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WHAT IS A SIM CARD?

Meet the computer chip inside your smart device that keeps you connected WORDS AILSA HARVEY
SIM cards are inserted by opening a small tray in the side of a mobile device
SIM cards can be used in phones, tablets, laptops, smartwatches, cameras and GPS devices

M obile phones are personal to the user. They can contain contact data for close family, personal messages and useful applications. When you change this device, oftentimes you need to carry over a SIM card to transfer this data and identity to a new device. SIM stands for Subscriber Identity Module. This small card needs to be inserted into a device in order to connect to a mobile network and allow you to communicate over mobile internet services. Information such as contact details can either be saved to the device itself or onto the SIM card. If you wish to transfer all your contact details to a new phone – or any other data – you need to make sure that these details are saved to the SIM in the settings and not just the phone’s internal storage.

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There are more SIM cards than people in the world

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