Can someone tell me for certain (someone who has the phone or has opened one up), tell me if the Galaxy Nexus has a micro sim slot or not? I can't seem to find a straight answer anywhere...
No, normal SIM.
Just look at the instructional videos straight from google. It does not have a micro SIM. It has a standard (what we think of as standard is actually "Mini") SIM.
Remember though, you can put a micro SIM in a mini SIM slot. You just need a small plastic adapter to make it seat properly.
dvice19 said:
Can someone tell me for certain (someone who has the phone or has opened one up), tell me if the Galaxy Nexus has a micro sim slot or not? I can't seem to find a straight answer anywhere...
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The Galaxy Nexus definitely takes a normal sim card. The confusion may have arisen over phones4u sending out micro sim cards with new orders but this was a mistake and a standard sim card is the only one that will work in there.
Mark.
mskip said:
The Galaxy Nexus definitely takes a normal sim card. The confusion may have arisen over phones4u sending out micro sim cards with new orders but this was a mistake and a standard sim card is the only one that will work in there.
Mark.
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Well like I said above, a micro SIM will work if you use an adapter. The adapters allow you to slot a micro SIM into them and provide extra plastic around them to be the size of a mini SIM.
The slot in the phone is most definitely a standard SIM slot though.
martonikaj said:
Just look at the instructional videos straight from google. It does not have a micro SIM. It has a standard (what we think of as standard is actually "Mini") SIM.
Remember though, you can put a micro SIM in a mini SIM slot. You just need a small plastic adapter to make it seat properly.
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Not entirely true, it is possible to balance/wedge the microsim on the contacts and have a working phone
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martonikaj said:
Well like I said above, a micro SIM will work if you use an adapter. The adapters allow you to slot a micro SIM into them and provide extra plastic around them to be the size of a mini SIM.
The slot in the phone is most definitely a standard SIM slot though.
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Well that would have been ok then IF an adapter had been supplied with the micro sim but as it wasnt then its totally useless lol.
Mark.
el3ctrik said:
Not entirely true, it is possible to balance/wedge the microsim on the contacts and have a working phone
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DONT wedge things in your phone lol
Mark.
Thanks to u all
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Yes I agree that wedging random things in sim slot is bad idea, however....
If you happened to be like me and have tons of random mobile crap or sim leftover items like the cards that are credit card sized which house the original micro-sim often, then some of them have an actual cutout of a larger sim original size sim to be more clear which is popped out then the micro-sim is popped out of that piece. It's a backup/cheap way I figured for companies at one time to make sims and ship them out in one pack/card then when the user gets their phone and they match up what sim size they need they have both options....or I could be very wrong who knows.
Any ways, my point is simply that one of those leftover housings of a original size sim that you might have popped out a micro-sim from for another phone can come in handy as all you do is simply place your current micro-sim in the gap where another one used to be and it kind of even snaps into place then you have a bootleg like adapter for micro to original size sim. I don't know it worked me on my i9250 gsm world nexus and verizon.
normal aim
use adaptor
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I think not, but some sellers on ebay are putting so in the description of the announcement.
linkpatriots said:
I think not, but some sellers on ebay are putting so in the description of the announcement.
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Absolutely not. Different radios.
nope, it wont work! the bands are completely different... there is no place to put a sim card too, it only has an lte card slot but no sim.. sorry bud
Mitchmoney said:
nope, it wont work! the bands are completely different... there is no place to put a sim card too, it only has an lte card slot but no sim.. sorry bud
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Well the LTE SIM is of a standardized SIM size. That's not the problem.
yeah, you can't do this OP.
I thought the lte sim is a micro sim card which wont fit the normal sim card...
Mitchmoney said:
I thought the lte sim is a micro sim card which wont fit the normal sim card...
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Micro SIM is a standardized SIM size. You can cut "normal" SIMs (which is actually a Mini SIM) to go into Micro slots, and you can use adapters to put Micros into Mini slots. This is how people run iPhones on T-Mobile (cut a T-Mo SIM), and use iPhone-provisioned Micro SIMs in normal GSM devices (put in an adapter).
But like I said, this isn't part of the issue. The problem is incompatible radio hardware that can't be changed. I was just stating that the physical sizes of the card and slot aren't the issues.
thanks for clearing that up.. I had to click the "thanks" button also b/c i was number 300.. lol
Hi,
I visited a Samsung showroom here in India today, and I was said by store manager that the usual SIM Card used in Note I cannot be used with the Note II and you may need to cut the sim card (as it is to be done on iPhone 5). Is this true? If there is such a need to be undergone for using the SIM CARD in galaxy Note II?
