Backing Up a SIM Card

Q

I was wondering if you knew of a device that would allow me to take all the information from my SIM card on my cell phone and back it up on my desktop. I was thinking while in the shower that there are many numbers to family members which I am embarrassed to say, I do not know and if I lost my phone ( or it broke), I would be in trouble.
How do you ask your brother for his number when you talk to him on a regular basis? Would be weird!

A

We all rely on our phones, and everybody I know is lost if they don’t have their phone and they need a phone number. I think your brother would probably understand. He probably doesn’t know your number either! :) There are a million SIM Card Backup gadgets you can get. Here’s one. Here’s another. You insert the SIM card into the reader and it’ll backup the data. It also works the other way so you can restore the information back onto a SIM card.

Some people like to have a backup. You should be able to get a blank SIM card at most mobile phone shops, eBay, or from your service provider.

UPDATE: Please see the comments section for a free, online backup service.

4 Comments

  1. Comment by Tursiops on June 25, 2007 4:42 pm

    Hi!

    I’m currently using https://zyb.com/ and it works like a charm, and even more it’s free!
    Go try it! You’ll be convinced!

    Cheers!

  2. Comment by Cali on June 25, 2007 4:49 pm

    Thanks for the link, Tursiops! I just wanted to throw out this link for people to check out if their mobile phone is compatible with Zyb:

    https://zyb.com/help/?pagemode=phones

  3. Comment by Jennifer on June 25, 2007 6:10 pm

    For online backup news, information and articles, there is an excellent website:

    http://www.BackupReview.info

    This site lists more than 400 online backup companies and ranks the top 25 on a monthly basis.

    Any one can add their company in the directory. Just click on the “Search” button found at the top.

    Cheers,

  4. Comment by michelle79 on June 24, 2008 9:02 am

    I discovered a Memopal (www.memopal.com) “cutting edge solution for online
    backup”

    They merged online backup, online storage and file sharing services into one product.

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