Nokia 6255i / 6256i
SIM card slot in a CDMA phone?
Can anybody help me understand why my new nokia 6255i, a CDMA phone, has a SIM card slot? This has me perplexed....will I be able to insert a GSM SIM card to copy my contacts? Thanks for any help!
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Nokia.com/Nokia 6255i User Manual said:
UIM (CDMA SIM) card slot
Your phone has a UIM card slot built into
the mechanics. However, the UIM is not functional in this phone model. Avoid
placing anything into the UIM card slot.
Hope this answers your question
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That slot is not for a GSM SIM card is it for a R-UIM card
http://www.cdmatech.com/solutions/products/r-uim.jsp »
http://www.cdmatech.com/solutions/products/r-uim.jsp »
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according to that web site, a R-UIM card is basically a CDMA equivalent of a SIM card. apparently R-UIM cards can be used in CDMA or GSM devices to store information (although by the service provider only) and when used in a GSM device it also serves to allow the device onto the provider's network (as if it were a SIM card)
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