Dekart SIM Card Reader with Powerful SIM Card Management Software for Windows PC

Purchased this SIM card reader and SIM manager software through Amazon in October 2010. Finally! A SIM card reader that is well built and comes with software that makes it really easy to manage data read from your SIM cards.Now, all was not perfect. When first attempted to install the reader drivers, the installation would not complete. It appeared to just stop near the end of the installation. Had to use task manager to kill the installation. The quick install instructions were not entirely clear about the reader - that is - it didn't state whether a SIM card should be in the reader when installing the drivers. Sent an email to Dekart support. Received a reply - could have been a little faster, took about 3 days - it doesn't matter if a SIM card is in the reader when installing the drivers. I had another PC that was a clean install - w/ no anti-virus or firewall software installed yet, never connected to internet. I was able to complete the installation successfully. Went back to the first PC (a laptop), disconnected network connection, removed the internet security app (from Comodo) and was able to install the drivers. Reinstalled Comodo and SIM card reader works fine. Drivers installed on both WinXP and Windows 7 PCs - 32 bit.Except for the install conflict w/ Comodo, this is a great product, I highly recommend it. Reader and software have been working just fine almost three months. Email support was okay, could have been a little faster.Two notes related to this purchase:1. Because Dekart is not located in the US, I was not comfortable purchasing from them directly. Purchasing through Amazon provided the added security I was looking for.2. In order to get the registration number for the SIM Manager software you have to provide an email address directly to Dekart to receive it. The Amazon seller feedback system strips out any email addresses sent to the seller. Don't know why Dekart couldn't just send the registration number via the seller feedback system.

My only problem was that it did not include the software or any install information, so I had to find their website. At first, I downloaded SIM Manager, which requires registration after 30 days. I emailed Dekart and was told that the included software was SIMple, which has most of the same features as SIM Manager without registration. It does exactly what I need: read/write SIM cards, and store the information in various file formats on the PC.I now have the correct software installed on Windows 7, and was able transfer my contacts to a new cell phone for myself, and do the same for my mother. so I'm happy.Also, I was surprised that it came with a set of adapters for different SIM card sizes, which was handy. I with I had seen that in the product description, so I would not have bothered to order Simdevil.

I purchased this SIM card reader to transfer my cell phone contacts from my Tracfone Samsung 301T to my new Motorola ex124G. It worked as promised, but didn't seem to copy the multiple numbers listed under a contact. It also wasn't as user friendly as you would expect, which is why I'm rating 4 out of 5 stars.The first step after receiving the reader is to go to Dekart.com and download the latest drivers. This wasn't as easy as one would think. The first driver that I found and downloaded didn't work. I dug a little deeper and found a newer driver file, but this also didn't work. I then found the latest driver for the DK38T, which is SIMREADER4, and after downloading it, my computer was able to recoginize the SIM card reader.The next step is to download the SIMManager software. Without it, your computer will not be able to read the SIM card. Download this free software and install it. Then run the SIMManager applicaton by clicking on the shortcut icon that should have been created on your desktop. I got a message stating this is trial software, good for 30 days. No matter, I hopefully won't need it again for a couple of years.With SIMManager running, plug in the SIM reader that has the SIM card from your old cell phone. Click on the READ SIM icon. After the contacts from the card a read, click on the SAVE icon to back the contacts up to your computer. Now remove the SIM reader, remove the old SIM card and install the new SIM card into the SIM card reader. Plug it back into the computer. You should see both the saved file and the SIM reader in the file folder view. Click on the saved file's CONTACT folder and select COPY. Right click on the SIM reader CONTACTS folder and select WRITE SIM. Your contacts should write to the SIM. That's all there is to it.Well worth the $33, since I did both my phone and my wife's phone, it saved me a couple of hours of typing in contacts.

The ONLY SIM Card reader that actually works! Believe me, I have tried many SIM card readers and this Dekart SIM Reader is the ONLY one that works without issues every time. I know it is a bit pricey, but you get what you pay for. I have used it on 20+ SIM cards so far, and have not had any problems. The software provided with it installs easily, and enables you to copy data off or onto the SIM Card. If you have a need for reading several SIM cards than this is the device for you.

1.You will need an adapter if you have a nano sim or microsim.2. Newer phones don't save text messages to the sim card so this may not be what you are looking for3. You should read the instructions (I plugged it in and thought it would work out of the box but it does not)4. I think it is overpriced5. It does work with windows 64bit