How to Turn a SIM Card into a Micro SIM: A Step-by-Step Guide
Before you begin, please be careful and do things slowly, as messing up your SIM card could lead to problems. It's also a good idea to back up your SIM card contacts to whatever phone you're currently using before proceeding, so you can easily transfer them back if needed.
Why would you want to turn a SIM card into a micro SIM? Well, when the iPhone 4 comes out, it will only use micro SIMs, and someone will likely unlock it. Having a micro SIM will allow you to insert your SIM card inside, which is an interesting idea Apple came up with to try to discourage people from putting their SIM cards in the phone. However, as we can see, this didn't quite work out.
Another benefit of turning a SIM card into a micro SIM is that you can also put it in your iPad 3G if it has a micro SIM slot. You'll need to cut your SIM card to fit inside a standard micro SIM case, which will allow you to use the same SIM in multiple devices. Just keep in mind that different carriers offer different 3G frequencies, so make sure to check with your carrier to see what frequency they use.
To get started, you'll need two things: a regular SIM card and a micro SIM case. Place both of these items facing downwards, with the cut corner at the bottom right. Now, line up the first two lines on each item, making sure that the micro SIM is overlapping the edge of the SIM card. This will serve as your guide when you're cutting.
Once everything is lined up and level, you can put your scissor against the micro SIM and make a cut. Continue cutting until the SIM card is completely transformed into a micro SIM. Don't worry if it's not perfect – you can always take more off later if needed.
Now that one side is done, it's time to flip the SIM card over and repeat the process on the other side. This will ensure that both sides are cut to fit inside a standard micro SIM case.
After cutting both sides, line up your new micro SIM with the old SIM card, making sure the two little metal lines are aligned at the bottom. Slide it back into position, ensuring that the contacts are in the same place as before.
Your next step is to line up the bottom of the old SIM card and cut along the top. Don't try to cut out the small corner yet – just do a straight cut for now. Once you've completed this step, you'll be able to trim off any excess around the edges until everything fits together perfectly.
The final step is to make sure that both sides of your micro SIM are exactly the same size. If they're not quite right, don't worry – simply trim off a little more material from either side until they match up nicely.
And that's it! With these steps, you should now have a transformed SIM card ready to use in your phone or other device with a micro SIM slot.
"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhey guys it's David from the unlocker.net spell like that in the address bark and the search for a how- to turn a SIM card into a micro SIM procedure okay before you begin uh just a quick warning be careful um and do things very slowly because if you do this wrong you could potentially mess up your sim card another thing I'd recommend is probably to back up your sim card contacts to whatever phone you were using before um this way in case you do mess up the SIM card you can just get another one and then transfer your contacts back to the Sim and you're good to go uh the other thing is why would you do this well because when the iPhone 4 comes out uh it's only going to use micro SIMs and someone will unlock it I'm sure this way though once it's unlocked you can actually fit your sim card inside uh Apple kind of did this micro SIM thing because they wanted to try to deter people from putting their SIM cards in the phone but as you can see that didn't really work uh the other thing is you can also put your micro SIM into your iPad 3G if it has a micro SIM slot you can uh cut your sim card this way and put it in as well um keep in mind though that 3G frequencies differ depending on what carrier you're using so check with your carrier to see what 3G frequency they use um cuz otherwise you might only get Edge when you do put your sim card in the iPad or the iPhone okay okay so here we have our micro SIM and our SIM card um and what we're going to do is with them both facing the with the cut Corner facing down to the bottom right we're going to line up the first two lines here with the two lines on here and you want to make sure that this micro SIM is overlapping the very edge of the SIM card cuz we're going to use it as a guide when we cut with our scissor okay so once you've made sure that that's all lined up and it's level with the The Edge you can put your scissor up against the micro SIM and make a cut just like that okay now we made the first cut we're going to slide the SIM card over make sure it's still lined up with those lines and continue the cut okay and keep in mind you can always take more off um so you know be generous or not not so generous with your cuts and then you can always take more off later now we got one side done we're going to do the next side okay now we've cut that side we're going to turn the SIM card awesome okay now we're done cutting one side we're going to turn the SIM card 180 and again line up our two lines that