So I currently have a moto x which uses nano sim cards. I might pick up a S5 which of course uses micro sim. I still have my old, now inactivated micro sim card. Can I still use that or will I have to go to a Verizon store to get a new micro sim? thanks. Problem is I don't have the nano sim card removal kit for my X so I don't know how to remove that. So I wasn't sure if I just removed it, an popped in the old micro sim, would that work.
tu3218 said:
So I currently have a moto x which uses nano sim cards. I might pick up a S5 which of course uses micro sim. I still have my old, now inactivated micro sim card. Can I still use that or will I have to go to a Verizon store to get a new micro sim? thanks. Problem is I don't have the nano sim card removal kit for my X so I don't know how to remove that. So I wasn't sure if I just removed it, an popped in the old micro sim, would that work.
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Nano sim won't work in the S5. Micro will. Whether it would be best to use an old Micro-Sim, I can't say. I have a new one for mine and it works just fine.
kprice8 said:
Nano sim won't work in the S5. Micro will. Whether it would be best to use an old Micro-Sim, I can't say. I have a new one for mine and it works just fine.
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Nano sim will work with a Nano-micro adapter. Usually with our old micros, they make use get new ones to activate service on a phone (I've never had them let me use one that's been deactivated before, your mileage may vary though).
I recommend going to a Verizon Store, you'll get the proper SIM card, with the proper activation and provisioning, I had issues transferring SIM cards from phone to phone, like call dropping, phone not ringing, slow download speed or spotty 4G connection.
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Ok, so i was explaining to my lil sister about sim cards, and as i was saying how only Verizon worldphones had sims, i realized that you could, in theory, put a Verizon 4g sim into a 3g worldphone, and.... what would it do? I'm a little hazy on how exactly Sim cards work, but would it be possible to artificially "create" a 4g phone using a 4g Verizon sim?
EDIT: ok, since there are no answers, i realize this is a noobish question, but does the sim card contain the actual 3g/4g/whatever radios, or does it just "enable" them?
The sim card contains the customer account information, so once you lock the signal verizon knows how to properly bill you for your usage.
4G sim cards are different than 3G sim cards although they are in the same format. You can't just swap your Droid 2 Global Sim card and expect to work in your Droid 3 or vice versa becuase the ESN is what is tied to your number, the sim card is just there for roaming purposes (i may be wrong on that one), but i know that even on the global phones, you must have the sim card inserted in the phone to be able to get service with verizon.
The 4G sim card works more like a REAL (GSM) simcard you can swap your sim card into another 4G device and your number will transfer.
Here is another difference, the same sim card on global devices can be reused like you can go to your account and transfer your phone to another account without the need for another sim card. The 4G sim cards become invalid once they are deactivated and you will require a new blank sim card in case you want to activate your phone number again (this usually happens when you switch from a 4G device to a 3G, then move back up to a 4G device), they work much like most GSM sim cards work.
So in sumary, the 4G sim cards works more like a real sim card.
I have N4 from T-Mobile, but I decided to give it to my mother. Since she had standard SIM, we went to her provider and they cut it into micro SIM. But when I insert this new micro SIM card into phone, it isn't recognized. It shows there is no SIM card at all. My card works. Is this a know problem? How can it be fixed?
Terepin said:
I have N4 from T-Mobile, but I decided to give it to my mother. Since she had standard SIM, we went to her provider and they cut it into micro SIM. But when I insert this new micro SIM card into phone, it isn't recognized. It shows there is no SIM card at all. My card works. Is this a know problem? How can it be fixed?
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Cutting isn't perfect, especially with older SIMs... It is entirely possible to render the SIM unusable by cutting it, granted it usually works, especially with newer SIMs, but not always. Verify the contacts match up by comparing to your SIM and if it does then the most likely cause is the cutting ruined the SIM and you will need to contact her provider for a new SIM. There is no known issue with using a cut SIM other than this.
Terepin said:
I have N4 from T-Mobile, but I decided to give it to my mother. Since she had standard SIM, we went to her provider and they cut it into micro SIM. But when I insert this new micro SIM card into phone, it isn't recognized. It shows there is no SIM card at all. My card works. Is this a know problem? How can it be fixed?
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The Nexus 4 doesn't like cut sims. Although they can work, many users have issues.
Hi there,
So, My dad just bought this beast. first impression is really amazing. So, To get started, I cutted down my sim card into micro-sim and Inserted it in yureka. after booting, It shows no sim card. When I search for networks and Click on any network for registration, It says "Your sim card does not support on this connection" something like that. I have checked the sim and it is working in other smartphones.
Just in case, I have cm11 in it. Not updated yet. any help would be appreciated. Sorry, If i posted in wrong section
EDIT: CHECK THE ATTACHMENT. Sim slot looks different as compared to others. I am from india.
Test the sim to both slots and see if one of them working. And if no slot works out, then try other micro sim to test sim working. If that too not working,means slot are not functioning. Need hardware replacement or whatever you can get.
Well, I already tried in both of them. Not sure about other micro sims.
Hi all,
Does anybody have a problem with data on the second SIM?
You can choose on which SIM you want to use data.
It works on SIM 1 but doesn't on SIM 2.
APN settings are 100% correct.
I have tested the SIM in another phone and data works there.
I've now ordered a nano-SIM to micro-SIM adapter from ebay to test it in the SIM 1 slot.
Quite annoying.
Maybe bcause sim 2 slot works only in 2g
Hi guys; I did get 2 S5 phones, both unlocked, but they came from different carriers. One is from ATT, the other from Verizon. One is a G900A while the other is a G900V; so the model is matching the carrier.
Now, with the ATT one, I just pop the sim card in, and it works (I have a nano, but it fits in the micro slot), the phone works fine, nothing wrong with it.
The verizon one is not liking it...I get a message that say that the SIM card is not present. I did think it was broken, so I did pop in an old sim card that is not working anymore, which is also the micro size, so the correct size, and the phone say that the sim inserted is not a Verizon sim.
I have no idea why this phone, is doing this. I was told that the phone is unlocked, but the strange thing is that it won't accept any nano sim (while the same S5 from ATT does take it without problems), and that it won't allow me to use anything that is not a Verizon sim. Did I buy a phone that is locked? Should I get another one of the ATT model? Reading on the forum, I did see that you need a verizon sim card for the first activation and then you can swap the T-mobile in, and change the network settings, but I do not have a Verizon sim card available, and before waste 10 dollars at the local store, I would like to know if there is anything else that I can do to make the phone to work. Or if I should just return it; this came from Amazon, so that's easy to fix. Thanks!