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Looks like Telefonica are planning to phase out the plug in SIM

Anonymous
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on ‎31-10-2018 14:52

on ‎31-10-2018 14:52

 

This seems a bit of a backward step in my opinion for phones at least.

 

What are your thoughts?

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on ‎31-10-2018 18:40

on ‎31-10-2018 18:40

I remember having a payt on Vodafone's back in 1998 that didnt have a sim, then they started on about how sim cards would mean more freedom and taking your number wherever you go.
Now the opposite is being touted as a positive thing?
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on ‎31-10-2018 18:46

on ‎31-10-2018 18:46

Had a few of those analogue phones back in the day and I think you had a new number every time you changed phones.....?
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‎01-11-2018 14:06 - edited ‎01-11-2018 14:06

‎01-11-2018 14:06 - edited ‎01-11-2018 14:06

Yep, my folks had one of the old Ericsson TACS phones on Cellnet just for emergencies (as it costed 50p a min then!) and I beleive the number was hardcoded into the phone.

 

The SIM itself was introduced primarily as a security device with the convenience being a by-product.

 

I think the fact that some of the stuff that is currently fixed during manufacture will be able to be updated Over The Air (albeit it via a secure channel as SIM operations are now) I do think it presents a bit of a pointless risk from a phone user's point of view.

 

I can also see a lot of problems occuring with provisioning that just don't exist with the current model which could take a lot of time to diagnose and correct.

 

It's enough of an inconvenience when a number port goes awry.

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