On Fri, Oct 08, 2010 at 04:23:26PM -0400, John Francis wrote: > On Fri, Oct 08, 2010 at 04:21:29PM -0400, John Francis wrote: > > On Fri, Oct 08, 2010 at 02:12:26PM -0600, jtainter wrote: > > > Sorry for this post, but I figure someone here will know the answer. > > > > > > A year ago I bought a cheap Nokia cell phone in Sweden. In a few days I > > > will be leaving for Italy and Spain, so I will need to buy two new SIM > > > cards for the phone. My question is: When I put a new SIM card in the > > > phone, does the phone acquire a new number? > > > > Yes. > > > > The number will be one from the pool allocated to the service provider from > > whom you buy the SIM card. > > If you will be using it in Italy and Spain, you probably don't need two new > cards; > a single SIM card (and phone number) would work in both locations.
One further point: the original (Swedish, I assume) number might still work; that very much depends on what kind of service plan you purchased. In theory pay-as-you-go plans often expire 90 days after the last phone call; in practice this doesn't always happen. My (UK) pay-as-you-go phone number still worked when I returned to the UK over a year later. I suggest you at least try it first; simply topping up your minutes may be a cheaper option. (That assumes you can find somewhere to top it up; many phones are tied to a single service provider. In theory you can get this restriction removed; in practice it's often cheaper to junk the phone and pick up a new one). -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
