I have a question..

[SikShift]

I'm going to give my iPhone to my GF, do I have to go to AT&T and switch the iPhone data plan from my line to hers? Also, if she syncs the iPhone to her iTunes library, what's going to happen? Thanks in advance :smile:

[dturner]

I'm going to give my iPhone to my GF, do I have to go to AT&T and switch the iPhone data plan from my line to hers? Also, if she syncs the iPhone to her iTunes library, what's going to happen? Thanks in advance :smile:
You will need to make the switch on the data plan. As far as the sync, it would probably be best to restore as a new phone and start fresh. She can then put the music,contacts.ect. on that she wants

[SikShift]

You will need to make the switch on the data plan. As far as the sync, it would probably be best to restore as a new phone and start fresh. She can then put the music,contacts.ect. on that she wants
Kk, thanks d :laugh2:

[dturner]

Kk, thanks d :laugh2:
Welcome. You'r still going to stick around aren't you?

[SikShift]

Welcome. You'r still going to stick around aren't you?
Of course man! I love this place and you guys :laugh2:

[SikShift]

Oh, just remembered another question, will her SIM card work fine with the iPhone?

[aenti]

Wait, Sik, why are you leaving man?

[SikShift]

Wait, Sik, why are you leaving man?

I'm not leaving Navid, just moving onto the BB Bold

I could never leave my buddies here at EiC :smile:

[aenti]

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Why? I thought you loved your iPhone, man?

[SikShift]

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Why? I thought you loved your iPhone, man?

I did and still do...but it just isn't practical enough for me :frown:

[SikShift]

Sooo....will her Sim card work fine with the iPhone or not?

[TarekElsakka]

Her sim card will work as long as it's an AT&T one. If not, she'll need to buy a Gevey-3G chip or any other 3G chips around. That's if you are talking about an iPhone 3G. As for the old iPhone, you can easily unlock it for her and she could use any sim card she wants on it.

[SikShift]

Her sim card will work as long as it's an AT&T one. If not, she'll need to buy a Gevey-3G chip or any other 3G chips around. That's if you are talking about an iPhone 3G. As for the old iPhone, you can easily unlock it for her and she could use any sim card she wants on it.
It's an AT&T sim card, but it's not a 3G one (I have the iPhone 3G) :foot:

[dturner]

It's an AT&T sim card, but it's not a 3G one (I have the iPhone 3G) :foot:
ATT can supply one, might even do it for free.:wink:
It's late and I may not be thinking straight, but why can't you use the existing sim in the 3G?

[SikShift]

ATT can supply one, might even do it for free.:wink:
It's late and I may not be thinking straight, but why can't you use the existing sim in the 3G?
Oh, they will if you go to the right store :wink:

I dunno, because its not a 3G sim? Is there even a difference?

[dturner]

I dunno, because its not a 3G sim? Is there even a difference?
No, I mean why can't she use your sim that is in your 3G?:smile:

[kokogirl]

Oh, they will if you go to the right store :wink:

I dunno, because its not a 3G sim? Is there even a difference?

It must be an old SIM if it is not 3G. All the ATT sim cards have been 3G for quite a while. I think if you are transferring her line, they will give you a new sim for free. My husband lost his phone a while ago and I gave him my BB pearl to use and they gave us a new sim. No problems. I asked if there was a charge, and they said "nope." I was like "awesome."

[SikShift]

No, I mean why can't she use your sim that is in your 3G?:smile:
I dunno, lol
It must be an old SIM if it is not 3G. All the ATT sim cards have been 3G for quite a while. I think if you are transferring her line, they will give you a new sim for free. My husband lost his phone a while ago and I gave him my BB pearl to use and they gave us a new sim. No problems. I asked if there was a charge, and they said "nope." I was like "awesome."
I think it is 3G, but I'm not sure. Sounds good, if its not 3G, I'll just go get a new one then.

[dturner]

Yeah, ATT will fix you up the best way. As Lisa said, most likely they will not charge you for a new sim if that is what you need.

