Philips C12

From London, 2 posts

Hello, can someone confirm that the new sim cards will not work in Digas?

The first we Knew about this fiasco was when we got the IMSI failure message on our phones. O2 sent us new sim cards but have now told us they will not work in digas and we have to buy new phones. I am at the stage where I am loathe to believe anything they say.

From London, 21 posts

Originally posted by rsmorrison on 28 Jul 2006 12:14 PM
Hello, can someone confirm that the new sim cards will not work in Digas?

The first we Knew about this fiasco was when we got the IMSI failure message on our phones. O2 sent us new sim cards but have now told us they will not work in digas and we have to buy new phones. I am at the stage where I am loathe to believe anything they say.



So much for O2 saying they've tried to contact all customers on the old system. If they'd sent text messages to all the numbers, that would have been the easiest most effective way but, of course, they don't seem to have thought of that. I had 'missed call alerts' about calls from 2202, and only because I registered for that service, but never got any message. Had I not read a newspaper on the day the ad appeared, I would not have known either till the system was switched off.



I understand you will find that Digas use a much larger card than the current size, so you it's unfortunately true that you wouldn't be able to use the new cards in them. The other models affected by the switch off take the standard size SIM card.



Ask around you friends to see if anyone has any spare mobile phones which you could use instead. Often when companies like Orange give their contract customers upgrade phones, they tell them to keep the old one and use it as a PAYG. Such phones might need 'unlocking' to be used with a SIM card from a different network but that would be considerably cheaper than buying a new phone.



Then, when you've used up all your O2 call-time credit, consider going over to one of Tesco's Value SIM cards, which work out even cheaper to run than the old BT Cellnet ones we've been deprived of.

From London, 2 posts

Thanks for the reply.

The new sim card seem to fit the phone ok but I am getting a 'please contact your dealer' message when I switch on. O2 are saying this means the phone will not work. I just want to check that this is correct.

From London, 21 posts

Originally posted by rsmorrison on 30 Jul 2006 10:39 PM
Thanks for the reply.

The new sim card seem to fit the phone ok

This may sound like a silly question but are you putting the whole credit card sized carrier card into the phone or just the little push-out bit? From everything I've read/seen, the Diga uses a credit card size SIM card, so the SIM card carrier would probably fit in the Diga but not work.

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I have used Phillips Savvy models for years in both Sweden
and the UK. I have discovered that these old mobiles do
not seem to work with the latest SIMs, although there are
some that do. I currently use both an O2 PAYG Sim and
a Virgin SIM that are about 3-4. Even the old Savvys locked to
Orange do not work with the new Orange sims that are available free
of charge.

Had the same problem qhen I was on a visit to
Sweden in November 08 my old sim had expired and I
needed a new one. Bought one from Telia but had to get my
money back then later went to a phone shop where the girl
tested my phone with a Tele2 SIM which worked fine and
which I bought., so it seems that is a matter of which provider
you go for.

My advice for what itäs worth is that there is no reason to change your old phone unless it is a very old Diga or a Savvy with a U on the front from the
old Cellnet network. Also, get the shop to test a SIM in your mobile before
you buy.

Savvy phones can be unlocked using a program and a cable but there
are many different versions of the software around and it seems that
even the same model no. may have different software versions. Unlocked
quite a few blue Orange savvies that now are almost impossible to unlock
while the BT Savvy Dual Band (model no. TCD 168/C can now be unlocked without difficulty. However, you need a cable that is connected to a PC and a software program. Cables can be bought over the internet from Poland but are getting harder to find as is the software. However, chargers and batteries for the Savvy are still available on Ebay UK are reasonable prices.

The Motorola M3788e is also a reliable phone but sadly was generally locked to the Orange network in the UK. and I have had no success in learning how it can be unlocked. Believe that it requires a cable and a program like the Savvy but cannot find any hard info on the Internet.

My e-mail is b.appleby@hotmail.co.uk if you have any comments or
queries.