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Old 01-01-2008, 08:09 AM
BruceR
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Default Re: SIM card - only for GSM or ??



Peter Pan wrote:
> Gordon Huff wrote:
>>> Another friend just upgraded to a new BB on Sprint (I think),
>>> and when he was at BestBuy, the clerk "pocketed" the old SIM,
>>> until my friend caught him, and demanded the SIM be put back into
>>> the new BB.

>>
>> Sprint does not use SIM cards. When an old number is moved to a new
>> SIM, the old SIM is jewelry, I think. Someone will correct me, I'm
>> sure. Regards

>
> As you said, sprint (and any other carriers CDMA phones do *NOT* use
> sim cards, many CDMA phones have memory cards, and on those you can
> not only store phone specific stuff but also store all sorts of
> personal information on.... Ergo, if it was a sprint phone, there was
> no way a sim card was involved in a number swap, and if he bought a
> new phone, that doesn't have a place for a memory card, what/how can
> he put the memory card in a phone that doesn't have a memory card
> slot?


The same holds true for GSM phones. Many now sport slots foro microSD
cards. I have 2gb card in my razr v6 plus a SIM.



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