3GS to prepaid question

[memnautikus]

I got a 3GS. Anyone know if I buy a gophone and put the sim card in the 3gs will work? I need to know.

[iphonewarrior]

Where are you from?

You need to get an iPhone that is either unlocked or... a sim card from an official iPhone carrier.

[Europa]

IME here, most people have not been able to get the AT&T gophone SIM's to work with on the 3x FW. Yvilkittyinspace (I think that's his name) has it working. I've never tried it. I keep meaning to buy one of those phones so I can test it.

[memnautikus]

Well I had service. Now cancelled it after 3 months. But was wondering if it was possible.

[YvilKittyInSpace]

As long as the iPhone is using 3.0, 3.01, 3.1.1 or 3.1.2, the iPhone will work perfectly. It won't need to be unlocked and the iPhone will even activate with the sim. 3G service will also work on the prepaid.

I have heard now though that AT&T is restricting newly activated GoPhone sims from being used in another phone for about six months. After this time, they don't care what phone you use with the prepaid. This would explain why alot of people on these forums haven't been able to use a new GoPhone sim in the iPhone. Read THIS for more details.

You don't say if you are in the U.S. so I am just assuming you are.

[memnautikus]

I hope this works. Going to buy cheap gophone and try it. Thanks

[Europa]

Yeah, it can't hurt to give it a try. It's only $20 or $30. Keep us updated.

[memnautikus]

I'll keep u guys updated. Hope it works. I will try it. Later.

[Caitoz]

I don´t think it´ll work, but try.
Everytime you insert a new sim card to the iPHone, you need to connect it to iTunes in order to get a signal. If iTunes doesn´t recognize or "approves" the SIM card, you won´t get a signal.

It wouldn´t hurt to try, though

[memnautikus]

Thanks Caitoz. I think u right. I cane back to this forum to say that even if the prepaid sim worked on 3GS, and it only gave me EDGE? I'd still be cool with it. Could EDGE only work on these prepaid sims??