Organizing SIM cards

ggking7 · **Organizing SIM cards -** 18-04-2008, 21:50

How do you organize and keep track of your SIM cards and their pertinent information? I'd like something to physically keep my SIM cards safe, as well as a method for keeping track of each of their balances, balance expiration dates, balance checking methods, etc. Do you just put them in a plastic bag and write their pertinent info on a piece of paper?

fedeprovenza · 18-04-2008, 23:16

The section is wrong. Anyway i put my 24 sims in a little bag

ggking7 · 19-04-2008, 00:40

What do you mean the section is wrong?

Do you just write down the necessary info for each on a piece of paper in the bag? Don't tell me you memorized the "check balance" function for 24 cards.

PhotoJim · 19-04-2008, 01:34

Storing the "check balance" number on the SIM is easy enough. Put an exclamation mark in front of the name of the entry so that it appears at the top.

I have a little aluminum case by Umbra that's designed to store driver's licenses, ID cards, credit cards, etc. It nicely and neatly fits my top-up cards and then I just slide the SIMs in last. It works quite well.

Bossman · 19-04-2008, 14:11

Wow! That's a lot of sim cards ggking7. As for checking balance, most sim cards already have the number stored on them. For those that do not, I store it on there myself. Just like PhotoJim, I use a plastic that's meant to hold drivers licence, bus pass, etc. I only use this for a couple of sims. I have enough unlocked phones for the remaining sims. So, they are just in the phone.

powerlifter · 19-04-2008, 14:13

I have a credit card size sim card holder that holds 4 sim cards. I store these in a tin can that held breath mints. As far as the sim balance goes I never have enough on the sim card to worry about. When I go back to the country I just top off as soon as I can. the only one I worry about is Vodaphone, and I check the balance on the web site.

PhotoJim · 19-04-2008, 16:55

powerlifter,

Where did you get that SIM card holder? If I could get four or five of those, that would be perfect with my system.

bylo · 19-04-2008, 19:05

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Originally Posted by PhotoJim

Where did you get that SIM card holder?

eBay, e.g. http://cgi.ebay.com/Soft-4-Sim-Card-...QQcmdZViewItem and http://cgi.ebay.com/New-Keyring-Blue...QQcmdZViewItem but FWIW I use the plastic boxes that flash memory cards come in.

ggking7 · 19-04-2008, 21:49

The phone number for each too, plus the customer service number wouldn't hurt to have.

powerlifter · 19-04-2008, 22:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by PhotoJim

powerlifter,

Where did you get that SIM card holder? If I could get four or five of those, that would be perfect with my system.

They came from telestial when I bought my Hop card. They hold four sim cards I think.

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ggking7 (Offline) Member Official Member Posts: 47 Join Date: 03 Feb 2008 Country:	Organizing SIM cards - 18-04-2008, 21:50 How do you organize and keep track of your SIM cards and their pertinent information? I'd like something to physically keep my SIM cards safe, as well as a method for keeping track of each of their balances, balance expiration dates, balance checking methods, etc. Do you just put them in a plastic bag and write their pertinent info on a piece of paper?

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fedeprovenza (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Expert Posts: 290 Join Date: 28 Jul 2007 Location: Garda lake (south-west) Country:	18-04-2008, 23:16 The section is wrong. Anyway i put my 24 sims in a little bag "Working" PrePaids: IT: Wind (3), Vodafone (4), 3 (1), CoopVoce (1), 1Mobile (2), Postemobile (1), A-mobile (1), Digitel (1)INT: UM+ (2, but almost died), Travelsim (1), 02 Irish (2) My best sim?--> Wind +39-328 My phones: Nokia 6101-Nokia 1110i

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ggking7 (Offline) Member Official Member Posts: 47 Join Date: 03 Feb 2008 Country:	19-04-2008, 00:40 What do you mean the section is wrong? Do you just write down the necessary info for each on a piece of paper in the bag? Don't tell me you memorized the "check balance" function for 24 cards.

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PhotoJim (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Expert Posts: 381 Join Date: 10 Dec 2006 Location: Regina, SK, CA Country:	19-04-2008, 01:34 Storing the "check balance" number on the SIM is easy enough. Put an exclamation mark in front of the name of the entry so that it appears at the top. I have a little aluminum case by Umbra that's designed to store driver's licenses, ID cards, credit cards, etc. It nicely and neatly fits my top-up cards and then I just slide the SIMs in last. It works quite well. GSM: CA: SaskTel (postpaid voice/data,,postpaid data), Rogers (postpaid data); UK: Orange, 3; CH: Swisscom; AT: tele.ring; US: T-Mobile, AT&T, Red Pocket Mobile, Telestial Simple Calling; EE: AirBalticcard CDMA: US: PagePlus Hardware: iPhone 4, iPhone 3G, Nokia E63, Nokia Nuron, Novatel Ovation MC950D & MC998D data sticks, Huawei UG1691 data stick (3G AWS), Motorola RAZR V3, Sony-Ericsson K610i, Sony-Ericsson Z310i, Otech F1 (quad sim) (all unlocked)

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Bossman (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Guru Posts: 1,117 Join Date: 22 Apr 2005 Location: Chicago Country:	19-04-2008, 14:11 Wow! That's a lot of sim cards ggking7. As for checking balance, most sim cards already have the number stored on them. For those that do not, I store it on there myself. Just like PhotoJim, I use a plastic that's meant to hold drivers licence, bus pass, etc. I only use this for a couple of sims. I have enough unlocked phones for the remaining sims. So, they are just in the phone. Phones: Iphone4, HTC Inspire, Nokia E63, BB Curve 8310 Sim cards: AT&T (Contract), Tmobile USA, Virgin UK, TelnaMobile, Ekit

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powerlifter (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Fan Posts: 128 Join Date: 06 Jan 2005 Country:	19-04-2008, 14:13 I have a credit card size sim card holder that holds 4 sim cards. I store these in a tin can that held breath mints. As far as the sim balance goes I never have enough on the sim card to worry about. When I go back to the country I just top off as soon as I can. the only one I worry about is Vodaphone, and I check the balance on the web site. [size=2]Prepaid cards, Moldova Tempo, Kyrg Republic BiTel, India Hutch, Bulgaria Mtel, Vodafone, UK. Etsalat. UAE. Afghan Wireless, Afghanistan. T-mobile post-paid. Phones Gsm Nokia 6230, N73, E-71 HTC Google 2

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PhotoJim (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Expert Posts: 381 Join Date: 10 Dec 2006 Location: Regina, SK, CA Country:	19-04-2008, 16:55 powerlifter, Where did you get that SIM card holder? If I could get four or five of those, that would be perfect with my system. GSM: CA: SaskTel (postpaid voice/data,,postpaid data), Rogers (postpaid data); UK: Orange, 3; CH: Swisscom; AT: tele.ring; US: T-Mobile, AT&T, Red Pocket Mobile, Telestial Simple Calling; EE: AirBalticcard CDMA: US: PagePlus Hardware: iPhone 4, iPhone 3G, Nokia E63, Nokia Nuron, Novatel Ovation MC950D & MC998D data sticks, Huawei UG1691 data stick (3G AWS), Motorola RAZR V3, Sony-Ericsson K610i, Sony-Ericsson Z310i, Otech F1 (quad sim) (all unlocked)

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ggking7 (Offline) Member Official Member Posts: 47 Join Date: 03 Feb 2008 Country:	19-04-2008, 21:49 The phone number for each too, plus the customer service number wouldn't hurt to have.