method and apparatus for accessing a network using remote subscriber identity information . subscriber identity information in a memory store within a device such as a mobile terminal can be remotely used by a second independent device . in the case of a gsm terminal , for example , one terminal would be able to utilize the subscriber identity information contained in the subscriber identity module of another terminal by establishing a local communication link between the two terminals . remote subscriber identity information is transferred over the local communication link and the communication terminal , which is using the remote subscriber identity information can register with the network using that information , thus , eliminating the need to transfer the sim .