whats a USIM compared to a SIM ?



"Karen McDonald" <karen1215@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 22 Jan 2007 07:05:49 -0000, Jon <spam@jonparker.plus.com>
> wrote:
>
>>karen1215@yahoo.com declared for all the world to hear...
>>> Yesterday I bought a PAYG SE K800i from my local CWP store and was
>>> amazed to discover that it was unlocked.
>>>
>>> Is this common?
>>
>>At CPW, yes.
>>
>>> I thought all network-subsidised phones were locked to the subsidising
>>> network and did not accept another network's SIM. Not so in this case
>>> apparently. 02/Voda/Virgin and T-Mobile SIM work fine.
>>
>>You have a generic K800, not an Orange one. Did you get a USIM with it
>>or just a SIM?
>
> It was a USIM.
>
> Actually, the guy in CPW told me they'd been having bother with Orange
> 3G SIMs to the extent that the sales staff had been told not to push
> the K800i handsets on Orange. He only sold one to me because I
> specifically asked for a K800i on Orange and, as it happened, they'd
> 'just' got a batch of new Orange USIMs into stock.
>
> IMHO the K800i is the best phone I've ever had. Much better even than
> my previous K750i, which I thought would never be improved upon.