Is it Micro Sim? - Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Just wondering if I have to call Three and ask for a Micro Sim?
Thanx.

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you can either ask your provider or simply cut your sim by yourself, there are many guides for that.

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I'm using my sim card on different phones, i don't take the flagship to fishing or so, so i cannot have just micro sim, as i need also normal sim card.
I asked my mobile network guy about micro sim, and explained my needs. He offered me to visit any of the offices and the staff in them have special scissors that will cut the micro sim out of the normal sim card, and i will have the empty leftover frame from normal sim, it will be usable once i will go fishing, i will put the micro sim into the normal sim's frame and could use it with the older phone

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You can find cutters on ebay or amazon for ten or less. I figure I might be trimming a few of them for my needs so I decided to spring for one. Will be a little curious to see if my sim survives the surgery or not. lol

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**** i didn't realise it was micro sim you learn something new every day ill have to ensure i somehow get a micro sim instead of a normal sim when i buy it.
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Actually this may present a problem for me as i visit the UK a lot and when i do i put my UK SIM card in my main phone the Galaxy S2 and my usual Irish SIM in an old Samsung tocco i use but if i need a micro SIM card it's unlikely to fit in the Tocco it'll be fine when im at home but not otherwise.
Have to say im a bit pissed over this what the hell is wrong with just having a normal SIM

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So you should read my post how to have your normal SIM cut to have the frame

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jonny68 said:
**** i didn't realise it was micro sim you learn something new every day ill have to ensure i somehow get a micro sim instead of a normal sim when i buy it.
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Actually this may present a problem for me as i visit the UK a lot and when i do i put my UK SIM card in my main phone the Galaxy S2 and my usual Irish SIM in an old Samsung tocco i use but if i need a micro SIM card it's unlikely to fit in the Tocco it'll be fine when im at home but not otherwise.
Have to say im a bit pissed over this what the hell is wrong with just having a normal SIM
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Don't think any phones have used normal sim for over a decade now

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I thought it does use a normal sim?
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jonny68 said:
**** i didn't realise it was micro sim you learn something new every day ill have to ensure i somehow get a micro sim instead of a normal sim when i buy it.
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Actually this may present a problem for me as i visit the UK a lot and when i do i put my UK SIM card in my main phone the Galaxy S2 and my usual Irish SIM in an old Samsung tocco i use but if i need a micro SIM card it's unlikely to fit in the Tocco it'll be fine when im at home but not otherwise.
Have to say im a bit pissed over this what the hell is wrong with just having a normal SIM
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dude dont stress
you can get an adaptor which converts the micro sim into a full size sim for 99p
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MICROSIM-...ultDomain_3&hash=item231c7ad717#ht_1238wt_709
wait till next year when they introduce the NANO SIM, lol

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FISKER_Q said:
Don't think any phones have used normal sim for over a decade now
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what planet are you living on mate my SGSII has a normal SIM as has 98% of most phones,i assume you don't know the difference between a SIM and micro SIM card.
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winwiz said:
dude dont stress
you can get an adaptor which converts the micro sim into a full size sim for 99p
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MICROSIM-...ultDomain_3&hash=item231c7ad717#ht_1238wt_709
wait till next year when they introduce the NANO SIM, lol
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cheers for that mate appreciated this will save me a lot of hassle

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jonny68 said:
what planet are you living on mate my SGSII has a normal SIM as has 98% of most phones,i assume you don't know the difference between a SIM and micro SIM card.
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A SIM card is like a full-sized credit card.
When you get a sim card in the mail with the mini-SIM inside, the plastic card it is attached to is actually the normal SIM card size.
So it goes SIM> Mini-SIM> Micro-SIM in terms of size and what people consider a normal SIM card is infact a Mini-SIM card, which was the joke I was making.

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FISKER_Q said:
what people consider a normal SIM card is infact a Mini-SIM card.
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It is indeed.
OP: just get an adapter to use the micro sim in another phone. I'm getting this one from Amazon UK at it seems better than the others I've seen (no sticker to hold things in place needed!) My plan is to order a micro sim from Three and have it activated before I receive the S3 and I'll just use the micro sim with the adapter in my S2 in the meantime. The activation request form for Three UK can be found here or I assume it can all be done in-store too if you have one nearby

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Isadora said:
It is indeed.
OP: just get an adapter to use the micro sim in another phone. I'm getting this one from Amazon UK at it seems better than the others I've seen (no sticker to hold things in place needed!) My plan is to order a micro sim from Three and have it activated before I receive the S3 and I'll just use the micro sim with the adapter in my S2 in the meantime. The activation request form for Three UK can be found here or I assume it can all be done in-store too if you have one nearby
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I have also bought the adaptor and got the sim card cutter too all for £6.44 Sim card cutter here

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sean2476 said:
I have also bought the adaptor and got the sim card cutter too all for £6.44 Sim card cutter here
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Ordered Thanks
They are now £3.55 with 2 adaptors included :Thumbs:

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I swear blind it showed on one spec it was normal size sim read as usim as hox iPhone was micro sim
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camspy said:
...i will have the empty leftover frame from normal sim, it will be usable once i will go fishing, i will put the micro sim into the normal sim's frame and could use it with the older phone
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Well take it from me, you better be careful taking the microsim out if its within the tray or the frame, the frame/tray can pull on the contact pins of the sim slot and break them. The cost for repair isn't cheap for these new phones as I found out because sim slot replacement for phones are almost never sold separately so you'll have to send it back to the manufacturer.
Of course, if you have one of those phone with their own sim tray or the sim slot close use a 'fold down door', then its good.

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sean2476 said:
Sim card cutter here
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Hi
Just checking - there seem to be a couple of slightly different layouts of the chip on a SIM. This cutter is described as being for an iPhone. Is it definitely suitable for all UK SIMs?
TIA

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i got lucky, when i ordered a replacement micro sim in preperation, for a phone with micro sim it came with an adapter so i can still use the sim in a stands sim slot phone.

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My sim cutter & adaptors came this morning

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Just bought an micro->mini adapter. Too bad the title said it was for iPhone. Now I feel dirty...
ANYWAYZ, learning that what I normally called a SIM, what actually is a mini-sim, is actually true. I remember the good ol' days when we had telephone cards (Sim cards) we put in telephone booths to call people.
edit:
I just googled a bit, and I am wrong. The telephone cards are 1FF, and we are currently using 2FF. Ignore above text. The Sims we are using now though, IS mini-sim.