GSMArena.com GSMArena.com

Tip us

888k

156k
74k
1.1m

RSS

Log in

Login

I forgot my password
Sign up
  • Home
  • News
  • Reviews
  • Videos
  • Featured
  • Phone Finder
  • DealsNew
  • Tools
  • Coverage
  • Contact
ADVERTISEMENTS

Tethering made easy: SIMFi is a SIM card with built-in Wi-Fi router

  • Post your comment
  • Comments (70)

12 February, 2010

Misc

Some mobile phones can do Wi-Fi tethering, others need to connect to the PC Suite for Internet sharing and some just can't do it, period. But what if the SIM card in the phone could do it all by itself? Sagem Orga and Telefonica have come up with such a SIM card, dubbed SIMFi.

SIMFi is compatible with existing phones but acts as a Wi-Fi router that any device can connect to. The Wi-Fi gadgetry is integrated into the card itself, but we guess you'd still need a phone with good 3G connectivity to source the data connection in the first place.

More information should be revealed at the MWC next week and hopefully some nagging questions about SIMFi will be answered, like how good a Wi-Fi radio have they managed to fit into the SIM card form-factor and what kind of strain that will put on the phone's battery.

Anyway, this has the potential to become highly popular for customers with solid data plans. Get a SIMFi card with a data plan and you can use it both for your phone and laptop/netbook with no hassle - no moving the card back and forth between the phone and modem or worry about PC Suites or tethering hacks.

HTC HD2 owners are probably smiling right now, their phone came with a Wi-Fi Router app preinstalled. But SIMFi will work on feature phones too, which is a pretty big advantage.

Related articles
  • TWS segment sees significant growth in 2020, more to come in 2021 TWS segment sees significant growth in 2020, more to come in 2021
  • Donald Trump’s Twitter account has been suspended [Update: permanently] Donald Trump’s Twitter account has been suspended [Update: permanently]
  • Here is Samsung's new Over the Horizon theme for the Galaxy S21 Here is Samsung's new Over the Horizon theme for the Galaxy S21
  • Ericsson’s CEO petitions Swedish Minister of Foreign Trade to overturn Huawei and ZTE ban in Sweden Ericsson’s CEO petitions Swedish Minister of Foreign Trade to overturn Huawei and ZTE ban in Sweden

Reader comments

S
  • Sammie
  • f3c
  • 25 Sep 2017

Where do I buy it

  • Reply
?
  • Anonymous
  • vGg
  • 15 Feb 2010

yo tranchell.. i think you're missing the point here dude.. when i said the sim card is the connection between the phone and the network i don't meant it as a hardware but in terms of identification... i agree on the battery and and the serial connec...

  • Reply
R
  • RENICO GROENEWALD
  • ftb
  • 15 Feb 2010

i work in the mobile world and i think this is great but it will take what 10 years before africa get's it like yea bummer we are so behind in some tecno tec's but yea hahahahahaha we look ahead so far behind we are

  • Reply
  • Read all comments
  • Post your comment
Total reader comments: 70

ADVERTISEMENTS

Phone finder

  • Samsung
  • Apple
  • Huawei
  • Nokia
  • Sony
  • LG
  • HTC
  • Motorola
  • Lenovo
  • Xiaomi
  • Google
  • Honor
  • Oppo
  • Realme
  • OnePlus
  • vivo
  • Meizu
  • BlackBerry
  • Asus
  • Alcatel
  • ZTE
  • Microsoft
  • Vodafone
  • Energizer
  • Cat
  • Sharp
  • Micromax
  • Infinix
  • Ulefone
  • Tecno
  • BLU
  • Acer
  • Wiko
  • Panasonic
  • verykool
  • Plum

All brands Rumor mill

ADVERTISEMENTS

Top 10 by daily interest

  Device Daily hits  
1.Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G121,465
2.Xiaomi Mi 1151,604
3.Samsung Galaxy S21 5G46,651
4.Samsung Galaxy A1238,446
5.Xiaomi Mi 10i 5G31,246
6.Samsung Galaxy A5130,274
7.Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro30,198
8.Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G28,789
9.Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max28,289
10.Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC26,585
ADVERTISEMENTS

Home News Reviews Compare Coverage Glossary FAQ RSS feed Youtube Facebook Twitter Instagram

© 2000-2021 GSMArena.com Mobile version Android app Contact us Privacy Terms of use Change Ad Consent Do not sell my data