Dennis Ferguson <dcferguson@pacbell.net> wrote in
news:slrnfvnrua.5f.dcferguson@akit-ferguson.com:

> In any case, there's not enough stuff on the SIM card that an unbranded
> phone takes notice of for the operator to be able to effect much of
> anything at all. The GSM operators will of course do what they can
> with their network to make you want to buy more stuff, but they can't
> (or don't) generally do it by hobbling the equipment.
>
> Dennis Ferguson
>
>

Seems stupid the SIM isn't encrypted in such a way as the operator can make
it ignore any hardware he doesn't sell, or want it to. Just doesn't make
any sense. It would be so easy....