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Any app to clone a sim card?

I get tired of swapping my sim card regularly between my Hermes and my iPhone. I have an extra sim card and it would be sweet if there was an app for wm5/6 that would let me clone the card. Obviously I could only have one phone on at a time!
Is there anything like that or are the sim card cloners I see online for sale the only option?

i think they are illegal are they not? sure i remember hearing about this about 5-10 years back where people were getting their sims cloned by theives.
you could always divert calls if you cant get hold of a device.

Against the carriers tos, for sure, but then what isn't against their tos. I doubt they are illegal though. Type in sim card cloner on ebay or google and youll find aobut a billion of them. This one even comes with some super duper sim card: http://cgi.ebay.com/12in1-USB-Sim-C...yZ146493QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Update: I bit the bullet and bought one of these for $10 and will post back once I clone that beast. (I didnt buy it from ebay)

Just thought I'd let you know that the cloners that you can buy on ebay only work with generation 1 sim cards and most providers have been using have been using gen 2 and 3 for a while now so you're probably out of luck if you buy one.

This is the one I bought (hasnt arrived yet): http://www.1topstore.com/product_info.php?products_id=1736
I'm sure your right that it probably won't work. For the $10 price it probably wont be worth my time to ship it back. However, it says it clones 64k sim cards and in my wifes phone the sim card says 64k on it.

I suspect it will make a backup copy odf the contacts and text messages, but not your account itself. Please let us know though if it worked, I must have one!

I got the SIm Card cloner in yesterday. All that fantastic device was capable of doing was breaking my sim card so that when I put it in I got "Unregistered SIM". I had to go down to the store and swap my sim for a new one.
Best $10 that I've ever spent on an item from the great land of Hong Kong.

[Q] I need HELP w/ prepaid carriers

I'm out of the loop in regards to much going on with phones these days. I recently bought an Iphone 4s but it will not be here until this week coming up, my service ends w/ Straight Talk tomorrow and I JUST found out that they no longer carry AT&T sim cards. I cannot and will not buy a T-Mobile branded sim.
Here's what I need to know:
I want to keep my number but as of right now do I have any options to purchase another prepaid sim to keep it? I can't go to Walmart and pick up any sims being that the 4s needs a micro and I thought about cutting my current one that fits my 3Gs but I don't have a cutter.
I'm thinking of just going back to Red Pocket even though they are slightly more expensive but they are potential drama like Straight Talk (I called ST and they said they have micro sims but I'm not wasting $15 dollars to find if the T-Mo sim is indeed micro.
Bottom line is I've had my number for quite a while and want to keep it BUT I need to make the switch to a micro sim and ST is acting funny, suggestions?

Wow 45 views and no help... whoever can just delete this thread, thanks for nothing.

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[Q] Well I have a Nexus 5 But...SIM SLOT NOT WORKING

Well I purchased a 32g white Nexus 5 from someone on craigslist today because I thought 420 for the phone without waiting was a good idea. But coming from a 5s i tried using a nano adapter to micro sim to work. But my device wasnt reading any sim cards.It kept saying I had no sim card. I tried multiple micro sims i even used some from my coworkers to no avail. So I had the idea that I was ripped off or I broke the sim holder tray myself by my multiple attempts with the adapter. So i took a flashlight and saw inside of the phone where the phone is and It looks like I damaged one of the antennas =(.. I called google and they told me The original person who bought the phone has to call and transfer ownership sort of? The seller is so convinced it was just working 5 minutes before he sold it to me. So I opened the phone after watching a tear up video of the nexus 5 to see the sim antenna had damage. Does anyone have a idea of what i should do? I tried looking for replacements parts to install but I cant find anything that can be used for my problem. Everything else works on the device so Im stuck. Thanks for reading and wasting your time.

Sorry man, I can imagine how disheartening this would be. I hate to state the obvious here but ALWAYS put your sim in the phone and test it before you buy it. I sell phones on craigslist all the time and I always tell my buyers to make sure they have a sim with them when we do the deal. Not saying this guy ripped you off, but it would have at lest eliminated that possibility. That said, if your first sim didn't work in it, then it would in fact seem you were sold a defective phone. I use a nano to micro adapter in mine and have zero issues. I've had to use them in multiple phones and again, no issues ever.
Did he say he would do the transfer of ownership? Not even sure google would replace it on warranty even if he did, seeing as though it is clearly damage and not a defect, but who knows. It's definitely worth a shot if that's your only option.