I've just found out that is true!!
My SIM from my HTC Desire needs to be cut down with a micro sim cutter (Ebay) or a replacement micro sim card from your provider
xda rocks said:
Hi,
I visited a Samsung showroom here in India today, and I was said by store manager that the usual SIM Card used in Note I cannot be used with the Note II and you may need to cut the sim card (as it is to be done on iPhone 5). Is this true? If there is such a need to be undergone for using the SIM CARD in galaxy Note II?
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xda rocks said:
Hi,
I visited a Samsung showroom here in India today, and I was said by store manager that the usual SIM Card used in Note I cannot be used with the Note II and you may need to cut the sim card (as it is to be done on iPhone 5). Is this true? If there is such a need to be undergone for using the SIM CARD in galaxy Note II?
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its better get a new micro sim from your service provider. one of the mobile store guy had cut my sim wrongly, the edges gone, and it didn't work anymore, i did went to the service provider and replaced a sim, also get a micro sim adapter, which will be usefull when you need to use the sim in non micro sim phones.
smokingdragon said:
I've just found out that is true!!
My SIM from my HTC Desire needs to be cut down with a micro sim cutter (Ebay) or a replacement micro sim card from your provider
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Thanks dragon, is the way to cut down the sim is as same as the way that it should be done for the iPhone 5?
xda rocks said:
Thanks dragon, is the way to cut down the sim is as same as the way that it should be done for the iPhone 5?
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Yes, it's the same, it'd you are going to convert your standard SIM to a Micro SIM, I would suggest using the dedicated tool for doing it, as opposed to using a pair of scissors or a utility knife.
You can use the aforementioned tools, but it's changed with higher risks of damaging the SIM.
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xda rocks said:
Thanks dragon, is the way to cut down the sim is as same as the way that it should be done for the iPhone 5?
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RavenY2K3 said:
Yes, it's the same, it'd you are going to convert your standard SIM to a Micro SIM, I would suggest using the dedicated tool for doing it, as opposed to using a pair of scissors or a utility knife.
You can use the aforementioned tools, but it's changed with higher risks of damaging the SIM.
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No, the iPhone 5 uses nano-sim, not micro sim like the iphone 4/4s, note 2 etc use.
You can see in this image that the micro sim used in the note 2 (right) is larger than the new nano sim used in the iphone 5 (middle)
Cmon its not that big of a deal..any shop keeper would cut ur sim for free or 100 bucks max..and u can even buy ur own sim cutter from eBay costs 150 rs..
Takes 5 seconds to cut it..
Y so worried??
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sumeshd said:
Cmon its not that big of a deal..any shop keeper would cut ur sim for free or 100 bucks max..and u can even buy ur own sim cutter from eBay costs 150 rs..
Takes 5 seconds to cut it..
Y so worried??
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The reason for my hesitation is that, once the cut is made, it makes the sim card not to be used in other regular sim card cell phones.
xda rocks said:
The reason for my hesitation is that, once the cut is made, it makes the sim card not to be used in other regular sim card cell phones.
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Well in ebay if you search for sim cutters they will also provide adaptors for micro sim as well. You can use them with your normal cell phones. No problem for you.
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xda rocks said:
The reason for my hesitation is that, once the cut is made, it makes the sim card not to be used in other regular sim card cell phones.
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Who says!!! When the sim is cut they will also give u back the outer shell of sim cutted out which u can use as adapter for any normal use anytime..dnt wry..
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I just finished cutting my sim and guess what? I'm going to the Tmobile shop tomorrow and pay my £10 to get a working sim Its not that easy!!
sumeshd said:
Who says!!! When the sim is cut they will also give u back the outer shell of sim cutted out which u can use as adapter for any normal use anytime..dnt wry..
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Avoid cutting it. Just go to your provider and they will replace the Sim in 15 minutes.
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I have used a micro sim cutter from eBay and it worked great....came with 2 simply adapters too
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my provider exchanged my old sim Card for a micro SIM card for free.
Hello there,
has anyone got a note ii with vodafone micro sim card running fine?
I have inserted several micro sim cards from vodafone, including at two vodafone stores, sadly non of them get recognised. Could my note ii be faulty?
I need to know this so that I can return it to Handtec UK.
Thanks for the heads up.
YOSEFE said:
Hello there,
has anyone got a note ii with vodafone micro sim card running fine?
I have inserted several micro sim cards from vodafone, including at two vodafone stores, sadly non of them get recognised. Could my note ii be faulty?
I need to know this so that I can return it to Handtec UK.
