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TOOK PHONE INTO SHOP,IT HAD SOME UPDATES THAT HADN'T
LOADED PROPERLY WENT FOR A LONG COFFEE WHILE THE GUY SORTED
IT OUT FOR ME,
FINGERS CROSSED ITS WORKING OKAY.

I had had the phone for about a month ... long enough that using the old one was not an option as I had wiped it and was using it to test out software we write.

I did not have any special insurance just the standard deal. The phone (Samsung) kept switching itself off and would not accept calls (!). I just rang them up and made the claim, courier came and collected the old phone no drama at all.

This though is the interesting bit. I use a cloud back up service called SnapPea. Not only did it load back all my data, contacts, diary etc but also all the installed apps! I was amazed.

After seeing this I thought I had better insure mine. My Bank account includes free mobile insurance so took it up.....£50 excess but iphone was £100 :-0

At least this one should not get water damaged as two previous ones suffered :-D

My old phone was a Samsung Galaxy Y and HID has a Samsung galaxy Ace both had large Sims....wouldn't say they were that old

GOING TO SEE WHAT CAN BE DONE TOMORROW
I PAY FOR THE INSURANCE AN ROLLO MY PHONE S ONLY
EIGHT MONTHS OLD AND A NEW ONE WOULD COST
£500, AND I KNOW I DONT USE IT TO THE FULL ADVANTAGE
I WENT TO UPGRADE AN THE GUY MADE IT LOOK SO EASY

LOL EASY

All modern phones use the micro SIM - only PAYG cheapies are still new with the big SIM.

Having been in the same fix as Dizzie I tried using the small SIM on an old style phone using a plastic adapter ... didn't work. As I cannot work without the phone claimed for a new phone by courier - arrived in 24 hrs.

Old iPhones can new be found fairly cheaply.

It is fairly ez to synch all the data on the mobile phone with the cloud - Android, Apple and Microsoft phones all have this capability built in. Thus whatever happens to yr phone you can access the data. Just don't forget the login ...

Dizzi, is there any chance that they make an adapter for the small sim card so that it will fit in a larger phone? It might be worth asking.

I have recently changed phones to a micro sim and I am sure the old sim (same number) was cancelled when it changed over.

I also thought what would happen if this phone broke??

Edit - My old sim and phone just comes up no service.....but all my contact details are still on there

I get you now Dizzi, my phone is an Iphone too so I understand, hope you get it sorted soon, I know what the phone means to you <3

HI YES I UNDERSTAND BUT MY BROKE PHONE IS LIKE AN I PHONE WITH A
TINY SIM TOO SMALL FOR OLD PHONES (IF I CAN FIND THEM),JUST PLEASED I DIDN'T CANCEL THE INSURANCE I STILL HAVE EIGHTEEN MONTHS TO RUN
ON THE CONTRACT,,STUPID PHONE SWITCHES OFF ON ITS OWN ,WONT ANSWER CALLS ,AND THIS IS THE FIRST I HAV'NT DROPPED OR ANYTHING
SO WHERE DO I START SEARCHING FOR MY OLD PHONE... :-D

Hi Dizzi

Can you not swap your sim card over and hopefully if you have saved all your data to it then you should be ok, hope you understand what I mean huni <3

HI ALL
AS LIKE A LOT OF YOU MY MOBILE PHONE IS MY LIFELINE,WELL
ITS BROKE AND HAS TO GO BACK TOMORROW FOR REPAIR AN COULD TAKE A MONTH,,,GREAT,,,,,,,
ALL MY NUMBERS AND ADDRESSES ARE IN IT,SO HAVE TO TRY AND FIND MY OLD PHONE AN HOPE MY STUFF CAN BE TRANSFERRED TO SIM.
SO IF I DONT GET INTOUCH,I WILL ASP XXXX