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Can I use Virgin sim in PAYG mobile?

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chris8
chris8 Posts: 27 Forumite
Please bear with me as I struggle to understand mobile phone things! I have a 30day Virgin sim which I am currently using in my Sony Ericsson phone. I want to update my handset and have seen the Sony T715 at £79.99 which I like the look of. My query is it's listed as PAYG on website so does that mean that I can just switch the sim card it comes with for my Virgin one without any problems? Sorry to sound so dim but grateful for your advice. I only use phone for texting, calls and a bit of photo so really don't need anything all singing and dancing. The one I have is looking a bit 'brick like' and my kids say it's embarrassing hence the change!! Thanks for your help. :)

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  • Jon_01
    Jon_01 Posts: 5,915 Forumite
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    As long as the new phones on Virgin as well (or marked as 'sim free') then you'll be fine.
  • chris8
    chris8 Posts: 27 Forumite
    edited 31 March 2010 at 6:40PM
    No its not! It's from 3store and is on PAYG. Have just found a sim free one from Play.com but its £139.99! Anyone suggest any other phones that might suit?
  • Jon_01
    Jon_01 Posts: 5,915 Forumite
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    Yeah, that's not going to work. All 3 phones are locked to their network. Sorry. . .
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