Vodafone? SIM toolkit!

[theking2]

Just out of curiosity, why is the SIM toolkit called “Vodafone” ? My phone was never near a Vodafone subscription. Shouldn’t it be call “SIM toolkit”? Or is Vodafone secretly sponseroring Fairphone?

[Alex.A]

On which device? FP3(+)?
I guess it’s perhaps because FP and Vodafone have a known partnership. That the SIM toolkit is called Vodafone should rather be regarded as a bug if it’s not your provider. You might want to ask support and to report the bug.

Edit: Typo and minor correction

[anon9989719]

Vodafone are working with Fairphone on setting up the deafult OS so I imagine a bit of their fluff gets stuck in the cracks.

Teaming up with Vodafone

Originally published at: https://www.fairphone.com/en/2019/11/19/teaming-up-with-vodafone/ With every phone we make and sell, with every industry partner that follows our example, with every customer who starts a conversation about what makes their phone fair, we take another step forward in our quest for a fairer electronics industry. Our first challenge was to prove you can make an ethical phone and survive. Now we’re out to prove to the industry that it’s the best way to thrive. This is…

[AnotherElk]

@theking2

Just out of curiosity, why is the SIM toolkit called “Vodafone” ? My phone was never near a Vodafone subscription. Shouldn’t it be call “SIM toolkit”?

It’s “SIM-Toolkit” on my Fairphone 3, provider is Telekom.
Who’s your provider?

[theking2]

my provider is swisscom and naka. like i wrote never near vodafone.

[theking2]

than thats it. i just wondered.

[anon9989719]

@theking2

swisscom and naka

Ah! Lots of sticky fluff

https://peoplesphone.co.uk/news/vodafone-and-swisscom-extend-strategic-partnership-agreement/

https://www.sulekha.com/vodafone-prepaid-mobile-connection-providers/naka-hindola-lucknow