we've been using make the micro SIM hang off over the edge of the normal Sim so that we have a guide put the scissor up against it and make a quick first cut okay now we're going to slide the SIM card over micro SIM make sure it's lined up with the bottom and we're going to finish the cut all the way across okay and the done should SIM card should look super skinny okay now that we've cut those two sides we're going to line up the micro sim on top of the regular sim card with the little cut at the top left this time and we're going to line up our two little metal lines with these bottom two now and once that's lined up we're going to slide it to the very edge like that cuz we want these metal contacts to be in the same place as the other ones and we're going to just cut along the bottom okay so this way when you slide this back up it should be in the exact same spot okay now we're going to line up the bottom the bottom of the old SIM card and we're going to cut along the top don't try to cut out the little corner yet just do a straight cut here okay okay now we're going to line up the other two sides here and do our final cut of the little corner piece okay and then you're going to want to make sure that these are the exact same size uh if they're not like mine's not quite you just want to trim off the little excess around the edges until you get them both the exact same size and that's it you're all donehey guys it's David from the unlocker.net spell like that in the address bark and the search for a how- to turn a SIM card into a micro SIM procedure okay before you begin uh just a quick warning be careful um and do things very slowly because if you do this wrong you could potentially mess up your sim card another thing I'd recommend is probably to back up your sim card contacts to whatever phone you were using before um this way in case you do mess up the SIM card you can just get another one and then transfer your contacts back to the Sim and you're good to go uh the other thing is why would you do this well because when the iPhone 4 comes out uh it's only going to use micro SIMs and someone will unlock it I'm sure this way though once it's unlocked you can actually fit your sim card inside uh Apple kind of did this micro SIM thing because they wanted to try to deter people from putting their SIM cards in the phone but as you can see that didn't really work uh the other thing is you can also put your micro SIM into your iPad 3G if it has a micro SIM slot you can uh cut your sim card this way and put it in as well um keep in mind though that 3G frequencies differ depending on what carrier you're using so check with your carrier to see what 3G frequency they use um cuz otherwise you might only get Edge when you do put your sim card in the iPad or the iPhone okay okay so here we have our micro SIM and our SIM card um and what we're going to do is with them both facing the with the cut Corner facing down to the bottom right we're going to line up the first two lines here with the two lines on here and you want to make sure that this micro SIM is overlapping the very edge of the SIM card cuz we're going to use it as a guide when we cut with our scissor okay so once you've made sure that that's all lined up and it's level with the The Edge you can put your scissor up against the micro SIM and make a cut just like that okay now we made the first cut we're going to slide the SIM card over make sure it's still lined up with those lines and continue the cut okay and keep in mind you can always take more off um so you know be generous or not not so generous with your cuts and then you can always take more off later now we got one side done we're going to do the next side okay now we've cut that side we're going to turn the SIM card awesome okay now we're done cutting one side we're going to turn the SIM card 180 and again line up our two lines that we've been using make the micro SIM hang off over the edge of the normal Sim so that we have a guide put the scissor up against it and make a quick first cut okay now we're going to slide the SIM card over micro SIM make sure it's lined up with the bottom and we're going to finish the cut all the way across okay and the done should SIM card should look super skinny okay now that we've cut those two sides we're going to line up the micro sim on top of the regular sim card with the little cut at the top left this time and we're going to line up our two little metal lines with these bottom two now and once that's lined up we're going to slide it to the very edge like that cuz we want these metal contacts to be in the same place as the other ones and we're going to just cut along the bottom okay so this way when you slide this back up it should be in the exact same spot okay now we're going to line up the bottom the bottom of the old SIM card and we're going to cut along the top don't try to cut out the little corner yet just do a straight cut here okay okay now we're going to line up the other two sides here and do our final cut of the little corner piece okay and then you're going to want to make sure that these are the exact same size uh if they're not like mine's not quite you just want to trim off the little excess around the edges until you get them both the exact same size and that's it you're all done\n"
