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Simcard Upgrade: Helpful? |
yiz19
Joined: Feb 27, 2002
Posts: 60
From: A Pinay in Sydney, AU
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I've read in different posts that a simcard upgrade helps, but my question is...helpful for what exactly? In one post, it said that the upgrade stopped the resetting and/or the hanging of the phone, while in another post, it said that an upgrade helps save battery life.
For the Filipino forumers: Would you guys know if Smart has the 64k simcard available? |
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Cytech
Joined: Feb 19, 2002
Posts: > 500
From: Stockholm, Sweden
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older sim cards requires more power which makes them shorten the battery life quite much.... but that the sim would cause the phone to reset.... nothing I've heard of.... but it could cause the phone to hang if there is something wrong with the sim card... but this doesn't have to be with just older sim cards, this can happen to newer once as well... even though it's very unusual that the sim card has some sort of malfunction
[ This Message was edited by: Cytech on 2002-04-21 17:48 ] |
Deltayoda
Joined: Mar 03, 2002
Posts: > 500
From: Los Angeles, California
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I have damaged SIM Cards that cause the phones to do whacky things, including reseting the phone.
Give it a try yourself, it's quite interesting... 
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yiz19
Joined: Feb 27, 2002
Posts: 60
From: A Pinay in Sydney, AU
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Hmmm...I guess it does make a difference. I'll see if there's an available upgrade to mine. |
Eamonn
Joined: Nov 30, 2001
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On 2002-04-21 17:45, Cytech wrote:
older sim cards requires more power which makes them shorten the battery life quite much.... but that the sim would cause the phone to reset.... nothing I've heard of.... but it could cause the phone to hang if there is something wrong with the sim card... but this doesn't have to be with just older sim cards, this can happen to newer once as well... even though it's very unusual that the sim card has some sort of malfunction
[ This Message was edited by: Cytech on 2002-04-21 17:48 ]
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like how old?!?!
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Cytech
Joined: Feb 19, 2002
Posts: > 500
From: Stockholm, Sweden
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I think it was around 1998/99 that they new sim cards came that didn't take so much battery capacity....
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Eamonn
Joined: Nov 30, 2001
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oh rite. 3V and 5V sim cards
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ral
Joined: Feb 27, 2002
Posts: 28
From: Belgium
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How do you know when you have a 3V or 5V simcard?
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Eamonn
Joined: Nov 30, 2001
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dont think u can tell. Cytech?
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paul_richards
Joined: Jan 06, 2002
Posts: 30
From: Swindon, Wiltshire
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If a sim card is within a year old it will be fine. Though If concerened your contract (with voda/o2/T-mobile - Not sure about orange) is for the provision of the sim card not your phone so they should replace it.
There may be a charge on T-mobile but o2/voda should be free
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Posted: 2002-04-21 17:35