[SikShift]

Yeah, ATT will fix you up the best way. As Lisa said, most likely they will not charge you for a new sim if that is what you need.
Cool :2cool:

[projectdarkside]

I did and still do...but it just isn't practical enough for me :frown:I'm glad your staying Bro you are a great modder:2cool:
-Best of luck with the Bold SikShift, although I would prefer that you stay with the iPhone the Bold couldnt have been a better choice if you were wanting another phone:wink:

btw are you a member at any blackberry forums yet haha?
-And why isnt the iPhone practical enough for your needs?

[TarekElsakka]

If the AT&T sim isn't 3G, then it won't work on your iPhone 3G. That's the case. I have had a sim card since 1998 that was working just fine until a few weeks ago, but when I tried inserting it (and the Gevey-3G sim) together, it just couldn't read it. So I had to apply for a new sim card and got it the same day, a 3G one. But it should work fine on a normal iPhone.

[SikShift]

I'm glad your staying Bro you are a great modder:2cool:
-Best of luck with the Bold SikShift, although I would prefer that you stay with the iPhone the Bold couldnt have been a better choice if you were wanting another phone:wink:

btw are you a member at any blackberry forums yet haha?
-And why isnt the iPhone practical enough for your needs?

Thanks George :smile:

I'm really lovin my Bold so far, sure it doesn't have the App Store, but it satisfies me everywhere else.

I am actually, lol, I'm on everythingberry.com and crackberry.com :laugh2:

I just really needed the push service that BB offers and couldn't wait any more for Apple to roll theirs out. Not to mention copy/paste (which I used several times today) and the fantastic email service.

[SikShift]

Oh, and about the whole sim card situation, we got it all worked and and everything is working just fine, and yes, we ended up using her same sim card.

[Swagger]

Sik,
RE: Your Signature

BB is no longer on crack it's on steroids. The Storm made a believer out of me. I used to hate BB's not anymore. Mark

[SikShift]

Sik,
RE: Your Signature

BB is no longer on crack it's on steroids. The Storm made a believer out of me. I used to hate BB's not anymore. Mark

Lol, the Bold did it for me...I'm really loving it so far!

[aenti]

:(
I'm expecting regular posts from you man.
Anyways, it's always good to hear that people at EIC are open minded and not Apple loving fanboys.

[SikShift]

:(
I'm expecting regular posts from you man.
Anyways, it's always good to hear that people at EIC are open minded and not Apple loving fanboys.
Will do Navid :smile:

For real man, my next computer is definitely gonna be a Mac though :wink:

[TarekElsakka]

MacBook Pro or iMac ftw. Other ones are just for the looks.

That's my own opinion though.

[SikShift]

Yea, I'm considering the iMac.

Off-topic: I was at the Apple store yesterday and left the EiC forums open on one the MacBooks, hope someone bites :laugh2:

[TarekElsakka]

Hahaha that's great. They might as well take care of people's needs now? But in the same time patch all available jailbreaking/unlocking methods available. =/

[aenti]

Will do Navid :smile:

For real man, my next computer is definitely gonna be a Mac though :wink:

Same bro, I'm looking forward for it!

[SikShift]

Same bro, I'm looking forward for it!

Which one are you planning on going with?

[aenti]

Well, I do need portability, so I am in the market for a MacBook (the air us out of the question right now), but a 13 inch screen is way too small for me, so the possibility of a Pro isn't out of the question. I do want an iMac, but I'm planning to get that another time (if my MacBook experience is good).

[TarekElsakka]

Well, I do need portability, so I am in the market for a MacBook (the air us out of the question right now), but a 13 inch screen is way too small for me, so the possibility of a Pro isn't out of the question. I do want an iMac, but I'm planning to get that another time (if my MacBook experience is good).

I suggest you should go with the early '08 versions of MacBook Pro (not the new Aluminum ones) if your budget isn't that high. But I can assure you that the MacBook's screen is way too small. Even go for the 17" MacBook Pro if you want, but I highly doubt you'll find one. The MacBook Air is too expensive for its performance.

