On 2006-12-16 17:05:18 +0000, "Graham" <me@privacy.com> said:

> I have purchased an Orange SIM and have given the call-centre the SIM number
> and the IMEI of the handset I have put it in.
>
> What intrigues me, is how my phone is going to pick-up
> the SMS messages that activate the SIM?
>
> What is it "listening" to at present, given that the phone isn't
> registered on any
> network?

Nothing, if the phone has no network, it has no network. It doesn't
keep trying to connect.

Turn the phone off and back on. By the time you've done this, the SIM
will have the 'ok' to log onto the network, and receive the SIM update
messages.

Chris