I have to come here, to ask someone with experience. Because the morons at straight talk don't know what there talking about... Called straight talk twice, got two different answers... The Moto X uses a Nano Sim card, straight talk has a nano Sim card... One representative, says their nano Sim only works with iPhones, the other says it works with any phone using nano Sim cards... Is there anyone using the Moto X on straight talk?... I do know there's Sim cutters... But this isn't for me, but a friend, that doesn't feel comfortable cutting the Sim...
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I'm using a Straight Talk nano sim in a Moto X. You have to buy it as part of a kit from Walmart. The kit comes with multiple sim sizes and a month of service. You can't just order a nano sim on their website, for whatever reason. Also, a lot of times those phone repair places will cut a sim down for you if you don't feel comfortable doing it yourself.
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i cant find anyone with a micro sim card to put it in my phone lol i forget this phone has the micro sim card for whatever reason. can i just get one somewhere for free or something? my mom and grandma have at&t but idk if they will give them one for free. i just wanna make sure the sim unlock code works that tmobile gave me lol
The phone comes with one. What happened to it? You can also buy them on Amazon if you need to.
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The phone comes with one. What happened to it? You can also buy them on Amazon if you need to.
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well i need an at&t micro sim card so i can boot up my phone and it will ask me to enter the unlock code that tmobile provided me so i can use my phone for at&t now.
Get a sim card cutter and adapter from amazon/ebay. they are like 2 bucks.
Use a sim cutter to make it into a micro sim. Or if you want to risk cutting it yourself then you can do it too. I did that with my t-mobile sim card and cut it with a pair of scissors . Why would you use the One S on AT&T when you can get the One X running on their network. I am a little confused what you are trying to do though
cut it yourself or go onto the carrier website and order one
here in the UK the sim cards are free
azzledazzle said:
cut it yourself or go onto the carrier website and order one
here in the UK the sim cards are free
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Yeah I cut my regular t mobile card to fit haha but I have the new one as back up I used it to cut my old one seems to work well
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Use a sim cutter to make it into a micro sim. Or if you want to risk cutting it yourself then you can do it too. I did that with my t-mobile sim card and cut it with a pair of scissors . Why would you use the One S on AT&T when you can get the One X running on their network. I am a little confused what you are trying to do though
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I want to unlock it so if my mom and grandma get there phones fixed if they ever need to I can let them borrow my phone to use. Plus I want them to use my phone since I'm trying to talk them into buying the one x.
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s10shane said:
I want to unlock it so if my mom and grandma get there phones fixed if they ever need to I can let them borrow my phone to use. Plus I want them to use my phone since I'm trying to talk them into buying the one x.
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Amazon sells AT&T pre paid sims, but you'll probably end up having to buy some minutes with it. But, then at least you can verify it works once unlocked.
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I'm on a TMO plan. I got an unlock code, went on ebay and got an AT&T micro sim for $3 shipped. Swapped sims and entered unlock code. Removed the AT&T sim and reinserted the TMO sim.
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I'm on a TMO plan. I got an unlock code, went on ebay and got an AT&T micro sim for $3 shipped. Swapped sims and entered unlock code. Removed the AT&T sim and reinserted the TMO sim.
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Sweet. I might have to do that. Thanks for that info
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Could anyone who has used an unlock code to successfully unlock their phone take a look at this thread and see if you can help?
We are close to getting a free sim unlock hack for all but need a few contributors for testing purposes.
Thanks!
I purchased a SIM unlock code from cellunlocker and I have a question. Can I unlock the phone without a "foreign" SIM? I don't know anyone with T-Mobile so I can't "borrow a SIM.
Why do you want the phone unlocked if you don't have another carrier's sim card?
Anyway, cellunlocker (at least for my old phone) emailed me directions along with the code. IIRC, I stuck my AT&T sim (I was using a T-mobile phone and going to AT&T) into my phone and it came up with a message saying that the phone was locked. On that screen I just needed to enter the special number they provided and it worked.
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Why do you want the phone unlocked if you don't have another carrier's sim card?
Anyway, cellunlocker (at least for my old phone) emailed me directions along with the code. IIRC, I stuck my AT&T sim (I was using a T-mobile phone and going to AT&T) into my phone and it came up with a message saying that the phone was locked. On that screen I just needed to enter the special number they provided and it worked.
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because I'm traveling. I was hoping to do the unlock ahead of time
I don't think it will give you the prompt without putting a different sim in. That's the only time I've ever seen the option.
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OK thanks.
Just trim down a old sim. Worked for me.
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I used my old Verizon sim
You can go to a store and buy a micro sim just to do this, its like 5 bucks
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I cut an old t-mobile sim card. Instructions are all over youtube.
I used this guy on ebay and had the unlock code in minutes.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/320953427019?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649#ht_2677wt_1397
Thanks for all the information. Very helpful.
Is it a perment unlock or temporary
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Is it a perment unlock or temporary
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permanent
I had a skyrocket and tried to unlock it via their instructions but it would always give me an error. The only way i unlocked it was inserting a sprint international sim into it and then and only then would the phone ask me for a unlock code
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Go to tmobile store borrow a sim from them. They wont mind lol.
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Got it done.
I just purchased two unlocked samsung galaxy s4 AT&T SGH-I337 unlocked phones. I returned one because it would not read my sim card for an AT&T Straight Talk sim card. I spoke with a ST tech support who told me that the phone should work if it were truly unlocked. The second one is doing the same. Today, I contacted ST and was told that ST would not work with the technology in this phone. This doesnt make since and I would like to get more information. There are ST customers using SGS4. Some one please help me with this because i have a beautiful paper weight.
