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More info?)
Mark W. Oots wrote:
> The old SIM card upgrade question....
>
> The 64K SIM is for only one purpose; it supports ENS
> (Enhanced Network Selection). The phone does not
> function any differently with the 32K SIM than with the
> 64K version. ENS is a way for Cingular (not the end
> user) to selectively "re-home" customers on the
> system of their choice. (Orange homed customers
> can be moved to the Blue network to spread the load
> around where overlapping networks exist and vice
> versa). If you have a lot of "system busy" failures,
> a 64K SIM might help. No other additional functions
> are supported at this time by the 64K SIM. It isn't
> better, just newer.
>
> Even the Treo 650 issue has been misunderstood
> a great deal. Treo 650s work fine with 32K SIMs.
> If you have a Treo and a 64K SIM, it needs to be
> an Axalto SIM, not a Gem Plus SIM. Again, only
> ENS is supported by the 64 over the 32. It doesn't
> store more numbers, it doesn't make the phone
> work better, it doesn't give you access to more
> features....nothin' but ENS and ENS is dependant
> upon Cingular making the change, probably while
> you sleep and without your knowledge.
>
> Do people want this because it's new?
> Remember "New Coke"?
>
> The engineers have sent hundreds of memos
> regarding SIMs within the Cingular channels,
> but nobody ever seems to read them, even their
> own CS reps.
>
> Sorry, but I deal with this about a hundred times
> a day....and I'm a little cranky right now...
So to recap ... you liked new Coke
and recommend the upgrade, right?
(Ducking, running ....
Sorry, and thanks for the explanation.)