The SIM Card

As we described in the book, the SIM card contains information about the phone subscriber. Information that the phone providers uses to identify and allows you to connect to their infrastructure. What's neat about this card is it has storage capacity, enabling you to store contact information. Like most of today's cell phone users, it is quite common to change phones. It happens all the time when you renew a plan or switch to a different provider.

What does a SIM Card looks like? A simple google search will yield a number of images as you can see from this link. Or, simply slide open the back cover of your BlackBerry and take out the Battery. The SIM card is located behind the battery. When taking the SIM card out, note the original position. You won't be able to fit it back if you insert it the wrong way. The SIM card should like like the image below:

We have a section in the book that talks about transferring contacts into your BlackBerry from a SIM card. But how do you put contacts into the SIM card from your other phones in the first place? Below is a compilation of the instructions we gather from other brand and model of phones.

Siemens 55
Copying Phonebook to SIM card on a Siemens 55 phone.
1. Go to the AddressBook
2. Highlight the first contact then press the right key pointing to Options.
3. Scroll to Mark All
All the contacts will be selected.
4. Press the right key pointing to Option again.
5. Scroll to copy to SIM and select.
Tip: If you are in the Phonebook mode, you can change to Address book by highlighting Special books and press the LEFT option key.

Samsung D600
There is no option to copy all contacts to SIM on this phone but you can copy one contact at a time. If you have a lot of contacts, you will probably get a blister before you can finish them all :) Anyway, here is the step to copy a contact:
1. Select Contacts
2. Select the contact you wish to copy into the SIM card
3. Select Options
3. Select View
4. Select Options
5. Select Number (tip: Name will not work)
6. Select Copy
7. Select SIM
8. Select Save

Nokia 7210
We have it in the book :)

Sony Ericsson T610
Simple. You can copy all the contacts to the SIM card (pray that it fits). On your PhoneBook, go to Advanced then select Copy All to SIM. That's it.