Can the SIM chip be kept for future activation? I will be out of the US for several months, can I buy in advance and activate it at my return?
1976720
Yes. You can activate it anytime. I had one that I kept for six months before I activated it.
1701866
No but you know your number once you order it and receive the Sim. You can only activate when you get to China. Works great.
1371400
The SIM card is for use on the BTC network in the Bahamas. Unfortunately the one that I received from Amazon was not properly configured so BTC could not activate an account for me. They said it was already assigned to another person. I had to purchase a new card from BTC during my trip and returned the card from Amazon after arriving home. If I were you I would just buy a new card from BTC when you get down there.
617970
If it is the same sized sim card that this phone takes then you sure can! That's what I did. I was in the same situation as you, just wanted something to hold me over until my upgrade.
304628
As far as ivumderstand there is not a activate by date ,also take consideration that people use the same sim card in there devoce for years just like a phone without a sim card there shpuld be no please activate this card by date as long as it has not previously had service on the sim card your good.
264359
As long as its not a prepaid phone you can. I bought the same phone on amazon. When I got it I took it to Verizon and they activated it for me. I kept my same number too. But this one says prepaid. Try searching for the one that's not prepaid
1253534
You should buy this sim when your about to come to us and once you receive it we will activate for you it's a month service
701259
You shouldn't use the SIM in the USA since you get better rates with a local plan. I purchased the SIM by mail, brought it with me on the flight and popped it into my phone on the way to Germany. Once there, I turned on the phone, input the phones unlock code, and was good to go.
2143422
You always have to activate a SIM, otherwise it wouldn't be in your name. It comes with a code to use already though.
1379290
Great phone. My dad bought it with the main intention to use it abroad... However, it worked just fine in the states too as long as you have your SIM card in the appropriate slot, because each slot has dual band only. In other words, if your SIM card doesnot work in one slot you would have to take it out and reinsert into another one. Hope it helps
1553755
yes, im going to assume that you can because its unlocked! I didnt take it out of the country, but if you use Mexicos cell companys it should work.
962371
inactivate? i just got this phone in the mail today (i selected 2 day shipping- for whatever reason, it was free of charge). Anyway, the instructions in the box told me to insert my old sim card into my new phone. After ordering the phone, my sim card was never affected. Something sounds wrong there- give Cingular a call. (btw- they also ship it with a new sim card, but i think it's just placed in the box as part of the default shipment in the event that the person purchasing the phone is a new customer). hope this helps!
1839143
Hi, Yes, you should be able to put your SIM card in and it should activate just fine. Thank You
1207736
do not use micro sim, you might check how often you work and verify that it is the one used in the US
512944
Yes, if you do not use the device for a period of time, T-mobile will deactivate the SIM card and you will be forced to buy a new one. I just experienced this very thing yesterday. Went to lend this device to a friend who's going out of town and I couldn't log in to my account. After calling T-mobile, the CS rep "Sergio", told me the SIM card had been deactivated for lack of use and to go to the store and they would replace it for no charge. When I got to a T-mobile store, I was charged $10 for a new SIM card + the additional amount to add data. After my friend gets back, I plan to dump this thing and get a *real* "no contract" wifi hotspot. Forcing users to buy new SIM cards just because T-mobile decides to arbitrarily deactivate your perfectly-good working one is a total scumbag move on their part.
208965
You need to first use it in the country you bought it in. After that it can be used anywhere, with any chip.
198625
Yes there is buy as far as I'm away it requires a gevey sim which is like an adapter for your sim card tricking your phone into thinking its still on AT&T. It's fairly cheap and can be purchased on eBay.