Is a sim card like a calling card, in that you buy one with a certain amount of minutes or do you pay per minute, and if so how does that work?
1339847
A sim card is the memory card that is in every mobile phone. In the US, the phone carriers handle the sim, but in Europe and other places, the customer buys the phone and sim separately. This phone needs a sim. You buy it (it works only on gsm networks--look it up online) and then buy a sim with a phone number and minutes.
1339848
You provide your own sim card. Sine it is unlock Pre paid or post paid sim will be just fine.
1339849
For an unlocked phone, you will need an appropriate SIM for the country in which you plan to use the phone. The amount you will pay for the SIM will depend on the $ amount of prepaid calling time provided on the SIM.
621982
Let me get this straight, I get the phone, I "borrow" a friend's US SIM card, activate the phone by making a call, sending a text msg and use it for min. 5 minutes. Then I take out that US SIM card and put in my non-US SIM card and be able to use the phone from my own SIM card. Is that correct?
2207972
It doesn't work that way. You have to pay for service about $10.00 a month and then whatever you going to use to pay for minutes.
1465799
If I recall correctly, you receive only 8 minutes. Plus they charge you -at least-$2 daily. I used 2 $10 cards in 5 days, using the minimum, because they also charge you when you receive a call. It's good if you have no other choice.
319142
I've never seen a $25. 750 min. card- but you can use both the "keep your minutes" card and the monthly cards with this phone.
2166517
No you can use it in a same time..it will ask you when you calling someone, which sim you want to use to make that call..
2127760
it comes with the customary 10 min. and free activation. after that, whatever card you buy, the minutes are tripled. for example, if you buy the 60 minute card, you actually receive 180 minutes.
2209952
The $25 prepaid card gives you 250 minutes of airtime. And, although the card, itself, has a 90 day expiration time-frame, it's really only good for 1 month... once it's been activated. The carrier that I went with is at&t... the phone and the card were purchased separately. UPDATE: I was informed by at&t that an option for infrequent phone users is the .10 cent per minute plan. That would make the $25 prepaid card usable for 250 airtime minutes within a (90 day) or 3 month period. This plan offers no texting; no data; just nationwide calling. As with all Gophone plans, to remain on any given plan rate, you must upload prepaid minutes into your account within 2 days prior to the expiration date from when the perpaid card was activated.
2080256
You have to buy minutes when they run out or when your time runs out. For example: I always buy the card that loads 400 minutes (which triples to 1200) card with 365 days of service. It's the best deal. Before one of those runs out you have to reload. I don't use my phone excessively so that card lasts me the full year before I have to reload. Hope this helps.Deb
2137087
I have call waiting through my phone service provided. I use it with this phone. It is a service I pay for.
1726234
You can purchase minutes "in the form of a card" on-line (including Amazon.com) or if there is one nearby you can stop in at a BestBuy and pick it up. The card comes with instructions and a code that will apply them to your phone. You can also purchase minutes using your phone to access them with "Buy Airtime."
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I didn't experienced any problems recharging the minutes of the sim card when I was in the 10 countries in Europe. I just dial the special number + the amount you want to buy for the minutes + plus the 4 digits of your credit card that your registered in the onesimcard website.
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There's no triple minute card. any minute your buy are tripled. There's two things you need to remember. Your service date(either 90 days, or 1 year) and how many minutes you have. Run out of minutes, you can't text, talk, use data, run out of service time, you also can't do any of that, and you lose any minute your had. You need service time no matter what. Even if you have 1000 minutes left, if you run out of time, it's gone. So I go with the year card so I only have to remember once a year, and not worry about it. Or if you have a lot of minutes left, in the plans section of the website that's a keep your phone active thing that adds time more not minutes. There's no triple minute card. any minute your buy are tripled. There's two things you need to remember. Your service date(either 90 days, or 1 year) and how many minutes you have. Run out of minutes, you can't text, talk, use data, run out of service time, you also can't do any of that, and you lose any minute your had. You need service time no matter what. Even if you have 1000 minutes left, if you run out of time, it's gone. So I go with the year card so I only have to remember once a year, and not worry about it. Or if you have a lot of minutes left, in the plans section of the website... » Read More There's no triple minute card. any minute your buy are tripled. There's two things you need to remember. Your service date(either 90 days, or 1 year) and how many minutes you have. Run out of minutes, you can't text, talk, use data, run out of service time, you also can't do any of that, and you lose any minute your had. You need service time no matter what. Even if you have 1000 minutes left, if you run out of time, it's gone. So I go with the year card so I only have to remember once a year, and not worry about it. Or if you have a lot of minutes left, in the plans section of the website that's a keep your phone active thing that adds time more not minutes. « Show Less
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It is a prepaid phone so you just buy the minute cards according to how many minutes you plan on using. So, if you are a more conservative cell phone user, then it could be as little as $100 for a year
886614
When you buy a 60 minute prepaid card for this phone it will double to 120 minutes when it is applied to the phone. No monthly payment just how ever many minutes you use each month is what you pay for.
609574
Hi Eldho,The SIM card is a regular Mini SIM, which are the most common ones out there. They cost about $5. The device includes one, but you'll have to check if it can be reused. Daniel
978722
Personally: The card I got from H2O was a "Smart SIM" so it was self activating. I stuck the card into an old phone, and within about 10 I got a text from H2O which had a Phone number. I went into the H2O website and signed up for an account and added that phone number. As far as a minute card. You can pick them up at most big box stores. I actually got mine online from Walmart. You go to the Walmart website and make the purchase, and a short time later they email you the pin code. You can also refill right from H2O website, but I prefer not to give them my credit card.