Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: "Carlos E. R." Newsgroups: alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt,alt.comp.software.firefox,alt.comp.software.thunderbird Subject: Re: Strange SIM card status message in KaiOS: "Locked SIM"? Date: Sun, 16 Aug 2026 13:05:43 +0200 Lines: 48 Message-ID: References: <115ifds$123rr$1@toylet.eternal-september.org> <115s2fd$38pe$1@dont-email.me> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net YtFsQb0j2hxVpTMOsjbqpA0MBhbrhjNhdnRg0IhnL/4ua/S7yF Cancel-Lock: sha1:7vNgP7t78CguykOz8fkgUKeX60k= sha256:CDoEwSR6JeeLoilkx4Q/7S+lth17PdMKox3lTecbB+c= User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Content-Language: en-GB In-Reply-To: <115s2fd$38pe$1@dont-email.me> Xref: csiph.com alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt:44693 alt.comp.software.firefox:18039 alt.comp.software.thunderbird:21794 On 2026-08-16 12:13, Daniel70 wrote: > On 15/08/2026 8:56 pm, Carlos E. R. wrote: >> On 2026-08-12 20:52, Mr. Chang Man-wai wrote: >>> >>> Still using an old Nokia 2720 Fold phone, running KaiOS. >>> I read that KaiOS was based on Mozilla FireOS. >>> >>> I noticed that one of the SIM card momentarily was >>> labelled "Locked SIM", before the label changed to >>> the name of the mobile network operator. >>> >>> Could a cell phone know whether a SIM card was >>> locked? I supposed the operator would only >>> deny a suspicious SIM card of services. >> >> The SIM card also provide software and functions to the phone, I >> understand. ISPs use this. >> >>> The Nokia phone doesn't support e-SIM as far >>> as I know. It's a really out-dated cellphone. >> >> There are "e-SIM cards" that add eSIM functionality to the phone. Read >> comp.mobile.android group. >> >>> Puzzling... >>> > Aren't ALL SIM cards 'e' .... so therefore all "e-SIM" cards?? No. e-SIM are not cards, they are files. > > Seems to me if phones have two SIM cards in them, one should be for > Phone functionality (with room for increased functionality, maybe, and > the second be for MY Functionality (Phone numbers, SMS, Photo's, etc.(My > STUFF)) No. One card is for the first ISP, the second is for the second ISP. Like, one for your personal phone number, and the second for the work phone number. Or for a number at your travel destination . You are talking of memory cards. -- Cheers, Carlos E.R. ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺.