Whats a SIM Card?

blade · 14-08-2006, 08:41 AM

I'm might be a buying a T-MOBILE Sidekick 3, but it won't come with a "SIM Card"
Anyone know what that is; is it significat

izzy007 · 14-08-2006, 09:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blade

I'm might be a buying a T-MOBILE Sidekick 3, but it won't come with a "SIM Card"
Anyone know what that is; is it significat

lol. sim card is the mobile network chip which has to be put into the phone to allow you to make calls. for e,g if u had a t mobile sim card in your phone, you have to top it up via a t mobile voucher in order to get credit to make calss which are sold in £10,20 and i think £50.

Addis · 14-08-2006, 09:47 AM

Sim cards can also hold your phone book depending on whether you choose to store your contacts on the phone or a sim card.

T mobile tend to rip people off IMO, I use them

.

jester45 · 14-08-2006, 02:43 PM

yea sim cards storeinfo and let your phone work on the network if you in the us they sould be about 30 but thats for cigular i dont know about other companys but u do need one to use the phone o and the sim card can store pics/vids if your phone will have it

also when you get on if you brake your phone u can buy the cheap pay by the minute just put the card in and u got a new phone

donkey42 · 14-08-2006, 03:33 PM

your phone will probably be locked on T-Mobile, basically a mobil phone will not function without a SIM card, and a SIM card also stores about 100 contacts and numbers and 20 or even 50 text messages

the phone will not work without a SIM card

blade · 14-08-2006, 04:34 PM

so a sim card is sort of like the hd for a pda, how would you store minutes, same as a phone?just buy a prepaid card and enter the pin?
and you need it in order for the pda to work-why would t-mobile not include a sim card in their packages

jester45 · 14-08-2006, 05:36 PM

i dont know why they wouldnt i think u can buy diffrent one more memory yea they are kinda like a hd

for storeing minutes i dont know if they sell them where u live at but in hte us they sell cellphones that have minutes on them and u have to buy each one you use

is this thing your talking about a pda or phone

blade · 14-08-2006, 08:14 PM

T-MOBILE Sidekick 3 PDA/Phone

jester45 · 14-08-2006, 11:45 PM

so do u understand what they are now

if its a pda and u gonna store lots of junk on it and the only memory it was is sim u might have to pay for a lot more than 30 becuase the 30 ones are only like 512mb of storeage or maybe less

syngod · 16-08-2006, 05:27 PM

Sim cards are basically your programming for a GSM phone. It stores your phone # so you can swap cards from one phone to another and your number moves along with it. The can also store up to 250 phone numbers which makes it nice if your transferring from phone to phone you don't have to re-add everyone.

There are two different types of Sim cards, the first is a locked card that depending on your carrier range from free to $60 and is only able to be used for that particular carrier. The other type is an unlocked card which means you can take it from carrier to carrier and aren't locked into only one particular provider.

izzy007 · 16-08-2006, 05:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by donkey42

your phone will probably be locked on T-Mobile, basically a mobil phone will not function without a SIM card, and a SIM card also stores about 100 contacts and numbers and 20 or even 50 text messages

the phone will not work without a SIM card

yeah it wont work without a sim card but most phones nowadays, like sony w800i or nokia 6280 lets u switch the phone on and play music or do anything but make calls or use the internet. older phoes give an error measssage to insert sim card

14-08-2006, 08:41 AM	#1 (permalink) Top
blade GEEK 2.0 Join Date: Jul 2006 Gender: Male Posts: 417 Times Helpful: 1 My Mood: Relaxed Status: Offline My Computer	Whats a SIM Card? I'm might be a buying a T-MOBILE Sidekick 3, but it won't come with a "SIM Card" Anyone know what that is; is it significat __________________

14-08-2006, 09:47 AM	#3 (permalink) Top
Addis The King Join Date: Jan 2004 Age: 18 Male Posts: 5,255 Times Helpful: 403 My Mood: Drunk Status: Offline My Computer	Sim cards can also hold your phone book depending on whether you choose to store your contacts on the phone or a sim card. T mobile tend to rip people off IMO, I use them . __________________ Never trust a program you don't have the source code for. My website \| Powerful Desktop Linux \| Linux for human beings \| Linux for power users \| Linux for ricers

