Blog: Ufone Micro SIM - [http://ufone.com]

Ufone has always been in the forefront of providing its customer with the latest and most up-to-date technology to maximize their experience and to ensure customer convenience. In this spirit, Ufone has launched Micro SD SIMs, used for IPhone 4, IPads and products / brands that require micro SIMs.

Details:
The new I-Phone 4 and I-Pads are designed as such that they support only new generation of Micro SD SIMs, other global brands are also planning to launch products that require these phones. These new SIMs function as normal standard SIMs and have the same capacity, the only difference is the smaller Chip Size. These new SIM will function on all products requiring micro SIMs.

Ufone Micro SIM Price:
SIMs will be charged as per exiting rates inclusive of tax:

• New Sales: Rs.150


• SIM replacement: Rs.50

Terms & Conditions:

• These SIMs are designed for IPhone, IPads and all those product that require micro SIMs


• Any customer can purchase these SIMs from any of the service centres.


• SIMs are available in limited stock only.

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About Micro SIMs: (also known as a 3FF SIM)

SIM cards were first made the same size as a credit card (85.60 mm × 53.98 mm × 0.76 mm). The development of physically smaller mobile devices prompted the development of a smaller SIM card, the mini-SIM card. Mini-SIM cards have the same thickness as full-size cards, but their length and width are reduced to 25 mm × 15 mm.

The mini-SIM card has the same contact arrangement as the full-size SIM card and they are normally supplied within a full-size card carrier, attached by a number of linking pieces. This arrangement allows for such a card to be used in a device requiring a full-size card, or to be used in a device requiring a mini-SIM card after cleanly breaking the scorings manufactured in the outline of a mini-SIM card.

Even smaller device sizes have prompted the development of a yet smaller card size, the 3FF card or micro-SIM. Micro-SIM cards have the same thickness and contact arrangement again, but the length and width are further reduced to 15 mm × 12 mm. The specifications for the 3FF card or micro-SIM also include additional functionality beyond changing the physical card size.

The micro-SIM was developed by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute along with SCP, 3GPP, 3GPP2, ARIB, GSMAssociaton (GSMA SCaG and GSMNA), GlobalPlatform, Liberty Alliance, and the Open Mobile Alliance (OMA) for the purpose of fitting into devices otherwise too small for a mini-SIM card.