The myth of non-functioning SIMs

David Fokkema dfokkema at ileos.nl
Sun May 31 21:48:25 CEST 2009


Hi list,

Wanting to start experimenting in earnest with my FR and Om2009 in
particular and already having missed some sms messages and calls, I
decided on getting a separate SIM card. I already had a prepaid,
non-data SIM from the olden days, so I decided on getting a subscription
(I mean: non pre-paid, but I think subscription is not the correct word
for it, or is it?) with a data option to replace my old SIM in time,
when my FR's 'ready'. Anyway, I now have an old-sim/old-phone (reliable)
and a new-sim/FR.

Having already upgraded calypso to firmware 11, I expected no problems
at all. Dark became my mood when Om2009 beta4 registered, but refused to
place and receive calls. Even darker when Om2008.12 refused to boot. Ah,
yes, some quirk (what quirk?) requires the FR to explicitly select the
'boot' option in NOR the first time. After that, Om2008.12 booted, but
refused to place calls without any delay (Om2009 decided to ponder the
question of placing a call or not for about 15 seconds). My old pre-paid
sim just works!

Searching the internet I recognized my new SIM in the photo gallery of
'working SIMs', so I was already mentally preparing myself to start
learning to debug calypso.

Then, it turned out that my brand new provider, Vodafone, had a large
service interruption which lasted from the evening I received my SIM to
some twenty-four hours later... Some coincidence.

Anyway, I'm happy now, since everything works, ;-)

David

PS: my friends and family don't quite 'get' me wanting to have a
somewhat not-yet-functional phone with beta-quality software (at best),
so they don't really appreciate my apprehension when nothing was
working, ;-)




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