14-08-2006, 02:43 PM	#4 (permalink) Top
jester45 Big Geek wanna be Join Date: May 2006 Age: 17 Male Posts: 251 Times Helpful: 3 My Mood: Angelic Status: Offline	yea sim cards storeinfo and let your phone work on the network if you in the us they sould be about 30 but thats for cigular i dont know about other companys but u do need one to use the phone o and the sim card can store pics/vids if your phone will have it also when you get on if you brake your phone u can buy the cheap pay by the minute just put the card in and u got a new phone __________________ Need hosting? complete webhost including web design http://vidd.us www.xubuntu.com www.kubuntu.com irc.freenode.net #ubuntu

14-08-2006, 03:33 PM	#5 (permalink) Top
donkey42 Paranoid Geeky Geek Join Date: Mar 2006 Age: 34 Male Posts: 5,817 Times Helpful: 309 My Mood: Paranoid Status: Offline My Computer	your phone will probably be locked on T-Mobile, basically a mobil phone will not function without a SIM card, and a SIM card also stores about 100 contacts and numbers and 20 or even 50 text messages the phone will not work without a SIM card __________________ GRUB manual \| Google Linux \| Distrowatch \| Linux Chix \| Kubuntu \| My Mini City

14-08-2006, 04:34 PM	#6 (permalink) Top
blade GEEK 2.0 Join Date: Jul 2006 Gender: Male Posts: 417 Times Helpful: 1 My Mood: Relaxed Status: Offline My Computer	so a sim card is sort of like the hd for a pda, how would you store minutes, same as a phone?just buy a prepaid card and enter the pin? and you need it in order for the pda to work-why would t-mobile not include a sim card in their packages __________________ Last edited by blade; 14-08-2006 at 04:38 PM.

14-08-2006, 05:36 PM	#7 (permalink) Top
jester45 Big Geek wanna be Join Date: May 2006 Age: 17 Male Posts: 251 Times Helpful: 3 My Mood: Angelic Status: Offline	i dont know why they wouldnt i think u can buy diffrent one more memory yea they are kinda like a hd for storeing minutes i dont know if they sell them where u live at but in hte us they sell cellphones that have minutes on them and u have to buy each one you use is this thing your talking about a pda or phone __________________ Need hosting? complete webhost including web design http://vidd.us www.xubuntu.com www.kubuntu.com irc.freenode.net #ubuntu

14-08-2006, 08:14 PM	#8 (permalink) Top
blade GEEK 2.0 Join Date: Jul 2006 Gender: Male Posts: 417 Times Helpful: 1 My Mood: Relaxed Status: Offline My Computer	T-MOBILE Sidekick 3 PDA/Phone __________________

14-08-2006, 11:45 PM	#9 (permalink) Top
jester45 Big Geek wanna be Join Date: May 2006 Age: 17 Male Posts: 251 Times Helpful: 3 My Mood: Angelic Status: Offline	so do u understand what they are now if its a pda and u gonna store lots of junk on it and the only memory it was is sim u might have to pay for a lot more than 30 becuase the 30 ones are only like 512mb of storeage or maybe less __________________ Need hosting? complete webhost including web design http://vidd.us www.xubuntu.com www.kubuntu.com irc.freenode.net #ubuntu

16-08-2006, 05:27 PM	#10 (permalink) Top
syngod Moderator Join Date: Oct 2001 Age: 28 Male Posts: 949 Times Helpful: 16 My Mood: Stressed Status: Offline My Computer	Sim cards are basically your programming for a GSM phone. It stores your phone # so you can swap cards from one phone to another and your number moves along with it. The can also store up to 250 phone numbers which makes it nice if your transferring from phone to phone you don't have to re-add everyone. There are two different types of Sim cards, the first is a locked card that depending on your carrier range from free to $60 and is only able to be used for that particular carrier. The other type is an unlocked card which means you can take it from carrier to carrier and aren't locked into only one particular provider. __________________ DVD Collection

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
whats the best pci- card for £150 or under	lowIQ	Video Cards, Displays and TV Tuners	10	26-01-2006 11:27 PM
Whats better?	beretta9m2f	Video Cards, Displays and TV Tuners	1	20-07-2005 02:51 AM
whats VAT?	ninja fetus	General Chat	21	02-07-2005 03:42 AM
whats goin on with my psu	freakshowseer	Power Supplies and UPS's	18	30-06-2005 10:34 PM
Whats going to work best????????	thunder36	New Build / Upgrade Advice	6	24-01-2005 02:38 AM