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  1. #1
    Artoi
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    Does anyone know anything about this product?

    Received a letter from Optus offering free upgrade to these "SIM Backup
    Cards". Apparently it offers twice daily backup of phone number data to
    some central database.

    I am not sure what this is but I suspect there may be a charge
    associated with the backup process.

    Anyone know anything about this? I couldn't find any info on their web
    site.

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  2. #2
    mark jb
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    Re: Optus SIM Backup Card

    > Does anyone know anything about this product?
    >
    > Received a letter from Optus offering free upgrade to these "SIM Backup
    > Cards". Apparently it offers twice daily backup of phone number data to
    > some central database.
    >
    > I am not sure what this is but I suspect there may be a charge
    > associated with the backup process.
    >
    > Anyone know anything about this? I couldn't find any info on their web
    > site.


    Sounds like a telemarketing scam. Go ahead, if you want every company in
    India to have the names and numbers of your entire phonebook!

    -mark





  3. #3
    Simon VK3XEM
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    Re: Optus SIM Backup Card

    mark jb wrote:
    >>Does anyone know anything about this product?
    >>
    >>Received a letter from Optus offering free upgrade to these "SIM Backup
    >>Cards". Apparently it offers twice daily backup of phone number data to
    >>some central database.
    >>
    >>I am not sure what this is but I suspect there may be a charge
    >>associated with the backup process.
    >>
    >>Anyone know anything about this? I couldn't find any info on their web
    >>site.

    >
    > Sounds like a telemarketing scam. Go ahead, if you want every company in
    > India to have the names and numbers of your entire phonebook!
    >
    > -mark


    Now that's an idea!! Back up a list of people you don't like!


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    The views I present are my own and NOT of any organisation I belong to.

    73 de Simon, VK3XEM.
    http://www.aca.gov.au/pls/radcom/cli...IENT_NO=157452



  4. #4
    Alan Cunningham
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    Re: Optus SIM Backup Card

    Look harder, sorry just had to say it :P

    http://www.optuszoo.com.au/cocoon/si.../simbackup.xml

    I dont think im gonna do it.


    > Anyone know anything about this? I couldn't find any info on their web
    > site.
    >
    > --






  5. #5
    mark jb
    Guest

    Re: Optus SIM Backup Card

    > Look harder, sorry just had to say it :P
    >
    > http://www.optuszoo.com.au/cocoon/si.../simbackup.xml
    >
    > I dont think im gonna do it.


    Interesting that their Privacy Policy is currently 404...
    (bottom of page, Privacy, then Optus Privacy Policy)

    Hmm. P'raps updating it to say "whatever info you gives us, we keeps and
    sells".

    -mark





  6. #6
    Joel
    Guest

    Re: Optus SIM Backup Card

    Have you thought to call customer service???

    it's amazing what you find out by calling your service provider.

    SIM back up is a new service offerd by Optus that enable you to back up
    your sim phone book contacts on their website portal Optus Zoo where
    you can sync up you sim with zoo so that if you lose your sim you have
    aback-up of your contacts that can be easily and automatically
    downloaded to a new sim when a replacement is activated.

    For that reason, Optus are currently offering free SIM replacements
    until March 06 if you lose or want to upgrade your current sim.

    A quick call to Customer Service would given you this info.




  7. #7
    Simon VK3XEM
    Guest

    Re: Optus SIM Backup Card

    Joel wrote:
    > Have you thought to call customer service???
    >
    > it's amazing what you find out by calling your service provider.
    >
    > SIM back up is a new service offerd by Optus that enable you to back up
    > your sim phone book contacts on their website portal Optus Zoo where
    > you can sync up you sim with zoo so that if you lose your sim you have
    > aback-up of your contacts that can be easily and automatically
    > downloaded to a new sim when a replacement is activated.
    >
    > For that reason, Optus are currently offering free SIM replacements
    > until March 06 if you lose or want to upgrade your current sim.
    >
    > A quick call to Customer Service would given you this info.


    How many people actually store numbers on a SIM card these days?

    I currently have 255 contacts in my phone, each with up to 3 numbers or
    even more plus email, web, address and other details. No SIM card would
    even come close to that capacity!


    --
    The views I present are my own and NOT of any organisation I belong to.

