mobiles

[henrys]

what is the difference
between a sim mobile phone
and anon sim mobile phone
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[Buenchico]

Yet another question designed to confuse me, I think, Henry ;-)

I've just Googled 'anon sim' to check that it doesn't mean something I've never heard of. As the search returned no meaningful results, I assume that 'anon sim' is just an abbreviation for 'anonymous sim'.

An anonymous sim is simply one which hasn't been registered with the service provider. (It's 'anonymous' because there's no record of who's using the phone). If you see a phone advertised with an 'anonymous sim', it means that the current owner hasn't registered their own name and address against the number, so you're free to register your own details with the service provider.

Anonymous sims are detested by the police and security services (who hate the idea of people being able to make untraceable phone calls). They're loved by privacy campaigners, drug-dealers and terrorists.

Chris

[henrys]

thanks for info
if you find my questios annoying
please do not reply
thanks once again

[Buenchico]

Henry, please don't take offence! (I put a smiley at the end of my first sentence to indicate that it was meant in a light-hearted manner).

I sometimes find your questions 'challenging' but that just makes them more interesting to try to find an answer to. You keep posting them and I'll keep trying to answer them.

Best wishes (and apologies if I've offended you)

Chris

[henrys]

you do not have to apolgoice
iyou did not offend me at all
im always delighted with the help i get on this forum without it
my puter would be in the bin some time ago
so thank you once again