520 SIM Card Question

[garak0410]

I did a search but didn't find the answer...my folks have two Pantech phones still under contract...they've asked me several times if they could get a couple Nokia 520 phones and I told them these were pre-paid Go Phone's only. I am pretty sure that is correct or is there a way to use these with an existing AT&T account?

 

[sym1a1a]

I did a search but didn't find the answer...my folks have two Pantech phones still under contract...they've asked me several times if they could get a couple Nokia 520 phones and I told them these were pre-paid Go Phone's only. I am pretty sure that is correct or is there a way to use these with an existing AT&T account?

you can use them either way, you might even be able to just swap sim cards depending on the type of sim cards in their old phones

 

[fdalbor]

Most Pantech phones have the regular sim, not the micro sim that the 520 uses. The go phone 520 comes with a go phone sim; but you cannot use it with a plan you already have. But you can get a micro sim from AT&T and use it in the 520's on a contract plan (family or otherwise). I took the micro sim out of my 820 and put it in the 520 I just bought to see if it works and it does.If the two Pantech's you have use the micro sim you can take them out; put them in the 520's and go, no activation necessary. IF you have to get a new sim from AT&T then it will have to be activated; but it will work on the plan they already have.

 

[sym1a1a]

To clarify " but you cannot use it with a plan you already have " means the SIM card, not the phone, the phone can be used on your current plan as long as you have a compatible SIM card which att will give/sell you if need be

 

[peepsite]

Likewise, you can use any AT&T phone on a gophone plan, assuming its been paid for in full(not subsidized ).

 

[estabien]

In addition to the other comments, it is possible to cut a "regular" sim card (very carefully) into a microSIM. I did that with my CONTRACT at&t sim and while looking kinda, erm, bad, it works perfectly in both my at&t Note II and my GoPhone Nokia Lumia 520.