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Originally Posted by skins07
Continuing this saga of trying to register/activate a T-Mobile UK PAYG SIM from the US, here is what I have concluded. It cannot be done without first activating it in the UK (unless I have an expired SIM card). I obtained a top up voucher and had it applied to the phone number by calling T-Mobile UK. That worked, but the SIM would still not activate here in the US. A chargeable call must first be made with the SIM in the UK. Thanks to all who suggested possible solutions.
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All that planning for nothing. I'm in the UK, turn on my unlocked quad band phone with a prepay T-Mobile UK SIM and... nothing. No network found, SIM unable to register. The same with my wife's unlocked RAZR.
I stopped in a nearby Carphone Warehouse and the chap tries the SIM cards in his phone. Also nothing. We then tried his O2 card in my phones, they could also not find any network. HOWEVER, when inserting a Vodaphone UK SIM, the phones immediately found the Voadafone network. Does this make sense in terms of which frequencies are being recognized/utilized?
The problem with using a Vodafone SIM is the cost. My T-Mobile US account would be cheaper for calls and GPRS.
If anyone has suggestions as to why the prepaid T-Mobile UK SIMs don't work, I'd be happy to hear them. If I have a chance, I'll stop at a T-Mobile UK store. I saw Orange mentioned in this thread and will see if I can get a prepaid Orange SIM. Any other suggestions?