Try using another SIM or another prepaid plan other than ST ie. H2O
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Will I be able to take my sim out of a at&t galaxy s3 and insert that into a Nexus 5?
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Will I be able to take my sim out of a at&t galaxy s3 and insert that into a Nexus 5?
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Depends on what sized sim card it uses, as of right now I believe its supposed to use a nano sim same as iPhone 5/5s/5c .... your S3 uses a micro sim. It would be best to get a new nano sim (if it really uses this type) but it can be cut down
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6T1Mygucak
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Depends on what sized sim card it uses, as of right now I believe its supposed to use a nano sim same as iPhone 5/5s/5c .... your S3 uses a micro sim. It would be best to get a new nano sim (if it really uses this type) but it can be cut down
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6T1Mygucak
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Crap. I didn't know that. Cutting the nano sim looks more difficult, and sanding it thinner as well. PITA.
I don't even know if my carrier has nano sims for purchase.
Att offers nano Sims and they are free from all att corporate stores. If you goto a privately owned store they might not stock them and if they do, they will charge you (probably between $10-$20)
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Depends on what sized sim card it uses, as of right now I believe its supposed to use a nano sim same as iPhone 5/5s/5c .... your S3 uses a micro sim. It would be best to get a new nano sim (if it really uses this type) but it can be cut down
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6T1Mygucak
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According to the (leaked) service manual, the Nexus 5 will use a micro SIM, not a nano SIM.
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According to the (leaked) service manual, the Nexus 5 will use a micro SIM, not a nano SIM.
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That's great news! I'd much prefer to just pop in my current sim and be good to go. The service providers here are dumber than rocks, and I'm positive that if I asked for a nano sim, they'd have no idea what I was talking about.
Just got my Maxx Dev Ed direct from Motorola.
Came with nano SIM preinstalled.
Coming from a RAZR M with micro SIM so must activate nano SIM that came with Maxx.
Worried about losing my unlimited data on VZW as I have read elsewhere sometimes happens if you aren't careful about activating a new SIM.
Anyone who has done his personally and successfully please share the exact steps you took.
Thanks so much!
You can just trim down the micro sim to fit in the nano sim slot.
What about going the other way I want to use my nano Sim in my RAZR hd is this possible?
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You can just trim down the micro sim to fit in the nano sim slot.
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Thanks for the suggestion but I've had mixed success in the past with cutting SIM cards, even with great precision.
If anyone has successfully activated a new sim without losing their unlimited data plan on Verizon, please share how you did it.
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What about going the other way I want to use my nano Sim in my RAZR hd is this possible?
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You should not have a problem doing that if you use a "nano to micro SIM tray adapter" readily avialable on Amazon or eBay.
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You should not have a problem doing that if you use a "nano to micro SIM tray adapter" readily avialable on Amazon or eBay.
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Fantastic! Thank you for the tip! I didn't think to look.....
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Just got my Maxx Dev Ed direct from Motorola.
Came with nano SIM preinstalled.
Coming from a RAZR M with micro SIM so must activate nano SIM that came with Maxx.
Worried about losing my unlimited data on VZW as I have read elsewhere sometimes happens if you aren't careful about activating a new SIM.
Anyone who has done his personally and successfully please share the exact steps you took.
Thanks so much!
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Okay was afraid to involve Verizon but I called them and lucked out with a tech support rep who knew what they were doing and got me all set up on the new SIM without making any changes to my account (read: unlimited data lol).
Had tried the website but it was asking for some authorization thing to add a new line even though I clearly had selected on a prior menu that I wanted to activate a new device on the same line.
Hope this helps others and thanks again for the responses..
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Okay was afraid to involve Verizon but I called them and lucked out with a tech support rep who knew what they were doing and got me all set up on the new SIM without making any changes to my account (read: unlimited data lol).
Had tried the website but it was asking for some authorization thing to add a new line even though I clearly had selected on a prior menu that I wanted to activate a new device on the same line.
Hope this helps others and thanks again for the responses..
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To be honest, I think that the phone requires one of the new NFC SIMs in order to be activated on Verizon anyway. Cutting down the older micro-SIM probably would not have worked. That's the way it was when the phone first came out, anyway.
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To be honest, I think that the phone requires one of the new NFC SIMs in order to be activated on Verizon anyway. Cutting down the older micro-SIM probably would not have worked. That's the way it was when the phone first came out, anyway.
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Works fine on a cut down Sim
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Just pop into a corporate store if it's not working online. They can get you a new nano NFC SIM card and activate it for free, and the way Iconic works requires the rep to really go out of their way to change your data plan. Policy is only to change it if you've purchased a new phone with either a new contract or on Verizon Edge. Otherwise it's just an ESN swap. Have them set you up with Isis too (if you haven't already) so that both of you get something out of it, even if you don't end up using it.
I would not recommend SIM cutting, especially given how easy it is to get a hold of a new nano NFC SIM or to just use the one that came with the phone.
Dude. You paid for your phone. They can't take your data.
Get isis! You will get $50 free for signing up. Plus $15 off $25. Plus $1 off every contact less payment!
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man all you gotta do is go to activate phone type in the new numbers and turn your new phone on with the sim card inserted that easy took me like 3 minutes