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Primarily, if you ever need another SIM card (lost, broken, cruded up, etc)
you can have a spare not have to pay AT&T $15 for one. Also, they can be
used by 'hackers' to "clone" numbers, use other peoples accounts, etc - once
you are issued a SIM card the ID on it is linked to you even if you
discontinue using it so if Joe Schmoe picks it up off the street and figures
out a way to reactivate it, still in your name as the last registered owner.

Personally, I have had the same SIM card in all of my iPhones - I just
popped it out, put it in new phone and sold old phone - a legitimate buyer
will be supplying their own SIM card whether it is with AT&T Post Paid or
via an unlocking of the phone (AT&T Pre Paid, T-Mobile Pre or Post paid).

On Sun, Dec 27, 2009 at 17:51, Jim Saklad <jimdoc@iname.com> wrote:

> >> Should I take out the Sim card from my 3g IPhone before I sell to a non
> family member?
> >
> > Yes - they need to provide their own SIM card
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> Since this is likely to become a more Frequently Asked Question, Bill:
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> Why should the SIM card (after phone deactivation and complete data wipe)
> be removed from the iPhone before re-sale?
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