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  2. SIM card - Wikipedia

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    SIM cards are identified on their individual operator networks by a unique international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI). Mobile network operators connect mobile phone calls and communicate with their market SIM cards using their IMSIs. The format is: The first three digits represent the Mobile country code (MCC).

  3. Prepaid mobile phone - Wikipedia

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    Prepaid mobile phone. A prepaid mobile device, also known as a pay-as-you-go ( PAYG ), pay-as-you-talk, pay and go, go-phone, prepay or burner phone, is a mobile device such as a phone for which credit is purchased in advance of service use. The purchased credit is used to pay for telecommunications services at the point the service is accessed ...

  4. Virgin Mobile - Wikipedia

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    Virgin Mobile logo outside UK & Ireland. Virgin Mobile is a wireless communications brand used by seven independent brand-licensees worldwide. Virgin Mobile branded wireless communications services are available in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, Colombia, Chile, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Poland and Mexico.

  5. GSM - Wikipedia

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    Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) A nano sim used in mobile phones. One of the key features of GSM is the Subscriber Identity Module, commonly known as a SIM card. The SIM is a detachable smart card containing a user's subscription information and phone book. This allows users to retain their information after switching handsets.

  6. Walmart, Capital One end exclusive consumer credit card agreement

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    Eric Revell. May 27, 2024 at 11:57 AM. Capital One and Walmart announced Friday that they ended the agreement that made Capital One the exclusive issuer of Walmart's consumer credit cards. Walmart ...

  7. Universal integrated circuit card - Wikipedia

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    A 25 × 15 mm Vodafone New Zealand SIM card. The universal integrated circuit card ( UICC) is the smart card ( integrated circuit card) used in mobile terminals in 2G ( GSM ), 3G ( UMTS ), 4G ( LTE ), and 5G networks. The UICC ensures the integrity and security of all kinds of personal data, and it typically holds a few hundred kilobytes.

  8. Consumer Credit Act 1974 - Wikipedia

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    The Consumer Credit Act 1974 (c. 39) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that significantly reformed the law relating to consumer credit within the United Kingdom. The act remains in force, albeit heavily amended and partially replaced. Prior to the Consumer Credit Act, legislation covering consumer credit was slapdash and focused ...

  9. ISO/IEC 7816 - Wikipedia

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    7816-2: Cards with contacts — Dimensions and location of the contacts Four example SIM card sizes that use the ISO/IEC 7816 interface. Created in 1988, updated in 1999, amended in 2004, updated in 2007. The standard defines an eight (or six) pin interface; the first pin is located at the bottom-right corner for the image given.