BS: Philips Savvy cell phones

Subject: BS: Philips Savvy cell phones
From: Mr Red
Date: 02 Mar 03 - 02:07 PM

Anyone had problems connection with a Philips Savvy cellphone lately?

I tried to connect using mine from Heathrow and sat within sight of a whole bunch of attenae, network provider Orange fed me (an Electronic Engineer who studied radio comms) a swag of incredulity about it being the SIM card which contains no more than my tel numbers which don't seem to be amiss. But when I got back home I found the girlfriend's phone had done the same. Same model, same network, almost the same day and the same 2 week gap since last used. Bought the same week two years ago.

Who would give me odds on it being a coincidence?

No one? Thought so!

Subject: RE: BS: Philips Savvy cell phones
From: Mr Red
Date: 03 Mar 03 - 10:09 AM

Nothing new except that the New Scientist had an article on the subject of how these phones work and it looks like the SIM card does contain security data. So phone company told one small but telling porky.
Orange and red not comapitble obviously.