MUSCLE SIM cards outside Europe?
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 ***
Re: MUSCLE SIM cards outside Europe?
Morten Norman wrote: 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? in India, where I live, SIM cards are common in cell phones. We do some basic 'smart programing' on them. And recently they have introduced SIMs that are not locked to the customer. I dont know much about them. But if you want I can find out. 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. That reminds me. What is SIM flex made by Schlumberger? Is it not somewhere between a smartcard and SIM card? They are used a lot in India. with warm regards Tarun -- Phone: (+91 011) 6528329, (+91 011) 6965661 Snail Mail: 7 East Guru Angad Nagar, Delhi 110092, India PGP signature: B4 03 97 C1 66 A4 95 3A D2 80 53 B4 E6 C3 83 6F Home Page: http://www.poboxes.com/tarun *** 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 ***
MUSCLE BOUNCE Alex alexmail@spider.pilosoft.com]
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 ***
