Emirates launches in-flight calling

DRNewcomb · 23-03-2008, 05:09

The original idea of the SIM card was that there would be GSM phones in rental cars and taxi and you could stick your SIM in the handset (remember the SIM was the size of a credit card) and the phone would become yours for the duration of the ride. In theory they could have SIM slots in those expensive handsets on the jets and you could SIM roam while in the air. Of course this would be a disaster. Most folks couldn't get their SIMs out of their phones wihout dropping them on the floor or forgetting and leaving them in the public handset. But it's something to consider.

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DRNewcomb (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Professionist Posts: 1,465 Join Date: 27 Feb 2004 Location: Mississippi, USA Country:	23-03-2008, 05:09 The original idea of the SIM card was that there would be GSM phones in rental cars and taxi and you could stick your SIM in the handset (remember the SIM was the size of a credit card) and the phone would become yours for the duration of the ride. In theory they could have SIM slots in those expensive handsets on the jets and you could SIM roam while in the air. Of course this would be a disaster. Most folks couldn't get their SIMs out of their phones wihout dropping them on the floor or forgetting and leaving them in the public handset. But it's something to consider.