Controlling settings for mobile telecommunications apparatus

A mobile telecommunications apparatus to be initialized with settings for use with one of a plurality of different operator networks for a subscriber thereto, comprising:

• a memory pre-loaded with data comprising a plurality of variant packs configured to control the settings of the apparatus for use with individual ones of the networks,
• a receptor configured to receive a subscriber identity device that carries network identity data corresponding to the network to be used by the subscriber, and
• a processor configured to perform an initialization procedure when said subscriber identity device is fitted to the receptor, to select at least one of the variant packs in dependence upon the network identity data from the subscriber identity device, and to set the settings of the apparatus in accordance with the data from the selected one of the variant packs, wherein the variant packs include content data corresponding to network settings and destination data corresponding to memory locations where the content data is to be stored, and the processor is configured to store the content data at the memory locations specified by the destination data.

A method of initializing a mobile telecommunications apparatus for use with one of a plurality of different operator networks, the apparatus comprising a memory pre-loaded with data comprising a plurality of variant packs configured to control the settings of the apparatus for use with individual ones of the networks, a receptor configured to receive a subscriber identity device that also includes network identity data corresponding to the network to be used by the subscriber, and a processor, the method comprising:

• with the subscriber identity device fitted to the receptor, causing the processor to perform an initialization procedure to select one of the variant packs in dependence upon the network identity data from the subscriber identity device, and to set the settings of the apparatus in accordance with the data from the selected one of the variant packs, wherein each of the variant packs include pack identity data corresponding to the network to which the pack relates, and including determining the network identity data from the subscriber identity device and comparing the network identity data with the pack identity data to determine which of the packs contain settings corresponding to the network for the subscriber.

A method of initializing a mobile telecommunications apparatus for use with one of a plurality of different operator networks, the apparatus comprising a memory pre-loaded with data comprising a plurality of variant packs configured to control the settings of the apparatus for use with individual ones of the networks, a receptor configured to receive a subscriber identity device that also includes network identity data corresponding to the network to be used by the subscriber, and a processor, the method comprising:

• with the subscriber identity device fitted to the receptor, causing the processor to perform an initialization procedure to select one of the variant packs in dependence upon the network identity data from the subscriber identity device, and to set the settings of the apparatus in accordance with the data from the selected one of the variant packs, wherein the variant packs include content data corresponding to network settings and destination data corresponding to memory locations where the content data is to be stored, and including storing the content data at the memory locations specified by the destination data.

A computer readable medium that stores a computer program to be run by a processor to initialize a mobile telecommunications apparatus for use with one of a plurality of different operator networks, the apparatus comprising a memory pre-loaded with data comprising a plurality of variant packs configured to control the settings of the apparatus for use with individual ones of the networks, a receptor configured to receive a subscriber identity device that also includes network identity data corresponding to the network to be used by the subscriber, and a processor, wherein the computer program is configured, on fitting the subscriber identity device to the receptor to:

• cause the processor to perform an initialization procedure to select one of the variant packs in dependence upon the network identity data from the subscriber identity device, and to set the settings of the apparatus in accordance with the data from the selected one of the variant packs, wherein each of the variant packs include pack identity data corresponding to the network to which the pack relates, and including determining the network identity data from the subscriber identity device and comparing the network identity data with the pack identity data to determine which of the packs contain settings corresponding to the network for the subscriber.