Yeah It sucks and I just have to take the loss here and use it as a pocket tablet for games and music, But the seller said before hand that he bought it from another person on Craigslist and that he "couldn't get use to the size" lol. So the transferring of the ownership is not going to work here unless i find the original owner. BTW He did ask me if I wanted to try my sim but i forgot that i had the nano and I checked the phone up and down to exterior.camera,speaker and to see if the software was modified at all and It checked out .
_MetalHead_ said:
Sorry man, I can imagine how disheartening this would be. I hate to state the obvious here but ALWAYS put your sim in the phone and test it before you buy it. I sell phones on craigslist all the time and I always tell my buyers to make sure they have a sim with them when we do the deal. Not saying this guy ripped you off, but it would have at lest eliminated that possibility. That said, if your first sim didn't work in it, then it would in fact seem you were sold a defective phone. I use a nano to micro adapter in mine and have zero issues. I've had to use them in multiple phones and again, no issues ever.
Did he say he would do the transfer of ownership? Not even sure google would replace it on warranty even if he did, seeing as though it is clearly damage and not a defect, but who knows. It's definitely worth a shot if that's your only option.
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It's possible the nano SIM card adapter damaged the SIM contact pins. There are known issues with mini to micro SIM adapters that do that very same thing. There was several designs of these adapters, and this German made and patented one was the one and only one that most people on the internet recommended. This post is worth a read. http://allaboutwindowsphone.com/features/item/14444_The_Curse_of_Micro_SIM_Adapter.php
It's highly risky using any sort of SIM card adapter in any phone and you have to be super careful with it.
That article lists some places for European buyers to get the good style adapters off Amazon, however if you're in the US the good ones are hard to find.
I had one of the first Firefox OS phones in the U.S.,the ZTE Open. I needed a micro to Mini adapter for it, and ended up getting it online form this shop. They use the same design as the German patented ones and I highly recommend them. Worked great for me. http://microsim-shop.com/
Still doesnt solve your issue with the busted phone, but useful for the future and others to avoid this problem.
FYI I ordered a 32gb Nexus 5 from Google directly last week, ordered on Tuesday 2pm, next day shipping, came to my house Wed at Noon. 22 hours from click to my door. And a friend just ordered one Wednesday and it shipped Thursday night, will most likely be getting it today.. so if people are given a choice I would get it from Google directly since they're shipping fast unless there's a discount involved.

WoodburyMan said:
It's possible the nano SIM card adapter damaged the SIM contact pins. There are known issues with mini to micro SIM adapters that do that very same thing. There was several designs of these adapters, and this German made and patented one was the one and only one that most people on the internet recommended. This post is worth a read. http://allaboutwindowsphone.com/features/item/14444_The_Curse_of_Micro_SIM_Adapter.php
It's highly risky using any sort of SIM card adapter in any phone and you have to be super careful with it.
That article lists some places for European buyers to get the good style adapters off Amazon, however if you're in the US the good ones are hard to find.
I had one of the first Firefox OS phones in the U.S.,the ZTE Open. I needed a micro to Mini adapter for it, and ended up getting it online form this shop. They use the same design as the German patented ones and I highly recommend them. Worked great for me. http://microsim-shop.com/
Still doesnt solve your issue with the busted phone, but useful for the future and others to avoid this problem.
FYI I ordered a 32gb Nexus 5 from Google directly last week, ordered on Tuesday 2pm, next day shipping, came to my house Wed at Noon. 22 hours from click to my door. And a friend just ordered one Wednesday and it shipped Thursday night, will most likely be getting it today.. so if people are given a choice I would get it from Google directly since they're shipping fast unless there's a discount involved.
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Yeah I'm pretty much screwed so I'll just take the loss and move on from it and I'm sharing this story just to show people the consequences of my common mistake
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I damaged the regular Sim card tray on my galaxy s 2 skyrocket but was able to use a needle to bend the clip back down. I inserted the adapter into the phone with out a Sim bad idea and when removing it got hung up and took some work to get it out. It worked sort of... Dang cheap adapter had a hole where the pins touched the sim and naturally i tore up that pin. Then a few weeks later I got it repaired in the mall for 50 bucks.
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WoodburyMan said:
It's possible the nano SIM card adapter damaged the SIM contact pins. There are known issues with mini to micro SIM adapters that do that very same thing. There was several designs of these adapters, and this German made and patented one was the one and only one that most people on the internet recommended. This post is worth a read. http://allaboutwindowsphone.com/features/item/14444_The_Curse_of_Micro_SIM_Adapter.php
It's highly risky using any sort of SIM card adapter in any phone and you have to be super careful with it.
That article lists some places for European buyers to get the good style adapters off Amazon, however if you're in the US the good ones are hard to find.
I had one of the first Firefox OS phones in the U.S.,the ZTE Open. I needed a micro to Mini adapter for it, and ended up getting it online form this shop. They use the same design as the German patented ones and I highly recommend them. Worked great for me. http://microsim-shop.com/
Still doesnt solve your issue with the busted phone, but useful for the future and others to avoid this problem.
FYI I ordered a 32gb Nexus 5 from Google directly last week, ordered on Tuesday 2pm, next day shipping, came to my house Wed at Noon. 22 hours from click to my door. And a friend just ordered one Wednesday and it shipped Thursday night, will most likely be getting it today.. so if people are given a choice I would get it from Google directly since they're shipping fast unless there's a discount involved.
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I didn't know that some adapters were prone to causing damage like this. I've been using the Noosy brand ones for years without issue, and all my friends use them to. I have 4 sets of them. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009ABEA7E/ref=oh_details_o09_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

