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Is it true they are doing away with SIM cards you insert into GSM cell phones?
I was talking with a techology buff friend of mine and he was telling me how they are starting to do away with the SIM card you insert into a GSM phone and now just having them come installed in the device instead, like what Verizon Wireless and Sprint are doing with their "global" devices. Is AT&T going to do this as well?
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azurecrimsonrose
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Well, I just heard about this somewhere and was wondering it hat was going to happen or not. I am glad to hear that it's not becuase I prefer the GSM phones over CDMA.
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jii
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Not too sure about the "never" part, as Apple filed a patent for virtual SIM tech either last year or late in 2011. That said, with current phones being able to operate fully in a WiFi environment (even providing simultaneous voice and data transmission) thus bypassing the SIM on top of how everything from system settings and downloaded app lists to contact and wallet info can now be stored on a cloud, I don't see why we couldn't so SIM free with our GSMs sometime in the future.
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callie.crk.kuczek
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That is very interesting. I wonder if this is going to happen in the future with the way cell phones are nowadays.
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christopher_britt
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Lukear9
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callie.crk.kuczek
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"Cloning" a phone? I have never heard of this. What is it?
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callie.crk.kuczek
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Hmmmm... I have never had a problem with a SIM card "dying".
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jii
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Cloning phones is still very much possible now, and not just a thing of the "80s and 90s" like you say. Just a heads up.
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