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Can you put the Sim card from your old mobile phone into your new one?

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If the phone is from the same carrier then yes, it is very simple.

If you were to try and put, for example, a T-Mobile SIM into a Cingular phone or vice versa, you will need to "Unlock the phone" first.

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