_MetalHead_ said:
I didn't know that some adapters were prone to causing damage like this. I've been using the Noosy brand ones for years without issue, and all my friends use them to. I have 4 sets of them. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009ABEA7E/ref=oh_details_o09_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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Yea. Again it doesn't mean others *will* damage your card, it's just that those tend to be higher quality and tend to not give you as many problems are others. Likewise if you're careful with any of the adapters you should be fine.
When I posted on XDA in some section month ago when looking for a adapter, that's the general conclusion from a few posts that i got.

I would sell it on ebay stating the issue with the sim reader. You will probably still get a fair amount for it from someone who can fix it up.

Umm why not just call LG and do a warranty replacement for the device? They are the original manufacturer so they have to honor the warranty anyways as that's where the warranty lies, not with Google. Google just acts as an intermediary to get the device replaced for you as a customer service but they'll eventually send their broken/damaged devices back to LG for repair anyways.
So just call LG and start the warranty process for the SIM card slot and they'll repair/replace it even if it might take a while to do so.

lafester said:
I would sell it on ebay stating the issue with the sim reader. You will probably still get a fair amount for it from someone who can fix it up.
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Thats a pretty good idea, I would have to think on that one. How much would you start out with?

shotta35 said:
Umm why not just call LG and do a warranty replacement for the device? They are the original manufacturer so they have to honor the warranty anyways as that's where the warranty lies, not with Google. Google just acts as an intermediary to get the device replaced for you as a customer service but they'll eventually send their broken/damaged devices back to LG for repair anyways.
So just call LG and start the warranty process for the SIM card slot and they'll repair/replace it even if it might take a while to do so.
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Thanks, after reading this, I called them up and unfortunately they told me I would have to go through Google for any warranty issues. And they only covered accidental damage that they would have to charge me for. And I asked how long the process would take to get repaired and he told 3-4 weeks

daboyal006 said:
Thanks, after reading this, I called them up and unfortunately they told me I would have to go through Google for any warranty issues. And they only covered accidental damage that they would have to charge me for. And I asked how long the process would take to get repaired and he told 3-4 weeks
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Odd, I could have sworn that others reported sending it to LG directly. I mean what if you bought it from T-Mobile? I guess you'd have to go through T-Mobile then but still... that makes no sense as I don't call Best Buy after 30 days when my TV goes bad within the warranty period.
What about if I bought it as a gift for my friend? I'll have to ask them how to "transfer" it then since I've never had to do that. I sold my Nexus 4 to my friend so now i'm wondering if I need to transfer that one too.

Yeah I definitely would
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Will I get 5.1.1?

My contact with Verizon is up in August. I'm sad to say I will not have a android phone anymore. My employer insists on iPhones and there is no point paying for a personal phone anymore.
Do you think I'll be blessed with lollipop before I cancel my service in August?
Can't believe it has taken this long. But I have to say, it's been a heck of a device for two years. Going strong still. Good way to end android.
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Piaband said:
My contact with Verizon is up in August. I'm sad to say I will not have a android phone anymore. My employer insists on iPhones and there is no point paying for a personal phone anymore.
Do you think I'll be blessed with lollipop before I cancel my service in August?
Can't believe it has taken this long. But I have to say, it's been a heck of a device for two years. Going strong still. Good way to end android.
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Hi,
Most probably not before August.
Lot of older Moto devices getting 5.1 these days (Moto X, Moto G, etc.), but the Ultra/Maxx/Mini line is behind in schedule "pending partner support" (means they're waiting for Verizon in order to start anything). If we're lucky, we will get it this year, but I'm not holding my breath. Anyway, I will still keep it regardless, as you said, it's a heck of a device
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My contract is also up in late August and I'm pretty sure that MAYBE we'll see the update right about then. The 2013 X is in Verizon lab testing phase right now, so who knows what that means for the update? Hopefully, this month, and then they can finally work on the 2013 Droids.

