Airtel SIM cards can now fit into any mobile phone with varying slot sizes for telecom SIM cards. Airtel has introduced smart 3-in-1 SIM cards to suit any design and model of mobile devices. They are not only smart, but also 4G compatible (Airtel 4G SIM). Now, Airtel can boast of truly being the smartphone network. But do you know how you can get the new smart 3-in-1 SIM card? Find out as we jump into this article. Read on for more on new Airtel 4G smart 3-in-1 SIM that fits into all SIM slot sizes for all smartphones. The features and where to get them are detailed in this post too.
Airtel Nigeria recently introduced a smart 3-in-1 SIM card. This new smart SIM comes in 3 sizes – Nano, Micro and Standard. The essence of this new breakthrough in smart mobile technology is to provide subscribers with easy way to change mobile devices with variable SIM slot sizes. Now customers do not have to cut or change SIM cards with the change of new devices. These 3-in-1 smart SIM cards bear one mobile phone number. Therefore, they are same but in different sizes and dimensions. They call it “smart“, but I ask – how smart is the new 3-in-1 Airtel SIM cards?
What Can the New 3-in-1 Airtel SIM cards Do?
Too many sources have been celebrating the potentials of the new smart SIM cards from Airtel. According to the Telecom provider, the capabilities of the 3-in-1 smart SIM include;
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3 unique sizes ranging from Nano sizes for latest iPhone and micro sizes for most conventional android, blackberry and i-Phones. The third size is the standard size for most mobile phones including yours.
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ability to store up to 128 kb of contacts and other data. This is an improvement to the former 64 kb of space as found in older SIM cards.
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Live content and marketing messages will now be displayed on the mobile screen when phone is idle through the Celltic applet value-added services.
Problems of the Airtel 3-in-1 Smart SIM
When they say that the Airtel new 3-in-1 SIM cards are smart, I say they are not smart enough with these reasons as you shall see below. Even with all the listed capabilities, there are a lot more short-comings sufficient enough to make it smart-less.
Automatic Contacts Synchronization Between Mobile Phones
Airtel 3-In-1 SIM need to be able to automatically synchronize phone numbers and contacts between all mobile devices housing any of the SIM cards. In mobile phones such as the android 6.o OS, it is common feature to run contact synchronizations. This feature would enable subscriber to know the identity of any caller irrespective of the mobile phone or SIM size currently in use. However, it is unfortunate that they do not have this capability. As a way forward, I recommended a cloud contact synchronization technology for all the 3-in-1 smart Airtel SIM. In so doing, the subscriber can occasionally run the contact synchronization to keep list updated.
Automatic Internet Browsing Data Bundle Sharing for the 3-in-1 SIM
If I activate an internet data bundle plan on the standard size SIM embedded on my android smart phone, would it be available for use on other SIM cards? if I switch over to the micro size counterpart SIM, would I have the same data subscription active? This is a big question needing answers before the new 3-in-1 Airtel SIM could become smart.
Other Value-added services Available on all 3 Airtel SIM sizes
Apart from the auto contact synchronization and the internet data auto availability, other value-added services usually obtainable on the smart mobile technology sphere should also be made available on all the 3 SIMs at any given time irrespective of the device in use. This is the meaning of smart technology.
Until the new 3 in 1 ‘smart’ SIM is upgraded to accommodate these features, I don’t see them really acting smart. However, I applaud the Airtel Nigeria mobile for being the first mobile telecommunication network service provider to introduce this new near-smart 3 in 1 SIM. Maybe after now, other network providers shall tow the same line with improved features that would bring theirs closer to being really smart. Nigerians deserve better and smart telecommunication technology services because, that is where the rest of the world is at this time.