Can I switch SIM cards with my wife's iPhone?

I purchased a 32GB iPhone 4 and would like to use it without a case.  But, and this just might be my imagination, when holding the iPhone, the edges of the back feel kind of sharp.  The glass sits just slightly lower than the edge and I would imagine that's why.  Just a cosmetic problem and nothing to get too riled up about at an Apple Store or to Apple Care.
I will likely be buying a second phone for my wife soon and it occurred to me that she will always have her phone in a case, so she could care less about the sharpness.
Is it possible to switch the SIM cards on our phones when she gets hers and I'll use the one without the sharp edge?  How is that physically done?  Do I just make a backup if it after hers is activated, switch the cards, and then restore both of them from the appropriate backup?  We have Mobile Me and share email, calendar, bookmarks, etc. So besides for the media we basically have the same phone except for the phone numbers.

Yes, as long as they are both iPhone 4's using the micro sim, switching the sim card should work fine. If you are having problems with that, you can always call AT&T

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