Downgrading From Smartphone To Dumb Phone

royzkeano

Hello All,

Does anyone know of any ordinary (DUMB) phones with buttons which have a nano SIM? I've decided to downgrade my iphone 5 to a standard phone (have contract but has ended 2-3 months ago), but this is a pain as O2 only offer touchscreen phones?

Alternatively what if I buy a dumb handset outright & ask my provider (O2) to send me a standard SIM, is there a minimum network coverage requirement/spec needed for modern standard SIM's to work? I'm bit concerned (1st world problems) about buying an old handset (say pre 2010) & it not being compatible with the a modern standard SIM.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Carrot007

There are many options out there.

Just buy any unlocked phone of something from o2,

https://www.o2.co.uk/shop/phones/alcatel/20.45x/#contractType=payasyougo

Not sure what sim size you would need but o2 will probably send you a mini / micro / nano as you need. (Standard sim was full credit card size and probably no longer avaialble!)

Atasas

most of the SIM's are precut in all 3 sizes, there are separate adapters for the phones, that have SIM's in such way that pre-cut SIMs fall out
Amazon and eBay is full of dumbphones starting from £15

J_B

Surely, giving up iPhone is an upgrade, not a downgrade.

AndyPK

You can get these to convert you small sim back to a large sim.


BLUE ONE
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Micro-Nano-SIM-Card-Adapter-Die-Cast-Metal-4-in-1-Kit-iPhone-Samsung-Nokia-LG-/201607614847?hash=item2ef0c0117f:g:buAAAOSwv0tVavfA

MIDDLE ONE
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Nano-Sim-card-to-Micro-SIM-Adapter-To-Standard-Converter-For-iPhone-Samsung-HTC-/272173924981?hash=item3f5ed48275:g:w20AAOSwHoFXq36s

dealer_wins

Bloody stupid to have 3 different sim sizes.

AndyPK

It's what you call progress.

At first they were the size of a credit card. I think you would be moaning if they were still that size!

dealer_wins

AndyPK wrote: »

It's what you call progress.

At first they were the size of a credit card. I think you would be moaning if they were still that size!

Oh yeah, I remember them lol

If they make new SIM cards any smaller you will need a surgeon to insert them into the phone lol

ballyblack

the end of the plastic SIM is being planned

http://www.trustedreviews.com/opinions/what-is-an-e-sim