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| Completed micro SIM adapter |
This project came about more out of necessity than curiosity. Sarah’s iPhone died and we were not quite ready to shell out hundreds of dollars for an out-of-contract phone. To hold us over while we weighed our options I thought she could just use my old AT&T phone. The problem was that my old AT&T “dumb” phone used a standard sized SIM card and our newer iPhone 4S used a micro-SIM.
You can buy an adapter for under $5.00 (just search for micro SIM to SIM adapter), but it was late Sunday night and I figured I’d give it a shot first.
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| micro SIM adapter components |
Really it is quite easy. Take the old regular-sized SIM from your old phone and place the micro-SIM on top so the gold metal contacts line up. Trace the outline of the micro-SIM card onto the regular SIM with a pencil. Carefully use an X-acto knife to cut the shape of the micro SIM out of the regular SIM. Put the micro SIM into the whole you created and use a piece of tape on the back to hold it place. Done!
Popped the adapter with micro SIM into my dumb phone and it worked perfectly!
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