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Old Dec 4, 2005 | 2:58 pm
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redburgundy
 
Join Date: Sep 2003
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Originally Posted by sggolf
I'm trying to send an SMS (from the US) to someone in the UK using my Virgin prepaid UK Sim to keep my prepaid account alive, but I get "no service - SOS only" each time I put in my Virgin UK SIM.

Any tips on why I can't get my SIM card to see service on T-Mobile or anyone else that will allow me to send an SMS or am I stuck?

Thanks in advance
My experience has been that prepaid SIMs work only on the network that the SIM is associated with.
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