Thanks for the heads up.
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Have you tried other sim cards? if you experience the same problem with other sim cards then it could be your unit...
YOSEFE said:
Hello there,
has anyone got a note ii with vodafone micro sim card running fine?
I have inserted several micro sim cards from vodafone, including at two vodafone stores, sadly non of them get recognised. Could my note ii be faulty?
I need to know this so that I can return it to Handtec UK.
Thanks for the heads up.
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I have no problem with mine.Bought from CPW and took the vodafone micro sim from my SG3.A self cut down vodafone PAYG sim card worked as well.
Seems like your N2 is faulty.
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Have you tried other sim cards? if you experience the same problem with other sim cards then it could be your unit...
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ttav said:
I have no problem with mine.Bought from CPW and took the vodafone micro sim from my SG3.A self cut down vodafone PAYG sim card worked as well.
Seems like your N2 is faulty.
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It is very strange because I have a pay as you go vodafone micro sim card that works just fine, as does a t-mobile micro sim from my s 3.
The trouble is with the contract micro sent to me, as well as the ones I tried today.
Also, when you look at the chips on the micro sims, the t-mobile as well as the vodafone pay as you go micro sims are longer than the chips on the others. When voda sent the micro to me, it read iPhone/iPad. The assistants in the voda stores claim the micro sim is said to be for iPad/iPhone, but should work in any phone designed to take micro sim cards.
I got mine from Vodafone as upgrade. It comes with a micro sim. It has been working fine for me for the last 2 weeks.
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It is very strange because I have a pay as you go vodafone micro sim card that works just fine, as does a t-mobile micro sim from my s 3.
The trouble is with the contract micro sent to me, as well as the ones I tried today.
Also, when you look at the chips on the micro sims, the t-mobile as well as the vodafone pay as you go micro sims are longer than the chips on the others. When voda sent the micro to me, it read iPhone/iPad. The assistants in the voda stores claim the micro sim is said to be for iPad/iPhone, but should work in any phone designed to take micro sim cards.
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I have tried O2, tmobile, gifgaff, and an Asian roaming sim card with mine and they all work. Are you saying the sim card from voda is not the same size as the one that works? Maybe they are NANO sim cards and the contacts dont line up with your Note 2. So they don't work. Or if they are for iphone, then they are for iphone, which is trying hard to monopolise the industry, but will NEVER happen! Phuck apple devices !!!!
Probably vodafone are giving me non cards, because as I said, their pay as you go has a longer chip. The trouble is that the guys in the stores can see this, but insist the "nano" should work?
YOSEFE said:
Probably vodafone are giving me non cards, because as I said, their pay as you go has a longer chip. The trouble is that the guys in the stores can see this, but insist the "nano" should work?
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They're giving you nano-sims?
Unless you're inserting them with an adapter I doubt they'll work as the note 2 is designed to take micro sims, not nano sims. Nano sims are a bit smaller.
D3_ said:
They're giving you nano-sims?
Unless you're inserting them with an adapter I doubt they'll work as the note 2 is designed to take micro sims, not nano sims. Nano sims are a bit smaller.
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I just don't know what is up with these sim cards. I was on chat with a voda customer rep. He will be sending out another sim card. I hope it works. I advised him to look at the lengths of the chip itself, and get to me one that equals the length of their PAYG micro sim cards.
I will let you know how I get on in three to five working days, which is when the sim might be with me.
I cut mine with scissors... I couldn't wait long enough to drive 5 miles to the nearest store haha
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They're giving you nano-sims?
Unless you're inserting them with an adapter I doubt they'll work as the note 2 is designed to take micro sims, not nano sims. Nano sims are a bit smaller.
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Actually it's funny because I've tried to insert nano simcard by a mistake and it actually works (DON'T THINK ABOUT DOING THIS). I hope it won't move while being inside or I'm screwed. It was already too late when I realized that nano sim card is different from micro sim. Guess I was too excited to try this phone out.
The screenshots were taken with SG Note 1 and I kept the resolution unchanged.
Don't ask me how did I do it, because I don't know it myself.
http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/5681/20121020054431.jpg
I also made calls with it and it's working just fine.
http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/9034/20121020054626.jpg
Niuseek said:
Actually it's funny because I've tried to insert nano simcard by a mistake and it actually works (DON'T THINK ABOUT DOING THIS). I hope it won't move while being inside or I'm screwed. It was already too late when I realized that nano sim card is different from micro sim. Guess I was too excited to try this phone out.
The screenshots were taken with SG Note 1 and I kept the resolution unchanged.
