SIM card number storage.

[kryogenik]

More of a moan than anything really.
I can't understand why O2's SIM cards can't store any more than 100 contacts when Orange's will happily store 200.
If I add an email address or a home number as well as a mobile number to a contact, I can easily start eating into those 100 spaces. Almost everyone in my address book has home/mobile/email effectively reducing my contacts to about a third? Sure, I can store up to 1000 on the telephone but I often have to use other telephones with my SIM and it'd be so much easier to store more rather than keep having to restrict it to 100, especially with today's devices being equipped to email and having the capability to store those extra details.
Anyway, I called O2 to see if there was any solution, and there isn't - apart from moving to Orange.
:(

Like I said, just a moan, I'm sure there's someone who'll understand. The O2 bloke seemed amazed I'd want to have more than 100 separate details in my address book.

[Jules]

Maybe he was a billy no mates ;) lol

[kryogenik]

:D:p:

[SMHarman]

Because most people now use the handset for storage and with most handsets syncing to computers there is a backup there.
Next you will be harking back to the day of full sized credit card sized sims that easily slipped in and out of phones so you could easily switch device. Then you needed the numbers on the SIM.
The need to store the data on the SIM is no longer necessary so the need to enhance the storage capacity of the sim is not necessary.

[kryogenik]

Next you will be harking back to the day of full sized credit card sized sims that easily slipped in and out of phones so you could easily switch device.

:rolleyes:

[SMHarman]

OK then, why do you need to store over 100 contacts on your SIM card?

Personally, my SIM only stores 100 contacts, my phone stores over 1000. I can move those to another phone by IR, Bluetooth, Phone>PC>Phone transfer, the contact in the handset enables me to attach custom ring tones, photos, link email and multiple phone numbers to one contact, maintain their home and business address, date of birth, website, and other freeform contact details. The contact on the SIM is restricted to 16 characters for the name and the number, highly restrictive by comparison. I remember when I got my first GSM phone from Orange (1996) they had a form you could fill out with 50 names and numbers and take back to the store, they then keyed that information in for you and sent it to your handset. The crazy things that phone companies did back then.

[Shaun]

Don't know if this helps at all:

http://o2.co.uk/login/?dest=http%3a%2f%2fbluebook.o2.co.uk

[kryogenik]

Don't know if this helps at all:

http://o2.co.uk/login/?dest=http%3a%2f%2fbluebook.o2.co.uk

Nah, not really Shaun, different usage - but thanks. I'd noticed that the other day and forgotten about it. It's perfect for a non sync-savvy friend.
Cheers. :)