[SubZero]

Sik, are you sure man, did you use BB previously? it is not the coolest thing around, i shifted from using a BB Curve and a Nokia E71 together to using only iphone for a week now and i cannot take my hands off it, it is so damn sexy:) i can hardly imagine moving away from iphone platform in the futur, it is the coolest i've seen, even though vodafone in Egypt is depriving us from so many functionality, still the hope is that i will unlock it soon and install Cydia, then sky is the limit :)

[TarekElsakka]

Sik, are you sure man, did you use BB previously? it is not the coolest thing around, i shifted from using a BB Curve and a Nokia E71 together to using only iphone for a week now and i cannot take my hands off it, it is so damn sexy:) i can hardly imagine moving away from iphone platform in the futur, it is the coolest i've seen, even though vodafone in Egypt is depriving us from so many functionality, still the hope is that i will unlock it soon and install Cydia, then sky is the limit :)

You live in Egypt? Wow, I do too lol. Which place do you live in? By the way, you can install Cydia now (even with 2.2 firmware) and it will still work. I've tried it. But my network provider is Mobinil, same thing anyway. If you have the 3G then just use the Gevey-3G sim chip and it'll work, if you have the 2G iPhone, then just use the new unlock/jailbreak software for 2.2 on iPhone Dev Team's blog.

[SubZero]

You live in Egypt? Wow, I do too lol. Which place do you live in? By the way, you can install Cydia now (even with 2.2 firmware) and it will still work. I've tried it. But my network provider is Mobinil, same thing anyway. If you have the 3G then just use the Gevey-3G simabout chip and it'll work, if you have the 2G iPhone, then just use the new unlock/jailbreak software for 2.2 on iPhone Dev Team's blog.

Wow!!! that was close :) i live in Heliopolis (Nozha), work in Sheraton area. haven't seen any BB bold yet though, you must have gotten it from abroad haven't you?

Are you sure about Cydia without unlocking the phone?? what is Gevey 3G simabout? where can i get it from?

Thanks Sik

[SubZero]

You live in Egypt? Wow, I do too lol. Which place do you live in? By the way, you can install Cydia now (even with 2.2 firmware) and it will still work. I've tried it. But my network provider is Mobinil, same thing anyway. If you have the 3G then just use the Gevey-3G sim chip and it'll work, if you have the 2G iPhone, then just use the new unlock/jailbreak software for 2.2 on iPhone Dev Team's blog.

Sorry Tarek i wrote Sik's name by mistake

[TarekElsakka]

Wow!!! that was close :) i live in Heliopolis (Nozha), work in Sheraton area. haven't seen any BB bold yet though, you must have gotten it from abroad haven't you?

Are you sure about Cydia without unlocking the phone?? what is Gevey 3G simabout? where can i get it from?

Thanks Tarek

You're welcome. I don't have a Black Berry Bold. I wanted a Black Berry for a long period of time but then changed my mind since it's not that cool when used in Egypt you know, it's only good when you have a good service plan with AT&T or T-Mobile in the States since you'll get many features and many discounts. I was talking about the iPhone 3G, I bought it from Brooklyn, New York. The guy I bought it from brought me the Gevey-3G sim chip, you attach that to your sim card (the chip is very very small and the exact same shape of the sim card) and then you insert it in your iPhone 3G. Here's how it looks like (it even works with 2.2 firmware).

http://img.diytrade.com/cdimg/597366/6765423/1/1219993340/GEVEY-3G_iPhone_3G_Unlocking_SIM.jpg.

I am pretty sure you can't find it here.

[SubZero]

You're welcome. I don't have a Black Berry Bold. I wanted a Black Berry for a long period of time but then changed my mind since it's not that cool when used in Egypt you know, it's only good when you have a good service plan with AT&T or T-Mobile in the States since you'll get many features and many discounts. I was talking about the iPhone 3G, I bought it from Brooklyn, New York. The guy I bought it from brought me the Gevey-3G sim chip, you attach that to your sim card (the chip is very very small and the exact same shape of the sim card) and then you insert it in your iPhone 3G. Here's how it looks like (it even works with 2.2 firmware).

http://img.diytrade.com/cdimg/597366/6765423/1/1219993340/GEVEY-3G_iPhone_3G_Unlocking_SIM.jpg.

I am pretty sure you can't find it here.


Oh i see, damn i am just back from the states!!! but didn't have the iphone at that time, just got it about a week ago! so may be next time i go i will get it, i have couple of questions though;

Do you need to keep that chip always in the phone? so if it is removed do you lose the unlocked status???

When you use it, do you still get your mails from .mac over the air??? do you still sync contacts and calendar over the air too?

