Joined Oct 19, Messages 75 0. If you're willing to risk it, just prepare a back up and try to cut it. Worst case scenario, it could get damaged and you ask your network provider for a nano sim with the same number. You got the backup anyway.
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Durvelle27 Moderator Staff member. Joined Jul 10, Messages 6, 1. Joined Feb 19, Messages 7, 2. Tommygunn said:. You cannot cut your old standard sim to be nano sim, the metal contact itself is bigger than a nano simcard already,.
Joined Aug 10, Messages 90 0. The oldest sim cards are too big to even insert into the mini sim slots, not to mention nano sim slots. I have one here in my home, I cut it down to the limit, but still couldn't insert it inside my Huawei P And I used nail file to precisely grind it down as much as possible, too.
So if you got the oldest type of sim, you won't be able to cut it down enough to even physically fit mini sim slot. Knoxx29 said:. This is the right answer:. Durvelle27 said:. Joined Feb 18, Messages 3, 0. While the SIM shown can be physically cut to nano size, the problem is that you will need to cut part of the actual contacts off to make it fit.
And if you bugger that up, good bye SIM. Apart from that, nano SIMs are 0. So even if you cut your old SIM to nano size, it still might not fit in your phone. The safest, and probably sanest, option is to visit your cellular provider's local store and ask them for assistance. They should be able to copy the contents of your current SIM to a new nano one but if they do this, ensure they do not keep the old SIM! That way you just need to pay for the cost of the new nano SIM, and maybe the store's time.
What model phone is it for? Joined Jul 2, Messages 33, 6. Joined Jan 27, Messages 1, 0. Paying for a SIM card? I guess it depends on country..
Just contact your carrier and tell them that you need a nano and hopefully they'll send it to you for free. The issue here isn't what you can do with the card physically. I tried to do the same a long time ago, just to find out that my new phone works best with a relatively new SIM card. Newer cards can have a slightly different functionality that might affect battery usage for instance.
It's a common suggestion I've seen when people have complaints regarding a new phone that's using way to much battery. Last edited: Oct 29, If you're trying to cut a standard SIM card, start by cutting along the line created by the cut-out sections on the left side of the card. This should leave a couple of millimeters' worth of space between the left edge of the card and the metal part of the SIM card. The left side of the standard SIM card is the side that doesn't have an angled piece missing from the corner.
Skip this step if you have a micro-SIM card. You cannot adequately measure the amount of space to cut without using a nano-SIM card as a guide.
To ensure that you do this in as uniform a way as possible, do the following: [2] X Research source Place the standard or micro-SIM card on a flat surface.
Make sure that the angled corner of the SIM card is in the top-right corner of the card when looking down at it. Make sure that the angled corner of the nano-SIM card is in the top-right corner of the card when looking down at it.
Make sure that bottom-left-most corner of the nano-SIM card is lined up over the bottom-left-most corner of the SIM card that you're going to cut. Using your pencil, draw a line around the nano-SIM card's edge.
This will help guide the amount that you cut. It's best to err on the side of caution, so don't worry about cutting a little bit wider than the outline. Try to place your SIM card in its tray. It most likely won't fit, but doing this will give you an idea of how much of the card needs to be filed down.
Some Android phones don't use a SIM tray. If this is the case for your phone, just try to insert the SIM card into its slot. File down the remaining plastic. Using your nail file or sandpaper, remove most of the plastic border on the bottom and sides of the SIM card. Keep in mind that a nano-SIM card still has about a millimeter of plastic around its perimeter, so stop short of removing percent of the plastic.
Use the existing nano-SIM card that you have as a reference for this step. Try to place your SIM card in its tray again. If the SIM card still doesn't fit, you'll need to file it down some more. Include your email address to get a message when this question is answered. A micro-SIM cutter is a device that works similarly to a hole punch, and can be purchased from websites such as Amazon, Walmart, and eBay. Helpful 0 Not Helpful 0. Find out whether your wireless carrier can cut your SIM at a corporate retail store.
Your service provider's warranty will not cover damage to the SIM card. Helpful 1 Not Helpful 1. Cut a micro SIM at your own risk; damage to your SIM card during the cutting process cannot be reversed, and you will be required to purchase a new SIM card if you accidentally cut into the metal contacts. Related wikiHows How to. How to. How to Transfer Notes from Huawei to Samsung About This Article.
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