Using the SIM Card for Transferring Contacts

If you want to transfer several phone numbers from one Nokia phone to another, you can just save each into the SIM card, swap the card to the other device, and then copy the SIM contacts to the phone's Contacts list. Figure 6-16 shows how to save a phone number from the Contacts application to the SIM card. Note that you must open the contact and select a phone number firstthis will not work if you've selected only a contact from the Contacts list.

You can also speed-dial contacts that are stored on your SIM card.

A SIM card stores only 250 contacts. Each SIM contact can have only one name and one phone number (this is why you must select one phone number before copying it to the SIM directory). No street addresses, email addresses, notes, or thumbnail images are stored on the SIM card.

On older Series 60 phones, such as the Nokia 3650, you must open the SIM directory application (select SIM SIM direct. from the Main menu) to work with the contacts on your SIM card.

The SIM card is especially useful when you upgrade to a new phone. You store your most important set of phone numbers to the SIM card. When you upgrade your phone, simply insert the SIM card into the new phone. The new phone now has the same phone number as the old phone, and it has access to the Contacts list from the old phone.