I am plan and wait to buy an iPhone 5. but it seems the iphone 5 use a nano sim card, i am not in USA, so how could i use the iPhone 5 with no nano sim card? Anybody has this problem too? Can the sim be cutted to nano sim and work on iPhone 5?
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iPhone 5 use nano sim card ?
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Thin it down! I remember back then with the iphone 3G using the magic sim I had to thin the sim down to have it fit perfectly.
I believe it is 15-20% thinner so it will be difficult without ruining the sim.
I'm thinking sand paper or dremel tool
I used nail stuff from my ex lol
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My tmobile sim was so thin that I could see the metal part of the sim from the back of course.
...but hasn't it be shown already to have a nano sim??? I don't think it's a micro sim this time, based on some leaks of the sim tray....
Sandpaper or a rough nail file should be enough to make your micro sim thinner!
Sandpaper or a rough nail file should be enough to make your micro sim thinner!
I'm thinking sand paper or dremel tool
Or walking into a store and asking for one can do too.
This article makes a pretty convincing argument that it'll be Nano-SIM. From about 35 seconds onwards
https://www.macrumors.com/2012/08/1...nano-sim-tray-and-buttons-to-iphone-4s-parts/
https://www.macrumors.com/2012/08/1...nano-sim-tray-and-buttons-to-iphone-4s-parts/
Hmmmm comparing the video to the first pic I posted it still looks like a micro sim tray.
Though that's not to say they will not change it.
Sim manufacturers must hate apple!....what next a longer sim or maybe a circular one?
The SIM tray in your photo does look a bit big for the Nano-SIM, but as you can see in the video, the Micro-SIM is just too big to fit in, so it could go either way.
To be honest I've always wondered why all SIM cards haven't just been Nano-SIMs to start with, why the need for a plastic border?
I sure hope its not nano. I travel a lot and always buy a pre-pay SIM at the airport when I arrive. I've found that most places they can cut it for you, or otherwise they actually stock micro SIMs. If the nano cannot be easily trimmed, it will take quite a while for the new standard to become common.
Interesting cutter.
But isnt the nanosim also thinner?
So would you need to shave off some of that plastic to fit it in the iphone 5 tray or does the cutter do that?