Cingular's new commercials...special "voice chip"

Just curious....why did they design phones in a way that you have to take out the battery in order to remove the SIM? I know they want to make sure you power it off before you remove the SIM, but why is that? Is it because the SIM can suffer damage if the phone is not powered off?

 

I've wondered the same thing Bobolito.

 

So have I. That seems like the only logical explanation.

 

I did read once that removing the SIM-card whilst the phone was still on could damage it. I don't remember all that well what it said, but it was in the relation to the XDA (which I have - I want that XDA II!), into which the SIM is inserted through a slot on the side. This slot is covered by a rubber latch which, when pulled back to reveal the SIM slot, totally switches the device off. I just looked at the manual and it doesn't appear to say much on the matter, so it must've been a third-party souce which gave me this info.

Cheers!

 

I think the ad was really just misdirection. The average consumer is not going to know what GSM is but they are going to know that their phone has a SIM card. I don't think it was so dishonest to the consumer as it has been proven that GSM has better voice quality, just kind of twisting the truth. It only gets people like us's* panties in a bunch because we actually know what's goin' down.

*Yes, I know my grammer is bad... bite me.