3G to get GPRS?? - Treo Forum

2006STI · 12-22-2006, 05:55 PM

i just bought an unlock 680 and transfer my Cingular sim card over and i can not get GPRS signal. my brother just bought his 680 from Cingular and his sim card has a 3G logo and i tried his sim card and i can get GPRS signal on my unlock phone. my Cingular sim card is about a year and a half old and does not have the 3G logo so i am assuming that it's not a 3G sim card but its a 64k sim card. my question is do you have to have a 3G sim card to get GPRS signal??

TazUk · 12-22-2006, 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by 2006STI

...do you have to have a 3G sim card to get GPRS signal??

You shouldn't need to have one as the 680 isn't a 3G phone.

forgot · 12-23-2006, 11:08 PM

Your provider should give you a newer SIM card for free, or for a minimal charge. Try that and see if it helps.

2006STI · 12-24-2006, 12:53 AM

i ordred a Cingular 3G sim card from ebay and got it activated. now i can recieve GPRS signal and access the internet. i don't know if its the 3G sim card or just somthing on the newer sim card that i needed to get GPRS signal.

TazUk · 12-24-2006, 07:01 AM

I don't think the 3G logo on the SIM card means a thing, I'm using the same old SIM card that I used with my 650 and get 3G data speeds fine on my 750v. It's likely that there is some other difference on the newer SIM's which is why swapping it solved your problem.

12-22-2006, 05:55 PM	#1 (permalink)
2006STI A Few Questions.... Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	3G to get GPRS?? i just bought an unlock 680 and transfer my Cingular sim card over and i can not get GPRS signal. my brother just bought his 680 from Cingular and his sim card has a 3G logo and i tried his sim card and i can get GPRS signal on my unlock phone. my Cingular sim card is about a year and a half old and does not have the 3G logo so i am assuming that it's not a 3G sim card but its a 64k sim card. my question is do you have to have a 3G sim card to get GPRS signal??

12-23-2006, 11:08 PM	#3 (permalink)
forgot is back Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: The Woodlands, TX (north of Houston) My Treo: Other Smartphone My Carrier: Cingular/AT&T My OS: Vista Posts: 3,577 Thanks: 258 Thanked 245 Times in 207 Posts	Your provider should give you a newer SIM card for free, or for a minimal charge. Try that and see if it helps. __________________ Don't drink the water, fish have sex in it.

12-24-2006, 07:01 AM	#5 (permalink)
TazUk Mostly harmless Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Kent, UK My Treo: Treo Pro My Carrier: Vodaphone My OS: XP Posts: 4,522 Thanks: 252 Thanked 646 Times in 491 Posts	I don't think the 3G logo on the SIM card means a thing, I'm using the same old SIM card that I used with my 650 and get 3G data speeds fine on my 750v. It's likely that there is some other difference on the newer SIM's which is why swapping it solved your problem. __________________ Treo 180 > Treo 270 > Treo 650 > Treo 750v > Treo Pro "Going to church no more makes you a christian than sleeping in your garage makes you a car." *Garrison Keillor*

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12-24-2006, 12:53 AM	#4 (permalink)
2006STI A Few Questions.... Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	i ordred a Cingular 3G sim card from ebay and got it activated. now i can recieve GPRS signal and access the internet. i don't know if its the 3G sim card or just somthing on the newer sim card that i needed to get GPRS signal.