3 sim card

[Guest revo]

is it possible to use 3 sim on unlocked spv e200?

[Guest mcwarre]

Hi,

And welcome to the site.

It is but only until 3 realise you are doing it (the SPV E200 IMEI is not one of their phones so they know) then they will issue you with a new sim and block the old one. Normally takes about 2-3 months..........

[Guest revo]

thanks for the info

[Guest alang]

It may never work with a standard 3 sim, I believe that they are a different format, if you get a no or insert sim message you will have to order a different SIM card

[Guest Cybertronic]

They also use a different network, we are using 2G, 3 is obviously using 3G

[Guest alang]

I've checked 3 use a USIM card, which is set up to handle 3G communications, Orange will be using these when they launch their 3G network, but there is no guarantee that these will be compatible with non 3G phones

[Guest mcwarre]

They also use a different network, we are using 2G, 3 is obviously using 3G

But as their coverage isn't fully UK wide yet, they 'piggy back' on the O2 network (2G) when there isn't a 3G signal. :roll:

So what people do is try to make it stay on 2G permanently. This means that you can use a standard (better) phone with improved battery life and not keep getting dropped calls when it switches between 3G and 2G.