From: Mailbox for Alex <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: MUSCLE SIM cards outside Europe? In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII AFAIK, no cellular phone system other than GSM uses smartcards for SIM storage. There are however some GSM providers (bellsouth in southwest, and OmniPoint in northeast), but GSM coverage is still spotty. Neither CDMA nor TDMA uses smartcards, nor will CDMA v2 use them. -alex On Thu, 22 Apr 1999, Morten Norman wrote: > Need an update here, since my last experience of AMPS/DAMPS etc. is *old*. > > In Europe, GSM is very common. Thus the GSM SIM is a *very* widespread > T=0 smartcard... > > (SIM = Subscriber Identity Module. I get it from the cellular operator, and > can use it in *any* GSM phone. It also stores my short numbers and SMS data.) > > But how common are SIM cards in other countries? Are there AMPS/DAMPS etc. > cellulars using smartcards, or are they still "locked" to the subscriber? > > > If the SIMs are common everywhere, it may be worth using them as "poor mans > smartcards" since they are easy to get. They more or less have a 7816-4 > filesystem for numbers etc, and PIN protection. > > Thanks > > Morten Norman > > *************************************************************** > Linux Smart Card Developers - M.U.S.C.L.E. > (Movement for the Use of Smart Cards in a Linux Environment) > http://www.linuxnet.com/smartcard/index.html > *************************************************************** > *************************************************************** Linux Smart Card Developers - M.U.S.C.L.E. (Movement for the Use of Smart Cards in a Linux Environment) http://www.linuxnet.com/smartcard/index.html ***************************************************************
