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aruba here I come · 03-16-2009, 01:53 PM

Sorry, for being a dork, but if someone explain a SIM card to me,How it works, what exactlly it is, any other further info would be great!

We are looking into renting cell phones, and then my husband comes back to me and ask if I could find out about the SIM Card.. UGH MEN!!!

*Arubalisa* · 03-16-2009, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Arubalisa

SIM card explained
April 12, 2005

What exactly is a SIM card?

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Judy do you want to use to call back to the US? Probably easiest thing to do is to rent a cell phone in Aruba.

Dh (used to work in telecom) said that if your phone is "unlocked" it "may" be able to use a SIM which would work in Aruba, which in turn would allow you to make long distance international calls, but no gurarantee. He said that would be another question for your cell provider.

Different kind of cellphone question

Retagger · 03-16-2009, 04:37 PM

The SIM card is a tiny, rectangular card found in all GSM cell phones (think T-Mobile and Cingular) that acts as an ID card for your handset. Usually located behind the battery, a SIM card stores your phone number and is needed to activate a mobile for use. If the card is taken out of the handset, it stops working, and it is no longer associated with your phone number.

The advantage of a SIM card is multifold. Most importantly, you can switch your phone number from one mobile to another simply by swapping out your SIM card. As long as both phones are for the same carrier, the switch is fast and painless.

If your handset is unlocked (meaning it's not locked to one carrier only) you can buy prepaid SIM cards when traveling so that your mobile will always have a local number for your destination.

I use a Sim card in my Blackberry Storm from Verizon before that, I used the Blackberry World Edition. The most important thing to do is that you must insist that Verizon unlock your phone so that you can use any Sim card that you chose. (This is actually a very easy process now with Verizon - it used to be very difficult.) I have a Sim card for each country that I visit - the good thing is that I can still use my phone with all of my contacts already programmed into the phone and pay local rates.

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03-16-2009, 04:37 PM	#3 (permalink)
Retagger Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 215	The SIM card is a tiny, rectangular card found in all GSM cell phones (think T-Mobile and Cingular) that acts as an ID card for your handset. Usually located behind the battery, a SIM card stores your phone number and is needed to activate a mobile for use. If the card is taken out of the handset, it stops working, and it is no longer associated with your phone number. The advantage of a SIM card is multifold. Most importantly, you can switch your phone number from one mobile to another simply by swapping out your SIM card. As long as both phones are for the same carrier, the switch is fast and painless. If your handset is unlocked (meaning it's not locked to one carrier only) you can buy prepaid SIM cards when traveling so that your mobile will always have a local number for your destination. I use a Sim card in my Blackberry Storm from Verizon before that, I used the Blackberry World Edition. The most important thing to do is that you must insist that Verizon unlock your phone so that you can use any Sim card that you chose. (This is actually a very easy process now with Verizon - it used to be very difficult.) I have a Sim card for each country that I visit - the good thing is that I can still use my phone with all of my contacts already programmed into the phone and pay local rates. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter Share Post on Facebook __________________ David http://david-letts.artistwebsites.com/ http://www.casadearuba.com Last edited by Retagger; 03-16-2009 at 05:34 PM.