How do you use a TracFone SIM card in an unlocked phone?
K. Franko had the best answer of them all…While you can switch your sim to a compatible phone and it will call and access data, etc; the cs rep at tracfone stated that there might/will be problems later as tracfone will still have the old esn tied to that sim. So temporarily switching sims will work….The correct procedure is to buy a new sim kit (Bestbuy $1) and call tracfone to register that new sim to the new phone’s esn. It seems that the sim is “married” to the first phone it is assigned to, thus a new esn requires a new sim to avoid problems later on.The only question I have is why you would want to use TracPhone anyway? They are one of the worst value phone plans around, and are not the easiest company to deal with…they are known primarily for cheap “burner” phones with expensive talk plans. Port your number to a legitimate company like MetroPCS and get a couple free months of service or a free phone (depending on what promotion they have at the moment) and you will be much better off…
Will iPhone 6 SIM cards work on other phones?
Hope you are talking about Apple iPhone 6s :)It supported network technology: GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTEApple Iphone 6S support Nano SIM card. And Most advance modern smartphone supports NANO SIM. ex. Nexus 6(verified by apple: Find out which SIM card your iPhone or iPad uses )So if you have SIM card holding tray/frame (cut through standard SIM) you can use Nano SIM virtually and practically any other supported (network band) device.Blissfully Some SIM provider like Airtel, Vodafone etc providing with all form of size ready-made. You can use them without any hassle.And if you want to create by your won then follow:Here's how to trim your SIM card down for use with the iPhone 6sThank you.Best of luck.Hope this will help you. :)
Will an iPhone SIM card work in an Android phone?
Absolutely. As long as its the right size. If your Android device uses nano-SIM, then the SIM cards in the iPhone 5 and later will work. If it uses micro-SIM, the SIM cards in the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4s will work. If it uses the old-fashioned mini-SIM (or "full-size" SIM), the SIM cards in the iPhone 3GS and earlier will work. All the SIMs will work in any Android phone with any SIM card slot, its just a matter of cutting your SIM or enlarging it using an adapter if it is not the right size for your Android phone. For example: if your Android phone uses micro-SIM, and you have an iPhone 6s, which uses nano-SIM, you will need to get a nano-to-micro SIM adapter (very inexpensive; try Amazon if you don't have one) to pop the nano-SIM into the adapter so it will fit in the larger micro-SIM slot. Conversely, for example, if you have an Android phone that uses nano-SIM, and an iPhone 4s that uses micro-SIM, you will need to cut it from the larger size to the smaller size so it can fit in the smaller slot for SIMs. Or get another SIM. This kind of situation usually doesn't happen; iPhones tend to have smaller (and newer-type) SIM card sizes than Android phones. More than likely, it will either fit fine (from nano-SIM to nano-SIM, for example), or it will need an adapter (from nano-SIM to micro-SIM) so it can fit in the Android phone. Sorry for the longer-than-expected answer on a seemingly simple question!
Can we connect to WiFi without a SIM card?
Yeah, you can connect to WiFi without having a SIM card in your phone.Today almost every phone is designed in a way that the WiFi feature is present in them. In order to connect to WiFi you just have to ture your phone's WiFi on and scan for the available connections. After getting your desired connection seen you just have to click on that and it gets connected.In some cases after clicking on the desired connection you also need a password which the primary user would have set for security purposes.You can also connect with your friend's phone who should have to turn his Hotspot on, or with your home WiFi or Modem cum Router.However, I would like to tell you that the only condition is that your phone should have a WiFi feature in it.
Can a phone work without a SIM card? Why or why not?
Well...Let's go with a YES....a phone, that is: the device today known as a smartphone, which employs -in some occassions- a SIM card- can work without a SIM, providing that :If you want to use that device as a phone, cellular phone, then NO, it won't work. It requires the SIM card to be able to "enable" so to say, the actual phone number and then connect and identify itself to a cellular network and ultimately place and receive cellular phone calls.Now, it you want to use that very same device with or without a SIM card for:WiFi based Internet purposes (navigation, downloading pictures, movies, music)...Music listening.Movie / video watching.Pictures taking with the camera.Any internet based communications (hangouts, skype, etc. -WhatsApp may depend on having had, at least once, an operational SIM card tough-)Then your phone WILL perfectly work fine, as all this activities, (except perhaps for WhatsApp activation), do not require, nor depend on a SIM card and the functionality this SIM provides.
No network coverage, emergency calls only." What does it even mean? How can calls be made if there is no network at all?
It means that there are signals of same technology (GSM) there from other network providers, and you are camped to it in limited mode on it, so that you can make that emergency call.This feature was commanded by the GSM technical group since its creation, so that you can make a special call even if you are in area where your service provider dose not have coverage.Of course this happens after phone fails to camp to its Home network (the carrier SIM that's inside) or Roaming network (your carrier has tie ups with other carriers around the world).In Short any mobile (mainly GSM) works this way.. First : -- Home Network , if not available then,Second : -- Roaming Network, if not available then, Third : -- Camp to network with best signal in Emergency Mode, if not then,Fourth : -- ' No signal'. Meaning at a place where there is no signal at all.
Are all LTE phones VoLTE phones? If not how can I spot a VoLTE phone looking at the specs?
Not necessarily. Since its deployment, LTE has been used mainly for data only, with voice calls being handled by the 2G/3G network. Only recently has Voice over LTE (commonly marketed as HD calling) actually been deployed on a few networks around the world.How can you spot a VoLTE-capable phone? Look at the modem/SoC in the device specs. For example, the Snapdragon 820 webpage lists VoLTE as a feature.Will a given device actually have VoLTE? That depends on:The carrier (network). VoLTE is still under deployment in a lot of markets. Even networks that do support VoLTE may support it only in certain areas, and/or have restrictions regarding which accounts get VoLTE calls. Certain carriers restrict VoLTE calls only between their own subscribers. It's best to check with your network regarding VoLTE availability.The device manufacturer (OEM). Even if the mobile device's modem supports VoLTE, and the network also has support, the OEMs (Samsung, LG, HTC etc.) can choose to disable VoLTE as a feature. They may enable it later via a software/OS update.The mobile operating system. Starting from Android Lollipop, Google has officially supported VoLTE. Apple has been supporting VoLTE since iOS 8.
How do you buy a smartphone?
If u want to buy a smartphone u have to do some homework bcz there are so many brands and in every price range there are a few smartphones whom u can consider.Select a price range and check all the phones in that range, u can do that on e-shopping apps like Flipkart, Amazon, Snapdeal etc. U might find some good phones and think of buying them.But before u buy any see the ratings and reviews of all if them. Buy only those phones who have good rating like 4+. Now go to review section and read some of the reviews, go through some 5 stars, 3 stars and 1 stars. U might find some reviews saying the piece was defective it can be ignored bcz such pieces are replaced too.Check whether the brand has a service centre in your region. U can serch it on web. In some reviews u will find (specially for chinese phones) that service centre took months to repair my phone. If that is the case u might want to stay away from that brand cz even if the phone is great, if something happens to it trust me, u dont want to wait 2–3 months for it to repair.It doesnt really matter from where u are buying the phone online or market. Online shopping websites have secreased their return policy from 30 days to 10 days so it is really incovenient as sometimes phone becomes unfunctionable after 10 dats and u do anything they will not return it.So buy ur phone only after keeping all this in mind then u can expect ur phone to work for some time like 2 yrs or more.