Previously on alt.cellular.cingular, Larry said:

> 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....

Part of the whole point of the SIM standard for GSM is for phone
interoperability. You pay the cellular provider for the service, not
the hardware.

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