subject: How the Sciphone Smartphone Use Prepaid Sim Cards [print this page] I find that there are often 2 classes of consumers that are drawn to the iPhone clones like the SciPhone Prepaid Smartphons - those that like the features of the iPhone, but need the power to use two sim cards or have 2 networks or telephone numbers ; and those who are interested in these telephones because it's so much less expensive to use and buy them. These telephones are contract free and you can use them which ever applicable network you like, which can truly save everyone a lot of cash. I'm often asked exactly which networks work with this telephone and whether you can also use pre paid or pay as you go sim cards with it. I may answer this question in the following article.
GSM Cards Are All Fair Game : most commonly, any carrier that uses a GSM sim card will work. Someone will ask how Sciphone smartphones are being used? This SciPhone is quad band so this covers every conceivable MHZ band. Examples are T Mobile, AT&T, Cingular, Rogers, And Fido. Of course, the cards must be active and turned on and they must be inserted correctly. The top slot will have the gold side of the card facing down and the bottom slot will face up, so that the gold side of the cards face one another. pre-paid and Pay As You Go Options With The SciPhone : Again, any GSM option is going to work fine.
whereas the least expensive contract plan with roughly three hundred mins will run you about $30 a month ( with no Internet included ) you will probably pay about twenty cents per minute pre paid or around $6.99 every month and then 10 cents per minute, whichever works out better for you. And, many pre paid plans will let you talk to anyone on the same pre-paid plan for around $1 per day. So, if you talk to one person ALOT this will truly save money. I am getting by just fine on about twenty greenbacks per month, but I'm not on the phone consistently either.
Go telephone will let you get online by paying thru KB used. This way, you are only paying for what you really use. Also, you can infrequently find T Mobile info cards that mix unlimited talk, text, ( usually including MMS ) and Internet for about $20 - $30 each month. This could appear sensible if you are a heavy talker and net browser. Other wise, it may be over kill, but it is definitely less expensive than a once per month plan because it includes data and you are not bound to a contract. If you do not need it, you don't buy it.
of course, for any of this to work, you'll need to ensure that you either have or have updated the right WAP, MMS, and info settings for the telephone. Some sellers are happy to do this for you.
For resources for the pre paid data sim card options mentioned in this article, set up instructions that provide WAP, Internet and MMS settings for the SciPhone Smartphones as well as and other accessories (like cases, chargers, skins, etc.) please visit websites for smartphones:http://www.waysale.com/
