Novice question

Aged neighbour has an aged Nokia...never used it..can't find any paperwork
etc....a present some years ago. Doesn't know what Tariff if any it is/was
on...doesn't know if its locked etc.
Just had a look inside - it has an o2 sim card in.

Recharged it today and it seems like its in working order..except shows the
message SIM card registration failed.

Replaced the o2 sim card temporarily with the Tesco sim card from my wife's
mobile...all works fine...so does that mean the phone isn't locked?

She wants it setting up so she can use it in an emergency...so it'll be very
low calls in and out.

Any advice appreciated:-

How does she register the o2 sim card?
What tariff would be best for her...a pay as you go one I expect?
Should she go for an o2 pay as you go one?
Or should she go for another..get another sim - say Tesco or similar and use
with pay as you go?

Thank you.

On Tue, 12 Sep 2006 22:12:22 +0100, "John Jones"
<JohnJones@NOSPAMthanks.com> wrote:


>Recharged it today and it seems like its in working order..except shows the
>message SIM card registration failed.

o2 disconnect PAYG SIM's after 6 months of non usage, you have to make
at least one chargable call every 6 months to prevent this IIRC

>Replaced the o2 sim card temporarily with the Tesco sim card from my wife's
>mobile...all works fine...so does that mean the phone isn't locked?

Tesco use the o2 network, so Tesco SIM's work in locked o2 PAYG
handsets, but not the other way around.

>She wants it setting up so she can use it in an emergency...so it'll be very
>low calls in and out.
>
>Any advice appreciated:-
>
>How does she register the o2 sim card?

She can't. it's dead.

>What tariff would be best for her...a pay as you go one I expect?
>Should she go for an o2 pay as you go one?
>Or should she go for another..get another sim - say Tesco or similar and use
>with pay as you go?

Depends on her calling patten, if she wants flat rate charging to
other mobiles and standard landines regardless of network then Tesco
is the better choice over o2 PAYG.

Sam.

Thanks for that.

Can you just expand on...

> Tesco use the o2 network, so Tesco SIM's work in locked o2 PAYG
> handsets, but not the other way around.

How do I find out if the phone is/isn't locked?

Thanks
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> o2 disconnect PAYG SIM's after 6 months of non usage, you have to make
> at least one chargable call every 6 months to prevent this IIRC
>
>>Replaced the o2 sim card temporarily with the Tesco sim card from my
>>wife's
>>mobile...all works fine...so does that mean the phone isn't locked?
>
> Tesco use the o2 network, so Tesco SIM's work in locked o2 PAYG
> handsets, but not the other way around.
>
>>She wants it setting up so she can use it in an emergency...so it'll be
>>very
>>low calls in and out.
>>
>>Any advice appreciated:-
>>
>>How does she register the o2 sim card?
>
> She can't. it's dead.
>
>>What tariff would be best for her...a pay as you go one I expect?
>>Should she go for an o2 pay as you go one?
>>Or should she go for another..get another sim - say Tesco or similar and
>>use
>>with pay as you go?
>
> Depends on her calling patten, if she wants flat rate charging to
> other mobiles and standard landines regardless of network then Tesco
> is the better choice over o2 PAYG.
>
> Sam.

"John Jones" <JohnJones@NOSPAMthanks.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks for that.
>
> Can you just expand on...
>
>> Tesco use the o2 network, so Tesco SIM's work in locked o2 PAYG
>> handsets, but not the other way around.
>
> How do I find out if the phone is/isn't locked?
>
> Thanks

Borrow a SIM off of a mate that's on any network *other* than Tesco or O2,
stick it in the phone and see if it works.
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Cheers, Steve.
Change from jealous to sad to reply.

On Wed, 13 Sep 2006 09:35:49 +0100, "John Jones"
<JohnJones@NOSPAMthanks.com> wrote:

>How do I find out if the phone is/isn't locked?

Try a different sim card in it.

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Iain
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OK, Thanks, cheers. J
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> On Wed, 13 Sep 2006 09:35:49 +0100, "John Jones"
> <JohnJones@NOSPAMthanks.com> wrote:
>
>>How do I find out if the phone is/isn't locked?
>
> Try a different sim card in it.
>
> --
>
> Iain
> the out-of-date hairydog guide to mobile phones
> http://www.hairydog.co.uk/cell1.html
> Browse now while stocks last!