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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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[communicator]

I went into Fones 4 U or whatever it's called, with similar expectations, but the salesboy was brilliant - whether this is typical or not I couldn't say.

Oh yeah, and I managed to transfer my old number to my new phone without any trouble, You have to get a code from your old provider and then give it to your new provider.

[linda_joyce]

Try Fones 4 U if you have a branch handy. My cousin and I both wanted but didn't actually need a new mobile so I was in there browsing in the Cwmbran shop last Sunday and saw the one that I loved and I knew Beth would like too for only £4.99. It turns out that if you pay by card, debit or credit the price is actually £14.99 and if you are one of these strange people who still use cash, their attitude not mine, it costs you £24.99. The extra is pre paying for calls and this phone is for Orange. The bloke that sold me it told me that there is no problem keeping your old number, when you phone your server to register the new phone they will sort you out and all you do is change the sim cards over, which was 100% correct and I got a better PAYG package while I was on line, half the price of what I was paying for calls. The phone is what they call a clam shell,Star Trek TOS communicator, pink with floral pattern and makes calls, receives them and the same with texts, nothing else. They sell phones suitable for every server but I didn't

[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 handsetshttp://www. ( ... )

[toft_froggy]

I think they're very variable - my mum's had great experiences at Carphone Warehouse. Maybe try again after Christmas,when they won't all be thinking about getting out for the holidays?

[julesjones]

You can normally transfer the Sim to a new phone on the same network without any problems. If you want to change networks, there may be issues. The handsets usually come locked in firmware to a specific network, because they are often heavily subsidised on the assumption that you will then spend lots of money in call fees, and they don't want you buying their cheap handset and then switching to a cheaper call rate with someone else. You might want to change the sim anyway, because it will be getting old and tired, although changing the physical sim and keeping the number involves rather more hassle.

Carphone Warehouse did indeed start in the business of selling carphones, but that was a rather a long time ago, back when mobile phones were not exactly pocket-sized, and tended to be called carphones because that's where they were mostly found. Nowadays the company's just another mobile phone retail chain not tied to a particular network.

[jomacmouse]

You can normally transfer the Sim to a new phone on the same network without any problems.

I'd hoped that was the case there, as it is here. Doesn't seem sensible otherwise, unless there's some specific difference between the design of the circuitry the current phone has and the design of the one being considered for purchase. Or some such thing that would foul up an easy transfer between the phones.