Old Alcatel Phone

r2015

I have an Alcatel phone which I was using on Sainsbury's network which is now no longer.


I got a 3 sim but it is not recognised in the phone, all I get is please insert SIM.


Is my phone to old for 3 and their 3G network?


If it is, is there any low cost unlocked phone I could get as I hardly use my mobile, I still have a landline?

grumbler

r2015 wrote: »

I have an Alcatel phone which I was using on Sainsbury's network which is now no longer.


I got a 3 sim but it is not recognised in the phone, all I get is please insert SIM.


Is my phone to old for 3 and their 3G network?

The phone has to be 3g-capable. Even now some phones are 2g-only.

If it is, is there any low cost unlocked phone I could get as I hardly use my mobile, I still have a landline?

Pretty much all phones sold by CPW are not locked. However, among the cheapest only smartphones have 3g.

Why is it Three? If it's the price only, Delight Mobile offer the same PAYG prices on EE signal that includes 2g.

r2015

Why is it Three?

I was given a free SIM.

Inner_Zone

r2015 wrote: »

I was given a free SIM.

You can get free SIMs from most if not all networks.

r2015

I got a DELIGHT SIM and now when I turn the phone on I get a message ENTER NCK at the top and a picture of what looks like a padlock in the middle and Emrgcy at the bottom.


Time for a new phone?

grumbler

r2015 wrote: »

I got a Dream SIM

What is it?

and now when I turn the phone on I get a message ENTER NCK at the top and a picture of what looks like a padlock in the middle and Emrgcy at the bottom.

Looks like you phone is locked to another network, not just lacks 3g.

Time for a new phone?

Depends on what's special with this "Dream SIM "

r2015

Depends on what's special with this "Dream SIM "

Nothing special about a DELIGHT SIM other than the price.

r2015

Looks like you phone is locked to another network, not just lacks 3g.

It has in it's time had an ASDA SIM, a TESCO SIM and a SAINSBURY SIM and it was unlocked when I bought it.

Rozapk

I was given a free SIM.
Getting on in years and getting forgetful

grumbler

r2015 wrote: »

It has in it's time had an ASDA SIM, a TESCO SIM and a SAINSBURY SIM and it was unlocked when I bought it.

Do you have any other sim (except Three) to try in this phone and any other unlocked phone to check Delight sim?

r2015

It would appear that my phone is locked to networks other than Asda, Tesco and Sainsbury.


How can I unlock it to Delight's network, preferably for free?