Importing address book problem

Hi, hope someone can help.
I'm trying to import an address book from a Virgin pay as you go SIM into a Blackberry Pearl 8110.  I can see the address book when I view the 'SIM address book' option and can dial out from here and the view is very basic not the normal BB address book view.  But I can't SMS from this SIM address book. 
I've used the wizard to try and import the contacts into the BB address book but it just imports the contact names but not the numbers.  If I try and select oneof these names nothing happens, its like the address book has frozen.  I also cannot open the menu option when in address book either unless I delete all the individual names that have been imported, then I can select the menu option. 
I've also tried adding a contact from scratch on the BB but as soon as I save the data (just name and number) it again goes into freeze and I cant open that contact even though I have just entered it.
If someone sends me an SMS I can reply to it directly from the SMS, but cant create a new SMS taking a contact number from the address book.  It just wont open the contact list. 
I've just unlatched the BB so I can use it as a phone using Virgin PAYG credit I have.
Can anyone help with this contact address book problem?
Cheers J    

Jason70 wrote:
Hi, hope someone can help.
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I've just unlatched the BB so I can use it as a phone using Virgin PAYG credit I have.
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