Do any current/upcoming XT phones use/support micro SIMs?
I suppose users will be expected to fork out to buy a new SIM if we want to use an iPad or new iPhone on XT ?
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ahmad: Do any current/upcoming XT phones use/support micro SIMs?
I suppose users will be expected to fork out to buy a new SIM if we want to use an iPad or new iPhone on XT ?
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tardtasticx: They will really really stump on their international sales for iPad 3G + WiFi because in the US T-Mobile and AT&T currently have micro-sims on the way so they get lucky there and there was a forum here on geekzone saying telecom XT is rumoured to have them come out soon. But will all telco's start phasing in this new sim faster only because the iPad is coming out? Theres no big difference from what I can see. Plus we struggle now from loosing the current sims, whats it going to be like with ones half the size D: and the only thing I can think of that was useful that apple started using was the magnetic power plugs, that come out easy so the computer doesnt get dragged when someone gets their foot caught on the power cord. :D
The micro-SIM was created with backwards compatibility in mind. The major issue with backwards compatibility was the contact area of the chip. Retaining the same contact area allows the micro-SIM to be compatible with the previous, larger SIM readers through the use of plastic cutout surrounds. The micro-SIM was also designed to run at the same speed (5 MHz) as the previous version.
zkcow: Because Flash is not a standard and shouldn't be pushed as one? HTML5 is, and should be promoted as a standard.
I think the thing with Apple is that they like to switch to the next big standard early. Case in point, the dropping of floppies from the original iMac. Other examples include HTML5, H.264, LightPeak, DisplayPort, FireWire, USB. They have good intentions, but sometimes it's not for the best and sometimes it doesn't work out.
I don't really see the need to switch to micro SIMs.
Great post - flash isn't a standard and shouldn't be treated as one.
I think the move to micro SIM is due to the unnessecary space the normal sims take. Sim cards are highly inefficient, their are microSD cards the same size of a SIM car which can store 16gb+ of data.
Within the highly competitve mobile market I'm sure engineers are fighting to fit as much as they can into a mobile phone/device. And its not like switching to micro SIM is such a big hassle or has a large financial cost involved.
James
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