3G micro-sim help

pennyshahin_2

Hi I've bought a 3 12gb SIM for my PAYG dongle tinking that I could just switch it over and replace the old SIM , is this not the case-this SIM is smaller than what I had in the dongle before, have I got the wrong type is this only for an ipad. ?

benje302

There are 3 types of SIM

Standard
Mini
Micro

You can get converters for ebay/amazon to convert smaller ones to larger ones.

In can trim a "standard" sim into a "Mini" if you go carefully.

This should give you an idea :-

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_0_9/278-1881798-9207326?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=sim+converter&sprefix=sim+conve%2Caps%2C193

Ben

Ant555

If the SIM is smaller than it needs to be then you just need an adapter

Search ebay for "sim adapter" or "micro sim adapter" - here is an example below. They are not expensive - the ebay example below is £1.50 for two

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MICRO-SIM-ADAPTER-CONVERTER-FOR-MOBILE-PHONE-CLICK-IN-NO-STICKER-MICROSIM-/200832927197?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item2ec29345dd

A similar search on Amazon brings up an example such as the one below although they seem very expensive on there - the example below is £1.99 just for one!

http://www.amazon.co.uk/NEW-DESIGN-CONVERTOR-CONVERTING-TECHNOLOGY/dp/B005SV2H9I/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1363337266&sr=8-1

Most are, however, quite flimsy and are not designed for regular switching in and out. I use these types of adapters regularly to switch sim cards between phones at work when people have faulty handsets and I need to set up something temporary.
Just be careful when inserting and it all works a treat - the connections are the same so its just the physical size of the plastic that needs changing.

Hope this helps.

PlutoinCapricorn

Penny, I have a 3 dongle and use prepaid SIMs from eBay. I have been doing this since September 2008.

I have noticed two things:
the allowance is being used up much faster now because of modern websites; you have to be very careful when buying SIMs because there are many different kinds on the market now.

I hope that you manage to fix the problem.

pennyshahin_2

Thank you all for your help

pennyshahin_2

Hi I've got an adaptor for my mini- sim , when my dongle runs out on my laptop is it just a case of swapping the SIM cad over for the new one ?

Darksun

benje302 wrote: »

There are 3 types of SIM

Standard
Mini
Micro

You can get converters for ebay/amazon to convert smaller ones to larger ones.

In can trim a "standard" sim into a "Mini" if you go carefully.

This should give you an idea :-

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_0_9/278-1881798-9207326?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=sim+converter&sprefix=sim+conve%2Caps%2C193

Ben

Don't forget nano-sims, which is thinner as well as smaller than a micro sim, as many people who purchased an iPhone 5 discovered

mcfisco

I use a full sized 3 SIM, cut down to nano size in my iPad OK
The slight difference in thickness hasn't been an issue

Lifeforms

mcfisco wrote: »

I use a full sized 3 SIM, cut down to nano size in my iPad OK
The slight difference in thickness hasn't been an issue

I thought ipad sims were micro, not nano? nano was for the iphone 5, have they also switched it to the newest ipads?

Yeah never mind, google told me

Ant555

pennyshahin wrote: »

Hi I've got an adaptor for my mini- sim , when my dongle runs out on my laptop is it just a case of swapping the SIM cad over for the new one ?

Yes, have you tried the sim in the adapter and it fits?




Is your current sim/dongle configuration also from 3? If so then you will be fine.

If your new sim is 'live' then why not try it now?

paddyrg

It's all quite amazing, I remember the SIM card on an old old old Motorola being the full credit-card size!