topic Mobile Sim vs Data Sim in SIM cards & Porting

Mobile Sim vs Data Sim

Sabbakhan2003 — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 18:00:18 GMT

Hi, I was wondering what the difference is between a mobile sim and a data sim?

bristolian — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 18:14:55 GMT

Data-only plans often have a voice-bar on them.

XRaySpeX — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 18:16:44 GMT

A mobile phone SIM comes with a plan that includes calls, texts & data.
A data SIM comes only with data. That doesn't prevent it making calls & texts but you would have to pay for them.

XRaySpeX — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 18:17:59 GMT

Data SIMs don't have a voice bar on them. You just have to pay for your calls.

bristolian — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 19:12:11 GMT

@XRaySpeX wrote:

Data SIMs don't have a voice bar on them.

There have been cases of people moving to data-plans and voice calls stopping working. The bar may be inadvertent, but it can happen.