Don't ask me how did I do it, because I don't know it myself.
http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/5681/20121020054431.jpg
I also made calls with it and it's working just fine.
http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/9034/20121020054626.jpg
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be careful as if the sim moves, it might short something... then I don't know what happens next....
nm8 said:
be careful as if the sim moves, it might short something... then I don't know what happens next....
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Yeah I'll have to buy an micro sim adapter for the peace of mind.
You can purchase micro sim cutters; or use one as a template. I've had no issues with my normal sim cut with scissors. Hell, I wonder why they decided to go the micro-sim root anyway. Complicates things.
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I am currently using my micro sim from my iphone 4 on the note 2 and had no problems. I have been using the same sim on the day of the launch of note 2 and it's been fine.
Could the moderators please close this thread?
My issue has been resolved. The micro sim card tray was faulty.
I posted my phone back to Handtec on Wednesday. They received it yesterday, and I have received a new replacement today.
They are excellent for delivering quality in time. One day between the original order and delivery, one day between return/warranty and replacement.
If they could do it in one day, they would.
I bought one off of Etradesupply.com but they sent me one for the gt-i9300 which is a smaller one and doesnt fit where can I buy an OEM one from?
anybody?
I'd like to buy one today if somebody could help me
You can do it right in your phone with an app called "Sim Contact Manager."
Much cheaper, too!
Edit: I had not tried this since transferring to S3. Doesn't work in this phone. Must be something different with micro SIM.
mengtor or gounlock.
Search for i747
Just as a tip for somebody that finds this thread in the future - You can buy the I9300 sim card tray all you need to do is peel the sim card and micro sd card reader from the iron plate and put it on your original i747 plate..Both readers can be removed easily by peeling them off they are just held on by glue
Hi
how can i use my 16 year old sim card (micro-sim (3ff) and a nano sim (4ff) in the Galaxy-S9 ?
so is there maybe any adapter to do this ?
thanks
ViktorHim said:
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how can i use my 16 year old sim card (micro-sim (3ff) and a nano sim (4ff) in the Galaxy-S9 ?
so is there maybe any adapter to do this ?
thanks
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I don't believe so. While the slot 2 is large enough for a micro Sim, I believe it wouldn't work. Slot 1 uses a nano Sim and slot 2 either a nano Sim or micro SD card. The SD card is oriented one direction and the Sim is oriented a different direction in the 2nd slot. I've never seen an adapter that would make the nano sit sideways in the 2nd slot and I doubt that old micro Sim would trim down that much without cutting into the metal. Surely your carrier will replace the old card with a newer all-in-one Sim.
Maybe the folks that have a dual sim phone will have more of an idea on this.
Hi @Tel864
I thought maybe something like that for S9:
https://www.amazon.com/UTP-Universal-Adapter-Extender-Android/dp/B07C7G35L6
where i can attach this in the sim slot and put my micro sim extern
any idea
thanks
ViktorHim said:
Hi @Tel864
I thought maybe something like that for S9:
https://www.amazon.com/UTP-Universal-Adapter-Extender-Android/dp/B07C7G35L6
where i can attach this in the sim slot and put my micro sim extern
any idea
thanks
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I've never seen that. Something like that may work but I'm not sure about that one since it's for a different brand. When I searched for Galaxy S9 Sim card adapter in Google I did get lots of hits so you might try that. The one you posted is from a 3rd party seller so I'm not sure how easy it would be to return.
If you look at the different sizes of sim card, full sized, micro and nano have the same pin layout, it is just the plastic borders that differs. It could be a bit risky but you could cut the plastic edge off and make them into a nano sim without any trouble. I've done this and it works perfectly on my s9. Don't know if the chip under the contact pad is bigger on older sims though.
ViktorHim said:
Hi @Tel864
I thought maybe something like that for S9:
https://www.amazon.com/UTP-Universal-Adapter-Extender-Android/dp/B07C7G35L6
where i can attach this in the sim slot and put my micro sim extern
any idea
thanks
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People have recently been reporting those adapters being recognised by the OS and rejected with a warning about a problem with the SIM Tray
Why not just get the SIM card replaced with a Nano SIM?
Or trim it yourself if the chip itself is small enough
Supermine613 said:
If you look at the different sizes of sim card, full sized, micro and nano have the same pin layout, it is just the plastic borders that differs. It could be a bit risky but you could cut the plastic edge off and make them into a nano sim without any trouble. I've done this and it works perfectly on my s9. Don't know if the chip under the contact pad is bigger on older sims though.
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Might work, but some of those old Sims had a larger contact area, especially those 16 year old ones like he has.