devious1 said:
so my questions becomes what is with the sim card?
what does it do ?
what is it for ?
what is the difference in 32k 64k and 128k sim cards ?
what can you use them for ?
whats the cost of them?
how often do you go through them?

and the biggest question of all is why??????????
thx

SIM cards identify you on the cingular network. Your other phones didn't have SIM cards but they had a chip which you couldn't see (unless you opened the phone) A SIM card can be removed from one phone and be inserted on another phone and it's ready for use.
You can use them for storing your Contacts (names/phone numbers) But I dont like to do this cuz if you do this you can't assign a ringtone to each ...
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A sim card is a special chip required for GSM phones that is the heart of your phone. It contains the ability for your phone to have service and can be easily removed from one GSM phone to another. The sim card also provides a source of portable memory for your phone that is able to store phonebook contacts for easy portability between different phones (say, if you get a newer phone and want to easily move your existing phonebook).

The difference between the 32k, 64k, and 128k sim cards is sheerly size. The only benefit to the larger sim cards is that they simply can hold more information than the smaller ones.

The cost of a new sim card at Cingular is traditionally $25. However, when signing up for Cingular service there should be...
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