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Any benefit to update SIM card

  • 23-09-2006 10:26am
    #1
    Sandwich
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,253 ✭✭✭


    My SIM card is 6 years old. Are there any benefits in switching it to a new one?


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  • #2
    chrislad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,324 ✭✭✭chrislad


    Bigger storage capacity. Better compatability with newer phones.


  • #3
    skearon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,869 ✭✭✭skearon


    Sandwich wrote:
    My SIM card is 6 years old. Are there any benefits in switching it to a new one?

    Newer SIMS can store more contacts
    If Vodafone or O2 it should support 3G as well


  • #4
    failsafe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 569 ✭✭✭failsafe


    Newer Nokia's can only send texts with a 64k (i.e 2004ish onwards) sim.


  • #5
    godtabh
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 23,243 Mod ✭✭✭✭godtabh


    My dad has an eircell sim card from when he switched over from 088 to 087 (he tested out some of the first digital phones with Eircell with work) and it works no bother in his 6230. Unless your talking about much newer phones.


  • #6
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    I've seen that the Motorola V535/V550/E550 and V620 have issues with 32k SIM cards. New Meteor and O2 ones for example. There's a software bug in which the phone stops receiving or sending messages until the phone is powered off and back on again.

    That's about the only problem I'm aware of.


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  • #7
    chrislad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,324 ✭✭✭chrislad


    6230 is a pretty old Nokia.


  • #8
    Pythia
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,469 ✭✭✭Pythia


    There seems to be problems sending MMS's or making video calls with the old 16k sim cards.


  • #9
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    What's the capacity of the newest SIMs used by Irish networks?


  • #10
    Tree
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 4,754 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tree


    being honest if anyone comes into teh shop w/ an old sim, id tell em to upgrade the sim if they were considering upgrading the phone coz they just dont work half the time


  • #11
    Sandwich
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,253 ✭✭✭Sandwich


    Thanks all. I do seem to have a problem with MMS but never looked into it (with NOkia 6610, Siemens S65, and now Motorola SLVR) - guess the SIM could be the reason. Will get it changed and see how it goes.


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