Hi,
I want to get a cheap phone with a cheap sim card for my grandmother. She won't make any calls, she just needs to have a number that we can call her on. I have an old Motorola V3 that would be good, but it is not 3G so i'm not sure if i can get a sim card for it.
So, any ideas?
Thanks
Correct.. Any SIM except a 3 SIM will definitely work on 2G. The SIM just identifies the phone to the network. There's no such thing as a 2G or 3G SIM..
(I suspect even a 3 SIM will work as they can/do roam onto the 2G network of Telstra when out of 3G range)
Optus and Vodafone sell $2 SIM cards at Supermarkets and Phone shops. Or you could sign up to one of the "ISP" phone providers like TPG, Exetel, Amaysim, etc.
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Nice and simple with big buttons, works with my 3G sim card on 2G networks ;)
which comes in handy when it gets seized at customs.
It won't
If you are talking about the a-tick, customs do not care.
Can't see any other issues.
decriminalised != legal
Have bought 15+ phones from DX (to resell and for older relatives who don't need anything flashy) and have never had any issues. A few of them even had the packages opened by customs for random spot checks and the phones came through unscathed.
Just get her a Amaysim or LycaMobile sim card with a long prepaid expiry, they work on 2G only phones so no issues with your Moto V3.
Thanks guys! At the moment she is gonna use my old V3 with the free lebara sim i got a while back!
I thought if u get a 3G sim card and put it into a 2G phone it'll still work on 2G (just as long as it's not 3 as i think they're purely a 3G network)