    73 de Simon, VK3XEM.
    http://www.aca.gov.au/pls/radcom/cli...IENT_NO=157452



  8. #8

    Re: Optus SIM Backup Card

    On Mon, 28 Nov 2005 06:55:45 GMT, Artoi <[email protected]> wrote:

    > Does anyone know anything about this product?
    >
    > Received a letter from Optus offering free upgrade to these "SIM Backup
    > Cards". Apparently it offers twice daily backup of phone number data to
    > some central database.
    >
    > I am not sure what this is but I suspect there may be a charge
    > associated with the backup process.
    >
    > Anyone know anything about this? I couldn't find any info on their web
    > site.


    I've seen inexpensive little devices at markets that will back up a sim card.




  9. #9
    Joel
    Guest

    Re: Optus SIM Backup Card

    The new 64k SIMS hold up to 500 entries, more than enough for the
    average user.




  10. #10
    Tom Smyth
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    Re: Optus SIM Backup Card


    "Artoi" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:281120051755448749%[email protected]...
    > Does anyone know anything about this product?
    >
    > Received a letter from Optus offering free upgrade to these "SIM Backup
    > Cards". Apparently it offers twice daily backup of phone number data to
    > some central database.
    >
    > I am not sure what this is but I suspect there may be a charge
    > associated with the backup process.


    Hrmm... It appears to be a feature of GSM? The network can pull data from
    the SIM?

    Can anyone actually provide any further info? i.e. instead of posturing
    about calling Optus or pointing to the website which, as the OP suggested,
    provides very little actual explanation.





  11. #11
    Tom Smyth
    Guest

    Re: Optus SIM Backup Card


    "Joel" <[email protected]> wrote in message

    > Have you thought to call customer service???
    > it's amazing what you find out by calling your service provider.


    It's more often amazing what you CAN'T find out by calling the monkeys.

    > SIM back up is a new service offerd by Optus that enable you to back up
    > your sim phone book contacts on their website portal Optus Zoo where
    > you can sync up you sim with zoo so that if you lose your sim you have
    > aback-up of your contacts that can be easily and automatically
    > downloaded to a new sim when a replacement is activated.


    Thanks for elaborating on what the OP already implied. Are you actually
    capable of offering any useful information?

    > For that reason, Optus are currently offering free SIM replacements
    > until March 06 if you lose or want to upgrade your current sim.


    > A quick call to Customer Service would given you this info.


    Never "quick" and hardly "service", even less "info".





  12. #12
    Tom Smyth
    Guest

    Re: Optus SIM Backup Card


    "Horace _Wachope_" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:[email protected]...
    > On Tue, 29 Nov 2005 10:08:53 +1100, Tom Smyth wrote:
    >
    >> "Artoi" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    >> news:281120051755448749%[email protected]...
    >>> Does anyone know anything about this product?
    >>>
    >>> Received a letter from Optus offering free upgrade to these "SIM Backup
    >>> Cards". Apparently it offers twice daily backup of phone number data to
    >>> some central database.
    >>>
    >>> I am not sure what this is but I suspect there may be a charge
    >>> associated with the backup process.

    >>
    >> Hrmm... It appears to be a feature of GSM? The network can pull data from
    >> the SIM?
    >>
    >> Can anyone actually provide any further info? i.e. instead of posturing
    >> about calling Optus or pointing to the website which, as the OP
    >> suggested,
    >> provides very little actual explanation.

    >
    > There information about it on the Optus Zoo site.
    > http://www.optuszoo.com.au


    Thank goodness someone *finally* posted a link to the website.

    > I've used it, and it works fine.


    Can you please reword this technical explanation so we can all understand
    it? We're not all genuises you know.

    > All a bit of a wank though.


    Watch it or you'll go blind, child.





  13. #13
    John Henderson
    Guest

    Re: Optus SIM Backup Card

    Joel wrote:

    > The new 64k SIMS hold up to 500 entries, more than enough for
    > the average user.


    But are they structured to hold the sort of info Simon's talking
    about - "email, web, address and other details"?

    Last time I had a look at GSM 11.11 (and GSM 07.07), name and
    number in 1:1 correlation was all I found for SIM phonebook
    storage.

    John



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