[PLUG-TALK] Mobile phone SIM card question

[Rich Shepard]

On Mon, 13 May 2019, Bryan Vyhmeister wrote:

> SIM cards are also generally specific to MVNO even though they are for the
> same underlying carrier. It depends on whether the MVNO gives you a normal
> AT&T SIM card or their own branded one. In any case, you most likely have
> to get another SIM card regardless since you are technically switching
> carriers even if only switching to another MVNO. As long as your phones
> are unlocked or AT&T GSM phones, you should not have any issues. If you
> are already using an AT&T MVNO, then switching to another AT&T MVNO will
> be fine. It is possible to have an MVNO locked phone depending on how you
> bought it though.

Bryan,

Thanks for confirming. Both the Nokia and iPhone are unlocked; the iPhone
likely needs to be jailbrak[ed|roken] to set the APN to allow images to be
sent/received and ensure web access on non-local access points. There is, of
course, an app for that. I appreciate the lesson.

My last message mentioned a MVNO offering a very low price: $3/month. My
further reading taught me that they use VoIP rather than the cellular
network for voice calls and the quality is quite poor. So I'm looking
closely at Red Pocket Mobile, sold and serviced by eBay.

Best regards,

Rich