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These must be pretty small applications -- don't SIM cards have under a megabyte of storage capacity?
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Many people in the US are using CDMA phones that don't even have SIM cards.
This really isn't that accurate anymore. Verizon Wireless, which is the largest carrier in the US right now, uses sim cards in all of their LTE devices. Behind them is AT&T which of course is completely GSM and T-Mobile. Sprint, well... they're there.
Wait, what? They're unknown in the U.S? Then what in the world are they using over there?
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In Kenya, the SIM card application is very important as most Telecommunication companies have important services that they offer thorugh the application. These include Mpesa, Airtel Money, YU Cash and Orange Money among other services. The iPhone has a menu option within Settings > Phone > Sim Applications where these are displayed. I haven't seen this on other SIM cards
USSD codes are critical.
In Kenya, the SIM card application is very important as most Telecommunication companies have important services that they offer thorugh the application. These include Mpesa, Airtel Money, YU Cash and Orange Money among other services. The iPhone has a menu option within Settings > Phone > Sim Applications where these are displayed. I haven't seen this on other SIM cards
Same for Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, and I suspect a lot of the rest of the (non-Eastern) Africa. USSD codes are critical.
In Kenya, the SIM card application is very important as most Telecommunication companies have important services that they offer thorugh the application. These include Mpesa, Airtel Money, YU Cash and Orange Money among other services. The iPhone has a menu option within Settings > Phone > Sim Applications where these are displayed. I haven't seen this on other SIM cards
In Australia this is how you used to top-up prepaid phones with a credit card or check your balance. You can probably still use SIM applications to do it now but it seems to be mostly replaced by web portals.
These must be pretty small applications -- don't SIM cards have under a megabyte of storage capacity?
Earlier quoted context omitted.
In Australia this is how you used to top-up prepaid phones with a credit card or check your balance. You can probably still use SIM applications to do it now but it seems to be mostly replaced by web portals.
Yeah. Telstra prepaid still do the phone driven menu, where you "call" a number, but instead of voice a text menu pops up on your phone. It's quite nice actually. I think they're called USSD menus?
Wait, what? They're unknown in the U.S? Then what in the world are they using over there?