Playing with Beautiful Phone Numbers , it’s important to affirm that “playing with SIM cards” is a hobby similar to many other pastimes. In essence, it’s on par with “bird-watching,” “cultivating bonsai,” “playing badminton,” or “playing chess” for the older generation, and “collecting antiques” or “cockfighting” for the middle-aged. For younger people, it’s like “collecting rare items” or “playing video games.”
Just as car enthusiasts indulge in “car hobbies,” and ordinary people enjoy “phone hobbies,” students might be into “unique and rare items.” But these activities are often limited to specific groups of people.
In contrast, the hobby of “playing with SIM cards” spans various demographics (old, young, male, female, government employees, students). The joy of collecting SIM cards doesn’t adhere to a single definition. Those with less money might go for easily memorable numbers, those with moderate means might choose aesthetically pleasing numbers, and those with more money might opt for VIP SIMs.
However, there are challenges in playing with SIM cards:
- The value of a SIM card is a rather abstract and variable concept between buyer and seller.
- Finding a SIM card with an exact birth date (day, month, year) is almost impossible because there is only one such number available for thousands of people born on the same day and in the same month and year.
- Many people end up missing out on a desired SIM because multiple people want the same number, or the seller might sell it to someone else at a higher price or to someone they know.
How to Play with SIM Cards?
Here are some common and familiar ways to engage in SIM card collecting:
- Junk SIMs: These are considered insignificant and of low value.
- SIMs with matching vehicle license plates.
- SIMs with the same birth date.
- SIMs with meaningful dates (e.g., National Day) or personal significance.
- Mirror SIMs (e.g., ABC.CBA).
- Fancy SIMs (e.g., AB.BA.AB / ABC.CBA.ABC).
- Repetitive Number SIMs (e.g., ABBA / ABBBA).
- Sequential Number SIMs (e.g., 1234… 010203… 203040…).
- Feng Shui SIMs (SIMs that align with the user’s fortune based on Feng Shui calculations).
- Taxi SIMs (e.g., AB.AB.AB / ABC.ABC).
- VIP SIMs (e.g., Four Nines, Five Blessings, Six Wealth). These are easy to remember and very expensive.
- Unique SIMs (e.g., those with bad numbers or rarely seen patterns).
Some popular interpretations of SIM numbers today:
- 0 = Blank / Negative
- 1 = Best / Unique / Birth
- 2 = Forever
- 3 = Wealth
- 4 = Death
- 5 = Blessing / Birth
- 6 = Prosperity
- 7 = Loss
- 8 = Growth
- 9 = Eternal
Some interpretations based on number sequences:
- 1102 = Unique, unmatched
- 4078 = Four seasons without failure
- 2204 = Forever without death
- 1486 = One year, four seasons of wealth
- 01234 = Starting from scratch to achieving a family and car
- 456 = Four seasons of prosperity
- 78 = Misfortune
- 4953 = From death to the next stage
- 68 = Prosperity and growth
- 39 = Minor wealth
- 79 = Major wealth
- 38 = Minor deity
- 83 = Wealth and growth
- 86 = Growth and prosperity
- 04 = Immortality
- 94 = Crown prince
- 569 = Blessings, prosperity, longevity
- 227 = Eternal longevity
- 15.16.18 = Annual prosperity
- 6886 / 8668 = Prosperity and growth
- 8386 / 8683 = Wealth and prosperity
- 1368 = Best wealth and longevity / Golden age
- 18.18.18 = Annual growth
- 19.19.19 = Rapid success
The hobby of “playing with SIM cards” doesn’t adhere to a fixed set of rules; it is incredibly diverse. Only those who engage in it truly understand the effort and joy in finding a SIM card that meets their preferences.