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Hey- It's a new LG Neon W/ AT%26T GoPhone. I just found my presumably lost 7 year old cingular version of witch that contains my now deactivated Sim Card containing several hundred phone numbers that I wish to somehow copy to the new phone. It's a (cingular 64k smartchip). Is there any way that I can copy this onto my newer, already activated phone?
By default, contacts are saved to the phone, not the SIM card. Are you positive that the contacts are actually on your old SIM or are they on an older phone that you had? You may want to check to be sure. If they are on the older phone, you can take your new SIM, put it into the old phone, copy the contacts onto the SIM and then put the SIM back into the new phone and copy the contacts onto the new phone. If you have validated that the contacts are on the old SIM, the only way to get them off of the old burned (deactivated) SIM is typically with a SIM card reader or you can take it to an AT&T store and see if their equipment can read the old SIM (they have readers also) and then they can copy the contacts to your new phone. I hope this helps. Thanks. DebiN
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DebiN
Expertise
I can answer questions on cellular phones, the physical device, the network, contracts, billing, ordering, porting and what to look for when purchasing cell phones. I am located in the United States. I am an expert on BlackBerrys, Treos, HTC devices and iPhones as well as cellphones and aircards. I have over 15 years of experience in both the wireless and wireline world with the carriers. I have a lot of knowledge regarding the wireless providers - their services, prices and policies, both GSM AT&T and T-Mobile) and CDMA (Verizon, Sprint/Nextel). I am very familiar with the individual devices and their specifications. I can also answer questions regarding BlackBerrys, iPhones and other PDAs, both Palm-based and Windows-based. I can troubleshoot most any problem someone is having with their cellular device or with the provider.
Experience
Over 20 years in the Telecom industry working for the carriers with individuals, small business, medium business and large corporations(Fortune 500). Also worked as a professor in Maryland for 10 years teaching telecommunications.
Organizations
I belong to several organizations
Education/Credentials
Master's in Telecommunications
Awards and Honors
Received several awards for papers that I have published over the years
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