sure if this could fk the internet settings?!

If 3 is wk then i was going to continue with orange, but their signal strength has gone down since the merge with tmobile (EE).

Ideas?

[CraigyMc]

gaz1234 said:

Will this fk up the phone?

Its an S3. I planned to try a 3 sim in the new phone but not sure if this could fk the internet settings?!

If 3 is wk then i was going to continue with orange, but their signal strength has gone down since the merge with tmobile (EE).

Ideas?

If the phone is not locked, you'll have no problems swapping it about. My HTC has had various sims in it (various networks) and I've never needed to do anything to it other than a reset (you don't even need to do that, but I like to).

C

[GC8]

Each provider will send the new settings via a text message, surely?

[CraigyMc]

GC8 said:

Each provider will send the new settings via a text message, surely?

Mine didn't need to - and in fact cannot (I put a NZ sim in mine in the UK and it still sets up the web gateway stuff properly).

C

[gaz1234]

my bro says that on boot the android device should prompt you to select a network!?!?

i will try it..

[GC8]

I can say with certainty that if I place a 3 SIM into my phone now, that I will receive a 3 network message within a few seconds (as I have every other time).

[gaz1234]

ok, just tried the 3 sim and setting full signal!!!!

giff gaff 2 bars and i have to go online to get then enter settings... hmm.

back to 3 and works straight away.

[dudleybloke]

http://community.giffgaff.com/t5/Help-Ask-the-comm...

[gaz1234]

dudleybloke said:

http://community.giffgaff.com/t5/Help-Ask-the-comm...

tis ok, signal is v poor

[GC8]

gaz1234 said:

ok, just tried the 3 sim and setting full signal!!!!

giff gaff 2 bars and i have to go online to get then enter settings... hmm.

back to 3 and works straight away.

Yes, Giffgaff's automated setup message settings dont actually prepare an Android phone for the internet; although their iPhone settings work seamlessly.

Giffgaff is O2, so they have the same signal strengths and weaknesses...

[CraigyMc]

GC8 said:

Giffgaff is O2, so they have the same signal strengths and weaknesses...

Not really true. Same base stations, but O2 users are usually unaffected when GiffGaff users can't send texts and make calls (because giffgaff uses different authentication servers and so on, I think).

C

[GC8]

What I have said is that they share the same infrastructure, so reception will be similar to that on an O2 phone.

[megaphone]

gaz1234 said:

ok, just tried the 3 sim and setting full signal!!!!

giff gaff 2 bars and i have to go online to get then enter settings... hmm.

back to 3 and works straight away.

Don't move anywhere and you'll be fine.

[gaz1234]

megaphone said:

Don't move anywhere and you'll be fine.

Stick with orange or 3?