straight talk free sim card trick works?

**uhuhbak** · 02-20-2013, 09:11 PM

i read something interesting today. somebody said he bought free flip-open phone on straighttalk.com with 45$ plan bundle. and he just took out the sim card from the phone and use with his smart phone. it is like he got the sim card for free!
i checked i still can buy this phone now, but i am wondering if that sim card is available with nexus 4 and hspa+

**NexuxGirIX** · 02-21-2013, 06:03 AM

I bought a straight talk phone at Walmart A few weeks ago and activated it. I thought it would be possible to use the sim in an unlocked phone and so I tried. Didn't work. looks like the sim is locked to the phone. My phone shows no service.

**tgp** · 02-21-2013, 07:01 AM

Originally Posted by NexuxGirIX

I bought a straight talk phone at Walmart A few weeks ago and activated it. I thought it would be possible to use the sim in an unlocked phone and so I tried. Didn't work. looks like the sim is locked to the phone. My phone shows no service.

That's the way I understand it works; if you buy a Straight Talk GSM phone, the SIM card is locked to the phone.

**chestvrg** · 02-21-2013, 07:50 AM

I believe the SIM card being activated has to be registered to a credit card account in order for them to pull the monies. Other wise how would they activate it for free.

**Unicorn Rancher** · 02-21-2013, 04:29 PM

Originally Posted by chestvrg

I believe the SIM card being activated has to be registered to a credit card account in order for them to pull the monies. Other wise how would they activate it for free.

"with 45$ plan bundle" ?

**chestvrg** · 02-21-2013, 04:35 PM

Originally Posted by Unicorn Rancher

"with 45$ plan bundle" ?

Well I had the $45 per month plan but never really bought a phone with it. I ordered my SIM directly from ST.

**tgp** · 02-26-2013, 09:04 PM

Originally Posted by tgp

That's the way I understand it works; if you buy a Straight Talk GSM phone, the SIM card is locked to the phone.

I need to correct my own post! I thought of it later that I did the very thing the OP mentioned (although I most certainly did not get the SIM card for free!). I bought a prepaid T-Mobile Galaxy Exhibit II 4G and used it for a couple months. Then I bought a Galaxy Nexus, took the SIM card out of the Exhibit, put it in the Nexus, and it worked fine. The SIM card was definitely not locked to the phone.