Obvious and not so obvious.
Today, not only the iPhone and cellular iPad models, but also devices from other manufacturers have come equipped with a stylish metal object. It’s easy to lose the supplied paperclip, it’s always inconvenient to carry it with you, let’s think about what you can quickly replace it with from available items.
The fashion for hard-to-open cases and connectors has swept modern equipment manufacturers; since the appearance of the first iPhone, several devices with a similar mechanism can be found in the line of each manufacturer.
The article will be useful to a wide range of users - you can always quickly get out of a current situation, help a work colleague or acquaintance, curry favor with your boss, or start a conversation with an unfamiliar girl.
The knowledge gained will also be useful when using several SIM cards from different operators, if you need to install a local card on vacation or a business trip, when checking a device at the time of purchase on the secondary market... Who knows how else the skill of quickly opening such mechanisms can be useful.
How to insert a SIM card
It is difficult to solve the problem on your own, so most people turn to specialists for help. Some people don’t worry about the safety of their mobile device and pick out the tray themselves, which often ends in additional problems. To prevent troubles, it is recommended to use one of the ways to insert a SIM card into an iPhone:
- Contact the service center or salon where the smartphone was purchased. Here the salon employee will be able to insert a SIM card without damaging the case;
- Open the tray yourself using a paper clip. You just need to press the tray cover until it clicks softly. Next, a flap will open, where the SIM card is carefully inserted with the touch side down. It is necessary to make sure whether the card was placed on the correct side and whether its location is correct. If everything is correct, push the tray in and turn on the device;
- order a new SIM card. To do this, contact the office of your mobile operator and ask them to make a new card for them, keeping the number in the required dimensions. Often in such situations, nano-sized SIM cards are requested. It is better not to make them yourself from an existing copy, so as not to be left without communication.
How to open an iPhone - opening the back cover of the phone
The SIM card can also be changed at the hardware store where the iPhone was purchased. Here, store employees will make a replacement without opening the case.
Important! Most smartphone owners, not wanting to go to a salon, try to replace the SIM card themselves. But their method comes down to disassembling the case, which often happens simply due to ignorance of the location of the tray. Opening the iPhone will void the warranty period, so doing it yourself is strictly prohibited.
Tray for 2 SIM cards
Needle/pin
Such an object is also easy to insert into the narrow opening of the case. It is better to use sewing pins with a tip. Keep in mind that thick needles may not fit, and thin pins have a chance of bending under pressure.
Where you can find it: at any display near an underground passage or in the subway you can buy a dozen pins for a few rubles. You can borrow a “tool” from a sewing workshop or from a tailor; our mothers and grandmothers keep whole mountains of pins or needles. Some more superstitious people tease them about their clothes.
SIM card sizes
First, you need to understand the parameters of SIM cards, which will help you understand how to remove and insert them into modern iPhone models. There are currently three card sizes for iPhone and iPad:
SIM cards for iPhone and iPad
- standard SIM card size. This size is suitable for iPhone 3G and 3GS models, that is, all first generation ones. They are inserted in the standard way; you do not need to reduce the card yourself;
- micro size. Designed for iPhone 4 and 4S or all second generation models;
- nano size. Fits trays of iPhone 5, 6 and newer models. Such SIM cards today are presented in the form of a universal chip, which the user receives when purchasing a mobile device. Its dimensions are 12.3x8.8 mm and its thickness is no more than 0.67 mm. In fact, this is just a chip that is found in every SIM card, only without the white base. It is easy to lose, so it should be installed immediately upon purchase and from a specialist in a specialized store.
SIM card size
Most iPhone owners, having purchased it, try to change the SIM card in the smartphone themselves, removing it from the old device and putting it in a new one. In fact, there is nothing complicated here, but cutting a standard-sized SIM card does not always happen without leaving a trace. Thus, the majority of owners of a new mobile phone are simply left without communication. Therefore, if there is a need to reduce the size of the card, it is better to contact a communication store and order a new chip.
For your information! As a rule, the seller automatically offers a new card with the iPhone.
The store employee simply enters the new owner's number into the database.
How to insert a SIM card into iPad
The iPad in this case is no different from the iPhone and the SIM card is inserted in the same way. A key, needle or paper clip is also used here. You can use another sharp object. Only the hole is not located on the wall of the tray, but nearby, so problems will arise with the diameter of the sharp object used. To prevent this from happening, just use a special key. If not, a very thin needle will do.
Some iPad models are equipped with a simple tray that is quite easy to open by yourself and just with your hands. To do this, press on the wall and wait for the characteristic click. If this happens, the tray comes out a little. Next, you need to carefully pull the receiver wall towards you with your hands and pull out the frame to accommodate the SIM card. They take out the card themselves with their fingers, after which they carry out the necessary manipulations.
Changing a SIM card on an iPad
Earrings
This is the solution to the problem that we most often forget about. Most of the women around us wear matching jewelry which can be misused. Be extremely careful not to spoil the accessory, and with it the mood of the girl who decided to help you.
Where you can find it: in the ears of people around you. Try to use inexpensive jewelry for such purposes.
Don’t be afraid to use your imagination and come up with new, unconventional ways to open treasured trays. If you don’t like using improvised means, and the original accessory is lost, pay attention to the range of trading platforms.
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