When you use it can you still do the usual iTunes Sync?

Thanks again for your help.

[TarekElsakka]

Oh i see, damn i am just back from the states!!! but didn't have the iphone at that time, just got it about a week ago! so may be next time i go i will get it, i have couple of questions though;

1) Do you need to keep that chip always in the phone? so if it is removed do you lose the unlocked status???

2) When you use it, do you still get your mails from .mac over the air??? do you still sync contacts and calendar over the air too?

3) When you use it can you still do the usual iTunes Sync?

Thanks again for your help.

1) You need to attach it to any (non AT&T) sim card in order to use it as an actual phone and not get the 'No Service' message.

2) I don't know what you mean by (over the air) but if you mean over wireless then yes, but over GPRS or network provider's internet service then I doubt it. In Mobinil, I can go to one of their stores and they will activate the internet service for me, like manually, but I don't know about Vodafone.

3) Nope. You have to enter the AT&T sim that came with it (when you bought the service plan, even if the AT&T line stopped working). If you use any unrecognized sim, you won't be able to access your iPhone through iTunes, it will tell you (The sim you entered is unrecognized, please go to AT&T for sim replacement). And I doubt you even got the AT&T sim when you bought the iPhone.

[SikShift]

Sik, are you sure man, did you use BB previously? it is not the coolest thing around, i shifted from using a BB Curve and a Nokia E71 together to using only iphone for a week now and i cannot take my hands off it, it is so damn sexy:) i can hardly imagine moving away from iphone platform in the futur, it is the coolest i've seen, even though vodafone in Egypt is depriving us from so many functionality, still the hope is that i will unlock it soon and install Cydia, then sky is the limit :)
Yea, I'm sure dude. I did in fact have a BB (Pearl) prior to my iPhone. I know it's not the "coolest" platform out there appearance wise, but the iPhone can't touch the BB Bold practicality wise. Cydia did offer some useful apps, but it still didn't offer me what i really needed (real-time push email, MMS, copy/paste, longer battery life).

I'm not trying to knock the iPhone, I loved mine while I had it, but it just couldn't give me what I needed. It has found a nice, loving home with my GF though :smile:

[SikShift]

As for the Gevey 3G sim card, have you tried searching eBay SubZero?

[TarekElsakka]

As for the Gevey 3G sim card, have you tried searching eBay SubZero?

That way he'll have to pay the cheap price of it (probably $29 - $35) but also pay shipping expenses to Egypt, not less than $39 which is higher than the chip's price itself. Plus, in Egypt, our visa cards do not work on PayPal so I don't think he can pay the seller using PayPal.

[SikShift]

That way he'll have to pay the cheap price of it (probably $29 - $35) but also pay shipping expenses to Egypt, not less than $39 which is higher than the chip's price itself. Plus, in Egypt, our visa cards do not work on PayPal so I don't think he can pay the seller using PayPal.
Ouch, I hadn't thought of that...well, I'm out of idee-ers :frown:

[SubZero]

Ouch, I hadn't thought of that...well, I'm out of idee-ers :frown:

Thanks Sik and Tarek, i have googled it and gave the print out to a friend who is going to the US, hope he can get it for me, hope it works on 2.2 as well.

Can't wait to free that phone from all those restrictions added on!!! they really piss me off, as if we are immature to judge what's good or bad.

And yea, pay pal doesn't list Egypt in the country pop up window!!!

[SikShift]

Thanks Sik and Tarek, i have googled it and gave the print out to a friend who is going to the US, hope he can get it for me, hope it works on 2.2 as well.

Can't wait to free that phone from all those restrictions added on!!! they really piss me off, as if we are immature to judge what's good or bad.

And yea, pay pal doesn't list Egypt in the country pop up window!!!
No problem bro

Hope you get everything straightened out :smile:

[TarekElsakka]

Thanks Sik and Tarek, i have googled it and gave the print out to a friend who is going to the US, hope he can get it for me, hope it works on 2.2 as well.

Can't wait to free that phone from all those restrictions added on!!! they really piss me off, as if we are immature to judge what's good or bad.

And yea, pay pal doesn't list Egypt in the country pop up window!!!

You are welcome ya 7oby. It will work on 2.2 firmware, don't worry :).