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[kalypso_v]

I've always had a general impression that young men working as sales assistants in phone shops were a bit clueless - possibly unfair, as it's based largely on that shop in Market Street where I've bought a couple of phones in the last decade - but on the whole they've shown a vague interest in trying to persuade me to part with some money... until

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[entropy_house]

I googled- take a look at these sites. They all talk about switching Sim cards in the UK.

(Don't omit the / at the end, or you'll wind up at the homepage)
http://www.moneysupermarket.com/c/mobile-phones/switching/guide/3/

http://www.mobilejazz.co.uk/mobile-guide/switching_handset_and_tarrif_plans.asp

(part 3 is the part you want to read. Your SIM card contains your phone numbers and contacts, your subscription information, your mobile phone number that is known to all your friends and family. It’s not that simple to just remove your SIM card from one phone and place it in another phone, consequently which will transfer your numbers and bills from one handset to the other, since, networks have different frequencies which are not compatible with the handsets

http://www.nokia.co.uk/A4222202 This one is only about transferring phone numbers via SIM card. I've synopsized the important things they mention.

Instructions for copying phone numbers to and retrieving them from your SIM card are phone model-specific and provided in your phone models' user guides. (Refer to your previous model's user guide for information on copying data and your new model's user guide for information on retrieving data.)

SIM card transfer also usually works if you are changing phone model manufacturers.

Since your SIM card is provided by your operator or service provider, using your SIM card to transfer data may be tricky if you change operators at the same time as you change phone models. The best thing to do is copy the information before ending your service contract with your previous operator or service provider.