3588i questions

I noticed two things about the SPCS Nokia 3588i tonight. One, the manual
has a number of blanks in the beginning so new Sprint customers can
write in their pertinent account information. Page seven is for
customers with Vision plans. Why is that there?

Second, the phone seems to have a sim card slot, complete with metal
contacts. Why would that be there? I can see molding one plastic part
for several models, including the upper guides for the sim. They've also
installed the lower metal retaining clip and the metal battery/sim
interlock that prevents the removal/insertion of a sim when the battery
is installed. Why install a complete sim card socket in a CDMA phone?
-mike

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> I noticed two things about the SPCS Nokia 3588i tonight. One, the manual=
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> has a number of blanks in the beginning so new Sprint customers can=20
> write in their pertinent account information. Page seven is for=20
> customers with Vision plans. Why is that there?

Because that "manual" has several generic sections included=20
in it. Simple as that.

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> Second, the phone seems to have a sim card slot, complete with metal=20
> contacts. Why would that be there? I can see molding one plastic part=20
> for several models, including the upper guides for the sim. They've also=
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> installed the lower metal retaining clip and the metal battery/sim=20
> interlock that prevents the removal/insertion of a sim when the battery=
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> is installed. Why install a complete sim card socket in a CDMA phone?
> -mike

Because Nokia is using designs across several different=20
model lines. Technically, if it worked, that slot would be=20
called "R-UIM", I think. But it doesn't.

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O/Siris
I work for SprintPCS
I *don't* speak for them.