Use of Lumia 520 without SIM card

[anon(5570381)]

Hello folks,

I plan to buy this phone (with at&t) but not too sure if it will work (I use at&t MVNO). If it doesn't work, I might as well use it as a camera or something similar.

My question is, can this phone be used without a SIM card?

Thanks in advance.

 

[David P2]

It can, but if you already have a phone you would be better just getting a normal camera for the same money - for one you would get a flash, the 520 doesn't have that feature.

 

[Dale_K]

I used my 520 for a while without a sim while I waited for a sim cutter to ship. It worked as a music player, camera and car navigation unit using maps downloaded w/wifi. The only issue I ran into was making sure the date/time was set correctly before downloading stuff from Nokia. I found some things wouldn't download otherwise.

 

[clvrbas]

I have thought about using my 520 for a mp3 and GPS device if I got a high end phone. Something I could use for working out and not have to worry about. They are great little phones. My 520 is my daily driver right now and its fantastic.

 

[Bryr Brannigan]

Is this also true of the Lumia 630. Helping my Mum merge over to a smart phone, but just wanting to use it as an MP3 player/email type of device at the mo (like a handheld computer), one step at a time :wink: Don't want to have to buy a SIM for it yet if we don't need to, just want to use it on wifi at the mo. Thank you.