Swapping my Blackberry 9800 Bold for a iPhone 3GS, will it work? - Saxperience

Robin91 · 29th April 2010, 19:43

I've got a Blackberry 9800 Bold on contract, O2 £35 a month (18 months) through Carphone Warehouse.. I'm bored of the phone now, wishing I'd got an iphone..

I've found someone who may be interested in swapping there iPhone 3GS for it, they're also on contract with O2.. However, if I were to swap phones and stick my sim in the iPhone and his sim in the Blackberry, would there be any complications?

With blackberry I pay £5 extra month for blackberry services, does anyone know if this can be swapped over to cover the iPhone data services or whatever..? Preferabley if someone who works at Carphone warehouse or O2 could clear this up for me, that'd be spot on!

Luke · 29th April 2010, 19:51

You'll have to ring O2 to change it over, but apart from that I'm sure you'll be fine.

moxy89 · 29th April 2010, 19:53

iphone will lock........ this is to prevent them being stolen as it registered to there computer this is what orange told me anyway

Ryan^p · 29th April 2010, 19:54

ring service provider they are better to deal with than people on forums.

Robin91 · 29th April 2010, 19:58

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Originally Posted by Ryan

ring service provider they are better to deal with than people on forums.

Just thought i'd ask on here incase anyone in the know/business could clear it up, rather than me trying to wade through the number of useless employees at O2 to get a decent answer, joint with the fact that I think they're closed tonight already and I wanted to get an answer asap.

Sorry for any major inconvenience this has caused you.

K17NEY · 29th April 2010, 20:02

Im 90% sure that you need an iphone sim card for an iphone.I bought an iphone and then bought an "iphone" pay and go sim card off ebay,Not sure what the difference is tho.

enthrone · 29th April 2010, 20:28

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Originally Posted by saxokitney

Im 90% sure that you need an iphone sim card for an iphone.I bought an iphone and then bought an "iphone" pay and go sim card off ebay,Not sure what the difference is tho.

nope you dont.

used a old as feck voda payg sim card to activate a iphone when i was jailbreaking it.

AnTh_VTR · 29th April 2010, 20:56

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Originally Posted by saxokitney

Im 90% sure that you need an iphone sim card for an iphone.I bought an iphone and then bought an "iphone" pay and go sim card off ebay,Not sure what the difference is tho.

You dont need a certain sim card but your advised to get a 3g sim card for faster internet. I took my iphone to o2 and told them id just got an iphone and they gave me the simcard for free so dont buy one

K17NEY · 29th April 2010, 21:01

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Originally Posted by AnTh_VTR

You dont need a certain sim card but your advised to get a 3g sim card for faster internet. I took my iphone to o2 and told them id just got an iphone and they gave me the simcard for free so dont buy one

Ahh right.Wasnt sure because when i bought my sim it said Iphone sim card on the pack.

Saxo_Phil-B · 29th April 2010, 21:43

I was on a contract with a samsung tocco ultra and bought an iphone because i was bored of the tocco.

It can be any sim as long as it is pretty new. I would have throught if it was o2-o2 then you could just swap them over. I had to get o2 to unlock mine as i'm with orange.

Definately swap its worth it!!

mirrorblanks · 29th April 2010, 23:38

need to contact o2, my mate did the same with his sister and o2 sorted it

PJN · 10th May 2010, 20:13

One thing before you swap your device, if they intend on using email, make sure you deregister your device from your providers BIS server, otherwise they'll not be able to set their mail up, and the point of a Blackberry's sort of gone.