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2: The SIM Card and Your Account
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Inserting a SIM card
into your AirCard
•
Removing a SIM card
•
Attaching the antenna
to your AirCard
Note: Without a valid SIM card
and a valid account, your
AirCard will not work.
Note: Keep a written record, in a
secure place, of the account
information that your service
provider gives you. Instructions
on creating a profile are in the
section
"Configuring Your
Account" on page
Rev 2.1A Jun.04
You require a GPRS (AirCard 750) or EDGE (AirCard 775)
account and a SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card to use
the AirCard. The SIM card is a small chip (about the size of a
postage stamp) that you insert into the AirCard. The SIM
contains account information used by the network to validate
your access.
Depending on how you purchased your AirCard, you may
already have an account. In this case, the SIM should be
included in your package. Otherwise, your retailer should
direct you to a local company that provides GSM service.
To activate an account, the service provider needs from you:
•
•
Your AirCard must be configured to use your account. If
purchased from a service provider, your AirCard may have
been pre-configured. Otherwise, you must set up a profile in
Watcher. Instructions on setting up a profile are described in
Chapter
If you change GSM service providers (such as if you move to a
35.
new city), you will need a new SIM card from your new
service provider. You will also need to set up a new profile.
Inserting a SIM card into your
AirCard
To install your SIM card into the AirCard network card, follow
these steps:
1.
2.
3.
Billing information (such as a credit card number) used to
collect payment for your network usage
Possibly the IMEI (International Mobile Equipment
Identity)—a number that identifies your device (AirCard
model) on the GSM network. This number is printed on
the AirCard box and on the AirCard label.
5.
If your SIM is attached to a card, detach it and remove any
fragments of the card stuck to the SIM.
Hold the AirCard network card with the label on top and
the antenna closest to you.
Locate the thin SIM card slot on the left side of the AirCard
PC Card's antenna end.
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