Tag archive: SIM Card

Going into effect on Sunday, February 12, AT&T is increasing the activation fee on phone upgrades from $18 to $36 according to a memo issued to all AT&T store managers according to BGR. This brings the activation fee equal to the current rate of $36 for starting a brand new service plan. As directed by AT&T corporate management, store employees are supposed to define the fee as costs associated to picking out a new phone as well as… Read More

As is the way with most tech, SIM cards are poised to get even smaller than they are now. Gieseck & Devrient, the company responsible for the first commercial SIM card 20 years ago, is introducing a new product called the nano-SIM. The Munich-based tech group will be displaying the new SIM card at a trade show in Paris, November 15 to 17. The Nano-SIM will be 30 times smaller than the micro-SIM cards used in the iPhone 4 and the recently… Read More

A security firm named Dasient studied 10,000 applications for Android smartphones and found that more than 8 percent of the applications are transmitting personal user data to unauthorized computers. This form of malware is designed to take control of a user's smartphone. For instance, eleven of the malware-filled applications automatically sent text messages to entire contact lists, much like email spammers taking control of another… Read More

It seems like each morning sun brings with it a new iPhone 5 rumor. The newest word on the street? Apple may include two SIM card slots in the iPhone 5, making it possible to be on two wireless carrier networks at the same time. Sound odd? In the United States and Europe it is almost unheard of, reports IT Pro Portal. In Asia, wireless carriers do not have the iron grip on customers like they do here in the western world. It is not unheard of… Read More

SIM cards may soon operate more than just your phone. The GSM Association, a group that oversees the GSM phone network technology announced that it is assigning a task force to adapt SIM cards for use in a variety of mobile devices, reports CNET. AT&T, Verizon, Vodafone, Deutsche Telekom, and China Mobile have joined forces to expand the role of the SIM. SIM cards are small rectangular chips about the size of a thumb nail that store a… Read More

Speculation that Apple is in talks to drop carrier distribution and sell the iPhone directly to consumers is circulating the Web this morning. GigaOm first reported the rumor, claiming that European sources know Apple to be in the process of creating a SIM card that can hop from carrier to carrier, potentially enabling users to purchase iPhones from the Apple Store (including the online store) and use the App Store to choose from among available… Read More

In our last article we discussed some of the decisions you had to go through to purchase your new home theater system. At this point you are either waiting for the delivery person or you aresurrounded by boxes. You are naturally anxious to sit back and enjoy a movie but there is a little more to do. Don't worry; the effort will be worth it in the long run. If you haven't done so by now,start with running the speaker wires. Long… Read More