A Bring Your Own Device SIM kit is also known as a Bring Your Own Phone SIM kit, or an activation kit. If you were to ask any of the carriers for a definition or an explanation, they would likely say that a Bring Your Own Device SIM kit allows you to convert your current compatible or unlocked phone into a prepaid phone. I got that explanation fro a carrier. And it doesn’t tell me anything.
A Bring Your Own Device SIM kit is what you get when you buy a SIM card from another carrier. That is it. It allows you to bring your own cell phone, smartphone or tablet from your current carrier over to a new one. So, do not get confused by the high-sounding terminology. If you have an unlocked phone, you can bring it over to another carrier by buying a Bring Your Own Device SIM kit. As such, it is also called a Prepaid SIM Card kit.
What does a Bring Your Own Device SIM kit contain?
Quite simply, it contains a prepaid SIM card, which is a SIM that is not on a contract or obligations of any sort. A prepaid SIM is one that you can load airtime as you wish and use it as you wish. Zero contracts. You don’t have to recharge the line monthly or at any regular interval. A prepaid SIM gives you total freedom to determine how much you spend on telephone calls, SMS, and mobile data.
Can you use Android phone with Bring Your Own Device SIM kit?
Most definitely. Any unlocked Android phone can be used with a BOYD SIM kit. The key factor being that it is unlocked.
Can you use iPhone with Bring Your Own Device SIM kit?
Any unlocked iPhone or 3G/4G iPad can be used with a BOYD SIM kit. Again, the requirement is that the device must be in an unlocked state.
Which Carriers Offer Bring Your Own Device SIM kit?
Carriers that offer Bring Your Own Device SIM kit include Verizon, T-Mobile, ATT, Tracfone, Metro by T-Mobile, Net10 Wireless, Freedom Pop, Boost Mobile, Simple Mobile, and StraightTalk, among others. You can buy your kit from carrier stores or partner stores like Walmart, and retailers like Amazon.
Outside of the United States, a Bring Your Own Phone activation kit is more commonly referred to as a SIM kit. Mobile network operators in the United Kingdom and elsewhere around the world offer the same service without the high-tech terminology that is widely used in the US. This is because of the key, traditional difference between the US mobile market and the rest of the world, which is that by default, the UK, Europe, the Middle East, South America, Asia, and Africa are largely prepaid phone markets by default, while the US cell phone market was traditionally a contract market.
In contrast to buying a prepaid phone, getting a contract phone means that you pay a monthly fee for a fixed period of time, usually 12 or 24 months. The benefits of this contract include a cell phone and a bundle that includes call minutes, a number of texts, and a data allocation, assigned to you monthly.
The US phone market is changing now and more subscribers are embracing the prepaid life. Perhaps this trend will become the default and the day will come when the term, Bring Your Own Device SIM kit will become redundant in the US.
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