I know this thread is old, but this may help if you are still looking for a solution.
Method A) If your company is still using Verizon, take the iPhone SIM card out with a paperclip, temporarily put it in your phone, then check for updates.
Method B) Find a friend with Verizon (who's phone uses a nano SIM), temporarily put it in your phone, then check for updates.
Method C) Have a friend with Verizon temporarily swap it with the phone on their account. I know this can be done by calling them, but there may be an option to do it online as well. You need the SIM card number for your phone and possibly the IMEI, depending on the rep. Check for updates. They should be able to call and reactivate their own phone afterwards without giving them all of the numbers since the phone was already linked to their account. Worst case, they need to read the SIM and IMEI of their phone to the rep.
Method D) If you can only find friends with regular or micro SIM cards, none of them want to call Verizon, and one of them is very trusting, order the appropriate regular-micro/micro-nano SIM cutter (they sell dual ones too) and some adapters so you can cut it down to nano, use it, and put it back in their phone with the adapter. ***Depending on the phone, some adapters work much better than others!*** Below are the types I've seen/used:
NEVER PUT THESE ADAPTERS IN A PHONE WITHOUT THE SIM CARD IN THEM!! THEY CAN GET STUCK AND BREAK THE PINS INSIDE YOUR SIM READER!!!
1) With a hole going all the way through (sometimes the only one that will work)
2) With a thin layer of plastic on one side (these seem convenient but aren't always able to be safely used because of the added thickness)
3) With a thin layer (thinner than the other type) of tape covering one side that helps keep it from falling out. As long as the tape that comes with the adapter isn't really cheap, it should stay on. ***Make sure you can't easily rub the tape off or you may run into issues with the tape, or the entire adapter, getting stuck in the phone!***
Hopefully this helps.
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Ordering from samsung, says I can activate online, but I already has SIM

I have Tmobile and on the website it says online activation and that it comes with a SIM card in it. However I already have a nano simcard as I have the S7 edge. Do I just pop my current sim card in it like I normally do when buying a phone?

You can technically, so you can keep the extra one as a spare. I still have a nano SIM for my S6, but I'm apparently getting a new one when I pick up my S8 from Best Buy at launch, so probably just gonna just use that, unless the guy's gonna plop in my old one in. But, in your case, if you plop your old one in BEFORE turning it on, I don't see why your current one wouldn't work.

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You can technically, so you can keep the extra one as a spare. I still have a nano SIM for my S6, but I'm apparently getting a new one when I pick up my S8 from Best Buy at launch, so probably just gonna just use that, unless the guy's gonna plop in my old one in. But, in your case, if you plop your old one in BEFORE turning it on, I don't see why your current one wouldn't work.
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I must have like 3 nano sims just laying around lol I buy so many phones.
Also about having a spare since I have a few extra Tmobile ones and I last month gave my dad my S7 because my dad's S5 was dying. Anyway the S5 uses the older larger SIM card so I took one of my spares to the Tmobile store to get him converted over and figured I'd save $25 bucks, but then the guy claimed they can't use them and makes me buy yet another SIM card for $25.
Is that true or did they just pull one on me in order to get $25 from me? So I will have 4 of these laying around when I get my s8 Plus lol.

Haha lawl. When I got my S6, despite getting it secondhand off Swappa, it came with a brand new nano SIM. When I activated it, I had to use the new nano SIM since I was upgrading from the S3, which uses the micro SIM.
Hm, I have heard that you can get charged for a SIM card if your current one isn't working, but if you already have one that's brand new, why would they charge you? I wonder if that's a T-Mobile thing, since I have AT&T and I've never gotten charged for a new SIM.
I should ask a rep next time I'm in an AT&T store regarding SIM cards. I had a friend on T-Mobile who thought her SIM card wasn't working, and when she went there, if it really was her SIM, they'd charge her $25 for a new one. Luckily, it was a phone issue, so she didn't get charged.
As long as the nano SIM was never taken out of it's original packaging, then they really shouldn't have charged you. If your spares were lying around as is, then I can see why they could charge you, as they assume that it's used, so it has someone else's info on it.